Meanwhile, An Ning and another guard mounted another horse.

The group quickly headed towards the Daxuan Camp.

At the border.

Xie Ruotong was still anxiously waiting.

Why hasn’t the Emperor come out after so long?

Could something have happened?!

Xie Ruotong, however, dared not act recklessly.

Afraid her impatience might backfire.

Just as she couldn’t bear waiting any longer and was about to order a breakthrough at the border.

She saw a group of people riding towards her from afar.

Xie Ruotong nervously watched the approaching riders.

Only when the group got closer did she see clearly what lay before her.

Involuntarily, her eyes widened.

What exactly happened?!

The Emperor and Empress... both severely injured?!

Before Xie Ruotong could voice her questions.

An Ning bluntly said, "Let’s return to the camp first."

Xie Ruotong gritted her teeth, not daring to speak.

At that moment, she could only accompany them back to the camp.

But...

The sword embedded in the Emperor’s body, can he really survive?!

Xie Ruotong dared not imagine.

With much difficulty.

They finally arrived at the Daxuan Camp.

They went directly into Xiao Jinxing’s tent.

Xiao Jinxing, having been pierced through the body, lay down. Xiao Jinxing’s trusted aide supported him to sit on the bed.

No one dared to remove the sword.

Removing it, no one knew... whether it meant life or death.

An Ning swiftly grabbed Xiao Jinxing’s wrist to check his pulse.

The tent was deathly silent.

No one dared to make a sound, or even breathe loudly.

Xie Ruotong just watched An Ning’s frighteningly calm demeanor.

Yet she clearly had several arrows in her body.

Although none hit vital areas.

But with so many arrows in her body, she hadn’t even pulled them out, seemingly forgetting about her own condition.

Her heart solely on the Emperor.

The Emperor’s current appearance was indeed terrifying.

He was completely unconscious, sitting on the bed, his head powerless against a trusted aide’s shoulder, his face as pale as a ghost.

Even his lips were as white as paper.

As if devoid of breath.

An Ning checked the pulse for a long while, then instructed, "Is my medical kit brought over?!"

"It’s here." A guard answered, panting heavily.

"Ruotong, do you remember the steps from when we transfused blood for Gao Ziyue?"

"I remember." Xie Ruotong promptly replied.

"Once the sword is pulled, Xiao Jinxing will lose a lot of blood and will need a blood transfusion. Prepare the matching blood for him."

"Okay." Xie Ruotong quickly took An Ning’s medical kit.

She started searching for the serum inside, then proceeded to conduct a hemolysis reaction.

"Military Doctor Zhang, follow my prescription and quickly prepare the medicine." An Ning instructed.

By this time, several military doctors had already arrived at the tent.

"Understood."

An Ning explained the medicinal ingredients one by one.

Military Doctor Zhang’s hands trembled as he wrote down the prescription.

Nobody expected the Emperor and Empress to return with such severe injuries.

Military Doctor Zhang quickly left with the prescription.

"Your Highness, may I help remove the arrows so you can better treat the Emperor?" Military Doctor Wei respectfully suggested, "Besides, the longer the arrows remain in the body, the more harm it causes."

"Alright." An Ning agreed immediately.

From start to finish, she maintained an eerie calmness.

Always keeping composed.

"Please sit here, Your Highness." Military Doctor Wei guided An Ning to sit on a nearby soft couch.

All the necessary tools and herbs for removing arrows were already laid out beside her.

An Ning sat down.

She bit her lip tightly.

Eyes focused on Xiao Jinxing, not far away.

Seeing him weakened to the extreme...

"Hurry!" An Ning suddenly urged.

Military Think Tank Wei’s hands trembled slightly.

After all, removing arrows for the Empress, inevitably caused hesitation.

Upon hearing the Empress’s command.

Military Doctor Wei gritted his teeth.

Directly removed the first arrow from her body.

"Mm!" An Ning bit her lip harder, striving not to make any sound.

After Wei removed it, he hurriedly applied herbal medicine to stop bleeding and dressed the wound.

After removing one arrow.

