Chapter 538 Qin Fang is injured
"Quick! Carry him to Doctor Qian's yard!" Chu Ruohan made a quick decision, "Send someone to wake Doctor Qian up immediately! Tell him that a life is at stake!"
As she spoke, she lifted her skirt and walked out quickly.
Yuling staggered behind, her face full of worry, her eyes fixed on the front yard.
Chu Ruohan saw it and understood it, but she had no time to say anything.
In the open space in the front yard, several servants were busy carrying a bloody man off a simple wooden board.
The man was Qin Fang. His clothes were already soaked with blood, and there were many wounds deep enough to see the bones. His face was as white as paper, his eyes were closed, and his breath was so weak that it was almost imperceptible.
"Qin Fang!" Yuling screamed and rushed forward, but she didn't dare to touch him. She could only stand aside helplessly, tears streaming down her face.
Chu Ruohan quickly stepped forward and checked Qin Fang's breath. Although it was weak, there was still a trace of breath.
She breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered those around her, "Be gentle! Send him to Doctor Qian!"
Everyone did not dare to delay and carefully carried Qin Fang and hurried to Doctor Qian's yard.
Chu Ruohan looked at the shocking bloodstain on the ground, her pretty face frosty and a burst of anger burning in her eyes.
"These bandits are going crazy!"
Gu Junze walked to her side, put his arm around her slightly cold shoulders, and there was a coldness in his deep eyes.
"This gang of bandits is so rampant, it's impossible that the government is unaware of it."
He looked at the bloody path leading to Doctor Qian's courtyard and said in a grim tone, "Don't worry, I will get to the bottom of this matter and catch them all in one fell swoop."
Chu Ruohan nodded, but her mind was completely on Qin Fang.
The lights in Doctor Qian's yard were bright.
The strong smell of blood mixed with the smell of herbs makes people want to vomit.
Doctor Qian was awakened from his sleep. He was sweating profusely as he treated Qin Fang's wound, and he kept ordering his servants to boil water, get scissors, and get some strong liquor.
Chu Ruohan and Gu Junze stood outside the door and did not go in to disturb them.
The night wind was cool, but it couldn't blow away the heavy atmosphere.
Yuling knelt by the doorstep, her eyes fixed on the blood-soaked figure in the room, her hands tightly twisted together, her knuckles turning white.
Her lips were bitten until they were bloodless, her tears had long since dried up, and only silent prayers remained.
No one could sleep that night.
For three whole days, Qin Fang was in a coma, with a high fever that wouldn't go away, and he was on the verge of life and death several times.
And Yuling stayed with him for three days and three nights without taking off her clothes.
She stubbornly refused to leave his side, personally wiping his body and feeding him medicine spoonful by spoonful.
The originally pretty girl became extremely haggard in just a few days, with her chin becoming pointed.
In the evening of the third day, Qin Fang's fingers finally moved.
He slowly opened his heavy eyelids, and the first thing that came into his blurry vision was Yuling's haggard face.
"Water..." His throat was so dry that it felt like it was on fire, and his voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.
"You're awake!" Yuling was surprised and delighted. She quickly poured some warm water and carefully fed it to his lips with a small spoon. "You're finally awake!"
The news quickly reached the main courtyard.
When Chu Ruohan and Gu Junze arrived, Qin Fang was able to sit up with the help of a pillow.
When he saw the two of them, he struggled to get out of bed and salute, but Gu Junze raised his hand to stop him.
"Lie down." Gu Junze's voice left no room for argument. "You are injured now."
Qin Fang panted, his eyes filled with fear and overwhelming hatred of having survived a disaster, and he recounted the events in fragments.
The caravan reached Black Wind Ridge, which was a must-pass road on the official road. Although there were some petty thieves there on a daily basis, they were nothing serious.
But that day, they encountered a group of well-trained bandits. There were no fewer than a hundred of them, all masked and armed with sharp blades. Their attacks were brutal and deadly, not out to rob, but more like a simple massacre.
"They... they killed everyone they saw. The guards fought desperately, but we were no match for them..." Qin Fang's eyes turned red as he spoke, his voice choking with sobs. "My brothers fell one after another... I was only saved by the captain who desperately pushed me down the hillside..."
After hearing this, Gu Junze's face turned gloomy and a terrifying chill emanated from his body.
"Well-trained, just to kill?" He sneered, "What a bandit!"
He turned around and gave a solemn order to the guards behind him: "Pass the order down, Gu Cheng'an and General Shi will lead a team to suppress the bandits!"
"Yes!" The guards took the order and left.
Gu Junze looked at Qin Fang again, his tone softening a bit: "Just focus on recovering from your injuries. I will avenge you."
Chu Ruohan walked to the bedside, looked at Yuling, who looked pale, and said softly, "Yuling, there are servants watching over you. You haven't slept for three days. Go down and rest first."
Yuling shook her head, her eyes still fixed on Qin Fang. Her voice was hoarse but firm: "Madam, I am not tired. I will go and rest after he... wait until he feels better."
Chu Ruohan sighed softly, looking at the stubbornness in her eyes, she understood.
Qin Fang is a good boy, loyal and reliable.
It’s just a pity…
She no longer forced him, but only gently reminded him, "Then you should take care of yourself and ask the kitchen to make some soup for you."
She turned to look at Qin Fang and said, "Take good care of your injuries."
After saying that, he left with Gu Junze.
When the door was closed, the room became quiet again.
Qin Fang's gaze fell on Yuling, and his lips moved as if he wanted to say something.
He slowly raised his uninjured left hand. Since he was carried back, that hand had been clenched into a fist that no one could pry open.
At this moment, he struggled to open his clenched fist, finger by finger.
In his palm, a small wooden butterfly hairpin lay quietly.
The hairpin was roughly carved, obviously by a novice. The wood was also the most common peach wood. There was even a part of the wing stained with blood, turning it dark red.
Yuling was stunned.
Only then did she understand why he had been unconscious for three days, but his hands were clenched so tightly. It turned out that he was holding this thing.
"This is……"
"Grandma... passed away before the New Year." Qin Fang looked at her, deep sadness welling up in his eyes.
"Before she left, she held my hand and told me to... find a good girl and live a good life, and not be alone all the time."
Yuling's heart trembled suddenly, and her nose felt sour.
Qin Fang's eyes were burning and sincere. He used all his strength to push the rough wooden hairpin forward.
"This is mine... I wanted to give it to you when I got back..."
"Miss Yuling," he summoned up the greatest courage of his life and said clearly, word by word, "I think the person grandma asked me to find is you."
"Can you... give me a chance?"
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