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"This is the person, I want it!"

The clear and warm voice suddenly broke the horrifying silence around him. Ding of Zhen's family let go of his hand suddenly, and he used his last strength to prop up his upper body, like a fish thrown alive on the shore, gasping for breath with.

The feeling of the air returning to the body is so clear, and the head that was blank just now seems to be a little more awake.He turned his head, looked through the hair that was still dripping wet on his face, and saw a boy who was no more than ten years old in Chinese clothes and a jade crown in front of two teams of imperial guards in gold and silver armor. Pointing at himself with that fair little finger.

"Yes, Second Prince." The middle-aged man who looked like a commander waved his hand, and everyone around him knelt tremblingly under the spears of the imperial army.

"What's your name?" The little prince tilted his head, and there was an unspeakable strange elf hidden in his amber-like phoenix eyes.

"Shen Feng." The boy slowly climbed out of the water, knelt on the ground shivering from the cold, and almost couldn't even articulate these two simple words.

"Change your name to Ling Feng in the future." The little prince looked at the surrounding white snow and the gurgling river, and smiled softly at him, "I want you to be Lingshuang and proud of the snow from now on, and ride the waves and ride the wind~"

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"Be careful--!"

The leader of the water bandits who attacked Li Xuan just now suddenly turned around and rushed towards Ling Feng. Just as he was secretly dazed, an anxious cry suddenly came from a distance.

Li Xuan struggled a few times in the water, then slowly stood up with his bow, his long sword stuck in the wood crack, barely supporting his crumbling body.

However, Ling Feng had already fallen into the fear that he still couldn't get rid of after many years.He was holding the sword, but his whole body was stiff, as if in an instant, he was ambushed by someone who appeared behind him at an unknown time, a long bloodstain opened coldly on his back, and he staggered a few steps, heavily Fell in the water.

Ling Feng struggled desperately to turn his head back, but several icy sharp blades were firmly placed around his neck...

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The night is vast, and the river wind is piercing.

Qiu Yang poked his head out of the water with his arms around Lanjing's shoulders, and took a few deep breaths of air.After sneaking in the water for so long, the dots of flames had been left far behind. At this moment, they were not found by the water bandits, and they were temporarily out of danger.

Lan Jing leaned on his shoulder, panting quickly, her pale handsome face, a pair of phoenix eyes looked back in a blur, in her sight, the half of the boat that kept pouring into the river was sinking faster and faster into the water...

"Li Xuan..."

Lan Jing yelled sadly, but was blown away in the river by the howling cold wind.From falling into the water until now, Lan Jing has been at the mercy of Qiu Yang in a chaotic state, but now she is able to recover, and when she turned her head to see such a scene, her heart ached like a knife.

Li Xuan...I'm afraid that since the time he covered the two of them to leave, he never thought of leaving a retreat for himself...

He turned his head, grabbed Qiu Yang's skirt tightly, and shouted at him with tears in his eyes, "We have to go back and save him, he has no chance of winning in the water!"

"Master, don't worry, there is Brother Ling Feng, he is so good at martial arts!!" Qiu Yang was afraid that he would do something stupid, so he immediately hugged him tightly, and while persuading him in a low voice, he tried his best to move his arms. On the surface of the water, I will not stop swimming towards the river.

It's okay not to mention Ling Feng, but now when he is mentioned, Lan Jing's tears burst down like a dike: "Ling Feng... Ling Feng is afraid of water! He will become stiff in the water, and his consciousness will be erratic , how can we fight?!"

"Master..." Seeing him crying so hard at this moment, Qiu Yang's heart throbbed violently.He held his arm tightly, and solemnly promised while swimming: "When I send you to the shore, you can find a place to hide, and I will go back to rescue him immediately, okay?!"

Lan Jing was slightly startled, and nodded vigorously to him, but she looked up at the creeping darkness on the river bank that was gradually becoming clear ahead, but she was still a little timid in her heart.

The two of them climbed onto the shore with wet bodies, and Lan Jing turned over weakly, lying on the ground like a dead fish, trembling desperately.His body was already frozen, and the night wind blew past, and the drenched robe was icy against the skin, just like Ling Chi tortured.

"Master..." Qiu Yang looked at Lan Jing's miserable appearance, and was about to reach out to help him, but he was pushed away by him the next moment, and panting, he said in a low voice, "You... go and see Li Jing. Xuan and the others, if they are caught, don’t rush in, come back and find a way to notify Ningyu..."

"If..." Lan Jing suddenly choked up slightly, her lips trembled violently, and the circles of her eyes began to turn red, "If they..."

"I see." Qiu Yang nodded, and interrupted him intentionally. Everyone knows some things well. Wouldn't it be another kind of cruelty if he had to say them himself? !

"Find a cave nearby, pick up some dead branches and make a good fire and wait for me." Qiu Yang looked at Lan Jing reluctantly, took out a well-sealed fire folder from his arms, and put it in his hand, "One is It is convenient for us to come back to find you, the second is to warm our body, and the most important thing is that there are few people here, there must be many wild animals, and they dare not approach the fire..."

"I...I know..."

Lan Jing was a little scared in her heart, but she tried her best not to show it. She could only hold the small cylinder tightly in her hand, but her whole body gradually trembled uncontrollably.

Qiu Yang looked back at the river, the fire on the boat was still looming in the distance.He took a deep breath, but he didn't know where the courage came from, he suddenly took a step forward, hugged Lan Jing tightly in his arms, kissed his cold forehead lightly with his lowered eyes, and then whispered next to his ear : "Don't be afraid, I will definitely bring them back together!"

