Chapter 327 List
Lu Qingqing looked up.
More than half a year later, I saw Ji Ruyan again.
He was a bit darker and thinner, and his delicate features were more defined and sharp.
Like a meticulously sculpted statue.
He wore silver-white and gold-plated armor, with a blue shawl, exuding a cold and noble aura.
But at this moment, his complexion was not good, and a look of weariness lingered between his brows.
Only those eyes, when they met her gaze, slowly regained their former luster.
Lu Qingqing had thought that after so long apart, the two of them might have become a little estranged.
But at this moment, she didn't sense any distance between them.
It's as if we just met yesterday.
Perhaps it was because Mo Lang kept talking in her ear that she felt like he had never left.
"Don't cry." He reached out to wipe Lu Qingqing's face.
Lu Qingqing then realized that she had actually cried.
She turned her head away and wiped her sleeve vigorously, leaving a cloud of dust on it.
Her face must be a mess and look terrible right now.
His clothes were tattered and his hands had several abrasions.
Ji Ruyan slowly withdrew her hand, her voice a little hoarse, "I'm sorry, I'm late."
Lu Qingqing shook her head, "It's not too late at all, none of us expected it."
How did you get here so quickly? Did you travel without sleep or rest?
“We found out that Qin Wangchuan had not returned to Beijing, so we continued our investigation. We found a lead pointing towards Ming’an County, so we started heading this way. We happened to run into the brother who brought the news on the way.”
So that's how it is!
Heaven truly spared Ming'an County!
However, Ji Ruyan's voice was terribly hoarse, and Lu Qingqing reached out and grabbed his wrist.
Although her pulse was somewhat weak, there was nothing abnormal about it, but she still felt something was wrong.
Mu Daye didn't lose weight, so how did he lose weight?
Mainly, she felt that his face didn't have the same rosy color as before.
Do you have any unhealed knife wounds?
The man looked at her hand and said softly, "No."
Lu Qingqing's brows relaxed slightly.
That's a pointless question. Can't she tell if there's any injury by taking her pulse?
Is he really a picky eater, as the letter says?
"Young Master, Qin Wangchuan has escaped, and General Mu has gone after him!" someone reported.
"We have suffered 800 casualties among our soldiers, 3,000 civilian casualties, and 1,000 seriously wounded. More than ten doctors are doing their best to treat them!"
These doctors were all preparations made by Lu Qingqing in advance.
Ji Ruyan glanced at her, her expression solemn and dignified.
He instructed the soldiers: "Record everything. Issue the compensation first, and once we enter the capital, we will register all these people as soldiers..."
Once enlisted in the military, one's family would receive preferential treatment such as tax reductions and land allocations, and it would be easier for their descendants to enter officialdom.
These people, like the eight hundred soldiers, have all made great contributions in protecting Ming'an County, and he will definitely reward them again.
This was not the time for reminiscing. Lu Qingqing sprinkled some sugar into the water bag, gave it to Ji Ruyan, and then immediately threw herself into the treatment.
Ji Ruyan drank several mouthfuls of water and hurriedly left to clean up the mess.
Qin's army of 19,000 men could not escape Ming'an County!
Everyone was in a hurry, so Lu Qingqing didn't see that Ji Ruyan swayed for a moment when she turned around.
During a break, Lu Qingqing asked to take a look at the list of the dead.
Zou Mao, Sheng Danian, Zhao Tudi, Wang Liang...
Before the guerrilla war began, she actually looked through the list of a thousand soldiers and called their names.
The two soldiers who went to meet Liu'er earlier failed to find her and are now also on the death list.
She silently recited these names in her heart, and corresponding faces appeared in her mind.
Lu Qingqing wiped her eyes again.
He said to the soldier who was recording the list, "Make a copy of this list for me."
"Yes, Miss Lu."
...
At this time, thirty miles away from Ming'an County, Qin Wangchuan rode his horse and fled north.
He'll be safe once he reaches the prefectural city!
There are 30,000 city defense soldiers over there. He can send the garrison to wipe out Ming'an County and that traitor Ji Ruyan!
My left eye is so painful I can't open it, and my vision is starting to blur.
He also had two knife wounds on his body, from which he had bled quite a bit.
If you don't get medical treatment quickly, you'll definitely get infected and die!
His chest hurt, and his whole body ached; he was probably really poisoned.
However, Qingran definitely did not do it on purpose.
She loved him so much.
As he ran, his intact right eye saw a person lying on the side of the road.
Wearing the armor of a general from the Qin family army.
As he got closer, he recognized him—it was his lieutenant!
"Linmu, what are you doing here! Where is Madam?"
The lieutenant was barely clinging to life. His mouth was covered in vomit, his body reeked, and his face was ashen, showing the same symptoms as those who had been poisoned in the camp.
"General...you will never have a weakness again..." the lieutenant said with a smile.
After saying that, his head lolled to the side and he died.
"What do you mean? Zhao Linmu! Where's my wife! You bastard, what have you done to her? Wake up! Wake up!"
Qin Wangchuan shook the deputy general's body frantically, and then slashed at him again and again.
"You dare betray me! You dare betray me! You deserve to die!"
"Madam... Qingran, Qingran, where is Qingran?"
No, he can't live without Qingran. He has to find her, he has to go find her.
"Qingran—"
"Qingran—"
Mu Daye...
A faint sound seemed to drift on the wind.
Mu Daye?
Qin Wangchuan felt a churning in his chest and spat out a mouthful of foul blood, which had a faint dark tinge to it.
"Mu Daye..."
"Qingqing..."
"Yuanyuan..."
It was a woman's voice, trembling with sobs.
Qin Wangchuan hadn't misheard; someone was indeed calling Mu Daye, and the voice sounded like Qingran!
"Liu'er—"
Mu Daye, who was rushing forward, also heard the shout.
He quickly dismounted and began to listen.
It was already dark, and the surroundings were completely quiet.
He found a stick, lit a torch, and shouted while listening.
"Liu'er, is that you? Where are you?"
“Mu… Shui…” The voice stopped abruptly.
Mu Daye became anxious and shouted repeatedly, finally spotting a well at the village entrance.
A gurgling sound came from the well.
Mu Daye rushed over.
In the dark well, a pair of pale, mottled hands waved wildly on the water's surface, trying to grab onto the protruding stones on the well wall.
The head underwater bobbed up and down, desperately trying to break the surface.
The protruding rock was stained with blood.
"Liu'er!!!"
Mu Daye was in excruciating pain, his eyes turning bloodshot.
After scanning the well and finding no rope, he threw down his knife, dragged off his armor, and climbed down the well, using his legs to brace against the well wall.
He grabbed Liu'er's waving arm and lifted her up.
Liu'er's body was as cold as ice.
She had just fallen into the water because her whole body was numb from the cold and she lost her strength, failing to grab the protruding rock.
"Mu Daye..."
"It's me, Liu'er. Don't be afraid, I'm here, I'm here."
"Mu Daye... Waaaaaah..."
She really thought she was going to die there.
As the light above her head gradually dimmed, she had already given up hope.
But she heard the sound of horses' hooves!
"Daye, Daye, you've come to save me..."
"Don't cry, I'll help you up. You're safe now."
Liu'er was lifted up by Mu Daye.
"Daye, come up here quickly." Liu'er stretched out her hand.
Suddenly, she heard a noise behind her.
Turning around, I saw a tall man with a ferocious expression, holding a large stone, which was already within arm's reach!
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