Xiao Baili took a closer look.
"It really is King Yi, why is he here?"
The key is that he is still injured.
Mother Xiao looked at King Yi who was shot in the back, and his white brocade robe was stained red.
She immediately said, "Let's take the person back quickly."
King Yi often came to her house to take care of her son's health. Although he was a favored and powerful prince, he was not arrogant at all. He gave people a gentle and comfortable feeling when getting along with him.
She had a good impression of King Yi.
If you see someone dying, you certainly can't just stand by and watch him die.
Xiao Baili also nodded and said, "Yes, let's take him back quickly and let Big Brother help take a look."
Then he turned around and shouted to the front: "Whoever is following behind, come out."
As soon as she finished speaking, two secret guards jumped down from a tree.
Mother Xiao said politely to the two of them, "Please take care of his wounds, and then carry him to our carriage."
She knew that this was someone sent by her son to protect them, so she felt relieved.
One of them nodded respectfully, "Yes!"
This person had learned how to treat various wounds from Xiao Hanzheng, and he also carried hemostatic and wound medicines specially prepared by Xiao Hanzheng.
He first took out a pair of white gloves and put them on, then carefully checked the arrow wound on King Yi's back.
He was secretly relieved when he found that it was not an inverted triangle. Otherwise, if he pulled it out directly, it would not be saving people, but taking King Yi's life.
Then he found a spot, pulled hard, and pulled the arrow out.
He immediately sprinkled hemostatic and wound medicine on the wound, took out a roll of gauze he carried with him, wrapped it around King Yi, and fed him a pill specifically for healing injuries.
"The wound has been treated, let's go down the mountain quickly."
Mother Xiao nodded, "Well, you lead the way and we'll follow."
The secret guard thought so too, so he carried King Yi on his back and walked in front.
Xiao's mother and Xiao Baili walked in the middle, while the other secret guard cleaned up the mess and covered the bloodstains and footprints with mud.
Soon, a few soft whistles were heard from the tree. They were made by another of their secret guards who was good at spying.
The man carrying King Yi said to Xiao's mother, "Madam, someone is chasing us from below. We have to take a detour."
Xiao's mother did not refuse, "Okay, we will follow you wherever you go."
The secret guard nodded, "Then follow us."
He quickly took a few people to take a detour.
Not long after they left, a group of assassins rushed up.
Then they found the bushes where King Yi had fallen and fainted.
The leader of the assassins looked at the bushes and said, "King Yi is gone. Judging from the appearance of the bushes and the bloodstains left behind, someone must have pulled out the arrow and treated his wounds before taking him away."
He thought for a moment, took out a whistle from his pocket, and blew it rhythmically.
Not long after, an inconspicuous gray bird landed on his shoulder.
He caught the bird and placed it on the bloodstained grass.
The little bird lowered its head and sniffed the grass.
After a moment, the bird suddenly flew up and flew in one direction.
The leader of the assassins immediately said, "They are running that way. Chase them!"
Fortunately, this time, in order to kill King Yi, the prince not only sent people who were good at Qimen Dunjia to follow them, but also lent them a bird that one of the strange people raised and was good at chasing.
So he chased in that direction.
On the other side, Xiao's mother kept running.
Suddenly two secret guards jumped down from the tree, "They are chasing us."
The secret guard carrying King Yi was stunned for a moment, "Aren't they all cleaning up and changing direction?"
One of the men who jumped down from the tree said, "They have birds that can track by scent."
"Unless you let King Yi go, you won't be able to get rid of them."
The man carrying King Yi frowned, "If we abandon King Yi and something happens to him, I'm afraid it will be hard for the master to explain to the emperor."
"They killed King Yi near Heyang County. Maybe they wanted to frame their master."
The other three also agreed.
"King Yi and I exchanged clothes. The bird must have followed the smell of blood."
One of them said, "Then I led them away."
"Okay!" This is the only way now.
Naturally, Xiao's mother and Xiao Baili would not object.
Since they had encountered the injured King Yi and had lived with him before, they could not just stand by and watch him die.
And like the secret guard said, if he is not rescued, it will be a big trouble for his son/brother.
They turned around, and soon the secret guard and King Yi changed their clothes.
One of them ran down the mountain, while the other three carried King Yi, Xiao's mother and Xiao Baili and ran to the other side of the mountain.
It would be unwise to go down the mountain now.
Those assassins might be lying in ambush at the foot of the mountain.
Soon, the assassins stopped where they separated.
The bird hesitated and sniffed in the direction of going down the mountain and then in the direction of going up the mountain.
Finally, we chose to go down the mountain, as the smell of blood was stronger here.
Seeing this, the other assassins followed the bird and chased it down the mountain.
But the leader of the assassination squad stopped.
"They must have split into two groups, and one of the groups may have put on King Yi's clothes."
The bird can distinguish the scent of blood from the same person, so this is the only possible scenario.
He thought for a moment and said, "You guys continue chasing down the mountain and meet up with the people down there."
"You guys follow me up the mountain and take a look."
The assassins immediately carried out his orders.
However, two-thirds of the people went down the mountain, which was why the leader of the death squad suspected that it was really King Yi who went down the mountain.
After all, King Yi was seriously injured, and ordinary hemostatic medicine was of no use at all. He had to be sent to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
But to be on the safe side, he personally took four people to chase after them.
They were moving very fast and soon caught up with the two people who were coming down the mountain.
Seeing this, the two secret guards exchanged glances, immediately drew their swords and confronted the assassins.
On the other side, the leader of the assassination squad also caught up with Xiao's mother and her companions.
The secret guard carrying King Yi sighed, "These people are the elite among the dead soldiers. They are really powerful. They caught up with us so quickly."
"Madam, you and the young lady take King Yi away first, and we will stay to stop them."
This is the only way now.
Mother Xiao took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay!"
When she was at Old Xiao's house, she not only had to do housework, but also worked in the fields, so she was quite strong.
So she carried King Yi on her back and ran with Xiao Baili towards the road pointed by the secret guard.
The secret guard drew his sword and said to Xiao's mother, "Madam, if we fail to stop these assassins, then you will abandon King Yi and run away by yourselves."
Mother Xiao bit her lip and said, "We will try our best to survive, and so will you. Don't risk your life."
Hearing her words, the secret guard felt warm in his heart, "Okay, we will try our best to delay them and survive."
Seeing that those people were about to catch up, Xiao's mother carried King Yi and Xiao Baili and ran away quickly.
One of the three secret guards took out a small bamboo tube and pulled out a string.
Then, several fiery red fireworks suddenly flew into the sky and exploded.
This place is just on the outskirts of the county town. If we set off fireworks signals on the mountain, the secret guards in the county town will see them and report to their master.
They only hoped that their master would bring people to rescue them as soon as possible.
Then they immediately met the pursuing assassins.
(End of this chapter)
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