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Chapter 19: A Perilous Night
Chapter 19: A Perilous Night
Feng Xuanrui thought that Suesi was terrified, and he turned to comfort his sister.
Just then, he clearly heard the voices of people outside.
There seemed to be two women.
Women???
There weren't any women in the post house! Feng Xuanrui finally realized something was amiss, and he broke into a cold sweat.
If not for his sister covering his mouth, he would have answered them.
If he had answered, and if they weren't their people, and if...
At this moment, the two women were still calling out softly: "Young Master, Young Master, where are you?"
But Feng Xuanrui dared not respond.
Not only was he afraid for himself, but he was also worried that Suesi would answer, so he quickly covered her mouth again.
After doing so, Feng Xuanrui realized something: "Hey?"
That's not right!
Suesi hadn't made a sound from beginning to end!
Feng Xuanrui tensed his body and pricked up his ears to listen to the movements outside.
The two women circled the backyard twice, and at one point, they even passed in front of the doghouse.
The light from the torch momentarily shone into the doghouse.
Feng Xuanrui was so scared his heart almost stopped beating, his eyes widened in fear, and he gripped Suesi's hand even tighter.
Only when the firelight gradually moved away did Feng Xuanrui let go and pat Suesi's hand, which had been covering his mouth.
Suesi obediently let go, and Feng Xuanrui breathed heavily.
Sensing her brother's fear, Suesi wanted to comfort him but dared not speak, so she reached out and gently held his hand.
Feeling his sister's small but not delicate hand, Feng Xuanrui's eyes stung with tears, and he felt like crying again.
Just as the tears were about to fall, a loud bang suddenly came from outside.
Bang!
Perhaps due to the proximity, the sound was especially loud.
It was followed by flickering firelight and the sound of steady, rhythmic footsteps.
Is it...
Prince Qing returning?
Having almost been tricked earlier, Feng Xuanrui dared not take any risks. He held tightly onto Suesi's hand and shrunk further back into the doghouse.
The young boy thought to himself: Unless Prince Qing personally reaches in and pulls me out, I'm not going anywhere!
There were bad people outside, and he wanted to go back to the palace.
Boo hoo!
In fact, it was indeed Prince Qing who had returned.
He had anticipated that the mountain bandits would counter-attack and target the post house.
Therefore, Prince Qing had left a contingent of soldiers at the post house.
But the mountain bandits had feinted, and their main force had rushed here instead.
Realizing something was amiss, Prince Qing quickly ended the battle and rushed back.
After capturing all the mountain bandits, Prince Qing discovered...
The two children were missing!
This discovery made his heart skip a beat.
The mountain bandit leader, now captured and severely injured, couldn't even crawl. Seeing Prince Qing's grim expression, he let out a crazed laugh: "Hahaha! Didn't expect that, did you? I still have a trump card. If you want your son to live, obediently let me go!"
As the mountain bandit leader finished his boastful threat, Zhan Yuan grabbed two women who had been acting suspiciously: "Your Highness, we found two women on the back street who looked suspicious, so I caught them. I interrogated them, and they did indeed take a bribe from the mountain bandits to lure the Young Master out. But after searching the backyard, we didn't find anyone, and they took advantage of the chaos to escape."
Prince Qing quickly grasped the key information: "They didn't find anyone."
The mountain bandit leader heard this too, and his initial crazed laughter died down. He glared hatefully at the two women and resumed cursing.
Prince Qing didn't bother with them and left the interrogation for later.
The most pressing matter was to find the two children.
Doctor Liu had just gone through a tough battle and looked a bit disheveled but was unharmed. When he heard that the two children were missing, the old doctor was so angry that his beard seemed about to stand on end.
While speaking to his ancestor, Doctor Liu said, "Apologies, I, your unfilial great-grand disciple, have failed you!"
He swiftly administered an injection to the mountain bandit leader, rendering him completely mute.
Doctor Liu spoke softly and politely to his ancestor but unleashed a torrent of angry words on the mountain bandit, as if trying to spray his spittle onto the man's face. "Who told you to speak? Did I give you permission to talk?"
The mountain bandit was furious but couldn't do anything about it. He opened his mouth wide, but no sound came out.
Mountain Bandit: ?
So what if you know how to give injections?
Doctor Liu paid him no heed and followed the others to search for the two children, all the while muttering worriedly, "Bless their hearts, the Sixth Young Master's foot hasn't fully healed yet, and Suesi is still so young. Where could they have gone in this freezing weather?
"I hope they haven't caught a chill."
"Suesi still has some of her medicine left to drink."
...
Doctor Liu continued his worried muttering as he approached the doghouse.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Suesi waited a moment, but when she didn't get a response from the system, she happily called out, "Grandpa Liu!"
The little girl's voice was strong and clear.
Doctor Liu looked around and realized that this abandoned doghouse was the only place that could hide people. He quickly knelt down and poked his head inside.
Feng Xuanrui had been about to cover his sister's mouth to prevent her from answering recklessly, fearing it might be another trick by the villains. However, as he reached out, his hand touched Doctor Liu's face.
In that moment, the old man and the young boy fell into an awkward silence.
After a while, Doctor Liu silently withdrew his head and extended his hand, saying, "Come on, Sixth Young Master, Suesi, let's get out of there now."
Before leaving the doghouse, Suesi turned to Feng Xuanrui and asked, "Brother, how are you feeling? Can you walk?"
As she spoke, she tucked her arm under his and prepared to help him up.
After a long night of distress, Feng Xuanrui's foot was in immense pain. At this moment, he didn't put up a strong front and obediently allowed Suesi to support him as they exited the doghouse.
Seeing the disheveled state of their young master, the younger Qing Shui burst into tears.
Although he was also injured, he forgot about his own pain at that moment.
Feng Xuanrui had initially intended to put on a stoic expression, thinking to himself, "I'm a young master, and I didn't cry even when faced with such a frightening situation. I'm so brave!"
However, when he saw Qing Shui crying, he couldn't hold back his own tears anymore.
The young boy, who had endured a night of distress, let out a loud wail that shook the heavens.
Hearing her brother's cry, Suesi also started crying, unsure of what was happening.
When King Qing arrived after receiving the news, he saw the three children of varying ages weeping.
Qing Shui and Feng Xuanrui cried loudly, while Suesi sat there, quietly wiping her tears and sniffling softly.
Witnessing this scene, King Qing's heart also felt heavy.
He thought to himself, "Indeed, I was too kind. I should have inflicted more injuries on that mountain bandit. I should have slashed his body as well."
King Qing didn't know how to comfort children, so he could only stand there awkwardly, leaving the task of soothing them to Doctor Liu.
Qing Shui was two years older than Feng Xuanrui, and he had been injured and traumatized that night.
Therefore, it didn't take much for his brother, Qing Shan, to console him.
Doctor Liu was skilled at calming children, and soon, the two young ones' emotions were soothed.
Exhausted and in pain, Feng Xuanrui was carried back by King Qing.
Concerned about Suesi, Doctor Liu also lifted her up and carried her away.
The two children were extremely tired, and they fell asleep in the arms of the adults even before they could return.
(End of Chapter)
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