As Lu Xingjian and his group approached the mountaintop, they heard the sounds of fighting.
My heart felt like it was on fire.
Who's causing trouble here?!
Will something happen to Wanwan?
When the carriage got close, he grabbed his weapon, jumped off, and strode forward.
There were many bodies wounded by arrows by the roadside, and some people were still alive, lying on the ground groaning.
Lu Xingjian walked straight in.
Under the eaves not far away, Wanwan was about to go out, holding a shaky oil lamp that looked like it might go out at any moment.
There was a man in black standing outside the door; he didn't look like a good person at all.
Lu Xingjian's eyes turned icy cold instantly as he drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
The night was too dark and the rain was too heavy. Su Wanwan could only see Liu Qi not far in front of her. Seeing that he was soaked to the bone, she was about to open her mouth when she saw an arrow hit Liu Qi in the back.
Su Wanwan was shocked and quickly pulled Liu Qi away, trying to help him into the house to hide.
"Wanwan!" Lu Xingjian cried out anxiously, afraid that the man would hurt Wanwan.
He had already released the second arrow from his hand.
Su Wanwan slipped and fell forward, the arrow striking her body. The oil lamp in her hand fell to the ground.
"Wanwan!"
"Mother!"
Lu Xingjian stood frozen in place, as if he had been struck by lightning.
His intention was to stop the man from harming Wanwan, not to shoot her!
What did he do?
Yan Ge'er had just arrived when he saw his mother fall to the ground, wounded by an arrow, and cried out in heartbreaking grief.
Xiao Bin rushed over first, pushing Lu Xingjian aside, and picked up Wanwan, who was covered in blood.
Blood spilled from Wanwan's mouth. She had little strength left and could only manage to utter a few words: "Medicine... Your Majesty..."
Xiao Bin's voice was so hoarse he couldn't speak, "Don't worry."
I've been talking to him every night for the past few days about asking Doctor Luo to treat Lu Xingjian's illness, and I also ask Xiao Bin to put in some effort to persuade Doctor Luo.
Even after Lu Xingjian shot her, she still asked him to find medicine to cure Lu Xingjian's illness!
Meanwhile, Doctor Luo had already been stabbed to death by Qi Yanming.
But can he say it?
The sounds of battle echoed from the foot of the mountain.
It was Lu Wan who led his men to hunt down Qi Yanming's remaining followers.
Qi Yanming's henchmen did not all arrive at the thatched hut; many were waiting at the foot of the mountain.
Now, however, they have no choice but to run frantically up the mountain.
Lu Xingjian's personal guards were on the mountaintop, preventing them from getting close to the thatched hut. They could only try to escape.
The rain made the pathetic surface slippery and blinding, causing many people to fall off the cliff.
Liu Qi was shot in the back with an arrow, and when he saw Wanwan take the arrow for him, he was completely stunned.
She could have easily gone inside, so why did she come out and get close to him?!
Is this woman insane?
He is an utterly wicked demon.
Was it worth the risk she took to save him?
Xiao Bin glared at Liu Qi with murderous intent and growled, "Get lost!"
If Liu Qi hadn't brought this group of people, Wanwan wouldn't have had to suffer this ordeal!
Xiao Bin picked up Su Wanwan and carried her into the house.
Lu Xingjian stood motionless in the heavy rain outside, like a statue.
Only one thought echoed in my mind.
He killed Wanwan with his own hands.
He killed Wanwan with his own hands.
Yan Ge'er stood beside him, letting the cold rain lash his body.
It's all his fault.
He shouldn't have been making a fuss about wanting to see his mother.
The cruelest thing in the world is to see your father's arrow pierce your mother's body.
...
Lu Wan's government troops pressed on relentlessly through the night.
Liu Qi and several dozen of his confidants went down the mountain to seize a small boat to escape, but the government troops lined the shore and fired at them. Liu Qi was hit by an arrow and drowned, and the rest of his men were all killed.
From then on, Liu Qi disappeared from the martial arts world.
