The forest was thick with vegetation and dense branches, so the two men on horseback had to lower their heads and bodies, almost lying on the horse's back. The black horse did not need its owner to drive it, and it struggled forward in the forest as if it knew the way.
Liao Tingyan felt Sima Jiao behind her covering her during the bumpy ride, and her breathing became a little heavy. At the same time, she found that a wet liquid had soaked into her shoulder, which was wet and sticky, and had a fishy smell. It was the blood from Sima Jiao's wound.
The fear in his heart was getting stronger and stronger. Liao Tingyan couldn't help but wonder, is Sima Jiao going to die? Can they escape? Are there still pursuers behind them
The black horse suddenly rushed out of the forest, and the view in front of him suddenly opened up. Liao Tingyan found that this was a path that people had passed by. The black horse did not follow the path to the official road, but plunged into another forest. After running for a long time, it crossed a small river and stopped at a place upstream where the wild grass was knee-high.
After getting off the horse, Liao Tingyan found that Sima Jiao's robe was stained with blood, which was a bit shocking. He leaned against a tree on the shore, holding his sword, and sat down with his eyes half closed. His face looked even colder and paler than usual.
"How are you?" Liao Tingyan knelt in front of him and raised her hand to unbutton his clothes. Sima Jiao didn't react, just looked at her with his eyes downcast, not knowing what he was thinking.
Liao Tingyan untied his outer robe and found a long tube tied to his arm.
"This is… ?"
Sima Jiao dismantled the thing and threw it aside. "It's a modified sleeve arrow that can only shoot one arrow, but it's very powerful."
Liao Tingyan suddenly realized that the arrow that hit Chen Yun's chest at that time was shot by Sima Jiao! Thinking about it carefully, that position seemed to be almost the same as the heart.
Seeing her stunned expression, Sima Jiao suddenly laughed, and he actually laughed quite happily. He said, "He wanted to kill me, and he even sent a letter to provoke me. Of course I have to kill him. There is something else on that arrow, so he will definitely die!"
Liao Tingyan thought, this madman couldn't have done it on purpose, could he? Chen Yun wanted to use her as bait to lure the enemy deeper, Sima Jiao also used this trick, deliberately risking his own life, showing weakness to lure the enemy in and then attacking them when they were unprepared. Others might not be able to do it, but Sima Jiao must be able to do it, otherwise why is he so skilled
As he thought about it, Liao Tingyan opened Sima Jiao's clothes and saw the long wound. It was caused by the sword on his chest, which almost cut off a large piece of flesh. It was painful to look at. Liao Tingyan's scalp was numb, and he was at a loss in front of the bloody wound, but Sima Jiao could still smile.
Not wanting to pay attention to him going crazy at this time, Liao Tingyan suddenly began to take off her clothes. There was still medicine bandaged on the wound on her arm, and there was no other way now, so she had to take it off first and give it to Sima Jiao for emergency.
She took off her clothes and put them back on, ran to the river to wring out her handkerchief, then came back to wipe the blood off Sima Jiao's chest. After cleaning it up a little, she put on the medicine and bandage together.
Her hair, which had been tied up, had long been loose, and was now falling on her cheeks. Because she was too anxious, her clothes were disheveled and not tied properly, leaving her shoulders exposed. She didn't pay any attention and only focused on pressing his wound.
Sima Jiao looked at her without saying anything.
Liao Tingyan bit her lip and finally raised her head to look into his eyes. "Will you... die?"
Sima Jiao: "What do you think?"
Liao Tingyan exhaled: "If you die, what will happen to your country? The world will be without a master and everything will fall into chaos."
Sima Jiao didn't seem to care, and his attitude was extremely cold: "No dynasty can prosper forever, and this country was not named Sima from the beginning. So what if the country is destroyed? When a dynasty reaches its end, it will inevitably be destroyed. Many people hope I die, don't you?" When he said the latter sentence, Sima Jiao's eyes became inquiring.
