Chapter 1014 Savior and Heiress
"ah!"
Shang Ruyi exclaimed in surprise. Wo Xue rushed forward, grabbed the wooden stick in her hand, and threw it away forcefully. The dark shadow wrapped around the stick flew several feet away, landed on the ground, and disappeared into the grass with a whoosh.
"It's a snake, it's a snake!"
Someone saw it clearly and shouted, while Lei Yu and Lü Xiao rushed over. They saw that Shang Ruyi's face was pale and her whole body was trembling. Blood was gushing out from two bloody holes in the tiger's mouth of the hand that Wo Xue was holding tightly!
She was bitten by a snake!
Lei Yu was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Ruyi, are you alright? Was that snake poisonous or not?"
Shang Ruyi glanced at her, wanting to say something, but her lips trembled and her tongue stiffened, unable to utter a single word, only muffled gurgling sounds coming from her throat: "I, I—"
"Oh no, it's a poisonous snake!"
Wo Xue immediately lowered her head and sucked hard on the tiger's mouth, then turned her head and spat out a mouthful of blood. She then bent down and sucked hard a few more times until the two wounds turned white. Then she reached out to the person behind her and said, "Get me a rope!"
The guards also gathered around, their fear mixed with panic: "The rope! Where's the rope!"
Someone handed over a bundle of thick rope, the kind used to bind people and things. Wo Xue hurriedly opened it, but Lü Xiao reacted quickly and hurriedly bent down to tear off a piece of her undergarment and handed it over. Wo Xue took it and immediately tied it tightly to Shang Ruyi's wrist.
Then, covered in sweat, she looked at Shang Ruyi and asked, "Your Highness, how are you?"
At this moment, Shang Ruyi's face was deathly pale, her eyes were unfocused, and she was trembling like a leaf, with large beads of sweat constantly rolling down her forehead. Lei Yu hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe her face. Just then, Ashina Zhuxie stepped forward, glanced at the spot where the wooden stick had been thrown, and asked, "How is she?"
Lei Yu said urgently, "She's been bitten by a snake, something's wrong."
Ashina Zhuxie frowned and remained silent, glancing at Shang Ruyi before warily looking around, seemingly worried that there might still be poisonous snakes lurking nearby. Wang Shaoqiu stepped forward, examined Shang Ruyi's expression, and asked, "Is it a poisonous snake?"
Lei Yu glared at him fiercely: "Do I even need to say it!"
As she spoke, Shang Ruyi's eyes glazed over, and she slumped down limply. Lei Yu quickly reached out and caught her, but she looked up. Everyone thought she was looking at something, but the next moment, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Everyone panicked.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Quickly take her down the mountain and find a doctor!"
Lei Yu nodded immediately: "Let's go!"
Wo Xue looked up at the sky and shook her head, saying, "It's too late. It's getting dark. If we go down the mountain now, it will probably take even longer than going up. I'm worried that the princess won't be able to handle it."
The group looked around and realized that the sun had already set and the light was noticeably dimmer. If they turned back now, the way down the mountain would be even more difficult.
Lei Yu said, "You mean—"
Wo Xue looked up again, glancing towards the mountaintop. Just moments ago, everyone could see a corner of the eaves bathed in the setting sun, but now only a blurry shadow remained. She said, "Why don't we continue up? If there really are people on the mountain, perhaps they can find a way to save the princess."
Lei Yu hesitated for a moment: "This—"
Ashina Zhuxie nodded and said, "That is indeed a solution."
Wang Shaoqiu also said, "It's definitely too late to go down the mountain now, so let's do as she says."
Lei Yu and Lü Xiao exchanged a glance.
They were both well aware that these two men only cared about Zuo Gongyi's tomb and would never care about Shang Ruyi's life or death. However, since everyone around Shang Ruyi had said so, there was indeed no better way. Moreover, they had experienced the treacherous journey up the mountain before, and no one could guarantee that they could safely bring her down the mountain or find an antidote as soon as possible.
It seems we have no choice but to go up the mountain.
Lei Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go, hurry up!"
Several guards hurriedly cut down two thick tree trunks to use as poles, tied their clothes to them to stretch them out, and then carried Shang Ruyi slowly up the mountain. Fortunately, the remaining path was not too steep, and the group lit torches to provide cover. However, they were even more cautious, fearing that they might attract poisonous snakes again, so they desperately used wooden sticks to beat at the surrounding weeds and bushes, carving out a path on the mountain.
Finally, as darkness fell completely and a thin moon climbed overhead along the winding path they had taken to reach the mountain peak, they finally arrived at the summit.
All was quiet, with the night wind rustling softly.
Upon reaching the summit and looking back, they saw that even the distant city walls had been swallowed by the night, leaving only a huge black shadow standing before them. This was the highest peak of Tian Ding Mountain. The peak they were standing on was only halfway up the opposite peak. Looking down, the path they had come from had long since disappeared, as if there was no way back.
Further on, the mountaintop was covered with pine and cypress trees, lush and verdant, layer upon layer, like countless high walls blocking the view. The pine branches swayed constantly in the wind, and the shadowy figures seemed to be a thousand troops blocking the way, making people increasingly uneasy.
Someone couldn't help but whisper, "Is there really anyone here?"
Some people said, "It's a grave, how could there be anyone there?"
Hearing this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines, but Lei Yu didn't care about anything else and hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense, quickly find someone to detoxify Ruyi!"
As she spoke, she took two steps forward, parted a clump of pine branches, and suddenly saw a faint glimmer of light shining through the shadows ahead.
She immediately exclaimed, "Look!"
The group hurried forward and discovered that there was a small path in the pine forest, but it was hidden by the dense pine branches and could not be seen in the dark. Sure enough, at the other end of the pine forest, there was a flickering light, and in the night breeze carrying the scent of pine resin, there seemed to be a faint fragrance of sandalwood.
There really are people up there!
"Go check it out right away!"
"There's hope! The princess is saved!"
Overjoyed, everyone hurriedly carried Shang Ruyi, pushing aside the pine branches and walking forward. Before long, they finally passed through the pine forest. Looking ahead, everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath.
What stood before us was indeed a small wooden house.
This wooden cabin is simple and dilapidated, seemingly having endured years of wind and rain on this mountaintop. It is in a terrible state, with cracks in the door and loose window frames, which could fall down at any moment if the wind picks up.
But now, this dilapidated wooden house appears to everyone like a savior.
It weighs more than a thousand pieces of gold!
Ashina Zhuxie and Wang Shaoqiu's eyes lit up as soon as they saw the light coming through the window and door crack, as if they could already see golden treasures. However, they did not rush forward. Instead, Lei Yu hurriedly stepped forward to knock on the door, but stopped as soon as he reached the door.
She heard a series of tapping sounds coming from inside the house.
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