Old illness relapse
Li Jinghe scrutinized them and demanded, "Who are you people?"
Cai Zhicai looked up at him arrogantly and said, "We are the bandits of Leiyu Village!"
"Someone paid to take your lives. You're doing this for money! Sorry!" He then made a gesture.
Li Jinghe's eyes flashed; sure enough, someone wanted to harm him!
He held up two fingers in a certain direction from the shadows, and four bodyguards instantly appeared in front of him.
The bandits were shocked to see four people suddenly appear out of the sky.
Li Jinghe whispered in Su Yuexing's ear, "Run!"
Su Yuexing realized what was happening and ran away as fast as she could, not having time to think about anything else.
There was only one thought in my mind: to survive.
The bandits saw them run away and tried to chase after them, but were stopped by the men in black who blocked their way.
The bandits hadn't expected that the four men in black in front of them would display the fighting power of forty men.
Su Yuexing looked at the two roads in front of her and stopped. One road led home, while the other led somewhere else.
"What's wrong?" Li Jinghe asked from on his back.
Su Yuexing didn't answer, but glanced behind her and saw that the bandits hadn't caught up, but she didn't dare to take the risk.
If she led the bandits to the village, things would be terrible, so she chose another path.
On the way, Su Yuexing asked, "Who were those men in black just now?"
"They seem pretty good."
Li Jinghe pretended not to understand and said, "They are probably just some chivalrous people passing by who are trying to help those in need."
"Luckily we ran into them, otherwise we would have been in big trouble."
Su Yuexing didn't doubt it too much and said, "Yes, but I wonder if they will get hurt?"
"You're still worried about others, you should worry more about ourselves," Li Jinghe said.
He could feel that Su Yuexing's back was soaked with sweat, and said, "They haven't caught up yet, let's stop and rest for a bit."
Su Yuexing shook her head and said, "No! We need to go further away to ensure our safety."
“Then put me down, I’ll walk slowly by myself for a while,” he said.
Su Yuexing stopped and slowly put Li Jinghe down.
Seeing her pale face, Li Jinghe asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Why do you look so bad?"
Su Yuexing shook her head and said, "I'm fine, I'm just too tired."
After taking a few steps forward, I felt as if my feet were walking on cotton, and I felt weak and powerless.
Li Jinghe quickly helped him up, saying, "Don't go any further. Let's rest here for now. They won't catch up."
Su Yuexing leaned her entire body against Li Jinghe. The problem wasn't that she wanted to leave, but that she couldn't leave at all.
The pain in her knee made her face contort.
Li Jinghe looked at her anxiously and asked, "Su Yuexing, what's wrong with you?"
Su Yuexing said weakly, "I'm fine."
Li Jinghe helped her lean against a nearby rock, took her pulse, and looked at her legs.
Remembering that she had mentioned falling, I touched her knee. "Ah!" she cried out in pain.
Li Jinghe felt that her knees were already swollen, so he immediately rolled up her trouser legs.
Her knees were already very red and swollen. Li Jinghe looked shocked and then rolled up the other pant leg as well.
Li Jinghe's face was gloomy. "Your legs are already so swollen, why didn't you say so?"
Thinking that she had carried him for so long, he felt a pang of sadness.
He took out the silver needles he always carried and began to treat her with acupuncture. "It will hurt a little, but bear with it."
Su Yuexing gritted her teeth and endured the pain from the needle.
Li Jinghe glanced at her pained expression. She really could endure it. He said, "If it hurts, just shout it out. You don't have to hold it in."
Su Yuexing shook her head and clenched her fists. Seeing her like this, Li Jinghe could only speed up his actions.
After treating the bruises on her knee, Li Jinghe put away the silver needles and said, "If you want to save your leg, don't walk for the next few days."
"Ah! How are we supposed to get back?" Su Yuexing asked in surprise.
Li Jinghe looked around and said, "Tonight we can only camp out in the wilderness for the time being."
Xie Xuanye arrived at Leiyu Village. "Brother Cai! Brother Xu! Look what good things I've brought you!"
The henchman beside him reminded him, "Young Master Xie, the boss and the others have gone down the mountain to work."
Xie Xuanye smiled and asked, "What kind of work do they need to do in this village?"
After saying that, he realized what he had said and exclaimed with wide eyes, "Could they have gone down the mountain to rob someone?!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a voice came from outside, “I’m so angry! I’m so angry! I almost succeeded!” Cai Zhicai said angrily.
They returned to the village in a disheveled state and were surprised to see Xie Xuanye there. They exclaimed, "Brother Xie! What brings you here all of a sudden?"
Seeing the gift he was carrying, he patted him on the shoulder and praised, "Brother Xie, you're too kind. Just being here is enough; there's no need for a gift."
Xie Xuanye frowned and asked, "Brother Cai, why are you back so late...?"
An awkward expression flashed across Cai Zhicai's face. "Oh!"
"You asked about this?"
"We've taken on a job to help her deal with her enemy. Don't worry, we've investigated this person; he's from a wealthy family."
"He is a wicked man who has also ruined our employer's son, turning him into a monster."
