Suddenly it occurred to him that amidst the volley of arrows, there had indeed been concealed weapons.
Whether arrows or hidden weapons, they were undoubtedly poisoned!
He suddenly wondered if, when he had pulled her into the carriage, he had been careless, and a hidden weapon had broken through the air?
"You're injured!" Yun Shu's brows furrowed.
Zhan Tianye glanced down. It was merely a hidden weapon, and he couldn't feel anything in his legs anyway. Fearing she would worry, he said, "It's nothing, don't worry."
"Your Highness!" Qiu Lu was anxious.
His life was worthless, but the Prince's life was precious!
He had just taken the medicine given by Miss Yun Er, yet His Highness was injured and hadn't taken any! He felt like throwing up!
Yun Shu took another pill from the porcelain bottle and handed it to Zhan Tianye, "Take this first, it can slow down the spread of the poison."
Her expression was somewhat grave, but she didn't let others see it. Zhan Tianye, already poisoned and numb in his legs, was now struck by a poisoned hidden weapon, which would accelerate the spread of the poison within him. The antidote he had taken earlier was likely useless now!
Even...
Zhan Tianye was extremely perceptive. He sensed the change in Yun Shu's expression. His voice, naturally a little cold, softened slightly at this moment, with a hint of magnetism, "This Prince will be fine."
Yun Shu, however, immediately grasped his wrist.
She accurately felt his pulse.
"Your... Highness..." Qiu Lu was somewhat fearful and was about to speak when Jing Heng clamped his hand over his mouth.
Jing Heng could see Yun Shu's grim expression. He rarely saw her so serious, which indicated the situation with Prince Ye was rather complicated.
Qiu Lu, being clever, knew the situation was likely not simple.
But!
He looked down.
Jing Heng's hands were covered in blood, and his own were now covered in blood too!
He instantly got goosebumps, feeling as if he had cut off his own mouth, all bloody! Ahhhhhhh!
He was going mad!
But at this moment, he couldn't make a sound, so he could only use his sleeves to vigorously rub his mouth.
Soon.
Yun Shu released his hand.
Her expression remained solemn.
She glanced around, knowing they couldn't stop now. These assassins today had come for her.
They had come with the intention of killing her.
She hadn't expected that she would bring about a near-fatal disaster for him.
His poisoning couldn't be delayed today.
Otherwise, tomorrow, his legs would truly be crippled, beyond the help of even the greatest physician.
But in this desolate wilderness, and in the woods as they were now, she bit her lip and looked into the distance.
There seemed to be some smoke from cooking fires.
A village?
"What poison?" Seeing her grave expression, and even deep in thought, Zhan Tianye immediately asked.
He glanced at his leg. Since he felt no pain, he didn't think the poisoned hidden weapon would be much of a problem.
"It's temporarily harmless. We must find a place to detoxify," Yun Shu collected her thoughts and replied calmly, as if nothing was amiss.
However, for some reason, inexplicable emotions welled up within her.
Those emotions were entwining.
So much so that her breathing became slightly disordered.
From not far away, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard.
The assassins were catching up.
They didn't have time to dally any longer, and the horses should have regained some strength. An invisible guard had left earlier to seek help from the nearby military camp.
There was a military camp not far away, which belonged to Yun Changfeng.
"Really?" Zhan Tianye felt something was not quite right.
Few could match her medical skills. A poison that could make her momentarily lost in thought and look so serious, and then ponder over it, shouldn't be common. For a moment, Zhan Tianye became suspicious.
Yun Shu nodded, subtly glancing at his leg, then said to Qiu Lu and Jing Heng, who were desperately wiping their mouths, "Let's go! There should be a village ahead! Have the guards conceal the carriage's tracks and then create some other tracks to mislead the assassins."
"Alright," Qiu Lu immediately dismounted and gave instructions to the surviving guards.
Jing Heng, meanwhile, wiped his sword, its gleam sharp and its killing intent palpable. He grabbed the reins, and the moment Qiu Lu boarded the carriage, he drove it forward.
Darkness instantly enveloped the entire world.
The surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of the carriage pressing against the grass could be heard.
Zhan Tianye asked Yun Shu in a low voice, "Is there truly nothing else you wish to say to this Prince?"
"No." Yun Shu's eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled charmingly. She had to admit that Zhan Tianye was very perceptive.
She still didn't know how to explain this matter.
Moreover, she was thinking of a solution, perhaps there was a second way, though she knew the second way was almost impossible.
Until they safely reached the village, and until she was certain of another method, she would not tell him for now.
Zhan Tianye remained somewhat hesitant but didn't press further.
No sound came from behind them, nor were there any pursuers.
It seemed the diversion tactic had worked very well.
The tracks created by the guards were enough to convincingly mislead the assassins.
Once certain that no pursuers were following, Yun Shu asked Qiu Lu to enter the carriage.
At first, Qiu Lu was hesitant and refused to come in, worrying about various things.
Under Zhan Tianye's command, Qiu Lu finally entered.
After Qiu Lu entered, Yun Shu directly pulled out the arrow from his body. The wound was not deep, but he had bled quite a lot.
If not treated quickly, the wound could easily become infected and be slow to heal.
After treating Qiu Lu's injury.
Yun Shu checked Zhan Tianye's pulse again and carefully examined his wound.
She had already removed the hidden weapon from his leg earlier.
The wound had been medicated.
However, the poison had begun to spread.
Yun Shu pursed her lips and remained silent.
Perhaps the immediate danger had passed. Zhan Tianye's gaze fell upon her hand, which he could completely encompass.
Her hand was so soft.
His dark eyes deepened slightly.
The image of Ji Rong's elegant and peerless appearance flashed before him. He lowered his gaze and then asked, "Have you and Ji Rong reached the point of marriage?"
Yun Shu, who was deep in thought, didn't hear what Zhan Tianye said. "What?"
Perhaps it was the dim light inside the carriage, but Zhan Tianye's eyes were as dark as the night sky.
He repeated himself.
Only then did Yun Shu hear clearly. She couldn't help but chuckle, "Ji Rong is just a friend. When did I reach the point of marriage with him? Where did this rumor come from?"
Thinking of how he had previously misunderstood her and Ruan Xi, she couldn't help but twitch her lips.
Where did these misunderstandings come from?
"Rumor?" Zhan Tianye clearly hadn't expected to hear such an explanation from Yun Shu.
It was a misunderstanding?
He had thoroughly investigated Ji Rong, and now he heard from Yun Shu that this news was false!
A rumor?!
"Yes, Ji Rong has a fiancée," Yun Shu replied.
Thinking of Ji Rong, she also recalled his visit to the capital this time, and felt something was strange. It seemed Ji Rong was deliberately avoiding her, preventing her from taking his pulse.
Zhan Tianye's dark eyes flickered. He thought to himself, of course, he knew Ji Rong had a fiancée.
A hint of joy quickly surfaced in his heart.
Qiu Lu's surprised voice came from outside the carriage, "There's a village ahead! I see a village!"