This night seemed particularly long, as if it would never end.
The sleeping person is still sleeping in the wind and rain, as if he has never woken up.
The blood on the long street had been washed away by the rain without a trace, as if that tragic battle had never happened.
Not good at court.
In the wind and rain, several people came wearing wind and rain.
Behind him were hundreds of Heavenly Guards, their black gold armors thumping from the wind and rain.
There was one person at the front, holding another person in his arms, his face full of broken sadness.
Along the seams of his hands, blood trickled down, dripping onto the ground, and was instantly wiped away by the rain.
He was already soaked, but he didn't seem to hear it.
The face of the man in his arms was as white as paper, and half of the ghost knife was inserted into the upper left chest. The blood on the hands of the man holding him came from here.
The man's brows were furrowed, and if it weren't for the weak breathing in his chest, he would have been a dead man.
This dying person is none other than Su Ling.
The person holding him was none other than Wang Jun.
Behind him were Du Heng, who was full of tears, and Huang Kuijia, who was looking annoyed.
This was the first time Su Ling met him after entering Beijing.
But Huang Kuijia never imagined that this would be the case.
The best wine is red and the wine is still warm.
But can the person who drinks with him still wake up?
Therefore, Huang Kuijia understood that if any of the ten ghost-faced men were left behind, he could pry open their mouths and ask who was behind the scenes.
However, he couldn't bear it. When he saw Su Ling like that, he only had one thought: to have all ten people buried with him, and to let them say one more word. Huang Kuijia thought it was a great mercy.
“Bang——” Wang Jun kicked open the door to the backyard of Bad Hall.
I jumped in headfirst.
He kept talking, seemingly clearly and vaguely.
"Sir, hold on..."
"Sir, nothing will happen to you, right..."
"Sir, you said you wanted to show Wang Jun the world..."
"Son..."
Wang Jun ran into the side room like crazy and slowly put Su Ling on the bed.
However, the knife inserted into Su Ling's chest was too deep, and Wang Jun and Du Heng were helpless.
There was a sound of footsteps in front of the door, including the footsteps of Huang Kuijia and several members of the Tiantian Guards. After placing Xiao Jingshu in another wing, he sent someone to guard him and quickly came here.
"Brother Su, what's wrong?" Huang Kuijia asked while looking at Su Ling who was unconscious on the bed.
His eyes were filled with distress.
Du Heng panicked, just grinning and crying.
However, Wang Jun calmed down and suddenly fell at Huang Kuijia's feet and worshiped: "Captain Huang, I know you very well, and I even saved your life. Now that I'm in trouble, you have to save him!"
"
After saying this, I already had tears in my eyes.
Huang Kuijia nodded heavily and said: "This is natural! I will send people to the Khantian Guard Camp now and invite the best doctor in the camp!"
Wang Jun shook his head and said with firm eyes: "No! Regrettably, the doctors from the Tianwei camp can't save the young master! The only solution now is for the governor to go find Sikong! Only when Sikong takes action can the young master have a way to survive!"
"Bring my horse!" Huang Kuijia shouted.
It was a pity that the Heavenly Guard came with his horse.
Huang Kuijia got on his horse and the horse stepped on the rain waves.
Like stars and fire, he ran towards the direction of Sikong Mansion.
Sikong Mansion.
In the study room, the lamps are brilliant.
Xiao Yuanche was in high spirits and was chatting enthusiastically with Guo Baiyi. Next to him was another man in light blue clothes who looked like a scribe. Although he didn't speak much, what he said seemed to be summarizing something.
The scribe seemed to be in his forties, with two light black beards hanging down under his chin, regular facial features, and shining eyebrows that looked like stars.
Hear Xiao Yuanche call him Xu Wenruo.
This person is none other than Xu Wenruo, who is now Zhongshu Lingjun, and is also known as "Guo Xu" together with Guo Baiyi.
It turns out that there have been frequent movements in the Bohai Sea in the north recently, and there have been constant frictions at the intersection of the forces of the two sides.
Therefore, Xiao Yuanche felt that it was time to put the use of troops against the north on the agenda, so he kept the two of them in the mansion these days to plan more strategies.
When the three of them entered the harbor, it was raining heavily and the autumn wind was blowing outside.
At this moment, I heard a burst of noisy footsteps, and occasionally someone shouted something loudly and quietly.
