The carriage was walking on the mountain road, and Mai Mai was almost drowsy because of her epilepsy, but she still cheered up, hid her body inside, and always paid attention to the scene in front of her. After driving all night, the coachman only came down once to check the goods.
After passing the winding mountain road, the coachman stopped the carriage next to a teahouse on the roadside.
Mai Mai didn't dare to breathe. She saw through the gap that the driver was just eating, and she was slightly relieved. However, her stomach growled unsatisfactorily. From the day before yesterday to now, she had only eaten one and a half steamed buns.
You will be very hungry.
"Hey, I just came back from Qisa two days ago. Did you know that the war between Yanbei Kingdom and Qisa Dynasty has stopped."
The conversation at the table next to her immediately attracted Mai Mai's attention. Has the war stopped? She quickly put her ear close and listened carefully.
"Hey, I've only been fighting for more than ten days."
"That's the strange thing. I heard that the Yanbei Kingdom had already gained the upper hand, but Xingxu suddenly handed over the entire army to his subordinates, and he disappeared. Everyone thought that the emperor of the Qisa Dynasty would definitely take advantage of this moment to take control of the army.
When he went to the Yanbei Kingdom, the result was not good. He actually stood still and was in a stalemate with the Yanbei army. Don't you think this is strange?"
"Is there such a thing? Do you know why they suddenly stopped fighting?"
"Who knows, but there is a rumor that when Xingxu left, he came to Qisa's military camp to meet the emperor of Qisa. However, no one knows what they said."
"Let me tell you, these people are really well fed. They have nothing to fight. It's better not to defeat them. The common people will suffer less."
He still knew.
Mai Mai sat there quietly, stretched out her hands, and looked at the frightening and disgusting abscesses on them. What flashed in front of her eyes was the extraordinary beauty of Yu Qi, who was as beautiful as a god... She really wanted to go back.
? Let him see himself like this?
She put her head back weakly and adjusted her breathing. She suddenly discovered that after hearing these words, she could be so calm and helplessly smile. Maybe after experiencing this disaster, she really was "invincible".
"Invaded".
She must go back to Yanbei Kingdom. She will not give up on herself. Even if she becomes such a monster, she will live strong for the sake of the beast. Since God can allow her to escape death,
It’s time to plan everything out, and luck and misfortune will definitely come together.
The coachman paid the money, returned to the carriage, jumped in, waved his whip and continued on his way.
Mai Mai's face suddenly itched so badly that she couldn't help but reach out and scratch it. Unexpectedly, the more she scratched, the more itchy she became, and eventually it spread to her whole body. She scratched all the sores on her body, and blood and pus spread all over her body. She started to feel strange.
The itch turned into a stinging pain, like lying on a sharp needle board. Mai Mai bit her lower lip to prevent herself from crying out in pain.
Just then, the carriage stopped.
"You...what do you want to do?" The coachman's voice was trembling as he stared at the dozen men with fierce looks in front of him.
"What's behind you?" The leader of the other party had a scar on his face. He held the knife in his hand and approached slowly.
"Yes, it's some fabric." The coachman replied tremblingly. The purpose of this group of people was not obvious. Losing money was a small thing, but saving lives was a big thing.
"Fabrics?" The man with the scar came over suspiciously, went around to the back of the carriage, and used his knife to lift up the curtain. Sure enough, he saw the neatly arranged goods. He curled his lips dissatisfiedly, "Is that all?" After saying that, he
They still ordered people to move everything down. But when the last layer was removed, they were shocked by the huddled people in the carriage.
The man with the scar had a guilty conscience and was afraid of fraud, so he had someone drag Mai Mai out and put a knife on her neck. Mai Mai lay on the ground twitching, not caring about the danger she was in.
The scarred man looked at the coachman, widened his eyes and asked, "Who is he?"
The driver was also stunned. He only got up when he saw Mai Mai covered with clothes. She was the one who asked for a ride last night. But how could she be on his own horse? "This woman... I, I don't know."
