Chapter 154: Deadly Poison
In the past, Bai Qige had always felt that this body was weak and could not bear the strength and skills she should have, but since following Yi Chenjing's northern expedition, she gradually discovered that probably this kind of thing can really be inherited, and the flexibility and recovery speed of this body are amazingly strong, at least her original body does not have this advantage.
She was tortured by Yi Chenjing for a long time in order to marry into Yaoguo, and then she was frozen and had a miscarriage, and her seemingly fragile body actually survived without leaving any sequelae, what made Bai Qige most pleased was that when she followed Zhan Ting and Yi Chenjing to practice martial arts, she clearly felt that this body seemed to be born to practice martial arts, no matter how she twisted and bent, it was very flexible.
The Jamon bloodline, about that.
Because of the identity of the descendants of the Bai family, everyone did not doubt Bai Qige's sudden bravery and extraordinary strategy, and they were shocked, and after getting used to it, they took it for granted - the Bai family of generations of Jin Ge Iron Horse, the two sisters are all women who don't let their eyebrows go, how can Bai Qige be bad? It's just that he is obsessed with the personal feelings of his children and has never shown his brave side.
After that, Yi Chenjing no longer did everything possible to prevent her from entering the battlefield together, although she was still a little reluctant in her heart, she couldn't resist Bai Qige's paranoid temper, and for the sake of safety, she could only minimize the number of times she went out in person. However, there are many soldiers and few generals, after Zheng Tai and Qi Tao lost one after another, Yi Chenjing was forced to have no choice but to participate in the war repeatedly, the difference is that he has a heroic wife by his side, and the third lady of the Bai family, who is constantly praised and admired by the soldiers of Da Yao, even called out the title that was originally passed down in private.
War Princess.
White-clad and iron-clad and thin, a bright silver spear danced like a god of war sweeping, and the enemy was invincible wherever it passedβof course, this was just a rumor.
No matter how it is the first time to contact the blade duel of cold weapons, Bai Qige is very unaccustomed to fighting fiercely in the palm of his hand, although the use of sword soldiers is not a problem, he is always helplessly reprimanded by Yi Chenjing in terms of experience, and fortunately he is by his side, otherwise I am afraid that he will be poked into a sieve at this time.
"Let you come up with some bad ideas, I have to protect you if you really do it." Looking at Bai Qige who dismounted in embarrassment with a sigh, Yi Chenjing flicked a finger on Guangjie's forehead half distressed and half complaining, "Don't rush so violently?" Do you really think you're invulnerable? The essence of the Bai family has not been passed on to you, but the strength of dying has been passed down, if you don't know life and death again, I won't take you next time. β
"Who gave you a bad idea if you didn't take me there? If your brain is as stupid as anything, you will memorize the art of war books. Bai Qige sneered at each other, and Yi Chenjing was speechless.
It must be admitted that Bai Qige has an extraordinary thinking in tactics, which is extremely rare and very effective in a decent combat battlefield. For example, when she raided the Tieyan Array, no one expected that she would use iron to conduct heat to cause chaos in the main formation of the Huoluo River, as well as the Tianjiao grass net of the pit people, and then Yi Chenjing tried to smell it, and the sneezing was shocking, you can imagine how miserable and sad the enemy who was drenched in Tianjiao grass juice at that time was.
After Wu Siying was removed from his military post and changed the commander, the Yao army relied on the almost perfect command of Yi Chenjing and Xiao Baishan and others, as well as Bai Qige's whimsical schemes to quickly gain the upper hand, less than ten days before Yi Chenjing was besieged, the Yao army had obviously turned defeat into victory, and the Huoluo River army retreated to the edge of the Dabang Heights one after another, almost defeated.
The accident was discovered at this time, and when Xiao Baishan explained the situation with a solemn face, Yi Chenjing didn't react for a long time.
"Nearly 20% of the wounded soldiers have abnormal conditions, their wounds cannot heal, and dozens of people have died of blood loss......" took a deep breath and was full of grief and regret, Xiao Baishan's voice was low, "I can't find the reason, the doctor also said that he has never seen a similar disease, and I don't know how many troops will be lost in vain if this continues." β
All the way north to this place, there are not a few people and horses lost on the way, every soldier is a great loss, this heavy Yi Chenjing can't afford it, and besides, it seems that a general attack will be launched to set foot on the Pingdabang Heights, if this situation is allowed to continue, who knows how many soldiers will die innocently? If it is an epidemic, it must be cured as soon as possible, and if it really spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable.
As Xiao Baishan walked around the camp, Yi Chenjing's heart became heavier and heavier.
A total of more than 600 people, including more than 100 elite riders, had wounds that could not be healed, no matter how big or small the wounds were, the blood could not stop flowing out, and after a few days, the small injuries also became fatal wounds, and the slightly more serious ones were almost on the verge of death. Bai Qige was also present when he found the doctor with the army, obviously getting the news one step earlier than Yi Chenjing, and was busy helping the doctor ask about the soldiers' injuries and taking care of a few more seriously wounded by the way.
"You go back." Yi Chenjing pushed Bai Qige behind him with a cold face, and his tone was almost reprimanding.
Bai Qige was so busy that he was sweating profusely, wiped it with his hand and returned to the center of the wounded soldiers, without raising his head: "Human life is at stake, I don't have time to quarrel with you." β
Someone else's life is life, isn't hers? Whether the epidemic is not yet known, what if it is infected? Bai Qige's indifference to himself made Yi Chenjing very annoyed, the so-called concern was chaotic, and he didn't care that there were other soldiers around, so he raised his hand and pushed Bai Qige to Qiao Erhe's side roughly: "Take her back, you are not allowed to leave the camp without my order!" β
"Why are you-" The words stopped abruptly, not just too angry or what, Bai Qige's face was as pale as paper.
