◇ Chapter 70 (70) Escape and Hiding, Bo Kang’s Abnormality
There weren't many people outside, only about a dozen or so. When the sounds of fighting faded, Lianzhi wanted to open the window to see where they were, but the carriage jolted violently.
The guards outside the carriage had already raised their iron shields. The muffled thuds of arrows piercing the shields echoed continuously. The arrows were unable to reach the carriage, but the groom in front had already fallen to the ground, shot by arrows, and the horse had also been hit by several arrows. The horse raised its hooves and neighed, then fell to the ground, causing the carriage to tremble violently.
As soon as Lianzhi stood up, she was shaken and fell down.
The car door was knocked open and he almost rolled out. He grabbed the door tightly to prevent himself from falling. When his eyes fell on the ground, Lianzhi was shocked.
Outside the carriage, chaos reigned. Nearly all the Helan envoys had been shot and fell to the ground, their blood spilling everywhere. The officials of Daning fled in all directions, and King Mu's personal guards had vanished.
Lianzhi heard the sound of swords being unsheathed and the sound of fighting getting closer and closer.
Something is wrong.
Could it be... Could it be that there are more than a dozen people on the opposite side and he made a wrong judgment?
"Come back!" Seeing Lianzhi about to jump out of the car to help, Arus quickly pulled him back and gritted his teeth, "Are you going out to die?"
"If you don't escape, you'll die." Lianzhi said coldly, "Didn't you hear? They're coming to kill us. I suspect they're coming for us. I'll run out first. You find a chance and take Yuyao away!"
With that, Lianzhi decisively jumped out of the carriage. The nearby guards were all wounded, and he used his shield as cover, attempting to escape when several fireballs grazed his hair. Before Lianzhi could react, the carriage behind him burst into flames.
There is a musket on the opposite side!
"Get on the horse!"
Warm, wet hands stained with blood lifted him up by the waist. His official uniform was stained crimson, making him look like a bloody man. He held the lotus branch tightly in his arms and raised his sword to kill the assassin who blocked his way.
Lianzhi huddled in his arms, silent. Bo Kang assumed she was frightened and focused on dealing with the assassins before him. The assassins were far more numerous than they had anticipated. As the guards captured the archers ambushed in the forest and prepared to torture them to reveal the identity of their mastermind, another large group of knife-wielding assassins rushed out from the roadside.
Many guards were already injured and had no strength left to fight. Looking around, only half of the people in the convoy were left.
"Lian'er." Bai Kang was exhausted, panting heavily, and his voice was very soft. "If I die... don't worry about me, spur the horse, and run away quickly."
Lianzhi lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking. Seeing the assassin across from her swinging his knife, pointing it directly at Bo Kang's face, Lianzhi suddenly pulled out the dagger from her waist and fiercely stabbed the arm of the person next to her!
The assassin's sword slipped from his hand, and Bo Kang seized the opportunity to strike the assassin dead with a backhand strike. Seizing this opportunity, the two of them broke through the encirclement and rode away. With the assassins still chasing them, Bo Kang shouted, speeding up and shaking off the pursuers.
Only when he could no longer see anyone behind him did Bo Kang finally breathe a sigh of relief. Severe pain washed over him like a tide, and his vision went black. When he woke up again, it was pitch black around him, with only a faint light in the distance. Lianzhi was kneeling beside him, cleaning his body.
"Lian'er..." Bai Kang opened his mouth, his voice frighteningly hoarse.
Lianzhi moved very carefully, no longer clumsy like before, perhaps because he was afraid of really hurting Bai Kang. He lowered his head and gave Bai Kang a complicated look: "Why do you have to make yourself like this?"
"I'm glad you're okay." Bo Kang smiled and started coughing violently. Lianzhi helped him up and gave him some water. Suddenly, her eyebrows furrowed and she got angry for no reason: "Drink it yourself!"
Bo Kang was stunned: "Baby...?"
"You're saying I lied to you, but didn't you lie to me too?" Lianzhi sneered, "Why did you hire someone to pretend to be an assassin? Aren't you afraid that Chen Fengke or the Helan tribe will find out?"
Bai Kang didn't expect him to guess the truth so quickly. He opened his mouth in surprise and quickly began to cover up: "What are you talking about? When did I lie to you?"
I can't admit it, at least, I can't let Lianzhi know...
"Do you think I'm blind? Almost all the dead guards were from the Helan tribe. Even if I pretend to be deaf and dumb, do you think others will cooperate with you?" Lianzhi became increasingly agitated and cursed, "You still think I'm a fool! How could ordinary assassins and bandits have weapons like muskets!"
Bai Kang was silent.
He almost tacitly agreed to this matter. Lianzhi sneered again; "It was Chen Fengke who ordered you, right? He was afraid of the Helan tribe, so he asked you to capture the marriage party in one fell swoop and kill me too..."
"No, Lian'er!" Bai Kang sat up anxiously, ignoring the pain in his lungs and throat, and hurriedly explained, "We don't want to kill you!"
He spoke too quickly and began to cough rapidly, his voice wheezing, as if he was leaking air. It was obvious that he had a chest injury. Lianzhi's expression softened a lot. She worriedly unbuttoned Bai Kang's clothes and saw that there were indeed two knife wounds on his chest. Lianzhi's eyes suddenly reddened and she said angrily, "If there are no wounds, then there are no wounds. Just talk properly, why are you in such a hurry?"
