Chapter 495 Master, the call comes in
Jiang Luli was still worried about her going to the county town alone, so as soon as the school bell rang, he rode his horse towards the county town.
It would take two hours for a horse carriage to travel from Taohua Village to the county town, but his horse, the BMW that had accompanied him in battle, could run a hundred miles a day, so he could reach the county town in less than an hour by riding it quickly.
He could rush back before dawn tomorrow and arrive at school before class. Anyway, he really couldn't feel at ease until he saw with his own eyes that she was safe.
As soon as he entered the county town, he saw several vendors carrying loads gathered on a street corner, chatting. Their voices were low, but every word pierced Jiang Luli's ears. "There was a fight over on Central Street just now. Many people were holding knives..."
"I heard it was a robbery?"
"It doesn't seem like it. I saw those men pulling out knives and chasing a girl..."
His heart sank suddenly, and the bad premonition surged up like a tide.
He clamped his legs around the horse's belly and whipped it lightly on the rump. The horse neighed and sped up even faster.
When passing by the street corner, he ran into General Zhang who had just returned from suppressing bandits. He was coming out of the post station with a group of soldiers. They must have just rested and were planning to return to Juzhou City.
"General Zhang, can I borrow your men?" Jiang Luli pulled the reins of his horse, his voice filled with unquestionable urgency.
General Zhang didn't dare hesitate. He shouted at the top of his voice, "Follow us! Protect the prince!"
When the soldiers heard this, their tiredness immediately disappeared. They quickly followed with their spears in hand. Their footsteps made a "thump thump" sound, creating a rapid rhythm on the stone road.
When we arrived at the intersection of Central Street, we could see the chaos on the rooftops from afar.
A familiar figure was surrounded in the middle, the sleeves of her arms were stained with large patches of dark red, and she was holding a tile in her hand. She was struggling to resist the thugs around her, and her figure looked particularly thin in the swaying crowd.
Jiang Luli tapped the tip of his toes on the eaves of the tavern next to him and shot over like an arrow.
With a raise of his right hand, three darts flew out with a sound of breaking through the air, accurately hitting the wrists of the three thugs.
The knife fell to the ground with a clang, and several people rolled off the roof screaming in pain.
Gu Jiayue looked up and saw a figure falling from the sky. Her tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and the wound on her arm hurt even more.
It turns out that he is not destined to die.
The soldiers brought by General Zhang quickly caught up, and the sounds of armor colliding and weapons clashing mixed together.
These soldiers have been suppressing bandits for years, so they are more than capable of dealing with street thugs. In addition, they want to show off in front of the prince, so they all put their best efforts and wield their spears with great vigor.
Those thugs were indeed good at martial arts, but just like what they did to Hu Zi and the others just now, two fists are no match for four hands, not to mention these soldiers who had just returned from suppressing bandits, were still wearing armor and holding sophisticated weapons in their hands.
After a while, the thugs collapsed. Those who could run away slipped away, and those who couldn't were pinned to the ground and tied up tightly.
The originally tense situation was quickly calmed down.
Jiang Luli landed beside Gu Jiayue, his eyes immediately falling on her bleeding arm. His brows knitted tightly together, "Are you okay?"
Gu Jiayue wanted to shake her head and say it was okay, but the wound on her arm hurt like it was on fire, and blood was still oozing out, dripping from her fingertips onto the tiles. "Fortunately, it's not a vital injury."
She turned to look at Hu Zi who was standing beside her. His arm was also covered in blood. "Hu Zi, are you seriously injured?"
Hu Zi grinned and wanted to wave his hand to say it was okay, but he coughed violently twice and his face turned pale.
He pointed at Gu Jiayue's arm and said in a deeper voice, "Miss, your wound... the blood seems to have turned black. I'm afraid it's poisonous."
Gu Jiayue looked down and saw that the blood that had seeped out had indeed turned a dark black, and the surrounding skin and flesh was also faintly gray.
She felt helpless. It was poison again. Couldn't they try something new?
As soon as this thought flashed through my mind, my vision went dark and my body went limp and I fell backwards.
Jiang Luli was quick to catch her and prevent her from falling off the roof.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard a few "plops" nearby.
Hu Zi, Ye Ren and the other four people also vomited black blood, and the wounds also turned gray. They staggered and fell down one by one.
"Prince!" General Zhang hurried forward to support Hu Zi, his voice filled with anxiety, "There's a Huichuntang in the east of the city. The doctor there is quite skilled. Let's go!"
Jiang Luli's face turned pale. He jumped off the roof with Gu Jiayue in his arms, his voice as cold as ice. "Let's go!"
The person in his arms was very light, but his breathing was a little weak. He felt anxious and hateful.
I hate myself for not bringing more people with me, and I hate the person hiding in the dark who is still lingering around.
That person is like a time bomb, and you don't know when it will explode. It's not a good idea to keep guarding against it like this, as there will always be times when we are careless.
If Gu Jiayue really suffered irreparable injuries, he would never forgive himself in his life.
As he ran towards the east of the city, he had already started thinking in his mind that he had to find a way to lure the snake out of its hole and he couldn't continue to be so passive.
