Unprecedented
Chapter 4 It Was You
Chapter 4 It Was You
The next day, outside Shangyang City, by the Cixi River.
It rained all night, and it didn't stop in the morning.
The river was flooded and now looked wider.There are towering mountains on both sides of the bank, the Longji Mountains on the left and the Yuhuan Mountains on the right.
Among the green mountains and green waters, countless raindrops fell, splashing countless round ripples on the broad river surface, circle after circle, making people dizzy.
An old man in a coir raincoat and hat was standing by the river, dragging a two-foot-wide bamboo raft into the water.He stood up, pushed with all his strength, and finally sent the entire bamboo raft into the water.
For a moment, the river water seemed to be split straight by a knife blade, and blue waves followed.
The old man clapped his hands, picked up the bamboo pole, and was about to jump off the bamboo raft, when he suddenly felt movement behind him, turned around to look, and froze on the spot.
The misty rain is falling, and the green colors of the mountains are all in sight.There are many weeping willows by the river, and the branches are swaying in the wind.In front of the curtain made of willow branches, a woman in white is standing in the rain, with slender and slightly raised eyebrows, bright eyes, a small bridge of nose, and slightly pursed lips.
The old man was shocked, and Shuang Lan'er had come to him, and took off a silver bracelet from her wrist. This silver bracelet was given to her by her mother before she got married.The hand that handed out the silver bracelet trembled slightly in the rain, and her voice was hoarse, "This boatman, I want to go to Yuezhou. Is the boat fare enough?"
"This..." Seeing that Shuang Lan'er was drenched and shivering from the cold, the old man felt sympathetic. He looked at the man who had just boarded the boat and was already standing on the bow of the boat. The heavy rain caused many boats to be unable to travel due to waterlogging, so only my bamboo raft can still be used. But the bamboo raft has been chartered by the gentleman, so I’m afraid it’s inconvenient to carry passengers. The rain may stop soon, and the girl may not wait until tomorrow. At this opportunity, you can also go to Shangyang City to exchange the silver bracelets into cash, and the cost of the boat will not cost so much."
Waiting for tomorrow?Shuang Lan'er's heart sank, she has waited all night, can she still wait for tomorrow?I'm afraid that Long Teng has mobilized all the officials to search for her in the city.If she doesn't go, she will be caught.
Shuang Lan'er looked at the man standing at the bow of the bamboo raft.
He stood quietly, his fingers were slender and white, holding a Luzhou bamboo oil-paper umbrella in his hand, a pure white umbrella with no decoration on the handle, as if holding a touch of sadness.He just stood there quietly like that, which made people feel like the brightest touch in the misty mist.
From the angle he stood, Shuang Lan'er could only see his side, and this side was blocked by most of his hair, which made people want to step forward and push his long hair to see his face.
There was a moment of silence, Shuang Lan'er stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Young master, don't know if it's convenient to be on the same boat? The little girl has an urgent matter to rush to Yuezhou, and there will be no delay. Young master..." She didn't continue talking, because It was the man who turned around slowly.
He raised the pure white umbrella handle slightly, revealing his forehead wearing a black jade forehead ring, clear eyes, clear and gentle like skylight and cloud shadows, high nose bridge, thin lips.Dressed in white clothes, it looks like she is wearing the silver light of the cold moon.
All white, together with the umbrella in his hand, is also white.The only bit of black is the black jade on his forehead.White and black reflected so harmoniously on him.
Shuang Lan'er was stunned for a while, as if she was in a fairyland in the clouds for a while, such a pure and refined person is rare in the world.
The man's eyes didn't move, he looked at Shuang Lan'er.Wearing a plain long dress, her long untucked hair hangs down her waist, like a freehand waterfall splashed with ink in the mist and rain.He nodded very lightly.
Before Shuang Lan'er could understand, the old man who punted the boat said happily: "Girl, this young master agrees."
"Oh, thank you." Shuang Lan'er came back to her senses and smiled.
It was still raining, and the bamboo rafts were all drenched by the rain.Shuang Lan'er stepped on her steps carefully to prevent her feet from slipping, and finally sat on the stern of the boat.As the penny sticks into the water, the bamboo raft breaks through the water.
Above the water, the wind is colder.
Shuang Lan'er couldn't help but gathered her drenched clothes. At this time, the old man who punted the boat handed over a pure white oil-paper umbrella.
"Girl, this son gave it to you."
Shuang Lan'er took it blankly.Looking up, I saw a man in white clothes, standing on the bow of the boat, facing the wind and rain alone.The rain fell on his forged black hair, rolling silently along the ends of the hair.His back is lonely, and against the bustling and magnificent mountains and rivers around him, he looks even more lonely.
The rain fell on the bamboo raft, and there was a continuous "tap-tap", like a crisp and bright song, with a soothing tone, brushing over the swaying reeds on the bank, over the overlapping green hills, and over the slight ripples. of the river.
Shuang Lan'er kept staring at the man in front of her, not even feeling that time was passing by.
after a long time.The man finally moved.
Shuang Lan'er was startled, and quickly lowered her head, only to see his lonely reflection in the river water.
The silence at this moment was finally broken by the old man who punted the boat.With a slight lift, he lifted the long penny out of the water, changed the direction and continued to propel it into the water, "This girl, this young man, has been able to cross the same boat in ten years. Since there is a destiny, why don't you chat? Let's talk about each other along the way." Be a companion."
The man in white still stood still.
Shuang Lan'er looked up at the old man and smiled.
The old man shook his head lightly, "If you don't talk, then I'll hang my voice alone." Then, the powerful and loud singing lingered around the green hills, and the lingering sound lingered.
The rain gradually stopped.
The wind blew through Shuang Lan'er's hair, making it itchy.Looking down, you can see the water waves like silk folds, and looking up, you can see the long clear blue sky.At that moment, her heart was extraordinarily peaceful, as if she had forgotten all her troubles, and she only wanted to indulge in this beautiful green mountain and clear water.
When it was nearly midnight, the bamboo raft finally reached the shore.Shuang Lan'er got off the bamboo raft, looked up, and there was no sign of the man in white just now.The Yuezhou Wharf is on the back of the mountain, very desolate, surrounded by green bamboos on the mountain walls, at this time shrouded in darkness, like a giant beast lying in front of you.She hastened to hold the old man on the boat and asked, "Boater, it's so late that we can't climb over the mountain. May I ask where I can stay overnight?"
The old man pointed to the cliff, "There is a mountain temple there, and no money is accepted. The girl can stay overnight."
Shuang Lan'er looked at the dense forest behind her, and asked again, "Boater, do you want to stay overnight? Shall we go together?"
The old man waved his hand, "I'm going to Chenjiazhuang across the river, I haven't been with my old friends for a long time."
Shuang Lan'er disappointed: "Oh." In fact, it was dark at night, she was a little scared, and there was no one to accompany her, so she had to walk along the blue stone road to the top of the mountain.
She didn't sleep last night, she was extremely tired.Xingyue was covered by floating clouds, and she couldn't see her fingers around her. She had to climb the branches protruding on both sides of the road and barely walked forward.
In the deep mountains, she did not consider that there would be beasts.When a pair of bright green bright spots appeared in front of her, she rubbed her eyes, only to feel that they looked like two will-o'-the-wisps.It took her a moment to see that it was a leopard.
Leopard jumped to the ground and rushed towards her.She instinctively picked up a broken branch and swept it towards the leopard's eyes, because it was the only thing she could see clearly.
The leopard was caught in the eye, let out a stern roar, opened its bloody mouth wide, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, ready to go, containing the fury of thunder.He bowed and rushed towards Shuang Lan'er again.
Shuang Lan'er couldn't dodge in time, her left arm was torn by sharp claws, and the bloody smell quickly permeated, stimulating the leopard's animal nature even more.At that moment, she thought she was dead.
The moon broke through the clouds, and the leopard pounced again.She suddenly felt the silver light dancing in front of her eyes like a spirit snake, and it was actually a soft sword that was wrapped around a flying leopard like a ribbon. On the hilt of the sword, the gorgeous gems reflected a faint blue light under the moonlight.
The next moment, the leopard's throat was cut, and blood spurted out, like a warm red rain falling all over the sky.
There was no danger, at this time Shuang Lan'er saw clearly that the person who rescued her was the man in white who was on the boat with her before.
The man in white returned his sword back to its sheath, the edge of the soft sword shrank suddenly, like a soft belt wrapped around his waist.
Shocking Chuping, Shuang Lan'er saw the man in white turn around to leave, and quickly thanked: "My lord, thank you for saving me."
The white-clothed man acted as if he had never heard of it. He neither spoke nor turned his head, and walked along the blue stone path to the top of the mountain.
Shuang Lan'er was slightly stunned, this man never said a word to her from the beginning to the end, is it disdainful?Or something else?For some reason, she felt a little stuck in her heart.She followed the man in white out of the dense forest, up the hundred-step-high steps, and came to the temple on the top of the mountain.
The man in white stepped forward and knocked on the bronze door.
Moments later, a young monk in Tsing Yi came to open the door with a lantern.
Shuang Lan'er asked politely: "Little master, we are passing through here, can we stay overnight?"
The little monk looked at the blood on Shuang Lan'er suspiciously.
Shuang Lan'er explained: "I was attacked by a wild beast just now. Fortunately, this young master killed the leopard and saved me."
The little monk showed joy, "Is that leopard dead? Amitabha, thank God. This beast has injured several lives. The Yuezhou government sent people to hunt it several times, but let this beast run away. The girl was frightened. The two of you asked .”
Shuang Lan'er smiled and thanked, "Thank you, little master."
The little monk seemed to think of something, and said: "By the way, there are many people staying overnight, and only one side room is empty. I don't know the two of you..."
Under the moonlight, the man in white frowned slightly, and there was nothing but silence in his deep black eyes.
Shuang Lan'er bit her lips lightly, "My lord saved me, I am so grateful. Since there is only one wing room left, you can invite me. I can go to the firewood room or the temple to sleep for one night." She is not afraid of hardship, her family is poor, No matter how hard the day was, she survived it.But it's not easy for the brocade-clothed young man in front of him to give in.
The man in white looked at Shuang Lan'er, and suddenly took off the bag on his shoulders and opened it.
"My lord..." Shuang Lan'er was about to say more, when she suddenly felt a soft covering from the top of her head, and a light fragrance of flowers enveloped her and blocked her sight at the same time.
