Xiantao Mountain, immersed in the mist, is as beautiful as a fairyland. The new dew in the morning is warm and cool, and there is no lack of moisture in the mountain roads. The hazy mountain scenery is nostalgic, and you can vaguely see the mountain wall on the other side.
There are patches of peach groves, but unfortunately the peaches are not ripe yet, so I don’t have the chance to taste the sweetness this time.
While going down the mountain to enjoy the scenery, who would notice the arrows tearing out of the fog?
It wasn't until one of the escorting soldiers suddenly fell to the ground that the group of people reacted.
"Sneak attack! Sneak attack!"
"Everyone be on alert!"
Frightened screams broke the silence in the mountain, followed immediately by a series of whooshing sounds through the air.
The fog in the mountains was so thick that I had no idea where the arrows came from. I could only see the surrounding guards falling one after another.
The young men and ladies following behind also screamed in surprise.
"Don't panic! Please return to your respective cars and sedans. Everyone must maintain formation and ensure the safety of all the gentlemen and ladies. Speed up your pace and get out of this thick fog first."
The commander of the guards shouted.
This could not prevent the scene from becoming chaotic. The guards changed their formations. A dozen or twenty people gathered around a carriage and began to descend at full speed, regardless of the injured and fallen guards along the way.
The arrows in the thick fog slowed down slightly, and a killing cry came from the end of the team, as if the thieves were coming from behind.
The leader of the guards shouted: "Come with me to meet the enemy with a pair of people, and the others will escort the team down the mountain."
The chaos of the scene was indescribable. There were screams of terror from people everywhere, and the bumpy ride made Xia Shang, who was sitting in the car, completely knocked out.
But there was also a woman in his arms who had been penetrated by an arrow. The bright red blood had stained their clothes. The girl who was just like a delicate flower a second ago was now pale, with a look on her face.
Not a trace of blood.
Ping'er, who was in the same car, was also woken up, but when she opened her eyes and saw her dying lady, and then heard the chaotic shouts outside the car, her little face turned gray for an instant, and she opened her mouth, but she didn't say a word.
, was so frightened that he fainted.
"Xia...Xia..." Li Youlan looked at Xia Shang with confused eyes, speaking monotonous syllables with difficulty.
"Don't talk, nothing will happen."
Xia Shang frowned, stuck his head out, and shouted to the escorting guards: "Quick... call the medical officer! The young lady is injured!"
"There are thieves behind, no time to care!"
The guards were running as fast as they could, regardless of Xia Shang's words.
Li Youlan's injury was not fatal, but it might be dangerous if it was kept like this.
Xia Shang knew that the matter was serious, so he took out the poisonous needle he carried with him from his sleeve and put it on the guard's neck: "I'll say it again, go find a medical officer immediately. Otherwise, I only need to touch you lightly with this silver needle."
, you will die."
The guard felt a coldness on his neck and felt inexplicably frightened in his heart. He turned back and glanced at Xia Shang. That cold expression was definitely not something that a little book boy could have. It actually made him, a well-trained guard, have weak legs.
"Did you hear that?"
The guard swallowed: "I...I'll go find him right away."
After saying that, the guard quickened his pace and ran to the front of the team.
"Xia Hui...I...am I going to die?"
A weak voice came from his arms, and his tearful eyes flickered.
Looking at this girl, Xia Shang felt a little heartbroken.
"Don't worry, I'm here and nothing will happen to you."
Li Youlan smiled with difficulty, nodded, and slowly closed her eyes.
Xia Shang was a little anxious. He didn't have much ability to deal with such an emergency. And their carriage happened to be at the end of the team.
The thieves happened to come from behind the team, and the first one to bear the brunt was Xia Shang's carriage.
The guard who was looking for the medical officer had been there for a while, but there was no news. I don't know if it was because he was afraid that he ran away alone, or if it was not easy to find the medical officer in the team.
Just as he was thinking about it, someone opened the car curtain and a medical officer appeared in front of him.
"Who's hurt?"
The medical officer opened his mouth to say something, but before Xia Shang could answer, he heard a "pop" sound, and the arrow directly penetrated Gui Guan's head, and a living life turned into a dead corpse in an instant.
Having seen too much life and death, Xia Shang did not hesitate at all and took off the medicine box from the medical officer's body, which contained what Xia Shang wanted.
"Don't look outside, close your eyes, and I'll treat your wounds."
After a simple sentence, Xia Shang opened the medicine box and started to get busy.
The fighting outside has not stopped, and we don’t know what the situation is.
Just when it was about to pass through the area with the thickest fog, Xia Shang's carriage suddenly stopped.
Li Youlan's treatment had reached the most critical moment. Xia Shang couldn't care about anything else. He wiped his sweat and suddenly said to Li Youlan: "Miss, I have a huge secret to tell you."
Li Youlan opened her eyes weakly: "What?"
At this moment, Xia Shang held the feather arrow in his hand and pulled it out with all his strength. The arrow that penetrated his body was instantly pulled out, and a blood arrow was also brought out. Li Youlan's eyes widened and she fainted.
Xia Shang had no expression on his face and bandaged Li Youlan skillfully.
In a hasty situation without anesthesia, forcibly removing an arrow from a delicate girl is a torture. I don't know if this girl can survive it.
When Xia Shang completed all the medical work, the curtain of the carriage was opened at the same time.
Xia Shang thought of many possibilities.
I think the thief might be a bandit, a soldier, or even a killer.
But when he saw the person appearing outside the car curtain, he stood up in surprise: "It's you!"
Outside the car curtain, a woman in simple and elegant clothes looked at Xia Shang with a smile: "Mr. Xia, are you okay?"
This woman turned out to be Princess Nangong Chuxin!
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There is a thatched house hidden in a peach forest in Xiantao Mountain.
The inside of the thatched cottage is very simple, with a few half-raw peaches on the table, but the smell of peaches outside is so fragrant that it can be regarded as a place outside the world.
Xia Shang was brought here, along with Li Youlan.
Li Youlan was still in a coma and was placed on the bed.
Xia Shang sat beside the bed and looked at the other three people in the room warily.
One is Nangong Chuxin, the other is a middle-aged visitor, and the other is a shirtless man with a beard.
Along the way, Xia Shang kept thinking about why it was them, but he couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time.
Now, I finally asked: "Can the princess tell me now?"
Nangong Chuxin, the leader of the three, stood in front and pondered. After listening to Xia Shang's words, he first looked at the girl on the bed behind him.
Xia Shang said: "Don't worry, she is still unconscious."
“Mr.
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Xia Shang frowned: "Just because of this, you are not willing to shed blood and kill people in Xiantao Mountain?" (To be continued)