Denghuaxiao

Chapter 232 Going up the mountain

"I will go with you."

Lu Zong was stunned for a moment, thinking he heard wrongly.

"Don't you understand?" He looked at her and said, "I said, I will go with you."

Lu Zong frowned.

This year there has been heavy snow in Sunan City and the mountains have been closed. It is indeed dangerous to go to Luomei Peak. Li Wenhu's worries are not alarmist. If it wasn't an emergency, she wouldn't travel at this time.

Pei Yunying often walks outside, so she will know the situation better. She thought he would stop her, but she didn't expect him to tell her to go together.

 “Are you going to stand like this all the time?”

Pei Yunying tilted her head and reminded: "In a moment, when the other medical officers wake up, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

 Lu Huan: “…”

This is true.

 If the defendant came in front of Chang Jin, Chang Jin would definitely stop her.

She stared at Pei Yunying for a moment, and he looked at her nonchalantly. Lu Zhu really couldn't do anything about him, so he looked away for a moment and walked past him: "Let's go."

Pei Yun raised his eyebrows, as if he was very happy to see her holding back her anger. He slowly caught up with her and picked up the bamboo basket in her hand.

Lu Zhen turned around, pulled it twice and said, "I'll take it myself."

 “Doctor Lu.” He sided to avoid Lu Zhuo’s hand, raised his chin, and motioned her to look at the mountains in the distance.

“The mountain road is rugged and the snow is deep and slippery, making it impossible to ride a horse. I see you are planning to walk up the mountain.”

He said: "With so many things to carry, do you really think you are a beast?"

These words sounded concerned, but not very pleasant. Lu Xu retorted: "I am very strong, and the commander-in-chief also knows it. I have practiced killing people and burying corpses."

"Then you have to save your strength." Pei Yunying followed the good example, "There is no place to use it yet."

 Lu Huan: “…”

 She had nothing to say to the man.

 Fortunately, although Pei Yunying took away a lot of heavy objects, he did not take it upon himself to carry the medical kit for her. When they were about to pass by the disaster place, Lu Zhuo tugged on Pei Yunying's sleeve. He turned around and Lu Zhu pointed to another path not far from the disaster site.

“Go this way,” Lu Zhen whispered, “so as not to be discovered by others.”

 When he was discovered by the medical officers, he had to be pulled apart again. In fact, Li Wenhu was right. It was indeed inappropriate to take others with him in dangerous activities. It would be better if there wasn't this person following behind.

Pei Yunying glanced at Lu Yan, said nothing, and let her pull her sleeve into a path.

That road is some distance away from the camp, and the guards on duty at the camp will not find it.

As Lu Zong walked, he looked back at the other side of the tunnel, trying to make his figure less obvious.

Pei Yunying looked at her movements and suddenly laughed.

　　Lu Zhen was puzzled: "Why are you laughing?"

“Actually, even if someone discovers me and I want to take you up the mountain, they won’t stop me.”

He muttered: "On the contrary, you are hiding like this. If you don't know, you think you and I are eloping behind other people's backs."

Lu Tong paused, his eyes falling on his fingers tugging on his sleeve.

A man and a woman, acting suspiciously, sneakily, and cautiously. When they were caught at this moment, they did seem to have a guilty conscience about not having a match.

But these words sound a bit familiar.

It seems that Pei Yunying also said this to her when they met at night in the medical hospital.

Lu Zhuo suddenly shook off his hand and said coldly: "The commander-in-chief is too worried."

He adjusted his sleeves and spoke slowly: "After all, I am not married yet, and my reputation is more important."

Lu Zong endured it, swallowed back the curse words he wanted to say, turned around and continued forward: "Let's go."

 …

 The sky is gradually getting brighter.

The anti-fungal incense in the medical officer's dormitory was replaced. Lin Danqing rubbed his hands, hunched his neck and knocked on the door. There was no movement for a long time. Then he pushed hard and the door was pushed open.

 She walked in and called: "Sister Lu!"

 There is no one in the house.

