The rope was just an ordinary hemp rope, tied with a knot and bound his hands, but it left a living person unable to do anything.
Having spent the night alive, Nan Yi struggled until she was exhausted, and finally leaned against the window slumped and helplessly, forced to accept her fate.
Dry mouth and unable to move.
Her brain was dull, and she thought of Zhang Yuehui in a daze. They have been separated for too long. A person in memory will eventually become flat over time, and the spiritual support he can bring to her gradually becomes weak. Subtly, Xie Queshan changed her way of looking at the world, and she began to doubt, is a man's love for a woman really cheap?
Is there still Zhang Yuehui in this world? If he cared about her and wanted to see her, why did he hear nothing from her? Why did he let her wander in troubled times and let her die in a corner?
Or maybe he was just an excuse for her to live. She had no one to rely on, so she wanted to go to him, but now that she was certain to die, her obsession with him had diminished.
She thought of the jade bracelet on her wrist. If she had sold it earlier, she would have been able to exchange for the money she had with her. She would not have stolen Xie Queshan's purse, and the following incidents would not have happened.
Destiny plays tricks on people.
Thinking that the jade bracelet was hit hard against the railing by Xie Queshan just now, it should have been broken. She tried to move her wrist, but the rope around her wrist had already caused blood marks, and she felt excruciating pain whenever she moved it. Only the piece of skin wrapped by the bracelet was slightly spared.
——Something suddenly flashed in her mind!
Nan Yi's previous focus was on how to escape. The pain on her wrist was still painful, but she could endure it even in the face of life and death. Now that she was quiet, she felt some wounds, which were sharp breaks from the broken jade bracelet. scratched on the skin.
Yes, isn't this a sharp tool?
She struggled to fold her fingers under the restraints, took out the fragment of the jade bracelet from the rope, scratched it back and forth on the wall several times to make the break sharper, and then used the break to sharpen the rope bit by bit.
The results were slow at first. The strong hemp rope was almost motionless, and her raised hands were numb. But she could only repeat the action mechanically. This was her only hope.
At first, a gap was created in the hemp rope, and then it became easier. One of her hands was quickly freed, and the rope was completely removed in three strokes, five divided by two.
She regained her freedom, couldn't wait to run out the door, knelt on the ground, picked up a mouthful of snow and put it in her mouth. The clear snow water slides into the throat, and wherever it goes, it's like the rain comes after a long drought, giving it a new lease of life.
Nan Yi was even in a trance. She looked up at the gray sky, then opened her dry lips and laughed silently.
She survived.
She survived!
Ke smiled, tears welling up in his eyes. Where is she going?
——
In Lidu Mansion, Xie Queshan's return was kept secret. In everyone's eyes, he is still missing and his whereabouts are unknown.
The scattered Qi soldiers were searching for Mount Xie Que in Tiger Kneeling Mountain, but in fact they were trying to get a foothold in advance.
Through covert investigation, it was determined that Yucheng's army was indeed camping at Po Tao Temple in the mountains. Xie Queshan's information was correct.
Wanyan Jun was intensively deploying the plan to annihilate the Yucheng army, and the main force was his personal soldiers. He planned to take all the credit for this matter, so he kicked Usha completely out of the game without revealing even a word of information to him.
Xu Keyue walked in and out of Wanyan Jun's side, listening and guessing, and she got to know the full story of some things.
Regarding Yucheng's army, there were originally just some rumors. Some said that the army was hidden in Hugui Mountain, and some said that it was destroyed by Qi soldiers as early as halfway. Before seeing the army, they were just suspicious.
Mrs. Gantang had previously settled in Yucheng. If the Yucheng army was really hiding in Hukou Mountain, it would be clear who they were related to. Now it's because Xie Queshan is still here that Wanyan Jun doesn't dare to touch her second sister openly.
But if the Yucheng army is found, Mrs. Gantang will be involved.
Of course Xu Keyue was concerned about her aunt, but she was unable to do anything in the small space in the back house. After hesitating for a long time, she entered Xie Queshan's wing in the name of delivering medicine.
She dared to find Xie Queshan because he saved her at the spring banquet that day. She bet he still had some conscience in his heart. Even if the negotiation failed, there was no need for him to betray her to Wanyan Jun.
At this time, Xie Queshan happened to be awake, and his body was still very weak. It would be an exaggeration to say that his energy was like a gossamer.
Xu Keyue didn't want to beat around the bush, Xie Queshan was such a smart person, and the situation was urgent so she got straight to the point.
"Mr. Xie, there is nothing wrong with you seeking your position, but if you tell Lord Wanyan about the Yucheng Army, your second sister will definitely be in danger. Do you really want to push her into a pit of fire?"
Xie Queshan breathed a sigh of relief—Xu Keyue finally came to see him.
But the words cannot be said clearly: "There is nothing I can do. There are some things that Di Ji should say to people who can do something."
"Who is the person who can do something?" Xu Keyue said anxiously, "I am locked up in the backyard, I can't go out, and I can't see anyone. I can't go and beg Wanyan Jun, can I?"
"Di Ji will find a way to ask Lord Wanyan to take you out, and you will naturally meet that person."
