PDLP Chapter 123 Go to be buried with the second brother
Chapter 123 Go to be buried with the second brother
"Well…"
Before she could even lower the crossbow, Xu Jiaojiao felt a sharp pain in her wrist.
A large hand gripped her wrist tightly, forcing her to release the crossbow in pain…
Seeing the fine beads of sweat on her forehead from the pain, Zhao Minghuai's expression grew even more excited: "Really not going to be with me?"
Xu Jiaojiao's face contorted in pain, instinctively feeling that her wrist was about to break.
She hissed twice, enduring the pain as she slowly turned around, staring intently at Zhao Minghuai with a deep smile, her gaze resolute and her tone defiant: "No! I won't!"
“Okay…” Zhao Minghuai didn’t really like a woman speaking to him in such a domineering tone, especially since she was being controlled by him.
He smirked, then forcefully pushed Xu Jiaojiao off the cliff: "Then you can go and be buried with the second brother!"
Xu Jiaojiao cried out in alarm and fell off the cliff.
Zhao Minghuai stared intently at Xu Jiaojiao's figure, but Xu Jiaojiao's face did not show the fear and wailing he had imagined. Instead, she wore a strange and smug smile.
Zhao Minghuai was slightly taken aback, and narrowed his eyes in confusion.
The next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
Zhao Minghuai hesitated and lowered his eyes. When he saw a dagger stuck in his abdomen, his pupils dilated and his eyes were filled with disbelief.
This woman actually dared to do something under his very nose!
That's quite audacious!
If she weren't the second son's woman, such an interesting creature, he really wouldn't have been willing to kill her!
I wonder if such a powerful and beautiful woman will still be this beautiful when she dies...
Thinking this, Zhao Minghuai raised his eyes and continued to look at Xu Jiaojiao who had fallen off the cliff. However, his gaze only left her for a moment before Xu Jiaojiao disappeared.
"What about people?!"
Zhao Minghuai was both surprised and furious when he didn't see Xu Jiaojiao.
For a moment, he even forgot that he was on the edge of a cliff. He suddenly took a step forward, wanting to see more clearly. If it weren't for the guards' quick reflexes, he would have fallen off the cliff.
The guards helped him up, and he looked down intently.
Sure enough, there was no trace of Xu Jiaojiao at the bottom of the cliff. Even the river at the bottom of the cliff was completely still. A living person had just vanished into thin air!
After waiting all night, a bait finally appeared, but instead of catching a big fish, it stabbed him in the back. Zhao Minghuai was furious.
Overwhelmed with rage, he suddenly vomited blood, staggered back two steps, and nearly fainted from anger.
Catching his breath, he looked down at the dagger in his abdomen and roared angrily, "Investigate! A person can't just disappear into thin air! He must still be at the bottom of the cliff! I demand to see him alive or dead!!"
……
At this moment, in the secret passage below the cliff.
Ying Yi activated the mechanism, and the stone wall, about a foot wide, slowly returned to its original state, plunging the secret passage into darkness.
"Thorn-"
With the sound of flint striking flint, Shadow One lit the oil candles stuck on both sides of the secret passage.
In the dim candlelight, Xu Jiaojiao looked at the man's familiar face, her eyes welled up with tears, and she buried her face in his arms, sobbing softly, "I knew you would be alright!"
"Well…"
Zhao Yunzheng, who was injured, couldn't help but let out a soft groan when he was tackled like that.
Xu Jiaojiao's heart tightened, and she immediately let go of him: "Your Highness, are you injured?"
Zhao Yunzheng chuckled contentedly and pulled Xu Jiaojiao back into his arms: "It's nothing, just a minor injury."
Xu Jiaojiao hurriedly pulled a bottle of blood-replenishing pills from her sleeve: "Your Highness, these are blood-replenishing pills, please take one quickly! I also brought some wound medicine..."