"If I die, you will be free."
Liao Tingyan herself didn't know what she was thinking, but she felt scared when she saw Sima Jiao, the dog emperor, might die at any time. She raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face and shook her head.
Sima Jiao stood up, grabbed her shoulders with a little force and asked: "You don't want me to die?"
Liao Tingyan: "I don't want you to die, nor do I want your country to be destroyed."
Sima Jiao's shoulders trembled, and he laughed out loud. He pinched her chin to make her look up, "Okay, since you said so, I will not die, and I will not destroy my country."
Liao Tingyan: … The reality is so tragic, and the tone is so arrogant.
Sima Jiao lay back down, holding her hand. “If you hadn’t shaken your head just now, I would have killed you before I died.”
Liao Tingyan suddenly felt that it would be better to let this dog emperor die.
Sima Jiao pinched her wrist and said, "Don't think about running away. You can't run away. If I die, I want you to die with me. Otherwise, it will be boring wherever you go."
Liao Tingyan couldn't cry anymore, so he just sat down and asked, "Then how are you going to ask for help now, Your Majesty?"
Sima Jiao: "Didn't you notice that Jin De didn't leave with us? He went to find Gao Taibao. Gao Taibao has a way to find me, so just wait for him to come and pick me up."
It's easy to say, but if it was the enemy who came first, or Sima Jiao died of illness before that, or if time went on for a long time and they both starved to death, wouldn't that be too unlucky
Sima Jiao: "It doesn't matter. No matter what, you will die with me."
Liao Tingyan: No, I don’t want to die.
The forest was dark at night, with only a patch of stars in the sky. Heima rested beside them, while Liao Tingyan leaned against Sima Jiao's arms, listening to the gurgling stream beside him, unable to fall asleep.
In the first half of the night, the person she leaned against was very cold, which made her feel terrified all the time, afraid that he really died quietly. Only by leaning against his chest quietly and listening to his heartbeat could she feel relaxed.
Sima Jiao was also asleep, but he didn't speak, and his silence was somewhat unlike him. Liao Tingyan thought he was tired from losing too much blood, or that he was in pain from the wound and didn't want to talk, but occasionally, he would raise his hand and slowly stroke her hair.
In this boundless silence, they snuggled together, and Liao Tingyan felt that there seemed to be something different from the countless times they had met before. Perhaps it was because Sima Jiao's movements were too slow, she felt an extreme tenderness, and slowly, even his cold body became warmer.
... Wait, the body is getting warmer? Liao Tingyan realized something, sat up suddenly, raised his hand to hold Sima Jiao's head, and touched his forehead with his. Sure enough, it's getting warmer, this guy is actually having a fever!
Liao Tingyan almost wanted to kneel down. There was no medicine. She didn't know how to deal with the fever. Would it really work to wet a handkerchief and cover it on the forehead? She pinched her eyebrows and stood up to go to the water to wash the handkerchief, but Sima Jiao held her hand. He was hot all over, but his expression was still clear. "What are you afraid of? Come back and continue to sleep."
Liao Tingyan: "You have a fever!"
Sima Jiao said as if it was a matter of course: "So come and sleep next to me, it will be warmer this way."
Liao Tingyan is going crazy.
Sima Jiao pulled her back and hugged her. There was a little weakness in his voice, but more of it was still calm. "It's not that easy for me to die."
Liao Tingyan knew very well that many things were beyond human control. Even Sima Jiao could not do many things. Didn't he die in the original novel? Why did he really not die now that he said he would not die? Maybe his body would be stiff when he woke up tomorrow morning. Holding his waist, Liao Tingyan couldn't hold back for a long time and let out a small sob.
Sima Jiao: "Only people without courage will cry."
Liao Tingyan angrily said, "I just don't have the courage!" If she had the courage, she would still be a concubine, and would just kill Sima Jiao and become the emperor! And she shed tears for him, what kind of stupid straight man's reaction is this!