Listening carefully, someone said in a rough and savage voice: "Servant Wei, don't stop me! No matter what, I have to see Sikong today. No big deal is as big as this!"
Another man's voice was as thin as a duck's, and he said urgently: "Captain Huang, Sikong is discussing something. Please tell me that I won't see anyone, so please don't embarrass me."
"Get out of your way!... I don't have time to waste with you..."
It seemed that there was also the sound of pushing.
Xiao Yuanche frowned and cursed with a smile: "This must be that reckless man! He's so crazy in the middle of the night!"
Guo Baiyi and Xu Wenruo also smiled lightly.
Xiao Yuanche shouted loudly outside: "Is it Kui Jia? Come in and talk!"
Not long after, Huang Kuijia's huge ox body broke in. Seeing Guo Baiyi and Xu Wenruo also there, he was stunned for a moment. He did not pay respects to Xiao Yuanche, and said in an ox-like voice: "Sikong, something bad is going to happen!"
Xiao Yuanche frowned and said angrily: "You really don't have any rules, so I'll leave it alone. Your Majesty and the sacrificial wine are all here, so I don't go to salute. If you open your mouth, it's a big deal. What big deal can happen?"
Huang Kuijia knelt on the ground with a plop and said loudly: "Sikong! Go and save Su Ling's life quickly! I'm afraid it's too late! The female master is also in trouble. The female master hasn't woken up when I left. However, Su Ling protected the young master, and the young master was not injured. He is not awake now, so he must be tired!"
Although Huang Kuijia's few words were confused, in Xiao Yuanche's ears, those words, hurry up and save Su Ling's life! I'm afraid it's too late! It's like thunder on a sunny day.
Xiao Yuanche's expression changed drastically, and he said anxiously: "Huang Kuijia, what did you say! Say it again! What happened to Su Ling? What do you mean it's too late, too late!"
He didn't even ask about Xiao Jingshu's situation.
Even Guo Baiyi stood up, walked up to Huang Kuijia in a few steps, and said in a deep voice: "Kuijia, don't be anxious, explain the matter clearly, what's going on, why is the young lady in the bad hall so late, and What happened to Su Ling!"
Xu Wenruo was still calm, with a slight frown on his face, and Su Ling's name rang in his ears.
He knew that Sikong doted on his only daughter Xiao Jingshu.
Then who is this Su Ling who made Sikong, who was in the deepest part of the city, so rude?
Huang Kuijia finally calmed down and told everything that had happened.
By the time he finished speaking, Xiao Yuanche's face was filled with frost, gloomy and solemn.
"Huang Kuijia, where are the ten ghost-faced men alive?" Xiao Yuanche said solemnly.
Huang Kuijia thought he was going to arrange how to save Su Ling first, but he never thought that Xiao Yuanche would say such a thing first.
Huang Kuijia could only scratch his head and said: "In order to avenge Su Ling, I killed them all..."
"What? Kill them all!" Xiao Yuanche was furious and said angrily towards Huang Kuijia: "Where is the brain? It's on the butt?!"
Then he raised his leg and kicked Huang Kuijia.
Huang Kuijia knew that Xiao Yuanche was furious, so he had no choice but to kneel to the ground.
Xiao Yuanche still couldn't understand his hatred, so he glanced at him and said angrily: "Go away and kneel!"
Guo Baiyi hurriedly came over to persuade: "Lord, calm down! Calm down! Kui Jia is a rough man, what matters now is the young master and Su Ling!"
Xiao Yuanche then slapped his forehead and said, "I'm so angry! Wei Chang'an!"
Attendant Wei at the door hurriedly ran in and knelt on the ground.
Xiao Yuanche thought for a while and said: "I have been told that Ding Yan, the chief medical officer of the house, will come see me quickly!"
Wei Changan hurriedly turned around and left. After a while, Ding Yan, the chief medical officer of Sikong Mansion, trotted in holding a paper umbrella. The left half of his body was already soaked by the rain.
Xiao Yuanche then said: "Go to the hospital in Xiangshui Lane, Zhuque Street, to treat a man named Su Ling. He suffered a stab wound on his left chest, and see how Jing Shu is doing!"
Ding Yan nodded in agreement.
Huang Kuijia knelt forward and climbed a few steps: "My lord, my lord, let me remember this punishment for now. I am familiar with the road to the hall, and I came here on horseback chasing the wind. I will take Doctor Ding there, and wait for this matter."
