The junior constable noticed the hesitation in Ye Zhinan's eyes and suddenly remembered what Qin Yihuai had told him before he set off.
"He said he trusted you and would keep you safe."
Trust her?
The figure of Qin Yihuai suddenly flashed through Ye Zhinan's mind, and her heart was slightly touched.
He had taken good care of her. Emotionally and rationally, she should return this favor.
"Big brother, if you're not at ease, come with me. With you giving me courage, I won't be afraid."
She looked at Ye Yingfeng with pleading eyes.
Ye Yingfeng knew very well that once she had made up her mind, not even ten oxen could pull her back.
He sighed helplessly, turned around to say a few words to their parents, fetched a thick cloak, and wrapped it around Ye Zhinan.
"Let's go. Even if it's a mountain of blades or a sea of fire, it's not for others to protect you."
Hearing this jealous remark, Ye Zhinan lowered her head and couldn't help laughing.
As smart as Ye Yingfeng, he could naturally guess who had sent the message.
Presumably, the words just now were deliberately said to the junior constable beside them.
Perhaps Ye Yingfeng's aura was too strong. The junior constable shivered in fright and almost stumbled.
"You don't look like those ferocious people."
Ye Zhinan stepped forward to strike up a conversation, implying something.
The junior constable lifted his eyelids and nodded slightly.
"Boss Qin doesn't allow us to be overbearing. Although we work under him, we have our own way of doing things."
The more he talked, the more proud he became, as if he was proud to work under Qin Yihuai.
He even puffed out his chest, his eyes shining brightly, and the whole person became radiant.
"Boss Qin said that some of you people deserve to suffer, while others are wronged. We're all here to make a living. Only by being tolerant of each other, combining kindness with severity, can we live in harmony."
Ye Zhinan nodded. These words sounded like something he would say.
She followed behind and suddenly thought of something. She leaned over and asked.
"I heard you call him boss just now. Is he your leader?"
The junior constable nodded. He pondered for a moment in his mind before sorting out the entire constable system.
"The person in charge of the northern border is called the prefect. There's a yamen under him. The overbearing people you saw are patrol inspectors. Boss Qin is also a patrol inspector, but he's different from them."
Ye Zhinan calculated in her mind. A patrol inspector was just a ninth - rank official, a petty official.
She never expected that Qin Yihuai was really a man of hidden talents.
"All he is is just a patrol inspector. He can only show off here. He probably hasn't seen much of the world."
Ye Yingfeng's sarcastic voice rang out. The junior constable's face instantly turned red, and his voice suddenly rose.
"He has seen the world. He has read a lot of books. It's just that he was born at the wrong time."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Ye Zhinan quickly stepped in to mediate.
However, she became even more curious about Qin Yihuai's background.
He seemed like an ordinary scholar, but she never expected that there were so many things hidden behind him.
As soon as Ye Zhinan stepped into the yard, she smelled a strong smell of blood.
She frowned tightly and turned to look at the junior constable.
"How many people are injured?"
"… Ten."
The junior constable's face was ashen. When he left, it wasn't this serious. But when he came back, it had turned out like this.
Ye Zhinan suddenly let out a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't just one person, they could all be saved.
She walked into the house and saw the familiar figure standing in the outer hall.
His figure was not as straight as before. One could vaguely see a bit of exhaustion on him.
"You're okay?"
Ye Zhinan stood behind him and asked, but her eyes passed by him and looked straight at the people lying inside.
"They're in a more serious condition. Go in and take a look."
As he said that, he took out a veil - cap from behind and casually put it on Ye Zhinan's head.
After all, there should be propriety between men and women. Ye Zhinan was an unmarried girl. Treating a few men would probably invite gossiping.
The vision in front of her became blurred. The unique aura of Qin Yihuai surrounded her, making her heart skip a beat.
"They have deep wounds, which led to excessive blood loss. It's not a big problem. We just need to stitch up the wounds."
Ye Zhinan walked in to check the injuries of the men. The big stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.
It wasn't that the doctors were helpless. It was just that in this era, medical skills were backward, and no one dared to stitch up the wounds rashly.
"I remember there are Datura stramonium flowers nearby. Go and pick some."
She found an excuse to send the two of them away.
Ye Yingfeng was a bit reluctant, but seeing the men lying on the ground in pain, he still followed them out.
He had fought on the battlefield in the army. He was already used to this kind of thing and had also experienced a lot himself.
He knew the pain well and naturally didn't dare to delay other people's lives.
"Datura stramonium is used for pain relief. After you pick it, grind it into juice and bring it back to me."
She casually tore a few strips of cloth to simply stop the bleeding and bandage the wounds.
She squatted there and thought for a moment, but still didn't take out the anesthetic from her space.
There were many people here. If she took out the anesthetic rashly, it would probably arouse suspicion.
For things in this era, it was better to solve them with their own methods.
Ye Zhinan turned around and joked with them to distract their attention.
"I've learned embroidery from my mother. My needlework is not bad. I'll try to stitch you up nicely."
"I haven't married a wife yet. What if my wife dislikes me then?"
A junior constable with a less serious injury groaned. The people who were still conscious around him all laughed and scolded him for being useless.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became lively, and Ye Zhinan also chimed in a few times.
The bleeding had stopped, and the pain from the wounds had also subsided a lot.
But there were still a few people who were about to collapse.
"Here we are. I also added some Mafeisan. The effect will be better."
Ye Yingfeng walked in in a hurry, holding the medicine in his hands.
Ye Zhinan was a bit surprised. Mafeisan was something he cherished very much.
Even when she was in the most pain, he was reluctant to take it out. But now he was sharing it with these strangers.
"That thing is..."
Ye Zhinan hesitated to speak, but Ye Yingfeng waved his hand indifferently.
"Medicine is for saving lives. There will be plenty of opportunities to find it in the future. But once a life is lost, it can never be found again."
Qin Yihuai's eyes flickered slightly. Then he walked up to Ye Yingfeng and bowed deeply.
Ye Yingfeng pursed his lips and gave him a cold look.
"Don't do these hypocritical things. I can't bear such a grand salute from you."
Ye Zhinan blushed from holding back her laughter. A few bold constables had already burst out laughing.
In the past, they always followed Qin Yihuai's lead and never dared to contradict him, let alone talk to him in such a tone.
This was the first time they had seen someone make Qin Yihuai look embarrassed.
Even if they had to endure the pain ten more times, they would feel it was worth it to encounter such a scene.