The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack: The Evil King's Doctor Consort's Ent

Chapter 45 is about you.

On the rooftops flanking the thousand-strong procession, two rows of men in black, armed with bows and arrows, appeared out of nowhere. In an instant, more than a dozen men were wounded by arrows.

Gu Lingzhi frowned slightly and turned to look at Bai Lianchuan: "Quickly, tell everyone to find a place to hide!"

Bai Lianchuan nodded and, with her help, kicked open the door of the house next door.

The shops on both sides of Linyang City's main street were long gone, and the bustling scene during the day seemed like a dream.

The soldiers guarding the rear protected the remaining people who had not yet recovered their strength in a very orderly manner, but even so, at least dozens of people died in a short period of time.

Gu Lingzhi stood at the window, looking at the corpses scattered on the ground. The murderous atmosphere in the air lingered for a long time.

With her fingers gripping the door tightly, Gu Lingzhi turned around and glanced at the herbs in the cabinet next to her.

There just happened to be a pharmacy right next to her, so Gu Lingzhi went straight inside.

The entrance to the large pharmacy was blocked by tables and chairs, and many people were waiting at the door. There was a moment of silence.

Everyone was panting heavily.

Even if they can take refuge here for the time being, when those people come down, this thin wooden door will definitely not be able to withstand their attack. At that time, they will be walking into a trap without any power to resist.

Several of them nervously raised their heads, and after resting, they organized their thoughts and looked at Bai Lianchuan with cold sweat dripping down their faces: "Strategist, your wisdom is unparalleled, what should we do?"

The unparalleled strategist, with a furrowed brow, sat in his chair tapping the table with his index finger.

This was Bai Lianchuan's subconscious action as he pondered the matter, and he also realized that this matter was also very difficult for him.

go out?

They couldn't win in a fight, and the enemy had so many archers. It was likely that anyone who stepped out of the room would be riddled with arrows.

Stay here?

When those people lead their men and push open the doors one by one, they will still face certain death.

No matter what choice we make, we are all in a dead end with no way out.

But he couldn't say that. If he did, all his pillars of support would collapse, and those who had already lost their faith would find it even harder to survive.

"I have already informed the Prince, and I believe that once he receives the news, he will come as quickly as possible."

Everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief upon hearing Bai Lianchuan's words.

"Strategist, if we hold our ground, will the Prince definitely come to our rescue?"

Bai Lianchuan looked at the expectant eyes around him, smiled gently, and nodded slowly: "Yes!"

Now, everyone in the Imperial Guard was energized.

However, Gu Lingzhi understood the meaning behind Bai Lianchuan's words. In fact, it was not difficult to guess with a little thought that even Bai Lianchuan did not know whether Mo Jiuxiao would arrive in time.

That's an army of over 100,000. Even if Mo Jiuxiao is incredibly capable, he can't fight against so many opponents. Trying to escape and come here to rescue them is simply a pipe dream.

Most importantly, once Mo Jiuxiao's army is lured in, it will definitely cause even greater casualties.

Unless, he doesn't go into the city.

Not entering the city meant sacrificing a thousand people, including her and Bai Lianchuan.

Gu Lingzhi stood in front of a pile of medicine boxes, her fingertips nimbly tapping on several of them, and suddenly spoke.

"I have a solution!"

As soon as she spoke, Bai Lianchuan looked at her with a slightly surprised expression.

Gu Lingzhi was still dressed as an ordinary soldier, but her eyes held a light that most people did not possess.

Gu Lingzhi pulled open the drawer with one hand and quickly grabbed the medicine with the other. As if she knew how heavy the medicine was, she grabbed the medicine together precisely.

Everyone was watching what she was doing with her hands.

Gu Lingzhi found a stone mill in the pharmacy and ground all the herbs into powder. She looked down at the powder and reached out to Bai Lianchuan: "Tinder!"

Bai Lianchuan quickly handed the items to her.

As the flames burned, Gu Lingzhi sprinkled the powder on one person's clothes, then ordered everyone to wet their sleeves and cover their mouths and noses. No one was even given a packet of herbs with a pungent smell.

A loud banging came from outside the door. Gu Lingzhi had everything prepared and said to the soldiers who were struggling to defend against the enemy at the door, "You don't need to stand guard. Stand in the back and let them in."

Gu Lingzhi set the clothes on fire, and the black smoke quickly filled the room.

Only then did everyone realize what Gu Lingzhi had asked them to do, and they quickly covered their mouths and noses. The surroundings were quiet, except for the increasingly intense banging on the door.

Just then, with a bang, the door was kicked open, and the tables and chairs blocking the doorway collapsed to the ground.

