Wine and Frost

Chapter 18

Ling Xuehan would go to the bazaar to buy some sweets for storage every time she went to the inn.Before he set off, he also asked Doctor Li if it would be harmful to give Fu Shuang some sweet and greasy food now.Doctor Li only said that there is no taboo, just don't accumulate food.

While on the road, I occasionally stop to rest.Ling Xuehan would take advantage of this moment of rest, open the door curtain openly and get into the carriage.

Although the journey was bumpy, Fu Shuang didn't feel too uncomfortable because there were very comfortable soft quilts and pillows in the carriage.It's just that when I want to eat sweets occasionally, I still call Ling Xuehan.Although the imperial doctor said that eating sweets is fine now, but Ling Xuehan controlled the portion size by herself in order not to let him eat too much.

After the conversation between the two of them that day, Fu Shuang knew that no matter what Ling Xuehan said, she would not let him go, life and death were up to her.He didn't mention these things any more, Xu was thinking, time is running out, why the desolation every day only makes a group of people feel uncomfortable.

It is reported that the descendants of the Mo family now live in a hidden village at the foot of Lingyun Peak. Originally, Wei Lin's route was to bypass the towering Lingyun Peak and take a flatter route. Although it is a little farther away, it will not be like a mountain road. It was so rough and difficult to walk.Ling Xuehan knew that Wei Lin was thinking about Fu Shuang's weak body, but now, they couldn't afford to waste more time.In the end, it is still a fixed mountain road, after all, the footsteps are faster that way.

Only then did I enter the mountain, the weather was not good, and it began to rain heavily.After a while, the clothes of Ling Xuehan and his party were soaked through.

Although Fu Shuang couldn't see it now, the sound of falling rain seemed to fall into his heart bit by bit.He knocked lightly on the door curtain and only said that he wanted to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

Only then did Ling Xuehan lift the door curtain, but he didn't go in and sat sideways on the coachman's seat, his clothes were soaked by the rain, and he didn't want to step into the carriage and wet the soft quilts.He just stuffed the greased paper bag into Fu Shuang's hand and wanted to go back to ride the horse.

"Ling Xuehan, come in." Seeing that he had no intention of coming in for a long time, Fu Shuang said suddenly.

"It's raining, and your little soft quilt will be soaked if I step in."

"It's okay... I know it's raining, you can come in and hide for a while. The soft quilt will get wet when it's wet, and it will be fine after drying it." Fu Shuang lowered her dull eyes and held the oil-paper bag with her fingers. .

Ling Xuehan lost his mind for a while when he heard the words, and looked at Fu Shuang with lingering eyes.It's like meeting the little rabbit who only liked her with all her heart and eyes.He came back to his senses and gave a low laugh, as if mocking himself.Instead, he lifted the curtain generously and sat in.He picked up the greased paper bag and opened it, took another piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and fed it to Fu Shuang's mouth.

"It's raining, I'm afraid it won't be so delicious."

Fu Shuang chewed unhurriedly, and shook her head slightly.

"Fortunately."

The dampness permeating Ling Xuehan's body made the air in the carriage a little humid.Fu Shuang stretched out her hand to touch the side by feeling, and only touched water drops.

"The rain is getting heavier and the road is not easy to walk. Why don't you find a place where you can rest your feet for a while."

Ling Xuehan shook her head, and squeezed Fu Shuang's hand in turn.

"It can't be delayed any longer."

"But the mountain road is very dangerous in rainy days." Fu Shuang frowned, the corners of her lips slightly curved down, "My poison, it's fine. You can wait."

"Is it okay if you don't survive this month?" Ling Xuehan raised her hand to pinch Fu Shuang's fair and small earlobe, and rubbed it with her fingertips, "I've already explained it. The guards are well-trained, so it's okay."

Fu Shuang was embarrassed to say anything more after hearing this, but just ate a few more pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake silently.Suddenly, as if remembering something, he raised his face and asked, "Why don't Brother Wei come in to rest for a while."

"No, three people squeeze."

"..." Fu Shuang whispered, "Then you can go out after you have had enough rest."

