Half an hour later, a group of people rode horses into the mountains. When they were about to reach the end of the mountain road, they saw the carriage they had been riding in before, damaged and lying on the side of the road. Not far away, among the branches, it seemed that they could still see the scenery. I saw the horse pulling the cart stretching its neck to bite the young leaves on the tree.
Lu Xinghe got off his horse and ran towards the damaged carriage.
Xu Heng also dismounted and hugged Lu Yufang down.
The first time Lu Yufang came down, she ran towards the direction of the carriage. When she came to Lu Xinghe's side, she saw him reaching towards the carriage with slightly trembling hands, with fear, remorse and struggle in his eyes.
This scene had a huge impact on Lu Yufang. In her impression, Lu Xinghe was a calm and reserved person. He always remained calm even when the mountain collapsed. She had never seen Lu Xinghe react like this.
Does this mean that Yueyue holds a lot of weight in Brother Xinghe's heart?
Lu Yufang took a deep breath and stepped forward to help Lu Xinghe lift the carriage.
Looking at the empty carriage carriage, both of them breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. Since the person was not in the carriage, it was very likely that he was still alive.
At this moment, the officers and soldiers behind him also brought the horse in the distance.
Lu Xinghe seemed to have thought of something, got on his horse and headed towards the way he came.
He just passed by a place where the grass on the roadside had an abnormal slope, but at first he just thought that the carriage would leave traces, so he automatically ignored that detail.
Xu Heng helped Lu Yufang onto the horse brought by the officers and soldiers, held her horse rope in his hand, and moved forward while looking for Chu Yue in the mountains.
…
Lu Xinghe carefully observed the sloping grass on the roadside. When he suddenly saw blood stains on the rocks and tree trunks, his heart clenched unconsciously.
She's hurt!
There is blood on the ground, indicating that she has appeared here, and the carriage is so far away...
Lu Xinghe quickly figured out the key through clues.
The little girl's method of concealing the truth was a good one.
Then, he looked at the footprints in the mountains, then looked at the people and horses behind him, "Do you know where this direction leads?"
"It looks like a canal dock."
"Canal Pier..." Lu Xinghe murmured, then got on his horse again, "You continue to search in the mountains, don't miss any corner. I'll take a look at the Canal Pier."
After saying that, he clamped his legs around the horse's belly and disappeared in front of everyone in just a moment.
The officers, soldiers and Xu family members searched for Chu Yue in their own directions, calling Doctor Chu as they searched.
Lu Yufang was not idle either, following Xu Heng in the direction of Wuxi Town and searching everywhere.
…
Lu Xinghe first went to the canal dock and asked several boatmen carefully. After confirming that the girl suspected of Chu Yue went down the canal to Wuxi, he got on his horse again and rushed towards Wuxi Town.
He wanted to know the news about the little girl more urgently than ever.
Want to know where she is now, if she is hurt, if she is scared.
Lu Xinghe's heart was filled with self-blame. If he had known that something like this would happen, he should have been with her from the beginning.
Lu Xinghe rushed to Wuxi Town without stopping, and after several inquiries, he found the gathering point for the victims in Wuxi Town.
The medicinal materials shipped from the county seat have been delivered to Wuxi Town, but no one has seen Chu Yue.
Lu Xinghe's eyes gradually cooled down from being full of hope at the beginning.
He stood in the crowd and looked around, his heart clenched, and an unreasonable feeling of helplessness choked his throat, making him breathless.
Just when he was completely despairing, his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of Chu Yue in the distance, who was being supported by Jiang Wan and walking towards the gathering point of the victims.
A breathable cotton cloth was tied on her forehead, and the center of the cotton cloth was slightly red with blood.
The palm of his left hand was also wrapped in cotton, and he was walking this way with a slight frown.
Looking at the extremely embarrassed Chu Yue, Lu Xinghe realized that what he saw in front of him was not an illusion.
"Yueyue!"
Lu Xinghe's slightly red eyes were filled with excitement and even more distress.
Hearing the voice, Chu Yue thought she was hallucinating because of her injury, and hurriedly raised her head and looked around. When she saw Lu Xinghe's familiar face, the suppressed fear and grievance in her heart surged out uncontrollably.
"Ms. sir!"
Hearing the little girl's nasal call, Lu Xinghe hurriedly ran towards Chu Yue, took her from Jiang Wan's hand, threw away the branch in her hand, and carefully held her in his arms.
"How did you get yourself into this state? Does it hurt?"
Chu Yue hugged Lu Xinghe's neck, sniffed his scent, and asked with a strong nasal voice, "Much better, sir, why did you come to Wuxi Town?"
"Yufang and Brother Xu didn't wait for you, so they went back to the county seat and told me that you were being hunted and disappeared."
Chu Yue understood and turned to look in the direction of Jiang You, "Ms. sir, this is Master Jiang. If it hadn't been for him along the way, I might not have been able to reach Wuxi Town so smoothly."
After Lu Xinghe heard this, he bowed towards Jiang Wan.
"Thank you, Master Jiang, for the rescue!"
Jiang Wan took the horse that Lu Xinghe rode over and waved his hand, "You don't have to thank me. Doctor Chu is kind-hearted. Otherwise, I wouldn't be willing to help anyone. Let's find a place to place Doctor Chu first." I saw that she was seriously injured."
Lu Xinghe nodded and hurriedly followed Jiang Wan towards the direction of the gathering point.
He negotiated with the people at the gathering point for a few words, then led the horse to the nearest inn.
Chu Yue lay in Lu Xinghe's arms, feeling extremely at ease.
"Ms. sir, where did your horse come from?"
"Provided by the county government."
She looked surprised, "Does the county magistrate also know about this?"
Lu Xinghe replied quietly, "From the county seat to Wuxi Town, the area covered is too wide, so we need to find someone to help."
When he arrived at the inn, Jiang Wan handed the horse in his hand to the waiter, put Chu Yue's medicine box into her room, and went to work first.
Lu Xinghe carried Chu Yue into the room, closed the door with his backhand, and carefully put her on the bed. The moment her waist touched the bed board, Chu Yue's facial features were twisted together in pain.
Seeing this, Lu Xinghe hurriedly picked her up from the bed and asked her to sit down beside the bed. Then he looked at her, "Where did it hurt just now?"
Chu Yue had tears in her eyes, "The lower back."
The tears in her eyes were like needlepoints, piercing his heart with pain.
Lu Xinghe calmed down his emotions and said warmly, "Let me take a look."
After he finished speaking, he first helped Chu Yue take off her coat, and then helped her lie down on the bed. The moment he lifted up her clothes, Lu Xinghe's eyes flashed with darkness.
"But you were injured while jumping from the carriage?"
Such a big bruise must have been painful at the time.
"Yes." Chu Yue suddenly reacted and looked back at Lu Xinghe, "How did your husband know that I jumped out of the carriage?"
"I found the carriage you were riding in before, and I also found blood stains in the grass. I guessed that you might have jumped onto the carriage to cover up the fact that you were not in the carriage, so that the carriage that continued to drive would lure the killer away." Lu Xinghe said as he opened Chu Yue's medicine box.
After hearing this, Chu Yue said with a hint of admiration in her tone, "My husband is still smart and I can't hide anything from you."
Lu Xinghe looked at Chu Yue, "Do you have any medicine in your medicine box that can activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis?"
