But he can't fly.
Ye Qian was stunned.
Zhou Ziye continued to laugh, but his voice was tinged with bitterness: "Our Emperor is all-powerful and influential; how could anything in this world be hidden from him?"
He looked back at Ye Qian, almost unable to bear the bitterness in his heart: "Do you think I had a choice?"
“If I did it, I would have killed them.” Zhou Ziye choked up. “If I hadn’t done it, the Zhou family would have died.”
He grabbed Ye Qian's shoulders, his expression almost collapsing: "Ye Qian, it's not that I want to harm them, it's that His Majesty wants to kill him, wants to kill the Tang family!"
Zhou Ziye shook his head slightly, muttering to himself, "There's no escaping it. He can't escape, you can't escape, none of us can escape..."
“Zhou Ziye? Zhou Ziye, Ake—!”
Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Ye Qian quickly stepped forward and grabbed him: "What are you saying? Are you crazy?"
Zhou Ziye pushed Ye Qian away and fell to the ground, covering his head in pain and sobbing uncontrollably.
It's like a jar that's been suppressed for a long time suddenly bursting open, recklessly and fearlessly.
Ye Qian sat beside him, and it took him a long time before he finally put his arm around his shoulder.
“You know what? I used to envy you and Zhong Le a lot because you were healthy and could wield a sword that I could only grasp when I grew up. But that was only a small part of what I envied.”
Zhou Ziye looked at him, and Ye Qian continued, "I have never told you this, but many of the doctors my father consulted said that I would not live past the age of twenty."
"you--"
Ye Qian interrupted Zhou Ziye, smiling at him: "But I'm already twenty-one years old this year."
"Fate has never given me a choice, but you'll see,"
He looked at Zhou Ziye: "If a person wants to live, you can't stop them."
"Ah Ke, I won't try to persuade you."
Zhou Ziye stared at him, listening to Ye Qian continue, "Like Zhong Le, I don't want you to continue making mistakes."
“Qilan River,” Zhou Ziye suddenly spoke.
"What?" Ye Qian was stunned.
"They are at Qilan River, near your brother's camp."
Zhou Ziye swallowed hard and looked at Ye Qian: "I never intended for her to die."
I just... had no choice.
"Choosing Qilan River was to give her a chance to live."
"I'll go inform them." Ye Qian immediately stood up.
"Wait a minute—!" Zhou Ziye called out to him.
Ye Qian looked at the short sword he was offered: "Isn't this...?"
"It's yours." Zhou Ziye smiled.
“If one day,” he paused, seemingly reluctant to continue, but finally said, “I really am on the opposite side of you, don’t hesitate, use it to kill me.”
Ye Qian was stunned, and was about to speak when Zhou Ziye interrupted him.
"Consider it a way of sending me off."
Ye Qian paused for a moment, then finally accepted the short sword.
"Okay. If that day ever comes, I will definitely set you free."
Their conversation was overheard by Tang Qi, who had been driven back and was hiding behind a tree.
Tang Qi found it hard to describe his current mood; it was like a jumble of things being cooked in a big pot, with all sorts of flavors mixed together.
He felt he should complain, but he didn't know who to complain to. So he simply put it all out of his mind, quietly slipped away, and went down the mountain to Qilan River.
He wanted his sister to live.
“Ake,”
Ye Qian took a few steps outside, then suddenly stopped and turned to Zhou Ziye, saying, "If His Majesty is truly incompetent and cruel, and harms good officials, then the world will surely rise up in rebellion. At that time, I will never kneel and beg for my life."
"I'll take a gamble for you."
...
When Tang Qi arrived at the foot of the mountain, several troop of soldiers were already waiting, including Cheng Junshi.
He immediately strode over to Cheng Junshi and whispered, "Where is the princess?"
"He was taken away by His Majesty's men." He then looked at what Tang Qi was holding and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Qilan River".
For some reason, he never hesitated to tell the truth when facing Cheng Junshi.
"I'll go with you."
Perhaps it was because Cheng Junshi always stood beside him without asking why.
Tang Qi looked around and asked in confusion, "Whose soldiers are these?"
Cheng Junshi pointed in a direction with his chin.
