Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Jinjiang First Release
Chapter 35
The sound of the wind in Su Li's ears became louder and louder.
Due to the high speed of the fall, her heart was beating so violently that it almost burst out of her chest. The pain was so severe that she couldn't even breathe.
The hair on the back of Su Li's head was blown up by the strong wind from the bottom of the mountain, brushing across her cheeks, feeling both stinging and itchy.
Her eyelashes were dry, and she couldn't help but close her eyes, waiting for the moment when she would fall to the bottom of the valley and be crushed into a pool of flesh.
When she was on the verge of death, Su Li remembered a lot of things.
At the age of three, Su Li was babbling, and her pronunciation was not very clear, but she had already learned how to use a spoon to scoop up vegetable porridge.
She was held on her grandmother's lap, with soup all over her face. Her grandmother looked at her with a smile, then took out a handkerchief and helped her wipe the broken vegetable leaves from the corners of her mouth bit by bit.
While coaxing Su Li to look at the moon, her grandmother gently fed her porridge while she was lost in thought.
By the age of five, Su Li was already running around the village, as naughty as a monkey. She chased dogs and caught chickens, and her mouth watered over the chicken soup cooked by the itinerant doctor next door.
Seeing this, the old man glared at her and insisted that Su Li tell him what the herbs drying on the medicine shelf were, before he would give her a chicken leg.
"Purslane, Andrographis paniculata, Pulsatilla chinensis..."
Su Li is precocious, has a good memory, and speaks clearly and fluently.
The old man was amazed and handed over a ceramic bowl with chicken legs in it.
Su Li held the bowl and said, "There are also Atractylodes macrocephala, Gastrodia elata, and Bupleurum chinense over there... Hey, Mr. Doctor, can you give me another piece of meat? I want my grandmother to have a taste too..."
The old man wanted to scold her for being too pushy, but thinking of the little girl's rare filial piety, he could only pick up a few pieces of meat with disgust and raised his hand to scold her: "Get out of here, little girl! It's annoying just to look at me!"
At the age of six, Su Li already looked like an adult.
She couldn't lift a hoe, but she would run errands and pass messages for others during the busy farming season.
Everyone in the village, young and old, men and women, knew about Su Li, the clever and intelligent little girl, and were willing to share with her some of the leftover fruits and vegetables from the fields.
Su Li brought the spoils home one by one. She peeled the old fruits and dried them, then planted the ripe seeds in the ground, hoping that new trees and new fruits would grow.
There is no compost at home, so Su Li cannot keep these saplings alive.
She was quick-witted and, by some trickery, sent the sprouted crops to the town to sell in exchange for a piece of pork fat, the cheapest meat.
Su Li cut the white pork fat into slices and then fried them on the edge of the pan to produce lard.
Su Li traded half a bowl of refined lard for some coarse salt. She sprinkled some salt on the remaining pork scraps and sat in the yard with her grandmother, chatting and joking while they ate as a snack.
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Thinking of the past, Su Li smiled.
She was still falling, but she had not yet reached the bottom of the cliff.
Su Li should have been torn to pieces, but for some reason, a sinister object covered her lower back. The cold touch was like a poisonous snake spitting out its venom.
The familiar cool fragrance of orchid grass fills the air in an instant...
Su Li shuddered and suddenly opened her eyes.
Phoenix eyes and thin lips, intimidating without even being angry... The face before him was Cui Jue's face that was concealing his anger!
He tore apart all the beautiful dreams hidden deep in Su Li's memory and forced his way into her mind forcefully and domineeringly.
Su Li's falling momentum slowed down, and her slender waist was held in Cui Jue's arms.
His strong arm bones exerted force, locking her tighter and holding her tightly in his arms.
Su Li noticed that the man's other hand, holding a long sword, used his arm strength to hook the tangled vines on the cliff.
The long blade cut through the wood, and the clear sword chant resounded through the heaven and earth. Cui Jue cut through the thorns and bushes along the way, sparks flew, and the blade was crushed into pieces by the rocks along the way.
Su Li vaguely realized that Cui Jue abandoned his horse and jumped down in time when he was close to the cliff!
Cui Jue held her in his arms as they fell. Although the long sword in his hand slowed down the momentum a little in time, it was not enough. Soon, the sword that could cut through iron like mud shattered into powder and dissipated in the air.