When they heard it was a woman, all the Scarred Man's men's eyes lit up, "Brother Xiong, my brothers haven't eaten meat for several days."
"That's right, Brother Xiong, at least let everyone have fun."
"Haha, okay!" The scarred man responded cheerfully, "Leave a few people to move things, and let the rest have a try."
Somewhat impatiently, he quickly picked up Mai Mai, carried him on his body, and ran directly to the nearby woods.
The scarred man laughed and cursed, and then directed the remaining people to load things on the horse one by one. The coachman stood there and did not dare to move. Although he sympathized, he still had to save his life.
"Ah! Ah!" Several screams suddenly came from the woods, and then a man rushed out, screaming like he had seen a ghost. But after running a few steps, he knelt on the ground with weak feet and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Then he fell forward.
"Ahu!" The man with the scar rushed over and quickly pulled him over. Seeing his appearance, everyone was shocked. His face was livid, his orifices were bleeding, and his eyes had already turned white.
The scarred man has been walking around the world for many years, and it is known that he was poisoned and died.
"Ahu! Ahu! Who killed my brother!" He roared angrily, put down Ahu and ran towards the forest.
Dead bodies, dead bodies on the ground.
The death conditions were the same as those of Ahu, they all died of poisoning.
The man with the scar suddenly stopped and stood stunned on the spot, looking at this tragic scene in disbelief...
Looking for the sound of water, he slowly approached with heavy steps. When he saw the cheerful and flowing mountain spring reflected in the sun, Mai Mai ran over happily, squatted down, picked up the water with both hands and brought it to his mouth. He kept drinking.
She didn't stop until she was full. She was too thirsty and hungry, but now she could only satisfy her hunger with water.
She washed her face, and the cold spring water made her sober immediately. She lowered her head and looked at the reflection in the water. She did not scream or flinch.
Her whole body had begun to fester, and the blood coming out of her body made her look like a bloodthirsty monster. It turned out that her fair and pretty face, except for those bright eyes, could not see any trace of Mai Mai.
What happened just now proves another fact.
She became a downright poisonous person.
Why should she return to Yanbei Kingdom again?
For the home and people she loves deeply, the only thing she can do is to stay away from them.
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"Ah! Heroes and heroes, spare your lives!"
"We are too blind to see the mountains, so please let us go!"
At a hidden corner, the three men who had robbed the wheat and silver yesterday had been beaten to a bruised and swollen face. They were kneeling on the ground and kowtowing their heads.
"Bah, I can't wait to hack you!" Kang Su grabbed two of them by their collars and banged their heads together hard, making a muffled "thud" sound.
Guisu didn't say much, he pulled out the dagger with a sullen face, pulled the third person over, and carved a tortoise into his face, causing him to scream in pain.
"Ghost, Kang, leave quickly!"
Ah Shang greeted the two of them, and then went straight to the man in white standing at the corner of the street, "Master, I found a little beggar." He told him what he had asked, and the more he talked about it, the more complicated their expressions became, and they were all a little worried.
looking at the man in white in the center.
Wan Qixun listened silently, with a hint of anxiety hidden on his indifferent face, his brows furrowed, and his lowered eyes condensing his chaotic thoughts.
Not far away, Lou Su came galloping over on horseback, "Master! I found it!" Lou Su got off his horse and quickly replied, "The boss of the dyeing cloth village said that a woman said she wanted to go to Yanbei last night."
Lou Su replied again to what he had heard. Finally, he said, "Although he refused, according to my subordinates' inference, if that woman is really the mistress, she will never give up this opportunity and will try her best to follow her."
Suffering from sores and penniless, he didn't dare to think about it anymore. After giving the order, he immediately got on his horse, led Sisu to find the direction of the carriage, and quickly chased after it.
The speed of several fast horses was more than three or four times faster than the carriage. As if they felt the urgent mood of their master, the black horse at the head galloped past like an arrow. The white clothes on the horse were flying, and he was a little crazy. His lips were tight.
