An extremely ominous feeling quickly occupied everyone's heart. Lang Yuan asked in a trembling voice: "Is something wrong with the emperor?"
Hetel said sadly: "He was shot by a poisonous arrow from the Lande people. Now he has fallen into a coma... I'm afraid this time..." Although he didn't finish his words, everyone understood what he meant. Sad. The mood quickly spread in the big tent.
Although Tang Lie had no feelings for Xuan Sizhe, he knew that if Xuan Sizhe died unfortunately, Prince Xuan Yuan would become the natural heir to the throne. He and Xuan Bo would be destined to spend their lives on the run.
Lang Yuan couldn't suppress the shock in his heart. He murmured: "How could it be like this...How could it be like this..."
Fina said with tears in her eyes: "Commander, Tang Lie has excellent medical skills. Why not let him try to treat the emperor. Maybe a miracle will happen."
Hetel slowly shook his head and said: "It's too late. Everything is too late..."
There was another series of loud noises outside. Raindrops the size of soybeans poured down from the sky.
Rong Xiaoqing stood quietly in the wind and rain. The rain soaked her silver armor, but she remained motionless.
Taitul hurriedly took off his robe and rushed over to protect Rong Xiaoqing from the rain. However, Rong Xiaoqing angrily scolded him: "Get away."
Taitul sighed. He stood opposite Rong Xiaoqing with his shirt off. He said affectionately: "True love in adversity is the most rare thing. If you stand here all night, I will stand with you all night. If you stand here all your life, .I will stand with you for the rest of my life. I will definitely touch your girl’s heart with my sincerity.”
Rong Xiaoqing felt goosebumps all over his body due to his sour and numb words.
Tang Lie took the initiative to ask Ying and said, "Although Tang Lie is not good at medical skills, I dare to ask the commander to let me have a try."
Hether finally nodded. He pointed his fingers towards the copper lampstand on the right side. The lampstand flickered, and the light illuminated the entire tent.
Behind Hether was a golden curtain. He stood up and opened the curtain. He saw a thin old man lying quietly on a tiger skin mattress. It was the Emperor Xuansi of the Xuanwu Empire. Zhe.
Hether said: "During these days, I have always stayed by the emperor's side. The doctors accompanying the army were all helpless. In order to keep this secret, I killed all those losers to prevent them from revealing it."
Tang Lie felt a chill in his heart. He couldn't help but feel regretful. Wouldn't he be seeking death by doing this? If he couldn't save Xuan Sizhe, he was afraid that Heiteer would kill him as well.
Arriving in front of Xuan Sizhe, Tang Lie saw that his face was as golden as paper, his eyes were tightly closed, and he looked like he was dying. He grabbed his wrist, and the fingers of his right hand gently touched his veins. Immediately Feeling that Xuan Sizhe's pulse was extremely weak and the temperature of his skin was very low, Tang Lie initially judged that Xuan Sizhe had developed symptoms of toxic shock.
Untying Xuan Sizhe's chest coat, Hetel took the initiative to point out the wound to Tang Lie. However, he saw that the poisonous arrow had hit his heart. The skin on his entire chest had completely turned into a frightening black color. The wound was still there. Green pus and blood were gushing out.
Hether said: "The poisonous arrow shot through the emperor's heart. I'm afraid you won't be able to recover."
A trace of unconcealed sadness flashed across Tang Lie's eyes. What Heter said was true. Even though he had superb medical skills, it was impossible to save Xuan Sizhe's life under such backward medical conditions. The poisonous arrow penetrated him. Xuan Sizhe's heart has been damaged. The toxins have already spread throughout his body along with the blood circulation. If you have dialysis equipment, you can clean up the blood in his body. After the condition is stable, perform a heart transplant on him under extracorporeal circulation. It may be possible to prolong his life. However, the current diagnosis and treatment plan is nothing more than a fantasy to Tang Lie.
Tang Lie's right hand keenly felt Xuan Sizhe's accelerating heartbeat. He wanted to let go of Xuan Sizhe's arm. Unexpectedly, Xuan Sizhe's pale hand actually grasped Tang Lie's right wrist. This sudden The incident took everyone by surprise at the same time.
Tang Lie did not dare to throw away Xuan Sizhe's arm. He stared blankly at the change in Xuan Sizhe's expression. A stream of air naturally aroused from his right arm. It was not controlled by his consciousness and slowly flowed into Xuan Sizhe. in the meridians.
