"gentlemen-"
Zhai Huan assigned two soldiers, one to drive the carriage and the other to treat Captain Yang's wounds in the carriage. When he looked up, he saw Qi Shan vomiting blood, and was immediately scared out of his wits—all the soldiers were injured, and there was no strong backup...
How did they escape
Qi Shan's face was slightly blue, and the already frail young man looked even more beautiful. He raised his hand and waved at the soldiers, then took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve and slowly but firmly wiped away the blood on the corners of his mouth and on his palms.
He took a calming breath.
The pain of pulling out when holding back your breath.
He said calmly: "Nothing, just a minor injury."
The soldier hesitated to speak.
The injury was so severe that his face turned blue and he vomited blood...
How can it be related to the word "minor injury"
He hesitated whether to persuade him or not, and then heard the young man admonish him: "Don't mention my injury to anyone. The current situation is special, and spreading the news will only increase worries..."
The soldier is an honest, down-to-earth man who doesn't talk much.
"Yes, I know, and I won't tell anyone!"
Qi Shan nodded weakly, feeling slightly relieved.
Just as he was about to lean against the carriage and close his eyes to rest for a while, he heard a series of noises from his sleeve. It turned out that his large movements had awakened Su Shang, who was sleeping in the inner pocket of his sleeve. The little guy meowed timidly and arched his back in his sleeve, trying to find a way out.
The soldier was shocked.
I glared at him subconsciously.
Qi Shan's sleeves flicked and a furry little head popped out. Its light pink ears trembled. Perhaps because it had slept for too long, the sleepy little cat raised its soft fur paws to wipe its face and clean itself.
After doing this, carefully extend your front paws.
It looked around curiously with its round, watery green eyes, as if observing the unfamiliar environment in the carriage. Under the soldier's curious gaze, it crawled out, rubbed its head against Qishan's fingers like a spoiled child, and meowed softly.
The soldier looked at Mao'er Su Shang and his eyes softened.
It's not that he likes cats, but in such a desperate situation, the soft and cute Su Shang is a rare warmth, as if a little hope has sprouted in his heart. This cat is really good-looking, with soft fur, big eyes, a short nose, and a round face. The fur color is much lighter than that of ordinary tiger-striped civet cats.
The soldier asked, "Sir, is this little creature hungry?"
Qi Shan shook his head: "No, it wants to go to the bathroom..."
Although to outsiders, Su Shang's calls all sounded the same, but Qi Shan had been raising cats for so many years, and he and Huai Xu had grown up together, so he was very experienced. He knew that these little guys also had spirits, and all things had spirits.
They are also very smart.
Soldier: "Going to the toilet?"
After saying that, he looked at the car environment.
They were still on the run, and the road ahead was dangerous and unknown. Where could they find a place for this little thing to relieve itself? But if they left it alone, it would not be good to let this cat poop and pee randomly... Just when he was in a dilemma, Qi Shan took out a dagger from his arms.
The soldier was horrified and tried to speak out to stop it.
Although cats are animals, they have three urgent needs just like humans!
It is not something you can control when you want to poop or pee, so the cat is to blame! You don't have to kill it for this, right
Who knew that Qi Shan only cut off a piece of Gu Chi's clothes.
The soldier was puzzled, and then he saw Qi Shan spread the cut corner of his clothes at the door of the carriage, tapped the corner of his clothes three times with his fingers, turned to Su Shang and said in a friendly manner: "Here, go ahead, and come back for dinner after you're done."
Su Shang was still confused at first and tilted his head in confusion.
Qishan grabbed it.
His butt touched the cloth.
After a while, Su Shang seemed to understand what he meant, and he lay on the cloth and relieved himself. Qi Shan did not wait for the smell to dissipate, so he threw Su Shang's work out of the carriage and lifted the curtain to disperse the smell. The soldiers were stunned watching the whole process.
But then again—
That smell is really strong |??ω?`)
"Sir, this might be a bad idea..."
Qi Shan frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Well, it's indeed not good. This fellow's clothes are stained with blood and are not clean, but given the circumstances, I can only make do with it..."
The soldier was speechless: "???"
Maybe it was Su Shang's poop that helped, anyway, not long after, Gu Chi woke up slowly. He frowned in pain, covered the back of his neck with one hand, and sat up with the other hand. It took him a while to fully recover from his coma, and he didn't even know what day it was.
At this moment, the cold wind from the window hit his face, causing his skin to tremble, and he shivered. The carriage was shaking violently as the road was bumpy, and Gu Chi finally came to his senses and looked at Qi Shan with an unhappy expression.
