PFC Chapter 137 Applying Medicine
Chapter 137 Applying Medicine
In an instant, everyone was dispersed.
Yu Wangfei held Chu Yuheng's hand and ran forward nervously. As long as they could get rid of them, there would be hope of survival.
The two ran all the way to the woods. Yu Wangfei looked around and found that this place was temporarily safe, so he helped Chu Yuheng sit under a tree and began to check his injuries.
"It's safe here for the time being. I'll help you pull out the arrow first." Yu Wangfei looked at his wound with heartache and raised his hand to untie his clothes.
Worried that he would feel pain, Yu Wangfei took out the handkerchief she was carrying and placed it in front of him.
Chu Yuheng bit it directly.
"I'm going to start. It might hurt a little." Yu Wangfei placed his hand on it carefully.
She first observed the wound and confirmed the method to remove the arrow. While Chu Yuheng was not able to react, she quickly pulled out the arrowhead.
Chu Yuheng only felt a sharp pain and bit the handkerchief in his mouth tightly. After a while, the pain gradually eased.
When I turned around, I found Yu Wangfei applying medicine on me.
After the medicine came into contact with his skin, Chu Yuheng only felt a cool sensation, without the previous pain.
"What is this?" he couldn't help asking.
"The herbs I carry with me can heal wounds." Yu Wangfei responded.
This was the golden wound medicine she specially prepared for her trip to the south of the Yangtze River, just to deal with this kind of sudden situation.
The last time they went to Xizhou, Chu Yuheng was worried that they would encounter bad situations on the road, so he deliberately raised the banner of the Ninth Prince, so no one stopped them along the way.
But this time is different. This trip to the south of the Yangtze River is to investigate the Spring Examination Case. If he goes there in a high-profile manner under the banner of the Ninth Prince, I am afraid that the evidence will be destroyed by local officials, thus affecting the investigation.
So Chu Yuheng only brought a few guards from the palace and traveled under the guise of an ordinary businessman.
Unexpectedly, before they even reached the south of the Yangtze River, they encountered bandits blocking their way.
"Thank you for your hard work. It's my fault. I let the bandits take advantage of me." Chu Yuheng clenched his fists in hatred.
When he passed by this area before, his subordinates reported back that there were often bandits coming and going nearby, but because they did not do anything evil, nor did they burn, kill, or rob, and Chu Yuheng was anxious to return to the capital to see Yu Wangfei, he ignored these bandits.
If he had given the order to annihilate these bandits at the beginning, the situation today would not have happened.
"What is supposed to happen will happen. Besides, aren't we all right now?" Yu Wangfei said with a smile, "Once it's dawn tomorrow, Yunhua and the others will be able to find us."
She wiped the arrow clean and handed it to Chu Yuheng, then stood up and prepared to pick up some branches for firewood.
Although it is spring, it is still a little chilly at night.
Chu Yuheng stared at the arrow, frowning, and fell into thought.
This arrowhead is not something that ordinary bandits can afford. The pattern and weight on it are obviously arrows commonly used in barracks.
It is really strange that a small bandit can afford to use the weapons in the barracks. Could it be that someone in the barracks is in cahoots with these bandits?
"Those bandits are not ordinary people." Chu Yuheng expressed his guess.
"What do you mean?" Yu Wangfei asked while making a fire.
"Look at this arrow. Logically, this kind of arrow can only appear in military camps, but now it appears in the hands of this group of bandits, which shows that this matter is not that simple." Chu Yuheng held the arrowhead in his hand and played with it.
What was the origin of that group of bandits? Or did someone deliberately disguise themselves as bandits to kill him?
After Yu Wangfei lit the fire, he took out the radish he had just picked up and roasted it.
"Let's eat something first." Yu Wangfei handed the radish to Chu Yuheng, and then started eating it.
Looking at Yu Wangfei chewing the radish, Chu Yuheng's thoughts drifted away in an instant. He suddenly remembered that a long time ago, Yu Wangfei was also sitting beside him chewing grilled fish like today.
Thinking of his childhood, Chu Yuheng couldn't help but smile.
"Is there something on my face?" Yu Wangfei wiped the corner of his mouth in confusion.
"No." Chu Yuheng immediately withdrew his thoughts and looked away awkwardly.
After eating the radish, Yu Wangfei picked up the arrowhead and weighed it carefully.
When she was pulling out the arrow for Chu Yuheng just now, she felt that the pattern on the arrowhead was very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere, so she wiped the arrowhead clean.
But where have you seen it before?
After thinking for a long time, Yu Wangfei suddenly remembered that she had seen this pattern on Yu Qiaoqiao's body.
Before Yu Qiaoqiao was killed by Chu Aotian, she had gone to Yu Qiaoqiao's yard and accidentally saw a red mark on Yu Qiaoqiao's arm. The red mark was exactly the same as this pattern.
Previously, she only thought that the red mark on Yu Qiaoqiao was the result of her love with Chu Aotian. Now that she thought about it, it must be that Yu Qiaoqiao accidentally touched the pattern when they were making love, and accidentally pressed it on her arm.
"This belongs to the eldest prince." Yu Wangfei answered affirmatively.
If she guessed correctly, this arrow could only belong to the eldest prince.
Because the only men Yu Qiaoqiao could contact were Gu Baizhou and Chu Aotian, and Gu Baizhou's current appearance made it impossible for him to pay someone to commit murder. So there could only be one murderer, and that was Chu Aotian.
Chu Aotian and Chu Yuheng had a grudge against each other, so this gave him a reason to commit the crime.
"I have seen this pattern on Yu Qiaoqiao. At that time, Yu Qiaoqiao was the eldest prince's person." Yu Wangfei said.
"Not surprising." Chu Yuheng sneered.
He could guess that it was Chu Aotian who did it. After all, Chu Aotian was the only one in the capital who wanted him dead.
"What should we do now?" Yu Wangfei asked nervously.
If it was really the eldest prince who did it, then he would definitely not let Chu Yuheng return to the capital alive. He would definitely try every means to get rid of Chu Yuheng to prevent future troubles.
"It's okay, he can't kill me." Chu Yuheng patted the back of Yu Wangfei's hand, signaling her not to worry, then wrapped the arrowhead in a handkerchief and stuffed it into his waist.
He must bring this arrow back to Beijing to let the emperor know about the ambush he encountered on his way to Jiangnan.
"It's getting late. Let's rest first and go look for them tomorrow morning." Chu Yuheng took off his cloak and covered Yu Wangfei with it.
"Okay." Yu Wangfei covered Chu Yuheng with the other half of the cloak.
The two of them slept in each other's arms.
At dawn the next day, Yu Wangfei yawned and slowly opened his eyes.
Unexpectedly, what appeared before them was a group of fierce-looking bandits.
Yu Wangfei was frightened for a moment, and her expression suddenly became nervous. She quietly touched Chu Yuheng with her hand, signaling him to wake up quickly.
Chu Yuheng woke up after feeling Yu Wangfei's touch. After seeing the scene in front of him, he immediately reached out to protect Yu Wangfei behind him and looked at the group of people vigilantly.