Li Laosi was stunned for a moment, not understanding how the general knew his name.
Upon closer inspection, the general had already removed his helmet, revealing a handsome face.
Li Laosi, Li Laosan, and Jiayi immediately rushed over in ecstasy, "Young Master Ye! Young Master Ye!"
Young Master Ye opened his arms and gave them a big hug, also letting out a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he came back a little earlier today, otherwise he almost missed it!
"Why did it take you so long? I've been waiting for five whole months!"
"We were trapped in the mountains. We crossed forty mountains and spent the winter there. We just came out and ran into the barbarians!"
Li Laosi said a few words in one breath and then quickly asked for help.
"Young Master Ye, please save us! These are all people from our village. My mother and Fu Niu ran to the dock for help, but no one has come!"
Young Master Ye frowned. He had heard the commotion and cries when he passed by the dock earlier. It was clear that the dockside was unwilling to send troops to rescue them!
He waved his hand and summoned his deputy, then quickly gave the orders.
Soon, everyone was quickly helped onto horses and headed to the dock.
Those who were too injured to ride horses were carried or lifted by the soldiers.
They truly admired these people from the bottom of their hearts.
If all the people of Tianwu were this brave, why would they have been forced to abandon the capital to the south of the Yangtze River by barbarians?
They hadn't gone far when they encountered Tao Hongying, Zhao Yuru, and Jia Huan, who were desperately searching for Doctor Zhang's luggage.
Upon suddenly seeing Young Master Ye and their family, all three burst into tears.
"Waaah, Young Master Ye, help me! My mother has been shot with an arrow, and Fu Niu has hit her head!"
"Let's find the legendary doctor Zhang's luggage again; we need to treat Mother's injuries!"
Young Master Ye was so shocked that his face changed color, and he shouted, "Bring all the luggage!"
Having said that, he spurred his horse and galloped off like a gust of wind towards the dock.
Jiayin cried until her vision blurred, and through her blurry vision, she saw someone running towards her, so she shouted loudly, "Father! Father! Mother!"
Lord Ye leaped off his horse and scooped her up in his arms. "Don't be afraid, Fu Niu, Uncle's here!"
Jiayin was stunned for a moment, and when she recognized Young Master Ye, she hugged his neck and burst into tears!
"Waaah, my dad killed barbarians, and my grandma is bleeding! They won't take me to save him!"
Young Master Ye gently patted her back. Others might be puzzled by these words, but he knew best that this little girl was probably not lying. If she said she could save people, then she must have a way.
Unfortunately, no one here believed her, which made the little girl so anxious.
At this moment, Li Laosi, Tao Hongying, and others also rushed back.
When Li Laosi heard his daughter crying, his heart felt like it was being torn apart, but the fact that his daughter could cry was a good thing. He immediately knelt down beside his mother.
"Mom, how are you? We're back! My brother and Jiayi are both alright!"
Old Mrs. Li bled half her body and led the elderly people in a frenzy of fighting, all for the sake of waiting for this one sentence.
At this point, she could no longer hold on and completely fainted.
"mother!"
The Li family surged forward like madmen, and Jiayin struggled in Young Master Ye's arms, crying, "Grandma, Grandma!"
Jiaren threw down his machete and lunged forward.
The general, finally free, jumped up and shouted, "Damn lowly people, how dare they put a knife to my throat! Men, kill them all! Kill them all!"
Young Master Ye stepped forward and kicked him in the stomach. "Just now, when you saw the barbarians killing my Tianwu people, why didn't you send troops to help them?"
The general was writhing on the ground in pain, unable to speak, but the captain responded, "The general said it was too far away to see clearly."
Young Master Ye pointed at the elderly, weak, women, and children whose cries were deafening, "They're right in front of us, why aren't you going to save them!"
"The general said these people arrived too late; they might be spies from the north!"
The captain answered without missing a single word, without embellishing anything, and completely betrayed the general.
Young Master Ye gritted his teeth in hatred, went straight up, and kicked the general unconscious.
"Men, tie him up and lock him up. Tomorrow, the Japanese general will personally file a complaint against him for failing to rescue someone in distress!"
The captain quickly added, "My lord, this might not be appropriate. The general is the new brother-in-law of our Marquis of Dingbei... Please, general, show mercy!"
Young Master Ye gave him a deep look; he could tell whether it was a plea for mercy or a reminder.
The guards immediately stepped forward, grabbed the screaming general, and dragged him away.
For a moment, no soldier or officer dared to breathe loudly on the dock, especially the Dingbei Army soldiers who had also stood by and watched someone die.
For safety reasons, boats do not operate at the dock at night.
Since the group could not reach the other side, they had to rest and heal their wounds on the spot.
After what had just happened, the Dingbei Army dared not delay and quickly delivered tents and lit bonfires.
