Gu Yanwei crawled for a long time not far from the tent. He found that the Huns would change shifts every two hours, and this gap in the shift change was the best opportunity for him to rescue Shen Qingqiu.
Midnight.
"Keep an eye on her, I'm going to the bathroom."
"Go." The person who stayed outside the tent glanced back and said.
Watching a guard soldier leave, Gu Yanwei knew that this was the best time, the day would soon dawn, and he could not wait any longer. He quietly approached the tent in the dark, and when the soldier was not paying attention, Gu Yanwei grabbed the soldier's neck, twisted it hard, and slowly fell down with the soldier, and changed into his clothes.
While the other soldier had not returned yet, Gu Yanwei immediately walked into the tent.
Shen Qingqiu in the tent also obviously heard the noise, and when he looked up, he saw Gu Yanwei dressed in Xiongnu costume.
"Ninth Prince."
"Hush." Gu Yanwei made a soft gesture, and hurriedly stepped forward to untie the ropes that bound Shen Qingqiu's hands, looking her up and down and asked: "Are you injured anywhere?"
Shen Qingqiu shook his head, "No." Except for being very hungry, everything else was fine for him.
Seeing that she was only slightly pale and had no injuries on her body, Gu Yanwei was relieved and said, "There are about 20 soldiers guarding outside. It will not be easy for us to get out."
As Gu Yanwei spoke, she picked up the long sword that was thrown not far away. Watching her unhurried movements, Shen Qingqiu suddenly felt an indescribable emotion spreading silently in his heart.
"Gu Yanwei, you knew it was dangerous, why did you come to save me?"
Hearing Shen Qingqiu's voice, the Ninth Prince turned around and looked at her. This time he looked into her eyes very seriously and said, "Because you have helped me before, and you are very important to me."
The flickering light shone on Gu Yanwei's face. The second half of the sentence was covered by the footsteps coming from outside. Shen Qingqiu did not hear it, but although he was imprisoned at the moment, he felt extremely at ease. Looking at Gu Yanwei's profile, Shen Qingqiu unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"We have to leave quickly before the guard comes back." As soon as he finished speaking, he took Shen Qingqiu's hand consciously.
At this time, outside the tent, the soldier who had gone out had also returned. He saw another soldier lying on the ground. He was about to call for help, but Gu Yanwei slit his throat and knocked him down.
"Go."
"Who are you?" The soldiers in the distance discovered them, "Come quickly, that woman from Central Plains is trying to escape." As soon as the words fell, countless soldiers ran towards them from all directions.
Gu Yanwei clenched the sword in his hand, then took Shen Qingqiu's hand and ran in one direction.
The soldiers gathered around them, and Gu Yanwei pushed Shen Qingqiu a few meters away and said, "You go first."
Looking at Gu Yanwei who was about to be surrounded by soldiers, Shen Qingqiu shook his head, "No, Ninth Prince."
Before he could say anything more to Shen Qingqiu, dozens of soldiers had already surrounded him. Seeing that the soldiers behind were about to catch up, Shen Qingqiu took out a bag of white powder from his waist and threw it at the soldiers around Gu Yanwei. However, at this moment, Gu Yanwei was still injured by the weapons of those soldiers.
The soldiers were attacked by the white powder and covered their eyes one after another. At this moment, Shen Qingqiu fled with Gu Yanwei.
"Ninth Prince, are you okay?" Looking at the Ninth Prince's arm that was still bleeding, Shen Qingqiu felt indescribable.
Gu Yanwei's face turned pale, but he still shook his head and said, "Let's go, it's still not safe here."
Shen Qingqiu nodded, put Gu Yanwei's arm around his shoulders, and carried him into the woods.
"They shouldn't be able to catch up here." Shen Qingqiu slowly put Gu Yanwei down and leaned him against a tree, then quickly tore open his sleeves that were soaked in blood. Looking at the deep cut on his arm, Shen Qingqiu's heart suddenly ached.
"Ninth Prince..." At this moment, the Ninth Prince's consciousness was a little blurred due to blood loss.
Looking at the pale-faced Gu Yanwei in front of him, tears welled up in Shen Qingqiu's eyes, "Ninth Prince, wait for me here, I'll go pick some herbs for you."
Shen Qingqiu stood up and left, but he didn't notice that Gu Yanwei's eyes slowly opened a crack at this time. Looking at Shen Qingqiu's gradually receding back, Gu Yanwei slowly closed his eyes again.
Shen Qingqiu was so glad that she had some knowledge of Chinese medicine, otherwise, facing the risk of Gu Yanwei's wound infection, he would be helpless, and then this high and mighty Ninth Prince would die in the Xiongnu because of the wound infection, and she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.
Shen Qingqiu finally found the herbs, but when she returned, Gu Yanwei had already fainted.
"Ninth Prince, Ninth Prince." Shen Qingqiu patted Gu Yanwei's face, but he showed no sign of waking up. Without caring about anything else, Shen Qingqiu immediately stuffed the herbs into his mouth, chewed out the juice and applied it to Gu Yanwei's injured arm, then tore off his dress and used it as a bandage to tie around Gu Yanwei's arm.
