Chapter 191 Questioning
"So, this holy son can't be at ease unless he kills me?"
Mr. Bu Ke, who had been looking weary, burst out laughing after hearing Li San Niang's rough but reasonable words.
"Don't worry, Third Mistress, I will arrange for some skilled men to protect you."
Li San Niang rolled her eyes at Mr. Bu Ke and touched the wound on her neck.
Following Li San Niang's movements, Mr. Ke naturally saw the wound on Li San Niang's neck, and he felt like he was going to choke to death by Li San Niang's glare.
Seeing that Mr. Bu Ke was about to talk about Qiu Xiang, Li San Niang put her hand down and said to him, "Don't blame Qiu Xiang. If it weren't for her, I might not even be able to breathe right now. We're on the same side. We can talk about my safety later. Now, I want to ask Commander Xue."
Li Sanniang turned her head and looked at Xue Yao, questioning him in a rather unfriendly tone: "Why did the Imperial Guards arrive so late today? Were they delayed on the way? Or did Commander Xue deliberately make them arrive late?"
Even if Li San Niang wasn't exceptionally intelligent, she wasn't stupid either.
After surviving the assassination attempt, Li San Niang felt that something was wrong. She thought about it again and again but couldn't understand why the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty, the Jinwuwei Light Cavalry of the main camp in the suburbs of the capital, would arrive so late to save the day.
Even if Li San Niang didn't understand this, judging from what she had heard from her elder brother Li, every one of those who could enter the Light Cavalry was the best of the best. One of the reasons why the Tang Dynasty was able to stand above the surrounding vassal states and be revered as the Celestial Empire for so many years was the strength of the Tang army.
Even though there has been peace and prosperity in recent years and no large-scale wars have broken out, it was only to enter Chang'an City to stop a riot involving a dozen or so people. This was under the premise that they knew in advance about the assassination attempt and had made certain preparations. How could it have taken so long for the Imperial Guards to arrive?
That doesn't make sense.
Therefore, after eliminating all the impossibilities, what remains is the truth.
Li San Niang guessed that she had been used as bait, deliberately lured into exposing the Temple Gate, which was why they were delaying their rescue efforts until the Temple Gate was sufficiently exposed before appearing to quell the chaos.
Although Xue Yao had never looked down on Li San Niang, he did not expect her to react so quickly and even dare to question him in front of everyone.
"I don't understand what Li San Niangzi is saying."
Li San Niang understood that they wanted to use her as bait to lure the Temple Gate into making a move so they could capture her.
Is it possible that we can't give you advance notice?
Even with her incredibly strong heart, Li Sanniang was still quite frightened today. If she weren't a doctor who needed to save lives, she would have collapsed when she saw the dozen or so corpses lying on the ground.
She hadn't fully recovered from the incident of killing the assassins from the Temple Gate, and the way those people lay in pools of blood was very similar to the final appearance of the black-clad assassin whose spleen had been crushed by Li San Niang that night.
No one saw Li Sanniang's hands trembling when she saw the corpse. Apart from Li Sanniang herself, no one knew that she was afraid or terrified.
It's really hard for someone who has lived in peacetime for decades, where war only exists in the news and history, to suddenly accept the current situation.
Li San Niang felt she was already very strong, and with trembling hands she forced herself to grab the medical kit, rummaging through the ground to save people.
It's something that could have been avoided. If we had just informed her in advance and explained it to her, she would have been able to prepare herself mentally.
Therefore, she really disliked Xue Yao's way of doing things.
Li San Niang became even angrier after hearing Xue Yao's words.
She stood up, looked coldly into Xue Yao's eyes, and said, "As a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, I am willing to assist Commander Xue in arresting people. This kind of mindless, rebellious cult should be eradicated. However, I would appreciate it if Commander Xue could inform me, Li San Niang, next time. I have no problem cooperating, but you should at least give me some preparation, right? Even if I die as bait, I want to die knowing why."
After saying that, Li San Niang didn't even bother with formalities and stepped out the door.
Qiu Xiang glanced at Mr. Bu Ke, and seeing that he nodded, she followed him out.
Xue Yao never expected that he would be lectured so sarcastically by a woman. To be honest, it was quite a novel experience.
"Did you deliberately make the Imperial Guards arrive late?"
Mr. Bu Ke originally thought that Xue Yao, who was in the open, would explain the operation to Li San Niang, which was why he didn't interfere. But it seems that Xue Yao didn't tell Li San Niang.
Xue Yao poured himself a cup of tea, not feeling the need to answer Mr. Bu Ke's question, and simply drank his tea at ease.
"How's the interrogation going?"
"I learned some things from those few henchmen..."
When Li San Niang returned to the wine shop, she saw Doctor Sun sitting back on a chair with his eyes closed, resting.
But as soon as Li Sanniang and Qiu Xiang stepped into the wine shop, Physician Sun immediately opened his eyes. Upon seeing that it was Li Sanniang, he asked, "How is it? Is everything resolved?"
Li San Niang gave a bitter smile and did not answer the question.
She found a chair to rest, but in the middle of the night, Li San Niang heard some noises and woke up from her sleep. She opened her eyes and saw Doctor Sun standing with the man with broken heart.
Li San Niang rubbed her eyes before asking, "Doctor Sun, has he developed a high fever?"
While asking Li San Niang, she walked over to the man with broken heart, reached out and touched his forehead. It was a little hot, but not to the point of a high fever.
Li San Niang said to the heartbroken man who was still unconscious with his eyes closed, "You should try harder. If you can get through this, you should be able to live."
Li San Niang saw the heartbroken man's eyelids twitch, unsure whether he was still unconscious or had heard her words.
"Fortunately, it's just a low-grade fever. It seems this person has extraordinary willpower, or perhaps Third Sister's disinfection method really works."
At dawn, Li San Niang, who had slept soundly for about two hours, heard the sound of the night watchman striking the gong on the street.
She quickly went to the person with broken heart and checked their pulse. The low fever had subsided. Li San Niang looked at the countdown in the sterile operating room, which was the only place she could see, and realized that in addition to the person's good fortune, the effectiveness of the sterile operating room also played a significant role.
As dawn broke, many shops on the street opened their doors and began offering breakfast.
The streets still smelled of blood after yesterday's riot, but now, with the smoke and fire dissipating the stench, all that's left is peace and tranquility.
Man is made of iron, food is made of steel; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal.
Li San Niang moistened the lips of the person with severed intestines with a wet cloth. With such a large abdominal wound and surgery on the internal intestines, the person with severed intestines would not be able to eat regular food for about ten days. Moreover, the next two or three days would be critical, during which the person could not eat anything except medicine.
Once I've truly survived these three days and am certain I'll live, I'll be able to eat some liquid food.
He ordered three bowls of soup noodles from the street vendor and invited Dr. Sun to eat with him.
Before we had finished eating, the shopkeeper from the liquor store came over with a large bag of sesame seed cakes.
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