Chapter 174 The Dagger is Shining
It is late spring now. The grass in the yard has turned green again and the old trees have sprouted new buds. The whole of China should be full of spring.
At night, Ma Ling pushed him into Wu Yuqi's room and told him not to be lazy because Yuqi still wanted to be a mother.
When Zhao Yulin entered the room, Yuqi was already putting down the silk curtains, and the couple quickly worked together to tidy up the large flower bed. After finishing their work, Yuqi lazily lay in his arms and asked, why did you think of repairing Zhongnan Mountain?
Zhao Yulin told her: Back then, we were able to enter Guanzhong because of the great sacrifices made by the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect. Wasn't she also developing the Guanzhong Shunfeng Branch under the protection of the Quanzhen Sect?
He said that he had been to the mountain to have a look and saw that the mountain path was narrow and the temple was dilapidated and needed to be repaired long ago. When he saw Shen Baiyi and other businessmen and philanthropists coming together, he had a good opportunity to talk to them.
Zhao Yulin asked her to go up the mountain to donate money on behalf of the Zhao family and Shen Baiyi and supervise the repair.
The woman sweetly pushed him with her butt again, and the couple couldn't hold back any longer, so they started fighting again.
At dawn, Yuqi dressed Zhao Yulin, and she and Ma Ling'er watched him mount his horse and leave, and then stood at the gate motionless.
Yuqi said to Ma Ling, "Brother wants sister to have a good rest. Let's go inside." Wu Yuqi took Ma Ling's arm and walked into the yard.
Ma Ling asked her, "It is said that General Wang of Gongchang Prefecture is very good at amassing wealth. Why is there no news of gold and silver being seized during this great victory in the northwest? Did someone embezzle money privately?"
It will definitely not be a small amount.
Wu Yuqi didn't expect that Ma Ling'er had such a big gap in silver, so she actually thought of the silver hidden in the Wang family .
She said that Brother Yulin also felt strange, but General Hao Xiaoming would never hide the silver privately. Wang Shixian's family was killed at Xigong Post Station. At that time, General Cao Yong and General Guo Chongma met by chance, and Li Chuan was also present. It was even more impossible that they were killed to silence them. She has arranged for Shunfeng to search secretly.
Ma Linger said that her brother only arranged the arrangements without asking her if she had any money. Fengxiang Prefecture had already started to rob Peter to pay Paul. Would the few coins that Chen Chen minted from Fengyuan Prison be enough?
Oh, it's so worrying.
Wu Yuqi said, don't be afraid, my brother said, we will announce to the public that we will raise 800,000 taels of silver, and our final investment will be in, and those shareholders will have to invest 300,000 taels, and we will use their silver first, and then we will have money. Then we will transport their silver back to Jiading for casting, and the silver of our Shenwei Army will be cast into silver coins one by one, so that everyone can rest assured.
Ma Linger was overjoyed and happily pulled Wu Yuqi aside to ask, she and her brother had been talking about business matters all night, so didn’t they do any real work?
Wu Yuqi's face immediately turned red, and she said shyly, "How can a sister ask such a question?" She left Ma Ling'er and went back to her room to catch up on her sleep.
Ma Ling'er just stood there, looking at her from behind and giggling non-stop...
Zhao Yulin bid farewell to his two ladies, whipped his whip and urged his horse southward. After a while, he entered Dasan Pass. The road leading to Hanzhong was constantly being repaired and was now very easy to travel on.
At noon, he went ten miles deep into the pass and went to a small post station to rest. The post station with only five rooms was suddenly overcrowded. When the guard heard that the third young master had arrived, he immediately went to the west end and shouted loudly, asking everyone inside to come out and make room for the third young master.
An old man trembled and begged them not to move the object, as his daughter had a leg injury and if they moved the object around, the leg might be broken.
Zhao Yulin heard the noise in front, walked over to ask what was going on, then immediately stopped it, patted Bingyong on the head and said, “There are so many of us, one more room won’t fit us all, so forget it.”
We have to follow the first come first served rule, have you forgotten? We are soldiers of the common people.
The soldier touched his head and smiled foolishly with shame, then stood at attention and saluted him, replied loudly "Yes", and ran to prepare lunch.
Zhao Yulin looked at the old man and asked where he came from and where he was going.
Where did his daughter get hurt? Let the military doctor take a look, maybe he can be treated.
The old man said that they were a troupe from Longxi. Some time ago, there was a war in Gongchang Prefecture, so they fled all the way to Guanzhong and arrived at Fengxiang Prefecture. However, the people living there were all military officers, so there were few people who invited them to perform operas. The troupe from Fengxiang basically took over the business. Someone told them that Hanzhong was rich and easy to get food, so he went all the way south to try Nanzheng.
The old man said as he trembled as he led him into the house. There were more than a dozen people crowded in the house, looking at Zhao Yulin warily. There were several large boxes piled in the corner. A tall and beautiful girl was lying on the bed with a pale face. Her right foot was wrapped thickly and bulged.
Zhao Yulin asked the military doctor to dismantle it for inspection.
The old man smiled unnaturally and said that his daughter accidentally fell down while climbing over a cliff when she was passing Qinzhou. She has never recovered and it will take a hundred days for the broken bones to heal. It is quite painful.
After the military doctor opened the package, the girl's swollen ankle was revealed to everyone. After a careful examination, he reported that it might be a dislocated joint, but he could not be sure.
