It snowed heavily for half a month, but Dai Ning didn't go out and stayed lazily in the small warm house every day.
She didn't like to move this year, and Uncle Qian didn't think much about it, just thinking that the conditions in the countryside were not good.
Thinking that the eldest lady’s birthday was coming up soon, Uncle Qian racked his brains and finally got a signal to contact Grandpa Ji.
The old man asked about his precious daughter, Dai Ning, and said, "Everything is fine at home. The Yan family investigated the situation a few days ago and found out that Ming Kou's accident had nothing to do with Mo Jue. Ning Ning can go home, and we will hold a birthday party for her."
Uncle Qian conveyed this to Dai Ning. Dai Ning looked at the calendar and saw that it was already December 4th, four days away from her birthday.
Qingtuan said nervously, "I have a feeling that if something goes wrong, it will happen in the next few days. Daining, we can't go back."
Dai Ning said in a relaxed tone: "Don't worry, you can't go back."
Facing Uncle Qian, Dai Ning gestured for him to look at the village: "The snow hasn't stopped yet, and the snow has piled up so thickly. It's not safe to force your way out of the mountain now. Even if you're in a hurry to go out, you have to wait until the snow stops."
Uncle Qian glanced at him worriedly and said, "That's true, but what about your birthday?"
Dai Ning said: "When the time comes, Uncle Qian and the chefs can just make a cake for us."
This year was a special situation, and it was rare that the young lady didn't make any extra requests. Uncle Qian felt that she had grown up, and nodded: "I will definitely prepare a big cake for the young lady when the time comes."
As luck would have it, the heavy snow showed no sign of stopping. Dai Ning stepped on the snow, and the accumulated snow almost buried her boots.
The day before Dai Ning's birthday, there was still no news from Zhao Yu, and no one knew what the fight was about.
"I can use space tracing to see what's going on over there, but you know I don't have enough energy, so I can only see it once." Qingtuan asked, "Do you want to see it?"
Alas, this is useless stuff. Dai Ning thought for a while and said, "Don't look at Zhao Yu and Cui Yao, look at Shen Tu Feng."
"Okay, close your eyes."
Dai Ning closed her eyes, and a scene flashed in her mind: a middle-aged man in a suit smoking and talking on the phone.
This person is Shentu Feng.
I don't know what was said on the other end of the phone. Shentu Feng said, "Your suggestion is to use his parents to exchange the treasure mine for that kid surnamed Zhao? Indeed, this is the simplest way... There is also a woman, Zhao Yu's sweetheart, I will consider it."
Dai Ning opened her eyes, and Qingtuan gasped: "See, do you see anything?"
Dai Ning said: "Tomorrow morning, people from Shentu Peak will cross the snow-capped mountains to hold us hostage."
"Are you okay?"
"Of course."
From Shentu Feng's words, it can be inferred that Zhao Yu should have obtained the treasure mine. Shentu She deliberately did not intervene. While the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is behind. Someone suggested that he use Zhao Yu's weakness as a threat.
If my guess is correct, that person is Du Tian.
Du Tian wanted to know whether Da Yunzi would fall into Shentu Feng's hands. Even if he didn't, in the time of chaos when both of them would suffer losses, maybe they could get rid of Dai Ning.
Once a deep hatred is formed between women, it is not so easy to resolve.
Dai Ning almost ruined all of Du Tian's plans, so Du Tian couldn't help but hate her. In order to confirm, Dai Ning went to the next door to take a look. Sure enough, Du Tian even took his "mother" Du Yuexiang away, which seemed to be a plan.
Dai Ning propped up her chin and said, "See, it's okay for the heroine to bully the hero. The rules of the world are too biased."
Qingtuan nodded silently. Who said it wasn’t
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At dawn, Uncle Qian got up and prepared Dai Ning's birthday cake.
Dai Ning also got up early. Only the two growing children of the Zhao family were still sleeping. Dai Ning dressed up beautifully and still wore a red cloak.
The first ones to notice something was wrong were not the bodyguards, but a strange black-faced man and a young man in a blue down jacket.
The dark-faced man knocked on the door, called Zhao Ping and Zhao An'an, and said seriously: "There is a group of people of unknown origin outside the mountain. I guess they are Shentu Feng's men. Let's go quickly. Brother Yu said to go to the mountain path."
Dai Ning guessed that this was the person Zhao Yu left behind to tip off the public. His people were indeed useful.
It was so infuriating. Those people in her Ji family who were just doing nothing earned higher salaries than others, but were not as good as the subordinates of Da Yunzi.
Zhao Ping's face changed, his little body tensed up, and he nodded seriously.
The dark-faced man said, "Ashi and I will carry Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao on our backs."
Dai Ning's bodyguards looked at each other in bewilderment. Dai Ning sighed, what's the use of these simple-minded but smart fools
"What are you standing there for? One of you go and tell Uncle Qian to hide and not come over. The rest of you follow me."
