The remaining three went to the other side to get water.
Di Ying sat down obediently, took the cake and started to eat it.
His eyelids were drooped, but his ears did not miss any slight movement around him.
Now, he had no chance of escaping. Even if he wanted to use urine to escape, people would follow him.
And he is obviously much more familiar with the geographical environment here than he is.
After eating and drinking, the four people lay directly on the grass around Di Ying.
In late March and early April, the nights are still cold.
Those few people have been practicing martial arts since they were young, so they only feel cool.
Di Ying, a frail scholar, only suffered a lot. She was wrapped in an official robe that she didn't even have time to change out of, and she huddled on the ground shivering.
However, when those people saw that he was really so weak, they actually relaxed their vigilance towards him.
Di Ying's heart was still tense.
These people didn't put up a tent, didn't dig into a cave, didn't even spread a blanket or a mattress, and didn't even bring them with them. They just covered the sky and the ground like savages, which invisibly reduced the chance of his escape even more.
What should we do?
He turned over, lay down on his back, put his hands on his arms, and began to tell a little story to himself.
“Look at these mountains and forests, no matter where they are, there are weeds, shrubs, big trees and all kinds of canes.
Don't think that they are inconspicuous, and don't think that they just grow randomly. They all complement each other.
The big trees attract birds to perch, and the birds poop for weeds to grow. Shrubs also provide habitat and ambush for forest beasts.
Large trees can also allow rattans to cling to them, allowing them to climb higher, elongate, and receive sunlight, rain, and dew.
There is a big tree. Fortunately, there are no taller and thicker trees around it, and the underground water resources are also very abundant.
It works hard to grow and grow.
The weeds and shrubs around it are also very prosperous.
Of course, there are also rattans.
The big tree nourishes these little friends who are born to it in its own way.
However, some shrubs are very disobedient and actually compete with it for water and nutrients.
The big trees were angry and wanted to kill them.
But it has no arms or legs, so how can it kill them?
Dashu thought for a while and finally decided to send out those canes.
It told the canes: 'If you live dependent on me, you must obey my orders. You have to do whatever I tell you to do.
If you are disobedient, I will no longer provide you with nutrients, nor will I let you bask in the sun, and I will let you work and wither to death. '
When the canes heard this, they were frightened.
They are attached to the big tree wholeheartedly. If the big tree leaves them alone, they really will not survive.
So, they accepted the order from the big tree and began to wrap around the shrubs.
Tangle and strangle the trunks of those shrubs one by one.
Looking at the results of the canes, the tree was satisfied.
But not long after, it looked dissatisfied with the low trees around it.
In this area, it just wants to keep itself alive. It doesn't want to see anything else that is an eyesore.
It always feels that the trees next to it are eyeing it and trying to steal its nutrients all the time.
Because of this thought, Dashu felt that he could neither eat well nor sleep well.
It sent out canes again and attacked those small trees.
In this way, it cleared the bushes, small trees, and finally even the weeds.
For reasons they don't even know, the canes have been helping this big tree and acting as its sharpest accomplices.
They are used to listening to orders and doing things according to orders. They just feel that this is the only way to survive.
But they forget that they themselves also have roots, branches, and leaves.
Until one day, because there was only such a big tree in the surrounding area, there was heavy rain, thunder and lightning, and there was nothing more that could bear the burden of this big tree.
A very thick lightning struck the tree.
The tree was frightened, frightened, downright terrified.
It desperately ordered the rattans to welcome the thunder and lightning and help it share the burden.
The dazed rattans also instinctively accepted it.
they……
One by one, they fell into the thunder and lightning.
In the end, the big tree used up all the vines on its body, and could not escape the fate of being struck by lightning. The tree burst into flames and was burned with a crackling sound.
At this time, all the vines and roots were still alive, but they were still clinging to the big tree.
They feel that if the big tree dies, they will not be able to survive.
This is what the big tree has been telling them.
What they didn't notice was that there was a small vine that slowly retracted into the soil. Leaving the tree.
After the big tree was burned to death, a sweet rain fell from the sky, and the little vine quietly poked its head out.
It looked at its companions who were also burned to ashes with some confusion, and asked in the most immature voice: "We have our own roots, why can't we live on our own?" '
It feels that they have already repaid the kindness that should be repaid, and the big tree is gone, so it can live on its own.
After that, it bravely pierced its roots deep into the ground, and as it gradually grew, it clung to the rocks and was no longer useful to anyone.
You can also absorb the sunshine, rain and dew as much as you want, and you can also extend towards the place you yearn for.
However, it did not forget those shrubs and weeds.
He used his soft and tough mobility to move grass seeds, tree seeds, etc. from other places and planted them into this soil that was revitalized.
Being born as grass, tree, or vine is involuntary.
But I think you can decide for yourself what you want to look like. "
After Di Ying finished speaking, she took back her hands, folded them in front of her abdomen, closed her eyes, and prepared to sleep.
Soon after, he heard a gentle sigh in the breeze blowing through the valley.
…
And the other side. A figure stumbled into the western foothills of Taihang Mountain.
Behind him, more than a dozen black shadows were chasing this man.
Peng Liang, the personal bodyguard of Zhang Caifu, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
When Zhang Fufu was on patrol and was attacked, he risked his life to protect him, but was abandoned on the roadside due to his serious injuries.
He was later rescued.
When the injury is minor, he returns to his hometown and reports to Zhang Quefu as soon as possible.
Who knows, Zhang Caofu thought he was dead a long time ago.
To avoid future trouble, Peng Liang's entire family had been slaughtered.
17-year-old Peng Liang still doesn’t know.
Because he was responsible for guarding, he went to Zhang Fufu first.
And when the other party knew that he was back, he wanted to kill him.
It wasn't until his colleagues quietly told him that his entire family had been silenced that Peng Liang got up and tried his best to escape, all the way to Luzhou.
After he was about to recover from his injuries, he was discovered by his pursuers and fled into the Taihang Mountains.
Now, with old wounds and new scars, Peng Liang is exhausted.
