Chapter 0064 I'm Not Sleepy
When the sky was just beginning to brighten, Xiao Rong and his companions finally arrived at the dock by the Huai River. Their boat was waiting there. When they saw people coming, they quickly untied the ropes. Fortunately, there were their own people on the dock. If they had to fight with the navy on the shore, it would take an unknown amount of time.
The horses under their crotch could not take it anymore and started panting heavily when they got on the boat. It was estimated that half of the horses would be killed by the time they reached the other side.
But there is no other way. At the critical moment, who would care about the life of the horse? It is good enough if you can survive.
Among all the major forces in the Central Plains, the Zhenbei Army should be the one with the least shortage of horses, because in the process of driving away the Hu people, almost all the living horses became their trophies, and they did not need to spend money to buy them from foreign races.
But spoils of war are also consumables. The Central Plains does not produce horses, and sooner or later they will need to trade with the Hu people on the grassland. I just don't know if they can get the Xianbei civilians to raise horses for them after defeating the Xianbei Murong tribe this time.
I feel that the possibility is not high. The Central Plains hated the Xianbei too much, and the Xianbei people are indeed full of wolf nature. On the surface, they are raising horses, but in fact they may be planning a rebellion. You can't pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons.
Sitting on the horse, with a light mist in front of him, Xiao Rong couldn't see what was on the other side of the river at all. However, he couldn't calm down at all. He could only rely on this method to relieve his anxiety.
This was a method he had learned before. When he encountered a situation that he could not handle, he would not deal with it and just divert his attention. This way he would feel much better and people around him would not worry too much about him.
However... this kind of self-deception has limited effect. It seems that he has diverted his attention, but in fact, no matter what idea it is, it will not stay in his mind and he will change it almost every two seconds.
Xiao Rong's eyes looked uneasily at the water in front of him, and his pupils trembled slightly left and right. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was very nervous, but they didn't know why Xiao Rong was so nervous. Didn't the king look fine?
Now that we are on board, there is no chance of any pursuers.
It is impossible to be uninjured in battle. Even Zhang Biezhi, who specializes in transporting prisoners, has several scars on his body. Even if he was not injured by the enemy, the daily sparring and training would also cause a lot of pain to his skin. In the eyes of these soldiers, as long as their intestines did not fall out, it was not a big deal.
Apparently Qu Yunmie had the same idea. Along the way, he saw that Xiao Rong was too nervous and kept talking to him, but Xiao Rong ignored him. If he was annoyed by what he said, he would turn his head and tell him to shut up.
Qu Yunmie: “…”
He felt a little aggrieved, but he didn't say it.
He really didn't think his injury was a big deal, but gradually, he felt a little sleepy, and his spirits were not as good as before. When it was a little brighter today, he lowered his head and saw that the side of his waist had turned dark red, and blood was flowing out, even the horse's hair was dyed red, including the clothes Xiao Rong was wearing.
The sticky blood stains with a dark red sheen looked very difficult to wash. Qu Yunmie was silent and twisted the red-stained cloth with his fingers.
Xiao Rong felt it, and he turned his head, as if this was the first time they looked at each other properly after being separated for several days.
Qu Yunmie's lips had turned a little pale. He lowered his eyes and looked at Xiao Rong who was very close to him. His expression seemed calmer than usual.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Rong turned his head away. He paused, then said to Xiao Rong: "Let them make you a new set of clothes when you go back."
It was summer, and the fabric was thin to begin with. Xiao Rong could naturally feel the sticky area behind him, so he immediately knew why Qu Yunmie said that. However, staring into Qu Yunmie's eyes, Xiao Rong still said two words to him: "Shut up."
Qu Yunmie: “…………”
After a trip to Jinling, he became even more arrogant than before.
