Chapter 50: Wild Geese Storm (5)

The mountain torrent was dirty and fast. Zhuo Siheng held on to the two children and the three of them so that they could not be scattered by the rapids. The prince and princess both choked on their saliva several times and could not even cry out for help. Zhuo Siheng shouted for them to hold on to him, but the water flow

The roaring sound was as loud as the thunderous explosion. He could not hear the rest of the sound due to the roaring in his ears. He didn't know whether the two children heard it. He himself choked on enough water and his nasal cavity became sore and numb.

Fortunately, the terrain where they were just now was neither high nor low, and it happened to be the channel for the torrent to drain. The surrounding trees were dense, which slowed down the water a little. But the danger was that there were too many trees. If they accidentally hit them, they would probably die.

That's injury.

The slowing flash flood floated down several uprooted hollow rotten trees. Zhuo Siheng quickly hooked one of them with a diagonal long bow and let the two children cling to him. The three of them seemed to be tying their lives to a tree with one force.

On top of the dead trees, Zhuo Siheng used his other hand to protect the heads of the two children from time to time to prevent them from being hit by the thick branches flowing through the trees.

The autumn rain was cold and the mountain torrents melted like snow. After a while, Liu Xu and Liu Wan's lips were already light purple. Zhuo Siheng expected that his complexion would not be much better. He was really hungry and cold, and the strength in his body

It was about to be used up, but every time he glanced at the two children holding him tightly with one hand and clasping them on the driftwood with the other, he felt a courageous power from the bottom of his heart and continued to grit his teeth and remain motionless.

The more trees there are, the slower the flash flood. After the water overflows to all sides, the water level also drops a lot. Zhuo Siheng feels that his toes can already touch the bottom, and the water is slow enough. He uses up the remaining strength in his body to push the princess and

The prince dragged the driftwood up one after another and ordered them to lie down, while he was still soaking in the cold water.

Several vortices were generated in the dense forest. Zhuo Siheng himself had to hang half of his body on the driftwood to avoid the oncoming trees that could kill people. He was much taller than the child, and it was even harder to avoid. He only tried to dodge in front, but he didn't.

I saw clearly that a branch sticking out from my side suddenly hit me diagonally as it was swirling along the driftwood.

Due to the inertia of the water flow, Zhuo Siheng's head seemed to be whipped violently. Suddenly, there were white and red lights everywhere, and there was a buzzing in his ears. He only heard two calls from the prince before he fainted completely.

As if he had really died again, Zhuo Siheng grasped his departing consciousness in a strange pain. Pain everywhere in his body urged him to open his eyes quickly, so he could only do so.

What I saw was the sky and two little crying faces.

"Wake up!" Princess Qingshan's voice was joyful, but her expression was like crying loudly.

The prince kept wiping his tears with his muddy sleeves, making his face look more and more stained...

Zhuo Siheng couldn't help but feel that they were cute and pitiful, and thought that this was probably what happened when your father died. He tried hard to suppress the pain in his muscles and sat up straight, trembling, and held the two crying children in his arms.

They were on a huge stone platform, and the driftwood happened to be stuck in the place where the huge rock protruded. The flood had receded, and there was mud and tree debris under the stone. The clouds floating in the sky were already lighter silver.

, but the sun kept falling to the west during this period.

It looks like we are going to spend the night here tonight.

In short, you still need to coax your child before making other preparations.

"How did you get me up here? Stop crying and come and tell me." Zhuo Siheng didn't have to lower his voice deliberately, he basically just spoke weakly and hoarsely.

The prince was older after all, so he held back his bitterness and said: "When the water receded, the wood got stuck here. My sister and I jumped on the rocks and tied the rattan to you to pull us over."

Zhuo Siheng went to open the palms of the two children that had been soaked until they turned white and gray. He saw that they were covered with red and purple bruises. He felt distressed and moved at the same time. Looking at their faces, there were also many small scars, which must have come from the treetops where the torrent passed.

I couldn't help but hold the child tighter.

"I'm really sorry. I said I would protect you brothers and sisters, but I fainted first." Zhuo Siheng rubbed the palms of the two children and encouraged, "Thanks to you two for being strong and smart and thinking of this way, otherwise I won't know tonight.

