That night at the Su Mansion was the most peaceful night Jing Zhe had ever slept in his life. Although it was still not dawn the next day, he set off for Hanzhong with Wei Dongling.
Jing Zhe secretly regretted in his heart. If he had come to find Wei Dongling earlier, he could have accompanied her for a longer time! He wouldn't feel that the few warm and beautiful memories were so pitiful before his death.
Although Jing Zhe was not as powerful as Luo Xunlong, he was much more proficient in body skills and swordsmanship. He was still struggling to move forward in the mountains with injuries all over his body. His various evasive tactics made the pursuing Iron Cavalry Army behind him extremely embarrassed.
But finally, he was cornered with no way to retreat. A group of Iron Cavalry Army blocked Jing Zhe under the rocks. One by one, they held long spears and stared at him ferociously. Their looks were like a pack of hungry wolves that hadn't eaten for a long time.
My life is over.
Jing Zhe sighed secretly in his heart. Rather than dying in the hands of the enemy, he would rather die by his own sword. He shook the soft sword in his hand and was about to commit suicide when suddenly several short iron spikes shot out from the dense forest. With a few clangs, they pierced into the throats of the first few people, instantly knocking down the Iron Cavalry soldiers closest to Jing Zhe.
"Who?" The Iron Cavalry soldiers were both shocked and angry when they saw their comrades fall. They turned around and looked around in search.
Jing Zhe was stunned on the spot when he saw the few people fall. Suddenly, a black - clothed man jumped out of the forest. Taking advantage of the others' unpreparedness, he grabbed Jing Zhe and ran away. The Iron Cavalry soldiers came to their senses and roared as they rushed forward to chase, but they were blocked by wave after wave of hidden weapons shot from the dense forest. They could only watch helplessly as the two of them jumped into the forest and ran away.
The black - clothed man was obviously extremely familiar with this mountain forest. He led Jing Zhe jumping up and down, and soon they safely reached the halfway up the mountain. The black - clothed man stopped and pointed a direction at Jing Zhe, indicating for him to leave quickly.
Jing Zhe bowed his hands and said in a low voice, "Thank you, my friend."
The black - clothed man turned around and disappeared into the forest, saying, "Please protect the young mistress well."
The young mistress? Jing Zhe was stunned for a moment before he realized that the black - clothed man who had saved him was none other than Tian Qi, who had accompanied him to sell milk tea a few days ago!
Jing Zhe didn't hesitate. He put away his soft sword and staggered away.
However, not long after, he heard the ground vibrating. He knelt down and put his ear to the ground to listen. About two or three hundred horsemen were galloping towards this place.
It seemed that this place was not suitable to stay for long. After crossing the lofty mountains in front, he should be able to see the city of Hanzhong on the horizon! Jing Zhe didn't care about his injuries all over his body and ran towards the direction Tian Qi had just pointed.
After a day and a night of running, Jing Zhe's body obviously couldn't hold on anymore. He limped forward, and his consciousness gradually became a little blurred. He had several serious injuries on his body, especially the stab on his chest, which was particularly fatal. Although Jing Zhe tightly covered the wound with both hands, the bright red blood still kept slipping through his fingers.
"Stop!" A roar came from behind.
Jing Zhe knew that the group of two or three hundred Iron Cavalry soldiers had followed the blood trail and caught up. He immediately turned around and drilled into the forest beside him. The group of Iron Cavalry soldiers dismounted one after another and followed with their long spears.
After such a movement, Jing Zhe's injuries hurt even more. Seeing the pursuers catching up, Jing Zhe stumbled and rushed forward in the forest without daring to slack off for a moment.
Frequently looking back at the pursuers, when Jing Zhe looked back again, he found that there was no way ahead. Beside the narrow valley was a bottomless cliff.
Behind Jing Zhe, the group of barbaric Iron Cavalry soldiers noticed his dilemma and showed malicious smiles on their faces.
Jing Zhe looked at the ferocious Iron Cavalry soldiers and then back at the unfathomable cliff. After hesitating for a moment, he leaped out.
"Jing Zhe—" A heart - rending cry echoed in the valley.
Jing Zhe's whole body plunged towards the bottom of the cliff. He actually heard Wei Dongling's hoarse and desperate call for him in his ears.
"Jing Zhe!" Wei Dongling was in the forest on the opposite side and saw Jing Zhe jump down from a high place. Tears streamed down her face. Without thinking, she stepped forward bravely. Her toes tapped quickly on the big banyan tree on the edge of the cliff, and then she leaped up suddenly and firmly grabbed Jing Zhe's arm.
Jing Zhe trembled all over when Wei Dongling pounced on him. Why was this girl so stupid as to jump down with him?
Before he could think further, the two of them fell into the cold river one after another with a splash. Fortunately, the position they fell into was the same as Wei Dongling had predicted. If it was a little more off, the two of them might have died.
Wei Dongling popped her head out of the water. She looked around in a hurry. Not seeing anyone for a long time, she quickly held her breath and buried her head in the water to look around. The visibility in the turbid river was low. She saw a vague figure floating quietly in the water in the distance. Wei Dongling's heart tightened. She rushed forward quickly and dragged him up to the surface of the river.
The Iron Cavalry soldiers on the hillside looked at each other in dismay when they saw this situation and all returned to check under the cliff.
Shangguan Yun, who had just reached the halfway up the mountain on the opposite side, was shivering all over. His whole heart was trembling constantly. That girl didn't even care about her own life and just jumped out without thinking to save someone. It turned out that when he fell into the Luoyue Lake back then, Wei Dongling's self - sacrificing rescue was really just an instinct, not because she had feelings for him.
A hard - to - describe bitterness welled up in Shangguan Yun's heart.
Pin Hao stepped forward and pushed aside the dense branches in front, pointing at a narrow underground river under the cliff and saying excitedly, "My lord! There seems to be a river there. Miss Wei may still be saved!"
Shangguan Yun quickly stepped forward to take a look. Sure enough, just as Pin Hao had said, there was a faint stream in the depths of the valley. If Wei Dongling had calculated the position accurately, maybe she and Jing Zhe really had a chance to survive! Shangguan Yun didn't hesitate and quickly rushed down the mountain with Pin Hao.
The beach was covered with big and small stones. Wei Dongling struggled to drag the unconscious Jing Zhe onto the shore.
"Jing Zhe, wake up!" Wei Dongling was so frightened that her scalp went numb and her eyes instantly turned red when she saw the long and still - bleeding wound on Jing Zhe's chest. She quickly put him down and got up to search for herbs in the forest.
Fortunately, she could find two kinds of hemostatic herbs in the forest. Wei Dongling picked them in a hurry, washed them clean, wrapped them in a handkerchief, and then mashed them with a stone. She quickly pulled open Jing Zhe's clothes and applied the herbs on his chest.
When Wei Dongling pulled open Jing Zhe's clothes, she was shocked. There were all kinds of scars on his body, new and old ones criss - crossing. There wasn't a single piece of intact skin! Wei Dongling's eyes welled up with tears, and two lines of clear tears rolled down.
Jing Zhe was really too tired. He fainted on the ground and didn't move at all. Applying medicine to him didn't wake him up. Wei Dongling had to pinch his philtrum hard to try to wake him up.
The sound of horses' hooves came from not far away. Wei Dongling was startled. She helped Jing Zhe up from the ground and wanted to carry him on her back to hide far away.