The pain spread bit by bit. Without looking, Shang Luoshu knew that his hand had been bitten by Lu Yinxi until it bled. He seemed oblivious, for this pain was nothing compared to what she was going through.
Bright red blood trickled down between her teeth and onto her tongue. The coppery and sweet scent instantly filled her entire mouth.
Many people didn't like this taste, but Lu Yinxi was like a greedy child who had tasted the finest wine in the world for the first time. She couldn't help but suck on it greedily.
"Xier?"
Shang Luoshu was surprised by her reaction and instinctively curled his knuckles.
Lu Yinxi thought he was about to pull his hand back. Almost instinctively, her hands suddenly reached up and clung tightly to his fingers. Then, the man felt a soft, tingling sensation at the wound, which spread through his limbs in an instant.
Was Xier licking his wound?
Shang Luoshu froze in place, not daring to move. Lu Yinxi, however, became more and more brazen. Her licking and sucking movements became more and more skillful. As she did so, the pain between her eyebrows gradually faded.
Seeing this, something flashed through his mind. The man beside the bed suddenly realized something, and his eyes sparkled with great joy.
His blood could relieve Xier's pain!
"Hongmei, get a knife!"
After being ambushed three times in a row and losing nearly a hundred men, Zhou Kou wasn't sure how many of his brothers would be left by the time they reached Yangxian if things continued like this.
He didn't want his brothers to sacrifice any more, so he became more and more cautious on the road. Before setting off, he sent out wave after wave of scouts.
Just now, they had avoided another ambush. And Yangxian was already in sight.
"Boss, shall we enter the city?"
At this moment, their group was hiding on the mountain outside the north city gate. There were a lot of plants here, making it a good place to hide. Although the camp of the large army was not far away, it also meant that there would be no more ambushes on the mountain.
This was what was meant by "safety in the shadow of danger".
"Wait a little longer."
Although Zhou Kou had set off first, he had been delayed a lot of time due to the ambushes and rest along the way. So the general named Zheng Dai, sent by Shang Mo on schedule with 30,000 troops, had arrived outside Yangxian first.
They had already set up camp on the spot and there had been no conflict with the 80,000 troops stationed outside Yangxian. In fact, they got along very harmoniously.
It was obvious to anyone that there was something fishy going on when the two sides that should have been enemies were getting along like this.
Suppressing his eager brothers, Zhou Kou's eyes were fixed on the tents in the distance. Just now, he seemed to see someone from the Yangxian garrison go to Zheng Dai's camp.
Judging from the clothes, that person didn't seem to be an ordinary soldier.
Looking at the sky, Zhou Kou said in a deep voice, "After dark, Xu Li and Yu Men will follow me to the camp."
Zhao County
It was the fifth day since Lu Yinxi had fallen into a coma.
Although it had been confirmed that Shang Luoshu's blood could relieve her pain, it couldn't completely resist the side effects and wake her up from the coma.
Even so, the man would still draw a bowl of blood every day without fail and feed it to the girl.
"My lord!"
The figure in the distance swayed. Lu Yinjian stepped forward quickly and caught Shang Luoshu, who was staggering. The feeling under his hand was a bit bony.
A flash of surprise crossed his mind, followed by understanding and guilt.
Shang Luoshu had been seriously injured and hadn't fully recovered. Now, in order to save his sister, he drew blood every day. Even if he was taken care of carefully, it would be difficult to replenish his energy.
"My lord, this is the new medicine. Please drink it first!"
After calming down the dizziness in his head, Shang Luoshu took the decoction handed by Lu Yinjian and drank it all in one gulp.
This was the new medicine prescribed by the doctor from Longxi, which could replenish both qi and blood.
On the second day after reuniting with his sister, Lu Yinjian was worried about encountering another danger like the Wolf Guards. So he wrote a letter and asked Shang Luoshu's personal guard to send it back to Longxi at full speed.
After Uncle Su from the Su family learned that the siblings had met and had a preliminary understanding of their situation, he immediately sent the best doctor from Longxi, along with the guards of the Su family.
Now they were guarding outside the inn and didn't allow any outsiders to enter. For this reason, Lu Yinjian had rented out the whole inn.
After the local county magistrate learned that Lin Siqing was staying here, he also sent a lot of people to surround the inn tightly. People who didn't know might think that there was a heinous fugitive inside.
After drinking the medicine and eating something to fill his stomach, Shang Luoshu sat back in his original position.
Calculating the time, Xier should wake up soon.
As night fell, the campfires in the camp outside Yangxian were continuous, standing out brightly in the darkness.
Zhou Kou led two subordinates. They changed into inconspicuous clothes and sneaked into the camp under the cover of darkness.
He had once served under Zhu Chengjie, so he had met Zheng Dai. Needless to say, Zheng Dai was also one of the capable generals under the Assistant King.
Now that he was leading the troops to Yangxian, Zhou Kou could almost predict the situation in the capital.
The current emperor had compromised with the Assistant King!
Concentrating his attention, he hid in the darkness and held his breath as he watched the patrolling soldiers pass by. Not far away was the main tent of the camp, which was also Zhou Kou's target for tonight.
He was quite sure that the person who had entered Zheng Dai's camp in the evening was very likely the highest-ranking general of the Yangxian garrison. Now both he and Zheng Dai were in the main tent.
The patrolling soldiers had gone far away. The next patrol would come here in half an incense stick's time.
It was now!
Zhou Kou made a prompt decision. With a signal, the two men behind him crouched down and quickly took out the two guards at the door of the main tent.
When they came out again, they had changed into a different uniform.
The Fourth Miss had woken up!
The moment Lu Yinxi opened her eyes, the news spread throughout the whole inn. Lu Yinjian was so happy that he lost his usual calm. Hongrui and Hongmei were also crying with joy. Needless to say, Lu Hu, Fang Qinhu and others were also overjoyed.
But the happiest one should be Shang Luoshu. However, at this moment, he had a gloomy face with no sign of joy. Instead, it seemed like a storm was coming.
After the people around were excited for a while, they suddenly felt that the temperature in the room had dropped inexplicably. Although it was already autumn, it shouldn't be this cold, right?
Everyone instinctively rubbed their arms and then noticed Shang Luoshu's almost freezing face.
No wonder it was so cold in the room!
The people present were not stupid. They were good at reading people's expressions. Immediately, they made up random excuses and left one after another. Even Lu Yinjian was half-forced to be pulled out by the others.
Couldn't they see that the lord wanted to talk to the Fourth Miss?
When there were no outsiders in the room, the previous excitement seemed like an illusion. Lu Yinxi glanced at the closed door and then at Shang Luoshu, slowly showing a faint smile.
"I'm awake. Aren't you happy?"
There was no color on her face. Even when she smiled, she still looked a bit weak. Her sharp eyebrows had lost their usual momentum, drooping like a defeated peacock.
Anyone who was used to seeing Lu Yinxi's unrestrained appearance would feel a bit of pity when seeing her like this, not to mention Shang Luoshu.
But he hardened his heart and uttered three words.
"Not happy!"