Things went on in an orderly manner. The snow on the mountain path crunched under my feet. Zhao Ping came over. The young man was very responsible: "Miss, don't fall. You can hold my shoulders."
Daning flicked his forehead and said, "Ugly guy, go cool off."
Zhao Anan is annoying enough, why does Zhao Ping have to get close to her
Zhao Ping was disliked, but he was not angry. He asked the black-faced man: "Brother Chen, will the villagers be in danger?"
The dark-faced man shook his head: "Brother Yu said no, Shentu Feng is different from Shentu She. He is cautious and afraid of being targeted by law enforcement agencies, so he won't commit crimes easily. His target is only you, you just need to hide well."
Seeing Zhao Ping acting like a little adult and very nervous, the man in blue clothes livened up the atmosphere: "Don't worry, it's nothing serious, Brother Yu will be here too."
When they reached a place on the mountain path where they could hide from the snow, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Dai Ning looked back at the road they had come from. Zhao Yu had a detailed plan and even had someone specialize in dealing with footprints in the snow. If they really followed Zhao Yu's plan, Shentu Feng and the others might not be able to find them.
She fiddled with the snow out of boredom, hoping that the people on Shentu Peak would be smart enough to find the signal she left behind.
There was only white between the sky and the earth, and it started snowing again.
The black-faced man froze and stood up: "How could this happen!"
Everyone followed his gaze and saw more than a dozen fully armed men coming towards them.
The black-faced man gritted his teeth and said, "Go! Go quickly!"
They carried Zhao's father and mother, who had limited mobility, on their backs and ran forward.
But their speed was no match for that of the well-trained group of people, and they were surrounded in a blink of an eye.
Everyone's face turned pale.
This group of people accurately identified the Zhao family members and pulled them over. The man with black face and blue clothes tried to save them, but a gun was put to his head.
Zhao Anan was picked up by a man and trembled with fear.
They set their sights on Dai Ning, who raised her chin: "Don't touch me, I'm not a member of the Zhao family. If your boss dares to hurt me, he will be finished."
This group of people actually began to hesitate.
It seems that he is not completely unaware of Dai Ning's identity.
Before they could make a decision, another group of people rushed up the mountain. Hei Lian was delighted, Brother Yu is here!
In contrast, the people who came earlier had tense faces. Someone pulled Zhao Anan in front of him and pointed a gun at her head: "Stop, don't come up!"
Dai Ning looked carefully and found that it was Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu was followed by more than 20 young men. He looked tense and his eyes were sharp: "Let her go. What you are doing is illegal. Isn't Shentu Feng afraid of Bu Shentu She's fate?"
Zhao Anan was so scared that she burst into tears: "Brother, brother..."
These people are desperate criminals, so they are not afraid of these things: "Exchange for Wudong Treasure Mine."
Zhao Yu said without hesitation: "Okay!"
Dai Ning looked at her. The man looked determined. For Zhao An'an, he gave up the treasure mine without hesitation. She lowered her eyes and asked Qing Tuan, "Is Zhao Yu the one who hurt my grandfather?"
Qingtuan said shyly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to whet your appetite at the beginning, I really didn't know."
Dai Ning understood that to her, her grandfather was the most important person, but in this book, he was a small character who was not even a supporting role.
Who would spend time describing a minor character
Even the death of Dai Ning is only briefly summarized in the book. Their whole life is only mentioned in a few words in the book, which is insignificant.
Zhao Yu said: "Even if you transfer it, you have to give me some time and don't hurt my younger sister and my family."
The group of people looked at each other. They obviously didn't expect to meet Zhao Yu and others at this time.
Someone said, "We will take the people away and will not harm them. You can exchange it with Wudong's transfer letter."
Zhao Yu said calmly: "Okay."
He arrived a step late, so he could only make such a concession. The treasure mine could be lost but there was still money to be made, and Zhao Ping and An An could not get into trouble.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "There are police over at Zhaoyu!"
This sentence was like lighting a fuse, making everyone's nerves tense for a moment. No one knew who fired the first shot, breaking the terrible silence.
Since they could no longer make exchanges, Shentu's people decided to fight to the death.
The sun rose above the snow-capped mountains. Zhao Yu rushed over and protected Zhao Ping, who was closest to him, but he obviously could no longer care about others.
Dai Ning looked at Zhao An'an in front of the criminal. She had never felt so clearly that the little girl would die. Such a small body, lying in the snow, must be colder than a snowman.
The one who sacrificed this time was not Zhao's father and mother, but Zhao Anan.
"Miss!" the bodyguard shouted.
Zhao Yu's heart tightened, and he looked up to see Dai Ning hugging Zhao Anan and rolling on the ground.
Black Face and Blue Clothes also reacted quickly and rescued Zhao's father and mother almost immediately.
The other side lost the hostage, and the police got the upper hand, and finally acted without hesitation to arrest this group of people.
"Hold your head and squat!"
The chaos started unexpectedly and ended extremely quickly.
