Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 181 Extremely ill

"Bang!" The earthenware bowl fell to the ground, fragments flying everywhere, waking everyone up.

Jiang Lige's heart was as confused as a broken bowl, and he didn't even have the courage to ask another question.

"Take me to him!"

"it is good."

Gu Fan responded, and he and Xuan Ying, one holding Jiang Li Ge and the other holding Shi Daizhi, jumped on their horses and headed straight out of the city.

The officers, soldiers and civilians surrounded a house that had been repaired to a fairly good level. Despite so many people, there was no sound at all. The only sound around them was the howling north wind.

Since there was no quilt, everyone gathered together a few relatively thick cotton coats to use as quilts to keep Ning Yunxiao warm on the bed. Deng Sijiu stayed by the bed with a sad look on his face.

Before the doctor arrived, no one dared to move and could only accompany Ning Yunxiao silently.

Seeing Jiang Lige and the others coming, the crowd automatically made way for them. Jiang Lige rushed into the house and saw...

Ning Yunxiao lay lifeless on the couch. The traces of blood on his lips made people feel nervous. The boots on his feet had lost their original color. The hem of his clothes was covered with several layers of mud inside and out. His hands were soaked white, and his usually fair face was also stained with some stains.

Jiang Lige suppressed his inner rationality that was about to burst, and urged Shi Daizhi with red eyes, "Doctor Shi, please take a look at the prince."

Shi Daizhi nodded and stepped forward. After taking the pulse, he asked solemnly, "Have you been practicing Qigong again recently, Prince?"

Jiang Lige didn't know about this, so he immediately turned his gaze to Gu Fan.

Gu Fan's scalp was numb from being stared at. He knew that he could no longer hide the truth, so he had to confess: "Last time, when Prefect Qin was captured, the prince had no choice but to avoid being assassinated by the thieves..."

"This poison has already entered my lungs. I can't cure it, nor can I suppress it." Shi Daizhi calmly shook his head after hearing this. "This is only the first time the poison has attacked me. It won't be fatal. However, your attacks will become more and more frequent, until... you run out of energy."

The air seemed to freeze at this moment, and everyone's breathing became cautious, for fear of breaking the solemn atmosphere.

Shi Daizhi's words blew into everyone's ears like a cold wind, blowing away the laughter and joy of the past, leaving only endless immersion and sadness.

As a doctor, I am accustomed to seeing life and death.

In the silence, Shi Daizhi calmly took out bottles and jars from the medicine box, mixed them together, dissolved them in water and fed them to Ning Yunxiao, then took out the silver needles and began to give acupuncture.

Ning Yunxiao woke up just after the acupuncture.

Looking at Jiang Lige's red eyes, Ning Yunxiao roughly guessed the result. Amidst the sad atmosphere in the room, Ning Yunxiao became the most relaxed person.

He raised his hand and shook Jiang Lige's hand, and actually smiled.

"Isn't this something I've known for a long time? There's no need to be sentimental. Life is short. To be favored by the princess and to be able to protect the people for a while is enough for me."

"But it shouldn't be like this!"

Jiang Lige yelled at Ning Yunxiao in anger, but he couldn't bring himself to say the rest of the words.

In his previous life, Ning Yunxiao had never heard of such a disaster during the year of the flood in the border town. He had lived peacefully until the moment of Jiang Lige's death. As for what happened later...

She didn't know.

Jiang Lige even wondered if this was a punishment for her arbitrarily changing God's will.

The random thoughts in his head disappeared instantly when Ning Yunxiao patted his hair with a big hand.

"Don't cry, okay?"

He looked at her, pursed his lips and smiled, like a blooming night-blooming cereus at midnight, gentle and beautiful, yet fleeting.

If Ning Yunxiao hadn't said that, Jiang Lige wouldn't have known that he was crying. He immediately turned his head away and stopped looking at Ning Yunxiao. "I'm not crying."

Ning Yunxiao pretended to bow and said, "Yes, yes, I am sorry for my poor eyesight."

The flattering voice made Jiang Lige smile. Looking back, he found that everyone in the room had "tactfully" left at some point. Now, there were only the two of them in the huge room.

Jiang Lige didn't have any romantic thoughts at the moment. He put his hands on his hips and lectured Ning Yunxiao seriously, "Your Highness, you know the condition of your body now. You must not use your Qi to cultivate your Qi again. Otherwise, I will..."

Jiang Lige ran out of words halfway through her threat, but Ning Yunxiao smiled and took over for her, "Otherwise, I will leave it to the princess to decide."

"really?"

"a man of his words."

"Okay then!" Jiang Lige snorted. "Water control is hard work, but you have to take care of yourself no matter what. Look at your clothes, there's hardly any dry fabric. Even if you don't get poisoned, you'll definitely catch a cold!"

Ning Yunxiao maintained a positive attitude and admitted his mistake again, "I understand. I won't do it again next time."

After Jiang Lige finished complaining, he wet the handkerchief in his arms with water, wrung out the handkerchief and wiped the mud off Ning Yunxiao's face.

Ning Yunxiao half-leaned on the couch, staring intently at the little girl in front of him who was as bright as the sun. She scolded him while taking good care of herself.

Then he thought, even if winter comes and the cold wind blows, as long as he has a beautiful woman by his side, everything will be enough.

Unfortunately, the warmth did not last long. Just as Ning Yunxiao was about to talk to Jiang Lige, he heard a scream from outside, and then dozens of men in black fell from the sky. The tiles that had just been repaired were blown away again and fell to the ground, leaving no trace of their bodies.

The men in black were obviously well prepared. A group of people outside rushed straight towards the people and stopped the officers and soldiers who were surrounding them.

Inside the house, the men in black attacked nimbly without a single unnecessary word, the sharp blades in their hands flashing coldly in the candlelight.

Amidst the flashing of swords and the shadow of sabers, the whole house was filled with a thick atmosphere of murder.

In this situation, Ning Yunxiao didn't care about his luck and protected Jiang Lige behind him. He kicked away the man in black who was closest to them, snatched the weapon, and fought with the remaining men in black.

The men in black had made inquiries before coming here. They knew that Ning Yunxiao was terminally ill and would not live for long, but they had never expected that even so, he was still an outstanding martial arts master and it was very difficult for them to defeat him.

A quick victory was the best strategy. The leading black-clad man kicked open the door, revealing the scene of black-clad men outside hacking and killing civilians and being intercepted by soldiers. He shouted, "Let's make a deal, both of you. Let's fight in another place. This will save the civilians from being killed. What do you think?"

Outside, the number of men in black was so large that the officers and soldiers could not resist them. They could only watch as innocent civilians were brutally slaughtered by the men in black and fell in a pool of blood. The tragic cries resounded through the sky.

Ning Yunxiao and Jiang Lige didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately agreed, "Okay, we'll go with you."

From the fact that the men in black did not avoid Jiang Lige in their killing move just now, it was obvious that they had no intention of sparing Jiang Lige's life. Ning Yunxiao naturally did not dare to leave Jiang Lige behind.

Thinking of this, Ning Yunxiao grabbed Jiang Lige's waist, jumped onto the roof, and then flew straight towards the Three Heads Mountain.