Chapter 84 Near Death
Miao Sangsang watched Lin Changqing cry and hiccup, wanting to say something, but Lin Changqing looked at her with concern and gently shook his head.
Young Master Zheng, the organizer of the poetry gathering, also said, "I think what Young Master Miao said makes sense. If you are holding a woman hostage, Lord Miao may not necessarily take the risk, but if it is Lord Miao's son, he will probably have some reservations."
A hint of hesitation flashed across the thug's fierce face as he pointed at Lin Changqing and said, "Then come here, but you're not allowed to bring any weapons!"
Lin Changqing patted his robes and, seeing Miao Zhengyan's hesitant expression, said, "I am a scholar, so I naturally don't have any weapons. I'll come over, and you can put the knife to my body and release my sister."
As he spoke, he slowly approached the assailant, who warily watched Lin Changqing. When Lin Changqing was right beside him, the assailant turned his back and held a knife to Lin Changqing's neck. Just when everyone thought Miao Sangsang was about to be released, the assailant suddenly grabbed Miao Sangsang's neck with one hand and burst into laughter.
"Do you think I'm a fool? I have Miao's children in my hands now, I doubt he'd dare disobey!"
In the blink of an eye, Lin Changqing suddenly pulled out the hairpin from her hair and stabbed it fiercely into the assailant's hand. The assailant cried out in pain and his weapon fell to the ground instantly, and his other hand also loosened its grip.
Lin Changqing shoved Miao Sangsang and kicked the weapon that had fallen to the ground far away with one foot.
Unfortunately, the assailant did not pick up the knife on the ground. Instead, he drew a dagger from his waist and rushed towards Miao Sangsang and Lin Changqing. Lin Changqing turned his back to protect Miao Sangsang. The sound of the dagger entering her body was so clear. Miao Sangsang turned around and her panicked eyes were filled with Lin Changqing's figure protecting her. His warm body firmly blocked her way.
Miao Zhengyan's servants immediately surrounded him and pinned the thug to the ground.
After being pinned down, the thug laughed gleefully across his狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) face: "Taking the prefect's son down with him before he dies, that's quite a bargain!!! Hahaha!"
A dagger was plunged into Lin Changqing's back, blood and foam gushed from his mouth, and he fell weakly to the ground.
Miao Sangsang burst into tears, clumsily trying to support Lin Changqing's body with her hands, but the weight of a grown man was far beyond her ability to lift. Lin Changqing fell into Miao Sangsang's arms, and the two of them fell down together.
Enraged, Young Master Zheng kicked the thugs several times, yelling, "Keep dreaming! Look closely, Young Master Miao is right here! Who do you think you can take away? He's just a poor scholar, a guest at the Miao residence!!"
He was in charge of today's poetry gathering, and he was determined to take responsibility if anything happened to the young master or young lady of the Miao family. Although his father was also an official, he was only a minor official of the fifth rank, and he was under the command of Lord Miao. If something really happened to the two of them today, he would not be able to escape the blame.
The thug sneered at Lin Changqing's pale face: "What a dog! A good dog of the Miao family! Did you hear that? You took a knife for them, and in the end, you still get called a poor scholar!!! Hahahaha!"
Miao Zhengyan kicked the thug in the face, his expression dark as he scanned the surroundings before looking at the man surnamed Zheng: "Changqing is my closest friend! He is a benefactor of the Miao family. Anyone who looks down on him is going against me!"
After saying this, he instructed the servant to quickly fetch a doctor, while he himself stood anxiously beside Lin Changqing, saying, "Brother Changqing, hold on a little longer. The abbot of Huangmi Temple knows medicine, and someone has already gone to invite him. Hang in there!!"
Blood slowly seeped from Lin Changqing's chest. Miao Sangsang choked back tears and frantically wiped the blood from the corner of Lin Changqing's mouth, saying, "Brother Changqing, please don't be hurt, please don't be hurt."
Seeing the bloodstains that she couldn't wipe away, Miao Sangsang burst into tears: "Brother, what should I do? I can't wipe them clean. Brother, please save Brother Changqing, please save him."
As the two were talking, the young lady of the Qin family arrived with the abbot. With a stern look in her eyes, she directed the maids to disperse the people there: "Please move aside, everyone. Abbot, the injured are over here."
The abbot, dressed in a monk's robe, jogged over and stripped Lin Changqing of his clothes: "Quickly, someone help this young master to the meditation room!"
