Seeing her in a fit of anger, Rong Jiangyu found it extremely amusing. Her wide - opened eyes, puffed cheeks, and furrowed brows made her look exactly like an irate wildcat.
"Wasn't it you who blocked my way?" He raised his eyebrows slightly, squinting his eyes, clearly looking for a fight with her.
Tang Youyou was infuriated but managed to hold back. At this moment, getting angrier would only play into his hands.
"Fine." She gave in, as she really didn't want to waste time on him. "Stay still. I'll make way for you."
Tang Youyou moved to the side of the street, leaving most of the space for him.
"You're so childish!"
She mumbled and then ignored him, heading towards the medical clinic.
The medical clinic was bustling with business. She hadn't seen Tang Jun for several days. Since he settled down, he had been fully dedicated to treating patients.
Moreover, he often treated the poor for free, which made the reputation of the clinic and himself grow day by day. There were always many patients coming for treatment every day.
Tang Youyou would help out when she was free, but was often sent home by Old Tang.
On this day, as soon as she entered the clinic, she saw Tang Jun busily treating patients.
She was idly flipping through medical books and looking at herbs. Just as she was about to doze off, she heard a noise at the door.
"Save me."
The man who came in leaned against the door frame and slumped down. He was covering a bleeding wound on his body, and the blood dripped onto the ground.
"Quickly help him over." Tang Youyou got up and gave up her seat, asking the pharmacy assistant to help the man over.
The man had already fainted. Seeing this, Tang Jun immediately came over.
"This wound is really deep. It might have damaged his internal organs."
Tang Youyou pried open his mouth and fed him a pill, making him hold it in his mouth.
"Stop the bleeding first. There's still a chance to save him." She glanced at the wound, made the man sit upright, and prepared to pull out the arrow that had pierced through his chest from his back.
Tang Jun helped to hold the man steady. He saw her grabbing the arrowhead tightly and pulling it out with all her might. Even fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
The speed couldn't be too slow or too fast. Only by controlling it properly could secondary injuries be avoided.
The arrowhead was slowly being pulled out. At the last moment, she gave a hard tug and pulled it out completely.
"Phew—" She let out a long breath. Looking at her blood - covered hands, she felt a sudden urge to vomit.
Yue Fusheng quickly brought warm water for her to wash her hands.
Ye Yue, standing beside, saw the familiar symbol under the man's neck and her eyes dimmed.
"Old man, it's up to you now."
After the old man took over, he treated the wound quickly. In a short while, the bleeding stopped. "Whether he can make it through tonight is the key."
Late at night, when Tang Youyou was asleep, Ye Yue called out Zhuifeng and said, "That man is one of Lin Yuan's subordinates."
"Yes. He must have slipped through our men's hands."
"What should we do? Get rid of him?"
"Do you do it or shall I?"
Ye Yue thought for a moment and replied, "I'll do it. You stay here."
Under the cover of darkness, Ye Yue silently broke into the medical clinic. The man was still lying in a coma on the bed, and Tang Jun, who was guarding beside him, couldn't hold on any longer and closed his eyes.
He walked over, took out his dagger, and stabbed the man hard in the chest.
"Who!" Unexpectedly, Yue Fusheng rushed in. His shout woke up the old man. The old man drew his sword from his waist and stabbed at Ye Yue with one arm.
Ye Yue was wearing a mask and fought fiercely with him.
While fighting with Yue Fusheng, he drew his sword from his waist. Taking advantage of a gap, he stabbed the man on the bed hard in the neck.
In an instant, blood spurted out like a fountain.
Tang Jun was shocked. He picked up a bench and threw it at them. It happened to hit Ye Yue.
He staggered and fell to the ground.
Yue Fusheng stepped forward and tore off his mask. He was so shocked by the face that his hands trembled.
"It's him."
When dawn broke, Tang Youyou couldn't find Ye Yue anywhere. She thought he might have been called to the medical clinic to help.
Just as she was about to go to the clinic, she saw Yue Fusheng with a gloomy face.
"What's going on?"
Yue Fusheng glanced at her. "Go to the medical clinic."
In the back hall of the medical clinic, Ye Yue was tied tightly to a chair. When he saw Tang Youyou coming, he restrained the fierce look in his eyes.
"What's going on here?"
Then, Tang Jun, who was watching Ye Yue, told her the whole story from beginning to end.
Tang Youyou's expression became more and more serious as she listened. She knew Ye Yue wouldn't kill someone without a reason.
She looked at Ye Yue, took out the gag from his mouth, and said, "Ye Yue, explain yourself."
Ye Yue didn't hold a grudge against them for tying him up. Instead, he looked non -chalant.
"This man is one of Lin Yuan's. He has to be eliminated."
With just this one sentence, Tang Youyou understood the reason. This man must have been sent by that "aunt" to assassinate her.
But she wondered why he had been attacked before he even came to find her.
She knew that Ye Yue was absolutely loyal to Rong Xun. This must have been an order from him.
"Untie him quickly."
Yue Fusheng was still worried. "This man is dangerous. If he stays by the young lady's side, I'm afraid—"
"It's okay. He won't do anything. Untie him."
After Ye Yue was freed, Tang Youyou immediately dragged him away.
"Tell me."
"Hmm? About what?" Ye Yue looked at her in confusion, seeing her serious expression.
"Tell me what's going on with that man?"
At this time, Zhuifeng appeared, leaping down from the roof beside them.
"I'll tell you. That man is one of the soldiers under Lin Yuan. They are planning to assassinate the master. This man is one of them. He was chased by our comrades but managed to escape by chance. So he had to die."
Tang Youyou understood, but new doubts arose. Why did those people want to assassinate Rong Xun?
What was he doing now?
She had never really understood this man. Before, she only knew that he was the scheming and ruthless male protagonist in the novel. But now, the story had deviated from its original track.
The original story had already ended, and now this world was moving in a brand - new direction.
She was full of curiosity and a bit of fear about this hidden part.
"Is Rong Xun okay now?"
Since they separated, they hadn't had any contact, not even a single letter.
Sometimes she couldn't help but think if she had been too harsh before.
Tang Youyou quickly shook her head. This kind of thought was wrong. It was Rong Xun who had betrayed her first. There was no need for her to feel remorse.
"He's okay for now."
...
Rong Xun wiped the blood off his sword and coldly looked at the remaining people on the ground.
"Your disguise wasn't realistic enough. If you want to kill me, remember, choose the right moment, walk lightly, and strike hard."
He raised his hand and pressed the sharp sword against the man's chin. "If you can't do these things, you might as well kill yourself. But I won't give you that chance."
After saying that, the last man also fell into a pool of blood.
Rong Xun threw the sword down and turned to look at the people outside the door.