There was a piece of paper on the table. Lin Danqing glanced at it casually, and suddenly his expression changed. The next moment, he held up the paper and ran to the dormitory, shouting: "Yizheng, something happened to Yizheng!"

Chang Jin was about to go to the hospital when Lin Danqing shouted, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

“Medical Officer Lu went up the mountain!” Lin Danqing almost slapped the paper into Chang’s face, “I went alone early in the morning!”

"What?"

Chang Jin was startled. When he saw the note left by Lu Zhu, his face turned pale with anxiety, "How could Medical Officer Lu go to the mountain alone!"

 In fact, Lu Zhuo had mentioned the matter of going up the mountain to him once before. However, locals Cai Fang and Li Wenhu warned them that Luomei Snow Mountain was dangerous and difficult to enter and exit during heavy snowfall. They repeatedly told them not to rush into the mountain. Lu Zhuo was also present at that time.

Lu Zhen is usually the most rational and calm person, so why did he lose his head today?

Chang Jin stamped his feet: "Hurry, go find Pei Dianshuai quickly. He has many people and horses. If we go now, we may be able to bring Medical Officer Lu back. Hurry!"

The medical officer who went forward rolled back before half a stick of incense had been used, and said with a sad face: "Medical officer, Pei Dianshuai is missing..."

 “Gone?” Chang Jin was shocked.

Duan Xiaoyan, who followed after hearing the news, first went to the medical hospital to search around, and said curiously: "My brother didn't see anyone early this morning. I thought he was talking to someone in your medical hospital. Why, he didn't At your place?"

 One was a young female medical officer, and the other was a young commander. They both disappeared early in the morning, leaving only a few words. Lin Danqing frowned: "These two people are not going to elope, right?"

There are many such plots in storybooks, but there is no stumbling block here.

Ji Xun, who was standing in the crowd, raised his head, his eyes a little surprised.

Chang Jin said angrily: "If you elope to the mountains in such heavy snow, that's not called elopement, that's called sacrificing love!"

Elopement is not outrageous, but suicide for love seems unlikely.

At the moment of chaos, Pei Yunying's personal bodyguard Qing Feng came belatedly from the door and said: "My lord, I went up the mountain with Medical Officer Lu."

 “Huh?” Everyone turned to him.

Qingfeng said calmly: "Medical Officer Lu wanted to go to Luomei Peak. I happened to see him when he was out, so he accompanied Medical Officer Lu into the mountain."

 Everyone in the courtyard looked at each other.

After a while, Lin Danqing asked: "Is Pei Yunying crazy?"

Pei Yunying is the commander. He knows better than anyone how dangerous it is to enter the mountain at this time. When he heard that Lu Zhu was going up the mountain, he not only didn't stop him, but also followed him without thinking at all. He might as well have eloped.

 Duan Xiaoyan's expression suddenly became relaxed.

“My brother is accompanying you,” he said, curling his eyes, “then it’s okay.”

“Is your brain burned out too?” Lin Danqing was shocked, “Aren’t you worried about something happening to them on the mountain?”

“That’s my brother,” Duan Xiaoyan said confidently, “My brother never does anything he’s not sure about, and the one who went up the mountain with him was Medical Officer Lu. Medical Officer Lu will be fine.”

The young man looked into the distance. There was a faint blush on the distant peaks.

He looked away and spoke confidently: "Don't worry, he will take good care of Medical Officer Lu."

 …

The medical officer's dormitory was a quarrel between the two of them, but the master at the center of the discussion had no time to take care of it.

The Luomeifeng mountain road is steep and difficult to navigate. Lu Zhuo carried the medical box on his back and shuttled through it, knowing how to go around every path.

She has lived on this mountain for seven years and has walked up and down it countless times. Every stone, every tree and every stream here seems to be what she remembers, deeply engraved and unforgettable. In the past years, she had tried every possible means to escape from this mountain countless times. After Yun Niang died, she also swore in front of Yun Niang's grave never to come back. Unexpectedly, today, she would go back to the old road carrying a medical box.

