Chapter 212 Take Me With You

"No! I don't want to die!"

Honeysuckle said this and immediately stepped back.

Huo Yan immediately chased after him, but because he was seriously injured and had run all the way without any strength left, he could only use his sword to support himself and barely stand.

After taking several steps back, Honeysuckle slipped and was about to fall down the hillside. Seeing this, Huo Yan immediately dropped his sword, rushed forward, grabbed Honeysuckle and pulled her back.

After Huo Yan brought her back, he didn't even have the strength to stand. The two of them fell to the ground and rolled around in the snow before stopping.

A lone moon hangs high in the mountains and woods.

The snow on the ground had just melted halfway, and there were dead branches and leaves everywhere.

Huo Yan saw Ren Dong rolling in the snow, covered in dirt and dust. He thought of how he was born noble, pampered and honored, but the most embarrassing look of his life was seen by this little female doctor in front of him.

She should have been killed to silence her.

But when he saw her about to fall down the hillside, he acted faster than he thought and rescued her directly.

Even Huo Yan didn't understand why he did this.

Honeysuckle was even more surprised. "You...you weren't going to kill me? Why did you save me?"

"Shut up!" Huo Yan felt that he had done something inexplicable and unnecessary, and he couldn't help feeling annoyed.

Honeysuckle moved to the side, sat up and rubbed her wrists and knees, making sure she was only hurt from the fall and not injured before slowly standing up. "Although it was you who suddenly drew your sword that scared me and almost fell down the hillside, thank you for holding me up."

The forest was silent, and the young girl's voice was carried to Huo Yan's ears by the wind, sounding particularly clear.

Huo Yan frowned impatiently. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Ren Dong say, "You and I were originally captured by the rebels and brought back to Xizhou City. Now that the rebels' lair has been destroyed, we should say goodbye and go wherever we want. We will never see each other again. Even if we are unlucky enough to meet again, we will just pretend not to know each other."

Honeysuckle said this and turned away.

It was too dark and she couldn't see the road ahead. She could only grope forward, walking very slowly.

"Stop!" Huo Yan realized that this man was going to leave him alone and run away. He shouted, "Where are you going?"

Honeysuckle turned around and said, "I finally escaped, so of course I went home."

She is from Xizhou and her home is just outside the city of Xizhou, about fifty miles away from here. It will take a long time to walk there, but at least there is hope.

Huo Yan sat up with difficulty, "You're going to leave me here and go home by yourself?"

"What else?" Ren Dong said, "When we were at the Jiedushi Mansion, the rebel leader forced me to take care of you and treat your injuries. Now that the rebel leader is dead, you and I have no relatives or friends..."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "And you yourself said that there are many people chasing you and wanting your life. If I stay with you, won't my life be in danger?"

Huo Yan was so angry that he laughed at her attitude of "If you want to die, then die, but don't implicate me."

Rendong felt a little creepy by his smile, and immediately said: "Given our relationship, the best I can do is not to reveal your whereabouts no matter who asks after we go back..." There was really nothing else she could do.

Huo Yan was so angry that he picked up the long sword on the ground, forced himself to stand up, walked step by step to Jin Dong, and said viciously: "Take me with you, or I will kill you!"

In the dark night, the long sword in his hand flashed with cold light.

Honeysuckle hesitated for a moment, and when the other party raised the long sword in his hand, he immediately agreed, "Let's go, let's go together."

You can throw away anything, the most important thing is to save your life.

In order to avoid the people who were chasing after him, Huo Yan went home with the young doctor.

On Gu Yuanjia's side, receiving the prince's instructions, he painted a portrait of the ninth prince overnight and gave it to the painter to copy.

In just a few days, the territory of Xizhou was covered with portraits of the Ninth Prince Huo Yan, and a reward of 1,000 taels was offered for finding his whereabouts.

For a while, people all over Xizhou were looking for the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince.

After Jiang Hao took back Xizhou City and destroyed the rebels' lair, Huo Zheng brought a group of civil servants and soldiers to settle in Xizhou City, and Chunzhi lived with him in the Jiedushi Mansion.

When Cao Jing started the rebellion, the first person he killed was the governor of Xizhou, and he occupied his residence. Now this place has returned to the hands of the court.

After moving into the Xizhou Jiedushi Mansion, Huo Zheng led his soldiers to drive the Xiling people out of the country, winning battle after battle.

Gu Yuanjia, Mu Kaiji and a group of civil servants were in charge of all matters in the rear. Huo Zheng sent someone with the order from the head of the Song family to the nearby prefectures and counties to transfer money and food to temporarily solve the problem of the shortage of food and military supplies in Xizhou.

Chunzhi brought the women in her family to provide porridge and medicine to the people and helped them rebuild their homes.

Even though the two of them were in the same Xizhou area, they only saw each other a few times a month.

Chunzhi is busy during the day, and when she is alone at night and everyone is asleep, she can't help but worry about Huo Zheng's safety on the front line.

Mu Kaiji tried to comfort his sister several times, but on the battlefield, swords and knives were blind and no one knew what would happen next. Prince Chang'an was the one who took the lead and rushed to the front, so his comfort inevitably seemed a little powerless.

Gu Yuanjia saw it, remembered it, and turned around to mention it to the prince.

Huo Zheng turned around and asked Madam Wang and the families of several generals to come to Xizhou City to help settle the people in the rear. At the same time, someone would accompany Chunzhi to make her feel more at ease.

The families of several generals were happy to get along with the princess, especially Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang has been married to a military general for more than 20 years, and she is always worried whenever a war breaks out. Princess Chang'an is so young, how could she not be worried when she sees Prince Chang'an fighting in the front?

After everyone finished their work and sat together drinking tea, Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "In fact, the princess is much braver than the rest of us. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this. When I first married our old Wang, Xizhou was not peaceful and was always plagued by bandits. He led the troops to suppress the bandits. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep at night and cried all night long..."

"How dare I laugh at Madam Wang? When my husband was away at war, I had nightmares all night long and couldn't sleep at all!"

"Who says it isn't?"

"Don't even mention when I first got married. Even now, I'm still nothing!"

Several generals' wives talked about this with a smile. Only they themselves knew how worried they were when their husbands were fighting in the war.

No matter how brave a person is, he only has one life. Once he goes to the battlefield, he either lives or dies, and there is no guarantee that he will come back alive.

It was Chunzhi who consoled them, "Our army's morale is high. We've been pushing the Xiling people back again and again. I think the fighting will stop soon."

Several generals' families said in unison, "Yes, yes, with Prince Chang'an here, the war will surely end soon!"

"The people of our Xizhou have survived this great disaster and will surely be blessed in the future!"

After a short break, everyone got busy again.

As Chunzhi passed the front hall, she heard Gu Yuanjia ask several local officials, "Has the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince still not been found?"