Yi Chenjing also regretted that his tone was too impulsive, but in front of everyone, he was a big man and couldn't apologize to a woman and ask for forgiveness, so he hesitated and softened his tone slightly: "Qiao Erhe, take the princess back, she has injuries and can't be tired." β
"Oh." Qiao Erhe is a real person, he only hopes that Bai Qige is well, and he gently tugged on Bai Qige's sleeve without hesitation, hoping that Bai Qige can't bear to refuse.
After all, Yi Chenjing was the chief general of the three armies, Bai Qige didn't want to refute his face, his meaningful gaze swept over the handsome cheek, and then left silently.
Sighing helplessly, the seventh prince of Da Yao, who was distraught all day long in military affairs, waved his hand, as if he wanted to shake away all the trivial troubles, but he only ended up more annoyed - he understood that his words and deeds had offended Bai Qige again, so he had to go back and persuade him, otherwise she would not talk to him for three days with her stinky temper.
It's okay to be indifferent to anyone, but she is afraid of it in her heart.
"General, I have never seen this small disease, but there are many suspicious wounds on the wounded." The military doctor was a little impatient, and no matter what conflicts Yi Chenjing and his wife had, they pointed to the wounded soldiers who were bleeding endlessly, "The edges of normal wounds are the color of flesh, but the edges of their wounds are grayish-white, and there is no sign of healing at all. β
Yi Chenjing tightened his brows: "Is it possible that it is an epidemic?" β
"The plague is not enough," the military doctor shook his head, "the first wounded man has been found for several days, and if it was an epidemic, it should have been transmitted to others long ago, but the soldiers who were in the same account with him did not have the same symptoms." I have been practicing medicine for 30 years, and this is the first time I have encountered this situation, and pathologically speaking, the root cause of such symptoms should be in the blood veins, not the texture. β
"If it's not a symptom, what other possible causes could be?"
The military doctor wanted to speak and stopped, and thought for a moment before he spoke cautiously: "Xu is...... Poisoning? β
In the past, Yi Chenjing's answer that he must be a doctor is nonsense, originally, it is possible to be injured and sick in the march and battle, where does the poison come from? However, not long ago, Su Jinyan's reminder of good and evil was unknown, and the terrible speculation lingered in his mind.
Poison, Yi Chenxuan's next three indiscriminate methods.
"The decisive battle is imminent, and no matter what means are used, we must stop the symptoms from spreading. These people are handed over to you, don't ask for medical treatment, as long as they are alive when our army triumphs, there will always be a way to heal them when they arrive in the imperial capital. Patting the shoulder of the military doctor, Yi Chenjing turned his head to look at Xiao Baishan, "General Xiao, transfer some veterans of the rear army to help take care of them, and pay attention to the situation of other injured soldiers." I don't think the war can be delayed any longer, so later you can have a few generals come to the big tent and discuss how to solve the battle quickly. β
Xiao Baishan nodded to receive the order, and seeing that Yi Chenjing's face was a little wrong, a trace of confusion flashed between his eyebrows: "The general has something on his mind?" β
"I'll go back to the camp first." Qingrun's voice couldn't be lower, Yi Chenjing clenched his fists tightly, and his voice trembled a little.
There are not many people who can make him react like this, and now it is the princess who is in the limelight and dazzling. Xiao Baishan couldn't help but get nervous, and when he heard Yi Chenjing's last words, his heart immediately cooled half.
"Qi Ge...... She was also injured. β
In the dimly lit tent, Bai Qige lay quietly on the soft couch sideways, his eyes were closed on his pale cheeks, and a trace of pain could be faintly seen between his fluttering eyelashes and constricted brows.
When she learned that there was a strange illness in the army, she realized that her condition was not good, that the wound that was not serious had not healed for several days, and that no amount of hemostatic ointment was applied, and that the symptoms were exactly the same as those of other wounded soldiers. Excessive blood loss can lead to death, even if it is only a small wound, and if the bleeding is not stopped in time, it will eventually be a dead end.
The curtain was slammed open, the sun was dazzling, Bai Qige raised his hand to cover it, and he almost couldn't hear a sigh.
He, at last, found out.
"You've been avoiding me for the past few days because of this?" Dipping his fingertips into the sticky blood stains on the soft couch, Yi Chenjing was terrifyingly calm.
Recently, Bai Qige has always refused to be close to him, and he is far away from resting at night, he thought that she was still angry with her, but he didn't want the truth to be so cruel.
It was a fatal wound, a fatal poison, but she was silent, not saying a word to him.
"You want to wait until you're dead to let me know? Looking at your corpse and regretting why they didn't care more about you and care about you, didn't they? Wiping away the blood stains on his fingertips, Yi Chenjing lowered his eyes and looked at Bai Qige, life or death seemed to have no weight in his mouth, and his face was as wooden as stagnant water.
For no reason, Bai Qige felt flustered and heartbroken.
"I know my own body, I can't die from this little injuryβat least I'll be fine until you return victorious, I promise." spoke, his voice hoarse, pale and weak.
What a fragile lie, a pale face, a tired body that can't recover, and even she no longer has the strength to insist on accompanying him on the battlefield, so she can only do what she can to help him silently, and at this time she still has to say that it's okay? Yi Chenjing couldn't tell what kind of feeling he felt in his heart, the five tastes were mixed, sour and sad, all of them were deeply buried under the calm expression.
Unexpectedly stretched out his hand, and tore the blood-stained cloth with a snort, regardless of whether the large blood stain would stain the sleeves and palms of his clothes, Yi Chenjing hugged Bai Qige in his arms, his heart like a knife.
"Even if I beg you, cherish your life, okay? It's just you ......."