Chapter 59

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Qin Ming was stunned!

The burly man who was running over with all his might was also stunned!

The two of them, who were originally running towards Xue Wanche, suddenly stopped in their tracks when Xue Wanche sat on the ground, looking at him in shock.

"Xue Wanche, a man of seven feet tall!" Just as everyone was staring at Xue Wanche in shock, they heard his voice: "How can I be a man who breaks his word?"

When Zhao Chen heard Xue Wanche's words, his heart, which had been hanging, finally relaxed. He put down the crossbow and gave a thumbs-up to Xue Wanche, who was sitting on the ground.

"General Xue!" The burly man had a tragic expression, and the heavy iron spear he had been gripping tightly now hung limply on the ground. He looked at Xue Wanche in confusion: "Why? Why do this?"

"Xue Wanche has said, from now on, each of us should take care of ourselves!" Xue Wanche, sitting on the ground, smiled and said to the burly man: "You two should leave immediately, go far away, and from now on, change your names and hide. Don't worry about Xue Wanche's life and death anymore!"

"Bullshit!" The burly man, upon hearing this, suddenly glared at Xue Wanche and shouted fiercely, perhaps the first time he dared to speak to Xue Wanche like this: "We are brothers for life. Today, you ask us to escape alone and leave you here. Do you think we are afraid of death?"

As the burly man spoke, he suddenly raised the heavy iron spear in his hand, just like Xue Wanche had done earlier, and threw it several yards away onto the empty ground. Then he laughed loudly and walked to Xue Wanche's side, sitting down next to him with a thud: "If we die today, we will die together, and the road to the underworld will not be lonely!"

"Xue..." The man who had forced Liu Hui to the side with the heavy iron spear originally wanted to turn and call out to Xue Wanche and the other man. However, when he turned around and saw the two of them sitting on the ground with their weapons thrown far away, he swallowed the words he was about to say.

A moment later, the man also raised his head and let out a mournful cry. He suddenly retracted the heavy iron spear and walked over with large strides. As he approached, he raised his hand, and the heavy iron spear landed with a thud next to Xue Wanche's weapons.

"Good men!" In an instant, the tense scene, which had been filled with hostility, was completely defused because Xue Wanche and the other two had put down their weapons. Seeing these three iron-willed men, Qin Ming's face was filled with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen immediately gave Qin Ming a disdainful look. This guy had just been shouting about killing the despicable Xue Wanche! In the blink of an eye, he was now eager to call Xue Wanche and the others brothers. Who is the real despicable person here!

"Very well! Very well!" Wei Hui, seeing Xue Wanche and the other two throw away their weapons and sit on the ground, completely giving up resistance, said with a lingering fear.

"Sir Wei, now you can be completely at ease!" The burly man next to Xue Wanche, hearing Wei Hui's words filled with lingering fear, sneered and said sarcastically.

"Why waste words with such a despicable person!" Xue Wanche glanced at Wei Hui, sneered, and said to the burly man next to him.

Wei Hui, hearing Xue Wanche and the other man's words, couldn't help but laugh bitterly in his heart. However, he was not angry. As long as he returned to Chang'an and obtained the emperor's pardon for Xue Wanche and the others, the misunderstandings between them would naturally be resolved.

Thinking of this, Wei Hui turned to Zhao Chen and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Sir, for your assistance today. However, General Xue is already injured, and after this fight, his injuries may have worsened. Could you treat General Xue's injuries first?"

"No problem!" Zhao Chen agreed readily but then held out his hand to Wei Hui, saying, "Hand it over!"

"What?" Wei Hui looked at Zhao Chen's outstretched hand in confusion, not understanding what he was asking for.

Even Qin Ming, standing nearby, looked puzzled, not understanding what the young lord was suddenly asking Wei Hui for.

"The imperial edict!" Zhao Chen sneered at Wei Hui, saying, "Sir Wei, with one word, you forced Zhao Chen to come to Lantian, and now with another word, you order Zhao Chen to treat General Xue's injuries. I suppose the emperor gave you an edict before he left, allowing you to command Zhao Chen at any time!"

Wei Hui's face turned red instantly, his mouth opened, but he was momentarily speechless!

Seeing this, Zhao Chen ignored Wei Hui, who was still standing with his mouth half-open, and coldly walked over to the more than a hundred fierce soldiers.

Sun Yin, this mad dog, in his eagerness for merit and glory, had mobilized two hundred fierce soldiers to attack Xue Wanche and the other two fierce generals. As a result, the two hundred soldiers who had come with them were now dead or injured, suffering heavy casualties.