Many people who walked to the door suddenly smelled a pungent odor coming from inside the house. Before they could react, they felt weak all over and collapsed to the ground.

Plop, plop.

One, two... three.

Soon, more than a dozen people who were the first to approach the door fell down.

Those behind them, seeing this strange situation, all retreated, their expressions changing as they looked at the room filled with an eerie mist.

Many people were shooting arrows haphazardly into the room. Gu Lingzhi immediately ordered her men to pull out the arrows that were stuck in the table, wrap them in clothes and burning powder, and throw them out.

In an instant, the streets were filled with smoke, making it impossible to see people clearly. Those who smelled the smoke quickly collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly powerless.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, over a hundred people had come chasing after them, with less than a dozen of them capable of fighting.

Seeing that things were going badly, the remaining people rushed out of the house to chase after them, and they fled in all directions in a sorry state.

Bai Lianchuan arrived at the door with some surprise. Looking at the enemy soldiers who were just moments before so imposing, now weak and unable to get up, his eyes widened in astonishment.

He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Gu Lingzhi.

How did she do it?

Concealing his shock, Bai Lianchuan ordered his men, "Kill!"

At the command, the soldiers, who had been itching to kill their enemies, instantly turned bloodshot.

These men were all elites on the battlefield, each of them having survived numerous battles. Killing was second nature to them.

"and many more!"

Gu Lingzhi pursed her lips slightly.

Even though she knew these people deserved to die, she still felt a pang of guilt.

"They are no longer capable of resisting, so we can leave them alone."

Gu Lingzhi clenched her fist slightly as she let out a soft breath. She understood everything, but she still couldn't help but offer a word of advice.

Bai Lianchuan slightly curved the corners of his lips: "These people didn't hold back when they attacked us just now. Being merciful to the enemy is being ruthless to one's own people."

Gu Lingzhi's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she turned her back and said, "Okay, I was just saying, I won't interfere too much."

She is somewhat soft-hearted and has witnessed a lot of death, but that doesn't prove that she didn't feel guilty when she killed.

Bai Lianchuan glanced at her from the side, his voice gentle, his fox-like eyes gleaming faintly in the moonlight: "I know what you're thinking, but these people must die."

She loosened her clenched fingers and strode into the adjacent pharmacy. As if nothing had happened, she packed all the medicinal herbs from the prescription into a bundle.

Even the most skilled cook can't cook without rice. No matter how thoroughly she studied poisons, it was still a problem if she didn't have anything to use. So she didn't hold back and directly looted all the good medicinal herbs inside.

Perhaps because they understood her feelings, by the time Gu Lingzhi came out, everything outside had already been taken care of.

No one came to hunt them down, but the group couldn't stay there any longer. Bai Lianchuan had several carriages brought over, and the group of seven or eight hundred people set off again.

But just as they reached the city gate, the well-organized army blocked the thousand or eight hundred people in the middle. Gu Lingzhi looked up and saw a man with flowing black hair sitting on the back of a horse at the head of the army.

The man, dressed in black armor with a dark cloak billowing wildly, held the reins in one hand as his blood-red Akhal-Teke horse slowly approached Gu Lingzhi and her group.

The convoy remained stationary.

The entire team wore expressions of despair.

Bai Lianchuan's pupils contracted slightly, and his fox-like eyes flashed with a sharp light. He jumped down from the carriage and walked to the front of the procession.

Gu Lingzhi followed behind him with her head down, trying her best not to let anyone see anything, but who knew that the black-robed man's eyes would fall directly on her.

Gu Lingzhi tensed up, clenching her teeth tightly, standing calmly in the crowd.

The man sized her up, then suddenly took a portrait from the palm of one of his men behind him.

"Is the person in this painting her?"

The adjutant behind him nodded quickly: "That should be it."

A look of surprise flashed across the black-robed man's eyes. He spurred his horse to the front of the group, without even glancing at Bai Lianchuan and his companions.

"come here!"

Gu Lingzhi noticed that the finger was pointing at her. She was puzzled but didn't move.

The man in black robes instantly became displeased. He chuckled softly, "I'm talking about you, the one with your head down."

She was the only one around with her head down.

Gu Lingzhi knew that if she pretended not to see it, it might cause unnecessary trouble. She looked up in confusion and met that handsome and wicked face.

With his long hair simply combed back, the man rode a tall, red horse, exuding an imposing and resolute aura.

He held a long sword in one hand and the horse reins in the other. When he saw Gu Lingzhi look up at him, he smiled.

"I'm talking to you, come out here."

Bai Lianchuan glanced at her sideways and carefully shook his head.

Gu Lingzhi really didn't understand what was so striking about her appearance, but since the other party had pointed it out, she couldn't back down.