Chapter Fifty-Three

"Doctor Xu, what you are testing the general for poison today is a silver needle, do you know acupuncture?" Tang Xiaotang squatted in front of the medicine pot to boil the medicine, as if chatting about homely things, and asked Xu Qingfeng lightly.

She has her own thoughts, and when she saw Xu Qingfeng take out the box of silver needles today, she had already made up her mind to learn acupuncture from him.

"yes." Xu Qingfeng replied happily.

His silver needles are also exquisite, their teachers have been passed down from generation to generation, only the best in medical skills will get this silver needle, and the set of silver needles in his hand was passed on to him by the master back then.

"Can I learn acupuncture with you?" Seeing that Xu Qingfeng was in a good mood, Tang Xiaotang was ready to strike while the iron was hot, and slyly put forward his request.

"Hehehe, hey, it's a good thing for young people to be studious, but in my place, you still need to come step by step, first recognize the medicinal materials, learn the theory, and then I will teach you a degree, and finally the acupuncture, don't worry, the old man's skills will definitely be passed on to you young people."

Xu Qingfeng laughed slyly.

He had already understood Tang Xiaotang's desire to study medicine with him. Although he only knows a little bit about this young man, he can feel that this is a young man with an upright and sense of justice, just rushing to this, it is very suitable for studying medicine, and he also plans to accept this apprentice, but he doesn't plan to let her learn too fast and too much, for fear that she will not be able to accept it at once, and too much will affect her learning.

"Alas! Dr. Xu, I will definitely learn from you! Seeing that Xu Qingfeng agreed to his request, Tang Xiaotang was overjoyed and happily promised.

Holding a broken pu fan in his hand, he fanned it vigorously, the flames under the medicine pot were rising, and the soup in the medicine pot was bubbling with hot bubbles, and the heat was thick, and the bitter smell of Chinese medicine in the air spread.

In the cauldron on the side, Xiao Cui was stewing a hare's meat. This is this afternoon, Zhuo Songbai brought back two rabbits from the forest, one made soup in a stew pot, and the other was cleaned up, marinated with spices, and then set up chopping wood and roasted on the fire on the side.

In the open space outside the medical clinic, Tang Xiaotang looked at the medicine pot, Xiaocui looked at the meat pot, Qian Yingying and Zhuo Songbai were busy roasting rabbits, and the smell of meat and medicine were mixed together for a while, Xu Qingfeng looked at several young people performing their duties, busy and chattering, and a warm feeling in his heart surged into his heart.

The sun is gradually disappearing on the western horizon, the moon has risen from the east, the sky is full of stars, and in the early summer evening, there are not so many insects sighing, and the night seems so peaceful. After dinner, the soldiers in the barracks returned to their respective tents one after another to rest, and only the patrolling contingent guarded the barracks according to the established route.

The forest in the distance of the barracks was pitch black, and the birds had returned to their nests to rest, and there was silence in the woods, except for the owls, which occasionally cooed a few times, and on a small hillside, suddenly three black human figures jumped.

They hid in the woods on the hillside, their movements drifting lightly.

"County Lord, the other people have already pulled out of Youzhou City according to your orders, why are we still here?" One of the dark shadows said in a suppressed voice.

"This time our operation failed, and it will be difficult to find such a good opportunity next time." A woman's voice said leisurely.

"County Lord, although we didn't kidnap Ma Xiaotian himself this time, we gave him such a big shame, and it is estimated that he will not be too arrogant recently." Another dark shadow said triumphantly.

"But in the end, we still failed!" The woman's eyes looked at the barracks with a bonfire flashing in the distance, and said coldly.

"County Lord, what should we do next? Do you go back, or stay here and wait for your chance? ”

"Humph! Ma Xiaotian, General Huaihua? I will be back! The woman ignored the man, and said coldly in the direction of the barracks.

Turning back to the two people behind him, he commanded:

"Let's go, withdraw first, let our spies continue to monitor the movement here, and we'll discuss the next action."

After the woman who was called the county lord finished speaking, she ran up quickly without looking back, and the two people behind her also followed, and the figures of the three of them shuttled lightly through the dark night woods, and did not alarm the birds resting in the trees.

In the barracks, outside the general's tent, there was a kneeling person. He was shirtless, kneeling with his fists clenched, and beside him lay a whip woven from rattan. His hands were clenched into fists at his sides, and his upper body was straight and motionless. With his neck bowed and his head down, his cheeks could be seen creaking and squeaking because of the tightness of his teeth.

"Pingyi! What are you doing here? Qian Kun stepped out of the tent and sternly asked Yan Pingyi, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Master, I'm here to plead guilty to the general!" Yan Pingyi didn't raise his head, and remained motionless in the posture he had just now.

He also woke up in the evening, and since he woke up, he has been tormented by self-blame and guilt in his heart, and finally, he came to plead guilty to the general, which is the reason why he kneels here now.

Today, the general first sent him to lead a team of men and horses to the post house, but he was careless and negligent, and after bringing this group of men and horses into the post house, he fell into the trap set by the other party, and the whole army was wiped out and was stunned by the other party with drugs. That's why he couldn't play the news in time, so when the general went alone, when he found that the situation was wrong, it was too late to escape, and he was almost unconscious.

When he thought about it, he blamed himself so badly.

Today, if it weren't for the military division's vigilance and discovery of the problem, he eliminated the rescuers in time and rescued the general from danger, otherwise it would have been a short time later, and it is estimated that the result would have been an irreparable apology for his death!

Thinking about it, he was afraid, this group of people, disguised as envoys to take refuge, and as a result, they secretly put drugs to take the general unconscious, they are really a group of outlaws, dare to think and dare to do, it is all a trick of damage.

"Hey, I told you, this time, no one expected such a result. Don't blame yourself too much. The general is already fine, and he is still resting, so you can go back and rest first, and if there is anything, we will discuss it tomorrow when the general recovers. ”

Yan Pingyi's action is unforgivable, he is in love with the enemy, negligent, almost put the general and his subordinates in danger, but now the general has not recovered, everything is handled, as a master, he is not ready to act on his behalf, and the military discipline has to be established by the general.