Chapter 100 Beili Wolf King x Central Plains Prince 36
Qian Zhou was being pinched by him, his back pressed against his hot and heaving chest, and he coughed again when he breathed in the cold air.
A warm big hand held his shoulder, and Xiao Jintian, still frightened, suddenly hugged him in his arms.
"Qianzhou, Qianzhou..."
When Xiao Jintian saw the ancestral hall on fire, he was scared to death. It is no exaggeration to say that he thought Qian Zhou had been in trouble.
It's rare for him to like someone so much, and before he did anything, the person was gone.
This kind of pain was like having his heart torn apart. Xiao Jintian no longer wanted to endure such a sudden separation.
Qian Zhou was held tighter and tighter by two powerful arms, as if he was going to melt into his bones and blood.
He raised his hand to hold Xiao Jintian, and said in a hoarse voice: "I can't breathe..."
"Just bear with it if you can't breathe." Xiao Jintian said viciously.
Qian Zhou was tightly embraced by him around the waist, and could clearly feel how tall Xiao Jintian was.
Her chin rested on his shoulder, her heels lifted off the ground, leaving only her toes lightly touching the ground.
His arms were all pressed against his chest, and the embrace was possessive and fierce.
"Even if you don't go in to save me... I, cough cough cough... I am sure I can leave safely." Qian Zhou was having some difficulty speaking now.
His head started to hurt again, a needle-like pain that penetrated from his temples into his brain.
Qian Zhou was weak, and Doctor Zheng couldn't use the same rough method as Xiao Jintian to help him force the poison out of his body, so he could only guide him bit by bit.
Xiao Jintian held Qianzhou's face, his eyes unfocused in the darkness.
"What's wrong with your eyes?" Xiao Jintian frowned tightly as he stroked the corners of Qianzhou's eyes with his fingertips.
Qian Zhou couldn't see Xiao Jintian's face clearly, and blinked slowly, "I don't know... maybe the poison has taken effect again."
He spoke lightly, but Xiao Jintian felt sorry for him in his heart.
The sounds of fighting in the Wolf King's Mansion gradually died down, and the sky was gradually turning pale. Once the fierce fighting was over, a feeling of fatigue came over them.
The ancestral hall collapsed, stirring up a cloud of dust and sand.
Xiao Jintian looked quietly at the ruins in front of him. A gust of cold wind blew past, blowing away the ashes above the ancestral hall, and a handful of gray flew up, gently touching his hand.
He saw Qian Zhou lowering his head and said, "What are you doing? Can you see clearly?"
Qian Zhou didn't say anything. He lowered his head to make sure he had found the right person, then held Xiao Jintian's hand.
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Xiao Jintian suddenly stopped talking. He leaned over and touched his forehead to his, "...This is the first time you've taken the initiative."
"Yeah." Qian Zhou responded and looked down at his white fingertips.
Xiao Jintian took off his outer robe and wrapped it around Qianzhou. Qianzhou was already frozen unconscious.
It feels like there is a layer of fog in front of my eyes. When I can't see clearly what is in front of me, I always feel that my hearing and movements will also be affected.
Qianzhou simply closed his eyes and stood still, hearing footsteps in the distance.
After a while, Yuan Hao hurried over with his men.
"Damn it! We only caught two of them, and they killed themselves. This time we can't get anything out of them. It's all in vain!"
Qian Zhou followed the direction of the voice and said, "All the Central Plains warriors are like this."
Xiao Jintian asked, "Does the Crown Prince always use people like this to do things?"
Qian Zhou nodded. "Yes, the assassins won't reveal their masters' identities. There are many organizations in the Central Plains that specialize in raising assassins."
"The delegation shouldn't have left Beili yet. Have you sent anyone to stop them?"
"I've already arranged to wait for them on the road. I'll catch them later and beat them up so hard that they'll call me grandpa." Yuan Hao said.
