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After being rescued, Shen Qiongzhi was brought back to the camp by Huang Yixiao. Due to severe head injuries, she fainted on the way back to the camp.
The weather is very hot at this time, and you may still be able to steal some coolness on the grassland night, but for injured people, they will be more susceptible to wind and cold, and the slightest carelessness will make the condition worse.
That night, Shen Qiongzhi, who had been sleeping for a long time, suddenly shouted in his sleep. The voice was frightening and terrifying, and immediately attracted the attention of the other two people in the room.
Murong Yan first calmed Shen Qiongzhi's emotions to prevent her excessive movements from aggravating the injury. Then she reached out to check her pulse and forehead. She found that she had indeed suffered from wind and cold, so she immediately asked Bai Feng: "Brother Feng, can you Are you going to add some new firewood to boil some hot water? I'll go get some medicine..."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Bai Feng looked at Shen Qiongzhi with some sympathy and murmured: "If I had known, I should have locked her here."
"We have no right to say such things!" Murong Yan chuckled, then pushed Bai Feng out of the tent and continued: "Only Sister Qiongzhi herself can say that she regrets it."
Bai Feng nodded and sighed softly: "I understand what you mean."
After speaking for a moment, Shen Qiongzhi staggered out of the tent, whether moved by the conversation between Bai Mu and Bai Mu, or troubled by her injuries and pains, and fell to the ground again within a few steps.
"Sister Qiongzhi?" Murong Yan stepped forward to help and asked, "You are injured now, so you must not move around. If you need anything, just ask me and I will do it."
Shen Qiongzhi opened her dry tearful eyes and gasped: "I...I dreamed of those two soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect me...did they all..."
Bai Feng replied: "One person survived, and the arrow just missed the target."
"I'm going to see him, I'm going to see him..." After Shen Qiongzhi said this, she tried to move forward, but her weak body seemed unable to support even such a simple movement.
"Be careful!" Murong Yan held Shen Qiongzhi's hand tightly, but she obviously couldn't hold it steady. Seeing this, Bai Feng naturally went to help: "Miss Shen, let's go together."
The three of them walked together and walked step by step to the wounded barracks. As expected, they met the surviving soldier. His injury was not serious, and the arrow was just stuck in the shoulder blade. Looking from a distance, he thought it had hit a vital point. Because of this, he was lucky enough to escape.
"After the military doctor pulled out the arrow and bandaged me briefly, I have been resting here." He said: "Miss Shen, your injury looks much more serious than mine... Why do you still come here?"
"I'm here to see you." Shen Qiongzhi sat down slowly, kowtowed gently, and said, "It's all my fault, I almost killed you, brother."
"Oh, what do you mean by this?" The man said rather rudely: "As soldiers, we naturally have to fulfill our duties. If I could stand up at that time, I would definitely fight to the end! What's more, he He died to become a hero, and I think he will not regret it."
"Him? Are you talking about the other big brother?"
The soldier said: "To be honest, we are from the same hometown, and he is also the person with whom I have the best friendship in the army. We were originally unwilling to be surrendered soldiers, let alone deserters! How could we expect that the Heba family The girl actually sent us away. How can we have the nerve to go back to our hometown to see our elders? Not to mention being hunted down by the Heba family’s coalition forces and Rouran people all the way, we’ve already had enough!”
"It wasn't until I met General Huang Quan and General Bai Feng." He bowed his hands to Bai Feng beside him and said, "I realized that I can also be a hero for a time... Human beings must have some thoughts to live a clear life. .”
After hearing this, Shen Qiongzhi seemed to be deeply moved. He stood still for a long time. Then he felt a headache on his forehead. Bai Mu and Bai Mu helped him up.
"Miss Shen, you don't have to worry about it. Since we are all in the army, we are comrades in arms!" After saying this, the man slowly stood up and greeted Shen Qiongzhi and the other two people. They walked to the outside of the tent and bowed their hands to each other again.
Farewell to her surviving "comrades", Shen Qiongzhi returned to the camp in a daze. She had taken medicine and slept on the couch. She felt as if her chest was being roasted by fire, and she couldn't slow down her breathing no matter how hard she adjusted.
"Yan'er..." Shen Qiongzhi said to Murong Yan who was still boiling medicine: "Can you come over?"
"Sister Qiongzhi, what's wrong with you?" Murong Yan wiped the dirt on her hands on her clothes, went over to hold the other person's hand, and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. Brother Feng is already asleep."
Shen Qiongzhi said: "Do you think the sacred tree is real?"
"Um?" Murong Yan replied: "I can feel that it is real. It is in such a magical place, its branches and leaves grow so lushly, and it provides nutrients for so many living beings? How can you think that the sacred tree is fake? Woolen cloth?"
"I mean, did the sacred tree really hear my voice?" Shen Qiongzhi continued: "Why didn't it punish those villains who were worse than beasts?"
"This...I don't know." Murong Yan finally wanted to understand what the other party was confused about.
"Could this be the real world..." Shen Qiongzhi looked coy, as if he suddenly knew some facts that he didn't want to accept.
"Sister Qiongzhi?" Murong Yan asked with concern, "If you still feel unwell, I will stay with you."
Before she finished speaking, Shen Qiongzhi sobbed and replied: "No, after saying these words to Yan'er, I feel much better. Go and have a rest. Good night, Lady Saint..."
The two of them talked to each other, and although some things were not stated explicitly, they already knew it.
In the next few days, Shen Qiongzhi, who was gradually recovering her health, was often seen at the soldiers' training areas to stop and watch. Many people even saw her taking the initiative to find Huang Yixiao's camp to have a "private meeting" with her. This led to some people gradually starting to Suspicion spread the story about "a young lady falling in love with a great general".
It wasn't until one day that Huang Yixiao personally escorted Shen Qiongzhi from his camp back to Baifeng's tent, and everyone finally understood - it turned out that Shen Qiongzhi had applied to Huang Yixiao many times to surrender, but to no avail, and General Huang Quan couldn't bear the disturbance. , and then came up with this strategy to escort Shen Qiongzhi back to Bai Feng.
Huang Yixiao threatened in public: "I, Huang Yixiao, will never take advantage of others! Miss Shen wants to join the army, but I won't agree because I know that this matter is closely related to General Bai Feng, and I must ask him what he means." , which can be regarded as a complete end to recent rumors.
Bai Feng did not give an answer immediately. He looked at Shen Qiongzhi, took out a newly made iron sword and threw it in front of her, and said: "There is a thick wooden pile near the school ground. I will give you three days. If you If you can cut that pile in half with this iron sword, I will allow you to join the army."