Cui Jue had no assistance, so he could only hug Su Li.
Su Li was forced to be trapped in Cui Jue's arms. This was the first time she was hugged by him like this. The orchid fragrance was so strong that it almost penetrated her nostrils, choking her so that she couldn't even breathe.
Su Li looked at the black robe behind Cui Jue being blown up by the wind, like a row of ink-colored flags and dense dark clouds.
The mountain wind howled, and the man's layers of clothes danced in the wind behind him, blooming like a black lotus.
Su Li didn't know what Cui Jue was going crazy about, but she was shocked and speechless for a long time.
immediately.
With a loud bang!
Water splashed everywhere, white waves rose from the ground, and suddenly fell, rippling the lake into huge ripples.
The two of them fell into the water hugging each other, falling at an extremely fast speed, like two arrows shooting into the dark blue lake!
Hula——
A long wave suddenly opened up at the bottom of the water, countless bubbles surged up, and the two fell to the bottom of the lake.
Su Li fell into the water again. Due to the strong impact, her whole body was pressed into the water. Her internal organs seemed to be torn apart, and she was in great pain from the shock of the lake water. She felt like she was crushed by a huge rock, and her hands and feet were about to be torn into pieces.
The biting cold instantly seeped into Su Li's clothes, freezing her hands and feet. The lake water flooded her mouth and nose, and Su Li couldn't even move, let alone call for help.
She just felt like she was dying of pain, her head was cold and numb, and it was buzzing.
The lake tide was too fast and the water was too cold, so chilly that it almost froze people in it.
She opened her eyes wide and began to drown.
Su Li's black hair spread out in the water, like a bunch of wandering water plants.
She fell into endless silence.
For some reason, Su Li suddenly opened her almond-shaped eyes.
She saw the moon again.
The bright moon hung in the sky across the water, trembling and swaying, radiating a brilliant divine light.
The moon tonight is beautiful and quiet.
Su Li stared intently, then slowly closed her eyes.
Just when Su Li thought she was dead, a hand with distinct finger bones suddenly grabbed the quiet and beautiful full moon and shattered it.
Cui Jue entered the water and swam towards her.
The man's robe was wrapped in water, and blood was dissolving in clumps, like an evil ghost's nirvana.
But he has a handsome face and a pair of dark phoenix eyes, so beautiful that they don't look like those of an ordinary mortal.
Like a sexy ghost.
Cui Jue blocked the pure and flawless moon, and he covered Su Li's eyes, so that she could only see endless darkness.
Su Li held her breath, opened her arms and stood still.
She watched Cui Jue swimming towards her, her head a mess.
Su Li couldn't understand... why Cui Jue went against his usual behavior and chose her when she had already given up.
Until the next moment, Cui Jue once again held her slender waist and pulled her out of the water.
Su Li broke out of the water and the air filled her lungs again.
Water splashed down Su Li's hair and cheeks. The desire to survive made her breathe hard. The joy and fear of surviving the disaster also temporarily suppressed the pain that kept spreading from her body.
Su Li had no strength left. She let her arms hang limply, hooked them around Cui Jue's equally cold shoulders and neck, and let him carry her horizontally and bring her ashore.
As soon as they reached the shore, Su Li climbed out of Cui Jue's arms. She lay on one side and vomited water frantically, almost vomiting out bile.
Su Li felt cold all over, and her thick black eyelashes were wet.
She fell to the ground, wet.
The moment Su Li fell off the cliff, she thought she had gained freedom and fell into a peaceful sleep after death.
However, Cui Jue suddenly came, picked her up, and gave her a way to survive regardless of anything.
Why...did he save her?
Su Li didn't understand. She looked at the man who had recovered and stood up, and called out softly, "Young Master?"
Cui Jue was obviously also injured internally. Even though the water droplets dripping from the corners of his clothes were other people's blood, the corners of his mouth were still stained with a bit of burning scarlet, which stung the eyes.
Cui Jue seemed to be aware of the injury. He raised his hand expressionlessly and wiped away the blood with his thumb.
Su Li blinked lightly: "Young Master, why did you jump down?"
Cui Jue was stunned for a moment when he heard the woman's hoarse and gentle voice. Then he pulled the corner of his lip and sneered: "Maybe she's crazy..."
