Battlefield

Mu An Ning was talking with Dr. Lu when he suddenly felt a gust of wind in front of him and heard a woman's anxious voice.

She subconsciously turned her body to the side, barely avoiding the hand of the woman who was rushing in front of her, and asked in a slow voice, "Excuse me, young lady, who is your daughter?"

The dusty woman in front of her did seem familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her.

At the same time, Gu Ji, who was standing nearby, hurriedly stepped forward. Seeing that she was a woman, he did not draw his sword, but just held out his hand to stop her: "Young lady, please talk nicely."

Seeing this, Chun Tao had no choice but to slowly withdraw her hand, wipe her face which had not been washed for several days, and said to the girl in moon-white clothes, "Miss Mu, don't you recognize me? My young lady is the cousin of Master Gu!"

When Gu Ji heard his master's name, he withdrew his hand in disbelief: "Chun Tao! Why are you here?"

Chuntao nodded with tears in her eyes, then shook her head.

Mu An Ning's eyebrows moved slightly, and after calming down, he recognized the maid in front of him. He couldn't help but frowned, feeling surprised: "Chun Tao?"

How could Luo Zhiyan's maid be at the border?

Doctor Lu, who had been silent all this time, saw that a few people had something to say. He nodded and greeted them, then picked up his medical box and walked silently to the side where the seriously injured soldiers were.

When Chun Tao saw that the girl recognized her, she nodded repeatedly and wanted to hold the girl's hand again, but she saw that she was still a little wary, so she could only take it back again: "Miss Mu, please save my young lady."

Mu An Ning looked at Chun Tao's uneasy expression, and a trace of worry rose in his heart: "Chun Tao, what happened?"

Gu Ji opened his mouth, but couldn't quite laugh: "Chun Tao, don't tell me, your young lady has also come to the border."

Chun Tao had a bitter face, sniffed, and stammered, "My young lady followed Master Tan... She came to the border a few days ago to visit the young lady and her cousin."

Mu An Ning's fingertips moved, his eyes narrowed slightly, and Luo Zhiyan actually came here with Tan Wenhuai.

"But..." Chun Tao wiped her tears, thinking about how she had been through these few days, her heart ached even more: "Young lady and Mr. Tan got separated from us, and I didn't dare to look for them. I could only follow the doctors to the border, hoping that they would arrive, but..."

Mu An Ning and Gu Ji looked at each other and had already understood what was going on. Gu Ji was the first to speak: "Are they still missing?"

Chun Tao nodded, turned her gaze to Gu Ji, and said hurriedly: "Gu Ji, could you please send someone to find my young lady as soon as possible?"

"...My cousin is too worrying." Gu Ji touched the back of his neck and said helplessly: "My master is probably killing the enemy right now."

Hearing this, Chun Tao panicked and had no idea what to do. Her eyes were lifeless and she sobbed, "Then, then what should I do with my young lady?"

When Mu An Ning heard this, his heart couldn't help but beat faster.

Luo Zhiyan actually followed Gu Huaizhi to the border secretly, even at the risk of her own life.

And what about Tan Wenhuai...what is his reason?

"Chun Tao," Mu An Ning thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "When did Miss Luo and Mr. Tan get separated from you?"

Hearing Mu An Ning speak, Chun Tao's eyes suddenly sparkled with hope, and she hurriedly said, "About two days ago."

At that time, Luo Zhiyan and Tan Wenhuai were walking at the end of the team, and she was ordered to go to the front to ask the team leader about when they would reach the border. Unexpectedly, when she returned to the back, the two people had disappeared.

After hearing this, Gu Ji felt his head hurt even more.

If anything goes wrong with the cousin, the young master will probably regret it for the rest of his life.

After all, Miss Luo's parents only have her as their daughter now. If they were to experience the pain of losing a child again, I wonder if they could bear it.

Mu An Ning looked at the little maid and nodded thoughtfully.

Two days.

So when they got separated, they were probably still far away from the border, and it would not be easy to find them.

"One day." Mu An Ning thought for a while and suddenly said in a low voice.

Since a group of elderly doctors have already arrived at the border, Luo Zhiyan and Tan Wenhuai's pace should not be too slow. They should arrive in no more than a day.

Unless they have returned to the capital, or something unexpected happened to them.

Chun Tao looked slightly confused: "Miss Mu, what do you mean by one day?"

