Vol 2 Chapter 45 (2/2)
Zuiju frowned “It’s not deep again, let’s dig a little more”
“No need,” Zuiju replied “Create a ss”
There was notrapidly overhead, as if anxious to find an outlet to vent out of A little tent had then been set up over the hole with twigs Pingting had found many leaves and deftly scattered them over the shed
Zuiju scraent “This will fall with just one gust of wind What’s the point?”
After scattering enough leaves, Pingting opened up the bag and re She spread it over the shelter
“Miss, what are you doing that for?”
“Bring me the water and pour it over this”
“It’s not boiled yet,” said Zuiju, hesitating
Pingting was both annoyed and ah What do I need boiled water for?”
Zuiju looked at the little tent and then back at the pot of melted ice Realisation suddenly dawned her, “Oh! Oh!” Understanding suddenly lighted up in her big eyes “Yes, yes! I’ll bring it over”
They poured thethe clothes and the leaves that covered the shelter to absorb its moisture Instantly, a thin layer of ice appeared on the outer
“How handy!” Zuiju happily began to laugh
“Don’t laugh so soon, the water isn’t enough Hurry up and get some more”
“Yes, yes, going now”
Moving back and forth, the fire keptthe ice blocks
Pot and pots kept on being poured onto the shelter The ice on the outside becaer
Zuiju carried the pot, poured it over and finally asked, “Is this enough?” The water had been poured onto the top of the tent and it poured down every corner and had already been frozen into a layer ice before reaching the snowy ground
“This snowstor dark clouds overhead “Melt a bit more”
Rumble…
There were a series ofdistance seeround
On the dreary snowy plains, perhaps there was a cold breeze Perhaps not
Pingting’s expression suddenly changed “Not enough tirabbed Zuiju and the two through themselves into the little pre-made entrance The two nested inside as there was very little roo onto each other
“It’s so warh was still comfortable
The wind had already begun to howl
Half of the shed was in the snohile the other half had a brick-like roof h to help them resist the snowstorm
Pingting and Zuiju nervously listened to the scary sounds of movement outside
Contrarily to the outside world, the inside of the shelter was extraordinarily quiet
“We should be able to pass through the Songsen ht?”
Pingting re time did she reply, “Yes, we should”
“Miss?”
“Hm”
“Are you thinking about so?”
“Yeah”
“Thinking about what?”
Pingting htly as slowly answered, “Zuiju, no oes outside, no matter hoarm it is in here, we ap, and we’ve fallen asleep, then ill suffocate to death”
Zuiju was indeed sleepy from the very warm environment This news startled her She was instantly removed of her weariness She replied, “Understood” She couldn’t help sigh at this though
The shelter was very quiet Not to ting obviously heard her sigh
“What are you sighing for?” Pingting asked
“Nothing much”
There was silence for a brief while Pingting softly asked, “Are you thinking that if we do end up suffocating to death here, no one will ever know of our whereabouts forever?”
Zuiju couldn’t help sighing again “Miss Bai, why are you so clever?”
The corners of Pingting’s mouth twitched Out of it came a bitterly twisted smile
Another silence fell on the small tent
So in a sive our lives up on the Songsen Mountains…”
“It won’t happen” Pingting interrupted her words, softening her voice “It won’t happen, Zuiju”
A sour taste rose to the tip of her nose Zuiju didn’t understand why her eyes suddenly became red She fu’s fingers She clutched tightly onto her slender hand
The two hands full of blisters, yet still dexterous, clenched together in the darkness
In the quiet world, Zuiju’s breathing suddenly stopped
The breathing that had abruptly stopped was highly unusual Pingting waited quietly while Zuijuquietly too
After a long ti that floated towards Pingting’s ears seemed more anxious than before
“Miss Bai, your pulse is…very weak” Zuiju’s voice was also anxious “I must immediately treat you with acupuncture”
“No need to hurry, Zuiju” Pingting lightly replied
“No, it must be done immediately” Zuiju habitually reached out her hand to look for the bag which knocked into the hardened wall of the shelter,it feel sore
Where was the bag?
Zuiju suddenly stiffened
“We ca’s voice was very soft and collected “Zuiju, the bag is still outside Re”
The snow furiously pounded against the solid roof, producing a terrifying sound
The deathly silence inside and the raging howl of the wind outside were two very different worlds
A light flashed in the dark depths of Zuiju’s eyes She did not hesitate long before she clenched her teeth “I will get it back, it should be nearby I’ll grab it the moment I move out”
“No” Pingting lightly spat out a word
Zuiju suddenly realised that Pingting had positioned herself to fully block the entrance There was no way she could wriggle her way out
“Miss Bai, I understand your concern, but Ithe needles back” Zuiju lowered her voice “I am a doctor”
In the darkness, the outline of Pingting’s figure seemed hazy, as if the dull world had blended into her Yet her fragile body was as dignified and stable as a mountain
“Zuiju, do you even knohere the needles are? No one knohere it has been hurled to by the wind after a snowstorm has started”
“Perhaps it has been caught in a nearby branch I can still go to look for it” She continued forwards and collided into Pingting’s arers slipped around her wrist and finally onto her hand, “Miss Bai, like I said before, that I will do everything to protect you and your child”
Pingting’s body refused to budge She stood there like a statue of thousands of years Her hand returned the tight grasp of Zuiju’s hand
“I’ve also said before that on’t die It won’t happen, Zuiju”
The two freezing, slender hands tightly held each other, causing the slight war bonded to slowly rise
The space in the shed wasaway
“But, your child…” Zuiju’s heard her own voice, carrying a low sob, in the pitch black darkness She loosened her clenched hand and used her fingertips to explore Pingting’s pulse once more
After detecting a disordered skin, she lifted her slightly treers
A warm liquid dripped onto her skirt
In the silent darkness, the sound of her teardrops falling was heard very clearly
Needles, how could she have forgotten the most important needles?
On the journey, she had continuously used ’s body and stabilise her pulse Why had she forgotten them when the snowstorm was about to fall?
Where was the roaring stor with the needles to?
Zuiju could never forget this cruel storm in her life
“Don’t worry, the child will be fine”
Had she heard wrong?
In Pingting’s voice, there was a deep sense of gentleness and calmness
Zuiju felt the messy pulse on her wrist There cal at Zuiju’s heart
In the darkness, she heard Pingting stifling a chuckle, her voice as gentle as a sweet drea I am his mother and will protect him The storm is fierce but he is in me, very warm and very safe”
Hearing Pingting’s voice, Zuiju could al into a small smile
Gentle and touching, like the first rain of spring
Pingting was indeed s
The worst imperfections always came at the most terrible moments
In the snowstor and in it, the needles At the sa stors, but also grabbing away the lives of living people
She knew her pulse was chaotic
Her head was a little dizzy and her eyes were blurred She did not knohether it was the darkness or soy seemed to be pumped ahisp by whisp
But even so, she had to smile more
“Don’t worry about h this snow”
Although this child is young, he is not as fragile as you think
He was conceived in winter
In his mother’s womb, he could feel the peace of the secluded residence, hear the qin sound that touched the four countries, adht ht sky, the snowy ground died red froe with his mother to leave, full of despair and sorrow
This child will be stronger than eous
His father is the world-faeneral, the never to be defeated Duke of Zhen-Bei
In his veins, the blood of Chu Beijie flows
The most powerful blood of this world