Chapter 050 Rescue
The dungeon of Xishan Camp.
The fire attracted the attention of the soldiers guarding the gate. Just as two guards at the door were looking at the fire and discussing what had happened, Su Qingqing flashed into the dungeon door like a flash of lightning.
The private dungeon was dark and damp, without even a light.
Su Qingqing walked a little further inside to avoid the door's sight before lighting the fire.
Gao Tiankuo had his hands and feet tied with iron chains and was lying on the cold ground with his eyes closed. When he heard footsteps, he suddenly opened his eyes.
At that moment, Su Qingqing turned on the light.
As soon as she saw Gao Tiankuo, even though she had prepared herself mentally before coming, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken at this moment.
This once mighty man, whose name once made enemies tremble in fear, is now imprisoned in a dungeon. He is as thin as a stick, with sunken eye sockets, and his tattered clothes cannot hide the deep and shallow scabs on his body.
Su Qingqing felt a lump in her nose. At the moment when Gao Tiankuo's eyes trembled and his lips moved slightly, she made a gesture to him to keep quiet, and then quickly walked to Gao Tiankuo's side.
"Mother Du asked me to come."
Mother Du of Suihonglou is responsible for collecting intelligence about Kyoto for General Su. This is something that all of Su Qingqing's close subordinates know.
Gao Tiankuo's eyes, which were originally filled with shock, became even more turbulent.
Thousands of words suddenly surged in his throat and his chest heaved violently. There were so many things he wanted to ask and say, but he knew that this was not the place to talk.
His hands and feet were tied with thick iron chains, but the chains had no locks at all and were welded shut.
The only way to rescue him is to cut the chains .
But once the sword touches the chain, it will definitely make a loud clanging sound.
Gao Tiankuo looked at the person in front of him with rapid breathing.
Su Qingqing half-knelt down, took out a small porcelain bottle that she had prepared in advance, pulled out the stopper, and poured the liquid in the bottle toward the iron chain at Gao Tiankuo's ankle.
When the liquid fell on the iron chain, the chain immediately made a slight crackling sound. Then, Gao Tiankuo watched the iron chain break little by little where the liquid had been poured on it.
“Can you walk?”
The liquid in the bottle dissolved the chains that bound Gao Tiankuo, and Su Qingqing asked him in a low voice.
Gao Tiankuo shook his head with difficulty.
Not to mention walking, even if he just spoke a few words loudly he would probably have to breathe for a long time.
After receiving the response, Su Qingqing suppressed the great grief and anger in her heart and said, "It's okay. I'll carry you out."
The originally mighty man now lay on Su Qingqing's back, as light as a piece of dry firewood, and his bones even hurt Su Qingqing.
Su Qingqing carried him on her back towards the dungeon gate. With every step she took, she felt as if her heart was pierced by thousands of swords.
This is her most capable right-hand man!
She clenched her fists, wishing she could crush to death those who had harmed her and her subordinates.
Outside the dungeon, the two guards at the door were still watching the fire not far away, discussing whether the fire would take the life of the short-lived princess.
Su Qingqing stayed in the dark corner of the door with a steady breath. She flicked her finger and a small stone flew out and headed straight for the bushes opposite.
The sudden sound made the two guards stop chatting and walk towards the direction of .
Su Qingqing tapped the ground with her toes and flew away.
"I will hand you over to the people outside. They will take you to a safe place. Just take care of your health and don't think about anything. Su..." Su Qingqing paused and tried to calm herself down. "General Su is still alive."
The person on his back lay quietly on her all the way. Hearing this, Su Qingqing clearly felt that Gao Tiankuo's body stiffened.
Then a line of cold tears fell into her neck.
"Take care of yourself and wait for her to come see you. It'll only be a few days!"
The whimpering sound on my back could no longer be suppressed and came out in a low and deep voice.
…
Flames were still rising into the sky, and the entire Xishan camp was in chaos.
Su Xiang was so shocked that he looked at the soldiers running back and forth, he was dumbfounded.
He bribed Liu Yisheng to put some ingredients in Su Qingqing's lamb leg.
Last night, this damn woman took advantage of him being drunk and hurt him so badly. If Su Xiang just swallows this anger, he will be a cuckold!
He originally planned to make Su Qingqing feel weak all over after eating the roasted lamb leg with added ingredients, and then he entered Su Qingqing's tent late at night.
He wanted to make this damn woman cry under him and beg for mercy under him.
Can……
He just had someone give him some drugs, how come there was a fire shooting up into the sky!
Zhao Chunming fell to the ground covered in cold sweat. Liu Yisheng knelt beside him, crying in despair, "Sir, we can't save him. Tell the Duke quickly and ask him to think of a solution. Otherwise, both of us will lose our heads!"
The one who was burned to death was the Crown Princess!
Zhao Chunming shook his head. "It's no use looking for anyone. It's no use. It's no use..."
Before Zhao Chunming's desperate voice could finish his words, Rong Que disguised himself as a soldier and ran out from the fire.
He was holding someone in his arms.
When Zhao Chunming saw this scene, he stopped talking and froze, as if his blood circulation had stopped.
"Someone come quickly, doctor, where is the doctor, the Crown Princess has been rescued!"
Rong Que shouted loudly in the panicked crowd, and Zhao Chunming seemed to be petrified and then activated, and he rushed out in one step.
"Rescued?"
He went straight to Rong Que.
Rong Que was holding Su Qingqing in his arms. His clothes were tattered, his hair was burnt, and his face was covered in ash. He was crying with a trembling breath, "Sir, please find a doctor. My arm is burnt!"
Soon after, a soldier emerged from the flames, "The maidservant of the Crown Princess has been rescued."
At this moment, Zhao Chunming just wanted to kneel on the ground and burn three incense sticks at his family's ancestral grave.
If it weren't for the smoke coming out of his ancestral grave, how could he have such good luck.
The fire has been burning for nearly a quarter of an hour...
The people were rescued!
Suddenly the scene changed from one situation where people were thrown to the ground and horses were thrown to the ground in another situation.
Su Qingqing and Jixiang were sent to Zhao Chunming's tent, and the military doctor knelt in front of them to treat them.
The fire outside was still being put out. The atmosphere in the tent was solemn and the air was so heavy that it seemed like it could crush people to death.
Zhao Chunming's joy was extinguished by a bucket of cold water.
Rescued.
But...alive or dead?
After about two cups of tea, the two military doctors stood up and reported to Zhao Chunming, "Sir, it's OK. He probably fainted from being too frightened and smoked. He will wake up after acupuncture."
Zhao Chunming leaned against the soldier beside him in a cold sweat.
It was discovered that the person was the one who rescued Su Qingqing.
This person not only saved Su Qingqing, he was Zhao Chunming's lifesaver.
"After this incident, I will definitely give you a promotion!" He patted Rong Que's shoulder heavily, and then asked: "How did you find out about the Crown Princess?"
Rong Que said, "I rushed in wrapped in a soaked blanket. The tent had already collapsed due to the fire. The Crown Princess and Miss Jixiang were huddled together under the collapsed beam. They were already unconscious."
Zhao Chunming breathed a sigh of relief and patted his arm.
Fortunately, someone rushed in!
Liu Yisheng stood beside Zhao Chunming and looked at the soldier suspiciously. So many people couldn't rush in, so why did he get in?
