Chapter 17
"Sister, are you really going to the northwest?" Qingdai looked at Lu Ling and asked.
"Zhang Xunwen told you?"
"Sister, why didn't you tell me?" Qingdai was anxious and afraid that Lu Ling didn't want her.
"Sister, don't you want me anymore?" Qingdai finally asked.
Lu Ling didn't want to tell her, but since she asked, Lu Ling had no choice but to answer, "Qingdai, I'm not abandoning you. Although the military camp is hard, it's much better than the northwest. It's best if you don't go."
"Zhang Xunwen treats you well. You and he should live a good life here. There is no need to get involved in this mess again." Lu Ling said earnestly.
Qing Dai frowned and said, "Sister, Zhang Xunwen is very good, but I will never abandon you because of him. I have been by your side since childhood. Wherever you go, I will go."
"Sister, why don't we run away?" Qingdai blinked and looked at Lu Ling.
Lu Ling stared at Qingdai without saying anything.
She had thought about escaping before, but there were people watching her all around, not to mention that Liu Yong had come and sent more people in the past two days, making it extremely difficult to escape.
"Let me think about it." Lu Ling did not give Qingdai an accurate answer.
"Miss, don't worry, the two of us will definitely find a way to escape." Qingdai grinned.
Lu Ling looked at Qingdai and was hesitant to speak.
After a long while, Lu Ling finally spoke, "We will definitely be able to escape."
The rain came and then stopped, stopped and then came again, it was very dull.
"Sister, this is the geomancy map of Shu," Xie Yuwang took out the map from his clothes, "Go east and you will reach Yuzhou. Go south and you will reach the Blue Sea Kingdom."
"Sister, I will hold Liu Yong back, you have to be careful." Xie Yuwang instructed.
"Thank you. You and Uncle Xie should take care of yourselves." Lu Ling patted Xie Yuwang's shoulder.
The day after tomorrow, Xie Heng and Xie Yuwang were about to set off to return to Beijing, and the soldiers prepared a banquet to bid farewell to the father and son of the Xie family.
That was the day Lu Ling and Qing Dai were going to escape from the military camp.
Zhang Xunwen has already put drugs in their wine, and everyone will be unconscious by then. That will be the best time to escape.
"Qingdai, isn't Zhang Xunwen leaving?" Lu Ling asked.
Qingdai was in a low mood and shook her head, saying, "He said he wouldn't leave. He's been here for too long and has developed feelings for the place, so he doesn't want to leave."
"Qingdai, this escape is extremely dangerous. I'm not sure if we can survive. We might be hunted down as soon as we leave. If we're lucky, we might be able to escape to the ends of the earth. Don't you regret it?"
This time it was too dangerous, so Lu Ling had to tell Qingdai again.
Qingdai looked into Lu Ling's eyes and said firmly, "I don't regret it."
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The military camp was brightly lit. Xie Heng took off his armor for a rare occasion and sat at the main table drinking with the soldiers.
Xie Heng's confidants sat on both sides. These people had followed Xie Heng through thick and thin and had already developed feelings for him. Now that Xie Heng was gone, these people felt reluctant to let him go.
Liu Yong also sat on one side and drank happily with the soldiers.
As their emotions got heated up, the group of people quickly became dizzy and began to stagger as they walked.
At that moment, Zhang Xunwen went up to add more wine, in which the sleeping pills had already been put.
A group of people drank and soon passed out on the table.
Lu Ling and Qingdai looked for an opportunity and ran out.
"Qingdai, it's okay. They won't wake up for a while." Seeing Qingdai panting, Lu Ling comforted her.
Lu Ling had practiced martial arts and was stronger than Qing Dai, but Qing Dai was different. She was much weaker than Lu Ling. This was why Lu Ling had asked Qing Dai about this so many times.
The sky was dark and everything was silent, with only the sound of wind rustling the leaves.
The two ran to the river, drank some water and then started on their way again.
"Sister, where are we going?" Qingdai asked Lu Ling, panting.
Lu Ling took Qingdai's hand and said as they ran, "Let's go to the Blue Sea Country. It's too dangerous to stay in Daliang right now."
Qingdai forced a smile and said, "I'll listen to you, sister."
The sky was turning pale, and chickens were crowing in the distance. The night had gone and the day had come.
"Qingdai, let's find a place to hide." Lu Ling called Qingdai.
Lu Ling didn't dare to take the risk. It would be easy to be discovered if he escaped like this during the day, and he might be reported to the authorities at any time. In addition, after running for a whole night, Lu Ling and Qingdai were a little exhausted, so Lu Ling planned to set off again at night.
"I just heard a rooster crowing. There should be someone up ahead. Should we go and check it out?" Qingdai asked Lu Ling.
Lu Ling shook his head and looked towards the place where the rooster had just crowed. "They will sober up soon and will soon realize that we are missing. They will search here soon."
"Then where do we hide?"
Lu Ling glanced behind him and said to Qing Dai, "Let's go up the mountain."
Qingdai hesitated for a while, but finally nodded and climbed up the mountain with Lu Ling.
It was almost noon when the two finally climbed up the mountain. Fortunately, they found a cave.
The two hid in the cave without saying much.
Qingdai took out a piece of cake from her clothes, tore half of it and gave it to Lu Ling.
"Sister, here you go." Qingdai said with a smile, holding up the cake.
When Lu Ling looked at the cake, he knew that it was given to Qingdai by Zhang Xunwen.
"Zhang Xunwen gave it to you?" Even though Lu Ling knew it, he still wanted to tease Qingdai.
