Chapter 107
"Axuan, ask someone to boil some hot water." Xie Chen said.
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away." Lin Xuan said and ran back. She fell to the ground in a trance, wiped her tears without caring about the pain and ran again.
Xie Chen carried Lin Shuge into the room and put him on the bed. He tore open the cloth next to his wound. The arrow had penetrated his calf. The blood had already soaked the cloth, dyeing the snow-white clothes dark red. "Why hasn't the military doctor come yet?"
"Here they come." The soldier ran in, pulling the military doctor whose hair crown had loosened.
The military doctor hadn't even had time to catch his breath when Xie Chen pulled him to the bedside.
"Military doctor, come and take a look at my brother's injuries..." Xie Chen's face was full of anxiety, and his hand holding the military doctor was shaking.
The military doctor looked at Lin Shuge's wound, "We have to remove the arrow first," he took the medicine box from the soldier, took out the arrow puller and a special knife, "Captain Hou, please hold Lord Lin well and let him bite this to prevent him from biting his tongue due to pain," and then handed the cork to Xie Chen.
Xie Chen took it, wiped the sweat off Lin Shuge's forehead, and whispered in Lin Shuge's ear: "Brother, open your mouth." However, Lin Shuge clenched his teeth tightly due to the pain, and did not respond no matter what he said.
Xie Chen had no choice but to pinch his jaw and force the cork in.
The military doctor used a small knife to slightly cut open the wound around the arrowhead. Lin Shuge trembled slightly due to the pain, and bit the wooden cork in his mouth, making a humming sound. Xie Chen supported him, held his hand, and gently comforted him in his ears.
Lin Shuge let out a sharp cry of pain. It was the military doctor who used an arrow extractor to pull out the arrow that had penetrated into his flesh. The military doctor quickly applied medicine and bandaged it.
"Captain Hou, the arrowhead has been pulled out. Lord Lin has lost too much blood. He needs to rest well. You need to take good care of yourself in the next few days. If you have a fever, tell me immediately. I will take my leave."
"Thank you very much."
Xie Chen looked at Lin Shuge, whose lips were bloodless, and squatted beside the bed, holding his hand and moving it every time.
"Erlang, how is your brother?" Lin Qingyuan ran in, pulling Lin Xuan. They were stopped outside because they were being treated for their injuries. They had been waiting anxiously outside the house. They only ran in when they saw the military doctor come out.
"Brother is fine, just rest well and you will be fine." Xie Chen still maintained the same posture as before, speaking softly, not knowing whether he was speaking to the twins or to himself.
"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay." Lin Qingyuan squatted beside the bed with him. Seeing the two of them move, Lin Xuan sighed heavily, "I'll go to the kitchen to boil the medicine and make some porridge. If big brother wakes up, he needs to eat something before taking the medicine."
An unknown amount of time had passed, but when Lin Xuan came in with the medicine, the two of them were still in the same position, quietly looking at Lin Shuge, as if they would not get up until he woke up.
"Don't stand there anymore. Erlang, help our eldest brother up and feed him the medicine first." Lin Xuan said.
"good."
Lin Xuan saw Lin Qingyuan secretly wiping away tears, but Xie Chen didn't cry, but had a tense face and red eyes.
Xie Chen gently lifted up Lin Shuge as if he were something fragile, and Lin Xuan handed him the spoon, "Brother, you can't drink it unless you open your mouth."
Xie Chen could only pinch his jaw again, and the two of them worked together to force the medicine into his mouth.
"You've been frightened today. Go and rest first. I'll keep watch tonight."
"No, let me do it. You've been tired all day..." Lin Qingyuan said with red eyes, but was pulled out by Lin Xuan.
"Axuan, why did you pull me out?" Lin Qingyuan complained.
"Let Erlang guard the eldest brother tonight. If anything happens, he can react in time." Lin Xuan explained.
"I can take good care of my elder brother, too." Lin Qingyuan pouted aggrievedly.
"Oh, let's go, go to bed early, and come to replace Erlang tomorrow." Lin Xuan sighed.
After Xie Chen fed Lin Shuge the medicine, he tucked in the quilt for him and then sat beside the bed and looked at him.
"Brother." He called softly, "When will you wake up?" He held Lin Shuge's hands with both hands and rubbed them on Lin Shuge's slightly cold lips. He only tasted the bitterness of the medicine, and his mood was as bitter as the medicine.
In the middle of the night, Lin Shuge groaned and gasped as if in pain. Xie Chen touched his cheeks and forehead and found them burning hot. Xie Chen was so anxious that he knocked on the military doctor's door and pulled the military doctor, who was still in his undershirt, off the bed.
"Captain Hou, don't panic. Wait for me to get the things." The military doctor had just finished treating the injuries of the villagers and soldiers and lay down when he was abruptly woken up again.
Xie Chen didn't have time to wait and directly pulled him and the medicine box over.
The military doctor looked at Lin Shuge, who was breathing rapidly and had a flushed face, and said, "Master Lin has a fever, Commander Hou, we need to cool him down as soon as possible."
He poured out the wine, lit it with fire, blew it out, soaked a cloth in the wine, and wiped it on Lin Shuge's face, forehead, palms and neck.
"Just rub the hot area with alcohol to cool it down, and everything will be fine once it cools down."
"Let me do it, you go and have a rest. Thank you for your hard work tonight." Xie Chen took the towel and said.
Seeing his insistence, the military doctor was indeed a little tired today, "Captain Hou, I will take my leave."
Xie Chen said "hmm", took off Lin Shuge's clothes, and wiped his chest, waist and other places with a towel. Lin Shuge felt the coolness in his dream and moved to find the source.
