kvmb Chapter 195 Blackmailed
Chapter 195 Blackmailed
"But it's better to be safe than sorry. The timing of this person's appearance is too coincidental. It's better for us to avoid him." Du Kongqing changed the subject and continued.
Before Luo Xiaoran could ask any questions, Niu Shubao's voice came from outside, "I, I'll listen to you."
"Okay! Since everyone agrees, let's continue on our way!" Luo Xiaoran made the final decision.
Niu Shubao raised the whip and was about to hit the horse's butt, but suddenly he saw the unconscious man on the ground twitched, then vomited a lot of blood with a "wow".
The man woke up.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
After a violent coughing fit, the man got up. The collar of his dark grey brocade robe was stained with blood, and the embroidered cuffs were also mixed with blood and mud. He walked towards the carriage step by step.
It was obvious that he was trying hard to maintain his upright posture, but because of his injuries, he could only hunch over and walk to the side of the carriage as quickly as possible.
The man was tall, with honey-colored skin on his face, broad shoulders and a narrow waist. Even though he had just vomited so much blood, his eyes were still bright and energetic, giving people a healthy and wild feeling.
At this moment, he was staring at Luo Xiaoran and Du Kongqing with his lone wolf-like eyes, his expression was gloomy and unclear.
Du Kongqing was holding the carriage curtain. Seeing the man approaching, he subconsciously protected Luo Xiaoran, whose ankle had not yet healed, behind him.
Luo Xiaoran, who was suddenly pushed behind by Du Kongqing for protection: ...Tie Q!
"You, what do you want to do?"
Du Kongqing tried her best to keep her tone calm. The other party's aura was too strong and her heart began to beat wildly.
The injured man covered his abdomen with his left hand, from which traces of blood were faintly seeping. In addition, he had just vomited so much blood that his lips were extremely pale.
"help me!"
The man's eyes flashed with a determined gleam, and he replied to Du Kongqing with only these two short words, in a commanding tone with a chill.
Du Kongqing's heart trembled. He quietly opened the acupuncture bag with one hand, and suddenly lowered the other hand that was lifting the carriage curtain, using the curtain to block the injured man's face. At the same time, he shouted to the front:
"Brother Daniu, let's go!"
"drive--"
When Niu Shubao heard what Du Kongqing said, he whipped the horse with all his strength. The flying mud hit the man's robe, making a "patting" sound.
Suddenly, with a sharp "thump", the horse's left hind hoof fell heavily to the ground and sank into the mud. Then the whole body of the horse rolled sideways to the ground, carrying Niu Shubao off the carriage.
Luo Xiaoran and the other two people in the car also slid to the left. Luo Xiaoran, who was sitting in the middle, fell onto Du Kongqing, who was sitting on the left, while Qiu Niang, who was sitting on the right, threw herself directly into Du Kongqing's arms.
"do not move!"
A hand quickly stretched out from the window, grabbed Du Kongqing, who was closest to the window, and pulled her head out by her hair. Then a bloody dagger was placed across Du Kongqing's neck.
This was exactly the work of the injured man just now.
Niu Shubao, who had already crawled up from the ground, was shocked when he saw this. He hesitated for a moment, then rushed over with his eyes closed. However, the man kicked him three feet away. He covered his chest and tried several times before he got up from the ground.
"Don't come over here again, or I'll make this girl disappear immediately!"
Hearing this, Niu Shubao had no choice but to stand aside, not daring to act rashly.
Du Kongqing's head was held tightly outside the window by the man, but the part below his neck was inside the carriage, and he was like a dying chicken.
Seeing this, Luo Xiaoran didn't waste any words. The man did this simply because they had just rejected his call for help. If they wanted Du Kongqing to be safe and sound, they just had to meet his demands.
"How to save you?" Luo Xiaoran asked directly.
The man didn't seem to expect Luo Xiaoran to be so straightforward. He choked and tightened the dagger in his hand before continuing, "Find someone to bandage me, and then give me the carriage."
"I can agree to the first one, but not the second one!" Luo Xiaoran answered simply.
Her feet had not yet fully recovered, and without a carriage, she didn't know how long it would take to reach the nearest city, Yizhou.
What's more, if they gave him the carriage, it would be equivalent to giving him the food in the carriage as well, and then the few of them would have to starve, which Luo Xiaoran could not accept.
Unexpectedly, the injured man did not give in at all: "Then you should prepare to collect the body of this girl!"
After saying that, the man's men really exerted their strength, and the sharp dagger instantly cut through the delicate neck, and a blood mark immediately appeared on Du Kongqing's fair skin.
"Xiao Ran, save me!"
"Wait a moment!"
Du Kongqing's cry for help and Luo Xiaoran's voice sounded at the same time, and the injured man stopped the dagger in his hand.
"How?" he asked.
Regardless of the injury on her foot, Luo Xiaoran limped off the overturned carriage, with Qiu Niang following closely behind her.
After getting off the car, Luo Xiaoran discovered that there was a rope hanging on the horse's left hind leg, which must have been tampered with by the injured man.
Even though he was injured, he was still able to pull the horse's legs down by himself and force the carriage to stop. He was truly extremely strong.
Turning around and seeing the man's whole body, Luo Xiaoran realized that his abdomen was still bleeding, and the dagger in his hand was very similar to the wound on his abdomen.
Could it be that the injured man pulled out the weapon that hurt himself in an emergency situation and then used it to hold Du Kongqing hostage?
If this is true, then he is really a ruthless person! Luo Xiaoran thought.
"We don't know each other, so it's only natural that I didn't help you just now. I think you understand this." Although she was aware of the other party's troubles, Luo Xiaoran's tone remained calm.
"You are seriously injured now. Although you are holding my companion hostage, we still have three of us. I promise that if you release my companion, I swear on my life that I will forgive you for what happened just now."
The man staggered a little, as if a gust of wind would blow him down. He tightly grasped Du Kongqing's hair as a support for himself, but his words were still sonorous and powerful:
"Find someone to bandage my wound and take me to Yizhou, or I will cut off the neck of this beautiful girl and let her die with me!"
The man felt the blood flowing more and more, and couldn't help but urge Luo Xiaoran: "Tell me your decision quickly!"
"I promise you!"
"You swear on your life!"
"I, Luo Xiaoran, swear on my life to bandage the wound of the man in front of me and take him to Yizhou."
The two parties finally reached a consensus, and everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
"Can you let my friend go now?" Luo Xiaoran stepped forward.
The injured man still remained alert, holding Du Kongqing's hair tightly and refusing to let go: "Bandage me first."