Volume Two: Back to the City of Luck

r025 Encounter One

Meng Yi: "I'm really sorry for you. We haven't returned for a few days. There may be rumors in the army, so we have to go back as soon as possible. This small copper talisman belongs to my Meng family. Although it is not expensive, it can Helping you easily pass through the border and enter Qin. Brother Chen, in just a few days, I know you as a human being, and I will never thank you for saving your life. Brother, I will remember it in my heart."

Zhong Ji: "The mountains are dangerous and difficult to cross. If you go along this river, you should be on the border between Qin and Han. There are a few small cities nearby where you can rest for a while. The poor soldiers only have these things on their bodies. You just put it away. If you don’t change the green mountain, let’s leave now.”

Chen Chrome: "Thank you, thank you! Goodbye, take care of yourself. I will definitely visit you guys after a while!"

He didn't dare to wave his hands vigorously, because Li Xinglan was still carrying a dying Li Xinglan on his back. Meng Yi and Zhong Ji ran quickly, and the distant figures disappeared in the dense forest of Cangshan Mountain in a short while.

Early this morning, several people tried their best but couldn't find a way to safely climb down the Qianzhang cliff.

The stone on the cliff is too hard to be pierced by an arrow.Zhong Ji tried it. The iron tire bow in the tomb was considered a magical weapon, and he could barely shoot the arrow into the cliff. However, the rope he carried was too short, and it was almost impossible to use the method of climbing the cave before. Climb down the cliff.

Thousands of feet in the sky, if you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces.

Chen Chrome was most afraid of trouble, and almost wanted to jump off directly. It was better to die than to do nothing and starve to death on the cliff.

However, he couldn't leave the others behind, so he put his hands on his chin and rubbed the back of his head to come up with whimsical ideas, which were rejected one by one.

Li Xinglan finally woke up. Chen He was thinking with his head down, but he didn't pay attention, so he stood up by himself while supporting the rock wall.

Chen Chrome heard a rustling sound, looked for the sound, and when he looked up, he saw a man with a ferocious face standing opposite him, feeling that he was suddenly in a sci-fi horror movie, and almost cried out.After a while, he finally came to his senses, let out a long sigh of relief, and rushed over to help him.

Li Xinglan waved at him, staggered two steps, and walked up enduring the pain.

However, with Chen Chrome's eyesight, he could still see that his muscles were tense and his movements were stiff, like the end of a crossbow.Chen Chrome was really a little confused about him, whether it was his face or his appearance, he felt a little scary and eerie.But he repeatedly told himself that this was very bad and too hurtful.

Li Xinglan walked a few steps in a daze, and almost fell, which made Chen Ru's heart hang.However, he went to the corner and found some thick ropes made of vines from the darkness like magic.

Chen Chrome was shocked, thinking that this person is really powerful, if he had experienced the same experience as him, he probably would not have wanted to live long ago, and he would bury his face in the water and suffocate himself to death.

Li Xinglan kept facing Chen Chrome sideways, hid the left side of his face in the shadow, held the rope in one hand, raised the other hand, and made a gesture of "come here" to him.

Chen Rue stood at the entrance of the cave, with the faint morning light behind him, making his whole body backlit and unable to see his face clearly, only a vague shadow, like ink dots dissolved in water.

Afterwards, as the only person with four claws, Beichen climbed the cliff steadily and steadily according to Li Xinglan's instructions under the toss of Chen Ru rolling and pretending to cry. , and tie ropes everywhere.

However, Bei Chen refused to hide Li Xinglan behind his back, because this person had nothing to do with him.

Chen Chrome knew that what he said came from the heart, and he didn't want to argue with a "half beast" like him. Considering the safety of the other two, he had to carry Li Xinglan on his back with great difficulty, and tied him with ropes .

At noon, everyone finally landed safely. Compared to dying in a cave halfway up the mountain, although the journey was stumbling, it was still relatively safe.

