Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Go and strip him naked...
The woman's eyes were clear as water, her face was as delicate as an orchid, and her aura was extremely gentle. She looked to be in her twenties, with a kind smile on her lips. She was flanked by two servants holding torches, and the bright flames instantly dispelled the darkness.
Seeing Chen Qing's alert face, she chose to stand still and said, "This young man is seriously injured and has lost a lot of blood. If he is not treated in time, his life may be in danger."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qing's brow furrowed as she slowly extended her palm towards Li Daoxuan's body. Wherever she touched, she was left with a sticky, slippery stain of blood. She was secretly shocked. Li Daoxuan looked as if he had been soaked in blood. If it weren't for the red robe he wore and the dim lighting, she would have noticed something was wrong at a glance.
The woman was clearly some distance away from Li Daoxuan, but she could accurately tell that he had lost a lot of blood. Her sense of smell was truly sharp.
The sudden appearance of a spotless woman in the deep mountains and desolate forests was truly bizarre. Chen Qing was still hesitating when the woman's servant, noticing her, stepped forward and said respectfully, "Young lady, my wife is the wife of the Weinan County Magistrate. She has always been kind-hearted and generous."
"Today, my wife came here to collect herbs. She saw blood on the ground and followed the trail to find us. If you trust me, you can come back with us so that this young man can be properly cared for."
After listening to this, Chen Qing thought for a moment, then looked up at the soles of the shoes of the woman and the two servants. Although they were dressed neatly, their shoes were stained with a lot of mud. The woman had a medicine basket slung across her waist, and a few herbs could be vaguely seen in the basket.
She looked at the dark road ahead, then at the dying Li Daoxuan, realizing that relying on her own strength would not be enough. She finally nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I thank the madam on behalf of my brother."
"You're welcome, young lady."
The two servants were about to help carry Li Daoxuan up, but before they could get close to him, they saw him suddenly open his eyes, quickly pick up the sword on the ground and suddenly sweep it across, the sword blade making a low humming sound as it broke through the air.
If the two servants had not dodged quickly, their heads would have chopped off by now.
Li Daoxuan looked at the person with deep eyes, and his dark pupils seemed to want to suck people into the endless abyss.
He still held the sword in his hand, his eyes filled with subconscious vigilance, like a wounded lion with its claws raised, refusing to let anyone get close. If you looked closely, you could see that his eyes were unfocused, and he was acting entirely on instinct.
Chen Qing was also awakened by the noise and rushed over to hold down his hand. "They are not bad people. Put down your sword and follow them obediently."
Li Daoxuan turned his dull pupils, and when he saw Chen Qing clearly, the sword in his hand fell off, the murderous intent in his eyes disappeared, his head drooped, and he did not move.
The servant who had just survived the ordeal said, "My dear lady, how could your brother still hurt others?"
Chen Qing: "I'm really sorry, my brother was chased by villains before, so he was a little alert!" She gritted her teeth secretly. He was almost dying but still didn't forget to stab people. What a troublemaker!
Fortunately, the servant was kind-hearted and did not make a fuss. He carried the completely unconscious Li Daoxuan all the way to the foot of the mountain.
The only calf cart was given to the injured. There was no reason for the owner to walk while the guest rode in the cart. Therefore, after settling Li Daoxuan, Chen Qing got off the cart and walked side by side with the woman in white.
The woman handed her the veil and pointed at the blood stains on her body. Chen Qing looked down and saw that her body was stained with Li Daoxuan's blood. Walking around in the streets covered in blood would definitely be conspicuous, so she didn't refuse. After thanking her, she naturally took the veil and put it on her head to cover the blood stains on her body.
"Thank you for your help today, Madam. May I know your name?"
The woman smiled gently and said softly, "My name is Song Yuxi, the fifth child in my family. You can just call me Wu Niang."
Chen Qing thought for a moment and said, "My name is Li Youan, Wu Niang, just call me Youan."
"In that case, I won't be polite." Yuxi said, "I don't know what happened to Youan's family, and why he and your brother are in such a remote place. Why don't you tell me about it? Perhaps my Alang can help you."
Chen Qing lowered his eyes slightly, and after a brief pause, he slowly spoke, his voice filled with sorrow: "Wu Niang, to be honest, my brother and I are now completely alone."
Song Yuxi's eyelashes trembled, and a look of pity flashed in his eyes.
"You'an's elders used to run a peddling business. While not fabulously wealthy, they were able to provide for themselves. But as the saying goes, my father slipped and fell into the water while on his way out and passed away. To make matters worse, my mother, overcome with grief, also passed away soon after. My brother and I were still young at the time, and the elders in the family revealed their ugly faces."
Chen Qing bit her lower lip and continued, "They took my brother and me back to the clan in the name of raising us. At first, we thought we had something to rely on, but who knew they would secretly divide up our family's property. Our land, shops, and even our few valuables were all taken away by them. My brother and I were treated coldly and bullied by the clan. We tried to go out and report to the authorities, but they put us under house arrest."
"My brother couldn't bear to see me suffer like this, so he took me and fled the tribe at night. Later, the tribe members were afraid that we would successfully complain, so they sent people to hunt us down. We fled all the way, and in a panic, we finally reached that remote place and escaped. But my brother led those criminals away to protect me, and his whereabouts are unknown. It took me a long time to find my brother."
