Chapter 311: The Last Moment of Life, Mission Completed
Every word Yuan Gu said seemed to be taken from Deng Youning's perspective.
Be considerate to her.
Deng Youning's liking for him subtly increased.
"Since we were very close before I lost my memory, why didn't you go to Dongji to propose marriage?"
"I plan to take my cousin back to Dongji after things here are settled. Then you and I will go to ask my uncle for marriage."
When talking about this, Deng Youning had a serious expression and it didn't seem like he was joking at all.
Yuan Gu was a little stunned, but he quickly came to his senses with a smile in his eyes.
He naturally took Deng Youning's hand and smiled with his eyes curved.
"Okay, I'll go propose."
"As long as Senior Sister is willing to accept me, anything is fine."
For Yuan Gu, being able to marry the woman he loves is more important than anything else in the world.
As the two were hugging each other, a servant from Reshaping Building rushed in at an inopportune moment.
"Sir, something went wrong with the business!"
He was playing a puzzle with Yuan Gu.
Yuan Gu's originally happy smile suddenly turned gloomy.
He ignored the boy, took Deng Youning's hand, and asked softly, "Sister, what do you want to eat tonight?"
"Anything is fine."
Deng Youning has indeed eaten a lot of Luoxia City's specialties recently. Yuan Gu would find someone to cook all the delicacies for her.
"Okay, I'll arrange it then."
Yuan Gu patted her nose and was very doting.
"Since you have business to attend to, I will go see my cousin first."
For some reason, Deng Youning felt that she had stayed with him for too long and felt a little uncomfortable, so she left on her own initiative.
Yuan Gu watched her back as she walked away, his face becoming even darker.
"You'd better tell me something important, otherwise..."
He spoke coldly, his eyes tinged with a hint of anger.
The servant was so frightened that his legs were shaking. After calming down, he reported:
"Sir, all the spots around Yuncheng and the three inns that selected people for us have been taken over by King Changle."
"There are rumors that Prince Changle is leading his army to Luoxia City. I wonder if the news is true."
As he said this, the servant handed over the letter he had just received via carrier pigeon with both hands.
Yuan Gu didn't look at it. Of course he believed what his subordinates said.
The hatred he felt for Li Tianzhuo in his heart also increased.
"How many days do you think it will take for Prince Changle to reach Luoxia City?"
Yuan Gu asked sinisterly, wondering what he was planning.
"It's hard to guess who he is, but he has been on the road for four or five days. With their speed, it won't take them more than three days." The servant replied.
Yuan Gu nodded, "Then we'll wait for him for three days!"
He planned to first reject Deng Youning's suggestion to go to the yamen tomorrow to testify for him, and wait for Prince Changle to arrive so that he could hear it with his own ears. That would be great!
"Starting tomorrow, I will pretend to be sick for three days."
"In the next three days, let the people in the palace talk more about Prince Changle and the Nanxin royal family."
The servant immediately understood his master's intention and hurriedly went to do it.
If I get sick, maybe my senior sister will love me even more!
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Yellow sand rolls in with the west wind, and the sound of horse hooves rustles.
In three days, Xiu Ming changed six horses and ran hundreds of miles.
He was already seriously injured, but he kept fighting day and night.
What he consumed was undoubtedly his own lifespan.
Just like what the soldier said at the gate of Luoxia City that day, if he was willing to stay and receive treatment, he might be able to save his life.
But he refused to listen to the advice and traveled thousands of miles to deliver the letter in person.
When the sky began to turn pale, Xiu Ming was walking in a deep forest.
The official road in this area is not easy to travel on, and the mountain road is very bumpy.
The horse stuttered a few times and he vomited blood.
It is indeed very difficult to control a horse with only one leg.
He took the wine gourd from the saddle, took a sip, and washed the bloody taste in his mouth along with the taste of wine, swallowing it with difficulty.
He felt his life disappearing bit by bit.
"Can't help it?"
He sneered, feeling so useless.
The hands holding the reins loosened a little.
The horse had already been carrying him for six hours without sleep or rest.
He knew that neither he nor the horse could hold on any longer.
The last bit of faith kept him going and he didn't dare fall to the ground.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from not far away.
It sounds like there are quite a lot of people.
He chuckled, thinking that God had been kind to him, allowing him to meet other people before his death, so that he would not be left dead in the wilderness with no one paying attention to him.
When he walked towards the sound and saw the man leading the team, his eyes were filled with shock, thinking it was his last fantasy before death.
King Changle Li Tianzhuo!
His eyes suddenly widened, and he dismounted and ran towards Li Tianzhuo.
Li Tianzhuo naturally discovered him as well.
He was extremely surprised. How could Xiu Ming be so injured and yet come to Yuncheng alone?
His heart tightened, thinking that something bad must have happened.
“Your Majesty…”
"I'm not dreaming. Is this really you?"
"Shouldn't you be in Cloud City? How come...?"
Xiu Ming was very excited to see Li Tianzhuo.
Li Tianzhuo also had a lot of questions to ask him.
But now is not the time for them to reminisce about the past.
"Your Majesty, your subordinate..."
Xiu Ming limped towards Li Tianzhuo. When he was almost there, he slid to his knees in front of him and took out the letter he had written that could tell everyone what happened in Luoxia City.
He no longer had the energy to explain to Li Tianzhuo, so he could only let the prince read the letter himself.
Seeing Li Tianzhuo take the letter, he lowered his head and closed his eyes, as if he had finally completed his mission.
Li Tianzhuo was terrified and squatted in front of him, holding his shoulders and shouting twice.
Xiu Ming didn't move.
Li Tianzhuo became anxious and thought that something might have happened to him.
He used two trembling fingers to check his breath.
At that moment, his eyes widened in disbelief.
He never thought that Xiu Ming, who was a martial arts master but childish, would die before him, and he never thought that he would die in front of him.
"Xiu Ming, Xiu Ming, wake up first, don't sleep, don't scare me!"
Li Tianzhuo continued to shake his shoulders in self-deception.
Xiu Ming just lowered his head with his eyes closed.
His letter was delivered and his mission was accomplished. Naturally, he felt relieved both physically and mentally and passed away peacefully.
Not far away, the horse he was riding was lying on its side due to exhaustion. Although it was still breathing heavily, it was gasping for breath, as if it was counting down to its own death.
"Your Majesty, Guard Xiuming is seriously injured. You can see that he has numerous knife wounds on his body. The cut on his abdomen is still bleeding. I just noticed that his left leg seems to be broken..."
General Nangong was talking about Xiu Ming's symptoms, as if it was a blessing for him to die after seeing King Changle.
"If an ordinary person had these injuries, he would have died long ago. I don't know how long he endured it before coming to meet us. The pain he endured has long exceeded the limit of his body."
General Nangong's words reminded Li Tianzhuo of the letter Xiu Ming handed him.
The envelopes were all stained with blood.
He quickly opened it, and when he saw the contents, his scarlet eyes could no longer hide the dazzling tears.
He balled the letter into a ball and squeezed it tightly in his palm, then pounded the ground with his fist as if to vent his anger.
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