Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Chapter 610

Wu Xie looked at Xie Yuchen, his eyes dark and pale, and a wave of sadness welled up in his heart. He sighed softly and carefully covered Xie Yuchen with a soft blanket, as if afraid to wake him. Then, Wu Xie tiptoed out of the room like a ghost, afraid to make a sound.

The door slowly closed behind Wu Xie, making a slight click. Seeing this, Xie Liu, who was waiting at the door, immediately rushed forward like an arrow, asking anxiously, "How is the young master? Is he still refusing to eat? And what about Hei Ye? How is his injury? Is he feeling better? Is he awake?"

As soon as Wu Xie turned around, he saw Xie Liu rushing towards him like a whirlwind. Before he could react, Xie Liu's mouth was like a machine gun, crackling with a lot of questions.

"Come on, say something! Why are you standing there motionless, like an idiot?" Seeing that Wu Xie had not responded, Xie Liu became increasingly anxious. He widened his eyes and stared at Wu Xie with suspicion, as if he wanted to see some clues from his expression.

Wu Xie was somewhat bewildered by Xie Liu's barrage of questions. He blinked, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. However, before he could open his mouth, Xie Liu couldn't contain himself anymore and turned to rush into the room, clearly worried about the young master's condition.

When Wu Xie saw this scene, his heart suddenly tightened and his face turned pale in an instant. He didn't have time to think about it and hurriedly stretched out his hands. One hand covered Xie Liu's mouth like lightning, and the other hand grabbed Xie Liu's shoulders with lightning speed.

Wu Xie's movements were as fast as the wind, not giving Xie Liu any time to react. He used all his strength and pulled hard, dragging Xie Liu out the door.

"Shh!" Wu Xie put his index finger to his lips, signaling Xie Liu to keep quiet, and then lowered his voice and said, "Keep your voice down. Xiaohua just fainted from exhaustion. I finally managed to get him to the bed so he could have a good rest. If you barge in like this again and wake him up, I'll tell Xie San right away and have him beat you up!"

Although Wu Xie's voice was low, the anger in it was like a surging undercurrent that made people shudder.

However, Xie Liu seemed to have completely ignored Wu Xie's warning. After hearing the words "Xie Yuchen fainted", his emotions instantly went out of control and he struggled desperately like an enraged beast.

Seeing this, Wu Xie secretly groaned inwardly. He had not expected Xie Liu's reaction to be so intense. But now that things had come to this, he had no other choice but to grit his teeth and use all his strength to engage in a fierce wrestling match with Xie Liu.

The two men were deadlocked at the door. Xie Liu's strength was so great that Wu Xie gradually began to feel unable to hold on. Just when he felt that he was at his wit's end, he suddenly had an idea and thought of a way.

He took a deep breath, then suddenly leaned close to Xie Liu's ear and shouted angrily in a voice that was almost a roar: "Did you even hear what I said? What Xiaohua needs most right now is rest. No matter whether he fainted or not, he is already asleep now. If you dare to go in and disturb him, I promise that I can kill you effortlessly right now!"

Xie Liu looked at the fierce expression on Wu Xie's face and couldn't help but tremble. He felt as if he was enveloped by an invisible pressure, and his body froze involuntarily. His eyes widened, and a dry sound came from his throat, but he couldn't speak. He could only nod repeatedly to show that he understood Wu Xie's meaning.

Seeing this, Wu Xie breathed a sigh of relief, but his gaze remained as sharp as a hawk, staring intently at Xie Liu, as if warning him not to make any unusual movements. Only after he was sure Xie Liu had completely calmed down did Wu Xie slowly loosen his grip on him.

"Where is Xie San?" Wu Xie asked casually while moving his numb fingers.

Xie Liuru was pardoned and quickly replied, "They said they are almost at the village entrance. From what my third brother said, it seems that His Highness and the clan leader are here too." His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of angering Wu Xie again.

"Xiaohua's daddy and father are here?" Wu Xie frowned slightly, obviously a little surprised by the news. However, he quickly calmed down and began to think about the reason.

From what he knew about Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling, they weren't the type to enjoy the crowds. Furthermore, while Hei Xia Zi was a close friend of theirs, it wasn't enough for them to come personally. However, considering recent events, Wu Xie felt that Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling's arrival wasn't entirely unreasonable. After all, Hei Xia Zi was someone they'd grown up with, and now that he was seriously injured and in a coma, it was only natural for them, as family members, to come and check on him.

"I understand. Send someone to clean out a room quickly. When Xiaohua's daddy and father arrive, let them wait there for a while." After Wu Xie arranged these things in an orderly manner, he turned around and walked quickly towards the southwest.

Xie Liu stood there, watching Wu Xie walk further and further away until he disappeared from sight. He knew that Wu Xie was heading to the injured area. It was obvious that Wu Xie was going to visit the injured on behalf of the young master.

At the same time, at the entrance of the village, a group of off-road vehicles were driving hard on the bumpy and muddy dirt road. The wheels turned hard in the mud, splashing muddy water.

"Your Highness, Clan Leader. I have carefully checked Hei Ye's injuries before I came out. They are almost healed, but he has been running a low fever and has not shown any signs of waking up yet. The young master has been guarding Hei Ye's side, never leaving his side." Xie San, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned his head and quietly reported Hei Ye's injuries to the two people who were resting with their eyes closed in the back seat.

Hua Yu and Hei Xia Zi had known each other for a long time, at least seventy or eighty years. He was very familiar with Hei Xia Zi's character and behavior. So when he heard that Hei Xia Zi was seriously injured, he couldn't help but feel doubtful.

Zhang Qiling reached out and gently patted the back of Hua Yu's hand, as if to calm his agitated emotions, then asked softly, "What exactly is going on?"