Squeezing her lips together, those pair of mirror-like but bright eyes were covered with a thin layer of ice due to the swollen worries in her chest, and they stared straight ahead.
About two hours later, they had already passed the open-air teahouse. Something strange flashed through Wan Qiyuan's eyes. He quickly tightened the reins and turned the horse's head. Sisu followed him in confusion.
Wan Qixun walked towards the carriage parked outside the teahouse. The coachman was sitting in the teahouse drinking tea and calming down. He told his experience with lingering fear, "Oh, I don't know what they saw. The robber came from the woods."
After I came out, my whole face was green. How could I dare to stay there? When they weren't paying attention, I jumped on the carriage and ran away."
"Where did you escape from?"
The sudden question startled the coachman again. When he saw the handsome man standing in front of him at some point, he stroked his chest and replied casually, "It's about five miles ahead. Hey, all my goods are there."
If you were robbed by them, how would you explain it to your employer when you get back?"
Without saying a word, Wan Qixu pointed his toes to the ground, jumped back on his horse, and ran forward, followed closely by Sisu.
Spring dreams disperse with the clouds, and flying flowers follow the flowing water.
Standing on the top of the mountain, overlooking the past, the sky is vast and the earth is vast. She is like a parasitic mayfly between heaven and earth, small and short-lived. The sky is still bright and dazzling, and the warm sunshine is cold when it shines on her body.
Luan mirror and flower branches, who knows this.
Since she and Yu met each other, they have been apart and reunited, parted and died, and the road has been bumpy. Even so, the deep love that cannot be let go has taken root in their hearts and is connected with their hearts. If they insist on pulling away, then
I can only gouge out the whole heart.
Now, it's empty there.
To survive, it takes courage; to live like this requires greater pain. She didn't know how long she would endure it. For that promise, she put on heavy shackles and fell into a prison from which she could not escape.
She could only wait quietly, waiting for death.
It was easy during the day, but at night, the cold mountain wind came from all directions and penetrated her mercilessly. Leaning behind the huge rocks, Mai Mai kept rubbing her arms and moving her hands and feet that were about to freeze. There was nothing on the mountain.
There was a little light, and the surrounding grass made a commotion from time to time, and the howling of wild dogs could be heard faintly in the distance. She hugged her legs and tried to huddle together to keep warm.
Three days later, she no longer felt afraid.
If you are ready to face death, then you only need to quietly appreciate it. Loneliness, cold, hunger, despair... It seems that the end is near, and for her, it is not a bad thing.
.
狁, I have never given up on life; however, sometimes there is nothing I can do.
If I die, then I'm sorry. My existence will never be at the expense of hurting you. When you miss me, please look up at the starry sky. I will be there, turning into a star that will shine on you at any time.
Continue my love for you.
Oh, our love is not earth-shattering, nor will it last forever. But you are the one who gave me the whole sky.
It's so dark and cold here, and my body is shaking all the time.
It's almost April, why can't I feel any warmth?
Hey, I'm so tired.
I seem to smell the fragrance of lily of the valley...
Such warm white, layer by layer, wraps me tightly. Is it you?
It's really you.
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"Master, I'll take it off."
Guisu's eyes were red and he was about to take off his coat.
As if Wan Qihan didn't hear anything, he took off his white clothes and covered the man who had changed beyond recognition, with ulcers all over his body and a foul smell.
"Master, let me carry the mistress on my back. I, I am not afraid of being poisoned!" Kang Su's voice was choked with sobs.
He still didn't hear anything and picked her up gently.
"Master, the carriage is ready." Lou Su opened the door and lowered his head, unable to bear to take a look at the poor mistress.
"Issuing an emergency order, we must find Mr. Tong." He stepped onto the carriage steadily.
"yes!"
