Chapter 144 Meeting
On the way out of the underground cage, Jiang Lan begged the masked official to save her cousin. Her cousin was also captured, and no one knew where he was being held.
The other party nodded, took everyone out and went to look for someone else.
When she came out from underground, the dazzling sunlight was so blinding that she couldn't open her eyes. Especially after staying in the dark basement for a long time, the light became even more dazzling. When a girl who had been locked in a cage for more than a year saw the sunlight again, she felt dizzy and almost fainted.
Jiang Lan was also blinded by the sunlight and raised her hand to block some of the light. Suddenly, a figure appeared from the halo shining between her fingers. The familiar face was sometimes blurry and sometimes clear in the dazzling light.
She stared at the figure blankly, tears welling up in her eyes. She ran towards him with all her strength, threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly. Tears flowed like a flood, and all the hardships and grievances flowed out with the tears at this moment.
She cried until she was out of breath, tears gushing out like mushrooms after rain, and no matter how much she cried, she couldn't stop crying...
Everyone looked at the disheveled girl in surprise as she suddenly rushed over and hugged their Crown Prince, crying loudly in his arms.
The incident happened suddenly and no one reacted yet. When they finally reacted, two black-armored cavalrymen were about to come over to pull her away, but were stopped by another person who looked very interested, as if he was watching a good show.
Everyone listened to her crying until she had cried enough, wiped away her tears, and when she raised her tearful face to look at him, she was stunned again.
It was clearly the same face, but there was only indifference on that face. He looked at her as if he was looking at a strange stranger. His peach blossom eyes were as indifferent as ice, without a trace of tenderness.
She felt awkward at first, and for a moment thought she had hugged the wrong person. But looking at that face, whether it was the eyebrows, eyes, nose, or mouth, every contour was the same, and the incredibly familiar touch when she hugged him, there was no mistake. It must be him, but why did he seem to not recognize her? Could it be that he couldn't recognize her in front of so many people...
When she turned around to look at the people around her, she found that Ye Xuanhe was there too. It was he who had just stopped the two black-armored cavalrymen.
She was even more convinced that he had his own difficulties. It must be because there were so many people around that he couldn't recognize her yet. It didn't matter. She could wait a little longer. She had already found him. She could wait until the two of them were alone together to properly recognize each other.
At this time, Ye Xuanhe came over and bowed, "Your Highness, what do you want to do with these people?"
When Jiang Lan heard the voice of "Your Highness the Crown Prince", her heart skipped a beat and her face was filled with surprise.
Qi Wuhan glanced down at her crying face that looked like a cat, then glanced down again, landing on the hands that were still hugging her waist, and said indifferently, "Have you hugged her enough?"
Although she knew that he must have his own difficulties, Jiang Lan still felt wronged and sad when she heard him speak to her in such a cold tone. However, she also knew that she had to put the overall situation first. She had just withdrawn her hand and he was about to leave. She hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and asked him where he was going, fearing that he would disappear if she let go.
Qi Wuhan glanced at the hand that was holding her sleeve again, and with a flick of his sleeve, a cold breeze swept through his sleeve, and the piece of clothing slipped from her hand. She wanted to grab something again, but was swept away by his cold eyes. She stood there in a daze, at a loss like a child who had been severely reprimanded...
At this moment, a weak voice of "Sister Lan" came into her ears, and she suddenly woke up from a dream, and saw the masked official walking over with Xie Yun. She hurried over to check on him and saw that his face was pale without a trace of blood. The next moment, she found that he was covering his abdomen with his hands, and there was a large patch of bright red blood on his clothes, as if he had been stabbed in the abdomen.
After Xie Yun was dragged back by the wolves, he was stabbed by the man who drove the wolves and hung upside down in the sheep pen to bleed to death. Fortunately, he was found in time, otherwise he would have bled to death.
"Is there a doctor? Cousin Yun, you're fine. You will definitely be fine. Go find a doctor quickly..." Jiang Lan covered the wound on Xie Yun's abdomen with her hands and shouted for someone to find a doctor. She was so anxious that tears began to fall again.
Xie Yun gave her a pale smile to comfort her, his voice weak and intermittent, "Sister Lan...it's okay, I'm lucky...I have a long life...I won't die..."
Jiang Lan nodded with a choked voice and ran towards Qi Wuhan, placing all her hopes on him. She knew he would definitely help her.
