Chapter 270 Have you ever had the intention to kill?

Listening to Song Yanxi's cold voice, Cheng Duan inexplicably thought of what she said harshly to Huang Feng when the Liang army spies surrounded him.

Translated into plain language, it means: "If I didn't think you were still useful, I would kill you right now."

So what the princess meant was...

OK, he got it.

He asked someone to help Lin Tingfeng up, and Cheng Duan pinched his jaw with one hand to force him to open his mouth, then threw a pill in.

He looked around, picked up a piece of clothing and casually threw it at Lin Tingfeng, saying disdainfully: "Don't you know how to cover yourself up in broad daylight? The princess is still here."

The soldier beside him said in embarrassment: "General Cheng, Princess... Princess Shihan once said that if you have a fever, you can wipe your body with a cold handkerchief and the fever will go away quickly."

Cheng Duan didn't refute, but asked angrily: "Why didn't you say anything just now?"

Just as the soldier breathed a sigh of relief, he heard him say in frustration, "I should have known not to waste such good medicine. It's all in vain."

As he spoke, he quickly packed up the medicine bottle carefully, and it looked like he wouldn't give you any more.

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Song Yanxi roughly checked the medicine stored in the innermost part of the cave, and finally felt relieved that she had been worried all the way.

The herbs in the sack were not soaked and were of very good quality. Although the quantity was not considerable, if they were used sparingly, they would be enough to sustain the city for at least seven or eight days.

No matter how slow the court's efficiency is, the reinforcements should have arrived with supplies.

I just don't know how much medicine is left on the front line.

Is His Royal Highness Prince Jin... okay?

Thinking of those eyes that always looked at her with tenderness, Song Yanxi couldn't help but smile and shook her head helplessly.

As slow-witted as she was, she had gone to the palace so many times to treat his leg disease, but she had not noticed his secret thoughts at all.

She didn't know whether he hid it too well or she didn't want to face it herself, so she deliberately didn't think too deeply about it.

She was lost in thought when she suddenly heard Cheng Duan behind her call out, "Princess."

Song Yanxi turned around quickly, frowned, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Cheng Duan took a few quick steps forward and lowered his voice, saying, "Princess, we shouldn't stay here for long. Once those beasts raised by the Liang people smell the scent and come looking for us, we won't be able to escape.

This cave isn't open at both ends. They only need to light a fire at the entrance to trap us all inside."

Song Yanxi's pretty face turned slightly cold, "We really have to go."

"Those injured brothers outside..."

Cheng Duan's face showed more hesitation.

If it were any other time, even if it meant breaking the law, he would definitely bring his brothers with him. As the saying goes, as many people come as leave.

Even if someone unfortunately loses his life, we will do our best to collect the body and bring it back, and never let our brothers' bodies be exposed in the wilderness.

But now there is an ambush outside, and there are so many medicinal herbs to be brought back to the border town. It is almost impossible to catch up on both ends.

Song Yanxi said, "General Cheng, please speak frankly."

Cheng Duan gritted his teeth and said frankly, "We have a total of twelve horses right now. One horse for each person still has enough space to put down these medicinal herbs."

He couldn't say much, but Song Yanxi understood what he meant.

If they wanted to take these six people away, they would have to give up at least half or even more than half of the medicinal herbs.

It goes without saying that this is impossible.

Whether it was the brothers who died under Lin Tingfeng, or the twenty people who came to support but were ambushed because they were not careful, they all lost their lives because of the medicinal herbs in front of them.

Not to mention, the people in the border town are now waiting for them to take these medicines back to save their lives.

Not even one plant can be left behind.

But those wounded soldiers outside.

If we leave them here like this, death will be waiting for them.

Although they were not his men, they were also soldiers of Da'an. They fought to the death to protect these medicines until they arrived. Cheng Duan could not bear to do it no matter what.

He really couldn't make a decision, so he thought of coming to discuss it with the princess.

Not only is she a good doctor, but she is also calm and decisive in handling matters. Otherwise, they might not be able to find this place even if they wandered around in the mountains for a day and a night.

If she also says there is no way, then it is God's will.

Looking at the clear bloody handprints on the sack, Song Yanxi's face darkened as he spoke word by word, "You can't take the dead with you, but you must take the living with you."

She was a doctor who only knew how to cure illnesses and save lives. She didn't understand the so-called trade-offs. She only knew that what they had before them were several living lives.

Yes, maybe in a few days, they will sacrifice their lives on the battlefield to defend their country?

But so what?

At least at this moment, they are still living people.

Here are the rules of Yaowang Valley.

Then there is conscience.

Song Yanxi couldn't just stand by and watch someone die.

So right now, there is a difficult problem that must be solved.

We have to find a way to get some horses.

“That’s easy.”

Cheng Duan said this, but his face was troubled. "Horses are easy to deal with. The war horses in the army have all undergone special training. If they are separated from the enemy, they will find a place to hide. If you blow a whistle, they will follow the sound and come back."

As he spoke, he glanced back and asked, "But they're all seriously injured. Two of them fainted and we couldn't wake them up. We can't just tie them up with ropes and drag them after us, right?"

Riding a horse is different from anything else. Even if someone is assigned to lead them, they must be conscious and hold on tightly to the person in front of them to ensure that they do not fall off the horse's back.

If you fall down, you will really die.

Cheng Duan looked at Song Yanxi's face and said in a low voice, "Actually, we can let the horses carry the people back, but..."

"Whether I can hold on depends entirely on my luck."

Even if he was a healthy person, he wouldn't be able to bear such a bumpy ride back home, let alone a wounded soldier?

Cheng Duan also knew that his idea was a bad one, but at the moment, he really couldn't think of a better way.

He said with some annoyance: "If I wasn't worried about the trouble on the way back, Cheng would have stayed to take care of them."

"No need to bother."

Song Yanxi took out the needle bag she carried with her.

Cheng Duan's eyebrows twitched fiercely, and he hurriedly said, "Princess, please don't be impulsive. Although there is no good solution at the moment, there is no need to rush to send General Lin on his way."

Song Yanxi choked, and there was a look of scrutiny in her eyes as she looked at him.

Yes, she did know that General Cheng had always disliked Lin Tingfeng, but she didn't know that he hated him to this extent.

Even when sending someone off, the first person I think of is him.

Feeling uneasy at Song Yanxi's look, Cheng Duan took two steps forward and lowered his voice, "I know the princess is anxious to get rid of it, but this matter is of great importance and there is really no time to rush. If someone catches her, it will be disadvantageous to the princess."

What's the rush?

How come it's disadvantageous to her?

Song Yanxi was stunned by his serious words.

Before she could speak, Cheng Duan said in a serious tone with an expression that said, "You don't have to tell me, I understand everything." "The princess saved my life, and I will never say a word to anyone. The princess can rest assured."

"General Cheng, you're worrying too much. I'm not worried about this, it's just..." Song Yanxi tried to explain.

She was afraid that if she didn't say something, General Cheng would misunderstand her even more.

Cheng Duan interrupted her and asked directly: "Don't you want to cut off your relationship with him as soon as possible?"

Knowing who the "he" he was talking about, Song Yanxi nodded without hesitation.

She was about to speak when Cheng Duan lowered his voice and asked, "Have you ever had the intention to kill?"