Xie Xuanye frowned and said, "But Brother Cai, didn't you promise me you wouldn't do this kind of thing again!"
Cai Zhicai's smile froze, and Xu Mingwen stepped forward to explain, "Isn't this all for a bite to eat?"
"We have so many brothers in our village to support!"
"If it weren't for the need to have enough to eat, who would want to come to the mountains to become a bandit!"
Xie Xuanye still felt that what they were doing was wrong, "but..."
Xu Mingwen put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Alright! Brother Xie! Let's not talk about this anymore."
"We haven't seen each other for a long time since we parted ways at the yamen."
"Tonight, we'll drink until we drop!"
Dongyang looked at them with fear. When did Young Master Xie start associating with these bandits?
Xie Xuanye nodded. He had finally seen his brothers, so he wouldn't talk to them about anything unpleasant.
After ensuring Su Yuexing was sound asleep, Li Jinghe snapped his fingers, and four men in black appeared in a flash and knelt on the ground.
"My subordinates followed them and discovered they were bandits from Thunderstorm Village," Feng said, bowing his head.
Li Jinghe lowered his eyes in thought. Why would the bandits of Leiyu Village suddenly turn against him?
“And the bandits from Leiyu Village robbed the government office with Young Master Xie last time,” Feng said.
Li Jinghe pondered, "He deliberately abandoned me, Dongyang, and then sent bandits to deal with me?"
Although this speculation is logical, I can't figure out what Xie Xuanye's motive was for doing this.
I must have missed something.
Li Mansion.
Li Wanxi looked on with joy as she saw that there was still no news of Li Jinghe's return.
Grass Green returned from outside and said, "Miss!"
"How did things go?" Li Wanxi asked excitedly.
Grass Green replied, "They told me that everything has been taken care of!"
Li Wanxi's face lit up with joy, "However..." Cao Lü said with a conflicted expression.
Li Wanxi's smile froze. "But what?"
Cao Lu said, "They suffered heavy losses this time and need an additional five hundred taels. If Madam doesn't give it to them, they will spread the word!"
Li Wanxi gritted her teeth and said, "They're a bunch of bandits!"
"They really are a bunch of bandits!"
"Go wait outside," she said.
Cao Lü obediently went outside to wait. Li Wanxi took out five silver notes from the box, opened the door, and handed them to Cao Lü, saying, "Tell them to keep this matter a secret from me from now on!"
When Cao Lü saw so much money, her eyes widened, and she quickly nodded and said, "Yes, Miss!"
After Cao Lü left, Li Wanxi couldn't contain her joy. Great! She'd finally gotten rid of those two!
From now on, everything in the Li family's possessions will be mine!
Su Yuexing heard a sound beside her and slowly opened her eyes.
Li Jinghe lay beside her, trembling all over. "Li Jinghe! Are you having another attack?" she said, getting up.
Li Jinghe felt as if ants were gnawing at his bones all over his body, and he no longer had the strength to answer Su Yuexing's question.
"Wait for me, I'll go find a doctor for you right now!" Su Yuexing collapsed again before she could even stand up. "Ah! My leg!" Her leg was in so much pain that she couldn't use it.
"Oh no, am I going to become a useless person?" Su Yuexing thought to herself.
Li Jinghe gritted his teeth and said, "Don't go. It's just a relapse of my illness. You stay by my side and take good care of yourself." As he spoke, he held her hand tightly.
Feeling the warmth from her palm, Su Yuexing's heart seemed to be touched by something.
Seeing him in such distress, Su Yuexing felt bad too, but there was nothing she could do.
Just as dawn was breaking, Li Jinghe's pain finally stopped flaring up.
Only then did Su Yuexing feel relieved enough to close her eyes and catch up on sleep.
Li Jinghe opened his eyes and slowly reached out to touch her cheek, recalling the scene from last night when she carried him and ran desperately.
He thought to himself, "It's such a wonderful feeling to be protected."
Su Yuexing slept until the sun was high in the sky. She slowly opened her eyes and found herself in the shadow of a stone, with no trace of Li Jinghe around.
She tried to stand up, but the pain in her legs forced her to sit back down.
Li Jinghe walked over from a distance. He walked very slowly, as if walking had taken all his strength out of him. He held some wild fruit in his hand and said, "You're awake."
Su Yuexing nodded and asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Li Jinghe laughed and said, "It's the same old thing with my body."
He handed her the fruit and said, "Try it, it's very sweet."
Su Yuexing looked at the fruit in his hand without saying a word.
Of course she knew the fruit was sweet; she used to bring some back for Xiaobao whenever she went hunting in the mountains.
"What's wrong? Something on your mind?" he asked.
Su Yuexing shook her head and said, "No." She took the fruit from his hand and asked, "How are we going to get back?"
Li Jinghe pondered for a moment and then asked, "Are you familiar with this place?"
Su Yuexing lowered her eyes. Why would he suddenly ask this question?
Where she couldn't see, Li Jinghe's eyes were gloomy. He had just learned from Feng that there was a village nearby called Xikou Village, and that she was from Xikou Village.
She also decided on the location for this hunting trip.
Could it be that she orchestrated the encounter with bandits on the way?
So I asked her that question to test her.
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