Several of the kidnapping leaders died, and the rest were forced to squat and disarmed.
Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, it was finally over.
The sun came out and shone brightly on the mountain path.
All was quiet, ending with a small sob.
Everyone looked over and found that it was Zhao Anan who was crying.
"Miss, what's wrong with you..."
Under the girl, blood dyed the white snow red.
Zhao Yu felt empty for a moment, and even his brain became dull. Time suddenly became long, and the sun made him feel cold all over.
He let go of Zhao Ping, stood up with a momentary dizziness, and came to Dai Ning.
Her red cape spread out like the only color blooming in winter.
Zhao Yu held her in his arms with trembling fingers.
The girl looked at the man in front of her with a hazy look in her big eyes that had lost their spirit.
"Zhao Yu... I feel a little uncomfortable."
There was a bullet lodged in her heart, and blood gushed out, mixing with her red skirt and spreading in the snow.
Zhao Yu covered her wound, her blood seeping through his fingers. For a moment, Zhao Yu almost went crazy: "I'll take you to the hospital, right now, right now."
Dai Ning grasped his collar with weak fingers: "It hurts so much, will I die?"
Zhao Yu picked her up and said, "You won't die. I won't let you die!"
He picked up Dai Ning and ran down the snowy mountain path amid Zhao Anan's crying.
The police looked at each other and some shook their heads. Zhao Ping sat on the ground in a daze for a long time, tears streaming down his face.
Zhao Yu never knew that there would be such a long road in the world.
It was slippery, there was no end in sight, and no light.
Only her warm blood made him feel cold all over. He had never been so scared before. He ran down the mountain desperately. No... No...
How could someone like Ji Daining die
Zhao Yu staggered and fell down with Dai Ning. He knelt on one knee and held her tightly in his arms.
"Zhao Yu, I, I'm in so much pain..." She choked out, "Don't move, or it will hurt even more."
A feeling called despair invaded him, and Zhao Yu's heart was in so much pain that he almost died. He was even unable to speak because of the pain. He had no way to save her, absolutely no way.
She was usually so delicate, but now she was in so much pain that even her cries were so weak that she had no strength left.
Dai Ning sobbed, "Zhao Yu, today is my birthday."
Zhao Yu held the snow tightly, her emotions collapsed in an instant, and big tears flowed from the man's eyes and fell on her cheeks.
Dai Ning's eyes gradually dimmed.
"Zhao, Zhao Yu."
"Um."
"Who is cuter, me or An An?"
Blood oozed from Zhao Yu's throat: "You, you are cute."
"Who is more important, me or her?"
His teeth were chattering: "You are the most important."
Every word was like torture to him. These questions were so cruel to him.
Her body was so cold, no matter how tightly Zhao Yu held her, the warmth was gradually lost.
The girl whispered, "Liar, you must be very lucky that Zhao Anan is alive."
"I'm not lying to you. I love you. I love you. I've loved you for a long time and I'll always love you."
Dai Ning no longer had the strength to say, "I, I miss home."
"I'll take you home."
"I don't want you." She was breathing weakly, her pupils gradually losing focus, "Qian, Uncle Qian, send me home. You are not allowed to follow me, and you are not allowed to die with me. I have never loved you."
Her hand slid from his body, falling on the girl's porcelain white cheek like a heavy snow.
He was in a state of dismay and said in a hoarse voice: "Daidai, Daining."
No one answered her.
Snow and wind were raging in the mountains. Zhao Yu held her tightly. For the first time in his life, he felt a life worse than death.
He whispered, "It doesn't matter if you don't love me. It really doesn't matter." It was enough that he loved her. She was so beautiful and proud that she didn't need to stop for anything in the world.
He took out the little agate tiger from his body and placed it in the girl's palm.
She closed her eyes, her long eyelashes were covered with snowflakes, and she was as beautiful as when I first saw her.
Zhao Yu picked her up and walked down the mountain step by step. He didn't know how long this journey took, it was so long that it seemed like his entire life.
But it would be great if it really lasted a lifetime.
Zhao Yu could no longer remember what the road looked like afterwards.
He only remembered that he had loved a beautiful girl deeply, and lost her with great pain. She seemed to have loved him, but also seemed not to have loved him.
The snow was particularly heavy that year, and it snowed intermittently for a month, covering the mountains.
All the love and happiness in his life died that year.
He didn't ask about her hometown, just assumed that she was still alive and well, somewhere he couldn't see.
Zhao Yu would occasionally think of her, and if it was too painful, he would deliberately try to forget her.
Later, Lan Rongrong brought him a candlestick.
Zhao Yu bought it on the night of the traditional festival in Huan County, but he hesitated and didn't give it away.
He suddenly remembered many things about her, the starry night in the barnyard, her naive look when she woke up from hunger, and her naughty, spoiled and tantrum-like appearance.
Dai Ning, are you still in pain
You have grown up.
End of Volume 1