Chapter 8: Nursing Injuries

  "Sixth brother, I don't understand!"

  More than 50 people were lying on the beds in several tents, with their buttocks all bruised and battered. Liu Yanyi's bed was next to Liu Yanxiang's. At this moment, the pain had become a secondary matter. After all, they had been practicing martial arts since childhood, what kind of pain hadn't they endured?

  What made him feel particularly stifled was the punishment given by Liu Jiye, it was clear that the other side was too arrogant, how did it end up being only his own people who suffered the rod punishment?

  Compared with Liu Yanyu, Liu Yanxiang did not have any complaints at all. Originally, this matter had his share of fanning the flames, and he was very much in favor of Liu Jiye's approach.

  Ginger is still spicy even when it's old!

  He and Qiulang were punished, seemingly at a disadvantage, but in the process, they united the generals of Dai Prefecture and took over Jianxiong Army, and Ma Yuan was still tenderized.

  It seems that from now on, there will be a rift between Jian Xiongjun and Dai Zhoubing. I wonder what clever plan his father, who is good at governing the army, will come up with. Unconsciously, Liu Yanzhao was looking forward to it.

  "Sixth Brother, are you even listening to me? What is Father thinking? Why didn't he take down all those troublemaking Jianxiong soldiers?"

  Qilang's voice, still filled with resentment, brought Liu Yanzhao's thoughts back, and he chuckled twice. This seventh brother was still a bit young, his blood was still hot, and he hadn't fully grasped the meaning behind it.

  "Seventh brother, don't harbor resentment in your heart. Father is doing this for his own reasons. Although our Liu family has received imperial favor and I am stationed in Dai Prefecture to serve the country, there are still many treacherous officials in the court who are eyeing us covetously. Therefore, Father must be extremely cautious at every step, otherwise..."

  Liu Yanzhao stopped making noise, and Qilang had a look of seeming to understand yet not understanding. At this time, the sound of chaotic footsteps came from outside the house, and then Wang Fugiang and Dalang appeared in front of the two people.

  "Sixth Brother is right, Father is just taking a temporary measure. Seventh Brother, don't blame Father for this. Look, Father has asked Uncle Wang to send over some medicine for your injuries."

  Dalan Liu Yanping said as he took over the small white bottle from Wang Gui's hand, and together with his three brothers carefully removed the clothes of the two men and helped them apply medicine.

  "Whoa! Third Brother, be gentle!"

  Qilang shouted, but Sanlang Liu Yang was dissatisfied and curled his lips. "What's wrong with you? Can't even bear this little pain? Do you still want to follow Father and brothers into battle in the future?"

  After finishing, he deliberately touched Qilang's wound, causing him to inhale cold air in pain. Only when Dalang scolded him did he stop tormenting Qilang.

  "But this time, Seventh Brother and Sixth Brother were really great, it would have been even better if I could have gone on stage!"

  After taking the medicine, Wang Gui left with something to do, and the brothers were even more open. Erlang Liu Yanding looked at the two of them with envy, that expression, even if he was lying on his back with a flower in his butt now, he would be willing.

  "Second brother smiled and said, 'Little brother also couldn't stand the pretentious look on those people's faces, so he couldn't help but teach them a lesson. It's just that it put father in an awkward position.'"

  "Sixth brother now seems to understand, but this can't be blamed on you. In the military camp, no one has ever submitted to anyone else, and fighting is inevitable. It's just that sixth brother's move today was a bit too ruthless."

  Liu Yanzhao knew that his intentionally ruthless move would not deceive Dalang and others who had been practicing martial arts for a long time. He nodded solemnly, "Brother's teachings are also the new moves I've just practiced, but I'm not yet proficient in using them freely, so I ended up causing trouble."

  "Big brother, what's going on here? My fifth brother and I think Liu Lang and the others are innocent. You're taking it out on Ma Yuan's people, but you can't let Liu Lang fight back? If not for Liu Lang's superior skills, he'd probably be left with only half his life by now."

  "Third Brother is right! And Sixth Brother, when did you learn these last two moves? Are they another one of your self-created techniques? Once I've recovered from my injuries, I'll have to test them out against Fifth Brother!"

  Sanlang and Wulang's interruption made Dalang, who was about to lecture them, lose the opportunity to do so. He could only glare at them in anger, unable to argue back. The remaining three people, including Liu Yanzhao, lowered their heads and laughed.

  It was almost sunset when the women in the Liu mansion finally learned of the punishment meted out to Liu Yanxiang and Liu Yanzhi, and a carriage sent by Liu Hezhang arrived to take the two brothers back.

  Although this was somewhat irregular, Liu Jiye did not say a word, and the two brothers would definitely be unable to practice for several days, so it's better to go home and rest.

  Liu Yanzhao was bedridden at home for two days before he could get out of bed and move around. During this time, Liu Jiye did not return to the mansion, and even Dalang and others stayed in the camp.

  It seems I've been busy with Jian Xiong Jun's affairs.

  Went to see Qi Lang, he was still lying on the bed. Seeing Liu Yan Zhao could move around, his eyes were filled with envy. Since he was not fully recovered from his injuries, there was no other way but to stay in the house. After chatting with him for a long time, Liu Yan Zhao finally got up and left after instructing him to take good care of himself.

