Successful escape
Qin Yuyao touched the vent again. This time, she tried her best to stabilize her upper body and put all her strength on the thin pillar of the vent.
Try to make your weight lighter so that Shengyue won’t be able to hold on.
This time she didn't just use close combat. Although she was already quite strong, if she forced herself to continue, she would be the one who would suffer.
Thinking of this, Qin Yuyao carefully observed the location of the vent in the bright moonlight.
She saw a lot of weeds growing outside the vent and couldn't help but reach out to pull them up.
Without the weeds to hide her, she quickly reached the stone wall left by the cellar's construction. She thrust her fingers as far as she could into the cracks in the stone, and her nails, which had been grown long in the palace, gradually broke under the brute force.
Blood soon oozed from her fingertips, but Qin Yuyao didn't care about the pain at this moment. She gritted her teeth and continued to probe inside, making sure that her hand would not be easily pulled out.
He turned his backhand and pressed the button hard inside the cellar. Soon, the vent began to shake. Along with the sound of a lot of mud and sand falling, Qin Yuyao's cheeks, which were already very dirty, now became completely covered in dirt.
Sheng Yue, who was under her, was breathing mud and sand with every breath he took. If he hadn't had difficulty breathing and didn't take deep breaths, he would have choked.
As Qin Yuyao shook it vigorously, more and more mud and sand rolled out of the vent. Finally, when Qin Yuyao's strength ran out, the vent was pushed out.
Originally, it was a piece of stone between the cellar and the ground, specially carved into a vent. As the stone was pushed out, the originally narrow vent finally became much larger.
Qin Yuyao did not hesitate and immediately reached out and dug for a long time. After confirming that the position outside would not loosen easily, she stepped on Sheng Yue's shoulders and crawled out.
Although Sheng Yue in the cellar did not see the situation above, after feeling the mud and sand stop, he found Qin Yuyao leaning out.
He quickly reached out and pulled Qin Yuyao's feet upwards, and with his push, Qin Yuyao finally climbed out, only having time to exhale.
Qin Yuyao subconsciously looked over the courtyard wall, but seeing no one coming out and no other footsteps, she quickly stuck her head out and stretched out her hand towards Sheng Yue.
"Give me your hand." Qin Yuyao walked towards Shengyue, and after making sure that she would not fall, she tried her best to stretch her hand as far as possible.
Sheng Yue shook her head: "You go first, I have a high fever now, you can't run far with me."
Qin Yuyao's eyes widened instantly, but she refused to listen. She stubbornly held out her hand and said, "If you don't come out, I won't leave. We'll both be hostages here."
Qin Yuyao was facing the moonlight, her face mostly hidden in the shadows. But in Sheng Yue's eyes, her eyes were incredibly bright. His already high fever made his heart beat even faster than usual.
After closing her eyes, Sheng Yue felt not only regret but also jealousy towards Luan Zhengya who was thousands of miles away.
Knowing that Qin Yuyao would rather be caught and taken back if she couldn't take him with her, Sheng Yue no longer hesitated and grabbed the hand she extended.
Seeing this, Qin Yuyao stepped on the ground with both feet and dug into the ground tightly, so that she could use the strength to pull Sheng Yue out of the cellar.
Qin Yuyao frowned tightly and clenched her teeth. At this point, both of them were almost flushed. They were deadlocked for a long time before Qin Yuyao pulled Shengyue up with both hands.
For a moment, the only sound in the world was the heavy breathing of the two people. Even when they panted, they deliberately kept the sound low to avoid attracting the guards.
"Let's go." Qin Yuyao whispered, holding Sheng Yue's arm and running with him towards the foot of the mountain in the distance.
The two of them ran until they could no longer see the deserted village behind them, and then they slowed down a little. No matter how tired they were, they still kept running.
Gradually, Sheng Yue realized that the person next to him seemed to be very familiar with this forest, and was always walking in one direction without any hesitation.
"Do you know this place?" Sheng Yue whispered. He had been running for a long time and had a high fever, so his eyes were a little blurry.
Hearing the fatigue in his voice, Qin Yuyao tightened her grip on his arm, gritting her teeth and looking into the distance. The familiar mountain villa in Taoyuan Village was no longer in sight, and she estimated the distance in her mind.
According to their current condition, it would take at least a day to get there.
Qin Yuyao nodded and quickly looked around. Seeing that it was still relatively quiet, she explained, "Yes, I used to live in a mountain village here for a while."
Hearing her say this, Sheng Yue felt a little more at ease. If someone came looking for him at that time, he could stay and let her go first.
At this time, Qin Yuyao naturally had no idea what the people around her were planning, and she walked towards the familiar direction with full concentration.
It was already late at night and the moon was getting brighter. In this forest, apart from the occasional nocturnal animal startled by the footsteps of the two people, there were no other animals or night walkers.
At this time, beads of sweat gradually seeped out of Qin Yuyao's forehead. If she were alone, she might be able to rest for a while and continue on her way, but now she was with Sheng Yue and she didn't dare to be careless.
