Chapter 257: Gambling or Not Betting?
"Is this the famous 'Divine Doctor and Demon Chef'?"
Among the Lingzun bosses, a gentle middle-aged man in a white shirt looked at Zhong Wen and said with a little surprise, "It's so young?"
"Governor Xie doesn't look at Zhong Wen young. Shangguan Junyi glanced at him with a smile when he seemed to have doubts about Zhong Wen's ability, "An imperial governor has already died at his hands." ”
The man in white was Xie Tianshu, the governor of Xiqi, and he was choked by Shangguan Junyi at this time, he couldn't help but touch his nose in embarrassment, and said with a wry smile: "What Shangguan girl said is reasonable, it is Xie who judges people by their appearance." ”
Could these two be concubines?
His eyes wandered back and forth between Shangguan Junyi and Zhong Wen, and a similar thought to Zu Dabin was born in his heart.
Beside him, a middle-aged man with a thin face and dressed in ethnic minority costumes stared up and down at the white-headed eagle behind Zhong Wen, although he did not speak, his eyes showed strong interest.
"Brother Zhong, the old man knows that you are a capable person, and now that our three armies are combined, the number of wounded soldiers is close to 100,000, I don't know what good plan you have?" Old General Xue saw Zhong Wen, his heart was inexplicably relieved, knowing that there was little hope, but he always felt that this amazing young man could do something.
"If there are wounded soldiers, you can heal them. Zhong Wen smiled on his face and wrote lightly.
"Doctor Zhong, if that's the case, there are also many famous doctors in our barracks. Zu Dabin disagreed with Zhong Wen's statement and said, "It's just that the number of people doctors can treat is limited after all, how can they turn the tide of the war?"
"The matter of fighting outside naturally depends on your efforts. Zhong Wen shook his head and smiled, "But if you only talk about healing, ordinary internal and external injuries, it is enough to give me a day, but if there are broken hands and feet, you still need to find the parts that fell on your body, otherwise I can't do anything." ”
"Is this true?" General Zu Dabin said suspiciously, "100,000 wounded soldiers, even if a doctor does not stop for a moment, he can only treat dozens of people a day, and the battlefield cannot be regarded as child's play." ”
Always questioned by this unknown general, Zhong Wen was quite unhappy in his heart, he glanced at Zu Dabin, suddenly took out a dozen spirit crystal tickets from his arms, and said with a wicked smile: "Fifty thousand spirit crystals, bet or not?"
Zu Dabin: "......"
If I have 50,000 spirit crystals, what can I do if I am still fighting life and death on the front line?
He didn't expect Zhong Wen to be so wealthy, he couldn't cry or laugh for a while, and wanted to refuse the gambling contract, but he felt a little embarrassed, and he was immediately embarrassed.
General Xue, Zeng Rui and others wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh, and they were very uncomfortable.
"How can you gamble in the army and mess around!" After all, it was Lin Zhiyun who came out to play a round, she glared at Zhong Wen lightly, and changed the topic, "What about Ling'er?"
"Sister Nangong and Miss Shangguan, they are just a mile away. Zhong Wen saw that the palace master's sister came forward, and it was not good to make things difficult for Zu Dabin again, so he stuffed the spirit crystal ticket back into his arms, "In less than half an hour, you can arrive." ”
"Little brother, I heard that you have been robbed by bandits and your goods. Shangguan Junyi asked in a coquettish voice, "Has it been resolved?"
