Chapter 142 Can I take your pulse?

At one o'clock in the morning, drums were beaten and bells were rung at Nanhua Gate to open the city gate.

Ruan Peining, accompanied by the guards from the Minister's Mansion, had just walked out of the city gate when he ran into Xu Su and his soldiers.

Early in the morning, the two of them looked at each other with similar expressions, as if they saw something in each other's eyes.

"Lord Ruan, do you have... official business?" Xu Su looked "weak" as he poked his head out of the carriage and looked at Ruan Peining.

Ruan Peining turned his horse and looked at the other party. "I heard that Captain Xu was injured. What happened?"

"Return to Dengzhou to resume your post."

"I am out of the capital on business."

Xu Su glanced at him, then looked at the guards behind Ruan Peining. He thought that Ruan Peining looked anxious and angry, and he was afraid that things would be difficult.

Ruan Peining tightened the reins and hesitated for a moment before asking Xu Su, "I heard Captain Xu is coming from the Jingwei Mansion. I wonder if he's seen the Xie family?"

Xu Su was about to return to the carriage, but when he saw him speak, he raised his head again. He remembered that Ruan Peining's eldest sister had married into the Xie family. He pondered for a moment and replied, "When I returned home, everything was fine in the Xie family."

Hearing this, Ruan Peining raised his whip and clasped his hands together, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome. I'm heading west. I wonder if Lord Ruan would like to come with me?"

Ruan Peining knew Xu Su was trying to find out, so he said bluntly, "I'm heading southeast this time. It's a pity I can't go with Captain Xu. I'll go ahead."

"Master Ruan, please."

"Goodbye!"

As soon as the words fell, the Ruan family rode their horses at full speed and headed southeast.

Xu Su dragged his arm and squinted at Ruan Peining's background for a while, muttering, "Going to Southeast? Who's in Southeast?"

A distant bell rang from behind. Xu Su didn't want to waste any more time and said to his subordinates, "Let's go too. Let's get back to Dengzhou Prefecture as soon as possible."

"Let's go!"

The deputy general shouted loudly, and the troops Xu Su brought from Dengzhou rushed back to Dengzhou in a mighty force.

Following Old Master Xu's instructions, Xu Su went to Yunta Mountain to pick up someone on the way, and the two of them drove south.

Xu Su was in the car. When he thought of the anxious look on Ruan Peining's face, he began to wonder and muttered to himself unconsciously.

The person next to him suddenly spoke up, "The Ruan family is heading southeast, probably to invite the Ninth Emperor's uncle, the old virtuous prince, back to the capital. Exit the Nanhua Gate and head southeast. Within a day, you'll find a secluded courtyard in the virtuous prince's mansion."

Xu Su raised his eyes, feeling a little surprised.

This person!

Ever since his grandfather asked him to go to the temple to pick someone up, he hasn't said a word. No matter what he did, he just let it go. But now that he is far away from the capital, he finally speaks up.

"The old virtuous king is not in the capital, but in another courtyard?"

"The virtuous prince has been living outside the capital for the past two years, claiming to be in seclusion, but in reality he is just enjoying leisure."

Xu Su thought to himself, that’s amazing, even though he’s old he still has a lot of energy.

"Something big must have happened in the palace, otherwise Ruan Yanzhi wouldn't have entrusted his connections to the old prince."

Xu Su glanced at him and wanted to ask a few questions, but then he remembered what his grandfather had told him before leaving, so he simply closed his eyes and began to recuperate.

"Just escort the person to Dengzhou safely, and don't ask, talk, or listen to anything else."

The words of advice from Old Master Xu are still fresh in my mind.

Xu Su heard it all.

Seeing that he didn't respond, the other party didn't continue talking. The carriage was spacious and there was more than enough room for two people to rest on either side of the coffee table.

A deputy general outside the carriage asked, "Sir, returning to Dengzhou will take three to five days at the fastest and seven to eight days at the slowest. How do we get there?"

Xu Su opened his eyes, looked at the man next to him, and shouted to the outside: "My whole body is falling apart. Are you crazy? Why are you running around for three or five days?"

There were a few laughs coming from outside.

Xu Su looked away and noticed the people around him staring at him. He thought the seemingly delicate scholar was frightened by his loud voice, so he couldn't help but point outside and said, "A bunch of reckless people, if you keep your voice down, you won't hear me."

The man nodded without expressing any personal opinion.

Xu Su felt like he had punched cotton. The two of them were talking at cross purposes, each saying something completely different. The thought that he would have to stay in the car with this person for a few days made his head spin.

There was unrest in the palace, and there was also unrest in the capital. Xu Su prayed in his heart that things would be quiet after he returned to Dengzhou.

It had been a long time since he had to travel while lying down like a disabled person. Xu Su closed his eyes and swayed, and a vague figure unconsciously appeared in his mind.

Xu Su is similar to Xie Yuchuan.

Ever since they were little and had been playing mischief together, they had never believed in those weird and supernatural things.

But this time when he went to Songjiang Town and his life was hanging by a thread, after coming back from the underworld, Xu Su never dared to speak carelessly again.

He himself felt deeply touched. In the past, when he went to temples and Taoist temples, he mostly accompanied the women in his family and others to burn incense and pray for blessings. Even when he went there himself, he was not pious when he kowtowed.

This time when he went up the mountain, he obviously felt that he was much more cautious.

Originally, in his current condition, he could have chosen not to go up the mountain and could have just asked his men to pick up the people. Later, after thinking about how he had saved his life, Captain Xu thought about it and decided to go up and burn incense.

May the Buddha bless you!

Xu Su was very happy to be able to help his brother. He was a generous person by nature, and he had Old Master Xu to look after the family, which made him a carefree person. His grandfather asked him to go back to Dengzhou and cling to Zhai Mo to save his life. He was thinking in his mind how to explain himself when he returned to Dengzhou.

Lying in the car, the quiet space always makes it easy to think about things.

Xu Su thought about the arrangements for returning to Dengzhou, then about his elder sister returning home, and from time to time he thought about his mother's entrustment that night, about the request from the Xie family gods.

I wonder if the gifts sent by the Xu family have reached the Xie family? Xu Su wondered to himself.

Whenever Xu Su thought of the shadow swaying back and forth beside the bed when his consciousness was becoming blurred, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

This kid Xie Yuchuan can actually communicate with gods and has kept it hidden from me for so many years!

Not brothers!

Xu Su made up his mind that after this storm was over, he would find an opportunity to inquire about this matter.

When Xu Su brought people out from Dengzhou, he was extremely anxious. However, after knowing that Xie Yuchuan had the support of the "family god" behind him, Xu Su was not too worried about them going north.

The Xie family is protected by the gods, so nothing should happen, right?

I don’t know if Han Qiguang has met Xie Yuchuan now.

Xu Su was thinking so seriously that he didn't notice the person next to him, who was staring at him with a puzzled look.

If I stay in one posture for a long time, I will feel uncomfortable all over.

Xu Su turned around and met the other person's gaze.

Xu Su: "..."

The two looked at each other, and the other spoke first, pointing at his wrist and saying, "Captain Xu, can I take your pulse?"

Xu Su:?

"I'm a little curious."

"What are you curious about?"

"Your Excellency's complexion."

"What's wrong with my complexion?"

The man hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Excellency looks very good."

Xu Su: ...

"It's just that it's so good, so I'm a little curious about your pulse."