"But we can't see the end of this desert. When will it end?" Harbala said helplessly.
Chaganbala narrowed his eyes and looked at the sand and dust in the wind. He couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.
No matter who it was, if they continued to travel in such an environment, they didn't know where their future lay. They didn't know when they would be able to walk out of this desolation. They would also feel despair.
They even thought more than once, could it be that they really couldn't walk out of this desert? Were all their clansmen going to be buried here?
Lu Heng walked to the side of the carriage and tidied up the scarf covering Qin Yining's mouth and nose to block the sand and dust. He looked at her long eyelashes that fluttered like butterfly wings as she slept and looked at her thin and pale face. He couldn't help but feel sad.
How could he save her?
Even if he couldn't get her love, he didn't want to see her die in front of him!
Lu Heng's eyes were too worried and sad. The people around him also felt sad when they saw him.
After interacting with each other day and night, they were like family to each other. They were companions who had gone through life and death together. Qin Yining could have escaped, but she stayed here to share the trials and tribulations with them because of her friendship. If she really lost her life like this, everyone would feel guilty.
Especially the clansmen who often interacted with Qin Yining and Lu Heng, such as Uncle Arhan and the Chaganbala brothers. They were the ones who could see Lu Heng's feelings for Qin Yining the most.
Now Qin Yining fell ill in such a harsh environment. But they were helpless. Even they were worried, let alone Lu Heng, who had always been interested in Qin Yining.
Everyone looked at each other.
They couldn't help but feel sad.
The group continued to move forward in the wind and sand. Fortunately, they didn't encounter a sandstorm like yesterday until the sun set.
Qin Yining was in a deep sleep. When he woke up, he realized that he was in a tent. There was a bright bonfire in the middle of the tent, and the ground was covered with soft sand. Outside the triangular tent, a strong wind blew, filling the air with dust and sand. The tent also fluttered in the wind.
Qin Yining was so cold that her entire body was trembling. Even her teeth were chattering, but she didn't have the strength to get up. She didn't even have the strength to raise her hands to wrap the blanket tightly around herself.
Lu Heng came in with a ceramic bowl from outside the tent. He saw Qin Yining's half-opened eyes, his face pale, and his entire body trembling. He immediately crouched down beside her and said, "You're awake. How do you feel?"
Qin Yining forced himself to smile. His pale and cracked lips moved, but he couldn't make a sound in his dry and painful throat.
Qin Yining tried to speak a few times, but to no avail. His long eyelashes drooped in disappointment.
Lu Heng said softly, "Sorry to offend you."
He lifted Qin Yining, who was trembling all over, and let her rest in the crook of his arm. He used his other hand to feed her the rice soup.
"Drink more. Eat more. Your body will only get better if you have more nutrition. This is hot, and the temperature is just right. Drink it and it will warm you up."
Qin Yining felt a little uncomfortable. However, her entire body was as soft as a strand of noodles. The slightest movement would cause her vision to darken. She didn't have the strength to care about this at all. She could only move the corners of her lips and silently say, "Thank you." Then, she took small sips from the bowl.
Her face was as white as a sheet of paper. The hair on her forehead was wet with cold sweat. Strands of hair stuck to her forehead and ears, making her face look even thinner and smaller.
Lu Heng lowered his head to look at Qin Yining, who was nestled in the crook of his arm and sipping the rice soup. His heart felt as if it had been brushed with a layer of honey.
If Qin Yining wasn't trembling all over, and anyone who looked at her could feel how uncomfortable she was, Lu Heng wished that time could stop right there and then. If only the two of them could accompany each other in such a peaceful time, Lu Heng would be willing to give up all his fame and fortune.
The warm rice soup slid down her stinging throat and flowed down her esophagus into her stomach. This kind of warmth formed a strong contrast with the bone-chilling cold she felt. She shivered all over and trembled violently.
Lu Heng hurriedly put down the empty bowl and took out a clean cotton handkerchief to carefully wipe off the cold sweat on her face and neck.
Qin Yining wanted to dodge, but she didn't have the strength to do so. In the end, she could only close her eyes and make do for the time being.
"How do you feel? Are you okay? "Lu Heng asked worriedly.
Qin Yining smiled bitterly. Her throat, which had been moistened by the rice soup, made a hoarse sound that sounded like sandpaper being rubbed against something. The sound was almost inaudible, as if she was breathing into Lu Heng's ear.
"I don't think it's good."
Her hot breath blew into his ear. She had to take a breath to finish a simple sentence. Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's and was almost inaudible.
