vstars Chapter 182 My Maid Died
Chapter 182 My Maid Died
Before Chu Yanqiu brought the palace soldiers to the scene, Zhinuan also sent messages to the secret agents in the three nearby houses, among whom were several beggar gangs, who immediately came to support.
But they were outnumbered and were all killed by Huang Yulian's two brothers. In the end, they even killed Zhinuan, a loyal maid who protected her master, with a single knife.
Although there was a steady stream of secret agents from the Three Houses rushing on the way, Chu Yanqiu's troops had also arrived.
The weapons of the Three Houses were peculiar, and their leader Tu Yingguang was also a genius in deploying troops and arrays. Each of the Three Houses had practiced it, and the arrays were used to kill people quickly and neatly. The Jianghu from the Left Three Houses of the Three Houses who arrived later, unexpectedly, succeeded in strangling Huang Yulian's two brothers in just a quarter of an hour while Chu Yanqiu was on his way.
As soon as the secret whistle sounded, they withdrew secretly without anyone noticing.
Such a fast trajectory is full of mystery, which is why people in the underworld are afraid of them.
The head of the guards of the Ji Mansion said to Chu Yanqiu, "It's someone from Sanjianzhai! There's no doubt about it. Their smoke signals are very peculiar. Every time they set up a formation to kill someone, they leave a mark in front of the dead body. And the maidservant of Master Shen Shiqi who was killed, it seems that she sent smoke signals to the people of Sanjianzhai. If she hadn't been so weak in martial arts and hadn't been stabbed three times for protecting her master, we would all suspect that she is a member of Sanjianzhai. Master! You say... could your friend Master Shen Shiqi be..."
Chu Yanqiu glanced at him with his sharp eyes, and the captain of the guard immediately stopped talking.
Chu Yanqiu picked up Shen Wen and said, "First, find a family clinic to check his injuries, and ask Dr. Sun to find the best antidote for snake venom. Tell the old man that if he doesn't come in a cup of tea, I will break his old bones."
The captain of the guard did not dare to delay and immediately went to get the job done.
There was only one clinic nearby, which was the one Ji Zichu took Tian Liuer to before.
On the way to the clinic, Chu Yanqiu secretly fed his own blood to Shen Wen. After rushing to the clinic, someone immediately gave Shen Wen acupuncture treatment.
Seeing Shen Wen's pale face, Ji Zichu nervously grabbed the doctor's collar and said, "You useless quack, you said that the little girl was bitten in many places, and the poison was too fast to save her. You must save this young man for me, otherwise I will have your clinic demolished and your whole family will be sent to jail."
The doctor was so frightened that his face turned pale. He trembled and quickly promised: "Hey! Hey! I will try my best...ah...no...I will definitely do my best to wake him up."
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and calmed his mind for a moment before continuing to give Shen Wen acupuncture. He said, "This young master was only bitten once on the shoulder, and he has already sucked out most of the poisonous blood. I saw his pulse and he also took the detoxification pill. I will give him a detoxification needle and protect his heart meridian at the same time. The medicine boy will feed him the boiled medicine in a while, and I will remove the needle and he will wake up."
He said so, and the procedure was followed. Sure enough, not long after, when the doctor was halfway through giving Shen Wen the injection, Shen Wen woke up.
Before he opened his eyes, he couldn't help but spit out two mouthfuls of poisonous blood, coughed twice, and then squinted his eyes to look at the people around him.
Seeing that they were in the clinic, he knew that he was rescued. He grabbed Chu Yanqiu's hand and asked, "How are the people around me? Are Zichu's servant and my maid Zhinuan rescued? Are their injuries serious?"
Chu Yanqiu couldn't bear to look at him, so he glanced at Ji Zichu, but Ji Zichu was also looking at him nervously, waiting for his answer.
Chu Yanqiu then said, "Angle was seriously injured. Although he was not dead at the time, by the time our palace soldiers saw him, he had died before he could be treated... And the maid Zhinuan also failed to escape. They were all loyal servants who protected their master. In order to block the knife for you, the maid threw herself on you and was slashed three times on the back..."
Chu Yanqiu looked at Shen Wen's gradually pale face. He, who was always cold and indifferent, gently pulled him into his arms, stroked his back, and comforted him.
They just stayed like this, leaning against each other for a long, long time...
Shen Wen raised her head from his arms. Although her eyes were wet, they were not as wet as those of an ordinary woman.
If he knew about Shen Wen's experience in her previous life, and knew that she was sending away her close friends every moment, he would understand that it was not that he was born cold-hearted, but that he had become numb. Some people's sadness is imprinted in their hearts, and even they themselves don't know when they will digest and comfort this sadness.
Shen Wen sighed and said, "Just die. Anyway, it is destined by heaven. Everyone will die sooner or later. So don't worry about whether it's a few more or less years."
Chu Yanqiu touched his chin and said, "I will have someone bury her properly. Later I will give you two maids with strong martial arts skills. I promise that if something like this happens again in the future, you and your maids will not die. Only they will die."
