Under the moonlight, the crisscrossing wounds on the young man's back were clearly visible. His clothes were tattered and his wounds were badly mangled. Just one look at him sent chills down her spine.
Why did he have to do this? He didn't have to get involved in this!
Qin Yining gritted her teeth and tore her skirt into strips of cloth. She wrapped them tightly around his wounds to stop the bleeding temporarily.
She had brought the medicine from Bing Tang, but the long line of lights was getting closer and closer. Qin Yining hurriedly bent down to help him up. She held the young man's bamboo knife in one hand and supported him with the other. She struggled to bring him to hide.
Looking left and right, all the buildings in the village came into view. If they hid in the alley, they would be discovered immediately. The best plan now was to try her best to hide in the forest.
However, the pursuers had already entered the village. The long line of lights was approaching at a speed visible to the naked eye. Qin Yining couldn't escape alone, let alone with another person.
Qin Yining frowned. She could only drag him to the shadow of the corner where he wanted to hide her just now.
However, in the blink of an eye, Qin Yining realized that something was wrong.
The young man had lost too much blood, and there were bloodstains on the ground!
As long as the pursuers lowered their heads, it would be easy for them to discover them!
Qin Yining was at a loss for words.
It seemed that she had to be mentally prepared to be captured. Those people might use her as a hostage and force Pang Xiao to write a guarantee.
In order to bring her out of the encirclement, the young man had killed so many people. The people of Danfu County would probably punish him in their own way. The young man would definitely die!
What should she do?
At this moment, Qin Yining really hated that she wasn't as skilled in martial arts as Mu Jinghu!
"Creak —"
A soft sound unique to the opening of a door came from beside her.
Qin Yining looked up in a panic and saw an elegant man in his forties walking out of the mansion. He was also looking down at her and the unconscious young man.
The man frowned.
Qin Yining's heart was filled with helplessness and frustration.
Oh no, they had been discovered!
Although Qin Yining felt helpless and afraid, it was useless to only worry and fear when encountering danger. She began to picture several different situations in her mind and thought of a way to deal with them.
"Quick! Quickly bring him in and hide! "The middle-aged man said anxiously.
Qin Yining was stunned.
She had thought of several consequences, but she had never thought that she would meet someone who didn't care about how many people the young man had killed in Danfu County!
Seeing that the pursuers were about to turn into the street where she was, Qin Yining had no other choice but to believe the middle-aged man for now.
Qin Yining carried the young man into the house. He carefully wrapped the young man with his outer robe to stop the bleeding for the time being.
The middle-aged man supported the other side of the young man, and together with Qin Yining, they carried the young man into the house.
The middle-aged man turned around and closed the door.
At the same time, Qin Yining heard the sound of footsteps approaching from afar.
There was no time to hide. Qin Yining quickly hid in the shadows behind the door with the young man.
Through the wall, she could hear many people stopping in front of the door. Some people continued to run forward.
"Look, there's blood on the ground! The person seems to be nearby! " Sure enough, someone with sharp eyes noticed the blood on the ground. Immediately, someone said, "Is this person trying to harm Philanthropist Wang? No, we have to inform Philanthropist Wang. "
Then, someone knocked on the door.
After four or five knocks, the middle-aged man who had been standing by the door, Philanthropist Wang, slowly answered the door.
"Who is it?"
"It's me."
Philanthropist Wang pretended to be confused and pushed open the door. "What's going on outside? Did Prince Zhongshun agree to our request? "
Qin Yining nervously held her breath. She covered the unconscious young man's mouth with her other hand.
They were very close to the pursuers. If the pursuers took two steps into the yard, they would be discovered immediately.
However, it was obvious that the people outside had no intention of entering the door to search.
"Philanthropist Wang, the matter with Prince Zhongshun hasn't been resolved yet. Right now, they're surrounding the magistrate's office and discussing it. You must be careful. That wolf cub is actually a martial artist. He's already killed over a hundred people in our county!" The person who spoke gnashed his teeth. "That bastard! Back then, you gave him a way out, but he went from bad to worse! "
"There's such a thing?" Philanthropist Wang was stunned. "He still doesn't know how to repent!"
The informant said, "Don't be too naive. The Yuan, Liu, and Yu families have all said that they must catch this wolf cub even if they have to risk their lives. We are afraid that the wolf cub will hold a grudge against you and come to you for revenge. You must be careful!"
Philanthropist Wang nodded repeatedly. "Okay, okay, I understand. Thank you for coming to tell me."
"You're welcome." The informant smiled and said, "When you see Old Steward Yu later, please give him a good word."
"Of course." Philanthropist Wang nodded.
After sending away the pursuers, Philanthropist Wang quickly closed the door. He put his ear to the door and listened to the movements outside. The entire village was in chaos, but he let out a sigh of relief. He turned to nod at Qin Yining and beckoned for her to follow him inside.
At this time, a few young servants came forward without saying a word and helped the unconscious young man to carry him inside.
When Qin Yining saw this, she could only follow.
