Legend of the Heroes of the Southern Kingdom

Chapter 465 Xiaohe Qingqing
When Li Wenxuan and Mingzhu were ambushed by Xixia soldiers in the field, and then escaped from the pursuit of soldiers from Xixia and Kelei, Mingzhu told Li Wenxuan that there was a small river nearby, and there was a mountain above the river.That's why Li Wenxuan chose this path, taking the injured Mingzhu to the mountains to take shelter for a while.At this time, Li Wenxuan brought up the matter again, Mingzhu thought for a moment, and immediately asked: "Do you want to say that the sound of the water below... is from the river outside the mountain?"

Li Wenxuan said: "That's right, that's what I meant. You can hear the sound of the water below. If it was just the spring water seeping down from the mountain, it would definitely not make such a big noise. If you guess correctly, there must be a river below!"

Mingzhu was also a little excited, and said: "Doesn't that mean that there must be a passage below? We can go out as long as we go down the river?"

Li Wenxuan smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"Li Lang!" Mingzhu was excited for a moment, and almost rushed over to hug Li Wenxuan. Li Wenxuan was also very excited at this time, but he was more rational than Mingzhu. In any case, he did not dare to do too much here. It was still hanging in the air, if it fell down, the gain would not be worth the loss, so she hurriedly supported Mingzhu and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, let's go down harder, the important thing is to get out of here quickly! "

A faint blush appeared on Mingzhu's face, and she knew that she had lost her composure just now, so she only smiled lightly, without saying much, and continued walking down closely behind Li Wenxuan.

The sound of rushing water from below the cave was getting louder and louder. Excited, Li Wenxuan couldn't help but quicken his pace in front of him. It wasn't until his last foot touched a piece of cold river water that he realized that the cave had come to an end. Only the turbulent water stopped, but the surrounding area was still pitch black, and the specific situation around it could not be seen clearly.

Li Wenxuan told Mingzhu to wait on the spot, and then put half of his body into the water, wanting to test the depth of the water, but he couldn't reach the bottom of the current, and Li Wenxuan didn't dare to rush into the water too deep, because the current here is quite turbulent .If one is accidentally washed away by the current, the surroundings are pitch black, and the entrance of the cave cannot be seen from the top of the water, and there is a piece of bareness everywhere, then I want to return to this cave to meet the pearl But it's almost impossible.

Li Wenxuan returned to the cave and said: "This is an underground river. It's pitch black below and there's no light. I guess this should be a branch of the river outside the mountain, or its upstream. Swim forward with the current, and when you reach the junction of the underground river and the outside, you should be able to escape."

Mingzhu has just learned to swim not long ago, swimming in a small hot spring may be considered similar, even if she sometimes goes to the depths of the water, she is not too afraid, but now this underground river is completely different from that small hot spring , I didn't know that the river was in front of me, and the underground river was icy cold, Mingzhu reached out her hand to stir the chilly river twice, she couldn't help biting her lips, she was still a little afraid of going into the water.

Mingzhu's fear of water is mainly due to Li Wenxuan's relationship, and Li Wenxuan "harmed" her two falls into the water.Li Wenxuan naturally knew that Mingzhu was afraid, but at this point, everything was imperative, so he pulled Mingzhu to his side, and the two leaned side by side at the entrance of the cave, and said, "Don't be afraid, just hold your breath as I told you before." Don’t breathe in the water, and then I’ll paddle in front and just take you away, don’t worry, I’ll be by your side no matter what time it is.”

Li Wenxuan's encouragement to Mingzhu is more effective. After all, a daughter, no matter how capable she is, always hopes to have a man around her who can protect her. As long as there is such a man, a woman will become braver than usual.And Mingzhu also knew that it was impossible to turn back now, and it was only a matter of time before he left the sewer. For him, there was no second choice, he could only go into the water according to the method Li Wenxuan said.