Now, almost everyone standing before him was injured, looking pitiful and disheveled. This was the reason he had just contradicted Wei Hui, who had immediately thought of having him treat Xue Wanche's injuries without considering the wounded soldiers in front of him.

Why should he? Just because Xue Wanche's life is more valuable than theirs?

Liu Hui had already limped back from the city gate. He had been caught off guard by the burly man's sudden attack and had twisted his ankle. Now, his ankle was hurting badly, and he could only walk with a limp.

Zhao Yuankai also returned behind Liu Hui. This guy was badly frozen, his face pale, and his nose dripping with snot. Seeing Zhao Chen from a distance, he immediately stood nervously, a complete contrast to his earlier aggressive demeanor.

Zhao Chen didn't have time to deal with Zhao Yuankai. He instructed Liu Hui to quickly call the heads of the neighborhoods to take the civilians back and settle them. He then called Wang Ning to gather all the doctors in Lantian as soon as possible.

There were too many injured soldiers, and he couldn't handle it alone!

While Wang Ning was gathering the doctors, Zhao Chen hurried to the county office, bought some medicines and bandages from the supermarket, and then rushed back to where the soldiers were temporarily staying. When he arrived, he found that Wang Ning had already gathered all the doctors in Lantian.

Discarding the outdated methods of this era, Zhao Chen personally handled the treatment, letting a few doctors follow him and learn as he treated the wounds.

Seeing Zhao Chen's methods, which were completely different from those of this era, especially the use of needles and thread to stitch wounds, the few doctors, who were considered renowned in Lantian, looked extremely surprised. However, due to Zhao Chen's status, they dared not speak out.

"This method is from my master, do you know Daoist Sun Simiao?" Seeing the hesitant expressions on the doctors' faces, Zhao Chen had no choice but to use Sun Simiao's name to convince them: "Even Daoist Sun Simiao was amazed by this technique!"

Indeed, Sun Simiao's reputation was not exaggerated. Upon hearing that even Sun Simiao was amazed by this technique, the doctors, who had been indifferent, suddenly became serious.

They were professionals who had been immersed in medicine for years. Although they couldn't fully understand the modern surgical techniques in a short time, after Zhao Chen's simple explanation, they were much more skilled in practice. Zhao Chen was not surprised by this, as he had already realized this when Sun Simiao performed surgery on Liu Cheng.

The damned Sun Yin, due to his eagerness for merit, had brought two hundred soldiers, of which five were dead, seventeen were seriously injured, and almost everyone had minor injuries.

It wasn't until midnight that all the injured were treated. When Zhao Chen, exhausted, returned to the county office, he suddenly found Wei Hui standing alone at the gate, straightening up as soon as he saw Zhao Chen approaching.

"Sir Wei, have you been waiting here all this time?" It was freezing outside, and even with multiple layers of clothing, Zhao Chen still felt the bone-chilling cold. Seeing Wei Hui's pale face, Zhao Chen sighed and asked.

"General Xue's injuries have worsened!" Wei Hui gave Zhao Chen a bitter smile, straightened up, and bowed deeply, pleading: "What happened earlier was all Wei's fault. Once we return to Chang'an, I will personally visit to apologize! But I hope you can treat General Xue's injuries!"

"What's the point of saying this now, Sir Wei!" Thinking about this, Zhao Chen felt a surge of anger. It was one thing to force him to Lantian, but the series of events that followed had left him furious.

However, as he said, it was too late to say anything else. The events had already happened; could they be undone?

"Let's go!" Zhao Chen didn't want to argue with Wei Hui. After a brief pause, he walked into the county office and headed towards Xue Wanche's room.

When he pushed the door open, he saw Xue Wanche lying on a bed. The tough guy who had been acting invincible outside now looked as if a single finger could knock him over.

Wei Hui did not follow him in. Xue Wanche and the other two had already identified him as the one who betrayed them. No matter how Wei Hui tried to explain, they did not believe him.

"Open your robe and let me see!" Wei Hui had already told him about Xue Wanche's injuries, so Zhao Chen didn't waste words and directly asked Xue Wanche to open his robe, his tone far from polite.

No matter what, the fierce soldiers outside were all casualties of these three. Compared to Xue Wanche and the others, Zhao Chen's sympathies were more with the two hundred soldiers who had come with him to Lantian.

Perhaps Xue Wanche and the others understood this. Upon hearing Zhao Chen's words, Xue Wanche smiled and, with the help of his two companions, silently took off his outer robe.