Bei Chen turned into a wolf and ran wildly, tying a dragon scale cloak and armor skirt around his waist. The more Chen Ru looked at him, the more he found it unpleasant, saying that he looked like a huge bean curd roll filled with enoki mushrooms.

Chen Chrome wiped off the huge beads of sweat on his forehead with one sleeve, panting: "Let, let someone ride it, will you get pregnant, Brother Chen?"

He really didn't understand what Bei Chen was thinking. If Li Xinglan rode on the back of a wolf, their speed would be doubled.

With Li Xinglan on his back, Chen Chrome staggered after Bei Chen's intentionally left footprints.

This is not because of immobility of the back, the key lies in the height: Chen Chrome's time seemed to stand still, and he recovered quickly from his injuries and even came back from the dead. He grabbed his hair and pulled it hard, and found that even the length of the hair had not changed. 1.7 meters... Well, in fact, it is only 160 centimeters, and I don't think it will grow taller in the future.

When Chen Chrome thought of his height, he felt that the entire sky was covered with dark clouds.

The eldest brother often wears a floral apron that he bought from no one knows where, holds a spatula in one hand, and a pot in the other, and threatens him without looking up: "If you don't eat well, be careful that you will never grow to 170 centimeters."

It's all his fault, but it's a prophecy!

However, February 2054, 2 in the Western calendar, the day when he was exiled to the wormhole, happened to be the day before Chen Chrome's 13th birthday.The elder brother who had had a big fight with him before secretly took the Rand Book instead of him, drove the lifeboat alone, and rushed into that boundless dark world first.

These are all caused by myself, Chen Chrome feels that he must be a responsible person like his elder brother.

He was carrying a big man of nearly 1.9 meters on his back. While running, he had to pay attention to his long legs with both hands. Occasionally, without noticing, Li Xinglan's legs would drag out two clouds of smoke and dust on the ground, like a car The old tractor, the two look very funny.

When Chen Chrome found out that Li Xinglan had woken up from a coma, he murmured in a low voice, "It's a trivial matter, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, why is Brother Chen unwilling?"

After a while, he came up with the answer himself: "Everyone has their own temper. I can't help but fall asleep when I sit in the classroom and listen to the teacher. I like green mountains and green waters, blue sea and blue sky, lying on the golden go to bed."

Li Xinglan seemed to be enduring great pain, lying quietly on Chen Chrome's narrow and thin back, with one eye open, weeping in the wind, his voice was still hoarse: "Sorry."

"Actually, I feel more at ease when I meet you." Chen Ru was startled by him, and quickly shook his head, "When I'm alone, I always feel like I'm dreaming. By the way, how long have you been in Durban? Where is it? When you were young, you became the head of the third regiment?"

Li Xinglan's eyes kept rolling, observing the surroundings vigilantly, and replied: "10 years older than you, born in 27. The dormitory is arranged by Brother Jiang, 9-7-503, Area C."

Chen Chrome repeated his words, but when he realized it, he was shocked: "How is it possible? I live in c97504, and you are opposite my house, but I have never seen you before."

Li Xinglan paused for a moment, his breath was unsteady, he coughed several times, and finally suppressed his throat, and said: "I... don't spend much time at home. There is a greenhouse behind the dormitory, and a peach blossom is planted. Few people know about it."

Chen Ru was dubious, and said, "That's right, do you know that corner too? It's a pity that I never knew who planted it, and I probably won't be able to see it in the future."

Li Xinglan's throat was choked by the thick smoke from the explosion of the spaceship. He just said a few more words, but now he was almost speechless, and said: "Wang... handsome, cough! I am a comrade in arms, for the person I like, Go bankrupt."

Chen Chrome: "It's so romantic, won't it take a long time to grow?"

Li Xinglan pressed her throat hard, and said, "I bought it and shipped it by air. I said it was... I will confess my love when it blooms. Who knows, the greenhouse is so good, the flowers bloom early, that guy... I'm scared."

