Chapter 76 Miss Thief 13 Then let him wait!

In Qingzhou, in a forest a hundred miles away from Qingshi County, two horses were pulling a carriage at a gallop, kicking up dust and dead leaves as they passed over the ground.

Hearing the rapid coughing in the carriage, An Yi, who was driving the carriage, was also very anxious.

"Your Highness, there's a letter from Miss Wu. She's almost here!"

Every time when the prince was about to give up, An Yi would mention Miss Wu. Hearing this, Qin Ji would be able to stay sober again and endure it.

And this time he didn't lie. An hour ago, he received a carrier pigeon from Miss Wu, asking them to meet in Qingshi County, and she was ready to arrive.

If the antidote is rushed to Kyoto, the journey is too long, and there are also people led by Grand Tutor Bao blocking the way, which will only be a waste of time.

They split into three groups, the real Qin Ji rushed to Qingzhou, and they met in Qingshi County nearby. This was the arrangement that could shorten the journey the most.

Inside the carriage.

Qin Ji leaned against the ground weakly, and the bumpy run did not wake him up.

He closed his eyes slightly, a trickle of blood slowly flowing from the corner of his mouth, but he was still holding a wooden sculpture in his hand, which was a kitten.

It was carved by Wu Yue herself and given to him. It is very lifelike, and he also wears a very small gilded Ruyi chain around his neck.

He thought he would break his promise.

The kitten has such a bad temper. If he gets angry, he might not go to his grave to talk to him for a year or two.

“Whoa—”

An Yi suddenly tightened the reins, raised the horse's hooves, and let out two neighs that spread all around.

There is murderous intent!

Then, nearly ten killers rushed out, surrounded the carriage, and attacked without stopping.

Some took action, some shot arrows, and the arrows came at them in unison like rain.

An Yi easily climbed onto the horse's back. He could only block part of the attack and an arrow pierced his arm.

However, he was alone, and An Yi could not block all the arrows, and some of them had already entered the carriage.

An Yi shouted anxiously, "Prince! Miss Wu is still waiting for you!"

These words reached Qin Ji's ears.

Every word was like a drum beating in his heart, and his silent heartbeat came back to life, beating very weakly.

Yes...

The kitten was still waiting for her.

See you again.

Wait a little longer, see her one last time, say goodbye to her in person, and tell her not to be angry about his breaking his promise. Then he will have no regrets in his life.

The arrow came right in front of him, about to pierce through his eyebrows, and blood splattered on the spot.

The next moment, Qin Ji opened his eyes quickly, his ice-blue pupils emitting a cold light. He grabbed the arrow with his bare hands and condensed it into frost.

The arrows around him were also concentrated and fell to the ground one after another.

The powerful energy spread out in all directions, breaking the carriage into pieces and snapping the nearby trees.

An arrow wrapped in air was thrown back from the gap full of debris and pierced through the neck of a killer in the blink of an eye.

Only a trail of blood spurting along the arrow was left in the air, dyed golden red by the mottled sunlight, and looked like golden beans falling to the ground.

People die instantly before they even feel the pain.

Qin Ji's hair was silver, and his presence was weak, but just standing there, his eyes calmly observing everything. He wore a black and gold robe embroidered with a five-clawed black dragon that seemed alive, and one could hear the majestic dragon's roar. Wherever his gaze swept, the remaining killers were timid.

"Prince" An Yi came to his side to be on guard.

Seeing that the prince was awake, he was excited and moved. He used Miss Wu to remind him again and again, and it really worked.

Qin Ji's face was pale and a stream of blood flowed from the corner of his lips.

Even so, he still had a calm expression and an upright posture, like an unshakable towering mountain.

Qin Ji raised his hand to wipe off the blood, and the bright red blood dyed his lips red, with a strange brightness.

Seeing him vomiting blood, An Yi was extremely anxious.

When the killers who surrounded them saw that Qin Ji was seriously injured, their initial fear immediately turned into a madness to complete the mission.

"Qin Ji has been poisoned. He is at the end of his strength and cannot use his internal energy. Let's work together to kill him!"

Fueled by this confidence, the killer leaped forward.

After killing four people, Qin Ji was no longer able to move, and his body became stiff from the inside out.

He supported himself with his sword but still fell to the ground, and the wooden kitten he had been holding slipped out of his hand.

However, because his hands were becoming stiff and unable to hold on, Qin Ji tried several times and could only barely touch the edge.

Just like... no matter how much he persisted, he couldn't wait until the last time to see her.

Perhaps this was fate's trick on him.

From childhood to now.

He had just received the favor of charity, but it was taken away ruthlessly. They teased him just to see the pain in his heart...

Qin Ji looked weakly at the sunlight in the sky, gradually losing his breath, and his heavy eyelids slowly drooped...

"Your Majesty!"

An Yi was so anxious that he almost cried.

However, he was stopped by three assassins and suffered multiple wounds. He could only watch as two assassins stabbed Qin Ji with swords, trying to take his head.

