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Chapter 78 Xi Shi blocked a fatal arrow for Qian Mingduo

"Yes!" Xishi nodded and said, "The most urgent task now is to quickly pass this news on so that people in the country can make plans early."

"This matter is of great importance. This brocade bag can only be reported to the emperor or handed over to doctors Fan Li and Wen Zhong." Xi Shi said anxiously.

"I know what to do." Qian Mingduo smiled at Xi Shi, took the white silk from Xi Shi's hand, and carefully put it into his waist. "I will go find Miss Tian now. Ask her to deliver this brocade bag to Yue Kingdom as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Xishi hugged Qian Mingduo, kissed him gently on the lips, and said softly: "You have to be more careful and pay attention to safety!"

"I know." Qian Mingduo said and was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait a minute." Xi Shi said as she took something out of a small cabinet, "I have already embroidered it. I'll give it to you!"

Qian Mingduo stared at the silk handkerchief in his hand, and saw two mandarin ducks playing in the water, vivid and lifelike. The silk thread was delicate and the color was soft, showing Xi Shi's ingenuity and dexterity.

"This is you!" Xi Shi pointed at a mandarin duck and said shyly, "This is me!"

Qian Mingduo felt Xi Shi's deep affection and friendship. He folded the silk handkerchief and carefully put it in front of his chest. Then he hugged Xi Shi tightly in his arms.

Suddenly, Qian Mingduo felt a slight pain in his right shoulder. He looked at his shoulder and then at Xi Shi.

Xi Shi blushed and said softly, "In my hometown...after a man and a woman are together...the girl will bite the boy's shoulder."

"Why?" Qian Mingduo asked with a smile, "What does it mean to take a bite?"

"That means... if I bite you... you will be mine forever." Xishi hugged Qian Mingduo and said shyly: "Actually... actually I should have bitten you a long time ago!"

"We all bite the left shoulder." Xishi rubbed Qian Mingduo's face with her nose. "But your left shoulder was injured because of me, so...so I will bite your right shoulder!"

They hugged each other tightly, as if they wanted to merge each other into their bodies and lives.

"I'm leaving!" After giving Xi Shi a gentle kiss on her lips, Qian Mingduo turned and walked out of the hall.

Xiao Ke knew she couldn't hesitate any longer, so she rushed in, holding a small crossbow in her hand, and shouted, "Don't pass on the information!"

Shi and Qian Duoduo looked at Xiaoke in astonishment, their faces full of disbelief.

"Xiao Ke, why are you doing this?" Xi Shi asked.

Xiao Ke's eyes were filled with pain and helplessness, "Girl, I... I had no choice."

Qian Duoduo glared at Xiaoke, "You actually betrayed the girl!"

Xiao Ke bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes. "I have no choice. Deng Kai...he forced me to do this."

"Deng Kai?" Qian Mingduo asked in surprise while drinking Xishi.

"Yes, it was Deng Kai." Xiao Ke burst into tears and choked up as she said, "He possessed me, he deceived me, he...he threatened me!"

"Xiao Ke!" Xi Shi walked slowly towards Xiao Ke. "What did Deng Kai do to you?"

"No!" Xiao Ke said loudly: "Girl, don't come near me, don't..."

"He said he would marry me." Xiao Ke leaned against a pillar in the hall, "I know he is lying to me, but... if a lowly maid like me... if I can marry a general as his wife..."

"No!" Xiao Ke yelled again, "Even if I become his concubine, I will be satisfied." Xiao Ke's eyes were dull, and she was helpless. "I know he is deceiving me, but he has already tarnished my innocent body. And he has also used my family to threaten me."

"You knew Deng Kai was cheating on you, why did you still help him?" Qian Mingduo stood in front of Xi Shi and scolded.

"Because I have no choice. I still have my parents, brothers and sisters." Xiao Ke almost shouted, "I don't want to see them suffer and be poor. I don't want to see Deng Kai torture my family because I betrayed him."

At this moment, there was a voice outside the palace. Qian Mingduo didn't want others to see this scene, so he wanted to stop the person from coming. He glanced at Xiao Ke and then walked towards the palace door.

Xiaowei was worried that Qian Mingduo was going to leave here, so she was anxious and pulled the bow unconsciously. The sharp arrow flew out and shot straight at Qian Duoduo. Seeing this, Xi Shi stood in front of Qian Duoduo without hesitation.

"Girl!" Xiaoke shouted in horror.