Qiu Yang's handsome figure quickly returned to the river, ran a few quick steps in the water, then stretched his hands and jumped, like a dexterous fish, got into the turbulent river.

But Lanjing opened her mouth alone, and was stunned by the icy river wind...

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The person gradually disappeared, and Lan Jing suddenly came back to his senses.He looked up at the weedy ground, dark woods, and rolling mountains around him, and suddenly felt a kind of fear from the bottom of his heart.

Maybe it's cold, or maybe it's fear.He only felt that he was trembling all over at this moment, and every gust of cold wind blew by, his body was cut like a knife.

Taking advantage of the dim moonlight, Lan Jing looked around carefully.Dead trees and hay are piled up everywhere, making it almost impossible to walk, but the only good thing is that the foot of the mountain is very close to the river bank, so the cave should not be difficult to find.

He clasped his hands in front of his chest, barely resisting the cold wind penetrating his chest, tucked up the hem of his clothes, and walked slowly towards the mountain.In this world shrouded in darkness, he could only try his best to observe the surrounding situation vigilantly with his eyes wide open, taking every step carefully.

There is a pine tree not far ahead, and the dense pine needles are slightly withered and yellow in the cold winter.

In the past few years, he had traveled around with Ling Feng, and he had also learned many little skills from him that other eunuch children looked down upon, one of which was how to light a bonfire.

Ling Feng once told him that if he were to live in the wilderness one day with fire, he would be able to live.

Unexpectedly, today a word has become a prophecy...

He raised his hand to touch the withered needles, and nodded in satisfaction.The pine needles contain oil, especially this kind of semi-dried dryness, which is a rare and good tinder.Lan Jing hurriedly collected some on the spot, opened the torch and blew on it, and the small pile quickly burned.

He lit the dead branches and made a simple torch for himself. He staggered forward while picking up the branches on the ground, and before he knew it, he came to a sparse mountain forest.

The withered yellow branches and leaves blocked most of the moonlight, and the surrounding area became darker and darker. Accompanied by the "click" sound of feet stepping on the withered leaves, from time to time in the silent woods, black birds flew into the sky, mixed with a few weird sounds. birdsong.

Lan Jing felt her scalp go numb for a while, as if the hairs all over her body stood on end.Holding the torch carefully, he looked up at the dead tree that was baring its teeth and claws like a ghost, and his heart jumped more and more "plop plop".

After groping along the mountain wall for half an hour, Lan Jing finally found a narrow cave, which could accommodate her.He hugged the dead branch in his arms excitedly, and trotted all the way into it.

Lan Jing lit a bonfire, and the pitted rock walls around him blocked most of the cold wind. He twisted the cold water on his robe, sat on the ground, and looked at the constantly jumping flames in front of him. His body was so cold that it was almost frozen. I finally felt a little warmth.

The night was very dark, and there was an eerie silence all around.Lan Jing hugged her knees tightly, curled her body into a small ball, just stared silently at the bonfire in front of her, feeling a little dazed.

Li Xuan...

Lan Jing chuckled self-deprecatingly, saying that fate tricks people, but now his deep voice is still in my ears, but the life and death of the person is unknown.He didn't dare to think about it, but the memories swept in like a tide, his indifference, his tenderness, and even the decision to put himself in danger today in order to protect himself...

Lan Jing quietly buried her face in her arms, but her tears inadvertently merged into the still wet clothes.

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On the turbulent river surface, there was a little light from the torches. Qiu Yang supported the bottom of the boat with his hands, and suddenly got his head out of the water, raised his head and gasped heavily.

The master wanted him to save people, so he agreed without hesitation, but now that he was back under the enemy ship, he was suddenly at a loss, not knowing what he should do.

Just as he was hesitating, there was a sudden sound of footsteps on the side of the ship above his head, which seemed to be patrolling water bandits, and the two voices, one thick and one thin, gradually became closer and closer.

"Brother Wang, you said it will be the end of the new year soon, and the river is about to freeze. We have worked hard this year to earn so much money for the village, shouldn't it be enough? Isn't it... we can go back and enjoy the blessings for a few days soon gone?"

"Go back?" The water bandit surnamed Wang snorted coldly, and continued resentfully, "The dog officer surnamed Li got a new concubine this year, so he opened his mouth to our head lion, except for the fixed age Not counting the tribute, we need to add another 5000 taels of silver as gift money, I think..."

He sighed faintly and said, "It's better not to fall this year!"

The footsteps stopped, and the conversation suddenly stopped.Just when Qiu Yang wondered if he had been discovered, another high-pitched voice continued muffledly: "How many brothers do we have left this time?"

"Less than twenty."

There was a muffled "boom", as if a fist had been hammered on the ship's side.

"Those two killed so many of our brothers, why didn't the boss kill them for revenge?!"

"Because so many brothers have died, I want to take them back to the village to block them." The man sneered coldly, "You came late, and you haven't figured out the temperament of Hu Dazhang, our boss, that's clingy!" The master whose upper hair is smarter than monkeys!"

"Hahaha!" The soft-spoken man couldn't help laughing, and after the laughter, he sighed deeply again, "It's too cold outside, let's go back."

"Oh, whatever!"

The footsteps gradually faded away, but Qiu Yang clasped the bottom of the boat with both hands, recalling what they said, he fell into deep thought.