But at this moment, a bamboo with a neat and sharp cut surface flew through the air, pierced through the abdomen of the two killers, and was carried to a nearby tree trunk, hanging high up like a rag.

The sudden situation caught the other killers off guard.

“Qin cum!”

"I hate people who don't keep their promises the most. If you don't want me to hate you, you can't fall here!"

Hearing Wu Yue's voice was like a raindrop falling. Qin Ji moved his fingertips and opened his eyelids with difficulty again, but only a crack could be seen.

However, she flew over on the bamboo, her figure as graceful as a swallow, and her bright and spring-like figure filled his entire sight and heart.

Wu Yue was very good at Qing Kung Fu. When she came to Qin Ji's side, it was the first time she saw him in such a miserable state. Her heart also felt uncomfortable, as if a violent storm had come.

She stroked his thin face, the tiny tears shining in the sunlight were particularly gentle, "Qin Ji, don't be afraid, I'm here."

good···

Qin Ji looked at her infatuatedly, smiling with the corners of his mouth, and responded silently with trembling lips that had dried blood.

Wu Yue gave him the antidote with shaking hands and coaxed him softly, "Go to sleep, you'll be fine after a good sleep."

He couldn't speak, but Wu Yue knew what his eyes meant.

"I'm here, and I'll always be with you."

After getting her assurance, Qin Ji closed his eyes with peace of mind. His breathing was weak and light, but it was still there compared to before when it was about to disappear.

Wu Yue also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, she arrived in time. He was almost dead in front of her.

After stopping the man, An Yi, who was stabbed again, saw someone attacking him from behind. He worriedly exclaimed, "Miss Wu, watch out!"

Wu Yue held the sword and blocked the attack with his backhand.

She had long sensed the murderous intent coming from behind her, but giving Qin Ji the antidote was the critical moment, so she ignored it.

"If you want to fight, I'll play with you!"

Wu Yue stood up, holding the dagger across her eyes. She put two fingers together and wiped the sword across the blade. The breath she exhaled was filled with icy mist, and a layer of ice blue appeared in her eyes.

The situation was the same as Qin Ji's. As a result, several killers had to give up on An Yi and instead surrounded Wu Yue.

An Yi wanted to help, but he heard Wu Yue say, "Take good care of your prince." He also saw that Wu Yue was not at fault, so he did not go to make trouble.

He covered his wound and came to Qin Ji. Seeing that the prince was still breathing, he felt as if a huge stone had been lifted off his shoulders.

After a while, Hao Yingjun caught up, riding a donkey.

He first rode a horse, but in order to keep up with Wu Yue, he had already worn out two of them. There were no horses to buy in the wilderness, so he saw an old man riding a donkey, and he bought the donkey for a large sum of money.

The old man didn't lie to him. This donkey was really good and ran very fast.

However, sitting on a donkey's back would also be bumpy. Hao Yingjun came all the way here, his soul chasing after him, and he was in a trance.

"Oh my God, I'm so tired, I'm so tired..."

After a lot of effort, he finally caught up with Wu Yue. He was lying on the donkey's back, breathing heavily, his hair was already disheveled.

However, there was no time to rest. Hao Yingjun climbed off the donkey, treading unsteadily. He came to Qin Ji's side, squatted down, and took his pulse. Then he dug out a silver needle and inserted it quickly and accurately into Qin Ji's acupoint, sealing it. He would drain the poisonous blood later, and then he would be saved.

This was a tiring thing, with people falling all over the place. Hao Yingjun was so exhausted that he sat down on the ground and wiped the sweat off his face. Even in the middle of winter, he was sweating from anxiety.

However, seeing An Yi's brutal way of treating the wound, he broke the arrow on his forearm in two ends, and then slapped it away with his palm, along with the blood and flesh.

It hurts, but there is no other way to deal with it outside, so this is the only way to deal with it.

Hao Yingjun's face wrinkled when he saw this terrifying scene. He raised his hands to block his gaze. It was a bloody mess, so horrifying.

"If you treat the wound this way, you'll forget about keeping your arm." Hao Yingjun couldn't bear it anymore, so he took out a bottle of medicine and threw it over. An Yi caught it and gave him a puzzled look.

Hao Yingjun took off the water bag and said, "I'm not giving it to you for free. I'm counting it on your prince. When he wakes up, you have to pay me back double."

An Yi clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Taoist Hao, for saving my life."

Hao Yingjun took a sip of water and waved his hand, "No need to thank me, I have to keep the account anyway, I won't help you for nothing."

An Yi just smiled foolishly.

He simply bandaged the wound, grabbed the sword and wanted to help, but Wu Yue had already dealt with them. He made a sword flower, put the dagger away and turned it into a dagger, then turned back.

Hao Yingjun also stood up, drank some water, and regained his spirits.

He brushed the dust off the leaves on his butt. "Are you done? Come and move him out. This place is too dirty and messy to be suitable for detoxification."

The carriage is no longer usable, but the boards can still be used.