She took it off and saw clearly that it was a white man's shirt, and the refreshing floral fragrance also came from this shirt.Thinking that he saw his clothes being scratched by a leopard, that's why... She was about to thank him, but saw him striding away from the mountain temple.There was only one room, so he gave it to her and left alone.
Feeling sorry, she snatched the lantern from the little monk's hand, and chased him down the hundred steps, "Master, please wait a moment."
The man in white seemed to have never heard of it, and Xiaoxiao's figure slowly disappeared into the boundless night.
Shuang Lan'er chased him all the way, the lanterns and candles were shaking violently while running, and she was about to catch up, but she suddenly stepped on the air and sprained her foot.She didn't fall down, she staggered a few steps and finally stood still, but unfortunately, the lantern in her hand went out because of this.At the last moment when the light was shining, she saw clearly that there was a golden token tied around his waist, with the word "Thunder" clearly engraved on it.
Lantern series, you can't see your fingers around your body.Shuang Lan'er sighed in annoyance, and despite opening her eyes wide, he was no longer seen around.Thunder, could it be his name?His lonely and departing figure always surrounds his eyes, where will he go alone?Sleeping in the wilderness?After a day of rain and the mountains are muddy, how should he sleep in the open?
The next day, Shuang Lan'er got up early and climbed the mountains, and finally arrived at Yuezhou City in the evening.This place is completely different from the magnificent atmosphere of Shangyang Kyoto. It is built on the hillside, and there are rows of huts with white walls and red tiles, surrounding a green lake in the city.
The most peculiar thing is that the summer scenery in the city is harmonious, but the towering peaks in the south of the city have snow that does not melt all the year round, like a jade dragon lying across the sky and earth.Winter and summer coexist here.In the evening, the sky is full of red light, and the flowers, green trees and snow-capped mountains complement each other, making people intoxicated.
Shuang Lan'er wore the coat given to her by the man she met yesterday, pretending to be a man so as not to cause trouble.Unexpectedly, this dress brought her even more trouble.She came to a pawn shop and took off the silver bracelet on her wrist, "I want to pawn this bracelet." The old man who punted the boat confiscated her boat fare. Do it again to redeem.
The pawnbroker glanced at the silver bracelet, "Five taels."
Shuang Lan'er was taken aback, the bracelet was worth more than a dozen taels, it seems that this is a black shop.She took back the bracelet and turned to leave.
Chao Feng sneered at the pawnshop, "All the pawnshops in Yuezhou City are our semicolons, and the price is the same everywhere you go."
Shuang Lan'er stopped in her tracks. She heard that a local bully was in charge, so she wanted to come to Yuezhou City.
Looking down from the high counter, Chao Feng suddenly squinted his eyes and said: "In my opinion, the clothes on my brother are the best in Wu Jinzhong. If you want this, I can give you 50 taels, how about it?"
Shuang Lan'er was stunned again, a silver bracelet can only be worth five taels, but this dress is worth fifty taels.No, this black shop gives 50 taels, and the value of this dress is definitely more than a hundred taels. 50 taels is enough for her to settle down in Yuezhou City, and maybe she can rent a small shop and open a pharmacy.However, one day she had to return this dress to the man in white.She handed over the silver bracelet, "Just use it as a bracelet. Five taels is five taels."
"Oh, good." The pawnshop Chaofeng took the silver bracelet and handed over five taels of silver.Her eyes were still fixed on the clothes on Shuang Lan'er's body. It was a rare texture, finely embroidered, and inlaid with silver threads. It's a pity not to get it.
Shuang Lan'er turned to leave, not noticing that the pawnbroker Chaofeng behind her had been staring at her, with a calculating gleam in his furtive eyes.
At night, in the Yunu Mountain in the south of Yuezhou City.
The moonlight shines on the ground through the gaps in the leaves, the light and shadow are mottled, as bleak as frost.
As the wind blew, black waves seemed to be set off in the endless bamboo sea, one after another, with rustling sobs all over the sky.
Two sneaky figures dragged a black sack to a deserted place and untied the sack.Shuang Lan'er's hands and feet were bound, she was already awake, so she could only pretend to be unconscious.
A man said: "I just want this Wu Jin gown. It is said to be worth 200 taels of silver."
Another man smiled "hehe", "Search carefully, if you have such valuable clothes, there may be something more valuable."
"Brother Li, if we brazenly rob, will the government find out?"
"What are you looking for? An outsider, no one will know if he died. In the Yunu Mountain, there are many ferocious beasts, and it is not uncommon for there to be many corpses."
"Brother Li, there is nothing else."
"What! When I came to search, I thought there were other valuable things, just a piece of clothing. Bastard!"
Shuang Lan'er still pretended to be unconscious, looking for a chance to escape.
The man called Brother Li continued to grope around Shuang Lan'er.Shuang Lan'er almost vomited, but could only hold back.
After groping for a while, the man who was called Brother Li still felt incomplete, so with a "stab", he tore open the skirt of Shuang Lan'er's underwear.
At this time, another man persuaded: "Forget it, Brother Li. We have been out for a long time. It is not bad to get one or two hundred taels."
Unexpectedly, the man who was called Brother Li said excitedly: "Our brothers are lucky. When I knocked her out before, I thought this man was a bitch. It turned out to be a woman."
"female?"
"Yeah, look at the cloth strips wrapped around her chest? I haven't played with a woman for a long time, and it's delivered to your door. If you don't play, you won't play!"
"Okay, let's eat meat today, play enough, and make her dumb and send her to Chunhong Courtyard, and earn a lot of money."
The two approached Shuang Lan'er step by step with lewd smiles.
Shuang Lan'er could no longer pretend to be asleep, so she fought hard and injured one of them with a stone.At this time, another person struck her with a palm. Before she fainted, she felt a red light flashing in front of her eyes, and blood gushed out. For some reason, the two obscene men fell down one after another. Before she could see clearly, she also passed out.
When she woke up, Shuang Lan'er found herself in a cave.She lowered her head and saw that the inner shirt was intact, she felt relieved, it seemed that she was rescued again.She got up and walked out of the cave.
After leaving the entrance of the cave, I found that the cave is densely covered with vines, cypresses lying horizontally, and green pines hanging upside down, which is extremely beautiful.
At this time, the sky is already bright, and the peaks and mountains show their unique outlines from the night.Above the sky, the peaks of the mountains shone with golden light everywhere, and golden spots covered all the mountains like smoke and dust.
Suddenly, a faint sound came, faint, like a wisp of green smoke lingering among the clouds on the mountain top, lingering in the lush green forest, and lingering for a long time.
She had never heard such a unique sound. She didn't know what instrument was playing it. Sometimes it trembled for a long time, and sometimes it was intermittent, like a spring breeze blowing on the face and a river flowing quietly.
The sad meaning in the song moves the listener.I don't know why the person playing this song is in such a sad mood.
She followed the music to find it, pushed aside the thick bushes, and couldn't help being stunned by the sight in front of her.Xiaoxiao in white clothes, it was him!It was the man in white who was on the same bamboo raft and rescued her.
At this moment, he was sitting on a boulder on the edge of a cliff.
The blue sky is set against the towering huge peaks, and under the golden sunlight, a few white clouds cast cloud shadows between the peaks.And he seemed to be sitting in the middle of the white clouds, with his body sideways, a little black jade between his brows, like a dark flower embroidered on the white brocade.
What surprised her even more was that there was no musical instrument in his hand, only a bamboo leaf.She never knew that a bamboo leaf could play such beautiful music, the sound was like a clear spring rushing down from a mountain stream.
He seemed to feel her presence, the song stopped, and he raised his hand, but saw the bamboo leaves flying and falling into the clouds.
Seeing that he stopped playing, but did not turn around, Shuang Laner tried to call softly, "Thunder?"
His slender eyebrows were raised slightly, and he looked over in surprise.
Shuang Lan'er was overjoyed, he really had that name.She asked again: "You saved me again?"
He looked at her quietly.Under the gorgeous morning sun, her face was like a piece of translucent jade, immersed in the brilliance, and her eyes like autumn water were fixed on her body at this moment.He nodded very lightly.
Shuang Lan'er smiled and said, "Thank you."
That smile was as fresh as morning dew, he was startled for a moment, and soon regained his composure.Standing up silently, he picked up the bamboo basket beside him, turned around and left.
Only then did Shuang Lan'er notice that there was a bamboo basket by his feet all the time, and the things in it were all the things she was most familiar with, such as lyre, tiger's beard, and musk orchid, etc., all of which grew on the steep cliffs. Rare and rare herbs.It turned out that he worked so hard to collect medicine in Yuezhou.Seeing that he was far away, she hurriedly caught up and said, "Lei Ting, you saved me twice, and I can't repay you. If your trip is to collect medicine, I can help you once or twice."
He was still walking fast.
Shuang Lan'er trotted to keep up.He never spoke from the beginning to the end, perhaps withdrawn by nature.She said again: "I know herbs. For example, the musk orchid you picked has four leaves. The efficacy of this medicine is far inferior to that of six-leaf musk orchid."
He stopped suddenly, stretched out his hand to support Shuang Lan'er who was too late to stop and almost bumped into her.
At that moment, there was a look of inquiry in his eyes as clear as the sky and clouds.
Shuang Lan'er felt that his hand was holding her shoulder, that feeling was gentle and delicate.Her face suddenly turned red for no reason.After a pause, she looked at his gentle and jade-like face, and said: "Really, I know herbs. I just want to return your favor, nothing else."
He let go of her, a smile slowly blooming on his lips.
In the next few days, Shuang Lan'er followed Lei Ting all the way.After picking some rare herbs from Yunv Mountain, they returned to Yuezhou City.She found that Lei Ting had never said a single word to anyone, and his expression was like ice.She knew that he was definitely not dumb. If he had a voice problem, it would be impossible for him to blow such beautiful tunes with bamboo leaves.He's just naturally reluctant to communicate with people.
After getting along for a long time, she found that Lei Ting is actually quite interesting.Every time he came to the restaurant, he always took out a piece of silver and put it on the counter without saying a word.The bosses look at his posture, they all choose the best room and the most expensive food.She couldn't help but be speechless, even if she had money, he didn't spend it like this.
After getting along with each other, Shuang Lan'er gradually figured out Lei Ting's preferences. He only likes black and white. He always buys white for all clothes and black for all cloaks.Sometimes all his white clothes were covered under a black cloak, but she was indeed wearing a white dress.The two walked side by side on the street of Yuezhou City... Khan, it seems... this kind of combination can easily remind people of... the impermanence of black and white.