Mu An Ning came back to his senses from his thoughts, said "Nothing", then turned to look at Gu Ji and asked, "Gu Ji, is there anyone who can go look for them right now?"

Gu Ji looked embarrassed. He glanced at Chun Tao who was looking at him, then cast his gaze at the soldiers in the barracks. He shook his head and said, "Except for these seriously injured soldiers, there is no one else."

He paused, as if remembering something, and hesitated for a moment. After a while, he said: "Actually, I might be able to go, but you..."

Mu An Ning didn't think much about it and said slowly, "Go ahead."

Hearing Mu An Ning's affirmative answer, Gu Ji was still a little hesitant, but Chun Tao showed joy on her face and hurriedly said, "Gu Ji, I'll go with you too!"

Gu Ji waved his hands quickly, his eyes showing some concern, and shook his head and said, "Chun Tao, you can take a rest. If you want to go, I can go alone."

Mu An Ning also pursed her lips gently, soothing the maid who seemed to be overly frightened: "Gu Ji is right, Chun Tao, don't worry about this for now, go to the tent and rest."

Mu An Ning turned around and pointed to the tent next to hers, and said slowly, "This one happens to be empty, you can move in first."

Her tent had been destroyed by fire, so she moved into one of the two tents next to Gu Huaizhi's tent.

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Chuntao finally put her mind at ease. She bowed to the two of them and went into the tent to rest.

But Gu Ji still stood still, looking at the girl as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

On one hand, she is the young master's cousin, and on the other hand, she is the young master's sweetheart, and the person the young master has instructed to protect well. It is really difficult for him to make a decision.

Mu An Ning thought he had no idea where to start, so he asked in a gentle tone, "Gu Ji, can you do it alone?"

Seeing that Gu Ji was still worried, Mu An Ning pursed her lips and said, "Why don't I go with you to look around."

Although all the doctors in the camp had followed the soldiers except one who stayed behind to take care of the wounded, now that a doctor had come from the capital, she might as well do something useful instead of staying in the tent.

But she had an inexplicable premonition in her heart that Luo Zhiyan and Tan Wenhuai should be safe, otherwise Mu Wan'er should not have mentioned it in the letter.

"No, no, Miss Mu, you are still injured, not to mention you don't know how to ride a horse." Gu Ji quickly rejected the girl's serious proposal and shook his head and said, "I'd better call a few brothers who are not seriously injured and set off immediately."

At this moment, the people of Liang were too busy to deal with the sudden attack from the Chu State, so they probably had no time to send more people to attack.

The most important thing now is to find Luo Zhiyan.

Mu An Ning subconsciously glanced at her arm. It was just a few scratches, nothing serious. However, it was true that she couldn't ride a horse.

Thinking of this, she nodded gently and said, "Be careful along the way."

Gu Ji took two steps, patted his head, as if he had thought of something, and turned back to hand her an object: "By the way, Miss Mu, if something important happens, you can put this thing in the sky, and when I see it, I will hurry back as soon as possible."

Mu An Ning carefully looked at the small wooden barrel in his hand, then put it into his sleeve and said seriously, "I understand."

After Gu Ji left, she did not stay in the tent any longer. Instead, she walked towards the old doctor Lu who was treating a patient's injuries and called out, "Doctor Lu."

Doctor Lu did not say anything. After he had finished the case, he finally spoke: "Do you know the whereabouts of those two children?"

Mu An Ning was slightly surprised, and looked expectant: "Have you met them?"

Doctor Lu nodded solemnly: "I remember them very well. The little maid cried all the way, but I couldn't find her."

Hearing this, Mu An Ning then remembered that Luo Zhiyan and Tan Wenhuai had come here with Old Doctor Lu. He could only suppress his worries and shook his head, saying, "There is no news about their whereabouts yet."

She frowned, suddenly remembering their interrupted conversation, and looked around: "Doctor Lu, you said you were looking for someone, have you found him?"

There was a flash of something strange in the eyes of the old doctor Lu, but he wiped the sweat from his forehead and closed his eyes, which seemed to be blinded by the sunlight in front of him: "One step too late."

Mu An Ning looked at Doctor Lu's eyes, which were like rotten red beans and filled with bitterness, and suddenly guessed that the person he was looking for should have been on the battlefield with Gu Huaizhi and others this morning.

She secretly regretted her words and was about to speak out to comfort him, but was interrupted by a cry for help.