He opened his mouth and asked, "Qi Yuanliang, what does this mean?"
He still remembers what happened before he fell into a coma.
He helped someone out of a sense of justice, but in return he was stabbed in the face
Qishan said: "This is not something that Shan did."
He kept pushing the matter aside.
Gu Chi sneered and asked, "This wasn't your idea?"
Qi Shan rolled his eyes in annoyance gracefully, not caring about his image at all: "If you were me, would you do this?"
Mr. Shen's behavior was also beyond his expectations.
Gu Chi asked coldly: "What do you mean?"
Qishan said: "Disdain."
Do you think he really wants to take Gu Chi, the unstable potential, with him
Just kidding, he and Gu Chi don't have a good reputation, they are the same in nature. Because of this, they have been "friends for a long time". They can admire each other privately, but in terms of position and official business, they would rather die without any contact.
What are the benefits of having an unstable factor around you
Dig a hole, plant trees and build a coffin for yourself
Gu Chi was so angry at Qi Shan's straightforward response that his face turned unhappy.
He said, "In that case, stop the car and let me go."
Qi Shan said with a half-smile: "Well, this - no."
Gu Chi asked back: "Why?"
Qi Shan said, "Because the one who wants you is Young Master Shen. Either you stay alive by his side, or you die and are thrown out."
Gu Chi: "…Why?"
Qi Shan couldn't help but complain: "I would like to ask you what kind of magic potion you gave to Mr. Shen Xiaolang to make him want you."
Gu Chi: "... You don't really want me to stay, do you?"
Qi Shan touched his conscience and said, "Of course I don't want to."
The one who stayed was the living Gu Wangchao.
If you don't stay, you will die, little octopus.
In fact, he hoped that Gu Chi would report to the underworld.
A person who can't really be used by you should be eliminated as soon as possible, so as not to raise a tiger to cause trouble. Gu Chi also saw the faint murderous intent on Qi Shan's face, and his eyebrows jumped violently. He looked around the small compartment, wondering how successful he would be in escaping.
The result—
It's really not optimistic.
Gu Chi temporarily gave up the idea of escaping.
He wanted to see what Shen Lang was up to.
As for Wu Yuan, who was so anxious about losing his adviser...
Gu Chi couldn't take care of him for the time being.
He changed to a more comfortable sitting position, sniffing the lingering smell of blood in the air, and turned his gaze to the heavily bandaged, haggard, pale Captain Yang. He sighed and said, "This man really shouldn't have been saved."
These words drew murderous glares from the soldiers.
Gu Chi smiled and asked, "Little brother, do you think I was wrong?"
The soldier was so angry that his eyes turned red and his fists clenched, as if he was trying his best to resist the urge to rush forward and punch him - he really wanted to beat this sickly guy with a few punches to death! Listen to what he said! What's the problem with Captain Yang being alive
Gu Chi sighed, "Do you know the pain of a hero at the end of his life?"
What is more painful than having nothing is having had it.
Can ordinary people be the same as warriors
What’s more, Captain Yang once reached the eleventh rank of Right Minister!
With such a strong power, if he joins a stable power, he can easily have the wealth and glory that ordinary people can't even imagine in their lifetime. Once he becomes an ordinary person, how can "living" make up for this gap? This kind of "living" is more painful than "dying".
As an ordinary person trying to survive in this troubled world...
That would be truly a life worse than death.
Gu Chi felt that letting Captain Yang die in the battle with Gong Xichou was actually a kindness to him, and his life had a perfect and tragic ending. He had the heart of a strong man, but the body of an ordinary person...
The soldier was speechless when asked.
He whispered, "Isn't it good to be alive?"
Gu Chi said: "Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not good."
Especially for a man with a character like Captain Yang, if he were to choose, he would probably choose to die heroically rather than live with an old body bent by the sufferings of the troubled times... In his opinion, Shen Lang's act of saving people was not advisable.
Before he could finish expressing his feelings, Qi Shan responded with a retort, "Gu Wangchao, from what you said, you really want to die? Are you the only one who can talk? Humph, just live now, why worry about the future?"
Gu Chi: "Do you think it's better for Captain Yang to be alive?"
Qi Shan asked back: "Then you kill him now?"
The matter is done, what's the point in discussing it further
For a moment, the carriage became quiet again.
The road was bumpy, and the strong vibration almost shook Gu Chi's internal organs out. He swallowed his saliva, trying to suppress the dizziness and distract himself. The best way was to chat. He asked, "Did we escape?"
