Beyond the oasis is the vast desert. Qiong also fled barefoot in the sand under the scorching sun. She was hungry and thirsty. She fell down countless times, and her bun was blown away by the wind. Her wounds continued to get worse and torn, and she continued to... The sand and dust made the blood holes on her chest and back hurt. She used to be very afraid of pain, but now her whole body was in severe pain and she couldn't cry. She just kept walking in the yellow sand.
The sky was bright and dark for a while, and the sun rose again. Maybe it was two days or three days, she couldn't remember clearly. The sea of sand was vast and boundless, and Qiong Yi fell exhausted on the sand. When she looked back, there was a faint black spot behind her, which was the cavalry sent by Su Hejin to capture her back.
The guards discovered that she had left the city and chased after her.
Qiong Yi stood up from the yellow sand that burned her feet. She had a splitting headache and could only run forward step by step.
She couldn't be taken back, no.
As the sun sets in the west, the pursuers get closer.
The sky in the east was fading, and the wind was so powerful that it blinded her eyes with dust. Qiong Yi heard the rapid sound of horse hooves running from the front, mixed with calls, her voice was hoarse and trembling, so familiar that it made her heart palpitate: "Qiong Yi!"
Suddenly, her eyes were sore, and Qiong Yi quickened her pace. She saw Sheng Xuanyuan galloping towards him on his horse under the setting sun. He reined in the horse and turned over, with dust flying under his feet. Qiong Yi felt as if her breath was about to die. When she fell forward, he caught her and held her tightly in his arms.
"Qiong Yi! Qiong Yi... you are still alive..."
Sheng Xuanyuan felt that he was not holding her tightly like a human being, but like a piece of dry paper. She was like a corpse, her face was frighteningly dark, and she looked up and down her body tremblingly. There was no intact place, and the tip of her nose was sore.
Qiong also looked up at him in a daze, and it was really him, her Sheng Jing. There were several blood marks on his face, and his breath was unstable. He seemed to be seriously injured.
Sheng Jing...went to Bai Feng to eliminate evil spirits...
Shuangsha riot...why can he come here...
There was no way he could have rushed over...
He is... here to save me...
Qiong Yi opened her lips, wanting to call him, wanting to raise her hand to touch the scars on his face, her voice was as breathless as a silk thread: "Sheng...Jing..."
Sheng Xuanyuan couldn't feel Qiong Yi's true energy, and he couldn't even feel the living breath on her body. He put his forehead against Qiong Yi's and gritted his teeth and said: "Qiong Yi... your breath..."
The sunlight in front of Qiong Yi's eyes was so dazzling that she couldn't open her eyes at all. She had been running in the desert for a long time, and she had countless injuries on her body. There was a big bloody hole in her heart, her arms and legs were all whipped, and there were bloody holes in her hands. If she moved her fingers even slightly, it would feel like she was being tortured. There was a curse that made her whole soul feel like it was being chopped into pieces.
Her head hurt so much, it hurt so much, she fell into Sheng Xuanyuan's arms and felt relieved, all the pain and resentment rushing into her heart.
"It hurts..." Qiong Yi put down all her strength and leaned on his shoulder. She wanted to cry, but there were no tears in her eyes. She just shouted hoarsely: "Sheng Kyung... I'm dead... I hurt... I hurt so much... I It hurts……"
Sheng Xuanyuan hugged her gently, his voice was low and hoarse, and he couldn't suppress his anger. He said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, I'll take you away."
Qiong Yi was in a daze again.
She said yes, Sheng Xuanyuan picked up Qiong Yi and sat astride the horse. She had no strength and fell to the side of the horse. Sheng Xuanyuan quickly supported her and kicked the horse with the heel of his foot to signal it to move. The child swayed two steps from side to side and began to run towards the east.
Seeing that she could not sit firmly, Sheng Xuanyuan was afraid that she would accidentally fall off the horse, so he took off his belt with one hand and tried to tie her to him. Unexpectedly, Qiong also reacted greatly, pushing and struggling on the horse as if she didn't recognize him. She didn't know what he was saying, and her eyes were confused. Seeing her like this, Sheng Xuanyuan's heart ached. He held her in his arms and coaxed her, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Qiong Yi slowly recognized the person and calmed down.
