Purgatory on earth does not always have a gloomy and terrifying background. The sky after the snow is clear and the sun is shining brightly. In the valley, corpses are everywhere, with black crows patrolling and pecking at the corpses.
"It's okay now."
Wen Wu wiped the blood on his hands and packed up the medical tools. Moli Moli was lying on the fur mattress. Although her face was bloodless, her breathing had returned to steady and she was out of danger. It seemed like she was lucky. Although she was hit by several arrows,
But none of them were critical. After timely treatment, she was lucky enough to save her life. Of course, it was also thanks to her meeting Wen Wu.
Xingmin sat on the wooden box nearby, "Thank you, Wenwu..." As he spoke, he looked at the temporary camp with regret, resentment, sadness... His eyes were indescribably complicated.
Wenwu stood up and fell silent.
Although the bandits temporarily retreated, everyone was trapped in the valley and could only rely on the temporary defense line to gain temporary respite. However, it was said to be a camp, but it was actually a camp with a radius of only a dozen feet built by horses and carts.
In the small position, the remaining hundred or so people were all huddled together, wailing all over the place. The scene was as tragic as the front lines of the battlefield.
When the entire convoy set off from Taiming Mansion, there should have been nearly a thousand people in total. How lively was it? Now, after so many people died and escaped, there are only less than two hundred people left. Most of them are still disabled. The only thing that is lucky is that,
Many people in the medicine hall are still alive, and the convoy's drug reserves are quite sufficient, which can at least temporarily alleviate some of the pain of disability...
Xingmin looked at the tragic scene in front of him, his eyes were red, he covered his head and murmured in a low voice, "I'm sorry..."
"If you have time to feel frustrated, why not think about what to do next."
Wen Wu left a message and went out to help.
However, when they saw him, many people subconsciously gave way. There were even some injured people who stopped moaning after seeing him, shut up and lowered their eyebrows, and did not dare to speak out. About half an hour ago, everyone witnessed it with their own eyes.
That scene of 'cremation' and witnessing the death of those bandits who were stained by 'demon fire' left everyone still frightened.
Wen Wu didn't take it seriously and came to Li Kuang's side. The latter was also hit by an arrow in the chaos, but luckily it only hit his arm, which was not fatal, so he has not been treated yet.
Li Kuang forced a smile at him and said, "Young Master Wen..." He was not as frightened as others. He was just injured and tired, so he looked a little depressed.
"How about it?"
"It's okay, I can handle it." Others didn't know, but Li Kuang understood. He was not in a hurry, but pointed to the wounded around him who were more seriously injured than himself, "Look at the others first."
"It doesn't matter."
Wen Wu shook his head and squatted down to look at his injuries. Mainly, a short arrow shot from the front of Li Kuang's right arm and penetrated into the flesh, about two or three inches deep. "Fortunately, it didn't penetrate.
"
"Well, I can bear it..." He said this, but the arrow was embedded in his flesh, and every movement made Li Kuang break into a cold sweat.
"It's not a big problem, let's talk about it later." Wen Wu said, holding the arrow body and inserting it hard. With a 'click', the arrow directly penetrated the arm and broke through the flesh.
Li Kuang stared.
Wen Wu used both hands together, pinched the arrow with his fingers and broke it off. The other hand pulled out the short arrow almost at the same time. Then he pinched the wound tightly with one hand, threw away the short arrow with the other hand, and pulled out the medicine belt from his waist.
, quickly wrapped it around the wound several times and tied a knot. The whole process was completed in one breath, and the movement was so fast that it was almost difficult to see with the naked eye.
When Li Kuang came to his senses, he turned around and saw that the wound had been treated. His brain hadn't reacted yet, and even the pain seemed to be over before it even had time to occur.
Wen Wu put away the extra medicine belt and said lightly: "Conditions are limited and can only be dealt with in an emergency. But as long as you don't do too strenuous exercise, there should be no big problem."
Li Kuang raised his hand. Although it still hurt, it was much more comfortable than the arrow wrapped in his flesh a moment ago. He nodded repeatedly, "Oh..."
"Wen, Master Wen..."
"Um?"
Wen Wu raised his head and saw Yu Tong standing behind him, with dirty clothes and a haggard face. The latter's lips were white and a little chapped, "Okay, can you go see Li Ming?"
Wen Wu's eyes darkened, he was silent for a moment and nodded.
Yu Tong was overjoyed, "Thank you, thank you, my husband said it all..." When she said this, she choked and her eyes turned red.
Wen Wu didn't say anything, just walked over silently. Li Ming was lying in the corner of the camp, with only Li Xin by his side, biting his lips and helping him wipe his wounds with tears in his eyes. When Wen Wu came to her, she was stunned.
For a moment, and then grabbed his trousers as if grabbing the last straw, tears bursting from his eyes.
Li Ming was hit by several arrows, but the most shocking one was one on his face, which hit his eye socket and pierced diagonally behind his ear. In order to protect his sister and Yu Tong, he made himself a shield.
Wen Wu squatted down, his lips moved, but no sound came out.
Li Ming seemed to feel it. His eyelids moved, then he opened his eyes and slowly turned his head. When he saw Wen Wu, his face moved and he reluctantly moved his mouth, "Wen..."
"Um……"
"Here, I'll give you some trouble. Hey, I want to trouble you with something."
"explain."
"Help, help me take care of my sister, and..." Li Ming grabbed Li Xin's hand and shook it, then raised his face slightly and looked at Yu Tong. The latter squatted down, covered his face and cried bitterly.
"good!"
Wen Wu didn't say anything, just one word and nodded heavily.