Xuan Sizhe didn't know whether he had gotten better or had regained consciousness. He slowly opened his eyes. Heite'er and Lang Yuan shouted in surprise at the same time: "Your Majesty."
Xuan Sizhe didn't glance at anyone else. His eyes were fixed on Tang Lie's face from beginning to end: "You...have seen Xuan Bo..."
An almost burning feeling was quickly transmitted from Tang Lie's nerve endings into his body. He closed his eyes in pain. A pair of extremely cold eyes flashed in his mind. The eyes were filled with evil and pierced straight into his heart like a sharp blade. He saw a dark arrow piercing the night and shooting into his body. Boundless fear occupied his heart. Cold sweat had completely soaked Tang Lie's back. He seemed to have fallen into an endless and terrifying nightmare. . Shaking his head desperately, trying to get rid of this painful feeling.
There was no language. Xuan Sizhe and Tang Lie communicated in a way that no one else could understand. While Tang Lie had a glimpse into Xuan Sizhe's inner world, he also showed Xuan Sizhe his experiences in the past few days without any concealment. Thinking.
He saw a furious golden dragon soaring upward, hovering proudly in the night sky. Black feather arrows shot into the golden dragon's body, piercing its heart.
"Ah." Tang Lie let out a horrified scream uncontrollably.
Xuan Sizhe's face was pale. His body trembled violently and he finally let go of Tang Lie's wrist. He fell back softly. Heter'er had quick eyesight and quick hands and hugged his body in time.
Xuan Sizhe gasped violently: "You saw..."
The fear in Tang Lie's eyes still hadn't faded away. He nodded in shock.
Xuan Sizhe hissed: "With the strength of the Lande Empire alone, they can't defeat me at all..." His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression looked crazy and terrifying.
Heter'er said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty... take a break and then talk..."
Xuan Sizhe shook his head vigorously. He grabbed Hetel's arm tightly: "These gang of rebellious officials and traitors will be punished by everyone..."
"His Majesty."
Xuan Sizhe's chest rose and fell violently. He was obviously in an abnormal mood: "Send the order. The army will immediately... march to the imperial capital... I... I want... to kill... with my own hands..." His spirit fell into a state of madness.
Hetel looked at Tang Lie as if asking for help.
Tang Lie was about to step forward. Unexpectedly, Xuan Sizhe's mood fell into depression again at this moment. Two lines of turbid tears slowly slid down his lifeless face: "Could it be... Could it be... that God is going to kill me?" …”
Hether advised sadly: "Your Majesty, you must take care of yourself. As long as your body recovers, I will follow you into the imperial capital..."
Xuan Sizhe burst into miserable laughter. It took him a long time to calm down. At this moment, his mind suddenly came to his senses: "The golden dragon has left me. How can I...how...how can I continue to live in this world..."
Hether felt deep sadness in his heart. The Xuan Sizhe in front of him was no longer the overlord who guided the country and laughed proudly on the battlefield in the past. His life was about to end. And what about himself? Hether asked himself silently. How much time does he have left in his life? In his lifetime, can he wash away this shame for the emperor he has been loyal to for the rest of his life?
Xuan Sizhe stared at Tang Lie and said: "Find my daughter. Give this scepter to her with your own hands..." He took out a pure gold scepter studded with gems from his pillow and handed it solemnly into Tang Lie's hands. .
Everyone present was extremely surprised. Xuan Sizhe was approaching death. His mind had become confused. He actually handed over such an important matter to an outsider.
Xuan Sizhe tremblingly took out another secret edict that he had already written and handed it to Hether: "You and I are monarchs and ministers. We are also brothers. Without you...for your help over the years...I would not be on the throne." Go...sit peacefully until today..." He talked for a long time. At this moment, his physical strength could no longer support him. He took a big breath for a while. Then he continued: "I have completely written down the important things...you ...You must help me...do it well..."
Heter knelt down in front of Xuan Sizhe and respectfully received the secret edict.
Xuan Sizhe said: "If I had known this, I would not have gone on an expedition..." Before he could finish his words, his body fell limply on the bed, and his arms hung down weakly.
"Your Majesty." Old Heter burst into tears.
Tang Lie stretched out his hand and felt Xuan Sizhe's pulse. Then he felt his breath. He was sure that he was dead. He said sadly: "The emperor passed away."
