Wang Biao's eyes showed a fierce light, grabbed the knife placed in the room and rushed towards Tan Yun. His hands and feet were weak, his head was dizzy, and before he could touch the corner of Tan Yun's clothes, a shadow broke through the window, easily removed the knife, and slashed at the back of his neck with his backhand.

Chu Zhixia threw Wang Biao, who had passed out, to the ground and looked at the frightened Tan Yun. Tan Yun stared at Wang Biao directly, as if he hadn't come back to his senses yet.

"What kind of flower is that?" Chu Zhixia asked, "The bandits outside have all fallen." ”

"Coriander." Tan Yun swallowed his saliva, sweated coldly, and replied stiffly, "Coriander and licorice are used together, which is highly poisonous. They put licorice in their wine. ”

Chu Zhixia stretched out his hand and shook it in front of her, and said, "Don't be afraid, the person is not dead yet." ”

Tan Yun intuitively felt that his hands and feet were cold, and he nodded in a panic. Chu Zhixia tied Wang Biao's hands and feet, dragged him out of the house, turned his head to pick up the candle flame and threw it on the red curtain. The festive wedding room instantly turned into a sea of fire, evaporating the coldness of the entire night rain.

——

Anyang County.

"The thieves of Baizhong Mountain have all been caught, and they will be killed one day."

The proclamation was posted in front of the city gates, but few people read it. The crowds are sparse and not worth mentioning, and the city is full of heavy sickness. Chu Zhixia stood at the gate of the city with Xue Cheng in tow, and the Anyang County Guard, who came in a panic, looked at her deeply.

Chu Zhixia politely returned the salute and said, "Lord County Guard, can all the thieves be detained?" ”

"All of them have been taken into custody, and they will be beheaded at a later date to set an example." The county guard nodded and said, "It's that Miss Tan was frightened, Yanzhou is used to following the rules, and the lower officials think that this matter is not suitable to be sent back to the Tan family." ”

The daughter of the Tan family had an accident on the territory of Anyang County, although a hair came back, but when she said it, the Anyang County guard would inevitably be charged with a corpse vegetarian meal. He speculated about talking about Yun and was afraid that he didn't want to make it public, so he came to ask Chu Shixia's opinion again.

"Let's see what Miss Tan means." Chu Zhixia didn't care about this, raised his horsewhip and pointed directly at the bulletin and said, "When does the county guard plan to kill the bandits?" ”

"According to the law of the Great Zhou, when the cottage is checked and the charges are clarified, the criminal department will be written to the criminal department, and the beheading will be executed after the autumn." The county guard dropped the book bag in an uproar, kept looking at Chu Zhixia's face, and said smoothly, "But Binzhou is different now, what does Miss Chu think to do?" ”

"It is only natural that murder pays for life. Binzhou is now the time when the plague is rampant, and the killing of the free doctor has made the disaster even worse. Chu Zhixia smiled, as if he was asking for advice, but he didn't give him any chance to refuse, "In my opinion, you should be beheaded immediately to show the public to calm the people's hearts." ”

The county guard didn't expect Chu Zhixia to have a faint smile and be able to say such murderous words. He remembered some tricks, stammered, and said, "I'm afraid this matter is not in line with the laws of the Great Zhou......

Chu Zhixia interrupted: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi has the right to cut first and then play, if the county guard is not at ease, I will immediately go to Yangzhou and ask His Royal Highness the King of Qi for approval." She tilted her head slightly, quietly examining the twisting of the muscles in the gun's face, "Or is there any reason why this bandit leader can't be killed?" ”

The county guard reluctantly smiled: "A thief, how can there be any reason not to kill." According to the law of the Great Zhou, beheading to show the public is already merciful. It's just that the lower officials are afraid that the matter will be handled aggressively and drag His Royal Highness King Qi and the eldest lady to be impeached. ”

"It doesn't matter." Chu Zhixia led Xue Cheng into the city gate slowly, waved his horsewhip and said, "Thousands of crimes are added to my body, just like a breeze passing through the clouds." His Royal Highness King Qi is dedicated to the people, how can he care about these things outside his body? ”

The county guard froze in place, covered in a cold sweat.

