In the early dawn light, Tian Qing "creaked" open the door, carrying a basin of hot water in his hand. As usual, he was preparing toiletries for Xuan Yuanjue. "My lord, I'll leave these here." But there was no response for a long time. There seemed to be a faint smell of blood lingering in the air. Tian Qing had a bad feeling.
He walked into the room. Just a few breaths later, there was a "clank" sound, the sound of the wooden basin hitting the ground. Tian Qing saw Xuan Yuanjue lying on the bed. His pupils suddenly shrank. He panicked and rushed to the bedside, looking at Xuan Yuanjue. "My lord, my lord! What's wrong with you?"
The morning light was like it was covered with a layer of pale gray mist, with a faint chill. Tian Qing's shout was just heard by Xuan Se who had just rushed back. Seeing the half - open door, he directly pushed it open and entered Xuan Yuanjue's room. His sword - like eyebrows frowned. "What's going on?"
What came into view was Xuan Yuanjue lying on the bed, covered with a quilt, but there was still a smear of red seeping out. Seeing Xuan Yuanjue's pale face, he thought something was terribly wrong!
Tian Qing knelt beside the bed. He only felt that the mattress had a cold and sticky feeling, stinging his skin with a cold and hard pain.
"Shen Li..." Xuan Yuanjue's lips were already pale. There was no trace of blood on his pale face, but he was still muttering Shen Li's name.
Tian Qing looked at Xuan Se who came late and couldn't help scolding him. "You're the guard beside the lord. How did you follow him?"
"The lord had something important for me to do last night." Xuan Se looked at Xuan Yuanjue lying on the bed with full worry. He also hated himself for going to investigate Shen Miao last night. If he had followed the lord, maybe this wouldn't have happened.
The bed was stained with large patches of scarlet. As soon as the quilt was lifted, the strong smell of blood rushed straight into the nose, making people unable to breathe.
"This is..." Half of Tian Qing's face was also stained with a red mark. He reached out to wipe it and brought it to his nose to smell. It was a familiar smell.
It was blood!
The large patches of red on the bed were clearly coagulated blood!
Xuan Se was obviously shocked too. After being stunned for a few seconds, he asked, "Is all this the lord's blood?"
Tian Qing's face was cold enough to freeze. He shook his head. "No, there's at least blood from four other people."
"Wrong, there's also poison!" Tian Qing felt that there seemed to be a hint of sweetness mixed in the blood. This smell was a bit strange. Then he suddenly remembered that it was poison!
Xuan Yuanjue's night - suit had been torn. The white inner clothes inside could be seen. The pure white inner clothes were also dyed red. Xuan Yuanjue's eyes were closed tightly, lying there quietly.
Tian Qing was startled. He quickly grabbed Xuan Yuanjue's hand to feel his pulse. After a few moments, his fingers couldn't help but tremble.
"It's impossible... This can't be true..."
Xuan Yuanjue's pulse was extremely weak. Tian Qing quickly felt his left chest. But where it usually beat steadily, just like the pulse, the speed of his heartbeats was also very slow. He was afraid that Xuan Yuanjue's heart would stop beating at any moment, which was something no one wanted to see.
Tian Qing swallowed hard and said very stiffly, "The lord is dying!"
"What are you talking nonsense about!" Xuan Se naturally didn't believe Tian Qing's words. He also directly knelt beside Xuan Yuanjue's bed and checked his pulse.
It was like a bolt from the blue. Xuan Se could hardly believe this.
"Who on earth hurt the lord? If I find out, I'll surely skin him alive and pull out his tendons!"
Tian Qing quickly covered Xuan Se's mouth. "Keep your voice down. Do you want everyone to hear?"
Only then did Xuan Se realize that his voice was a bit too loud. So he lowered his voice and asked, "Do you have a solution?"
Tian Qing's face was all scrunched up. He shook his head helplessly. "I have no idea either."
"How can you have no idea? Don't you know medicine?" Xuan Se was extremely anxious. At this moment, he could only pin his hopes on Tian Qing. He only blamed himself for not knowing medicine and not being able to help the lord at all.
Tian Qing was also flustered. After all, Xuan Yuanjue rarely got hurt so badly. "What's the use of my little medical skill?"
"Shen Li..." Xuan Yuanjue spoke again, still muttering Shen Li's name.
"Xuan Se, from now on, block the news about the lord's injury. You're better at martial arts, so watch over the lord first. If anyone comes looking for the lord, just say he's not here. I'll go find Miss Shen now."
Xuan Se nodded. "Why go find Miss Shen?"
"Do you think there's a reliable person around the lord? Or do you think we can find a doctor without being discovered?"
Tian Qing's words made sense. So the two of them could only first find some good golden sore medicine and hot water from the cabinet to clean Xuan Yuanjue's wounds.
Taking advantage of this gap, Tian Qing directly contacted the other guards around Xuan Yuanjue.
Not long after, Cang Lan and Chi Xia directly came to this courtyard.
The two of them hadn't figured out the situation yet when Tian Qing directly gave orders.
"Cang Lan, go to the pharmacy and look for a few herbs. Get the Fantian Lotus, Flying Dragon Orchid, Bletilla striata, Indian Madder Root, Yellow Charcoal, and also a ginseng of good age."
Then Tian Qing took out the token he had taken from Xuan Yuanjue and directly stuffed it into Chi Xia's hand. "Take this. Go to the Xuan Yuan Pavilion and find some reliable brothers to come and guard the lord's manor."
Both Cang Lan and Chi Xia were very puzzled, but seeing Tian Qing's anxious look, they felt that something bad had happened. The two of them asked in unison, "What happened?"
"The lord is injured. There's no time to explain. Just go and do it quickly!" Xuan Yue pushed open the door and looked at Cang Lan and Chi Xia coldly.
Feeling the solemn atmosphere, Cang Lan and Chi Xia didn't have time to ask more questions. They just left the manor in a hurry.
"Guard this place well. Wait for me to come back!" Tian Qing patted Xuan Yue's shoulder with a solemn look on his face.
Xuan Yue nodded. "Okay, I'll guard the manor well. Wait for you to come back."
"Be sure to block the news. Don't let a single bit of it leak out."
"Okay."
Tian Qing whipped the reins. He looked back deeply at Xuan Yuanjue's manor and then galloped away.
At this time, Shen Li must not be in the Shen family mansion. So Tian Qing directly rushed to Ye Yousi.
He dismounted and knocked on the door. The urgent sound spread far. Passers - by on the road heard the sound and looked up. They saw a man dressed as a guard standing at the door of Ye Yousi, knocking on the door. They were all very surprised.
The door was opened from the inside. A skinny little boy about eleven or twelve years old with dark skin came out.
"Hello, I'm looking for Miss Shen. It's really something urgent. Please inform her." Tian Qing was extremely anxious. He directly put his hand on the edge of the door, afraid that the little boy would close the door.