On the slender back of the woman, five or six arrows were embedded, and the blood gushing out quickly stained her clothes and the withered grass beside her.
The mont she fell, Xuan Yi, swift as a ghost, drove the murderous intent she emitted back inside the door.
Tang Xiaobai dashed to her side but dared not extend a hand to touch her.
In just a mont of hesitation, Luo Xiong reached her first, kneeling to support Cheng Zi, whose life or death was unknown.
"Don’t touch, be careful not to aggravate her injuries!" Tang Xiaobai shouted.
Turning around, he urgently ordered, "Ride fast back to the capital and get a doctor!"
Turning back again, Cheng Zi had already opened her eyes.
The once nearly lifeless person, upon seeing Luo Xiong, showed a sudden burst of light in her eyes, as if a dying glow was rekindled.
She extended her hand to Luo Xiong, trembling, yet very firm.
"Luo Lang... hold ..."
Weak, sorrowful.
The words of dissuasion Tang Xiaobai intended to say didn’t co out.
Luo Xiong knelt on the ground and embraced her in his arms, his voice trembling, "Ah Cheng... Ah Cheng... I didn’t an to harm you Ah Cheng... hold on a bit longer, the doctor will be here soon, it’ll be okay... you and the child—"
Ca to an abrupt stop.
Luo Xiong’s eyes bulged slightly in shock; he looked at Cheng Zi for a mont, then slowly lowered his head to see the dagger embedded in his abdon.
The dagger was thrust deep, with only the handle showing, still grasped by Cheng Zi’s hand.
He couldn’t understand why a woman, unable to truss a chicken and pierced by several arrows, had such strength to thrust a dagger so deep?
"Ah Cheng... do you... hate so much?"
But Cheng Zi no longer looked at him.
Whether because she had no strength left to look or because she no longer wished to.
She let go, raised her face slightly, and strained to look at Tang Xiaobai.
Tang Xiaobai crouched down, gently gathering her from Luo Xiong’s arms.
"Eldest Miss..."
Tang Xiaobai gently patted her shoulder, speaking softly, "Don’t speak, the doctor will be here soon."
"...not here..."
"I know! I know!" Tang Xiaobai quickly said, "I know where Sister is, Qin Xiao, Yao He, and Brother Tao, Miss Zhong all went to rescue her. It’s okay, just relax, the doctor will be here soon!"
"Second Miss..."
"Don’t speak! Be good! Don’t speak!"
"Tang Cheng... has failed Second Miss..."
"No, no... You’ve done very well... I’ve seen all the clues you left behind!"
"I so wish... so wish to beco Second Miss... an Assistant..."
"You will be fine, when we get back, I’ll promote you—"
At this point, Tang Xiaobai was frozen, a chill swiftly seeping into her limbs, even her heart seed iced over.
Involuntarily she held the person in her arms tighter.
"You accomplished a lot this ti, you’ll definitely be rewarded..."
"However, the clues you left at ho were almost missed by that scatterbrain Brother Tao, luckily I went back to your house again to rearrange things..."
"Actually, you could have just told , there was no need to take the risk yourself..."
"But sotis we just want to do sothing ourselves, despite the hardships, we don’t want to retreat or compromise, otherwise why work so hard to learn and study?"
"Back then when we studied together, you were the most hardworking, Ah Xiao and I seed like we had cheat codes, only you and Ah Yuan truly worked hard;
"I truly, really like girls like you, in the mire, yet you aim for the sun;"
"I won’t be sad for you, I am very glad..."
"My Cheng Zi... is exceptionally good..."
"Exceptionally good..."
"..."
Taixing’s eleventh year, the first day of April.
The first ti she opened her eyes in this world, a young girl dressed in a light green gauze shirt stood in front of her, her eye corners slightly curved, smiling in surprise and tenderness.
As if welcoming her arrival...
...
Mumbling softly, the flicker of knives and shadow of snow alternated near and distant.
Tang Xiaobai didn’t know how long she sat on the ground, nor how many words she uttered.
She knew she should gather herself, at least move to a safer distance, but whether frozen by the cold wind and snow or just weary, she didn’t want to move.
The whooshing of the wind filled her ears, beyond the wind, movents changed.
The clattering of horse hooves charged their way.
Soone shouted loudly.
"Crown Princess Consort..."
"Cheng..."
"Is dead..."
Dead?
Tang Xiaobai lowered her head.
Suddenly soone squatted down in front of her, reaching out, prying her hand away from Cheng Zi’s body.
Tang Xiaobai frowned, holding Cheng Zi tighter.
Her hand inadvertently touched the wounds on Cheng Zi’s back, feeling a warm wetness.
It was blood.
She began to tremble uncontrollably.
The person stopped acting, remained silent for a while, and said, "She is already dead."
Tang Xiaobai’s body stiffened, raising her head.
The figure in front of her was blurry, bending down, continuing to pry her fingers away, one by one, persistently yet gently.
This ti there was no more resistance, Tang Xiaobai almost let go on her own.
The Cheng Zi in her arms was taken by others, she obediently slipped into the arms of the person in front, circling her arms around his neck, burying her face in his embrace: "You ca back..."
He wrapped his arms around her, a faint sigh escaped.
"I ca back..."
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