Chapter 347 Like a fake
On the ground, seven men were dead, and three women were tied up.
On a blood-red wooden board, a woman's abdomen was cut open, next to which lay her premature, lifeless fetus.
There was also Hong the midwife, kneeling on the ground, holding a needle and thread, covered in blood, her expression on the verge of collapse.
"Another one is dying, another one, I can't save them, I can't save them..."
When Lu Qingqing came in, she was still immersed in her feelings of helplessness, grief, and despair.
“I was the executioner. I cut open her stomach. I wanted to save her, but I couldn’t. I only saw my master perform surgery once; I didn’t learn how…”
"Stay calm, she's not dead yet!" Lu Qingqing said hurriedly.
"Bring me the needle and thread, I'll sew it up. What other medicine did you prepare? Bring it all over!"
It wasn't until Lu Qingqing gave the woman a life-saving pill, covered her body in needles, and took the needle and thread from her hand to start stitching that the midwife, Hong, recovered from her emotional breakdown.
Master is here! Master is here! There's hope! This woman won't die!
Lu Qingqing didn't know what had happened, nor did she have time to ask.
At this moment, saving lives is the most important thing.
At this moment, midwife Hong also showed her resilience. After being imprisoned and tortured for half a month, she regained hope on the verge of collapse.
Then he grabbed the rope and started climbing.
She wiped away her tears, calmed herself down, and wholeheartedly cooperated.
All feelings of self-blame and guilt must be put aside at this crucial moment.
My master said that human life should always be the top priority.
She also knew that this was not only about saving this woman, but also about redeeming herself from the blood-stained hands she had shed these past few days.
Mo Lang dragged everyone out and found the three pregnant women imprisoned in a room in the backyard.
He released all the pregnant women and used the harshest methods to interrogate the three bound women.
They said they kidnapped pregnant women to extract their placentas and make a magic potion.
Prefect He and the generals and deputy generals in the military camp were their behind-the-scenes people.
They made miraculous medicines and sold them to high-ranking officials and nobles in various places, earning huge sums of money.
Later they felt it was too wasteful, thinking that after those pregnant women gave birth, they could sell their babies to other places and make another sum of money.
I heard that midwife Hong was highly skilled at childbirth, so I kidnapped her to help pregnant women give birth.
However, childbirth is a natural process, and if labor is not induced before the time is right, a cesarean section is the only option.
When they brutally performed cesarean sections on the women, the midwife Hong volunteered, saying that as long as the stitches were done well after the cesarean section, the women could survive.
A skilled suturing technique can indeed save a life.
But to survive after having one's abdomen cut open seems like a fairy tale.
However, since Midwife Hong had said so, and those women were going to die anyway, she might as well give her practice on them.
Unexpectedly, midwife Hong was quite skilled; she had performed cesarean sections on seven women in recent days, and managed to save two of them.
"Who else in the prefectural city is on your side?"
Mo Lang then pushed the thick, long needle into the woman's fingernails.
The woman screamed in agony, "The doctor at Chunhui Clinic! He's the one who gave us the list of pregnant women!"
"Anything else?"
“And…and…and—” The woman’s voice trailed off.
A dart was stuck between her eyebrows.
At almost the same time, two other women were also killed.
Mo Lang rushed out quickly and plunged his knife into the back of one of the men who was trying to escape.
As he was about to chase after another figure, his ears twitched suddenly, and his expression changed slightly.
"Girl! Hurry!" He rushed into the house.
"No, it's still a little short!" Lu Qingqing didn't look up.
"Give her up!"
Mo Lang grabbed Lu Qingqing's hand tightly, forcing her to drop the needle and thread.
"A very strong killing intent is approaching!"
He dragged Lu Qingqing and ran outside.
Lu Qingqing stared intently at the pregnant woman's belly, her eyes frighteningly red.
Just a little bit more, just a little bit more!
She should be able to be saved; this pregnant woman has a very strong will to live!
She wanted to live!
But all she managed to do was shout to the midwife, "Hide!"
Many dark figures surrounded the nunnery.
"Girl, find a chance to run away first."
After Mo Lang finished speaking, his whole body was filled with murderous intent, and he rushed towards the black shadow like an arrow.
