Soft and crispy waist

Nurban turned his eyes and saw that the person who spoke was Manku, a sharpshooter from the Dagga tribe. He had the skill of shooting an arrow through a target from a hundred paces away and was well-known on the grassland.

After hearing his words, the leaders of other tribes also whispered about its authenticity.

"Manku said he shot Gu Yizhi in the heart. Is that true?"

"I heard that if a bird flew through the sky, it would never escape as long as he drew his bow and arrow. His eyes were sharper than an eagle's. He said he shot it, so he must not be bragging."

"If Gu Yizhi dies, the 100,000-strong army of the Great Zhou will be leaderless, and it will be too late to send more troops. Wouldn't it be possible for us to march straight in and perhaps even march straight into Kyoto?"

"Not necessarily. If that brat surnamed Gu died, they would definitely be in chaos. Why would they send our Danu back to provoke them?"

"It's not certain that he's just pretending. Doesn't the Great Zhou have a word called bluffing? Maybe they're trying to trick us into thinking that Gu Yizi is still alive."

Everyone was talking at once, and the more they discussed, the more heated it became. The entire main tent was as noisy as if it were filled with hundreds of sheep.

"Shut up!" Nurban shouted, and everyone fell silent. "Have someone closely monitor the Great Zhou army's movements and report every action. Kukul, send a message to that Great Zhou traitor, and tell him to find out anything useful."

"Yes."

The Bohe army had made a decision, but the original garrison position inside Beichen Pass was in a state of solemnity. The self-defense soldiers, wearing armor and holding sharp blades, were guarding outside the main courtyard. It was like an iron barrel, not even a fly could fly in, and those inside could not fly out.

There was no one in the yard, not even a sound.

"puff!"

A very subtle sound of something being pulled out came from inside the house.

Qin Yang stared at the couch anxiously. The military doctor was covered in blood, while Gu Yizi, who was lying on the couch, had his eyes closed and his face was pale. Three of the four bloody holes on his body were blocked, one of which was still bleeding, and an arrow was piercing his heart, with the arrow feathers trembling slightly.

Throwing away the arrow in his hand, the military doctor immediately sprinkled hemostatic powder on it, and then pressed the blood hole with cotton balls and white cloth. After a while, when the bleeding stopped so violently, he tied it up with white cloth like the other ones.

After removing this, the court doctor's gaze slowly shifted to the arrow in Qin Yang's heart. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he looked at Qin Yang. "Major General Qin, this arrow is extremely close to your heart. Removing it could injure your heart. Once it's injured, there's no way to save it."

"Then this can't be pulled out?"

"You have to pull it out." The court doctor looked troubled. "The arrowhead is made of iron and will rust. It will inevitably get infected over time."

Infection means death nowadays.

He would die if he pulled it out, and he would die if he didn't. No matter what, Gu Yizi would die anyway. He just had to choose how to die.

Qin Yang regretted that he should not have let Gu Yizi go at that time. He should have disobeyed it even if it was a military order.

"pull."

Just when Qin Yang was filled with regret, Gu Yizi's weak and firm voice sounded.

"You're awake!" Qin Yang shouted in surprise, and turned to look at the military doctor expectantly, wanting to hear more hopeful words.

The military doctor's expression showed no sign of embarrassment. "Are you sure, Your Highness? I'm not completely sure, not even... three levels."

"Then why are you still a military doctor? You are clearly trying to shirk responsibility!" Qin Yang grabbed his collar and was about to punch him.

"Pull it out!" Gu Yizi said, unwaveringly, "The arrow is slanted, so I can survive."

How come he didn't notice what was wrong? Could Gu Yizi know more than the military doctor?

Qin Yang wanted to refute, but when he met his resolute eyes, he knew that it was useless to say anything, so he could only let go of the military doctor's hand.

The military doctor was also a soldier. After obeying Gu Yizi's military order, he immediately used scissors to cut open the clothes around the arrow feathers. Suddenly, he touched something. The military doctor turned the scissors suspiciously, first cut the two outer layers completely, clamped it with a clip, and moved it carefully up along the arrow shaft. After untying it, he saw that it was a sachet.

To be precise, it was a sachet used by the woman, with a word embroidered crookedly on it. However, it was so exquisitely crafted and stained with blood that it was impossible to tell what the word was.

This sachet is not enough to block the sharp arrow, but Gu Yizi said that the arrow is slanted.

The military doctor was more cautious. He asked Gu Yizi to be patient while he used a clip to pick out the innermost layer of his underwear.

After separating it from the flesh, he finally saw the arrow blade and the half iron bead trapped inside. His eyes widened with joy. "It's crooked! It really is crooked! It's all thanks to the iron bead in the sachet. It's deflected the arrow's force slightly to the left."

"What do you mean? This little bit can keep me alive, right?"

"The chances of survival are much greater, but the prince may have to suffer."

"It's okay to suffer, as long as you can survive. You too, why didn't you tell me earlier that you hid a sachet in your chest and hurt me..." Qin Yang complained and stopped talking when he saw Gu Yizi's weak appearance.

Even if he wanted to speak, he didn't have the energy to do so.

With confidence, the military doctor's speed increased.

It took an hour to finally pull the most dangerous arrow out of Gu Yizi's heart. Gu Yizi didn't make a sound during the whole process, not even a groan of pain.

The sweat dripping all over his body silently spoke of his perseverance and forbearance.

The military doctor quickly gathered up all the bloodstained items. When he picked up the broken sachet, Gu Yizi raised his hand to stop him. "Leave this."

The military doctor understood best that the desire to survive was also a good medicine. He immediately placed the sachet into Gu Yizi's palm, explained some matters, and then stepped back.

"Whose sachet is this in your backyard? There are iron beads in it. You are really an extraordinary lucky star. You are able to save your life thanks to it. You must reward it well when we return to Beijing." Without danger, Qin Yang immediately relaxed and started to talk nonsense.

Gu Yizi didn't have the energy to reply him at the moment, but holding the sachet in his hand, he was indeed grateful to the lucky little cat.

The night before he went to the battle, he went to the courtyard at night, but the girl was heartless and didn't think about him at all. She slept soundly. So he took the sachet hanging on her bedside as compensation and casually stuffed it into his pocket. He was traveling fast and encountered snow and wind, so he had no time to open it to see what was inside.

During the fight, it ran all the way to his heart, and just then a black arrow came from the front.

He could have dodged it by turning sideways, but there was a young general behind him. If he dodged, the arrow would have hit his head and he would have died for sure.

So he just tilted it to the side, and the arrow hit the sachet and slipped a little, causing it to deviate.

I guess it's all fate.

If he hadn't taken Chinese medicine, he wouldn't have done what he did with Xia Zheng and he wouldn't have taken her in. He wouldn't have felt so much more alive today because of her sachet.

What should I reward her with when I get back?

"You escaped death. I will go and inform the other generals. They are all waiting outside..." Qin Yang said as he was about to go out, but suddenly he felt his armor being pulled from behind. He turned around and saw it was Gu Yizi's hand.

"My situation is under pressure for now."

"Suppress them? What if there's chaos?" What we need at this time is to stabilize the morale of the army.

"Do you think Beichen Pass was so easily breached just because of the snowstorm and the frozen river?" Gu Yizi couldn't help but gasp as he said this.

Although Qin Yang appears to be nonchalant on the surface, he has been in the army since he was a child and has fought in at least two hundred battles. He found the flaw after thinking about it carefully.

"There is a traitor!"