When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

The sharp arrow penetrated Qin Leng's flesh, and the burning pain spread from his shoulders and back. Qin Leng felt the warmth and stickiness of his inner clothes. Without looking, he knew that the blood on his back must have soaked through the layers of clothes.

Even when his consciousness was dizzy, he did not forget to protect the emperor in front of him.

The emperor tilted his head in shock, not knowing who had risked his life to protect him, and was deeply moved.

At this moment, Qin Yuechuan rode forward quickly: "Father!"

"You can get out of the forest ahead. You'll be safe!"

The emperor had also experienced many hardships and wars, so he nodded calmly and said, "Okay."

Qin Yuechuan took Qin Leng from behind the emperor and intentionally turned his face towards the emperor.

The emperor sighed, "It's rare to have someone so loyal to his master. See if he can be cured. If he can't be cured, give him a grand burial and reward his family."

Qin Yuechuan said a little slowly after hearing this: "Father, he doesn't seem to be a guard..."

"What? Not a guard? Then who is he?"

Qin Yuechuan frowned and looked down at the unconscious Qin Leng: "It can be considered as Ling'er's bodyguard."

Qin Yuechuan could not point out Qin Leng's identity immediately, otherwise Qin Leng's contribution to saving the emperor would inevitably be suspected of having some ulterior motive.

It is not wrong to say that he is Qin Lingruo's bodyguard.

The emperor was puzzled: "What? Ling'er's escort? Why is he here?"

"I can't say more right now. It's more important to treat him as soon as possible. I'll explain the details to you later."

The camp was already in sight. Upon hearing the news, the captain of the camp guards rushed over without stopping, fearing that something had happened to His Majesty.

The emperor was still sitting on his horse with his head held high, his imposing manner remained the same as before. There might be bloodstains on his body, but upon closer inspection, they were only on the surface, as if they were from someone else.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

I hope Your Majesty is not injured.

At Qin Yuechuan's signal, they moved the board behind them to Qin Leng's side, carefully placed him on it, and then two people quickly and steadily carried him away.

Qin Yuechuan did not delay, worried that something really went wrong with Qin Leng, and rushed back to the tent, anxiously looking for Xu Xinyue.

"Brother! You guys are back! I just heard that there was an accident over there. Is it serious? Was someone attacked by a wild beast? Where is A Leng? Why didn't A Leng come back with you?"

Qin Lingruo had already heard about what had happened. If Xu Xinyue and Xia Xueyao hadn't stopped her, she would have rushed out of the camp long ago.

Seeing him approaching, he hurriedly asked about the situation in the forest.

Qin Yuechuan didn't bother to explain further. He pulled Xu Xianyue up and walked out quickly. He condensed the danger in the forest into one sentence very concisely: "He was protecting his father and was hit by several arrows."

Hit by how many arrows! ?

Qin Lingruo stood there in a daze, his mind unable to react in time to what Qin Yuechuan said. When he came to his senses, he saw Xu Xinyue had followed him far away, so he quickly followed.

Xia Xueyao also accompanied him and comforted him, "It's okay. Qin Leng is a lucky man. Nothing will happen to him. Ling'er, don't scare yourself."

Qin Lingruo didn't know whether she had heard it or not. Her face was dull and she kept talking to herself: "I was too impatient, I was too impatient..."

"Yes, Ling'er, don't be anxious..."

"I shouldn't have agreed to let him go on a winter hunt or enter a forest farm. I was too impatient and shouldn't have just wanted him to go out for a walk. He had only learned to ride a horse for a few months... I was too impatient."

Qin Lingruo was filled with self-blame and regret, taking all the blame for Qin Leng's sudden misfortune on herself, always feeling that it was her own willfulness and soft-heartedness that led to the current situation.

The camp where Qin Leng was located was not very far from hers. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was only a few steps away. However, at this moment, Qin Lingruo felt as if she had walked for several months at this distance.

The details of my interactions with him over the past few months came to my mind.

She was terrified. He was in danger at the moment, and her days with Qin Leng might be over.

I finally found a close friend in the palace, but because of my own mischief, I lost my life here?

A tremendous pain came over me, and I couldn't tell whether it was self-blame or worry, or both, intertwined with each other.

When I lifted the curtain and entered, the bloody smell rushed into my nose.

Qin Lingruo's expression suddenly tightened, her limbs became weak, and she could only stand there by holding on to the wooden frame of the tent.

An imperial physician was treating Qin Leng's wound with skill and steady manner. Xu Xinyue watched intently from the side. She would not interrupt the imperial physician's treatment unless it was necessary.

But when the imperial physician cut off the tail of the arrow and prepared to remove the arrow, it was seen that he did not intend to use any pain relief and just forcibly took it out.

Xu Xinyue couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she stretched out her hand to stop him, saying, "Wait! Don't you need painkillers? How can you bear this? This isn't just one arrow, it's three arrows. Are all of them like this?"

"Princess Rong, there are many nobles waiting for painkillers outside. We really don't have enough. Human lives are at stake right now. It won't endanger lives anyway. Just bear with it and it will pass."

Xu Xinyue disagreed and wanted to say something, but Qin Leng, who was awakened by the noise, hooked his fingers with difficulty, pulled Xu Xinyue's sleeves, and turned his face while lying on his stomach. Sweat dripped down his forehead, soaking the blood-stained quilt under him. He spoke weakly: "...It's okay, I can do it."

Xu Xinyue refused firmly and said firmly: "No, you——"

Qin Lingruo stepped forward upon hearing the voice and said, "Give him the painkiller powder given to me. I am not injured anyway."

"Princess, what you and the other princes have are specially reserved for emergencies. If in case you..."

"Just do what I tell you, why are you talking so much!"

Qin Lingruo was in a bad mood and her tone was a little arrogant. The imperial physician didn't dare to say much and just did as he was told.

He didn't know Qin Leng's true identity, and it wasn't that he was short of medicine. He just felt that it was a waste to use the limited amount of painkillers on a servant.

Since you can't die, there's really no need to do it.

Xu Xinyue helped the imperial physician cut open the fabric on Qin Leng's shoulders and back, exposing the wound. The wound was torn open, as rough and uneven as turned over soil, and bloody, it was really unbearable to look at.

The painkiller had not yet taken effect, Qin Leng closed his eyes, his lips were still bitten pale, and his body was shaking unconsciously. Seeing him like this, Qin Lingruo couldn't help but purse her lips and wiped away her tears.

Xu Xinyue didn't need to turn around, just by listening to the sobs, she could guess what was happening behind her: "Ling'er, if you can't bear it, go out first. It will be fine here soon. If you are like this, I can't spare the hands to comfort you."

At this moment, Qin Leng felt numb all over, his eyelids felt heavy, and he wanted to speak but couldn't utter a single syllable.

She only heard Qin Lingruo speaking in tears, intermittently: "It's okay...you guys continue,...I won't disturb you...I'm right here..."

Listening to her voice, Qin Leng felt both painful and itchy, numb and tingling, as if thousands of ants were gnawing at his heart, yet he enjoyed it.