In the carriage, Tang Jinghong hugged Chu Qingzhi tightly while looking at the young man in green warily. “Who are you?”
The young man in green smiled. “Don’t be nervous. My master specially sent me to pick you up. I’ll send you to a safe place.”
Tang Jinghong asked, “Why are you helping us?”
Instead of answering, the young man in green asked, “You’re the senior brother, right?”
Senior Brother?
Tong Yujie widened his eyes and could not hide his shock. Could Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi be that pair of senior and junior brothers who helped the weak and upheld justice?
Tang Jinghong reacted. The young man in green seemed to have treated them as the senior and junior brothers who had caused a ruckus in the northern border recently. “You’ve got the wrong person. We’re not.”
“It doesn’t matter if you deny it or not. My master has a deep grudge against the Lord of the Northern Border. He is more than willing to help people who cause trouble for the Lord of the Northern Border.”
The young man in green tried his best to show goodwill. “If I wanted to kill you, I would have brought the pursuers over just now, not the carriage.”
Tang Jinghong still did not let down his guard. “Who’s your master?”
The young man in green had a smile on his face. “He’s waiting for us at our destination.”
Tang Jinghong did not say anything else and secretly tightened his grip on the sword in his hand.
The carriage drove into a remote house. There were thousands of houses here with zigzagging alleys between them. Finding a person here was like finding a needle in the hay. It was the best hiding place at the moment.
The young man in green was the first to get off. Then, he helped the unconscious people off the carriage. Tang Jinghong carried Chu Qingzhi and was the last to get off.
A handsome young man walked out of the house. However, this person looked sick and weak, like a delicate flower that was withering.
Tang Jinghong recognized this person. “Seventh Prince!” (The seventh son of the Lord of the Northern Border.)
Li Yuanshao bowed slightly to Tang Jinghong. “Greetings, hero.”
Tang Jinghong was carrying Chu Qingzhi. He said politely, “I’m not a hero. Seventh Prince, you’ve got the wrong person.”
“That’s not important. We’ll talk about it later.” Li Yuanshao smiled. “The room is cleaned up. Hero, please send her in first.”
“Thank you.” Tang Jinghong followed the young man in green into the room and carried Chu Qingzhi to the bed. “Is there a doctor?”
The young man in green said, “I know a little. Let me take a look at your junior brother.”
Tang Jinghong moved aside. He was very nervous, afraid that Qingzhi would fall unconscious like last time.
At the thought of this, he could not help but blame himself. He couldn’t protect Qingzhi well and always let her get injured.
Why couldn’t he be more powerful?
Li Yuanshao followed him into the room. “Hero, don’t worry. Chusheng’s medical skills are not bad. As long as it’s not fatal, he can cure her.”
Tang Jinghong looked at the young man in green. There was a loyal servant beside Li Yuanshao called Cong Chusheng. It was said that he knew all kinds of martial arts and was very smart. Many people wanted to poach him but failed.
“Thank you, Seventh Prince.”
Li Yuanshao was curious. “How did you recognize me at a glance?”
Tang Jinghong casually made up a story. “I was lucky enough to see you once at a worshiping ceremony.”
At the worshiping ceremony, everyone in the mansion of the Lord of the Northern Border had to attend. It was not strange for others to see him at the ceremony.
Just as Cong Chusheng was about to take Chu Qingzhi’s pulse, Chu Qingzhi woke up and retracted her hand. She scanned the room and was relieved to see Tang Jinghong.
When Tang Jinghong saw that Chu Qingzhi was awake, he immediately walked over and asked with concern, “Are you feeling unwell?”
Chu Qingzhi said honestly, “I’m not feeling unwell. It’s just that my body is a little exhausted and 1 need to rest for a few days.”
When Tang Jinghong heard that, he blamed himself even more. It was all because he was not capable enough that Qingzhi was injured. “Is there anything that you want to eat?”
Chu Qingzhi shook her head. “No need. I’ll be fine after resting.”
Tang Jinghong looked at Chu Qingzhi with a gaze that was gentler than the moonlight. “Then sleep. I’ll prepare food for you later.”
“Alright, I’m going to sleep.” She was really exhausted after using up her spiritual power. Now that she was safe, she could sleep in peace.
Tang Jinghong touched Chu Qingzhi’s hair. “OK.”
He tucked Chu Qingzhi in and asked everyone to leave the room. They went outside to talk.
Li Yuanshao and Cong Chusheng felt indescribably awkward. This pair of junior and senior brothers did not look like brothers at all. Instead, they looked like a loving couple.
The two of them thought of something and looked at each other. Their eyes widened. Could they be gay?
No matter how shocked they were, they all came to the room next door.
The black-robed young man was lying here. Under the light, Tang Jinghong recognized him.
Seven years ago, when he was on the march, he met a young boy who had fainted on the side of the road from hunger because of the war. He could not take him away, so he gave him the steamed bun he had brought.
The young boy had turned into a young man, but with the uniqueness of having six fingers, he was very easy to recognize.
Cong Chusheng walked over to take his pulse. “There are countless internal injuries and whip wounds on his body. After soaking in the water for a long time, his lower body is probably no longer functional. His body has been corroded by poison. If he is saved and recuperates well, he might live for a longer time. Otherwise, he will only live for three to five years.”
Li Yuanshao looked at Cong Chusheng helplessly. Chu Sheng was good at everything, but he was just too straightforward. “Let’s save him first.”
Cong Chusheng nodded, opened the medicine box, and took out a pill to feed the young man.
Soon, the young man coughed and spat out some black blood. He woke up and looked around blankly. When he saw that he had escaped the water prison, all his emotions turned into ecstasy.
He was finally free from the dark water prison and those terrifying poisonous snakes.
He got off the bed excitedly and knelt down in front of them. “Thank you for saving me…”
At this point, he suddenly paused and looked at the people in the room. “W-Why did you save me?”
Tang Jinghong helped him up. “Let’s talk slowly.”
The young man looked at Tang Jinghong in confusion. He didn’t know the person in front of him, but why did he seem to care about him? “Can you tell me who you are?”
Tang Jinghong said gently, “Do you still remember those steamed buns?”
He would always remember the steamed buns that saved his life. Moreover, he had been looking for the person who gave him the steamed buns.
After hearing Tang Jinghong’s words, he was even more ecstatic. His eyes turned red from excitement. He knelt down in front of Tang Jinghong and asked anxiously, “Are you my benefactor?”
He was a little puzzled as to why his benefactor’s appearance had changed, but other than the two of them, no one knew about the steamed buns.
Tang Jinghong quickly helped him up. “Get up quickly. Sit down and talk.”
The young man probed, “Benefactor, do you still remember my name?”
Tang Jinghong thought to himself that this guy must have seen that his appearance had changed and was testing him. “I remember, Wang Xingming. Sometimes, what you see might not be what it truly is..”
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