Qin Yining already had a guess. This Philanthropist Wang was probably the one whose wife had been killed, but he didn't immediately punish the murderer.
Now it seemed that this Philanthropist Wang didn't hate the youth that much!
Therefore, if it wasn't that Philanthropist Wang didn't have any feelings for his wife, then it was possible that there was a hidden story behind the killing of his wife.
As Qin Yining's thoughts flashed, she had already followed Philanthropist Wang to a side room.
The servants placed the young man on the bed and left as instructed.
There were no outsiders here. Philanthropist Wang respectfully bowed, "This commoner pays respects to Wang Fei."
Qin Yining's eyebrows jumped slightly. Thinking about it, the entire county had gone to the Prince Zhongshun to ask for help. It wasn't strange that he knew who she was.
"No need for formalities. Many thanks to Philanthropist Wang for saving my life. "
"Not at all. This commoner is just a merchant and doesn't deserve Wang Fei's thanks. Also, the person in trouble was him. " Philanthropist Wang looked at the unconscious youth on the bed with a complicated expression. "Wang Fei, please forgive me. I don't have any servant girls in this residence, only a few rough servants. They are skilled in movement techniques. I can't call a doctor right now. This commoner will go prepare some hot water and give him a simple clean and bandage later. How about Wang Fei rest for a bit and eat some food? "
This person didn't plan on helping the people capture her to threaten Pang Xiao after the yamen had been surrounded in the city?
However, Qin Yining wasn't a person who was afraid of trouble. This Philanthropist Wang's actions were strange, but no matter how strange, it wasn't as important as the youth's situation right now.
The youth had lost too much blood and fainted. If things went wrong, he would lose his life. Putting aside the fact that the youth had taken her out of the encirclement and disrupted her plans, she couldn't ignore the injuries the youth had received along the way to protect her.
"I'll take care of his wounds. I have some medicine for wounds. It's fine if there aren't any servant girls in the fu. Please prepare some salt water and sugar water. We'll have him drink it later. "
Qin Yining instantly took out the small medicine bag he carried with him. He followed the instructions of Bing Tang to find the right medicine.
Philanthropist Wang saw that Qin Yining was planning to personally save the youth and stilled. He sighed emotionally, "It is his good fortune to have met Wang Fei."
Such a familiar and emotional sigh caused Qin Yining to be even more certain that there was something going on between the two of them in the past.
Qin Yining said calmly, "It's not a blessing. I just gave him a full meal. I hadn't thought that he would gamble his life for this. No matter what, he wanted to take me out of the encirclement. If he didn't take me with him, he wouldn't have received so many wounds. Just based on his sincerity, I couldn't ignore him. "
"You are a good master." Philanthropist Wang placed a wooden basin filled with hot water by the bed. He then silently went to prepare salt water and sugar water.
Qin Yining felt it was strange when she heard his response.
She and the youth had only met by chance. They didn't have a master-servant relationship. She did not reveal such information to Philanthropist Wang, but Philanthropist Wang sighed with emotion the moment he opened his mouth.
Qin Yining found two kinds of medicinal powders for external use and a bag of medicinal pills that could be used. She then started to treat the youth's wounds.
Her movements weren't very skilled. At least, she couldn't compare to a doctor. However, she had been injured many times when she had survived in the wild. She wasn't afraid of treating wounds and knew a bit about it.
The medicinal powder that Bing Tang gave was very effective in stopping bleeding. The longest wound on the youth's back was so deep that the bone could be seen. After the medicinal powder was applied, it stopped bleeding.
Qin Yining was even more generous when she saw this. She used all the medicinal powders she had and used the clean white cloth that Philanthropist Wang had prepared to bandage the wound.
At this time, Philanthropist Wang came in with a tray. There were two large bowls on the tray.
"The sugar water and salt water are here."
Qin Yining nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your help."
"Ai! I don't dare. "
Philanthropist Wang came forward and helped the youth turn over so that he was lying on his side. He fed the sugar water and salt water spoonful by spoonful into the unconscious youth's mouth.
Although the youth was unconscious, he still had the ability to swallow. Soon, he finished the two bowls of water.
Qin Yining took out another bag of medicinal pills. He took out three crushed pills and mixed them into half a bowl of warm water. He gave the pills to Philanthropist Wang to feed to the youth and explained, "This is medicine to clear away heat and cool the blood. His injuries are so serious. The wound will definitely cause a high fever."
Philanthropist Wang nodded and began to feed the youth the medicine again.
Qin Yining looked at Philanthropist Wang's patient actions from the side. His suspicions deepened.
He hated the person who killed his wife so much that he didn't want to give him a quick death. Instead, he broke his arms and legs and made him beg for four years. During these four years, he had been fed pig food to sustain his life. Wasn't Philanthropist Wang's patient treatment a bit too suspicious?
After feeding the youth the medicine, Philanthropist Wang sat on the side and didn't leave.
Qin Yining was a bit worried. He was afraid that if he left, Philanthropist Wang would do something to the youth. Therefore, he didn't leave.
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