After doing all this, Shen Qingqiu looked around. There was nothing here. These herbs alone could not solve the current situation. They had to find a doctor.
Shen Qingqiu found a few large pieces of wood, tore his coat into strips, tied the picked up wood into a simple bed, and gently placed Gu Yanwei on it.
Shen Qingqiu dragged Gu Yanwei forward like this. He didn't know how long he had been walking. When he looked up again, it was already dawn. He turned his head to look at Gu Yanwei behind him. He was still sleeping and his condition was not very good.
Shen Qingqiu frowned and continued to drag Gu Yanwei forward.
Finally, he saw a small house not far away, with a wisp of green smoke coming out. It must be inhabited. Shen Qingqiu looked at Gu Yanwei behind him excitedly, and regardless of whether he could hear him or not, he shouted: "Ninth Prince, we are finally saved."
"Is there anyone here? Is there anyone here?" Shen Qingqiu dragged Gu Yanwei slowly towards the house. The owner of the house heard the noise and came out.
"Who are you?"
Seeing the master coming out, Shen Qingqiu couldn't hide his excitement, and slowly untied the rope tied around his body and said, "Master, my brother and I originally came here to do business for our family, but we didn't expect to be robbed by the Huns on the way. My brother was injured to save me, and I walked with him for a long time before we finally saw a family."
Shen Qingqiu's face was covered in dirt, and he looked pitiful when he spoke. It was really heartbreaking to see him. The owner of the house was a kind-hearted woman, and when she heard about Shen Qingqiu's experience, she quickly helped him carry Gu Yanwei into the house.
The two of them helped Gu Yanwei lie down on the bed, and Shen Qingqiu took a towel and carefully cleaned Gu Yanwei's wound.
"Miss, my husband often goes into the mountains to hunt, so he often has some injuries, and we always have these medicinal herbs at home." The author handed the small box in his hand to Shen Qingqiu, "I think his injuries are not light, you should use them on him quickly and see if they are of any use to him."
Shen Qingqiu took the box and opened it. Although the box was small, it contained all kinds of medicinal herbs. Shen Qingqiu nodded and said, "Thank you so much. These are the herbs I need."
"That's good. We don't have anything valuable here. It's just that my husband often goes into the mountains, so there are more medicinal herbs. You can use them as you like."
Shen Qingqiu nodded, "Then I won't be polite."
After boiling the herbs, Shen Qingqiu carefully fed the decoction to Gu Yanwei, and applied the remaining residue on Gu Yanwei's arm.
Only after everything was done did Shen Qingqiu finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Girl." The hostess brought some taro and rice porridge and placed them on the table, saying, "I see you haven't eaten for a long time. Your face is pale. Come over and have something to eat!"
Shen Qingqiu then remembered that he had not eaten for three days and three nights, and he was feeling a little dizzy at the moment.
"Thank you so much, I don't know how to thank you."
Shen Qingqiu sat at the dining table, looking at the food in front of him, which was even more tempting than the usual delicacies from land and sea.
The hostess smiled and said, "Everyone has times of trouble. We will definitely help if we can. But don't despise these things, young lady."
"How could that be? You are my brother and I's savior. I will definitely repay you in the future."
"It's serious. It's serious."
"Wanqing, I'm back."
Hearing the voice, the hostess looked outside, smiled and said, "My husband is back." Then she went out, and when she came back in, she was followed by a man with dark skin but a clean face.
"Husband, this is the girl I told you about."
The man looked Shen Qingqiu up and down, showing his two rows of teeth and smiling slightly foolishly, "This girl is really smart."
Shen Qingqiu smiled and nodded, "Big Brother."
The man looked at Gu Yanwei lying on the bed and frowned, saying, "Your brother looks badly injured. You can stay here for a few more days. Don't be polite. There is no one here. I haven't seen anyone for a long time."
Shen Qingqiu nodded and said: "This is the only way for now. Thank you both for your help."
"What are you talking about, girl? We just met on a narrow road."
Gu Yanwei was in a coma for two days and only woke up on the third day.
He opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar environment. He had taken Shen Qingqiu to escape from the Huns that day. He could not remember what happened afterwards. He only remembered Shen Qingqiu's back as he left.
After putting on his shoes, Gu Yanwei walked out of the house.
"Sister Wanqing, what is this?" Shen Qingqiu picked up something that looked like a wooden ring, but it was not just a wooden ring. There were some man-made tooth marks and something like an arrow on it.
Wanqing looked at the object in her hand and smiled, "That's what my husband used when he went hunting in the mountains. He made it himself."
Shen Qingqiu smiled and said: "Brother Chen is really smart."
"It's all for living." Although Wanqing said this, the happiness on her lips was clearly visible to Shen Qingqiu.
They stayed here for two days. Although the couple did not live a wealthy life, it did not affect the happiness they brought to each other.
Shen Qingqiu suddenly felt that she envied Wanqing.
But she didn't know that Gu Yanwei who was standing at the door could see him staring at Wanqing.
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