Chapter 89: Night of Terror
Mu Nanzhao looked at the empty space behind the tree and in the blink of an eye he thought of countless bad possibilities.
Until he noticed the unusual shaking sound of the dry grass...
When Mu Nanzhao got closer, he saw Gu Xixi lying face down on the ground.
He saw clearly that her outstretched hand was moving, as if she was counting numbers on her fingers.
His heart, which had never been so tense before, suddenly relaxed and his body became weak. He reached out to hold onto the tree trunk and managed to keep his balance.
Gu Xixi noticed something strange beside her and raised a corner of her forehead to look, "Chen Fang?"
At this time, the shaking in the grass also stopped completely.
Gu Xixi jumped up and said, "You've finished fighting over there."
Mu Nanzhao nodded tiredly and walked towards the bushes with a soft sword in hand.
He pushed aside the dry grass and took just a glance, intentionally blocking Gu Xixi's curious gaze.
"Don't look at it, it's dead, there's nothing to see."
Gu Xixi could also guess that the man's death was not a pretty one.
Especially when watching it in the middle of the night, the visual and psychological impact is so great that most people may not be able to bear it.
Gu Xixi accepted Mu Nanzhao's kindness and didn't look over there again, "Let's go quickly."
"It would be better to find General Meng and the others as soon as possible."
The two men left the poplar forest and headed southeast.
On the way here, Meng Chengping pointed to a huge dead poplar tree and said that if something unexpected happened and everyone got separated, they could meet up here.
After walking for about half an hour, when the moon was at its highest point in the sky, the poplar tree was still not in sight.
The northwestern wilderness grows colder late at night.
The two could clearly see themselves exhaling large clouds of white air.
Mu Nanzhao asked, "Are you sure you're going this way?"
Gu Xixi often collects samples in the wild and has developed a strong sense of direction.
She said confidently, "I'm sure."
"We took a carriage when we came here. This distance may not seem far, but it will take an hour to go back."
Mu Nanzhao didn't say anything else.
He could clearly feel the heat in his body draining away.
At this moment, his legs felt heavy as if they were filled with lead, and every extra word he said would make his heart overwhelmed.
But he still held himself up and looked normal.
Gu Xixi was still trying hard to move forward, encouraging herself and Mu Nanzhao.
"Let's hold on for a while longer. It's too cold to stop."
The terrain of the wasteland is rough, and there is a ditch ahead. It should not be a problem to jump over it with big strides.
Mu Nanzhao suddenly grabbed Gu Xixi, and his expression instantly became gloomy and cold.
This time, Gu Xixi also heard it, "There are people, footsteps, and more than one person."
Someone was walking on the snow, and there was the sound of iron scraping across the other side.
And they were actually surrounding them from the front.
The remaining Beili soldiers should be on General Meng's side.
Did they send someone else?
Mu Nanzhao made a prompt decision and pushed Gu Xixi, "Let's go! Go back!"
"As long as we wait until dawn, Meng Chengping will find you."
Gu Xixi protested in a low voice, "No! If we want to go, let's go together!"
Mu Nanzhao panted and said, "What if they just want to kill me this time?"
"Gu Xixi, don't you care most about your own life and death? Don't you still want to accomplish a lot of things?"
Gu Xixi anxiously grabbed Mu Nanzhao's arm and said, "But what will you do if I leave?"
Mu Nanzhao frowned and said, "You are more than capable of dealing with a few people. You will only be a hindrance if you stay here."
Seeing that Gu Xixi was still unwilling to leave, he looked gloomy and shouted in a cold voice, "I am just like you. What I care about most is my own life or death. I will not die, so don't drag me down. Get out of here!"
This was the first time that Gu Xixi was yelled at by her own people since she transmigrated into the book.
She was also a little annoyed, and turned around and walked away angrily.
"When disaster strikes, everyone just flies away. If you want to fly, then fly away. Who's afraid of who?"
However, she had only taken five steps when her pace slowed down.
She felt that her hand, which had just touched Mu Nanzhao, was wet and sticky, and something was wrong.
Gu Xixi looked down, and under the moonlight, her hands were covered in bright red...
On the other side, as soon as Gu Xixi walked away, Mu Nanzhao could no longer hold on and knelt on the ground.
He looked forward and his vision gradually became blurred.
Is this really the end?
I hope that after his death, no innocent people will be implicated...
At this moment, a pair of soft hands wrapped around his shoulders.
Gu Xixi's voice was in my ear, "If you want me to save some effort, don't move."
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The voices of the Beili people echoed back and forth near the trench several times.
Finally, they cursed a few words in their tribal language, mounted their horses and rode away.
At this time, the sky in the east had turned white, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of the wind could be heard.
At the bottom of the trench, a patch of snow shook a few times, revealing a black cloak.
Then a bare hand reached out and forcefully threw the cloak away.
Gu Xixi covered Mu Nanzhao with her shawl and patted his face, "Mu Nanzhao! Those people are gone. Hey, when you hear me talking, respond!"
After a while, Mu Nanzhao let out a sigh, "Don't shoot, or you'll really die."
The last two hours of last night.
Gu Xixi used all her strength to drag Mu Nanzhao to the edge of the ditch, and they both rolled down.
She quickly dug a hole in the snow, and the two of them huddled together against the wall of the ditch.
Then he used Mu Nanzhao's cloak to create a small triangular space to keep warm, and covered the cloak with the snow piled next to it.
This trick really worked. The Beili soldiers came and went without noticing the two men hiding under their feet.
Mu Nanzhao's most serious wound was on his left shoulder blade, where the knife wound had cut a blood vessel.
Due to limited conditions, Gu Xixi could only apply pressure to stop the bleeding.
The bleeding-stopping effect was good, and Gu Xixi even freed her hands to take out two pills and feed them to Mu Nanzhao.
The medicine was given to me by the old doctor before I left.
The old doctor said that one of the bottles of pills was the one Mu Nanzhao had taken recently, and it could suppress the toxicity.
The other one can save your life at a critical moment. But there is only one.
The old doctor's original words, "This pill is extremely precious, don't use it lightly. No matter who is injured or seriously ill, after taking it, they can at least survive for five or six hours and find a doctor to save their lives."
As they were not really out of danger yet, Gu Xixi gave the medicine to Mu Nanzhao without hesitation and did not consider herself at all.
When daybreak came, Meng Chengping led his troops back to search for them.
Hearing the familiar horse whistle, Gu Xixi was so surprised that she lost her voice, "General Meng is here, we are saved!"
Hearing Gu Xixi's response, Meng Chengping jumped off his horse, slipped a few times, and crawled to the edge of the ditch.
His face was covered in black and red blood, and he couldn't tell whether it was someone else's or his own.
It can be seen that they also had a hard battle last night.
Meng Chengping started crying as he spoke, "Boss Gu?! How are you and Brother Mu doing?!"
Gu Xixi stood at the bottom of the ditch, looked up and answered, "I'm fine, he's the only one injured, get us out quickly."
Meng Chengping wiped his eyes and asked the soldiers to lower the rope.
He jumped down to the ditch and carried Mu Nanzhao up on his back.
When Mu Nanzhao got upstairs, he glanced at Gu Xixi and just as he smiled, he lost consciousness...
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