Journey to the Rose

Walking back to the car door, the two let go of their hands in a tacit understanding.

Ruan Xi opened the door and got in the car, sat in the passenger seat, staring blankly at her sweaty palms.

He spread his hands, palms up, and lightly scratched the air.Empty hands.

After pondering for a while, he fastened his seat belt again, and looked up at the well-repaired main city of the cursed.

Cities in the desert are different from ordinary metropolises. Most of the buildings are built on mud bases, with a huge transparent ceiling installed on top.The surface of the building is basically smooth and flat due to the wind and sun, and it looks extremely bright under the strong sunlight.

Perhaps it has long been aware of the approaching disaster, the city gate that should have been crowded with people is in chaos, and there are not many pedestrians.

Most of these remaining people are hurrying with their heads down, or they are filling their car trunks with sufficient food.

At this moment, the sun was very low, so low that it almost fell below the horizon, and everything was dyed red.

Ruan Xi obviously felt that the temperature had dropped a bit.

He pressed the car window and felt the wind blowing from the distant sand dunes much cooler.

Recalling the scene of the cliff just now, Ruan Xi frowned and asked, "Since there is no armed force capable of attacking helicopters in the city, why didn't we just take a helicopter to the next city?"

"In the terrain just now, the helicopter needs to take a lot of risks to hover, and it will take more time. Moreover, the city is a desert, and the wind direction is uncertain. It is difficult to guarantee [-]% safety when hovering with the wind. And there should be no ground fission tonight. , after this night we will go."

Lu Zhenghe said, looking into the distance, not knowing where he was looking, "I'm in curse city, and there are still people I want to look for."

"Who are you looking for?" Ruan Xi asked.

Lu Zhenghe just said briefly: "I will tell you."

After finishing speaking, Lu Zhenghe pointed to his backpack, "Ruan Xi, take out a scarf and wrap it around your head to cover your face."

Ruan Xi: "Someone here is also looking for me?"

Lu Zhenghe: "Don't be afraid of [-], just in case. Let's be more vigilant."

Ruan Xi: "Okay."

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Half an hour later, their giant pickup truck drove into the city gate unimpeded.

It was not until entering a wide square in the center of the city that Lu Zhenghe stepped on the brakes and stopped the pickup truck.

At this time, the sky was already dim.

The night fell, and the shadows grew thicker.

Compared to the destroyed beast city, curse city is more lively.

The city of curse is not bad, with drainage pipes and small ponds, it seems to be a small city that has begun to take shape, but it is a pity that it will disappear soon.

In this square, there were not only them, but also other fleeing people who pitched tents here, as well as the black off-road vehicle driven by Li Shen and Wen Kai.The tents of the masses are all made of sackcloth, and there are thirty or forty tents scattered here and there.Ruan Xi could see a sense of bewilderment about fate from their demeanor, probably everyone is afraid of the future life.

Ruan Xi looked at the black off-road vehicle that had been accompanying them all the time.

At this time, he realized that the car was already filthy when he was fleeing all the way. The body was full of splashed mud and mottled scratches. He didn't know where it was hit by flying stones.

The outside world is very dangerous.

Ruan Xi narrowed his eyes and saw Lu Zhenghe standing not far away.

Lu Zhenghe stood under the extremely high street lamps, the lights were soft, the shoulders seemed to be covered with sand, and the whole back looked much softer.

He turned his head sideways, his fingers were dotted on the drawings, and he should be explaining something to Wen Kai and Li Shen.

Military secret?

Ruan Xi was very conscious and did not rely on the past to listen.

After a few minutes, Ruan Xi saw Wen Kai nodding again.

He bowed his waist slightly, didn't say much, and kept his gaze on the ground.For some reason, Ruan Xi always felt that the relationship between Wen Kai and Lu Zhenghe was not just a comrade-in-arms relationship at all, but more like an invisible barrier between superiors and subordinates.

Maybe Lu Zhenghe has a higher rank than them?

But from appearance, Wen Kai and Li Shen are about the same age as Lu Zhenghe.Even Wen Kai and Li Shen are older than Lu Zhenghe.

Just thinking about it, Lu Zhenghe walked over against the light.

"Walk."

When Lu Zhenghe passed by him, he didn't stop, and opened an arm directly, taking him into his arms.

Ruan Xi blushed, thinking that something was wrong, "What's wrong..."

Lu Zhenghe said: "It's cold in the desert at night, let's go to the market to buy some warm clothes."

As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and touched the tip of Ruan Xi's cold nose very naturally, concluding that Ruan Xi was really cold.

Ruan Xi turned her head slightly, trying to cover her red ears with the darkness of night.

