Chapter 456 Li Rong: Her temple is very effective
Li Rong was also holding a wooden stick, with a black fish stuck in the end. Clearly, he had already eaten half of that fish.
His cold eyes paused slightly, then his Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed the fish in his mouth.
Chi Heng grimaced as she looked at it: "You can actually eat this?"
Li Rong calmly took out a paper package from his pocket, opened it, picked one up and gave it to Chi Heng: "These are the pies that A Nuan and the kitchen staff made on the way here. Have some to tide you over."
As she spoke, she casually fed the remaining two pancakes to a handsome man with a pale face next to her: "Qin Lin, you should try some too."
Sitting in his wheelchair, Qin Lin lowered his eyes and stared blankly at the fire in front of him.
At this moment, his amber eyes flickered slightly, and he lifted his eyelids to look up at Li Rong: "General, I dare not trouble you. Please leave it for now, and I will ask Wei Ke to feed me later."
Li Rong didn't seem to care much: "It's alright, take a bite and try it. This is the filling your sister-in-law made, it tastes excellent, everyone loves it."
Qin Lin stubbornly shook his head, his thin lips pressed tightly together, his gaunt face full of rejection.
"No, I wouldn't dare trouble the general."
Li Rong sighed, knowing his temperament, and then put down the pancake and picked up the grilled fish.
"I'll feed them."
Chi Heng immediately tried to pick up the pancake, but the next second her hand was slapped by Li Rong.
Chi Heng's eyes widened immediately: "What are you doing!"
"Wipe the grease off your mouth. Qin Lin and Wei Ke each have one of these. If you want more, just have the kitchen make more. The food they make with A-Nuan is pretty much the same."
"Not nearly enough!" Chi Heng retorted, dissatisfied. "If Qin Lin won't eat, can't I just help him finish one?"
"No way!"
Chi Heng immediately pursed her lips, then wiped her greasy mouth and stared at the pie.
"If Your Excellency wishes to eat, please feel free to take it. I'll give you mine, but Wei Ke's portion must be kept."
"Really! Little Linlin, you're the best!" Chi Heng cheered, then threw aside the dark fish and reached for the meat pie.
He devoured one meat pie in a few bites, and after hesitating about whether to have a second one, he resisted the urge. He tossed the pie back at Qin Lin, chuckled, and slapped Qin Lin's shoulder twice: "Good brother, that's more like it!"
"Cough! Cough cough cough!"
Before Chi Heng could finish speaking, Qin Lin coughed violently, his face turning red, and it took him a while to stop.
"Are you alright? Why are you being more delicate than that little girl? You scared me to death! Do you want some water?" Chi Heng hurriedly poured some water.
Qin Lin shook his head, his face flushed from the violent coughing, and he struggled to catch his breath for a long time.
Li Rong's stern brows furrowed, and he glared at Chi Heng.
Chi Heng shrank his neck: "It's not my fault! Good heavens! Who knew that he used to be jumping around like a monkey, but after a few years he's turned into this? I... I didn't notice."
Before she could finish speaking, she noticed that Li Rong's eyes were dark and even more frightening, and her words came to an abrupt halt.
She subconsciously looked at Qin Lin and saw him with his head down, exuding a gloomy aura that made Chi Heng shiver.
In a daze, he recalled the previous message. The person said that General Qin had attempted suicide by starvation and was about to give up, but he survived because he received a letter from A Rong.
Qin Lin is quite different from Li Rong. Li Rong has seen countless soldiers with missing limbs, and his willpower is unmatched. It's unlikely that anything others say will affect his mind.
Qin Lin, however, was formerly the eldest son of the Prince of Nanyang. After the Prince of Nanyang passed away, he was assassinated. By chance, he was rescued by A Rong and eventually joined the Li Family Army.
His specialty was guerrilla warfare, and he led the most elite vanguard army under Li Rong.
Back then, A Rong went to great lengths to recruit him as a disciple. For an ordinary person to expect him to submit was simply a pipe dream. Neither Xiao Yuanshan nor the current emperor succeeded.
In a fit of anger, he even banished the man to Lingnan. In the past few years, something happened that caused him to become completely paralyzed and nearly die in Lingnan.
Thinking to himself, Chi Heng coughed lightly and leaned over to comfort her, "Ah Lin, it's not a big deal. It's just that your arms and legs don't work properly, right?"
Ah Rong was completely out of control earlier, and he was hit by several arrows. He was on the verge of death, but his sister-in-law saved him. Look at him now, perfectly fine, without a scratch.
"Your injury is nothing to worry about! Once we get the antidote from Kyoto, we'll take you to see your sister-in-law. It shouldn't be long before you're fully healed."
Qin Lin slowly raised his head, his dark eyes looking over. His lips moved slightly, but then he lowered his eyes again, a pale smile curving his lips: "Don't worry, Duke, Qin Lin has come to terms with it. There's no need to go to such lengths to comfort me. If I have the chance to see the General again in this life, I will not commit suicide again."
As he spoke, he looked at the tall figure beside him. Thankfully, the general was still alive and standing before him unharmed. He had thought that the general taking the arrow for him would have been fatal. Thank goodness, thank goodness.
Countless days and nights before, he thought of the general's last words to him: if he wanted to live, he would come back to life again and again.
Now that the general is unharmed, we will accompany him on his final journey, and then he will be free.
Upon hearing this, Chi Heng immediately became anxious: "Oh? Don't you believe me? I'll scare you to death when I tell you! The other day when we went to Yuguan, the prescription for curing the epidemic in Yuguan City was my sister-in-law's masterpiece. Let me tell you, my sister-in-law is so amazing that the people built a temple for her! Her temple, the temple of the divine healer, is very popular. Every word I'm saying is true, you can ask A Rong if you don't believe me!"
Qin Lin was taken aback, then looked at Li Rong: "General?"
His voice carried a hint of confusion, as if he felt that what he said was somewhat unrealistic.
After eating, Wei Ke returned with the washed handkerchief. He stood beside Qin Lin, wiping his hands for him, and at the same time looked at Li Rong.
A hint of worry appeared in Li Rong's eyes, especially when he saw the expression on Qin Lin's face; he felt uneasy.
However, when the group looked over, he simply turned his gaze away and nodded casually: "Yes, Anuan does have her temple, and many people come to worship there. Her temple is very efficacious, according to Aheng. Oh, by the way, Aheng went to worship there a while ago and truly kowtowed several times."
Li Rong's magnetic voice was gentle and pleasant, yet no one around him appreciated it, and an eerie atmosphere spread. A profound silence fell.
(End of this chapter)
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