That evening, Shuang Lan'er took a painting from him.There is a flower in the painting. His painting skills are very good, and the strokes are smooth and lifelike.The flowers hang down in a long string, and the wind is beautiful.The petals are white, with a little pink at the tip, and the colorful leaves hold up the flowers like a rainbow.
"Snow Goose Exquisite Flower!"
After reading it, Shuang Lan'er blurted out.When I looked up, I happened to meet his appreciative gaze.Her heart became hot, and she lowered her head and said: "The book "Fantasy Flowers and Trees" introduces that this flower is born in an extremely cold place, on the top of a snow-capped mountain. The leaves are magical like a rainbow, and flowers only bloom once every seven years. It is tasteless, but the fragrance of the flowers fades away. The flowering season is summer, almost now. Because it takes root in the crevices of the cliffs, the flowering period is tasteless and very short. It is rare in the world. Maybe only the snow geese hovering on the top of the snow-capped mountains have seen it So it is called 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower'."
He nodded.
She asked again: "Do you want to pick this flower for medicine?"
He didn't say a word, but there was no doubt in his expression.
According to historical records, this flower only appeared on the top of Yunv Peak in Yuezhou, but there has been no record for a hundred years, and it is not known whether it really existed or whether it was extinct long ago.She thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Lei Ting. You saved me twice, but I have never repaid you. A few days ago, I just helped you pick some common herbs, which is nothing. This time I can really help you."
He raised his long eyebrows slightly, waiting for her next words.
Shuang Lan'er said again: "I'm afraid you only know one thing, not the other. 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' has an extremely cold temperament, and it is the best medicinal material for treating rare fevers. It's just that this flower cannot be picked by men. Men belong to Yang. If you touch this flower, the flower will die immediately and can no longer be used as medicine. Even if a woman picks it, she needs to make a knife blade out of ice, carefully cut off the flower, and put it in a container made of ice to ensure that the flower is fresh and undefeated when used as medicine.”
Hearing this, his handsome eyebrows were deeply tangled, and his clear eyes were stained with melancholy.
Seeing his gloomy expression, Shuang Lan'er asked cautiously, "Lei Ting, do you have important relatives waiting for this flower to be used as medicine?"
He didn't speak, nor nodded.
The atmosphere was suddenly as quiet as sinking water, so quiet that he could hear his breathing slightly disturbed.
Shuang Lan'er understood it, and stopped asking any more questions, and said: "The world is vast, and finding the 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' is all about luck. If you are sincere, everything will come true, and we will definitely find this flower."
After listening to her words, his usually condensed face finally showed a hint of relief.
At this time, Shuang Lan'er remembered an important matter, and said with a solemn expression, "Xianglong State has regulations that rare medicinal materials are owned by the royal family, and folks are not allowed to pick them privately. If there is a special need, you have to report to the government for approval. Death penalty. I don't know about you..." She has lost her family anyway, and he saved her life twice. She doesn't care, but she doesn't know if he has any concerns.
After listening to Shuang Lan'er's words, his throat rolled, and he only uttered a little chirp, with a look of disdain.
Shuang Lan'er's affection for him increased even more.Thunder is the real fearless power.A seductive figure suddenly appeared in her mind - Long Teng.She couldn't help frowning slightly, how could she think of Long Teng.Compared with the famous and upright official Long Teng, Lei Ting is a world of difference!She secretly swore: No matter how much it costs, she must find "Snow Goose Linglong Flower".
The next day, they entered Yunv Mountain and headed towards Yunv Xuefeng.Sleeping in the mountains for one night, we approached Yunvfeng in the afternoon of the second day.The scorching heat has long gone, and the cold air of the snow-capped mountains is coming in.
Standing at the foot of Yunv Peak and looking up, the blue sky stands against the towering snow peak, and the melted snow falls from the high hanging mountain stream, like thousands of shining silver chains.The falling snow water pools in the stream at their feet, and the waves are thrown up, forming thousands of blooming white lotuses, which are extremely beautiful.
As she approached Yunv Peak, Shuang Lan'er became more and more excited. People who study medicine have a natural obsession with herbal medicines. The rarer they are, the more they want to see the true face of Lushan Mountain.Turning his head and looking, he was sitting by the stream, silently watching the gurgling stream, not knowing what to think.The sun shines directly to the bottom of the clear water, and the snow-capped mountains and clear streams are reflected in the glittering scales, as well as his shadow, stretched long and rippling with the clear waves.
After a short break.
They climbed up the snow-capped mountains, and the mountains became steeper and steeper. Birds rarely flew here, but the scenery became more and more beautiful. The verdant virgin forests and the dense pines seemed to hold up the sky like giant umbrellas, leaking spots of sunlight.
Gradually, the emerald green was covered by the vast white snow.The bright light is also swallowed by the night.There is only cold and darkness around them.This night, Shuang Lan'er spent the coldest night in her life.She had never looked forward to the dawn so much, longing for the sun.The next day, they searched around Xuefeng, but they didn't even see the shadow of "Snow Goose Linglong Flower".The dry food they carried with them became cold and hard, making it hard to chew. After another day, they had no choice but to go home.
On the second day, in desperation, they went to the colder mountain to look for "Snow Goose Linglong Flower".
Shuang Lan'er walked very slowly and couldn't keep up with him. Every time he stopped to wait for her, she barely kept up.This time, she fell a long way again.The difference was that he no longer stopped to wait for her, but walked straight towards her, with a search in his deep eyes.
Shuang Lan'er sat on the ground to rest, raised her head and smiled at him, "I can't walk anymore. Just rest for a while, you go ahead first, don't waste time. I guess the flowering period of 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' is just around the corner. Recently."
His handsome eyebrows were raised high, as if he didn't believe it.
Shuang Lan'er bit her lip, and she knew the reason was far-fetched, but she didn't want him to know that she was bitten by a ferret on her calf last night, at this time the venom was slowly seeping into her limbs, and she couldn't move freely.Concealing the tussle between her lips, she smiled and said, "Really, I'll be here in a short while."
He nodded, turned his back and left.
Shuang Lan'er breathed a sigh of relief, closed her eyes, and leaned against the big stone behind her.The ferret poison is not fatal, but the optimal detoxification time is within two days.If it cannot be detoxified in time within two days, sequelae will be left.
She sat, gathering strength.It's just that when she closed her eyes, she felt that her whole body was shaking, and her eyelids were heavy.At this moment, the sound of boots stepping over the snow moved from far to near, and finally stopped beside her.In a daze, she felt a pair of hands hugging her in the air, and the cool fragrance of lilies lingered around her.On the top of the snow-capped mountains, where is the clear fragrance of flowers?This feeling is like being in a silent night, making people lazy and unwilling to move, only willing to indulge blindly.
She wasn't completely unconscious, she was already awake when she felt a faint throbbing pain in her calf.Reluctantly opened his eyes and looked around, he seemed to see thunder in a blur, a few rays of sunlight shone on him sparsely, and in the endless snow, only a little black jade on his forehead was tightly pressed against her slender white calf.A dull pain came from the wound, it was... he was sucking out the poisonous blood.She suddenly understood, and without knowing where the strength came from, she pushed him away.
He was slightly startled, and when he raised his face, the strands of jet-black hair swept across her slender calves.
Shuang Lan'er breathed out quickly, "Young Master Lei, you can't suck out the venom. If the dirty blood stays in your mouth for too long, the poison of the ferret will slowly erode your nerves..." She stopped talking suddenly and stood there in a daze. Blood stains remained, thin lip line, perfect and firm jaw, straight nose, cold eyes, at this time a ray of bright red added a ray of enchantment to him.
There was a moment of silence.
He spat out the dirty blood in his mouth, raised his hand and gently wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.
Seeing that he spit out poisonous blood in time, Shuang Lan'er breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I have troubled you. The poison of the ferret does not matter, just walk slowly. Let's find 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' quickly. We can't delay any longer ...Young Master Lei..."
At the end of the speech, it has become a shout.It's because he didn't hesitate to jump straight down the mountain.
"Mr. Lei! Don't worry about me! You're going down the mountain, what about 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower'?"
Shuang Lan'er shouted hoarsely, as if he had never heard of it, and in the vast white snow, he was no longer seen in an instant.She understood that he used lightness kung fu to go down the mountain to get the antidote for her.Isn't he afraid of missing the flowering period of "Snow Goose Linglong Flower"?
"Young Master Lei! Young Master Lei!"
Shuang Lan'er yelled over and over again, but the only answer she got was the desolate echo floating in the vast white snow.A strange feeling slowly grew in her heart.
At this moment, "Chirp—" a long cry, piercing the sky like a sharp knife.
Shuang Lan'er looked up suspiciously, not wanting to see a big bird spread its wings and glide past.Snow-white in color, the whole body is streamlined, with a huge body, about a person's height with his arms outstretched.
Could this be the legendary - snow geese!
It is recorded in the book that no one has seen the "Snow Goose Linglong Flower" for a hundred years, maybe only the snow goose hovering on the top of the snow mountain has the chance to take a look at its true face.Now that she sees Xueyan, does it mean that "Snowyan Linglonghua" is also nearby?
He left and went to get the antidote for her.
Then, should she also do something for him?She believes that sincerity leads to success.
Actions are often quicker and more decisive than thoughts.The next moment, she was already chasing the snow geese all the way.
There was a long cry of "jiu chirp" above her head, and she ran desperately, forgetting the poison she was poisoned, forgetting the fatigue, and forgetting everything.She followed the snow goose to a barren land, and finally the snow goose stopped on a strange rock.
Shuang Lan'er really wanted to climb up the several feet high jagged rock, but the rock wall was covered with moss and was too slippery. She tried several times but failed.At this time, she came up with a way to tie the back wrap on her shoulders, took off the hairpin and inserted it into the gap in the stone wall, and climbed up again with a little strength.She almost fell down a few times on the way, but she didn't give up, even though her hands were covered with bloodstains, even though her whole body was numb with pain, she didn't give up.It was getting closer, getting closer, and finally she clung to the top of the stone wall and jumped up.She was so excited that she didn't notice a protruding thorn on the stone wall, and instantly cut the fabric on her leg, piercing all the way to the innermost part, making a bloody gash.Pain spreads all over the body.However, the scene in front of her eyes made her eyes brighten, and she forgot all the pain.