The apprentice of Huichuntang was dozing on the counter when he heard a chaotic sound of footsteps outside. He looked up and saw a group of armored soldiers rushing towards him, with the leader holding a bloody person.
He screamed in fear and scrambled to the back hall, his voice distorted. "Boss! It's bad! They're breaking in!"
Annan County normally had no troops stationed there; General Zhang and his men only came to suppress bandits. The apprentice was young, and had never seen such a scene before. He simply thought it was a riotous army and was so panicked that his tongue was tied.
In the back hall, the shopkeeper was giving acupuncture to an old man.
Hearing the shout, his hand shook violently, and the silver needle stopped an inch away from the old man's acupoint.
If he hadn't been practicing medicine for decades and hadn't had a very steady hand, he would have been startled into a sweat by the shout.
He turned around and glared at the apprentice who had rushed in, his tone anxious and angry. "What nonsense! We are in a peaceful and prosperous time now, where did the soldiers come from to invade us?"
Having said that, he still pulled out the needle and walked quickly to the front hall.
I felt relieved when I saw that the soldiers who came in were wearing Da Gan-style armor, and the wounded in their arms were bleeding profusely but they didn't smash anything.
He turned around and glared at the apprentice. This brat shouted without even seeing clearly and almost caused trouble.
"Sir, please come in!" The shopkeeper hurriedly came forward with a calm smile on his face. "Hurry and carry the wounded to the back hall clinic. I will treat him immediately!"
General Zhang was already unhappy after hearing what the apprentice had just said. He glared at the apprentice, and scared him so much that he shrank his neck and hid behind the counter, not daring to breathe.
Only then did he feel somewhat satisfied. He ordered the soldiers to carry Hu Zi and the others into the back hall, and he followed behind Jiang Luli.
Jiang Luli directly carried Gu Jiayue into the clinic and gently placed her on the bed covered with white cloth.
The shopkeeper hurried forward and untied the bandage from her arm, his brow furrowed slightly. "Fortunately, it was delivered in time. The poison only seeped into her skin and hasn't yet reached her lungs."
He turned around and shouted, "Sanqi! Go get the realgar, angelica, and the silver needles for detoxification!"
How could the apprentice, Sanqi, dare to neglect his duties? He quickly ran to the medicine cabinet to get something, the medicine grinder making a creaking sound as he turned it.
The shopkeeper's technique was extremely quick. Silver needles were inserted into the acupuncture points on Gu Jiayue's arm one by one. Black blood slowly seeped out from the needle holes, and the originally gray skin and flesh gradually regained some color.
In just half an hour, he used the golden needles to force out most of the poison, applied a special ointment, and wrapped it with a clean cloth.
Just after finishing all this, Gu Jiayue opened her eyes drowsily and saw Jiang Luli sitting beside the bed with a frown on his face.
Huh? Am I dreaming? Why am I seeing Jiang Luli, who should be in Taohua Village?
"How are you?"
Gu Jiayue sobered up a little and realized that the person she had just seen was not an illusion.
He nodded softly, his throat a little dry.
Apprentice Sanqi brought the boiled medicine over. Jiang Luli blew it cool and fed it to Gu Jiayue. After she finished drinking it, he suggested, "Why don't you go to Zheng Qinghe's mansion and rest?"
"No," she shook her head, her voice very soft, "He should still be in my yard, go back there."
Jiang Luli naturally had no objection and picked her up and walked out.
On the other side, in Gu Jiayue's courtyard, Zheng Qinghe was sitting at the stone table, watching Gu Mingyue across from him eating peach blossom pastry in small bites.
He felt like today was a dream. His three views were shattered, but were pieced together bit by bit by the words of the girl in front of him. It was absurd, but he had to believe it.
Although Gu Mingyue lowered her head, she could feel Zheng Qinghe's eyes on her. Her cheeks gradually became hot, and even her ears turned red.
She put down the peach blossom pastry in her hand and asked softly, "Brother Qinghe, why hasn't Sister Gu come back yet? Did something happen?"
Gu Jiayue had indeed been gone for quite some time, and Zheng Qinghe felt a little heavy in his heart.
He stood up and said, "You wait in the yard, I'll go out and take a look."
Gu Mingyue nodded obediently.
As Zheng Qinghe walked to the gate of the courtyard, he ran into Jiang Luli carrying Gu Jiayue in. Her arms were wrapped in thick cloth and her face was very pale.
"What happened?" His heart tightened and he walked quickly towards him.
"Another assassination." Jiang Luli's voice was very deep, and he walked straight in holding Gu Jiayue.
Gu Mingyue heard the noise and ran out of the house quickly. Seeing Gu Jiayue's appearance, her eyes suddenly turned red. "Sister Gu!"
When Jiang Luli saw a strange girl suddenly running out, he subconsciously took a half step back, tightened his arms around Gu Jiayue, and looked alert.
"This is Jiayue's good friend in Kyoto, who came to seek refuge with her." Zheng Qinghe hurriedly explained, fearing that Jiang Luli would misunderstand.
Jiang Luli finally relaxed a little and looked at Gu Mingyue. "Do you know where Jiayue's room is?"
Gu Mingyue nodded repeatedly, turned around and walked in front to lead the way.
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