Shen Dingzhu knew that tears welled up in her eyes. She came to her senses and pushed Xiao Langyan away desperately.
He raised his eyes and looked at her under the water for a moment, with a hint of confusion in his thin eyes.
That way, she seems to be thinking, Shen Dingzhu doesn't like him touching her, so doesn't she want him to save her?
However, Shen Dingzhu pointed at it desperately, her watery eyes showing urgency.
Go quickly!
That's the only thing she meant.
Xiao Langyan felt a sense of relief in his heart, as if he was willing to die as long as she didn't hate him.
Shen Dingzhu watched him helplessly and shook his head, then Xiao Langyan approached again and held her tightly in his arms.
The suffering and inner torture of the past year finally disappeared like snow at this moment. The moment she jumped off the cliff in front of him was deeply burned into his mind like a nightmare.
As long as he still holds her hand, he will not give up.
Shen Dingzhu was so cold that her vision became increasingly blurry. The thin air in her lungs gradually made her unable to wake up.
At the last moment of her coma, she leaned in Xiao Langyan's arms and lowered her head feebly. Her floating black hair brushed his cold eyebrows. Shen Dingzhu vaguely felt that Xiao Langyan was placing affectionate words on her eyebrows. of a kiss.
He didn't leave or take a breath, but hugged her tightly.
In the face of life and death, Xiao Langyan chose to be with Shen Dingzhu without hesitation.
*
I do not know how long it has been.
Shen Dingzhu gradually woke up, and there was a buzzing in his ears, like the sound of someone talking. When he listened carefully, it turned out to be the Sanskrit sound of chanting sutras.
Her long black eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking to the side with misty eyes.
It turned out that she was lying at the back of the Buddhist hall. There was a thin curtain around the bed, and several monks were sitting outside, chanting sutras and chanting Buddha's name for her.
What are they doing?
Shen Dingzhu sat up and just raised the curtain, but felt her head hurt so much that she rubbed her brows.
The little novice monk closest to her looked up secretly and saw Shen Dingzhu sitting up. His childlike voice suddenly shouted happily: "The female donor is awake!"
The monks all exclaimed with joy, and the young novice ran to Shen Dingzhu, holding a bowl of hot ginseng soup.
"Drink quickly! The donor was frozen and there was no life left when he was just picked up from the water!"
Shen Dingzhu glanced at the soup bowl, she raised her watery eyes, her snow-white face showed confusion: "Where is Xiao Langyan?"
The monks looked at each other, and Shen Dingzhu asked: "Where is the emperor?"
The little novice scratched his head: "This..."
Shen Dingzhu paused for a moment, fear rising in her beautiful eyes. She quickly supported the bed rail and stumbled out.
"Hey! Donor, you can't move. It's not all right yet. That noble man is fine!"
Shen Dingzhu had already reached the door, but her knees were weak and she staggered, almost kneeling towards the threshold.
At this moment, a pair of big palms firmly dragged her figure, and the person knelt on the ground before she did, so that Shen Dingzhu did not fall down in embarrassment.
She stared at it with watery eyes and turned red instantly.
Xiao Langyan's handsome face was slightly pale, and his eyebrows were dark, just like the gleaming light in his eyes.
"Is the emperor okay?" She was about to burst into tears.
Xiao Langyan stood up holding on to the door frame, followed by the black army of Xuanjia soldiers. They all lowered their heads and heard Xiao Langyan's hoarse voice with a faint smile.
"It's okay. Not only am I okay, but you are okay too. I said I won't let you die before me." After saying that, he held Shen Dingzhu's hand and suddenly frowned, "Why is it still so cold?"
He put his two big palms together and kept rubbing her palms. If it wasn't warm enough, he put her hand into his lapel.
In full view of everyone, the young novice monk felt a little embarrassed first and turned his back and said "Oh my god".
Shen Dingzhu's face turned red and she couldn't help but take back her hand and looked at Xiao Langyan blankly: "Your Majesty, how were we saved?"
Xiao Langyan smiled and said: "Your brother came in time, otherwise, I would have met you at Naihe Bridge."
Shen Dingzhu felt it was unlucky and wouldn't let him say anything more.
Xiao Langyan held her hand and pulled her back to the couch where she was lying just now. Shen Dingzhu didn't know if it was her misunderstanding, but she felt that Xiao Langyan was limping a little.
But when she looked closely, there was nothing strange about him.
"You have a good rest, I'll let them boil the medicine, and you can have a good drink later."
Immediately afterwards, some detectives hurriedly came to report, presumably with military information, so Xiao Langyan patiently covered Shen Dingzhu with a quilt before turning and walking out of the door.
Shen Dingzhu stared at his left leg and frowned slightly in confusion.
Xiao Langyan seems to be hiding something from her?