There is a small natural concave hole here. Stone pillars of various shapes in the concave hole emit colorful rays of light, dripping colored water droplets, and merge into a colorful small pond.The legendary "Snow Goose Linglong Flower" is quietly blooming in the colorful pond.
The colorful leaves hold up a long string of bell-like flowers, exactly as described in the book.There is not a trace of fragrance, but it feels like being in the flowers.
The snow geese flapped their wings and flew away, bringing with them a gust of icy wind.
Shuang Lan'er was very excited. If she hadn't been lucky enough to meet Xueyan, she might never find this weird place in her whole life.She knelt down slowly, took out the ice blade and ice trough that she had prepared earlier, carefully took off the flowers, and put them in the ice trough.
The snow is cold, so don't worry about the ice trough melting, but her scarred hands are turning blue from the ice trough at this moment, and she is in desperate need of treatment, and the ferret poison in her body is waiting for no one.But she didn't care about it at all, and she was full of joy.Excitedly, she climbed down the stone wall with the ice trough, and because of her happiness, she quickly landed on the ground.She wholeheartedly wanted to go back to the place where Lei Ting had left before, and wait there for him to come back.But she never thought that the first person she waited for was the people from the Yuezhou government.
It turned out that the fact that Lei Ting wanted to pick the "Snow Goose Linglong Flower" had been accidentally leaked long ago.The government sent people to follow them secretly, just waiting for them to pick exotic flowers, and then they would get all the stolen goods.
Shuang Lan'er was taken down the mountain by the officials and locked up in the city prison of Yuezhou. The "Snow Goose Linglong Flower" that she had worked so hard to collect was confiscated by the prefect of Yuezhou, and she was put in a larger ice container, waiting to express it to the court. achievement.She wasn't panicked, and she wasn't worried about being punished. Compared to her, she was more worried about Lei Ting. He urgently needed this flower for medicine, but the flower fell into the hands of the government. She didn't know what he would do?
One night in prison, she gritted her teeth to endure the pain of the ferret's poison, thinking about thousands of possible situations in her mind.But she never expected that among the thousands of possibilities, none of the final facts was as shocking as it could be.
On the second day, the dawn dawned.
The loud sound of the sword splitting the iron lock woke her up from her sleep. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and saw clearly, she couldn't help being stunned, it was Thunder.
I saw him in white clothes, black hair flying, and his figure as light as if he had entered the realm of no one. He was holding a soft sword inlaid with sapphires in his hand, and it was the sword that split the iron lock in the prison.The sword hit the gold and iron, shooting out beautiful sparks, and the dots bloomed in front of her eyes.
The jailer in the prison shouted in panic, "Come on! Someone is robbing the prison!"
"what!"
The jailer's screams finally ended with his graceful hand.
Shuang Lan'er saw clearly that he just threw a bamboo leaf, and the jailer fainted and fell to the ground.While still in a daze, he stepped forward and grabbed her wrist firmly, dragging her to stride outside.
Pianpian white clothes are in front of you, and the fragrance of lilies is always lingering.At that moment, she felt as if she was drunk, cold and unrestrained, chic and unrestrained, with such an aura, he was the only one in the world.
When they arrived at the gate of the prison, the prefect of Yuezhou City obviously rushed to hear the news. It was a fat man with a mustache, panting.Seeing the person robbing the prison, the prefect of Yuezhou immediately raised his official tone, raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, and shouted: "Bold, how dare you hijack the Tianchao Prison of Xianglong Kingdom! Come on, go up and take down the villain!"
The prefect of Yuezhou was filled with righteous indignation, and the officials behind him were also majestic and ready to move.
Shuang Lan'er thought that a fierce battle was inevitable.But who would have thought that he just calmly took out the golden token by his side, and calmly and slowly placed the golden token in front of the governor of Yuezhou. The texture is thick and radiant.
The summer sun is fierce and golden.
The prefect of Yuezhou squinted his eyes, and it took him a while to see the word "Thunder" written on the gold medal.He was startled immediately, and knelt down with a "plop", seemingly terrified. He trembled all the time when he spoke, "Thunderbolt...my minister, Li Qingyang, the prefect of Yuezhou, has met King Rui...King Rui is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old !” After saying that, he fell on the ground and dared not get up again, he said why this prison-robbed man looked familiar, but he was Rui Wang Long Xiaoting, he really never dreamed of it.He was lucky enough to meet King Rui once at a state banquet, why didn't he recognize him just now?He really wanted to slap himself a few times to offend King Rui. In the future, he would still be a mess in the officialdom?
The prefect of Yuezhou kept annoyed, and Shuang Lan'er was also stunned.King Rui?How many Rui Wangs can there be in the world?She thought, her sky completely collapsed at that moment.She didn't know how long she had been standing, her back and palms were covered with sweat, she didn't know whether it was too hot or caused by the cold in her heart.Her heart seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and her complexion gradually turned white.
The white back in front of him cannot overlap with King Rui's light golden, cold, unfeeling back in his memory.How can she believe it?But she had to believe it.It turned out that his name was not Lei Ting. "Thunder Order" was a symbol of his noble status. How could she, a daughter of a commoner family, know that?
Long Xiaoting turned his head, saw Shuang Lan'er suddenly waved him away, and was stunned, thinking that she couldn't accept his identity for a while.He waved his hand to signal the prefect of Yuezhou to step back.
If Li Qingyang, the governor of Yuezhou, was granted amnesty, he kowtowed again and again: "I am stupid, I don't know that the 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' is what the lord wants. Please rest assured, the lord, this flower has been properly kept by the officials, so I will send someone to escort it to Prince Rui's mansion." Suddenly, he rolled his eyes, and said again: "My lord, please be at ease, only the lower officials know about this matter." After that, he raised his eyes to look at Long Xiaoting's face, seeing that Long Xiaoting's face remained unchanged, he did so. Carefully pray and leave.He guessed right, Long Xiaoting came to Yuezhou alone to collect medicine, and he definitely didn't want people to know that the token was shown just now to avoid unnecessary casualties.
Seeing everyone leave, Long Xiaoting took out a small white-glazed blue flower bottle from his long sleeves and handed it to Shuang Lan'er behind him.
Shuang Lan'er stared blankly, knowing that it was the antidote to the poison of the ferret.She has been poisoned for two days, and there is no further delay.If the most effective treatment is missed, lifelong sequelae will be left, that is, whenever the heavy snow falls, the calf injury will hurt into the bone marrow.She reached out to take the blue bottle, but when she touched his warm fingertips, she suddenly withdrew her hand.
Long Xiaoting stepped forward, thinking that Shuang Lan'er would hold it steady, so he let go.
One let go, but the other withdrew his hand.Two by two intertwined...
I saw the white-glazed blue vase draw a beautiful arc between his fingers, and fell straight to the ground. It was smashed to pieces in an instant, and the black concoction flowed all over the ground.
Shuang Lan'er stared at the remains of the antidote on the ground in a daze, without saying a word.
But Long Xiaoting looked at her puzzled.After a while, he put a bamboo leaf between his thin lips and blew a long song.
A guard in black quickly appeared from the shadows and jumped in front of Long Xiaoting.This person, Shuang Lan'er naturally recognized, was Fengtian, the commander of the guards in Prince Rui's residence.
Fengtian asked respectfully, "What is your order?"
"Quick get the antidote to ferret poison."
Shuang Lan'er trembled all over. Such a voice was as deep as a ghost. It was hard to imagine that a person with such a gentle and handsome face could have such a hoarse voice.This kind of voice was extremely cold, reminding her of the icy and snowy Jade Girl Peak, where the strong wind swept by, bringing out a vein of ice cold, which seemed to freeze people's hearts to the bone.
She thought, anyone who has heard such a voice will never forget it.Yes, she did not forget King Rui's voice.It's just that she has never heard the voice of Thunder.Before that, she always wanted to hear the voice of Thunder, imagining that it was like a clear spring spitting beads.Now, she finally heard his voice, but it was like this...
She remained motionless, as if all the strength in her body was withdrawn at this moment when hope was shattered.And her whole body was left with only an empty skeleton, and the blood in her body seemed to have been frozen by that icy voice and stopped flowing.
Feng Tian took the order and asked, "My lord, have you found the 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower'?"
Long Xiaoting nodded slightly.
Fengtian hurriedly congratulated: "Your Majesty is truly a heavenly genius. His subordinates admire him for being able to do what ordinary people can't do. It's just..." After a pause, he said guiltily: "My subordinates are ineffective and have not found Mrs. Lan so far. Only 'Xue Yan' Linglonghua', without Madam Lan's blood, how can I save the princess..." He stopped talking suddenly, and finally noticed the woman who had been standing behind Long Xiaoting.Isn't that appearance, that figure, the person he has been looking for in Shangyang City since the fire?Shuang Laner!
Feng Tian was stunned for a while before pointing at Shuang Lan'er, and said, "Mrs. Lan? It turns out that the prince has found Mrs. Lan. It's really gratifying."
"what!"
Long Xiaoting was stunned, his body froze.Turning around to look at Shuang Lan'er, her eyes were full of astonishment.She is Shuang Lan'er?At this time, her fair skin was slightly pale.Under the flying eyebrows, there were originally bright eyes, which were expressionless and full of hesitation.It seems that she didn't expect him to be King Rui.
Similarly, he did not expect that she would be Shuang Lan'er.In the first two meetings, her face was swollen each time. He never saw her face clearly, nor paid attention to her voice.Unexpectedly, in the vast sea of people, they would meet in this way.
They stood under the scorching sun, silent to each other, looking at each other.
The sun is brutally baking the earth, there is no wind, and the heat is pervasive and suffocating.
Fengtian looked at them strangely, not daring to step forward to intervene.
long time.
Long Xiaoting broke the silence, his voice mixed with gentleness, not as cold as before, and said slowly: "Princess needs your help. In fact, Ke Yin is very kind, but unfortunately fate is not blessed, can you..."
Shuang Lan'er interrupted suddenly, "What if I refuse?"
Long Xiaoting paused, turned around and stopped looking at her, and after another long time, he ordered Fengtian: "Take Mrs. Lan back to the house." After saying that, Xiaoxiao Baiying hurriedly disappeared around the corner.
Under the scorching sun, Shuang Lan'er suddenly smiled.Today she understood for the first time that there is a kind of cruelty called tenderness.
