From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 220

At the foot of Beishan Mountain, thick black smoke could be seen rising to the sky. Although the range was not large, it was eye-catching enough.

Xiong Kuohai knew that something might have happened, so he stopped hesitating and said in a deep voice: "Even if His Royal Highness King Jing is hunting in Beishan, it has nothing to do with our case. Please let us in immediately."

The guard took King Jing's token and said lightly: "Sir Xiong, please don't make things difficult for us. His Royal Highness is in a rare good mood. What if you break in and scare away the prey?"

Xiong Kuohai was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and directly drew his knife, saying coldly: "If you don't let us in, don't blame me for being rude. If you delay the important matter, I will take your head to take the blame!"

The guard's face changed, stepped back a few steps, and said: "Are you sure you want to offend the prince, Sir Xiong!"

Xiong Kuohai said: "You have King Jing behind you, and I still have His Majesty behind me. Get out of here!"

"What a big tone!"

Calm Suddenly, a voice came, and King Jing Chen De rode over on horseback and strode over, saying slowly: "Master Xiong has just arrived in Shenjing, and he has already reached such an arrogant point!"

Xiong Kuohai's face became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, King Jing, it's not that I am reckless and rude, but because the situation is urgent. I received a tip-off that Princess Qinshui is also hunting in Beishan and is being chased by assassins."

"What!"

King Jing was startled and glared, "You said Qinshui is also in the mountain, and someone wants to kill her?"

Xiong Kuohai looked at him deeply and said, "Your Highness, the situation is critical and cannot be delayed."

"Go and find it quickly!"

King Jing shouted: "We must find Qinshui and bring her out safely. My people can cooperate with you! Quick!"

Hearing this, Xiong Kuohai clasped his fists and led his men to rush straight in.

Looking at the backs of the Jinyiwei Tiqi, King Jing was silent for a moment before saying lightly: "Order the people inside to set fire to the mountain and burn Qinshui and Zhou Yuan to death inside."

"Yes."

The guard responded and rode a horse to take a shortcut into the mountain.

...

The people behind were still chasing, but the strong wind slowed down the enemy's pace. After all, the heavy snow on the trees fell and covered the footprints. They could only judge the direction of the two by other subtle traces.

Zhou Yuan was very troubled. Such an enemy was too difficult to deal with. He thought that as long as he didn't play according to the routine, he would not be discovered in the direction of his advance. However, the opponent was so experienced that he couldn't get rid of him no matter what.

The wounds on his body were still bleeding, and his internal force couldn't suppress it. If it weren't for his deep foundation in Chunyang Wuji Gong, he would have fallen down at this moment.

And Princess Qinshui had fallen into a coma. Although the excessive bleeding and the wound on her abdomen were not fatal, if they were not treated for a long time, she would eventually bleed too much and go into shock.

"Hold on!"

Zhou Yuan was sweating profusely as he climbed up the slope and reached the saddle of the deep mountains. The people behind him were falling further and further behind.

He really couldn't hold on any longer and was worried that Princess Qinshui would get into trouble, so he found a hidden depression and stopped.

Looking at the wound on his body, he pulled a few grasses into his mouth and chewed them fiercely, while taking off Princess Qinshui's clothes.

Princess Qinshui seemed to have regained some consciousness and grabbed Zhou Yuan's hand with difficulty. She looked haggard and had tears in her eyes.

Zhou Yuan yelled, "Take your hands away!"

Princess Qinshui trembled and said, "You...you took advantage of someone's misfortune, don't..."

"Idiot!"

Zhou Yuan slapped her in the face, knocking her out.

Zhou Yuan stripped off her coat and jacket, and her white inner shirt, leaving only the last piece of cloth, which wrapped the towering snow peak.

Princess Qinshui burst into tears and looked at Zhou Yuan helplessly, with only grief on her face.

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, pulled her pants down slightly, and finally saw the hideous wound on her abdomen.

The blood was still flowing out, and the blood on the outside had already coagulated, looking dirty and messy, which was shocking in contrast to the snow-white skin in other places.