But this time, before she could get close to him, she was stopped by two black-armored cavalrymen. She tried to rush over but they grabbed her arms and forced her to kneel down. He just glanced at her with indifference and turned away, as if she was just an insignificant stranger whose life or death had nothing to do with him.
Seeing Jiang Lan being pressed to her knees on the ground, Xie Yun struggled to stand up and wanted to go over to help her. He fell to the ground just after taking a step. Jiang Lan bit the hand of a black-armored cavalryman and was kicked to the ground by the other party. Qi Wuhan's eyes slightly turned to the side, and the black-armored cavalryman lowered his head and retreated to the side without using violence against Jiang Lan again.
"Your Highness, are you feeling distressed?" Ye Xuanhe asked casually.
Qi Wuhan did not answer, his expression remained indifferent, without a single ripple.
Jiang Lan didn't care about the pain in her body, nor did she care about the humiliation. She quickly got up and ran to Xie Yun to help him up. Seeing that his wounds were bleeding again, she gritted her teeth and said to Qi Wuhan's back, "If you don't help me, I will never forgive you in my life!"
He tilted his gaze slightly and said to Ye Xuanhe, "Take these people back. Keep alive the one who can tame wolves, and kill the rest." He said the last sentence lightly, his tone as indifferent as that of a heartless executioner, without a trace of mercy.
"Where are those two?" Ye Xuanhe pointed in the direction of Jiang Lan and Xie Yun.
Qi Wuhan said indifferently: "Send the living ones to the mines, and don't worry about the dying ones."
"Either take us with you, or don't care whether we live or die!" Jiang Lan hugged Xie Yun tightly and would never leave him here alone to die.
Qi Wuhan glanced over there and said in a colder tone, "Take him away."
Two black-armored cavalrymen came over and grabbed Jiang Lan's arms to take her away, but she held Xie Yun tightly and refused to let go.
"Then let's take it together." Ye Xuanhe said.
Seeing that Qi Wuhan didn't say anything, the two black-armored cavalrymen let go of Jiang Lan.
"Something else of mine was stolen, and it contained medicine. Can you help me find it?" She looked at Qi Wuhan with hope, but her brows were wrinkled as if she was about to cry.
At this time, the masked official brought a satchel and handed it to her before leaving. Jiang Lan thanked him gratefully from his back, then took out the bottle of tonic that Ye Rushui had given her before from the bag, poured out a pill from the bottle and fed it to Xie Yun, then found a bottle of gold wound powder specially used to treat external injuries from the bag, and began to untie Xie Yun's belt to apply the medicine to him.
Qi Wuhan looked sideways, his brows furrowed slightly.
Then the masked official came over again, took the bottle of medicine powder from Jiang Lan, and used a dagger to cut open Xie Yun's clothes and sprinkled the powder on them. Xie Yun gritted his teeth and groaned in pain. The other party tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and bandaged his wound with a very neat movement. After treating his wound, he left. Jiang Lan thanked him again from his back.
After taking the pill specifically for replenishing Qi and blood, Xie Yun's pale face regained some color. Jiang Lan asked him if he felt better, and he nodded. As she helped him up, a black-armored cavalryman ordered:
"You two, go over there."
Jiang Lan glanced at Qi Wuhan, her eyes seemed to have thousands of words to say to him, but he always had his back to her, like a cold and solitary stone. Xie Yun called him brother-in-law from behind, and Qi Wuhan's eyes slightly turned to the side, with a look of displeasure.
"Hurry up!" The black-armored cavalryman pushed Xie Yun forward so hard that he almost fell to the ground. Jiang Lan glared at him and said, "We can walk on our own." Then she helped Xie Yun catch up with the team in front and walked out of the village. She kept looking back at his back as she walked. Xie Yun whispered to her to comfort her, "Let's not rush. Let's find out what happened to my brother-in-law first."
Jiang Lan nodded. The most urgent thing was to find out what happened in the month when he was brought to Beimo and why he became the Crown Prince of Beimo. She had a vague guess in her mind, but there were still too many mysteries to be solved.
When they left, the black-armored cavalry set fire to the village.
The fire quickly spread under the scorching sun and soon engulfed the entire village.
"Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for another remarkable achievement. This time he wiped out the Greedy Wolf Gang in one fell swoop. Those old guys have nothing to say anymore." Ye Xuanhe congratulated with a casual smile.
Qi Wuhan turned around and glanced ahead, passing by the figures of Jiang Lan and Xie Yun. He asked indifferently, "You said before that I was married in the Central Plains. Is she the Central Plains woman I married before?"
