Kang Yanning leaned over and listened carefully, and the ground was indeed vibrating with the regular sound of horse hooves. Kang Yanning thought secretly, not knowing whether the person coming was an enemy or a friend, so he had to hide in a cave to avoid it.
At this moment, some "sand...sanding sounds" came from the dry woods covered with white snow.
Kang Yanning frowned and stepped back alertly. Sure enough, from behind the dead forest, there seemed to be a furry animal running faintly, shuttling through the dead forest.
Kang Yanning was stunned. She looked down and saw that the dagger inserted in her chest was still bleeding, and she suddenly understood.
It was raining all night because of the leak in the house. The smell of blood must have attracted the beasts. Kang Yanning hurriedly limped in the opposite direction.
But on the one hand, the dagger that Yanqiu stabbed caused serious injuries to her even if it did not hit the vital point. On the other hand, she broke her leg and should not be able to run far.
Kang Yanning walked as fast as she could, but the beast kept chasing her, getting closer and closer to her.
"Ah..." In the evening, Kang Yanning walked too fast, and was knocked down by a dead tree that fell from the forest edge. The dagger on his chest was vibrated a little more. When the animal asked about the smell of blood, it even ran towards Kang Yanning.
When she got closer, Kang Yanning saw clearly that it was actually a wolf! However, it didn't look like an adult wolf, but a young wolf.
The little wolf seemed to have never caught prey before. Even though the smell of Kang Yanning's blood filled the air, it was only eager to try and did not hunt directly.
Kang Yanning could see it clearly, and she felt a little more scared inside, but she was unable to escape.
Kang Yanning was really tired. No matter what she experienced today or the injuries she suffered, she persisted.
But now, she seems a little powerless in the face of the power of nature. Is it because God doesn't want to allow her, an alien, to exist again, so it has given her too many punishments?
Kang Yanning was so tired. She had never imagined that she wanted to give up like she did today.
Might as well forget it, she chewed in her heart... She had to bear too much.
Kang Yanning and Xiaolang looked at each other, neither one nor the wolf moving. For a moment, it was as if sensibility had defeated reason, and Kang Yanning's eyes were full of vulnerability.
It was at this moment that the wolf cub seemed to understand human nature. It saw that Kang Yanning had given up on her ambition to live, so she jumped up and ran straight to her chest.
Kang Yanning closed her eyes...
Suddenly, the next moment, what she felt was not the biting pain but the warm warmth.
Kang Yanning opened her eyes, and what she saw was not the ferocious fangs and claws of the wolf cub, but a gentle face.
Kang Yanning was startled, was she dreaming?
"Prince...you...why are you here?"
Wei Jialing stroked her eyebrows and said, "I'm very worried about you." Then he saw the dagger stuck in Kang Yanning's chest and said calmly.
"I have been ill for a long time. Although the dagger is not fatal and does not penetrate deeply, the wound continues to bleed and needs to be treated quickly."
Kang Yanning didn't know if she was already dead, but she saw him... maybe she was dreaming?
Wei Jialing turned around and looked at the wolf cub that had fallen to the ground after just one hit. He sighed, "Wolves are social animals, and this little wolf will attract the wolves in a while. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, but your wounds must be treated."
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Kang Yanning had never seen the prince in his current state. His gentle brows and eyes still seemed to be smiling, but his tone was cold and threatening.
When Wei Jialing saw that Kang Yanning had no reaction, he thought that she was frightened by the little wolf. Also, if he hadn't arrived in time, Kang Yanning...he couldn't even imagine what the consequences would have been.
Wei Jialing stretched out his hand, gently covered her eyes, and said softly, "Yan Ning, believe me, I..."
Just when Kang Yanning was subconsciously listening carefully to what she was saying, the prince without thinking, cleanly pulled out the dagger inserted in her chest, and a stream of blood spurted out.
Kang Yanning cried out in pain, "Ah..."
"It's okay, Yan Ning, it's okay..." As he said that, Wei Jialing quickly took out the Jinchuang medicine that had been prepared from his arms, as if to divert Kang Yanning's attention. He, who was always not good at words, even though his hands were shaking,
, bandaging Kang Yanning, and kept talking.
"Yan Ning, look, luckily I had to be prepared and took the Jinchuang medicine from the house. Everything will be fine."
Wei Jialing kept moving his hands, but he never dared to look up at Kang Yanning's face. He was afraid that once he looked at her face, he would be unable to control himself and would become unbearable because of her pain.
It hurts... it hurts so much, even if the dagger is inserted into my chest, it doesn't hurt as much as it does now.
She didn't know if it was because she saw Wei Jialing that Kang Yanning became softer unconsciously. She really wanted to cry, she wanted to cry out all the grievances she had suffered in these two lives.
She grabbed the corner of Wei Jialing's clothes, but Wei Jialing did not dare to look at her face. He still treated the wound with trembling hands and lightly wrapped gauze.
She comforted him by changing the subject, "Yanning, do you want to ask me why I am alone? There are huge rocks under this mountain. I don't know what dangers you will encounter on the mountain alone, so I can't wait to come up to find you."
Don't be afraid, I will take you down the mountain now, don't be afraid."
With that said, Wei Jialing, who had finished treating the wound, picked up Kang Yanning and prepared to mount his horse and go down the mountain.
Kang Yanning was picked up and crossed Wei Jialing's back, only to find that the wolf cub that had just been killed by the prince stood up again.
