Chapter 231 Rescue
White snowflakes hit the black fence, the scenery in sight became more and more blurred, and the road became more and more difficult to walk on.
For safety reasons, Su Qianqian had to dismount, take out a prepared wind-killing lantern from the space, light it, and follow Gao Feng to walk forward with one deep step and one shallow step.
Finally, she saw the sign with "Yelanggou" written on it, and her heart was leaping with joy. As a person with poor sense of direction, it was all luck that she was able to find the right place!
"Woo woo..." Dianfeng hummed in dissatisfaction.
"And you, I was wrong!" Su Qianqian apologized tactfully, holding a lamp in her left hand and a dagger in her right hand as she walked forward.
After walking for half an hour, just when Su Qianqian thought she had come to the wrong place, she faintly heard a sound coming from the foot of the mountain in front of her, like the growl of a wild beast, or like a human voice.
Hanging the lamp on the saddle, Su Qianqian patted the little white horse, and the little white horse reluctantly ran forward, with Su Qianqian and Dianfeng following behind.
After turning a corner at the foot of the mountain, Su Qianqian stopped in her tracks when she saw a scene in front of her. She quickly hid behind a rock and looked forward:
Seven or eight huge wolves surrounded a group of people. There were no more than five or six of them in total. Some were lying wounded, while others were shaking torches in their hands exhaustedly. The ground was littered with wolf corpses.
Those wolves should have realized that these people were at the end of their strength, so they kept moving forward to test and wait for an opportunity to attack again.
Su Qianqian saw that King Xiang was behind these guards, guarding a cave, holding a sword vigilantly, with blood all over his face and body.
[I am so lucky, I accidentally found the emperor who was seeking death! 】
Su Qianqian was secretly happy. Even if she didn't find Qin Hanzhang, it was always right to save the emperor first. The credit should go to the Wuning Marquisate.
But she still has to save her own life first. Look at these vicious wolves, they are not easy to deal with. So many guards can't beat them, how can she deal with them?
Su Qianqian thought about it, took out two bags of cotton from the space, and tied them together on a long rope.
He resolutely spent three hundred beans to buy a small barrel of gasoline from the mall, soaked the cotton and the long rope in the gasoline, and carried them towards the wolf pack.
The wolves turned back alertly after hearing the sound. Su Qianqian pulled the rope and quickly ran around the wolf pack. When one wolf was ready to pounce, Su Qianqian lit the cotton and rope in her hands.
The cotton wrapped in gasoline suddenly caught fire, and the fireball quickly spread to the entire long rope, and the wolf surrounded by the fire retreated in fear.
At this time, Su Qianqian took out the arrow soaked in anesthetic from the space. This was what she had prepared in the space on the night of the hunt, and it came in handy at this time.
He pulled the bow, took aim, and shot arrows soaked in anesthetic at the wolves one after another. The wolves fell down with shrill howls. Some wolves tried to pounce on him, but retreated because of the burning fuse.
When King Xiang and the guards saw reinforcements coming and the wolves falling one after another, they took heart, raised their weapons and went forward to kill the wolves that were still struggling and not yet dead.
[If there were no anesthetic, I might not have succeeded. This wolf has thick skin and hides very quickly...]
In fact, Su Qianqian only grazed the wolf and did not hit it. The anesthetic took effect quickly and the wolf fell down as if it was injured.
As the last wolf stopped howling, the battle between humans and beasts finally came to an end. Su Qianqian walked over with a bow on her back and bowed, saying:
"I am Su Qian, the recorder of the Ministry of Justice. I am here to report the news on the orders of the wife of Marquis Wuning. Is this His Royal Highness Prince Xiang?"
Prince Xiang Li Yunjin leaned on his sword, also looking exhausted, but his momentum was not diminished at all: "Exactly, how did you find this place?"
"I was ordered to report last night that it was going to snow heavily, but I didn't expect that His Majesty went out hunting anyway. I was worried so I went to the hunting grounds to look for him. I happened to walk to the Wild Wolf Valley and saw His Majesty confronting a pack of wolves."
Su Qianqian pretended not to know that there was an emperor hiding in the cave and replied calmly.
"So it was you who came here to report the news..." King Xiang whispered, and looked at Su Qianqian carefully through the snow, but because of the long fence, he couldn't see her face clearly.
"Your Highness Prince Xiang, let's quickly withdraw from the Wild Wolf Valley and return to the camp. Where are the others?" Su Qianqian looked around and asked.
"My father and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are here. The rest of us... don't know where to go. Is this Wild Wolf Valley? It clearly says Luming Creek when we came in from that side!"
King Xiang looked at Su Qianqian in surprise, then his expression became solemn. This matter was of no trivial importance.
"Your Majesty is here?" Su Qianqian pretended to be shocked and looked around.
King Xiang walked towards the cave and after a moment called Su Qianqian in.
A torch was lit in the low, damp and cold cave. Although Emperor Gan De looked haggard, he still maintained his imperial dignity and sat on a rock.
The prince was sitting on the ground next to him, half leaning against the stone wall, but his face was pale, his brows were slightly frowned, and he supported his body with his hands, one leg curled up and the other leg flat on the ground.
Not daring to look any further, Su Qianqian took off her veil and knelt on the ground to kowtow: "Minister of Justice Su Qian pays respects to the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Stand up. I heard that you came here and fought off the wolves and protected the emperor. I will definitely reward you handsomely. Now the prince's leg is injured. We need the guards to arrive as soon as possible and escort the prince back to the Crouching Tiger Mountain Palace for treatment to avoid any delay."
Crown Prince Gan Dedi turned his head to look at the prince, his eyes fell on his legs, regret flashed across his eyes.
"Your Highness, your leg is injured? I have learned some crude medical skills before. If Your Majesty trusts me, I am willing to examine your Highness."
[It turned out that the result of the change was that the prince broke his leg instead of King Jing! The prince must not be allowed to become disabled! 】
Su Qianqian thought in her heart and lowered her head to ask for permission.
The prince suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Su Qianqian in surprise, then regained his composure and turned to the emperor who was in deep thought and said, "Father, I would like to ask Su Lushi to check on the injury."
[His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed not an ordinary person. He is willing to trust a stranger like me! I am so touched, you are worthy of being my white moonlight! 】
Su Qianqian was moved. She wanted to send the emperor and the prince back as soon as possible and then go find Qin Hanzhang.
"Approved." The emperor said one word lightly.
Su Qianqian thanked him, walked to the prince and squatted down, pulling out a dagger from her arms. The King of Xiang behind her suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Su Qianqian's hand, his eyes sharp: "What are you going to do?"
"Of course, we should cut open His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's trouser legs. Should we ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take off his underwear?" Su Qianqian stared at King Xiang in confusion.
"Ninth brother, there is no need to do this. I trust Su Lushi." The prince waved his hand and asked King Xiang to leave.
Hesitantly letting go of Su Qianqian's hand, King Xiang stared at Su Qianqian vigilantly, watching her carefully cut open the prince's trouser leg, revealing his injured calf.
Su Qianqian had to go to the mountains to study medicinal herbs in the past, so she learned wilderness survival and emergency treatment, including preliminary diagnosis and rescue of some fractures, and she is very skilled in the actual operations.
After asking how the prince was injured, he found that he only had some external injuries which were not serious, and the main problem was the fracture which could not be delayed.
"Your Highness, go find some thick branches, more than two feet long, and cut them into smooth pieces and bring them here."
Su Qianqian didn't even turn her head, took out cotton cloth and two balls of cotton from her arms, cut the corner of her robe and tore off two strips, and calmly instructed King Xiang.
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