"Brother, don't move. Be careful with your wound." He took off his boots, got on the bed, hugged Lin Shuge in front of him and held him tightly, then soaked him in wine again and continued to wipe.
After wiping it, he changed the medicine for Lin Shuge with a red face, touched his forehead, and felt his fever gradually subsided before getting off the bed.
"Brother, what did you dream about that makes you unwilling to wake up?" Seeing that Lin Shuge had calmed down now, with a peaceful smile on his lips, he leaned over and touched his face.
Lin Shuge actually had a wonderful dream. He was scared to death in the dream because he was being chased by someone, but in the blink of an eye he found himself back in the modern era. He was sitting in the classroom listening to the professor's lecture. He was taking notes carefully, but when he turned around he saw Xie Chen sitting next to him.
"Zhongxuan, why are you here?" Lin Shuge vaguely felt that he was not from here.
"Senior brother, what's wrong with you? We are in the same grade today." Xie Chen was still the same Xie Chen, but he was wearing modern clothes, a white T-shirt and jeans, dressed like a male college student.
"Nothing... nothing..." He suppressed his doubts and secretly glanced at him a few more times, not wanting to be caught by the professor. "Shu Ge, stop looking at your junior brother. Stand up and answer what social thoughts do you think the sun and moon elements in the Han Dynasty paintings reflect in the Han Dynasty?"
Students from both grades started laughing. Lin Shuge blushed and answered the professor's questions honestly.
The professor was also a playful person. "Okay, that's a good answer. Pay attention in class next time and don't keep peeking at your junior just because he's so handsome."
Lin Shuge sat down amidst the laughter of the whole class, but he didn't expect that someone would grab his hand as soon as he sat down, "Brother, how about going to the movies tonight?"
Lin Shuge nodded hurriedly while the professor wasn't paying attention.
The two of them were walking on the street at night. Lin Shuge was replying to messages from his fellow disciples while dealing with Xie Chen.
"Brother, what did I just say?" Xie Chen saw that he was still looking at his phone, and there was anger in his voice.
"What did you say?" Lin Shuge was confused. Xie Chen snorted coldly and said, "I'm going to buy something. Brother, wait for me here."
He stood on the street, not knowing why a huge panic surged in his heart. He called out Zhong Xuan, but saw a sharp arrow shooting towards him. In panic, he could only hear Xie Chen calling him, but he could not open his mouth. His consciousness seemed to have fallen into an endless abyss.
The next second, Lin Shuge sat up in shock from the bed, gasping for breath, feeling a piercing pain in his leg. He looked at the bandage on his leg and then saw Xie Chen lying on the bed.
"Zhongxuan, wake up." He raised his hand and touched Xie Chen's face.
Xie Chen moved slightly, raised his head in sleepy eyes, "Brother, you are awake, how do you feel?"
"How long have I slept?" Lin Shuge smiled as he looked at Xie Chen's unkempt appearance. Zhong Xuan usually dressed himself up very handsomely, but this was the first time he saw him with messy hair and wrinkled clothes, and oh, there was even a circle of stubble on his face.
"Two days, brother. You slept for two days."
"Has it been so long? How are Yang Yan and the others? Did those Qiang people find out anything?" Lin Shuge asked.
Xie Chen looked unhappy, but he still said, "Lieutenant Yang was also seriously injured, but his physique is much better than my brother. He woke up yesterday. The Qiang people are still in prison, and County Magistrate Lu is interrogating him these two days."
"That's good. Also, you and Xiangli Gu should take a look at the fortifications in Pingxiang and build some more for military use. We must strictly guard them during this period. I'm afraid the Qiang people will come at any time. Let the injured soldiers and villagers recover well and send more tonics. Comfort the families of the fallen soldiers and villagers and double the pension. I will go there in person when I can get up..."
"Brother, do you know that you are seriously injured? The doctor said you need to rest. You have a weak constitution, and the doctor told you to take care of yourself and not to work too hard or think too much. You just woke up, and you want to..." He held back and swallowed the words.
He turned sideways, looking as if he didn't want to pay attention to Lin Shuge, when he suddenly felt someone pulling his sleeve, "Zhongxuan, I'm a little hungry."
Xie Chen closed his eyes and pulled him into his arms, "You always have a way to cure me."
Feeling Xie Chen's grip on his arm getting tighter and tighter, Lin Shuge patted his shoulder and said, "Zhongxuan, I'm fine, don't be afraid."
"Brother, I'm sorry. It's because I came too late that you were in danger and you got injured." He buried his head in Lin Shuge's shoulder, his voice low and filled with deep guilt.
"No, you came at the right time. If I didn't believe that you would come, I wouldn't..." Lin Shuge said softly.
Xie Chen raised his head and interrupted him, "Brother, don't believe me. I am not worthy of your trust. It's all my fault this time..." He took all the blame on himself, his voice panicked, as if he wanted to vent all the uneasiness, worry and guilt of the past two days.
"Zhongxuan, look at me. I know that although you are a few years younger than me, I have always known that you are reliable and powerful. The reason why I was not afraid when I was surrounded by the Qiang people was because I knew you would come. Even if I was captured, you would come to save me, right? Zhongxuan, even if everyone in the world does not believe you, I will believe you."
Xie Chen walked forward and hugged him. Lin Shuge felt the wetness on his shoulder and touched his hair. "It's okay, it's okay." He responded with a hug that seemed to melt him into his bones and blood.
There were a few noises outside the door, and then Lin Xuan came in with something in her hand, "Erlang, is big brother still awake? Eat something first..."
The two people in the room separated instantly. Lin Xuan did not notice their movements. "Brother, you finally woke up."
It was obviously a crying tone.
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