(End of this chapter)
The next day, outside Shangyang City, by the Cixi River.
It rained all night, and it didn't stop in the morning.
The river was flooded and now looked wider.There are towering mountains on both sides of the bank, the Longji Mountains on the left and the Yuhuan Mountains on the right.
Among the green mountains and green waters, countless raindrops fell, splashing countless round ripples on the broad river surface, circle after circle, making people dizzy.
An old man in a coir raincoat and hat was standing by the river, dragging a two-foot-wide bamboo raft into the water.He stood up, pushed with all his strength, and finally sent the entire bamboo raft into the water.
For a moment, the river water seemed to be split straight by a knife blade, and blue waves followed.
The old man clapped his hands, picked up the bamboo pole, and was about to jump off the bamboo raft, when he suddenly felt movement behind him, turned around to look, and froze on the spot.
The misty rain is falling, and the green colors of the mountains are all in sight.There are many weeping willows by the river, and the branches are swaying in the wind.In front of the curtain made of willow branches, a woman in white is standing in the rain, with slender and slightly raised eyebrows, bright eyes, a small bridge of nose, and slightly pursed lips.
The old man was shocked, and Shuang Lan'er had come to him, and took off a silver bracelet from her wrist. This silver bracelet was given to her by her mother before she got married.The hand that handed out the silver bracelet trembled slightly in the rain, and her voice was hoarse, "This boatman, I want to go to Yuezhou. Is the boat fare enough?"
"This..." Seeing that Shuang Lan'er was drenched and shivering from the cold, the old man felt sympathetic. He looked at the man who had just boarded the boat and was already standing on the bow of the boat. The heavy rain caused many boats to be unable to travel due to waterlogging, so only my bamboo raft can still be used. But the bamboo raft has been chartered by the gentleman, so I’m afraid it’s inconvenient to carry passengers. The rain may stop soon, and the girl may not wait until tomorrow. At this opportunity, you can also go to Shangyang City to exchange the silver bracelets into cash, and the cost of the boat will not cost so much."
Waiting for tomorrow?Shuang Lan'er's heart sank, she has waited all night, can she still wait for tomorrow?I'm afraid that Long Teng has mobilized all the officials to search for her in the city.If she doesn't go, she will be caught.
Shuang Lan'er looked at the man standing at the bow of the bamboo raft.
He stood quietly, his fingers were slender and white, holding a Luzhou bamboo oil-paper umbrella in his hand, a pure white umbrella with no decoration on the handle, as if holding a touch of sadness.He just stood there quietly like that, which made people feel like the brightest touch in the misty mist.
From the angle he stood, Shuang Lan'er could only see his side, and this side was blocked by most of his hair, which made people want to step forward and push his long hair to see his face.
There was a moment of silence, Shuang Lan'er stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Young master, don't know if it's convenient to be on the same boat? The little girl has an urgent matter to rush to Yuezhou, and there will be no delay. Young master..." She didn't continue talking, because It was the man who turned around slowly.
He raised the pure white umbrella handle slightly, revealing his forehead wearing a black jade forehead ring, clear eyes, clear and gentle like skylight and cloud shadows, high nose bridge, thin lips.Dressed in white clothes, it looks like she is wearing the silver light of the cold moon.
All white, together with the umbrella in his hand, is also white.The only bit of black is the black jade on his forehead.White and black reflected so harmoniously on him.
Shuang Lan'er was stunned for a while, as if she was in a fairyland in the clouds for a while, such a pure and refined person is rare in the world.
The man's eyes didn't move, he looked at Shuang Lan'er.Wearing a plain long dress, her long untucked hair hangs down her waist, like a freehand waterfall splashed with ink in the mist and rain.He nodded very lightly.
Before Shuang Lan'er could understand, the old man who punted the boat said happily: "Girl, this young master agrees."
"Oh, thank you." Shuang Lan'er came back to her senses and smiled.
It was still raining, and the bamboo rafts were all drenched by the rain.Shuang Lan'er stepped on her steps carefully to prevent her feet from slipping, and finally sat on the stern of the boat.As the penny sticks into the water, the bamboo raft breaks through the water.
Above the water, the wind is colder.
Shuang Lan'er couldn't help but gathered her drenched clothes. At this time, the old man who punted the boat handed over a pure white oil-paper umbrella.
"Girl, this son gave it to you."
Shuang Lan'er took it blankly.Looking up, I saw a man in white clothes, standing on the bow of the boat, facing the wind and rain alone.The rain fell on his forged black hair, rolling silently along the ends of the hair.His back is lonely, and against the bustling and magnificent mountains and rivers around him, he looks even more lonely.
The rain fell on the bamboo raft, and there was a continuous "tap-tap", like a crisp and bright song, with a soothing tone, brushing over the swaying reeds on the bank, over the overlapping green hills, and over the slight ripples. of the river.
Shuang Lan'er kept staring at the man in front of her, not even feeling that time was passing by.
after a long time.The man finally moved.
Shuang Lan'er was startled, and quickly lowered her head, only to see his lonely reflection in the river water.
The silence at this moment was finally broken by the old man who punted the boat.With a slight lift, he lifted the long penny out of the water, changed the direction and continued to propel it into the water, "This girl, this young man, has been able to cross the same boat in ten years. Since there is a destiny, why don't you chat? Let's talk about each other along the way." Be a companion."
The man in white still stood still.
Shuang Lan'er looked up at the old man and smiled.
The old man shook his head lightly, "If you don't talk, then I'll hang my voice alone." Then, the powerful and loud singing lingered around the green hills, and the lingering sound lingered.
The rain gradually stopped.
The wind blew through Shuang Lan'er's hair, making it itchy.Looking down, you can see the water waves like silk folds, and looking up, you can see the long clear blue sky.At that moment, her heart was extraordinarily peaceful, as if she had forgotten all her troubles, and she only wanted to indulge in this beautiful green mountain and clear water.
When it was nearly midnight, the bamboo raft finally reached the shore.Shuang Lan'er got off the bamboo raft, looked up, and there was no sign of the man in white just now.The Yuezhou Wharf is on the back of the mountain, very desolate, surrounded by green bamboos on the mountain walls, at this time shrouded in darkness, like a giant beast lying in front of you.She hastened to hold the old man on the boat and asked, "Boater, it's so late that we can't climb over the mountain. May I ask where I can stay overnight?"
The old man pointed to the cliff, "There is a mountain temple there, and no money is accepted. The girl can stay overnight."
Shuang Lan'er looked at the dense forest behind her, and asked again, "Boater, do you want to stay overnight? Shall we go together?"
The old man waved his hand, "I'm going to Chenjiazhuang across the river, I haven't been with my old friends for a long time."
Shuang Lan'er disappointed: "Oh." In fact, it was dark at night, she was a little scared, and there was no one to accompany her, so she had to walk along the blue stone road to the top of the mountain.
She didn't sleep last night, she was extremely tired.Xingyue was covered by floating clouds, and she couldn't see her fingers around her. She had to climb the branches protruding on both sides of the road and barely walked forward.
In the deep mountains, she did not consider that there would be beasts.When a pair of bright green bright spots appeared in front of her, she rubbed her eyes, only to feel that they looked like two will-o'-the-wisps.It took her a moment to see that it was a leopard.
Leopard jumped to the ground and rushed towards her.She instinctively picked up a broken branch and swept it towards the leopard's eyes, because it was the only thing she could see clearly.
The leopard was caught in the eye, let out a stern roar, opened its bloody mouth wide, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, ready to go, containing the fury of thunder.He bowed and rushed towards Shuang Lan'er again.
Shuang Lan'er couldn't dodge in time, her left arm was torn by sharp claws, and the bloody smell quickly permeated, stimulating the leopard's animal nature even more.At that moment, she thought she was dead.
The moon broke through the clouds, and the leopard pounced again.She suddenly felt the silver light dancing in front of her eyes like a spirit snake, and it was actually a soft sword that was wrapped around a flying leopard like a ribbon. On the hilt of the sword, the gorgeous gems reflected a faint blue light under the moonlight.
The next moment, the leopard's throat was cut, and blood spurted out, like a warm red rain falling all over the sky.
There was no danger, at this time Shuang Lan'er saw clearly that the person who rescued her was the man in white who was on the boat with her before.
The man in white returned his sword back to its sheath, the edge of the soft sword shrank suddenly, like a soft belt wrapped around his waist.
Shocking Chuping, Shuang Lan'er saw the man in white turn around to leave, and quickly thanked: "My lord, thank you for saving me."
The white-clothed man acted as if he had never heard of it. He neither spoke nor turned his head, and walked along the blue stone path to the top of the mountain.
Shuang Lan'er was slightly stunned, this man never said a word to her from the beginning to the end, is it disdainful?Or something else?For some reason, she felt a little stuck in her heart.She followed the man in white out of the dense forest, up the hundred-step-high steps, and came to the temple on the top of the mountain.
The man in white stepped forward and knocked on the bronze door.
Moments later, a young monk in Tsing Yi came to open the door with a lantern.
Shuang Lan'er asked politely: "Little master, we are passing through here, can we stay overnight?"
The little monk looked at the blood on Shuang Lan'er suspiciously.
Shuang Lan'er explained: "I was attacked by a wild beast just now. Fortunately, this young master killed the leopard and saved me."
The little monk showed joy, "Is that leopard dead? Amitabha, thank God. This beast has injured several lives. The Yuezhou government sent people to hunt it several times, but let this beast run away. The girl was frightened. The two of you asked .”
Shuang Lan'er smiled and thanked, "Thank you, little master."
The little monk seemed to think of something, and said: "By the way, there are many people staying overnight, and only one side room is empty. I don't know the two of you..."
Under the moonlight, the man in white frowned slightly, and there was nothing but silence in his deep black eyes.
Shuang Lan'er bit her lips lightly, "My lord saved me, I am so grateful. Since there is only one wing room left, you can invite me. I can go to the firewood room or the temple to sleep for one night." She is not afraid of hardship, her family is poor, No matter how hard the day was, she survived it.But it's not easy for the brocade-clothed young man in front of him to give in.
The man in white looked at Shuang Lan'er, and suddenly took off the bag on his shoulders and opened it.
"My lord..." Shuang Lan'er was about to say more, when she suddenly felt a soft covering from the top of her head, and a light fragrance of flowers enveloped her and blocked her sight at the same time.