Come back to receive the punishment after everything is done!"
Xiao Yuanche snorted and said, "Hurry up and go!"
Huang Kuijia jumped up, grabbed Ding Yan's arm, and dragged him out of the study.
The rain was pouring down outside, and Ding Yan suddenly became a drowned rat. He quickly bowed to Huang Kuijia and said: "Captain Huang, please let me carry the umbrella that fell in the house!"
"It's already so wet, how can you hold up an umbrella?... Saving people is like putting out fire, hurry up!"
The two were about to leave the courtyard when they suddenly heard Xiao Yuanche's voice coming from the study: "Ding Yan, if you can't save Su Ling, you don't have to go back to Sikong Mansion..."
............
Not in the hall, Du Heng and Wang Jun were anxious when they suddenly heard a horse neighing at the door of the backyard, and Huang Kuijia's voice said: "Doctor Ding, you should hurry up!"
Then there was a burst of noisy footsteps.
Wang Jun and Du Heng just walked to the door, but saw Huang Kuijia dragging a man dressed as an old man like a little chicken in the wind and rain.
The old man was carrying a medicine box on his back, his beard, hair, and clothes were all wet and stuck to his face, and he was in a miserable state.
Huang Kuijia was also soaked, but since he was Wu Jinjia, the material didn't matter.
After entering the room, he threw the medical officer Ding Yan to the ground. Ding Yan was already thin and old. He almost choked and couldn't breathe after being thrown by him.
It took a long time before Ding Yan stood up. Huang Kuijia hurriedly said: "Hurry over and see my brother Ansu. Don't forget Sikong's words!"
Ding Yan nodded and walked to Su Ling's bed.
Su Ling's eyes were closed tightly. The situation now was even worse than before. There was no trace of blood on his face, and even his lips were almost white.
However, the blood on the chest where the knife was broken no longer remained. The blood had dried up and was lying on the wound, which was shocking.
Ding Yan first looked at Su Ling's complexion, then looked at the half-cut knife inserted in Su Ling's left chest, shaking his head and sighing.
He traced the periphery of the wound with his hand for a while, roughly knowing how deeply the knife had penetrated.
Then he placed it on Su Ling's wrist and began to diagnose the pulse.
The pulse was weak. If Ding Yan hadn't been really skilled in medicine, he would have been diagnosed by someone else. He might have seen a dead person in front of him.
After doing this, Ding Yan suddenly let out a long sigh, stepped back, turned around, "plop-" and knelt down towards Huang Kuijia.
Huang Kuijia was shocked and said: "What are you doing? I asked you to save people, but I didn't ask you to kneel down for me!"
Ding Yan looked ashen and said: "Before leaving, Sikong said that if I can't save Mr. Su, I won't come back... Now I can only ask Governor Huang to give me a happy halberd...
..”
As soon as these words came out, Wang Jun and Du Hengteng stood up, their eyes almost cracked, tears welling up in their eyes, and they both trembled: "What did you say? Su Ling (Master) really can't be saved?"
Ding Yan shook his head, his face full of bitterness.
Wang Jun felt sad in his heart, roared, grabbed Ding Yan by the collar and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? My young master will live a long life! Give me treatment!"
As he spoke, he pulled Ding Yan in front of Su Ling with all his strength.
Huang Kuijia whipped out his euphorbia and said sternly: "Cure or die, give me a happy word!"
Ding Yan had no choice but to look at Su Ling again. After looking for a long time, his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
After a long while, he sighed and said, "How strange!"
"How? If you have something to say, say it quickly, don't be so nagging!" Huang Kuijia said with a frown.
"I feel strange in my heart. If an ordinary person was hit by this knife, which went straight into the left chest, he would probably die soon. But until now, Mr. Su still has a faint breath, which is a bit strange."
"Does that mean the young master can still be saved?" Wang Jun asked anxiously.
"Let's take a closer look!" Ding Yan once again put his hand on Su Ling's wrist and carefully checked for the pulse.
After a while, he stood up and gestured at Su Ling's wound for a while.
Then he said to Huang Kuijia: "Captain Huang, there is help, but there is no help!"
"What on earth do you mean!" Huang Kuijia was speechless to this slow doctor.
"Just now, I have carefully examined Young Master Su's injuries. The reason why Young Master Su has been able to persist until now is that I boldly guessed that his Danchi (the ancient name for the heart) is different from others and may be in a slightly incorrect position. This is how he escaped the fatal blow.