Qin Yinyin hugged Miao Sangsang, who was trembling with sobs, and comforted her: "Sangsang, Young Master Lin will be alright, don't be afraid."
Miao Sangsang cried out and threw herself into Qin Yinyin's arms: "Sister Qin, Brother Changqing saved me, that's why he's like this!"
Qin Yinyin and Miao Zhengyan exchanged a glance and simultaneously comforted Miao Sangsang. After sending everyone away, Qin Yinyin wanted to settle Miao Sangsang in the meditation room to rest, but Miao Sangsang refused and insisted on staying in the meditation room.
Helpless, Miao Zhengyan waited with his sister. Qin Yinyin glanced at Miao Zhengyan, turned to him, and whispered, "I've already sent someone to invite Lord Miao and Madam Xie. The doctor in charge of the medical treatment is very skilled, so there shouldn't be any problems. The other guests have also been settled. My servants have surrounded the mountain gate, and all the small gates have been guarded. If there are any more villains, they certainly won't be able to escape. Miao, Zhengyan, you can rest assured."
Miao Zhengyan nodded at Lei Lifeng's fiancée and then sighed: "Yinyin, I've told you so many times, just call me Ayan, you're being too formal."
Qin Yinyin's almond-shaped eyes widened, and a blush crept onto her face: "There are people here, aren't you ashamed!"
He tossed a handkerchief over, saying, "Wipe the blood off your hands. They're filthy. Just throw them away after you're done. You don't need to return them to me."
Miao Zhengyan watched as the monks carrying bloody water in and out of the meditation room tucked the handkerchief into his pocket, went to find well water to wash his hands, and returned to meet Qin Yinyin's gaze, saying, "Go and rest for a while, I'll stay here with Sangsang."
Qin Yinyin pouted: "What do you know, you big man!"
He then winked at Sangsang, "You saved Sangsang in public, what will you say about this later?"
Miao Zhengyan smiled at his fiancée, who was giving him a teasing look: "What can I say? Standing here, my Sangsang is going to marry one of the best men in the world. If Brother Lin can get through this, he will be just like me, a very good man. I'm sure my parents won't object."
Qin Yinyin was speechless: "You certainly know how to flatter yourself."
The two grew up together, and she and Miao Sangsang were very close friends. After a while, their families arranged a marriage between them. Miao Zhengyan was sincere, and Qin Yinyin was willing. The two got along very well, and Miao Sangsang privately treated Qin Yinyin as her sister-in-law, telling her almost everything to her close friend and unmarried sister-in-law.
Qin Yinyin naturally knew about Lin Changqing's situation, but the Lin family's status was too low and their family background too mismatched, so she had been worried about Sangsang.
"Oh no! The wound is bleeding heavily! Do you have any hemostatic powder? Hemostatic powder!!"
The three people at the door tensed up instantly. Sangsang, head down, tried to rush inside, but Miao Zhengyan hurriedly stopped her sister from barging in.
"That's a man from another family!! Miao Sangsang! Don't you care about your reputation?!"
Miao Sangsang burst into tears and tried to go inside, choking back sobs, "Brother, please let me see him, please, even if you do nothing, just seeing him is enough."
Qin Yinyin also hurriedly pulled Miao Sangsang, saying, "Sangsang, you can't help much even if you go. Be good, wait here."
"Oh no, this young master's pulse is getting weaker and weaker!!"
"Hemostatic powder! Quickly find some hemostatic powder!!"
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from outside the door. The leader was Lord Miao, followed by Madam Xie. Lord Miao, dressed in official robes, who had just arrived from the government office, waved his hand.
The servant behind him ran into the meditation room with a basket of the finest medicine: "The medicine is here, all of it is top-quality. Quickly see if any of it is usable."
Several doctors followed behind the servant, some giving acupuncture and others stitching up the wounds, methodically treating the dying Lin Changqing.
Miao Sangsang saw her parents as if they were her lifeline. Madam Xie, still shaken, looked at her daughter and son. After confirming that they were both alright, she hugged Miao Sangsang tightly and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Your parents are here. Don't be scared."
Miao Sangsang pointed at the meditation room, sobbing uncontrollably, her voice broken as she cried, "Mother, save, save, Changqing, save!"
Madam Xie lovingly wiped away her daughter's tears and comforted her, "When your father came, he had already found all the doctors in the clinic. Doctor Wen, who is an expert in treating external injuries, and that other master doctor are also here. I opened my private treasury, and the hemostatic powder and medicine I got are all the best. Changqing will be fine. Ah, you must have been so scared..."
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