The most seriously injured was Chen Yuqiao, the eldest of the children. He had been shot in the leg with an arrow and stabbed in the back, the latter deep enough to expose bone. His clothes were soaked in his own blood. Xu Bai had the least serious injuries of the five children, with only a stab wound to the arm. Chen Yukang and Chen Yuhan had only minor external wounds. Chen Yuyuan had been shot in the shoulder with an arrow. Chen Zhaozhi and the others took the children home. Bai Shu and his men quickly treated the wounds under the guidance of the old doctor. Chen Zhaozhi slumped in a chair and said to Xu Zhi, "Xiao Jiu, luckily we got there quickly. Luckily, the children still had some skills. Most importantly, there were the two guards with Ayuan. Otherwise, Third Uncle would have been collecting their corpses."
Xu Zhi had calmed down by now and asked Chen Zhaozhi, "Third Uncle, where are those people?"
Chen Zhaozhi sneered twice and said, "Our children are already like this, what good can they possibly be? When we arrived, there were four or five dead, three injured, and several others who were constantly fighting with A Yuan's guards. It was fortunate that A Yuan had two guards, otherwise it would have been really dangerous."
Xu Zhi was seething with hatred at this moment, and said, "They're just a few children, why did they have to use such a heavy hand?"
Chen Zhaozhi recalled Zheng Boyuan's conversation with Xu Di on the way and said, "Boyuan told your elder brother that they probably want the travel permits the children have. The city gates of Miaozhou are heavily guarded right now, and they haven't been able to contact anyone in the city. There's nowhere to make fake travel permits right now, so if they run into them, they'll have to resort to robbery. Fortunately, none of those people escaped. Xu Di said we should have someone impersonate them and use their tricks against them to see what other tricks they have up their sleeves."
Xu Zhi sat in the chair, propped her head up with her hand, and sighed deeply. At this moment, she didn't want to think about anything but that her children would be alright.
They were busy until midnight before all of Xu Bai and the others' injuries were treated. Xu Bai and the others who were less seriously injured were exhausted and had no strength. Bai Zhu had also given them anesthetic before stitching them up, so they slept until midnight. Chen Yuqiao, who was most seriously injured, was too badly injured and had lost too much blood, so he was unconscious and asleep.
The kitchen had cooked millet porridge for them. Xu Bai picked up the bowl and drank two large bowls in a row before putting it down. He then said to Xu Zhi, who was standing by his bedside, "Sister, you have no idea how urgent the situation was. If my brother-in-law hadn't arrived with his men in time, we would have been in real danger. Oh, just thinking about it now makes my legs tremble."
Chen Yuyuan was lying on the bed, having been shot in the shoulder from behind. He couldn't lie down, so he had to lie face down. Hearing Xu Bai's words, he nodded and said to Xu Zhi, "Cousin, really? This is the first time I've encountered something like this. Those people are all desperate criminals. When they fight, they don't follow any rules or ethics. It's all about killing. Luckily, we had some gadgets that A-Bai made. Those people weren't on guard at first and didn't know that we had made some preparations beforehand."
Chen Yukang looked at Chen Yuqiao, who was still unconscious, and asked Xu Zhi, "Cousin, is my brother alright? Why hasn't he woken up yet?"
Xu Zhi said, "Cousin Yu Qiao lost too much blood. Bai Zhu just checked him and said he would wake up in the morning. Once you're all better, please don't go to any remote places alone. This time, I was really scared to death."
Chen Yuhan nodded and said, "Cousin, my brother suffered such a serious injury all for us. The cut on his shoulder was for me. If he hadn't blocked it for me, the knife would have slashed my chest. From now on, I will listen to whatever my brother says."
Chen Yuhan is the youngest among the Chen family members and has received the most care in the past. Seeing her brother suffer such serious injuries while saving her, she still felt very sad.
Xu Di came in from outside, and Xu Zhi quickly stood up from the stool and called out "Big Brother." Xu Di nodded and said to the children lying on the bed, "You are all injured. Go to sleep and rest. We can talk about it tomorrow."
The room was being looked after by people arranged by Bai Shu. Xu Zhi said to Xu Bai, "You should rest well and not disturb your brothers' rest. Tomorrow I will ask Sister Zhao to make your favorite glutinous rice."
When Xu Bai heard about glutinous rice, his eyes lit up. He tugged at Xu Zhi's sleeve and shook it as he said, "Good sister, it would be best to add some dried fruit as well. If you have black glutinous rice at home, it would be best to make a black glutinous rice version, which can be eaten together with the white glutinous rice version."
Xu Di was somewhat disapproving of Xu Bai's clingy behavior, and frowned as he said, "Xu Bai, don't push your luck."
Xu Bai gasped, inwardly blaming himself for lowering his guard. His older brother was still there, yet he was acting like a spoiled child in front of him.
Xu Di and Xu Zhi came out of the room. Xu Zhi wiped away her tears and said to Xu Di, "Big brother, Bai Ge'er is still young. Don't be so strict with him."
Xu Di snorted, but in his heart he was thinking, "This is no child at all. He's clearly over thirty in his mind, yet he insists on acting like a child. Xu Di just can't stand it."
Knowing that Xu Zhi was upset because of the attack on the children, Xu Di comforted her, "Xiao Jiu, it's all over now. Yu Qiao and the others have been rescued. With proper care, they'll be fine. Don't be too upset. Let's hold on for a few more days. Once I've taken care of things, everything will be alright."
Xu Zhi lowered her head and hummed in agreement. Xu Di told her to go back to her room to rest. Xu Zhi looked at Xu Di, who had already walked away, and wanted to ask what would happen next, but she felt that she shouldn't ask too many questions right now. Xu Zhi didn't want to cause trouble for her family, so she could only sigh slightly and go to her room.
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