Chapter 209 A Drop of Water
spy?
They hurried over and pushed through the crowd to see that the leading soldier was holding a ragged child by the back of the collar, and the child was struggling and kicking.
After taking a closer look, Nan Yan’s eyes widened.
This child was none other than the one who was chased by the waiter in front of the restaurant in Nan'an Town for stealing buns.
He was not tall and was carried by the tall soldier like a puppy.
At this moment, he suddenly turned his head, grabbed the soldier's hand and bit it hard. The soldier screamed in pain and let him go. As soon as the child landed on the ground, he immediately pushed through the crowd and rushed forward.
People around him shouted, "Catch him!"
The child was so panicked that he rushed into Nan Yan's arms.
“Ouch!”
Nan Yan was almost knocked down by him.
The child looked up and saw her, and stopped immediately.
Nan Yan covered her stomach with one hand and grabbed his shoulder with the other: "It's you, why are you here?"
At this moment, the soldiers immediately surrounded them, shouting that they wanted to catch the spy. However, Ye Zheng, who was standing by, saw that they seemed to know him, so he reached out to stop them and turned to ask, "Nan Yan, do you know him?"
"Well, Lord Jian and I saw this child in Nan'an Town."
A soldier nearby said, "Master Ye, this kid is a spy."
"spy?"
Nan Yan and Ye Zheng both frowned, and the child immediately shouted, "I'm not!"
Someone in the crowd said, "Then what are you doing hanging around outside our barracks?"
"I--"
The child bit his lower lip and was a little speechless. But when Nan Yan saw that he was still holding a slingshot in his hand, she suddenly remembered something and said, "It was you who hit Xiahou Jiu in the eye with a stone last night?"
The child looked up at her and nodded slightly.
When the people around heard Nan Yan's words, they were also shocked. Ye Zheng immediately said, "You just said that Xiahou Jiu's eyes were injured. Was it him who did it?"
Nan Yan lowered her voice and whispered in Ye Zheng's ear, "Last night, the Emperor brought me back. When we were on the slope ahead, I was nearly shot by Xiahou Jiu's powerful bow. But then I saw someone at the bottom of the slope, and they hit Xiahou Jiu in the eye with a stone."
Ye Zheng also saw the slingshot in the child's hand.
He still couldn't believe it: "This kid hurt Xiahou Jiu?"
“…”
"Why did you do that?"
The child stared at the people around him with a pair of fierce eyes like a wolf. Only when he looked at Nan Yan did his gaze soften a little. He said, "My mother said, 'A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of water.'"
"Repay a favor? You—"
Nan Yan immediately understood: "You, you followed me all the way here?"
The child nodded.
She took a deep breath.
She had never imagined that this child would follow her to Yongzhou, come to the outside of the camp, and even rescue her and the emperor.
Just because, I want to repay that drop of water.
Everyone around was a little confused, not sure what was going on, but Ye Zheng had already roughly understood. He thought for a moment and said, "I still need to ask the Emperor about this matter, and I also need to ask Master Jian to come over."
Nan Yan understood that in the military camp, everyone had to be cautious about everything and everyone. She nodded and said, "Of course."
Ye Zheng said, "I'll leave this child in your care for now."
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