Chapter 2371 Qi Lie Has Arrived
Meng Yunzheng's expression was grave. "I don't know. Shu Feng said that before they left, Xu Zhensheng fell to the ground with a deep wound on his chest."
Shu Yu gritted her teeth, "Didn't we tell them that their first priority was to protect themselves? Why are they getting involved now?"
"Don't worry, before Zhao Xi left, he was afraid that his cousin's injuries would relapse and reopen, so he left a lot of life-saving medicine at the Xu family. As long as he doesn't die on the spot, Qi Lie's people will find the best doctor to treat him, and with those medicines, he'll be fine."
Despite saying that, Shu Yu was still very worried.
The Xu family took a huge risk to help them, all for Xu Zhensheng. What good would it do if Xu Zhensheng lost his life? Even if they were exonerated from their criminal records, what would it matter?
Meng Yunzheng carefully put the handkerchief away, then held her hand to comfort her, "I've already sent a message to Qi Lie. The people in Zhengdao Village are definitely looking for Liu Jie and the others. They'll come over once they receive the message, and then we'll know about Xu Zhensheng's situation."
"Hmm." Shu Yu could only take a deep breath to temporarily suppress the anxiety in her heart.
"Shu Feng said that they originally planned to escape to Qingxuan County, which was closer and the territory of the black market, where they would be safer. Later, Liu Jie felt it was not a good idea. Qi Lie was in Qingxuan County, and those people from Zhengdao Village were all sent by Qi Lie. He must have investigated this group of people who came to Zhengdao Village. Going to Qingxuan County would indeed be returning to their own territory, but it would also be extremely risky. If the boy hadn't been injured, it would have been fine, but now that he was injured, they would inevitably be more restrained. So Liu Jie decided to treat the boy's injuries and bring him here."
Unexpectedly, this place has already fallen into the hands of Meng Yunzheng and his men.
Shu Feng had very limited information, so Meng Yunzheng went to ask other people. Some knew some information about the black market, while others had similar information to Shu Feng.
None of these people knew the boy's identity.
Perhaps those who looked after the boy in Zhengdao Village knew this, but unfortunately, only four of them escaped.
Liu Jie, the boy, Shu Feng, and the guard who first noticed something was wrong and was the first to be sent away by Shu Yu with a crossbow bolt.
The others were all gathered by Liu Jie on his way here, and they knew even less about the boy than Shu Feng did.
Since that's the case, Meng Yunzheng could only ask Liu Jie.
However, Liu Jie was a tough nut to crack; no matter how much they asked, he refused to divulge a single word.
He was absolutely loyal to the Second Prince, and even Meng Yunzheng began to admire him.
But it didn't matter. On the third day of Liu Jie's interrogation, the person who received the message arrived, and that person was none other than Qi Lie.
Shu Yu immediately inquired about Xu Zhensheng's situation.
Qi Lie took a sip of water. "His life is saved. That kid is really fierce. If it weren't for his slash, Liu Jie and the others wouldn't have abandoned their pawns to save their king and fled in such a sorry state. The others would either be dead or captured by us."
Moreover, after Xu Zhensheng's attack, Liu Jie was hesitant to act rashly and dared not risk going to Qingxuan County. At that time, Qi Lie and his group had just begun their operation, Qingxuan County was in chaos, and Liu Jie had limited manpower and had not yet brought the county under his control. If Liu Jie had come, it was uncertain who would have the upper hand; at the very least, capturing the two of them would certainly not have been easy.
"It was fortunate that Zhao Xi left behind those medicines; the situation was indeed very dangerous. Liu Jie was going all out, but the urgency of the situation caused him to make a slight mistake, otherwise that kid would not have survived."
(End of this chapter)
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