He Qizhou chose a place farther away from the lake shore and started digging with both hands. He dug a foot and found no water. He was heartbroken. He went to his horse to get the frost-defying sword, and used the sword to chip away at the wall of the pit bit by bit.
Then use your hands to dig out the sand and gravel.
When the magic weapon came out, the effect was immediate. Soon a hole was dug out that was one foot wide and two feet deep. Water gradually seeped out of the hole, and soon it was half a foot deep.
Then he used his sword to chop some dry firewood, pick up some dead wood, and lit a fire on the spot by the lake. He also picked a large sunken stone from the west hillside to use as a pot, and used his sword to cut the inner wall of the stone smoother.
, put them directly on the two big logs in the fire and boil the water.
It's not that He Qizhou doesn't cherish the sword. Firstly, he is forced by the situation and can't care so much. Secondly, because of the fierce slashing and slashing during the battle with the Zhou people, the sword has been covered with bruises, especially with Helian.
The sword that Changji faced was both swords. After they were put together, they each had a gap about half an inch deep. Without refining the fire, it would be difficult to recreate the style of the magic weapon. Instead of this,
It's better to use it as a handy hatchet.
While busy, He Qizhou observed Xu Mu's condition from time to time. The temperature on Xu Mu's body seemed to have dropped a bit. He Qizhou felt that his heat poisoning was not as severe as before. Obviously, a cool environment could delay the onset of heat poisoning.
When I was selecting stone pots on the west bank of the lake just now, I found that the hillside was full of huge boulders that had rolled down from high places. The gaps between the boulders formed caves of various sizes. He Qizhou had already found the largest cave and was preparing to open it after dark.
Just spend one night before arriving.
The reason why He Qizhou did not sleep in the forest or on a tree was because He Qizhou felt that Qingju was always afraid of the dense forest in the ravine, and there were some footprints on the shore of the lake that looked like they were made by wolves. Relatively speaking, the bare foothills were better than the gloomy woods.
Be safer.
While the boiling water was cooling down, He Qizhou moved a large pile of firewood to a cave on the hillside, preparing to light a fire to keep warm and drive away animals at night, and sweep away the dust in the cave.
The cave He Qizhou was looking for was located at the bottom of a small hill on the hillside. After entering the triangular cave entrance, which was as high as two people, he discovered that there was actually a cave inside the cave. The triangular cave was about one foot deep, and the bottom of the cave was divided into a large and a small one.
There are two cave entrances, the larger one on the right is about three feet deep and wide inside, and the top of the cave is five or six feet high. The cave is extremely dark, there is no passage inside, and the only light comes from the small hole on the left.
In fact, the small opening cannot be called a cave, it is more like a corridor. The length and width are five or six feet each, and the height is four or five feet. The north direction of the small hole is the source of light. He Qizhou walked in and took a look. The exit was at
On the edge of the hill, and to the north of the hill is a huge boulder. The entrance to the cave is located on the rock wall, which is about ten feet high from the relatively flat hillside below. It is really easy to fall if you are not careful.
There were several piles of cone-shaped stones at the bottom of the cliff. He Qizhou looked like they had been piled up by someone, so he slipped down the cliff to see the piles of "stones" clearly. When he got closer, he almost screamed out in fright.
, it turns out that the piles are all the teeth and horns of horses, sheep and other animals, which may have turned into a color as pale as stones after years of weathering. The sheer number of them makes people shudder.
Looking carefully, there are actually wolf teeth and human teeth! He Qizhou thought to himself that they must be obtained by the ancient tribes from hunting and fighting here, because the horns and teeth can be preserved for a long time. He wanted to use this to show his strength and achievements. It seems that this cave
Someone has been living there for a long time, but there seems to be a strange smell inside, but the heat and poison are raging in the mouth, and even the nose is a little numb now, so a little smell won't hurt.
After walking around inside and outside the cave, He Qizhou was even more satisfied with this "Y"-shaped cave. Since there are two cave entrances, the cave is both ventilated and shady. Later, he can try to see if he can restore Xu Mu's vitality.
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I went back to the reeds where the water was boiled and took a few sips of the cooled boiling water in the stone pot. It didn't seem to have any peculiar smell. I don't know if it was because of my numb tongue. Anyway, I had to drink it even though it tasted almost like urine.
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He Qizhou filled two skin bags with the rest of the water, put Xu Mu on his back, called Qingju, and walked together to the cave they had just found.
Because he was afraid of rolling rocks falling from the mountain, He Qizhou did not want to tie the green horse to a big rock somewhere and let it wander near the entrance of the cave. He took off his luggage from the horse and carried Xu Mu into the innermost cave.
After the fire was lit, he poured two mouthfuls of freshly boiled water into Xu Mu's body. He found that Xu Mu's body was still very hot, so he soaked it with a cloth handkerchief and covered his forehead.
Then he helped her sit up, with their palms facing each other. He Qizhou barely squeezed out some infuriating energy, and slowly passed it into the other party's body from the Laogong point. Then he found that Xu Mu's sea of qi was like a pool of stagnant water, and the infuriating energy he passed through was like a pool of stagnant water.
There was no response, so I persisted for a cup of tea, and then I felt that I was about to pass out. In desperation, I bit my tongue in a hurry to wake up, but I didn't expect that my tongue was twice as big as usual.
Yes, it doesn't even hurt when I bite it.