The two of them walked quickly towards that place and saw a wounded man who was getting stitches and was wailing in pain.

The doctor squatting on the ground saw them coming, stood up, walked aside, made room, and said helplessly: "Doctor Lu, you should do the stitching."

Old Doctor Lu frowned and squatted down with Mu An Ning to check the injuries of the injured.

The soldier closed his eyes tightly, trembled his arms, and wailed weakly: "Doctor, can you sew it more gently?"

Doctor Lu saw that the injury was not as serious as he had imagined, and suddenly turned his gaze to the girl beside him: "Girl Mu, do you want to try?"

Mu An Ning was stunned, and then he heard Doctor Lu continue, "You are very considerate. This kid is so afraid of pain, it's perfect for you to sew it."

When the soldier heard this, he did not refute it, but urged with tears in his eyes: "Doctor, can you hurry up?"

Hearing the urging, Mu An Ning took a breath and finally took the silver needle from Doctor Lu's hand.

She had read about how to treat this kind of injury countless times in medical books and had practiced it countless times herself.

Although she was nervous and her forehead was covered with sweat, her hands were steadier than those of ordinary people.

After finishing the last stitch, Dr. Lu nodded with satisfaction in his eyes.

*

In Kunning Palace, a woman with disheveled hair rolled over on the bed in pain, no longer as dignified as usual.

She did not notice the door being opened, nor did she hear anyone coming in. She just covered her face and sobbed.

The palace servants stood aside trembling, no one dared to step forward, but no one dared to be negligent.

After the man came in and asked the palace maids to leave, he stood in front of the bed for a long time before the woman finally noticed who was coming.

She hesitated for a moment, and her eyes suddenly became bright. She asked hopefully through the luxurious bed curtains, "Yi Han? But Yi Han?"

The man said nothing, but just chuckled.

“Yihan, hurry up and save mother!” The woman immediately regained consciousness and controlled her impulse to roll over. As if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, she almost broke her voice and said, “Those useless imperial doctors can only give me some useless ointments.”

The man finally spoke, neither sad nor happy, "What happened to mother?"

The woman who was in such a ferocious state at this moment was none other than the Queen of Chu, Gu Yihan's "mother".

"I don't know which little bastard dared to poison me!" The queen trembled her lips, stroked her already bruised cheeks, and said in a sharp voice: "Yi Han, you must find the real culprit for your mother!"

"Are you loving me, mother?" Gu Yihan lowered his eyebrows, making it impossible to see the emotions in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, the Queen couldn't help but pinch her itchy, blood-stained face fiercely, "How can it not hurt? Yi Han, quickly call the best doctor in the world into the palace for your mother!"

Gu Yihan pondered for a long time, then suddenly laughed out loud: "You're in pain, what about her?"

The Queen paused with her itchy fingers, but she didn't notice anything wrong. She said, "Yihan, hurry up and find medicine for Mother. If we delay any longer, Mother's face will be ruined!"

"Mother?" Gu Yi sneered coldly, "My mother has passed away long ago."

"How could you be so confused after going to the border?" The queen's eyes flashed with an imperceptible panic, "If you had asked someone to treat your mother quickly, she would be alive and well."

Gu Yihan's expression was as cold as the frost in winter, and he said coldly, "You have no sense of shame."

Before the queen could react, he suddenly opened the bed curtain and looked down at the woman on the couch whose face could no longer be seen: "Evil woman, when you treated my mother like this, did you ever think about today?"

The queen was stunned at first, but soon her voice became even sharper than before, and she said with a fierce look on her face: "It's you! It's you who poisoned me!"

*

The moment Mu An Ning stood up, he suddenly felt dizzy, and soon, a voice that was neither sad nor happy came to his ears -

"Teleport is activated."

Before the girl had time to feel confused, she felt the sky around her suddenly darken, so dark that she felt as if she was in nothingness.

Then, the sky brightened again.

In an instant, she realized that she was no longer in the Chu camp.

But...the battlefield.

There was smoke and dust everywhere, and countless soldiers were wearing heavy black armor.

Mu An Ning was standing at the end of the team, still quite a distance away from the last row of soldiers, but her fingertips began to tremble uncontrollably.

It turns out that teleportation means crossing dozens of miles in an instant.

Why on earth did the system go to so much trouble to send her to the battlefield?

