The heart has always been the heart of the spectator

Chapter 18 Snow Lotus

Dongfang Xing went to the Western Regions this time, following the order of the teaching director, Wo Xing, to go to Tianshan to pick snow lotus for his wife Zhang Minmin.When Zhang Minmin gave birth to her daughter Ren Yingying two years ago, her energy and blood were both deficient, so in the past two years, Ren Woxing has always sent congregants to look for precious medicinal materials to recuperate her body.

Snow lotus grows in the rock crevices, stone walls and ice-sulphur gravel beaches near the snow line of the Tianshan Mountains. In addition, it is very cold. Although Dongfangxing is only a weak year, his martial arts are already excellent in the Sun Moon Sect, so Ren Woxing chose him. .

Dongfang Xing is no stranger to the road to the Western Regions. After a few days with him, he learned that Qin Jianshan is not from the Central Plains, and even talked about some local customs with great interest.

"Brother Dongfang often travels north and south?"

"Of course," Dongfang Xing rode leisurely on his horse, and the cold northwest wind seemed to have no effect on him, "A man should naturally travel all over the world to make contributions."

Qin Jianshan smiled and didn't answer, thinking that maybe you won't think so in nine or ten years; ever since he met Dongfang Xing again, he was always afraid that it was just a dream, and he always felt that one day he would wake up and open his eyes. What he saw was the stone wall at the foot of Lingyun Mountain, and his master was sitting next to him; so he cherished every moment with Dongfangxing even more, he could remember more things about him, and he would have more memories in the future.

The closer we got to the border of Tianshan Mountain, the worse the weather became. Seeing that Dongfang Xing was still in thin clothes, Qin Jianshan couldn't help but bought him a mink fur coat at the market one afternoon.Mink fur is not common in the Western Regions, and it presumably came from the Kanto.

When Dongfang Xing took over the cloak, his expression was a bit complicated. First, he didn't feel very cold, and second, he always felt that it was a bit feminine to wear. "Brother Qin is generous, isn't this thing cheap?"

"Not expensive."

Qin Jianshan just bought a cloak casually and put it on, Dongfang Xingxin said that he was quite generous to himself.

The two of them walked for more than half a month before arriving at the foot of Tianshan Mountain. According to the previous statement, Qin Jianshan had to visit a senior expert.He left alone for two days, and finally couldn't wait to come back to make peace with the Eastern Guild.

When Qin Jianshan came back, he was overjoyed to see Dongfang Xing staying at home.He wanted to tell his lies so that Dongfang Xing would not be suspicious, but he was also afraid that it would be too dangerous for Dongfang Xing to act alone. The two days he left were really tormenting.Fortunately, it has snowed again in the past few days, Dongfangxing has been relying on Orion's house, and wants to wait until the weather is clear before going up the mountain.

The borrowed house had only two rooms, a young couple with a young child, Qin Jianshan slept in the same room with Dongfang Xing when he came back.The two sometimes lived together on the road a few days ago, but here Qin Jianshan can especially recall the time when they lived together in Pingdingzhou.

At night Qin Jianshan slept on the outside of the bed as usual, listening to Dongfang Xing's even and steady breathing, Qin Jianshan couldn't fall asleep no matter what.A few years later, Dongfang Bubai, who has deep inner strength and the best martial arts in the world, will be "cold" to shiver in the middle of the night. This young Dongfang Xing will not be cold when he rides a horse in the cold wind, and he will not be cold when he sleeps at night. How could he need another man? ?What he needs is nephrite jade with a warm fragrance and flowery interpretation of words.

Qin Jianshan felt a bitterness in his heart, got up and sat on the bed silently.There was no window in the room, and it was completely dark at the moment, Qin Jianshan still followed the sound of breathing and stared in Dongfang Xing's direction.

Dongfang Xing was very vigilant, and his sleep was very light. He woke up as soon as Qin Jianshan sat up.Unable to see in the dark, Dongfang Xing silently held the sword placed against the wall with his left hand, his breathing was not disturbed at all, just like when he fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Jianshan finally lay down again, turned around and sighed softly.Dongfang Xing always felt that this person was very weird, as if he was out of tune with the people and things around him, and sometimes he even looked at himself very strangely; but he felt that Qin Jianshan didn't seem to be threatening for no reason, and his defense seemed to be just instinctive.

A burst of turmoil flooded Dongfang Xing's heart.

The next day finally cleared, Qin Jianshan and Dongfangxing went up the mountain early in the morning with dry food.They borrowed Ali, the male host of the house, to hunt and gather medicine in the Tianshan Mountains for a living all year round, so they asked him to be their guide.

Thanks to Ali's familiarity with the terrain, the three of them found Snow Lotus after walking for more than two hours.

Three snow lotus flowers grew close to each other on the edge of the cliff, Dongfang Xing was about to go forward to pick them, Qin Jianshan reached out to stop him.

"I'll go." Without waiting for Dongfang Xing to reply, Qin Jianshan quickly stepped forward, took out a wooden dagger and carefully dug up the root of the snow lotus, shook off the excess soil and wrapped it carefully, and then turned back He handed the burden to Dongfang Xing.

"It's work."

It was past noon at this time, and the three of them took out dry food and ate a few bites casually before heading down the mountain, but there was a long howl in the cold wind.

Of course, Qin Jianshan and Dongfang Xing'erli were better than Ali, but they didn't know what the sound meant, but Ali's face immediately changed.

"It's a wolf... Tianshan gray wolf." Ali's complexion was darker, and the original blood on his face faded away when he said this, and his voice was trembling, "wolves don't act alone. , there must be a pack of wolves nearby, let's run."