——

Anyang County Post House.

The Yulin guards sat in a circle around the table, eating one by one, and there was a silent sound of chewing in the room. Chu Zhixia pushed the door in, and several people straightened up and looked at her stiffly. Cheng Yuan also stood up and looked at her, and unconsciously put down his chopsticks.

"See what I'm doing? Dine. Chu Zhixia raised his chin and asked Cheng Yuan lightly, "Is anyone injured?" ”

Cheng Yuan shook his head, "It's just to take in the bandits, and there are no casualties in Yu Linwei." However, several doctors in the Tan family suffered a little bruise and sprain, and a few bandits were not saved after being drugged, and died on the spot. ”

Chu Zhixia was a little surprised, "Coriander with licorice, is it really poisonous?" ”

Cheng Yuan said that he was a martial artist, and he couldn't recognize words, and he didn't understand medicine at all. Cheng Yuan thought for a while and said, "There seems to be a problem on the Tanjia side. ”

"What's the problem?" Chu Shixia asked casually.

"Those doctors seem to want to go back to Yanzhou and don't want to stay in Binzhou anymore. It wasn't all talkers, many of them were hired with money, and some of them were frightened after this battle. Miss Tan is young after all, and she can't hold it down. ”

Chu Zhixia patted him on the shoulder, asked him to continue eating, and turned around to find Tan Yun.

——

The Tan family and his party were placed in another courtyard of the post house.

The doctors, both men and women, old and young, medicated and bandaged each other. In the courtyard, under a makeshift shed, there are several straw mats, covered with white cloth, and the human form is faintly visible. Under the shed was a copper basin for burning wormwood, and the pungent smell made it impossible to open one's eyes.

Tan Yun squatted under the shed in a daze.

Chu Zhixia paced behind her, Tan Yun glanced back at her, and raised his hand to uncover a white cloth.

Chu Zhixia recognized the blood-pale face, the only female corpse in the pile of corpses in the abandoned post house. After a quick glance last time, Chu Zhixia didn't notice that this was a very young girl, only about two years older than Tan Yun, with a round apple face.

"I have a big library at home with all kinds of books. When I was a child, I loved to hide in the library and read, and my family couldn't find me all day. Tan Yun said lightly and slowly, "My father doesn't like me wasting time on reading, he said that women don't have to take the test to gain fame, as long as they can read and reason. ”

Tan Yun lowered his head slightly, his hair fell, and he said a little lonely: "I started studying medicine when I was seven years old, and Yanzhou Xinglin praised me for my talent, but my father didn't think so. In Yanzhou or even in the entire Great Zhou, there is no precedent for a woman to sit in a medical center. It was my grandmother's support that gave me the opportunity to learn medical skills and save lives. ”

Chu Shixia listened quietly, unable to bear to interrupt this long and silent memory. Tan Yun's voice was like rain rolling down under the eaves, beating on Chu Zhixia's heart in clear terms.

"Later, I became a teacher and braved the world's condemnation to open a school and accept women to study medicine. It was too deviant to make the trip. Tan Yun reached out and touched the girl's round but cold cheeks, "But she took the initiative to find me and said that she hoped to worship me as a teacher." ”

"She was my first student."

Chu Zhixia sighed and said, "Mourn." ”

Tan Yun wanted to smile freely, saying that it doesn't matter, doctors are used to looking at life and death, and they should also look down on life and death. But as soon as she lifted the corners of her mouth, tears rolled down and fell on the wrinkled white cloth. Tan Yun grabbed the corner of the shroud, crying hoarsely.

"I don't even know whose fault it is. She didn't hurt anyone, she was just a student, she was just decocting medicine to the villagers...... Why, why is this happening? Tan Yun trembled and took the girl's stiff hand, the scarlet color had faded, like a faint bloodstain, "The medicine jar knocked over on her hand, and it burned out such a big scar. Can't they see, is it also wrong to heal the sick and save people? ”

Chu Zhixia didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only be silent.

"Miss Chu, can you tell me if there is a secret that we were robbed by bandits?"