Chapter 193 The seriously injured boy
Wen Yunxi looked at the two hundred wandering Yunjun soldiers by the moonlight, and couldn't help but praise in his heart. Even though they were running fast in the night, they didn't look tired at all, unlike the three of them, who all looked miserable.
"It's not suitable to move at dawn, let's sleep until night."
Even though the destination was not far away, Wen Yunxi did not blindly seek speed. She hid her whereabouts all the way just to catch them off guard, and also to catch them all in one go. She couldn't wait in a hurry.
Lager and Ami followed Wen Yunxi, gathered leaves beside her to cover themselves, and prepared to continue to catch up on their sleep.
Shi Yan saw the three of them sleeping neatly hiding in the grass, and waved his subordinates to go down to rest. He found a big tree, climbed up, tied it with the rope he brought with him, and fell asleep.
At the same time, outside Blackstone City.
A young man covered in water fell on the side of the path, seemingly motionless. If his chest, which was full of stab wounds, hadn't risen slightly, he looked like a dead man.
"Hey, whose baby is this? Why is it so injured?!"
As soon as the old man wearing coarse straw sandals reached the trail, he spotted the young man and ran over. As soon as he saw the wounds on the young man's body clearly, he couldn't help but take two steps back.
Thinking of his wife who was being treated in Qingzhu Hospital, the old man gritted his teeth, took off his coat and put it on the young man, then carried him on his back and walked tremblingly towards Qingzhu Hospital.
In the past, he would never have cared about this matter. It was not that he was cold-blooded, but that the young man was seriously injured. It was obvious that he was thrown into the wilderness on purpose and was in too much trouble.
But his wife relies on the donations from Qingzhu Hospital for medical treatment and enjoys the goodwill of others. It would be a waste of time for him to do nothing to save her.
"Hmm...it hurts..." The boy woke up from the pain and was so dazed that he didn't even know that he was on someone else's back.
The old man noticed the young man's weak voice and felt a little relieved. It seemed that although the young man was seriously injured, he should be able to hold on for a while longer.
"My dear, if you hold on a little longer, we will arrive at Qingzhu Hospital soon."
Having said that, the old man was actually just comforting the young man. His family lived in a remote place, at least an hour or two away from Qingzhu Hospital, not to mention that he was carrying a young man on his back. As an old man, he would only walk slower.
"My dear, where do you live? Which tribe are you from?"
Although the young man on his back didn't respond, the old man kept talking, for fear that the young man would not wake up.
"Zhan Yue..."
Unexpectedly, the young man would still answer. The old man looked happy and continued: "How good are the Zhanyue tribe? I heard that buying a house in Black Rock City is half the price. I went to Black Rock City to sell straw before, and the things in the city are novel. It’s beautiful, especially the food stalls, and the smell is so delicious, but it’s a pity that it’s too expensive, so my wife and I can only smell it from the side.”
He heard others say that they were mutton sesame cakes, passed down from the Central Plains, and cost dozens of copper coins each. He didn't make that much money even if he sold all the straw. There were also fried tofu cubes with minced meat and chives sprinkled on top. , they were so greedy that they swallowed their saliva, and the price was also ridiculously boy on the back hummed, and his body slid down weakly.
The old man quickly pushed the young man up. This action caused the young man's wound to be squeezed again, which made him groan in pain, but he became more awake because of it.
The old man took a deep breath and continued: "But I don't envy you now. Since Dr. Wen built the hospital in Pingxiba, we people have also benefited a lot. We can eat bean curd as we like, and if we are lucky, we can meet some Date cake, I heard that dates are transported from the north of the Central Plains, and even the wealthy men in Black Rock City have not eaten much before."
The jujube cake made the boy's gray eyes brighten a little, and he whispered: "I... have eaten..."
The old man didn't hear it and continued to talk to himself: "My wife used to cough all night long and couldn't sleep at all. I heard from the young man who read the newspaper that the doctors at Qingzhu Hospital have good medical skills, and even If you don’t have money for medical treatment, you can also apply for charity. I didn’t believe it at the time. How could you get medical treatment for free? But after I took my wife there, I realized how ignorant I was.”
Feeling that the breathing behind him became lighter, the old man gritted his teeth and bucked his teeth again. He didn't let out a breath until he heard the young man's cry of pain.
If you can cry out in pain, there is still hope.
"My son, my dear, you can live well no matter what happens. Only when you are alive can you have hope. My two sons and one daughter died one after another. Our husbands really wanted to follow them, but they still lived for several more years. In the past few years, Although life was difficult, good things happened after getting through it. Not only did my wife get free treatment at Qingzhu Hospital, but he also had good food every day. The mutton sesame cakes that were so expensive in Black Rock City were now available to my wife every few days. Yes, there’s egg custard and goat’s milk every day. I even gave my wife some clothes the day before yesterday, and she’s very comfortable in them.”
"Look, if we hadn't hanged ourselves in the first place, we, the old couple, would never have encountered such a good thing in our lives. You are only a teenager and you still have many years to live. The days ahead will be sweet."
The young man knew that the old man had good intentions, and he struggled to hold himself together without fainting. He didn't want to die. What would happen to his parents and sister if he died? He wanted to live well, and he wanted revenge! The old man was so thin that he had only a few bones left. He was walking slower and slower with the young man on his back. If he hadn't been holding his breath, he would have collapsed on the ground. It took him enough time this time to cross the path that usually took half an hour. After an hour, when I went out, I was already covered in sweat.
"Hey, isn't this Uncle Xing? Who are you carrying? Let me give you a ride."
A thin black woman drove a bullock cart passing by. Seeing this situation, she stopped and went to help.
Seeing that he was an acquaintance, Zha Hexing felt happy at first, then waved his hand and said, "Azhu, this is troublesome, so don't get involved."
Hearing this, Huizhu looked at the person on his back again, and saw that the injuries were not from ordinary sources, but she still smiled happily and said, "What are you afraid of? We are blessed by the Green Bamboo Medicine God."
Seeing that she had no intention of avoiding suspicion, Zha Hexing did not refuse. Together, the two of them loaded the semi-conscious young man into a bullock cart and continued to Qingzhu Hospital.
"Uncle Xing, where did you meet him?"
"The trail next to Xingyue Lake looks like it rises from the lake. If I hadn't wanted to go to the hospital to see my wife quickly today, I wouldn't have passed by there."
Huizhu was not surprised by this answer. She had already guessed that the area near Xingyue Lake was deserted and no one had passed the trail for a long time. It was a good place to destroy corpses and eliminate traces.
I don’t know who it was, but he beat a fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old boy so cruelly. Those tiny wounds made her feel numb. It was simply inhumane! The bullock cart was moving very fast. The young man in the cart was jolted so much that he couldn't sleep completely. However, the wounds that had been washed by the water bleed more, and a pool of red soon accumulated under his body, attracting the attention of passers-by beside the cart. They all looked sideways.
(End of this chapter)