Fina began to sob softly. Lang Yuan also had tears in his eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Although Heter was in great grief, the expression on his face had returned to his usual calmness. He stretched out his big hand and slowly closed Xuan Sizhe's still open eyes. He lowered his voice and said: "This This matter must not be leaked to the fourth person, otherwise I will take his life." His eyes fell on Tang Lie's face. He obviously thought that Tang Lie was the most likely person to leak this secret.
Tang Lie smiled bitterly and said, "You don't have to look at me like this. Leaking this matter out now will not do me any good."
Hether ordered to Langyuan: "Go back immediately to reorganize the army. We will withdraw tonight."
"Withdraw troops." Fina and Lang Yuan were surprised at the same time.
Lang Yuan objected in a low voice: "Commander, Tiger Pass is vulnerable and difficult to attack. If we stay here, we will have a barrier to compete with Lande's army. Withdrawing our troops now is equivalent to completely opening the empire's door to the enemy."
Heter said coldly: "His Majesty has passed away. We stay at Huju Pass to guard the gate. Who is guarding the gate for us?"
"But there are countless people in Xuanwu Kingdom..." Fina thought more.
Hether said: "Keep the green hills alive and don't worry about running out of firewood. If you want to fulfill the emperor's last wish, we must preserve the strength of our army to the maximum extent. The emperor's death will not be hidden for too long. We must Before this matter is exposed, retreat to the 'Chuanyun City' in the north. The city walls there are tall and wide, easy to attack and difficult to attack. The land is fertile and the people are loyal. It can be used as a foothold for our future counterattack."
Tang Lie already understood what Hetel meant from Hetel's words. It seems that Hetel's real worry is that he will be attacked from both sides. If Prince Xuanyuan and his gang give him another blow from behind, I'm afraid Hetel will never do it again in the future. There is no possibility of turning over.
Hether said: "Sometimes retreat may not be an attack. Maintaining strength is equal to winning the greatest victory."
Lang Yuan said farewell to Hetel respectfully: "Commander, I will arrange the retreat right away."
Tang Lie was about to follow him out when he heard Hetel say: "Fina, take good care of Mr. Tang. Don't let him get lost in the army."
Of course Tang Lie knew that Hetel meant to let Fina spy on him. He didn't mind. After all, this series of things happened. It was lucky that Hetel didn't kill him to silence him. What's more, he could be with Fina. Staying together is not a bad thing for him.
The three of them walked out of the camp one after another. Lang Yuan didn't bother to say goodbye to Tang Lie, so he left first.
In the wind and rain, Taitul still stood there with Rong Xiaoqing, chasing a girl to this extent. It was rare to see him.
Seeing Tang Lie and Fina coming out, Taitul and Rong Xiaoqing greeted them at the same time. They asked loudly: "Brother, why have you been here for so long?"
Tang Lie whispered: "The commander asked us to follow General Fina to her station."
"What." Rong Xiaoqing couldn't believe her ears. She thought she could finally get rid of this annoying Taitul. Unexpectedly, the commander actually ordered them to go to the women's camp.
Taitul was overjoyed. He looked at Rong Xiaoqing with pride. However, from the expressions of Tang Lie and Fina, he also vaguely felt that something was wrong. He temporarily put away the excitement in his head and followed Fina with Tang Lie. The two of them headed towards the women's camp.
The few people didn't go too far when they heard screams from all over the military camp. Fina frowned. She didn't know what happened in the military camp. She whispered to Rong Xiaoqing: "Xiaoqing. Go and see what happened."
After receiving the order, Rong Xiaoqing quickly walked into the front camp. Not long after, he rushed back in a panic. He said in a panic: "It's not good. It's not good."
Fina glared at her fiercely: "This is a military camp. What are you calling me?"
Rong Xiaoqing ignored the apology and continued: "Many soldiers in the military camp are complaining of stomachaches. Many people are rolling on the ground in pain. It seems that they must have eaten unclean food."
"What." Fina's beautiful eyes widened.
Tang Lie was the first to react: "Take me to see it."
Rong Xiaoqing led them towards the military camp ahead. Wailing sounds could be heard in the camp. Mixed with the sounds of wind and rain, it became even more desolate.
Tang Lie opened one of the tents and walked in. He saw six or seven soldiers in the tent rolling on the ground in pain. Then under the weak light in the tent, you could see that their faces turned pale green. In severe cases, Still spitting out the smelly green water in big mouthfuls.
