Pei Zheng didn't know how to comfort him.
Isn't it because of him, or because of them
But that's the truth.
He could only hold the little guy tightly to prevent him from looking at the blood behind him.
The only sound in my ears was the whistling of the wind and the pounding of my heart in my chest.
The sounds of fighting seemed to gradually stop, and all the members of the caravan died under the ruthless cold knives of the barbarian soldiers.
Then someone started chasing the two fleeing people on horseback.
In front was a horse carrying two people galloping, and behind were barbarians holding swords and looking bloodthirsty.
As I ran, I saw more and more green vegetation around me.
Hurry up, faster.
But suddenly there was a "scream" sound behind him.
Pei Zheng's eyes flashed and he suddenly lowered his body. An arrow grazed his back and shot past him.
Then there were a few more "shoo" sounds, and the horse's legs were shot.
With a painful neigh, the horse fell to the ground.
Pei Zheng only had time to protect the person he was hugging, and he himself fell heavily on his back onto the rough sand.
The wound on his back must have been torn again. He frowned and groaned, then hurried to check on the little person lying on his chest.
"Did you fall?"
Although Qi Changyi was not injured anywhere, he was still hurt by the shock.
Pei Zheng helped him stand up, and they heard the sound of horse hooves all around.
The barbarian soldiers on horseback surrounded the two of them and were circling around them.
Pei Zheng kept his eyes downcast, staring at the little guy's face. Seeing that he was so pale and about to faint, his heart tightened.
"Hey! Look up! Are you Pei Zheng?"
The leader of the barbarian soldiers said with contempt, "I thought the prime minister of the Celestial Empire would be very capable, how come he was captured so easily?"
The others also laughed.
"What Prime Minister? You are just a villain, right? I think you are nothing more than that!"
When the leader saw blood dripping from under Pei Zheng's clothes, he knew that she must be injured, and now he didn't take him seriously at all.
"Oh, there's a beauty in my arms. What a pity, she looks so bad, is she going to die?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the leader walked up to Pei Zheng and Qi Changyi and looked Qi Changyi up and down.
They only knew Pei Zheng, and the order they received was only to kill Pei Zheng, so they did not know Qi Changyi.
In just a moment of distraction, the leader's neck was grabbed by someone.
Pei Zheng exerted a little force, causing the bones in his subordinate's neck to crackle. His eyes were cold, and he raised his eyelids to look at the leader. The murderous intent in his eyes was so strong that it seemed to swallow up and drown the person in front of him.
The leader was surprised by his look. He struggled twice, but his breathing became even more difficult. He dared not to act rashly again.
Seeing this, the barbarian soldiers around all clamored and wanted to rush forward.
However, at this time, there was a noise coming from a distance.
After a while, another group of soldiers came, led by Wu Quan, and they instantly surrounded the barbarian soldiers from the outside.
Wu Quan saw Pei Zheng and Qi Changyi who were surrounded, and gave a look to the other soldiers. In a flash, the two teams started fighting.
However, the soldiers of the Celestial Empire had had sufficient rest this time, and had the advantage in numbers, so they quickly killed all the barbarian soldiers on their horses.
Now, only the leader is left.
The leader was still restrained by Pei Zheng and could not move. When his soldiers fell to the ground, he could only hear the sounds but had no way to do anything. He could only close his eyes in grief.
He secretly drew out his long sword and wanted to commit suicide.
Pei Zheng suddenly loosened his hand, then waved his hand to snatch the long sword from his hand. The leader suddenly lost strength and fell to the sand.
Pei Zheng took the knife and looked at it. There was still some blood on the knife, most of which belonged to Boss Liu of the caravan.
Wu Quan also walked up to the two of them at this time, clenched his fists and knelt on the ground.
"Master Pei, Your Highness, I finally found you!"
After saying that, Wu Quan stood up, turned around and was about to kill the leader, but was stopped by Pei Zheng.
"Hold him, be careful."
Pei Zheng temporarily handed the little person in his arms to Wu Quan.
Wu Quan was a little frightened and hurriedly went to help Qi Changyi.
The tip of Pei Zheng's knife dragged on the ground, and he slowly walked towards the leader.
With a flick of the knife, a very long and deep wound appeared on the leader's arm. Blood was flowing out, and one could even see the white bones underneath.
The leader cried out in pain.
"It's so noisy."
Pei Zhengshou's knife cut another heavy cut on his thigh.
The leader immediately shut his mouth. Even though he was going crazy with pain, he didn't dare to shout anymore.
Pei Zheng leaned forward slightly, "Who sent you here? What's your purpose?"
The leader's face turned pale and he clenched his teeth, refusing to say a word.
"You won't tell me?"
The knife scratched his body a few more times, and the sound of the knife tip scratching on the bones could be heard, peeling off the flesh.