Immediately, the two discussed for a while, Li Wenxuan told Mingzhu many diving ideas, then Mingzhu adjusted her breathing for a while, finally took a deep breath, patted Li Wenxuan's hand, Li Wenxuan understood, and took a deep breath, Pulling the Pearl, he jumped directly into the water.

Because the strength of the two jumped down was not small, Li Wenxuan quickly stepped on the bottom of the water. It is estimated that this underground river is about one and a half people deep, and the current is quite fast.

There is no place for people to breathe in this underground river. The surface of the river is close to the smooth stone wall without the slightest gap in the middle. People can't float up in the water. If you swim slowly, you may be suffocated in the water.

In fact, there is another point that Li Wenxuan also thought of, but did not tell Mingzhu, that is, if the underground river is not connected with the river outside the mountain, but a real and long underground river, then the two of them will go together again. There is no way out, and he will be suffocated to death in the ground. Li Wenxuan didn't want to worry Mingzhu, so he didn't mention these things. After all, considering the current situation, this risk is worth taking, and it must be taken.Therefore, if Li Wenxuan told Mingzhu about these doubts, it would not be of any benefit, and it would not affect the result.

Li Wenxuan paddled vigorously in front of him with one hand, and held Mingzhu tightly with the other hand, lest the two of them be washed away by the current, but Mingzhu was terrified at first, with both hands tightly around Li Wenxuan's waist, her body stretched straight, He didn't even bend his knees, but after swimming forward for a while, he gradually became more courageous, so he imitated Li Wenxuan's appearance, holding Li Wenxuan with one arm, and helping Li Wenxuan to paddle with the other hand , and a pair of feet kept splashing water behind him.

Neither of them knew how long this underground river was. They just vaguely felt that the darkness was extremely long. While Li Wenxuan was paddling vigorously, he was constantly looking for the light ahead. As long as he could see the light, he could see it. It's the way out for the two of them.

Probably because he had been asleep for too long, and the river was cold, Li Wenxuan suddenly felt that Mingzhu's arm loosened suddenly, and she wanted to leave him.

Li Wenxuan hurriedly turned around and hugged Mingzhu even tighter. At this time, he couldn't see how Mingzhu's condition was, but Li Wenxuan could clearly feel that Mingzhu's strength was weakening little by little. After all, Mingzhu was not too familiar with water, and now he could breathe After diving for so long, she has reached her limit, and if she continues to hold on, her consciousness will be fainted a little bit.

Li Wenxuan wanted to call Mingzhu's name, but he couldn't speak in the water, so he could only use more strength to hold Mingzhu tightly, and rowed forward with all his strength, looking straight at the endless black water. The Shui Gang prayed for the exit, and hoped that this road would come to an end soon.

Finally, a little light gradually emerged in the distance, like a morning star before dawn. Although the light is only a little bit, it is enough to illuminate the long dark night.Li Wenxuan has never felt that the light is so beautiful, so exciting, if not for being in the water, Li Wenxuan would have shouted loudly.

After waving his arms a few times again, Li Wenxuan got closer and closer to the light in front of him, and the light became bigger and bigger. From a small spot at the beginning, it gradually became a bright jade belt, which has been covering the entire length of the underground river. Cover all ends.

The exit, finally at the exit, Li Wenxuan jumped out of the water dragging the almost limp pearl, and immediately put the pearl on her lap, and helped her control the water by hammering her chest. Fortunately, the pearl was caught in the water. The choking time was not long, after Li Wenxuan slapped him, he spit out a few mouthfuls of water, then slowly opened his eyes, Mingzhu looked at the bright sky, the blue sky, the white clouds, and felt the momentum of the clothes on his body. , felt the strong arms holding him, and then looked at Li Wenxuan who had a smile on his face, but his eyes were still a little moist. He had mixed feelings for a while, buried his face deeply in Li Wenxuan's arms, and let out a loud voice. began to cry.