Bai Kang laughed again, his face still stained with blood, looking a bit silly. Lianzhi said angrily, "How are we going to explain this to Da Xi Mi? She's no pushover. She'll definitely see that you're all acting this out. Not to mention you're injured, even if you and King Mu were dead, she'd be able to tell."
"I'll explain this matter myself," Bo Kang said, pretending to be profound. Unexpectedly, this remark angered Lian Zhi again. Lian Zhi shook him fiercely: "What explanation do you need!"
He lost his temper for no apparent reason, and Bai Kang was used to it. He probably wasn't mad at him, so he was about to explain when Lianzhi picked up the fallen handkerchief, wet it, and wiped Bai Kang's face viciously. She only stopped when his skin turned red.
It was already getting light outside. It was winter, and the sun rose late. It was probably already the morning hour. They seemed to be in a cave somewhere. They were deep inside, their horses still tied outside, and they could hear the sound of horse hooves.
Bai Kang's injuries had been bandaged and treated promptly, so he was only slightly warm. Lianzhi was afraid he would be cold, so she hugged him tightly and said, "Brother Kang, when are we leaving? They must be looking for us."
"When it's light again and I've recovered some strength, I'll take you away," Bo Kang said. "They must have guessed I've escaped with you. They probably haven't gotten too far. We still have time to catch up."
Lianzhi raised her eyes to look at him: "You want to take me away? Can you still walk?"
When this was mentioned, Bo Kang asked, "Why did you bring me here?"
He had experienced the strength of Lianzhi before. But he was much bigger than Lianzhi, so even if Lianzhi was strong, she couldn't carry him, right?
"Oh, I dragged you in." Lianzhi patted his back, "Don't worry, you're not hurt."
Having expended so much energy, Lianzhi was feeling a bit sleepy. But they couldn't sleep. It was too cold outside. If they fell asleep now, they might freeze to death. Besides, Bai Kang was there too, so he had to watch over him.
"Brother Kang, do you like me?" Lianzhi suddenly asked.
Bo Kang was a little confused: "Of course."
"Then why didn't you tell me your plan?" Lianzhi's voice was surprisingly calm. "Do you think I would tell Da Ximi about it?"
"I was afraid you'd worry," Bo Kang said truthfully. Lian Zhi said, "If you tell me, I'll definitely tell Da Xi Mi."
"I am now the prince of the Helan tribe!" Lianzhi suddenly became excited. "No matter what other identity I have, I am now the prince of the Helan tribe. You caught me off guard and left me watching my people die before my eyes. Why didn't you tell me?"
Bai Kang was shocked again. He didn't expect him to say that. Lianzhi wiped her tears and said, "I wasn't a good emperor before, and I'm not a good prince now. My people are all dead, and I couldn't protect them..."
"I'm sorry, baby," Bo Kang whispered soothingly. His voice was already weak, and now it sounded even softer. "It's my fault. It's all my fault."
He didn't expect that Lianzhi had feelings for the Helan tribe.
He thought that Lianzhi had grown up in Daning and had only been back in the Helan tribe for a month, so she had no feelings for the area. He was wrong, thinking that Lianzhi would not oppose their plan.
"Who blames you!" Lianzhi snorted again in anger and wiped away her tears. "It's all Chen Fengke's fault! I must chop off his head. I will kill him sooner or later!"
Bai Kang could only agree with him. After Lianzhi's outburst, she felt better. She also realized she was taking her anger out on others, so she explained, "The people of the Helan tribe treated me very well. They originally didn't agree with my marriage, but I insisted on coming back. My mother and sister were very kind to me..."
Lianzhi felt like crying again as she spoke. She was not pretending to cry, but was really upset.
He had never seen his mother since he was a child, and was not liked by his father. If he could return to the Helan tribe, he would definitely stay with his current mother and sister.
"Do you know why I have to come back?" Lianzhi blinked.
"You want revenge," Bai Kang said. Lianzhi nodded, her voice soft, "Of course. But there's another reason. I want to come back to see you. Brother Kang, when I left, I knew I would definitely come back to find you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was suddenly hugged tightly by Bai Kang. Bai Kang hugged him too hard and hissed in pain.
The two of them hugged each other quietly for a while, and the coldness on their bodies was no longer so severe. The sky outside gradually brightened, and the morning light was dim. Bai Kang sat up straight and said, "Let's go."
Lianzhi nodded. Leaving early would allow him to rejoin the convoy sooner. Da Ximi and Yuyao must be worried about him. If they blamed Bai Kang, he could put in a few good words for him.
Although Bo Kang's arm was injured, he was still able to ride. He mounted his horse, holding Lianzhi in his arms, and looking around, he realized that they were not hiding in a cave, but in a small underground cave. Although he had fainted on the way here and couldn't remember the way, the surrounding scenery looked very familiar. It must be not far from where the archers were ambushing.
"Hold on tight. Let's go back quickly." Bai Kang instructed.
Lianzhi nodded, hugged Bo Kang's waist, and hid in his arms. Strangely, the distance that was originally very short seemed to take a long time. It was already dark last night, and Lianzhi couldn't see the road clearly, but she knew he was not going this way.
Besides, it hadn't taken them this long to get here. Lianzhi and Baikang had only ridden here for a quarter of an hour.
"Stop, stop!" Lianzhi realized something was wrong and shouted hurriedly, "Bokang, where are you going?"
Bai Kang raised his head, neither looking at him nor stopping.
【Author’s words】
The previous chapters have been slightly modified
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