The sharp arrow hit Xi Shi's back, and blood gushed out instantly. She slowly fell down. Xiao Ke rushed over and knelt beside Xi Shi, tears pouring out like a flood.

"Girl, I was wrong, I was really wrong." Xiaoke burst into tears.

"Yier!" Qian Mingduo's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief and horror. He knelt on the ground, holding Xi Shi tightly in his arms with trembling hands.

"Why are you so stupid? Why did you block an arrow for me?" His voice was hoarse and desperate.

Xi Shi's face was as pale as paper, but her eyes were full of tenderness and love. She raised her hand with difficulty, stroked Qian Duoduo's face, and said weakly: "Because... you are already mine, I can't watch you get hurt."

Qian Duoduo burst into tears, and he hugged Xi Shi tightly, as if he wanted to rub her into his body. "Yier, you will be fine, you must hold on, I will take you to see a doctor."

However, Xi Shi's breath was getting weaker and weaker. She tried to smile and said, "Don't be sad. I don't regret blocking this arrow for you. If there is an afterlife, I would like to meet you and fall in love with you again..."

Xishi looked at Xiaoke weakly, with no blame in her eyes, only pity, "Xiaoke, you have been used by Deng Kaili, come back soon."

"I'll ask them to get a witch doctor," Xiao Ke stood up in a panic, stumbled to the palace door, lifted the veil, and shouted loudly: "Go get a witch doctor quickly, the girl...the girl is injured."

At this moment, Xiao Ke's heart was filled with self-blame and regret. She knelt beside Xi Shi again, watching her face gradually turn pale.

The once lively and beautiful face now lost its luster like a withered flower. Endless regret and pain surged in her heart.

Xiao Ke stood up slowly, her steps heavy as if filled with lead. She walked behind the pillar of the hall, tremblingly picked up the crossbow, her eyes full of determination. She loaded an arrow, and the cold arrowhead seemed to tell of her sins.

Xiao Ke's heart was dead silent, and she pointed the crossbow at her heart without any hesitation. She knew that only in this way could she atone for her mistakes.

With a sound of the bowstring, the arrow shot out quickly and pierced deeply into her heart. Blood gushed out, and Xiao Ke slowly fell down, with a look of relief and guilt in her eyes.

At the last moment of her life, Xiao Ke seemed to see her family, they were all looking at her with a smile! And behind them, Xi Shi was also looking at her with a smile!

The guards and eunuchs outside the palace were noisy, looking in. In the distance, the anxious voice of the witch doctor came.

"I'm fine," Xishi said delicately, "Don't worry about me, okay?"

"Yeah!" Qian Mingduo held back his tears and nodded.

"Go... go find Miss Tian." Xi Shi looked at Qian Mingduo with a smile and said softly, "Go, dear!" Xi Shi held Qian Mingduo's hand tightly, with a look of reluctance in her eyes. It seemed that Qian Mingduo would never see him again after he left.

"Sir," the witch doctor said breathlessly, "What happened to your majesty? Where are you hurt?" As she spoke, she knelt on the ground, wanting to check Xi Shi's injuries.

"The Empress's maid Xiaoke stole the palace's property." Qian Mingduo stood up and looked indifferently at Xiaoke, who was lying in a pool of blood. Her face was serene and peaceful. "She was discovered by the Empress, and Xiaoke shot her with a crossbow... and then committed suicide."

"Hurry up and carry the queen to the jade couch." The witch doctor directed her female disciples. "Sir, I want to check the queen's injuries. Please leave the hall."

"I know." Qian Mingduo turned his head and looked at Xi Shi, who also looked at him weakly. The slight smile at the corner of Xi Shi's mouth seemed to tell him of endless tenderness and infinite attachment!

The streets were dark at night, and Qian Mingduo came to Miss Tian's pottery shop with one foot deep and one foot shallow. After seeing Miss Tian, ​​he handed the brocade bag to her. After explaining it, he left immediately.

Qian Mingduo was anxious to know about Xi Shi's situation. On the way back to the palace, he walked quickly. The bumpy road caused Qian Mingduo to fall several times. But he still hurried back.

Qian Mingduo couldn't help but run because of his concern for Xi Shi. The only sound on the empty and dark street was his hurried footsteps.

Suddenly, his feet were tripped by a protruding stone and his body lost balance instantly. While stumbling, Qian Mingduo's head hit a large rock on the side of the road.

At that moment, the pain came like a tide, and his eyes went dark. Qian Mingduo gradually lost consciousness in a whirlwind.