This time it was not about escaping, but about her coming back on her own initiative.

This feels a bit strange.

Lu Zong walked very fast, so he didn't notice the eyes of the people behind him.

Pei Yunying was thoughtful.

Luomei Peak is huge, and the white snow engulfs everything. One place looks very similar to the other. Pian Luzhuo always seems to be able to accurately identify every difference and find the path with the least effort.

 It seems like he has lived here for many years.

Over a steep **** ahead, Lu Zhen stopped in front of a green pine tree, turned around and handed him a black scarf.

Pei Yunying raised his eyes.

“You can’t look at the snow all the time, or you will become temporarily blind.” After she explained, she found a boulder under the tree and sat down. She took out another strip of black cloth from her arms and covered her eyes.

 “Wear this while we rest here for a while.”

Pei Yunying thought for a moment, smiled, said nothing, took the black scarf and put it over his eyes, and sat down next to Lu Yun together.

The black scarf is made very well, it is not heavy, and is as thin as a layer of cicada wings. The snow on the ground turns gray, but we can see each other through a hazy point, so that we will not go blind.

Lu Zhen took out a piece of dry biscuit from the bag and gave it to him.

Pei Yunying pushed away, "I'm not hungry."

"Are you afraid that I only brought my own share?" Lu Chen put the cake into his hand and handed him the water bag, "Don't worry, I brought enough, otherwise you will starve to death here and I will bury you. It’s very laborious.”

Pei Yunying: “…”

It has been a long time since Lu Zhen satirized him like this, but the long-lost tone seemed to go back to a longer time in the past, when she had not deliberately distanced herself from him and completely isolated herself from others indifferently.

He glanced at Lu Zhuo's baggage. The baggage was not light and bulging. He carried it all the way and thought he had brought something. But now he saw that it was full of dry food and water.

 It seems that it is even enough to live in the mountains for more than a month.

 No wonder they are so generous with dry food.

He was a little surprised, but later found it funny: "Are you really well-prepared? Do you plan to live in the mountains?"

Lu Yan: "Do you think I went up the mountain to die? Even if I get lost in the mountain, I won't die immediately." "I can see it." Pei Yunying said lazily: "You are very familiar with this place."

 Lu Zhen is very familiar with mountain roads.

Her physical strength was much better than he thought. She was not tired all the way down. The mountain road was rugged and steep, but she seemed to be used to it. The same thing happened last time at the tea garden in Mangming Township. She walked very fast, like someone who has been walking on the mountain road all year round, and as nimble as a light deer.

 He picked up a branch casually, paddled twice randomly in the snow, and said as if casually: "Have you been here before?"

When Cai Fang and Li Wenhu mentioned Luomei Peak, they both said it was a barren mountain with rotting corpses often found in the graveyards. Even the red plums all over the mountain sounded a bit **** and weird. There has not been heavy snow in southern Jiangsu for many years, and the snow covers a large area. It is easy for people to lose sight of the direction among them, but Lu Zhuo has a clear purpose. It is obvious that this is not the first time he has come.

Lu Zhen looked into the distance. The snowy scene covered by the black scarf was not very clear. It was blurry and seemed different from her memory. She was silent for a while and said, "I used to live here."

He was startled and turned his head sideways: "Are you alone?"

 “With my master.”

Pei Yunying was a little surprised.

After thinking for a long time, he asked: "So, when you and I first met six years ago, you were already living on Luomei Peak?"

"yes."

Pei Yunying looked at her: "Then why didn't you invite me to sit there? It's so close to your home."

 Lu Huan: “…”

 She said: "I'm afraid you'll die."

"What?" The man raised his eyebrows: "Your house is a black shop. If you enter your house, you will be abandoned in the wilderness?"

 Lu Huo: "Yes, you should thank me."

"It's much more normal for you to talk to me like this." Pei Yunying sneered, "The way you were avoiding me some time ago, I thought you really planned to never have any contact with me."

