Xu Shenji led the black cow and walked in front, Cui Baiyu followed on foot. Now, Cui Baiyu's feet have been worn out and her shoes are soaked in blood. After all, she used to be a pampered person, and she had never suffered such a thing.
crime.
Xu Shenji suddenly turned around: "Why don't you get on the black bull? It is very strong and can carry two people without fear."
Cui Baiyu glanced at Cheng Dalei lying on the back of the cow, shook his head and refused.
It has been three days, Cheng Dalei is not yet awake, and there is no medicine around him. Besides, everyone understands that what Cheng Dalei needs most now is nourishment, not medicine.
The current situation is actually very dangerous. Cheng Dalei is confused, and Xu Shenji and she are powerless. Now anyone can kill them if they appear randomly. Fortunately, they haven't encountered any enemies yet.
Cui Baiyu could only hope that Cheng Dalei would get better soon, not that he cared about the other party. In fact, the three of them were already on the same thread. Cui Baiyu really wanted to escape alone, but after being separated from Cheng Dalei, it was more difficult for her to survive as a woman.
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Xu Shenji has been leading the way, and Cui Baiyu can also observe the first military advisor of Toad Village at close range. The result... is always unexpected. Not only is Cheng Dalei full of doubts, but Xu Shenji is also confusing to people.
He doesn't seem to have much intelligence.
With him strategizing and all the mechanisms figured out, they seemed lost after walking for three days.
It didn't seem like he was lost, he was indeed lost. Although Cui Baiyu didn't know the road, he had a vague feeling that everyone was getting further and further away from Liangzhou. It was not impossible to return to Chang'an if we continued walking.
"Commander Xu." Cui Baiyu called Xu Shenji softly: "Where should we go?"
Xu Shenji stopped and looked at the forest in front of him, which was already a bit desolate due to the autumn wind. His wrinkled face was filled with wisdom.
This is not "wisdom", but sluggishness caused by ignorance.
Cui Baiyu felt a headache. Could it be that Military Advisor Xu was a little stupid? If that was true, why would Cheng Dalei entrust him with such a heavy responsibility? Cheng Dalei was a clever thief anyway, but where did Xu Shenji's cleverness lie?
"Why don't you let me lead the way?" Cui Baiyu asked tentatively. She was also worried about offending Xu Shenji's dignity.
"That's good too."
Xu Shenji happily handed over the reins to Cui Baiyu, turned over and climbed onto the black bull, helped Cheng Dalei and said, "Okay, let's go."
Cui Baiyu was hit hard.
This time it was her who led the way, and she was really thinking about how to go next. Liangzhou is in the northwest, and it is always good to go northwest. Because you can't tell how many enemies there are, you can't go on the official road.
Yes, you can only walk through remote mountains and forests. These roads are often rugged and full of thorns. In fact, it is extremely difficult to cross such a road.
But she has been cornered. Men are working as beasts, and women have to be men. She wants Xu Shenji's short knife, splitting the thorns with one hand, and holding the reins with the other.
It would be impossible for him and Xu Shenji to bring the seriously ill Cheng Dalei back to Liangzhou by himself and Xu Shenji. Cui Baiyu thought about going to a safe place to let Cheng Dalei recover from his illness and then return to Liangzhou.
She didn't dare to be rash and told Xu Shenji what she wanted to do. She also had to ask Xu Shenji for his ideas.
Xu Shenji rode on the back of the black bull and kept falling, and he was very tired from walking this way.
"Okay, just do as you say. Where is the safety?"
Cui Baiyu was speechless for a while. If she really knew where it was safe, there would be no need to ask Xu Shenji for his opinion. It was obvious that Xu Shenji was unreliable, and she could only take one step at a time.
I don’t know how long they walked out, but it was already sunset, and a winding river appeared in front of them. Cui Baiyu and Xu Shenji were drinking water by the river. Women are naturally very clean, and Cui Baiyu wiped the sweat on his face with a handkerchief.
She wrung out the handkerchief and wiped Cheng Dalei's face on the cow's back, secretly praying that Cheng Dalei would get better soon.
When doing these things, Cui Baiyu felt a lot of sigh and emotion in his heart. In a sense, it was Cheng Dalei who caused the Cui family to suffer the disaster of annihilation. Cui Baiyu prayed for Cheng Dalei's death countless times. But now the two enemies have to work together, and except for Cheng Dalei
There is no other place willing to take her here.
I really want to give you a knife...
Looking at Cheng Dalei's head, Cui Baiyu sighed in his heart.
Cui Baiyu suddenly turned around. Behind him, a woman carrying a bucket approached, twenty or thirty steps away. When she saw Cui Baiyu and the others, she stopped.
This woman was seventeen or eighteen years old, and she was tall and graceful. Even Cui Baiyu was amazed by her beauty.
The woman was frightened in a trance and stayed there for a long time and asked: "Who are you?"
Xu Shenji stepped forward and replied: "We are travelers passing by. Our companion is ill. I would like to ask the girl where she lives. Can you let me stay for one night? I will be rewarded with gold and silver afterwards."
The woman frowned, looked at Xu Shenji, and then at Cui Baiyu. The key point was that Cui Baiyu didn't look like a bad person.
"I live nearby. Since I am traveling alone, there will be no trouble when I go out, and there is no need to talk about gold and silver."
"The girl is really kind-hearted."
Xu Shenji praised him and quickly took the bucket. Cui Baiyu walked with the woman, thinking about how to find out the woman's origins.
"I don't know what to call the girl yet. My brother will definitely thank the girl when he wakes up."
The woman looked around and said, "Just call me Yuanyuan. I live not far from here, but it's a little inconvenient. You must be careful not to disturb others."
Cui Baiyu frowned. Seeing this woman speaking so solemnly, she didn't understand why it was inconvenient.
Continuing to move forward, a village appeared ahead, with tile houses connected together. There was a nunnery outside the village. The woman became cautious. Seeing that the sky was getting dark and there was no one around, she quietly led the three people in from the small door.
No wonder the woman said it was inconvenient for men to enter and leave the nunnery, so she was so cautious.
"This is Hukou Camp. It was originally a military camp. The people in the village are good at fisting and kicking, so they don't worry about bandits and bandits. I don't live here, but I just encountered some things and hid here temporarily." The woman explained.
Cui Baiyu was naturally busy thanking her. She was cold by nature, but when this happened, this girl was willing to help, and she was very grateful for this kindness in her heart.
This girl did not stick to trivial matters, and helped lift Cheng Dalei off the back of the cow and put him on the bed in the house. He boiled water and cooked. Cui Baiyu was also hungry during this journey. Coarse grains and millet were better than delicacies from the mountains and seas at the moment.
After feeding Cheng Dalei some porridge, his head was groggy, and he said he was not sleeping or awake. Cui Baiyu snorted disdainfully in his heart: You are so lucky, this girl is so beautiful, you can't even see her face.