There was no smile on Cui Jue's face, nor did he show any intention of asking for credit or reward.
He said nothing and calmly straightened his clothes that had been washed away by the lake water, as if saving Su Li was a very easy thing.
Cui Jue didn't say much, and Su Li didn't ask any more questions.
She could not afford the noble young man's wrath, nor could she afford the cost of Cui Jue getting hurt.
Since you are still alive, just continue to lie dormant and wait to escape in the future.
Su Li was grateful and thanked Cui Jue: "No matter what... I have to thank you for saving me, Master."
She knew that if Cui Jue had not used his sword to temporarily buffer the momentum, if Cui Jue had not pulled her out of the water, she would have died in this catastrophe tonight.
Although the assassination attempt she experienced was most likely caused by Cui Jue, Su Li didn't want to blame him at this moment.
Cui Jue nodded and said "hmm".
Cui Jue glanced at the towering cliff and had an idea in his mind.
Since he wanted to clear himself of the suspicion of murdering Prince Jing, he naturally had to pretend to be in danger... Falling off a cliff and missing for a few days, waiting for the soldiers to find him, was also a good option.
At least Emperor Xuanning had no solid evidence to prove that Cui Jue's troops took advantage of the situation to assassinate Prince Jing.
As a result, Emperor Xuanning did not dare to touch the Cui family easily. In order to calm the war, he could only temporarily endure the pain of losing his son and swallow this loss.
Cui Jue remained silent and Su Li didn't know what he was thinking.
Su Li looked around blankly and found that the place was desolate, overgrown with weeds, and there was no one there.
But they have nothing on them and nothing to save themselves.
After all, Su Li is a peasant girl who grew up in the countryside. It is more appropriate for her to find the way than to let a pampered nobleman like Cui Jue find the way.
However, when Su Li stood up, she bent her knees slightly and felt as if her leg bones were broken. The pain made her fall down immediately.
Su Li's forehead was covered in sweat. She took a look and saw that the arrow hadn't been removed from her leg yet, leaving a fragment of the arrowhead embedded in the flesh. The skin and bones had been soaked in water, and there was no blood to bleed. But the intense pain was enough to make Su Li unable to move.
Su Li sat there in a daze. She was afraid that Cui Jue would think she was a burden, so she hesitated for a long time and didn't dare to say anything.
Only when Cui Jue was about to move forward did she lean forward and nervously grasp the man's clothes: "Young Master!"
Cui Jue stopped.
The man lowered his eyes slightly and glanced over: "What's the matter?"
Su Li's fingers slowly loosened his black robe and whispered, "My leg was shot by a stray arrow and it hurts a bit. I can't walk. Can you give me a ride, Young Master?"
Su Li remembered that she had begged Cui Jue to hold her, but not only did she fail, she was also ridiculed by him.
Su Li didn't know what Cui Jue's impression of her was now. Before, Cui Jue jumped off the cliff to save her, perhaps because she sacrificed herself to save Cui Shunying, so he helped her...
Thinking of this, Su Li added anxiously: "I will heal my leg injury as soon as possible and will definitely not drag down the eldest master!"
Su Li looked up at him, feeling uneasy.
Cui Jue was also looking down at her.
His hair crown had long since sunk to the bottom of the lake, leaving his wet black hair in soft curls, dangling in wisps. Clear water droplets condensed in his hair, flowing down Cui Jue's sharp jawline and onto Su Li's face.
The coolness was amazing.
Cui Jue's eyebrows and eyes were dark, and he was very close.
Su Li clenched her fists tightly. She looked at the handsome face with skin as white as snow. Seeing that he did not move for a long time, her heart sank little by little.
Just when Su Li gritted her teeth and decided to try to stand up on her own.
A strong and muscular hand pressed silently on her waist.
Su Li was suddenly startled and raised her almond-shaped eyes.
A tingling sensation instantly ran along her tailbone and surged up her shoulders and neck.
Su Li seemed to be pricked by electric sparks. She froze for a moment, then gradually relaxed her clenched hands.
The night wind howled, and the rich fragrance filled the air.
Su Li saw Cui Jue bow and reach out to her.
After a moment, Cui Jue silently folded his arms and held her horizontally.
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