149. Wish
"Chen Ji, do you have a prejudice against me?"
"No."
Zhang Xia's eyes widened. "Then why are you so nice and gentle in front of the princess, but never so nice to me? I asked if your cat eats food given by strangers. Do you think it's okay for it to eat strangers?"
Chen Ji leaned against a big tree with his knife in his hand, remaining silent. The forest fell into dead silence.
Previously, the sounds of Mr. Feng fighting with Tianma could be heard from the mountain from time to time, and the sound of wood fibers tearing when trees fell could be heard from far away.
And now, the sound of fighting has also disappeared.
The four of them looked at each other, each of their faces covered with burning ashes, their faces as black as a forceman who had just come out of a coal mine.
The prince suddenly spoke to ease the atmosphere: "Bai Li, let me help you wipe your face."
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As he said this, he was about to pull up his sleeves to wipe it.
Bai Li weakly pushed him away and said unhappily, "You want to write the word 'king' on my forehead again?"
They looked at each other and laughed out loud.
The prince looked at Zhang Xia on the left and Chen Ji on the right, and suddenly said with emotion: "After all, we have lived and died together. If there really was any rift between us in the past, let's put it aside."
Zhang Xia thought for a moment, dusted himself off, and walked up to Chen Ji and said solemnly, "I'm sorry. I know you're angry because I just said 'human life is more important than cat life.' Now that I think about it, if Zaozao was in the sea of fire, I would have tried to save him. I'm sorry."
She stuffed the oil-paper bag into Chen Ji's hand and said, "I'll give it all to you."
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Chen Ji looked down at the snacks in his hand, but he didn't expect Zhang Xia to be so frank.
He was silent for a moment before saying, "Thank you for coming to find me. If you hadn't knocked over so many soldiers and caused this forest fire, I wouldn't have been able to escape alive."
Zhang Xia shook his head. "Don't say that. If you hadn't led us to the military town earlier, we would have frozen to death in the mountains."
The prince was at a loss for words: "Stop, stop, why are you still taking turns being polite? You're giving me goosebumps. Where are we going now?"
Chen Ji took out a piece of pastry and held it to Wu Yun's lips. "We must go to Luhun Villa as soon as possible. There are many scholars there, including the Taoist and Buddhist sects. I believe that even if the Liu family finds our whereabouts, they will not dare to attack us there. Prince, Miss Zhang Er, you and the princess should mount your horses. I will lead the way."
Zhang Xia said in embarrassment: "But Zaozao can't carry us anymore."
Chen Ji looked at Zaozao, but saw that the maroon warhorse was sweating profusely, standing in the dim light of the winter dawn, with water vapor steaming all over its body.
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After strenuous exercise, horses will fall into a state of high temperature and dehydration, which is difficult to recover. They need large amounts of cold water to cool down and avoid organ failure.
Zaozao has been carrying three people up the mountain for so long and is already exhausted. If he continues to carry people, he will probably die of exhaustion on the road.
Chen Ji looked at Bai Li again, somewhat hesitant.
Because of the urgent situation and Bai Li was drowsy, he was still able to carry the other person on his back.
Now that the other person is awake, it would be inappropriate for me to carry him on my back.
The prince quickly said, "I'll carry the white carp."
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After saying that, he lowered his body in front of Baili.
Bai Li insisted: "Brother, I can walk on my own for a while."
The prince smiled and said, "You're still running a fever and can't even stand. How are you going to escape? If I don't bring you back safely, Dad will definitely hang me from the beam and beat me for a year. Hurry up and obey."
Bai Li hummed softly and lay on the prince's back.
Chen Ji suddenly thought that the Liu family's rebellion might really have nothing to do with Prince Jing.
The Liu family wanted to capture the prince.
Princess, you simply see that Prince Jing cares about these two people, so you want to use their lives as bargaining chips.
If Prince Jing had joined forces with the Liu family earlier, the Liu family would have no need to do this.
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The four of them walked down the mountain. As they walked, the prince became exhausted and slipped backwards. Fortunately, Chen Ji was quick-witted and grabbed Bai Li's back, preventing the two of them from falling to the ground.
Chen Ji said softly, "Sir, let me carry the princess on my back. You are an ordinary person, you can't walk far or fast with her on your back."
The prince looked back at Bai Li embarrassedly.
Bai Li thought about it and did not mention the matter of walking on the ground. Instead, he said weakly: "Brother, let Chen Ji come."
The prince sighed and said, "Okay."
Chen Ji tied the whale knife to Zaozao's saddle, dragged Baili's legs, carried her on his back, and walked down the mountain steadily.
Bai Li gently placed her head on his shoulder: "Chen Ji, thank you."
Chen Ji smiled and said, "What is there to thank me for? Didn't the prince say that we are now friends who will live and die together?"
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Bai Li hummed, then sighed after a long pause, "I never thought we'd survive. By the way, people say you only know your greatest wish before you die. Brother, Zhang Xia, did you have any wishes before?"
The prince laughed heartily. "I'm quite greedy, and I have two wishes. Earlier in that ironworks in the military town, I wish we hadn't encountered that ambush. Then we would have been drinking all night long at Luhun Villa. I heard there were quite a few extraordinary women there."
Chen Ji asked: "What about now?"
The prince's smile gradually faded: "I want to quickly find a way to practice and become an official, otherwise I won't even be able to protect my own sister."
