Grandma Li stood on tiptoe and looked towards the intersection, equally worried.
She was about to speak when she suddenly felt a chill on her neck. Turning her head, she saw her granddaughter crying with red eyes.
"Don't cry, Fu Niu. The Marquis is very capable; he'll definitely be alright! Besides, your father and the others have gone to pick him up; they'll ensure his safe return!"
The old lady gently patted her granddaughter's back. In fact, she was also very worried about her, but at this moment, these elderly people were the backbone of the whole family and the whole village, and they could not show any panic.
The village chief, waving his pipe, shouted, "Everyone, keep harvesting the land! The work can't be delayed. Chief镖头 Liu, take your men and guard the other side of the valley, in case anyone causes trouble!"
“Yes, yes,” Uncle Zhao and the others echoed, “We can’t afford to lose our composure at this time.”
"Outsiders probably don't know yet, so let's keep the news hidden and not let outsiders find out anything."
"Just do what you're supposed to do. If someone asks why there are fewer people in the village, just say they've gone into the mountains to collect mountain products."
With a leader to rely on, the villagers were less panicked and dispersed to continue their busy work.
After thinking for a moment, Madam Cui asked Sister-in-law Qiong to return to the city and quietly tell Senior Brother Wen that if anything happened in the village or if the Marquis encountered problems, she could lend a hand.
Leaving aside the situation in the village, by the time Li Laosi and his men rode their horses to the dock camp, it was nearly dusk.
But the camp's wooden gate was tightly shut, and no matter how much they called, they couldn't open it.
The guards only said, "There are orders from above, no one is allowed to open the gate!"
The marquis's personal guards were furious. "Open your dog eyes and see clearly! We are the marquis's personal guards. We have invited a divine physician to come and treat the marquis's injuries urgently."
The guard looked somewhat troubled, but still said, "Brother, it's not that we want to do anything, it's just an order from above, they specifically emphasized that no one is allowed to enter or leave."
Li Laosi frowned, guessing that someone was interfering.
He called out a few words to Jiayi and Liu Yang, then pulled off his belt and tied Dr. Zhang to his body.
"Don't be afraid, old man. Hold on tight to the medicine box, let's go inside!"
Before Doctor Zhang could respond, he drew his long sword and shouted, "Charge in!"
Jiayi and Liu Yang immediately took action, lifting a wooden gate and throwing it out with a bang.
The guards were so shocked they almost lost their teeth. Before they could even come to their senses, Li Laosi had already carried Doctor Zhang inside.
Liu Yang and Jia Yi followed closely behind, with Dong Mei bringing up the rear.
Some of the gate guards tried to give chase and stop him, but were rebuked by the Marquis's personal guards, "Do you want to kill the Marquis? Be careful you don't become his pawns and end up not even knowing how you died!"
The guards hesitated for a moment, and in that time, Li Laosi and his men rushed to the tent entrance.
Outside the main tent, the Marquis's two hundred personal guards surrounded the tent, led by Jiang Cheng, a captain familiar to the Li family.
Opposite him stood three or four deputy generals and several hundred soldiers, who were now sternly rebuking him: "Get out of the way! We need to go in and take care of the Marquis. If anything happens to the Marquis, can you bear the responsibility?"
Jiang Cheng's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat, showing that he was very nervous, but he did not bud. He gripped the long sword in his hand tightly.
"The Marquis has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the camp. Are you trying to rebel by forcing us like this? The Marquis has been assassinated and the murderer has escaped. Instead of arresting the murderer, you are trying to force your way into the camp. When the people from the capital come to investigate, I will report everything to the authorities!"
Several lieutenants and deputy generals frowned; some were genuinely worried about the Marquis, while others harbored ulterior motives...
But Jiang Cheng's words indicated that anyone who insisted on barging in would be asking for trouble.
Just then, a commotion broke out at the camp gate, and then Li Laosi and his men rushed in.
Jiang Cheng immediately stepped aside, "Hurry in, the Marquis is waiting!"
A lieutenant's eyes flashed, and he stepped forward to stop him, but Jia Yi grabbed his armor and threw him away with a forceful tug!
With a loud crash, dust flew up and the area around the tent fell silent.
The man, along with his armor, weighed a full two hundred pounds, but in this half-grown boy, it was as light as a bag of rice, tossed away as easily.
Jiang Cheng and the others became even more excited, tightening their formation and protecting their tents completely.
Inside the tent, the stench of blood was strong. The Marquis lay face down on the bed, his back completely exposed, covered with a white cloth that was soaked and turned blood red.
The two military doctors, pale-faced, knelt to one side, utterly distraught and at a loss.
Seeing the crowd enter, they moved even further to the side in fright.
Dr. Zhang was put down by Li Laosi. He was dizzy from running all the way. He struggled to find a medicine bottle in the medicine box, poured out a pill and put it in his mouth, which made him feel much better.
"How did you get so badly injured? Why isn't the bleeding stopped? A healthy person would die from bleeding so much!" the old man asked furiously.
The two medics didn't dare delay and quickly explained, "The assassin's knife was coated with medicine. No matter what powder we sprinkle, it won't stop the bleeding. We can only press it with a cloth like this..."
Doctor Zhang snorted coldly, quickly found the medicine powder in his medicine box, and changed the Marquis's medicine.
Unfortunately, reality slapped him hard in the face; even his special powder didn't work.
Everyone was stunned. Was the Marquis going to bleed to death?
At this moment, Dongmei stepped forward and said, "Take the military doctor out and keep him under guard. I have a solution."
Just as Doctor Zhang was about to reprimand her, Li Laosi and Jiayi Liu Yang started chasing her away.
The main tent was very large, and two military doctors were taken to the outer tent and guarded by personal guards.
Dongmei took out the medicine bottle from her bosom and pleaded with Doctor Zhang, "Doctor, could you give me acupuncture to wake the Marquis up for a while?"
Doctor Zhang's eyes were practically glued to the medicine bottles. The two small porcelain bottles were nothing special, but the largest one in the middle was neither crystal nor jade; it was transparent and filled with more than half a bottle of medicine...
His heart pounded wildly. It must have been given by the Li family. It must have been that mysterious person from the Li family who made the move!
He longed to pounce on it immediately and figure it out, but now was not the right time, so he had to hold back.
Doctor Zhang took out a few gold needles and pricked Young Master Ye a few times. After a while, Young Master Ye opened his eyes.
Li Laosi stepped forward and quickly said, "Young Master Ye, don't worry, we've brought Doctor Zhang!"
Young Master Ye blinked, wanting to speak, but his pale lips could not utter a sound.
Dongmei knelt down, opened a medicine bottle, poured out a small pill, and said vaguely, "Young master, this pill... says you know how to take it."
Young Master Ye's eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly.
Dongmei immediately asked for water and fed it to Young Master Ye, then took the medicine and another medicine bottle.
"Young master, this powder can stop bleeding and relieve pain, but you need to wash it off with this solution a day later. We will take you back to Broken Gold Beach as soon as possible!"
Young Master Ye nodded with difficulty, then pulled out a gold medal from under his body. These actions had exhausted all his strength. He then closed his eyes and fainted.
Dongmei stood up and gave the gold medal to Li Laosi, while giving the medicine bottle to Doctor Zhang.
Doctor Zhang quickly washed his hands and cleaned up the previous medicinal powder.
In just a short while, the wound was filled with blood again.
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