Chapter 12 Chapter 12
The clothes dried quickly, and Jiang Huai put them on quickly. Noticing the style of the prison uniform, Jiang Huai frowned slightly. If he wanted to escape, the clothes would be a hassle and he would need to change them. However, he could probably only steal from farmers' homes. If he had silver on him, he could secretly leave the silver, but he didn't have any.
Jiang Huai suddenly felt a little regretful. When Sun Yong was crushed to death, he forgot to search his body, otherwise he would have some money on him.
But I had no intention of escaping at that time, and the silver was useless, so there was no point in thinking about it now.
Jiang Huai looked at Xiao Jingzhao again. Maybe he was a little tired after running for so long, but Xiao Jingzhao was half leaning against the mountain wall and seemed to have fallen asleep.
Are you so tired?
A trace of doubt flashed through Jiang Huai's mind, but more of it was surprise. If Xiao Jingzhao fell asleep, then he wouldn't have to think about how to escape and could just leave.
The only problem was that if they left now, they might not be able to stop the mudslide. But Jiang Huai felt that he could find another place to hide. As long as he could survive one night, he could find a way to get down the mountain.
As for what he could do to survive after going down the mountain, Jiang Huai couldn't think of it for a while, but it was better than waiting to die.
Jiang Huai's expression flickered in the dancing fireworks. Seeing that Xiao Jingzhao was sleeping deeper and deeper, he got up quietly, added some firewood to the smaller fire, making sure it could burn for a while longer, before turning around and leaving.
Jiang Huai was so focused on leaving that he didn't notice that Xiao Jingzhao, who was originally asleep, had woken up. He looked at his receding back in silence, his eyes cold, and closed his eyes again.
After walking for a while, Jiang Huai's eyes lit up and he found a hidden hiding place not far away. He quickly trotted over and prepared to stay there for the night. However, in order to avoid Xiao Jingzhao who might come looking for him, Jiang Huai did not plan to burn firewood to keep warm.
But he had been in front of the fire for so long that his body had already warmed up, and the rain had stopped, so Jiang Huai felt that he could still hold on.
Leaning against the earth wall, although he didn't run very far, Jiang Huai felt a long-lost sense of freedom.
Although Xiao Jingzhao was much more lenient towards him than other soldiers, as a prisoner, Jiang Huai couldn't be too comfortable.
To be honest, Jiang Huai felt that he was quite hard-working because he had been able to hold on for so long without breaking down emotionally.
Jiang Huai curled up and hugged himself, thinking of his modern relatives, friends, teachers and classmates, tears rolling down his face.
But she didn't dare cry too loudly, for fear that Xiao Jingzhao would come and find her by following the sound of her crying. She could only cover her mouth and swallow all the tears.
Suddenly, Jiang Huai heard a rustling sound, as if someone was walking towards him. He became extremely nervous, with tears on his face, but his body was already pressed tightly against the earth wall, fearing that he would be discovered by the person coming.
The rustling sound was getting closer and closer. Jiang Huai's nerves were tense to the extreme. He thought that his escape had failed. Then he saw an animal crawling on the ground passing by. It was obviously the one that made the sound just now.
Jiang Huai breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that he had broken out in a cold sweat just for a short while. He quickly wiped it off to avoid a headache caused by the cold sweat and the wind. If he got sick now, he would have no money to treat the disease.
Relaxing again, a doubt flashed through Jiang Huai's mind: Did Xiao Jingzhao sleep so soundly today?
Jiang Huai and Xiao Jingzhao have been in contact for a long time, so he naturally knows how light the other is in sleeping. The slightest movement will wake the other up, but such a long time has passed and Xiao Jingzhao has not come to find him yet.
Either he was still asleep and didn't notice that I had escaped, or he discovered it and allowed me to escape.
Comparing the two possibilities, Jiang Huai felt that the latter was more likely. Realizing this, Jiang Huai breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as he could get through this night, and run for a while while it was still light in the morning, he might be able to escape.
