Chapter 228: Chapter 228. So That’s the Case
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“It’s in the west of the city. It’s not very far.”
Cheng Yu replied. His voice was not confident, but it was not close.
The imperial court had stipulated that the city guards were not allowed to enter, so they were all stationed outside the city. They were now east of the city and had to cross a long street to reach the west gate. It was not considered close.
“How about this? My scalpel is still in the carriage. The carriage is in an abandoned courtyard nearby. Send someone to follow us and pull them over without a hitch.”
Su Qing suggested it to Cheng Yu. Cheng Yu only had a horse and no carriage, so he could only rely on the soldiers to carry them. The slow speed would easily injure the injured. Putting them on the carriage would cause much less harm.
“Alright.”
Cheng Yu immediately agreed and sent two soldiers to follow them to the carriage.
Today, they were initially determined to die. They did not expect their luck to be so good. First, they encountered the young Master and a fierce general to save them. Just as they were worried that no one would treat the injured, three more girls came to save them. It seemed that today was an auspicious day. The heavens were helping them.
Su Qing didn’t know that Ji Shuisheng helped Cheng Yu in the war. She asked Xiaoying to take two soldiers over to pick up the wounded while she brought Jiang Yuyan to continue bandaging the wounded.
Cheng Yu’s arm was also injured. Su Qing wanted to bandage it for him, but he refused.
“Treat them first. I’m fine.”
Cheng Yu knew the medicine was precious and wanted to leave it for his brothers.
This was also why his brothers risked their lives to follow him. The generals of the Xiao Family Army cherished their soldiers and treated them like brothers.
Su Qing was busy treating the wounded while the Great Xia Kingdom soldiers started moving the bodies of the Tartan soldiers out of the city.
Although the corpses would not rot immediately when the weather was cold, they could not be placed in the city. They had to dig a big pit and bury them. If possible, they had to sprinkle a layer of lime. Otherwise, the rotting corpses would quickly bring about a plague in the following year’s spring.
However, they no longer had any lime to use, so they could only bury the bodies as far away from the water source.
Xiaoying led the soldiers back to the courtyard and saw Ji Shuisheng coming out of the yard with an anxious expression.
The three carriages had been reassembled. Zhong Yong stayed home to look after the carriages while Ji Shuisheng went to look for Su Qing and his sister.
“Big brother.”
Ji Xiaoying called out to her brother happily, but she saw her brother looking at her angrily with a dark face. Xiaoying was so scared that the smile on her face froze.
“Didn’t 1 tell you to wait here?”
Ji Shuisheng asked his sister angrily. Didn’t she know that he would be worried?
“We were worried about you.”
Xiaoying was unhappy with her brother’s scolding, but she was still terrified when her brother was angry. She lowered her head and muttered softly.
“Young Master.”
The two soldiers recognized Ji Shuisheng and knelt on one knee, cupping their fists and calling him Young Master.
Ji Xiaoying’s already round eyes widened even more. Her small mouth was wide open as she looked at her big brother in shock.
What was going on? Why did these soldiers call her Big Brother, Young Master?
“Please rise. Thank you for escorting my sister back safely.”
Ji Shuisheng ignored his sister’s confused look and went to help the two soldiers. They had just finished fighting and were already exhausted.
“Young Master, we’re here to accompany this…Young Lady came back to lead the carriage.”
The two soldiers didn’t expect the one who saved them to be the young Master’s younger sister and quickly spoke. Because Xiaoying was wearing men’s clothes, they had always thought that she was a man.
“What happened?”
Ji Shuisheng turned to ask his sister. Ji Xiaoying held her hands behind her back and proudly looked up at her brother.
“We went to save the injured. Sister Su Qing asked me to return and drive the carriage to pick up the injured persons for surgery.”
So that was how it was!
Ji Shuisheng didn’t waste any more time and quickly got Zhong Yong to drive the three carriages out of the courtyard to pick them up at the city gate.
Cheng Yu had never expected Su Qing and Ji Shuisheng to be together. He was so excited that General Xiao must have blessed them in heaven and sent his young Master to save them.
Su Qing brought the wounded back to the small courtyard for surgery. Ji Shuisheng was worried about the villagers of Peach Blossom Cove. The Tatan soldiers were attacking wantonly, and they would kill the people of the Great Xia Kingdom if they saw them.
” Su Qing, Zhong Yong, and I will go back and take a look. We will bring them into the city and stay there tonight.”
They did not need to be cautious anymore in their territory. Ji Shuisheng decided not to eat and sleep in the open tonight. Everyone will come into the city to rest.
With so many abandoned houses, everyone could sleep soundly.
Cheng Yu was pleased to know that Ji Shuisheng and the others had hundreds of people entering the city, including his old comrades. He couldn’t wait to see Qu Da and Jiang Cheng and the brothers could catch up.
Ji Shuisheng and Zhong Yong went out to pick up the injured. Su Qing brought the two girls back to clean up. The house had been empty and covered in dust for a long time. They could only receive the injured after cleaning it up.
The soldiers carried the wounded into the carriage and pulled them to the small courtyard. Su Qing and the others had already prepared a room for them.
The water came from the well in the backyard. The well had run out of water a long time ago. Su Qing had asked the system to restore it.
This was the reward for her leveling up. She had previously let the system owe her; now was the time to ask for it.
Not only did she want water, but she also asked for food from the system. She had leveled to three levels, so she could still ask for two rewards. The system still owed her one reward, so she was not in a hurry to ask for it in the future.
The system had no choice but to agree. Otherwise, the host’s temper would explode the system.
Su Qing asked the system to place the food in the cellar. The basement was dug very big, and storing a few hundred catties of food was not a problem. The owner of this house must have been from a wealthy family.
Su Qing requested to fill up the cellar, and the system went to do it in tears.
“Sister Su Qing, where did you put this?”
Ji Xiaoying asked curiously when Su Qing entered the room with a dazzling surgical knife.
Although there was a basket on the carriage, it was empty. Sister Su Qing didn’t put this set of scalpels inside. And the medicine that Sister Su Qing had given them three times just now added up to a big bag. Where did she put it?
“It’s a secret. Don’t ask.”
Su Qing didn’t want to lie to Xiaoying. It was best to maintain a sense of mystery. She lowered her voice and told Xiao Ying,
“Heaven’s secrets cannot be revealed.”
The ancients were superstitious. Xiaoying immediately thought of immortals, or perhaps Huang Daxian and Hu Xian were the ones who delivered medicine. Xiaoying was so scared that she quickly covered her mouth.
“I won’t ask anymore.”
“The two of you go and get a bucket of water. Then, help me guard the door. Don’t let anyone in.”
Su Qing sent Xiaoying and Jiang Yuyan out while she stayed in the room to operate on the injured.
These people were all critically injured. One had his intestines hanging at his waist, dripping with blood. A sword pierced a big hole in his stomach.
The wounded man was already unconscious and was hanging on to his last breath.
Su Qing stuffed a pill of elixir powder into his mouth to prevent him from getting hurt again due to the intense pain.
She only started the surgery when the water came, and the patient’s anesthesia was strong. After her medical skills reached Level Eight, she did the surgery without a teacher. She cleaned the patient’s intestines and placed them back into the stomach. She also cleaned the blood in the abdominal cavity to prevent infection. Then, she began to suture them layer by layer.
The injured man lay there motionless as if he was asleep. After Su Qing finished the surgery, he only woke up and stuffed a blood tonic pill into his mouth.
While Su Qing operated on the wounded, Ji Shuisheng took Zhong Yong back to where the villagers were waiting outside the city. From afar, they could hear the sounds of weapons colliding, women screaming, and children crying..
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