He wanted to pause a moment to let the Empress relax a bit before pulling out the next.

"Don’t stop." An Ning ordered.

Military Doctor Wei hesitated.

Unable to defy orders, he promptly pulled out the next arrow.

An Ning endured, her whole body covered in sweat.

Blood and sweat flowed continuously.

"Your Majesty..." Military Doctor Wei clearly felt her body’s limit.

"It’s okay." An Ning clenched her fists tightly.

Seeing the Empress’s persistence, Military Doctor Wei had no choice but to continue his actions.

A total of five arrows, all pulled out from An Ning’s body.

In the end, An Ning fainted after the last arrow was removed.

"Your Majesty!"

Military Doctor Wei was shocked.

The others were also frightened by the Empress’s condition. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

An Ning only felt darkness before her eyes.

Her consciousness seemed to peel away from her body...

Yet in that instant.

She bit down on her lip with all her strength.

Clenched her teeth to keep herself.

Constantly reminded herself not to faint.

No!

Xiao Jinxing still needed her.

She could not collapse.

Thus, she struggled and held on for the time it takes half an incense stick to burn.

An Ning finally made herself regain consciousness.

Opening her eyes again, several military doctors were beside her, and the room was filled with people, all showing deep anxiety, yet not daring to make a sound.

Xie Ruotong was also by her side at this moment.

Seeing her open her eyes.

Her eyes reddened repeatedly.

She never allowed herself to cry.

Even tried hard to swallow all her tears and stay calm.

She didn’t want An Ning to feel panic.

She was even afraid that if anyone showed the slightest panic, it would make An Ning... collapse.

"Is the blood ready?" An Ning asked Xie Ruotong.

"It’s ready," Xie Ruotong replied.

An Ning moved her body slightly.

She got up from the soft couch.

Everyone watched her nervously.

Clearly, her body had reached its limits, yet there was a kind of determination that made it seem like she would never fall down.

She walked towards Xiao Jinxing.

Xiao Jinxing, still, his pulse weak, unconscious.

The long sharp sword on his body, just stuck below his heart.

If it had shifted slightly.

Xiao Jinxing would not be here by now.

An Ning’s hand reached for the sword on Xiao Jinxing’s body.

Her fingers trembled slightly.

She lightly pressed her lips and placed her blood-soaked hand on Xiao Jinxing’s face.

Xiao Jinxing wouldn’t respond.

Even if he felt her presence, he couldn’t respond...

"Xiao Jinxing, don’t die," An Ning said softly and weakly, "In a while, I will help you remove the sword, you must survive, survive so we can never be apart again as a family."

Xiao Jinxing’s long eyelashes seemed to tremble slightly.

He must have heard.

It’s just.

He didn’t have the strength to answer her.

An Ning seemed to smile a little.

Her lips hadn’t even curled up yet.

But tears had already started to flow.

She knew Xiao Jinxing wouldn’t give up easily.

He wouldn’t bear to leave her.

Xie Ruotong beside her, bit her lips tightly.

The repressed sorrow made her vision blurred.

She didn’t know what they had gone through in Cang Kingdom.

She was just stubbornly complaining to the heavens.

Heavens shouldn’t torture them like this, shouldn’t deliver a fatal blow when everything was about to be complete!

An Ning helped Xiao Jinxing with the blood transfusion.

Then calmly and seriously prepared all the tools and medicines needed for removing the sword.

Everything was ready.

She approached Xiao Jinxin again.

This time, her hands truly touched the cold sword hilt.

Once pulled out...

What would be the outcome, life or death?!

An Ning gritted her teeth.

Finally, with a forceful pull, she extracted the sword that pierced through Xiao Jinxing’s body from him.

Blood splattered onto her face, her body.

It was everywhere...

Xiao Jinxing’s body also reacted dramatically at that moment.

Uncontrollable vomiting and uncontrollable trembling throughout his body made him look extremely pained.

Yet in the next moment, he completely fainted.

Whether it was a faint or death...

"Your Majesty!"

A frantic shout echoed uncontrollably in the tent.