Chapter 181 Jiang Yunzheng was rescued from the dungeon, seriously injured
It started snowing in Shuitan City.
In a cell deep in the dungeon, Jiang Yunzheng was lying on a pile of grass, covered in blood, with several bloody whip marks on his wide robe.
She was locked up for almost two hours.
What she said about sending signals was all a lie to that bastard. She disappeared in Zhuluo Snow Mountain, and Qingying Houyue and the others must be searching around the snow mountain now. It will probably take some time before they reach Shuitan City.
According to the time, Qi Yunshen should have arrived in Shuitan City, and the news about Qingying should not have reached him yet.
Oh, and her cloth bag...
As time passed, Jiang Yunzheng began to feel no pain in her body, and her body temperature became lower and lower.
She looked at the snowflakes outside the small window, and her consciousness gradually faded away.
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I don't know how long it took, but heavy footsteps were heard in the corridor outside the cell.
Is it about to start again?
Jiang Yunzheng didn't have the strength to open his eyes, and vaguely heard the sound of the cell door opening.
Someone came to her and called out softly, "Jing Yang."
Jiang Yunzheng's eyelashes trembled slightly when she saw a familiar face. There was still a thin layer of snow on the man's body.
Qi Yunshen's eyes were red and creepy. He looked at Jiang Yunzheng's bloody appearance and almost shed tears. He said in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry, I'm late."
Jiang Yunzheng's lips moved slightly, but she couldn't utter a word.
Qi Yunshen carefully put a big hat on Jiang Yunzheng, held her carefully in his arms, and walked out of the dungeon.
It was windy and snowy outside. Jiang Yunzheng buried her face in Qi Yunshen's chest, closed her eyes and fainted.
In the room, the doctor was walking back and forth.
Jiang Yunzheng had several whip marks all over her body, and a wound on her right shoulder blade where a nail had been driven into her and then pulled out.
"When it rains, the wound will still hurt."
The person on the bed had his eyes closed, but his brows were still furrowed. Qi Yunshen's face was tense, and he fed Jiang Yunzheng the medicine very gently.
As daybreak approached, Jiang Yunzheng began to have a fever again. Qi Yunshen's eyes turned red as he carefully wiped Jiang Yunzheng's limbs and cheeks.
The fire in Qi Yunshen's heart burned more and more fiercely, and the pain in his head was much more severe than the previous times.
His chest heaved, and after about ten days, he vomited blood again.
Li Ke came once during the journey. He wanted to report that there were still 7,000 soldiers guarding the city outside. Two thousand of them escorted Murong Che back to Pingcheng, and the remaining 5,000 began to attack the city outside.
Shuitan City is completely controlled by Qi Yunshen's men. The city gates are closed, and people outside can only climb ladders to get in. Shuitan City is a military stronghold, and the thing it has the most is kerosene weapons. After a few thunder bombs were dropped, most of the Xixia soldiers below were killed.
After fighting on the city wall for nearly an hour, they finally eliminated all the Xixia soldiers outside the city.
The room was still lit, but General Qi showed no intention of coming out to see him. Li Ke touched his nose and asked his brother who was guarding nearby.
"Who's in there?"
"I don't know."
Li Ke nodded silently. "If the general comes out later, tell him I'm going to the mine."
When the sky was completely bright, Shuitan City was covered in silver, and the roofs of the courtyards were covered with a thick layer of snow.
Jiang Yunzheng lay on the warm bed. She slowly opened her eyes and found that she was no longer in the dungeon.
Her body was wrapped in gauze and the wound on her forehead was bandaged.
The person outside heard the noise and hurried in. It was a little maid: "Madam, you are awake."
Jiang Yunzheng's voice was hoarse: "Where is this?"
The little maid said, "This is the Wu Mansion. Shuitan City has been captured by Daliang."
Jiang Yunzheng froze. Was what she experienced last night not an illusion?
Is Qi Yunshen really here?
"Who is guarding the city now?"
The little maid said, "It's a general named Qi."
Jiang Yunzheng grabbed the corner of the quilt and said, "Oh, where's my cloth bag? Go get it."
The little maid was confused: "Madam, what bag are you talking about?"
Jiang Yunzheng was anxious. She threw off the quilt and was about to get out of bed. The little maid hurried over to support her, "Madam, the doctor said you can't be exposed to the wind right now."
