Chapter 587: Chapter 587: Why are you so stupid?_1

As Wei Jinyi was mentioned, Xu Zhengyong’s brows furrowed, his tone was heavy, and he radiated profound regret.

“What happened to the Prince?” Xiumei promptly inquired.

“In order to save me…” Xu Zhengyong spoke with a heavy voice, “I truly did not expect, that he would choose to infiltrate the enemy camp alone at night to rescue me!”

“What did you say? The Prince…He ventured alone into the enemy camp to save you? Even if the Prince’s martial arts skills are unparalleled, he cannot withstand an onslaught of thousands!” Xiumei exclaimed in shock.

“They informed me that the Prince made this decision after much consideration. He wanted to rescue me as swiftly as possible. It is not as if there were no other methods, but procrastinating would reduce my chances of survival…”

Wei Jinyi’s martial arts skills were extraordinary, and his agility was also remarkable. His surreptitious infiltration of the enemy camp raised the least suspicion.

If he had led a group, they would have been discovered before even entering the camp.

Hence, he chose this method, highly risky, but with the highest chances of success.

Upon hearing this, Xiumei was greatly shocked.

The Prince had risked his life for Brother Xiaoyong!

“The Prince must have done this for Miss. He knows that Miss cares about you, and if something were to happen to you, Miss would definitely be heartbroken. He did not want Miss to be sad…”

Xu Zhengyong blamed himself, saying: “It’s all my fault that I fell into the enemy’s trap. And now, I have got him involved… If anything happens to him, I can’t bear to live!”

“The Prince will be okay. As long as Miss is there, he will definitely be okay!” Xiumei quickly asserted.

Xiumei said these words as much as a reassurance to Xu Zhengyong as a prayer of her own.

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In the inner room, Wei Ruo gazed at the unconscious Wei Jinyi on the bed, tears streaming from her eyes.

However, Wei Ruo quickly wiped away the tears from her cheeks.

Now is not the time to cry.

She must pull herself together right now!

Her brother now needed her medical skills, not her tears!

Wei Ruo first briefly examined Wei Jinyi’s injuries then picked up a pen and paper from the table and wrote a prescription.

As she was writing, Wei Ruo instructed Ke Chongshan and other guards standing by Wei Jinyi’s side: “Take my prescription and prepare the medicinal herbs. Once gathered, prepare them according to my instructions. Also, get hot water, clean towels, and bandages ready, then guard the door and apart from Xiumei, don’t let anyone else disturb me.”

“Yes.”

They promptly obeyed and left the room.

After they brought in everything Wei Ruo needed, Wei Ruo brought out her personal acupuncture kit. First, she applied needles at crucial points on Wei Jinyi’s head, then removed his outer garment, exposing his chest and applied a needle at the center of his chest.

She first stabilized his heart pulse, then proceeded with the subsequent treatments.

He had many wounds, both from blades and arrows, as well as some blunt force injuries caused by unidentifiable weapons. Without a second thought, one could tell he had been through a brutal fight.

These wounds had been hastily treated to stop the bleeding, and on the wounds was the hemostatic medicine that Wei Ruo had provided.

However, as some of the wounds were deep, merely applying the hemostatic medicine wasn’t enough.

Wei Ruo had to reopen each wound, clean it, disinfect, sew, and apply medication.

This was a time-consuming and laborious process. Even with Wei Ruo’s adeptness, it still took over an hour to finish everything.

By the time Wei Ruo had finished her tasks, Xiumei walked in with the prepared medicinal broth.

Zhang Yi and others worked tremendously well. Despite being in such a barren frontier zone, they managed to find all the herbs listed in Wei Ruo’s prescription in record speed and promptly prepared the needed medicinal broth.

Wei Ruo instructed Xiumei to feed the medicinal broth to Wei Jinyi, while she continued to administer acupuncture treatment.

Wei Ruo had to stay fully focused while performing acupuncture, hence except for Xiumei who she trusted entirely, everyone else’s presence would somewhat affect her.

Xiumei, on the other hand, cautiously spooned the medicinal broth into Wei Jinyi’s lips. As unconscious individuals have a weak swallowing reflex, the feeding process couldn’t be rushed.

About an hour later, Wei Ruo finally completed her treatment, and around the same time, Xiumei finished feeding the medicine.

“Miss, the Prince will recover, won’t he?” Xiumei asked worriedly.

“As long as I’m here, his life won’t be in danger,” Wei Ruo assured confidently.

As she spoke, Wei Ruo’s gaze fell on Wei Jinyi’s leg, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, but she decided not to share her concerns.

Compared to life, everything else was trivial.

“Meimei, please leave for a while, I want to be alone with my brother,” Wei Ruo told Xiumei.

“Okay.” Having taken two steps towards the door, Xiumei looked back at Wei Ruo and said, “Miss, anytime you need me, don’t hesitate to call me. I will be right by the door.”

“Hmm.”

After Xiumei left, Wei Ruo sat at the edge of the bed, reached out her hand, and gently caressed Wei Jinyi’s cheek.

This face, usually aloof yet unexpectedly gentle, now lacked color.

“Why would you do something so foolish? I would be heartbroken if something happened to Brother Xiaoyong, but wouldn’t I be heartbroken if something happened to you too? Why are you so good to me? Just because I saved you once in Xingshan County? How many times have you repaid my one act of kindness?”

“You truly are a fool! A big fool!”

The tears she held back earlier, now flowed freely.

Her heart ached terribly, as each of his injuries seemed to have been inflicted on her own heart.

“You must get better, promise me, you must get better.”

“You’ve done so much for me, and there are so many things I haven’t gotten a chance to do for you yet, you can’t leave me just like that.”

“Brother, there are so many things I haven’t had the chance to tell you. Can you please give me a chance to say them?”

“…”

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Weu Ruo stayed rooted by Wei Jinyi’s bed, from dawn till dusk.

In between, Xiumei brought her a meal once which Wei Ruo made an effort to eat.

Latter, Zhang Yi, and others who wanted to take over her vigil were all refused by Wei Ruo.

She was a doctor. Only with her unswerving attentiveness, at this moment, constantly observing Wei Jinyi’s condition, could his safety be fully ensured.

In the middle of the night, Wei Ruo changed Wei Jinyi’s dressings, fed the medicine, and gave him water twice.

Then, she stayed vigilant until dawn.

April mornings are neither too early nor too late. A rooster from the nearby farmhouse crowed twice, indicating it was time to extinguish the indoor candles.

The morning light seeping through the draughty window illuminated the room.

Weu Jinyi slowly opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was Weu Ruo, looking at him.

Weu Jinyi wanted to speak, but he found that his throat was as if clogged with mud, unable to produce any sound.

“Don’t rush to speak. It’s normal that you can’t make any noise, you’ve been feverish for a long time,” Weu Ruo said to Wei Jinyi.

Gazing at the now conscious Wei Jinyi, Weu Ruo’s eyes welled up with tears, and she smiled.