Chen Chrome laughed out loud.

Li Xinglan: "Later, he didn't care anymore and hired a gardener. He wouldn't go in when someone was around."

Knowing the common secret, the distance between people can be easily drawn in. Chen Chrome tried his best to ignore Li Xinglan's horrific injury and talk to him.

Chen Chrome: "No wonder, the problem that has troubled me for several years, I thought it was an invisible border or something..."

"You two are having a baby? Dally!"

Beichen's voice came from ahead, slow and full of arrogance.

Chen Ru took three steps and made two steps, and came under a big tree.

Bei Chen had already bent one leg and sat straddling the tree trunk, clutching a handful of green fruit in his hand, flicked his index finger, and a fruit hit Chen Chrome's forehead with a "pop", and the green juice splashed all over his face. The eyelashes are also hung with shimmering water beads.

Chen chrome was in a frenzy, and wanted to put Li Xinglan down and fight Bei Chen again, so he untied the rope tied to his chest in twos and twos.Turning his head suddenly, his lips accidentally brushed against Li Xinglan's chapped lips.

Li Xinglan let go of his hand as if being shocked by an electric shock, and fell to the ground.

Chen Chrome and Li Xinglan: "..."

Chen Chrome noticed that Li Xinglan's expression was very strange. He looked like he had eaten a fly. He seemed to have thought of something. He was slightly embarrassed, and asked, "You've heard of those... right?"

Li Xinglan's eyes flickered, he deliberately didn't look directly at Chen He, and tried to use his unburned right side to face him.

He shook his head subconsciously, hesitated for a while, and nodded again.

"Africa, there are many interesting musical instruments. Like the ambila, it is a mini piano made of gourd melons and wooden strips." Chen Chrome felt a little uncomfortable, but he pulled him up politely, saying: "I often go to Germany Ban Conservatory of Music, where China has set up a charity middle school, because it is built by the sea, and the sunset there is very beautiful.”

Li Xinglan seemed to be listening, and at the same time, he was arranging his clothes in the neat way that soldiers are used to. His movements were slow, as if he was enduring great pain.

Chen Chrome kept his hands empty, wanted to help but dared not go over, so he could only stay aside, with his hands slightly open, his head lowered, and said, "It's just that most of their students come from slums, and some of them are HIV carriers. Just because I'm the commander's son, it's going to be on the news that I'm there because I'm sick too."

Li Xinglan didn't look at him: "I know, Golden Beach, Xinghai Middle School."

His facial muscles were very stiff, and he had subtle nervous twitches due to the pain. He continued: "Music, freedom, equality and fraternity, in this matter, Brother Jiang has always thought that you have done a good job. But he It’s easy to worry, even if you go to the cafeteria to eat alone.”

Almost instantly, Chen Chrome had already started to cry, and said, "But he never told me."

Li Xinglan seemed to think about it for a while, and said, "He has always blamed himself and felt that he has affected you. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to discriminate, you...are you?"

"No! I'm just... just..." Chen Rue finally understood what he was concerned about, his face flushed instantly, and he turned around and ran away, "I'm different from my elder brother, I hate his boyfriend!"

From childhood to adulthood, Jiang Yunlang has always been the focus of everyone's eyes. He is a typical child from other people's family. There are men and women who pursue him, but in order to raise Chen Chrome, he has never dated anyone.After the eldest brother went to college, the two always got tired of staying at home together, warming up by the fire, reading books, watching animations, and traveling around during holidays.

In Brother Chen's memory, as long as he is happy, there are always two people together.The eldest brother always feels that the world is too dangerous, and he doesn't want to leave his sight for a moment.

Until three years ago, one day he skipped class to go out to play, and when he was about to go home, he realized that he had no money with him, and walked all the way along the coast to the military compound.

In front of you is the endless Indian Ocean, sparkling like falling stars.

