Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

The crossbow arrow emerged from his sleeve, but the leader's attention remained on the longsword in Qi Yuan's right hand.

The short arrow pierced the leader's shoulder, and the man groaned and immediately pressed his hand against the wound.

In that split second, Qi Yuan was already in front of the leader, and in a flash, he was behind him again.

"Don't move!" Qi Yuan shouted to the group, holding his longsword to the neck of the assassin leader.

The assassins who were originally preparing to continue setting up their formation stopped upon seeing this.

"Put down your weapons!" Qi Yuan shouted again.

But this time, all the assassins hesitated, their eyes fixed on their leader.

Seeing this, Qi Yuan tightened his grip on the long sword, and the sharp blade pierced the leader's neck, causing drops of blood to flow down.

"Make them put down all their weapons!" Qi Yuan threatened the leader.

The leader hesitated for a moment, but ultimately succumbed to his will to survive.

He gestured to the group, and the assassins obediently dropped their weapons on the ground.

"Come here!" Qi Yuan called out to the Lian family, and everyone immediately walked towards Qi Yuan.

But at that moment, an assassin from the northwest suddenly pulled on the silver thread in his hand, and the boomerang blade flew up instantly, stabbing towards Qi Yuan's back!

"Watch out!" Lian Rongrong was the first to see this scene. Before she could even think, she rushed out.

Upon hearing the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh, Qi Yuan went completely insane!

He knew that Lian Rongrong had shielded him from the fatal blow. At this moment, Qi Yuan no longer cared whether the assassin in his hand still had any value.

He slit the man's throat almost in a fit of rage, and then held Lian Rongrong in his arms before she fell to the ground.

At the same time, even family members went mad and began killing the assassins around them.

Before the assassins could even pick up their weapons, they were already dead at the hands of the Lian family.

The assassin who ambushed Qi Yuan was also stabbed by Lian Rongrong's short crossbow when he threw his boomerang!

The pristine snow was stained crimson with blood, and the killers' corpses lay scattered haphazardly across the snow.

But no one can truly feel the joy of surviving a disaster, because the person they care about most is facing a life-or-death situation.

Lian Yijun, her eyes red-rimmed, still suppressed the urge to rush to her sister and shouted to the crowd:

"Find the antidote, quick!"

There was no time for anyone to grieve. They witnessed Liu Da's death, and they all knew that without the antidote, even Rongrong's life would be hanging by a thread.

Qi Yuan's hands trembled as he pressed hard on Lian Rongrong's wound, but he still couldn't stop the blood from flowing out.

"How could you be so foolish? Who am I to you? Is someone you'd risk your life to save?"

Seeing Qi Yuan shed a single tear, Lian Rongrong felt a pang of sadness. She wanted to comfort Qi Yuan, but she only moved her lips without making a sound.

At this moment, driven by her instinct to save herself, Lian Rongrong desperately wanted to enter the ring's space.

However, under the influence of immense pain and toxins, Lian Rongrong found herself unable to concentrate on activating the space.

Lian Rongrong felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and Qi Yuan's face becoming increasingly blurry.

Just when Lian Rongrong thought she was going to die, a mouthful of slightly sweet liquid was suddenly poured into her mouth.

As soon as the liquid entered her throat, Lian Rongrong felt that she was not so uncomfortable all over.

But soon, she lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep!

Lian Rongrong had no idea that what she had drunk was the most precious treasure of the Great Sheng Dynasty, the Jade Juice!

There is only one bottle of this precious juice in the world. It was personally hung on his son, Li Yuanqi, by His Majesty Dasheng when Li Yuanqi, the eldest son of the emperor, was sent to Shang Kingdom as a hostage.

At this moment, Qi Yuan, who was holding an empty bottle, was none other than Li Yuanqi, the eldest son of the Dasheng Emperor!

Li Yuanqi finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Lian Rongrong's face gradually return to normal from its bluish-purple hue.

