Song Wan's plan to whip Gu Yan again failed in the end because Qi Shi did not let her.
The new year started with training Song Qi and others, but it was just repeating the same thing over and over again, which was somewhat boring.
The potatoes in the field have sprouted successfully and are lush green. Regardless of whether they will produce potatoes in the future, the Gou Wa family is so happy looking at the green all over the ground that they can't stop smiling. At least the first stage has been completed.
It has been four or five days since Gu Wen went to Xinzhou to deliver the letter. Logically, he should have returned and nothing should have happened.
Just when Song Wan was daydreaming, the person came back.
Gu Wen, covered in blood, fell into the Gu family yard, scaring the two laying hens in the yard so much that their feathers stood up and they started crowing in broad daylight, imitating roosters.
Smelling the strong odor of blood, Song Wan went straight to the roof and climbed over the wall. She saw Gu Wu helping someone up and carrying him into the room, asking, "Gu Wen! What happened?"
The other members of the Gu family all looked worried.
"Uncle Gu Wen!" the two little kids shouted in fear.
Gu Lingfeng and his wife Yan covered their eyes. Fortunately, their father and mother went to the fields to supervise the work, otherwise they would definitely be worried seeing so much blood.
The room was not big, and Gu Lingfeng and his wife had two children with them, so they did not go in.
Gu Wen had sword wounds of varying degrees on his chest, abdomen, and back, especially the one on his back, which was so deep that the bone was almost visible.
Song Wan and Gu Yan exchanged anxious glances and quickly followed in. The latter pressed a few acupoints on Gu Wen's body to stop the bleeding.
Gu Wen, whose bleeding had been successfully stopped, had a pale face and said weakly, "On the way back, I ran into people around King Yu, and one of them happened to have seen me before."
Gu Wen is Gu Yanji's personal bodyguard. Since he is still alive, it is very likely that Gu Yanji is not dead. How could King Yu's men let him go?
"Don't ask for now. If you ask again, the person will die." Song Wan used his mental power to sweep around. All the wounds were fatal. The other party had used a ruthless attack but did not intend to kill him directly, otherwise Gu Wen would not have been able to escape.
Gu Wu and Gu Wen were adopted and raised together by the Gu family. He had long regarded Gu Wen as his own brother. When he heard Song Wan's verdict, his eyes immediately turned red. He knelt down and begged, "Please, Miss Song, save Gu Wen's life."
"Gu Wen is the one Gu Yan is anxious about, so I will naturally save him." Song Wan didn't even look at the person on the ground and continued, "Go to Song Yi's room next door and get his set of silver needles."
When Gu Wu heard this, he quickly stood up, thanked him hastily, and ran to the next room to find silver needles.
As soon as Gu Wu left, Song Wan raised her hand to rip Gu Wen's clothes off, but Gu Yan quickly stopped her, "What are you going to do?"
Song Wan looked at him like a fool, "Of course it's to save people. It's hard to save them through clothes."
"Gu Wu brought the silver needle right away." Gu Yan said anxiously.
"Using silver needles is too slow. He has lost too much blood. If he is not treated immediately, it is easy to leave a root of disease!" Who said that this world does not have blood transfusion tools? After saying this, Song Wan went to strip the clothes of the person lying on the bed.
Fortunately, even though Gu Wen was almost unconscious, he still had some consciousness. He covered his collar with both hands to prevent Song Wan from touching him.
Regardless of the difference between superiors and subordinates, he cannot let his master down.
Putting aside the current situation, Gu Yanji was actually very satisfied with Gu Wen's little action.
"I didn't expect that Gu Wen was such a chaste and loyal husband?" Song Wan was speechless and said angrily, "Gu Yan is anxious, don't just stand there, quickly help him take off all his clothes."
Everything in this world is good, except for one thing: the men here are too slow.
"... strip off all of them?" To be honest, Gu Yan didn't want to be in a hurry, but when he met her fierce eyes, he had to obey. After all, she didn't have to do it herself, and it was nothing for a grown man to have two pieces of clothes stripped off.
In the end, Gu Yan hurriedly left a pair of trousers for Gu Wen.
You can't really take it all away.
Song Wan was just saying this in anger. The injuries were all on the upper body, so peeling off half of it was indeed enough.
Her current mental power is firmly stuck at level eight, but fortunately, the mental power in Gu Yanji's body is pure enough, much better than the crystal core in the end times that can absorb mental power.
If the two versions of her in the two worlds could fight, Song Wan is sure that the version of her in this world would win, because the version of her in the apocalypse can't fly.
Now she has combined her original body's lightness skills with her mental strength, and is faster than Song Qi and the others on horseback.
Gu Wen's main problem was excessive blood loss. The wound was treated in time. Song Wan used her mental power to help him heal slowly from the inside out. In the end, only a shallow cut was left. After a simple bandage, it would scab over within three to five days.
