Chapter 21

Seeing that there were not many people on the opposite side, Qi Xinglan did not take it too seriously. He clamped his calves tightly around the horse's belly, raised his sword, and rushed forward to fight with the enemy.

However, these assassins were indeed experts, and each of their moves was deadly and obviously intended to take his life.

Qi Xinglan was wondering when he had offended some powerful person to make them want to kill him at all costs?

At this moment, the cold wind brought by the narrow sword blew the strands of hair on the side of Qi Xinglan's ear. He dodged swiftly and the sharp blade brushed against his side face.

The man did not give up the attack, and the sharp blade changed direction and rushed towards Qi Xinglan. Seeing this, Qi Xinglan could only follow the trend and use his sword to block it in front of him.

The two swords clashed, and the sound of metal grinding was very harsh. Qi Xinglan was actually at a disadvantage.

At this critical moment, Qi Xinglan wanted to change his strategy and attack the enemy's lower body directly after releasing the force, but he only scratched his leg.

This was just an itch for the warriors who had been trained for many years. Qi Xinglan didn't have the energy to think about why his strength dropped so quickly, because the enemy quickly caught up with his swordsmanship.

Qi Xinglan was unwilling to be defeated and was about to attack, but suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen, just like that day. She lost her strength and was pushed back a few steps.

His grandfather is back in the forest!

Qi Xinglan felt the pain that could not be ignored, and thought of an almost impossible possibility. The enemy attacked again. He gritted his teeth and fought back with cold sweat all over his body. He was about to be defeated and the sword was about to hit his head, but was blocked by a group of soldiers.

"Your Highness, please mount your horse and flee!"

Qi Xinglan took a quick look around after being reminded. There were only five people standing there, from both the enemy and our team.

If he escaped, the Western Plains soldiers would have little chance of winning.

"I'm not leaving."

"Your Majesty, please surrender!" The two men on the opposite side attacked him at the same time. If they really fell on him, there would be absolutely no chance of survival.

"Your Highness, please hurry up!" The remaining three people in Xiyuan's team barely fought with them a few times.

Qi Xinglan gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, weighed the two options, gritted his teeth, stepped back, mounted his horse and ran away.

"Kill!"

The remaining three people all had wounds on their faces and bodies, but they still rushed forward. They all knew that this was buying time for Her Majesty the Queen and also for the Xiyuan troops to arrive.

"Drive! Drive!" Qi Xinglan ran wildly all the way, not daring to relax at all.

At this time, the pain in her lower abdomen had eased a little, and Qi Xinglan could drive the horse better.

Before Qi Xinglan could be happy, the pain in her lower abdomen, which had just eased a little, started to hurt again, and it was even more severe than before.

Qi Xinglan endured it and rode quickly to a safe place before the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground could be heard. The place was behind a hill and there were piles of tall dry firewood as cover. She could finally dismount and take a breath.

Qi Xinglan was in so much pain that she had difficulty getting off the horse. After getting off the horse, she had to hold on to tall trees to be able to walk.

The pain in his lower abdomen made it almost impossible for Qi Xinglan to think about anything else. He just wanted to know when he could find this place when he returned to Lin...

Find him and their children.

Thinking of this, Qi Xinglan touched her lower abdomen, which was most likely where a tadpole had already taken up residence.

It’s all Hui Lin’s fault. If he didn’t have that brat in his belly today, he wouldn’t have fallen into a situation where he couldn’t even defeat a few assassins.

But it seems like I was the one who insisted on him keeping the things inside my body...

Qi Xinglan counted Hui Lin's faults one by one, waiting for Hui Lin to find him so that she could identify his crimes.

Qi Xinglan was finally exhausted, so she found a cleaner place to sit down and rest on her knees, but she did not forget to pull the horse next to her to hide her whereabouts.

Of course, the main purpose of being closer to oneself is to facilitate timely escape if someone comes.

It's different when you're pregnant, you have to take care of your body everywhere. Qi Xinglan was worrying about what to do if she gets hungry and exhausted, and then she fainted from excessive fatigue.

The red clothes she wore were very conspicuous in the green area.

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On the other hand, in fact, not long after Qi Xinglan escaped, Hui Lin personally brought people to rush up. Nonsense, his wife was in trouble, who else would come if he didn’t?

When he came, he saw corpses lying on the ground from a distance. Only two or three people were still fighting, and Qi Xinglan was nowhere to be seen.