Qingshi County Inn.

Wu Yue asked someone to get some hot water. She wiped Qin Ji's body in the house and changed him into a clean set of underwear.

"You may have never worn such cheap clothes." Wu Yue teased with a smile, "But I didn't let you lie naked, so you can maintain your dignity as a prince, so thank me."

Qin Ji couldn't hear her talking while he was unconscious, but he seemed to be able to sense her.

When Wu Yue grabbed his arm and put on his sleeve, she felt his fingertips move and tickle her palm.

Wu Yue laughed at him for being stingy.

After changing her clothes, she let Hao Yingjun in.

Although he was fed detoxification pills, the cold poison had been in Qin Ji's body for too long, so he needed to bleed to improve blood circulation and expel it bit by bit to assist in detoxification.

The process is slow.

Wu Yue was leaning against the door outside, and the secret guard released a carrier pigeon. He didn't look at it himself and handed it to Wu Yue.

In An Yi's eyes, even if the prince and Miss Wu did not get married, Miss Wu already had the status of a princess and was his master.

Wu Yue took it, looked at the content on it, and frowned slightly.

The note read, "The magistrate of Qingshi County is Tai Shi Bao's man, be careful."

An Yi understood the relationships between officials in the court better than she did, and Wu Yue gave An Yi a look.

An Yi did know something. "Zhang Youyun, the magistrate of Qingshi County, is a smooth-talking man who tries not to offend anyone. Zhang Youyun is already forty-two years old, and this year marks the performance evaluation period for officials serving in remote areas. Whether he can be promoted or even transferred back to Kyoto depends entirely on this year."

And Grand Tutor Bao was also meddling in the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel and managing the transfer of officials. If he had really defected to Grand Tutor Bao, things would have become difficult with them here.

This place is thousands of miles away from Kyoto. Since ancient times, there have been cases where a general is away from the emperor and cannot obey his orders. Naturally, there are also situations where the emperor is far away, and in this remote county town, the county magistrate is like a local emperor.

Moreover, the prince is now seriously injured and outside. If he really takes action, no one will know because he has Grand Tutor Bao protecting him.

At this moment, a commotion erupted downstairs. The shopkeeper then hurried up and stood a few steps in front of Wu Yue, respectful yet a bit fearful. "Ladies and Gentlemen, our county magistrate has arrived. He said that the regent, Prince Yan, is here, and the magistrate is here to protect him. The magistrate and his entourage are downstairs right now. Look..."

He didn't know who the King of Yan was, and the common people were not qualified to see the real person, but they had heard of the King of Yan's reputation.

Now they can spend a peaceful winter and prepare for the New Year, and the King of Yan will lead the army to victory.

The whole county was filled with jubilation. The shopkeeper was curious about the true face of Prince Yan, but he dared not look at it for fear of losing his life, and he became even more servile.

"You're here so soon." An Yi touched his sword and looked at Wu Yue with his side profile, "Miss Wu, what do you think?"

Wu Yue pondered for a moment, then looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Go tell Magistrate Zhang that the prince is on a secret tour this time to see if any spies or defeated soldiers have infiltrated our Great Zhou territory after the battle and harmed our people. This matter should not be publicized. The prince has come all the way to Qingshi County and is exhausted. He is washing up, so it will take at least an hour. If Magistrate Zhang wants to see the prince, then wait and do not disturb him."

Her tone was cold. "I want you to repeat it word for word. Please listen carefully."

"Listen, I hear it clearly." The shopkeeper was scared to death. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, turned around and rushed downstairs.

Less than two sips of tea later, he came up again and conveyed Magistrate Zhang's original words.

The county magistrate said that since the prince had bothered to come here, as the county magistrate, he naturally had to receive him well. He asked the prince to wash up and he would wait downstairs.

The shopkeeper who delivered the message saw that Wu Yue had no other instructions, so he lowered his head and left.

An Yi understood his intention, "Zhang Youyun must see the prince in person."

To see whether he lives or dies, he can decide what kind of fence-sitter he will be in the future. Zhang Youyun has been to Kyoto and knows what the King of Yan looks like.

This man was very cunning. If he really surrendered to Master Bao and had no other thoughts, he could just surround the inn and say that there were thieves there. The government would then act according to the law and identify them as thieves.

Now Zhang Youyun did not do this. It was obvious that he had received orders from Grand Tutor Bao and knew that the real Prince of Yan was here.

But in the past, Qin Ji's prestige was too great, and no one would believe that the dignified King of Yan had died like this. Zhang Youyun was also afraid that this was a test for the two to fight each other, so he had to be careful.

Either he would pretend to obey orders but secretly disobey them, or he would surrender according to circumstances. This person was cunning and would never allow himself to be trapped in a dead end, so he did everything in a flawless manner.

Wu Yue said coldly, "If he wants to wait, then let him wait as long as he wants."

If you really want to betray me, then kill me again.

The following is a scene of closing the door and beating the dog. It is obvious who is the dog being beaten.

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