Suddenly, Leng Yue was awakened by a series of clanging sounds. Leng Yue looked at He'er, who understood and nodded before going out.
But as soon as He'er lifted the curtain, she was pushed back by a force. "Help! Protect the Emperor!" He'er cried out in alarm.
Before Leng Yue could ask, a burly robber with a fierce appearance and a menacing look shoved He'er aside and turned to look at Leng Yue, "You're that little...dog emperor?"
Leng Yue frowned. What did "Little Dog Emperor" mean? What kind of strange term was that? Before Leng Yue could figure it out, the robber grabbed her, saying, "I don't care if you are or not, just take me away!"
The robber carried Leng Yue in one hand and wielded a large knife in the other, slashing wildly. At the same time, he could whistle to summon his mount.
Upon seeing Leng Yue being abducted, Zhan Wudi rushed after her, shouting, "You audacious madman, where do you think you're going? Release the Emperor, and I'll spare your life!"
Leng Yue, tucked under the arms of the robbers, craned her neck to look at Zhan Wudi. Zhan Wudi had a good stance, but he talked too much nonsense. Seeing herself getting further and further away from the caravan, Leng Yue shouted at the top of her lungs, "Zhan Wudi, stop talking and hurry up and ride after them!"
Zhan Wudi then leaped onto his horse and chased after Leng Yue.
The robbers heard Leng Yue's words, shouted, and slapped the horse's rump with the back of their blade, making the horse run even faster. Leng Yue was so dizzy from the jolting that she could no longer speak.
Afterwards, Leng Yue was thrown onto the horse's back by the robbers, lying face down in a position that wasn't much better than before; in fact, it was even more uncomfortable. "Hey, sir, can't you let me sit down? I'll die if you keep doing this!" Leng Yue protested loudly.
"Shut up, you little bastard!" Well, he was the emperor before, and now he's a little bastard again! The robber didn't have time to pay attention to Leng Yue. He just rushed forward, trying to shake off Zhan Wudi.
Leng Yue was being jostled around so much that she felt she was going to die. So she reached out and grabbed the horse's neck and mane, trying to get up. But, perhaps she grabbed too hard, the horse suddenly neighed and started galloping wildly.
Leng Yue wasn't climbing very steadily to begin with, and this caused her to fall straight down. With all her might, she rolled on the ground. Since she hadn't cultivated her body before, focusing solely on spellcasting, it wasn't very useful. Her struggle only managed to dissipate some of the force.
Leng Yue was badly hurt by the fall; she felt a burning pain all over her body and couldn't move at all.
Seeing Leng Yue fall from her horse, the robbers tried to pull her back, but it was too late, and Zhan Wudi's group caught up with them. Seeing this, the robbers had no choice but to turn tail and run.
Seeing Leng Yue lying on the ground, Zhan Wudi quickly grabbed the reins, leaped off his horse, and said, "Your Majesty, I am late in coming to your rescue! Please forgive me!"
Leng Yue twitched her fingers, her breath weak, and said, "Quickly help me up!" If Leng Yue hadn't seen the worry on Zhan Wudi's face, she would have suspected that Zhan Wudi was sent by the local authorities to torment her. Otherwise, what guard, upon seeing his master injured, wouldn't think of treating him first, but instead wanted to apologize?
Zhan Wudi hesitated, seemingly afraid to touch Leng Yue. Leng Yue was furious, but she was in so much pain she dared not even breathe, and could only whisper, "Call the imperial physician..."
"Your Majesty, are you... feeling unwell?" Zhan Wudi asked, but did not call for the imperial physician.
Just as Leng Yue was about to speak again, the main force arrived. To Leng Yue's surprise, Regent Ye Rufeng also came.
Before Leng Yue could speak, the Regent ordered his men to bring out a stretcher. He then personally picked up Leng Yue and carefully placed her on the stretcher before finally ordering people to carry her back.