"That is, and I don't see who's out of the way. Zhong Wen flirted with her eyebrows, and patted his chest fiercely and boasted, "I just stood on the top of the first peak of Liangshan, and as soon as the tiger's body was shaken, those thieves saw that I was extraordinary, and they bowed their heads one by one, not only obediently sent back the goods, but two of the heroes on the mountain also repented, and planned to change their faces and become a new person, and followed me to the front line, wanting to support the army." ”
"Brother Zhong, did you bring the bandits with you?" Old General Xue couldn't help but say loudly, "I'm afraid it's not appropriate, those bandits can't fight, if they are allowed to stay in the rear, in case of trouble, it will be very troublesome." ”
"If Old General Xue is not at ease, you can let them follow me to do some chores first. Zhong Wen knew that what General Xue said was true, the discipline of the bandits was extremely poor, and if they were put on the battlefield, their role would be very limited, "Anyway, they bring their own dry food and have more manpower, which is also good, in case anyone who dares to make trouble without opening their eyes, I will be responsible for solving it." ”
Zu Dabin's eyes once again showed disapproval, only to feel that Zhong Wen spoke frivolously, liked to blow nonsense, and acted completely unruly, seeing that several bigwigs respected him so much, he was very puzzled.
"Since there is a guarantee from Brother Zhong, let them stay first. Seeing that his face was full of confidence, it was not easy to refute his face, and he thought that there were so many Lingzun bigwigs in the army, and he would not be able to suppress some bandits, so he urged, "Although I know that you have traveled a long distance and must be tired, but the facts of the war are tight, and now the morale in the wounded barracks is extremely low, I don't know if I can go and see it now?"
"Is morale low?" Zhong Wen rolled his eyes, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Then don't rush to go, please ask the old general to prepare a few large buckets of water for me first, filled with water, I need to prepare some medicines, and I will put on a good show later to help the brothers in the army improve their morale." ”
"Little brother, what the hell do you have in mind?" Shangguan Junyi looked at his face, knowing that he was going to be funny again, and couldn't help but ask in a coquettish voice.
"We'll find out in a moment. Zhong Wen had a sly smile on his face.
......
When Shangguan Mingyue and the others entered the tent, Zhong Wenzheng was hiding in a corner, mixing a few "Huitian Pills" and some "Great Huiling Pills" and smashing them, spilling them into the huge bucket in front of him, and adding a few flavors of auxiliary medicine to it from time to time, ignoring the doubtful glances cast by the people around him from time to time.
"Huitian Pill" is a high-grade elixir that can almost live and die, flesh and bones, even in ancient times, it was very precious, but it was used by him to treat ordinary soldiers.
"Yue'er!"
"Auntie!"
Seeing that the ceremony was over, Shangguan Junyi hurriedly pulled Shangguan Mingyue to the side to ask questions about the east and west, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, and the concern was overflowing.
Nangong Ling's eyes were intertwined with the red-clothed young man beside Yu Xuanji.
"Why are you here?" the young man in red said in a light tone, but it didn't seem cold.
"To support the front, of course. Nangong Ling smiled, and seemed to be in a good mood, "By the way, I also came to see my brother and reported the latest situation at home." ”
"I heard that you locked up your father and didn't let him participate in the rebellion?" It turned out that this young man in red was Nangong Tianxing's eldest son, Nangong Ling's own brother, and Nangong Yu, the third-ranked "life-killing scholar" in the list of great Qian's heroes.
"Yes, now the little sister is temporarily taking the position of head of the family. Nangong Ling said softly, "When you go home, I will hand over the position of the head of the family to you." ”
"You're doing the right thing. Nangong Yu's face actually showed a look of approval, "I have stayed well in the army, and I don't plan to go back for the time being, the head of this family, you just continue to be the master." ”
If Nangong Tianxing hears the conversation between the two daughters, he is afraid that he will be so angry that he will vomit three liters of blood.
"I don't want to be the head of this house. Nangong Ling's face showed a rare look of helplessness, "Brother should hurry home, so that I can unload my burden and go back to Qingfeng Mountain to concentrate on cultivation." ”
"I really don't want to be the head of the house, if you feel annoyed, it's better to return it to Dad. "Nangong Yu actually played a scoundrel.
"Good idea!" Nangong Ling's eyes lit up.
This handsome guy is actually the brother of Sister Nangong?