Tang Qi followed his gaze and saw a man in armor on horseback, with a stern face, bending down to talk to the person next to him.
It's Deng Ning.
Tang Qi clenched his fists instinctively, his eyes filled with hatred that seemed to want to tear the man apart. His legs ached, as if reminding Tang Qi of the horrific scene from that day.
"Brother Zhengye? What's wrong?" Lu Juezhen asked from the side.
Tang Qi shook his head to suppress his emotions. Cheng Junshi had been watching him, and seeing Tang Qi's expression, he turned back to look at Deng Ning, his brows furrowing involuntarily.
Immediately, Deng Ning released the stirrups, strode off the horse, and then quickly walked two steps to Sheng Xingxing, saying, "Ninth Prince."
"Huh?" Tang Qi then noticed Sheng Xingxing's face.
"Your Highness, what's going on—?"
He had a large bloody scar on his forehead, as if he had hit the ground hard and many times.
"...His Majesty originally intended to withdraw his troops immediately after bringing the princess back."
Tang Qi paused, her expression momentarily blank.
Cheng Junshi didn't finish his sentence, but Tang Qi certainly understood what he meant.
These are the reinforcements that His Highness the Ninth Prince sought.
Tang Qi gave a bitter laugh. Their emperor was as ruthless as ever.
Ye Qian had already run down the mountain.
"Qilan River! Go to Qilan River, the Southern Continent soldiers' stronghold is there, and the princess might be there too!"
Ye Qian addressed the crowd standing at the foot of the mountain.
Sheng Xingxing only hesitated for half a second before immediately turning to her men and saying, "Everyone, prepare for battle!"
Sheng Hui's army moved quickly and soon began marching. Sheng Xingxing and Deng Ning rode at the front, while Tang Qi and his "scattered soldiers" naturally trailed at the rear.
Ye Qian stood beside him as if he wanted to say something, but because of Cheng Junshi, he didn't say anything.
Cheng Junshi noticed his expression, frowned slightly, but deliberately took larger steps.
"Hey—Master, you're walking too fast! Wait for me!"
Only after the distance had increased did Ye Qian approach and say, "Xiao Yan might be—"
“I know,” Tang Qi said.
Ye Qian paused, thought for a moment, and then spoke again: "Zhou Ziye—"
"I know."
Tang Qi interrupted again.
Ye Qian was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "As expected of General Tang, I didn't even realize you were here."
Tang Qi remained silent, and Ye Qian glanced at her before asking again, "How much do you think the Zhou family was involved?"
"have no idea."
The grievances have their perpetrators, and the debts have their debtors; the Zhou family is merely a puppet.
Ye Qian: "Then do you hate him?"
Tang Qi: "I don't know."
“But I really want to beat him up,” Tang Qi said, pursing her lips.
Ye Qian looked over, chuckled, and said, "I'll beat you up for you, no need to be polite."
Tang Qi looked at him again, her eyes filled with reproach: "And you, why didn't you tell me about your past before? If it weren't for today, how long were you planning to keep it a secret?"
Ye Qian didn't answer, and after a long silence, he finally spoke: "Tell you what? Tell you that I don't have long to live? And then what?"
He suddenly laughed: "And then you'll cry and beg me not to die?"
Tang Qi punched him: "What are you talking about? You won't die."
Seeing Tang Qi's serious expression, Ye Qian found it a little funny.
"Don't worry, I won't let you mourn for me." He said softly, "If that day ever comes, I will definitely go far away and not give your cries a chance to stop me."
"You dare! Ye Qian, if you really dare to do this, I will... I will..." Tang Qi suddenly choked.
He seemed unable to think of any way to threaten Ye Qian.
That's just how he is; he lives with more clarity than anyone else.
Ye Qian may seem gentle and kind, but he is actually the most resolute among them. Tang Qi never doubted Ye Qian's words.
"Why?" Tang Qi finally asked.
"because,"
Ye Qian lowered his eyes and said in a flat tone, "I'm afraid I won't be able to accept it."
Tang Qi remained stunned for a long time.
His nose stung with tears, and he didn't know what to say. So he slapped Ye Qian's shoulder hard and said shamelessly, "I don't care, you just have to live a good life."
