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Under Qing Ming's arrangement, the soldiers were divided into two groups.

Along the way, the leader of the dark guards took the lead to chase the guards and join the army;

Another hidden guard leads the way, and Qingming takes the rest of the hidden guards to look for Han Tuo's trace.

No matter which party finds Han Tuo first, they can pass the news to the other party in time.

Wei Canjun led a brigade of elite soldiers and could only go to Beilu City from the main road; while Han Tuo fled and hid, naturally he had to enter the dense forest in the middle.

The footsteps in the dense forest are chaotic. It can be seen that as soon as the Rong chasers entered the dense forest, they split up and pursued.

Qingming can roughly judge the direction of Han Tuo's progress, but it is also possible to make a wrong judgment, so in the end they can only disperse.

"Don't fight recklessly when you meet the Rong people chasing soldiers, try to avoid them, and focus on protecting yourself. Be sure to find General Han before the Rong people and escort him to join the Zhenxi army."

"Yes."

The guards scattered around.

Qingming led five hidden guards and ran towards one direction.

Deep in the forest

Still in black armor, messy and embarrassed, with blood-oozing cloth strips wrapped around his arms, the staggering figure walked forward, suddenly exhausted, and sat on the ground leaning on a tree.

Han Tuo was panting violently, coughing violently from time to time, and his body felt chills or fevers intermittently.

His physical condition is very bad.

First, he was buried by the snow, but luckily it was not deep, so he used his internal force to push away the snow that was pressing on him, and climbed out.

When he climbed out, he was surrounded by a vast expanse of whiteness, very still, and the snow was dazzling. Under such circumstances, he couldn't find his way at all. He could only leave there first, and then find a way to go back.

Even though he crawled out, his body was still injured, and his back was in severe pain. According to his feeling, he probably had a broken rib, and he had difficulty breathing.

From day to night, he finally saw figures, but he immediately discovered that those people were his enemies.

Then came the embarrassing escape.

He gnawed the bark when he was hungry, and drank snow water when he was thirsty. Because he was afraid that the smoke would attract the enemy, he could only light a fire in the middle of the night, and occasionally caught hares to replenish his strength.

In the process of fleeing, he did not forget to leave a mark on his own people and tell them that he was still alive.

Since the Rong people can find him, the Zhenxi army will also be able to find him.

He can't go back to Xishan City, because the Rong people will do everything possible to stop him, so he can only go all the way north, in the direction of Beilu City.

Of course, the process was not smooth.

The Rong tribe obviously didn't want to let him go, and sent several groups of soldiers to hunt him down. He also encountered several times of siege, but fortunately, he escaped smoothly.

After running away for many days in a row, he couldn't even remember what day it was.

Sitting under the tree, looking up to the sky through the gaps in the branches, there is no trace of dark clouds, and it is full of clean blue.

The blue strangely calmed his inner anxiety, and he unconsciously recalled that person's blue clothes in his mind.

No, he doesn't seem to be wearing blue clothes anymore.

Han Tuo couldn't help laughing at himself.

Just as he severed the relationship between them, he abandoned the pure and beautiful blue.

"I don't know how long I can last~" Han Tuo said melancholy.

Suddenly, his pupils shrank, and his eyes instantly became sharp.

Someone is approaching him.

Leaning against the tree, he slowly straightened his tense body. Just as he took a step, he felt dizzy, his vision went dark, and he fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Your Majesty, look there is someone there." A hidden guard pointed to the ground in front of him and said in a deep voice.

"Han Tuo?!" Even though he was far away, Qing Ming recognized the person who fell on the ground at a glance. At this time, they had been searching in the dense forest for nearly five days.

They immediately stepped forward and helped the people on the ground.

"It really is him." Qing Ming half picked up his body, checking his condition anxiously.

Slender fingers pressed on his wrist, and then touched his forehead.

"Your Majesty, there are Rong people coming." The secret guard who was in charge of checking the surroundings said.

"Your Majesty, you take General Han away first, we will stop them, and then go find you."

Qing Ming nodded solemnly, "Be careful too." As he spoke, he and a hidden guard set up Han Tuo and left first.

Behind them, four hidden guards stopped the Rong people from pursuing them.

Not long after running away, they encountered another group of soldiers. There was no way, the hidden guard offered to divert the pursuers away.

In the end, only Qing Ming and the unconscious Han Tuo were left.

Supporting his body, Qingming moved forward in the snow with heavy steps.

Ever since he entered the dense forest, his knee had been in constant pain. It was only slightly sore at first, and then the pain became more and more severe, and there were bursts of itching.

Because he left in a hurry, he forgot to bring the ointment prescribed by the imperial doctor, so there was no way to relieve the stinging pain, so he could only grit his teeth and hold on.

I don't know how long he walked, and the sky was also slightly dark. He looked around vigilantly, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

There is a cave there.

He and Han Tuo got in, and then covered the hole.

The cave was clean and tidy, with some dry grass and dead branches on the ground, it seemed that someone had stayed here.

Qingming put Han Tuo on the hay, and didn't start a fire immediately, but waited until it was completely dark.

Borrowing the light of the fire, Qing Ming went to Han Tuo's side, and took off his helmet and armor. The clothes inside were also stained with blood, but there were not many injuries. Only the serious injuries on his arms could be seen. However, he His broken rib was soon discovered.

Physical and mental exhaustion coupled with malnutrition, excessive blood loss and other reasons, high fever persists.