Sima Jiao: "Okay, you are very brave now that you dare to scold me."
Liao Tingyan understood why Sima Jiao wanted to laugh every time she pretended to smile, and she wanted to laugh now too. She wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, and it was very uncomfortable to hold it back.
“… Your Majesty, I see that you are in good spirits. Doesn’t that long wound hurt you?” You don’t look like someone who is about to die at all.
"When my head hurts, it's a hundred times more painful than this. This pain is nothing." Sima Jiao said casually, "And I took medicine."
Liao Tingyan was confused: "What medicine? Why didn't I see it?"
Sima Jiao took out a small medicine bottle and threw it to her. Liao Tingyan held the medicine bottle with a complicated expression, "Your Majesty, what medicine is this?"
"It cures my congenital disease, but it also contains some precious medicinal herbs that can stabilize my mood and relieve pain after taking it."
Liao Tingyan couldn't help but guess: "Your Majesty's body is often cold, is it because of this medicine?"
Seeing Sima Foucault's head turned, Liao Tingyan couldn't help but glance at a certain part of his body, thinking, it turns out that the impotence was caused by the medicine.
Sima Jiao was very perceptive: "What are you looking at?"
Liao Tingyan: “…” On a night like this, how come your eyesight is so good that you can immediately notice me with just a glance.
Sima Jiao seemed to see through Liao Tingyan's thoughts and said in a chilly voice: "It's not that I can't, it's just that I don't want to. Don't you think that kind of thing is a disgusting beastly act?"
Wow, what a civilized and harmonious man. Liao Tingyan was stunned, and after a while he said: "Humans are animals, and in the end, they are no different from other animals."
Sima Jiao: "Humans are naturally different from animals. Animals have no sense of shame, but humans can control this desire."
You are so awesome, why didn't you control yourself when you killed people? Liao Tingyan curled his lips, not wanting to discuss these things with an ancient emperor who had a different world view, life view and values.
Sima Jiao said again: "You keep saying these things, are you implying that I should do this to you?"
Liao Tingyan jumped up, "I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"
Sima Jiao: "Come here."
Liao Tingyan: “I won’t!” Can’t you just stop holding on since your wound is bleeding
Liao Tingyan felt that he was particularly tired that night, even though he did nothing but bicker with Sima Jiao. The next day, they rode their horses up the river again and found an abandoned thatched house in the mountains, where they temporarily stopped. It seemed to be a hunter's temporary residence, with a burnt-out fire, but unfortunately neither of them brought a fire starter or anything like that, so they couldn't start a fire.
There were a few wild fruits on the way, but they were too sour to eat. Apart from that, there was nothing else to eat. Liao Tingyan thought, this is ridiculous, an emperor and a concubine might starve to death. She had thought of countless ways to die over the years, but how could she have thought that they would starve to death in the end.
Sima Jiao was leaning against the sun outside the house. Seeing her squatting beside him and looking at a wild fruit with a sad face, he raised his hand and patted her head, "Just bear with it for another day."
Sima Jiao was a very magical person, because he was very accurate in what he said. After that day, someone really found this place, led by Jin De with tears in his eyes. Soon, Gao Taibao also arrived.
They knelt down with a large group of guards, "Your Majesty!"
Sima Jiao waved his hand and said, "Go find something for the queen to eat first. She is starving to death."
Liao Tingyan, who was originally full of joy: "..." What are you still eating? The important thing is to go back home!
After she was angry, she realized that Sima Jiao was not talking about the imperial concubine, but the queen.
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The author has something to say: Gillian's father doesn't love his mother, and his mother doesn't love his father. His father is a lunatic. It's a tragedy, not a sadistic love story.
Besides, it is impossible for there to be a car. I will just write this story, then the next story, and then the next story. There will not be a car. I can only pull the lights casually.