You can't possibly want her to die here?

Mu An Ning looked at the scene around him and swallowed softly. The uneasiness in his heart gradually spread, and he took a step back as if his feet weighed a thousand pounds.

The soldiers in front of me were wearing black armor.

As everyone knows, these are not soldiers from the State of Chu, but from the State of Liang.

If they discovered that a Chu person was standing behind them, she didn't dare to think about what she would face.

Just as Mu An Ning was tensely standing still, unable to move, a call as thin as a mosquito seemed to come from his side.

"Sister Mu..."

"Sister Mu!"

Mu An Ning's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he looked sideways with difficulty, but when he saw the person, his eyes unexpectedly widened.

Luo Zhiyan?

Luo Zhiyan saw the girl looking at her with surprise in her eyes and waved to let her pass.

Mu An Ning held her breath and looked over. Luo Zhiyan was also standing alone behind the group of soldiers like her.

The only difference is that Luo Zhiyan has handcuffs on her feet.

But she still had concerns, fearing that the Luo Zhiyan in front of her was a deceptive illusion sent by the system.

Luo Zhiyan puffed up her cheeks. Seeing that the girl didn't want to go over, she had no choice but to continue to ask softly, "Sister Mu, why are you here too?"

Mu An Ning didn't say anything, but just secretly observed the surroundings. Seeing this, Luo Zhiyan was so anxious that she wanted to stamp her feet and her voice became much louder: "Sister Mu!"

Mu An Ning's eyelids jumped, and when she was sure that no one noticed them, she finally walked over.

Whether it is a human or a ghost, she might have to go over and talk to him before she can find out.

When the girl finally came up to her, Luo Zhiyan blinked and asked innocently, "Sister Mu, did Brother Huai ask you to save me?"

Mu An Ning was originally looking at the woman with shackles on her feet in front of him. When he heard this question, he couldn't help but frowned and shook his head.

Luo Zhiyan asked suspiciously, "Are you here to save Tan Wenhuai?"

Hearing this name, Mu An Ning's eyes moved slightly, and after quickly glancing at the soldiers and horses that were still there, he asked, "Where is he?"

"He should still be in that cage." Luo Zhiyan couldn't help but tremble, with tears in her eyes: "That strange man brought me here alone."

When Luo Zhiyan said this, her eyes lit up: "So Sister Mu, were you also captured by him?"

Mu An Ning didn't know who she was talking about. Just as he was about to explain, he was interrupted by a command.

The two looked at each other, and saw smoke and dust rising in front of them, and the sound of killing was deafening.

The war horses neighed and their hooves clinked like thunder. The cavalrymen galloped on their horses, their spears in their hands like a gust of wind and rain, piercing straight into the enemy camp.

The archers drew their longbows to their full extent, and arrows rained down like rain, breaking through the sky and shooting straight at the enemy camp, like a dark cloud pressing down on the top of the head.

The shieldmen were closely connected, holding up their shields like a wall to block the flying arrows.

Mu An Ning looked for a moment and then dared not look again.

She tried her best to calm herself and winked at Luo Zhiyan, indicating that the two of them could take advantage of the chaos to escape.

It won't be long before there is no protection left for them, and then they will both be dead.

She thought that if she got to an empty place, she would fire the cannon that Gu Ji had given her before, and maybe there would be a glimmer of hope.

I don’t know...how Gu Huaizhi is doing now.

Luo Zhiyan moved the shackles on her feet and said with tears in her eyes: "Sister Mu, Yan'er can't leave."

Mu An Ning lowered his eyes, squatted down, checked the anklets, and suddenly pulled off the pearl hairpin on his head.

Shang Cang seemed to be helping them, and soon the shackles were taken off by her.

Luo Zhiyan's eyes were filled with surprise. She felt a rare admiration for Mu An Ning in her heart. She murmured, "Sister Mu, your idea is good. Why didn't I think of it?"

Mu An Ning was blinded by the flying dust and his heart was pounding, but he did not dare to hesitate any longer. He pulled Luo Zhiyan and turned around.

The Liang soldiers were all focused on the front and it would be impossible for them to notice them.

If they noticed, the worst that could happen would be an arrow through the heart, but it would be better than waiting to die here.

But after the two of them ran a few steps with their skirts lifted, they heard the sound of horse hooves behind them.

Before they could get scared, a sinister voice came over.

"Where are you two going?"