Chapter 19: The Pursuit
"It can be cured." The old man of Dr. Tsushima was already gray-haired, but he had a sideways face, and he didn't look like a good stubble. After he looked at the eyes of the guard, he repeated it over and over again, and only said three words, "It can be cured." ā
"Then please ask the doctor to start the treatment quickly." Yu Qiuping looked at his unhurried appearance, and couldn't help but be a little anxious, "You also know that this patient can't be delayed." ā
"It can be cured." Dr. Tsushima still said the same thing.
"Doctor, what are you trying to say?" Charlie frowned and asked in stiff Japanese dissatisfiedly.
"Where's the money?" Doctor Tsushima spread his hands, "Fifty runs, not a penny." ā
Yu Qiuping and Charlie stared at him straight at the same time, with expressions of disbelief.
"Fifty runs..."Yu Qiuping swallowed.
"Doctor, sure enough, they're all sinister demons like witches." Charlie cursed fiercely, "You know we don't have that much money. ā
"That's all, don't forget it." Dr. Tsushima waved his hand, "Xiao Qi, send the patients out." ā
"You!" Seeing that Charlie was about to have a seizure, the guards hurriedly grabbed him and looked at Yu Qiuping again.
"Lord Yuqiu, forget it..."He whispered, "It's too expensive, my cheap life is not worth so much money." ā
"It's not a cheap life, every life comes to this world is hard-won," Yu Qiuping suddenly turned around, put his hands on his shoulders, and looked directly into the eyes of the guard. "I promised you to live well. I, Yu Qiuping, have always done what I say. ā
"Lord Yuqiu..."Qin Bingwei felt that he had finished shedding all the tears that had not been shed for more than ten years. But the kind young man in front of him, how did he not move.
Can you do this for a stranger who didn't know each other a few hours ago?
"Doctor, you wait for me here, I'll raise money." Yu Qiuping said in a low voice, "Thompson, come with me, let's go and borrow money from Prince Asahina." ā
"Hurry up, this eye is deteriorating sharply, and there is too much pus," the Tsushima doctor didn't know if he was kind or deliberately said something cold, "If you can't raise money tonight, you don't need to raise it, just buy a coffin." ā
Yu Qiuping and Charlie rushed all the way to the door of Asahina's house, and after knocking frantically, they were told that Asahina Taehyung still hadn't returned. Yu Qiuping suddenly remembered that Asahina Taichao said that he wanted to thank himself personally, so he wanted to ask to see Asahina Taichao. But he was told again that Asahinai Tai had also rushed to Yuanjiang. In desperation, Yu Qiuping said that he was the righteous brother of Asahina Taehyung, and begged the people in the house to give him a little money, but none of the people in the house knew Yu Qiuping, especially since he was accompanied by a foreigner. They drove him away like a liar.
Yu Qiuping had no choice but to find a merchant who usually helped him calculate the accounts and offer to borrow money. But it was already four o'clock in the unitary hour, and the bosses and shopkeepers who knew him had already returned to the outside of the city, and the guys in the store had no right to take the money at all.
The desperate Yu Qiuping stood on the street of Junfu City, at a loss. Do you want to watch a human life slip away in front of you? The city gate will be closed at six o'clock, and it will be too late if you don't go out.
What a good pro-soldier, even if he is a beggar, he does not lose his dignity. has endured so many people's dislike and insults, but he can still treat everyone so kindly.
Do you want to watch him die?
Why is he not as good as I was when I was a beggar?
When I was a beggar...
Yu Qiuping suddenly flashed in his mind, and mechanically took out the red leaf pendant that had been worn for more than ten years from his arms.
"That's... Isn't it an adult heirloom? Charlie asked softly.
"It's worth 50 times, right?" Yu Qiuping said comfortingly to himself, and ran to the pawnshop in the city.
Thankfully, the pawnshop owner hadn't closed the door yet, and was sitting behind the counter in a huff.
"Boss, I'm going to pawn this pendant," Yu Qiuping pointed to the red leaf pendant hanging around his neck, "How much money do you think you can have?" ā
The boss first glanced at the red leaf carelessly, and then his eyes suddenly straightened, and all of a sudden his spirit came, and he sat up straight suddenly. Then, he suddenly reverted to the listless appearance he had just now, and pretended to ask casually, "Young man, what are you doing in such a hurry?" ā
"Rush to save people! Boss! Be sure to hurry! Yu Qiuping was so anxious that he almost tore off the chain, "How much do you think this is?" ā
Hearing that Yu Qiuping was anxious to save the boss, he was overjoyed, and pretended to be very impatient and looked at the pendant, "Hmm... 30 is about the same, right? After saying this, the boss was also very empty. This pendant is made of fine rubies, without a little impurity, the knife work is exquisite, crystal clear, and thousands of times may not be bought. He planned that as soon as the young man repaid the price a little, he would use the excuse that he didn't see things clearly, and raise the price to 500 yuan.
"So little!" Yu Qiuping suddenly felt extremely disappointed, "Boss, I'm really in a hurry to save people, are you okay?" Give me 50 pieces. ā
"50 times!" The boss was taken aback by Yu Qiuping's stupidity, but Yu Qiuping mistakenly thought that the boss thought that he was raising the price all over the sky, and continued to plead, "Boss! Please! The price offered by Dr. Tsushima is 50 kan! If you don't go out of the city again, the gates will be closed! ā
"Okay, okay, then 50 guan," the boss was happy in his heart, but he still pretended to be reluctant and handed Yu Qiuping 50 guan. After Yu Qiuping turned around and ran away, he took the pendant and looked at the sunset with love.
