She Yue was startled, but Qin Xiao had already rushed to the edge of the steep slope like a spiritual ape. Through the trees, he looked down the mountain from a high position and saw a fire dragon winding its way past the foot of the mountain.
The team passed by at the foot of the mountain, only a dozen steps away from Qin Xiao's side. Coupled with the bright fire, Qin Xiao could see clearly. There were at least three to four hundred people in the team from beginning to end. The few people at the front were
He was riding a horse, followed by hundreds of people, all dressed in different clothes, but overall they were all in rags, and they were obviously not officers and soldiers.
Qin Xiao frowned, these hundreds of people were clearly ordinary people.
But these people were marching in formations with different weapons in their hands, mainly axes and hatchets.
What is slightly different from the ordinary people is that everyone in this team is wearing a red turban. Although these people are obviously not trained and are a little lazy when walking, but there are hundreds of people walking in line, it is not
Some momentum.
"Hurry up." A big man on a horse with a knife on his waist shouted loudly: "We must get to Suzhou City before tomorrow night. If we miss the time, we will suffer no good consequences."
Qin Xiao's heart shuddered when he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. He turned around and saw that She Yue had bent over to her side. She leaned forward slightly and looked down the mountain.
"When you arrive at Suzhou City, there will be wine and meat waiting for you." The big man on horseback stood majestically beside the team: "After entering the city, you will become soldiers of heaven, you will have food and drink, and if you have made meritorious deeds
, and you can also receive money."
Someone in the team asked loudly: "Boss Hu, what are we going to Suzhou City with so many of us doing? Please explain it to everyone."
"Come out." The big man waved to the man.
The man ran over from the team, and the big man said coldly to the man: "What did you call me?"
"Ah?" The man was stunned: "Hu... Boss Hu!"
But he saw Boss Hu pull out his sword, and without saying a word, he slashed the man with his head pointed at him. With a scream, the man's head was split open and he died immediately.
This sudden scene caused a commotion in the team.
"You all listen carefully." Boss Hu said loudly: "I am your spiritual officer. Star General has an order. The more than 300 people here are all commanded by this spiritual officer. You must call me your spiritual officer. If
If you violate the rules, you will be killed immediately. Also, you are all followers of the Queen Mother. Whatever you are asked by the higher-ups, no matter how difficult it is, you should do it honestly. Don’t ask more questions than you should. If anyone is
If he doesn't listen, he will suffer the consequences." After saying that, he pointed at the corpse on the ground with a bloody knife.
Everyone was silent.
Qin Xiao looked at She Yue, and She Yue was also looking at him. Both of them saw surprise in each other's eyes.
Seeing that everyone did not dare to say anything, and the killing to establish prestige had worked, Hu Lingguan put away his knife and said loudly: "You must move faster." He shook the horse's reins and ran to the front.
The team soon passed down the mountain, and for a while, not even the light of the fire entered the darkness.
Qin Xiao looked solemn and said softly: "It seems that the rebel flag has been raised openly and openly in Suzhou. These are the Queen Mother's congregation who have gathered. They are going to Suzhou to assemble, and the speed is really fast."
"The Qian family knows that the rebellion has been exposed, and the imperial court will definitely mobilize troops to quell the rebellion." She Yue said: "They are gathering followers of the Queen Mother to Suzhou to prepare to fight against the officers and soldiers."
Qin Xiao frowned and said, "How many people will there be?"
"I don't know either." She Yue shook her head: "The Queen Mother Association confuses people. After joining the Queen Mother Association, believers become walking zombies and listen to whatever is said. The Queen Mother Association must have kept these believers tight-lipped over the years.
If it were an ordinary person, they might not be able to defend it, but the followers of the Queen Mother who have been brainwashed can really do it, otherwise there would be no signs of it showing up."
Qin Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "Jiangnan is getting more and more dangerous. Princess, we'd better hurry up and leave as soon as possible."
She Yue nodded with a serious expression.
The two of them traveled all night, and because they discovered the team, Qin Xiao was even more cautious on the road ahead.
At noon the next day, he passed by a pond and saw that the water was crystal clear. Qin Xiao took a water bag and filled it with water. When he turned around, he saw She Yue sitting on the ground, with a look of pain on his face, and his heart
Startled, he hurried over: "What's wrong?"
She Yue raised her head and shook her head lightly: "It's okay, let's... rest for a while before leaving."
"Are you hungry?" Qin Xiao took off the package: "There's still rabbit meat left over from last night."
"No need." She Yue shook her head, looked up at the sky, hesitated, and said, "Let's go." She seemed to stand up with some difficulty, and Qin Xiao couldn't help her. After she stood up, she only took two steps.
But she heard She Yue groan in pain, and her body was shaking even more. She knew something was wrong, and no longer had any scruples. She stepped forward to help her: "What's wrong?"
At this time, he discovered that She Yue's eyes were actually wet, but tears were flowing out.