Only then did Ling Xuehan pretend to be angry and reached out to pinch Fu Shuang's cheek, gritted his teeth and said, "Fu, Xiao, Shuang."

The carriage braked unexpectedly, and the two people in the car fell forward uncontrollably. Fu Shuang fell on Ling Xuehan, but Ling Xuehan hit the frame of the carriage, and he couldn't help but groan.

"Not quite right."

Ling Xuehan's lips pressed against Fu Shuang's forehead, and she inadvertently skipped a little while speaking.Fu Shuang could even feel the cold temperature of Ling Xuehan's lips.Ling Xuehan carefully placed Fu Shuang in the carriage, while she turned around and stretched out her hand to lift the door curtain.

At this time, Wei Lin and all the guards had dismounted with swords, and stood solemnly, as if they were facing an enemy.

Ling Xuehan got out of the carriage and also drew his long sword.The rain was getting heavier and heavier, sweeping across the mountain like a curtain covering the sky.

"There is an ambush."

Through the heavy rain, Ling Xuehan couldn't escape his eyes even the cold light shining in the depths of the forest on the mountain.

Wei Lin seemed to think of something, and closed his eyes in despair, "This news came in time, and we were in a hurry to find it. Now it seems that it is just an introduction to lure us into the urn."

"It's a thief from Northern Xinjiang."

The figures hidden in the forest have gradually appeared. Although they are all dressed in black and covered their faces with black cloth towels, the strange knives in their hands still betray their identities.

Ling Xuehan's hand holding the sword tightened a bit, "The north has not been peaceful these past few years. This time, it seems that the spies in the court couldn't hold back."

"Wei Lin." Ling Xuehan said suddenly, "Their goal is to kill me." He raised his eyes and calmly watched the men in black who were gradually approaching. Let Fu Shuang go."

Wei Lin's eyes widened angrily, and he cursed loudly, "You're crazy! Could it be that you want to die yourself and let us go?"

"Why not? My life is no more precious than yours. I'm just a warrior." Ling Xuehan giggled after finishing speaking, "If there is no cure for this poison, then I won't let him go In front of me. I died first, and I can still be on Huangquan Road, so I can wait for him."

In a blink of an eye, the man in black was approaching.

Everyone raised their swords to fight back, the blood filled the room, the sword light flashed, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

The originally quiet valley was filled with a strong smell of blood.Suddenly there was only the sound of the bowstring being tensed, and the barbarian in northern Xinjiang prepared archers.

I only heard the sound of swishing, and the arrows coming with a cold light were nailed to the car, immediately, and the person.

The number of people was suppressed, and Ling Xuehan and his party were gradually lost.Most of the accompanying guards were already dead, and Wei Lin and Ling Xuehan's bodies were also covered with sword wounds.

Fu Shuang sat leaning against the door curtain, and there were several arrows nailed to the back of the carriage that penetrated the door.If he could see it, he would definitely be able to find that the arrow's head was indifferently black, and it was originally a poisoned arrow.

The few remaining guards had already made up their minds not to let Ling Xuehan and Wei Lin break down here, and forced them to flee to the mountain in a carriage by death.That horse was the only one not to die from the poisoned arrow, and the only hope of escape from this place of death.

Ling Xuehan had originally made up his mind to die in battle, but now he received the favor of exchanging his life for nothing.He could only close his eyes in pain, blaming himself for making such a disturbed decision that caused so many people to lose their lives.

He should pay for his life.

Wei Lin drove up the carriage crazily, but he still didn't know the way of life or death ahead.

Ling Xuehan held Fu Shuang tightly in his arms in the carriage, and he stared at the nailed door panel in a daze.He must not let the poisonous arrow hurt Fu Shuang.

Fu Shuang had heard what he said.

If they hadn't been poisoned, they wouldn't have listened to the news and came to this ghostly place, and lost so many people.

He closed his eyes slightly, his eyes, ears, mouth and nose were surrounded by Ling Xuehan's breath, and his heart was almost filled with guilt.

When the carriage reached the top of Lingyun Peak, it was finally scattered.

In the battle in the forest just now, he suffered a lot of persecution because of the blindness of the sword, and he blocked a lot of poisonous arrows, so he was already unreliable.And because of the excessive rush, the body and the front of the car were directly separated.

