Summer has passed and autumn has come, geese are flying south, and the chirping of cicadas everywhere has long since disappeared. It has only been a month since Lu Ning fled Shengjing before her wedding.
As if she was afraid that she would change her mind, she rode one person at a time, non-stop, and went straight to Lingzhou day and night, and did not slow down until she reached Meishan Mountain.
The clouds above our heads were as black as ink, and they were only vaguely visible, with half a bright moon hanging high in front of the mountain.
Facing the mountains one after another, Lu Ning flew off his horse. After passing Meishan, there was Lingzhou. He was afraid that he would have to spend the night in this barren mountain.
Looking back at the way he came, Lu Ning felt a faint pain in his heart: now that things have happened, there is no turning back, so he can only bite the bullet and keep moving forward.
Following the sound of camel bells, she led the velvet horse up the road. Not long after, she reached the flat mountainside and reined in the horse.
She found a place with leeward wind, tied up the velvet horse, fed it with fodder, and then took out the fire sticks and lit a fire to keep warm.
On the mountain in late autumn, there was already frost between the branches. Lu Ning took out a cake from her bag and wolfed it down. After filling her stomach, she stared at the crackling fire in a daze.
In the past month, the farther she got from Shengjing, the sadder she felt. Several times, she couldn't help but want to turn around and go back, but she had to force herself to keep going.
Thinking about the scene of the caravan brothers preparing for their own wedding, I think everyone would be caught off guard and disappointed by this move of mine.
Is he okay? Does he hate himself? Will he take out his anger on his caravan brothers?
Lu Ning hugged her knees and buried her head in her arms. Over the past month, King Yi had become a taboo in her heart. She tried her best to avoid thinking about anything about him.
But those bits and pieces of the past seemed to have taken root in her mind, and they couldn't be driven away. They always came out to disturb her heart from time to time.
Why?
Since the separation, King Yi's every frown, every smile, every word and every action is still in front of my eyes, so clear.
She couldn't help but touch her chest and sighed sadly: It seemed that he had already lived in her heart unknowingly.
Feeling depressed, she took off the wine bag from the horse, raised her head and took a big sip. Then she took off a blanket, wrapped herself tightly, then leaned against the tree trunk and slowly closed her eyes.
The wind in the mountains is desolate and the autumn moon is bright. A group of crows landed on the rickety old tree and emitted a mournful cry. The branches were dyed with autumn colors, and the mountains were covered with cold starlight.
Suddenly, a gust of night wind whistled past, and there was a sudden commotion in the jungle. Lu Ning suddenly opened his eyes, immediately sat up straight, and looked around warily.
But in the endless woods, nothing could be seen but darkness. Lu Ning felt that he was too nervous, so he leaned against the tree and fell asleep.
Another rustling sound came from the dense forest.
Lu Ning opened his eyes again, pulled off the blanket, pulled out a dagger from his boot, and slowly approached the woods with breathless concentration.
When she reached the dense forest, she found a fat gray rabbit poking its head in the grass.
"Great!" Lu Ning put away the dagger, excitedly took off the crossbow from the horse, and secretly rejoiced: "Feng Dian has been sleeping in the open for so long, and now he can finally eat meat!"
She aimed at the gray rabbit, slowly tightened the bowstring, and shot an arrow. The gray rabbit jumped quickly and just missed the arrow. After several jumps, it turned around and fled deep into the forest.
"Damn it!" Lu Ning was unwilling to give in. He immediately got on his horse and galloped after him into the dense forest.
In order to escape, the gray rabbit also ran very fast. After chasing him for about half a mile, the gray rabbit suddenly disappeared.
Lu Ning stopped her horse and looked around alertly. Just as she was about to turn around and return, she heard a weak and panicked cry: "Help!"
Listen carefully, it sounds like a man's voice!
Lu Ning was shocked. Could it be that someone was attacked by a pack of wolves?
"Who is it?" she replied immediately.
Suddenly, a faint howl sounded for several seconds, and a burst of cold sweat ran down his back. Lu Ning's feet were fixed in place, not daring to move, and he calmed down to listen.
A wild spell
After the beast's noise, the heartbreaking cry for help sounded again.
As a caravan member, she should lend a helping hand to people in distress. But now that she is on the road alone, a wolf can easily deal with it. If she really faces a pack of wolves, she has no confidence at all. It is impossible to say that she is not afraid.
There was no time to think too much, Lu Ning immediately shouted loudly: "Who is there?"
A weak voice came: "Someone, please, please help me!"
The sound sounded like a dangerous situation, so Lu Ning immediately dismounted and walked cautiously into the woods.
Not long after walking, Lu Ning suddenly felt a chill coming over him. When he raised his eyes, the dark forest suddenly lit up, with a pair of gloomy green eyes, each eye shining with a greedy and fierce cold light.
Lu Ning cursed secretly: Oh no! It’s really a pack of wolves!
She immediately thought about lightning in her mind: facing a pack of wolves alone and trying to save people from their teeth is not only an egg against a stone, but also wishful thinking! Therefore, if you want to save people, you can only outsmart the wolves and force them back.
The man's cries for help came in waves, sounding so desperate and painful. The group of beasts seemed to smell fresh prey, and they were baring their fangs and surrounding Lu Ning step by step.
Lu Ning breathed a sigh of relief: Very good, he attracted the attention of the wolves. At least the man was out of danger temporarily.
But she must get out of the predicament as soon as possible, otherwise both of them will be buried in the wolf's belly.
Lu Ning quickly calmed down and noticed that the strongest wolf was approaching him step by step. This was the wolf king of the wolf pack. He walked majestically in front, and the other wild wolves followed closely behind.