Xu Keyue was stunned. Wanyan Jun only went to the military camp and shipbuilding department every day...
The military camp is full of Qi soldiers, and the rest is the Shipping Department? Song Muchuan?
Song Muchuan's reputation wasn't big enough to influence Wanyan Jun's decision. What should she tell Song Muchuan?
——No, Xie Queshan cannot give such simple advice. There is something else in his words.
"Why are you looking for him?"
He looked at her with an indifferent expression: "Sometimes a piece of news... is the key to victory or defeat."
Xu Keyue suddenly understood something. She originally just wanted to protect Mrs. Gantang and asked Xie Queshan to intercede, but the root cause of this matter actually lies in whether Yucheng's army is safe. As long as she found a way to spread the news that Wanyan Jun was going to annihilate the Yucheng army, she might be able to get the Yucheng army to move ahead of time, leaving Wanyan Jun in vain.
And Song Muchuan, whom she is most likely to meet, is the best person to deliver the news.
Xie Queshan actually made such a suggestion to her... Xu Keyue was shocked. No wonder he refused to point it out and spoke so cryptically. If Qi people find out, this will be the fate of death without a burial place.
Xu Keyue didn't dare to think too much and Fu Shen thanked him: "Thank you very much, Master."
"Princess, I have one more thing to ask you."
"Master, please speak."
I don’t know what was said in the room. After a while, Xu Keyue’s exclamation came from the room.
"Doctor! The patient is unconscious again!"
Xu Keyue ran out of the room, just as the doctors filed in. She took a deep breath and resisted the nervousness of lying.
She warned herself in her heart - Xie Queshan fell into a coma as soon as she came in today, and she has not spoken to Xie Queshan. Of course, this had to be witnessed, so she called the doctors in.
Inside the curtain, Xie Queshan closed his eyes heavily. He managed to stay awake for a moment, just waiting for Xu Keyue to come to him. Fortunately, Xu Keyue arrived not too late.
After explaining this matter, he could finally take a good rest.
Before his consciousness was about to blur, he thought of that night on the boat again.
He should have drawn the boat from the Western Bridge, and could have stayed out of the incident without causing any trouble. But the source of all the mistakes was that he saw Song Muchuan bringing Nan Yi onto the boat. This was his person, why did Song Muchuan let her take part in the action and take risks? He was afraid something would happen, so he followed.
He bumped into the fake Changyan and had already seen through Bingzhusi's scheme and wanted to go out to report the news. This was completely unexpected, so he had no choice but to kill the fake Changyan.
At this time, he unexpectedly confirmed from clues that Song Muchuan was sending Nan Yi away tonight. He was so angry that he forgot to deal with the aftermath and didn't notice that his sword was in Chang Yan's hand.
He waited in the small boat to see if Nan Yi would come, but she really wanted to run away.
But everything started to get out of control when he couldn't kill her...
After all, he dug his own grave. It's been a long time since I've done something like this without caring about the beginning and the end, and I was in a mess. I have been so comfortable recently that I have even forgotten that I am a person walking on a tightrope. If I am not careful, I will be shattered to pieces.
In order to make up for the loopholes in the game bit by bit, he could only make himself so embarrassed.
But after all, he was just a body of flesh and blood, and the injuries on his body were really painful... His consciousness gradually drifted away.
When the doctors felt Xie Queshan's pulse, they began to rush to rescue him again.
Xu Keyue was no longer in a hurry, and just waited outside. In the cold weather, she stood in the courtyard and waited eagerly for what was going on inside.
When Wanyan Jun came back from the military camp at noon, his eyes darkened when he saw this scene.
"What do you worry about about Xie Queshan? Someone will take care of it here."
But Xu Keyue refused to leave and replied warmly: "After all, Mr. Xie is your distinguished guest. I have to give you some snacks, otherwise I won't be able to help you at all."
"Do you have any friendship with Xie Queshan?"
Xu Keyue murmured: "I have met him several times in the old capital before, but we are not familiar with him."
Wanyan Jun chuckled and pinched Xu Keyue's face. When her autumn-like eyes met his, she revealed a guilty look.
Could he not know about her little thoughts? To say they are not familiar with each other means they are friends. She must have wanted to wait for Xie Queshan to wake up so that she could go in and mingle with him, how to rescue Mrs. Gantang.
These days were an important moment for annihilating Yucheng's army, and he would never allow anything to go wrong.
"Since you are so free, come with me to the Shipbuilding Department in the afternoon. You, the Queen, can go out for a couple of walks so that the craftsmen can work harder."
Xu Keyue still had a look of bewilderment on her face, but her heartbeat jumped into her throat. Based on her understanding of Wanyan Jun, the more she wanted to go to the Shipping Department, the more she had to show that she wanted to stay at home. Wanyan Jun had a lot on his mind and was always wary of her. In order to prevent her from meeting Xie Queshan, he would take her with him to watch.
The first time she used a trick in front of Wanyan Jun, her legs felt a little weak.
Is this considered accomplished?
No, this is just the first step... Xu Keyue is even more worried about telling Song Muchuan... can he really turn the tide?