There was a slope on the beach. Chen Chrome was throwing a small drum hammer in his hand. The drum hammer fell to the ground and rolled down.

Running along the drum hammer, he saw two tall men kissing behind a huge sea rock.The setting sun that day was very viscous, as if melting them together.

For the first time, he really felt that his eldest brother was not his own.

Chen Chrome is the opposite of Jiang Yunlang. He is also very popular at school and has had many girlfriends, but their interactions are limited to holding hands.He is protected too well, often after a period of dating, the other party will find out that he is still a naive child, and then lose the interest in playing house.

After discovering that the eldest brother was dating men, he also tried to agree to the dating requests made by the little boys, but the ending of the story was the same as before.

The eldest brother felt that he had influenced Chen He, and after the news of the incident, the eldest brother was very angry, but he did not blame Chen He, instead he never showed any signs of love in front of Chen He.In the end, Chen Chrome felt that his elder brother had paid too much for himself, so he tried every means to get him to bring his boyfriend back.

This is a big and small secret, and many of the eldest brother's close comrades in arms know it, but he didn't expect that he would tell others about his troubles.

Of course, what troubled Chen Chrome even more was that it was embarrassing to meet a straight man who cared a little about his sexuality and had to help him.

Li Xinglan breathed a sigh of relief, and walked under the big tree without slowing down.

He looked into the distance expressionlessly, as if he was watching Chen He's stumbling back, while Li Xinglan seemed to have always been calm, no matter if he was injured, disfigured, or in a desperate situation.Even if he accidentally tripped over the grass and vines under his feet, he still got up in an orderly manner.

He untied a cloth bag tied around his waist—cut a piece of clothes to make a small cloth bag, filled it with soil, dug out a datura plant by its roots, and even raised this kind of mandala with him .

The mandala plant is an extremely rare deep black color, with nine petals in total, in a triangular shape, layered in layers, and the jagged leaves are very sharp, mysterious and vicious.

Bei Chen's voice came from above: "There are people in this world who like to dig their own graves. It's been a long time."

Li Xinglan fiddled with the petals of the mandala, and asked with a smile, "Did Chen Ru teach you?"

"I want him to teach." Bei Chen put his hands behind his head, half lying on the top of a tree, with a piece of dog's tail grass in his mouth, and sneered: "I haven't been home for a long time, I don't know if the Cangya Mountain is full of weeds. Cangya Mountain, Cangyacao, what do you think is a good thing?"

Li Xinglan grabbed a leaf, chewed it, and said helplessly, "Of course I know it's not a mandala. Thank you for your reminder. Brother Beichen, you seem to have something to say, so please speak up."

Beichen spat out the grass roots in his mouth, sat up and looked down at Li Xinglan, only to feel that although this person described as scary and looked like he was dying, he was still so arrogant in his words, so he said: "You eat this poison to get rid of your soul Getting out of the body and seeking your own death has nothing to do with me. But you watched our whereabouts all the way, and you knew what you shouldn't know when you were at the bottom of Xiaoshan, so I should kill you directly."

After all, Beichen turned to the distance, on a high cliff, a boy in black with curly hair was looking at the valley ahead.

Although Li Xinglan's voice was hoarse, there was a smile on his face: "Thank you, I use these herbs for my own reasons, so you don't have to worry about me. It's just a soldier's duty to follow along."

He also followed Bei Chen's gaze. The sun was setting and the boy had turned into an orange silhouette.

Bei Chen was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Don't talk too much about what you shouldn't say, anyway, you are running out of time, but you can only live for a few days."

Li Xinglan pointed to the center of his eyebrows, looked at the red mark between Beichen's eyebrows, and said, "I understand, there are some things you can't say, of course I won't talk too much, please keep it a secret for me."

"You're smart, I won't be idle to take care of you." Bei Chen was very surprised by Li Xinglan's generosity, so he showed kindness uncharacteristically, and lifted him to another branch.

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