books44 Chapter 203 Check-in
Chapter 203 Check-in
Zhou Bo and Xiao Zhenrong were both very surprised when they heard the words "golden bird's nest". They thought that this magical medicine that was almost only mentioned in old legends was actually this thing? This was too incredible. But looking at the shape, what else could it be but a golden bird's nest? This kid came from an island outside the domain, which was indeed a bit unexpected.
Zhou Bo was surprised and happy, and said, "This is...this is great!" Tears welled up in his eyes.
Xiao Zhenrong was also very happy and said, "Thank God, Lanlan is saved!"
At this time, Yuan Fu carefully brought over half a bowl of water. He was afraid that the water would be spilled, so he walked extremely slowly and carefully.
Zhou Bo was furious. He flew to his side, snatched the water from his hand, and took three or two steps back. The clear water in the bowl was surprisingly stable as if there was no wind, without any splashing.
Chu Xiaomu dissolved the entire golden bird's nest into the water. Under the curious gazes of the crowd, the clear and transparent warm water slowly turned into a golden color, with precious light flowing, as if it was enlightened by the gods.
Zhou Bo helped Jinglan up and carefully fed her half a bowl of golden bird's nest medicine soup. He usually acted steadily and solidly, but at this moment he couldn't help but tremble with his hands, and he almost spilled the medicine soup several times.
It took about a small meal's time for the medicine soup to be finished. Jinglan's body shook slightly, and she finally exhaled a small, heavy breath, and then began to breathe. Although her breathing was a little short, her life was probably safe.
Zhou Bo almost cried for joy and held Lanlan's shoulders for a long time without letting go.
By then it was already dark and the wind on the grassland was quite chilly.
Zhou Bo carried Jinglan back to the central army tent and put her on his bed to let her sleep. When he returned to the tent, he felt Jinglan's pulse with his hand, but found that her pulse was steady and strong, knowing that she was fine, he finally put his heart at ease.
When asked why Jinglan was possessed by the charcoal evil, Yuan Fu stammered and could not give an answer.
Zhou Bo was furious and smashed the half-sandalwood square table into dozens or hundreds of pieces with one palm.
Yuan Fu then said that the weather was starting to get colder, and he was afraid that Jinglan would catch a cold while sleeping, so he added a lot of oak charcoal to the charcoal stove in her tent, which caused her clear air to stagnate and Jinglan was poisoned by the charcoal evil.
After saying that, he knelt on the ground with a plop, and cried bitterly: "Zhongjun, I... I absolutely have no intention of harming the girl!"
Zhou Bu sighed, lowered his head and said nothing. He naturally knew that Yuan Fu could not possibly harm Jinglan, but he meant well but ended up doing something bad and almost cost Jinglan's life.
After a long while, Zhou Bo raised his head and said to Yuan Fu, "You should set out for Humu Pass early tomorrow morning and go to Tao Qian's Nankun Camp to receive a hundred military sticks." His tone was extremely cold, just like an ordinary conversation.
Chu Xiaomu and Yingdan were shocked. They didn't expect that the Zhou Zhongjun would decide to punish Yuan Fu so quickly. Not only did they transfer him to the most dangerous Nankun Camp, but they also beat him with 100 military sticks. They didn't even consider that he was once their personal guard and the most trusted sergeant in the entire Nanding Army. The harsh and cruel means were indeed well-deserved.
Yuan Fu fell to the ground, tears streaming down his face, and cried, "I almost killed Miss Jinglan, so it is only right for the Central Army to kill me. I am willing to go to the Nankun Camp and guard the pass and kill the enemy for the Nanding Army to repay the kindness of the General and the Central Army."
Zhou Bu didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he waved his hand and signaled him to go down quickly.
Yuan Fu bowed twice more, then left the tent in tears.
Zhou Bo looked coldly at Chu Xiaomu and Yingdan again, and said expressionlessly: "It's late today, you two should go back to your own tents."
Chu Xiaomu thought, I saved your precious daughter's life, you didn't give me military merit, but you didn't even say "thank you"? Is it really like Zhang Hou said, we humble soldiers are the "slaves" of you, the central army and battalion officers, not only do we have to obey your orders and work, but we also have to have any other unnecessary thoughts?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, wishing he didn't have the golden bird's nest at all. Suddenly, he thought of Jinglan's elegant and beautiful face, and he was no longer so angry. If it took ten or eight golden bird's nests to save her life, as long as he could get them, he might have given them to her and her father without hesitation.
Chu Xiaomu and Yingdan went to the fire officer to ask for some leftover food before returning to the military tent.
Zhang Hou, Wu Sheng and others have already gone to bed, and are sleeping soundly like insects. The snoring sounds are one after another, making the scene very lively.
Chu Xiaomu and Yingdan thought to themselves, "They have been working at the horse official's place for a long time, and they look exhausted."
The next morning, as the sound of the ram's horn rang out to wake people up, everyone jumped up instantly like archworms with their tails pinched, and no one dared to stay in bed.
After a simple wash and wash, they went to the school martial arts field together to watch other enlisted soldiers practice battle formations and martial arts.
An hour later, it was time for breakfast, again with a piece of meat and three dry biscuits.
After breakfast, Zhang Hou, Lin Zhen and others continued to report to Officer Ma.
Zhang Hou said gloomily, "Ma Guan said he was short of people, and he was going to ask Deputy General Xiao to recruit us into his team."
Chu Xiaomu laughed and said, "With your eloquent tongue, can't you even deal with a horse official?"
Zhang Hou said dejectedly: "The bad thing is that I only like my mouth, not hate it."
Everyone immediately sneered at him, saying that he was just thick-skinned and his face was even thicker than a stepping stone in the toilet.
After Zhang Hou and others left, Chu Xiaomu and Yingdan were struggling over whether or not to report to the central military tent. Judging from Zhou Bu's expression yesterday, it seemed that he didn't like them very much.
While I was daydreaming, a soldier with half of his eyebrow broken came over and asked, "Are Chu Xiaomu and Yingdan in this tent?"
The two of them hurriedly stood up and responded, saying, "It's us two." May I ask what can I do for you?
The man frowned and said, "Zhou Zhongjun is angry and asked why you haven't come over yet. Do you want to send a carriage to pick you up?"
The two of them hurriedly straightened their appearance and trotted towards the central military tent.
When they arrived at the entrance of the central army tent, they saw that the door curtain was closed. They did not dare to rush in directly, so they stood at the door and shouted loudly: "Nanding Army soldiers Chu Xiaomu and Yingdan are here to report!"
Not long after, a man opened the curtain and glanced at the two people standing upright at the door with a cold and lightning-like gaze. It was Zhou Bo, the commander of the Nanding army who was taciturn and stern and no one dared to approach him.
Chu Xiaomu and Yingdan were so frightened that they dared not move, and did not dare to meet Zhou Bo's eyes.
For some reason, Chu Xiaomu was more afraid of the Nanding Army’s central army than the great general Bi Ye.