  "Sixth brother, how did you get out of bed? Didn't Old Master Luo repeatedly instruct you to rest and recover? If Mother finds out, she'll surely punish you severely!"

  As soon as he arrived at the courtyard, he heard Ba Mei's anxious voice. Looking at her pretending to be an adult, Liu Yan Zhao smiled and walked up to pinch Ba Mei's small face, "You little girl, you're not old yet, but your tone is quite annoying. Let me see who taught you this!"

  "I knew you'd bully me! Be careful, I'll tell Mom!" Eighth Sister pushed away Liu Yan's hand, pouting her mouth, and although she said so, she still walked towards the house.

  "The little fish was still angry, so let's just say that Sixth Brother was wrong. Can't you just forgive the adults for the sake of the younger ones?"

  Following behind Ba Mei, Liu Yan Zhao made a gesture of apology, although he could hear the teasing tone in her words, but Ba Mei's small face still revealed a happy smile.

  "Sixth brother, this is a bone soup that mother asked me to bring you, to nourish your body."

  As I entered the house, the young servant who had been taking care of Liu Yanzhao's daily life for the past two days was gone, but it was that little girl about the same age as Ba Mei standing with her head bowed by the table.

  During the time he was recovering in bed, Xiao Yao also came to see him a few times, mostly bringing soup and food, putting down what she was holding and leaving hastily, so Liu Yan Zhao hadn't had a chance to talk to her much.

  "Thanks for your trouble, Eighth Sister! It just so happens that Sixth Brother also has something to give you."

  Walking to the head of the bed, under the curiosity of Ba Mei, Liu Yanzhao fished out a small wooden rabbit from under the pillow. With nothing to do on his days off recovering from injury, he was extremely bored and had his servant bring him a dagger and a piece of wood.

  "Sixth brother, is this what you've done for Fish? It's really great, I knew Sixth Brother loved Fish the most!"

  It's good that the foundation of painting I learned before hasn't been wasted, otherwise Liu Yanzhao wouldn't have been able to come up with this little thing. Seeing the joyful expression on Ba Mei's face also brought a sense of satisfaction in my heart.

  Ba Mei carefully held the little rabbit in her hands, looking at it with increasing delight. She then walked to the table and handed it over, "Pai Feng, look, isn't what my sixth brother made very good?"

  "Ah!"

  The little girl who had been quiet all along raised her head, with more longing in her eyes, stretched out her small hand to touch, but ultimately withdrew it.

  "Have fun!"

  Seeing the other's expression, Liu Yanyu hesitated for a moment and stuffed the little rabbit into the other's hand. In this brief conversation between the two little girls, Liu Yanzhao was stunned there.

  The taciturn girl he saw was actually Yang Pai Feng, the fire chief who wielded a fire poker?

  But at this moment, she should have the same surname as everyone else, Liu?

  It was a while before Liu Yanzhao came out of his stunned state, and he couldn't help but smile wryly. What's so surprising about Yang Pailong? Every person around him would be a legendary figure in the future, and even this Eighth Sister was an extraordinary female general.

  Fortunately, the two girls' minds were on that little rabbit, and they didn't notice Liu Yanzhao's distraction. They came back to their senses just in time to see Pai Feng handing the wooden rabbit to Eighth Sister, a look of reluctance flashing across her small face.

  It seems that these heroic women who were once famous for a time are still just children, but this is what makes them lovely. Otherwise, Liu Yanzhao would find it difficult to adapt to being surrounded by clever and cunning little monsters.

  He walked to the bedside, took out a small wooden rabbit from under the pillow again, smiled and handed it to her, "This little rabbit's ears were accidentally carved badly by me, if you don't mind, I'll give it to you."

  When Liu Yanzhao said that, the row of wind was stunned for a moment, lowering his head and thinking about something.

  "Are you kidding me? If not, I'll give this to you."

  Ba Mei pulled Liu Pai Feng's sleeve, and only then did she call her back. She took the wooden rabbit from Liu Yan Zhao's hand and held it in her palm, "No need, miss, thank you, Sixth Master. I like it very much."

  "This is great, I was right, Liu Ge is the best!"

  Liu Yanyi smiled happily again, revealing a small tiger tooth that was very cute. She played with the small wooden rabbit for a while before suddenly exclaiming, "Oh dear, I almost forgot about the important thing! Sixth brother, come quickly and drink this bone soup. The fish still needs to be delivered to Mother!"

  Pulling Liu Yanzhao to the table, Eighth Sister blew on the soup bowl and handed it over, "This is mother's hand-cooked, Seventh Brother's wife sent it over from that side, probably already finished drinking."

  Unable to withstand Xiaoyu's enthusiasm, Liu Yanzhao could only take over and start drinking, but after just two small sips, he felt something was amiss, and Bamei was tugging at his chin with a pleading look.

  "Sixth Brother, why don't you take this opportunity to tell Xi Xiangji and Yu'er about what happened after Cui Yingying ran away from home?"

  On the side, Pingfeng lowered his head, but his little ears perked up. It seems that these two girls have a good relationship in private, which is also good, and Baimei can also have a companion.

  It seems that the current wind doesn't have those skills, but being naturally talented is definitely not wrong. Although it's unknown what kind of fate the little girl will have in the future, Liu Yanzhao has already had the idea to flap his wings like a small butterfly.