Thinking of this, the empress looked at Long Mujiang who was fighting on the side. At this time, Long Mujiang's body was stained with a lot of blood. She didn't know how much of the blood was from the enemy and how much was his own.
"Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense. Others may be fooled, but I definitely won't. Once I find any problems, I will definitely come." Lan Nuoling killed a thief who rushed up and anxiously looked for a way out.
There were not many people around them who were still awake, and now there were so many thieves that their people had fallen one after another. If no one came, they would probably all die here.
The empress wanted to say something, but the pain in her abdomen had long made her unable to speak. Now she could only grit her teeth and not cause trouble for Lan Nuoling. This was probably the only thing she could do.
"careful!"
"A Ling!"
"His Majesty!"
The empress heard the shout and saw an arrow shot at Lan Nuoling from behind, but there was an enemy in a stalemate in front of Lan Nuoling, and there were people protecting her beside her, so there was no way to avoid the arrow.
The empress had no time to think and could only step sideways to block Lan Nuoling's back, hoping to help Lan Nuoling block the arrow. It happened in an instant, but the empress did not feel any pain.
When she turned around, she saw Xu Tianze facing her from behind.
"Your Majesty is a pregnant woman yourself, and you still have the nerve to help others block arrows?" Xu Tianze said sarcastically, and quickly grabbed the empress's arm and took her pulse.
"The poison-testing palace maid beside you has been bribed. It should be easy for her to taste out such a common safflower." Xu Tianze said as he took out a silver needle from his sleeve and pierced the empress's body.
"You..." The empress looked at Xu Tianze and hesitated to speak.
She saw the arrow flying towards her with her own eyes. It didn't hit A Ling, nor did it hit her, so it could only have hit Xu Tianze.
"I have protection behind me, so the arrows are just like nothing. Don't worry." Xu Tianze explained and shouted to Lan Nuoling and Long Mujiang, "Retreat to the corner first."
Lan Nuoling and Long Mujiang had been keeping a close eye on Xu Tianze ever since he showed up. Seeing that Xu Tianze was really fine, they finally felt relieved. Then they looked at each other and went to a corner with everyone to protect the empress.
Seeing everyone gathered in front of the Empress and him, Xu Tianze knew now was the best time to act. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the Empress: "If it were just the red flower, it would only make your fetus unstable, but there are other things involved. Now it can only be a stillbirth, not even a premature baby."
Even though Xu Tianze inherited the Divine Doctor Valley and even served as its master, he had no way to save the fetus in this situation. If the fetus really still had hope of survival, perhaps he would try his best, but there was no need at the moment.
All he needed to do was to try his best to save the empress's life, but to save the empress's life, he had to take out the fetus.
"I am not someone who doesn't know what is good for me. Since the fetus is dead, I will let you do whatever you want. You don't have to worry too much." The empress had a firm look on her face and made a very decisive decision at this time.
She naturally understood what Xu Tianze cared about, but her own life was the most important thing at the moment, and there was really no need to strictly separate men and women in the current situation.
What's more, she is the monarch of Minglan Kingdom, not a country that relies on men for favors, so she is very open-minded about such trivial matters.
Xu Tianze nodded and said nothing more, then started to move. While he was moving, the arrows behind him kept shaking. At the beginning, the empress was too painful to care about others.
But when she glanced around, the pain in her abdomen stopped in an instant. She held Xu Tianze's hand tightly. When Xu Tianze raised his head, the anxiety in her eyes was extremely obvious.
Xu Tianze was stunned at first, then he saw that the empress was looking behind him. He turned around and glanced at the people who had their backs to them, and he understood what the empress was looking at.
He smiled at the empress and shook his head slightly, indicating that the empress did not need to make a fuss.
The empress's eyes were a little moist. She opened her mouth but didn't say anything. She let go of her hand and looked away. Now she could only pray that the reinforcements would arrive in time, otherwise she would probably spend the rest of her life in regret.
Perhaps the empress's prayers worked, and it seemed as if God didn't want the world to be in turmoil anymore. There were sounds of shouting and killing outside, and there were fewer killers in the courtyard. Everyone knew that reinforcements had arrived.
At this moment, Xu Tianze also took out the dead fetus and gave the empress acupuncture to temporarily stabilize her injuries. As long as she was carefully cared for later and used some mild medicinal herbs, the condition would be completely healed.
Long Mujiang and Lan Nuoling breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to cooperate to strangle the killers in the yard. Soon all the killers were strangled, and Li Yao also rushed in with reinforcements.
"I'm here to rescue you..." Li Yao knelt on one knee in front of the empress and Xu Tianze, but was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"Don't say these useless things. Hurry up and move the herbs here. Bring the ginseng first, otherwise your Majesty will really die." Xu Tianze panted and rolled his eyes.
Didn’t you see that the empress’s breath was loose? Although her eyes were still open, she couldn’t speak. How could she still ask for help?
Although he spent a lot of energy to keep the empress alive, the injury on his back also took up a lot of his energy. He really couldn't concentrate on the acupuncture. This breath was already his limit.
Hearing this, Li Yao looked up and saw the Empress. The Empress' face was as pale as blood, and two fully formed fetuses were lying motionless beside her. Then she looked at Xu Tianze, who was breathing heavily with blood on his hands. Li Yao's scalp suddenly went numb and she quickly sent people to move the medicinal materials.
Just as Lan Nuoling and Li Yao were about to help lift the empress up, Xu Tianze quickly put his hand on Lan Nuoling's hand and said, "Don't... don't move her... If you hold ginseng in your mouth... once you move, the breath will... be gone. There's no way to save her."
Xu Tianze felt that his back was wet, but he didn't know whether it was soaked with cold sweat, blood, or both. Just when his vision became a little blurred and he was about to fall, he suddenly fell into someone's arms.
The familiar scent of snow lotus wafted from that familiar embrace, making Xu Tianze feel a little dazed.
"You are injured. Didn't you say you had protection?" Long Mujiang hugged Xu Tianze and didn't dare to move too much, for fear of being hit by the arrow behind Xu Tianze.
He could see the arrow clearly. Although it was not poisonous, it was covered with numerous tiny hooks. Once it pierced the flesh, it would not only be extremely painful but also difficult to pull out.
"Hehe...hehe, time is so tight...where can I find...protection?" Xu Tianze's voice was also very weak. It seemed that he had really reached his limit at this moment.
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