Lu Heng's heart trembled when he heard that. His eyes were hot and he was almost about to cry.
"Don't worry. We have plenty of food and water. I even brought some medicinal herbs. As long as you take good care of yourself, eat well, and take medicine, you will definitely get better."
Qin Yining smiled tiredly and nodded with difficulty. Then, she shook her head and said intermittently, "You don't have to be too stubborn. People, are, are, always going to die. Life and death are predestined. You don't have to force it."
Lu Heng felt a great pain in his heart. It was as if there was a crack in his heart and something warm was flowing out. It was so painful that he could barely breathe.
After a long while, Lu Heng finally calmed himself down. He forced a smile and wiped her cold sweat with a handkerchief again.
"You are right. People are predestined to die, and your life will definitely not end here. You are a person with good fortune. Your family and Wang Ye are all waiting for you to return. In the future, you will live a life full of children and grandchildren. You will live a carefree life. You won't have to work so hard anymore. Those days are not far away, so you have to have some confidence in yourself. "
Qin Yining listened to Lu Heng's comforting words, but she did not understand them. Her head and ears were buzzing. Lu Heng's words also became a jumbled mess that overlapped with each other.
However, she knew that Lu Heng must be comforting her.
Therefore, Qin Yining tiredly closed her eyes and softly said, "Thank you." Qin Yining felt that her "thank you" was already very loud, but in Lu Heng's ears, it was almost inaudible.
For a moment, Lu Heng even hoped that he could take her out of the desert to find a doctor.
However, as they walked further and further, the path they came from became more and more confusing. Until now, Lu Heng could barely tell which direction they came from.
This was a hopeless situation where they would be trapped in the desert until they died!
Lu Heng took off his cotton robe and hugged Qin Yining, who had already fallen asleep again, tightly. Then, he covered the two of them with a blanket and a cotton robe.
Qin Yining's cheeks and hands were as cold as ice. Even though she had fainted, her whole body could not help but tremble.
Lu Heng first held both of her hands with one hand and wanted to pass his heat to her. However, after a long time, his hands were already cold from her body temperature, but she was still very cold.
Lu Heng was extremely worried and did not feel sleepy at this time.
He got up and made the bonfire bigger, adjusted the tent lower, and then hugged Qin Yining and lay down at the position closest to the bonfire. This time, he directly put Qin Yining's hands in his arms and hugged her tightly, hoping that his chest could warm her up.
Qin Yining was not completely asleep. At this time, she did not know where she was. She could not tell if this was the mountain where she lived when she was young or the Prime Minister's residence where she came and went later.
She had a dream. She dreamed that she had made a mistake and could not learn the rules that her wet nurse had taught her. Old Madam and the Sun Clan wanted to punish her by making her kneel. Not only did they make her kneel, they also threw her books into the pond.
She could not bear to do it, so she jumped into the frozen water in the dead of winter.
The water was really cold! It was so cold that her bones seemed to be frozen, and her fingers were also frozen stiff. However, no matter how deep she went into the pond, she could not catch up with her books.
The deeper she went, the colder it became.
Qin Yining felt that she could not hold on any longer, so she wanted to give up on those books.
However, when she turned around, she realized that the buildings in Qin Manor had disappeared, and the people around her had also disappeared. She was in the cold, frozen pond. She wanted to climb out, but she could not find the shore!
She was so scared that she almost cried. She kept saying, "It's fine if you don't come. It's fine if you don't come. It's better to be alone on the mountain. You shouldn't have come back. "
Lu Heng was already a little dazed when he was not paying attention. In his half-awake state, he heard someone murmuring in a low voice. He only heard one sentence clearly: "You shouldn't have come back."
Lu Heng was concerned about Qin Yining, so naturally, he had carefully inquired about Qin Yining. Therefore, Lu Heng knew how she was swapped when she was young, how she was adopted outside, how she survived on the mountain alone, how she returned to the Qin Manor after she was found, and how she survived in Qin Manor.
Therefore, Qin Yining's ravings immediately poked at the soft spot in Lu Heng's heart. Such a weak and helpless person, yet her heart was so strong.
Qin Yining was a shining point in Lu Heng's eyes from head to toe. She was an existence that could be discovered and sealed away in his heart like a star that would never shine.
However, no matter how beautiful and shining the star was, he did not know when the starlight would suddenly disappear.
Sometimes, Lu Heng wished that he could go back in time.
If that was the case, he could find Qin Yining when she was young first. He could participate in her life without any worries, help her, and help her grow. He could help her so that she would not have to pick wild fruits and hunt for food at such a young age. She would not have to live such a hard life.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