Why spend the night?"

The prince seemed to have never heard anyone praise him for his intelligence. He was flattered at this time, but after hearing this, he looked surprised: "Why don't we hurry back to the army camp?"

"You can't walk in the forest at night unless you have to." He wanted to say that it was dangerous for wild beasts to look for food, and it would frighten the children, so he had to change his words and give a less scary reason, "It's very dangerous to be unable to tell the direction at night.

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The prince suddenly understood and nodded. Even Princess Qingshan stopped crying and just listened quietly.

"So we have to get something that can last us the night. Let's get through tonight first, replenish some strength, and then go find a way tomorrow." In this special period, we don't care about the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, and besides, he still has to be a minister and all kinds of things.

The two children were even more frightened by the respectful words. Why not be bold enough to act like their elder brother and say, "Prince, princess, you have to do me a favor."

"Brother Zhuo Shizhao, tell me." After the princess was praised just now, she suddenly became strong and felt that she was very relied upon.

Zhuo Siheng thought to himself that I am your father's servant, and you call me brother. Our generation is too chaotic. But now is not the time to care about this, so he just smiled and said softly: "You can handle this matter if you cry.

not good."

The princess immediately sat up straight and solemnly, shaking her head vigorously to show that she would not cry anymore.

"You go pick up some branches. You are not allowed to go far, only nearby. Only this kind." Zhuo Siheng picked up a wet pine twig at hand, "I'll find something else. We won't be afraid of fire at night."

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"But is it really possible to light a fire if it's so humid?" The prince expressed doubts.

"You have to try." In fact, Zhuo Siheng himself was not sure. Although he had learned how to make fire with wet branches, he had always watched Mr. Hu Yan do it before and he had never succeeded.

He stood up staggeringly, murmuring something offended, untied the princess's long hairband with his hands, and tied one hand of each child with the lavender ribbon to prevent the two from getting separated, and gave another instruction

Don't let go until there are other things that need attention.

Zhuo Siheng's own brothers and sisters did not need to be coaxed. They had all suffered a lot and were too sensible and obedient. So God asked him to make up for his share of the previous ten years on this day and gave him two brothers and sisters who could cry.

He experienced the real feeling of being a big brother for once.

But actually...it feels pretty good.

Zhuo Siheng watched the child's back always within his field of vision, and then stood up to check the surrounding environment. The hemp-backed bow was still hung on the driftwood. Thanks to the weapons and armorers of the Forbidden Army, the weapons were made so strong that the strong currents could not move them.

They were able to save their lives because the quiver was not broken or broken. Originally, the quiver was still firmly attached to his body, and was removed only after the two children dragged it. Now that the quiver fell into the mud under the stone, Zhuo Siheng went down to pick it up.

When I got up and checked, I found a total of nine fine iron black cluster arrows, many of which were sealed in sheepskin quivers.

Then, he walked higher up the rock alone.

This is a small platform made of several huge rocks. The joints of the rocks are unevenly interlocked, forming many gaps parallel to the ground. Some branches cannot be inserted into them, but some can be penetrated with half of the body to check. They have vicious habits.

Birds of prey love to build their nests here. In autumn, most of these bird nests are abandoned, but the wood chips and velvet used to build their nests are the fluffiest and softest. In addition, the water level has not risen to this place, and the rain cannot get in, so

The dry environment deep in the rock crevice was well maintained. Zhuo Siheng put half of his body in, and after searching for a long time with the length of an arm, he finally found a dry nest and pulled it out with two fingers.

, it was indeed a good nursery prepared by the birds for their children. It had been raining outside for such a long time, but it was still not wet or collapsed. He took out a few pieces of dry gravel from the inside and placed them carefully.

Reserve areas that are not exposed to water.

At this time, the children also carried back two arms of branches. Zhuo Siheng asked them to rub off the moist bark of the branches on the inner rock platform to increase the heat and evaporate the water vapor. Then they took out an arrow and rubbed it with iron clusters.

Wet pebbles were used to ignite the dry bird's nest with the sparks rubbed out. Finally, they were placed around a clump of pine branches that had worn off the outer skin and exposed some rosin. Although it was not dry enough, the temperature was high enough...

The bonfire was lit like this.