At this moment, it doesn't matter whether it's laughter or tears. After the catastrophe, after many trials of life and death, both of them finally survived. In retrospect, these days seem to have passed through a long nightmare, and now the dream has finally come. After waking up, it seemed that they were afraid of returning to the terrible dream again. The two of them were so reluctant to give up. They hugged each other for a long time before they calmed down. Then they stared at each other for a long time, followed All of a sudden they all laughed, it was a kind of relieved smile.

Both of them were soaked in clothes at this time, but they didn't dare to light a fire for a while. After all, there must be a lot of Xixia soldiers near the foot of the mountain. Come here, it will not be worth the candle.So the two just took off their coats and hung them on the raised rocks to dry slowly, and then they went hand in hand to look at the surrounding terrain, understand the terrain, and prepare for the next action.

This place is close to the foot of the mountain. In front of it is the small river that Li Wenxuan walked along when he went up the mountain. Behind him is a pile of chaotic rocks. The intersection of the end of the stone and the river is the exit of the underground river that Li Wenxuan and Mingchu just passed.Li Wenxuan jumped onto a boulder, and was about to look around, then immediately lay down on his stomach, almost clinging to the boulder.

Li Wenxuan took a deep breath. It turned out that there was only a mere two hundred steps between him and the Xixia barracks at the foot of the mountain. The barracks of the Xixia soldiers were set up by the river. From a high place, all the layout of the barracks could be clearly seen.

Li Wenxuan didn't dare to stay on high places, fearing that Xixia soldiers would see him, so he quickly came down and told Mingzhu about everything around him. Mingzhu was silent for a moment, and then showed a smirk. Mingzhu probably had some bad idea, but asked her a few times, Mingzhu kept her mouth shut and refused to say anything, and Li Wenxuan didn't ask any more questions.

It was still early at this time, if he left here, he would probably be discovered by the Xixia soldiers' sentries, it was not worth taking the risk now, so Li Wenxuan's plan was to rest for the time being, and then plan to leave at night.

There are a lot of rocks here, so Li Wenxuan found a nearby place surrounded by boulders and Mingzhu to settle down temporarily. The wind can't blow in here, and it can also block the view from the mountain. As long as he doesn't make too much noise, Xixia Bing would never guess that there is someone hiding here, it can be described as an excellent hiding place.

Mingzhu was choked in the water for a while, although there was nothing serious, but her physical strength and mental strength were not as good as Li Wenxuan's. Li Wenxuan asked Mingzhu to rest, and then he came to the river with his sword in hand, staring at the water for a while, The corner of his mouth raised, and he stabbed with the long sword. When he raised it again, there was already a black fish the size of a palm on the sword.

Although he couldn't make a fire and couldn't make cooked food, Li Wenxuan just used a small piece of beef jerky to satisfy his hunger these days. When I got up, I was almost drooling.But thinking that Mingzhu was still waiting for him, Li Wenxuan couldn't bear it alone, so he had to bear it for now, and squatted down by the river again. The world's best swordsmanship was unleashed, and the Shui people suffered immediately.In a short time, five or six fish were caught, but most of the fish here looked like Li Wenxuan had never seen before, and they were relatively small, no more than a foot long in the southern rivers. Big carp can be seen everywhere, but Li Wenxuan saw Looking at the thorned fish, the flesh of the fish is extraordinarily delicate, and the taste should be good.

Li Wenxuan excitedly held a bunch of trophies in front of Mingzhu. Mingzhu's eyes were also bright, and the two of them immediately removed the scales from each fish, and then sliced ​​them into thin slices to eat, even though there was no salt. No, but for the two evil ghosts, they ate with relish, and Mingzhu was even more impressed, saying that this was the best delicacy they had ever eaten in their lives.

After erasing all these sashimi, both of them looked unrepentant, but Mingzhu was not reconciled, and dragged Li Wenxuan to the river, Li Wenxuan rolled up his trousers, jumped into the middle of the river to catch fish, Mingzhu was Searching among the aquatic plants in the shallow water on the shore, I found a lot of crabs and dried shrimps, especially those crabs, autumn fat crab roe, and the two of them naturally had another full meal.