"I...my feet hurt so much." She Yue bit her lip. She no longer looked calm and noble like she did when she was in the palace. Tears of grievance rolled down her cheeks: "Every step I take, it feels like...
..It’s like being pricked with needles.”
Qin Xiao saw that she was unsteady and knew that the situation was serious. He helped She Yue sit down on the grass with a serious expression: "When did it start?"
"It started hurting in the morning, but it's not as serious as it is now." She Yue tried her best to hold back her tears: "It's just that the pain is getting stronger and stronger. Just now, every step I took, it felt like I was stepping on a needle.
."
Qin Xiao looked at She Yue's feet, hesitated, and then said: "Your Highness, when I was in Xiling, I also learned some superficial medical skills from others. If you are willing, can you let me see what's going on."
She Yue hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
The princess is so beautiful that it is impossible for a man to see her bare feet unless absolutely necessary.
She carefully took off her cloth shoes. Before she even took off her socks, Qin Xiao's color had already changed.
All I saw was that the gray cloth socks were stained with blood at this moment.
The princess slowly pulled down the stockings, and her mature and charming face showed a look of pain. She only pulled them halfway and could no longer pull them down. Tears flowed from her eyes: "It hurts... it hurts so much..."
..!”
Qin Xiao hesitated for a moment and finally said: "I'm sorry." He stretched out his hand to hold the princess's soft and slender ankle, which was smooth, delicate and very tight. He pinched the socks with his other hand and said softly: "Bear with me.
"She slowly and carefully took off her socks. She Yue closed her eyes and tightened her teeth, trying her best to endure.
The princess's jade feet were very delicate, slightly curved like an arch, small and delicate, but at this moment, the jade feet were covered with blood stains. Qin Xiao carefully lifted them up and looked at the soles of her feet. Shockingly, she saw that the soles of her feet were already covered in scars.
.
He understood immediately.
Her Royal Highness the Princess followed her for two full days, and she passed through rugged roads along the way. She had suffered hardships before, and such a journey was nothing to her, but to the delicate princess, it was undoubtedly a big deal.
A torture.
The princess travels in luxurious vehicles, and rarely leaves the palace. When walking in the palace, she just takes a leisurely stroll and is pampered. In such a luxurious environment, every inch of the skin on her body is extremely delicate. This pair of jade
Foot is naturally no exception.
"The blisters appeared, and then the blisters burst. They were not treated in time. The wounds rubbed while walking and became more and more serious." Qin Xiao frowned: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
She Yue bit her lip and said nothing.
Qin Xiao immediately thought that although She Yue was delicate in body, her temperament was very strong, otherwise she would not have fought openly and secretly with Xiahou.
She must have known that she had blisters on her feet, but she kept silent and insisted on walking down. It was just that she was too strong.
"You are so injured that you can't walk anymore." Qin Xiao said, "If you continue walking, I'm afraid your two feet will become useless." He took out a small bottle from his arms and said, "This is mine.
The golden sore medicine you carry with you is very effective for skin wounds. I want to help you treat the injury. First, wash it and then apply the wound medicine. The process will definitely be very painful, but if you don't treat it, it will only get worse. You
patience."
She Yue also knew that she had no other choice at this time, so she could only hum.
Qin Xiao helped She Yue clean the wound with the water in the water bag. She Yue's delicate body trembled, and she wanted to withdraw her jade feet from Qin Xiao's hand several times in pain, but Qin Xiao held her tightly and cleaned her two jade feet.
Afterwards, She Yue's whole body was soaked with cold sweat, and her smooth and beautiful forehead was also covered with beads of sweat.
After applying the wound medicine, Qin Xiao stood up and suddenly took off his cloth coat. When She Yue saw this, her face turned pale: "What are you doing?"
Qin Xiao didn't waste any time. He tore off two pieces of clothing from his inner clothes. Without saying a word, he wrapped She Yue's feet with the pieces of clothing. Then he explained: "This will make recovery faster.
It's cleaner than the ones outside, so the princess will use it."
She Yue looked at Qin Xiao's delicate face with a complicated expression.
"Drink some water." Qin Xiao handed over the water bag: "I haven't drunk it before."
She Yue knew that he still remembered how she disliked the water bag before, so she glared at him, but still took the water bag and took a sip.
After the injury was treated, the pain was indeed relieved a lot.
But She Yue looked sad and frowned: "How long will it take before we can leave?"
"No matter how effective this medicine is, it will be impossible to recover within five or six days." Qin Xiao sat down opposite She Yue: "Until the injury recovers, your two feet cannot touch the ground."
She Yue and Liu Mei locked their eyebrows together: "What should we do? We can't wait here for five or six days."
"Even if you wait five or six days for your injury to recover and continue on your way, you will still be injured in less than a day." Qin Xiao looked up at the sky and said helplessly: "For today's plan, if you want to continue walking,
There is only one way."
She Yue had already guessed it, her red lips moved slightly, but she made no sound.