Zhao Yulin walked over and was about to sit on the edge of the bed when the woman suddenly glared at him and yelled, "Get out. I don't need medical treatment."
The old man immediately called out: "Don't be afraid, little girl ." The master was going to help heal the wound. If you get better soon, you can walk again.
Zhao Yulin looked at the strange expressions of this group of people and felt that something was a bit strange. The Shenwei Army had strict discipline and was loved by the people. Why were they so alert after seeing this ?
He was puzzled, but still sat down and reached out to feel around. The girl immediately retracted her legs, and her movement affected the injured area, causing her to groan in pain.
The old man hurried over to help the woman. Zhao Yulin slowly touched her inch by inch and believed that the military doctor's judgment was correct. It was a dislocated joint. If it was not repositioned, her injury would worsen due to blood stasis.
He stood up, pointed at the military doctor and said, "Go and save him."
The military doctor quickly shrank back, and the captain of the guard also leaned to the side with a red face, muttering that the young master's medical skills were magical, and it was better for the young master to do it, and that the third young master was the miracle doctor.
Damn, these thieves just sold him out.
These guys definitely wanted to touch the women, but they had memorized the rules of taboo between men and women, so they took difficult steps backwards.
The old man saw his daughter's swollen ankle and heard him say that the injured foot would be useless. After a moment's hesitation, he fell to his knees and asked the young master to save the young lady. Zhao Yulin immediately reached out to help him, but he immediately changed his words and shouted, "Please, young master, save our daughter."
He helped the old man up and said that the Shenwei Army was composed of officers and soldiers, and they were the children of the people, so kneeling was not necessary.
Zhao Yulin sat down on the bed again and opened his coat. He put the young woman's feet on his thighs and kneaded them slowly, warming her ankles with his body.
Everyone looked at him strangely, and the women in the troupe were filled with anger and contempt.
While massaging the injured area, Zhao Yulin said that the muscles were as stiff as a dead person and needed to be activated first.
The guards knew that Zhao Yulin was treating Xiao Yan, and they no longer looked at him with contempt as they did when he was giving her artificial respiration. They knew that their Third Young Master was not that kind of person.
The little girl's face was red, and she stared at him angrily and shyly. From time to time, she would contract her calves, and only stop when she felt pain, letting him do whatever he wanted.
Zhao Yulin massaged for about a cup of tea and felt that the girl's wounds were much softer. He looked up at the beams on the roof and said in surprise: Ah, there is a snake.
The young lady and everyone else immediately went to watch and search for the snake's shadow. Zhao Yulin suddenly stood up and started to work. With a pull and a push, there was a sound of a click, and the joint was easily repositioned.
Everyone didn't find the snake on the roof, so they focused their attention on Zhao Yulin's hand, which was the girl's foot. He touched it carefully and said that the joint had been restored and she could try to get out of bed.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that there was no snake on the roof at all. He made it up on purpose to attract the young lady's attention and make it easier for him to rescue her. So he should get out of bed and give it a try.
The young girl was a little unconvinced, so Zhao Yulin stepped forward and held her left hand. The girl slowly moved off the bed and slowly stood up.
He asked, does it still hurt?
The little girl shook her head and then nodded.
Zhao Yulin said it was a little bloating and pain, not a stabbing pain, right?
The little girl nodded again.
Zhao Yulin motioned for her to start walking. The girl tentatively took one, two, and three steps. Zhao Yulin let her go and said that if her bones were broken or cracked, she would not be able to take a single step.
Everyone looked at the young girl in surprise and were amazed at Zhao Yulin's medical skills.
He smiled and said that it was just a piece of cake and anyone could do it.
The young woman walked over and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Third Young Master, for rescuing me." She bent down, and Zhao Yulin was about to help her up when the woman suddenly jumped up and stabbed Zhao Yulin's chest with a shiny dagger in her right hand.
Zhao Yulin was about to help her, but he immediately kicked off his hind legs and rushed forward diagonally, grabbed the young girl's right hand, and instantly hugged her tightly in his arms, turning her three times before he could stabilize her.
The members of the troupe were quickly controlled by the guards, and they all shouted for mercy. The old man was even more nagging and muttering that the eldest lady was committing a sin and had killed thirteen people in his troupe.
The girl's dagger had fallen to the ground, and she collapsed in Zhao Yulin's arms, crying and saying that she could not avenge her father, and asked him to let her die, let her die.
Zhao Yulin carried her to the bed, found a scarf and cloth straps to tie her hands and feet, and then went out.
The old boss has already confessed that this woman is actually Wang Youling, the youngest daughter of Wang Shixian.
The Wang family army in Gongchang Prefecture was defeated, and the Wang family members were separated while fleeing. Wang Youling's mother sent her to the opera troupe to hide, but she was caught by the Wang family's defeated soldiers and tortured to death. This was all retribution.
Wang Youling followed the troupe on its journey eastward and had learned from the merchants that her father and brothers were dead. She was completely desperate and blamed the hateful Zhao Yulin and the Third Young Master for everything.
When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. How could Wang Youling miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to assassinate? So she ignored everything and took advantage of Xie En to put the dagger hidden under the pillow into her arms, then turned around and stabbed Zhao Yulin.
However, she never imagined that Zhao Yulin was not only the commander of the Shenwei Army, but also a time traveler with great martial arts skills. The overlap of these two identities made her aware of the clues from their expressions and she naturally remained vigilant.
