As soon as she finished speaking, a large hand covered her back. The moment her toes touched the ground, Yu Nanqing opened her eyes in fear, forgetting even to breathe, and stiffly and numbly pulled her into his arms.
Only when he felt the warmth from her arms did he dare to exhale a trembling breath.
He was terrified...
That really scared him to death...
After leaving the woods, he followed the sound and rushed over, but before he could even enjoy the joy of their impending reunion, he witnessed this scene.
At that moment, his heart stopped beating.
The rest... he didn't know how to describe it anymore...
Fortunately... fortunately, he didn't get too entangled with Si Yang in the woods.
Fortunately... he didn't stop for even a moment on his way here...
When he came to his senses, he realized that even his legs were starting to go weak. He trembled and bent down, burying his head in Su Wanyan's neck, almost kneeling down in front of her.
My heart was pounding wildly; I was still in shock.
"..." Yu Nanqing was trembling all over, leaving Su Wanyan at a loss for how to react.
She raised her hands and carefully placed them on his waist, patting him gently: "It's alright...it's alright..."
Besides Yu Nanqing, Xiao Bu was also terrified.
Fortunately, the prince arrived in time. Otherwise, given the power of those siege crossbows, even if he stood in front of the princess, the siege arrows would have strung them together like a string of gourds.
Neither of them will survive.
Besides, he was also afraid of dying!
He still has a wife and children to support; if he dies, they'll be left as orphans and widows.
"Your Highness!"
Siege arrows and crossbows are indeed difficult to defend against unless there is prior preparation.
The guards surrounding Su Wanyan immediately knelt down in unison: "We failed in our duty to protect Your Majesty, we deserve to die!"
Yu Nanqing's protective grip on Su Wanyan tightened, and after calming down, he slowly raised his head and looked back.
Behind them was a cliff, below which raged a blazing fire. Arrows were being shot from the opposite side of the cliff. At this moment, all that could be seen was a dense forest on the other side, and with the darkness of night, it was impossible to tell from which direction the siege crossbows were coming from.
Gazing at the darkness on the opposite cliff, Yu Nanqing gripped the long sword in his hand tightly.
His face was indescribably gloomy.
"Yu Nanqing?" Su Wanyan looked up and saw him staring at Lin Ya across the way without saying a word. She struggled in his arms for a moment and said, "Let's leave here quickly."
Only by returning to the camp can one be truly safe.
At least under the watchful eyes of the public, Emperor Yuanhe would not openly act recklessly.
"Mmm." Yu Nanqing responded heavily, but the strength in her arms tightened again.
Su Wanyan was a little out of breath and called out again, "Yu Nanqing!"
"Hmm." Yu Nanqing responded again, still staring unmoved at the opposite cliff.
"Yu Nanqing!" Su Wanyan was speechless. She had just been touched by his rescue, but now she was truly being strangled: "Let go! I can't breathe!"
"Ah!" Yu Nanqing finally came to her senses and quickly relaxed her grip.
Su Wanyan frowned curiously: "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking..."
Having military power would be ideal.
If they still held military power...
This was the second time he had so desperately craved power.
Seeing that he stopped halfway through his sentence, Su Wanyan didn't ask any further questions and brushed his hands away from her, saying, "Let's go."
It would be too late if the army entered the hunting grounds.
No, Emperor Yuanhe may have already issued a warrant for their arrest.
Yu Nanqing grabbed her hand and gently stroked her face. The tiny bloodstains were not serious, but the overflowing blood looked like it was going to soak her entire face, which made Yu Nanqing shudder.
"You're injured." He didn't dare to use force, only touching her briefly before carefully withdrawing his hand.
Beneath her slightly furrowed brows were a pair of helpless eyes.
"It's just a minor injury." So minor that Su Wanyan didn't even feel any pain, but when she touched her face, she found it was sticky.
"Do you have any wound medicine with you? Give it to me." Yu Nanqing reached out and asked her for it.
"...No need, this bleeding will stop soon."
"If you won't give it to me, I'll take it myself." Yu Nanqing pursed her lips, staring at her intently.
Helpless, Su Wanyan could only take out a packet of hemostatic powder from her waist and frowned: "Do you have to dawdle at a time like this? Why aren't you in a hurry at all?"
Moreover, the other side has siege crossbows. Isn't he afraid of being shot again later?
No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Nanqing suddenly threw down the long sword in his hand and picked her up in his arms.
Su Wanyan's heart tightened, speechless. She rolled her dead fish eyes at Yu Nanqing and asked, "What are you doing?"
Yu Nanqing gently placed her under a tree and pursed her lips: "I'll apply the medicine for you."
"I only have a minor face injury, it's not like my legs are crippled."
Yu Nanqing ignored Su Wanyan's nagging, opened the small medicine packet, and tried to apply some of the hemostatic powder to Su Wanyan's face, but found that the hemostatic powder was not easy to pick up because it was in powder form.
Su Wanyan didn't offer any advice, and just watched quietly.
Yu Nanqing: "..."
In fact, after such a short time, the blood on Su Wanyan's wound had indeed clotted.
Seeing how clumsy he was, Su Wanyan couldn't bear to tease him anymore. She patted his hand and lifted her face up, saying, "This is poured out. Just pour a little on my face."
She had made the hemostatic powder specifically to treat wounds that were bleeding profusely, and she had even calculated how big a wound one packet would be enough for.
If she encountered a wound that was bleeding profusely, the tiny amount she could pluck wouldn't be enough, so her idea was to empty the whole bag.
At this moment, Yu Nanqing insisted on applying the medicine to her, and she really couldn't refuse him.
"..."
Yu Nanqing knelt in front of Su Wanyan, rolled up some medicine paper, and gently poured the hemostatic powder along the scratches on her face.
Breathing is all around us.
Su Wanyan's gaze fell on his eyes, his dark pupils reflecting her insignificant wound.
Besides the strong smell of blood, there was also the smell of fire coming from him. When his fingertips, which were applying medicine to her face, touched her skin, it felt icy cold again.
As if sensing that Su Wanyan was looking at him, Yu Nanqing moved his eyes uncertainly, and suddenly their eyes met.
Yu Nanqing's heart felt like it had been squeezed, and she couldn't help but stop breathing.
He felt a surge of anticipation, hoping to glean something from Su Wanyan's eyes.
However, before he could figure it out, Su Wanyan looked away and said, "Thank you."
"..." Yu Nanqing was unwilling to give up. He wanted to turn Su Wanyan's head around so that she would continue to look at him.
Su Wanyan had no idea what he was thinking, and continued, "It's not that I'm thanking you for applying the medicine for me, it's that I'm thanking you for saving me just now. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't be alive now."
Mentioning this made Yu Nanqing's body go weak, and he leaned his head weakly on Su Wanyan's shoulder again: "You...you also know about the danger..."
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