Because Shen Dingzhu woke up, the monks no longer had to chant sutras and pray for her, so she was moved to a warmer and more comfortable Zen room.
Xiao Langyan captured two illiterate middle-aged women from the local area to take care of her. From their trembling answers, Shen Dingzhu knew that she had returned to White Lion City.
Her brother Shen Lan's army is guarding this pass and has planted the flag of Jin.
The temple where they temporarily stopped to rest was originally the largest Buddhist temple in White Lion City, named Taiwei Temple.
At night, it was the young novice monk who delivered the food. No meat was allowed in the temple, but the food provided to Shen Dingzhu actually included chicken and duck.
She stared slightly and looked at the little novice monk: "What's your name?"
"Reply to the donor, the young monk's name is Xuanying."
Shen Dingzhu nodded slowly. She was wearing a comfortable embroidered Luo Shang, which Xiao Langyan probably brought from a local shop. Her black silk hair fell around her neck. The gentleness in her eyebrows made her more beautiful and approachable.
The little novice took another look and said, "Donor, please eat."
Looking at the meat and fish, Shen Dingzhu lowered his eyelashes slightly: "When I see the emperor, I will tell him that I will follow the temple rules in the future and I will not use these meat and fish. You can just take it."
The little novice's expression immediately changed: "How can that be done? The donor's husband had a hard time asking the abbot for permission. If the donor refuses to eat, it will be a waste of his efforts."
Shen Dingzhu was startled and looked at him: "Abbot please?"
Xiao Langyan occupied White Lion City, why did he still need to ask for help?
The little novice monk realized that he had said the wrong thing, and the two women taking care of Shen Dingzhu also lowered their heads silently.
Shen Dingzhu asked: "What's going on?"
The young novice hesitated: "Actually..."
After Shen Dingzhu asked her many times, the little novice monk was willing to tell her the truth.
It turned out that she was already dying when her eldest brother Shen Lan dragged them out of the water.
Regardless of his own health, Xiao Langyan immediately brought Shen Dingzhu to join the army and called a military doctor to treat her. However, four days later, she was still unconscious.
After learning that Taiwei Temple in White Lion City was very effective, and that the abbot there, Master Yuanjue, had the ability to heal human flesh and bones, Xiao Langyan immediately took Shen Dingzhu to White Lion City.
However, before he could enter the mountain gate, he was stopped by the temple monks.
It is said that Master Yuanjue watched the stars at night and had known that they would come, so he sent people to guard here and did not allow them to cross the mountain gate.
"The nobles started a war, which made the people of Beiliang miserable. Buddha has no national boundaries. We should treat everyone equally, but for the sake of those who died in vain, I, the poor monk, forgive me for not being able to help."
At that time, Shen Dingzhu's face in Xiao Langyan's arms turned even more pale, lifeless under the gloomy sky.
He hardly hesitated, holding Shen Dingzhu in his arms, kneeling step by step, climbing more than a hundred stone steps until he knocked on the mountain door.
The emperor was in front of the temple and begged in a deep voice: "Since Buddhism is tolerant, abbot, please save my wife. I killed everyone and it has nothing to do with her! If you are willing to rescue me, I, Xiao Langyan, will immediately withdraw my troops and return to the capital!"
Finally, his attitude impressed the abbot, the temple door opened, and Shen Dingzhu was sent in for treatment.
After Master Yuanjue diagnosed and treated her, he led the monks to pray for Shen Dingzhu for several days.
She slowly woke up.
However, Xiao Langyan's left knee was broken by kneeling and he did not apply medicine in time. By the time Chen Heng discovered it, it was already ulcerated.
Shen Dingzhu sat blankly by the couch, with tears streaming down his face: "Isn't he in pain? How did he survive? He..."
Shen Dingzhu didn't dare to think that for so many days, she showed no sign of waking up. Xiao Langyan had to negotiate with Emperor Beiliang, deploy the army, coordinate the overall situation and take care of her.
They had been underwater for a long time that day. Could his body really be able to handle it?
Shen Dingzhu no longer had the appetite to eat, but the little novice monk was afraid of being scolded. Looking at his frightened little face, Shen Dingzhu used a little more.
At night, the two maids who served her withdrew, and Shen Dingzhu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
She should go check on Xiao Langyan's leg injury.
Thinking of this, she decisively sat up and put on her robe.
However, as soon as she opened the door, she found Xiao Langyan sitting next to her door.
He was covered with a large cloak, and the Xuanjia Army stood around like shadows. Seeing Shen Dingzhu appear, Chen Heng breathed a sigh of relief.
Great, they finally don’t have to sit there until dawn.
Xiao Langyan opened his thin eyes when he heard the sound, and turned to look. Shen Dingzhu looked at him in surprise.
"Your Majesty...why are you here?"
