Chapter 789 – Meeting at the Mountain of the Blind (1/2)
Chapter 789 – Meeting at the Mountain of the Blind
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The young officer walked to the fallen body of the man.
The man's face was covered in blood, but the officer could still tell that he was very young.
The officer smelled a very light and indescribable scent, and could not help but frown. He squatted at the man's side and began to examine his injuries. He discovered that the man was covered all over in wounds, and his right arm was broken into ten-some segments.
At the sight of these heavy injuries, his frown deepened. He looked up and saw that two clear trails had been drawn through the rocks and frost grass of the cliff face. It was easy to conclude that this pair had dropped down from high up.
The young officer knew that higher up on the cliff was a road that had once been used by an army to reach the bustling towns and cities on the eastern side of Mount Han. Though it had been abandoned for many years, it was still traversable, with bandits or smugglers occasionally risking the journey. Could this person have fallen down from there? After falling from such high elevation, it was no wonder that he had suffered such severe injuries. That he had not died on the spot could already be considered quite lucky.
Taking the clear water and tools from his subordinate, the young officer began to clean and treat the unconscious young man's wounds, ensuring that the situation would not worsen for the moment. After finishing this, he stood up, washed his hands, and walked over to the small girl.
He once more squatted down and then said to the girl, ”Hello.”
The girl did not reply. She hugged her knees, her dull gaze resting on the injured young man. Her complexion was pale and she seemed extremely delicate.
The young officer put a hand in front of her eyes and snapped his fingers, after which he asked, ”What sort of people are you two?”
The girl shifted backwards as if afraid.
The officer saw the hint of terror flickering in her eyes and could not help but think of that pitiful pair of eyes many years ago in that Unicorn cave.
”We've asked many questions, but this little girl never once responded. If she's not mute, then she's probably deaf.”
The subordinate thought, then added, ”Of course, she could also be scared out of her wits.”
”If you knew that she might be scared, why did you keep asking questions?”
The young officer crossly rebuked as he rose and made his way back to the camp.
At this moment, a rather feeble yet clear voice rose from behind him.
”Hungry.”
The young officer turned around.
The girl was vacantly staring at him.
”I want to eat meat.”
The young officer was stupefied for a few moments, and then smiled, his fingers once more snapping in the chilly mountain winds.
”It's fine as long as you can speak and know how to ask for things.”
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In the north, autumn and winter were not very different. The horse farm at Sloping Cliff, located deep in the mountains, was relatively warm, but after a night of being buffeted by the winds of the north, it chilled. Fortunately, the kangs in the camp had long since been heated, so no soldiers were frozen to death. On the contrary, quite a few of them were scalded.
”They're all so dumb, it's no wonder they were forced here to raise horses.”