Shen Wen sniffed and said, "Help me find out who the three people who killed me are and who sent them. My maids are very valuable. If I kill one of them, I will ask them to pay me back tenfold or a hundredfold."
Chu Yanqiu smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you are sad but it doesn't affect your calmness. You are thinking about how to go back so soon?"
Chu Yanqiu turned around and called the chief guard in and ordered, "Have you checked? I want the results by tonight."
After saying this, the captain of the guard immediately obeyed the order.
Chu Yanqiu said, "It's easy to find out the motives of the two Hu family nephews. They are definitely doing it for their sister and brother-in-law. Otherwise, I'll take you to the Shenhou Mansion tonight and kill the couple with a knife."
Shen Wen's eyes moved, but he didn't respond. He asked, "What about the other one? What sect does the swordsman belong to? What's his background? Based on your experience in the martial arts world, do you think it's possible that someone in the Shen family could hire him?"
Chu Yanqiu said, "He is Huo Hui, the junior brother of the leader of the Golden Sword Sect. When he was young, he was known as a chivalrous man. If he hadn't suddenly tried to kill you this time, I would never have thought that he would do such a thing. In my opinion, he might not have been hired for money, but most likely he had to do it because of a promise. Among the masters in your family, the only one who is qualified to touch him for a promise is Master Shen Qi."
Shen Shu shook her head and said, "Things that are too logical are often not the truth."
Ji Zichu sat on a stool nearby and slapped his thigh, saying, "Who cares about the truth? Let's tie up those bastards from the Shen family and beat them up first!"
Chu Yanqiu raised his eyebrows and said, "This idea is fine, but it is not suitable for the masters of the Shen family. These sons of bitches...it is feasible."
This sounds absurd, but the two brothers of the Ji family, one is the son of a princess and the other is a third-rank official in the court, so it is normal for them to speak in a heroic tone and act in a strong manner.
Shen Wen touched his forehead and said, "You don't need to do this kind of reckless thing for me. It's not that I don't dare. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. They like to commit suicide so much. In fact, I don't need to put in too much effort. Naturally, we will see a pleasing result. I can wait."
Ji Zichu said: "That Shen Wen... Liu'er... I'm afraid there's no way to save her. She must see you in person before she is willing to close her eyes..."
Shen Wen asked in surprise: "What? How is this possible? Didn't I tell you to send him to the doctor in time?"
Ji Zichu said angrily, "It's all the fault of this clinic's mediocre doctor. I didn't know his medical skills were too shallow. He always said he could make a good antidote, but at the critical moment, he didn't have the necessary herbs. I paid a price and asked people to search all over the capital. Later, I also called many famous doctors in the capital, but the opportunity was missed. It's too late... Alas!"
This was a common medical clinic in ancient times. How could Shen Wen forget that in this era, not every hospital could come up with an antidote as good as serum to detoxify snake venom for patients who sought medical treatment in time?
Shen Wen's face became even more depressed. Shen Wen said in a low voice: "Okay, I understand. Then let's go see Liu Er for the last time."
Tian Liu'er was carried to a clinic at the back of the clinic. When Ji Zichu took Shen Wen there, there were two medicine boys guarding the door. When they saw Ji Zichu coming, they went over to Ji Zichu and said, "Are you really not going to tell this girl's family? After all, they are flesh and blood. It's a pity that she doesn't have any family to send her off when she dies. She just..." At this point, she couldn't help sobbing and wiping away her tears.
Ji Zichu's face was also grim. He turned back to look at Shen Wen. Shen Wen answered for him: "Her mother is too ill, and her brother also... Two children died in succession. I'm afraid she won't make it."
The two medicine boys finally understood and stopped talking about the matter.
Shen Wen was the first to go in. He walked to Tian Liu'er's bed and watched her gasping for air. She tried to look at him with her eyes half-open. Shen Wen grabbed her hand and said, "Liu'er, it's me. I'm your Brother Shen, the one who wants to help you find your brother."
Tian Liu'er heard it clearly, and immediately became much clearer. She held Shen Wen's hand with her captured hand, and made some noises in her mouth, trying to express herself, but she had almost used up all her strength.
The tears in Shen Wen's eyes could no longer be stopped. Although his emotions were difficult to control, Shen Wen still said to her very gently: "Don't worry... Go with peace of mind... I will take care of everything you are worried about, and your mother, don't worry about your mother..."
Tian Liuer's eyes rolled up and opened wide. At the last moment, she finally said the last sentence, "Goddess Hongwan Mountain is going to see...!"
Tian Liuer closed her eyes and everyone mourned in silence. The first person to cry out was the medicine boy who fed her medicine. He sniffed and cried, "Damn murderer, he had to use such a domineering snake venom to deal with a little girl, and let the snake bite her in so many places, he is totally inhumane!"
When Shen Wen was reminded of this, he suddenly thought of Madam Xing and said immediately, "You guys take care of her funeral. I'm going to check on the female corpse. The snake fangs in her mouth are more than just poisonous!"