"Be careful, don't bump around. If you hurt His Majesty's health again, I'll take your lives!" Leng Yue was so moved by the Regent's actions that she wanted to cry.
Unexpectedly, at the crucial moment, it was indeed the Regent, who had always coveted the throne, who saved her. As Leng Yue was carried away, she glanced at Zhan Wudi as they passed. Zhan Wudi, however, remained expressionless and did not meet her gaze.
Leng Yue couldn't quite describe how she felt, but it was definitely not good.
Zhao Dai's memories led Leng Yue to naturally believe who was good and who was bad. Now it seems that Zhao Dai's memories may not be entirely reliable.
Because Leng Yue was injured, the Regent ordered his men to rest on the spot and set up tents. Leng Yue was taken into a temporary tent to wait for the imperial physician to come and treat her.
Feng Qingzhuo was the one who examined Leng Yue again. Seeing Leng Yue like this, he quickly picked up his medicine box and came to her side. Feng Qingzhuo gently pressed on Leng Yue's limbs and ribs, and Leng Yue cried out in pain, with large beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.
"Director Feng, do you have a grudge against me?" Leng Yue was being pressed down so hard she felt like she was going crazy. It was so painful, she was in unbearable agony.
Feng Qingzhuo chuckled softly, "Your Majesty, this old minister had no such intention. This old minister simply wanted to see exactly where you were thrown!"
"Then...what...how am I?" Leng Yue asked, biting her sleeve, her face pale.
"Her right hand is fractured, but the rest is fine, and her internal organs are intact," Feng Qingzhuo said, preparing to set Leng Yue's bones.
"But I'm in so much pain..." Leng Yue felt pain all over her body, there was no place that didn't hurt.
As Feng Qingzhuo rolled up her sleeves, she said, "The rest are just abrasions; a little ointment will do."
Feng Qingzhuo had He'er lift up Leng Yue's right sleeve while he adjusted Leng Yue's bone. Leng Yue was in excruciating pain, but Feng Qingzhuo wasn't finished. He then had He'er hold Leng Yue and gave her arm a simple immobilization.
After Feng Qingzhuo finished doing all this, Leng Yue was in so much pain that she couldn't even breathe.
Afterwards, He'er applied medicine to Leng Yue's other injuries. Only when the cool ointment was applied to her body did Leng Yue finally catch her breath.
After He'er applied the medicine and changed her clothes, Leng Yue remembered to ask, "Where is Mother? Why haven't I seen her?"
He'er replied expressionlessly, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has already led everyone to Yangming Mountain. Because my uncle said that the auspicious time cannot be missed, the Empress Dowager left with her entourage first!"
Perhaps He'er felt a little sorry for Leng Yue, because she, who usually disliked saying a word to Leng Yue, surprisingly explained the reason. Leng Yue sighed even more after hearing this.
However, Leng Yue didn't dare to say that, and only said timidly, "It's all my fault for delaying the trip. Fortunately, my mother and uncle are here, otherwise I really don't know how I would face the late emperor!"
He'er remained strangely silent for a while, seemingly unsure of what to say. After about two minutes of silence, He'er finally said, "You should rest well; your health is important."
Leng Yue forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. "I understand. He'er, you may leave now. I want to rest for a while."
He'er nodded, tidied up her blood-stained and torn clothes, and went out.
Leng Yue lay on the bed, lost in thought. She thought about the robbers, about Zhan Wudi, and about Qing Luan. No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't understand why Zhan Wudi would want her dead.
If the Regent hadn't arrived in time, Leng Yue knew that even if she hadn't been tortured to death by the robbers, she would have died from the pain.
Moreover, in the instant Leng Yue fell off her horse, she seemed to see Zhan Wudi's relieved expression. Why would he feel relieved? Leng Yue couldn't understand.
Why has Zhan Wudi, whom Zhao Dai remembered as loyal and kind, now become an enemy?
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