Jiang Huai kept deducing what he should do next to completely escape the pursuit. After thinking for a while, he felt a little sleepy and decided to take a nap. There would be a tough battle to fight tomorrow. If he didn't get enough rest now, he would not be able to cheer up then.
But before going to bed, Jiang Huai always felt a little uneasy, wondering if it was because his escape was too smooth.
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Jiang Huai was suddenly startled. He remembered something was wrong. Logically speaking, they had just escaped a long way, and Xiao Jingzhao should not have fallen asleep so quickly. After all, Xiao Jingzhao himself said that the danger might not be over yet, but he fell asleep while roasting by the fire, and even slept very soundly.
Besides being a deep sleep, there is another possibility of this kind of sleep, which is coma.
coma?
Could it be that he was injured when he was pulling me away?
Jiang Huai racked his brains to recall, but after the escape just now, his mind was full of the hard work of escaping. He didn't have much impression of what Xiao Jingzhao was like. But now thinking about it, Xiao Jingzhao's breathing seemed too heavy, and now recalling it, Xiao Jingzhao's hand holding his seemed a little hot.
Could it be that he got a fever after being caught in the rain?
Jiang Huai froze. He wanted to convince himself that this might not be the case, but the more he tried, the more details he could recall to support his previous guess.
Jiang Huai was restless. Xiao Jingzhao's fever and coma were beyond his expectations. In Jiang Huai's view, the worst that could happen if he escaped was that he failed and died. Xiao Jingzhao would not be in any danger.
But now it is not certain. Even if he added some firewood before leaving, the firewood would not burn for too long. There is no fire to drive away the wild beasts. Xiao Jingzhao is unconscious and he may encounter any danger.
Moreover, the fire was out and it was so cold. It was hard to say whether Xiao Jingzhao's condition might become worse or even die.
Jiang Huai clenched his fists and tried not to think about it. Perhaps the situation was not as bad as he had guessed, but what Xiao Jingzhao had done before appeared in front of him.
Not to mention the time when Xiao Jingzhao rescued him from Sun Yong and then dragged him away from the mudslide, just a few days ago, because of heavy rain and slippery ground, Jiang Huai slipped while climbing a hillside and almost fell down the slope.
If it was just a dirt slope, Jiang Huai would be seriously injured if he fell down, not to mention there was a pile of rubble at the bottom of the slope. If he rolled down the slope and hit it, a bloody head would be the least of his injuries, and he might also suffer fractures.
If he had a fracture at this time, not to mention whether the police would call a doctor to treat him, Jiang Huai couldn't even afford the money for the medicine, let alone recovery. If he set out on the road like this, sequelae would be waiting for him. Even if his living conditions improved later, there might be no way to make up for the loss at this time.
Fortunately, Xiao Jingzhao was beside him and noticed that something was wrong. He grabbed Jiang Huai and prevented him from falling down.
Jiang Huai suddenly stood up and walked back without stopping. Fortunately, he still remembered the way he came. In addition, the fire next to Xiao Jingzhao was still extinguished. After noticing the fire, Jiang Huai knew that he was back again.
Looking at the jumping flames in the distance, Jiang Huai paused unconsciously, looked behind him, clenched his fists and continued walking forward.
However, before approaching, Jiang Huai did not forget to pick up some firewood he had just found, and then walked back as if nothing had happened.
Although he knew that he might not be able to hide anything, holding the firewood made him feel less guilty.
Putting the firewood aside, Jiang Huai looked at Xiao Jingzhao.
Xiao Jingzhao frowned, his face looking a little red in the firelight. Jiang Huai reached out to touch his forehead, but before he could touch it, Xiao Jingzhao grabbed his hand and opened his eyes.
"Didn't you leave already?" Xiao Jingzhao's voice was a little hoarse, but unusually calm.
Jiang Huai's heart skipped a beat. Both of his guesses were correct. Xiao Jingzhao was unconscious, but he also discovered that he had escaped.
Jiang Huai could have made excuses, after all, he had returned with the firewood in his arms, but when he met Xiao Jingzhao's clear eyes, he couldn't utter a word of sophistry.
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