Inside the Wangcheng Inn at this moment.
The black sheep clenched its teeth tightly, its facial nerves twitching from time to time, and cold sweat was pouring from its forehead, back, and every pore on its body.
The wounds from the arrows were cleaned, but the infection was not suppressed.
The area that was red and swollen the day before began to show signs of ulceration. Strands of white pus oozed from the blood hole in the center of the wound, mixed with blood streaks, which looked very shocking.
"Black Horse...Young Miss, has the Young Miss been rescued?"
"The Marquis of Pingyang brought two or three thousand soldiers to the capital. Is the young master alright?" Black Sheep's body trembled from time to time. Even with these symptoms, he was still concerned about Zhou Shiying.
Looking at the black sheep's pale lips, the black horse felt a tightness in its chest.
He knows.
He knew... an infected wound meant either amputation to try and save his life, or certain death.
The black sheep's injury happened to be on its shoulder blade, leaving it no chance to save its life even with amputation.
All twelve of them were orphans whose families had been destroyed. When the border was in chaos, General Zhou took them in out of compassion. The twelve of them learned martial arts and literacy together, and their brotherhood has deepened over the years.
Now, watching helplessly as the black sheep... the thought of the impending outcome fills the black horse with grief and helplessness.
"Black Sheep!!"
"Young master has arrived."
"Young Miss".
Hearing footsteps, the black sheep quickly sat up and looked towards the door.
Upon seeing Zhou Shiying's frail and thin figure, Black Sheep managed a weak smile and said with relief, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, young master made it in time. It's good that you've been rescued..."
Zhou Shiying has been away from home for the past two years and has been handling everything on her own.
Now, hearing these words of concern,
Looking at Black Sheep's bloodless face, Zhou Shiying realized that all of this was because of her! He was injured like this while trying to save her... Overwhelmed by guilt, tears welled up in Zhou Shiying's eyes.
Black Sheep hurriedly comforted her, "Miss, don't cry. It's all over now. You've escaped the clutches of Marquis Pingyang. Everything will be alright from now on."
"Your wound........"
"My injury? My injury is fine... it's just that it's infected."
"Ha! What's the big deal? My life is worthless. I should have died there when the Xiongnu attacked the border. It was General Zhou who took care of me for more than ten years. I am content."
"Young master, you don't need to worry about me. You should go and get busy. The Zhou family's trusted confidants in the six cities of Yaocheng in the southeast and Lincheng in the southwest are all waiting for you to take over the treasury."
"I... I'm not going back to Jiangling City with you, cough cough..."
These words were spoken.
All the Zhou family members who followed clenched their fists, their eyes reddening silently.
Sadness, grief, reluctance, helplessness... all these emotions mixed together, and in the end, they all turned into forced acceptance.
Everyone present had seen blood, killed people, and been on the battlefield. They knew very well how terrible it was for a wound to be infected by rust, and they knew even the royal physicians would be helpless.
Zhou Cheng stood at the door and gave Black Sheep a deep look before turning and leaving the room, saying, "Wait for me."
After finding a quiet, secluded corner...
Zhou Cheng silently ordered the goods market to open.
"Open the medicine section."
"Search for arrow wound infections."
"Ding! Based on your permission, the following are infectious disease medications that can be redeemed with points!"
Zhou Cheng quickly glanced around.
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