Chapter 39 All are Ants "Don't worry, I won't leave for now."...
It was just cold, Bai Yuan thought he was warm enough: "Can't stand it anymore?"
"I was badly injured and lost too much blood, I really can't hold on any longer."
Why didn't you say you couldn't take it sooner?
Because time was of the essence and he feared that changing the environment and delaying things would only make things worse, and that the other person, having already processed everything that had just happened in their mind, wouldn't want to talk to him any further, he had held out until now: "Could you... help me start a fire?"
He had barely finished speaking when he caught the sound of footsteps approaching from afar, and he became alert: "Someone's there."
Bai Yuan suddenly stood up and saw a dark figure emerge from behind the gray rock wall. The figure moved forward to check and then stopped, turning back to shout, "He's here, boss! Come quick, he's over here!"
Upon hearing the voice, Zhou Yaren immediately relaxed: "It's Lu Bing."
How did he end up here?
"He was worried about my safety, so he sent someone to follow me."
The constables sent by Lu Bing to keep watch followed Zhou Yaren all the way to the riverbank, and then witnessed in horror that Zhou Yaren and a white-clad woman whose face was disfigured beyond recognition met at the foot of the cliff.
Because the woman's appearance was so grotesque and terrifying, the constables could hardly bear to look at her. They could only gaze at her from afar, daring not to look any longer, and thus hid in a secluded spot, turning a blind eye. As a result, for some unknown reason, the two of them, who had just been strolling along the riverbank peacefully, suddenly joined hands and jumped into the river after exchanging a few words.
Jump into the river?
No, he just missed what happened a moment ago by turning a blind eye. How could the two of them suddenly have such a bad idea and jump into the river?
No, they didn't jump into the river; they simply walked calmly into it.
This resolute stance—is he going to commit suicide for love?
impossible!
This woman is so ugly, who would be blind to commit suicide with her?
Good heavens! The yamen runner was suddenly struck dumb. Wasn't this blind man from Chang'an actually blind? Blind men can't distinguish between beauty and ugliness, so it's not surprising that they'd fall head over heels in love with anyone.
By the time the constables rushed over to stop them, it was too late. The couple, who appeared to have committed suicide together, had already disappeared into the river. The thunderous torrents were completely shrouded in a white mist, and not even a glimpse of their clothes could be seen.
The constables rushed back to report without stopping, which terrified Lu Bing, who led his men to the scene in a great hurry.
Lu Bing was extremely anxious and repeatedly tried to risk going into the river, but was persuaded to stop by several of his subordinates.
If someone had actually jumped into the Yellow River, they would have been swept downstream by the current long ago. They wouldn't have stayed in the same spot waiting for you to go into the water to retrieve them. That's why they searched downstream along the riverbank.
Sure enough, they found Zhou Yaren, who was on the verge of freezing to death, near Mengmen Mountain.
Lu Bing thought he had touched an ice sculpture. Zhou Yaren was soaked from head to toe and was shivering uncontrollably.
Lu Bing quickly took off his outer robe and wrapped it around him. He then turned around and took off the outer robe of his subordinate next to him to wrap him in another layer, tightly wrapping Zhou Yaren like a rice dumpling. He glanced at Bai Yuan next to him out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes twitched as if he had been stung by a poisonous bee.
This looks terrifying.
He had just come face to face with Bai Yuan when he arrived, and was so shocked that he almost couldn't keep his expression in check.
Having barely managed to maintain his composure, Lu Bing hurriedly averted his gaze, focusing all his attention on Zhou Yaren, as if afraid that looking at her for even a moment longer would blind him. Even when he caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, he dared not look directly at her, and while wrapping Zhou Yaren in her outer robe, he asked in a low voice, "Who is she?"
Zhou Yaren's teeth chattered, and she looked like she couldn't even speak properly. It was Hei Zi, who was squatting next to her checking on Qin San's life or death, who spoke up: "Hey, this girl, it's this girl..."
Lu Bing turned his head: "Who?"
"Qin San, what's she doing here? Oh dear, her eyes are rolling back, and she's still breathing."
Lu Bing immediately thought of the funeral procession that jumped into the Yellow River, and asked Zhou Yaren with a serious expression, "You went to rescue her?"
Zhou Yaren: "..." No, that's not it.
“Take him back.” Lu Bing immediately spoke, turned around, squatted down with his back to Zhou Yaren, patted his shoulder, and said, “Get on, I’ll carry you.”
Zhou Ya was so weak and stiff that even climbing onto someone's back was difficult. He leaned forward slightly, which aggravated his wounds. He clung to Lu Bing's shoulder, enduring the pain without groaning. When he turned his head, he looked at Bai Yuan and said, "Come with us."
The area around Bai Yuanzhan was deserted, and everyone seemed to be avoiding her.
The constables glanced at her every now and then, then immediately looked away as if trying to avoid her. She remained calm and composed, seemingly unconcerned that her appearance had intimidated them, and said indifferently, "I'm going back to the inn I was at before."
Zhou Yaren then said, "I will go back to the inn with you."
Lu Bing naturally disagreed: "Go back to the inn my ass, you're coming home with me."
“No, Lu Bing, you take me there…” Zhou Yaren insisted.
