Taking advantage of the fact that there were no pursuers, Qin Yining took out the small medicine bag again.
No matter what the young man's past was, no matter how suspicious he was, they had to survive.
Qin Yining gestured at the young man's wound and whispered, "This is medicine. You are injured and have lost too much blood. You must stop the bleeding immediately."
After saying this twice, the young man's puzzled expression changed to one of understanding.
He did not nod in agreement. Instead, he grabbed Qin Yining's wrist and continued to walk.
His footsteps were already staggering, but he still refused to slow down. His grip on her hand was still very tight and he refused to let go of his bamboo blade.
This person was so stubborn and could not hear. Qin Yining could not persuade him and could only helplessly follow his footsteps. There was not a single ray of moonlight in the forest at night. Qin Yining staggered as he walked. The two of them had not walked far when the sound of footsteps came from the foot of the mountain.
Qin Yining's heart skipped a beat. He was so nervous that his palms began to sweat.
Now that he was sure that he would be safe with the young man, the people of Danfu County had shown extraordinary tenacity in chasing after them.
This was easy to understand. Eighty percent of the people of Danfu County came from the three great clans. The people who had caused trouble in front of the yamen today were definitely from these three great clans. The young man had killed along the way, and most of the people he had killed were from these three great clans.
They had aroused the hatred of these people. In addition, the people here despised the law and valued the rules of their clans more.
Qin Yining could already foresee that they would be chased all the way. The people of these three great clans would not rest until they were dead!
They ran all the way. If they could not escape, the young man would have to face the people chasing after them. Those people were no match for the young man. Wouldn't the hatred grow as the young man killed more and more people?
Qin Yining ran breathlessly and said helplessly, "You can't kill anymore. You really can't kill anymore."
However, Qin Yining knew that the young man could not hear him.
He did not react at all. He only led Qin Yining through the forest and ran to an increasingly remote location.
At this moment, in front of the county yamen of Danfu County, there were many more commoners than before. The earth-shattering noises were mixed with sorrowful wails, piercing people's eardrums and causing pain.
"We just came to ask Prince Zhongshun to write a letter of guarantee. Why did we have to suffer such a vicious attack?"
"What right do you have to kill my son? Return my son's life!"
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Pang Xiao did not kill anyone, but the young man led Qin Yining to escape. He was ruthless and unscrupulous. Killing people was no different from chopping melons and vegetables. Therefore, there were very few intact corpses among the dead people.
Although the people here were pedantic and stubborn, they were also ordinary people. When had they ever seen blood splattered on the spot? Even the bystanders who saw it couldn't help but retreat in fear. Those who knew that something had happened to their disciples and came to collect the corpses had already fainted from the shock of seeing the incomplete corpses.
At this moment, Pang Xiao was on the verge of losing his temper.
Qin Yining had been taken away. Although Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi both said that Qin Yining would be fine, how could Pang Xiao not be anxious?
However, these commoners kept questioning him. They surrounded the place so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. More and more people were coming.
Something had happened under his nose. If he did not express his stance, even if he did not order people to kill the commoners, he would still be blamed for it in the end.
Pang Xiao had to protect his reputation because his reputation directly affected the success of his mission with Qin Yining. If he failed, everyone close to him would be buried with him.
It was because Pang Xiao knew the stakes that he had to endure. However, his Sister Yi had disappeared! But now, his people were trapped in this sea of people.
"Wang Ye, please calm down." Xu Weizhi's forehead was covered in sweat. "There are too many people in this county. Even a random bookseller can bring three to four thousand people, let alone ordinary commoners. Now that something like this has happened, you have to think of a solution. Don't be impulsive."
Xu Weizhi's words were vague, but Pang Xiao immediately understood.
"Everyone, please calm down. This King was almost assassinated just now. His Princess Consort was also taken away. This King must get to the bottom of this matter. You have already gathered in front of the Fu yamen and caused a ruckus in the middle of the night. This King did not immediately arrest you because you are innocent commoners who have been bewitched and implicated by others. Please be rational and think carefully. What is the difference between you causing a ruckus and rebelling? You are rebelling against the imperial court. Do you really intend to implicate your entire family? "
"Don't threaten us! There are so many of us. What are we afraid of? "
"Yes, we don't need to be afraid!"
Someone in the crowd echoed. Someone even shouted, "If you don't write a guarantee for us today, we won't disperse if you continue to conscript commoners in Danfu County! We can't watch our descendants die! "
"That is an imperial edict! This King is not the one who gave the order. How can he be qualified to sign a guarantee? If you are dissatisfied and are not afraid of the crime of disobeying an imperial edict, you can go to the capital and ask Your Majesty to sign a guarantee for you! This King is only a subject. He only listens to Your Majesty's orders. You have found the wrong person to write a guarantee for! "
"That's right!" Xu Weizhi also shouted at the top of his voice, "Everyone, everyone! Listen to this old man's advice. It is useless for everyone to cause a ruckus here. "
Tang Xiu's face was also gloomy. She lowered her voice and played the villain. "If you make a ruckus again, this general will behead all of you first! Such treacherous people, not to mention killing one, so what if I kill all of you! "
As soon as Tang Xiu's voice fell, the Jinghu Wei raised their swords. Previously, they could only use their scabbards. Now, the shiny silver swords shone with a cold light under the moonlight. The commoners were frightened and their noise quieted down.
