Where prosperity ends, flowers never end

Chapter 267: The Enemy

"Xi'er!"

Baili Yong was awakened from his sleep with a scream. In his dream, his lover was jumping around in front of him, as if she had endless energy. But when he woke up from the dream, he knew that the person in the dream would never open his eyes again. Recalling the details of the dream and feeling the loneliness in the palace, his eyes were immediately wet with tears.

"Xier..."

He came back to his senses with tears still in his eyes, but the person in his arms was gone! ! He sat up suddenly with a confused mind, was she resurrected from the dead and left in anger, or was she buried secretly by someone!

When I turned around, I saw a weak woman trying to climb down from the bed, weakly calling for help.

"Drink...drink water...someone come..."

Her voice was so light and ethereal, like a gossamer, and so was her body. Baili Yong thought he was still in a dream, but her funny and lovely temperament was so vivid.

"Ahem...Give me some water to drink..."

At this moment he was sure and certain that his lover was not dead!

He hurriedly crawled to the other side of the bed, and the panic on his body was something you would never see on an emperor!

"Xi'er...Xi'er..."

Ran Qianxi covered her chest with all her strength, her lips were so pale that they were cracked, and her face was as blue as a corpse that had been dead for ten days...

"Drink water..."

Baili Yong didn't have time to be happy and jumped out of bed to bring her some water.

"Come here, er."

Ran Qianxi eagerly took the water cup and drank it all.

"not enough."

Baili Yong was busy going back and forth, and finally he simply brought the kettle over.

"Drink more."

Her lip color slowly returned to normal, and Baili Yong anxiously stopped her from drinking.

"That's enough, let's take a break and drink again."

She coughed a few times and leaned back on the bed.

"Am I dead?"

"Xier seems to have come back from the dead."

Ran Qianxi looked at him with a complicated expression as if he was trying to hide the truth.

"Then why don't you bury me?"

"I always felt that you would wake up, so I didn't let them touch you."

Ran Qianxi smiled impatiently, the Turtle Breathing Pill finally worked.

When the long knife stabbed into her chest, she gambled her life and missed the target. The moment she fell, Han Wu instantly discovered the clue. Facing the news of her death, Baili Yong was obsessed with it like a disease. Every day, he ordered the best imperial physician to treat her "corpse". Acupuncture and medication were all done to heal the knife wound.

Although this escape did not lead to the best outcome, she did not have to cause those men she 'loved' to die for her. But the paranoid emperor in front of her wanted to see her even if it meant his death.

Baili Yong: "Xier can indeed be reborn."

Ran Qianxi looked at him and took the kettle again, not paying attention to the word "also" in his words.

"Is it possible that I'm not dead at all and I'm just in a coma?"

Baili Yong gently held her in his arms and caressed her hair.

"It doesn't matter what happens. Your coming back is the greatest gift from God."

Five miles outside the imperial city

The smoke of war was spreading for thousands of miles in the forest. When Tan Qianhuan learned the news that Ran Qianxi had committed suicide, he assembled his troops and set out as quickly as possible. Panic and heartbreak permeated his whole body during the march. He was deeply trapped in the self-blame of letting her leave the city, but after marching five miles, he received new intelligence.

"Report, there is news from the palace that the second young lady has been resurrected."

This news was a life-saving straw for him. His fear was finally relieved a little. He asked eagerly, "Is the tip correct?"

The soldier knelt on the ground and said firmly: "Your Majesty, it is correct."

Although it was a false alarm, the enemy was at the gates of the city. Baili Yong, who had been lost in the palace and then recovered, naturally got the news.

Although Shu Xuanhe and Xu Yuanchao had been placed under house arrest by him, as ministers loyal to the emperor they had no right to complain. Even though they were considered foolishly loyal in the eyes of others, there were still two of them guarding the city gate.

From a distance, a bunch of dark green and a dress of indigo blue are particularly eye-catching. The ribbons on Shu Xuanhe's crown flutter in the wind. He stands with his hands behind his back, stroking a folding fan in front of his chest. His dignity is mixed with evil charm. Xu Yuanchao's heroic face makes the spring breeze stop. His waist-length black hair is tied up from both ends with golden buckles. The broken hair in front of the side clip is beautifully blown by the wind. He stands with a long sword at his side, looking majestic.

