Chapter 62: Dragon's Lair and Tiger's Den
"Sister Zheng, I..."
As expected, the person who blocked the arrow for Zheng Yueru was Jiang Xuan. At this time, his eyelashes were trembling and his face was pale.
Zheng Yueru was about to cry: "Don't talk, don't talk, where is the doctor, come quickly!"
The crossbow arrows were originally suitable for attacking people from behind. At this time, Qin Changfeng reacted, shouted angrily, bent down to pick up the swords dropped by the assassins, and threw them out, which actually hit the assassins holding the crossbow arrows! Then he picked up his long sword again and fought with the assassins around him.
The remaining assassins saw that Qin Changfeng was so powerful and knew that their chance was no longer available, so they quickly fled.
Only a few injured assassins were left on the ground.
"Who are you?"
Qin Changfeng grabbed a man and shouted.
Who knew that those people bit their tongues, tilted their heads and died.
Several people were shocked at the same time, and Liu Zheng's face was as gloomy as water. He ordered the rest of the people to clean up the battlefield immediately. In such a short period of time, they actually lost five of their own Yinzhou soldiers!
Liu Zheng then returned to the carriage, looked coldly at Jiang Xuan who was being treated by the doctor, and shouted: "What's going on? Why are you here?"
He saw that the arrow had penetrated very deeply into the bone, passing through the back, not far from the heart, which was very dangerous.
"Sir, Sir, I..."
Jiang Xuan looked at Liu Zheng with fear, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Brother Liu, is this the time for you to interrogate?"
Zheng Yueru felt sorry for Jiang Xuan and looked back at Liu Zheng coldly. Jiang Xuan had done his best to save her life, and she was grateful to him, so how could she allow Liu Zheng to scold her like that?
Liu Zheng looked at Zheng Yueru unkindly: "Did you arrange for him to come in?"
Zheng Yueru was angry and said, "So what? You said that Jiang Xuan should be my assistant. He already knew he was wrong, so why can't he come?"
As he spoke, he told the story, leaving Liu Zheng speechless. It was New Year's Eve last night, and the county mansion was very lively. Jiang Xuan felt even more lonely in such a hustle and bustle. He was alone in a corner of the county mansion, watching the lively scene. It was Zheng Yueru who found him later and comforted him. Jiang Xuan, who had lost his parents when he was young, realized his mistakes and admitted that he should not discriminate against merchants, especially Sister Zheng.
So, the two people were called Sister Zheng and Brother Xuan.
In the end, Zheng Yueru really treated Jiang Xuan as her own brother. Seeing that Jiang Xuan had changed from a handsome young man to a dark-skinned man in the past month, Zheng Yueru felt sorry for him. But Jiang Xuan was punished by Liu Zheng, and he must still be angry. She thought of taking him with her first, and then find a chance to tell Liu Zheng about this matter, and he would definitely not be too angry at that time. In addition, Jiang Xuan also wanted to go to Liangzhou to see the world, so she let Jiang Xuan blend into the convoy.
But I didn’t expect…
Such a thing actually happened on the road!
"Confused!"
Liu Zheng burst into curses upon hearing this.
Zheng Yueru stood up with a bang: "Brother Liu, it is a great honor to know your mistakes and then improve them. Does that mean you can never make mistakes?"
Jiang Xuan felt even more aggrieved.
Liu Zheng gritted his teeth and shook his head: "Women's views are really short-sighted!"
"you……"
Zheng Yueru was so angry that she was shaking all over.
Liu Zheng sighed, and then called a Yinzhou soldier next to him and ordered him to take off his coat, revealing the simple plate armor he was wearing underneath. Zheng Yueru was stunned, and then she knew what Liu Zheng was angry about. It turned out that he had known that the journey was dangerous, so he equipped these Yinzhou soldiers with plate armor, otherwise those assassins were very skilled, and I'm afraid more than five people would have died!
But because Jiang Xuan had sneaked in temporarily, he naturally didn't have plate armor, which is why he was so seriously injured!
"Brother Liu, I..."
Zheng Yueru's eyes turned red and she felt guilty.
Liu Zheng said coldly: "Don't be so smart in the future. If you have anything to discuss, please discuss it with me!"
Hearing such cold words, Zheng Yueru felt even more wronged. She was almost in tears and looked so pitiful.
"Master, Master...it's Jiang Xuan's fault, don't blame your sister!"
Jiang Xuan became anxious and tried hard to smooth things over.
Liu Zheng glared back at him and said angrily, "Do you think you did nothing wrong? When you recover, I will punish you! Doctor, how are your injuries?"
The doctor observed for a long time and frowned: "Sir, I have observed that this crossbow arrow must have been used by the crossbowmen of Liangzhou Prefecture. If so, judging from its length, it must have penetrated very deeply into the body!"
"What?"
Several people's faces changed at the same time. At this time, Liu Dahao also ran over to the carriage. Hearing this, he couldn't help but shout angrily: "Old Chen Ping, I can't coexist with you!"
Liu Zheng pondered and said, "The arrowhead is not poisonous, right?"
The doctor nodded: "Although it is non-toxic , it should not stay in the body for too long... But if it is pulled out rashly, this young master, I am afraid he will not be able to withstand the pain and the wound will worsen!"
Several people felt a sinking feeling in their hearts when they heard this.
The half crossbow arrow remaining in the body was eroding Jiang Xuan's life at any time.
"Come on, pull it out for me, I'm not afraid!"
Jiang Xuan gritted his teeth, tears streaming down his face.
Zheng Yueru was so distressed that tears finally fell. If she treated Jiang Xuan as her brother yesterday because she felt sorry for him, then today, the two of them had this life-saving grace, so their feelings were naturally even stronger.
"Are you sure there are no internal injuries?"