But at this moment Hui Lin still breathed a sigh of relief. If Lan'er was also lying on the bloody ground, it would be the end.

They immediately sped up and rushed forward to resolve the fight.

"Check carefully to see if they have any special markings on them," Huilin carefully looked around at the people lying on the ground, paused and sighed, and said, "Ah Cheng, remember these soldiers, and reward them according to their merits, regardless of whether they are dead or alive."

"yes."

"Where's the Queen?"

The only two remaining soldiers looked at each other, and the one who had protected Qi Xinglan and let him run first spoke first: "Your Majesty, I saw that the situation was not favorable to us, so I let Her Majesty the Queen ride a horse and escape from here..."

Then he raised his hand and pointed in the direction where Qi Xinglan ran, "If your Majesty follows this direction, you should be able to find Her Majesty the Queen."

Hui Lin nodded, feeling relieved, and asked them to stand up again. He pointed at the person who had just spoken and said, "Remember your name to General Yan Cheng, and your reward will be doubled."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Huilin didn't have time to reply, "Come with me, a team, to find the queen."

Yan Cheng did not go with them because he had to leave a list for statistical purposes, but all his subordinates went with them.

Although no one went, he watched Huilin leave with his people. His cousin's wife is Ting'er's biological brother. If anything happens to her, Ting'er will probably cry all day long.

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When Qi Xinglan opened her eyes, she saw a wooden roof. The pain in her lower abdomen had disappeared long ago. She felt very comfortable but a little hungry.

He wondered if he was dead, but then he thought it was impossible. He had clearly escaped, so he must have been rescued by someone, but he definitely did not return to the forest.

Maybe it was some kind-hearted person in the village.

Just as I was thinking about it, someone pushed the door open and walked in, bringing with him the mouth-watering aroma of food.

"You're awake!"

The voice is gentle and soft, making people feel comfortable when listening to it.

The man took two steps before Qi Xinglan saw his face. He was about the same height as him, tall and thin like a green bamboo, with half of his hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, and his slightly long almond-shaped eyes looked at him with a crooked look.

It’s really beautiful, Qi Xinglan thought.

The person opposite him didn't know that he was stunned. He sat down and brought the food to the small table, including a bowl of medicine.

Qi Xinglan didn't get out of bed, the medicine was brought directly to him.

"How old are you?"

"Ten...eighteen." Qi Xinglan answered obediently without any reaction, and then obediently drank the whole night's worth of medicine.

The man's eyes widened in surprise, his face full of disbelief, "You're only 18 years old and you're pregnant?"

Qi Xinglan then placed her hand across the quilt to the surface of her lower abdomen, with an inexplicable look in her eyes, "Really... it's happening."

"That's right. It's been two months. She's going to give birth next January. You're the same. You don't pay any attention at all. It's OK if you're young, but is your husband young too?"

Qi Xinglan blushed with shame, "He... is a little older than me, 22 years old, and he doesn't know about this either..."

"Judging from your attire, you must be from a wealthy family. Why don't you have any followers around you, and only one horse?"

Qi Xinglan touched the tip of her nose and didn't tell the whole story. "It's just... it's a long story."

The ending tone habitually has a slightly uplifting feeling, just like when she is with Hui Lin, as if she is acting coquettishly.

Wen Jiayu knew that he might not want to say more, so she didn't ask any more. "Then can you get out of bed? I've put the food on the table, you can eat first, and you can still have time to go home when you have enough energy."

"I...I can get out of bed. Um...what's your name? Is it you, my brother, who saved me?"

Wen Jiayu helped him over and replied, "My name is Wen Jiayu, but it wasn't me who saved you. It was my husband. He just went out for something and will be back soon."

"Oh, then I'll have to thank him specifically later!"

"Okay, you eat first." Wen Jiayu couldn't help but touch Qi Xinglan's head. Fortunately, Qi Xinglan didn't reject it and smiled at him with bright eyes.

Qi Xinglan was very hungry. Although the etiquette was still there, she ate much faster than usual.

"Brother Jiayu, I'm done eating."

"That requires..."

"Wife, I'm back."

Hearing the man's voice, Qi Xinglan secretly concluded in her heart that this must be a man with a similar build to Hui Lin.

As expected, when Qi Xinglan saw the real person, his stature was probably comparable to Hui Lin's.

Qi Xinglan stood up and said, "Hello, benefactor. Thank you for saving me."

His sudden action actually scared Ye Buwei.

"What are you doing? It's my duty to save you. You look like my adoptive father. I saw a man there when I stepped out of the door and picked you up."

