Chapter 139: A Desperate Shot
Everyone was about to rush in the direction of Ruan Mianmian almost immediately, but the silver needle was launched from Ruan Mianmian, but in an instant, the reaction speed of people would never be faster than the needle, just when everyone thought that Ruan Mianmian could not escape this catastrophe, Falcon You, who was standing beside her, suddenly turned sideways and pounced towards Ruan Mianmian.
All this happened in an instant, and after reacting, Lu Gui immediately pulled out the sword of the officer next to him and stabbed at the assassin, executing him on the spot to prevent future troubles, and the others quickly surrounded Ruan Mianmian.
Ruan Mianmian stood in place for a long time without moving, in fact, from her point of view, she didn't react to what was happening, she only felt that in the blink of an eye, Kung Fu Falcon You rushed over to block her vision, and then as if in slow motion, she saw a bright silver needle piercing out of his shoulder, which could stop there, and the tip of the needle was only a finger away from Ruan Mianmian's eyes.
Fortunately, you won't die!
"Hayabusa, what do you think?" Ruan Mianmian felt a little scared in hindsight, his hands trembled and supported Hayabusa's body, but he didn't have any expression, he reached out and touched his shoulder, it hurt and it hurt, but in a blink of an eye, he didn't feel anything.
Falcon You wanted to reach out and pull out the needle on his shoulder, but was stopped by Ruan Mianmian, turned to Wuyi and said, "Go to the doctor, be quick." ”
"County Lord, I think it's okay, I don't seem to feel anything, this kind of small injury is really not enough to worry about, it's just a needle." Hayabusa shook his shoulders a little indifferently, but as soon as he exerted his strength, he felt that as soon as his strength reached his arm, he disappeared without a trace like a mud cow entering the sea, while his shoulders and arms did not move.
He secretly said that it was not good in his heart, and immediately settled down and used his internal force to test the past, but he still couldn't feel the existence of his arm, as if the whole arm was unconscious, no wonder, no wonder a needle through the shoulder would feel no pain.
"No, let's call the medic here, my arm... I don't feel it anymore. Hayabusa's expression was a little complicated when he said this, his existence is to protect the safety of the county lord, but if he loses an arm and his martial arts are greatly reduced, then the county lord will be a burden with himself. Becoming a cumbersome killer is often completely erased from the traces of existence.
Glancing at Ruan Mianmian, she still had an anxious look, none of them had already been lucky enough to go to the military doctor's tent, Falcon You felt an indescribable loss in her heart, so she could only pretend to be calm and let Ruan Mianmian and them take her to the empty tent on the side.
"It's... The county lord guessed correctly, the silver needle was indeed poisonous. The medic stroked his beard and picked up the white bowl of water in his hand and put it in the candlelight for everyone to see.
In the bowl was the silver needle taken from Hayabusa's shoulder, and there was a trace of blood on the needle, but it was more obvious that the needle tip was blue-black.
"What kind of poison is it, does it matter?" Lu Gui took a closer look at the half of the falcon's exposed shoulder, the wound was extremely small, but it also oozing black poisonous blood, like an inconspicuous mole.
"It's not deadly and poisonous, but it's just a few days of arm numbness, and you must be careful not to use this arm too much these days, and the toxin will be discharged in a few days." This kind of silver needle is hollow in the abdomen, and the powerful drug is poured into it, if it is shot into the flesh of the person, the venom will be squeezed out under pressure, but he is blessed, the silver needle directly penetrates the entire shoulder, and finally the tip of the needle is facing outward, most of the toxins have not entered the body, otherwise, I am afraid that my life will be worried. The officer explained, sighing, and carefully put the bowl of water in again.
"Hayabusa really saved my life." Ruan Mianmian felt a little guilty, looking at Falcon You's right arm that was still motionless, she thought for a while with her mouth open, and finally spoke: "You just rest with the carriage for a few days, and then continue to work when your arm is completely unhindered, and let no one protect me in the past few days, and let Qin Feng cook the food I brought to you alone, and choose those ingredients that are good for the wound." ”
After babbling his fingers for a while, Ruan Mianmian and the others came out of the tent together, and at this moment the sky was already white, and the night was about to pass.
Overnight, after dealing with so many things, and inevitably being frightened, everyone was a little unable to lift their spirits, and they each returned to the carriage to rest, Liu Xin'er also helped Ruan Mianmian to get into her carriage, closed the curtain, and listened to the soldiers outside who had begun to dismantle the tent and pack up, and felt very melancholy.
"Sister, you said that we should go to Mobei, is it the right way?" Ruan Mianmian hugged the soft cotton quilt and muttered.
"I don't know, but..." Liu Xin'er leaned against the window, just about to answer something, but when she turned around, she saw that Ruan Mianmian had already closed her eyes and was breathing evenly and sleeping deeply.
