The group traveled for a long time but still couldn't reach the town before dark.
This made Wei Wangqing feel extremely guilty. If it were all women like herself, it would be fine, but because of her, Young Master Chen had to suffer the elements with them.
Yes, she has been completely assimilated; the men here are the ones who are weak and vulnerable.
Thinking of heading towards Young Master Chen, well, Young Master Chen is perfectly fine, not at all frail.
We still had to say what needed to be said: "We're sorry to have caused Young Master Chen to suffer along with us."
Chen Zhiyan looked completely bewildered. "What kind of suffering is this?"
Wei Wangqing thought about it and realized that he had underestimated the strength of men in a matriarchal society.
"Your Highness seems to really enjoy apologizing to people?"
Wei Wangqing realized that he had apologized a lot today, so he stopped talking.
Chen Zhiyan asked, seemingly casually, "Who was that Wuchen from this morning?"
"Ah, you could call him my friend."
“My friend!” Chen Zhiyan mused.
"Um."
"careful!"
Wei Wangqing pulled Chen Zhiyan over.
Assassins suddenly proliferated.
But most of them were headed towards the bound prisoners.
Sure enough, they made their move.
Before the sword could strike the prisoner, the bound man suddenly broke free of his ropes and thrust a dagger toward the assassin's heart.
One blow kills.
Chen Zhiyan immediately looked at Wei Wangqing. Did she already know that someone would kill her?
Yes, Wei Wangqing had already secretly switched the people. The witness and He Sheng were escorted back to the capital via another route, while the person who was now tied up was her subordinate.
With Li Nuo and the others protecting Wei Wangqing and Chen Zhiyan, the two were inevitably struggling to keep up.
In a corner where no one was watching, a knife suddenly shot towards Wei Wangqing's heart.
Chen Zhiyan had been keeping an eye on Wei Wangqing, and when he saw this scene, his heart nearly jumped out of his chest. Without thinking, he stepped in to block her way.
'Pfft'
The sound of fresh blood piercing flesh.
It was extremely jarring.
"Chen Zhiyan!" Wei Wangqing was extremely shocked.
How could he take a knife for her!
Chen Zhiyan smiled; she had called his name!
How can he still laugh?
But the situation didn't allow her to think too much; her people were forced to retreat again and again.
Because we need to protect them both.
At that moment, Wei Wangqing lost his footing and tumbled down with Chen Zhiyan.
Li Nuo and the others shouted, "Your Highness!"
He immediately attacked without any restraint, becoming even more ruthless.
Wei Wangqing didn't even notice that there was a hillside beneath his feet, and could only do his best to protect Chen Zhiyan to prevent him from getting hurt again.
'thump'
Before it had even rolled to the bottom, it fell into a pit.
What's going on? There's a hole on the slope.
Wei Wangqing didn't have time to think much and rushed to check on Chen Zhiyan's condition.
The person is already unconscious.
Looking at the location of his injury, thankfully it was his shoulder, so his life was not in danger.
Wei Wangqing breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know why he would take the knife for her, but she was undoubtedly deeply shocked.
Wei Wangqing had never experienced what it was like for someone to be willing to die for you.
But now she knows.
It was pitch black, so it would probably take Li Nuo and the others some time to find them, since the cave was hardly noticeable.
Yes, she believed that Li Nuo and her team would definitely win.
However, something unexpected happened.
When it rains, it pours.
Why did it suddenly start raining at this moment? The two of them were trapped in this cave with no way to avoid it, especially Chen Zhiyan, who would be in trouble if he developed a high fever.
Wei Wangqing quickly took off his outer robe and covered the two of them.
He seemed a little cold, and was muttering something in his sleep.
Wei Wangqing disregarded the traditional boundaries between men and women and pulled the other into his arms for warmth.
Finally, Wei Wangqing heard a loud call for His Highness.
"I'm here."
Li Nuo and the others followed the sound.
"Your Highness."
"Yes, hurry up and pull Chen Zhiyan up, he's injured."
They went back and hurriedly retrieved a rope, then pulled the two of them up.
Wei Wangqing and his group quickly arrived in the town.
The atmosphere inside the inn was extremely heavy.
"How about it?"
The doctor, who had been arrested, was already furious, but seeing the patient, he couldn't say anything, especially since this group looked like troublemakers. And look, there were soldiers too.
The doctor had the boy apply medicine to Chen Zhiyan's shoulder, and then said, "It's nothing serious, just need to rest for a while longer. Don't put too much strain on your left shoulder. Since you've been caught in the rain, keep an eye on whether the patient develops a fever tonight. If so, make sure to bring the fever down promptly."
"I understand. Is there anything else?"
"That's all." The doctor shook his head, seemingly surprised that the woman cared so much about the man.
When will he wake up?
"Tonight or tomorrow morning."
"Okay, let's take the doctor back. Thank you for your help."
Seeing that the consultation fee was several times higher than usual, the doctor couldn't help but feel that it was worth it to be dragged out of bed.
"Keep hot water readily available," Wei Wangqing instructed.
"yes."
Li Nuo knelt on one knee as he spoke, "It was my dereliction of duty tonight that caused Your Highness to be frightened."
"It's not your fault, but I'm the one who's dragging you down." Wei Wangqing felt that his inability to even kill a chicken was really a bad thing, especially in ancient times when people could die at any moment.
She was thinking of going back and having someone make her a hidden dart so she could practice her aim and at least save her life in a critical moment.
"Your subordinate wouldn't dare." But in her heart, she thought, "I must increase our efforts when I get back. What use are they if they can't protect His Highness?"
"Go down."
"yes."
Wei Wangqing walked to Chen Zhiyan's bedside and, recalling their time together over the past few days, noticed nothing different.
A thought popped into my head: Could it be that he saved me because he likes me? Otherwise, there's no other reason.
But then I felt a little embarrassed, because if it weren't true, would I be being too narcissistic?
What if he's the kind of person who would save anyone? Maybe he's just kind-hearted.
Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. I'll wait until he wakes up tomorrow morning to talk about it.
Wei Wangqing sat down on the stool at the table and stood guard over Chen Zhiyan.
In the middle of the night, Wei Wangqing was half asleep on the table when he vaguely heard the person in the bed talking, which startled him awake.
He got up and reached out to touch the other person's forehead; it seemed a little warm.
Then I heard him say, "Water."
She quickly poured a bowl of water, helped him sit up against her, and fed him the whole bowl of water.
Chen Zhiyan seemed to regain a sliver of clarity, "Your Highness?"
"Hmm." Wei Wangqing helped him lie down again.
Soon she fell asleep again.
Wei Wangqing couldn't sleep, so he ordered someone to bring him hot water and took a washcloth soaked in the hot water to apply to his forehead.
After changing the pot several times, the temperature finally dropped.
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