Fortunately, Qi Changyi had already been taken aside by Wu Quan, so he did not see the bloody scene.
The leader could not bear this torture any longer and said in a trembling voice, "I said it was our leader Amul who wanted us to
It was too late for him to say the next words, because even if he answered, Pei Zheng would not stop.
Pei Zheng had no intention of letting him die easily, and the questions he asked him already had answers.
Pei Zheng threw away the dirty long sword with a clang and wiped his hands in disgust.
Walking back to Wuquan, he saw that the little guy's eyes were about to close, so Pei Zheng took him into his arms again.
Wu Quan took the two of them to the oasis.
After the sandstorm that night, Shen Huan and others slowly gathered together, but found that only Pei Zheng and Qi Changyi were missing.
While they continued to search for the oasis, they also sent people to look for the two missing people, but until they found the oasis, there was no trace of the two people.
Fortunately, Wuquan found them.
After arriving at the oasis, Shen Huan, Jiang Yubai and others were almost crying for joy.
But the little guy's condition couldn't get any worse, so there was no time to ask any questions. Shen Huan was busy using the newly found medicine to treat the little guy.
After Qi Changyi was taken away by Shen Huan, Pei Zheng seemed to be suddenly relieved, and he became drowsy.
Jiang Yubai rushed to grab him, but failed. Pei Zheng still fell to the sand. Fortunately, Chengfeng was quick to grab Jiang Yubai and prevented them from falling together.
"Pei Zheng! Pei Zheng!"
Jiang Yubai pushed him, but he didn't respond. Then Jiang Yubai quickly asked someone to take him to a tent nearby.
After the people left, Jiang Yubai saw the thick bloodstains on his hands.
Pei Zheng opened his eyes again on a swaying camel cart.
Under the guidance of the guide, the queue is returning along the original route.
All the wounds on his body had been treated with the best trauma medicine and bandaged tightly, so there was no possibility of them being torn open again.
After adjusting to the light in front of him, Pei Zheng supported himself with his hands and sat up.
Seeing that he woke up, Jiang Yubai reached out and pushed him back.
"Lie down."
Pei Zheng looked at him, refused to listen, and wanted to get up anyway.
Jiang Yubai was angry and put his hands on his shoulders.
"You are told to lie down. If you don't obey, you will not be allowed to see the little prince."
Pei Zheng really paused and didn't move anymore.
Jiang Yubai said, "The wound on your back looks like it was scratched by a wild animal. Could it be a wolf?"
Pei Zheng coughed twice and nodded.
"You actually encountered wolves! How did you escape? I heard that wolves in the desert are more ferocious and brutal, and more terrifying."
"Kill it."
Jiang Yubai's eyes widened in shock. "You killed a wolf all by yourself, even when you were injured?"
"Why? Do you want me to prove it to you again?"
Pei Zheng closed his eyes. He didn't want to argue with Jiang Yubai about whether to kill the wolf or not. He just wanted to know how the little guy was doing.
Jiang Yubai noticed that he looked a little impatient, so he wisely stopped asking.
"Well, the little prince hasn't woken up yet. He's on the cart in front of you."
After hearing this, Pei Zheng turned over and was about to jump off the cart, but Jiang Yubai quickly grabbed the hem of his robe.
"Wait a minute! I haven't finished yet! We can't disturb him now. He just had his last blood transfusion with the third princess. If everything goes well, he should wake up soon."
Pei Zheng sat on the cart with his back to Jiang Yubai.
"So, what happens if things don't go well?"
Jiang Yubai hesitated for a moment, "If it doesn't go well, the condition may get worse and there is no other way."
Pei Zheng froze.
What this means is that even with all their efforts, it is still possible that they cannot save the little guy
Although Shen Huan had said before that even with a blood transfusion, the chances of success were very small, but after really making every effort and could only wait quietly for the results, there was still a deep sense of powerlessness.
Why, I can't help him.
Why, he is the one who has to bear all this.
Pei Zheng jumped off the cart, walked to the cart in front and sat on it.
Jiang Yubai wanted to remind Pei Zheng again not to wake up His Highness, because he now had two kinds of blood and two kinds of power in his body, which were also fighting against each other.
But Jiang Yubai said nothing, because he saw Pei Zheng just sitting quietly beside His Highness.
Chengfeng was walking next to the cart where Jiang Yubai was, and was also watching the two people on the cart in front.
Pei Zheng sat beside the little guy, looking at his slightly closed eyes, long curled eyelashes, pale cheeks, and small, delicate chin.
He lay there quietly, as if he was asleep.
"You've slept enough, it's time to wake up."
Pei Zheng held his hand and said softly, "We agreed to go back to the imperial capital together and go home together. You won't abandon me, right?"