Qi Changyi didn't know what was happening outside. He buried his head in Pei Zheng's chest, with only the whistling sound of the strong wind in his ears. The back of his neck, which was exposed, was scratched by the hanging sand.
Then a slightly cool hand was placed on the back of his neck, blocking the wind and sand for him.
Pei Zheng squinted his eyes. As soon as he opened them, he would be blinded by the flying dust. He tried his best to look up, but could only see a yellow mist in front of him.
The wind was still getting stronger, slowly engulfing the two figures.
Qi Changyi felt dizzy and then lost consciousness.
I don’t know how long it took, but the surroundings became quiet, the kind of quiet that was completely silent, as if there was no life at all between heaven and earth.
Qi Changyi's long eyelashes trembled and he slowly opened his eyes.
The first thing that catches your eye is the clear sky with a few light clouds with golden edges floating in it.
After the sandstorm, even the sky became much clearer.
Qi Changyi moved his fingers and felt that they were tightly wrapped by another hand. He turned his head and saw another person lying next to him.
Pei Zheng had not woken up yet. He was holding the little guy's hand with one hand and protecting the little guy's head with the other hand.
Qi Changyi slowly turned over and felt pain all over his body, as if he had fallen from a height.
He shook off the sand covering his body, then struggled to stand up and check on the people next to him.
Pei Zheng closed his eyes. There was a bloody scratch on his cheek, and blood was still oozing out, but he seemed to feel nothing. He didn't move at all, and even his breathing could not be heard.
Qi Changyi became flustered and reached out his hand, gently pushing Pei Zheng's chest twice.
"Wake up!"
But his men did not react.
Qi Changyi was anxious and scared, his eyes were red, and he used his little hands to wipe the blood off Pei Zheng's face.
"Wake up, don't be in trouble, you can't be in trouble, don't leave me, please wake up."
There was no one around, it was just the endless desert, and it seemed like they were the only two people left.
Qi Changyi was afraid that Pei Zheng had really stopped breathing, so he reached out with trembling hands, trying to feel Pei Zheng's breathing.
As soon as I moved my hand forward, it was suddenly grabbed by someone.
"Why, are you afraid that I'll die?"
Pei Zheng's voice was a little hoarse and his tone was indifferent, without any panic of being in danger.
After hearing the familiar voice, the tense string in Qi Changyi's heart snapped. He was really scared to the extreme at that moment, and tears flowed out of his eyes uncontrollably.
The little girl closed her mouth and said nothing, but her tears were falling like beads from a broken string.
Pei Zheng raised his hand to wipe away the tears from his eyes, "Okay, be good, don't cry. I'm awake now, I won't abandon you."
I will never abandon you again.
Why does this sentence feel so familiar
Qi Changyi thought hard, and a figure appeared in his mind, but he couldn't see his face clearly.
"Ahem"
Pei Zheng withdrew his hand and suddenly coughed a few times. Then a bloody smell came up in his throat and was then suppressed.
The little guy heard Pei Zheng coughing and looking unhappy, worry and fear gathered between his eyebrows.
Although he has not forgiven Pei Zheng yet, he does not want anything to happen to Pei Zheng. His simplicity and kindness are engraved in his bones, and this will never change.
And Pei Zheng knew just how to take advantage of his soft heart.
"My hand hurts so much," Pei Zheng looked at the hand that he had placed under the little guy's head, "It might be broken."
Sure enough, the little guy immediately looked over with nervous eyes.
"Just move a little, try it, be gentle"
Pei Zheng cooperated by moving. His hand was not broken, but it was indeed numb from being pressed and he was a little out of control.
Qi Changyi touched the hand carefully, raised his eyes and asked, "Does this hurt?"
Pei Zheng looked at his watery eyes and his heart skipped a beat. It had been a long time since he had looked at himself like that.
"It hurts. It hurts a lot. It hurts so much."
Qi Changyi was so scared that he quickly retracted his hand, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. What should I do? You can't move. You have to hold your wrist fixed first."
of… "
As he spoke, he removed some of the gauze that was used to wrap the wound on his arm and bandaged Pei Zheng neatly.
Pei Zheng stared at his skillful movements. Didn't he forget Shen Shijiu's memory? But he could still remember these medical skills.
After bandaging it, Qi Changyi asked, "Does it still hurt? Is it getting better?"
"It seems to be better."
Pei Zheng pretended to move slightly, and this time even the numbness had gone away.
"But why is it still so painful, unless..."
He suddenly reached out and pulled the little person kneeling in front of him, and the little person fell straight into his arms. Then he spoke in a low voice against the jade-like earlobe.