Lu Ling found it very interesting every time Qingdai blushed.
"Well, he said he was worried that I would be hungry on the road." Qingdai answered shyly.
In fact, she didn't say it completely. Zhang Xunwen said that he wanted her to think about him on the road, so he made several cakes for her. Later, Qingdai said that she couldn't take so many, so she only took two with her.
The two men had been running all night and were now exhausted, gnawing on the bread in their hands silently.
"Qingdai, if we go to Bi Hai, we may not be able to return to Daliang." Lu Ling said.
Qingdai stuffed her mouth with the cake and took a long time to swallow it. She said, "Sister, I know. It's okay if I don't go back to Daliang. I heard that there are many rare treasures in Bihai. Life there must be no worse than in Daliang."
Lu Ling also laughed when he heard this and said, "Okay, then we will buy rare treasures every day and give them to you to wear."
Qingdai pouted, shook her head quickly, and said, "Sister, you have to wear it too."
Lu Ling smiled but said nothing.
"Qingdai, you should get some sleep first. We still have to continue our journey at night." Lu Ling stroked Qingdai's face and said gently.
"Okay, sister, you should get some sleep too."
"Okay, go to sleep first."
Qingdai was already so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes. After hearing this, she stopped refusing and fell asleep.
Qingdai didn't sleep for long and woke up soon. Seeing Lu Ling standing at the entrance of the cave looking around, she suddenly became nervous.
"Sister, are they here?" Qingdai asked softly.
Lu Ling walked over, shook his head, and said, "I just heard some noises, so I went to check it out. It was a bird, nothing happened."
Qingdai woke up and it was Lu Ling's turn to sleep again.
"Sister, sister, come and have some water." Lu Ling was awakened from his sleep by Qingdai.
Qingdai got the water from somewhere, and Lu Ling drank it without thinking much.
After drinking it, Lu Ling fainted.
When Lu Ling woke up again, it was already late and Qingdai was nowhere to be seen.
Lu Ling walked out and searched the surrounding area thoroughly, but still could not find any trace of Qingdai.
Lu Ling didn't dare to shout loudly and only dared to go to places where there were fewer people.
There was grass all around, the sky was dark, and in the distance only Lu Ling's figure could be seen.
Tears streamed from his eyes, dripping onto the ground, soaking the soil beneath his feet. Lu Ling considered many possibilities, but ultimately only hoped that Qing Dai would return to the barracks.
The plan could not be changed, so Lu Ling wiped away her tears and continued walking east.
Lu Ling walked along the mountain, not from the foot of the mountain. There were few people on the mountain, and the soldiers would not catch up with him quickly.
Lu Ling ran for a while and then walked for a while, not daring to rest at all.
There was a sound ahead. Lu Ling looked over and saw a huge monster blocking his way.
The moonlight faintly shone on it, and Lu Ling could see clearly what was in front of him.
It was a bear with brown-red fur, a red nose, sharp eyes, and blood stains at the corners of its mouth that had not yet dried.
Lu Ling opened his eyes wide, suspecting that he was hallucinating, and even raised his hands to rub his eyes.
The bear in front roared and walked towards Lu Ling step by step. Seeing this, Lu Ling kept running backwards.
After running a few steps, Lu Ling fell to the ground. The bear approached step by step, and Lu Ling stood up and continued to run.
After a while, Lu Ling was exhausted, but when he looked back, the bear was still following him.
There were a lot of stones behind him, so Lu Ling grabbed them and threw them at the bear. The bear was temporarily restrained, but Lu Ling had nowhere to escape, as there was a thousand-foot cliff behind him.
Fortunately, there was a tree nearby, and Lu Ling climbed up the tree using his Qinggong skills.
If it didn't see him, Lu Ling could stay in the tree for one night without any harm, but if the bear saw him, Lu Ling would be doomed.
Lu Ling's heart was trembling that night. He didn't dare to slack off at all and kept staring at the bear.
Fortunately, the bear didn't see anyone and left after a while.
After this incident, Lu Ling didn't dare to travel at night. There were all kinds of ferocious beasts in Shu. Last night, Lu Ling could only sigh that he was lucky. If he had been unlucky, Lu Ling couldn't imagine what would happen.
So the journey at night turned into a journey during the day. Fortunately, Lu Ling was walking on the mountain, where there were few people and no one saw her.
Lu Ling learned a lot of knowledge about herbal medicine during the time he was studying with the military doctor, so Lu Ling relied on his memory to find some grass that could satisfy his hunger. If he came across a mountain spring, Lu Ling would take a sip.
Eight months ago, Lu Ling would ask the servants to clean up his room because it was not cleaned properly; eight months later, Lu Ling could sleep on the floor.
Lu Ling marveled at his own changes.
After walking for a few days, Lu Ling was exhausted, but she still did not dare to slack off. She walked, but the people she was chasing did not walk.
In the past two days, Lu Ling has not seen any herbs that can satisfy his hunger, nor has he seen any water source. Now Lu Ling is only relying on his willpower to hold on.
His lips were chapped, his eyes were dull, there was a black spot under his eyes, and his face was pale. If anyone saw Lu Ling, they would definitely blurt out "ghost".
Lu Ling found a stick and used it as a walking stick, slowly moving forward with the help of his strength.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard. Lu Ling felt uneasy, but he could not run anymore.
A man in black clothes rode a horse and rode towards Lu Ling with the light behind him.
Lu Ling looked up at the man, smiled suddenly, and then finally fell to the ground.
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