He Qizhou knew that he must not pass out, so he quickly took out the dagger given by his mother, and after roasting it on the fire, he ran to the small hole on the west cliff, stuck his head out, and lightly scratched the tip of his tongue with the knife.
As the hot blood dripped down, He Qizhou suddenly felt much more awake. Gradually, a huge pain came from the tip of his tongue, and he regained some consciousness in his mouth.
Returning to the cave on the right again, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Xu Mu had stood up and was leaning on the innermost cave wall to look out. When he saw He Qizhou coming in, he asked, "Where is this?"
He Qizhou was about to answer, but Xu Mu then covered his chest and screamed: "Ah - where are my clothes?"
"You've been poisoned..." He Qizhou said with a red face, but his tongue didn't obey him and he couldn't even hear what he said clearly.
"Why, why did I wear your clothes? You, you..." Xu Mu interrupted He Qizhou, gently opened the collar and looked inside. There was gauze wrapped from the back to the chest. He immediately understood what was going on.
What happened, I was so ashamed and angry that I didn’t know what to say.
"The dart is poisonous, I, I am here to heal your wounds..." He Qizhou's face turned red, but his speech was still unclear.
Xu Mu calmed down a little and found that his thigh had been bandaged, so he asked like a mosquito: "You, you saw it all?"
"I didn't... didn't... didn't look carefully." He Qizhou had no choice but to confess honestly under Xu Mu's sharp eyes.
"You, come here!" Xu Mu leaned against the cave wall and said to He Qizhou, who was standing ten feet away.
"It's getting dark, I'll go to the cave outside to build a fire again..." He Qizhou turned around and tried to escape, his words even more vague.
"Speak carefully, I saw you bled on your tongue! Come here quickly!" Xu Mujiao scolded, maybe because she spoke in a hurry, she was a little out of breath!
"Okay, I'll come over, but the poison you've been poisoned is very deep, and your lung injury is not fully healed. Don't kick people hard. When you get better, I'll hit you how you want!" He Qizhou thought that the other party was going to teach him a lesson, but he really didn't.
Worried that Xu Mu was exhausted, he stepped forward tremblingly.
"Get closer." Xu Mu said weakly. When He Qizhou was a foot in front of him, he suddenly hooked his hands around He Qizhou's head and neck and whispered in his ear: "Hold me!"
He Qizhou was surprised and happy. He put his hands around Xu Mu's slim waist slightly numbly. He was not as comfortable as he was when he hugged Xu Mu along the way. He felt that his heart was about to jump out of his mouth.
"Tighter." Xu Mu lowered his neck and laid his head on He Qizhou's neck.
He Qizhou hugged the other person tightly as he was told, and could clearly feel the other person's warm and soft chest. His rapid breathing made his head and neck feel itchy.
"Why are you so stupid to suck out the poisonous blood?" Xu Mu asked in a low voice in He Qizhou's ear.
"I, I have seen the description of this poison in my adoptive father's book. If I want to reduce the toxicity quickly, there is no other way!" He Qizhou said, suddenly feeling a drop of hot tears dripping into his collar and running along his back.
As he slid down, his body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"Since Chengzong and his subordinates have been poisoned by Chiyan's sand poison, there is almost no cure. We will all die!" Xu Mu said quietly.
"Believe me, it won't happen! I have suppressed most of the poison now. As long as you can bring up the true energy, we will go to the Tianshan Sect after we leave the mountain. Their Ice Jade Skill can restrain this poison!" He Qizhou said with confidence.
"Then you have to have the foundation of Bingyu Gong. Besides, how can I sustain this for how long? You can find a way to go back to Huang Quan. I heard from my family that he is a master of poison treatment, so he must have a way.
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"What nonsense are you talking about? I am his personal disciple. Since you trust him, you must trust me. Don't worry, it will be fine." He Qizhou patted Xu Mu's back gently.
"He Qizhou, listen to me. Xiaoxue and I may not be suitable for you. You still have great unfinished business. Don't waste your energy on me. Xiaohe and Liu Yingzhi are both good. Don't let down their infatuation. Since you want to join the army
, then you must understand the principle of giving up. Isn't that what you thought during the examination? Soldiers are most taboo about unnecessary sacrifices!" Xu Mu wanted to push He Qizhou away, but he had no strength at all.
He Qizhou suddenly hugged Xu Mu tighter and said, "Then why didn't you avoid those two escorts? Why did you block Wang Dingbian's assassination for me? I tell you, you can't avoid me in this life!"
"If you decided to take responsibility because you saw my body, you don't have to do this. We martial arts practitioners don't pay attention to these red tapes!" Xu Mu said lightly.
"Fart, look how angry you were just now! I didn't make this determination just by looking at your body. Of course, that will make my determination even stronger..."
"What? You, you pervert..."
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I looked at the wound. I am grateful that you stood up for me and shielded me. So, so... I only treated you as a female corpse when I treated your wounds..."
"What?" Xu Mu raised his head that was lying on He Qizhou's shoulder, as if he was a little angry.
"No, no, it's the most beautiful female corpse. Bah, bah, it's unlucky. I'm wrong. It's not the most beautiful woman... It's not, forget it, forget it, whatever you think, I won't leave you anyway.
, I won't let you go!" He Qizhou ignored Xu Mu's nudge and hugged him tighter, as if he was afraid that Xu Mu would leave.