, although it didn't hit the target, it was still too close. Mr. Su's broken knife that had sunk into his body had to be pulled out, but if he wanted to pull out the knife, it would inevitably affect the alchemy pool, and the strength and heat couldn't be missed at all, and when the knife came out,
If Mr. Su can't take a breath... the strength to draw the sword is the first priority, and Mr. Su himself must be able to bear it, both are indispensable. So I feel that there is no way to save him!"
Ding Yan said slowly.
"This..." Huang Kuijia, Wang Jun and Du Heng were stunned on the spot at the same time.
Du Hengxin hesitated and shouted: "That's better than waiting to die!"
Having said that, he stepped forward.
Suddenly, a voice shouted in front of the door: "You all get out of the way, I will pull out this knife!"
Everyone looked back.
The sky is full of wind and rain.
That light yellow color stood in the rain, letting the heavy rain drip down on it.
He seemed to be still a little weak, holding on to the door frame with one hand, his eyes full of affectionate determination.
"Young Master..." Huang Kuijia wanted to say something, but he only shouted in a low voice.
Xiao Jingshu slowly walked to Su Ling's bed.
His eyes were dark and he was whispering.
"Su Ling, you risked your life to save me and protect me. Don't worry, you will get better!"
"Su Ling, believe me! I can save you!" Xiao Jingshu's voice was like crying.
Ding Yan hurriedly said: "My dear, wait a minute! I need to prepare."
After saying that, he turned to Wang Jun and Du Heng and said: "One of you holds him down. When you pull out the sword, he will be in severe pain. If he moves even a little bit, he will definitely fail. Another person will bring a basin of water."
After saying this, Ding Yan opened the medicine box without hesitation, which contained fine linen, sore medicine, various knives, and tweezers.
Ding Yan gestured towards Xiao Jingshu and said: "Young master, you can do whatever you want with all your strength. Remember to concentrate on it and abandon all distracting thoughts!"
Xiao Jingshu nodded heavily, and without further delay, her two jade hands trembled and grasped the broken knife inserted into Su Ling's left chest.
Xiao Jingshu stared at the broken knife, took a few deep breaths, and secretly prayed in her heart, Su Ling, you will be fine, right!
"Puff——" sound,
Blood burst out, and Xiao Jingshu's face and hands were all stained with Su Ling's blood.
Su Ling was originally lying there upright, but when Xiao Jingshu pulled her out, her facial features were suddenly distorted and her body curled up uncontrollably.
Wang Jun used both hands to hold Su Ling down tightly.
Only then did Su Ling lie down on the bed again.
Du Heng has already brought a basin of water.
Xiao Jingshu's body went limp, and the broken knife slipped from her hands with dripping blood.
With a sound of "Dang-", it slipped into the basin, and the blood on the broken knife instantly spread.
Without further delay, Ding Yan took out a small medicine bottle, took out a pill, put it into Su Ling's mouth and drank it.
Then he used a knife and tweezers to start working on Su Ling's shocking wound.
Pieces of flesh and blood were cut off.
Xiao Jingshu couldn't bear to look anymore, turned her head, and tears fell silently.
Ding Yan had been acting like this for a long time, and his forehead was covered with sweat.
In the end, Su Ling's wound was finally flat. Ding Yan sewed it up and bandaged him with fine linen and knife wound medicine.
Check for pulse again.
Wang Jun, Du Heng and Huang Kuijia even suppressed their breathing, fearing that they might accidentally disturb Ding Yan.
After a long while, Ding Yan breathed a sigh of relief, covered Su Ling with the quilt and stood up.
He smiled faintly at Xiao Jingshu and Huang Kuijia and said: "Female Young Master, Governor Huang, everyone, Mr. Su's life is saved now, but he is injured too seriously. If he is not careful, he will pull the wound. I still have some wounds here."
Give him the anti-hemostatic elixir every day, and pay attention to the changes in the wound to prevent it from rotting and suppurating."
Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief.
When Xiao Jingshu heard this, she felt sad and happy at the same time, and burst into tears.
Everyone slowly retreated, leaving only Xiao Jingshu to accompany Su Ling.
Xiao Jingshu lay next to Su Ling, speaking softly, like murmuring or crying.
............
The sky brightened and the night finally passed.
The rain finally stopped at some point.
