Chapter 137 Attack
Jiang Wan Ning glanced at her hands, which were cut by thorns and stones, and said with a smile, "It's nothing."
"It's getting late, let's hurry back."
“Okay.” Shen Ruzhi nodded. “You don’t need to ride a horse, I’ll take you on horseback.”
Shen Ruzhi untied the rope around Jiang Wan Ning's waist.
"They're here!"
Suddenly, a group of men in black rushed up from the side.
The more anxious Shen Ruzhi became, the less he could untie the rope.
"It's tied too tightly." Shen Ruzhi reached for her waist; she hadn't brought her dagger with her today.
Seeing a figure in black swinging a knife at Shen Ruzhi from behind, Jiang Wanning quickly pushed Shen Ruzhi aside.
"Zhizhi, take Half-Lobelia back to the capital first."
"How could I abandon you?" Shen Ruzhi picked up a stone and threw it at the man in black.
“If we are all trapped here, my mother and my brother will be in danger.”
Jiang Wanning said urgently, "You go back first, I'll deal with them, don't worry."
Shen Ruzhi looked at the sky; the sun was about to set, and they really couldn't delay any longer.
He could only mount his horse and say, "You wait here, I'll go back and get reinforcements."
"good."
"Giddy up!" Shen Ruzhi was riding the steed Pei Yanchuan had left for Jiang Wanning.
A horse usually can't catch up.
Seeing this, the men in black sent two men to take a shortcut to intercept them, while the rest were left to deal with Jiang Wan Ning.
"The master said that neither the Princess of Langya nor the Lady of Ningyuan should be left alive."
As the man in black spoke, he swung his knife at Jiang Wan Ning.
Jiang Wan Ning drew her long whip from her waist and swung it at the men in black who had surrounded her.
There were too many people coming, and Jiang Wan Ning couldn't untie the rope around her waist, so she could only defend and couldn't attack.
Jiang Wan Ning was forced to the edge of a cliff.
One of the men in black swung his knife at the rope, then kicked Jiang Wan Ning.
Surrounded by attackers on both sides, Jiang Wan Ning had no choice but to fall off the cliff.
The loose stones on the cliff tumbled down with a clattering sound.
The man in black stuck his head out and glanced down. "Boss, from this height, anyone who falls will probably be turned into mincemeat."
"Send men down to search; we must find him alive or dead."
"Yes, the girl who ran away?"
The man in black glanced at another horse beside him. "This horse is too big for most people to catch."
"Let's see if those two brothers can stop them."
As long as they are stopped before entering the capital, it's fine. Once they enter the capital, they will easily attract attention. If their master is exposed, they may all be buried with him.
"Fine, kill one if you can. Let's go check if this one is really dead."
"yes."
The group of men in black followed the path to the bottom of the cliff.
"Boss, come quick!" one of them shouted.
The leader of the men in black strode over. "The body has been found?"
"Doesn't this stone look like you?"
The leader of the men in black kicked the man who had spoken to the ground, yelling, "Damn it, get to work!"
I really don't know why the master would hire someone like this.
That's incredibly stupid.
The man in black stood up, rubbed his backside, and said, "I was just trying to calm myself down."
"Relieve your ass!" The leader of the men in black raised the knife in his hand.
Another man in black quickly stepped in the middle and grasped the leader's wrist, saying, "He's still young and just arrived, so let it go, boss."
"They're all family."
It's not easy to bleed from a knife wound.
The leader of the men in black hesitated for a moment, then put down his knife. "Continue searching!"
"Oh dear, boss, come quick!" It was that new guy again.
The leader of the men in black ignored them and continued searching with his head down, as did the others.
"Everyone, split up and search."
The group searched for a full hour. The leader of the men in black, panting, asked, "Have you found it yet?"
"No."
"I don't have any here either."
The others also shook their heads.
"Damn it, he didn't die after falling from that height?" The leader of the men in black looked up and boasted.
"He's dead," the new man in black shouted. "The body is right here."
Upon hearing this, a group of people rushed over and found it was indeed a female corpse.
She was lying face down on the ground, her body a bloody mess, but you could tell from her clothes that it was Jiang Wan Ning.
“He was indeed dead not long ago.” One of them examined the body.
"Damn it..." The leader of the men in black gripped his knife tightly, raising it halfway in the air, "You found it, why didn't you say so?"
That's why they've been circling the foot of the mountain for so long.
"I told you, you weren't coming..."
Men in black: ......
"Tear!" the leader of the men in black said emphatically.
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The Ningyuan Marquis's Residence.
Shen Ruzhi handed the half of Lobelia chinensis in her hand to Yu Hai.
Yu Hai personally oversaw the preparation of the medicine and had Shaoyao deliver it in.
She then began to carefully clean Chen Ruzhi's wounds.
"I'm fine, go find Ningning quickly."
"Haitang has already taken people there." Yu Hai held Shen Ruzhi's hand tightly. "The petals of this Lobelia chinensis can be used in medicine."
"However, if the thorns on the roots are not removed in time, they can easily penetrate the skin and puncture blood vessels."
“Ningning was also pricked, so I need to go find her right away.” Shen Ruzhi said, standing up to leave.
"The princess is a doctor and will handle it herself."
Yu Hai wouldn't let go. "You won't be of any help going like this. Just listen to me."
Yu Hai said emphatically, and Shen Ruzhi obediently sat down.
His face was full of anxiety.
Yu Hai glanced at her and reassured her, "Haitang is more skilled in martial arts than you, and she's methodical in her actions, so don't worry."
On the other side, Zhou drank the medicine.
Her complexion has improved a lot.
Where is Ningning?
Peony's eyes darted away. "Reporting to Madam, the Princess Consort rushed off to help at the free clinic as soon as she brought the medicine."
"The number of refugees has been increasing these past few days, and the princess has been getting busier and busier."
Without being told, Peony knew that she had to keep this from Zhou Shi at this time.
She had just been poisoned, and the pregnancy was already unstable.
If you get anxious again, it might upset the baby and cause miscarriage.
“This child doesn’t even care about his own health,” Zhou sighed. “I don’t know why.”
"When I woke up, I felt discomfort in my heart and inexplicably wanted to cry."
"Perhaps...perhaps it's because of this poison." Peony held the bowl of medicine.
She drank the remaining dregs of medicine at the bottom of the bowl, saying, "I drank it, and I feel terrible."
Peony clutched her heart, her eyes reddening, "This servant is in terrible pain."
"Pfft," Zhou chuckled softly at the sight of the peony. "You little rascal, you're getting more and more greedy."
"Every medicine has some toxicity. No matter how much you try to coax me, I can't drink medicine," Zhou said, feigning anger.
Peony's eyes were filled with tears as she forced a weak smile.
"Why are you crying?" Zhou asked anxiously. "Was I too harsh with my words just now?"
Peony shook her head vigorously, "This servant...this servant..."
"She cried because she was so moved by your miraculous survival, Auntie," Shen Ruzhi said as she lifted the curtain and entered.
"Zhizhi, you're here too," Zhou said with a smile. "Why are your eyes all swollen?"
"I'm fine now, aren't I?"
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