Ordinary people only have kitchen knives at home, so the wound wouldn't be this deep. It's clear that this person encountered a desperate criminal.
They are just ordinary people; we absolutely cannot leave such a big problem behind.
“I understand,” Manager Jin nodded. “We’ll carry the person out, throw them into the street, clean up the traces, and pretend we never saw them.”
"Um!"
A group of people crowded around, preparing to carry the person away. When they turned him over, Jin Yong saw the face that had been covered by his hair.
He immediately became excited, "Father, he's my benefactor!"
"My benefactor?" Manager Jin paused, brushed the man's hair aside, and sure enough, saw a long knife scar. "Quickly, carry him into the room and apply medicine immediately."
"Is it the person who rescued the shopkeeper in the prefectural city?"
“That’s right,” Jin Yong said, very agitated. “How could he suddenly be injured like this? Who injured him?”
Or rather, how powerful must someone be to be able to harm Master Gao?
"Never mind that, let's save him first," Manager Jin said urgently. "You apply the medicine first, I'll go get a doctor."
The group worked with the doctor until dawn before their injuries were stabilized.
The next day, Grandpa Gao woke up.
Upon seeing Jin Yong carrying the medicine, he immediately became alert, "Where am I?"
He's still alive!
"Uncle Gao, you're finally awake," Jin Yong hurried over. "There's been some porridge warming in the pot. Drink your medicine first, and I'll get it for you."
"You know me?" A murderous glint flashed in Gao Ye's eyes. "Who sent you?"
"Master Gao," Jin Yong asked tentatively upon seeing this, "You don't remember me? Jin Yong, Jin Ming's son. You saved my father in the prefectural city. We've met before, remember?"
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Gao recognized the place. "Is this your house?"
"Yes, it just so happens that you fainted in the yard yesterday."
If it were anyone else, they would still be on the street, their fate in the hands of fate. People of unknown origin like this mean trouble. It's not worth it to create trouble for yourself for a moment of kindness.
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Gao's expression was very complicated. After a long silence, he uttered two words, "Thank you!"
He had done countless bad things in his life and rarely showed any kindness, but he never expected that this pitifully small amount of kindness would save his life.
"Take your medicine first. The doctor said your injury needs to be taken good care of, and you must take your medicine on time."
"Um!"
Although Gao Ye didn't take it seriously, he didn't refuse Jin Yong's kindness and took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Just then, Manager Jin came over and asked, "Master Gao, how are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?"
“No,” he shook his head, his expression complicated. “Thank you for saving me. Please help me prepare some dry food. I’ll be leaving now.”
“No,” Jin Yong’s expression changed drastically. “Master Gao, the doctor wants you to rest in bed and not move around.”
"It's alright, I've always been lucky."
Upon hearing this, Manager Jin asked hesitantly, "Master Gao, is there some difficulty you're facing?"
No.
He didn't want to say anything more.
The debt of gratitude for being saved in the past has been repaid, and Master Gao does not want to cause them any trouble.
After thinking for a moment, Manager Jin said, "If Master Gao wants to leave, he can, but only after his injuries have stabilized. Otherwise, I can't let him go."
Back then, the person had gone to great lengths to bring him doctors and use all sorts of precious medicines to keep him alive. If he were to let them go now, he would never be at peace with his conscience for the rest of his life.
Upon hearing this, Master Gao froze for a moment, then his hoarse, rough voice rang out, "I will cause you a lot of trouble."
If he couldn't handle the trouble, these ordinary people wouldn't even have the power to fight back.
"But who's chasing you?"
“Well,” Gao Ye didn’t want to say more, “You took me in for one night last night, which already makes up for the previous favor, so there’s no need to feel guilty.”
After saying that, he tried to get up.
“That’s not how it works,” Jin Yong retorted. “When Father was in the prefectural city, he troubled Master Gao a lot. Now you’ve only stayed at my house for one night, which certainly can’t make up for it.”
“That’s right,” Manager Jin also realized, “If you have any problems, you can just tell us, and maybe we can really solve them.”
"Unlikely."
With a wry smile, Gao briefly recounted the events.
In short: factional strife.
The struggle in the capital city spread to the surrounding areas, and southern Henan was also affected. He happened to be among those who were suppressed.
Gao Ye was furious at losing the power he had painstakingly built up. In the middle of the night, he led his men to kill several arrogant and overbearing young masters from powerful families.
Then, they stirred up a hornet's nest.
That night, the powerful families joined forces to hunt them down. They fled all the way here, and he himself didn't even know where he was.
Upon hearing this, Manager Jin lowered his head in thought for a long time before finally speaking, "I'll take you somewhere!"
Aristocratic families are people that ordinary people like him really can't afford to offend.
"Father, do you want to send Master Gao to my little sister's place?"
"right!"
“That’s great!” Jin Yong turned around excitedly. “Master Gao, my little sister is absolutely safe. Even if they know, they won’t dare to go there.”
"There are places like this?"
Grandpa Gao was very suspicious.
The powerful families were closely connected, and even the emperor had to be wary of them. He couldn't think of any way to protect himself.
"Um!"
Manager Jin didn't explain further, hitched up the car, and set off.
Master Gao was still suspicious, but when he saw Commander Fang, who was dressed in plain clothes but still couldn't hide his murderous aura, his eyes flashed with a dark light.
"Uncle Jin," Fang Qianhu said, clasping his hands in greeting, and then routinely asked, "Who is this unfamiliar-looking man?"
“He is Master Gao from the prefectural city, and he has done me a great favor,” Manager Jin said without daring to hide the truth. “Now that he is being hunted down, I have no choice but to send him here.”
"Please allow me to make an announcement."
"Thank you for your understanding, Brother Fang."
"Of course."
After hearing the news, it took Jiang Nuan a while to remember the person. "So it was him."
"Madam, shall we let them in?"
"Let it in; we have to repay the favors we owe."
Regardless of the circumstances, it's a fact that he saved Manager Jin, and he does owe him a favor.
She was determined to keep her youngest daughter-in-law alive, just so she wouldn't lose her father.
"clear!"
Despite considering himself a worldly man, Gao felt uneasy with every step he took inside.
The mountain was unremarkable, and the villa was not luxurious, but there were people lying in ambush in the shadows, so numerous that it gave one goosebumps.
This extremely dangerous feeling was even worse than being hunted down by powerful families, and a sentence couldn't help but pop into his mind: This place is extraordinary.
"Brother Jin," Master Gao said cryptically, "which hermitage is this?"
How could an ordinary person know such a person?
"This is my daughter-in-law's residence. You've met the master before, so don't worry, Master Gao. Madam Jiang is a very easy person to get along with."
Upon hearing this, Master Gao immediately understood, but then asked in confusion, "When did the Huang family move here?"
Just a few months ago he was a farmer, but now he has so many soldiers secretly protecting him. How did he turn his life around so quickly? Did he take some kind of super tonic?
"For a while," Manager Jin said, reluctant to elaborate, "absolutely no one here would dare to come after us. Master Gao, just focus on recovering and don't overthink it."
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