She took it off and saw clearly that it was a white man's shirt, and the refreshing floral fragrance also came from this shirt.Thinking that he saw his clothes being scratched by a leopard, that's why... She was about to thank him, but saw him striding away from the mountain temple.There was only one room, so he gave it to her and left alone.
Feeling sorry, she snatched the lantern from the little monk's hand, and chased him down the hundred steps, "Master, please wait a moment."
The man in white seemed to have never heard of it, and Xiaoxiao's figure slowly disappeared into the boundless night.
Shuang Lan'er chased him all the way, the lanterns and candles were shaking violently while running, and she was about to catch up, but she suddenly stepped on the air and sprained her foot.She didn't fall down, she staggered a few steps and finally stood still, but unfortunately, the lantern in her hand went out because of this.At the last moment when the light was shining, she saw clearly that there was a golden token tied around his waist, with the word "Thunder" clearly engraved on it.
Lantern series, you can't see your fingers around your body.Shuang Lan'er sighed in annoyance, and despite opening her eyes wide, he was no longer seen around.Thunder, could it be his name?His lonely and departing figure always surrounds his eyes, where will he go alone?Sleeping in the wilderness?After a day of rain and the mountains are muddy, how should he sleep in the open?
The next day, Shuang Lan'er got up early and climbed the mountains, and finally arrived at Yuezhou City in the evening.This place is completely different from the magnificent atmosphere of Shangyang Kyoto. It is built on the hillside, and there are rows of huts with white walls and red tiles, surrounding a green lake in the city.
The most peculiar thing is that the summer scenery in the city is harmonious, but the towering peaks in the south of the city have snow that does not melt all the year round, like a jade dragon lying across the sky and earth.Winter and summer coexist here.In the evening, the sky is full of red light, and the flowers, green trees and snow-capped mountains complement each other, making people intoxicated.
Shuang Lan'er wore the coat given to her by the man she met yesterday, pretending to be a man so as not to cause trouble.Unexpectedly, this dress brought her even more trouble.She came to a pawn shop and took off the silver bracelet on her wrist, "I want to pawn this bracelet." The old man who punted the boat confiscated her boat fare. Do it again to redeem.
The pawnbroker glanced at the silver bracelet, "Five taels."
Shuang Lan'er was taken aback, the bracelet was worth more than a dozen taels, it seems that this is a black shop.She took back the bracelet and turned to leave.
Chao Feng sneered at the pawnshop, "All the pawnshops in Yuezhou City are our semicolons, and the price is the same everywhere you go."
Shuang Lan'er stopped in her tracks. She heard that a local bully was in charge, so she wanted to come to Yuezhou City.
Looking down from the high counter, Chao Feng suddenly squinted his eyes and said: "In my opinion, the clothes on my brother are the best in Wu Jinzhong. If you want this, I can give you 50 taels, how about it?"
Shuang Lan'er was stunned again, a silver bracelet can only be worth five taels, but this dress is worth fifty taels.No, this black shop gives 50 taels, and the value of this dress is definitely more than a hundred taels. 50 taels is enough for her to settle down in Yuezhou City, and maybe she can rent a small shop and open a pharmacy.However, one day she had to return this dress to the man in white.She handed over the silver bracelet, "Just use it as a bracelet. Five taels is five taels."
"Oh, good." The pawnshop Chaofeng took the silver bracelet and handed over five taels of silver.Her eyes were still fixed on the clothes on Shuang Lan'er's body. It was a rare texture, finely embroidered, and inlaid with silver threads. It's a pity not to get it.
Shuang Lan'er turned to leave, not noticing that the pawnbroker Chaofeng behind her had been staring at her, with a calculating gleam in his furtive eyes.
At night, in the Yunu Mountain in the south of Yuezhou City.
The moonlight shines on the ground through the gaps in the leaves, the light and shadow are mottled, as bleak as frost.
As the wind blew, black waves seemed to be set off in the endless bamboo sea, one after another, with rustling sobs all over the sky.
Two sneaky figures dragged a black sack to a deserted place and untied the sack.Shuang Lan'er's hands and feet were bound, she was already awake, so she could only pretend to be unconscious.
A man said: "I just want this Wu Jin gown. It is said to be worth 200 taels of silver."
Another man smiled "hehe", "Search carefully, if you have such valuable clothes, there may be something more valuable."
"Brother Li, if we brazenly rob, will the government find out?"
"What are you looking for? An outsider, no one will know if he died. In the Yunu Mountain, there are many ferocious beasts, and it is not uncommon for there to be many corpses."
"Brother Li, there is nothing else."
"What! When I came to search, I thought there were other valuable things, just a piece of clothing. Bastard!"
Shuang Lan'er still pretended to be unconscious, looking for a chance to escape.
The man called Brother Li continued to grope around Shuang Lan'er.Shuang Lan'er almost vomited, but could only hold back.
After groping for a while, the man who was called Brother Li still felt incomplete, so with a "stab", he tore open the skirt of Shuang Lan'er's underwear.
At this time, another man persuaded: "Forget it, Brother Li. We have been out for a long time. It is not bad to get one or two hundred taels."
Unexpectedly, the man who was called Brother Li said excitedly: "Our brothers are lucky. When I knocked her out before, I thought this man was a bitch. It turned out to be a woman."
"female?"
"Yeah, look at the cloth strips wrapped around her chest? I haven't played with a woman for a long time, and it's delivered to your door. If you don't play, you won't play!"
"Okay, let's eat meat today, play enough, and make her dumb and send her to Chunhong Courtyard, and earn a lot of money."
The two approached Shuang Lan'er step by step with lewd smiles.
Shuang Lan'er could no longer pretend to be asleep, so she fought hard and injured one of them with a stone.At this time, another person struck her with a palm. Before she fainted, she felt a red light flashing in front of her eyes, and blood gushed out. For some reason, the two obscene men fell down one after another. Before she could see clearly, she also passed out.
When she woke up, Shuang Lan'er found herself in a cave.She lowered her head and saw that the inner shirt was intact, she felt relieved, it seemed that she was rescued again.She got up and walked out of the cave.
After leaving the entrance of the cave, I found that the cave is densely covered with vines, cypresses lying horizontally, and green pines hanging upside down, which is extremely beautiful.
At this time, the sky is already bright, and the peaks and mountains show their unique outlines from the night.Above the sky, the peaks of the mountains shone with golden light everywhere, and golden spots covered all the mountains like smoke and dust.
Suddenly, a faint sound came, faint, like a wisp of green smoke lingering among the clouds on the mountain top, lingering in the lush green forest, and lingering for a long time.
She had never heard such a unique sound. She didn't know what instrument was playing it. Sometimes it trembled for a long time, and sometimes it was intermittent, like a spring breeze blowing on the face and a river flowing quietly.
The sad meaning in the song moves the listener.I don't know why the person playing this song is in such a sad mood.
She followed the music to find it, pushed aside the thick bushes, and couldn't help being stunned by the sight in front of her.Xiaoxiao in white clothes, it was him!It was the man in white who was on the same bamboo raft and rescued her.
At this moment, he was sitting on a boulder on the edge of a cliff.
The blue sky is set against the towering huge peaks, and under the golden sunlight, a few white clouds cast cloud shadows between the peaks.And he seemed to be sitting in the middle of the white clouds, with his body sideways, a little black jade between his brows, like a dark flower embroidered on the white brocade.
What surprised her even more was that there was no musical instrument in his hand, only a bamboo leaf.She never knew that a bamboo leaf could play such beautiful music, the sound was like a clear spring rushing down from a mountain stream.
He seemed to feel her presence, the song stopped, and he raised his hand, but saw the bamboo leaves flying and falling into the clouds.
Seeing that he stopped playing, but did not turn around, Shuang Laner tried to call softly, "Thunder?"
His slender eyebrows were raised slightly, and he looked over in surprise.
Shuang Lan'er was overjoyed, he really had that name.She asked again: "You saved me again?"
He looked at her quietly.Under the gorgeous morning sun, her face was like a piece of translucent jade, immersed in the brilliance, and her eyes like autumn water were fixed on her body at this moment.He nodded very lightly.
Shuang Lan'er smiled and said, "Thank you."
That smile was as fresh as morning dew, he was startled for a moment, and soon regained his composure.Standing up silently, he picked up the bamboo basket beside him, turned around and left.
Only then did Shuang Lan'er notice that there was a bamboo basket by his feet all the time, and the things in it were all the things she was most familiar with, such as lyre, tiger's beard, and musk orchid, etc., all of which grew on the steep cliffs. Rare and rare herbs.It turned out that he worked so hard to collect medicine in Yuezhou.Seeing that he was far away, she hurriedly caught up and said, "Lei Ting, you saved me twice, and I can't repay you. If your trip is to collect medicine, I can help you once or twice."
He was still walking fast.
Shuang Lan'er trotted to keep up.He never spoke from the beginning to the end, perhaps withdrawn by nature.She said again: "I know herbs. For example, the musk orchid you picked has four leaves. The efficacy of this medicine is far inferior to that of six-leaf musk orchid."
He stopped suddenly, stretched out his hand to support Shuang Lan'er who was too late to stop and almost bumped into her.
At that moment, there was a look of inquiry in his eyes as clear as the sky and clouds.
Shuang Lan'er felt that his hand was holding her shoulder, that feeling was gentle and delicate.Her face suddenly turned red for no reason.After a pause, she looked at his gentle and jade-like face, and said: "Really, I know herbs. I just want to return your favor, nothing else."
He let go of her, a smile slowly blooming on his lips.
In the next few days, Shuang Lan'er followed Lei Ting all the way.After picking some rare herbs from Yunv Mountain, they returned to Yuezhou City.She found that Lei Ting had never said a single word to anyone, and his expression was like ice.She knew that he was definitely not dumb. If he had a voice problem, it would be impossible for him to blow such beautiful tunes with bamboo leaves.He's just naturally reluctant to communicate with people.
After getting along for a long time, she found that Lei Ting is actually quite interesting.Every time he came to the restaurant, he always took out a piece of silver and put it on the counter without saying a word.The bosses look at his posture, they all choose the best room and the most expensive food.She couldn't help but be speechless, even if she had money, he didn't spend it like this.
After getting along with each other, Shuang Lan'er gradually figured out Lei Ting's preferences. He only likes black and white. He always buys white for all clothes and black for all cloaks.Sometimes all his white clothes were covered under a black cloak, but she was indeed wearing a white dress.The two walked side by side on the street of Yuezhou City... Khan, it seems... this kind of combination can easily remind people of... the impermanence of black and white.