The woman in his arms stirred restlessly, making it impossible for Zhao Yunzheng to hold her soft, fragrant body in his arms.
He sighed helplessly, then reached out and pinched Xu Jiaojiao's still-chattering mouth, his eyes filled with a smile of both relief and emotion: "We're not far from the ground here, so keep your voice down and don't let anyone hear us."
Xu Jiaojiao suddenly realized and nodded quickly.
Yes, she had only fallen off the cliff a short time ago when she felt herself crash into a hard embrace.
The impact made her vision go black for a moment, and she almost thought she was going to die.
At the time, she was thinking that it was surprising that falling off such a high cliff didn't hurt as much as she had imagined, and that she hadn't died.
As a result, she was pulled into the dark, gloomy passageway in the next second.
Reminded by Prince Chen, Xu Jiaojiao finally came to her senses and realized that she had not fallen to the ground, but had been caught by someone.
Upon realizing this, Xu Jiaojiao's pupils dilated.
Although she wasn't heavy, the force of a person falling shouldn't be underestimated; the person who just caught her...
Is it Prince Chen?
So Prince Chen's injury was caused by her bumping into him?
Xu Jiaojiao hurriedly stuffed the blood-replenishing pill into Prince Chen's hand, repeatedly gesturing for him to take it quickly.
If Prince Chen were to suffer any internal injuries from her collision, then her sins would be grave.
Seeing that Prince Chen wasn't eating, Yingyi couldn't help but feel a little impatient.
"Um...Master, if you're not going to eat it, how about I take two of these blood-replenishing pills? Wow..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Yingyi leaned against the wall and vomited a mouthful of blood.
Xu Jiaojiao: "???"
Zhao Yunzheng chuckled dryly: "I suffered internal injuries and am temporarily unable to use my internal energy. It was Yingyi who caught you and brought you in."
Upon hearing this, the disabled but determined Ying immediately suppressed the metallic taste in his mouth, straightened his back, and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect: "This subordinate is not strong enough, and I apologize for making a fool of myself in front of you, Master. If I had not suffered internal injuries, you would have personally taken action. With your strength, you would certainly not be in such a sorry state as I am."
Zhao Yunzheng: "..."
If Zhao Yunzheng didn't know Yingyi's character, and if he hadn't known that Yingyi had just insisted on stopping him and rushing to save Jiaojiao, he would have thought that Yingyi was being sarcastic or mocking.
Seeing that Ying Yi was already in so much pain that her face had turned pale, yet she was still acting silly, Xu Jiaojiao felt both annoyed and amused.
Yingyi is actually not a very talkative person, and he only occasionally acts silly in front of Zhao Yunzheng.
Thinking of how he risked his life for Prince Chen, Xu Jiaojiao felt a pang of heartache.
She quickly looked at Prince Chen, who of course understood her meaning and immediately threw the entire bottle of blood-replenishing pills at Ying Yi: "Catch it."
"Alright!" Yingyi caught the small porcelain bottle and poured all the blood-replenishing pills inside into her mouth.
These blood-replenishing pills were taken by Xu Jiaojiao from Zhao Yunzheng's camp; they were all top-quality blood-replenishing pills.
As soon as the pill was swallowed, its medicinal effects began to spread, and Yingyi could clearly feel his internal injuries healing.
Feeling much better, he let out a long sigh and cupped his hands in thanks to Prince Chen: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Yunzheng nodded slightly: "It's good that nothing's wrong."
Xu Jiaojiao was dumbfounded.
If Yingyi takes all the medicine, what will happen to Prince Chen?
Zhao Yunzheng noticed her expression, gently stroked her soft black hair, and explained, "The blood-replenishing pills are useless for my internal injuries. Yingyi should take them all so he can recover faster."
Xu Jiaojiao choked up.
Blood-nourishing pills are the best medicine for treating internal injuries, but this medicine didn't work for Prince Chen. So what kind of injury did Prince Chen suffer?