"… Unless you let me kiss you."
The white earlobe turned red instantly.
Qi Changyi put his hands on Pei Zheng's chest and pushed him away in shame and anger. Then he straightened up and tried to stand up, but he fell back down. Pei Zheng reached out to help him and he was able to steady himself.
The hand was on the little guy's waist. Although Pei Zheng was injured, he was still able to support his weight firmly.
"Weak legs?" Pei Zheng narrowed his narrow eyes slightly, looked in a good mood, and chuckled.
In fact, he just wanted to play a joke on the little guy to make him less nervous and afraid.
Qi Changyi's cheeks turned red. She turned her head away and decided not to pay any more attention to Pei Zheng.
Pei Zheng sat up, holding his chest. He had been using his inner strength to protect the person in his arms last night. His own body had not yet fully recovered, and now his blood and energy began to surge up.
But, nothing can happen in front of the little guy, you can't scare him.
Pei Zheng stood up, calmed himself, and looked around.
There was no sign of other people in the queue around, and even the sand dunes in the distance did not leave any trace.
In this desert, being separated from the main force is tantamount to death.
The two men had no food or water, and were even injured. It was unknown how long they could hold out.
Pei Zheng stretched out his other hand to the little man still sitting on the ground, "Come."
Qi Changyi stared at the hand in a daze.
Pei Zheng leaned over and pulled him up, then held his hand and slowly walked on the sand.
Pei Zheng vaguely remembered the location where the oasis the guide had mentioned might be, so he walked in that direction based on the position of the sun above his head.
Qi Changyi pulled his hand away twice at first, but Pei Zheng only held it tighter. After walking a few steps, he was already out of breath and didn't care whether Pei Zheng was holding his hand or not.
The sun above was getting hotter and hotter, and the little guy who was following behind with difficulty was so hot that his face turned red and his forehead was covered with tiny beads of sweat.
Qi Changyi's vision became increasingly blurry, his consciousness drifted away, and his steps became unsteady. He looked at Pei Zheng's back and reached out to touch him, but suddenly he tripped over a sand pit and was about to fall.
Pei Zheng was hit on the back by someone. He quickly turned around and grabbed the little guy's limp body that was falling down.
"Your Highness!"
Qi Changyi's eyes were slightly open, his body was slightly hot and his lips were very dry. At this point, he should have taken medicine, but now not only was there no medicine, there was not even any water.
Pei Zheng carried him on his back.
"Don't sleep, do you hear me? I know you are very tired and sleepy, but don't sleep now, talk to me, okay?"
Pei Zheng carried the little guy on his back and walked step by step on the sand, leaving behind a trail of lonely footprints.
This desert seems to have no end. After walking across a sand dune, you will find that there are sand dunes of the same appearance all ahead.
Continuous and boundless.
Qi Changyi lay softly on Pei Zheng's shoulders and neck. His eyelids were already very heavy, but Pei Zheng told him not to fall asleep, so he tried hard not to close his eyes.
"Brother Pei"
Pei Zheng paused when he heard the very quiet call.
He knew that the little guy might not be conscious now, so he tried his best to make his voice sound normal.
"Yeah, I'm here."
"Brother Pei, I haven't seen you for a long time. Where have you been?"
Pei Zheng twitched the corners of his lips, "I, didn't go anywhere, I was waiting for you at home, it was you who didn't go home."
Qi Changyi pouted, "Didn't I go home? Why didn't I go home? But, but I don't have a home at all."
"Who said you don't have a home? Your home is in the imperial capital. The palace is your home, and the prime minister's residence is also your home. You have two homes."
Pei Zheng said, "After I cure you, I will take you home, okay?"
Qi Changyi nodded obediently, "Okay, but will you accompany me? I will be scared if I am alone."
"Yes, I will stay with you and protect you. No one will dare to bully you again."
Qi Changyi seemed relieved, but as if he remembered something, he asked again, "What about you, Brother Pei, you won't bully me anymore.
"I, won't, never again."
"You lied." Qi Changyi's eyes became wet with grievance. "You are going to marry someone else. I don't want to see you again. I want to go.
It was so cold and dark up there on the cliff, and it was snowing, red snow."
Pei Zheng stopped, put down the little man who was muttering to himself behind him, let him sit on the sand, and then bent down in front of him.
Looking at those eyes filled with tears, Pei Zheng felt a sharp pain in his heart. He raised his hand and gently covered the little guy's eyes, and with the other hand he held him in his arms.
"I have never married anyone else, and I have never had anyone else."
Pei Zheng took a small hand and placed it on his chest, then said softly, "It's you in here. It has always been you, and it will only be you in the future."