Chapter 240: Capture the Dingzhou Garrison Commander

Pei Zirong's heart was overwhelmed when he heard this and he nodded heavily.

"Not at all, I promise you!"

Being able to reunite with his family is his lifelong dream.

He immediately raised his hands and swore to the sky.

"If Ye Chutang can save my mother and send my son back to me, I will agree to her two conditions. Whether it is murder or arson, or treason, I will do it. If there is betrayal, mother and son will be killed without a complete body!"

Seeing that he swore on his mother and son, whom he cared about most, Ye Chutang believed him.

She came to Madam Pei, squatted down, felt her pulse and checked her eyes.

The pulse is weak and undetectable, indicating that there is a lesion in the brain.

His pupils were dilated and his body was cold. He wouldn't live long.

After Ye Chutang sealed the old lady's heart meridian with a silver needle, he said to Pei Zirong: "Help your mother up, I want to give her acupuncture on the head."

Pei Zirong reminded worriedly: "My mother is ill in the head, it is not advisable to shake it, otherwise it will make the condition worse."

It was for this reason that he did not take his mother to the nearest clinic.

"Forget it, you are so timid, I will do it myself."

Ye Chutang held Madam Pei's head with his left hand and pushed her waist with his right hand, raising her upper body.

Then his left hand slid down, moved forward, and lifted the old lady's chin.

She looked at Pei Zirong, "Watch my movements carefully and come over to replace my hand."

Pei Zirong did as he was told immediately.

After Ye Chutang’s hands were free, he pierced the old lady’s head into a hedgehog.

She gathered her inner strength into her palm, placed it on the back of the old lady's neck, and pushed upwards.

The silver needle immediately began to tremble.

After a while, Madam Pei's complexion improved.

It changes from dark blue to blue, and then to white.

She slowly opened her eyes, looked at her tearful son, and gave a weak smile.

"Zi Rong, you're crying again."

Pei Zirong had no hands to wipe his tears, so he immediately raised his head and let the tears flow back.

"Mom, I was inconsiderate and shouldn't have brought you out."

"It's my mother who wants to come out. It has nothing to do with you."

Mrs. Pei’s headaches could not be cured. The older she got, the more frequent the attacks became, and she was often bedridden.

She felt that her end was near, so she wanted to go out for a walk while she was still in good health.

Unexpectedly, I fell ill just after I walked to the pavilion and wanted to rest for a while.

"Zi Rong, did mother scare you again?"

After saying this, Madam Pei's complexion returned to normal and the dizziness disappeared.

She looked down at the silver needle piercing her heart, a puzzled look on her face.

"This is……"

Pei Zirong said quickly: "Mom, I have found a very good doctor to treat you. You will get better."

After receiving Pei Zirong's gaze, Ye Chutang nodded.

“I can indeed cure this disease.”

Pei Zirong's words just now were just to comfort his mother, but he didn't expect that they hit the mark.

He thought, this might be fate.

Originally, he didn't want to have anything to do with the Qi family, so he didn't go with Zhu Hong to the city gate to welcome them in person.

Unexpectedly, when I accompanied my mother to Luoxia Lake to watch the lanterns at night, my mother fell ill and I met Ye Chutang by chance.

If it were earlier or later, they might not have met.

Mrs. Pei was very surprised that the doctor treating her was a female doctor.

"The girl sounds young, but I didn't expect her medical skills to be so good."

“Ability has nothing to do with age.”

After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he first helped the old lady remove the silver needle from her heart, and then removed the silver needle from her forehead.

When Mrs. Pei saw her appearance clearly, she was shocked by her beauty.

Pei Zirong looked at Ye Chutang who was packing up the silver needles and asked, "Madam Qi, will my mother never get sick again?"

"No, the old lady still needs to take medicine for about five years before the disease can be completely cured."

These words made Pei Zirong very happy.

"Please give me a prescription, Madam Qi."

Ye Chutang put the cowhide bag wrapped with silver needles into the space through his sleeve pocket and stood up.

"General Pei, I need to think about the prescription and give it to you tomorrow."

She said it tactfully, but Pei Zirong understood what she meant.

Winter clothes in one hand and medicine prescription in the other!

"Okay, my mother won't get sick again before she takes the medicine, right?"

"Won't."

"Okay, goodbye. When and where will we meet tomorrow?"

"General Pei, can you please spare me a moment?"

Ye Chutang and Pei Zirong walked aside.

She lowered her voice and asked, "It's summer now, and winter clothes are not needed. Where are the winter clothes for the soldiers stationed here?"

Pei Zirong frowned and looked at Ye Chutang, feeling alert.

"What does Madam Qi mean by this?"

Was he trying to trick him into believing that he wanted to know the layout of the base?

"Give me a specific location and I'll have someone fetch it, so we don't have to move it back and forth, which would cause unnecessary trouble."

"One hundred thousand winter clothes filled up two warehouses. How is Madam Qi going to transport them?"

Ye Chutang smiled and uttered two words.

"Ghost Thief."

Pei Zirong certainly knew about the existence of the "Ghost Thief", and he also knew that the "Ghost Thief" had a close relationship with Ye Chutang.

But he didn't expect Ye Chutang to admit it directly.

"Madam Qi, aren't you afraid that I will tell this secret?"

Ye Chutang blinked, his eyes curved into crescents, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

“Is something that everyone agrees on still a secret?”

Pei Zirong laughed at himself and told Ye Chutang the location of the warehouse where the winter clothes were kept.

The garrison’s seasonal clothing is renewed every two years, so as long as there is no war, they can wear it for ten years.

Therefore, soldiers usually only kept two sets of clothes to wear alternately, and would bring new clothes home when visiting relatives.

The winter clothes were delivered last year and will be distributed after winter comes this year. They are all new.

After Ye Chutang noted the location, he said, "Go to the post station to get the prescription in an hour."

"Okay, I'll be there on time."

Ye Chutang's eyes fell on Pei Zirong's injured leg.

"General Pei, do you want to treat your leg?"

Pei Zirong's leg injury was caused by suppressing bandits ten years ago. It would relapse from time to time and the pain was excruciating.

You can only take pain-relieving medicine to relieve the symptoms, which only treats the symptoms and not the root cause.

When he heard Ye Chutang say that he could cure his leg, he clenched his fists excitedly.

"Of course I do. What are Madam Qi's conditions?"

Ye Chutang said bluntly: "Be loyal to the current Qi family and the future new emperor."

Pei Zirong refused without a second thought, "I won't treat this leg."

"General Pei, from the moment you swore your mother and son, you have boarded my pirate ship and stood on the opposite side of the dog emperor. Do you understand?"

In other words, whether Pei Zirong treated his leg or not, he became part of the overthrow of imperial power.

Unless he abandons mother and son!

After figuring it out, he laughed at himself.

"The wise are good at making plans, but the foolish are hard to control. I admit defeat!"

Ye Chutang raised his eyebrows and asked, "So, what is your decision now?"

Pei Zirong looked at his right leg which was still aching, and patted it heavily.

"Since we're already on this pirate ship, we have to take advantage of it and punish it!"

This answer was within Ye Chutang's expectations.

"He who knows the current situation is a hero. General Pei's choice is correct, but I don't believe you. After you repay the two favors and show your loyalty, I will treat your leg."

Pei Zirong could understand Ye Chutang and nodded, "Okay."

"See you in an hour."

After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he waved to Qi Qingyu who was not far away.

The two left Luoxia Lake together and returned to the inn.