Staggering forward a few steps, he looked back at Wen Kai and Li Shen who were following behind him, then turned his head and asked Lu Zhenghe: "You, what were you talking to them just now?"

It's strange that these two people are obviously walking with them, but no matter how fast or slow their pace is, they always keep a certain distance.

Lu Zhenghe replied: "There are some children in the central square, wearing very little clothes. I will ask Li Shen to buy some blankets and send them over."

"Okay," Ruan Xi nodded, and asked again, "Is there enough money? I still have some."

Lu Zhenghe disagreed: "There are military expenses."

Ruan Xi: "..."

That's not private property, is it? !

Hurrah!

Another handle on Lu Zhenghe was caught.

Lu Zhenghe didn't care what he was thinking, and dragged Ruan Xi to the market next to the central square.

A long time ago, the night market in the city of curse was very famous. Vendors from all over the world often came here to sell some strange things.Now that the apocalypse is coming, and the various places are about to fall apart, there are still some merchants in the evening market who have accumulated escape expenses when life and death are at stake.

In addition to merchants, Ruan Xi found that there are many people buying goods here, and the whole city is not as dead and silent as the city gate.

He saw several camels hitched to a wooden post next to a shop.

Lu Zhenghe followed his gaze and said with a smile, "Haven't you seen them?"

"Our coastal cities don't have these," Ruan Xi opened his eyes wide, "not even in the zoo."

As soon as he finished speaking, a furry gerbil quickly jumped past his feet.

"And these... I only saw these animals in the books I read when I was a child." Ruan Xi's eyes followed the gerbil until it disappeared.

"Although the desert is vast, you can't just run around. There is also a kind of snake that lives in the sand here. It is yellow and has diamond-shaped dark brown spots on its back. It is highly poisonous and aggressive, and it can usually be camouflaged well." It's very hidden." Lu Zhenghe said, hugging Ruan Xi, avoiding the head-on collision of several people.

"I know." Ruan Xi obediently.

"In curse city, food and water are more expensive than gold," Lu Zhenghe said. "Actually, not only here, but now the entire land, food and water are very precious, but there are still many people who don't realize that if they don't have physical strength, they don't have the strength to live." Go down. In fact, the top of the snow-capped mountain is still very far away. Also, people here are not allowed to write, because they know the secrets of heaven, so they can only record. You see, these shops along the street have no signboards."

"I see," Ruan Xi said, "so it is true that the people of the legendary city of the curse know the past, present, and future?"

Lu Zhenghe didn't know whether to nod or shake his head for a while, and said, "They can only predict the future of people, but they cannot predict the will of God."

While talking, Li Shen, who had been buying and buying behind him, stopped and greeted them: "Hi!"

Lu Zhenghe reacted for a while before turning around, "Huh?"

"Wen Kai bought something to eat, why don't you sit down and eat something?" Li Shen showed him the red dates, beef jerky, and a few grilled fish on thick long bamboo sticks. "It just came out of the oven." Yes, very fragrant."

Finding an open space alone, Lu Zhenghe took the grilled fish from Li Shen, frowned, smelled the indelible smell, and asked Ruan Xi: "Can you eat these desert foods?"

Ruan Xi: "Why can't you eat it?"

Lu Zhenghe: "It hasn't been washed yet."

"When is this?" Ruan Xi bit the red dates, "I don't care about these at all."

He has grown so big, he has never been hungry, but today he almost lost his strength, his stomach hurts from hunger, his body bones are like vines that have not grown well, and he is limp and unable to walk.

Because there are other people walking around, it is still inconvenient for him to take off the mask covering his face, so he can only feed from under the mask one bite at a time.

He was thinking, why didn't Li Shen and Wen Kai come closer after eating together?Why did you find an open space not far away to get together to eat alone?

"Is it delicious?" Lu Zhenghe felt relieved seeing him eating happily.

"Delicious! Are you used to it?"

"I have been in the army for several years and have eaten everything. The environment does not allow me to be picky eaters."

Hearing this, Ruan Xi was stunned for a few seconds, with no trace of loss.

He tentatively asked, "How many years?"

"Are you in the military? I think it's four years." Lu Zhenghe took a bite of beef and gorged himself. "But my father told me that I have been fighting in the military camp since I was a child."

"..."

Fart, your father lied to you!

Ruan Xi was silent and didn't answer any more.

After eating for a while, Ruan Xi was really inconvenient to bite the fish, so he could only change to beef jerky, chewed it into pieces and swallowed it down.

He licked his parched lips.