"If it weren't for Wu Niang's rescue, You An really doesn't know what to do." When he said this, Chen Qing's eyes turned red and tears welled up in his eyes.
Such acting skills, with both tears and sobs, would probably make the actors on the stage feel ashamed and applaud.
After hearing what the two had experienced, Song Yuxi seemed to have experienced it herself, tears already glistening in her eyes. She took Chen Qing's hand lovingly and said seriously, "My dear child, it's hard for you and your brother to travel all the way. Now that you are here, I will not stand idly by. You and your brother should stay here for the next few days and recuperate. When my A Lang comes back, I will ask him to seek justice for you."
Shen Qing forced a smile, his eyes full of bitterness.
Seeing this, Song Yuxi couldn't help but ask, "But...what's wrong?"
Chen Qing said, "No, thank you Wu Niang for your kindness, but You'an lives in Yangzhou, and the local clansmen are in collusion with the high officials. I think even if the Mingfu is willing, he will be powerless."
Song Yuxi was stunned, as if he had not expected that the brother and sister would come from such a faraway place. If it was a local matter, Alang could still help, but if it was Yangzhou, it was so far away from here that he was really out of reach.
Seeing Song Yuxi's embarrassment, he said affectionately, "Thank you for your kindness, Wuniang. We've been through a rough and tumble journey, and my brother and I have already figured it out. We think it would be good to have a place to stay in the future, and to live together as a brother and sister, just getting by."
She looked back at the car body and said, "I don't ask for a life of great wealth and honor, but a stable and smooth life is enough."
Song Yuxi sighed and followed her words, "It's not easy to have such a clear mind. I hope Youan's wish can be fulfilled soon."
"I hope so."
Song Yuxi led the two to a mansion. The plaque on the gate was engraved with two magnificent characters: "Zhou Mansion."
Only after entering the mansion did I discover that although it looked plain on the outside, it actually held a secret.
The winding corridors are like a flexible ribbon, cleverly connecting the various scenes. A clear spring flows down from the rockery, splashing into the small pool between the rocks, creating layers of ripples.
After passing through the corridor, you will see an open garden with colorful flowers competing for beauty.
Song Yuxi introduced the flowers as they walked, "The flowers in this garden are all carefully tended by me. They are rare species collected from all over the place. When the flowers bloom, the whole garden is filled with fragrance, which is truly delightful. If Youan is bored on weekdays, you can come and stroll around this garden."
Walking to the depths of the garden, there was an exquisite pavilion. Song Yuxi said, "This will be your temporary residence. It is quiet and peaceful, suitable for your brother to recuperate."
After saying this, he ordered his servants to prepare everything necessary, gave them a few more instructions, and then left with peace of mind.
He looked at the departing figure of the woman in white with a look of inquiry in his eyes.
After Li Daoxuan was settled, medical workers also arrived.
The old doctor finished taking Li Daoxuan's pulse, his expression quite serious. He then unbuttoned his robe, lifted his trouser legs, and carefully examined his legs and arms. He finally concluded, "The meridians in this man's limbs are all severed. Their color is pale and dull, and their pulses are weak. This is a symptom of blood loss. The internal cold pathogen has invaded the skin, causing cold symptoms."
"Strange, in the sweltering heat of August, there are still people who can catch a cold."
Chen Qing only heard that the meridians in his limbs were severed. She was horrified and almost broke her voice when she said, "All the tendons and veins are severed? Doesn't that mean he's useless?"
The doctor stroked his beard and said, "Girl, I haven't finished what I'm saying yet. It's broken, but not completely. Take good care of it, and there's a chance it will heal completely."
He frowned, his long, gray eyebrows furrowing, and thought to himself, "How strange! I've been practicing medicine for decades, and I've never seen such a bizarre injury. If you said you wanted to cripple him, you chose to only sever half of his tendons. If you said you didn't want to kill him, the wounds on his body are fatal. Look," he pointed at Li Daoxuan's chest, "if this wound were deeper, moved a little to the left, and affected his heart, even Hua Tuo wouldn't be able to save this man."
After taking the pulse, the old doctor wrote down a prescription and handed it to the servant, "Go get these medicines right now, boil three bowls of water into one bowl, and bring it back."
He called for water and drove out everyone else.
Chen Qing thought the old doctor was going to treat someone, so he followed the crowd out. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped halfway out of the house, the old doctor called out to him, "Stop."
"I?"
"Yes, it's you." The old doctor pointed to the hot water beside him and said, "Go and strip him naked and clean the blood off him. How can I find a cure with so much blood on him?"
Shen Qing couldn't bring herself to strip Li Daoxuan naked. She asked doubtfully, "There are so many maids outside, why doesn't the master call them over—"
The old doctor immediately stared at her with a look of disappointment: "You, you, you—you are so stupid! Look, your husband is so handsome, and those are girls of the same age as you, how dare you ask them to undress him?"
Chen Qing didn't catch the old doctor's hidden meaning and stared at her toes, saying, "That's right. They are all unmarried girls, so I have no choice but to trouble you to come in person."
The old doctor was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "You are trying to ruin my reputation in my later years! I won't do that! If you still want him to live, wash the blood off his body immediately. If you delay any longer, he will die!"
"But he is also a man, sir, what you said is a bit..." inappropriate.
"Stop nagging! If I don't start the acupuncture, the patient will be ruined! Do you understand?"
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