The carriage rushed forward at the fastest speed. He put her on the chair and looked at her face, which had long been unrecognizable. The hideous sores left terrible scars. With trembling fingers, he wanted to
It moved forward, but stopped in mid-air.
Slowly, I lowered my eyelids, and tears fell silently.
This was the first time he had shed tears since he could remember. These were tears of bitterness after he saw the woman he loved tortured to this state. These were tears of heartache that made him paralyzed beyond measure.
Once the emergency order from Zhuolang Fort was issued, all the twenty-eight-year-olds immediately put down everything in their hands and tried their best to find Tong Lao's whereabouts. Almost at the same time that they returned to Yanbei, Tong Laoye had been sent to Zhuolang Fort.
Living in the green silk is as cherished as ever. The fragrance of green bamboo and the charm of lily of the valley are lingering and fragrant.
Mr. Tong only used a silk thread to wrap around her wrist to diagnose her pulse. His brows were deeply furrowed and his rosy face was full of sadness. Wan Qixun stood quietly behind him, his eyes always watching her every slight change.
.
After a while, Mr. Tong dropped the thread, stood up with a sigh, and shook his head apologetically towards Wan Qihan, "Boy, I can't help you, old man."
In an instant, his world collapsed. Following the cracks that had been born a long time ago, he collapsed.
"Her five poisons have corroded into her internal organs. It is already a miracle that she can survive until now. However, if it is delayed for too long, even I, the old man, will not be able to save her life."
His eyes were still looking at her warmly, and his voice was very soft, so soft that it would disappear with the wind, "Is there no hope?"
Mr. Tong raised his head, looked at him, and nodded.
Without further words, he turned around and opened the door.
"Tong Lao, I want to hear the truth, please don't hide it from me." Wan Qixun slowly turned back his gaze, his penetrating eyes made Mr. Tong lower his gaze silently.
After a long time, he sighed softly, "If you want to save her, you can only ask a master with very strong internal strength to force out all the poison for her, and then suck out the poisonous gas from her body. However," Tong Lao looked hesitantly.
He glanced at him and said, "The poison gas will be transferred to another person in an instant. In other words, it is... one life for one life." At the end, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he lowered his head and couldn't bear to look at him again.
.
He knew what this silly boy was going to do.
"Really?" He suddenly laughed, the smile was also very light and disappeared in the wind.
Tong Lao turned around without saying a word and closed the door...
"I have never been grateful to God until it sent you to me, and I was deeply grateful. Now, I still want to thank God, because I can save you."
"I will always be waiting here, waiting for the lilies of the valley to bloom every year, waiting for the woman who holds an umbrella for them. If there is an afterlife, you will still be my wife. Life after life, I only love the one named Mai Mai
Woman." His murmur traveled through every time and space in the future, and at the place where he and she were about to meet, they made an unchanging vow, just to wait for the only love.
"Maimai, you must live strong and work hard for me."
The first ray of light in the morning illuminated the long-lonely grassland. The fiery red spray slowly rose from the horizon. The hard-working and kind-hearted herdsmen lit up their smoke and drew regular smoke rings, slowly climbing up to become increasingly blue.
There is nothing special about the sky today. The sun will rise in the east, and the sky will be filled with white clouds.
Couldn't she tell where she was, in the underworld similar to Cuixiaoju? On the window sill, the lily of the valley was in full bloom. The white and shy flowers were still stained with crystal dew, reflecting in the morning sun and making them crystal clear.
purely.
My body feels much lighter, and I no longer feel the itching and pain caused by poisonous sores. My clothes have just been changed, and there is a fresh smell, like a wolf.
Mai Mai quickly got up and patted her cheeks as usual, but there was no sticking feeling on her hands. She stroked her hands up and down suspiciously. It was so slippery, as smooth and tender as a newborn's skin. She eagerly held up her arms again.
On the sleeves and fair arms, except for some unfinished red sores, there was no trace of pustules.
Mai Mai jumped out of bed in shock and stepped on the thick plush carpet with her bare feet. The familiar touch made her cover her mouth in disbelief.
