ebookland Chapter 217 Now even the horses have to take the blame
Chapter 217 Now even the horses have to take the blame
Ling Yuan, who had descended the mountain through the secret passage, was preparing to take the old woman to find Yu Er, but before she could head towards the Northern Witch Camp, she saw the sky illuminated by firelight.
Realizing that seeking refuge with Yu'er was impossible, he could only take the old woman and flee towards Qinzhou.
Shen Sangwan handed over the matter entirely to Shuyun, while she took Cen Yan and returned to Huzhou first.
Cen Yan urgently needs to rest and recuperate. She fears that if the other party continues to cause trouble, she will be crippled if not killed.
Wen Yuening, who had been standing on the city wall watching the night being illuminated by the firelight, felt a chill run down her spine. She vaguely saw once again the image of Shen Sangwan dying in battle with a gun.
My hands clenched unconsciously.
Even though she knew that the other party was going to capture Shen Yujing and not to go to the battlefield, she still felt inexplicably worried.
As time ticked by, and Shen Sangwan's return remained elusive, her inner panic was amplified.
As dawn broke and the horizon glowed with the red light of the morning sun or the remnants of fire, there was still no sign of the enemy below the city.
This made her unsteady on her feet, and she tried to leave the city, but was stopped by the guards left behind by Shen Sangwan.
“Miss Wen, His Highness has instructed that you are not allowed to leave the city.”
Wen Yuening said coldly, "I don't want to fight you. Get out of here."
The guards seemed not to hear her words, their feet remaining motionless.
Wen Yuening's moves were all deadly, aimed directly at the vital points of the group.
"Miss Wen, please don't make things difficult for us."
The guards dared not actually fight her and could only keep defending.
"Damn it, this little Yan Yan looks so thin, how come she's so heavy? My old back is about to break!"
Just as Wen Yuening was locked in a stalemate with the guards and was forced to try to force her way in, a familiar voice rang in her ears.
He immediately stopped and looked down at the city.
The first thing that came into view was Shen Sangwan carrying a woman on her back, catching her breath briefly.
"Yes, Your Highness, open the city gates immediately."
Overjoyed, the panic in my heart vanished, and I excitedly ran down the city wall.
Xiao Tong felt it was necessary to strengthen her master's physique; he was panting like this even when carrying someone on his back.
Upon seeing Wen Yuening, Shen Sangwan felt an urge to cry, but in order to maintain her image, she had to suppress her inner turmoil and first "unload" Cen Yan from herself.
Why is Your Highness covered in so much mud?
I didn't see it clearly from the city wall, but now that I'm closer, I realize that Shen Sangwan is covered in yellow mud from head to toe.
Trying to keep her breathing steady and not let her voice sound like she was about to cry, she said, "Let's go back to the prefecture first."
Seeing that Shen Sangwan was unwilling to say more, Wen Yuening did not press the matter. Moreover, it would not be good for the group to linger at the city gate. She had Cen Yan carried to the prefectural government, while she helped Shen Sangwan along.
Upon returning to the prefectural capital, he immediately instructed the maids to prepare hot water.
The moment the door closed, Shen Sangwan began to sob softly, sounding exceptionally aggrieved.
"Your Highness... what... what exactly happened?"
Startled by the sudden crying, she rushed forward in a panic to check if the other person was injured.
Shen Sangwan didn't think there was anything to cry about, but for some reason, the moment she saw Wen Yuening, emotions welled up inside her, making her feel increasingly aggrieved.
"No...it's nothing, I just tripped and fell, and I only scraped my skin a little."
After being asked, Shen Sangwan became a little embarrassed again.
Hearing that the other party was indeed injured, his heart immediately jumped, and he reached out to pull at Shen Sangwan's clothes, "Let me see quickly, where exactly is the injury, it needs to be treated in time."
"It's not serious, just a scrape. My bone was bumped, but I've walked this far, so it should be fine."
She carried Cen Yan on her back for almost half an hour without feeling any discomfort, so she guessed that nothing was wrong.
Upon hearing this, Wen Yuening immediately told Shen Sangwan to take off her pants. If the bones were damaged, it would directly affect her walking. This was a serious matter and could not be taken lightly.
"Ah Ning! Ah Ning!"
"I'm really fine. It's just that seeing you made all the grievances in my heart suddenly come over me. Actually, they're all just small things, nothing to worry about."
Watching Wen Yuening bustling around, she felt a warmth in her heart, but she didn't want to see her constantly worrying about her.
"Let me see it first, then we'll talk about other things."
Seeing that Shen Sangwan refused to cooperate, Wen Yuening took matters into her own hands.
After removing her underwear, her fair legs were covered in bruises and one spot was covered in blood stasis, which was quite gruesome.
She glared at Shen Sangwan with a hint of disappointment, and said coldly, "Is this what His Highness meant by 'it's not a big deal'?"
Shen Sangwan herself didn't know how she could have such terrible marks on her body after falling off the horse.
Speechless for a moment, unsure how to refute, "Ah Ning, I don't know how..."
"Take off your clothes."
With a slightly commanding tone, if it were in the past, Shen Sangwan would have dawdled for a long time before taking off her clothes. But now, looking at Wen Yuening's murderous eyes, she quickly and efficiently stripped herself naked.
Aside from bruises on his back, his upper body had abrasions on his arms.
Wen Yuening opened her mouth, wanting to give Shen Sangwan a good scolding, but she swallowed the words back down.
My body is covered in wounds and broken skin, so I can't take a bath. I can only use a soft cloth dampened with water to wipe myself clean.
Several times Wen Yuening deliberately touched the wound, causing Shen Sangwan to gasp in pain, but she could only silently endure it and dared not say anything.
“If Your Highness dares to conceal the truth again next time, I will prepare a medicine and apply it to Your Highness’s wound. It will hurt for ten days to half a month before it heals.”
"Okay, okay, my dear Aning, could you please go easy on me this time and spare me?"
Shen Sangwan, who was lying on the soft couch preparing to apply medicine, pursed her lips pitifully, trying to evoke Wen Yuening's pity and hoping that the other party would be gentle when applying the medicine.
"Ow—!"
Instead of receiving a verbal response, he endured the pain of her deliberately applying the medicine forcefully.
"Ah Ning~ It hurts..."
After howling for a while, her voice softened again, and she looked at him with tears in her eyes, begging him to let her go.
"I really know I was wrong, Aning, don't be angry. It's all that horse's fault for being disobedient, throwing me off, and abandoning me and Xiaoyan in the wilderness. Aning should go and seek revenge on that horse."
Xiao Tong couldn't bear to look. It was clearly her master who wasn't watching where he was going and insisted on running into that tree branch, which caused the horse to get injured.
After being frightened, it ran away, and now it's all being blamed on the horse. No wonder it's its master.
It's bad enough that we often take the blame ourselves, but now even livestock are being blamed.
He tilted his head slightly, glanced at the sky, and let out a long, helpless sigh.
"Alright, Yue Ning will send someone to find that horse."
Shen Sangwan was surprised that the other party took it seriously and panicked for a moment, but when she thought that the horse couldn't speak and would just let her say what she wanted, she felt relieved.