He handed the wild rabbit in his hand to Wen Jiayu, "Let it keep company with the one I caught for you earlier."

Wen Jiayu was overjoyed, and kissed the corner of his mouth at the suggestion of Bu Wei, "Thank you, husband."

Bu Yiwei then said to Wen Jiayu, "I met a few people on the road. They were acting sneaky and seemed to be searching for something, so I just killed them directly."

Qi Xinglan was shocked when he heard this. Killed them all? He was the only one! He was truly a martial arts master who was hiding his true strength!

Perhaps he realized that Qi Xinglan was still there, so in order to ease the awkwardness, he made small talk, "Well...how are you? My wife knows medicine, and used to be a military doctor. Has she seen you?"

"Hmm... I saw it. So, what's your name, benefactor? When I get home, I'll ask my husband to bring you some gifts as a thank you."

Bu Yiwei waved his hands and said nonchalantly: "Well, my name is Bu Yiwei, and my adoptive father gave me this name. As for thank-you gifts, there is no need. I am just an unknown person in the martial arts world."

"How can that be! You saved me and my child, I must thank you. Otherwise, tell me who your adoptive father is, and I will give him a gift as a thank you for saving me."

Having said that, the atmosphere seemed to suddenly stagnate.

Qi Xinglan sensed that the atmosphere was not right, and looked left and right, not daring to say anything.

Wen Jiayu gently stroked the arm of Qi Xinglan as if to comfort him, and then shook her head at Qi Xinglan, probably meaning that it was none of his business and that he should not blame himself.

In the end, he didn't want to break the silence, he found a chair and sat down, "My adoptive father was from the Central Plains, he was harmed by a villain... he died a long time ago."

Qi Xinglan felt that this man's experience was so similar to that of his own father... Combining this story with what the great hero had said, Qi Xinglan spoke silently, "My benefactor, your adoptive father's name is Qi Liang?"

As soon as these words came out, the two people next to him raised their heads almost at the same time.

Facing their gazes, Qi Xinglan was a little hesitant, "No..."

"Yes, I used to be a military doctor in the Qi family army. I met my husband when I was treating his injuries," said Wen Jiayu.

Seeing that Yi Buwei was still silent, Wen Jiayu simply finished the words for him, "My adoptive father was the matchmaker between him and me. He saw that he hadn't found a partner for a long time, so he asked him what kind of person he liked. He said he liked people of the same sex, so he introduced me to him."

"Later, something happened to my adoptive father. He knew that he was impulsive and would not think before he spoke or did anything. Before the accident, he wrote to him and told him not to do anything and just go with the flow."

"My foster father said that the emperor is incompetent and the Great Zhou may not last long. They cannot escape the fate of death."

"But my husband...is not really an obedient person. He withdrew his troops after my adoptive father left. Later, he built a stronghold and specialized in punishing evildoers. The imperial court thought he was quite useful and wanted to recruit him."

At this point, Wen Jiayu glanced at Bu Wei, who was silent but holding his hand tightly, and said slowly: "If you don't agree to surrender, you will only be oppressed. The brothers were originally formed from the underworld, and some of them came here because of their reputation..."

"Once the imperial edict is issued, everyone will disperse."

"In order to get away from the danger, we came to Xiyuan. The people there are kind and the king is wise. If nothing unexpected happens, we will not leave."

Qi Xinglan was so fascinated by what he was saying that she almost asked Wen Jiayu about the specific events of punishing criminals and eliminating evil, before she realized that this was not a story.

Hearing them praising Hui Lin again, Qi Xinglan couldn't help showing a look of pride.

Bu Yiwei finally spoke, "My adoptive father's family has been in trouble. I only heard that his son and daughter were exiled to the southern border, but how come you are in Xiyuan?"

Qi Xinglan rested her elbows on the table, supported her chin with her hands and said, "It's a long story..."

......

"It's just that Huilin and I were already married, and I'm pregnant, that's it."

"It won't be long before Huilin finds this place. I'll bring him to say hello to you then."

Seeing how well Qi Xinglan was dressed, Lin thought that she really liked him. Seeing that Wei was hesitant to speak, Wen Jiayu asked, "How does he treat you? Do you really like him?"

Qi Xinglan thought about it carefully, "He is really good to me, considerate and attentive to every detail, and always goes along with me in everything. I... should like him a little bit."

"Anyway... no matter how you look at it, there won't be anyone better than him."