Chen Ji said: "Then you won't be able to become the crown prince."
The prince said disdainfully, "If he doesn't want to be the prince, then don't be the prince. My father is only forty-five years old. It will take at least another twenty years for me to be the Prince of Jing. If he waits that long, he might even be able to outlive me."
Bai Li said angrily, "Aren't you cursing our father to live only to be over sixty? Bah, bah, bah."
The prince: "Pooh, pooh, pooh."
Bai Li looked at Zhang Xia: "Zhang Xia, what is your wish?"
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Zhang Xia held Zaozao's reins and said casually as they walked down the mountain, "My biggest wish now is to prepare a big wooden barrel and take a good hot bath."
Bai Li thought for a moment, then suddenly asked Chen Ji: "Chen Ji, my father said earlier that he owed you a favor and would grant you a request. Have you decided what to ask him for?"
Chen Ji laughed and said, "I wanted to ask Prince Jing to find the best craftsman to make a scabbard for my sword. The prince just said it casually at the time. If I ask for too much, it would seem that I have no good judgment."
Bai Li uttered a soft "oh" and after a long moment, he said, "This isn't difficult. I'll have someone make this scabbard for you."
Chen Ji was stunned for a moment: "Okay"
Speaking of the Whale Knife, the prince asked curiously, "Chen Ji, where did you get this knife?"
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Chen Ji smiled and replied, "I picked it up in the mountains. I took it with me because it was handy."
The prince looked at the whale knife and saw that the blade was as bright as snow without any trace of rust, and the golden tiger swallowing it was lifelike. It did not look like an ownerless thing in the mountains.
Just as he was about to ask, he heard the dark cloud meow softly.
Chen Ji suddenly tensed up and led the prince and others to hide behind a bush.
Zhang Xia didn't ask any more questions, but took Zaozao's hand and lay down.
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Chen Ji whispered: "Thousands
Don't talk."
The next moment, Mr. Feng strolled out of the forest, and Jiang Yan limped behind him, leading two war horses.
When Chen Ji saw the two people, his scalp instantly went numb and his whole body felt like he was falling into an icy cave.
He looked carefully at the forest behind the two people, but could not see the golden pig and the Pegasus!
Dead? Or ran away?
Chen Ji could never have imagined that after he and his companions had escaped so far, they would actually meet here.
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Was he chasing me, or did they just happen to take the same route?
At this moment, Mr. Feng was humming a little tune and passing by them not far away without turning his head, as if he didn't notice them.
The little tune was a bit strange: "Building, planning, getting married, Gen Palace is in a hidden rhythm, Kun Palace is in a reverse rhythm, Xun Palace is in a tomb, Zhen Palace is suppressed, and life continues."
Chen Ji suddenly became puzzled. Wasn't the other party here to hunt him down? Could it be that they just happened to meet?
Yes, there are not many ways to avoid wildfires nowadays, so it makes sense that they took the same one.
Fortunately, Wuyun's hearing and sense of smell are far superior to humans, otherwise they would have collided.
He looked over carefully and saw a bloody hole in Jiang Yan's left shoulder, which must have been shot by Tianma's arrow.
But Mr. Feng had no scars, and there was not even a wrinkle on his blue shirt.
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Jiang Yan led the warhorse with an expressionless face, as if the wounds on his body did not hurt at all. He was like a puppet, with only cold murderous intent all over his body.
Just when Chen Ji was about to take a closer look, he saw Jiang Yan looking towards the forest intentionally or unintentionally. He quickly crouched down before the other party looked at him.
Everyone held their breath, not daring to even breathe. They felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them, extremely heavy.
I don’t know how much time passed before Mr. Feng’s humming voice gradually faded away.
Chen Ji looked up cautiously and saw that there was no one outside the bushes.
He breathed a sigh of relief and lowered his voice, saying, "This Mr. Feng looks like a weak scholar, but when I really face him, I feel an inexplicable sense of oppression. I have no idea what he's thinking, nor do I know what tricks he has prepared."
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Zhang Xia said, "I heard that this Mr. Feng's real name was Feng Zhang. He was the runner-up in the Jizhou imperial examination in the 18th year of the Jianing reign. Although he came from a humble background, he was a master of prose. His ci poetry was particularly brilliant. Many people at the time said that he would definitely win the emperor's favor in the palace examination. However, the following spring, he was ranked last in the imperial examination and resigned from office and disappeared."
She continued, "For six years, Mr. Feng seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth. When he reappeared seven years ago, he was already the top aide to Lord Liu, holding immense power and, inexplicably, an official position."
Chen Ji sighed: "When dealing with such a person, you have to be very careful."
After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the bushes with the white carp on his back, intending to take another path down the mountain.
However, just after walking a short distance, he heard the dark cloud meow again.
Chen Ji stiffened his body and slowly turned his head, only to see two war horses tied to a tree, stamping their hooves boredly, with no one beside them.
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Mr. Feng and Jiang Yan have disappeared without a trace.
Chen Ji asked in a low voice: "Wuyun, is there anyone else nearby?"
Dark Cloud meowed, "No more. Only these two horses."
Chen Ji let out a light exclamation. Why did Mr. Feng leave and leave the two war horses here?
Did he find it too cumbersome to lead the horses down the mountain... or did the other party discover their whereabouts early on and deliberately leave these two war horses to him?
End of this chapter.
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