Lu Bing interrupted impatiently, "Look at you, you're barely alive. I have to go and get a doctor for you. Your grandmother and father can take care of you at home."
Bai Yuan spoke up at the right moment: "Don't worry, I won't leave for now."
As if she had received a guarantee, Zhou Yaren calmed down and stopped insisting on staying at the inn.
Lu Bing was puzzled and couldn't help but lift his eyelids to look at Bai Yuan. However, this glance still made him feel scared and his hair stood on end. He quickly carried Zhou Yaren away.
After the group had walked several feet away, Bai Yuan followed closely at the back, heading towards the North Qucheng Gate.
Lu Bing couldn't help but turn around halfway through, and found the woman hidden in the darkness, like a tiny white dot. He then couldn't help but ask, "Who was that woman just now?"
Zhou Yaren pondered for a moment, then said softly, "Friend."
"What friend? I've never heard of this person before. Where did you meet them?"
Zhou Yaren mumbled, "Um, we just met."
"I didn't ask you when you met her, so stop asking irrelevant questions. Do you even know what she looks like...?"
"Um?"
Lu Bing had to show his blind old friend what a shockingly ugly face he had: "It's like a dozen centipedes crawling all over my palm-sized face."
That's a fitting description, of course he knew, Zhou Yaren said, "Hmm."
“My men almost thought you were blind and couldn’t see beauty or ugliness, and that you were going to commit suicide with her. Even if you’re blind and can’t see the truth, you can’t go for someone with a face full of scars.”
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't think I'm talking nonsense right now. Someone like her can't even be called ugly. Any man with eyesight would have nightmares if he saw her. What man would dare to want her? Only a blind man! Not to mention that she's a blind master like you, who is as beautiful as a flower and as beautiful as the moon. It's hard to guarantee that she won't have designs on you. Be careful."
Zhou Yaren was too lazy to even open her mouth to explain after hearing his absurd and outrageous remarks. If Lu Bingruo knew that this woman with centipedes crawling on her palm-sized face was the one trapped in the Taiyin/Dao Body, he would wake up from nightmares every night without even seeing her.
Lu Bing then asked, "What happened to her face? Was she slashed dozens of times? No, those scars aren't from a knife blade; they look more like whip marks, though not quite like whip marks..."
Zhou Yaren lay on his back, drowsy and exhausted, and really didn't want to pay attention to him anymore. But Lu Bing kept chattering, deliberately not letting him relax. He knew that Lu Bing was afraid that he would fall asleep and not wake up again.
Lu Bing moved with incredible speed, practically carrying him on his back, but he was wary of Zhou Yaren's injuries and dared not run too fast lest he hurt him. He could only try to keep the back of the person carrying him as straight as possible: "...And that troublesome Qin family girl, how did you find her? Did you fish her out of the river? She didn't jump into the Yellow River with those...zombie-like things, did she? What's wrong with this girl? Has she gone mad or what? She's not even afraid of a bunch of dead ghosts, she just jumped into the river like that and she didn't drown. She's really tough. And you...Zhou Yaren, say something!"
Zhou Yaren mumbled an indistinct "hmm..." as a response.
Lu Bing only needed to know that he was still conscious and hadn't passed out: "And you, knowing there was a situation, you still acted alone without asking me to send people to assist you. Even if you think my men are all useless trash, at least they could have cleaned up the mess and carried you back before you drowned or froze to death. If I hadn't made it here today..."
"Thank you, Lu Bing," Zhou Yaren said weakly.
Lu Bing said irritably, "Don't just thank me verbally. Neither of us are the type to be polite with each other."
Zhou Yaren weakly tugged at the corner of her mouth: "But I have someone with me, so I won't freeze to death."
"That woman just now? Her?" Lu Bing scoffed. "She's so frail, thinner than a sheet of paper, like she's never had a full meal in her life. No wonder she can't carry you. Even if you're thin, you're still a big, strong person inside, quite heavy. Even I would have trouble carrying you."
He started panting as soon as he finished speaking.
Zhou Yaren: "..." You really shouldn't look down on her.
He really wanted to tell Lu Bing that, in her eyes, they were probably both ants.
Lu Bing, unaware of Zhou Yaren's thoughts, kept talking to keep her occupied: "After you left today, the Shen family's steward came to the yamen to report a case. I also managed to get some information from the old steward about the connection between Sun Xiuniang and Shen Yuanwen. It's pretty much what the neighbors are saying—that they have an ambiguous relationship. But Sun Xiuniang was initially forced by Shen Yuanwen. Later, probably because resistance was useless, and her own husband, Qin Er, even accepted two hundred taels of silver from Shen Yuanwen, she was probably desperate. As a woman, she was powerless against the wealthy and powerful Shen family, so she had no choice but to half-heartedly submit... And that new bride of Shen Yuanwen, I always feel there's something fishy about her..."
Lu Bing chattered on and on, never stopping, constantly forcing Zhou Yaren to respond, until his throat was dry. Finally, panting, he carried her into Baohe Hall and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Doctor He, come out and save her!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly came around from behind the counter to greet him: "Oh, young master Lu..."
"Don't waste time. His injuries are very serious. Where is Doctor He? Tell Doctor He to come out quickly. He was injured and frozen, and has already fainted."
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