Chapter 162 Rescue
Li Qinghe struggled to hold onto the sinking suspension bridge, shouting, "Raise the suspension bridge! Raise the suspension bridge quickly!"
He saw a man in black pulling a rope, and the other end of the rope was Xiao Qing, who was being dangled in mid-air.
Without thinking, he instinctively kicked the man in black in the back and grabbed the rope tightly, pulling himself back.
He was also panicked. The rope was pulling too hard, and he had to hold on tightly to prevent Xiao Qing from being thrown out.
Below is a sheer cliff!
"Hold on tight! Zhao Ziyuan, raise the drawbridge quickly! If they die, you're all doomed!"
He realized he was in trouble after he shouted it out.
Because there were clearly two people binding Xiao Qing with ropes, it was no use for him to hold on tight; the other person had to hold on tight as well.
But the person glanced at him and clearly intended to let go.
Xiao Qing felt as if she had returned to her childhood, to the day when her brother took her to the amusement park to ride the Sun God Coaster.
She was also suddenly carried high into the sky from the horizon by a giant, wheel-shaped chariot of the sun.
She watched as the people on the ground suddenly became crooked, smaller, and as if they came from another time and space.
That time, she was sitting in her seat, safely strapped in, with her brother holding her hand and saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm with you."
Fu Mingyi's anxious and terrified expression was even more pronounced than it had been three years ago at Tianyin Temple.
It seems I've caused more trouble.
Don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid.
Weightlessness is not scary.
A racing heart is not scary.
Not having a seatbelt is not scary.
Mr. Wu also said that even in the most difficult circumstances, one must remain calm and make use of all available resources to find a glimmer of hope.
One side of the rope around her waist had come loose.
It's okay, there's still the other side.
She had to hold the rope firmly.
Fu Mingyi desperately tried to get closer to Xiao Qing, but those men in black wanted not only Xiao Qing's life, but also his.
"Over there! Hold onto the rope!" Li Qinghe shouted to Fu Mingyi.
Three people surrounded Fu Mingyi.
Just as he told Xiao Qing, he knew martial arts, but he wasn't a particularly skilled master.
His plan for his life was not to become a martial arts master.
But now, he hates his past thoughts terribly.
If he were more capable, wouldn't he have been able to avoid watching Xiao Qing being tossed into the air like a rag doll?
Zhao Ziyuan was completely dumbfounded.
Because Fu Mingyi turned back to deal with the men in black, and because he seemed to have been pushed when they were exchanging blows, he was now in a position to take a step forward and cross the bridge.
But he stopped in his tracks.
He realized he had likely made a wrong decision, and then a series of uncontrollable mistakes followed.
He clenched his fist. The object in his hand wasn't sharp, but it made him feel as if something had pierced his heart.
He didn't have time to look at what he was holding; he just instinctively crossed the bridge and then turned the switch back on himself.
"General?"
"Raise the suspension bridge."
"But……"
"No buts. I'll take full responsibility. Saving lives is the priority. You, you all retreat from the west, all of you!"
He wished he could move faster, but at that moment, everyone was racing against time.
The man in black who was holding the rope let go.
Xiao Qing tried to wrap the rope binding her around her arms and waist again, and then she felt herself falling rapidly.
She felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
Finally, after she fell to a certain point, her fall stopped.
The rope pulled painfully on her waist and arms, but the pain reminded her that her life was temporarily saved.
However, the crisis was not over.
Li Qinghe gripped the rope tightly on the sloping suspension bridge, and in this position, one of his legs was almost broken due to the excessive force.
But he dared not let go.
He tried his best to pull Xiao Qing up. In fact, Xiao Qing did feel her body lift up slightly, but soon she fell down again.
She looked up and saw that Li Qinghe seemed to be entangled by two men in black. They were trying to take the rope away, but Li Qinghe refused to let go.
"Damn it, get out of here!" Li Qinghe shouted angrily.
Fu Mingyi finally found an opportunity to get closer.
He grabbed the rope and pulled himself up while kicking away one of the men in black, but more men in black surrounded him.
Fu Mingyi and Li Qinghe were attacked from both sides and were quickly hit several times.
Xiao Qing, on the other hand, was constantly tormented by the situation of the previous and next phases.
Even though the drawbridge was eventually raised, and even though Zhao Ziyuan walked toward the middle of the bridge with a grim face and sword in hand, ready to lend a hand, the situation seemed unlikely to improve.
Feng Zhengmin was already standing on the mountaintop.
He shouted, "Zhao Ziyuan! Surrender now!"
"I'll grab your grandma's leg!"
Zhao Ziyuan plunged a sword into the body of a man in black and kicked him down.
Feng Zhengmin, with a cold face, waved his hand and said, "Cross the bridge and capture Zhao Ziyuan alive!"
Standing next to him was a tall, thin man. Judging from the official robes he wore, they were not the style of those worn by officials of the various prefectures and counties of Yingzhou, but rather the style of those worn by officials of the Nanhua court.
He said calmly, "Zhao Ziyuan embezzled state taxes first, then secretly hoarded elite troops and built defensive fortifications; he clearly harbors rebellious intentions. Seeing him alive or dead is enough; there's no need to force a capture."
Feng Zhengmin hesitated for a moment, then straightened his back and said, "Imperial Censor Liu, at present we have only judged that Governor Zhao is a suspect, but have not convicted him. It would be more appropriate to arrest him alive and then conduct a trial."
Imperial Censor Liu glanced at him and slightly curled his lips, "Lord Feng is upright and incorruptible, and loves the people like his own children."
Fu Mingyi was stabbed in the shoulder by a man in black, and then another blade struck him from behind.
Zhao Ziyuan slashed with her sword, then helped Fu Mingyi up, asking, "How are you?"
Fu Mingyi ignored him and focused on pulling the rope upwards with Li Qinghe.
Another man in black looked down and suddenly threw a flying knife at Xiao Qing.
The throwing knife seemed to grow larger in Fu Mingyi's eyes.
Xiao Qing was already struggling to stay afloat. She was hanging there like a human target in an empty training ground; any archer with decent aim could easily hit her.
He didn't have time to make a wiser decision.
“Fu…”
In a flash, Li Qinghe saw Fu Mingyi snatch the rope, run to the other side of the suspension bridge, and then pounce down like a large bird.
The suspension bridge was supported by the weight of a rope. At one end of the rope was Xiao Qing, and at the other end was Fu Mingyi.
Fu Mingyi was heavier than Xiao Qing. He knew that if he jumped, there would only be one outcome: he would sink, while Xiao Qing would rise.
When there are no better options, this is the best option.
The Great Xiao Dynasty can do without Fu Mingyi, but it cannot do without Xiao Qing.
In an instant, countless thoughts flooded his mind. Thoughts about him, about Xiao Qing, about the Great Xiao family, and about the Fu family…
As he and Xiao Qing were about to pass each other under the bridge, he saw Xiao Qing's surprised and terrified face, and he saw the flying knife coming straight at him.
He felt that was enough.
But the next second, he saw the person he was risking his life to save actually let go...
No, that's not how it works!
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