At this time, Li Shen ran over panting with a snow-white ceramic bottle, "Come on, that... Ruan Xi! This is the last glass of milk, I snatched it... There is no water source in this area, this glass of milk is simply sky-high You actually sold me two gold bars! I have long heard that the people in curse city are insidious..."

Before he finished speaking, Wen Kai immediately covered his mouth.

Wen Kai said slowly: "There are many people from curse city near us."

"..." Lu Zhenghe answered, "It makes sense."

Seeing the milk that Lu Zhenghe handed over to her eyes, Ruan Xi was embarrassed, "Give me something to drink?"

"We are all rough people, what kind of milk do we drink?" Li Shen laughed loudly seeing his reserved appearance, "We can just eat whatever we want."

Lu Zhenghe nodded, "Drink."

"Thank you." Ruan Xi took the milk.

Ruan Xi's lips were already dry due to not drinking water for a long time.He carefully looked at the hard-earned milk in his hand, unscrewed the lid and took a sip, then shook it carefully, and turned his ears to hear how much was left in it.

He licked his lips with the tip of his tongue.

At this time, the peaks of his lips, the corners of his lips, and his chin were all glisteningly moist.

This is an area suitable for kissing.

Lu Zhenghe narrowed his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, he raised his hand, covered the Adam's apple sliding up and down on his neck with his palm, and looked away.

After dinner, Lu Zhenghe took Ruan Xi to the other side of the market.

Ruan Xi's hands were ice and soft, and he was led by Lu Zhenghe the whole time, hiding under the huge cloak.In order to take precautions, Lu Zhenghe used his "military expenses" to buy a lot of clothes to keep out the cold, wrapped Ruan Xi's body tightly, and bought a mattress to make a bed in the car.

Ruan Xi was forced to wear leather gloves, but wanted to take them off.

He wanted to be held by Lu Zhenghe skin to skin.

When passing by the wine shop, Ruan Xi also asked: "Why are you holding me?"

Lu Zhenghe glanced at Ruan Xi's red earlobe very naturally, and said casually: "There are so many people, I'm afraid you might get lost."

So dead, Lu Zhenghe added: "Ruan Xi."

"Huh?" Ruan Xi's eyes were exposed outside the mask, watery from the desert night wind.

"You are also shaking my hand back." After Lu Zhenghe finished speaking, the corners of his lips curved, like a deliberate smirk.

what? !

Is this a substantive "derailment" in marriage?

Ruan Xi entered a state of enlightenment, her mind went blank.

He moved forward and said in a low voice, "Then... my fiancé probably won't know, right? But it doesn't matter if he knows, now we advocate freedom of marriage, as long as I don't agree, I can't be his spouse..."

Lu Zhenghe: "..."

After a pause, he said in a threatening tone to Ruan Xi: "He will know."

"Why? How would he know if you didn't tell me?"

"Because he is the most powerful alpha on the top of the snow mountain."

"It's useless no matter how powerful you are," Ruan Xi said in a vicious tone, "I don't want to marry him."

Lu Zhenghe turned his face sideways, looked at his eyes flickering in the night, and said coldly: "Why? Are you still thinking about your sweetheart?"

"Well," Ruan Xi twisted the corner of the mask and raised his head slightly, "He is a very memorable person."

"yes."

Lu Zhenghe also looked at the sky.

"Lu Zhenghe," Ruan Xi called his name suddenly, "Look at the moon in curse city tonight."

Ruan Xi's eyes are very bright under the moonlight, and the wine red in the eyes is more profound, and the meaning in them keeps flowing down and down - the desert is noisy and disturbing, as if it has become silent.

He cast his eyes on Lu Zhenghe, but Lu Zhenghe was still looking at the sky.

Ruan Xi opened her mouth: "I..."

One day four years ago, the sea water in Abze City was high tide, and the moon was almost invisible due to the mist.

I hid in a corner of Ruan's manor and waited for him.

He was covered in rain, wet.

At that time, he turned in from outside the manor wall.

His school uniform is tied around the waist.In the severe winter, he only wore a thin long sleeve on his upper body, and stood in the cold wind after the rain.I squatted in the corner, and ignored the mud on my body.He rushed over to hug me and didn't speak.

After secretly meeting with my parents, I had to go back to my room.

I walked a few steps and turned back a few times, and every time I turned back, he just looked at me straight in the dark night.

I saw water on his face, but I didn't know if it was rain or tears.

Looking back now, it seems to me that he knew that was the last time we saw each other.

That look can withstand four years of seeing, talking, indifferent, indifferent.

Once my wish was to watch the moon with him again.

Curse·15 Young Master Lu's predestined Omega.