Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 1644
Having just passed Ruo Shui, Gui Chen's heart almost stopped beating when he heard the word "river" again.

He suddenly lowered his head, only to see Li Ji raised his head and shouted, "It's okay, you continue to climb!"

I saw the torrential ice water overflowing from Li Ji's feet, and then it was divided into two sections and flowed to both sides.

Gui Chen's eyes widened, and suddenly he was enlightened.

Since the rock wall they climbed at this time has formed such a large ice waterfall, it proves that this place was originally a river beach.

After all, if there is no river, how can there be a waterfall?

There should be a piece of ice under the ice waterfall where everyone was standing, and there is still water flowing underneath.

It's just...why did the frozen river suddenly crack again?
Gui Chen took a closer look, and saw that there were huge cracks under the ice waterfall where everyone was standing at this time, and ice water gushed out from the stubble, but it was not as large as before on the weak water river, and there was not even ice. Blocks of signs floating around on the river.

Li Ji and the others were still standing in their original positions. The ice water gushing out of the ground was being dispersed by Li Ji's water method. They did not see any strange beasts appearing, nor did they see any signs of their whereabouts.

It proves that the water here is just ordinary water, not weak water. Even if there is a river below, it is probably quite shallow.

Gui Chen felt relieved and understood why Li Ji asked him to continue climbing.

This amount of water is not enough to cause danger to everyone, but it is not known if other things will happen just standing below, and it is safe for everyone to climb up as soon as possible.

Gui Chen accelerated his climbing speed, and the top of the waterfall was getting closer and closer in his field of vision. Seeing that there was only a distance of five feet left, suddenly a strong force came from the rope under his hand, and he was dragged into the frozen waterfall. The surface shook.

Someone below was holding on to the rope.

"My lord, are you alright?"

Huo Zhan grabbed the rope, gritted his teeth and shouted upwards, "Is the person above dead? Climbing so slowly!"

"Hey, let go of you kid!"

Zhao Guang's seven orifices were filled with smoke, and he glanced at Ying Xun, who was standing next to Huo Zhan, who was only soaked in ice water up to his instep. He was speechless, "What could happen to him? He's about to die after being soaked in water?"

"What do you know!" Huo Zhan's forehead was bulging with blue veins, he even forgot the etiquette for a while, and roared, "Shut up!"

Because Ying Su passed away early, when raising Ying Xun, the elders of the former Qin Dynasty were always very taboo to mention the word "death". In the Ye family and Huo family, the word "death" and "passing" are replaced by the word "tou", never used.

At this time, Zhao Guang actually said such unlucky words to Ying Xun, which hit Huo Zhan's deathbed. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Young master has leg problems, so you can't soak in ice water!"

Ying Xun stood behind him, lowered his head and pressed his lips tightly.

In fact, he doesn't have a leg problem. It's his father who has a leg problem.

Back then, he rode horses to the Great Wall of Eternal Night several times. His father had frostbitten his legs in the north, and he would fall ill from time to time. The old officials who raised him were sure that something happened to his father at the racecourse. Apart from being murdered by Ying Hao, it must have been because of a crime. He fell off a horse and died because of a leg problem. He has paid special attention to his legs since he was a child.

Before going to Houliao, Ying Xun still remembered that Huo Zhan's father had recruited Huo Zhan to the study, and repeatedly told him to protect his legs.

Looking at Huo Zhan, whose face was flushed with anger, Ying Xun felt both sad and helpless.

He knew very well that Huo Zhan and those old officials had gone too far, but he also understood that his father's early death was the heart disease of this group of people. If he failed to inherit his father's position for a day, they would continue to be sick.

It cannot be said that this group of people is at fault, pinning their hopes on him shows that they are indeed Daqin's loyal ministers, and if they are at fault, it can only be said that it is all because he did not do well enough to make people feel at ease like his father.

Huo Zhan was usually not that impulsive, but this time he was probably so abnormal because he was the only one left by his side and he was under too much pressure.