Lu Zong paused and subconsciously raised his eyes to look at him. Separated by the black scarf, the two of them were hazy, and they couldn't see his expression clearly, and could only hear his voice. But perhaps because they couldn't see each other's sight, they felt safe from being exposed.

The hand holding the dry food tightened slightly, and Lu Chen changed his words: "Why are you at the medical officer's dormitory today?"

“Didn’t I tell you that I suddenly felt unwell last night?”

 “Lie.”

Pei Yunying looked at the traces of branches on the snow and smiled faintly.

 The night when Ding Yong died, Lu Zhen was very sad.

She rarely sheds tears, and the few times she shed tears were related to her family. Since the fall of the Qi family, she seemed to be in trouble and always erratic. However, the night Ding Yong died, her tears falling on his shoulders made Pei Yunying suddenly touch a little bit of her sincerity.

It’s like there is a crack in something that is tightly wrapped, which may be a good thing, but it is also extremely dangerous.

 When the cracks in your sincerity are exposed, you will become fragile.

 So he asked Qing Feng to pay more attention to Lu Zhuo.

Lu Zhen went to find a shovel yesterday evening and asked Duan Xiaoyan for some dry food. She didn't eat much on weekdays, and she didn't ask Duan Xiaoyan to bring her food. This was really abnormal. Later, Qingfeng saw her packing her bags outside the window and reported the incident to him.

 He came to keep an eye on people himself.

Lu Zhen is a man who always does big things quietly. For example, when he went to Shengjing alone to take revenge, he did it quietly. I always feel that if I don’t keep a close eye, I don’t know what unexpected things will happen.

 Facts have proved that the guess was indeed correct.

Pei Yunying picked up the water bag and asked, "What are you doing up the mountain?"

  “Collect herbs.”

 “Collecting herbs?”

"One of the new prescriptions for treating the epidemic is thick and flat. The poison of thick and flat is difficult to cure. I remember that there is a stream some distance away from the top of Luomei Peak. On the cliff to the north of the stream, redwood vines grow. Redwood The poison of the vine is similar to that of Choubian, so you might want to try it.”

After Ji Xun told her about Chimu Teng, Lu Zhuo thought about it in his mind, thinking that there might be a chance of survival.

 But Pingzhou took too long to send it over, and Cuicui didn't have time.

 She probably didn’t either.

She remembered that there was once a place on Luomei Peak where redwood vines grew, but that was a long time ago. But for now, she could only try to find it first.

After hearing this, Pei Yunying nodded: "I see." After thinking for a while, he said again: "So you are familiar with this place because you often collect herbs in the mountains?"

　Judging from her familiarity with Luomeifeng, every medicinal field is familiar to her.

 Lu Zhen said "hmm".

Pei Yunying raised her eyes and asked, "You and your master used to be together. What kind of person was your master?"

 “You ask too many questions.”

"You said too little." He squinted his eyes, his dark eyes hiding a bit of inquiry, "Why do you never talk about yourself?"

　　Lu Zhen rarely talks about his own affairs.

 Most of the time, she would answer when he asked. The answer was also vague, and he was stingy about saying more. Changwu County's past has only been mentioned in a few strokes, and he knows nothing about Lu Huan in southern Jiangsu.

It was clear that the Qi family's case was over, and she no longer had any big hatred against her, but at certain moments, Pei Yunying could still faintly notice that the other party seemed to be hiding a secret, a deeper secret that she didn't want others to discover.

She is too cunning and used to be forbearing. No matter how she is tempted and interrogated, she will not reveal any flaws.

The young man's eyes were so sharp that he could see through people even through a black scarf.

Lu Zhen turned his head and started to cover up his words: "That's not important, it's you. I may not be able to find the red wood vine. If you follow me into the mountain, aren't you afraid of being trapped and dead in the mountain?"

"I'm not afraid." Pei Yunying said casually, "Anyway, you brought enough."

 “What if I can’t find the way?”

 “Then I will die with you.”

Pei Yunying looked at her with a smile and handed her the water bag, "Anyway, you said before in the hospital that you wanted to die with me."

