NFBE Chapter 178 I Didn’t Say You Could Die
Chapter 178 I Didn’t Say You Could Die
Chi Yue threw the rope down and tied the other end to the trunk of a nearby tree. He leaned over to look into the ravine, but couldn't find Zong Sheng. His heart trembled violently.
"Your Highness, let me pull you up first." Chi Yue was anxious and couldn't help asking, "Where's Zong Sheng?"
Chi Yue didn't wait for Qi Xiao's answer. After a while, the rope was stretched straight and people were tied at the bottom. Then he heard Qi Xiao shouting, "Pull up!"
Chi Yue didn't hesitate at all, and together with the people around him, he pulled people up, one by one, until Zong Sheng was pulled up.
Zong Sheng has been in a coma since last night. He has a high fever and cannot take water. Qi Xiao has tried many times but cannot wake him up. His pulse and breathing are getting weaker and weaker.
Chi Yue was shocked when he saw Zong Sheng, as if the person he pulled up was not a living person at all. There was no trace of life on his face.
Qi Xiao was the last one to climb out of the ravine, and Chi Yue no longer cared about him.
Chi Yue distributed the medicine given by Tang Ling to others, and held Zong Sheng in his arms, trying to feed him some medicine but couldn't get it to him.
"Mong Sheng!"
Chi Yue didn't have time to care about anything else. He put the pill in his mouth, pinched Zongsheng's chin, and fed it mouth to mouth.
"Wake up..." Chi Yue called out to Zong Sheng softly, but the person in his arms didn't respond at all. Chi Yue squeezed Zong Sheng's cold hand tightly, calling out over and over again, "Wake up, wake up, please, wake up, open your eyes and look at me!"
When Qi Xiao climbed out of the ravine, he saw Chi Yue holding Zong Sheng. A flash of doubt flashed through his mind, but now was not the time to explore these things.
"Chi Yue, carry the people on your back. We have to go back as soon as possible." The snowstorm could come back at any time. They had no time to waste, especially since three of them were suffering from high fever and were unconscious.
This morning, there were still twelve of them. Clearly, the wind and snow were about to die down, and if they held on a little longer, they could be rescued. Yet, one person didn't make it until Chi Yue arrived. Six young lives had already been buried in this snowy landscape. Qi Xiao had long known that many lives would be lost along the way, even his own. The pain seemed to numb, but it wouldn't go away. The biting cold of the wind and snow in Fenglin Mountain would be etched in his memory.
Qi Xiao looked back at the ravine hidden under the snow. He might never find this place again, but he would never forget it.
It was not only Qi Xiao who looked back, but also other people who were trapped in the ravine with him. They were glad that they were still alive. Even Chi Yue was glad that Zong Sheng was still alive. He couldn't help but sigh and quickly hid himself.
Qi Xiao carried another unconscious soldier on his back. The first soldier who was pushed out of the ravine by Qi Xiao, Sergeant A Zheng, carried the other one on his back. The others supported each other and returned to the camp one step deep and one step shallow.
The vast snowy landscape made it impossible to tell east from west. They carefully determined their direction with every step they took. They were heading back to camp! This thought seemed to help them see a path to survival in the icy snow.
No one spoke, and every step they took was in the footsteps of those who had walked before them, for fear of making a mistake and falling into some bottomless pit, thus losing their lives in vain.
"Chi Yue..." Zong Sheng raised his eyelids slightly. He seemed to be unable to see, everything was white and blurry. He silently thought that he might not be able to hold on any longer. He seemed to have something to say to Qi Xiao, but after thinking about it, he called out Chi Yue's name. That person must be angry with him for not even saying hello to him.
"Zong Sheng?! You're awake?!" Chi Yue was surprised and happy. He turned his head to look, but Zong Sheng still had his eyes closed and his face was pale. He didn't look any better than before. "Zong Sheng? Look at me, I'm here! I found you! We're almost back to the camp! Zong Sheng!"
"Chi Yue... Master, I want to see him..."
"I'm here, I'm here, I'm here! Zong Sheng, look at me!"
Chi Yue called him for a long time, but Zong Sheng did not respond. He had not woken up at all just now, and was just talking nonsense. He wanted to see Chi Yue. If this was the end of his life, he wanted to see Chi Yue. He did not know what to say to Chi Yue when he saw him. He just wanted to see him again, just one look, that was enough.
Qi Xiao was walking in front of Chi Yue. When he heard Chi Yue's voice, he turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chi Yue bit his lip and said with his head down: "Zong Sheng seemed to have woken up just now."
"Awake?!" Qi Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, "We'll be there soon, let him hold on for a while."
Qi Xiao wanted to speed up, but they were already moving forward with all their strength and could not go any faster. He could only suppress his anxiety, grit his teeth, and continue moving forward.
Chi Yue turned his head to look at Zong Sheng again, raised his hand and touched his face. His tears were frozen, as if he was rubbing away a layer of ice on his eyes and face.
"Zongsheng, I saved you ten years ago, so your life belongs to me. I didn't say you could die, so you have to live. Do you hear me?! Do you hear me? Live!"
Chi Yue gritted his teeth. He wanted to bring the person back! Bring him back alive!
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The wind was quite strong, making noises everywhere in the valley.
The green grass is next to the green trees, with a little frost on the leaves and branches, as if someone has deliberately added colors to them, which are simple and beautiful.
Qi Xiao looked at the branches swaying in the wind and the smoke from the hot springs floating away and then rising up slowly.
This valley was beautiful, always reminding him of the days when he and Bai Xiqiao used to run wild in the mountains. His master said they were like a mischievous monkey and a wild horse, vanishing in the blink of an eye, and he couldn't tell which one gave him more headaches. His master also said these two brats were lawless and would only bully the honest Zong Sheng. If he had accepted Zong Sheng as his apprentice earlier, he could have lived a few more years...
Qi Xiao suddenly remembered a line from a poem: "In the forest there are trees, and under the trees there are branches." The last line didn't quite fit the situation: "My heart loves you, but you don't know it." What Qi Xiao didn't know was that Zong Sheng and Chi Yue knew about each other.
Qi Xiao cast his gaze towards a row of wooden houses at the other end of the valley. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the rough little houses, making the snow at the foot of the houses sparkle. As he looked at it, it seemed to melt a lot more.
The wooden house was a temporary structure. It was built after Bai Xiqiao came back. It would definitely be useful when Qi Xiao came back. In fact, when building the wooden house, everyone had a little worry in their hearts. What if he couldn't come back?
Fortunately, they are back. Fortunately, most of them are back.
After they returned to camp, the wounded were taken into the valley to be treated by Qinglan. Qi Xiao and his group had been on a dangerous expedition to attack Qi, and they were only elite soldiers with no baggage. Besides Qinglan and Tang Ling, there was no military doctor with them, so they could only rely on Qinglan.