Li Ming smiled. He could no longer lift his hand. He could only touch the palm of Li Xin's hand and said in a small voice, "You, be obedient and stop acting nonsense. Brother, brother, I need to sleep for a while..."
Li Xin nodded repeatedly, "Brother, um, um, I will. I won't make trouble anymore. I'm obedient. I will listen to you in the future. I, brother, brother? Brother, brother! Brother! Brother ah——"
Wen Wu stood up, turned around and left. He didn't want to look at the two girls hugging each other behind him. The desperate screams were so sad, helpless and desperate.
Li Shi came from the front and walked straight to Xingmin with red blood in his hand. The girl disguised as a man pulled him along, seemingly trying to persuade him, but it was obviously in vain.
Li Kuang saw this posture and stood up quickly.
Wen Wu reached out and wiped his eyes, then pressed his shoulders and told him to leave it alone. Li Kuang looked at both sides and felt the solemn atmosphere. He swallowed his saliva and did not dare to speak.
Li Shi didn't take action, but just asked, "Is it time for you to give us an explanation?" After a slight pause, he asked directly, "Those guys are here for you."
Xingmin lowered his head.
Li Shi frowned, raised his sword, and said, "Speak!"
The girl quickly pulled him and said, "Hey, don't mess around."
Xingmin moved, raised his face, and looked around. He was unexpectedly calm, but his voice was a little hoarse in his calm voice, "Yes, their target is me."
"Why! Who are you?"
"My surname is Xing, which means "min". I am the master of Linhai Palace..." After a pause, Xingmin breathed a sigh of relief and did not hide his identity anymore. "I am the eldest son of the current emperor Xingzheng, and he is the crown prince of Taidian."
Li Kuang was slumped and sat back.
Li Shi stared, stunned together with the girl.
Xingmin ignored their reactions and looked down at Moli Moli, who was breathing lightly, with regret in his eyes, "Seven days ago, I received a secret edict from my father, ordering me to return to Xingdu as soon as possible, so I dressed up and set off overnight.
, but I never thought that I would be attacked by a group of mysterious people just after leaving Linhai Mansion. More than half of the dozens of guards they brought out were killed or injured, and I almost died..."
Wen Wu pursed his lips. Others did not dare to say anything when they heard this.
Xingmin continued: "In order to escape pursuit, we had to flee into the Guangxing Mountains and seek asylum from the military. However, because we were worried about our whereabouts being exposed again, we kept our identities hidden until you arrived... My original plan was to sneak into the Sui Dynasty.
Tribute team, follow Sui Gong to the north..."
"wrong!"
Suddenly, the girl next to Li Shi couldn't help but ask: "Since you have arrived at the military headquarters, why don't you let the military headquarters escort you?"
Xingmin smiled bitterly, "Heh..."
Wen Wu said calmly: "Those bandits are equipped with military crossbows and gunpowder..."
Xingmin glanced at him and nodded bitterly, "I contacted the military camp and found out that it was not safe, and the letter for help I sent also fell into the sea, with no news. I can't trust those people, time is running out, and I can't do it anymore.
"Wait, I originally thought that the disguise was very good. Sui Gong was escorted by the Taiming Military Department and was relatively safe. I thought that as long as I passed through Sanfu Town, I would be able to escape. Who would have thought..." Xingmin gritted his teeth.
"They were so desperate to take my life!"
Li Shi finally figured it out and said angrily: "So, in order to survive, you drag all of us into the water? How dare you! This is hundreds of lives!"
Li Kuang quickly smoothed things over, "Captain Li, you can't say that, Your Highness..."
"More than hundreds of lives!"
Everyone was startled and looked around, but they didn't know when the woman in the carriage had woken up. She was holding her child and staring at Xingmin with resentment in her eyes, as if she wanted to skin him alive.
Drink his blood and eat his flesh alive. "He was responsible for the seven or eight hundred lives of our Jingjia village and two other villages in our family!"
Xingmin opened his eyes wide and was stunned.
Li Kuang was confused, "What, what is going on?"
Wen Wu said quietly: "When the Imperial Palace died unexpectedly, someone had to take the blame. The Rogue Mountain bandits rebelled and killed Sui Gong. Although this reason is not sufficient, it is enough. Naturally, it is more suitable."
The woman swallowed even more, "Why, we obviously didn't do anything..."
Wen Wu's voice was cold, "Since they dare to take action, you will die whether you do it or not. Even if you can survive for a few more days, when the court blames you, the military will kill you."
The woman closed her eyes and couldn't hold back the tears. Of course she knew, otherwise her husband would not have sacrificed his life, because the other party could just walk away, but she was the same person, no matter what, she would be dead. Moreover, she never expected that,
The other side would be so vicious that in order to prevent any news from leaking out, they would not give any room for mediation.
Everyone felt chills running down their spines. This was a good move to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but it didn't give them a chance to survive. What kind of hatred could they do without paying any price?
Wen Wu looked at Xingmin's expression and knew that he had probably guessed it right.
In fact, there was a deeper malice that he didn't say out loud. The military department had neglected its duties, and by the way, several palace owners who were pro-Xingmin could be brought to trial together. For example, the chief engineer of Taiming Palace, Yun Fei, was lucky enough to be dismissed from his post, sent to jail, and had his house raided.
It is very possible to kill him if asked directly... This is simply not giving him any way to survive, forcing Xingmin to die.
"so……"
The blue veins of Li Shi's hand holding the red blood were prominent, and his beard and hair were swaying without any wind, like a furious blood lion, "Because of what you did, we must die here, right?"