When the people in charge saw that Pang Xiao was unwilling to relent, they knew that Prince Zhongshun was not an easy person to deal with. A few people hidden in the crowd discussed and made a decision.
"We have to guard this place. Today, we must make Prince Zhongshun sign a guarantee. But that wolf cub must die. We have to avenge the deaths of more than a hundred people!"
"In that case, let's split into two groups. A small portion of the people in front of the yamen will stay. The rest will go catch that wolf cub!"
With the leader's idea, the rest of the people also had a backbone. Although the people surrounding the yamen did not intend to leave, those close to the periphery of the encirclement had already begun to discuss how to intercept the 'wolf cub'.
At the same time, Qin Yining was pulled out of the forest by the youth.
It turned out that there was a village on the other side of the forest. There were not as many buildings as there were in the city. There were only two main streets. It was clearly a village under Danfu County.
From afar, the village was pitch-black. However, there was still one more day until the middle of the seventh month. The bright moon hung high in the sky and the outline of the village could be seen clearly.
At this time, the youth's footsteps were becoming more and more unsteady. He also loosened his grip on Qin Yining's wrist.
Qin Yining was panting from running. Her breath was full of the youth's bloody smell.
When they escaped from the forest earlier, they encountered another group of commoners who wanted to intercept them.
Qin Yining did not want the youth to kill any more people. Just as she was about to speak to him emotionally, the youth protected her and brandished the Bamboo Blade in a silver flash.
His technique was fast and ruthless. After seeing it many times, Qin Yining realized that his martial arts were different from Mu Jinghu's.
Mu Jinghu's movements were graceful. Even if he was surrounded and attacked, he would try his best not to get hit.
However, the youth in front of her did not care about whether he was injured or not. He raised his blade and faced the attacks head-on. If he could block, he would use his blade to block. If he could not, he would avoid his vital points and use less blood in exchange for his opponent's life. It could be said that he had been 'hurting his enemy at the cost of his own life'.
Such a ruthless person was ruthless to his enemy and even more ruthless to himself. He was just like the wild beasts she had seen in the past. In order to survive, they would bite each other, even if they were covered in scars.
Qin Yining looked at the youth's back. Under the moonlight, his dark blue short brown hair was full of messy cuts. The cloth wrapped in the smell of blood fluttered as they ran.
Qin Yining was worried.
How much blood could a person have? Who would be able to withstand such a method?
It was not easy for them to reach the village. Qin Yining's legs were sore and her calves were almost cramping from exhaustion.
However, the youth did not slow down. He staggered and limped as he tried his best to pull her along.
It was more convenient for the two of them to hide in the dark.
However, the pursuers behind them did not seem to care at all. They held torches and lanterns.
Qin Yining's hearing was not good enough to hear the voices and footsteps of the pursuers. However, when they ran, they kept looking back. They could see the lights behind them very clearly as they approached the village.
"They're chasing us again," Qin Yining muttered to herself as she panted.
The youth pursed his lips and turned back. He had obviously seen the lights approaching the village.
He dragged Qin Yining around to find a place to hide. However, the structure of the village was too simple. Moreover, it was night time, so all the houses were closed.
With great difficulty, they ran forward for a while. The youth dragged Qin Yining past the door of a wealthy house and pushed her into the shadow of the stone lion and the corner of the house.
He pressed Qin Yining's shoulder and hid her in the shadow.
Qin Yining knew that he wanted to hide her so that he could distract the people who were chasing after them.
Qin Yining shook her head. "We can't go on like this."
The youth naturally did not respond. He slowly stood up with the support of the bamboo pole and was about to face the enemy.
Qin Yining stood up worriedly. "You'll die if you go on like this. Come back!"
Just as she finished speaking, the young man staggered a few steps forward and suddenly fell forward.
Qin Yining turned pale with fright. She quickly ran in front of him and gently pushed his shoulder. What she touched was warmth.
"How are you? Don't die! "
There were so many wounds and so much blood. Qin Yining felt that it was already a miracle that he was able to last until now before falling down. She saw a group of people snaking towards them from the path that they had come from.
She was a bit panicked, but she also knew that if she left the youth behind, the people would definitely cut him into pieces when they arrived.
This person had gotten into this kind of trouble because of her. Qin Yining would not do such a thing.
Forget it. In any case, she was the Princess Consort. Those people would not directly kill her, right?
Thinking of this, Qin Yining gritted her teeth and tore her skirt to bandage the youth's wounds to prevent him from bleeding too much and dying.
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