What he needs most now is to eat more food that replenishes his qi and blood, so as to replenish his internal energy.
Even though he knew that she was very capable, when Gu Yanji saw with his own eyes that the wound on Gu Wen's chest was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, he was completely shocked.
It seemed that she could always refresh his understanding of this ability, which made him even more curious. Was it common to have this ability in her world? That was why she couldn't get enough food because she was too poor.
Saving people is really very tiring. After all the operations, Song Wan was completely wilted and pale, even more pale than Gu Wen.
She simply leaned on Gu Yanji and said, "Let me rest for a while. It's really hard to save your subordinate."
Gu Yan was so anxious about the sudden embrace that she froze for a moment. It took her a long time to recover. She said incoherently, "Then don't save me next time."
Gu Wu got the silver needle and hurried back, only to hear these cruel words from his master.
He was completely stunned. Without even thinking, he rushed in and urged loudly, "Master, even if Gu Wen has no merits over the years, he has worked hard. We must save him!"
Song Wan, who was mentally weak, was not paying attention for a moment and was startled by his rough and naive voice.
Fortunately, no one noticed her. Song Wan sat upright and secretly vowed not to do this again. She was the captain and had to be steady.
However, Gu Wu still had to be criticized. Song Wan tried to put on a serious face and said fiercely, "Gu Wu, remember to knock on the door next time, understand?"
The men in this world are not only slow but also dramatic.
Gu Wu swallowed, wondering if he had disturbed the good time between his master and Miss Song. But this was his and Gu Wen's room.
He also knew that Miss Song was powerful and outstanding, and her skills and martial arts were beyond the reach of his master and them no matter how hard they tried to catch up.
But master, you are the master. Can't you consider whether the location is suitable before you think about it?
Poor Gu Wen is still lying on the bed with his chest bare, without even any cover.
The master is obsessed with Miss Song and doesn't even care about Gu Wen. If Miss Song is delayed in rescuing Gu Wen, the master will be no different from those evil concubines who bring disaster to the country.
Although he is the "evil concubine's" man, for the sake of the overall situation, he still has to persuade the "king".
So he said to Song Wan, "Miss Song, I have already taken out the silver needle. Do you think we can treat Gu Wen's injury first?" What's the point of beauty? Let's put it aside for now.
"Gu Wen? I've been cured."
Song Wan yawned and added, "I almost forgot. Go to the city's pharmacy and get some blood-tonifying herbs to make him drink. If you don't have money, go ask Big Beard for it."
Gu Wu was shocked and twitched his lips, "Gu Wen is really out of danger?"
Song Wan rolled her eyes at him and then pointed at Gu Wen behind her, "If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself."
Gu Wu put down the silver, walked quickly to the bed, bent down and took a closer look. After a moment, he rubbed his eyes and moved closer again.
What about those wounds on Gu Wen's body that make people feel eerie at the mere sight of them?!
Did he see a ghost in broad daylight or was he blind?
Could this Miss Song be a fairy from heaven who has come down to earth with magical powers?
Gu Wu walked out of the room in a dazed state. Gu Lingfeng was just about to come over to check on Gu Wen's injuries.
He called out to Gu Wu, who was not in his normal state, frowned and asked worriedly, "Is Gu Wen's condition getting worse?"
Otherwise why would he have such an expression?
When Gu Wu saw that it was the prince, he quickly came to his senses and said, "Gu Wen is fine. Miss Song saved him." She saved him with magic!
Gu Lingfeng felt relieved after hearing this answer, but he was still puzzled. "Since Gu Wen is not in danger, why do you have such an expression?"
Gu Wu hesitated to speak, "There's nothing wrong with Gu Wen, but Miss Song—ah, no, it's the master, no, no, no, it's not them, it's my problem!"
He couldn't tell anyone that Miss Song was a fairy from heaven, even if the other person was a young master!
"Young Master, Miss Song asked me to get some medicine, I'll go first!" After saying that, he ran away like the wind without caring whether Gu Lingfeng heard it clearly or not.
Gu Lingfeng, who can’t be caught up... is being bullied because he is a scholar now, right?
"You can't say you won't save them." Song Wan found it quite comfortable to lean on him, and it also replenished her mental strength, giving her the strength to continue talking. So as soon as Gu Wu left, she continued to lean on him. "Let's let them start training with Song Qi and the others tomorrow."
This way she can save some energy in the future. She is already a grown man in his teens or twenties, and she can't always rely on her parents.
Gu Yan nodded obediently, her voice a little lost, "I'll do as you say."
There was no food in the room. Song Wan felt exhausted. Thinking of King Yu whom Gu Wen had mentioned before he fainted, she became curious. "Isn't Yao Xu the uncle of King Xiang? Why did King Yu suddenly send someone here?"
It can't be just to kill Gu Wen.
"I think I can probably guess what King Yu is thinking." Gu Yan was worried that she would be tired, so she covered her hand calmly.