It seems that his father was right; this elixir truly has the effect of curing all poisons and diseases.

Lian Rongrong's breathing gradually calmed down, and her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

Li Yuanqi knew that the girl had survived this ordeal, and as for her external injuries, they would heal in time.

"She's alright! You can come over here!" Only after confirming Lian Rongrong's safety did Li Yuanqi have the energy to attend to the others.

Meanwhile, everyone in the Lian family except Lian Xiuyan was doing their utmost to dig up the corpses and find the antidote.

Therefore, as soon as they heard the news that Lian Rongrong was alright, everyone gathered around.

Lian Yicheng was the first to rush to his sister's side. He reached out and took Lian Rongrong's pulse, checking it several times before speaking to everyone:

"You're really alright now, it's just that you lost a lot of blood and need to rest!"

At that moment, no one cared how Lian Rongrong was rescued. Everyone carefully lifted Lian Rongrong onto the carriage and then got busy.

Some people treated Lian Rongrong's wounds, some looked for herbs, and others started a fire to boil water.

Everyone knew that it wasn't safe here, but no one cared because their priority was to protect Lian Rongrong's life!

Seeing everyone busy with Lian Rongrong, Li Yuanqi finally felt relieved.

He took one last look at Lian Rongrong's carriage, his eyes filled with reluctance and heartache.

"Perhaps you are right," Li Yuanqi murmured, "To you, I am just an indifferent passerby!"

I never imagined that I, a mere passerby, would nearly cost you your life! Lian Rongrong, if I survive, I will definitely come looking for you!

Li Yuanqi left without a sound, and no one even noticed his departure.

It wasn't until Lian Rongrong's condition stabilized and Lian Jinghuai ordered someone to drive away that everyone realized Qi Yuan, whom Lian Rongrong had risked her life to save, was nowhere to be found.

Such a sudden departure means nothing to Lian's family.

After all, according to the original agreement, Qi Yuan should have parted ways with them outside of Kunshan.

However, having gone through life and death, and with Rongrong even hanging by a thread after saving him, everyone couldn't help but feel a different kind of emotion when Li Yuanqi truly disappeared.

Lian Rongrong slept for a whole day and woke up the next evening.

Upon waking, Lian Rongrong's first words were, "Where's Qi Yuan? Is he alright?"

Lin Chuyue, who had been watching over Lian Rongrong, was slightly taken aback, and her original joyful expression was replaced by one of unease.

Seeing Lin Chuyue like this, Lian Rongrong couldn't help but feel a little anxious. She tried to get up by supporting herself with her hands, but the wounds on her body tore open and hurt painfully.

Lian Rongrong gasped in pain, and Lin Chuyue immediately stepped forward to support her.

"You silly girl, don't you know you're injured? Why are you moving around like that?"

Ignoring her own injuries, Lian Rongrong grabbed Lin Chuyue's arm and asked:

"Sister-in-law, tell me, what's wrong with Qi Yuan?"

Lin Chuyue sighed. As a woman herself, the fact that Lian Rongrong cared so much about Qi Yuan already explained everything.

"He's alright. You shielded him from a fatal blow yesterday, and he's completely unharmed."

Lin Chuyue looked at Lian Rongrong with some heartache.

During this period, even those two blockheads, Lian Yijun and Lian Yicheng, noticed that something was off between Lian Rongrong and Li Yuanqi, let alone the perceptive Lin Chuyue.

Li Yuanqi saved Lian Rongrong several times, and Lin Chuyue said that her little sister had finally found her own happiness.

But before anything could be resolved, that person disappeared without saying goodbye.

Lin Chuyue sighed inwardly. She really felt that God was blind. How could a good girl like her younger sister not meet her good man?

"That guy really left?" Lian Rongrong was heartbroken, but then forced a lighthearted smile and said:

"It's good that he's alright, otherwise I'm afraid I'll never be able to repay the debt I owe him in this lifetime!"