Qi Shan nodded and said "hmm" perfunctorily.
Gu Chi asked again: "How is Xiaocheng?"
Qi Shan said succinctly: "It's destroyed."
They escaped from another city gate.
They encountered many rebels on the road, and Shen Xiaolang led them to kill all the way. Fortunately, they were all ordinary soldiers, and none of them were brave warriors. They robbed a carriage whose owner had been slaughtered, and rushed all the way, and Shen Xiaolang was exhausted and fainted.
Although I didn't see the whole battle...
However, based on the scene I saw before leaving...
I'm afraid there are few survivors in Xiaocheng.
Thinking of this, Qi Shan's eyebrows showed some pain, but he didn't want to be seen, so he closed his eyes to cover up the fatigue and pain that surged in his eyes. However, he forgot for a moment that Gu Chi never relied on observing words and expressions to spy on people's hearts.
"If you cry now, Chi won't laugh at you."
Gu Chi thought he was very "considerate".
The result was two cold looks from Qishan.
Gu Chi pretended to be relaxed: "Well, it's just the destruction of a country and a city... In this world, how many people have not experienced it..."
As he spoke, his voice gradually became lower.
The remaining ridicule and sarcasm turned into a sigh.
Qi Shan stroked Su Shang's soft paws, looking at the carriages full of broken and injured people, as well as Chu Yao, Gong Shuwu, Zhai Huan brothers and hundreds of soldiers left in the city whose lives and deaths were unknown - he was more than just sad that Xiaocheng was truly "no one left alive".
He also lamented that everyone tried their best, but it was just a drop in the bucket and could not stop the butcher knife of thousands of troops...
The scene he saw on the city wall came to his mind again. Young Master Shen was alone in the sky, with a huge shield of morale formed by thousands of troops under his feet. Her literary spirit plus the three literary counselors could not even break the shield.
It seems that whether you do it or not, the outcome will be the same.
Gu Chi listened to Qishan's thoughts in detail.
Now it was Qi Shan's turn to roll his eyes and say, "It's really strange that you actually have such a sentimental side?"
Instead of thinking about this and that, you might as well think about how to escape. Do you really think that everything will be fine and safe if you escape from Xiaocheng
Why did the rebels massacre the city
The purpose is not yet the national seal.
When they realize that the national seal is no longer in Xiaocheng, don't even think about letting it go. They're probably going to cause trouble again...
Qishan felt a little embarrassed.
"Will you stop snooping?"
Gu Chi: "If you could stop, would you still be here?"
Why can't I escape
Naturally, it was because the deceptive ways of the literati had put too much of a burden on him, and he was not 100% sure of his escape. Qi Shan's question sounded like "Why don't you eat meat porridge?", which made people want to hit him.
During the argument, the unconscious Shen Tang started to move.
She frowned as if in pain.
Qishan immediately left Gu Chi behind.
Concerned, "Is Mr. Shen awake?"
Shen Tang covered her head, took a deep breath, and slowly sat up. She felt like her limbs were not her own, and she felt pain and weakness. When she heard the familiar voice, she looked over.
She looked around and found that everyone was already in the carriage.
He immediately asked Qishan, "Has Xiaocheng been saved?"
Gu Chi was speechless upon hearing this and looked at Qi Shan in confusion.
When Qi Shan heard this, he knew that Shen Tang was sober.
When Shen Tang was drunk, he was strong, powerful, and somewhat inhuman, but when he sobered up, Shen Xiaolangjun was different, and he would not remember what he did when he was drunk. Qi Shan looked vaguely sad, and although he did not answer, Shen Tang also saw the answer.
She said sadly: "I failed?"
It is a declarative tone.
Qishan showed a rare gentle expression and spoke comforting words.
"Youli, this is not your responsibility. You and I have done our best. Not to mention you, even a 20th-rank Chehou who is at the peak of his abilities in all aspects cannot guarantee that he can repel the might of the army. This is a major trend that cannot be countered by one person alone..."
Shen Tang didn't answer, but just lowered his head.
Although he couldn't see his expression, Qi Shan knew that Young Master Shen was sad. After all, this young master was really soft-hearted.
Little did they know—
Qishan was only half right.
Shen Tang was sad, but not just sad.
She looked at the shadows of the trees outside the car falling backwards rapidly.
He said in a quiet tone: "Yuanliang."
Qishan replied, "I'm here."
Shen Tang: "Next time..."
Her voice was very weak and she seemed to be choking.
"Today's shame will never happen again!"
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