Chapter 336 Borrowing a Horse
Zhou Xu, who had confirmed that he would set out to return to Black Moon Village the next day, went to bed early to rest.
The next morning, the first thing he did when he opened his eyes was to quickly check the snow outside. He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the wind and snow had not gotten stronger.
If this blizzard had swept in last night, it would have been unfortunate.
After breakfast, Zhou Xu was about to leave, but the Minister of Medical Affairs came to him in a hurry before he could leave.
"What happened?"
"Reporting to the leader, it's the grassland elf we rescued earlier, the one named Silk, who is clamoring to leave."
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As an outsider, Silk's presence really gave the Minister of Medical Affairs a headache.
He is not one of their own, and under normal circumstances he would not bother to care about an outsider making such a fuss and would just throw him out.
But this Silk is a special case.
Their leader emphasized that they must rescue him and cure him.
This made the Minister of Medical Affairs dare not let the person go easily, but the other party really gave him a headache, so he had no choice. He simply ran to block Zhou Xu's door early in the morning and asked Zhou Xu to make the decision.
Zhou Xu could clearly feel the headache implied in the medical director's words, which made him unconsciously frown slightly.
"Let's go and take a look."
At this moment, inside the inpatient department of the medical department, Silk, as a general leading the grassland elves, undoubtedly enjoyed some preferential treatment and was given an independent single room, allowing him to recuperate in peace.
Over the past few days, thanks to the efforts of the doctors, Silk's injuries have basically stabilized, and his physical and mental strength have been completely restored after a few days of full rest.
The restoration of his mobility undoubtedly gave him new ideas.
That means he wants to visit the village of the grassland elves.
However, given his current state of injuries, he really can't leave unless the medical department lets him go.
"When can I leave?"
In less than ten minutes, Silk had asked similar questions no less than five times, causing the apprentices guarding the door to roll their eyes.
Although they are only apprentices, the workload in the medical department is huge these days and they are exhausted. They don't have much rest time every day, and now they are bothered by Silk. They are not in a good mood.
"Stop arguing. The minister has already consulted the chief. If the chief says you can leave, then you can leave."
After saying this, the apprentice seemed to be unable to swallow this and could not help but say another sentence.
"If the leader hadn't ordered us to heal you, we would have thrown you out long ago. There are so many wounded people in the village right now. Why would we waste our time with you?"
"that is."
Another apprentice next to him couldn't help but echo what he said.
Obviously, they are also very unhappy now.
Hearing this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Silk's face. He was of course aware that the other party was trying to save him, and he also knew that what he was doing was inappropriate. But after regaining his mobility, he really couldn't calm down, and in the end he could only shamelessly keep asking to leave.
After that, Silk didn't have to wait too long, and Zhou Xu soon came in front of Silk.
"Long time no see, Lord Silk."
Due to some work reasons, Zhou Xu left the grassland not long after reaching an agreement on an alliance with the grassland elves. Until now, he and Silk have only met a few times, let alone talked.
"Long time no see, Chief Zhou Xu."
Knowing Zhou Xu's identity, Silk patiently greeted him, but soon he couldn't help but make his own request.
"I am very grateful for the help from Chief Zhou Xu this time, but you are also aware of the situation in our village. I really can't bear not to check it out!"
Looking at Silk's determined face, Zhou Xu didn't think much about it and nodded directly.
"Okay, I agree. Lord Silk is not from our Great Zhou after all. I have already fulfilled my duty as an ally by treating you. Now that you want to leave, I will naturally not force you to stay."
Zhou Xu's decisiveness made Silk feel a little surprised, which was a bit beyond his expectations.
Take advantage of the situation and swallow up the grassland elves headed by Silk! Zhou Xu had thought about this idea before, but he was afraid it would not go smoothly.
He probably already understood the personalities of Silk and the others, and this matter could not be resolved by any tough measures.
Given Silk's and the others' current weak state, he could certainly force them to stay.
But he will recover sooner or later. This guy's fighting ability is not weak. I'm afraid he will suffer backlash by then.
As it stands now, it is unrealistic to use force to make Silk and others work for him.
Instead of forcing them to stay now, it would be better to be generous and let him go. The more generous he is, the more Silk will owe him.
"Oh, by the way, we rescued other grassland elves before. Do you want to take them with you?"
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Faced with this problem, Silk was confused for a moment, but finally decided to confirm the thoughts of his people.
It was at this time that he learned the number of his tribesmen who survived the battle.
Before that battle, of the 19 elven knights besides him, only nine survived, more than half of them were killed! The medical department had kept it a secret from him because they were afraid that the injured would be upset. Now that he knew the answer, Silk almost fainted.
The nine surviving grassland elves have undoubtedly woken up at this moment.
When they saw Silk appear, they all became excited.
"Lord Silk!"
Nearly half of the nine elven knights were seriously injured. Seeing their condition, Silk, who had originally come to ask them if they wanted to go with him, changed his mind when the words came to his lips.
"Alright, lie down and don't move. Take good care of your injuries."
After a few simple words of comfort, Silk turned and walked outside. After hesitating for a long time, he finally shamelessly made a request to Zhou Xu.
"Chief Zhou Xu, I know this request is unreasonable, but please help treat my people and allow them to stay here to recover. I plan to do the rest by myself. Please lend me a horse. I will definitely repay you for saving my life this time!"
Hearing this, Zhou Xu couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, but on the surface, he remained calm...
"You are too polite. I will have someone prepare the horse for you."
"Thank you!"
Sure enough, the more generous he was, the more Silk felt he owed him, and the more ashamed he became.
It won't be easy to repay this favor in the future.
This can be heard from what Silk just said.
He borrowed a horse from Zhou Xu!
You know, many of the horses they brought back were actually the mounts of Silk and his men.
Of course, at that time, Silk and his men had no way to gather their war horses. If Zhou Xu and his men didn't care, all of their war horses would basically be lost.
Zhou Xu and his men collected all the items and brought them back, and after rounding them off, of course they became theirs.
However, this situation will make Silk and the others feel somewhat uncomfortable, and may even lead to some conflicts in the future.
And now, Silk's request to "borrow horses" was equivalent to implicitly accepting the reality that those war horses were no longer theirs.
After all, it's your own horse, how can you say "borrow" it?
This saved a lot of trouble later.
(End of this chapter)
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