"Dongfang, you take Ali and go first, I'll be the last!"

Dongfang Xing's face was sinking like water, he frowned tightly, and nodded after a little thought, "These two firefoils..."

However, it was too late, a group of gray wolves had already blocked their way ahead.

Qin Jianshan was originally standing at the back, but now he moved and stood at the front.He took a rough look and saw that there were more than ten wolves on the opposite side, and each wolf's eyes were full of hunger and ferocity.

The two drew their swords at the same time. Although Ali was afraid, he also knew that there would be a fierce battle at this moment, so he tightly grasped the bow and arrow he carried with him.

Dongfang Xing is different from Qin Jianshan, he has really experienced bloody storms, licking blood, stepping on other people's corpses step by step to today, so when facing the pack of wolves, he naturally exudes a fierce and murderous aura.He unsheathed his long sword, looked straight at the pack of wolves without blinking, and asked Ali without looking back, "How many arrows do you have?"

"Eight...eight."

Dongfang Xing took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, "Apply it on the arrowhead, be careful it is highly poisonous."

Standing behind the two of them, Ali quickly quenched the poison on the arrow, then followed Dongfang Xing's instructions and handed him the bow and arrow, and took out a sharp hunting knife by himself.

"Brother Qin, the highly poisonous bow and arrow may not be able to kill you immediately. If it arouses the wolf's blood, you have to worry about it."

As soon as the words in Dongfang Ling fell, the three arrows were sent out with great force, and they shot at the three wolves accurately with the sound of piercing through the air.Sure enough, as soon as the wolves were attacked, all the blood and brutality were aroused. The wolves bared their teeth and let out a long howl, and rushed towards the east.

However, Dongfang Xing never distracted himself, and the remaining five arrows shot at the wolves uninterruptedly.

Qin Jianshan was standing in front of him, and he swung his long sword a few times. The throats of the three wolves were all cut, bleeding profusely, and they died when they fell to the ground. Only the skeleton remains.

Qin Jianshan didn't dare to be careless, he held his sword tightly and was ready to fight the wolves again at any time; but at this moment, the wolves who had just bitten the corpses of their companions fell to the ground one after another, wailing long or short.The rest of the wolves seemed to realize what happened, and all of their hairs stood on end immediately, and they rushed over with their teeth bared!

Rao was as fearless as walking in the east, and his heart beat violently a few times when seven or eight wolves rushed towards him at the same time; he grabbed a wolf's neck with his left hand, squeezed the windpipe with all his strength, and held the sword in his right hand to kill the wolf that rushed straight to the door. .A wolf that had already been shot by an arrow continued to attack, and it rushed straight up to bite Dongfang Xing's neck. Dongfang Xing was about to raise his foot to kick, but Qin Jianshan had already pierced the wolf on the right with his sword. A few steps to the left, just blocking the eastward journey.

When the poisoned wolf was on the verge of death, it also exploded with considerable fighting power. It bit Qin Jianshan's shoulder with one bite. The wolf teeth pierced through the clothes and flesh, and nailed to the bone. Under the severe pain, Qin Jianshan's eyes darkened and he almost died Was thrown down by wolves.Dongfang Xing was still fighting with the wolves at the moment and couldn't help out for the time being. Qin Jianshan only felt that half of his shoulder was about to be bitten off by wolves, and his left hand pulled down on the wolf's hind legs, trying to get some distance away so he could swing his sword.

Fortunately, Ali was often attacked by wild animals while hunting, so he was not frightened at this moment. He staggered a few steps and ran to Qin Jianshan's side, holding the hunting knife with both hands, and cut the wolf's body in two from bottom to top.

At this time, there were still three living wolves left on the ground, as if they knew that they were no match for these people in front of them. The three wolves stared at them intently, howling continuously, and the continuous sound seemed to spread throughout the entire Tianshan Mountain.

"No, they seem to be calling for more companions!"

Dongfang Xing nodded, wiped the blood on his cheeks, stretched his right wrist and stabbed out the scabbard and blade at the same time. The two weapons pierced through the wolf's mouth and pierced through the back of the neck. The two wolves stared at each other. He fell to the ground and could no longer make any sound.Such ferocity finally frightened the last lone wolf, it turned around suddenly, kicking its legs and going to run deep into the woods.

However, Dongfang Xing did not give it a chance to escape. He reached out and took Ali's hunting knife, and threw it out with [-]% of his internal force. The hunting knife pierced through the frozen air and flew out, piercing the wolf's body and nailing it to the ground. on the stone wall.

The crisis was finally resolved temporarily, President Dongfang heaved a sigh of relief, and then turned to look at Qin Jianshan; the wolf had been cut in half, but the wolf's teeth were still deeply embedded in Qin Jianshan's shoulder. "No bone damage?"

"No." At this moment, Qin Jianshan's eyes were blurred, and even his legs felt weak.

Dongfang Xing frowned and took a look. He held the upper and lower jaws of the wolf with both hands, and without changing his face, he tore the remaining half of the wolf's body in half and threw it on the ground.

Ali was almost dumbfounded by Dongfang Xing. A few days ago, he couldn't see how fierce this person was. "This...the smell of blood is too strong here, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will attract more wolves, let's hurry down the mountain."

At this time, there is absolutely no time to treat Qin Jianshan's wound, Dongfangxing is only worried that the smell of his blood will make the wolf chase him all the way down the mountain.Dongfangxing got a few handfuls of clean snow from the edge of the cliff, patted Qin Jianshan on the shoulder, and tore off a piece of his clothes to wrap tightly around his wound.

"Can you still go?"

Qin Jianshan didn't speak, but gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Go down the mountain!"