Tan Qianhuan had already approached the city gates, and the atmosphere on both sides was on the verge of exploding. The silver clothing on the Ferghana horse looked like a lonely goose, and behind him, millions of powerful soldiers were like raging waves.

He did not order an attack on the city, but countless arrows were shot down from the city wall. Neither the horses nor the soldiers below were panicked. It turned out that the soldiers he led also had this awareness, as he was able to remain calm in the face of adversity.

After the arrows were shot, no one was injured or killed below the city wall. His delay in attacking the gate puzzled Shu Xuanhe and the other two. At this time, Baili Yong, wearing a dragon robe, came in arrogantly. He looked down on the world with pride and the imperial aura on his body made people tremble with fear, but the enemies below the city wall were calm and composed.

"I hope King Jibei is well."

Tan Qianhuan raised his eyes to look at him and flew straight up to the city wall with a dreamy look. He was declaring that it was only a matter of time before he could conquer the city.

Shu Xuanhe and Xu Yuanchao stepped forward and stood in front of Baili Yong. Tan Qianhuan sneered, as if his status as an emperor was threatened.

"Don't panic, everyone. I am here to make a deal."

He turned around and looked down at the millions of soldiers below him. He waved his sleeves and arranged them in neat battle formation. This seemingly normal scene shocked everyone on the city.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of these warriors? Can they be treasures of the country?"

Baili Yong signaled the two to leave, and he stepped forward to confront him.

"What does the King of Jibei mean?"

Tan Qianhuan did not respond to his question, but continued: "As long as I give an order, what can be expected inside and outside the imperial city?"

Baili Yong glanced down and turned around to ask the same question. In fact, he knew what Tan Qianhuan was playing.

"So, what does King Jibei mean?"

"Your Majesty, I can only make money from my transactions, not lose money."

Upon learning that Tan Qianhuan was attacking the city, Ran Qianxi dragged her newly recovered body down from the dragon bed and climbed up to the city wall. Yu Qing and Han Wu followed closely behind her. When she came with all her strength, the four men in front of her all turned around.

"Tan Qianhuan..."

She shouted weakly, and Tan Qianhuan took a quick step forward and held her in his arms.

"Xi'er."

Watching the intimacy between the two, Baili Yong felt as if a thousand arrows were piercing her heart. She had forced herself to run here because of this man!

Ran Qianxi pushed Tan Qianhuan away regardless: "What did you do? Tell me what you are going to do next? Are you going to do it the same way as before?"

Tan Qianhuan was suddenly speechless. He was hurt, deeply hurt by his lover's distrust.

"I do not have."

Ran Qianxi pushed him away and ran straight to the city wall. Looking at the overwhelming number of soldiers marching below the city, she finally felt relieved that she had no intention of causing any harm to the imperial guards.

"Don't make that mistake again, okay?"

Tan Qianhuan was anxious to explain, and Baili Yong just then discovered the clue. He realized that Ran Qianxi had been reborn long before him.

He frowned, and Tan Qianhuan gently let go of Ran Qianxi and walked in front of him.

"I still say the same thing. I am willing to exchange the military token for my wedding with Xi'er."

Looking at the bewildered Ran Qianxi, Baili Yong had to reluctantly ask Tan Qianhuan to leave, so she could only wait outside the palace.

Han Wu: "A Qian, you still need to rest."

This was the first time that Ran Qianxi saw Han Wu intact after waking up. She couldn't help but raise her hand, but unexpectedly he put his hand on her face so actively.

"Ah Qian, I hope I am still worthy of missing you."

The belated love words were so inappropriate, and even if he said anything now it would be in vain, fate forced her to choose between Baili Yong or Tan Qianhuan.

"Did you regret writing the farewell letter?"

Who wouldn't like Han Wu's stunning face close to his eyes? At this moment, Ran Qianxi only felt an uncontrollable heartbeat, but desire was controlling her.

"No regrets. I know we won't have a future, and I sincerely hope you take care of yourself. But you stabbed me in the chest with such a long knife without even thinking. Do you know how scared I was? I was scared to death!"

Ran Qianxi forced a smile.

"It's okay. I'm strong enough."