Just as they were about to leave the forest and climb over a low hill to get closer to Taoyuan Village, they suddenly heard the sound of horses neighing in the distance behind them.
Because of the large number of people holding up torches, Qin Yuyao could see tiny specks of red flames just by turning her head.
"They are chasing us." Qin Yuyao whispered, dragging Sheng Yue's pace faster and faster.
Although she was a little flustered, Qin Yuyao still quickened her pace. Sheng Yue suddenly reached out and pressed her shoulders: "Yuyao, put me down. If you can, you will definitely be able to leave."
Hearing this, Qin Yuyao immediately shook her head: "No, I must take you with me." As she spoke, she pulled Sheng Yue's hand even harder, and her legs, which were originally a little tired, suddenly generated a force from somewhere and ran even faster.
The sound of horse hooves behind me was getting closer and closer, accompanied by the barking of dogs.
"There are people in front!" someone suddenly shouted, and then more people gradually gathered in the direction where the two were.
The light of the torch became more and more obvious. Qin Yuyao looked around and her eyes lit up as she walked towards the reed marsh on the left that was as tall as a person.
At this moment, the sound of a sharp arrow breaking through the air suddenly came from behind the two of them. Qin Yuyao couldn't help but open her eyes wide, but it was too late to avoid it.
Sheng Yue, who was standing by, suddenly rushed over and covered her completely. The reed marsh was originally muddy, and after the two fell into the reed marsh and were on a downhill slope, they quickly rolled into a ball.
Sheng Yue endured the severe pain in her shoulder blades and struggled to stretch out her hands to hold Qin Yuyao's head. After rolling dozens of times, the two fell into a pit.
"Ugh!" Sheng Yue groaned and lost consciousness.
Qin Yuyao noticed that the two had stopped, but before she could be happy, she found that Sheng Yue had closed her eyes and fell into a coma. The sounds of horses neighing and dogs barking in the distance were sometimes far away and sometimes very close.
Gritting her teeth, Qin Yuyao scanned the surroundings. The two people who had just rolled to the end were covered in mud. It was late at night, and even with torches, it was difficult to see the route of the two people.
Qin Yuyao broke free from Sheng Yue's arms, climbed out of the pit, found many broken reeds in the mud, and carefully spread them on her body.
Then he held his breath, hoping that the group chasing the two would just give them a quick check and leave.
I could hear shouting getting closer and closer, and soon someone came to the pit where the two people were lying, accompanied by the barking of dogs.
The hounds brought in for the search howled for a while, then finally lowered their heads in frustration. The reeds were too pungent, and the scent of the two men disappeared outside the reeds.
"I clearly saw the two people coming to this reed marsh, how come they disappeared?" A man pulled the hunting dog's chain with a ferocious tone.
Another person held a torch and looked around. Apart from the footprints they had just brought, there were no other traces on the mud.
"If that arrow missed, it would have been left nearby. However, we searched the entire area and didn't see any bow or arrow. It's obvious that it hit the target." The man said with certainty. If Jiang He were here, he would definitely recognize that this man was Hei San, the secret guard who had been following Zhang Wenhe for many years.
Seeing a group of people chasing after them with great fanfare, unable to even catch up with the two women, Hei San narrowed his eyes and said, "You guys continue searching the other side. I'll go back and report first."
After saying that, Heisan raised his whip and rode away. He had to go back and report to the master as soon as possible. If the Princess of Zhen'an and Princess Shengyang escaped, the master's plan would fail.
After a long time, the call of toads could be heard again in the reed marsh.
A hand quietly pushed aside the reeds above the well-hidden pit. Qin Yuyao once again surveyed her surroundings, noticing that the most chaotic muddy area was in the opposite direction of her destination. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But the temperature of the person next to him was getting higher and higher. If he didn't think of a solution, Shengyue would probably be a fool with a high fever when she woke up.
Knowing the urgency of the situation, Qin Yuyao didn't hesitate any longer and carefully carried Shengyue on her back. They continued walking towards Taoyuan Village. At this time, the two of them were covered in mud, and walking became increasingly difficult.
Watching herself walk from night to day, finally around noon, Qin Yuyao vaguely saw the outline of Taoyuan Village.
Even the curls of smoke floating in the sky seemed so familiar at this moment that Qin Yuyao curled up the corners of her mouth and almost shed tears.
With boundless strength in her heart, she was about to walk towards the village with Shengyue behind her. But her intuition made her stop again, and she chose to stop under a big tree outside Taoyuan Village.
After carefully examining the village, they immediately spotted the carriages and men in black that didn't belong to Taoyuan Village. The villagers didn't know who these people were, but seeing the machetes and bows in their hands, they obediently allowed them to be inspected.
Only Qin Yuyao recognized at a glance that this was not the uniform of soldiers from Shengguo. If they were not private soldiers, they must be people from the grassland tribe.
With a dark look in her eyes, Qin Yuyao carried Shengyue on her back and walked towards the back mountain of Taoyuan Village. She used to go there often and built a thatched house there.
Because it was so far away, few people went to Taoyuan Village. For now, they could only drop Shengyue off there.
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