The young wolf shook his head, as if he had woken up from a slumber. When he saw that the culprit wanted to take the person in his arms, he immediately bared his teeth at the two of them.
"Ouch..." The little wolf boy raised his head and roared.
"Not good!" Hearing the neighing of the little wolf cub, Wei Jialing turned around and said, "It's calling for its companions, Yan Ning, you go first!"
After saying that, Wei Jialing put Kang Yanning on the horse and slapped the horse's back hard. The horse felt pain, so it lifted its hoof and walked away.
Wei Jialing then picked up the long sword and took the initiative to face the little wolf boy.
But although this little wolf cub was young, he was very smart. He did not fight with the prince and ran straight towards Kang Yanning.
Seeing that he could not stop it, Wei Jialing hurriedly flew to protect Kang Yanning, but this time, the two of them were not so lucky.
The little wolf's limbs were strong and he only ran a few steps before he caught up with Kang Yanning. He pounced on the horse and pulled the horse painfully. It stopped and Kang Yanning also rolled to the ground.
It wasn't willing to fight either. The next second it spotted Kang Yanning, straight away opened its claws and grabbed at her.
When Wei Jialing saw this, he did not hesitate to block in front of Kang Yanning. Then he immediately turned around and fiercely sent out the long sword in his hand, piercing the little wolf boy's head.
A stream of warm blood rushed out, and the little wolf cub whimpered a few times before losing strength.
Wei Jialing was already weak. He ran all the way just to find Kang Yanning as soon as possible. At this moment, in order to protect Kang Yanning, he received a wolf claw again. Now, without waiting for Kang Yanning's reaction, he spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Kang Yanning stared blankly at the always gentle and elegant prince, spit out a large mouthful of blood, and suddenly woke up.
She grabbed Wei Jialing's arm and said, "Your Highness, let's leave quickly."
Although the little wolf boy's claw did not hurt Wei Jialing at all, Kang Yanning was seriously injured. If he was injured, he would not be able to run far.
Wei Jialing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said in a relaxed tone, "Yan Ning, I'll just wait here for my two guards to go up the mountain."
Even though he was bleeding all the time, Wei Jialing kept smiling at Kang Yanning, as if he didn't feel any pain at all. "Yan Ning, you go first. I will wait for reinforcements and then go find you."
"It's time, Your Highness, to stop sacrificing yourself for others."
Kang Yanning spoke quickly and showed no mercy, "If His Highness the Crown Prince's reinforcements could arrive so quickly, why did His Highness the Crown Prince go up the mountain alone to look for me?"
Your bodyguard has never left you, so you must have ordered several people to disperse to find me, otherwise how could you be trapped alone?"
"Yanning." Wei Jialing smiled and did not refute. He stretched out his hand to tuck Kang Yanning's flowing hair behind her ears, "I am very glad that I found you.
I can't accept that when I see you, you may be a...
In that case, it would be better for me to die under the claws of a wolf just now."
"What are you talking about!" Kang Yanning was furious and covered his mouth. "Don't say these unlucky words."
Wei Jialing endured the pain in his back and nodded with a smile.
Maybe he is a despicable person... It's good now. Yan Ning won't push him away, won't say words of rejection, and let Yan Ning remember him for a longer time...
The medicine Wei Jialing brought should be the best wound medicine in Kyoto. Kang Yanning already felt that his bleeding had stopped and even had the strength to hold Wei Jialing up.
She asked Wei Jialing, "Prince, do you still have your medicine?" She didn't know if there were toxins on the wolf's claws, so she wanted to put some medicine on his back.
Wei Jialing shook his head, "It's urgent, I only brought one bottle."
Kang Yanning sighed, he really made the biggest mistake in his life today.
At dusk, a wolf roar seemed to come from deep in the dead forest. Wei Jialing grabbed Kang Yanning's hand and said, "No, this should be the leader of the little wolf cub just now. It is used to summon the wolves."
Kang Yanning turned around and looked at the little wolf boy, who was already dead.
Wei Jialing continued, "The little wolf cub is dead and cannot respond to its leader. Its leader will definitely be found. We have to leave here as soon as possible."
Kang Yanning nodded, "Let's leave now."
Wei Jialing smiled bitterly and said, "The reason why I asked you to go first was not because of my integrity, but..." Before he could finish his words, he fainted.
Kang Yanning quickly supported him, and upon touching him, she realized that Wei Jialing's whole body was burning, and he was probably having a high fever.
Kang Yanning gritted her teeth, "Originally I wanted to die, but you tried your best not to let me die. Now I won't let you die, and you won't let me die either!"
She dragged Wei Jialing, step by step, towards the cave that she saw at the bottom of the mountain that could accommodate him when she was on the mountain, and then she chose the path of rolling down.
After walking for a long time, I finally saw the small cave. Kang Yanning took the lead to go in and investigate. Although the cave was small, it was deep and could hide two people inside.
She immediately dragged Wei Jialing in again, tore off his robe, soaked it in the snow water, and placed it on his forehead.
After doing all this, Kang Yanning fell to the side exhausted, exhausted both physically and mentally. She couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a violent sound outside, and a large number of horse hoofbeats woke Kang Yanning up. She subconsciously touched Wei Jialing's forehead, which seemed to be far less feverish than before. Kang Yanning took a breath.
"But Princess Kang?" the third prince sounded outside the cave with a relaxed and teasing tone.
Oh, let them take the lead after all. Kang Yanning looked at Wei Jialing's sleepy face, this time, it's me who will protect you.