Last night, An Jiu led the Shadow Guards to lure away the wolf pack. Now it's noon, and they are getting closer and closer to the Yanlian Mountains.
He stood still on his tall horse, gazing at the distant Yanlian Mountain, with his Shadow Guards following closely behind.
One of the Shadow Guards whispered, "That alpha wolf last night was really strange, it was like it knew us."
Their mission was to meet the Crown Prince. The events of last night were strange, but he could only mutter a few words under his breath, and no other Shadow Guards responded to him.
With his keen ears, An Jiu naturally took the Shadow Guard's words to heart.
Last night, he led the Shadow Guards to lure away the wolves, giving Lord Kang Le a chance to escape.
Because of the uneven terrain of the hills, the Shadow Guards, riding their spirited horses, were nearly bitten on the rump by the wolves while trying to escape their pursuit.
Even as the night wore on, the wolves continued to pursue them relentlessly. Fortunately, they managed to ride across the plains and gain some distance from the wolves.
This situation did not last long; the spirited horse beneath them had been running on the grassland for too long and was already showing signs of fatigue.
Just as they were preparing to fight the wolf pack, a wolf led a dozen or so wolves and angrily began to fight the pack.
Despite his doubts, it was the perfect time to escape, so An Jiu tightened the reins and led the Shadow Guards all the way to Yanlian Mountain.
Recalling this, An Jiu stopped thinking about it and focused on her young master, who was still trapped in the Yanlian Mountains and whose current situation was unknown.
He whispered, "Hide the horses. There's a cliff in Yanlian Mountain with rugged and dangerous terrain. We'll sneak up from the bottom of the cliff."
If his guess is correct, the Tatars must have deployed the fewest personnel there due to the terrain.
A dozen or so men abandoned their horses and headed straight for the Yanlian Mountains.
Just as An Jiu had predicted, there were only a dozen or so Tatars guarding the cliff.
To avoid alerting the enemy, the Shadow Guards took advantage of the midday drowsiness and quietly crept to the bottom of the cliff.
When the dozen or so people quietly and quickly reached the bottom of the cliff, the scene before them surprised them.
At the bottom of the cliff were corpses, as if they had fallen from a great height and crashed onto the sharp rocks. Their faces were all blurred and their bodies were covered in blood.
Bloodied arms and legs, all decapitated, made the scene hundreds of times more horrific than a battlefield where blood had just been shed.
What's going on?
An Jiu was filled with questions, and before he could figure them out, he heard the suppressed exclamation of the Shadow Guard.
"Our brothers are here!"
Upon hearing the sound, the Shadow Guards immediately abandoned their search of the surroundings and rushed towards the source of their companions' exclamations.
As their leader, An Jiu naturally rushed over immediately.
Three Shadow Guards lay sprawled on the sharp rocks, some prone, some prone, but fortunately, bushes nearby had broken through the rocks, preventing them from being decapitated.
In this situation, the Shadow Guards remained silent, their eyes fixed on their former comrades-in-arms.
An Jiu crouched down, placed his large hand over the eye sockets of one of the Shadow Guards, and gently closed the Shadow Guard's wide-open eyes.
Then he stood up and said, "Check around to see if the Lord of Kang Le is there!"
The Shadow Guards accepted the order and dispersed to search the surrounding area.
An Jiu stood still, and soon a dozen or so Shadow Guards gathered around him again.
One of them said, "The head of Kang Le Township is not at the bottom of the cliff."
Upon hearing this, An Jiu's brows remained furrowed. The three Shadow Guards who had died last night had escorted the Lord of Kang Le Township away from the pursuit of the wild wolves, and today they had perished at the bottom of the cliff.
The fact that the head of Kang Le Township was not among them is undoubtedly good news.
But if they fell into the hands of the Tatars, it would probably be a more torturous experience than death.
An Jiu dared not think too deeply, she suppressed the chill emanating from her body, and whispered to the Shadow Guards, "Go up the cliff and find the whereabouts of the young master and the Princess of Kangle!"
"yes!"
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Meanwhile, the commotion outside the tree hole grew louder and louder. Lu Qiqi, holding Song Yanqing in her arms, held her breath and peered through the tree hole to check the situation.
Dozens of feet passed by the tree hole, their steps quick, as if they were chasing something.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
Their footsteps were hurrying down the mountain.
Go down the mountain?
Could it be that someone from down the mountain has come to help?
The commotion outside stopped. Considering Song Yanqing's injuries, Lu Qiqi gently placed her hand on his eyes, preparing to take him into the space to heal.
The light in the space was brighter than in the cave. Lu Qiqi was afraid that Song Yanqing's eyes couldn't handle the strong light. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, making her palms a little itchy.
Song Yanqing felt the warmth on her eyes and laboriously raised her hand to cover them.
He said, "Qiqi, do you still remember the jade pendant that Heshun Prefecture gave you?"
Lu Qiqi wanted to tell him to keep quiet and conserve his energy, but she changed her mind and said, "I remember."
Upon hearing this, Song Yanqing's mind was filled with images of Lu Qiqi, as if a series of images were flashing through her mind.
There are images of them cooking and lighting fires on their journey to escape famine, and of his beautiful face with a slightly furrowed brow as he applies medicine to his wounds.
She can be mischievous at times, calm and composed at others, and sometimes she can bring him unexpected surprises.
It all feels like yesterday.
As Song Yanqing recalled, a smile appeared on his lips. With his last bit of strength, he said hoarsely, "Qiqi, that jade pendant can be used to control the assets under my name."
I presented you with this jade pendant as a betrothal gift, intending to visit your home and formally propose marriage when the time is right.
That's probably not possible now.
This bento box is a dowry for you, to help you choose a husband later.
Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi's heart tightened suddenly, as if dense needles were piercing her heart.
She suppressed a sob and cried, "The jade pendant can only be used as a betrothal gift! I won't let you die!"
Song Yanqing, who was in his arms, had a smile on his lips after hearing her words. He wanted to say "okay".
But his eyelids grew heavier and heavier, making it impossible for him to utter a single word. Then his mind went blank, and he fell into a state of confusion.
Seeing that Song Yanqing did not react, and knowing that his injuries could not be delayed any longer, Lu Qiqi used her mind to bring him into the space.
The moment she entered the space, Lu Qiqi severed the connection between the space and the outside world, creating a separate time that belonged only to the space, making it easier to heal Song Yanqing.
The next moment, the two found themselves in a small wooden house in the space.
The window of the cabin was open, and light shone in from outside. Only then could Lu Qiqi see Song Yanqing's pale face and the blood-stained inner garment exposed at his neck.
Lu Qiqi then realized that the person in her arms had fallen into a coma. She quickly took off Song Yanqing's outer clothes and treated his wounds.
Song Yanqing had countless scars on his body, including wounds from sharp blades on his arms and legs.
When she saw Song Yanqing's back, stained with blood, she was heartbroken beyond words.
They could only slowly turn him over, carefully tear open his blood-stained clothes, wash him with spiritual spring water, and then apply medicine to his back.
She hoped in her heart that the young man who had stirred her heart would recover quickly!
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