Chapter 1201: Out of Water (Thanks to the tip from book friend "Al Pacino")
Manbao and Baishan felt like they had been swimming for a very long time, so long that the air in their chests was almost used up. Just as they were considering whether to take out the things and take a breath, they saw the light...
Then the two of them struggled to swim upwards. After emerging from the water, they couldn't help but open their mouths to breathe. Then they wiped the water off their faces and looked around. They saw someone in the distance constantly shouting, "I don't see anyone——"
There were also people rowing small boats and splashing water everywhere, but they also said that they didn't see anyone.
Manbao and Baishan looked carefully and realized that they had swam to the center of the lake without them knowing.
As soon as the two emerged from the lake, the person searching for them on the boat was the first to see them. He immediately pointed his stick towards the center of the lake and said, "There they are—"
The people who were searching near where they fell into the water immediately swam towards them...
Daji, who was lying on the shore, looked up at them, confirmed that they were both fine, and then lay down on the ground again.
Bai Erlang emerged from the water and was stunned for a moment before suddenly shouting, "Run! Swim to the shore! It will cost a fortune to save you..."
This place is a little distance from the center of the lake, but Bai Erlang's voice is quite loud, and Bai Shan and Manbao, who were paddling and taking a break, heard it immediately.
They didn't know Qianjin's story, but that didn't stop them from listening to Bai Erlang, so they turned around and swam towards the shore on the other side of Anxiangguo Temple.
But their swimming skills were there. Even if they could swim better than others, they could not outswim the boat. They ran out of energy after swimming less than a third of the way forward, and were then caught up by the boatmen and pulled onto the boat.
The man who pulled them aboard said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, young man and young lady. Even if we want a reward, we can't ask for a huge sum of gold. Just give us enough money to cross the river."
Those who were still struggling in the water felt particularly regretful as they had missed out on the money.
The boat brought them back to shore. Feng Zongping and the others, who couldn't swim, reached out and pulled them up, asking with concern, "Are you all right? Where are the two assassins?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao were still very pale. When they heard this, they said, "It's at the bottom of the lake."
The voice was very light, but it made people feel a chill in their hearts.
Bai Erlang also climbed out of the water, sat down next to Daji and said, "It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive..."
His voice was choked, and he couldn't tell if it was water or tears on his face, but his eyes were a little red.
Daji, lying on the ground, finally fainted with relief.
Manbao quickly glanced at everyone and saw that several of them seemed to be injured, and Daji was the most seriously injured, so he quickly squatted down to look at him.
Bai Shan glanced around and saw that there were guards with swords around them, so he couldn't help but look at Feng Zongping.
Feng Zongping said, "They were sent by Jingzhao Prefecture and Old Lord Tang. Thanks to them, we were able to capture the assassin, and also these civilians."
Only then did Bai Shan realize that there were several civilians sitting outside the guard circle. They were also injured, and many of them had climbed out of the water, obviously going into the water to look for them.
Bai Shan asked Bai Erlang, "What's going on with Qian Jin?"
Bai Erlang said, "Yin Huo said that if you save us, you will be rewarded 100 gold coins, and if you jump into the water to save you, you will be rewarded 1,000 gold coins. Then many people jumped in."
Feng Zongping couldn't help but laugh at this moment and said, "Luckily you guys broke free from the assassin and floated up, otherwise we would have to pay you a thousand gold coins."
Bai Shan glanced at the man slumped on the shore and said, "That being said, we should still give them more. Today's disaster was caused by us. So, everyone who went into the water and helped us will be given ten gold coins each. Those who were injured will get ten more gold coins, and those who contributed especially well will get another ten gold coins."
As soon as these words were spoken, the participants who had been sitting on the ground in a daze immediately became excited and shouted, "Young Master, you are so generous! Why don't we send you back? We are so many in number, and I believe those villains won't dare to come again."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
The Jingzhao Prefecture captain standing by said unhappily, "It's enough as long as we're here. Why do we need you to see us off?"
Yin Huo, who was sitting on the ground, raised his head and said, "Let them take it. More people are always safer. It's a good opportunity to collect the reward."
The captain then stopped talking.
Manbao had already checked Daji. He was seriously injured. Fortunately, the officials who came brought medicine and had applied hemostatic medicine to him.
She glanced at the other injured people and said, "Send them to Jishitang."
The injured man, who valued money over his life, cried out, "It doesn't matter to us. Let's send the young man and the young lady home first."
Manbao: "...I want to see a doctor too."
After saying that, he turned to Changshou and said, "Could you please go back to my house and ask them to send the money to Jishitang, and we will give the reward there."
It’s also dangerous to bring so many people home.
Changshou looked at Yin Huo.
Yin Huo nodded slightly.
So the group moved to Jishidiang.
Because of the assassins, the entire street leading to Xiangguo Temple was blocked. No one was allowed to enter or leave. Many people hid in the shops on both sides. Soldiers were guarding every five steps. After they left, they would be screened for assassins.
It’s not just because Yin Huo and Feng Zongping are here, but more importantly, Bai Shan and Zhou Man are here.
The King of Yizhou had escaped, so he no longer had to hide his inner thoughts, so he could kill anyone he wanted.
But the court would no longer hide its vigilance and make its protection of Bai Shan and Zhou Man public.
Perhaps, in the face of national affairs, the emperor didn't particularly care about the lives of the two young men, but Old Lord Tang said, "This also involves the reputation of the court. Your Majesty, they are both descendants of meritorious officials, and they have also exposed the evil deeds of the King of Yizhou. If we allow them to be killed by the King of Yizhou at the feet of the emperor, it will damage the reputation of the court and your majesty's dignity."
Because of this sentence, the emperor even sent out the imperial guards.
They arrived at Jishiditang without any obstruction along the way.
These patients were a little unusual and could be considered half of our own people, so Manager Zheng immediately took Doctor Ding and others to join the queue to deal with them.
Daji, Baishan and others were taken to the backyard for treatment, while other passers-by who were injured while helping were queuing up in the front hall to see a doctor. However, many of them were just wet from the water, so they sat outside the door, wringing their clothes and basking in the sun.
Doctor Ding personally treated Daji's injuries, and Manbao assisted him.
Daji had many wounds on his body, most of which were sword wounds. Fortunately, none of them hit the vital parts, but two of the wounds were a bit deep.
Doctor Ding cleaned the wound and sewed it up. After the wound was cleaned, Xiao Shao also boiled the medicine.
Manbao used acupuncture to wake Daji up, and then let him drink the medicine before continuing to faint.
Feng Zongping and the others were also injured, except Yin Huo, who was frightened and accidentally fell while backing away, only suffering some minor skin scrapes.
However, Feng Zongping and his men were not seriously injured. After all, the main force was on Daji's side. They only had to deal with two people, and there were so many people to help.
After treating everyone's wounds, Bai Erlang stared at Bai Shan and Man Bao, "Why are you still so pale? Are you injured too?"
Manbao was able to examine himself. After touching himself, he said, "It's okay. I was hit a few times. There's no internal bleeding and no broken bones. It's just swollen and painful for a few days."
Bai Shanze's condition was a bit serious. After examining him, Doctor Ding said, "He needs to be careful. I'll prescribe some internal bleeding medication for him. He might have injured his ribs."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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