Sheng Xuanyuan didn't know what she had gone through these days when she was kidnapped. He didn't even dare to guess what kind of inhuman torture she had suffered to become like this if she had such a clear mind.
"Qiong Yi, it's me, don't be afraid. Don't be afraid..." He tightened Qiong Yi's belt behind him, drove the horse and shouted: "Drive! - Drive!" While riding the horse, he helped her carry out her Qi, Even if his body lacks true energy, he still has to stop her bleeding and heal her injuries.
Qiong also felt the familiar flow of air between her meridians, her head felt a little swollen and painful, and then she vaguely remembered that her cultivation had been abolished.
Sheng Xuanyuan was beside her. She thought of Zhu Yunluo and asked him: "...Sheng Jing, where is A Luo... Where is A Luo? I'm here to pick her up!..."
Sheng Xuanyuan froze and did not answer her. When he was at Lishanguan, he overheard the news about Zhu Yunluo and Sheng Zijing. He felt sad in his heart, but Qiong was also unaware of it. She looked at him blankly with her red almond-shaped eyes. Wait for him to tell you. Sheng Xuanyuan was silent for a long time, lowered his head and said softly: "Sister A Luo was taken back. She is fine. Don't worry."
He looked at her with eyes full of pain and tenderness, "Qiong Yi, nothing can happen to you."
Qiong Yi smiled softly and nodded, but then began to cough, vomiting blood while coughing.
The desert in front of us is endless, and the twilight shines on the sand, making it golden, white and bright. The heat rushed to Qiong Yi, and she felt like her head was heavy and dizzy.
"...A Luo's child, has... been born..."
Sheng Xuanyuan pursed his lips, lowered the corners of his lips, and tried to raise them upwards: "Yes, it's a girl. She is very beautiful. When you go back, teach her how to speak, and let her call you aunt..."
Qiong Yi showed her little tiger teeth, her eyelids became darker and heavier, and she responded: "Okay... ah..."
Something Yan Tingshen said seemed to appear in her mind. The cars, the mountains, those things were vague and seemed true and false. Qiong also thought, Sheng Jin would never lie to me. The things he said were true must be true. .
From behind came the sound of swordsmen, shouts, and the sound of horse hooves trampling on the sand, all filled with excitement, one after another. Qiong was also confused by the jolt. She turned around to see what happened. Sheng Xuanyuan blocked her tightly with his body and said it was nothing, just let her sit in front of him and not move around.
Qiong also believed in him so much, she believed whatever he said.
The sun did not go east with them. It set on the sand sea in the west. The dusk sky and the sand turned into the same molten gold, which was beautiful. Qiong Yi stared blankly, feeling as if he was dreaming.
Something was shot from behind, and one after another was submerged in the sand. Sheng Xuanyuan rode his horse and began to dodge left and right. Qiong Yi was disturbed by the sand and dust and kept coughing, vomiting blood. The horse's beautiful black mane was almost stained with blood, and she realized that it was not her little Zao'er.
"Nothing can happen to you... Qiong Yi, nothing can happen to you!..." Sheng Xuanyuan heard her coughing, his heart felt like a knife, and he held her hand tightly, his voice trembling. Qiong also didn't know why he was so flustered and his voice was so hoarse. He guessed that he was choked by the wind and sand like her.
She thought, nothing will happen to her, neither will Sheng Kyung.
Qiong also called his name, her voice getting softer and slower, her horse's back jolted, and the wind in front of her made her tremble, and she suddenly came back to her senses.
He escaped from the secret room and ran in the desert for two days. After successfully ruining the blood sacrifice, she was penetrated deeply by Yan Ting and died. Su Hejin also wanted to torture herself. He cast a curse on her and she came back to life inexplicably. Then her mind became dizzy and her memory was intermittent.
She seemed to wake up.
Qiong Yi stood up. She heard the pursuit of the soldiers behind her and saw the poisonous arrow stuck in Sheng Xuanyuan's arm. She was about to turn around to help him, but he pushed her down: "Qiong Yi !Don’t move!”
"Sheng Jin!..." Qiong Yi didn't know where she had the strength to pull the belt that bound her. She couldn't just watch Sheng Xuanyuan protect her with his body. She couldn't do it.
"Don't move!" Sheng Xuanyuan's tone did not allow for refutation, "I will take you away!"
