Gu Yanyue was protected by Yuwen Ran and retreated repeatedly. She was caught off guard and bumped into a child of eight or nine years old. Gu Yanyue had no time to think about why a child suddenly appeared in such a fierce place.

Perhaps thinking of the Beijing Wonton, Gu Yanyue hurried over to check. Just as she squatted down, the child suddenly raised his head, his eyes gleaming with ferocity.

Gu Yanyue was caught off guard as a silvery light shot towards Yuwen Ran, who was standing behind him. It was too late to dodge, as Gu Yanyue suddenly hugged him and rolled over, shielding him with her entire body.

Then, a groan of pain was heard from Gu Yanyue.

Even so, Gu Yanyue refused to let go and protected Yuwen Ran very closely.

The "kid" didn't care, and kicked Gu Yanyue away, turned the knife around, and tried to stab Yu Wenran!

A voice came from far away, and the child's hand moved aside. Looking at Yuwen Ran again, his body was also unharmed. The child still stabbed Gu Yanyue.

Unlike the previous fierce force that stabbed at the vital point, this time because the hand was off-center, the "child" only stabbed Gu Yanyue's abdomen and did not hurt the vital point.

"Sister Gu!" He Fangyan came on horseback with Qin Ruoruo. Before they got close, they smelled a strong smell of blood. Qin Ruoruo looked around and found that the surroundings were full of wounded people or dead bodies.

The scenery along the way to Qianzhou was originally superb. The trees were covered with snow that had not fallen for a long time, like a coat of silver snow, which looked very beautiful. But at this time, Qin Ruoruo no longer had the leisurely mood that she had when she first arrived. It should have been a beautiful scenery with endless romance, but at this moment, it made people feel a sudden chill in their hearts.

Because she saw large patches of blood on the ground, and also - familiar people.

Tonight is particularly unusual.

The servants who hadn't been injured by the "No Bishop" attack, and everyone walking around the courtyard at that moment, had grave expressions on their faces, as if the sky had fallen. Even the night wind was icy cold, blowing so hard that cold sweat broke out on people's foreheads.

Some palace maids who were afraid of cold were in the ice and snow here, and their hands and feet were almost numb from the freezing cold, but they still did not dare to relax because the queen was still in there and her life or death was unknown.

Yu Wenran looked at the blood that kept coming out of the room. Because he was emotionally unstable, Qin Ruoruo was afraid that if he went in, it would affect her treatment of Gu Yanyue, so she asked him and He Fangyan to wait outside.

This yard was rented after Gu Yanyue got into trouble. Gu Yanyue was in a critical condition at that time, and going to a restaurant was not a wise choice, so she rented a yard nearby so that Qin Ruoruo could treat Gu Yanyue as soon as possible and it would also be convenient for Gu Yanyue's subsequent recovery.

"Your Majesty, I have already negotiated with the master. I will rent the house for ten days for five hundred taels of silver. If the Majesty's injury has not improved by then, I will negotiate with the master again." Zheng Hai handed the rental deed to Yuwen Ran.

Yu Wenran was worried about Gu Yanyue, whose life or death was unknown in the room, and had no mood to look at the contract that Zheng Hai brought back.

Zheng Hai was about to take it back when He Fangyan, who was standing next to Yuwen Ran, took it away. "I know you're all worried about the Empress, but you still have to read the contract carefully. Some families take advantage of the fact that some people don't like to read contracts, so they often add a lot of unreasonable conditions."

He Fangyan was a businessman, so he naturally had a say in this kind of contract. Yuwen Ran ignored him and told him to take a look and then give it to Zheng Hai for safekeeping.

Yuwen Ran's personal guard followed him and whispered, "Your Majesty, no trace has been found."

Yuwen Ran glanced at him. The calmer his expression seemed, the more a storm seemed to be brewing in his eyes. When his dark eyes looked at the others, it seemed as if they were about to sweep them away. He asked in return, "No?"

Yuwen Ran's personal guard shuddered and was about to speak when Qin Ruoruo emerged. Qin Ruoruo still looked tired and exhausted, having clearly been traveling for days. Fortunately, she looked fine.

She walked straight up to Yuwen Ran and said, "Your Majesty, I've bandaged Sister Gu, but her injuries are truly severe. The knife wound is too deep, and she's lost so much blood. I left the capital in such a hurry that I forgot to bring many medicines with me. Besides, this place is in the middle of nowhere, and many herbs are hard to find. Whether Sister Gu can pull through this time depends entirely on herself."

What Qin Ruoruo implied was that whether Gu Yanyue could wake up depended on whether her life was strong enough, or whether Yu Wenran could provide her with a large number of manpower to prepare the herbs she needed.

But this is unrealistic. Some medicinal herbs will be gone by winter. Even if Yu Wenran asked someone to go back to the capital and get all those herbs from Qin Ruoruo's clinic now, it would waste a lot of time going back and forth.

If Gu Yanyue really couldn't make it, with so much time wasted, she would probably be dead. If Gu Yanyue made it, according to Qin Ruoruo's words, then as long as she recovered from her injuries, she would be basically safe.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Yuwen Ran's personal bodyguard asked cautiously, "Do you want me to transfer some people who are knowledgeable about medicinal herbs from nearby Qianzhou? If Miss Qin needs anything, we can ask them to find it."

Yu Wenran rubbed his forehead and rejected the guard's idea. "Most of the medicinal herbs Qin Xiaojue needs are hard to find. Some of them may not even be found by herbal farmers who have been dealing with medicinal herbs for their entire lives, let alone those guards who only have a basic understanding of medicinal herbs."

Yuwen Ran was silent for a long moment before he spoke again, "Go to the inn in front of Qianzhou first and inform Yao Jinle of our current situation. Tell him not to act rashly until I have fully investigated how the 'Bishopless' knew of our whereabouts."

The secret guard kneeling under Yuwen Ran heard Yuwen Ran's order and disappeared from the spot the next moment.

Then, Yuwen Ran said to the guards, "Leave some guards to protect this courtyard, and the rest of you go find the whereabouts of the "Bishopless". I don't believe they would disappear around here for no reason."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The guard received the order and went to gather those guards who were not injured or whose injuries were not too serious. He divided them into two teams.

Those with less serious injuries were left behind to protect Yuwen Ran and others, while those who were not injured followed him out to search for the whereabouts of "Bishop Wu".