Chapter 783 A Dream of Youth 315
With her hands behind her back, Xie Ning wiped away some of the bloodstains, then sprinkled on some hemostatic and anti-inflammatory powder. She handed a corner of the gauze to Snowball, saying, "Snowball, be good and bite it."
Her hands were shaking terribly, but she still managed to kneel down and bandage the wound again and again with gauze.
After catching her breath, Xie Ning took out antibiotics from her spatial storage and injected them into herself. If her fever continued, she was afraid she would become mentally impaired.
As the medicine was slowly pushed in, Xie Ning thought of the wound she had just touched. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but it seemed to be smaller than before. Moreover, even after soaking for so long, the wound had not become inflamed or ulcerated; it was just a little red and swollen.
At this moment, she was burning up, so Xie Ning didn't notice the burning sensation in her chest.
Glancing at the dim sky outside, Xie Ning climbed onto Xueqiu's back and said, "Let's go out."
Snowball is larger than a typical wolf, so carrying her is no problem at all.
Xie Ning glanced at the sky. As soon as she reached the cave entrance, large raindrops began to fall. The sun was no longer out, but she didn't need it to determine direction because she had a compass.
Her gaze fell below, where a dozen wolves stood, and the largest alpha wolf lay on the ground, its hind legs bent unnaturally, its neck tilted to the side, no longer bleeding, only dark red bloodstains on the ground, which then mixed with the increasingly large raindrops.
"Snowball is really amazing."
She wondered why, despite the fire going out and her injuries, she was still unharmed, since wild animals have a very keen sense of smell.
"Awooo—" Snowball wagged its tail frantically, its eyes no longer so fierce.
The wolf pack below was pacing back and forth restlessly. Xie Ning stopped looking at them, patted Snowball's head, and went back into the den to start a fire.
Snowball tilted its head and glanced at Xie Ning, then sniffed the air before picking up a gray rabbit from the side.
Xie Ning shook her head, indicating that it should eat by itself; she had a spatial ability, so there would be no problem with food and clothing.
After sleeping for a long time, she was no longer sleepy. Xie Ning picked up a twig and started drawing on the ground, trying to figure out where she was and how to get back to Bingzhou the fastest way.
If her calculations are correct, this river should be a branch of the Wenshui River. Based on the approximate flow rate, the mountain forest she is currently in is near Wenshui County. There should be small villages near the county seat, or perhaps even closer. However, Xie Ning does not know the exact location of the small villages, so she can only choose the direction of Wenshui County.
She works at the history museum, so she naturally has access to maps. She also took the opportunity to draw them secretly, but she has only just finished drawing the south so far, and only has a rough outline of the north.
Once the rain stopped, she immediately set off for Wenshui County and then asked the local government to send soldiers to escort her back to Bingzhou City.
She didn't know if it would be too late, because she really didn't know how many days had passed.
As Xie Ning pondered, she fell asleep to the sound of rain. After finishing the rabbit, Snowball curled up beside Xie Ning so she could lean on it to sleep. Turning her head, she saw a gray wolf peeking out from the doorway and bared its teeth and growled.
The gray wolf was startled and lost its footing, slipping and rolling down the slope, getting covered in mud and water. It followed the other wolves to find a place to take shelter from the rain and lay down, but dared not go back up to the cave.
Now that the alpha wolf is dead, the white wolf is their new alpha. However, this white wolf is very fierce and does not go hunting with them. Instead, it grabs a rabbit and runs back home on its own.
The dark sky seemed to press down on people, making it hard to breathe.
Cheng An finally broke free from the confines of darkness. Before A Qi Lan could even feel her joy, he quickly grabbed her hand, "A Qi Lan, where is Lord Xie? I..."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw tears streaming down Aqi Lan's face and immediately realized that something must have happened to Xie Ning.
Who should he tell?
Yes, there's Xie Qi, Xu Hongying, and General Xu.
After hearing Cheng An's words, General Xu remained silent for a moment, only nodding slightly, "I understand."
A messenger rushed in, reporting, "General Chen and General Liu of Shaanxi led 20,000 troops in battle against the Northern Jin army on the north bank of the Fen River outside the city. They were defeated... suffering more than 5,000 casualties before scattering."
Upon hearing this, Cheng An, who had just stepped down, was overcome with fear so intense that he almost forgot the pain in his body.
Xu Hongying paused, but didn't react much. Instead, she told Aqi Lan to take Cheng An away, and then turned and went to the dungeon of the government office.
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