"Then, Your Highness, have you remembered anything?" Ye Xuanhe asked, his amber pupils slightly narrowed, revealing a hint of cunning.
Qi Wuhan said indifferently: "I am not interested in knowing about the past."
"Then Your Highness, do you want her to serve you?" Ye Xuanhe asked again.
Qi Wuhan's eyes tilted slightly, "Are you testing me?"
"I dare not." Ye Xuanhe bowed.
At this time, a black eagle flew over from the sky. Qi Wuhan raised one hand, and the black eagle landed steadily on his arm. He took out the small golden letter box, poured out the note inside, opened it and took a look, "My father summons me to return quickly."
"Then Your Highness, please go back first, and leave the rest to me." Ye Xuanhe said.
Qi Wuhan led a team of black-armored cavalry and left first. The yellow sand was as smooth as flat ground under the iron cavalry, and they rushed forward at lightning speed, like a gust of wind sweeping past.
Jiang Lan supported Xie Yun and followed at the back of the group. The cold wind from the cavalry blew on her face. She watched his figure quickly disappear behind the sand dunes ahead, and she could no longer see him...
At this time, Ye Xuanhe rode over leisurely on a black horse and said in a casual tone, "I really underestimated you. You actually came here."
Jiang Lan asked, "What did you do to him?"
Ye Xuanhe laughed and said, "Didn't he tell you anything? He's our Majesty's eldest son. His biological mother is Princess Zhaoyang. He was conceived when our Majesty was a hostage in the Central Plains. He's the prince our Majesty values the most. His Majesty has never appointed a crown prince, just to wait for his return."
Jiang Lan remained silent, her heart a tangled mess. She had originally been confident in bringing him back, but could she still do that now? She felt the Emperor must know his background and was therefore wary of him. If she allowed him to go back with her, would the Emperor still let him go? She knew in her heart that the answer was no, and the best outcome would be lifelong imprisonment...
"Earlier, His Majesty asked me to go to the Central Plains to bring back Her Royal Highness the Princess. Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has also returned, the family of three is finally reunited." Ye Xuanhe changed the subject, "If you truly cared about His Royal Highness, you shouldn't have come to him. I assume your Emperor sent you here. If you had brought His Royal Highness back, would your Emperor continue to raise a tiger as a threat?"
Jiang Lan lowered her eyes and said nothing, her heart in a daze, as if the purpose of her coming here suddenly disappeared. She knew that she must go back. The emperor only gave her three months, but she still wanted to stay with him a little longer, even for a day. She wanted to hear him call her Xiaolan again, to be held in his arms, to go horseback riding with him... She also wanted to do many things with him and say many words to him.
"Even if he is your Crown Prince, he is still my brother-in-law and Sister Lan's husband. Do you still want to cheat and deny it?" Xie Yun encouraged Jiang Lan again, "Sister Lan, since you are here, you can't come in vain. I don't believe that my brother-in-law is such a jerk that he would deny it after we had a wedding night together. If he is such a jerk, I will beat him up to vent your anger."
"You are so stupid." Ye Xuanhe smiled casually, "I was planning to let you go, but it seems that you have to suffer a little." After saying that, he rode the big black horse forward.
"You are so stupid," Xie Yun pulled the wound when he got angry. Jiang Lan told him not to be angry and not to argue with him.
After walking for more than an hour, the two could no longer keep up with the team. Xie Yun's throat was almost smoking from working so hard, and he had no strength to move forward. He was almost entirely dependent on Jiang Lan to lead him. She raised her hand to block his head to provide him with as much shade as possible. She herself was so thirsty that her lips were chapped. She wanted to shout to the people in front to wait, but her voice was drowned out by the heat wave. Seeing that the team was getting farther and farther away, they were about to be left behind.
She looked at the endless yellow sand around her, without a trace of green. If they were really left behind, the two of them would have no choice but to wait for death.
She squatted down and tried to carry Xie Yun forward. She finally stood up tremblingly, but fell on the yellow sand as soon as she took a step.
At this time, a water bag was thrown over.
Jiang Lan quickly picked it up and fed Xie Yun a sip of water, then fed him another sip of water. Seeing that he was feeling better, she raised the water bag and drank a sip of water.
Then the masked official came over and carried Xie Yun on his back. Jiang Lan was extremely grateful to him, but he never said a word.
The three of them slowly caught up with the team and continued walking forward for more than an hour. It was getting dark, and after walking in the darkness for most of the night, they finally saw the outline of the city.
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