Qingming left in a hurry, only carrying some Zigui's special pills for strengthening the body and strengthening the body.

Pour out a few pills and put them in his mouth, and the pills will melt in his mouth, so I don't worry that he won't be able to swallow them.

Although it can't cure the wound and reduce the fever, at least it can prevent his body from collapsing.

Tear off the clean clothes on his body, help him re-bandage the wound, wrap the snow in silk cloth, take it into the cave to melt it, and apply it on his forehead to help him reduce the fever.

In the middle of the night, Han Tuo had a high fever and muttered indistinctly.

"Water... water..."

Qingming heard his words clearly, glanced at the dirty silk cloth, and decisively got out of the cave.

After a while, he came in with a ball of snow in his hand.

His hands were red from the cold, even tingling with numbness, but, as if he couldn't feel it, he held the ball of snow.

Then he lowered his head and took a bite of the ball of snow, held it in his mouth, bent down, and leaned close to his face, then lowered his head, and put his lips on his chapped lips.

Cool water flowed into Han Tuo's thirsty mouth.

He greedily swallowed the sweet liquid, his Adam's apple rolled up and down as he swallowed, his tongue instinctively stuck into Qingming's mouth, longing for more sweetness.

Qingming was a little distracted by his kiss, and even responded unconsciously.

The last kiss seems to have been a long time ago, but the memory imprinted on the body will not fade with time, it is very easy for Qing Ming to recall the previous feelings.

Feeling the wetness on his hands, Qingming left his lips in time, took another bite of Xue, put it in his mouth, and lowered his head to feed it to him.

Qing Ming fed it mouthful, while Han Tuo swallowed it mouthful.

After feeding the water, the snow on Qingming's hands has melted away.

This time, Qingming's hands were redder and colder, but his lips were also unusually red, but in contrast they were hot.

Qingming looked at Han Tuo who had calmed down expressionlessly, blinked his sore eyes, then turned away, not daring to look again.

The whole night, Qingming didn't sleep, and from time to time, he wiped his cheeks, neck and palms with a damp, cold silk cloth.

In the early morning, he heard a faint sound coming from outside.

With a flash of light in his eyes, Qing Ming took off his clothes resolutely, then changed into Han Tuo's clothes, extinguished the fire, quietly got out of the cave, away from the cave, and hid behind a thick tree.

The people who came over were neither Rong soldiers nor his secret guards, but a man in his forties and a girl in his sixteen or seventeen years old. Judging by their attire, they should be hunters living in the deep mountains.

"Huh? Father, look quickly, there is a person lying in the cave!" The little girl got into the cave with ease, and then quickly got out, exclaiming at the same time.

It seems that they were the ones who prepared the dry grass and dead branches in this hole before.

The middle-aged man went into the cave, and Qingming didn't hear what the young girl said to him.

Not long after, the middle-aged man got out with Han Tuo on his back, and the girl supported Han Tuo behind him, and the three went in another direction.

Qingming quietly followed them, and saw that they had entered a hidden mountain depression, with simple wooden houses inside, which were not very noticeable because they were covered by snow.

Looking at the appearance of those two people, they didn't look like people with sinister intentions. Qingming watched them rescue Han Tuo with his own eyes before turning around and leaving.

Coincidentally, he ran into Rong soldiers, Qingming changed his mind, turned around and led them away in the opposite direction.

Knowing that Han Tuo will be fine, Qing Ming felt a lot more relaxed, and now the fatigue on his body also appeared, coupled with the old injury on his knee, he gradually showed a little powerlessness, and the pursuers behind him never got rid of him.

Fortunately, the other scattered dark guards had already received the news and rushed over in time.

Under the protection of the hidden guards, it was easy to get rid of them.

"Your Majesty, are we going back to the Imperial Capital now?" A hidden guard stepped forward and asked.

Qingming sat on the rock to rest, pondered for a moment, and replied, "No, you follow me to the direction of Beilu City."

"Isn't General Han safe already? Why don't we return to the Imperial Capital?" The dark guard was very puzzled.

"My purpose is not to go to Beilu City, but to confirm that there is no danger on the way to Beilu City." Qing Ming looked ahead calmly, without giving a detailed explanation.

Judging from the current situation, the Rong army responsible for the sneak attack in Beilu City must have received the news that Han Tuo fled to Beilu City, and the Rong army is bound to ambush on the way; Wei Canjun seems to be going to assist Beilu City, But the best way to help is to encircle Wei and save Zhao.

On the way to Beilu City, chase the Rong army, join Han Tuo, and finally attack the rear of the Rong army. Otherwise, Wei Canjun would not bring only 5000 people to the rescue.

Bringing so few people is obviously to avoid attracting the attention of the Rong people so that the surprise attack can be successful.

If he guessed right, Han Tuo would definitely want to draw the Rong people's attention alone so that Wei Canjun's sneak attack would be easier.

It's fine if he doesn't know these things, now that he knows, how can he see him in danger!

Therefore, Qingming decided to replace him to do what he was going to do, and he was not alone, so there would not be too much danger.

Thinking of this, Qing Ming lowered his head and stroked the black armor on his body with his hands.

At this time, he had completely forgotten that he was going back within a month.

It took ten days to rush to Xishan City, and then another five days to find Han Tuo, leaving only fifteen days.And it will take half a month at the fastest to return to the Imperial Capital from Beilu City, and now he has to do that thing, so in this way, he will not be able to return to the Imperial Capital within a month no matter what.

He never knew.

When he returned to the Imperial Capital, everything had changed.