Black clouds filled the sky, and the cold rain hit my face without mercy, almost blocking all sight.
Ling Yutong bit her lip tightly and raised her hand to lower the brim of her straw hat.
She didn't expect that she would have a chance to do it again, that she had not made a huge mistake, that she had not relied on that scheming man, and that she had not caused the Qi family to shed blood.
Qi family......
Ling Yutong licked her astringent lips. The Qi family was surrounded by the Imperial Guards. Many officers and soldiers came forward. Mrs. Qi immediately pushed her out.
"Escape! Unless the dust settles, never return to the Qi family again!"
She resisted the urge to cry and took a deep breath. In her last life, she was so panicked that she defected to the person she shouldn't have defected to, causing the Qi family to perish as fast as the wind. Even if she sacrificed her life to vindicate the Qi family in the end,
It is also a bad word.
In this life, she must protect the Qi family!
Ling Yutong carefully observed the terrain. This was outside the capital city, with grass half as tall as a person growing everywhere. It would be no problem for her to hide a thin woman. But she had to find a place with a good view so she could wait for someone.
The rain was so heavy that the tops of the tall grass around her were bent. Afraid of being exposed, she had no choice but to crawl forward. At the same time, she was carrying a string in her heart for fear of being caught in a trap.
That was a thing for hunting ferocious beasts! If it caught her, she would lose half of her life even if she didn't die.
But I am afraid of what will happen.
She moved forward with difficulty, tentatively lowering her elbow a little, and then letting it go when she was sure it was safe. However, Yumei's eyes flashed, and her hand dropped subconsciously. The next moment, severe pain struck...
"Click."
A sharp thorn emerged from the flesh of her elbow and was poked through!
The grass is muddy and the heavy rain is cruel.
Ling Yutong gritted her teeth hard to suppress the screams on her lips. She was shivering in pain, her straw hat fell off when she lowered her head, and her hair was in tangles under the water of the rain.
Caught off guard, the tangled grass beside him was pushed away.
"Ling Yutong?"
She struggled to raise her head, the rain hitting her face hurting.
The man standing in front of him was wearing long green brocade clothes. He was spotlessly clean in the dirty grass and mud, and his slightly lowered eyes were filled with cold air.
He stood under the umbrella, looked around her, and asked calmly: "Why are you here?"
Ling Yutong blinked his dry eyes, thinking vaguely and thankfully, luckily, he met him successfully.
When I met him in the last life, he was the only one left in the Qi family. The remaining female relatives were Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Qi. There were four children in the Qi family. The eldest sister died in prison, and the second son had his legs broken at home. He was not known later.
The third son was beheaded at the execution ground, and the rest of the family and relatives were all exiled far away.
He led the troops to the palace wall alone. Old Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Qi were riding behind the carriage. They wanted to see the emperor.
At that time, he was full of sharp energy, with surging hatred burning in his eyes, when he saw her being held hostage against the wall.
"Hostage? She's not worthy yet."
She was so comfortable drawing the bow and shooting the arrow. After the sound of breaking through the air, the arrow almost penetrated her heart.
The city gate was not open and the emperor was missing. The person behind all this planning leisurely climbed up the city wall and said something in a low voice.
Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Qi got off the carriage and stood beside him. Their eyes were filled with sharp courage that would never stop them from killing each other. At the same time, they committed suicide at the foot of the city, with blood splattering on the spot to prove their innocence.
The blood at that moment seemed to still be in front of Ling Yutong's eyes. Her body swayed and her elbows hurt even more.
"Are you feeling guilty if you don't speak?" He sneered coldly above his head.
She panted slightly, but even though she was weak, she still looked up at him: "It's not like you're running away privately."
Qi Yan twitched his lips.
Ling Yutong took a deep breath and said the words he had organized in his heart countless times.
"I was pushed out of the Qi family by the old lady. I disguised myself and hid in the grass outside the pass just to wait for you to come."
"I have been left alone in the Qi family since I was seven years old. I never dare to forget how well the Qi family treated me. Now that the Qi family is in trouble, it is even more impossible for me to abandon it."
"You don't know the situation of the Qi family. I know. I thought of a rescue plan. We can save the Qi family together."
Her elbow hurt so much that she couldn't use any strength. She could only lie on the ground and look up at him.
"I know you doubt me, but I also have something to explain. I am the adopted daughter of the Qi family. I never go out. Not many people know me. If I want to escape, I can easily avoid it by finding a remote place in the pass.
"
"Why should I put myself in such a miserable state and get injured?"
Ling Yutong pursed her lips and stared at Qi Yan, seeing his eyes suddenly darken.
Qi Yan was also looking at her. The face of the person in front of him was as white as a ghost, and his elbows were swayed unnaturally. If he looked carefully, next to a lock of hair hanging down on his elbow, there was a very sharp steel thorn.
He was actually stabbed through by the sharpest animal clip.
How senseless would it be to escape like this?
He had received a message from an unknown source, which pointed the Qi family's current difficulties at Ling Yutong. But her appearance now made him even more confused.
Qi Yan raised his hand and gave the instruction, and someone immediately came to help Ling Yutong from behind. When the person supported her, he clearly saw her shaking and inhaling unconsciously. It was obviously painful.
Facing this scene, Qi Yan only looked at it coldly and nodded slightly: "I'm sorry, my subordinates can't control their strength well."
Ling Yutong froze, looking at his expression she knew it was intentional, but what could she do? She silently endured the pain and moved under the umbrella, thinking about how to convince him.
Qi Yan ranks among the four in the Qi family. He values etiquette the most, but is also the craziest. He has been an arrogant second generation since he was a child. However, he is flawless in etiquette and style, and is contradictory and strong.
She didn't know why Qi Yan was so suspicious of her in this life, but she felt guilty towards the Qi family. Even if Qi Yan was an ancestor and his temperament changed day by day, she had to find a way to coax him into normalcy. Not to mention that she needed him so much right now.
Qi Yan looked at her with a scrutinizing look and said sarcastically: "How true is the situation of the Qi family from your mouth?"
Ling Yutong's teeth clenched. There was no medicine on her wound. She unconsciously looked up, but her expression changed as soon as she saw her.
"Really, let's talk about it later, Qi Yan, is it almost noon now? Noon..."
As she spoke, she checked the sky color. The sky was full of clouds, but she couldn't tell it accurately.
Qi Yan: "It's still half an hour away, what?"
Ling Yutong tightened her palms and took two steps forward in such a hurry that she was exposed to the heavy rain.
"It's almost too late. Come on, let's pretend. Brother Three is about to be executed at noon. We have to save him!"
Qi Zekai, the third son of the Qi family, died at noon today in his last life.
Qi Yan's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes were as dark as ink. He squeezed her arm hard, and even though the pain was so painful that her bones were about to break, Ling Yutong just grunted and did not scream.
Her tone was fast and urgent: "What I said is true. You must not enter the border as Qi Yan. They will arrest you if you enter."
"We can't just alert the enemy when we enter the border, otherwise both the eldest sister and the third brother will be saved."
Qi Yan frowned: "What else do you know?"
Ling Yutong gritted his teeth: "Disguise, change your identity, and I will tell you on the way."