When the sky was getting dark, Li Wenxuan began to think about how to get out tonight. While thinking, he told Mingzhu about his plan, but Mingzhu suddenly said, "Li Lang, I don't want us to just leave like this."

"Huh? Won't you go? What do you want to do?" Li Wenxuan asked.

Minghu wrinkled his nose, and said unwillingly, "You and I have been bullied by those Xixia people these days, and they killed so many of us. If you and I just leave without a sound, yes It's not too useless, so I think before we leave, we must teach them some lessons, we can't suffer from this dumbness, and we must teach them a lesson!"

"Ah?" Li Wenxuan paused for a moment, and then laughed. Li Wenxuan had seen the barracks of Xixia soldiers at the foot of the mountain before. Compared with the barracks halfway up the mountain, it was very loose, and he didn't even see the guards on the outside. A few, if you want to take advantage of the night to do something, it is really not difficult according to his and Mingzhu's skills. Thinking about these days, I have suffered a lot. It would be a lie to say that there is no resentment in my heart. Now the two The person's injury was nothing serious, so he immediately thought about it and said, "Okay! But... you have to promise me that you will never take any risks!"

Ming Zhule clapped her hands, nodded repeatedly in agreement, but then said: "Li Lang, we left here, where are you going?"

Seeing Mingzhu's expression of hesitation, Li Wenxuan smiled and said, "You have already made up your mind, and you deliberately came to ask me? If you have any thoughts, just tell me directly!"

Mingzhu snorted softly like a baby, and then said: "I want to go to the Ministry of Kret. Do you still remember that the special envoy of the Kingdom of Jin said that many of us were arrested by the Ministry of Kret? Now There is no news about the princess yet. I always feel that the possibility of the princess returning to Shangjing alone is too small. Xixia soldiers have been looking for the princess on the grassland during that time. Now there is no news of the princess from the Xixia soldiers. I always feel that the princess Where is it hidden, so I want to go to the Department of Kret to have a look, maybe there is news of the princess there, even if... in case there is no whereabouts of the princess, we should rescue our people, even if we can't Save all of them, and try to see if you can save some of them. At least you can figure out why the Kret tribe suddenly turned on us... Li Lang, I know you don't like us in the Kingdom of Jin, but... But this matter is related to Princess, the princess has secretly helped you and me, you see..."

Li Wenxuan held her in his arms and said: "Your affairs are mine affairs, not to mention that you and I can be together now, in fact, we have inherited a lot of favor from the emperor and the princess, and the whereabouts of the princess are unknown, so I'm still going to send her to the general now, Naturally, I have a responsibility, even if you don't tell me about the Kret's trip, I still intend to go."

"Really! I knew Xianggong was the best!"

Seeing Mingzhu's joyful expression, Li Wenxuan suddenly felt that no fame, status, martial arts, or wealth could be compared to having someone close by his side to accompany him.

When the night was getting darker, the clothes of the two of them were almost dry, so they dressed neatly immediately.When Mingzhu was on the mountain, she had already changed into a military uniform of Xixia soldiers. The military uniform of Xixia was rather loose. As long as Mingzhu tied her hair up, it would be hazy in the night, unless she came closer to stare. It is absolutely difficult to see that this is a woman in disguise.

The two left the river, and slowly moved towards Xixia's barracks. Before the action, the two had already discussed it. This time, they didn't want to kill people. There are so many Xixia soldiers, and they just blindly kill. , can only trap themselves into the army again, so the idea of ​​​​the two is very simple, the main thing is to burn the food and military tents of Xixia soldiers. Food and grass are their lifeblood.Then look for an opportunity to let go of their army horses. If these two things go wrong, these thousands of Xixia soldiers will become lame and blind on the grassland, and it will be difficult for them to do anything for a while.

(End of this chapter)