Chapter 103: A thousand-year-old tree, fulfilling kindness

While still on the boat, Liu Mingan heard his companions talking about an ancient tree in Jinzhi City that had been there for more than a thousand years and was regarded as a mascot by the locals.

At that time, Liu Mingan was very seasick and didn't take it seriously. Now that he had eaten and drunk enough and was refreshed, his curiosity was aroused and he dragged Jiang Ning to see it.

The two of them went out in the evening, walked around the city, and after asking how to get to the capital, they ordered two bowls of wontons at a roadside stall for dinner, and then walked slowly to the ancient tree.

It was getting dark, and Liu Mingan and Jiang Ning bought a rabbit lantern and walked towards the ancient tree.

The reason why this ancient tree is so rare is not only because it has lived for a long time, but also because it is a red bean tree.

The exquisite dice are filled with red beans, and the love is deep in my heart .

The locals call it the "love tree".

So when Jiang Ning walked under the tree and found that it was covered with red ribbons, she was not surprised at all.

"Oh, if we had known earlier, we would have bought a section to hang up." Liu Mingan looked at the red ribbons fluttering in the wind with annoyance.

Jiang Ning smiled and said nothing.

It was already dark, and snow began to fall from the sky again. This ancient tree was in a remote corner of the Golden City near the river beach, and there were no people around.

After walking around the acacia tree, Jiang Ning looked at the snow that was getting heavier and heavier and suggested, "Let's go back."

Liu Ming'an nodded and reached out to brush off the snow on her hair, but new snowflakes fell again in the blink of an eye.

Liu Ming'an was worried that Jiang Ning would be cold, so he wanted to find something to protect her from the snow. He looked around and saw a low tree in the bushes next to him that

he couldn't name, and its leaves looked very large. Jiang Ning only heard Liu Ming'an say to her, "Wait for me," and then he stepped into the bushes and ran straight towards a tree.

Jiang Ning understood Liu Ming'an's thoughts in an instant, and she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.

It was not easy to walk in the bushes, and some branches were almost as tall as people, and might even have thorns. Jiang Ning stood by the road, watching Liu Ming'an walk over, with a deep smile on her lips.

"Aning!" Liu Ming'an suddenly called out, his voice somewhat urgent, and then he squatted down.

Jiang Ning's heart tightened, thinking that something had happened to him, and she hurriedly stepped into the bushes with a lantern.

When she was five or six steps behind Liu Ming'an, Jiang Ning saw clearly that there was a person lying straight on the ground, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air.

Murder case?

Jiang Ning was still thinking about how to persuade Liu Ming'an not to mind his own business, but he had already started to investigate the man's situation.

Jiang Ning sighed in her heart, and almost forgot that her scholar was a good person, otherwise he would not have bought her home.

"Aning, he's still alive! He's just injured!"

Liu Ming'an's somewhat excited voice rang out again, and then he lifted the man up from the ground, and was about to carry him on his back.

"You want to save him?"

Jiang Ning knew the answer after she asked, because Liu Ming'an was already walking on the road with the man on his back.

"Aning, if you leave him here, even if he doesn't die from his injuries, he will be frozen to death. It's fine if I didn't see it, but if I saw it and turned a blind eye, I will have a guilty conscience for the rest of my life."

Liu Ming'an also knew that Jiang Ning was cold-hearted, and looked at her seriously and said.

Forget it, Jiang Ning said in her heart, holding the lantern and shining it on the person on Liu Ming'an's back. It was a young man with frozen purple lips and dried blood at the corners of his mouth.

"Then let's go to the clinic."

Jiang Ning led Liu Ming'an to the clinic with a lantern in front to light the way. When she came here just now, she remembered that there was a clinic near this street.

Sending the man to the clinic was the most kind thing she could do. He was just a stranger. Whether he lived or died depended on his luck. Jiang Ning couldn't waste the spiritual spring water on him.

Unfortunately, the clinic was closed. Jiang Ning went forward and knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered.

"Let's go to another one. There is another one on the street where we eat wontons." Liu Mingan said as he was about to walk to another street.

The clinic was far away from here, and it would probably be closed if we went there at this time. Jiang Ning looked at the sweat on Liu Ming'an's forehead, reached out to hold him, and made a decision: "Carry him back to the inn and see the condition first. If the injury is not serious, you can ask the doctor tomorrow. If the injury is serious, I will save him."

Liu Ming'an was stunned: "An Ning, do you know medicine?"

"I can save him." Jiang Ning just said firmly.

"Then why didn't you just now-" "

He is not mine, I don't care whether he is dead or alive. I just don't want to see you carrying someone around in the heavy snow. He is not destined to die, so I will fulfill your kindness." Jiang Ning said patiently.

Liu Ming'an looked at Jiang Ning steadily for a while, and suddenly smiled.

"An Ning, you are so nice!" Jiang Ning heard him say.

The inn was not far away. Liu Ming'an carried the man back to the room and put him on the bed. Jiang Ning sent him downstairs to get hot water.

After Liu Ming'an left, Jiang Ning put the candle beside the bed, and then she could see the whole appearance of the injured person.

He was dressed in black, pale, with a heartbeat and pulse, but weak breath.

The wound should be in the abdomen. Because the extent of the wound was unclear, Jiang Ning took out a dagger from the space and cut open the man's clothes.

There were three knife wounds in total, two of which were shallow, and the one on the lower left side of the abdomen was deeper. The skin and flesh were turned up, and it was still bleeding.

This person is really lucky! Jiang Ning thought.

With such a deep incision, he would have died of excessive blood loss under normal circumstances. However, he was injured on a cold winter day. The low temperature froze his body and slowed down his blood flow. He lived a little longer and met the kind man Liu Mingan.

Jiang Ning promised to save Liu Mingan, and of course she would not break her promise. But she couldn't let others be like her, expecting immediate results, as that would arouse suspicion.

So Jiang Ning fed him two drops of spiritual spring water.

Yes, two drops.

Not a drop more.

At this time, Liu Mingan brought up a bucket of hot water and was shocked to see the wound on his abdomen: "A Ning, he seems to be seriously injured."

Jiang Ning was reluctant to say more, and only gave Liu Mingan a reassurance: "Don't worry, he won't die. Ask the store for some needles and thread, scissors, strong liquor and clean gauze."

Although Liu Ming'an couldn't figure out what these were for, he still obeyed and brought the things up soon.

Jiang Ning took the gauze and soaked it in alcohol, and wiped the wound clean. The sting of alcohol made the victim's body twitch slightly.

Then Jiang Ning took the threaded needle and warmed it over the fire, and then said to Liu Ming'an: "Hold up the candlestick and shine a clear light on his wound."

Liu Ming'an did it with a confused look on his face, and then saw Jiang Ning holding the needle and stabbing the cut wound.

"Hiss!" The unconscious person's body shook uncontrollably, a soft sound came out of his throat, and his tightly closed eyes slowly opened.

"Are you awake?" Liu Ming'an asked in surprise, holding up the candlestick.

The man heard the voice and glanced at Liu Mingan. His eyes were dark, as if he was thinking about his situation.

"You fell in the snow and were injured. We brought you back." Liu Mingan explained hurriedly.

The man just looked at Liu Mingan vigilantly without answering. He turned his head to look at another person in the room.

Then Jiang Ning saw that the moment he saw her face clearly, his pupils suddenly shrank, a look of shock flashed across his face, and his mouth opened, but no sound came out.

Jiang Ning narrowed her eyes. She saw clearly that the man's mouth shape said two words.

It's you!