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Lu Ning looked at the wolf king, not daring to despise it but to confuse it so that this group of extremely smart animals could not see its next move.
She reached for the quiver, calmed her mind and slowly backed away step by step, but she couldn't let them notice that she wanted to escape.
Immediately, she drew her bow and arrow with lightning speed and shot at the nearest one.
With a "whoosh" sound, a wild wolf fell down and died after struggling for a few times. A wolf not far away jumped up and immediately filled the gap.
She fired several more swords, but the wolves did not flinch at all, and the fierce light in their eyes became brighter and brighter.
Not far away, the velvet horse made an uneasy low cry. Lu Ning could only keep pulling out arrows and shooting them. Although every arrow was sure to hit, the pack of wolves was not decreasing at all, and the quiver was becoming increasingly empty.
She became panicked. The wolves were getting closer and closer. She could clearly see the white light reflected from the wolf's teeth, and she could even feel the hot breath exhaled from the wolf's mouth.
Are you going to die in the belly of a wolf today?
Lu Ning was a little unwilling!
She subconsciously touched the grass beside her, and suddenly her mind flashed with lightning.
Very good! It is autumn, the air is dry, and the grass and trees on the mountains are starting to wither and turn yellow. Lu Ning stared at the Wolf King, smiled coldly, and took out the fire seal from his arms.
A spark of fire lit up, and several wolves were so frightened that they backed away when they saw the light of the fire. But this spark could not retreat from the leading wild wolves. They bared their teeth and made a low warning sound towards Lu Ning.
Lu Ning immediately took off his coat and set it on fire, and the clothes quickly caught fire.
She waved her flaming clothes while retreating. When the wolves saw Lu Ning's sudden retreat, they instinctively wanted to chase forward, but they were afraid of the fire in Lu Ning's hands, so they hesitated and retreated.
Lu Ning quickly returned to the tree where he was, pulled out a burning log from the fire, and turned back.
She faced the eager wolves, holding the dagger in one hand and holding the torch high in the other. She took a deep breath and rushed into the woods following the man's increasingly faint cry for help.
Along the way, she lit two piles of straw, and two clusters of flames shot into the sky. The chasing wolves immediately turned around and ran away.
But the Wolf King didn't seem to want to give up. He bared his teeth and let out a low growl of grief and indignation. He kept a distance from Lu Ning and kept walking back and forth outside the fire circle, but he still refused to leave.
Just when Lu Ning was pushing through the dense grass to look for the injured, for just a moment, her back was facing the Wolf King. The Wolf King saw the opportunity and immediately jumped
He stood up, opened his huge mouth, exposed his gleaming fangs, and lunged towards Lu Ning.
A chill came from behind, and Lu Ning subconsciously raised the torch and dodged to the side to avoid the wolf king's surprise attack. One person and one wolf looked at each other coldly across the torch, neither of them willing to give in.
They all seem to realize that the current situation must be a life-or-death situation! Only by killing each other completely can they survive!
Lu Ning put the torch in her hand aside, then pulled out a nine-section whip and wrapped it around her wrist. She looked at the Wolf King fearlessly, bent down and slowly approached him step by step.
Sensing Lu Ning's provocation, the wolf king's warning became more and more fierce. In the blink of an eye, it jumped towards her again, but Lu Ning rolled in time and dodged behind the wolf king.
The wolf king showed his bestiality and immediately turned around and pounced again.
Lu Ning took advantage of the moment when it turned around and struck the wolf's head with an iron whip. The wolf king let out a wail and shook his head. Blood had begun to ooze from his ears and nose, and it looked like he was seriously injured.
Lu Ning swiped the whip with his backhand, and the iron whip caught the wolf king's limbs like a rope. It lost its balance and fell to the ground. Lu Ning took advantage of the situation and pulled out the dagger, and jumped on it with a light jump.
There was a flash of cold light in the dark night, and a sharp dagger stabbed its throat hard.
Blood gurgled out, and the wolf king howled in pain. Lu Ning was worried that its cry would attract more wolves, so he grabbed the two ends of the nine-section whip and wrapped it tightly around its neck, and strangled the wolf hard with both hands.
The king soon died.
Everything was quiet, except for Lu Ning's rapid breathing, nothing else could be heard. Lu Ning slowly stood up and kicked the Wolf King on the ground. When he saw that it had completely lost its breath, he lifted the wolf from his throat.
He spat out his anger.
She put away the nine-section whip and dagger and immediately looked for the injured man. Soon, a slender figure was vaguely visible in the blood-stained grass. His blood-stained white robe was reflected in the pale moonlight.
Lu Ning quickly ran over, knelt down, and touched the unknown person on the ground: "Hey! How are you?"
But the people on the ground seemed to have passed out and had no reaction.
Lu Ning's heart sank, and he immediately stretched out his hand to feel his breath.
Fortunately, although his breathing was weak, he was still alive.
She immediately went back to get a torch, shined a light on the man's face, and couldn't help but take a breath: What happened to him? His whole body was scarred and stained with blood, and there was almost no good spot.
Fortunately, because he appeared in time and protected his vital parts, he was not fatally injured. Only because he bled too much, he temporarily fell into a coma.
In desperation, Lu Ning took clean underwear and tore it into strips. He stopped the man's bleeding and bandaged his wounds before dragging him back to the tree.
It wasn't until the man's wound stopped bleeding that Lu Ning put the spy on him and breathed a sigh of relief: "I've done everything I can. Whether I can survive or not depends on your fate!"