Ruthless debt

In the early morning of the next day, he was the one who woke up first. Maybe it was a bit cold in the night. Nan'er was snuggled into Zuo Qi's arms. She bent her body and buried half of her face in his chest. Zuo Qi also turned his back to him and turned sideways. While sleeping, the two people who were close together in front of them seemed to have no sense of disobedience at this moment.I couldn't help feeling a bit of sadness in my heart, I just felt that I had been separated by the two people in front of me.

He sat quietly and waited for them to wake up. This time was extremely long, watching the sun gradually rise, and it burned his face hot.

After they woke up, the three of them ate something indiscriminately and wanted to lead the horse on the road. Unexpectedly, when they arrived, there was no shadow of the horse, only the wooden stake for the rope had been raised from the ground.Nan'er frowned and said, "It must be that they were thirsty at night and earned a rope to find water. What should we do now?"

Zuo Qi said: "It's better to leave, it's better than dying of thirst here with us, don't worry, it's the same if we have them or not, we still go south."

Fortunately, the day was still sunny, and they could tell the direction just by looking at the sun. The three of them headed south as usual, and when they were tired, they rested for a while.Zuo Qi and Prince Che were fine, but they didn't feel any discomfort after being scorched by the sun.It's just that Nan'er was already very thin, and she was already exhausted after driving for several days, so she walked more slowly.

What worried them most was the water. After walking for a whole day, three of the water bags were empty before they saw the oasis. If this went on, they could last another two days at most. If they couldn't find the water source, they could only sit and wait To die of thirst.Prince Che had fun in his bitterness, and joked with them: "If you can't find a water source, you can only drink your own urine."

Nan'er couldn't help feeling sick, she smacked her lips and said, "Your Highness, you have to drink it yourself, I'd rather cut my wrist and drink my own blood than urine."

Zuo Qi interjected: "At that time, remember to call me, I have never drank human blood since I was a child!"

Nan'er rolled up her sleeves, raised her thin white arms in front of Zuo Qi, and said with a smile, "Come on, I'll let you taste it now."

Zuo Qi smiled and shook his head: "You..."

Prince Che looked at the two without saying a word, the smile in his eyes was so gentle, he had never seen it before, and Nan'er was not like she was in Lanyang Palace before, even though she was dusty and dusty, she laughed But also bright and moving.It is half hopeless now, but there is half despair in their eyes. The sky is full of yellow sand and there is no end in sight. The scenery in front of them is always the same. If it is not for the long row of footprints behind them, how would they know that they have traveled so much.

No one would have thought that the few jokes that day would become true soon...Prince Che only felt that there were too many things in this world that he couldn't see clearly, just like Nan'er, whom he had never understood, in that thin and almost How much perseverance and determination are buried in a body that can be broken with a slight fold.That night he looked at the woman lying in his arms as if she had been drained of water, her face was as white as paper, and her light dress was blown up by the night wind, as if she had been dead for a long time.But not long ago she was still talking to herself, and threatened that when she returned to Quguo, he would make an exception and make herself a female medical officer, and then recalling all the past, she only asked for this one thing from the beginning to the end, but She passed away before she could fulfill her promise, so it can be seen that she was only 19 years old.

That night, the three of them were exhausted and couldn't smoke anymore. They lay flat in the desert, and the bright moon above their heads was so full that it seemed to be mocking them.

Throwing beside him was a deflated water bag, and what was left just now had already been divided.

Nan'er said weakly: "Your Highness, if the three of us can return to Qu Country safely, then you must make an exception and appoint me as a female medical officer. It is also worthwhile the friendship with Your Highness over the years."

Prince Che chuckled: "You can say whatever you want, not to mention a female medical officer, even a female doctor is allowed to be a female doctor, but I don't know if uncle is willing to agree."

Zuo Qi pushed him lightly, and said with a smile: "You are talking nonsense, when has there ever been a female doctor in the past dynasties of Quguo? If you really break this example, Ye Xiang and Qi Taiwei must be admonished with death." In short, that is a worthy minister of the two dynasties!"

The prince Che said: "It's okay, after they retire, I will replace Taiwei and the prime minister with women, and see who can say no."

Nan'er was a little proud: "The more I say it, the more outrageous it is. I never said that I want to be a doctor. I don't care if I don't want to be a laborious official. Nan'er only hopes to learn superficial medical skills in this life. Forget it, it’s a matter of my life.”

Prince Che turned over and cast his eyes on Zuo Qi's side face: "It doesn't matter if you don't mention the future, let's save some energy and wait until tomorrow. It's useless to talk more if you don't wake up." eyes closed.

The three of them didn't speak any more, and fell asleep in silence.

This night seemed to be a bit colder than the previous nights, Nan'er hadn't fallen asleep, so she couldn't stop leaning towards Zuo Qi's side, dazed by his warmth until the moon was in the middle of the sky.After resting in the middle of the night, she finally had some strength, she sat up slowly, and looked at the two sleeping peacefully beside her for a long time, both in well-behaved postures.

She left for a while, only found a stone, and came back again. She had taken off the hairpin of Zuo Qi's hair, and rubbed it on the stone for a while, and it was much sharper now.

The road was bumpy, and there were only two water bags left beside me. I didn't know how long I could last, so I simply unscrewed the lids of all of them for preparation.She raised the corner of the half skirt and bit it tightly with her teeth, then rolled up the sleeves to the top again, the hand holding the hairpin trembled uncontrollably, and only slightly cut a small cut, because the tendon was cut, it was severe. The pain forced her to give up.

Some blood was flowing out slowly, but this was not what she wanted. After studying medicine for a few years, she naturally knew that if the main vein was not cut open, the blood would stop in a short while.

He wiped away his tears indiscriminately, then stuffed the dress into his mouth, and put the tip of the hairpin on the main vein. When he closed his eyes suddenly, the mouth of the hairpin sank into the skin for more than half an inch...

Prince Che had been having the same dream all this time, dreaming that it was raining heavily, but as soon as the rain fell into the sand, it disappeared without a trace.He lay flat on the sand, opened his mouth wide to drink water, but the water was not only hot, but also slightly fishy and sweet, and the smell was so strong that it choked him awake.

When he opened his eyes, he was completely stunned.