It is said that Liu Qi was originally a lackey of Zhang Mao, a powerful figure in Wen'an County, Bazhou. He gained access to Xiaoyuan Garden by bribing Zhang Zhong, a fellow villager and eunuch, and it is rumored that he even accompanied the emperor to play Cuju (an ancient Chinese football game).
However, he later robbed Liu Jin of his property, and his family was exterminated and his associates were arrested by cruel officials.
Liu Qi and others sought out the eunuch Zhang Zhong to try and escape punishment, but the emperor demanded 10,000 taels of silver in exchange for their pardon.
The Liu brothers couldn't come up with that much money and were at a loss.
As it happened, Yang Hu burned down the government office, and Liu Qi and others were surrounded by the imperial army in the homes of villagers in Wen'an County. With nowhere to go, they almost committed suicide.
Qi Yanming and others led a group to rescue them, thus saving their lives. From then on, they became outlaws and gathered a large group to cause trouble.
Clearly, Liu Qi and his gang had the powerful eunuch Diao Dang as their backer, which enabled them to be exceptionally aware of the happenings in the capital. From then on, they ran rampant in the Central Plains, killing people everywhere and turning villages and cities into ruins.
The devastation was unprecedented in the last hundred years.
The capital army repeatedly attempted to suppress the rebellion but failed. It took three years to finally defeat the enemy, with troops from all the border regions mobilized and the entire nation's resources exhausted.
However, the fact that Liu Qi and his companions were trapped in the storm by their boat was actually a result of Heaven's aversion to their tyranny and their destruction, not a result of military force.
Lu Wan never expected that the emperor's entourage would appear at Langshan, so he hurriedly went up Langshan to apologize with thorns on his back.
Lu Xingjian didn't have the energy to pay attention to him.
Wanwan's bleeding stopped, but she fell into a coma.
There was a severe loss of blood.
Her body had just recovered from a serious illness and had a brush with death. She had just started to recover and had not yet regained her strength. How could she withstand such an arrow?
He and Yan Ge'er were caught in the downpour and both fell ill.
The father and son were coughing so hard one was on the verge of death, and the other was coughing so hard he was on the verge of dying.
Lu Wan, however, remained relentless and unmoved, urging Lu Xingjian to return to the capital.
If something were to happen to the emperor, and there were no crown princes, wouldn't the empire descend into chaos again?
Because Lu Xingjian and Yan Ge'er were seriously ill, they dared not visit Su Wanwan.
They were terrified of catching a cold for Wanwan and extinguishing her last glimmer of hope.
Half a month later, Su Wanwan finally woke up.
But he couldn't recognize anyone.
Lu Xingjian brought the imperial physician from the capital. The physician said that excessive blood loss could cause brain damage and lead to memory impairment, and recovery would depend on the patient's physical condition.
Lu Xingjian stood outside the ward and glanced inside, but didn't dare to go in.
For him, losing his memory every night wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
At least she'll forget that he shot her with an arrow, nearly killing her.
Yan Ge'er held Lu Xingjian's hand tightly, not daring to go in.
His cold hadn't gotten better, and the imperial physician said that his mother could no longer bear any more illness.
He could bear the longing for his mother.
He was content as long as he could catch a glimpse of his mother through the door and know that she was still alive.
Xiao Bin looked haggard and had lost a lot of weight recently, with his jawline becoming increasingly thin and sharp.
Seeing the listless Lu Xingjian and his son, he felt a surge of resentment.
Perhaps he shouldn't have revealed Wanwan's whereabouts in front of the tiger cage.
What business is it of Lu Xingjian's own doing to seek his own death and want to be devoured by a tiger?
It's better that this damned emperor is dead.
If it weren't for pitying Yan Ge'er, he would have definitely watched Lu Xingjian get eaten by a tiger.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Bin still said coldly, "Wanwan is afraid of seeing people, so don't provoke her here."
"The emperor should prioritize state affairs. Aren't you afraid that staying here will attract those with ulterior motives who might harm Wanwan?"
Lu Xingjian felt a deep bitterness in his heart.
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