Oh my God, my God, my God, she is not dead, she is not dead! She has returned to the grassland, to Zhuolang Fort, and to her home!
"Ah!" Mai Mai shouted excitedly, jumping happily on the spot. The wolf must have found her and saved her!
Like a wild horse that had escaped from stiffness, she rushed out of Cuixiaoju excitedly, "狁! Where are you! I'm fine! Come out quickly!"
After she opened her eyes, the first person she wanted to see was him! She really wanted to see him! Tell him what happened these days, oh no, it's better not to tell him, he will feel distressed.
"Girl, you're awake." Mr. Tong, who had been standing outside the house, was smoking a hookah and making a "gulu" sound. He looked at Mai Mai and said, "It seems that your poison has been cured." Although he was relieved.
There was no hint of joy in his tone.
Mai Mai followed him in confusion and asked, "Tong Lao, where is the wolf? Why didn't you see him?"
Mr. Tong put away the things in his hands, turned around and left as if he didn't want to say anything more, "Your body is still very weak. Go back and rest for a while. I'll bring the medicine."
"Oh," Mai Mai responded vaguely, her big eyes still scanning the surroundings. The sudden chill on her feet made her shiver, and then she realized that she had run out without even wearing any shoes. No.
After thinking about it some more, she hurried back to the house.
She was in a good mood and came to the table and poured herself a cup of tea. Although her stomach was still very empty, she didn't feel hungry. She probably gave her something to keep her strength up.
She picked up the tea and took a sip, then slipped back to the table inadvertently. There was a piece of paper with a few lines of regular script written on it. She picked it up curiously...
"Pa" the teacup in his hand fell to the ground,
Mai Mai stood there dumbfounded, as if he didn't understand anything at all, his eyes were filled with confusion.
He said that he wanted her to wait for him for five years.
He said he would come back.
He said she had to work hard to survive.
"Creak", the door was pushed open, and Mr. Tong walked in with medicine.
Mai Mai turned her head back slowly, looking at him in confusion. Mr. Tong caught a glimpse of the letter in her hand, and his eyes were somewhat evasive.
"Girl, drink the medicine first."
"Tong Lao, what is going on? Where did the wolf go? Why do you want me to wait for him for five years?" She had not yet digested the fact, and asked with a dull expression. Her mind was also blank, as if she had lost it in an instant.
The ability to think.
"Drink the medicine first and then talk..."
"Tong Lao!" Mai Mai suddenly roared, his dull eyes aroused a thousand waves of fear, vaguely revealing boundless fear. The fear of losing.
She lowered her head, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably, "Please, tell me? Where did he go?"
Mr. Tong stared at her deeply, turned away unbearably, and said in a deep voice, "He is here to save you..."
When Mr. Tong walked out of Cuixiao Residence, all the monks and the saints in white were standing outside. Seeing the expression on his face, everyone lowered their eyes in silence. They could do nothing but replace their master and protect the daughter.
master.
The door was pushed open again.
Mai Mai changed into a clean coat and pulled up her hair casually. Seeing the bewildered people standing outside, she smiled softly and said clearly, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine." He just left for a while.
That’s it, he will come back. It’s only five years, she can afford to wait! Even if it’s fifty years, she will keep waiting!
"Ms. Dragon Girl!" Liujiu couldn't help crying loudly, "If you feel uncomfortable, just cry. Don't do this, it will hurt your body!"
Xinye hugged her shoulders and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Ms. Dragon Girl, we will always be by your side. We will take care of you on behalf of the Star Host."
Mai Mai still had a smile on her face. She walked over and gently wiped away their tears, "Don't cry, he's not dead. I believe he will come back."
"Mistress, let's wait for the master to come back together!" Ah Shang burst into tears and hugged Mai Mai, "Mistress, the master will come back, right?"
Mai Mai smiled like a flower and looked into the distant sky, "Yes, I will definitely do it."