Seeing that something was wrong, Ling Xuehan jumped out of the carriage with Fu Shuang. He saw Wei Lin being led by the crazy horse and galloping forward uncontrollably.And ahead, there is already a cliff.

"Wei Lin!" Ling Xuehan cried out in shock, his eyes tearing open.

Wei Lin finally jumped out of the car before Crazy Horse took him off the cliff. Even so, he still instinctively rolled forward.He gritted his teeth fiercely and pulled out his long sword.Seeing that it has rolled off the cliff.

I only heard the piercing sound of the long sword slashing across the mountain wall accompanied by Ling Xuehan's shout, which seemed faint in the sound of the wind.

Because of the buffer of the long sword, Wei Lin finally just fell into a sunken cave a little below the cliff.

But he also fell hard. When he landed, his head hit the stone wall, and he passed out.

Ling Xuehan and Fu Shuang didn't know about his situation, they just saw Wei Lin fall into the cliff.

"What's wrong with Brother Wei...Xuehan?" Fu Shuang was in Ling Xuehan's arms, although she couldn't see it, she could still feel the despair around him.

"Wei Lin, fell off the cliff."

At this moment, Ling Xuehan vomited a mouthful of blood in a hurry, but turned Fu Shuang's body around in an instant.The sharp arrow pierced his arm in an instant, and Ling Xuehan only had time to let out a muffled groan, and took Fu Shuang to hide in the huge rock beside him.

Fu Shuang stretched out his hand tremblingly to touch it, and when he touched the arrow, Ling Xuehan groaned in pain.

"Why do you block arrows for me..." Fu Shuang's eyes were filled with tears, and her voice was trembling with extreme fear, "I am the one who must die, why..."

The archers have already found their location, even if they can't make it there for the time being, they are destined to stay here for a while.

Ling Xuehan was hit by a poisoned arrow at this time, but the poison hadn't been released yet, and his consciousness was still quite clear.He stretched out his bloody hand, not daring to touch Fu Shuang's cheek, but pressed it on the back of his head.

"You have never believed that I have you in my heart." He smiled sadly, and pressed his forehead against Fu Shuang's, but his voice was surprisingly gentle, "Now I am nothing but life for life, just want you to believe me, cough cough——" Blood filled his throat, he covered his mouth with his hands and wiped the blood, but he still finished his words slowly. "I have you in my heart, and I like you. Even if I die, I should be in front of you, overcoming obstacles and waiting for you on the road to Huangquan. Fu Xiaoshuang, do you believe me?"

With blood-stained wounds all over his body, he held a heart dripping with blood to Fu Shuang.

Fu Shuang's tears flowed down big and big, and even his fingertips were trembling as he rubbed Ling Xuehan's face little by little.His lips evoked a very shallow and weak smile, just like before.

"I believe."

"Ling Xuehan, I believe in you." Fu Shuang's voice was soft but firm, "But I don't want you to die before me."

"In this life, if you can live, I will accompany you to live a long life. If you have to die, I will go to hell with you." On his clear face, his eyes are dull, but he has the most beautiful smile in the world.

Those painful pasts just disappear, people die like a lamp goes out, there are thousands of sorrows and helplessness in this world, but you are the only sweetness in my life.I don't want to let go anymore.

"It's just that if I can still, I'll take another look at you."

Ling Xuehan reached out and hugged Fu Shuang tightly in her arms, as if she wanted to rub him into the marrow of his bones.The small voice from behind indicated that the enemy was approaching, Ling Xuehan's eyes darkened, and he casually let go of the imperial bestowed sword.Just hugging Fu Shuang with both hands, the two stood on the cliff.

The wind was blowing the figures of the two embracing each other like a knife, and there was silence here, only the sound of the wind in the mountains was still roaring past.

Ling Xuehan put her lips on Fu Shuang's and jumped up.

Wei Lin didn't pass out for a while and then woke up with his head covered, but he didn't expect that when he raised his eyes, he saw the figures of the two jumping off the cliff.His eyes were tearing apart, and all his shouts were blocked in his throat, as if someone had strangled his throat.