turtle in urn(1/2)
Xia Houlie used Qinggong to fly up and take out the baby eagle inside, and handed it to Mu Qingwan. The baby eagle's fetal hair had not yet faded. It was only as big as a human hand and its body was plump. It was not as handsome as it was at all.
Great parents.
Mu Qingwan looked at Xiaodiao, thinking of Feng'er and Luan'er, and her nose became sore, "I must protect Xiaodiao well this time and never let it get hurt again."
Xia Houlie couldn't help laughing after hearing this, "Wan, if you love me enough, you can harm me. The little eagle will not really grow up without going through some trials."
Mu Qingwan rubbed her face against the hair on the little eagle, "But it's still young, and you have to wait for it to grow up if you want to train it."
"This kind of eagle should grow very fast. In a month at most, the little one will lose all its lanugo hair and start flying."
"Little guy?" Mu Qingwan frowned, shook her head and said, "We can't keep calling it that, we have to give the eagle a name."
Xia Houlie gently stroked the hair on the little guy and said: "Since it is the child of Luan'er and Feng'er, let's call it Luan Feng. The harmony of Luan and Feng symbolizes its parents, as well as its father, emperor, and mother.
, and me and you."
"Luanfeng? Well, it sounds really nice. Let's call it Luanfeng."
Mu Qingwan caressed Luan Feng's little head, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but curve into a bright smile. The motherly radiance on her body made Xia Houlie stare straight in his eyes. He put his arms around her body and hugged her and Luan Feng together.
Inside, he kissed her temples and whispered in her ear:
"Wan, hurry up and give me some children."
"I hate it. It's not your fault. Of course you can say it easily..."
She beat his chest coquettishly, her eyes rolled, and she gave him a sidelong glance.
Xia Houlie felt that his whole heart was about to melt. He couldn't help kissing her cheek again and again, his eyes becoming more gentle and watery:
"I want a few more, but if it's really too hard, it's up to you to decide."
She lowered her head and smiled, her hand slowly caressing Luan Feng, who was sleeping in her arms, her cheeks turned slightly red, and she whispered:
"Pregnant women don't necessarily have good tempers. Every time you have a baby, you will have a hard time. Can you bear it?"
Xia Houlie heard the implication of her words and couldn't help but chuckle and said narrowly:
"Didn't I always give in to you?"
Mu Qingwan snorted coldly, hugged Luan Feng and walked towards the Bamboo House, saying as he walked:
"You are always angry with me. You are always suspicious of this and that, and you are not afraid of hurting my heart..."
At this point, her hand was suddenly tightly grasped, and then she stopped abruptly. He held her shoulder and they stood face to face. She looked at his face, which was extremely serious. He looked at it steadily.
He looked into her eyes and solemnly promised:
"Wan, it was indeed my fault in the past. I will correct these problems in the future, okay?"
"Yes." Mu Qingwan nodded, threw herself into his arms, and said softly: "We will be together well from now on."
When the two returned to Zhuju, Leng Ji had already packed all their luggage and sent a flying pigeon letter to Zhaohe asking him to send troops to support him. Mu Qingwan and Xia Houxie did not want Zhuju to be invaded by others, so they left Wu Yazi behind.
They took away whatever they could, and buried whatever they couldn't take away under a purple tuckahoe tree, and then burned the Bamboo House to the ground with a fire.
The three of them stood there quietly watching the Bamboo House that was devoured by the fire. After a long time, under the leadership of Mu Qingwan, they bypassed Helian Hengzhi's encirclement and headed towards the foot of Xuanbing Mountain.
Xuan Bingshan is huge, with a high altitude, and the mountain road here is even more rugged and steep, so the three of them walked very hard. In addition, Xia Houlie's legs and feet are just a little better, and Mu Qingwan is a woman, so her physical strength is not as good as that of a man. , so by the time we finally reached the foot of the mountain after stopping and walking, it was already two days later.
"With Helian Hengzhi's ability, it is estimated that the stone formation has already been destroyed in two days. Now we have to go down the mountain quickly, otherwise he will soon find out that we are missing and search the entire Xuanbing Mountain..."
Xia Houlie nodded, looking at her with his eyes full of heartache. He had been traveling all night for the past two days, and her face looked very ugly.
Mu Qingwan shook his hand and smiled reassuringly, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Leng Ji swallowed a mouthful of steamed buns and said: "The Sixth Prince will soon reinforce us when he sees Fei Ge passing the message. This Xuanbing Mountain is the junction of the Three Kingdoms and belongs to the Three Kingdoms zone, so there should be no big problem in bringing troops in."
"Leng Ji is right. We can enter Beiyan's territory as long as we bypass Crescent Bay. However, Helian Hengzhi is as familiar with Xuan Bingshan as I am, so we have to be vigilant at all times. We don't think he attacked the When entering Lu's house, Helian Mo Xiao's carefully deployed Ksitigarbha army formation was easily broken by him, this opponent should not be underestimated."
Xia Houlie nodded, and the three of them finished their lunch hastily and started on the road again.
After walking for a while and approaching Crescent Bay, Xia Houlie suddenly heard a strange sound in the distance. When he listened carefully, it sounded like the sound of swords. He quickly told Mu Qingwan and Leng Ji to stop.
"What's wrong?" Xia Houlie was the one with the highest level of martial arts among the three. Neither Mu Qingwan nor Leng Ji heard the voice from such a distance, so they asked in unison.
"There is the sound of swords ahead. You find a place to hide first. I will go to the front to take a look."
Mu Qingwan grabbed his hand and urged: "Be careful."
Xia Houlie smiled, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to me."