Zhong Wen in the corner was attracted by the conversation between the two, and couldn't help but raise his head and look back and forth on the two of them.
The conversation between the Nangong brothers and sisters made him even more interesting, and the position of the head of the Nangong family, which could not be obtained by others, was regarded by the two brothers and sisters as a sloppy and wanted to be discarded.
"I didn't expect the rumored fierce and vicious Liangshan bandits to have such a charming leader?" Old General Xue looked at the graceful Thirteen Niang in front of him, and was greatly surprised.
He even had the urge to "recruit a daughter-in-law" again, but when he thought of the identity of the other party, he finally couldn't help but not speak.
"The people's girl Thirteen Niang, I have seen several generals. Thirteen Niang bent down and bowed, her voice was soft and charming, and the surrounding soldiers were itching, and the original fear of the bandits had faded a lot, "The brothers of our Liangshan Thirteen Peaks and Eighteen Peaks are deeply remorseful for the mistakes they made in the past, and are willing to assist the imperial court to jointly resist foreign enemies, and give themselves a chance to reform themselves, and hope that several generals will agree." ”
"Okay, good!" Zeng Rui smiled and stepped forward to help her up, "Knowing that mistakes can be changed, good is great, since you are willing to change your ways, stay in the army first, if you can show something, this general will give the court a reason, and strive to let you atone for your sins." ”
"Thank you, General!" Thirteen Niang's eyes showed a hint of joy.
"Okay, the medicine is ready. Zhong Wen in the corner suddenly spoke, "Next, I need to go to the gate of the wounded barracks to perform a play, and ask General Zu to deign to cooperate." ”
"Me?" Zu Dabin's face showed confusion.
"Not bad. Zhong Wen had a wicked smile on his face.
......
It was said that it was a wounded barracks, but because the number of wounded soldiers was too large, the camp tent had long been unable to settle down, and most of the later soldiers could only lay a bunk outside the tent, recuperate in the open air, and wait for the doctor to treat them.
As more and more soldiers laid on the floor, the number of people outside the tent in the camp finally doubled several times inside, making the wounded soldiers lying in the tent very embarrassed, and many of the slightly less injured took the initiative to run out to exchange beds with the seriously injured outside, but such a small act of kindness was a drop in the bucket after all, and it did not play a big role in the number of wounded people who were already close to 100,000.
At this time, the camp was already full of rows of wounded soldiers, many of whom were already glazed and distracted, full of pessimism about the war and their own injuries.
Just as they looked up at the sky and their hearts were like ashes, there was a sudden noise not far away, which caused the outermost wounded soldiers to look curiously.
"What a Liangshan bandit, you dare to break into the barracks, is it really easy to mess with our army?" I saw a general in armor pointing at a group of black-clothed people on the opposite side and shouted and reprimanded.
Many wounded soldiers recognized this general as Zu Dabin, the deputy general of the "midnight general" Zeng Rui, and when they heard the words "Liangshan bandits" come out of his mouth, they couldn't help but be very nervous, only to say that the barracks had been attacked by bandits.
"This general invited, although we used to live in Liangshan, but now we have reformed, I heard that the front line is tight, and I specially came to support. Among the Liangshan bandits on the opposite side, a man in black who looked loyal stood up and said respectfully.
This person is the peak master of the eighteenth peak of Liangshan, Gou Datong who followed Thirteen Niang to the front line.
"The bandits in Liangshan have done a lot of evil, committed a lot of crimes, and they are hard to write, and now they can lightly expose it with a casual sentence of 'reform and reform'?" Zu Dabin sneered and said, "Even if the war is tense, my army does not need to rely on bandits to fight, and you should leave as soon as possible, otherwise you will annoy Zu, and you will not blame the big knife in your grandfather's hand for not having eyes." ”
"General Zu, listen to me, although we are bandits, we were inspired by the gods some time ago, and then I repented. Gou Datong said anxiously, "This time it is to bring the immortal medicine given by the gods, with the miraculous effect of medicine to get rid of the disease and bring the dead back to life, which is absolutely beneficial to the officers and soldiers in the army, and the gods said that this time the Daqian Empire has the help of heaven, and it will be able to repel the Fulong Empire and win a complete victory. ”
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers of the wounded barracks who were close to them were in an uproar and talked about it, although most of them did not believe it, but they did not feel a little more color in their eyes.
