Journey to the Rose

"Since it has collapsed, it means that the danger is close at hand."

Ruan Xi straightened her back, couldn't help clenching her fists, her breathing was fast, "Then, now we..."

"We have to avoid two things," Wen Kai said while putting away the binoculars. "First, avoid war. Second, move forward without looking back."

Lu Zhenghe didn't quite agree with his suggestion, "There are many mountains in the north, and there are several mountains and valleys under our feet. When the ground cracks, it doesn't crack as fast as the south."

Li Shen interjected and said: "Then what is the young master's plan?"

Lu Zhenghe turned to the side behind him, and waved backwards: "Map."

It was Bo Yang who was ordered.

The convoy stopped, and Bo Yang got out of the car early, relaxed for a while, and started a routine inspection.

Now, Bo Yang is squatting next to his car, holding a wrench in his hand and a flashlight in his mouth, banging with another auto soldier, as if checking whether there is any problem with the car.

Hearing Lu Zhenghe calling him, he turned his head from the rain, the shimmering light from his eyes traveled in a shallow arc in the dark, like seeing a moonbow in several cities before.

He seems to be a perpetual motion machine, never tired.

Bo Yang said little, but his movements were agile enough. He got up quickly, put the flashlight in the pocket of his overalls, and then took out a map from his pocket and handed it over.

"We are here now."

A red circle falls down.

After receiving the pen from Wen Kai, Lu Zhenghe circled War City on the map in red, and then clicked on the city to the north, which was a fan-shaped foothill in front of them, and continued, "If you don't make any preparations for battle, brother, go to the city from the north." If we attack here, then we will have nothing to fight back."

As he said that, Lu Zhenghe drew a red cross behind his position and said: "If the ground fission continues, this will become the first place to collapse. At that time, we will be attacked by enemies, and problems will arise."

The temperature is too low, the light rain is pattering, mixed with snowflakes.

Because it was raining lightly, Ruan Xi saw water droplets accumulated on Lu Zhenghe's goggles, so he twisted up his cuffs and wiped them with his wrist.

He and Lu Zhenghe have the same height difference, and there is no need to stand on tiptoe to wipe the goggles on his forehead, but when he raised his head, Lu Zhenghe just raised his eyes to look at him, and the eyes of the two collided, slanting like fine needles and light rain becoming sticky in the humid air thick.

Lu Zhenghe didn't move, waiting for Ruan Xi to wipe off the water droplets on the goggles.

Looking at Lu Zhenghe's exhausted face, Ruan Xi wanted Lu Zhenghe to take a rest in his arms.Whether it's a war, a war, whether you can survive or not, you should go to hell.

"Stare blankly again." Lu Zhenghe stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Ruan Xi.

There were many subordinates standing beside him, Ruan Xi suddenly shy away, feeling embarrassed, reached out to take the map in Lu Zhenghe's hand, looked at it, and said in surprise: "Why did this one start from War City again?"

It feels like the map he gets is different every time, as if it has been updated in real time, and the starting point always follows their pace.

"Bo Yang asked people to draw it," Lu Zhenghe smiled, "We have warriors who specialize in drawing maps."

"Just draw a picture after walking through a city?" Ruan Xi had to admire the productivity of the army.

"Well, if you don't have time to paint, there is stock. Did you forget? Wen Kai said that every year we will return from the swamp city to the top of the snow mountain. Everyone is already familiar with this road." Lu Zhenghe replied.

"I see……"

Ruan Xi glanced over every mountain on the map, once again lamenting how high and how many mountains there are in the north.In the end, he focused his attention on the next city—Xanadu.

This is his mother's hometown.

Not to mention this escape journey, this is Ruan Xi who has longed for the city since he was a child.

After her mother married far away to the south, she never returned to her hometown until she died of illness.It wasn't until the Ruan family sent someone to bury him in Xanadu City that his soul returned to his hometown.

He was still thinking.

Suddenly, there was another strange sound in the ear.

But this time, it wasn't the shaking of the mountains or the trembling of the ground, it was more like he had heard mechanical noises before.

Ruan Xi had good ears, and quickly identified the source of the sound, which was from the north.

The north side is now in front of them.

This is the remaining way, and it is the way to turn everything from danger to auspiciousness.

He looked forward, and saw several armed helicopters hovering above the mountains under the dark clouds.

He seems to have seen these planes before, and they feel very familiar. They should be the same model that sent Li Shen once.In an environment where there is no movement for the time being, once a moving target appears, it will be very noticeable. When these helicopters come, the remaining two or five of them are almost all looking towards the sky.

"Helicopter is here, pick me up?" Ruan Xi moved closer to Lu Zhenghe and whispered.

"Well, pick up those soldiers who are waiting to go back." Lu Zhenghe said.

Ruan Xi didn't say a word, her breath was long, her throat was blocked and she couldn't finish her words.

Lu Zhenghe held a gun in one hand, and left the other hand empty.

