After Zhang Yun climbed into the carriage, he reached out to pull a blanket, covered himself with it, and went to sleep without closing the door.
Zhang Jin and Zhang Zun retreated in fear. They dared not trouble him again, but they were not willing to let it go and ran angrily to Zhang Ping to file a complaint.
After listening, Zhang Ping frowned, "Why did you provoke him? He is a wolf cub."
Zhang Jin felt wronged, "Father, since we know he is a wolf cub, why do we keep him? Perhaps the defeat in Nanping could have been avoided if it were not for him. Uncle and my brothers would not have died. He must have done something behind our backs."
Zhang Yun has ordered that no one is allowed to reveal that Zhang Mao has been turned and is not dead. So, Zhang Ping and others still don’t know that Zhang Mao is not dead. He not only killed Jibei’s army but has also taken refuge with Su Rong.
Zhang Yun said angrily, "What do you know?"
He naturally wouldn’t say that he didn’t believe Zhang Yun would do it. Even if he was confused, he wouldn’t take the opportunity to kill them at this time. If he was to kill, he should do it after taking Nanping City. However, his human nature led him to have doubts. Perhaps it was Zhang Yun who did it.
After all, he is not someone who would cry for his brothers and uncles. There is no such person in the Zhang family’s bloodline.
That’s why he’s suspicious of him.
However, no matter what, he never thought about turning his properties into Zhang Yun’s control. Although he takes advantage of this son, he doesn’t like him.
He himself is cunning and ambitious, but he doesn’t like a son who is too calculating.
He waved his hand to the two of them, "Don’t provoke him, go and rest. We will continue to march in an hour."
Zhang Jin and Zhang Zun closed their mouths and left Zhang Ping’s camp together.
The minute they left, Zhang Ping lied down on the couch and as he just closed his eyes, he suddenly felt a heart-piercing pain. The pain came suddenly and exploded. He screamed and rolled off the bed. Before he could shout out again, another round of severe pain came, his vision became dark and he passed out.
Zhang Jin and Zhang Zun hadn’t gone far when they heard the scream from the camp. They were startled and looked at each other before they turned around to return.
The personal soldiers guarding outside immediately rushed into Zhang Ping’s tent. Upon seeing him, their faces changed and one of them shouted, "General."
Zhang Jin and Zhang Zun also burst into the tent and shout in unison, "Father!"
"Quick, call for Doctor Zhang."
The scene caused quite a commotion and soon many people came. Doctor Zhang also hurried over with his medical box. Behind him was Zhang Yun, who came in a rush.
After Doctor Zhang arrived, the crowd around Zhang Ping dispersed, and they immediately made room for him.
After Doctor Zhang took Zhang Ping’s pulse, his face changed horribly. He trembled all over, his fingers trembling, "He, he, the general, he..."
Doctor Zhang withdrew his trembling hand, and sat on the ground. He looked dazed, his face pale, terrified, and at a loss.
"What is it? What happened to my father? Speak up!" Zhang Jin shouted. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"You better talk." Zhang Zun also urged.
Doctor Zhang with trembling lips and a trembling body, his face pale, said, "The general, he, he, I fear the worst."
"What do you mean by ’not good’? Be clear," someone became anxious.
"The general, he, he, his life is hanging by a thread."
As soon as these words came out, everyone’s face changed.
Zhang Jin and Zhang Zun refuted in unison, "Impossible, when we left him just now, he was perfectly fine."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Zhang immediately turned to look at them, his face full of fear.
Zhang Jin and Zhang Zun were stunned by his gaze, "You..."
At that moment Zhang Yun spoke up: "Stop wasting time, save father first."
He looked at Doctor Zhang, "Save father."
Doctor Zhang came back to his senses. It seemed that he had also been awakened from the shock. He quickly picked up his medical box from the ground with trembling hands, "I, I, I will give the general acupuncture treatment now."
"You all leave first." Zhang Yun waved his hand, then added another sentence, "Only Duan Xiao will stay with me."
Everyone was panicked and since Zhang Yun appeared to be calm and organized, they followed his orders and left Zhang Ping’s military camp.
Zhang Jin and Zhang Zun did not want to go, but Zhang Yun swept a cold look at them, "Get out."
They were still young and they withdrew in fear.
Duan Xiao had always been valued by Zhang Ping, so it made sense that Zhang Yun kept him here.
After everyone left, Le Shu immediately took action and bound Duan Xiao neatly before he could make a sound.
Duan Xiao opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked at Le Shu in fear, then turned to Zhang Yun.
Zhang Yun didn’t look at him. He stood in front of the bed, watching Doctor Zhang give Zhang Ping acupuncture treatment.
Doctor Zhang’s hand was very steady. He was responsible for Zhang Ping’s death. Before the incident, he had calmly prepared. Otherwise, Zhang Ping would not have voluntarily taken those three pills given his suspicious nature.
So, it is very easy for a trusted doctor to kill.
"Only half a cup of tea time left." Doctor Zhang silently told Zhang Yun: "The half cup of tea at the end of his life."
Zhang Yun nodded.
After Doctor Zhang administered three needles, Zhang Ping did wake up, but he was in great pain, only his eyes could move, his mouth couldn’t open, and his heart was numb from the pain, as if it wasn’t his own anymore.
He opened his eyes and saw Doctor Zhang and Zhang Yun in front of him, his eyes widened, tried hard to open his mouth. He struggled for a long time but failed to speak successfully. His eyes suddenly filled with panic, as if he sensed something bad was about to happen.
Zhang Yun looked at Zhang Ping, his biological father, who had never given him even a little bit of fatherly love. To this son, he was just treating him like an outstanding subordinate. He only needed him to do things for him, dark things that could be achieved by his cunning ways. But he seemed to never worry that he would betray him. He was confident that, as a son, he should be his dog, and could never escape his control in his lifetime.
Zhang Yun had laughed at him countless times in his heart, but at this moment, looking at him, he couldn’t laugh. He replied in a low voice that could only be heard by a few people in the tent, "Father, Zhang Mao, your legitimate and eldest son, my older brother, he is not dead. He was captured by Su Rong when planning for the eighteen villages. Later, when the Jibei Army attacked Nanping City, he was turned, killed Jibei’s army, and has now taken refuge with Su Rong. He will go to Nanchu with Su Rong in the future."
Zhang Ping’s eyes widened with shock and anger.
"Also, my older brother has chosen to stand with Su Rong on his own. He has written to me to help persuade me to join her as well. To go to Nanchu with her so we could look after each other. I agreed." Zhang Yun continued: "But since I helped Nangong Yu to kill Su Rong, to redeem myself, I promised her that I would take the two-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-strong Jibei Army from father."
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