jdhmnovel Chapter 170 Dog Barking
Chapter 170 Dog Barking
"Yes..." Qingsong bowed in response, and was about to leave when Emperor Sukang called him back.
"Wait a minute." Emperor Sukang waved his hand: "Never mind, it's just that she did a good job in treating Prince Yu today, and I wanted to see her. It's already late at night, and since she has already gone back, let's not make a fuss."
"Now that Prince Yu is out of danger, it is late at night, and I should return to the palace. If the eldest prince wakes up, please send someone to the palace to inform him in time."
Emperor Sukang slowly stood up: "Xue Ci, prepare the carriage and return to the palace."
“As you command…” replied Eunuch Xue, who was standing to the side.
With a flick of his whisk, he shouted, "Let's return to the palace!"
The crowd shouted in unison, "Respectfully seeing off the Emperor."
All the princes said, "Respectfully seeing off our father, the Emperor."
The chief physician and another imperial physician remained at Prince Yu's residence, while the other imperial physicians left with Emperor Sukang and returned to their respective residences.
After Emperor Sukang left, the Imperial Physician took the prescription from Xiao Han and he and another imperial physician began to study it carefully.
Prince Qi looked at Xiao Han beside him: "Seventh brother, you are also injured now, why don't you go and rest first!"
Prince Xuan nodded: "Yes! Seventh brother, you should lie down and rest. Look how pale you are. Why don't you go to the side room to rest, or go back to the manor? We'll take care of things here."
Xiao Han glanced at himself; he hadn't had time to change his blood-stained clothes yet! "I'm not going back tonight; I'd like to change these clothes."
Prince Qi then looked at Prince Rui and Xiao Yue beside him: "Second brother, now that eldest brother is out of danger, why don't you and second sister-in-law go back and rest first!"
"Third Brother, you still have to deal with the assassins tomorrow, so you should go back first! Sixth Brother and I can handle things here."
Xiao Yue, who was standing to the side, said, "I'm not in a hurry. Let me observe my eldest brother's condition first, and then go back later. Second brother and sister-in-law, you should go back first!"
“I’m not in a hurry. Seventh Brother, you should go and rest first!” Prince Rui turned to Qingsong, who was standing to the side, and said, “Qingsong, quickly help your prince to rest.”
After leaving the Prince Yu's mansion, Long Chuqing originally planned to jump onto the roof and return the way she came.
She had been forcing herself to stay upright, but now that she had relaxed, her body was extremely weak and her mind was somewhat confused and disoriented. She was unable to use her light-footed skills to return from the rooftop.
So she could only walk back home along the dark streets, but as she walked, her body began to sway precariously, as if she would collapse at any moment.
She quickly moved to the side and leaned against the courtyard wall along the road.
She felt extremely dizzy and weak all over, and couldn't help but sigh: I didn't expect the aftereffects of forcing myself to drive twice to be so severe.
"Qingqing... are you alright?" Feifeng and Fengyu called out in concern at the same time.
"It would be a lie to say I'm fine, but it's not a big deal. Let me rest for a bit."
Fei Feng said, "I'll help you relieve the pain." After saying that, a wisp of pale golden light flowed into Long Chuqing's brow.
Long Chuqing leaned against the courtyard wall, carrying a medicine box in one hand, and briefly closed his eyes to concentrate.
On the empty, dark street, all was quiet, with only the occasional whistling of the wind in one's ears.
After a while, she began to walk slowly forward. Suddenly, she stopped and stood there in the middle of the street, stunned.
She had come down from the rooftop with Qingsong, and now, looking around, she saw only darkness ahead, surrounded by high walls, making it impossible to discern directions.
With a hint of doubt, she murmured to herself: Could it be that I'm lost?
Long Chuqing stood there for a few seconds, holding the medicine box, then asked, "Feifeng, Fengyu, do you two know the way back to the Qin Prince's Mansion? I think I'm lost."
Feng Yu said, "Lost? Qingqing, I think you're just confused!"
Fei Feng said, "Turn left at the end of the road ahead. Sigh, I should have had them take you back earlier, so you wouldn't have to walk in the dark now."
"Sigh... I just didn't want to trouble people! I never expected it to turn out like this."
Feng Yu said, "Alright... take your time! At this pace, it'll be quite a while before you get there!"
Long Chuqing sighed softly and continued walking slowly forward. Just as she turned into the street on the left, several muffled groans came from the darkness ahead.
Immediately afterwards, several deep and powerful barks rang out, as they roared at Long Chuqing, who was standing at the intersection.
A loud bark instantly shattered the silence of the night, echoing through the empty streets, the sound carrying a sense of alertness and threatening hostility.
Long Chuqing immediately stopped in her tracks, squinting as she strained to see into the darkness.
"Good heavens!" Fei Feng couldn't help but count: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, there are eight dogs barking at you from ahead!"
"Am I a tiger fallen into the plains? Even dogs are baring their teeth at me!" Long Chuqing complained about himself in a slightly teasing tone.
Feng Yu, looking ready to fight, said, "Qingqing... should I go up and teach them a lesson, and see if they're still so arrogant?"
"Forget it, it's too embarrassing to get angry with a dog!"
After standing there for a while, Long Chuqing ignored the barking dogs and continued walking into the darkness.
The barking of dogs ahead continued unabated, but the dogs only stood at a distance and howled, not daring to approach.
They could see Long Chuqing clearly, but because the night was too dark, Long Chuqing couldn't see the dogs' positions very well.
They discovered that Long Chuqing was not afraid of their roars, but instead continued to walk calmly toward them. They began to move backward, turning back and continuing to roar as they went.
One of the dogs, which was quite large, showed no sign of backing down. It also took steps and gradually approached Long Chuqing, making low growls and barks as it warned him.
Seeing this, the other dogs behind it mustered their courage and followed it, barking as they went.
"Shut up, you're so noisy." Long Chuqing couldn't stand the ear-piercing noise any longer and yelled at them, "Say one more word and I'll beat you up."
In an instant, the dog seemed to understand and immediately quieted down.
They stopped in their tracks, pacing back and forth, their eyes constantly watching Long Chuqing's every move.
The large dog assumed a fighting stance, growling softly, its eyes following Long Chuqing's every step, watching her warily.
As Long Chuqing approached, they scattered and circled around to both sides of the road, turning back to continue watching her warily.
As Long Chuqing walked away from them, they gathered again in the middle of the road and began barking wildly at her, the sound instantly echoing all around.
Long Chuqing frowned slightly, stopped in her tracks, and then quickly pulled the phoenix feather hairpin from her hair with her right hand.
The phoenix feather hairpin instantly transformed into a long whip in her hand. She turned around, raised the whip, and lashed it behind her. As the whip lashed out, a loud whooshing sound rang out, and the dogs were immediately terrified and began to scatter in all directions.