Liu Zheng asked.
The doctor said: "It is true that there is no damage to the internal organs, but..."
"Bring some wine!"
Liu Zheng shouted coldly.
Several people were shocked at the same time. Zheng Yueru asked suspiciously: "Brother Liu, what are you doing..."
"Go get that bottle of Royal Puree!"
Liu Zheng said coldly.
Zheng Yueru's pretty face changed slightly. You know, that bottle of Zunhuang original liquor was what Liu Zheng was going to present to Queen Zheng. It was unique among so many liquors. It looked very luxurious in appearance alone, and it was original liquor with extremely high purity and alcohol content.
According to Liu Zheng, the alcohol content of that bottle of wine reached 70 degrees!
At this moment, for Jiang Xuan, he was willing to take it out, and opened the bottle without hesitation, roughly pinched Jiang Xuan's chin, and cursed: "Prodigal son!"
Drink it down in one gulp.
"Young Master..."
"I……"
"Shut up, you loser!"
"Do you know how much effort it took me to get this bottle of wine?"
"I won't sell it for one thousand taels of silver!"
"Who is the prodigal? You will pay for it with your life, understand?"
"Give me some drink!"
Jiang Xuan wanted to resist, but he could not withstand Liu Zheng's forced drinking. After a few sips, he was already drunk. He said some nonsense, called "sister" a few times, and then fell into a deep sleep.
Liu Zheng looked at the doctor and gritted his teeth: "Pull it out!"
The doctor was frightened by the ferocious look of Mr. Liu and began to pull out the arrow carefully.
"Puff" sound!
The arrow was pulled out and blood gushed out immediately. Liu Zheng took the wine in his hand and poured it on the wound to clean it. Then he asked the doctor to quickly get the golden wound medicine to stop the bleeding for Jiang Xuan.
"Is this... is this all right?"
Zheng Yueru was stunned.
Liu Zheng smiled slightly.
Pouring this 70-degree puree down your throat is enough to serve as the best anesthetic. Then after disinfection and combined with this hemostatic medicine, it would be strange if the effect doesn't improve!
Sure enough, the doctor took the young master's pulse for a while and said excitedly, "Don't worry, Miss Zheng, the young master's pulse is stable, just take a good night's sleep and rest!"
Several people were delighted at the same time.
"Zheng'er, Zheng'er, is it feasible not to go to Liangzhou?"
Liu Dahao sat slumped to one side, his face pale with fear. He had just left Yinzhou and was attacked by such an assassin. How could he be safe in Liangzhou?
Liu Zheng didn't bother to pay attention to him and told everyone to keep going. For safety's sake, they didn't stop to reorganize when passing by Yangzhou City.
"Brother Liu, I..."
At night, everyone did not stop, ate a quick meal, and continued on their way. Under the light, Liu Zheng was looking at the half arrow, lost in thought. Zheng Yueru came up with a guilty look on her face, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Liu Zheng waved his hand and said calmly: "There is no need to talk about this matter anymore. Since you are already brother and sister, you should take good care of him in the future. This boy came from a humble background, but he has a big vision and is ruthless. He is a suitable leader. But he is too rigid and does not know how to be tactful. This is also his shortcoming. You should train him more in this aspect."
Zheng Yueru nodded quickly. Feeling guilty, she naturally didn't dare to say anything more.
Liu Zheng carefully examined the arrow and sneered, "Interesting, Liangzhou crossbowmen..."
Zheng Yueru was worried : "Brother Liu, could it really be Chen Ping's doing?"
Liu Zheng laughed and said, "Do you think Chen Ping is stupid? If he wants to capture my father and me, why would he resort to such dirty tricks? Even if he knew how to use them, he wouldn't openly use the weapons of Liangzhou Prefecture. Someone must have framed Liangzhou Prefecture!"
Zheng Yueru agreed with this and said, "That would be..."
Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly. "Nowadays, the big trees in Yinzhou attract the wind. The Divine Workshop has attracted the covetous eyes of countless people. Yesterday, the public disclosure of income and expenditure made many people spit blood and hate... It seems that the assassin came for us, which is reasonable."
When Zheng Yueru heard this, her pretty face changed slightly: "Brother Liu, what you mean is... the assassin was not targeting you, but me?"
Liu Zheng smiled coldly: "Miss Zheng, didn't you notice? Why did the crossbowman shoot you continuously instead of me or my father? This is the first suspicious point!"
"Empress Zheng is returning to Liangzhou to visit her relatives. You are the shopkeeper of the Zheng family and will definitely be summoned by the Empress! Killing you now and putting the blame on Liangzhou is a good way to kill someone with a borrowed knife!"
Zheng Yueru felt her scalp tingling and looked shocked.
An ordinary person would have really believed that the assassin was targeting the Liu father and son, because the two were very famous in Liangzhou at that time, and naturally someone would target them.
However……
The more this happens, the easier it is for someone to set a trap on them! When the assassin showed up today, his first target was undoubtedly Zheng Yueru. As someone involved, she could clearly feel it!
Liu Zheng sighed and said with a wry smile: "It seems that Liangzhou is a dangerous place this time, hahaha!"
With Queen Zheng coming back to visit her parents, the situation in Liang Province will become extremely complicated.
It took Zheng Yueru a long time to recover from her shock and fear, and she asked Liu Zheng: "What do you think, Mr. Liu..."
Liu Zheng laughed: "Miss Zheng, it's actually very simple."
"If you die, Liangzhou Prefecture will certainly not escape responsibility!"
"Who will benefit if Chen Ping suffers? You just need to see this, that's enough!"
Zheng Yueru took a deep breath, her body trembled, and she said in horror: "Bai Ya!"
Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
When he heard these two words, he actually felt suffocated and trembling.