Every man, young and old, in Qingshui Village was injured. Fortunately, most of them sustained minor injuries, while seven or eight were seriously injured, including Grandma Li and Jiayin.
There were simply too many people; Dr. Zhang couldn't possibly handle it all by himself.
Soon, the military doctors on duty at the dock were also transferred over.
More than a dozen tents were set up outside the dock, each filled with people, and medicine pots were placed over the campfire to start brewing medicine.
Jiayin lay dazed beside her grandmother. The sharp pain in the back of her head made her conscious for a while and then plunged into darkness again. Tears streamed down her face.
The arrow had been pulled out of Old Lady Li's shoulder, but she had lost too much blood and remained unconscious. She even developed a high fever and was talking nonsense.
"Fu Niu, my Fu Niu has fallen! Help! Save my Fu Niu!"
"Fourth brother, fourth brother is going to risk his life, who will save us?"
"Fu Niu, you can't take any more! They're going to burn you alive like a monster!"
The members of the Li family stood to one side, all gritting their teeth and weeping silently.
Jiaxi and Jia'an's eyes were swollen like walnuts. "Waaah, I don't want Grandma to die, and I don't want my sister to die either."
"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about!" Tao Hongying slapped her son on the head, but then, unable to bear it, she hugged him and burst into tears.
Old Li was shirtless, his body covered in countless wounds, large and small. He had applied medicine and bandages, but the wounds were still soaked with blood.
Li Laosan had one arm in a sling, and Jiayi had his legs tied.
But they didn't seem to feel any pain, their eyes fixed on their mother and Jiayin.
Young Master Ye lifted the tent flap and walked in, reaching out to touch the old lady's forehead, then patting Jia Yin's little hand, his eyes filled with guilt.
"Don't worry, I've already sent someone to Jiangnan to get some good medicine. As long as we get through tonight, everything will be fine."
The Li family members all nodded. To distract them, Young Master Ye asked about what had happened after they parted ways.
Li Lao Er then recounted how the group fled the famine, encountered the city gate where silver was collected, detoured into the mountains, fought off wolf packs, killed mountain bandits, and spent the winter in the mountains, continuing until tonight.
"Young Master Ye, has Tianwu become utterly rotten? Seeing the people being slaughtered by barbarians, the soldiers and officers just stand by and watch, yet they refuse to offer any assistance!"
Li Lao Er was still furious and questioned him.
Young Master Ye shook his head helplessly, "The capital city moved south too suddenly, which was too hasty. After arriving here, we inevitably have to rely on some local aristocratic families and give up some official positions. The army of 30,000 men under the Marquis of Dingbei is responsible for guarding the Jinsha River. The general tonight is a playboy. He was arranged to be here because his sister married the Marquis of Dingbei and became his new wife."
He also regretted it, saying, "Because my mission was to wipe out the barbarians in the vicinity, I was leading troops around, so I was unable to guard the dock and meet you in time."
Li Lao Er quickly said, "Young Master Ye, it's not your fault. We were delayed on the way. It's just that this dog general is too hateful!"
"Tomorrow, he will no longer be a general." A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Young Master Ye's eyes; no one knew how strong his murderous intent had been just now.
If he hadn't returned early, he probably would have only arrived in time to collect the bodies of the Li family!
"Won't this cause you trouble?" The Li family members didn't understand the intrigues of the imperial court, but they knew that the Marquis of Dingbei must be a very high-ranking official with so many soldiers and generals. Offending his brother-in-law would definitely not be a small matter.
Young Master Ye did not intend to say more, only telling them to rest assured.
Doctor Zhang was frantic, shouting outside, "Young Ye, come quick! Get someone to help me! Old Zhao and the others are badly injured!"
Young Master Ye and the Li brothers quickly went outside.
Uncle Zhao's back was stabbed too deep and too long, and he was almost dead. He was only saved by Doctor Zhang's silver needles.
The village chief also lost an arm and was in so much pain that he fainted and could no longer wave his pipe.
The other old men were also seriously injured. They had gone back with the determination to die, to hold off the barbarians and buy more opportunities for the younger generation.
It's a miracle that they were able to come back alive.
In the middle of the night, the people arranged by Young Master Ye delivered the medicinal herbs, including a century-old ginseng.
Jiayin had no idea about any of this. The pain in the back of her head made her dizzy and nauseous. She could only vomit and then regain consciousness for a brief moment before falling unconscious again. She had no time to save herself, let alone others.
She was so unlucky! Who would have thought that even though Daqing was holding her so tightly, the back of her head would still hit a rock after she was thrown off!
She was anxious and wanted to enter the spatial dimension. However, the dimension had somehow closed, leaving only chaos, and she couldn't find the entrance at all!
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