Chapter 102 What Can You Use to Protect Me
"Aunt?" Xie Jinyu's face turned pale. "Where did you get the news?"
Aunt Liu clutched his sleeve tightly, tears still streaming down her face, "Just tell me, is something wrong with Ah Cheng?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a bloody man lying in the yard.
Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment, then stumbled towards her, "Is it... is it Ah Cheng?"
"Ah Cheng isn't dead yet, it's not time to mourn yet." Du Heng said harshly, but his hands on the wound never stopped. "Everyone, go out and wait, so Ah Cheng can catch his breath."
"Okay!" Aunt Liu quickly asked everyone to disperse and retreat to the door of Xie's house, and her heart finally settled down.
Liu Xiaoni caught a glimpse of a small hand dangling from the carriage. She cried out in fear and shrank behind Aunt Liu, "Mom, there's someone else in the carriage!"
Su Cheng was in a coma for a whole day and woke up at noon the next day. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xie Ming standing by his bed.
"Ah Cheng?" Xie Ming saw her finally open her eyes. He didn't care about the wounds that hadn't healed yet. He leaned over and put his hand on her forehead. His voice trembled, "You finally woke up. Yesterday, you were unconscious and had a high fever. I almost thought you were gone..."
Su Cheng looked at his bloodshot eyes, his consciousness a little blurry, "I'm fine."
Xie Ming's trembling fingertips brushed her cheek lightly, tears falling from the corners of his eyes, his voice hoarse, "Who hurt you like this?"
"Huo Beiting." Although Su Cheng couldn't feel the pain, she was wrapped in several bandages, and her whole body looked like a dumpling. "He attacked me secretly, wanting to avenge his men."
"...Huo Beiting." Xie Ming lowered his eyes, opened his thin lips, and repeated his name over and over again.
"Don't think about venting my anger for me." Su Cheng knew his character very well and immediately spoke to persuade him, "I was lucky yesterday. I ran into him alone. You didn't know where he was and you were alone. If you went there, you wouldn't be able to come back."
Xie Ming closed his eyes, pressed his thin lips into a straight line, and did not respond.
Su Cheng thought of someone and asked in a low voice, "By the way, where is the child I brought back?"
"He's suffered internal injuries and hasn't woken up yet. Elder Du said there's a large bruise on his abdomen and blood foam in his mouth. We can only clean it briefly and he's been given medicine." Xie Ming wiped the sweat from her forehead. Although he was also very sleepy, he forced himself to speak to her. "Who is he?"
Hearing that the child was fine, Su Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "When Huo Beiting attacked me, he helped me several times, so I thought he was indebted to me. So I asked Peng Yun to bring him back as well."
"Old Du and the two children are guarding him, so you don't have to worry." Xie Ming frowned and said in a heavy tone, "But your body is in bad condition. The wound is exposed to the bone. I'm afraid you will be in pain for a long time."
"I'm fine." Su Cheng shook his head, looking relaxed. "Huo Beiting failed this time, so he will definitely come again. His men died in our village, so he won't let me go."
"General Dou is leading the remaining Black Tiger Army to build a house next door to you, Langjun. With them here, you don't have to worry about even the Black Shadow Guards." Xie Ming lowered his eyes, a dark light flashing in his eyes, "No matter who you meet, I will protect you."
Su Cheng's heart trembled. She didn't dare to meet his burning eyes and turned her face away slightly. "You should go back and get some sleep. If you don't recuperate, how can you protect me?"
Xie Ming was stunned, then his heart was filled with joy, his earlobes blushing quietly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
It was not until the door of the west room was closed that Su Cheng let out a long breath and raised his hand to press his heart, which was beating violently.
[Host, Xie Ming's favorability value +3, a blind box draw as a reward, do you accept? ]
Su Cheng immediately perked up and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Received!"
As soon as she finished speaking, three boxes suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, emitting little lights.
"May God bless you, it's your turn." Su Cheng bowed to the sky devoutly and clicked the box in the middle. Suddenly, a golden light filled the room, so bright that she couldn't open her eyes.
[Congratulations to the host, you have obtained a high-level weapon design blueprint.]
A piece of drawing paper fell from the sky. Su Cheng quickly raised his hand to catch it, flipping it over and taking a look. "The design drawing of the hand cannon..."
"Sister-in-law, can I come in?"
Yan Ci's voice came from outside the door. Su Cheng propped himself up and sat up, his eyes falling on the screen beside the bed.
It's called a screen, but it's just a few pieces of wood nailed together to make it convenient for Su Cheng to bathe and change clothes.
"Come in."
After that, the door of the west room was slowly pushed open.
Yan Ci entered a woman's room for the first time in his life. He was embarrassed and walked in with timid steps. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he saw the wooden screen. "I heard Ah Ming say that my sister-in-law had woken up, so I came to check on her. Is she feeling any worse?"
"I feel much better after applying the medicine." Su Cheng curled his lips. Through the gap in the wooden board, he could see the person behind him looking around his room. "I am very grateful for your concern, my dear."
"Little sister-in-law, you don't have to be too distant with me. Xinghua Village means something different to me. I was separated from my parents when I was young and never felt the warmth of home. It was the Xie family who gave me warmth. I sincerely regard you as my sister-in-law."
Yan Ci didn't act condescendingly. His tone was friendly, and it warmed people's hearts. "It's only natural to think about your own people."
"That day, Huo Beiting sent the Xuanying Guard to attack Xinghua Village at night. In the moment of danger, it was Jinyu who saved Ah Ming with a hand cannon. I asked a few questions and learned that the hand cannon was a gift from my sister-in-law." Yan Ci's lips curled slightly, his face becoming more serious. "I wonder where my sister-in-law got such a rare item?"
Originally it was for the pistol.
Su Cheng smiled and opened her pink lips, "Please move to the bedside."
Yan Ci paused, not understanding the meaning of her words, but still stood up obediently, walked around the screen and went to the bed.
What caught my eye was the woman's pale and colorless face, as white as her inner garment, which made one feel pity for her. She was only wearing a thin jacket to cover the blood-soaked gauze.
"Take this, my dear." Su Cheng handed him the drawing paper with a peaceful smile on his face.
"This is..." Yan Ci raised his hand to take it. Unsure of what was on the paper, he flipped it over and took a look. His pupils suddenly constricted. "This is... a diagram of the structure of a hand cannon?"
Does she know what this thing is worth?
How many people in the country actually possessed a hand cannon, let alone this schematic?
Why...did she give it to herself so easily?
"Sister-in-law, you..." Yan Ci's hand, which was gripping the blueprint, was shaking with force, and he stared at the weak and pretty face in front of him.
"We are family, that's what you just said." Su Cheng leaned against the headboard, the soft sunlight shining on her, as if giving her a golden edge. "This thing is much more useful in your hands than in mine."
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