Yu Qiuping rushed out with the money before the city gate closed and handed it over to Dr. Tsushima. When he returned, the pro-soldier who had suddenly suffered a sudden attack of eye disease was already sweating profusely in pain.
"Alright, you guys get out." Dr. Tsushima casually threw the money bag to the side and waved his hand, "I'm going to do the surgery." Rest assured, if the money is given, people will be saved. ā
Yu Qiuping and Charlie waited outside honestly. Charlie had fallen asleep leaning against the pillar because of the exhaustion of half a day's travel. Yu Qiuping couldn't sleep at night, thinking about the process of the operation all the time, wandering back and forth outside the door.
It's going to be fine.
He muttered softly and incessantly.
Such a good boy will definitely not have an accident.
I promised him to live well, and God will bless him for the sake of never breaking his promise.
Yu Qiuping was suddenly a little surprised, why he cared so much about a stranger.
Maybe it's because he's a lot like himself.
Or maybe it is. He is a living person in his own right. As long as you are a human being, you will have compassion for others. I can't bear to watch a life leave like this.
Why, exactly?
Finally, when the east was white, Dr. Tsushima came out and told Yu Qiuping that the pro-soldier was fine.
Yu Qiuping rushed in excitedly, and Dr. Tsushima left through the side door. Charlie yawned and walked in as well.
Entering the house, the smell of disinfectant herbs was particularly strong, but it also made Yuqiu feel safe.
The probei was lying on a raised tatami mat, and a white gauze was tied to the place of his right eye. The morning light soaked into the room through the window paper, dyeing the room with a layer of lustre.
Yu Qiuping came to his side, and before he could speak, he asked with a trembling guard.
"My lord," his voice was weak, "where are you from... Raised money? ā
"It's okay... Iā" Yu Qiuping was hesitating to make excuses, but the upright Charlie said directly, "Mr. took his family heirloom." With that, he yawned again, staggered to the door, glanced at Yu Qiuhei and the guard, and leaned against the doorpost again.
"Your Excellency... I..."The tears of the pro-soldier suddenly flowed again, "Villain, why am I... Is it worth it for adults to do this to me? ā
Yu Qiuping was stunned and smiled softly.
"Because you have already been born into this world," Yu Qiuping replied as a matter of course.
Suddenly, he understood the answer to the question he had just been bothering, "Every person born in this world has an incomparably precious life. There is only one life, you can't start again, and when you die, you have nothing. ā
"What kind of money, status, rights, heirlooms, and life together, which is more important, you can know it at a glance." He smiled, "If I can save a living person, how can I be reluctant to give up my family heirloom." Seeing a person, because he saved his life," the smile on Yu Qiuping's face suddenly became very gentle, "That's a feeling that I feel worthy of living for myself." ā
"And, I promised you to live well. I'm Yuqiuping, and I do what I say. ā
"So, you have to live well! Stay strong! Can't let me break my promise. Go and enjoy your life. Do what you want to do, to be who you want to be. ā
"You're a great knight." Charlie interjected coldly.
"Your Excellency... You're really nice. The pro-soldier sobbed and said, "The villain has been wandering for ten years, and he is used to seeing the cold and warm in the world, and I thought that in this troubled world, there are no good people anymore." Until I met you. ā
"Ahem..."Before he could say a few words, the pro-guard coughed violently.
"You've just used the knife, stop talking, get some rest." Yu Qiuping admonished.
"No, my lord, please listen to the villain." The pro-soldier guard struggled to turn sideways slightly, staring at Yu Qiuping with the only remaining tearful eye.
As the day began to lighten, Charlie got up and opened the window.
A cool breeze blew out, extinguishing the candles on the table. All of a sudden, it became a little dark. And the morning light immediately followed, filling the darkness in the room with light, and gilding the guards with a layer of morning glow of piety.
"God took away one of my eyes, but rewarded me for ten years, so that I was fortunate enough to meet adults. This is really the luckiest thing in my life. He smiled, but shed tears
"My lord, you are so kind and so good, the villain is really unrecompensable." Tears are also so dazzling in the morning light.
"Your Excellency, you say that the villain wants to be who he wants to be." The pro-soldier smiled proudly, "I want to be like the adults, living under the same morning glow and breathing the same air as the adults." ā
"Become a kind person, become a person who does what he says, and become a person who will always try to live."
"I will use my only remaining eyes to see the way forward for adults."
He tried his best to get together, on the tatami mat, regardless of Yu Qiuping's obstruction, respectfully endured the severe pain, and made a big salute.
Outside the window behind him, a round of morning sun is slowly rising. Because of the pro-soldier's leaning, the blocked sunlight shone into the room, illuminating the cheeks of Yu Qiuping, who was originally in the shadows, a little tired, but full of relief.
Looking back on his short life of more than ten years, it was all long and dark. Until I met this adult. It was only a few hours, but at this moment, he raised his head slightly, looked at Yu Qiuping's cheek, and saw the light.
Just like the rising sun.
"This life of the villain is given by the adult," the pro-soldier bowed heavily, "In my life, there is only one thing left to repay the adult." ā
"My lord, in this life and this life, my own soldiers will not be defeated."