Lu Zong was stunned for a moment and forgot to take the water bag in his hand.

It seems that earlier, when he was at Renxin Medical Center, the dead body that framed Duan Xiaoyan in Wangchunshan came to her door to settle accounts with her. The visitor was evil and full of schemes, and he tried every word to test her. At that time, she threatened to die together with Pei Yunying, but the other party did not hesitate and responded with a smile: "I will live in the same quilt, die in the same cave, and share the same grave after death. I will only do it with my wife."

The words that were meant to test you back then have a completely different meaning now when you say them out.

She was still stunned when Pei Yunying's faint smile came from beside her.

“Doctor Lu, if you can’t find a way out, we can share a grave today after death.”

He spoke carelessly, but Lu Yan jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on and said, "Who wants to die with you?"

Pei Yunying was stunned for a moment, a little confused: "It's just a joke, why are you so excited?"

She pulled down the black scarf on her lower body and stared at him with anger in her heart.

Pei Yunying sat under the tree and took off his cloth, staring at her with a slight twinkle in his eye.

The relaxed atmosphere just now was suddenly broken, and the surroundings were frozen for a moment.

"This is not funny." After a stalemate for a while, Lu Chen said coldly: "Don't make fun of your life."

Pei Yunying: "You..."

Lu Zhuo turned around without saying a word, lowered his head to put away the water bag, picked up the medical kit, and walked forward without looking back: "Let's get on our way."

She stood up quickly. Pei Yunying lowered his eyes and thought for a moment. Without saying anything, he picked up the baggage and walked forward with her.

Luomei Peak is covered with heavy snow. Apart from the red plum blossoms all over the mountains and fields, it is difficult to see which place is which. No wonder Cai Fang and Lin Wenhu repeatedly warned that if ordinary people went into the mountains at this time, they would most likely get lost inside.

 The wind and snow are getting stronger.

The snow on the mountain came faster than the snow on the mountain, and the flying snowflakes whizzed towards it, almost dazzling people's eyes. Lu Zhu didn't pay attention, stepped into a snow pit, and stumbled.

"careful."

Pei Yunying supported her, and Lu Zhu stood still. Suddenly, she felt dizzy for a moment. The dizziness was so fierce that she could hardly support her, so she grabbed his arm to steady herself.

Pei Yunying lowered her eyes: "What's wrong?"

Lu Zhen shook his head, suppressing the discomfort he felt just now, and when his eyes swept across the front, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"arrive."

Not far ahead, there was indeed a winding stream. The water in the stream was completely frozen and mixed with the snow. It was impossible to tell without looking carefully. Unless someone is extremely familiar with this place, it would be difficult to find out the clues.

Lu Zhuo ran over quickly, carrying the medical kit on his back.

Pei Yunying followed behind her: "Slow down."

When we got closer, we saw a sloping cliff to the north of the stream, which was now covered with a thick layer of snow.

Lu Zhen looked at the cliff, feeling uneasy for a moment.

Luomei Peak is very big, and the herbs and poisons vary from place to place. Yun Niang always makes her run around. In the past few years, she has memorized every plant and tree on this mountain. She did cut and pick redwood vines here a few years ago, but she doesn't know if they are still there now.

She walked to the cliff, put her palms on it, and felt a biting chill for a moment.

Pei Yunying glanced at her, pulled away from Lu Huan, and reached out to brush away the snow falling on the cliff.

There was nothing on the brushed away cliff, only a bunch of withered broken wood and half vine piles, crumpled and clinging to the cliff.

Lu Zong was stunned for a moment, then leaned down to pick up the broken wood.

The withered vine branches were in her hands, lifeless, like a rotten rope, curled up in her palm.

She froze for a moment and raised her eyes to look at Pei Yunying.

Pei Yunying was startled: "What's wrong?"

  “…withered.”

Lu Zhen murmured: "The redwood vines here are withered."

　 Today we are a young couple who have a strong feeling for each other (.