Chapter 187 It's all your fault for being so brainless.
"Don't be impulsive." Ye Wanning held them down, her voice steady. "What they want is me and the Medical Canon. If we hold on, they might give up!"
She knew Pei Zhi would definitely send people to protect her. Ever since Jiang Ruoyan joined forces with Liu Cheng, Pei Zhi had increased the number of secret guards following her.
But the guards hadn't appeared yet, so they had to hold on for now.
Su Biao grew impatient: "Enough! Brothers, charge! Kill Ye Wanning, get the medical manual, and there will be a hefty reward!"
The bandits roared and charged forward, some wielding knives and others sticks, rushing towards Ye Wanning and her two companions.
Ye Wanning's eyes turned cold. She took out silver needles from her medicine box, her fingertips flying as she pressed them against the pressure points of the two bandits at the front.
"Ah!" The two bandits screamed, their legs went weak and they collapsed to the ground, unable to move. Ye Wanning had pierced their acupoints.
Su Biao was taken aback, not expecting Ye Wanning to have this skill, then sneered: "Playing tricks! Brothers, don't be fooled by her, let's go!"
More bandits rushed up. Ye Wanning protected Su Xiao and Chun Tao, dodging and occasionally throwing out silver needles, and several bandits fell to the ground.
There were just too many bandits, and Ye Wanning gradually couldn't hold on any longer. Her arm was grazed by a wooden stick, and it stung painfully.
Just then, a familiar figure rushed out of the woods and crashed into the bandit group like a whirlwind.
"Pei Zhi!" Ye Wanning was both surprised and delighted.
Pei Zhi, dressed in a dark, close-fitting outfit, moved with the agility of a cheetah, each punch and kick carrying immense force.
The bandits were no match for him and were all knocked to the ground.
"Are you alright?" Pei Zhi rushed to Ye Wanning's side and looked her up and down. When he saw the abrasion on her arm, his eyes darkened instantly.
"I'm fine." Ye Wanning shook her head, feeling a warm glow in her heart as she asked, "Why are you here?"
"I was worried about you." Pei Zhi smiled, his tone simple yet full of gentleness. "I had my guards follow behind you, hoping to see if you could handle it, but I didn't expect Su Biao to bring so many people."
Ye Wanning finally understood that Pei Zhi wanted her to deal with the situation first in order to see her progress. She felt happy, but also a little resentful that he hadn't kept her out of it.
Su Biao's face turned pale the moment he saw Pei Zhi present. He had long heard of Pei Zhi's formidable martial arts skills, and seeing it in person only made him more terrified. But then he thought that he outnumbered Pei Zhi and they were bound to win.
"Pei Zhi, this has nothing to do with you. If you know what's good for you, get out of here!" Su Biao said through gritted teeth.
"She's my wife, her business is my business!" Pei Zhi protected Ye Wanning and the other two, his eyes as cold as ice.
"Su Biao, you colluded with bandits, harmed innocent people, and even tried to kill the wife of an official of the imperial court. Today, I will punish you on behalf of Heaven!"
He charged forward as he spoke. Pei Zhi's martial arts were already superior to Su Biao's, and in just a few rounds, Su Biao was beaten black and blue and had to retreat several steps.
"Come up and kill him!" Su Biao roared, but the remaining bandits were already intimidated by Pei Zhi's imposing manner, and they all shrank back, none of them daring to step forward.
At this moment, more than a dozen people rushed out of the woods; they were Pei Zhi's black-clad bodyguards.
The guards were well-trained and quickly defeated and tied up the bandits.
Seeing that things were not going well, Su Biao turned and ran, but Pei Zhi kicked him down and he could no longer move.
"Su Biao, you have committed countless evil deeds, colluding with mountain bandits, harming innocent people, and even attempting to kill the wife of an official of the imperial court. What is your punishment?"
Pei Zhi looked down at him, his tone icy.
Su Biao lay on the ground, trembling all over, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
Ye Wanning stepped forward, her tone icy: "Master Su's exile to the frontier was a self-inflicted wound. Not only did you not repent, but you also used your position to settle personal scores. Today you've made a fool of yourself. You can only blame yourselves for being too brainless!"
Pei Zhi said to his guards, "Take him and the bandits to the prefect of Jiangnan and handle it according to the rules!"
"Yes, Lord Pei!" The guards acknowledged the order and took Su Biao and the bandits away.
Once everything calmed down, Chun Tao and Su Xiao both breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.
Ye Wanning also felt pain in her arm. Looking down, she saw that her arm was bleeding and her sleeve was wet.
"You're hurt!" Pei Zhi quickly came over, took her arm, and looked at her with concern. "How could you be so careless?"
"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious!" Ye Wanning tried to pull her arm back, but Pei Zhi held it tightly.
"What minor injury? It's bleeding!" Pei Zhi looked anxious, took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket, and carefully wiped her arm.
His movements were very gentle, as if he were afraid of hurting her. The warmth of his fingertips seeped through the handkerchief onto Ye Wanning's skin, as if carrying an electric current, making her body tremble slightly.
Ye Wanning blushed slightly, and her heart raced. Instinctively, she wanted to look away, but Pei Zhi looked at her intently and with tenderness, and she couldn't bear to look away.
Sunlight filtered through the treetops, casting dappled patterns on the two of them. The surroundings were quiet, save for the chirping of birds and Pei Zhi's even, gentle breathing.
Ye Wanning looked at Pei Zhi's profile. He had long eyelashes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips pursed, looking extremely serious.
A hard shell in my heart is slowly melting away, little by little.
Pei Zhi finished wiping away the blood and looked up, his eyes meeting hers. They stared at each other, and time seemed to stand still.
Pei Zhi's eyes were deep and gentle, like a night sky filled with stars, which made Ye Wanning a little distracted.
Her heart was pounding, and her face was getting hotter and hotter. She quickly looked away, pretending to look elsewhere: "Thank you, you saved me again."
Pei Zhi looked down at her, his voice deep and gentle, with a hint of lazy laughter: "If you encounter something like this again, don't be stupid and try to tough it out. Remember to tell me."
Ye Wanning gave a soft "hmm" and dared not look at him again.
Seeing the subtle atmosphere between the two, Su Xiao couldn't help but whisper to Chun Tao, "Sister Chun Tao, look at Master and Lord Pei..."
Isn't that a little strange?
Chun Tao glared at her with a smile: "Little kid, what are you gossiping about?" But in her heart, she was thinking that Miss and Lord Pei had finally made progress.
Pei Zhi helped Ye Wanning up, while Su Xiao and Chun Tao followed behind, continuing their journey towards the branch campus.
The two didn't talk much along the way, but there was a strange tacit understanding between them.
If their eyes occasionally met, they would quickly look away, their cheeks flushed red.
Back at the branch hospital, Ye Wanning asked Chuntao to bring her wound medicine and gauze, preparing to bandage herself.
"I'll help you." Pei Zhi took the medicine and gauze, his tone leaving no room for argument.
Ye Wanning didn't resist and obediently stretched out her arm. Pei Zhi carefully applied the medicine, his movements so gentle that he was afraid of hurting her.
Seeing him like this, Ye Wanning felt a warmth in her heart: "Pei Zhi, actually... you don't need to protect me like this all the time. I can protect myself."
Pei Zhi looked up at her, his gaze still gentle: "I know you are very capable, but I still can't help but want to protect you and want you to get hurt less."
Pei Zhi's words made Ye Wanning's heart skip a beat, her heart filled with a bittersweet feeling. She knew he was sincere towards her, but the shadow of her past life still made her hesitant to take that step.
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