The Daliang soldier who had come with Qi Yunshen was guarding the house. Upon hearing the noise, he immediately asked at the door, "Madam, what kind of cloth bag is it? I'll send someone to find it right away."
Jiang Yunzheng's face was pale. "There's a white cloth bag with a wooden box inside, which contains a herb. Find it as soon as possible. Oh, and ask the general in this mansion first. He must have had someone hide it."
The soldier's expression was somewhat subtle: "I'll send someone to find it right away."
In the following time, the maid Xiaotao told Jiang Yunzheng what happened last night.
"Madam, you don't know. The streets outside are filled with shouting. The people in the city are hiding in their homes and dare not come out. The prince ran away in a hurry last night."
Jiang Yunzheng glanced at Xiaotao and asked, "Aren't you from Xixia?"
Xiao Tao glared: "Madam, how do you know?"
Jiang Yunzheng twitched the corners of his mouth slightly but said nothing.
"I'm from Daliang. My mother was captured by the Xixia people when she was pregnant with me. They made her cook for the soldiers in the mines. She endured the humiliation and told me to escape back to Daliang when I had the chance. The Xixia people were not good people."
"I grew up in the mines. General Wu's men saw that I was smart, so they asked me to serve in the Wu Mansion."
With Xiaotao chattering beside her, Jiang Yunzheng's waiting time was a little more bearable.
Soon, there was a noise coming from the yard outside.
Jiang Yunzheng sat up.
The two men at the door exchanged a few words before the soldier turned to Jiang Yunzheng and said, "Madam, our people have gone to look for...that bastard surnamed Wu who burned the cloth bag last night."
Jiang Yunzheng's face turned pale. After a long while, she said, "Burning?"
The soldier nodded with difficulty.
Jiang Yunzheng's eyes suddenly turned red, as if she was burning... What about Qi Yunshen?
She threw off the quilt and was about to get out of bed, "I'm going to kill him!"
Jiang Yunzheng was stopped by Xiao Tao, "Madam, your health is more important now."
Jiang Yunzheng trembled and shouted, "Let me out!"
Just then, heavy footsteps were heard outside and Qi Yunshen appeared at the door.
He strode in, covered in snow. After confirming that Jiang Yunzheng was alright, he glanced at Xiao Tao and asked, "What's going on?"
Xiao Tao was immediately frightened and her face turned pale. "Madam said she was going to kill General Wu, and the doctor ordered her not to see the wind yet."
Qi Yunshen: "Go out first."
Jiang Yunzheng looked up at the man in front of her. After not seeing him for a few days, Qi Yunshen's cheeks seemed to be more sunken and his face was untidy. Except for the time when Jiangnan was injured, Jiang Yunzheng had never seen Qi Yunshen look so miserable.
Qi Yunshen touched Jiang Yunzheng's forehead.
His eyes were bloodshot, "Jingyang, I'm sorry."
He failed to protect her.
Jiang Yunzheng stared at him straight in the eyes.
Qi Yunshen felt uneasy. He held Jiang Yunzheng's hand and said, "Jingyang, tell me, what's wrong?"
Jiang Yunzheng lowered her gaze, staring at the quilt, tears streaming down her face as she murmured, "Yan Hui, what should I do? The cloth bag was burned, and the Huangquan Piling root was burned by that person..."
Qi Yunshen froze, "Jingyang, are you coming to Shuitan City to find the Huangquan Piling Root?"
This was the first time in Jiang Yunzheng's life that she cried so desperately. Her tears flowed endlessly: "The Huangquan Piling root was burned, what are you going to do?"
He raised his hand to wipe away Jiang Yunzheng's tears: "Jingyang, don't cry."
"I'll ask someone to look for it again, okay? Stop crying."
Qi Yunshen looked at Jiang Yunzheng's tears, and his heart was filled with pain.
Jiang Yunzheng was embraced by Qi Yunshen and cried heart-wrenchingly.
There's not much time left.
Can't find it.
Jiang Yunzheng talked about the whole process of coming to Zhuluo Snow Mountain.
Qi Yunshen gently stroked her back, unable to hide the pain of self-blame deep in his eyes.
People outside the house could hear the movement inside. Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Li Keben, who was about to come to report the military situation, could not help but cover his mouth and stand at a distance, "I'll come back later."
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