Even women who travel through time can become prime ministers and nobles.

Chapter 503 Late Summer, Why Are You Doing This?

Just then, the side door of the granary suddenly opened, and more than a dozen rebels rushed out with crossbows and started shooting at them!

"careful!"

Shi Wanxia shoved Shen Yanzhou away, but she couldn't dodge herself. The crossbow bolt grazed her arm, cutting a deep gash from which blood gushed out instantly.

"Late Summer!"

Shen Yanzhou's eyes reddened. He swung his sword and cut down a rebel soldier. He quickly ran over, tore off a sleeve from his night-clothes, and used it to bandage her wound.

"How could you be so stupid! Didn't you know to dodge?"

"I'm fine..."

Shi Wanxia gritted her teeth and stared at the side door of the granary.

"Quickly, the tunnel entrance should be inside the side door, we need to get in quickly!"

Lin Yiyu, leaning on his cane, tried to help fend off the rebels, but his legs gave way and he almost fell over.

Wang Ying quickly helped him up, but a rebel soldier grabbed her arm.

Upon seeing this, Shi Wanxia, ​​without a second thought, picked up a stone from the ground and smashed it over the head of the rebel soldier.

The rebel fell to the ground, but because she had exerted too much force, the wound on her chest reopened, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered on the ground.

Shen Yanzhou cut down the last rebel soldier and quickly helped Shi Wanxia up, saying, "Don't push yourself anymore. Let me take you to rest over there so the soldiers can go in and rescue the people!"

"no!"

Shi Wanxia gripped his arm, her eyes resolute. "There are traps in the tunnel. I have to go... Those girls are still waiting. I can't let anything happen to them."

Looking at her pale yet stubborn face, Shen Yanzhou felt both pain and helplessness. He could only support her and walk step by step toward the side gate of the granary.

As soon as I entered through the side door, I saw a hidden door on the ground, with a tripwire next to it.

If you're not careful, the stones above will fall and kill the people below.

Shi Wanxia squatted down and carefully untied the tripwire. Her fingers were trembling from blood loss, and it took her several attempts to untie it.

Shen Yanzhou looked at the wound on her arm and the blood seeping from her clothes, and tears almost fell from her eyes.

He was the crown prince, the heir apparent of Cangling, yet he couldn't even protect the person he wanted to protect, and could only watch her get hurt time and time again, and endure it all.

The siege outside the city had already begun. Lin Yongnan, riding on his warhorse, watched as the rebels on the city wall pushed civilians to the front to shield them from the rain of arrows.

The soldiers held up their shields, but dared not charge forward—the rain of arrows would harm the civilians, but if they did not charge, Shen Yanzhou and Shi Wanxia in the city would be in danger.

"General, what should we do? The rebels are using civilians as shields; we can't possibly attack the city!"

The deputy general shouted anxiously, and stones and hot oil were continuously thrown down from the city wall. Many soldiers were hit and fell into the moat, turning the water red.

Looking at the weeping people on the city wall and the soldiers lying on the ground below, Lin Yongnan felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

He gripped the sword hilt tightly, his knuckles turning white, yet he hesitated to give the order.

If he orders a full-scale attack, how many civilians will die in the rain of arrows? But if he doesn't attack, what will happen to the people in the city?

"hold on……"

Lin Yongnan's voice was hoarse, "Wait for His Highness the Crown Prince's signal. As long as they rescue the girl in the tunnel and destroy the armory, the rebels will be thrown into chaos. Then we can take the opportunity to attack the city!"

But as time ticked by, no signal came from the city. Meanwhile, the rebels on the city wall grew increasingly frenzied. They pushed an old man onto the wall and shouted down, "Take another step forward, and we'll throw this old man down!"

The old man's family cried out from below the city walls, "Don't kill him!" The soldiers watched, their hands trembling as they could no longer hold their swords.

Lin Yongnan closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, they were bloodshot.

We can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, the people in the city will be in danger, and the people below the city will be killed one by one by the rebels.

"Pass down the order: prepare for a full-scale attack!"

Lin Yongnan's voice was resolute: "Let the shield bearers go first, protect the civilians, and minimize casualties!"

The soldiers responded in unison, raised their shields, and approached the city wall step by step.

Stones and hot oil were continuously thrown down from the city wall, hitting the shields with a "bang" sound. Many soldiers were scalded by the hot oil and screamed in pain, but they still gritted their teeth and charged forward.

The blood in the moat was increasing, with the corpses of soldiers and civilians floating in it.

Looking at the horrific scene, Lin Yongnan was filled with self-reproach—this traitor was truly despicable; if he had breached the city gates sooner, so many people wouldn't have died.

Meanwhile, in the underground granary in the city, Shi Wanxia leaned against the wall and walked down step by step.

The tunnel was dark and damp, and the stones under her feet hurt her wounds. The bandage on her arm was already soaked with blood.

Shen Yanzhou supported her, and could feel her body trembling, yet she still took steps forward, whispering, "Is anyone there? We've come to rescue you!"

From the darkness came the girls' response, their voices trembling with tears: "We're here! Please get us out of here!"

Upon hearing the sound, Shi Wanxia smiled slightly, but just as she was about to take a step forward, her foot suddenly slipped—she had stepped into a trap in the tunnel and was falling downwards!

"Late Summer!"

Shen Yanzhou reacted quickly and grabbed her wrist, but her body was too heavy, and he himself was also pulled forward, and the two of them almost fell down together.

"Your Highness, let go..." Shi Wanxia looked at him, a bitter smile on her lips, "Don't let me be a burden to you, hurry up and save those girls..."

"I won't let go!"

Shen Yanzhou's eyes reddened, and he gripped her wrist tightly.

"I told you, if I'm going to take you back, I'll make sure nothing happens to you!"

The soldiers rushed over, grabbed Shen Yanzhou's other hand, and slowly pulled Shi Wanxia up.

Shi Wanxia's leg was pierced by bamboo thorns in the trap, and blood flowed down her trouser leg. She leaned on Shen Yanzhou, but could no longer hold on, and her vision went black as she almost fainted.

"Late summer! Late summer!"

Shen Yanzhou held her, his voice filled with panic, "Don't scare me, just hold on a little longer, we'll be out of here soon, we'll be safe soon..."

Hearing the commotion, the girls deep inside the tunnel rushed over and, seeing Shi Wanxia covered in injuries, all burst into tears.

Shi Wanxia leaned against Shen Yanzhou's chest, slowly opened her eyes, looked at the girls, and smiled weakly: "Don't be afraid...we will take you out, we definitely will..."

Her voice grew fainter and fainter, the scene before her eyes gradually blurred, and finally she was completely plunged into darkness.

Shen Yanzhou held her in his arms, feeling her body grow colder and colder, and his heart felt empty—he had finally found her, but seeing her so badly injured, even her breathing had become weak.

The siege outside the city continued, with arrows and rolling stones raining down, and the cries of civilians and soldiers mingling together.

In the city's tunnels, Shen Yanzhou held the unconscious Shi Wanxia, ​​looking at the girls around him, with only one thought in his mind—he had to get her out of there, he had to make sure she was safe, no matter the cost.