After saying that, he jumped and flew into the forest.
When Mu Qingwan and the others were extremely anxious, he finally came back.
"How's the situation?" Leng Ji asked anxiously.
There was no smile on Xia Houlie's face, "Helian Hengzhi has already started searching the mountain. It won't take more than three sticks of incense to catch up with us."
Mu Qingwan's heart sank, "But it will take at least five sticks of incense for us to enter the Beiyan territory through the Crescent Bay in front..."
"What should we do?" Leng Ji rubbed his hands and asked. Although his expression remained calm, his heart was already anxious.
Xia Houlie looked around and said: "How about this, let's find a place to hide first, and wait for Helian Hengzhi's troops to pass by, and then we can find a way to bypass Crescent Bay."
"Master, this is too dangerous!" Leng Ji couldn't help but gasp.
Xia Houlie raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you have a better way than this?"
Leng Ji was silent for a moment. Mu Qingwan patted Leng Ji on the shoulder and said:
"Now is an emergency period. We don't have to worry about so much, so let's use harsh methods. The three of us split up to find hiding places. Although I know a few, I can't go because Helian Hengzhi also knows..."
"good!"
The three of them immediately dispersed. Xuan Bingshan was quite big, but it was still difficult to find a truly secret hiding place, not to mention that Helian Hengzhi brought a large number of troops to search the mountain. , has the momentum to never give up until we find them, so we have to be even more cautious.
After two sticks of incense, Mu Qingwan finally found a more private place. She led Xia Houlie and Leng Ji there and said:
"The cave is located at the foot of Xuanbing Mountain and at the mouth of Crescent Bay. The cave entrance is very small. There are vines twining around the outside. It is integrated with the surrounding trees and flowers. There is nothing unusual from the outside, but the space inside is not small. It is enough for us.
It’s not easy for Helian Hengzhi’s people to find such a place in such a big mountain where three people are hiding.”
Leng Ji nodded, and after a while, he smiled bitterly and said: "There is a disadvantage here. If Helian Hengzhi's people find the entrance to the cave, the three of us will be like turtles in a urn, none of us can escape."
Xia Houlie took Mu Qingwan's hand and said calmly: "Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are in heaven. Worrying too much will only cause worry. Let's go."
After saying that, he picked up Mu Qingwan and took the lead towards the entrance of the cave.
The east and west mountains on the east side of Xuanbing Mountain are steep slopes at right angles. However, the steepest parts of the two mountains stand opposite each other, which is why the canyon of Crescent Bay is created. Because these two cliffs are steep, there is almost no place to stand, so this canyon is
The canyon is deserted and is only used by passers-by to cross the valley.
The cave was at the foot of the mountain. The three of them crawled into the cave one by one.
Covered by vines, the cave looked extremely dark.
The cave was extremely narrow, with only room for one person to pass by. The three of them sat next to each other. They could even hear each other's breathing in the dark and quiet cave. Luan Feng, who was in Mu Qingwan's arms, was sleeping soundly and noticed the strange atmosphere.
He woke up suddenly and screamed softly in Mu Qingwan's arms.
She shook its body like she was holding a baby, and said: "Luanfeng, be good, be quiet and don't make any noise."
The cang eagle is a very spiritual animal. After hearing Mu Qingwan's gentle comfort, it slowly calmed down. Without its noise, the atmosphere became condensed again.
Mu Qingwan held Cang Diao with one hand and held Xia Houlie's hand tightly with the other hand. The fine sweat on it was coming out little by little. She couldn't imagine what would happen if the three of them really fell into Helian's hands.
What will become of Hengzhi's hands?
"Wan, it's okay. Don't worry. Didn't we already agree that we will live together and die together?"
After he finished speaking, he turned to Leng Ji on the right, "I just hurt Leng Ji, a good brother who has been with me through life and death..."
Leng Ji immediately said in panic:
"Master, please don't say that. You are so kind to Leng Ji that even if you die for your master, Leng Ji will be willing to do so."
Mu Qingwan chuckled, "What's wrong with being a master and not being a master? The three of us share life and death together, and we are already as close as brothers and sisters. Let's call each other by our names from now on..."
"How can that be done? I...I won't be used to it..." Leng Ji blushed and scratched his head in embarrassment. Fortunately, it was dark in the cave and Mu Qingwan and the others didn't notice his embarrassment, "Let me continue like this.
Call."
Xia Houlie patted his shoulder, then turned to Mu Qingwan and smiled:
"Don't try to persuade him. I've mentioned this to him a long time ago. He's stubborn and refuses to change his mind. Let him go."
Mu Qingwan leaned her head on Xia Houlie's shoulder, played with his buttons and said:
"I'm curious how you met? How many years has Leng Ji been with you?"
"It should have been twelve years in total. That year happened to be the time when I returned from Xichu to my country as a hostage. One day, Aunt Chu and I were passing through a small town on the street, and a beggar who was only a few years old had our wallet stolen.
, I followed him calmly, wanting to find out who was behind the scenes, but instead I saw him buying medicine with the money in my wallet and entering a broken temple. There was a long man lying in the broken haystack in the temple.
He has a sallow complexion and is about the same age as him.
Boy, he cooked the medicine and fed it to his sick brother while crying. As you know, I grew up in the palace. Except for being close to Showa, my relationship with other brothers was as weak as paper. Therefore, that scene was deeply
It shocked me deeply. I waited until he finished feeding before walking over to talk to him. Then I learned that they had lost their parents since they were young. The two brothers had been begging for a living. The older brother had to steal money to buy food because his younger brother was seriously ill.
medicine……"
To be continued...