Papers with the three characters "Xia Zhaoyi" written on them were picked up one after another, about two hundred in total.
The ink stains are of different shades, old and new, and the handwriting is all by the same person.
Ji Sheng's long sword was taken away by Zhao Gu. He was afraid of encountering the bungara snake they talked about, so when Zhao Gu went to a remote corner to look for it, he first stabbed the air randomly several times with the sword in his hand.
The three of them searched for a long time, and finally Shen Lie found Zhao Huien's "treasure map" next to the body of a bungara snake whose head had been trampled on.
Calling it a "picture" doesn't quite add up. It is a three-page book bound on thick calendered paper, with a letter tucked away at the back.
Not in a hurry, he read the letter first. Shen Lie turned around and looked at the long bamboo woven table.
The girl sat on the floor, lying on his coat and closed her eyes, already falling asleep.
"Look at how trapped she is," Zhao Xun said softly, "Now, you can go back."
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Chen Yunqi sat on her knees in the crowded darkness, holding the sharp stone tightly in her hand.
Time flows bit by bit, anxious, slow, and lengthy.
She went from shivering at first to gradually calming down, and her bright and clear eyes gradually became darker and colder.
After she noticed the pain in her palm, she lowered her head in the darkness and found that the stone in her hand had cut a bloody gash in her palm.
She blinked and tears fell from her eyes.
After sitting there for a long, long time, she was woken up from the chaos by hunger. The environment she was in made her feel like it was a dream when she woke up. It took a long time to recall what happened before going to bed.
They...should leave.
After a pause, Chen Yunqi raised his hand and pushed it toward his head.
With a "squeak" sound, the wooden box was opened by her, and she climbed up from the box full of heads.
Her legs were numb, and she fell to the ground before she came out. Several heads were brought out by her, fell on her body, and then rolled away.
The surroundings were dark and there was no sound. She held the stone tightly and staggered a few steps. When she reached the door, tears rolled down her eyes again.
But soon, she raised her hand and wiped it hard on her face.
You can't be afraid now. If you are afraid now, you will be completely cowardly and unable to hold on any longer.
"I can't fall," Chen Yunqi murmured, his voice dry, "I can't fall, I can't fall..."
She groped her way out the door and walked towards the stone steps not far away.
"I want to live."
"I want to live..."
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The sky turns from full of clouds to dark night, and when the scattered stars dissipate, it will be bright again.
Zhao Ning gently opened the door and came in to find that the girl was still sleeping.
Yiqiu and another little girl followed her, each holding a piece of clean clothes in their hands, and looked towards Zhao Ning when they saw this.
Zhao Ning thought for a moment, but instead of leaving like the previous times, he stepped into the room.
"Ah Li, Ah Li?" Zhao Ning pushed her gently.
Xia Zhaoyi didn't respond.
Zhao Ning raised his hand and put his finger bones against her forehead. It was not hot.
"Ah Li, wake up." Zhao Ning said softly and continued to push her.
Xia Zhaoyi's sleep has always been very light, and she can wake up at the slightest disturbance, but now she was shaken by Zhao Ning for a long time before she finally opened her eyes.
"Ah Li, you have been sleeping for a long time." Zhao Ning said.
Xia Zhaoyi's eyes slowly focused, paused, and said: "Zhao Ning."
After Yiqiu put her clothes on the soft couch, she poured a glass of water over and said, "Madam."
Zhao Ning picked it up and said to Xia Zhaoyi: "Come on, Ah Li, have a drink of water."
Xia Zhaoyi was helped up by her, half sitting on the bed, and drank slowly from the glass of water she fed her.
Zhao Ning told her what happened after she fell asleep.
"By the way," Zhao Ning said after finishing speaking, "the veteran beside you named Xia Junnan has been sitting downstairs waiting for you, but half an hour ago a fast horse suddenly came and handed him a letter. He read it
He looked very serious and left immediately."
Xia Zhaoyi said calmly: "Did he say anything to you?"
"That's not true. Before I left, I just said thank you for your hard work and I will take care of you."
Xia Zhaoyi lowered his head and found that he was still wearing the same clothes. There was no smell, but after climbing mountains and wading in rivers and passing through mud, his clothes were already dirty.
She turned her eyes and looked out the window, watching the vast reflections cast by the clouds in the sky on the eaves of thousands of houses.
"Now is the time, not yet?"
"Well, it's almost time to set the time," Zhao Ning said, "Are you hungry?"
Xia Zhaoyi said softly: "I have slept for so long."
Recalling the scene in her dream, she frowned slightly and said to Zhao Ning: "I have to leave first and catch up with you later."
As soon as she put her feet down on the bed and touched the floor, she suddenly paused and looked sideways at Zhao Ning.
Seeing that her bright eyes seemed to have something to say, Zhao Ning said, "What do you want to say?"
Xia Zhaoyi opened her mouth, and after a while, she finally asked: "Lin Youqing...has she said anything else to you?"
Zhao Ning's eyes darkened. Those years seemed like a lifetime ago, and she really didn't want to recall them.
"I, let me think about it," Zhao Ning's voice became lower, "She rarely speaks, and so do I. We first became friends because Mu Wenjing came to deliver medicine to me through secret channels. She covered for me and did not betray me.
."
"Did she mention her sect? And that bag...that bag of Xia Zhaoyi's ashes, what did she say?"
"She asked Mu Wen to find a way to leave Zhaoyun Mountain, send the ashes to the capital to make a deal with Duke Ding's mansion, and beg Xia Zhaoxue to save her sister in the palace. As for her sect, she really didn't mention much about it, except for a few times
It was also she who suddenly stopped and cut off her words. I saw her expression, which seemed to be disgusting and disdainful. I was a zombie at that time, and I was not interested in other people's secrets."
After Zhao Ning finished speaking, he saw Xia Zhaoyi's blank expression and asked worriedly: "Ah Li, what's wrong?"
"I had a long dream," Xia Zhaoyi said softly, "a very scary dream."
To be able to let her say the word "terrible" with her own words, in Zhao Ning's opinion, was a terrible thing.
She held the girl's hand and said seriously: "Don't be afraid, it's just a dream. Here are I, Shen Lie, your father's old army, and Shen Lie's 100,000 soldiers and horses! The iron walls are as safe as Mount Tai.
In the hearts of all the people, you are the first priority and the most important thing, don’t be afraid!”
Xia Zhaoyi's lips curved slightly, and she suddenly stretched out her hand to hug Zhao Ning.
Zhao Ning was stunned. She didn't like to get close to others. If this was Mrs. Qu, she would push her away.
Zhao Ning smiled faintly and raised his arms to hug her.
You wouldn't know if you didn't hug her, but when you hug her you realize that the girl is much thinner than she thought.
But he is not as thin as Chai Baba, but full of strength and lightness.
Thinking that she also had a temperament that didn't like to get close to others, Zhao Ning said: "It seems that this dream has indeed affected you."
Xia Zhaoyi let go of her, the smile on his face became brighter, but his tone was still calm: "It's okay, now that I think about it, it's not that scary. I dreamed of being killed, and the body was insulted, but it's cold and snowy, and the body is not easy to rot.
, he was dug out again and continued to be abused. And... he was eaten by others."
What can't be eaten is burned.
After saying that, Xia Zhaoyi smiled again: "But, it's just a dream."
As for whether she was eaten by anyone, she can go find someone to find out today.
Zhao Ning didn't know much about Ah Li on the mountain behind Longhu Hall, but there were two girls, so they must have known a lot.
It just so happens that they are also in Hengxiang, this may be their destiny.