Qiong Yi felt desolate in her heart: "...Sheng Jing, I am already dead..."
How could Sheng Xuanyuan not know that from the moment she stumbled into his arms, he could no longer sense her living breath. His eyes were very peaceful, and every time he looked at Qiong Yi, his eyes were always full of love. At this moment, he seemed to want to engrave her whole person in his eyes forever.
"Well." He said, "That's why you can't be captured by Kun Zhai."
Qiong Yi untied the belt around her waist, covered her mouth and coughed, "Cough! Cough!..." She wiped the blood with one hand and grabbed the reins with the other. The horse was already very tired. She knew that it would be impossible for it to carry the load. Two people left the desert.
"Who killed you?"
Qiong Yi tightened his grip on the reins, and blood began to ooze from his palms, dripping down his fingertips: "... Yan... Ting... Shen."
Sheng Xuanyuan seemed to have made up his mind. He tightened the reins and shouted: "Hey!!——"
The horse howled loudly and stopped, finally able to stop and breathe.
Qiong also had many things to say to him, about her life experience, about the suffering she had gone through in the past few months, and about that complete traitor, but she no longer had the energy to talk for a long time.
"I want to take you away and hide you well for the time being." Sheng Xuanyuan looked back at the pursuers who were still far away and said with a wry smile. He turned over and dismounted, first pulled out the long arrow on his arm without stopping the bleeding, and then took out the rope from his arms.
When Qiong also saw the rope, she instinctively recalled her experience when she was kidnapped, and the whips used by Su and Jin to beat her. Her eyes showed fear, and she shook her head: "No... no..." She fell off the horse in a panic, and Sheng Xuan Yuan caught her and comforted her: "Okay, I won't tie you up. Don't be afraid, I won't tie you up."
She knew it was him in front of her, but she couldn't help but panic. She was afraid that Sheng Xuanyuan would tie her to the horse and let her escape alone. What would he do?
Sheng Xuanyuan helped Qiong Yi get on the horse and said: "Qiong Yi, don't go back for the time being. Rumors are spreading all over Middle-earth. The monks from the five tribes have mistakenly thought that you are a craftsman like Yan Tingshen. If you go back, even if your disciples still believe you. , your master can’t protect you even if he tries his best to protect you.”
He said: "Go find a place to hide and wait for me to pick you up."
Qiong also spoke, her voice almost inaudible: "...What about you?"
"I'll stop them, you go first." Sheng Xuanyuan said firmly, his voice was calm, he raised his hand as if to caress her, Qiong Yi shook her head desperately, she didn't want to leave him, she wanted them Go back together.
The sound of horse hooves behind him was getting closer, and the soldiers who had been thrown away would soon catch up.
Sheng Xuanyuan's hand stayed in the air for a long time. Qiong Yi hugged the horse's neck and leaned down, pressing her cheek into his hand. He caressed her face, and there was a bit of biting gravel in his palm, which was very warm.
When Qiong Yi was dazed, he used Xuanyuan's true energy to control the animal, and quickly tied her and the horse together with a rope, and tied an easy-to-untie but strong slip knot. Qiong Yi was caught off guard, and when he was hurriedly trying to untie the rope, Sheng Xuanyuan tightened his grip on the Shadow Sword on his waist, his dark eyes full of determination. Although the true energy in his body was low and the injury was serious, he blocked it for her. There will be no problem in pseudo-cultivation at the next hundred and eighty.
He said: "Qiong Yi, you can't be caught, you must hide well!..."
"I will go find you! As soon as the war is over, I will go find you!!..."
After saying that, Qiong didn't wait to speak, and struck the horse hard with a sword. The horse was frightened and ran away into the distance.
In panic, Qiong also grasped the reins and hugged the horse's neck tightly, and looked back at him. Sheng Xuanyuan stood in the middle of the yellow sand and waved. His long ponytail hair was rolled up high by the dust, and his long sword was unsheathed, dazzling in the sunset.
Not far behind him, a thick army of soldiers approached.
With tears streaming down her face, Qiong also called him, her voice piercing the sky and soaring into the sky: "Shengxuanyuan!!!"
"The author has something to say: From now on we say goodbye, and the sea of people is vast.
"The best thing is to be away from many things. When the east and west flow, they will eventually meet."
