Chapter 495 Someone is coming
"Second brother, you shouldn't move around too much. The wound you sustained this time is quite deep, and you had a fever this morning, so you're feeling weak."
The little girl watched the two talking and gently tugged at Lin Changning: "My mother said that decocting medicine during the day is too obvious and the smell is too strong. She is currently at home decocting medicine for my two older brothers, and I will bring it to them in the middle of the night."
Lin Changning thanked the little girl and looked at Qi Rong, asking, "Do you still have any silver on you, Second Brother?"
These past few days, that uncle and aunt have done a lot of work to help them, both by decocting medicine and making soup. It wouldn't be right for them not to give them some money.
Upon hearing this, Qi Rong casually rummaged through his pockets, and after a moment said somewhat embarrassedly, "I didn't bring much money..."
Lin Changning shrugged: "Me too. I only had a few loose coins on me, and I gave them to my aunt last night."
Hearing this, the little girl looked at the two of them with some curiosity, looked down at the earthenware pot, tilted her head, hugged the pot, and said, "Brother, I'll go back first then. I'll bring you medicine later."
As she spoke, she picked up the earthenware pot and ran outside. Lin Changning was about to get up and take it away when he realized that the little girl had disappeared in a flash.
During the day, the two of them would rest in the temple. The two children would occasionally come to bring them food, and at night the woman would have someone bring them medicine. They stayed there for a week.
After their injuries improved somewhat, the two prepared to leave.
After finishing their preparations, the two of them headed upstream along the Yellow River, figuring that the King of Chu would surely send people to search for them after their disappearance.
Lin Changning hadn't seen many of the soldiers who had come to search recently, so he guessed that they had probably already taken over the ferry. He carried his second brother on his shoulder and helped him walk back.
Lin Changning helped Qi Rong walk upstream along the river for almost a day. As it grew dark, they heard that a camp had been set up by the river.
Lin Changning squinted and looked into the distance. Judging from the flags, they didn't seem to belong to the imperial court; they seemed to belong to their own people.
At this moment, the group of people who were stationed on the riverbank also saw the two people in the dim night. The one leading the group was Wan Jin, who had been searching along the riverbank for three days.
Two figures, supporting each other, were faintly visible by the riverbank. Wan Jin's heart skipped a beat. He had been searching for almost a week without finding any trace of them, and he was almost in despair.
But at this moment, he had a strange feeling that the two men were his own commander and assistant commander.
The others also saw the two people walking unsteadily towards them, step by step.
"Wan Baihu, he looks a bit like him to me?"
Wan Jin mounted his horse and, without even listening to his subordinates finish speaking, galloped quickly towards Lin Changning's direction.
The closer he got, the more he felt that they were his own subordinate and commander. After dismounting, Wan Jin was both surprised and delighted to see the two familiar faces.
With red eyes, he dismounted and knelt down directly in front of Lin Changning and the other man.
"Commander! Assistant Commander! Wan Jin is late!"
As she spoke, a sob welled up in her throat, and she looked at Lin Changning with slightly red eyes.
Lin Changning carried Qi Rong for a whole day. He was already injured, and now he was so tired that he could barely speak. He waved to Wan Jin, and when he did speak, his voice was hoarse.
"Get up first, first..."
Before he finished speaking, a group of people quickly followed and knelt down on the ground.
"Commander! Assistant Commander! I'm late!!"
"command!"
"Commander, Lieutenant! It's so good that you're still alive."
Wan Jin looked up at Lin Changning, who was drenched in sweat and pale-faced, and instantly realized that the two of them were probably still injured.
He quickly stood up, took Qi Rong from Lin Changning, and turned to his men: "Are they all dead? Quickly help the clerk up!!!"
After their initial surprise, the group only realized what was happening when they heard Wan Jin's angry shout. They hurriedly got up, hoisted Lin Changning onto their backs, and headed towards the camp.
It was called a campsite, but it was just a small tent that had been temporarily set up, surrounded by a fence.
After the two were helped inside, Wan Jin quickly sent someone on horseback back to inform the Prince and the Crown Prince that they had found the people.
Lin Changning was helped to the bed. Wan Jin and the others happened to have brought a military doctor with them when they came out. They called the military doctor as soon as they helped Lin Changning inside.
"Quickly, quickly, let our commander and his assistant see this."
Lin Changning waved his hand and said to the military doctor, "There's no need to examine me. My injuries aren't serious. Just let the commander take a look."
The military doctor hesitated for a moment and looked at Qi Rong. Qi Rong extended his wrist to indicate that the military doctor could take his pulse. While the military doctor was taking his pulse, he looked at Lin Changning with a thoughtful expression.
Xiao Liu seems very resistant to the doctor examining his body. Could it be that he has some hidden illness?
While he was thinking, the army doctor took his pulse. Several answers came to mind, but in the end he asked, "Little Six? Are you sure you don't need the army doctor to take a look at you?"
Lin Changning shook her head so hard it was like a rattle drum. Wouldn't she give herself away if her pulse was taken? Although she knew that her second brother might become suspicious, she still stubbornly said, "Let Shilang examine me. He knows my body best. I can go back tomorrow at the latest, so there's no need to trouble him."
Qi Rong still looked suspicious, but he didn't say anything. After the military doctor finished taking his pulse and went to prepare the medicine, he sent everyone out of the tent.
Seeing a flicker of pity in Lin Changning's eyes, he suddenly said, "Sixth Brother, tell my second brother the truth, is there some hidden ailment you're keeping from others?"
Lin Changning: ...
Lin Changning ground his back teeth fiercely: "Second Brother!"
A glint of clarity flashed in Qi Rong's eyes. He thought Lin Changning was either embarrassed or had been touched on a sore spot. He lowered his eyelashes, clenched his fist, and coughed lightly twice.
"Second brother is not an outsider, so you can rest assured to tell him. Second brother will not tell anyone. It's never good to hide your illness from others."
Lin Changning looked helpless: "Second brother, I'm not sick."
Qi Rong looked at Lin Changning, his gaze involuntarily sweeping downwards: "Does A-Shu know?"
Lin Changning's face flushed red with anger as she gritted her teeth and said to Qi Rong, "Second Brother!!! I really didn't!!!"
Qi Rong looked at Lin Changning's red and embarrassed face and sighed softly: "Never mind, we'll find a good doctor to help you take good care of yourself in the future. Don't worry, your second brother will keep this a secret for you."
Lin Changning sat back on the bed with a helpless expression, his head held high, seemingly unwilling to pay attention to Qi Rong. He sighed deeply and then spoke.
"Then thank you..."
Qi Rong looked at Lin Changning's helpless expression and coughed again: "There are quite a few medicinal herbs in the manor. I can have Shilang fetch some another day and prepare some medicine for you to improve your health. You are still young, so you don't need to take this to heart."
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