"Where are the immortals in this world, it's really a bunch of nonsense!" Zu Dabin's face showed impatience, "Don't talk about it anymore, I won't believe a word of the words of the Liangshan thief, hurry up!"
"Why is General Zu so stubborn, you must know that the destiny of heaven is difficult to disobey. Gou Datong persuaded bitterly.
"Shut up, at the beginning, you Liangshan bandits killed my parents and insulted my wife, and there was already a common enmity between us, and now we are here to confuse the public, is it really not sharp when the big knife in my hand is not sharp?" When he read this line, Zu Dabin almost even wanted to die, and secretly scolded Zhong Wen for seeking personal gain, taking the opportunity to take revenge, and "arranging" an extremely tragic fate for himself.
He has always been a serious person and a man of few words, and there are not many people in the army who know the situation of his family, but I am afraid that today, this fabricated miserable life story will spread throughout the entire military camp and become known to everyone
However, Zhong Wen's sentence "If you don't act according to the lines, if you mess up, you won't be responsible" made him dare not change the script lightly, so he had to scold fiercely in his heart: If Lao Tzu finishes the performance, but in the end he can't cure the soldiers in the army, he will definitely ask you.
"General Zu......" Gou Datong still didn't give up and wanted to continue to persuade.
"Since you don't leave, leave Lao Tzu behind!" Zu Dabin finally couldn't bear it anymore, with a glint of hatred in his eyes, and slapped Gou Datong in front of him.
His eyes were mixed with some true feelings, although his parents and wives did not have any intersection with the bandits, Zu Dabin also knew many brothers in the army who were killed and injured at the hands of the Liangshan bandits, and it was not realistic to say that there was no mustard.
"Poof!"
Zu Dabin already had a heavenly wheel of cultivation, and he made a sudden move, Gou Datong was caught off guard, and was hit in the chest with a palm, and immediately spat blood from his mouth, and his body flew far backwards.
"The owner of the village!"
The black-clothed people behind him were shocked, and they all gathered around Gou Datong, many people looked at Zu Dabin with unkind looks in their eyes, and a few thieves even pulled out their swords, wanting to seek justice for him.
"Stop, stop!" Zu Dabin's voice trembled, barely supporting himself, "Have you forgotten what Zhong Shenxian said? We are already guilty people, what is it to be slapped by this general? As long as we can help the officers and men in the army, all this is worth it." ”
As soon as the words fell, his heart was sweet, and he couldn't help but spurt out another mouthful of blood, and his face had become like a blank piece of paper, as if he was about to fall down at any time.
Gou Datong looks loyal, but his acting skills are leveraged, under this performance, among the wounded soldiers on the side, there are actually many people who sympathize with him, and feel that the other party is kind enough to come to help, Zu Dabin's actions are inevitably a little unkind.
Zu Dabin was also very helpless about the villain he played, seeing the eyes of the soldiers, he really wanted to cry without tears, and cursed Zhong Wen fiercely in his heart again.
"The owner of the village!" A man in black was anxious, and suddenly had an idea, "Immortal Zhong, go and invite Immortal Zhong, as long as there is his immortal medicine, he will definitely be able to recover the owner of the village." ”
A group of black-clothed people showed a sudden realization on their faces, and immediately someone ran backwards, and after a while, the "Zhong Immortal" dressed in white and carrying a jar on his back made a grand appearance.
"What's going on?" asked Zhong Shenxian with a pleasant face.