Shangguan Yun strode out of the door with his back straight, and then closed the compartment door behind him.
The people outside were obviously impatient. A dozen burly men had already rushed into the main hall with their swords drawn, rummaging through the place in search of valuables.
Shangguan Yun emerged from the wooden door of the kitchen with a grim look on his face. With an imposing manner, he coldly shouted, "Who are you? Get out of here right now!"
Hearing this, the men in the main hall stopped what they were doing and surrounded him. They saw a handsome but rather thin man with an abnormally red face, radiating a cold aura as he frowned and stared at them. He was alone, and there was no one else behind him.
Seeing such a thin man come out and challenge them, the dozen or so tall men couldn't help but laugh mockingly. "Yo! There's a feisty scholar in this shabby pharmacy! He's quite good-looking though!" They thought Shangguan Yun was just a handyman in the pharmacy and didn't take him seriously.
Another rough - looking man sneered, "Kid! Are you blind? Can't you see the flag of the Xue Family's Army of our Celestial Dynasty? Hurry up and offer us some good food and drinks!"
Seeing that Shangguan Yun glanced at the flag on their horses outside the door and remained unmoved, one man swaggered up to him, put his hand on Shangguan Yun's shoulder, and patted it as he said, "Kid! We just want to rest here and feed our horses. We won't make things difficult for you after we're full. Be quick... Ah—"
Before he could finish his sentence, everyone heard a shrill scream. The man who had put his hand on Shangguan Yun's shoulder had his wrist bone broken. He collapsed to the ground, sweating profusely and wailing in pain.
Shangguan Yun reached out to brush the dust off his shoulder, looking displeased. This fox - fur coat was his only warm clothing, and he had no other clothes to change into if it got dirty.
The leading man roared in anger, "You're being ungrateful! You're looking down on the officers of our Celestial Dynasty, aren't you? You're asking for death!" With that, the dozen or so men rushed towards Shangguan Yun with their long swords drawn.
Shangguan Yun glanced at the fluttering flag outside again and snorted, "Trying to imitate something and still showing off like that!" Then, he kicked up a long sword beside the fallen man and grabbed it. Instead of retreating, he charged towards the surrounding men.
Wu Luoluo was hiding in the side room. Hearing the commotion outside and realizing that there seemed to be quite a few people, she was worried about Shangguan Yun's safety. Summoning her courage, she walked out, grabbed a kitchen knife from the chopping board, and rushed out. If those people dared to hurt her young master in the slightest, she would never let them off. She was determined to stand with him!
As soon as Wu Luoluo stepped out of the kitchen door, she saw Shangguan Yun standing at the entrance of the main hall. With a single swipe of his long sword, he cut off the neck of a burly man. Blood spurted out, instantly staining the characters "Wu's Pharmacy" on the plaque above the door red. The man's head fell into the snow with a thud, rolled far away, and became a red - tinged snowball.
There were more than a dozen blood - covered men lying haphazardly in the yard, some missing limbs, some still twitching slightly, while others were clearly dead. It was the first time Wu Luoluo had seen such a terrifying scene, and she almost collapsed on the spot.
"Luoluo!" Seeing her pale face and trembling body, Shangguan Yun quickly threw away the long sword in his hand and rushed towards her. Just as he was about to hug her, he realized his hands were covered in blood, and she shrank back in horror. Shangguan Yun stood in front of Wu Luoluo, hesitating to speak. He said nervously, "Luoluo, don't be afraid of me! I only did this because they're bad people." He was terrified that she would be afraid of him and avoid him just because she had witnessed him killing people. He really didn't mean to. Shangguan Yun couldn't tolerate these people pretending to be the soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty and bullying the common people.
Looking at the blood on Shangguan Yun's face, Wu Luoluo's face turned deathly pale. Her hand holding the kitchen knife trembled violently, but she still bit her lip and replied, "I'm not afraid. Are you injured?"
Seeing that she was clearly terrified but still worried about his safety, Shangguan Yun's nose twitched. He stepped forward and hugged Wu Luoluo's soft body, using his own body to block her view. He murmured, "I'm fine. This is their blood!" His blood - covered hands didn't know where to rest as he carefully hugged Wu Luoluo, afraid that she would be scared.
There was a commotion outside the courtyard gate. Shangguan Yun turned to look and saw the man whose hand bone he had broken at the beginning leaving his comrades' corpses behind, mounting his horse, and galloping down the mountain. Wu Luoluo turned to see the retreating figure and a look of worry flashed across her eyes.
Shangguan Yun took the kitchen knife from Wu Luoluo's hand and dragged her back into the kitchen. Holding her small hand seriously, he said, "Luoluo, listen to me! Those people aren't the soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty. They're mountain bandits! They're using the flag of the Celestial Dynasty's officers to bully the common people, and they even painted the flag wrong! Luoluo, you have to believe me!" Shangguan Yun was extremely nervous, afraid that she would misunderstand him.
"I believe you! I believe everything you say!" Wu Luoluo nodded vigorously. Grabbing Shangguan Yun's cold, blood - covered hand, she asked anxiously, "Why are your hands so cold? You have to go back and soak in the medicinal bath again!" It must be because her young master had caught a cold while fighting those villains that his hands were so cold! Wu Luoluo hurriedly pulled Shangguan Yun towards the side room.
Shangguan Yun stopped and shook his head. "That man must have gone back to inform the others. It's not safe for us to stay here. I'm afraid I don't have time for the medicinal bath."
Wu Luoluo said nervously, "What should we do then? Grand - Uncle - Master said you have to soak in the medicinal bath for a full forty - nine days..." Shangguan Yun was able to come back from the brink of death and gradually regain consciousness because she had followed Grand - Uncle - Master's instructions and given him acupuncture and medicinal baths every day! She didn't want anything to disrupt the medicinal bath at this time and make all her efforts go to waste. If he left with an illness due to carelessness, what if he became paralyzed?
Shangguan Yun said calmly, "Luoluo, listen to me! There aren't many medicinal herbs we need at home. I'm afraid the medicinal bath won't last for many days. Let's just pack up and leave! Although the number of people who came today wasn't large, I can handle a dozen or so people. But I'm afraid that if a large number of mountain bandits come, I won't be able to protect you."
Wu Luoluo knew he was right. She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then replied, "If we ride on horseback along the mountain road in the direction of the capital, there's a city called Phoenix City about two days' journey away. There's an old boss in a pharmacy in the city who is familiar with me. He's an old customer of my master. He should have the medicinal herbs we need." Now that there's continuous war in Jiang City, I'm afraid even the pharmacies are closed. Needless to say, the small town at the foot of the mountain. The nearest place we can buy medicinal herbs now is Phoenix City.