Ye Qian was amused by his shamelessness: "Isn't it perfectly fine for me to be standing here right now?"
He looked ahead, then suddenly turned to Tang Qi as if remembering something and asked, "By the way, what exactly is your relationship with Cheng Wang? I don't understand, but you seem to trust him a lot."
Tang Qi was caught off guard by Ye Qian's sudden question. He looked at Cheng Junshi walking ahead and remained silent for a long time before finally replying, "He and I are... friends who aren't really friends."
After nearly a night of fussing, it was already dawn when they left Dongshou Mountain.
Tang Yan looked up and around.
Gui Luo actually took her to the camp of the Southern Continent Army.
Of course, this was not what surprised her the most. What surprised her the most was that the Southern Continent Army had actually set up camp within the territory of the Shuo Dynasty.
"Surprised?" Gui Luo asked with a smile.
...More like being frightened.
Tang Yan followed him into a large tent. Inside the tent was a bed with a woman lying on it.
"Mother!"
As soon as he entered the tent, Li Pingfeng lunged at the person on the bed.
Gui Luo grabbed the back of the neck and pulled the man aside, saying, "Make way for our doctor."
Tang Yan leaned closer and asked, "Is she the one you asked me to save?"
Gui Luo hummed in agreement.
Tang Yan didn't ask any more questions. He sat down in front of the bed and examined her carefully. The woman lying on the bed had a cold sweat on her face, her brows were furrowed, and her body was almost curled up.
She took the woman's hand; her body was very hot. Tang Yan pulled up her sleeve and gently placed her fingers together, preparing to take her pulse.
But as soon as she rolled up her sleeve, she noticed a flower petal tattoo on the woman's wrist.
Tang Yan was startled.
She recognized the flower; it was a spiny flower.
The flower on the wrist of the Queen of the Northern Kingdom.
Tang Yan paused and looked back at the person on the bed. This person was the Queen of the Northern Kingdom.
But isn't Gui Luo from the Southern Continent? How could he be involved with the Queen of the Northern Kingdom?
"What's wrong?" Gui Luo asked.
"No...it's nothing." Tang Yan snapped out of her thoughts, not daring to let Gui Luo see her confusion.
It's too far-fetched that a maid could recognize the flower on the wrist of the Queen of the Northern Kingdom.
The person on the bed started panting again, feeling feverish.
"Do you have a medicine furnace?" Tang Yan asked.
Gui Luo gestured with his chin towards Li Pingfeng, who immediately replied, "Yes! I'll go get it!"
Tang Yan took out two herbs from the cloth bag at his waist and tossed them to Gui Luo, saying without looking up, "Crush them a little."
Gui Luo: "? I'll crush them?"
Tang Yan looked at him: "How about we switch? You can give the acupuncture?"
Gui Luo shrugged: "Then let's wait for Li Pingfeng to come back."
"It needs to be extremely, extremely, extremely fragmented. Do you think Li Pingfeng can pull it off?"
Gui Luo:.......
He resigned himself to his fate and went to find the millstone.
Tang Yan's lips curled up very subtly.
"What are these two?" Gui Luo asked from the side.
"What are you doing, trying to steal my skills?" Tang Yan took a silver needle and stuck it into the arm of the person on the bed.
The curled fingers snapped back for a moment, then gradually relaxed.
"I'm afraid you'll try anything in your desperation." Gui Luo pressed the millstone, and the two herbs quickly turned into powder: "It doesn't matter if you die, I want her to live."
"What's your relationship with this person?" Tang Yan asked casually.
Gui Luo stopped pounding medicine and looked at her: "Have you forgotten that you are a prisoner?"
He suddenly chuckled, and continued in a light tone, "Or does the doctor think we're already familiar enough to ask each other about each other?"
Tang Yan's hand trembled, and she silently shut up.
...It's gone too far.
“Lannaluo and Shuijiang. These two are also Yin in nature, and can make up for the lack of the effects of Zhi Rong Hua and Qing Pu Zi.” She paused and then said, “These two herbs have simple medicinal effects, and no one would usually hoard them. You are very lucky, I happen to have both.”
"Heh," Gui Luo chuckled as he looked at her, "You're lucky. You should thank them for saving your life."
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