"Ah Zhan," Ying Xun put his arm on Huo Zhan's shoulder, "I'm fine, don't talk to His Royal Highness like that."

"I'm sorry," Ying Xun cupped his hands to Zhao Guang, "I offended the people below, and I will apologize to His Royal Highness on his behalf."

The corner of Zhao Guang's mouth twitched, and he returned the salute perfunctorily, still feeling extremely awkward in his heart.

Among the royal family, Ying Xun was indeed a gentle and polite man, but why did he feel so uncomfortable?
There is a smell like when I first met Jiang Yuanyuan in Nanchu.

But Jiang Yuanyuan, who had fled gracefully from the foot of Yunshou Peak before, didn't have that smell anymore.

Neither did Yeluhua when she was with Meng Shi.

"Eldest son, you..."

Seeing Ying Xun apologizing for himself, Huo Zhan's eyes were red. He turned his head and wanted to apologize to Zhao Guang, but Zhao Guang had already walked to Li Ji's side and ignored him. He looked at Ji Jiashu for help, but Ji Jiashu followed him. Pull out the rope in your hand.

"Cousin, wait a little longer," Ji Jiashu said calmly to Ying Xun, "Let me guard the rope."

Seeing that Ji Jiashu was not on Ying Xun's side, Huo Zhan gritted his teeth and bent his back to Ying Xun, "My lord, come up."

This is not the first time I saw this action, but Ying Xun was still a little embarrassed in front of everyone, "Ah Zhan, you don't have to..."

"It's okay," Huo Zhan gritted his teeth, "You can't stand in the ice water anymore, come up quickly, I'll carry you on my back."

Ji Jiashu heaved a long sigh in his heart.

He vaguely remembered that it was when he was ten years old. Ying Xun came to see his father for the first time at the National Teacher's Mansion. He followed his grandfather's instructions and waited for the former Prince Qin at the door, and then watched a young man being carried off the carriage. .

It happened to be raining that day, and the ground was muddy. The former Qin Yi couldn't bear to see the mud on the young master's feet, so he asked the guards to carry him all the time.

Ying Xun was not let down until he entered the inner room and saw his father.

"Azhan, you..."

Ying Xun was still refusing, but Huo Zhan had turned around with a solemn expression, "My lord, don't you remember what Lord Sikong said to you before he left?"

Ji Jiashu's eyes condensed slightly. Nanchu Da Sikong was his maternal grandfather and the patriarch of Nanchu Ye Clan.

Although there were more than one grandson, his grandfather only cared about his grandson Ying Xun since he was a child, more than his grandson. He had never met him a few times since he was a child.

However, he and his grandfather didn't meet often, and there was also the reason why his father had arranged for his schoolwork and upbringing, and the Ye family was not allowed to intervene.

Although I don't know what my grandfather explained to Ying Xun alone, Ji Jiashu can vaguely guess the general direction.

It is nothing more than to let Ying Xun cherish himself and listen to the words of those around him.

Sure enough, Ying Xun froze when he heard the words, clenched his fists, and put his arms on Huo Zhan's shoulders.

Huo Zhan grinned at the corner of his mouth, and carried Ying Xun hard on his back, a few drops of blood spilled from his feet.

Zhao Guang felt a toothache from watching, so he bumped Li Ji with his elbow, and said in a drawn-out voice, "Second brother, I want to recite it too."

Huo Zhan is Ying Xun's personal bodyguard, and Li Ji is also the personal bodyguard protecting him, the royal family. Aren't the two people's positions the same?

Li Ji glanced at him lightly, his eyes were as cold as ice, as if to say, "Are you out of your mind?"

Zhao Guang was startled by Li Ji's cold eyes, and quickly stood at attention.

At this time, Gui Chen was pulled up to the top of the ice waterfall by Ying Baoyue, and shook the rope downwards.

Ji Jiashu looked back at Huo Zhan, who was carrying Ying Xun on his back, and said calmly, "Go ahead."

Huo Zhan was delighted.

　Zhao Guang: People have to hold their backs high
　　
　
(End of this chapter)