The west wind sets the sun, the grass is patchy, and the clouds are thin and the birds return alone in the autumn sky.
This is the Taihang Mountains with tall mountains and dense forests. Xu Zizhen no longer remembers how long he walked in the mountains. Ten days? Or twelve days? He only knows that he has been walking through the densely forested mountains without stopping for a day.
In fact, he has not walked a step these days. Su San has always been holding him while walking through the mountains. Su San has a stubborn temper. He does what he says. Jin Bing sealed every mountain exit in Shanxi, so she really hugged him.
Following Xu Zizhen, he walked on the mountain road.
The road in the mountains was difficult, not to mention holding a big man in his arms. Many times Xu Zizhen couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to struggle to get off the ground, but Su San still stopped him and still held him persistently.
During the day, she was on the road, and when it got dark, she would find a cave or a stream to rest for the night. There were many wild animals in the mountains, so Su San always let Xu Zizhen fall asleep, and she stayed vigil alone. No matter how Xu Zizhen tried to persuade her, it was of no use.
Xu Zizhen's heart felt like a knife. He was a typical male chauvinist. He couldn't accept being unable to walk in front of a big girl, let alone having that big girl carry him on such a long mountain road.
It almost made him collapse.
Su San is a good girl. She takes care of Xu Zizhen day and night. She has never even slept peacefully these days. Her sleeves and trousers have been scraped into rags by rocks and trees, and the hair on her legs and arms are exposed.
There were countless blood marks on his skin, which made Xu Zizhen feel heart-wrenching pain when he looked at it.
A few nights ago, Xu Zizhen accidentally discovered Su San soaking her feet in the stream with her back to him. Her frail back was trembling slightly under the moonlight. Xu Zizhen tried his best to adjust his lying posture and looked sideways.
, but suddenly saw that Su San’s originally delicate feet were full of blood blisters, but Su San didn’t say a word, just chose to prick each one with a knife while Xu Zizhen was sleeping, then wrapped them tightly with cloth, and waited.
When I was on the road again the next day, it seemed like nothing had happened.
Xu Zizhen didn't try to point it out. He knew that Su San had a very strong temper and it would not affect her change of decision, so he also chose to pretend not to know, but he kept every detail of this journey deeply in his heart.
After Lu Ying was cremated that day, everyone dispersed. Mi Tang returned to Zhending and continued to inquire about the Jin people's movements. Lu Qing sneaked out of the mountain and rushed to Yingtian Mansion to report the news. This was Xu Zizhen's decision. Today's Song Dynasty
There are many people who want his life, and he dare not trust anyone except Zhao Gou who is in Yingtian Mansion.
Mi Tang pointed out the direction out of the mountain before leaving. The Jin people had already controlled the northwest of Shanxi. If you want to get out of the mountain safely, you can only go southwest. There are many east-west cross valleys in the Taihang Mountains, which have been important transportation routes since ancient times.
The most famous one is Taihang Baxing.
Mi Tang, who grew up in the mountains, also specially drew a sketch by hand, marking the various passes along the way. They started from Feihuxing, passed through Jingxing, Fukouxing, Baixing, and finally passed Taihangxing and headed west.
Not far away is the Deshun Army Road. As long as we get here, even Wang Fu and his ilk will have nothing to do against Xu Zizhen.
But the vast Taihang Mountains are not that easy to walk. Even with Mi Tang's guidance and even after walking many business routes, it took more than 20 days to finally arrive at Taihangxing.
Su San lost a lot of weight, her cheeks were sunken, and her arms had almost no feeling. It was just that belief that kept her gritting her teeth and persevering until now. When she saw Taihangxing, she finally let out a long sigh of relief.
The plain is in sight, and the journey should be smooth.
Xu Zizhen's physical condition is getting worse and worse. Master Zeng is a famous doctor on Hebei Road. He said that Xu Zizhen could only survive two months due to the severe poison in his body, so there was no reason to live for one more week. Sure enough, Xu Zizhen's injuries when he was in the Taihang Mountains
He became heavier and heavier. Although Su San held him very carefully, he still began to vomit blood intermittently and fell into coma from time to time. At first, he only vomited blood once a day, but as time went by, he vomited blood more and more frequently.
, he even vomited five times on the day he left Taihangxing.
Su San was so anxious that she didn't care that she was at the end of her rope. The first thing she did after coming out of the mountain was to buy a horse on the black market. She knew Master Zeng, so she believed that Master Zeng's words were by no means alarmist, so she still insisted on holding on to her arms.
Xu Zizhen, try not to let him be bumped.
This was already Deshun Military Road, and Xu Zizhen's condition was so bad that Su San did not dare to take a detour to find Zhong Shizhong. Instead, he galloped across Fengxiang Road towards Tubo.
Xu Zizhen was temporarily awake. He was held in Su San's arms with one hand and pressed tightly against her soft chest. He could not feel the violent bumps at all, but only the gentle rocking like a cradle.
He looked at Su San's bloodshot eyes and felt a pain in his heart. He couldn't help but advise: "Little Su San, you haven't rested for several days. Don't rush on your way. Find a place to have a good sleep. Otherwise,
You must be exhausted."
Su San looked at the road ahead and replied without looking at him: "There are still more than thirty days. If your poison cannot be cured, you will die. If you die, will my aunt's suffering these days be in vain?"
Xu Zizhen said anxiously: "No, if you don't rest, I will..."
Su San interrupted him: "Then you have a fight with me. If you can beat me, I will listen to you."
Xu Zizhen shut up. Now he doesn't even have the strength to sit up. Why are he still fighting?
He was silent for a long time, and struggled to reach out his hand to touch Su San's face. It was originally a beautiful and pleasant face, but now it was ruined by the wind and rain for days and was unbearable for more than 20 consecutive days.
The rush has brought her to the point of mental collapse, her eye sockets are sunken, her lips are chapped, and her former appearance is no longer visible.
After a long silence, Xu Zizhen sighed: "Little Su San, if I can't survive this time and die, you can go to Xixia to find Luo'er. She will take care of you for me. Central Plains... don't go back."
Su San bit her lip and said decisively: "Stop talking nonsense! If you want to die, I will die with you!"
Xu Zizhen was moved for no reason. He believed that his confidantes would say such things to him, and everyone would definitely do the same, but only Su San was able to be so decisive.
Just people.
He was moved in his heart and forced a smile: "Oh, so domineering? I can't call you a tomboy from now on. You can upgrade to a strong woman...ahem..."
Xu Zizhen was agitated and accidentally injured his injuries. His chest hurt and his throat became sweet, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. Su San was shocked and shouted anxiously: "Xu Zizhen! Xu Zizhen, you must hold on, we will see you soon."
You are a princess sister, she will definitely be able to save you!"
Princess sister, Zoya? Well, I haven’t seen her for a long time and I miss her a lot. I just don’t know if I can enter Lhasa alive...
Xu Zizhen seemed to see a fairy-like girl in white clothes in front of his eyes. He wanted to get closer to see who it was, but the girl seemed to be in a cloud of mist, drifting farther and farther with the wind. Xu Zizhen was anxious.
I wanted to chase him, but my eyes were getting darker and darker, and I gradually lost consciousness.