Xiao Jintian raised an eyebrow and looked at Qian Zhou, asking, "Do you have assassins under your command?"
Qian Zhou opened his eyes and looked at him, frowning slightly, "I don't raise such a thing."
The eyelashes are very long, and the eyes look a little empty without being focused, so the cold feeling of the past has become softer.
Yuan Hao walked towards this side while talking. Xiao Jintian's finger was gently held by Qian Zhou, and he turned his head to explain things to Yin Wu.
All the assassins have been killed, and the leader in black has also been sent to chase him.
When everyone thought the dust had settled, Yuan Hao saw the cold light behind Qian Zhou, his eyes suddenly widened, and he roared:
"Watch out behind you!!"
The cold light of the dagger pointed directly at Qianzhou's back, and the cook held the knife.
Xiao Jintian grabbed her wrist and slowly raised his eyes with a fierce look.
He snatched the knife and threw the man to the ground.
The cook looked around in panic and immediately regretted her decision. Her expression changed from horror to despair. She sat on the ground and muttered incoherently:
"Someone should be here...why hasn't he come yet? They said someone would come..."
"Your Majesty, I, I..."
Xiao Jintian placed his hand on Qianzhou's back, his expression calm, filled with suppressed anger and more disappointment.
Yinwu pointed at her, becoming unusually emotional, "You're the one who poisoned me!"
The cook was stunned for a moment, then waved her hands randomly: "I didn't mean to hurt His Highness. He told me that the poison was not fatal!"
She looked at Qianzhou's unfocused and somewhat empty eyes and said, "I, I didn't know it would be like this."
Tears burst out, she fell to the ground, knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Jintian, crying loudly.
"My Lord! They threatened me to do this... I, I have no other choice. My son is in their hands... I really have no other choice!"
"If I don't do this, my son's life will be gone!"
Qianzhou listened to her and probably understood the situation. No wonder she was the one who was caught when the note fell that day and the door was opened.
Xiao Jintian didn't want to say more, as if he had expected this. He didn't even look at her again, but just ordered Yin Wu: "Take her away."
She grabbed the hem of Xiao Jintian's clothes tightly, "Wait... Can you please save my son because I've taken care of you for so many years..."
Xiao Jintian looked at her and said, "Your son is dead."
"What..." She sat down on the ground dejectedly.
The cook whispered, "How could that be? They said... if I did what they asked, they wouldn't do it..."
Yuan Hao put down the knife and stared at her with a frown. "You've been in the palace for decades, watching him grow up. Don't you know that the king doesn't tolerate any sand in his eyes? You still dare to help the Central Plains people. If you had told the truth earlier, would the king have saved you?"
"Your son's body is already cold now. It's too late."
The cook's mind went blank, she opened her mouth, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
Xiao Jintian closed his eyes, and when he opened them again three seconds later, there was no more emotion in his eyes. His voice was a little cold, "Take him away."
The cook raised her head and slowly looked at Qian Zhou, "Why did you save me..."
Qian Zhou regained some of his sight, lowered his eyes to look at her, and said, "You once made ginger soup for me."
"But there might be poison in it, I don't know." Qian Zhou let go of Xiao Jintian's hand.
The cook asked, "Didn't you ever doubt me..."
"No." Qian Zhou turned his head away and stopped looking at her.
The cook's eyes flickered and she didn't say another word. She looked at Xiao Jintian and understood something.
It was Xiao Jintian who suspected her and had been wary of her since the beginning, always standing very close to Qian Zhou and her.
But Xiao Jintian never pointed it out. Perhaps she still had one last chance before she took the knife.
But she didn't catch it...
Yuan Hao took the man away. A red shadow hurriedly came from a distance, and Lanzhi was stopped by the soldiers.
She felt relieved only when she saw Qian Zhou was safe and sound, and her eyes fell on Yuan Hao from time to time.
Yuan Hao felt warm in his heart and immediately went to bring Lanzhi in.
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