It was a late autumn morning, although it was cold, but the sky was as clear as a blue.
In front of the backyard door, a car came. Guo Baiyi jumped out of the car and walked in quickly.
Face to face with everyone.
He asked anxiously: "How about Lao Huang, Du Heng, and Su Ling?"
Huang Kuijia nodded and said: "The injury was too deep and I haven't woken up yet. My life should be saved."
Guo Baiyi hurriedly cupped his hands towards Ding Yan and said: "Ding Miao, thank you for your hard work!"
Ding Yan smiled faintly and said: "I just tried my best, but Mr. Su is still strong and managed to survive."
Guo Baiyi nodded, and then asked: "Where is the young master?"
Huang Kuijia said: "I am in Su Ling's room and I don't want to come out."
Guo Baiyi looked thoughtful, slowly shook his head and said: "Let her go..."
At three o'clock in the morning, Su Ling's door was pushed open. Xiao Jingshu slowly walked out. Seeing Guo Baiyi coming, she nodded to him and said: "Su Ling is awake, let you go in."
After everyone heard this, they filed in.
Su Ling was still lying there, her face looked much better than last night, and her eyes were slightly brighter, but she was still weak.
When he saw the crowd coming, he struggled to sit up.
Guo Baiyi and Huang Kuijia quickly stepped forward and pressed him on the bed. Guo Baiyi said: "Don't move, take good care of him."
Su Ling nodded, nodded towards Huang Kuijia, forced out a smile and said: "Brother Kuijia...Long time no see."
Huang Kuijia felt hot in his heart and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Su, please don't talk too much. When you get better, I'll mention my daughter's red and let's get drunk!"
Su Ling nodded and looked around again, seeing Du Heng and Wang Jun looking at him with tears in their eyes.
Then he saw Xiao Jingshu standing there with a tired face, his starry eyes turned red.
"Thank you..." Su Ling said in a low voice.
Xiao Jingshu just nodded and burst into tears.
Su Ling breathed for a while, and then said: "Brother in white, I have something to say..."
Guo Baiyi said: "There is no rush at this moment..."
Su Ling was a little anxious and couldn't help but cough twice more. Fang whispered: "The matter is urgent, we can't wait any longer."
Guo Baiyi nodded, glanced around, and said to Ding Yan: "Ding Miao has been busy all night, let's go to the main hall to rest."
Ding Yan knew the key, so he handed it over.
Guo Baiyi sat in front of Su Ling's bed and said: "What brother Su wants to say...speak slowly!"
Su Ling then slowly recounted what he saw and encountered at the Two Immortals Temple. He spoke with great difficulty. By the time he finished speaking, he was already covered in sweat.
Xiao Jingshu quickly took a cloth and wiped his sweat carefully.
Guo Baiyi's heart moved, and he looked at Xiao Jingshu's movements with deep meaning.
After Xiao Jingshu finished doing this, he recounted what he had experienced.
Su Ling held Guo Baiyi's hand and said: "Brother Baiyi, you are unparalleled in wit and scheming. There are many fears here..."
Guo Baiyi hurriedly said: "Brother Su, have a good rest, don't be anxious, I have my own plans, don't worry!"
Su Ling understood what Guo Baiyi meant, nodded, and then closed her eyes slightly.
Guo Baiyi collected his thoughts, stood up slowly and said, "Everyone, please come out with me. Su Ling needs to rest now."
Xiao Jingshu refused to leave at first, but Guo Baiyi asked her to come out with him. Then she reluctantly glanced at Su Ling and slowly walked out with everyone.
When they came outside, Guo Baiyi said: "Kui Jia, leave a hundred Hantian guards here to guard you. Follow me back to see Sikong."
Then he looked at Xiao Jingshu and said word by word: "Young Master, please go back with Bai Yi. Sikong is very concerned about your safety."
Xiao Jingshu wanted to say something, but she felt that it was unreasonable not to leave any longer, so she nodded and said to Wang Jun and Du Heng: "If Su Ling is fine, you have to give me a reply!"
Then he walked to the carriage outside the door first, lifted the curtain and went in.
Guo Baiyi then said to Wang Jun and Du Heng: "Thank you for your hard work. It's better not to open the restaurant these days. Take good care of Su Ling!"
Wang Jun and Du Heng both clasped their fists.
Guo Baiyi and Huang Kuijia then got on the carriage and left the bad hall.