That evening, Shuang Lan'er took a painting from him.There is a flower in the painting. His painting skills are very good, and the strokes are smooth and lifelike.The flowers hang down in a long string, and the wind is beautiful.The petals are white, with a little pink at the tip, and the colorful leaves hold up the flowers like a rainbow.
"Snow Goose Exquisite Flower!"
After reading it, Shuang Lan'er blurted out.When I looked up, I happened to meet his appreciative gaze.Her heart became hot, and she lowered her head and said: "The book "Fantasy Flowers and Trees" introduces that this flower is born in an extremely cold place, on the top of a snow-capped mountain. The leaves are magical like a rainbow, and flowers only bloom once every seven years. It is tasteless, but the fragrance of the flowers fades away. The flowering season is summer, almost now. Because it takes root in the crevices of the cliffs, the flowering period is tasteless and very short. It is rare in the world. Maybe only the snow geese hovering on the top of the snow-capped mountains have seen it So it is called 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower'."
He nodded.
She asked again: "Do you want to pick this flower for medicine?"
He didn't say a word, but there was no doubt in his expression.
According to historical records, this flower only appeared on the top of Yunv Peak in Yuezhou, but there has been no record for a hundred years, and it is not known whether it really existed or whether it was extinct long ago.She thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Lei Ting. You saved me twice, but I have never repaid you. A few days ago, I just helped you pick some common herbs, which is nothing. This time I can really help you."
He raised his long eyebrows slightly, waiting for her next words.
Shuang Lan'er said again: "I'm afraid you only know one thing, not the other. 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' has an extremely cold temperament, and it is the best medicinal material for treating rare fevers. It's just that this flower cannot be picked by men. Men belong to Yang. If you touch this flower, the flower will die immediately and can no longer be used as medicine. Even if a woman picks it, she needs to make a knife blade out of ice, carefully cut off the flower, and put it in a container made of ice to ensure that the flower is fresh and undefeated when used as medicine.”
Hearing this, his handsome eyebrows were deeply tangled, and his clear eyes were stained with melancholy.
Seeing his gloomy expression, Shuang Lan'er asked cautiously, "Lei Ting, do you have important relatives waiting for this flower to be used as medicine?"
He didn't speak, nor nodded.
The atmosphere was suddenly as quiet as sinking water, so quiet that he could hear his breathing slightly disturbed.
Shuang Lan'er understood it, and stopped asking any more questions, and said: "The world is vast, and finding the 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' is all about luck. If you are sincere, everything will come true, and we will definitely find this flower."
After listening to her words, his usually condensed face finally showed a hint of relief.
At this time, Shuang Lan'er remembered an important matter, and said with a solemn expression, "Xianglong State has regulations that rare medicinal materials are owned by the royal family, and folks are not allowed to pick them privately. If there is a special need, you have to report to the government for approval. Death penalty. I don't know about you..." She has lost her family anyway, and he saved her life twice. She doesn't care, but she doesn't know if he has any concerns.
After listening to Shuang Lan'er's words, his throat rolled, and he only uttered a little chirp, with a look of disdain.
Shuang Lan'er's affection for him increased even more.Thunder is the real fearless power.A seductive figure suddenly appeared in her mind - Long Teng.She couldn't help frowning slightly, how could she think of Long Teng.Compared with the famous and upright official Long Teng, Lei Ting is a world of difference!She secretly swore: No matter how much it costs, she must find "Snow Goose Linglong Flower".
The next day, they entered Yunv Mountain and headed towards Yunv Xuefeng.Sleeping in the mountains for one night, we approached Yunvfeng in the afternoon of the second day.The scorching heat has long gone, and the cold air of the snow-capped mountains is coming in.
Standing at the foot of Yunv Peak and looking up, the blue sky stands against the towering snow peak, and the melted snow falls from the high hanging mountain stream, like thousands of shining silver chains.The falling snow water pools in the stream at their feet, and the waves are thrown up, forming thousands of blooming white lotuses, which are extremely beautiful.
As she approached Yunv Peak, Shuang Lan'er became more and more excited. People who study medicine have a natural obsession with herbal medicines. The rarer they are, the more they want to see the true face of Lushan Mountain.Turning his head and looking, he was sitting by the stream, silently watching the gurgling stream, not knowing what to think.The sun shines directly to the bottom of the clear water, and the snow-capped mountains and clear streams are reflected in the glittering scales, as well as his shadow, stretched long and rippling with the clear waves.
After a short break.
They climbed up the snow-capped mountains, and the mountains became steeper and steeper. Birds rarely flew here, but the scenery became more and more beautiful. The verdant virgin forests and the dense pines seemed to hold up the sky like giant umbrellas, leaking spots of sunlight.
Gradually, the emerald green was covered by the vast white snow.The bright light is also swallowed by the night.There is only cold and darkness around them.This night, Shuang Lan'er spent the coldest night in her life.She had never looked forward to the dawn so much, longing for the sun.The next day, they searched around Xuefeng, but they didn't even see the shadow of "Snow Goose Linglong Flower".The dry food they carried with them became cold and hard, making it hard to chew. After another day, they had no choice but to go home.
On the second day, in desperation, they went to the colder mountain to look for "Snow Goose Linglong Flower".
Shuang Lan'er walked very slowly and couldn't keep up with him. Every time he stopped to wait for her, she barely kept up.This time, she fell a long way again.The difference was that he no longer stopped to wait for her, but walked straight towards her, with a search in his deep eyes.
Shuang Lan'er sat on the ground to rest, raised her head and smiled at him, "I can't walk anymore. Just rest for a while, you go ahead first, don't waste time. I guess the flowering period of 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' is just around the corner. Recently."
His handsome eyebrows were raised high, as if he didn't believe it.
Shuang Lan'er bit her lip, and she knew the reason was far-fetched, but she didn't want him to know that she was bitten by a ferret on her calf last night, at this time the venom was slowly seeping into her limbs, and she couldn't move freely.Concealing the tussle between her lips, she smiled and said, "Really, I'll be here in a short while."
He nodded, turned his back and left.
Shuang Lan'er breathed a sigh of relief, closed her eyes, and leaned against the big stone behind her.The ferret poison is not fatal, but the optimal detoxification time is within two days.If it cannot be detoxified in time within two days, sequelae will be left.
She sat, gathering strength.It's just that when she closed her eyes, she felt that her whole body was shaking, and her eyelids were heavy.At this moment, the sound of boots stepping over the snow moved from far to near, and finally stopped beside her.In a daze, she felt a pair of hands hugging her in the air, and the cool fragrance of lilies lingered around her.On the top of the snow-capped mountains, where is the clear fragrance of flowers?This feeling is like being in a silent night, making people lazy and unwilling to move, only willing to indulge blindly.
She wasn't completely unconscious, she was already awake when she felt a faint throbbing pain in her calf.Reluctantly opened his eyes and looked around, he seemed to see thunder in a blur, a few rays of sunlight shone on him sparsely, and in the endless snow, only a little black jade on his forehead was tightly pressed against her slender white calf.A dull pain came from the wound, it was... he was sucking out the poisonous blood.She suddenly understood, and without knowing where the strength came from, she pushed him away.
He was slightly startled, and when he raised his face, the strands of jet-black hair swept across her slender calves.
Shuang Lan'er breathed out quickly, "Young Master Lei, you can't suck out the venom. If the dirty blood stays in your mouth for too long, the poison of the ferret will slowly erode your nerves..." She stopped talking suddenly and stood there in a daze. Blood stains remained, thin lip line, perfect and firm jaw, straight nose, cold eyes, at this time a ray of bright red added a ray of enchantment to him.
There was a moment of silence.
He spat out the dirty blood in his mouth, raised his hand and gently wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.
Seeing that he spit out poisonous blood in time, Shuang Lan'er breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I have troubled you. The poison of the ferret does not matter, just walk slowly. Let's find 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' quickly. We can't delay any longer ...Young Master Lei..."
At the end of the speech, it has become a shout.It's because he didn't hesitate to jump straight down the mountain.
"Mr. Lei! Don't worry about me! You're going down the mountain, what about 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower'?"
Shuang Lan'er shouted hoarsely, as if he had never heard of it, and in the vast white snow, he was no longer seen in an instant.She understood that he used lightness kung fu to go down the mountain to get the antidote for her.Isn't he afraid of missing the flowering period of "Snow Goose Linglong Flower"?
"Young Master Lei! Young Master Lei!"
Shuang Lan'er yelled over and over again, but the only answer she got was the desolate echo floating in the vast white snow.A strange feeling slowly grew in her heart.
At this moment, "Chirp—" a long cry, piercing the sky like a sharp knife.
Shuang Lan'er looked up suspiciously, not wanting to see a big bird spread its wings and glide past.Snow-white in color, the whole body is streamlined, with a huge body, about a person's height with his arms outstretched.
Could this be the legendary - snow geese!
It is recorded in the book that no one has seen the "Snow Goose Linglong Flower" for a hundred years, maybe only the snow goose hovering on the top of the snow mountain has the chance to take a look at its true face.Now that she sees Xueyan, does it mean that "Snowyan Linglonghua" is also nearby?
He left and went to get the antidote for her.
Then, should she also do something for him?She believes that sincerity leads to success.
Actions are often quicker and more decisive than thoughts.The next moment, she was already chasing the snow geese all the way.
There was a long cry of "jiu chirp" above her head, and she ran desperately, forgetting the poison she was poisoned, forgetting the fatigue, and forgetting everything.She followed the snow goose to a barren land, and finally the snow goose stopped on a strange rock.
Shuang Lan'er really wanted to climb up the several feet high jagged rock, but the rock wall was covered with moss and was too slippery. She tried several times but failed.At this time, she came up with a way to tie the back wrap on her shoulders, took off the hairpin and inserted it into the gap in the stone wall, and climbed up again with a little strength.She almost fell down a few times on the way, but she didn't give up, even though her hands were covered with bloodstains, even though her whole body was numb with pain, she didn't give up.It was getting closer, getting closer, and finally she clung to the top of the stone wall and jumped up.She was so excited that she didn't notice a protruding thorn on the stone wall, and instantly cut the fabric on her leg, piercing all the way to the innermost part, making a bloody gash.Pain spreads all over the body.However, the scene in front of her eyes made her eyes brighten, and she forgot all the pain.