Lu Qingqing sent out a signal.
She sensed Mo Lang's seriousness; these people didn't seem to be ordinary assassins.
In the darkness, she released the poison powder.
...
At this moment, in the military camp stationed in the city.
A tense standoff is also underway.
Tian Sheng held his sword towards Ji Ruyan, with 30,000 troops stationed behind him.
"Your Highness, someone told me that you are the one investigating Daizo Maru."
"You now know what He Zhibang and I did."
"He Zhibang was also killed by your men!"
"You are not here to help me manage the military camp, but to seize power, and in the end, you will kill me!"
Yes or no? "
"Who told you that?" Ji Ruyan asked.
"Just tell me if it's true or not!" Tian Sheng shouted.
Mu Daye replied: "No, Your Highness plans to leave tomorrow. Tian Sheng, someone is trying to sow discord. Are you stupid or what?"
"If Your Highness wishes to seize power, the 20,000 elite troops of Ming'an County are more than enough to kill your 30,000 city defense soldiers. Why waste time arguing with you here!"
That seems to be the case.
Tian Sheng's resolve began to waver again.
Has he misunderstood His Highness?
Suddenly, fireworks burst forth in the distant starry sky.
A distress signal.
It was carried by Lu Qingqing and Mo Lang!
Ji Ruyan's eyes narrowed: "Transfer people!"
"Your Highness, it really was you who investigated Daizo Maru!"
The people of the Holy Healer Sect did not lie to him!
That location is where the Holy Physician Sect manufactures medicine!
The person who cried for help was Ji Ruyan's man!
"Your Highness, only a few women died in the Great Creation Maru. Are you really going to abandon the troops that support you for the sake of a few ants?"
I, Tian Sheng, swear that if Your Highness does not pursue this matter, I will be utterly loyal to Your Highness from now on, and will never have any disloyalty!
Ji Ruyan did not speak. In the darkness, half of his face was in shadow, and the other half was bright.
"Those who obstruct, kill!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of screams came from behind Tian Sheng.
He turned around in alarm.
The entire group started killing each other!
In the ensuing chaos, Tian Sheng couldn't even tell who was on his side!
What happened?
Those people had only been in charge of managing the military camp for two short days!
How could this be!
Before he could finish thinking, the figure was already close by. He only managed to block two moves before a knife pierced his heart.
"You're asking for trouble! You're courting death!"
Before his death, Tian Sheng realized that the Crown Prince was not the gentle, kind, and soft-hearted man he had imagined.
What he saw was a sharp blade that emerged from the abyss, exuding murderous intent, and which even gods and Buddhas could not stop.
"Daye, I'm leaving this to you!" Ji Ruyan shouted sternly.
"Your Highness, rest assured!"
Mu Daye killed two people with a single strike, his momentum unstoppable and invincible.
His voice was deep and resonant, carrying far and wide.
"Tian Sheng is dead. Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Stubborn to the end, the Gu family army will surely raze this place to the ground!"
...
Suburbs.
The sound of horses' hooves shook the earth.
Lu Qingqing and Mo Lang, fighting back-to-back, revealed joy in their eyes.
My sore arms seem to have regained some strength.
"Young Master has arrived!"
Our people have arrived!
All around, the assassins, unafraid of poison, showed no sign of backing down.
I figured it out a long time ago.
The eyes of these people were like a stagnant pool, without any ripples.
The poison they were given only caused them to collapse briefly, but they stood up as if nothing had happened.
He seems like a fake.
But it doesn't matter, they're doomed now!
The arrows arrived before the man did.
The fake figures fell to the ground one after another.
"Qingqing—"
The figure galloping on horseback arrived in an instant.
He reached out his hand to Lu Qingqing.
Behind them, valiant soldiers were beheading the collaborators.
Blood splattered, a bizarre and stunning sight.
He was like a god descending from the heavens to save her, or like Yama, the King of Hell, rushing down the path of the other shore flowers.
No matter what it was, Lu Qingqing thought he looked incredibly handsome at that moment!
She smiled broadly and reached out her hand.
Suddenly, his eyes widened in terror.
"Qingqing!!!"
Lu Qingqing's body shuddered, and a sharp, icy pain shot through her back.
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