Covered by the training uniform, Ruan Xi stretched out her hand to hold it, and shook it with cold rainwater.But no matter how cold and wet the rain is, he can still feel the true warmth of Lu Zhenghe's palm.

"Do you want to go? There is still a chance." Lu Zhenghe turned his head and asked him in a voice that only two people could hear.

"I want to crack the prophecy," Ruan Xi opened his mouth, feeling the rain drifting down his throat, "We're going to give it a try, aren't we?"

"Well, if we walk the rest of the way by ourselves, there is hope."

Lu Zhenghe nodded, the rain dripped from his jawline, like sweat after exercising.

Seeing his attitude of wanting to fight again, Ruan Xi remembered what Lu Zhenghe said——

Your danger is that I can't take a risk.

The rain is still falling, and the helicopter still dare not move forward in the distance.

Ruan Xi didn't want to speculate any more, and directly asked the question: "Now that things have happened, can you tell me what the prophecy is?"

The situation has developed to the point where the parties need to make another choice. Lu Zhenghe has always been straightforward and stopped talking.

He said bluntly: "The prophecy says...you will die before me."

After finishing speaking, Young Master Lu, who has always been calm and self-reliant, couldn't help but let out a long sigh, as if speaking to himself: "The world is changing, so I have to believe it."

When it comes to death, people in love are always taboo.

Faced with life and death too many times along the way, Ruan Xi felt a dull pain in her heart every time she thought of those dangers.

He knew the pain of the heart hanging on the cliff, and he didn't want Lu Zhenghe to experience it again.

He was silent for a moment.

Afterwards, Ruan Xi pinched Lu Zhenghe's palm, wanting to convey a sense of reassurance: "I think you can crack it."

"Really?" Lu Zhenghe seldom asked such a rhetorical question.

"Really," Ruan Xi didn't know where the courage came from, and Xu Shi held hands to give him more confidence, "It's important to survive, but for me, it's more important to go through this journey. So, I feel that as long as there is a glimmer of hope, you can Give it a try. It's better than regretting it later."

And, least of all want to worry you.

He didn't say that.

Ruan Xi understands that if he does not take this journey on his own, and takes a helicopter directly to the snow mountain, in the years to come, one year, two years, three years, or even year after year, Lu Zhenghe may live in a state of worry, Be cautious, even in a state of fear of death.

Since Lu Zhenghe is willing to fight for himself, he is willing to make such a trip.

They both want to pull each other up from the brink.

Ruan Xi looked at him, his firm attitude was self-evident.

"Let the helicopter go," Lu Zhenghe turned his head and told Bo Yang, "We will proceed according to the original plan."

"Ah."

Bo Yang nodded, bent over behind the car, turned around and disappeared into the darkness in an instant.

Less than half an hour later, the rain gradually became lighter.

On the side of the team of two or five people, matters have been arranged one by one. If they want to move forward, they must be ready for sudden battles at any time.

The drops of water can't be wiped off.

At this moment, rainwater accumulated on Lu Zhenghe's goggles again, strand by strand, like long hair blowing in the wind, flowing up to his temples and cheeks.Although he felt itching and discomfort, Lu Zhenghe didn't have time to wipe it off.

He is now holding a new gun in his arms, and he is carefully attaching the scope to the gun.

The rain was light on one side, and those armed helicopters belonging to the Northern Alliance ended their hovering and headed towards the hilltop airport in Vacant City, preparing to pick up their fighters.

Ruan Xi is new to all this.

He asked curiously, "Is it possible to fly when the rain is light?"

"Well," Lu Zhenghe installed the scope, picked up the newly replaced sniper rifle and adjusted it for a while, and then said solemnly: "It can fly in light rain and moderate rain. However, it will leak rain."

"..."

Ruan Xi laughed, "Why is it still leaking?"

"Because there is an air leak in the cockpit." Lu Zhenghe winked at him.

After making the decision, Lu Zhenghe felt much more relaxed, his brows were originally frowned and his heart relaxed.

He thought for a few seconds, approached Ruan Xi's ear, and said in a low voice: "However, armed helicopters are two-seaters. From now on, you will sit at the back and be the pilot. When it rains, you can open an umbrella."

Ruan Xi was taken aback, and poked his face: "I won't fly with you."

"It hurts..." Lu Zhenghe couldn't dodge in time, his face was stamped red.

Li Shen watched with relish, and slapped repeatedly: Finally someone took care of the young master! ! !

He was having fun, when he suddenly met Wen Kai's eyes - so pretty?

Li Shen's throat tightened, and he stared back without showing any weakness: It's just good-looking, how interesting is it that the young master is deflated?

Wen Kai clenched his fist and waved it: "Looking at it again will blow you away."Still watching the fun?Hurry up and prepare for battle! ! !

"Young master! Get in the car!"

Although Li Shen knew that it was really inappropriate to disturb the two of them at this time, but it is important to hurry up now!

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