There is a small natural concave hole here. Stone pillars of various shapes in the concave hole emit colorful rays of light, dripping colored water droplets, and merge into a colorful small pond.The legendary "Snow Goose Linglong Flower" is quietly blooming in the colorful pond.
The colorful leaves hold up a long string of bell-like flowers, exactly as described in the book.There is not a trace of fragrance, but it feels like being in the flowers.
The snow geese flapped their wings and flew away, bringing with them a gust of icy wind.
Shuang Lan'er was very excited. If she hadn't been lucky enough to meet Xueyan, she might never find this weird place in her whole life.She knelt down slowly, took out the ice blade and ice trough that she had prepared earlier, carefully took off the flowers, and put them in the ice trough.
The snow is cold, so don't worry about the ice trough melting, but her scarred hands are turning blue from the ice trough at this moment, and she is in desperate need of treatment, and the ferret poison in her body is waiting for no one.But she didn't care about it at all, and she was full of joy.Excitedly, she climbed down the stone wall with the ice trough, and because of her happiness, she quickly landed on the ground.She wholeheartedly wanted to go back to the place where Lei Ting had left before, and wait there for him to come back.But she never thought that the first person she waited for was the people from the Yuezhou government.
It turned out that the fact that Lei Ting wanted to pick the "Snow Goose Linglong Flower" had been accidentally leaked long ago.The government sent people to follow them secretly, just waiting for them to pick exotic flowers, and then they would get all the stolen goods.
Shuang Lan'er was taken down the mountain by the officials and locked up in the city prison of Yuezhou. The "Snow Goose Linglong Flower" that she had worked so hard to collect was confiscated by the prefect of Yuezhou, and she was put in a larger ice container, waiting to express it to the court. achievement.She wasn't panicked, and she wasn't worried about being punished. Compared to her, she was more worried about Lei Ting. He urgently needed this flower for medicine, but the flower fell into the hands of the government. She didn't know what he would do?
One night in prison, she gritted her teeth to endure the pain of the ferret's poison, thinking about thousands of possible situations in her mind.But she never expected that among the thousands of possibilities, none of the final facts was as shocking as it could be.
On the second day, the dawn dawned.
The loud sound of the sword splitting the iron lock woke her up from her sleep. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and saw clearly, she couldn't help being stunned, it was Thunder.
I saw him in white clothes, black hair flying, and his figure as light as if he had entered the realm of no one. He was holding a soft sword inlaid with sapphires in his hand, and it was the sword that split the iron lock in the prison.The sword hit the gold and iron, shooting out beautiful sparks, and the dots bloomed in front of her eyes.
The jailer in the prison shouted in panic, "Come on! Someone is robbing the prison!"
"what!"
The jailer's screams finally ended with his graceful hand.
Shuang Lan'er saw clearly that he just threw a bamboo leaf, and the jailer fainted and fell to the ground.While still in a daze, he stepped forward and grabbed her wrist firmly, dragging her to stride outside.
Pianpian white clothes are in front of you, and the fragrance of lilies is always lingering.At that moment, she felt as if she was drunk, cold and unrestrained, chic and unrestrained, with such an aura, he was the only one in the world.
When they arrived at the gate of the prison, the prefect of Yuezhou City obviously rushed to hear the news. It was a fat man with a mustache, panting.Seeing the person robbing the prison, the prefect of Yuezhou immediately raised his official tone, raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, and shouted: "Bold, how dare you hijack the Tianchao Prison of Xianglong Kingdom! Come on, go up and take down the villain!"
The prefect of Yuezhou was filled with righteous indignation, and the officials behind him were also majestic and ready to move.
Shuang Lan'er thought that a fierce battle was inevitable.But who would have thought that he just calmly took out the golden token by his side, and calmly and slowly placed the golden token in front of the governor of Yuezhou. The texture is thick and radiant.
The summer sun is fierce and golden.
The prefect of Yuezhou squinted his eyes, and it took him a while to see the word "Thunder" written on the gold medal.He was startled immediately, and knelt down with a "plop", seemingly terrified. He trembled all the time when he spoke, "Thunderbolt...my minister, Li Qingyang, the prefect of Yuezhou, has met King Rui...King Rui is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old !” After saying that, he fell on the ground and dared not get up again, he said why this prison-robbed man looked familiar, but he was Rui Wang Long Xiaoting, he really never dreamed of it.He was lucky enough to meet King Rui once at a state banquet, why didn't he recognize him just now?He really wanted to slap himself a few times to offend King Rui. In the future, he would still be a mess in the officialdom?
The prefect of Yuezhou kept annoyed, and Shuang Lan'er was also stunned.King Rui?How many Rui Wangs can there be in the world?She thought, her sky completely collapsed at that moment.She didn't know how long she had been standing, her back and palms were covered with sweat, she didn't know whether it was too hot or caused by the cold in her heart.Her heart seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and her complexion gradually turned white.
The white back in front of him cannot overlap with King Rui's light golden, cold, unfeeling back in his memory.How can she believe it?But she had to believe it.It turned out that his name was not Lei Ting. "Thunder Order" was a symbol of his noble status. How could she, a daughter of a commoner family, know that?
Long Xiaoting turned his head, saw Shuang Lan'er suddenly waved him away, and was stunned, thinking that she couldn't accept his identity for a while.He waved his hand to signal the prefect of Yuezhou to step back.
If Li Qingyang, the governor of Yuezhou, was granted amnesty, he kowtowed again and again: "I am stupid, I don't know that the 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower' is what the lord wants. Please rest assured, the lord, this flower has been properly kept by the officials, so I will send someone to escort it to Prince Rui's mansion." Suddenly, he rolled his eyes, and said again: "My lord, please be at ease, only the lower officials know about this matter." After that, he raised his eyes to look at Long Xiaoting's face, seeing that Long Xiaoting's face remained unchanged, he did so. Carefully pray and leave.He guessed right, Long Xiaoting came to Yuezhou alone to collect medicine, and he definitely didn't want people to know that the token was shown just now to avoid unnecessary casualties.
Seeing everyone leave, Long Xiaoting took out a small white-glazed blue flower bottle from his long sleeves and handed it to Shuang Lan'er behind him.
Shuang Lan'er stared blankly, knowing that it was the antidote to the poison of the ferret.She has been poisoned for two days, and there is no further delay.If the most effective treatment is missed, lifelong sequelae will be left, that is, whenever the heavy snow falls, the calf injury will hurt into the bone marrow.She reached out to take the blue bottle, but when she touched his warm fingertips, she suddenly withdrew her hand.
Long Xiaoting stepped forward, thinking that Shuang Lan'er would hold it steady, so he let go.
One let go, but the other withdrew his hand.Two by two intertwined...
I saw the white-glazed blue vase draw a beautiful arc between his fingers, and fell straight to the ground. It was smashed to pieces in an instant, and the black concoction flowed all over the ground.
Shuang Lan'er stared at the remains of the antidote on the ground in a daze, without saying a word.
But Long Xiaoting looked at her puzzled.After a while, he put a bamboo leaf between his thin lips and blew a long song.
A guard in black quickly appeared from the shadows and jumped in front of Long Xiaoting.This person, Shuang Lan'er naturally recognized, was Fengtian, the commander of the guards in Prince Rui's residence.
Fengtian asked respectfully, "What is your order?"
"Quick get the antidote to ferret poison."
Shuang Lan'er trembled all over. Such a voice was as deep as a ghost. It was hard to imagine that a person with such a gentle and handsome face could have such a hoarse voice.This kind of voice was extremely cold, reminding her of the icy and snowy Jade Girl Peak, where the strong wind swept by, bringing out a vein of ice cold, which seemed to freeze people's hearts to the bone.
She thought, anyone who has heard such a voice will never forget it.Yes, she did not forget King Rui's voice.It's just that she has never heard the voice of Thunder.Before that, she always wanted to hear the voice of Thunder, imagining that it was like a clear spring spitting beads.Now, she finally heard his voice, but it was like this...
She remained motionless, as if all the strength in her body was withdrawn at this moment when hope was shattered.And her whole body was left with only an empty skeleton, and the blood in her body seemed to have been frozen by that icy voice and stopped flowing.
Feng Tian took the order and asked, "My lord, have you found the 'Snow Goose Linglong Flower'?"
Long Xiaoting nodded slightly.
Fengtian hurriedly congratulated: "Your Majesty is truly a heavenly genius. His subordinates admire him for being able to do what ordinary people can't do. It's just..." After a pause, he said guiltily: "My subordinates are ineffective and have not found Mrs. Lan so far. Only 'Xue Yan' Linglonghua', without Madam Lan's blood, how can I save the princess..." He stopped talking suddenly, and finally noticed the woman who had been standing behind Long Xiaoting.Isn't that appearance, that figure, the person he has been looking for in Shangyang City since the fire?Shuang Laner!
Feng Tian was stunned for a while before pointing at Shuang Lan'er, and said, "Mrs. Lan? It turns out that the prince has found Mrs. Lan. It's really gratifying."
"what!"
Long Xiaoting was stunned, his body froze.Turning around to look at Shuang Lan'er, her eyes were full of astonishment.She is Shuang Lan'er?At this time, her fair skin was slightly pale.Under the flying eyebrows, there were originally bright eyes, which were expressionless and full of hesitation.It seems that she didn't expect him to be King Rui.
Similarly, he did not expect that she would be Shuang Lan'er.In the first two meetings, her face was swollen each time. He never saw her face clearly, nor paid attention to her voice.Unexpectedly, in the vast sea of people, they would meet in this way.
They stood under the scorching sun, silent to each other, looking at each other.
The sun is brutally baking the earth, there is no wind, and the heat is pervasive and suffocating.
Fengtian looked at them strangely, not daring to step forward to intervene.
long time.
Long Xiaoting broke the silence, his voice mixed with gentleness, not as cold as before, and said slowly: "Princess needs your help. In fact, Ke Yin is very kind, but unfortunately fate is not blessed, can you..."
Shuang Lan'er interrupted suddenly, "What if I refuse?"
Long Xiaoting paused, turned around and stopped looking at her, and after another long time, he ordered Fengtian: "Take Mrs. Lan back to the house." After saying that, Xiaoxiao Baiying hurriedly disappeared around the corner.
Under the scorching sun, Shuang Lan'er suddenly smiled.Today she understood for the first time that there is a kind of cruelty called tenderness.
(End of this chapter)
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