370: Meeting the Girl (7 More
“Miss, I’m hot!”
It wasn’t just heat; something seemed to be surging within.
“Practice your breathing and meditate!” Xie Zhinuan whispered softly.
The foolish girl looked at Xie Zhinuan, and after a while, she nodded her head.
Frontier, military camp.
The brave Great General had been struck by a severe poison and was unconscious, teetering on the brink of death. Army doctors and folk healers alike shook their heads in dismay. If the poison wasn’t neutralized soon, and if the Great General didn’t awaken, it was feared that even if he did awake later on, he probably would…
“Report!”
The deputy commander looked at the young officer who had rushed in, “Speak!”
“Reporting to the general, just received news that His Highness Prince Han has arrived at the Frontier!”
The deputy commander said with joy, “Is it true?”
“Absolutely true!”
The deputy commander began to smile. “Good, good, good, quickly assemble the troops, follow me to welcome His Highness!”
With His Highness’ arrival, the soldiers had a pillar of support.
But the Frontier was really very cold, everything enveloped in ice. Li Hengyi sat inside the carriage, which was acceptable, as it provided shelter from the wind and had a stove for warmth.
It wasn’t easy for those on horseback.
Each face was afflicted with frostbite, and coupled with the ambushes and assassination attempts along the way, even those with high martial arts skills had suffered injuries.
They all felt fortunate, grateful for the medicine pills given to them by Xie Zhinuan before they left. These increased their martial arts capabilities, otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to survive the continuous assassination attempts and ambushes to reach the Frontier alive.
“Your Highness, there are people ahead!”
Yuanbao, hearing the voice, immediately exited the carriage.
Dressed in thick cotton clothes and wearing a hat, Yuanbao frowned, “What’s wrong?”
“Look!”
Yuanbao looked ahead to see corpses everywhere in the snow, some covered in blood, others not, but one could imagine what had happened here.
“Go take a look, but be careful!” Yuanbao cautioned.
Normally, when they were idle, it was fine to jest and joke around, but at this time, nobody dared to be careless.
“Understood!” Li Xi nodded.
He gripped his sword tightly and stepped forward, kicking over the corpses with his foot. Not only were they dead, but the bodies were stiff.
He flipped over each one until he reached a body that was soft and emitted a pained groan, “Mm!”
Li Xi suddenly tightened his grip on his sword and flipped the body over.
A woman covered in blood, her face and head soaked in blood.
The blood had already frozen into ice.
She let out a faint cry for help, “I am a family member of the brave Great General, please take me to the Frontier, please…”
The woman hadn’t finished speaking when she fainted. “Who did you say you are a family member of?” Li Xi exclaimed in shock.
He hurriedly shouted toward the carriage, “Yuanbao, come quickly!”
“I’m here!”
Yuanbao leaped over, “What’s happened?”
“She says she’s a family member of the brave Great General!”
“…” Yuanbao was stunned for a moment, “Hurry and put her on the carriage!”
“Yes!”
Upon learning that she was a family member of the brave Great General, Li Hengyi didn’t let her sleep on a soft couch but laid her on the carriage where someone came forward to take her pulse.
“Her heart pulse is shattered, and with the injuries on her body, she’s hanging by a thread. If, if…”
If there wasn’t an excellent medicine, she wouldn’t live.
Li Hengyi touched the medicine bottle.
After hesitating for a moment, he took out a pill and fed it to her.
The medicine was precious, and there were only a few pills left. Now, he had given one away.
It was because he saw her clothes were luxurious and delicate, not that of a servant.
He guessed she might be the daughter of the brave Great General. Knowing that her father was in trouble, she had set out for the Frontier to visit him but sadly encountered assassins. With so many dead, only she had survived.
Of course, if they had been even a moment later, she would not have survived either.
Li Hengyi looked at the remaining medicine pills, pursed his lips, and said, “Set off!”
“Yes!” Yuanbao responded, yet stood guard on the side, fearful that this woman, like Xiaoyue, was a spy.
Chapter 372