Chapter 349 Sunset
After saying these words, the person lying on the ground still did not move.
Wei Qingqing gave up on communication, stood directly on either side of the man, bent down and put his arms on his shoulders, tightened her core, gave a low shout, and stood up with her back to him.
"Oh my god—"
The man was so tall and heavy that she lost her footing and almost rolled away on her back.
Fortunately, she managed to stay upright at the last moment and didn't fall headfirst into the weeds and rocks, otherwise she would definitely have been disfigured!
She didn't notice that because of her shout, the man behind her frowned in surprise and then moved his eyelids.
Still shaken, Wei Qingqing carried the man on her back—even though his feet were still dragging on the ground—and with tremendous effort, finally brought him back to the abandoned hut at the foot of the mountain, which she had originally chosen as a temporary place for the male and female protagonists.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted! How come you paper dolls are so heavy? What did you eat to grow so big?!"
She placed the person on the template bed, which had several broken pieces of wood, and sat down heavily on the floor beside the bed, panting heavily.
"Ugh—" The man on the bed cried out in pain, probably because she had put him down too roughly.
Wei Qingqing immediately jumped to her feet, her eyes fixed on the man on the bed, and exclaimed excitedly, "You're awake?!"
"Are you awake? I saved you. It was me, Wei Qingqing!"
"Hello? Are you there? Are you awake or not?"
"Sigh... Why are you whining like that if you're not awake? You made me happy for nothing."
Wei Qingqing rolled her eyes and slumped back down. She had no strength left; her fingertips were trembling, and even walking was difficult. The male and female leads were completely forgotten.
She finally understood.
Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh.
Carrying one seemingly frail scholar is already this tiring; if she carries two more tonight, won't that completely break her little frame?!
The novel describes it so easily, with the villagers carrying one load on their shoulders and walking briskly. They must have gotten that skill from carrying firewood and doing farm work every day. As for the original owner, this pampered young lady who was raised in seclusion and unknown to the world, well, forget about it.
She has the desire to get rich, but not the destiny to do so.
Wei Qingqing made up her mind to take good care of this wealthy scholar, hoping that he would have some conscience and give her a large sum of money after he woke up so that she could live a carefree life.
Lost in her own thoughts, she didn't notice that the man on the bed had slightly opened his eyes.
Xiao Jue felt the hard bed beneath him and looked up at the dilapidated thatched roof above him. He breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, he had been rescued by a kind person and his life had been spared. He wouldn't have died in the wilderness with no one to claim his body...
The moment the thought crossed Xiao Jue's mind, he fainted again.
One day later.
When Princess Chang Le's carriage entered the dense forest, Xin Xihe volunteered to scout ahead and asked the Crown Prince and the Princess to rest for a while.
Qi Jun agreed, because he had also heard that there were several dangerous cliffs in this mountain area, and if the horse was startled, the consequences would be unimaginable.
A quarter of an hour later, Xin Xihe returned on horseback, saying that everything was normal and that he had already scouted the location of the cliff and would remind the team in advance.
Qi Yuxuan's heart had been racing ever since she entered the mountains. She nervously gripped her sleeves, and cold sweat kept pouring down her forehead.
No, with the Crown Prince and the Qilin Guards, what could possibly happen?
But after a while, she called for the carriage to stop.
The maids were startled to see her pale face: "Princess, what's wrong? Your face looks terrible. Are you feeling unwell?"
However, the carriage can only stop for a short while, and must depart no later than fifteen minutes later.
After all, it was already quite late, and spending the night in the mountains would be even more dangerous. According to the original plan, they should have crossed the mountains before sunset and reached the next city.
Qi Yuxuan waved to them, "I'm feeling bored, I want to try riding a horse outside."
This had happened frequently in the past few days. The group looked at each other, worried about the dangers of riding horses in the mountains, but thinking that Guard Xin had already scouted the way and that the Crown Prince and the others were protecting them outside, they figured there should be no problem. They quickly helped the princess change into riding clothes and sent her out.
Riding outside on horseback, Qi Yuxuan's unease finally dissipated somewhat.
Holding the reins, she was completely in control of her own journey and didn't have to worry about being influenced by others, which was a truly reassuring method.
The group crossed several cliffs without incident, and the sun began to set.
In late autumn, the sun sets early. It's only just past 3 PM, but the sky is already quite dark. Looking up through the not-so-dense woods, you can't even see the sun anymore.
Suddenly, a cliff with an extremely wide view appeared in front of Qi Yuxuan.
Beneath my feet lies the golden and crimson hue of autumn, a cool breeze stirring up waves of vibrant colors.
As far as her eyes fell, there was the golden-red sunset that was not dazzling, and the jagged, angular peaks of the distant mountains, like a group of ancient beasts bowing their heads to drink blood, their backs plated with the afterglow of the bronze color.
She had never seen such a magnificent sunset before. The horse stopped without its master's prompting, and Qi Yuxuan stood there, mesmerized.
"Yu Xuan?" Qi Jun tugged on the reins, turned the horse around, and looked at her. "The schedule is too tight, we should go."
As soon as he finished speaking, a rustling sound immediately rose from the dense forest on both sides.
Oh no, someone's lying in ambush!
Qi Jun, startled and enraged, drew his sword and shielded Qi Yuxuan. Xin Xihe was the first to shout:
"Enemy attack! Protect the Emperor!"
All the attendants' faces changed, and they huddled together in panic, causing the scene to become chaotic and disorderly.
Suddenly, a horse neighed in the distance, and then, to Qi Yuxuan's wide-eyed surprise, it charged wildly towards her like a madman!
"Qi Jun!"
In desperation, Qi Yuxuan could only push away Qi Jun, who was blocking her way, and risk being knocked off the cliff by the crazed horse.
However, the person hiding in the shadows wanted both of them dead, so how could they let one of them go?
"Whoosh—" Two arrows flew out, and the horses under Qi Yuxuan and Qi Jun reared up in pain, neighing and trying to avoid the attack.
The tallow tree was somewhat better off, after all, it was a warhorse that had been on the battlefield. It endured the intense pain and tried its best not to throw its master off its back.
However, those two arrows had already been coated with a significant amount of sleeping potion!
Whether it hits a person or a horse, the effect is immediate!
Soon, the two horses could no longer hold on and collapsed one after the other.
Qi Jun had already leaped forward and lifted Qi Yuxuan down before the horse collapsed.
The next instant, the horse that had gone mad and started charging forward charged straight at the two of them—
In the face of life and death, Qi Jun held Qi Yuxuan even tighter, and the two were instantly pushed off the cliff, their figures disappearing into the broken branches on the precipice.
"Crown Prince—!" Xin Xihe cried out in grief, but a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
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