He had no other intentions, he just wanted her mental strength to recover faster.
Gu Yan was anxious and thinking silently in her heart.
"What is he thinking?" Song Wan tilted her head.
"Prince Xiang had ordered Yao Xu to send people to snatch Qi Fu from King Yu. I guess he heard that Qi Fu had disappeared again in Xinzhou, so he planned to come here to investigate the situation and capture him."
"Is the little rebel made of gold? Why do so many people want to snatch him away?" Song Wan was puzzled. Apart from his pretty face, she didn't see anything else about the little rebel worth snatching away.
"Ah Wan, have you forgotten that the Qi family was once the richest merchant family in Jiangnan?" Gu Yan explained calmly, "Although the Qi family has retreated to the background and the Zhou family has risen to prominence, if you really think about it, the Qi family alone is more than worth several Zhou families."
"So now all this money is in the hands of the little rebel?" Song Wan sat up suddenly, her eyes shining.
Oh my god! She saved a mountain of gold!
Isn't there a saying in the book that a life-saving favor should be repaid with a spring? She doesn't need any springs, after all, they are everywhere, so she can just use silver instead.
"The Qi family has a jade pendant, which serves as a token of the Qi family's patriarch. The Qi family's property managers in various places only recognize this jade pendant." Gu Yan explained briefly and hurriedly.
"After Qi Quan passed away, he gave this jade pendant to Empress Qi for safekeeping. Later, Empress Qi passed it on to her only younger brother, Qi Fu."
Such a huge industry had an annual profit of tens of millions of taels, comparable to the national treasury. How could King Xiang and King Yu not be concerned about it, especially King Xiang.
In the past few years, the border was unstable. In addition to handling government affairs, the late emperor paid more attention to the northwest and southwest, as well as the Donglin Pass behind him. Because of this, he ignored the unusually close relationship between the court and several princes.
During the years when the late emperor ascended the throne, there were constant wars on the border. The loss of food and fodder for the soldiers increased every year. Large quantities of food, fodder and armor were transported to the border, and the national treasury became increasingly empty.
When King Xiang came to the throne, he found that most of the national treasury was empty. Unfortunately, unlike the previous emperor, he was used to a luxurious life. After he ascended the throne, the national treasury would only become emptier.
Therefore, the Qi family's tens of millions of assets became the target of covetousness.
It’s not that King Xiang hadn’t thought about seizing it. There was a restaurant in the capital that belonged to the Qi family.
After King Xiang ascended the throne, he quickly sent people to seal up the restaurant on the pretext of arresting bandits, and tortured several managers in an attempt to extract the location of the silver hidden in the capital.
But in the end, all their efforts were in vain. Several managers took advantage of the guards' inattention and bit their tongues to commit suicide without any hesitation.
These were all told to him by his elder brother Gu Lingfeng. When Gu Yanji heard this, he was just glad that Qi Fu did not fall into their hands, otherwise he didn't know what the outcome would be.
Gu Yan continued anxiously, "If Qi Quan hadn't been a businessman, he might have been a good soldier. After he became rich, the officials he sent to various places were loyal only to him and the jade pendant in his hand. They all did so willingly, and no one was ever forced."
Even the armies in the southwest and northwest cannot match this level of loyalty.
Song Wan nodded in agreement, "It would be great if the little rebel's father were still alive. He could come to the team and be the vice-captain."
Being able to gather so many united and loyal managers shows that he must be very capable. If there is such a person in the team, she can go on missions with peace of mind to earn food and money.
I heard her say that she wanted Qi Quan to be the deputy captain. The word "deputy" should mean her deputy.
After figuring it out, Gu Yan was so anxious that he felt terrible. He immediately asked, "What about me?"
I've been with her for so long, I can't just not give her any status.
"What?" Song Wan didn't understand.
"Why am I not the deputy captain?" Gu Yan stared at her eyes anxiously, and his empty right hand curled up and unclenched from time to time.
He is nervous.
"Do you have money?" Song Wan asked him.
Gu Yan thought about it anxiously and shook her head.
"Then do you have food?" Song Wan asked again.
Gu Yan continued to shake her head anxiously.
Song Wan spread her hands and said, "That's it. You have nothing, so what can you use to compete?"
Gu Yanji finally understood. He twitched his lips and said stubbornly, "Didn't you say I was yours before at Qingyun Mountain? Now you don't want to acknowledge me. Are you planning to just eat it and deny it?"
Song Wan...what's going on? She just absorbed some of his mental energy, when did she eat him?
No matter how hungry she is, she will never eat human flesh.
Gu Lingfeng stood outside the door, raised his hand to knock, but finally put it down.
He turned around and left with a complicated expression.
No wonder Gu Wu was unwilling to talk to him. How could he say such a thing to such an unreserved master?
The author has something to say:
What is Xiao Gu's reserve? People who are reserved can never get married!
Big brother, I got married. (Image of fan waving.)
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