This magical fire-making performance has completely established Zhuo Siheng's status as the boss in the hearts of the two children. I am afraid that even if he wants to usurp the throne now, the two children will clap their hands and applaud as hard as they did just now to show their support.

After solving the problem of heating, he also had to solve the problem of food. This was easy for Zhuo Siheng. He asked his children to dry their clothes, and then he marked them by himself. He went to the forest to hunt hares that had lost their nests due to flash floods.

Because the child was afraid, he killed the rabbit, skinned it, and brought it back to the temporary camp.

Although these two children have seen murder, it is better to add less psychological shadow to them...

Zhuo Siheng went to a higher place to pick a handful of sour berries, crushed them evenly and spread them on the rabbit meat before grilling it over a fire. The natural sour taste was used to remove the fishy smell and prevent the meat from being less delicious and tasty without salt.

The problem of poor taste.

The two children stared wide-eyed, thinking that Zhuo Siheng was some kind of god who came down to earth to have such abilities. When they ate the fragrant and oily rabbit meat into their hungry bellies, they were even more sure that Zhuo Siheng must be otherworldly.

Possessing uncanny abilities, he is a legendary figure that only appears in jokes.

"Brother Zhuo Shizhao, does the number one scholar need to be able to do this?" Liu Wan looked at her with admiration after eating.

Zhuo Siheng said it was just a few skills he learned in his hometown, but what he was thinking was that back then he thought he would have to rely on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Polar Adventure to support his family. Who knew that he would turn around and become the number one scholar again? He thought he had these skills.

It's no longer needed. Who knows why the sky sent you two big treasures to take him to survive in the wilderness.

It is true that fate has many twists and turns, and while going round and round without knowing which way it is, a blind cat bumps into a dead mouse.

Thinking of this, Zhuo Siheng suddenly found it funny. He was considered to be a top scholar in reading, but why was the metaphor in his mind still so clumsy?

After eating rabbit meat, he felt much better, and the painful wounds on his body were relieved a little. He picked up pine branches and rubbed off the outer skin to add fuel to the fire. After all, it was still damp, and there was black smoke billowing from the fire, but he didn't know.

Feifu: It would be better if the team looking for the prince could see the smoke.

That's right, Prince.

Zhuo Siheng was filling firewood by the fire. The dirty clothes on the two children had almost dried. However, the autumn night was heavy with dew and it had just rained. They were all shrunk like sparrows in winter.

My hands cautiously reached toward the flames to keep warm.

I am afraid there is no suitable time not to say anything at this time. Zhuo Siheng cannot bear to ask the two cute and cute children the questions he has always doubted in his heart: "Prince, Princess, if you don't ask me some things right now, I might not have the chance to do it again."

Talk, there are only three of us in Gao Tian Yuanyue at this time, can you tell me the truth? I wonder why you two fell behind? How did you meet the assassin?"

Princess Qingshan's face turned pale when she heard this, but after all, she had grown stronger after experiencing the transformation of life and death. She held back her tears and did not cry. The prince thought to himself, "I don't believe that Brother Zhuo who saved my life and my sister's life can still be trusted."

Who is it? So I informed you of all the circumstances of that day.

It turns out that Princess Qingshan has no interest in hunting. She just joined the fun and wanted to ride a horse like her brother, so she joined the team of young girls. The prince is not keen on riding and shooting, but it will be more embarrassing if he can't shoot the prey.

Sin and his father, if they achieve great results this time, they may be able to intercede on behalf of their mother when they return.

The soldiers in the prince's team didn't want to travel hard, so they asked him to set traps to catch the prey and pretend to shoot it. The prince refused. Those people were not familiar with him, and they were even more negligent. They often shouted after walking in the forest for a short time.

Tired and thirsty, and the scouts not doing their best, the prince was led in circles for the first two days and did not go far at all. After the rain on the third day, he camped at a small tributary of Peishui. Someone complained that he was injured.

Some people shouted that they were sick, but they refused to move even half a step.

Women here always go out in the morning and return in the evening. This is the case every day. The next day, they go into the forest to hunt on the edge. Princess Qingshan is no exception. She did not expect that on the third day, she would be able to find her brother's camp alone with her guards on horseback.
To be continued...