novel-bin Chapter 138: Very Panic
Chapter 138: Very Panic
After Mo Yu left, Li Ziyan finally couldn't hold up his body anymore. He fell down slowly, covering his wound weakly, and handed the hilt of the knife in his hand to the prison soldier beside him.
Then, he used up his last bit of strength and stabbed the prisoner in the abdomen when he was completely defenseless. After completing all these actions, Li Ziyan heard the sound of the soldier who delivered the food coming back.
The soldier stood outside the door and shouted impatiently, "Minister Li, your meal is here!"
However, there was no response from Li Ziyan. The soldier pushed the door open and walked into the cell in confusion, but was stunned by the shocking scene in front of him - the blood on the ground, the pale and sweaty Li Ziyan, and the prison soldier lying in a pool of blood. The soldier was stunned for a moment, and the food box in his hand fell to the ground involuntarily.
After coming to his senses, he turned around and ran out in panic, shouting as he ran: "Hurry up! Go find a doctor! Quick!"
After a while, the soldier ran into the cell again, quickly helped the weak Li Ziyan up, and said anxiously: "Master Li, how could you be so seriously injured? Please hold on, don't be in trouble, the doctor will be here soon!"
Li Ziyan endured the severe pain, raised his hand with difficulty, pointed at the prisoner on the ground, and said weakly: "Yes...he wanted to kill me, I couldn't avoid it..."
The soldier hurriedly comforted him, "Don't talk for now, just have a good rest. I'll take you to bed right away, the doctor should be here soon." After that, he carefully helped Li Ziyan to the bedside and let him lie down slowly.
Another soldier brought the doctor and started to treat Li Ziyan. However, one of the soldiers was dissatisfied and complained, "Brother, he is a traitor and he will die. Why should we go to such great lengths to save him?"
The soldier retorted, "How can you tell whether he is a traitor or not? Now that nothing has been concluded, how can you easily say whether it is true or not? Besides, he is the son of Marquis Guangping! Marquis Guangping was a powerful general in the past, and he fought in many battles and made great achievements. I really can't believe that such a son of a general would become a traitor."
Another soldier was still unconvinced and muttered, "But don't we still have to take him to Pingliang?"
"This is a military order. As soldiers, we naturally have to follow orders from our superiors. But as to whether he is guilty or unjustly accused, that can only be judged by God and the court. I always believe that the innocent will be innocent and the turbid will be turbid."
At this moment, Li Ziyan, who was originally unconscious, moved his fingers slightly, as if he heard the conversation between the two soldiers. Although he was extremely weak, he still had a complex emotion in his heart. On the one hand, he was angry and helpless about being framed as a traitor; on the other hand, he was also moved by this soldier who firmly believed in justice. Perhaps, in this chaotic era, there are still some people who are willing to uphold justice...
On the way back home, Zhao Junning, who was sitting in the carriage, suddenly felt an inexplicable panic. She covered her chest tightly and took a deep breath, trying to calm down the discomfort. "What's going on? Why am I so panicked?"
After finally returning to the mansion and just stepping into the lobby, a servant at the door came running over in a hurry, panting and saying, "Madam, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Xu are here. They said they want to see you." When Zhao Junning heard this, she suddenly felt a surge of anticipation in her heart. She felt that the two of them came together because Li Ziyan must have returned as well.
When she walked to the door, the two gentlemen had already walked in. They looked solemn and serious. When they saw Zhao Junning, they said, "Junning, please sit down first. We have something to tell you."
Zhao Junning's heart tightened, she felt both happy and a little flustered. Her eyes were full of red bloodshot, revealing her inner uneasiness. "What happened? Why are you so serious? Where's Zi Yan? Is he back too? Is he drunk again, so he doesn't dare to come in?"
She didn't dare to think the worst, and tried to tell herself that Li Ziyan would be fine, maybe he didn't dare to come in just because he was afraid of being discovered by her that he was drunk. However, even though she comforted herself like this, her eyes still revealed the panic and helplessness that could not be concealed.
Fuling carefully supported Jun Ning and let her sit down slowly. After Zhao Jun Ning sat down, Xu Wenhe and Zhou Aoyang looked at each other, then turned their eyes to Zhao Jun Ning and said softly: "Zi Yan...has not returned yet."