Zhou Yuan grabbed a handful of clean snow and wiped it around her wound to clean the blood.

Princess Qinshui was distorted in pain due to the cold, but she seemed to understand Zhou Yuan's intention. She couldn't help but feel guilty for her carelessness and gritted her teeth without crying out.

After the white snow turned into clear water and cleaned the blood on the wound, Zhou Yuan finally spit out the herbs in his mouth and applied them evenly on the wound.

The feeling of pain in the coolness finally made Princess Qinshui moan.

After applying it, Zhou Yuan tore off a piece of cloth and carefully wrapped her wound.

Her skin was very good, and her flesh was very tender, and it felt smooth and greasy, but Zhou Yuan had no intention of appreciating it at the moment.

"What is this?"

Princess Qinshui seemed to have recovered a little and asked in a low voice.Zhou Yuan said: "Denzelaic acid, a herb, tastes bitter, but it can stop bleeding and reduce inflammation, and help wounds heal and scab."

"What is anti-inflammatory?"

Princess Qinshui seemed to be trying to find something to say so that she could stay awake.

Zhou Yuan did not bother with her, but said in a deep voice: "It is to prevent infection."

While speaking, he slowly put clothes on her. Although he moved quickly, he was also careful.

Seeing the blood all over his body, Princess Qinshui felt a little sad for a while, and her tears were even more turbulent.

Zhou Yuan was not in the mood to take care of her emotions. After dressing her, he took off his clothes.

The bloody clothes were thrown on the ground, revealing a lean but contoured body. There were several wounds on the chest and back, and blood was flowing, which was extremely hideous.

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said, "Fortunately, the lesson of the last assassination was too great. I took a lot of tonics and practiced harder. Otherwise, I would definitely not be able to bear it this time."

He continued to chew the ground elm and grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed it hard on the wound.

The cold pain made him grit his teeth and cheeks, his face was full of sweat, and his resolute eyes made him inexplicably exude a murderous aura.

This battle was indeed too unexpected and too difficult. If it were someone else, they might have surrendered and given up long ago.

Wash the wound clean, apply the herbs on it, tear the clothes, and wrap the whole body directly.

After doing all this, Zhou Yuan's face was pale with pain and sweat was pouring down.

He found that there was no sound, and hurriedly looked at Princess Qinshui, only to find that she was looking at him with her eyes wide open.

Zhou Yuan glared at her unhappily and said, "What are you looking at! How is your wound!"

"It feels numb, a little cool, a little itchy, but not so painful anymore."

Princess Qinshui was in much better condition, her eyes dim, and she whispered, "Zhou Yuan, you just slapped me."

"Nonsense!"

Zhou Yuan said, "Then do you want to take revenge? You are still stubborn in my face."

Princess Qinshui lowered her head and didn't say anything, just sobbing softly.

She has lived a superior life since she was born, and has never suffered such a disaster.

Fortunately... Fortunately, there is Zhou Yuan.

She never thought that a scholar from the south, who doesn't look tall, has so much power in his body.

Facing dozens of assassins alone, fighting bloody battles, he actually persisted.

"Get up! Keep going!"

After Zhou Yuan bandaged himself, he stood up.

Princess Qinshui was weak and said weakly, "Do you still want to go?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Wait to die here? Even though they are not chasing us, the situation may not be safe. We can't trust anyone at this time. Juyongguan is over this mountain. There should be someone there to pick us up."

Princess Qinshui said, "Really?"

Zhou Yuan frowned and said, "Is your brain made of water? Such a big thing happened. Do you think the Jinyiwei and the Nei Tingsi will not notice it?"

After being yelled at, Princess Qinshui lowered her head again in grievance and sobbed softly.

Zhou Yuan didn't want to delay, squatted down, and said in a deep voice, "Come up quickly!"

Princess Qinshui raised her head and said worriedly, "You... I can walk, you are so badly injured..."

"Shut up!"

Zhou Yuan yelled, "Come up quickly! Don't force me to slap you!"

"Oh..."

Princess Qinshui quickly lay on his back and supported his shoulders with both hands.

A man and a woman continued to move forward in this snowy forest.