"Mianmian, I know you want to go, you want to see the cannon, to see his changes, but you also have to understand that no matter whether we come or not, there will always be people who plot against him, and there will always be people who will die for various reasons, and these heavy burdens should not be on your shoulders and mine." Liu Xin'er whispered softly, as if she was talking to herself, and lightly removed the thin hairpin with loose hair on Ruan Mianmian's head, tucked the corners of the quilt for her, and lay down on the side.
On the second day, Ruan Mianmian slept until almost noon before waking up slowly, and the saliva at the corner of his mouth flowed onto the pillow, looking extremely tired. However, she seemed to have completely forgotten the thrilling night last night, and still chose beautiful clothes and jewelry on the carriage, relying on Wuyi and Jiang Xinyue to spread the word, when the carriage stopped to rest, she would also come out to take a stroll, look at Hayabusa's injury, and look at the new dishes in the kitchen, and try to make herself carefree.
After ten days of normal marching, they had already walked a long way to the northwest, and the scenery in front of them became more and more monotonous and barren, and with the lesson of the last time, they only stationed outside the city every time they stopped, but did not go into the city to find a place to live, and finally nothing major happened.
On the day when Hayabusa's arm was fully recovered, the team had already marched to the border pass and the sand city.
Shacheng is the big city closest to the border, with a large population and prosperous trade, although there are still people living in the Central Plains who go out, but it is always scattered, Shacheng is like a huge hub, affecting the trade between the Central Plains and various countries.
Approaching the gate of Shacheng, the whole team felt a sense of oppression, Ruan Mianmian opened the curtain to see, only to see a huge city wall dozens of meters high, the north and south could not see the end, there was a moat more than ten meters wide in front of the city wall, the river water was bottomless, the flow was orderly, there were only three huge arch bridges at the city gate for people to enter and exit, the soldiers were tightly guarded, and it looked extraordinary.
"Brother Lu, are we going into the city?" Ruan Mianmian put his head deep out of the curtain, and suddenly felt that the wind and sand outside were uncomfortable, so he had to retract and look at Lu Gui through the curtain with his two eyes.
"This city still has to go in, after all, there is no city to settle down again, we may have to stay for a few more days to sort out things, shop for supplies, and when we set off again, we should go straight to the main city of Mobei." Lu Gui wore a wide black fox fur cape, and rode on a horse in a heroic manner, but he wore a hood on his head, covering his handsome and peerless face, otherwise his face would be scratched by the stones blown by the wind.
As he was talking, the cloak on Lu Gui's chest was opened by a pair of jade hands, and then an equally beautiful face appeared, and the long pale golden hair was immediately blown onto Lu Gui's face by the wind, causing him to lean back. This woman who rides the same horse as Lu Gui and is still wrapped in his cloak is naturally Princess Zhuen.
"Mianmian, when I came to the Central Plains, I lived in Shacheng for a few days, it's fun here, and there are delicious buckle meatloaf and mutton soup, I'll take you to eat another day!" Zhu En poked his head out just to say this, and immediately retracted into Lu Gui's arms after speaking, like a kangaroo.
Ruan Mianmian turned her head with a smile and showed off to Liu Xin'er: "Sister Zhuen said that she would take me to eat something delicious." ”
"Then I'll go with you, and touch your light." Liu Xin'er pressed the curtain in front of her with both hands, and then she felt that the sand and dust outside could not come to the carriage, and she was finally more comfortable.
Ruan Mianmian and his team entered Shacheng easily, and they were not hindered by anything, but let the general defending the city hurry out with all their families and officials to greet them, which made them a little embarrassed, so they had to drive the team into the city first to settle down, and then go to see where they lived.
According to Lu Gui's request, the soldiers they brought should live with them and protect the personal safety of their masters at all times, so this loyal and brave general specially packed up a piece of the barracks where his army was stationed for them to live in, and there were 100,000 troops stationed in Shacheng, so it was not difficult to have more people.
Ruan Mianmian's residence was a huge fixed tent surrounded by six or seven people, each tent was very spacious, like a large room, with all kinds of furniture and supplies, but everyone still changed into their own things.
After packing up the luggage, the Zhongyong General's Mansion sent someone over again, saying that he had prepared a reception banquet in the mansion, and he wanted to wash the dust for everyone, which was also a normal operation, and the local officials who were stationed all the year round suddenly saw the people from the power center in the capital, even if they didn't want to stammer, they couldn't be said to underestimate them.
Mu Ruqing answered the post for everyone, but did not go directly, but left the girls in the tent to give time to dress up, he took Lu Gui and Duan Yan, and specially called Qin Feng, and several people rode out in a hurry, but they came back in an hour, followed by dozens of sturdy sheep.
Mu Ruqing turned over and dismounted, counted the number of sheep, and talked with an old man dressed as a shepherd in leather clothes for a while, and happily called someone to pay for a box of silver ingots, and the shepherd happily left with the whip, leaving a group of sheep that kept barking.