The width of the main channel of the Huai River is about one hundred feet, and the dock they were walking on was even wider, at one hundred and twenty feet. There was no electricity at the time, so if they wanted to cross the river, they had to rely on the boatmen to row hard. Therefore, the time to cross the river was not short, at least a quarter of an hour.
The situation of being chased has subsided. Although they can't see the other side clearly, everyone feels much more at ease. Once they get off the boat, they will be home.
Qu Yunmie was unhappy, but he didn't want to quarrel with Xiao Rong in front of so many people. Besides, he didn't have the energy to do so. So, he put his head on Xiao Rong's shoulder in a rage and used him as a human cushion.
It's just that this posture is not very comfortable... Xiao Rong is a little short, and Qu Yunmie is so tall, he has to stick his neck out to lean on Xiao Rong, but he has done it, wouldn't it be a loss of face if he retreats now? Xiao Rong is so smart, he must be able to see that he is shooting himself in the foot, even if Xiao Rong doesn't say it, he will laugh at him in his heart.
So he persisted, persisted, persisted until he closed his eyes. …
He was really tired. The blood loss made him feel sleepy and a little cold. However, he could only use Xiao Rong as a human cushion at most. He definitely could not use him as a human pillow. He didn't even dare to think about this idea.
His consciousness gradually became heavy, and he seemed to have forgotten that he did this in the beginning because he wanted to secretly take revenge on Xiao Rong, and Xiao Rong, the one he took revenge on, had no reaction from beginning to end, and just acquiesced to his behavior.
But in a place where he couldn't see, Xiao Rong moved his head slightly. He turned the angle, as if he wanted to see Qu Yunmie behind him, but he was afraid that if his movement was too big, Qu Yunmie would think he was uncomfortable. If Qu Yunmie really thought so, then no matter how tired he was, he would sit up straight until the moment he could no longer hold on.
Xiao Rong began to frown. He felt that the boat was too slow. As he kept staring at the water, wishing he could speed up the boat with his mind, he suddenly felt someone was looking at him.
Xiao Rong looked to the side in confusion and found that Song Suo was looking at him energetically, his eyes still wandering between him and Qu Yunmie.
Xiao Rong: “…”
As soon as the boat docked, Qu Yunmie woke up and looked no different from usual, still able to move freely. He wanted to give orders to arrange things, but Xiao Rong forced him back to the big tent and personally stood by and watched the doctor treat Qu Yunmie's injuries.
The doctor was already nervous. Although he was an army doctor, he usually treated ordinary soldiers. When had he ever seen the King of Zhenbei? This time, he not only saw him, but also touched him.
He was a good doctor, but this scene made him nervous, and Xiao Rong next to him kept asking him questions.
“Don’t you disinfect?”
Doctor: “…What is disinfection?”
Xiao Rong: "Just wash the wound. You have to clean the wound before bandaging it! He lost so much blood, and he was exposed to the wind and sun along the way. He was also covered in dust. What if he gets infected if he doesn't wash it?"
The doctor looked at him stupidly: "What is infection?"
Xiao Rong: "...It's just a high fever and ulcer."
The doctor suddenly realized what was going on, and then he explained to Xiao Rong that he couldn't wash it with water, because washing would make the blood flow faster.
Xiao Rong also had only a vague understanding of all this, but after hearing what the doctor said, he did remember that platelets have a coagulation function. They didn't have any professional cleaning equipment at the moment, and if they cleaned the wound rashly, it might make the injury worse.
After accepting the doctor's opinion, Xiao Rong suggested again that the wound can be washed, but at least the area around his waist should be cleaned. It is too dirty. If the area around the wound is so dirty, it will get infected!
doctor:"……"
He did as he was told with a bitter face. The next step was to sprinkle powder on the wound, but Xiao Rong suddenly asked him, "Do you want to sew it up?"
The doctor looked at him blankly, as if he didn't understand what sew meant. Xiao Rong then made a gesture of pinching an embroidery needle and moved his fingers up and down: "Sew, do you understand?"
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