When Ling'er saw this, his heart ached. Although she knew that Qi Yang was most likely fooling the other party, Qi Yang's expression at this time did not seem to be fake, as if he was telling a secret that had never been revealed to outsiders.
Qi Yang lowered his eyes slightly and continued: "Since then, I have stopped eating meat."
"What will happen if you eat meat?" Xu Le asked with concern.
"There will be discomfort." Qi Yang looked up at Xu Le and said with a smile, "And the way to maintain health is light. Second Young Master, please note it down too!"
"The miracle doctor's medical skills are so superb? Why don't you treat yourself?" Xu Le asked puzzledly.
Qi Yang smiled and then said: "There are some wounds that cannot be cured by medicine and stones. Don't you still know about this, Second Young Master?"
Ling'er suddenly remembered that Xiao Yizi once asked Qi Yang if his stomach trouble was related to that injury. That injury? Ling'er felt a sudden pain in her heart. Could it be that everything Brother Qi Yang said was true?
"That's it." Xu Le said regretfully.
Qi Yang secretly paid attention to Xu Le's expression, fearing that the matter had already been exposed. He then breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Ling'er.
Ling'er was frowning and twisting the corners of his clothes with his hands, looking very uneasy.
Qi Yang called softly: "Bronze bell?"
Ling'er heard the sound and slowly looked at Qi Yang, feeling so heartbroken that she didn't know what to say.
Qi Yang was worried that Xu Le would become suspicious, so he said pointedly: "Didn't you say you were hungry? Eat something quickly!"
Ling'er nodded when he heard this and picked up the chopsticks. But where can she eat? She tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.
Then, Xu Le brought up the matter of the two guards neglecting their duties.
Qi Yang said: "You can't blame them. There is a medicinal material called 'Ningshencao' growing on the edge of the deep pool, which can make people sleepy. And they must be tired after spending a whole day with us."
"So what? Leaving my distinguished guests aside and taking a nap there is an unforgivable crime!" Xu Le said angrily, "I will teach them a lesson so that they will remember it for a long time."
Ling'er was startled by Xu Le's fierce tone, and the chopsticks fell from her hands for some reason.
"Little brother, what's going on?" Xu Le raised his eyebrows and looked at Ling'er.
"Oops! Xu Le won't suspect that we did something to those two people, right?" Ling'er became more guilty the more she thought about it.
Qi Yang hurriedly said: "Tongling is timid and has never seen the world, so he made the second young master laugh."
Xu Le saw Qi Yang's support for Ling'er in his eyes and said with a smile: "My little brother is kind-hearted, can't he bear to see people being punished?"
"I don't think they did anything wrong, they were just tired." Ling'er suppressed her fear and said softly.
"Since both of you plead for mercy for them, I'll give them a lighter sentence!" Xu Le said.
"Thank you, Second Young Master." Ling'er's voice was still trembling.
"Little brother, are you afraid of me? I'm not a bad person." Xu Le said with a curl of the corner of his mouth.
Qi Yang hurriedly explained: "Second Young Master, don't get me wrong, Tong Ling is just more afraid of strangers."
"Little brother, you can treat this as your own home, no one will hurt you." Xu Le said with a smile.
"I know." Linger lowered his head and said.
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Back in the house, Qi Yang asked someone to prepare bath water, and then he sat on the low couch without saying a word.
Ling'er felt that Qi Yang was angry with herself. When no one was around, she walked to Qi Yang and whispered: "I know I was wrong, don't be angry."
Qi Yang looked up at Ling'er, sighed softly, and then said: "I'm not angry."
"You said you weren't angry, yet you didn't even bother to pay attention to me." Ling'er said aggrievedly.
"Ah? I'm just thinking about tomorrow." Qi Yang explained.
When Ling'er heard this, not only was she not relieved, but she became even more depressed and walked away feeling bored.
Qi Yang was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then stood up and said, "The girl was too nervous just now."
Ling'er lowered his head after hearing this.
"Didn't I say you don't need to be afraid of Xu Le?" Qi Yang whispered.
"But when I see him and hear his voice, I can't help but be afraid." Ling'er finally confessed to Qi Yang.
"Why is this?" Qi Yang approached Ling'er and asked.
"Because..." Ling'er twirled his handkerchief and hesitated, "He is not a good person."
"Then please bear with me, girl. It will be fine after tomorrow." Qi Yang said softly.
Ling'er nodded and asked, "Will Xiao Yizi and the others be rescued tomorrow? Have you figured out how to save them?"
Qi Yang shook his head and replied: "There is no complete countermeasure yet."
At this moment, someone approached and they stopped talking.
After a while, I saw the servants bringing barrels and hot water.
"Put it behind the screen!" Qi Yang said in an old voice.
Ling'er watched the servants pour buckets of hot water into the large wooden barrels. After a while, the room was filled with steam.
Ling'er thought to herself: "Brother Qi Yang's injuries haven't fully healed yet, so it's not appropriate to take a bath at this time!"
After the servants left, Qi Yang closed the door and said to Ling'er: "Tong Ling, go wash it! I just want to read a medical book for a while."
"Me?" Ling'er looked at Qi Yang in surprise and subconsciously covered her chest with her hands.
Qi Yang nodded, sat back on the low couch, took out something from his arms and looked at it, but it was not the so-called medical book, but the topographic map.
"But I..." It's not that Ling'er doesn't trust Brother Qi Yang, it's just that this room is not big...
After confirming that there was no one around, Qi Yang spoke again: "Didn't the girl fall down today? Don't you want to take a shower?"
Only then did Ling'er remember what happened in the execution room and couldn't wait to run behind the screen.
Qi Yang smiled slightly and lowered his head to look at the terrain map in his hand.
Ling'er thought to himself: "'Hidden Incense' is really a good thing. After burning, it didn't leave any stench on my body, which made me forget about it for a while. Brother Qi Yang is so careful!"
Hearing the sound of water rushing, Qi Yang suppressed his smile and frowned. The topographic map in his hand was also put aside casually.
Qi Yang secretly gritted his teeth and reached out to rub his knees. Although it hurts when I rub it, the previous stinging sensation is not that severe after rubbing it. If he had extra internal strength, why would he need to suffer this fate?
Ling'er soaked comfortably in the barrel, seeming to wash away all the fatigue of the past few days. She was suddenly curious about what Brother Qi Yang was doing, so she opened the gap in the screen and peeked out secretly.
This was so unbelievable that Ling'er froze there.
Ling'er felt that her heart was severely cut open by a sharp blade. She dried herself quickly, got dressed, and stepped out of the screen.
Qi Yang was holding a topographic map, looking up at Ling'er approaching, and showing her a gentle smile, as if the scene Ling'er saw before had never happened.
Ling'er glanced at the terrain map in Qi Yang's hand and said nothing.
Qi Yang followed Ling'er's gaze and looked at the topographic map in his hand, secretly saying "Oops!" It turned out that he was so panicked when he took the topographic map that he held it upside down!
Qi Yang was just thinking about how to explain when he saw Ling'er coming over with a medical box.
"Do you need to change the dressing again?" Qi Yang asked reluctantly.
Ling'er didn't answer, just squatted down, put the medical box on the ground, and started to take off Qi Yang's shoes and socks.
Qi Yang said nervously: "Girl, this is..."
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