Shen Qingyu watched as the man collapsed onto her like a mountain of gold and a jade pillar falling down, and for a moment she couldn't even scream.
Her throat tightened as she looked at the man who had collapsed into her arms.
Even at this moment, Qi Yunxiao was still thinking about Shen Qingyu, and ordered Chen San, who had come over to check on the situation, "Protect the princess with all your might."
Chen San choked up, then nodded forcefully: "Yes!"
Then Qi Yunxiao fainted.
Shen Qingyu disregarded everything else; she first checked Qi Yunxiao's injuries. The arrow had pierced Li Jiaoyue's chest and then stabbed into Qi Yunxiao's shoulder, but it shouldn't have damaged his heart or lungs.
However, these arrows were not ordinary arrows; they were from an improved crossbow, thicker, with a longer range and greater penetrating power.
Only then could it penetrate Li Jiaoyue and then pierce Qi Yunxiao's shoulder.
Without saying a word, Shen Qingyu began to remove the arrow and stop the bleeding before looking at Li Jiaoyue.
The Dragon Guards had already surrounded the area, blocking out all sight and danger, and a signal flare shot into the sky, trailing white smoke.
Li Jiaoyue jumped out hastily, and the crossbow bolt pierced her abdomen, causing blood to gush out like a fountain.
Did this penetrating wound damage the intestines? Is there an infection in the abdominal cavity? Are any vital blood vessels damaged?
These all need to be dealt with as soon as possible.
Shen Qingyu gritted her teeth and said to Li Jiaoyue, "Hold on! I'll stop the bleeding right away!"
Li Jiaoyue's face was deathly pale, clearly from excessive blood loss. She looked at Shen Qingyu in a daze, and smiled with a look of relief: "Don't treat my injuries. If you can't save me, my mother might blame you for your poor medical skills."
Shen Qingyu glared at her, but didn't stop what she was doing: "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking! Let me tell you, there's hope as long as you're alive. If you die, nothing's left!"
Li Jiaoyue was stunned for a moment, then disbelief flashed in her eyes: "How did you know?"
Do I know it's difficult?
"Then why did you say..." that there is hope only when you are alive?
Are you trying to give me hope?
"You wish!"
"If you can win his heart, I won't stop you. If you don't have the ability, don't expect me to let you have it."
After Shen Qingyu finished speaking, she glared at her again, and the scissors she took out from her crossbody bag (space storage) quickly cut open Li Jiaoyue's clothes that were injuring her.
"I need to cut open your stomach to stop the bleeding and stitch you up, otherwise you'll be in serious danger. Time is of the essence, there's no anesthesia, you'll just have to tough it out. Hold on! Do you hear me?"
After Shen Qingyu finished speaking, without waiting for Li Jiaoyue's reply, she silently cut open Li Jiaoyue's abdomen with her scalpel.
Li Jiaoyue was trembling with pain, her whole body drenched in sweat, but she gritted her teeth and remained silent.
Shen Qingyu flipped her hand and took out a piece of century-old ginseng from her spatial storage, stuffing it into Li Jiaoyue's mouth: "Hold it in your mouth. It's for keeping you alive."
The commander of the Imperial Guards arrived quickly with his men. Shi Jixian glanced at the crossbow bolt with a dark face, then waved his hand and ordered his men to search for the suspect.
In an instant, half of Zhuque Street was cleared out, with only Shen Qingyu busy among the human walls formed by the Dragon Guards.
The intestines were fine, but the uterus ruptured!
Shen Qingyu's heart sank: She jumped way too high!
Gritting her teeth, Shen Qingyu decided to try to save her.
Suture, stitch, stop bleeding...
Shen Qingyu didn't forget to thoroughly clean her wound with spiritual spring water, and then wrapped it with sterile gauze taken from the space warehouse.
After dealing with Li Jiaoyue, both women were drenched in sweat.
Li Jiaoyue was in pain, and Shen Qingyu was exhausted.
It's impossible not to be exhausted after saving two lives.
"Alright." Shen Qingyu sighed weakly, her whole body slumped down, and only then did she have the mind to look to the side.
Qi Yunxiao, who was standing nearby, had already been lifted onto the carriage. The imperial physician of the Great Xia Dynasty, who had come upon hearing the news, took Qi Yunxiao's pulse under the supervision of the Imperial Guards.
The commander of the Imperial Guards, Shi Jixian, was waiting outside with a stern face.
Shen Qingyu had the female guards escort Li Jiaoyue to another carriage, where the general's wife, who had been waiting outside, also arrived.
Her face was deathly pale. She silently bowed to Shen Qingyu, then climbed into the carriage, which rolled away.
The general's wife had no face to blame the man for her daughter marrying him.
What's more, they even saved their own daughter's life!
Back at the Sifang Pavilion, Shen Qingyu asked Shi Jixian, "Who did this?"
Shi Jixian said with a stern face: "The remnant of the Second Prince. He has already escaped. He is extremely skilled in martial arts. My men arrived too late and failed to catch him."
Before Shen Qingyu could ask further, Shi Jixian added, "He is also the martial arts instructor of the Second Prince, Miss Li, and Princess Fangyi."
"Huh?" Shen Qingyu was taken aback.
"Why? For the Second Prince?"
Shi Jixian opened his mouth, unsure how to answer, and finally said with difficulty, "Perhaps you can ask Miss Li when she wakes up."
Does Li Jiaoyue know the answer?
Is it because of Li Jiaoyue?
This was the thought that came to Shen Qingyu subconsciously.
However, since Shi Jixian didn't say anything, she didn't press the matter and had no choice but to take her leave to take good care of Qi Yunxiao.
Although Li Jiaoyue suffered a penetrating wound, it was located in her lower abdomen, yet her life was not in danger.
On the contrary, Qi Yunxiao was shot two inches below the shoulder. The arrowhead damaged the bone and blood vessels, and he was unconscious for a long time.
Shen Qingyu stayed by his bedside, feeding him spiritual spring water from time to time.
Chen San felt very guilty, so he led his men to guard the courtyard inside and out, making the courtyard as secure as an iron barrel.
It wasn't until late at night that Qi Yunxiao woke up. When he did, he saw Shen Qingyu sitting on the footstool, wrapped in a blanket, asleep.
The young woman under the lamp was in a sorry state; her hair was disheveled, her clothes were rumpled, and there were bloodstains on her body.
Her skin was as good as ever, but she was probably having a nightmare; her brows were furrowed, and her breathing was short and heavy.
Recalling what happened during the day, Qi Yunxiao couldn't help but reach out and touch her slightly disheveled hair.
Shen Qingyu immediately woke up and almost reflexively looked at Qi Yunxiao, only to meet his deep, dark eyes.
After a brief moment of surprise, Shen Qingyu reached out and touched his forehead: "Awake? Do you have a fever? Is anything bothering you?"
Qi Yunxiao had a slight fever, which was normal, but his spirits were still good: "I'm a little hungry."
"Okay. I've made you some porridge. You can only have porridge today."
"Okay." Qi Yunxiao obediently agreed, waiting for Shen Qingyu to bring him porridge and feed him spoonful by spoonful.
After finishing a bowl of porridge, Qi Yunxiao said he wouldn't drink anymore, but Shen Qingyu drank another bowl by herself.
After Shen Qingyu put down her bowl, Qi Yunxiao looked at her intently for a while before asking, "How is she?"
Shen Qingyu shook her head and said frankly, "I don't know yet. I saved her and her life is not in danger, but she damaged her uterus. Although I repaired it, it may affect her ability to have children in the future."
"What?" Qi Yunxiao frowned, his face turning grim.
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