Xie San took a deep breath, calmed himself down a bit, and continued, "Actually, I don't have a very thorough understanding of this matter. That night, Hei Ye led his team on patrol outside the village as usual. However, not long after they left the camp, a man from the team ran back, covered in blood and in a miserable state. He told us in horror that they had encountered a sudden attack in the mountains, and Hei Ye was leading the others in a desperate resistance. The situation was extremely critical, so he asked us to bring people to support them immediately."

As Xie San recalled the events that happened that night, he tried to piece together every detail, especially some details that were easily overlooked.

"I was completely unprepared. Before I could react, I saw the young master rush out alone without hesitation. Seeing this, I couldn't care less and could only hastily entrust the affairs of the camp to the care of the young master. Then, I took a few people and followed the young master to the scene of the incident."

"When we got there, we only saw Hei Ye protecting the Young Master. Both of them were unconscious. I had Hei Ye and the Young Master sent back to the camp, and I took the rest of the people to investigate the scene."

Xie San didn't think anything of it at the time, but when he thought about it now, he found something suspicious.

"Everyone in Heiye's group is dead or wounded, and they're all in a coma. We have no idea what happened to them. But those who died were killed by falling rocks; those who were seriously injured were hit by cold weapons, but they avoided vital parts; those who were slightly injured seem to have been scratched by animals in the mountains."

Xie San watched the changes in Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling's expressions through the rearview mirror, then took a deep breath and continued, "I was also very surprised at the time. How could there suddenly be so many different injuries? Later, we carefully examined the scene and found that those who were killed by falling rocks had no obvious signs of falling rocks around them, and their wounds did not look like they were caused by rocks."

When Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling heard this, their brows furrowed even more tightly, and their doubts grew deeper and deeper.

"There are also those who were seriously injured by cold weapons. Their wounds look very neat, as if they were cut by swords or other weapons. But the people led by Hei Ye did not carry such weapons." Xie San continued.

"What about those who were accidentally injured by animals?" Zhang Qiling asked.

"The wounds on those people's bodies were quite messy. Some looked like they were scratched by claws, and some looked like they were bitten by teeth. However, we did not find any traces of animals at the scene," Xie San explained.

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling exchanged glances, each seeing the same confusion in the other's eyes. These three different injuries, seemingly unrelated, yet appearing simultaneously in the same place, what on earth was going on?

"How long will it take to get there?"

Zhang Qiling glanced at Hua Yu and shook his head. He didn't know how these three completely unrelated injuries appeared in the same scene. He would only know after seeing the person who woke up.

"We're only a little over a hundred meters away." Xie San looked ahead and pointed at the dilapidated village entrance not far away. "Your Highness, Chief, we're here! Xie Liu is waiting for us at the door."

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Wu Xie slowly lifted the tent curtains for the lightly wounded, and a gust of hot air hit him in the face. He looked closely and saw the wounded brothers lying on simple wooden beds, all wrapped in thick white towels.

"How do you feel today?" Wu Xie asked softly, with concern in his eyes.

"Master San, we are almost well now, let's get back to our posts!" a young man said anxiously, his voice full of desire and unwillingness.

"That's right! Master San, our bones are almost rusted from lying here!" another young man echoed. As he spoke, he moved his body, as if to prove that he had recovered well.

"Young Master San, we just had a minor scrape. Why do we need to take such careful care of us?" Another young man complained, with a hint of helplessness on his face.

"Yes! Yes!" Others also responded, and the tent was filled with various sounds for a while.

"Oh, Master San, please save us! We have been lying here for long enough!" An older team member pleaded, with a hint of tears in his tone.

"Yes, yes, this bed is as hard as rock, our bones are about to fall apart!" Another team member groaned in pain, as if the bed really tortured him.

"Master San, please be kind and let us go back!" everyone shouted in unison, their eyes focused on Wu Xie, expecting him to agree to their request.

As soon as Wu Xie stepped into the ward, those who were originally lying on the beds became restless like a swarm of disturbed bees, complaining in unison, as if Wu Xie was their savior, and as long as Wu Xie nodded, they could immediately escape from the iron bed that made them miserable.

Faced with the crowd's pleas, Wu Xie shook his head helplessly, spread his hands, and explained, "Whether you can go back or not is not up to me! It depends on whether your doctor Liu agrees to let you go out."

At the mention of Dr. Liu, the noise in the tent suddenly stopped as if a mute button had been pressed. Wu Xie's words were like a bucket of cold water, mercilessly extinguishing the fire of hope among the crowd.

After all, their Doctor Liu was no ordinary man. Nearly two meters tall, his body brimming with muscle, he looked like a real-life Hulk. Standing before him, Wu Xie felt like a child who had strayed into the land of giants, completely overwhelmed by the head nurse's imposing presence.

Furthermore, Dr. Liu was known for his strict conduct. Obtaining his approval was no easy task. Patients had to fight him twice, demonstrating sufficient strength and recovery, before he would declare them fully recovered and ready for discharge.

"Well, Master San, we're actually not fully recovered yet! I can still lie down for a few more days. Once I'm fully recovered, it will be the same when I go back." The person who just shouted the most cheerfully instantly huddled back in the quilt.

"Oh, yes! Ouch, my ribs still hurt a little bit! Master San, I'll take a rest first." Another team member also quickly covered his ribs, wailed "ouch, ouch", and then lay down.

After the first and second ones started, there would be a group of people who were full of energy just now, as if the movie star was possessed, and they all lay down in their beds as if they were sick.

Wu Xie could only shake his head and left the tent helplessly. However, judging by their condition, they were probably almost recovered. Doctor Liu should release them in the next two days.

Wu Xie left the tent for the lightly injured and turned to walk towards the tent for the seriously injured.