Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

The backyard of the county government office was brightly lit.

When Cheng Wan was holding Gu Yu and walking quickly towards the room where Gu Yan was, Shao Qing was standing at the door of the room, standing on tiptoe, stretching his neck and looking out eagerly.

If Shao Qing had not been worried about leaving Gu Yan, he would definitely go with Cheng Daping to pick up Cheng Wan and Gu Yu.

The hurried footsteps were getting closer, and Shao Qing's eyes were getting brighter.

It was not until Cheng Wan, who was following closely behind Cheng Daping and holding Gu Yu, appeared in Shao Qing's sight that Shao Qing could no longer hold back and quickly rushed over to him.

"Master Cheng! Young Master!"

"Master Cheng! Young Master!"

……

“Uncle Shaoqing!” Gu Yu stared at Shaoqing who was approaching quickly with sparkling eyes, and excitedly pulled Cheng Wan’s collar: “Wanwan, it’s Uncle Shaoqing!”

Cheng Wan nodded, her heartbeat uncontrollably speeding up: "Yes, it's Uncle Shaoqing, we will be able to see your uncle soon."

After hearing Cheng Wan's words, Cheng Daping, who was walking in front and leading the way, paused slightly and lowered his head.

"Wuwuwu..." Finally facing each other, Shao Qing looked at Cheng Wan and Gu Yu carefully and eagerly. As soon as he opened his mouth, he burst into tears: "Master Cheng, Young Master, how, how did you become like this? Wuwuwu..."

In fact, Shao Qing wanted to cry and complain about why Cheng Wan and Gu Yu came so late, but after seeing Cheng Wan and Gu Yu covered in mud and dust, the words on his lips suddenly changed uncontrollably.

Cheng Wan looked down at her clothes, then at Gu Yu's face.

The image is indeed not very good.

To be precise, it was very embarrassing.

But the wolf is not in a mess, which is not important now.

Cheng Wan was worried, staring into Shao Qing's eyes, her tone cautious, which she herself did not notice: "Shao Qing, where is your young master?"

Before, at the city gate, the light was dim, and Cheng Wan was anxious to see Gu Yan, so he didn't notice that Cheng Daping's face was extremely haggard.

At this moment, under the lights in the yard, Cheng Wan looked closely at Shao Qing and Cheng Daping and realized that Shao Qing and Cheng Daping's mental state was far worse than her and Gu Yu's.

His face was sallow, his eye sockets were sunken, there was a dark tinge under his eyes, and his hair and clothes were dirty and messy, as if he hadn't had a good sleep or taken care of himself for a long time.

"Young Master..."

Although Shao Qing tried his best to endure it, broken sobs still escaped from his throat.

"The young master is...over there..."

Shao Qing raised his arm, trembling, and pointed to the room where Gu Yan was.

"Uncle..."

Gu Yu glanced in the direction Shao Qing pointed, and the next moment, the little kid turned his head and hugged Cheng Wan's neck tightly, burying his little head in the crook of Cheng Wan's neck.

Shao Qing's various reactions had already made the little kid feel that something was wrong.

The little kid was a little scared to see Gu Yan.

Cheng Wan stared at the room not far away with a serious look, patted Gu Yu on the back, took a deep breath, and walked over.

Cheng Daping and Shao Qing looked at each other, lowered their heads and followed silently.

……

So quiet.

How can it be so quiet?

This was Cheng Wan’s first thought after entering the room.

Suddenly, Cheng Wan stopped and looked in one direction in the room.

There was a bed in that direction.

There was a person lying on the bed.

"Gu, Yan."

The candlelight flickered in the copper lamp, stretching Cheng Wan's stiff shadow across the blue brick floor.

Cheng Wan hugged Gu Yu tightly and moved closer to the bed step by step.

The closer she got to the bed, the stronger the bitter smell of medicine became in the air, mixed with a faint smell of blood, which wrapped around Cheng Wan's throat like a spider web, making it difficult for her to breathe.

It was only a few steps away, but Cheng Wan felt as if she had used up all her strength.

Finally, Cheng Wan stood in front of the bed holding Gu Yu, looking down at Gu Yan who was lying on the bed.

The body lying under the quilt was almost motionless, and the wrists exposed between the folds of the quilt were white and almost transparent, with bruises and scars running along the bony joints.

Cheng Wan's fingertips unconsciously pinched into Gu Yu's clothes, and the little girl's warm tears were silently soaking through the fabric on her shoulders.

"Gu Yan?"

Cheng Wan called out very softly, as if a louder voice would shatter the person in front of him.

"Uncle..."

There was a tone of suppressed crying in Gu Yu's voice.

Cheng Wan bent down, put Gu Yu down, and moved closer to look at Gu Yan.

His handsome and noble face was covered with a layer of gray, his cheeks were sunken, his lips were chapped, and the film under his eyes was so thick that it looked like two crescent moons were drawn with an ink pen.

Cheng Wan's gaze moved down to Gu Yan's neck.

There was a white cotton wrap.

"He was hit in the shoulder and neck by the enemy because he was trying to save me." Cheng Daping suddenly said in a muffled voice behind Cheng Wan.

Cheng Daping's Adam's apple rolled as he swallowed the sobs, his voice hoarse: "The doctor said if he had been hit in the carotid artery, he would have died on the spot, just a little bit short...";

Cheng Daping clenched his fists, lowered his head, and tears fell to the ground: "Awan, blame me."

Cheng Wan didn't hear what Cheng Daping was saying. She bent over, with her fingertips hovering half an inch above Gu Yan's nose, and she was hesitant to let go.

It was not until she felt a faint breath brushing against her skin that she realized she was holding her breath and her lungs suddenly ached.

This faint warmth was even colder than the tears she shed when she was unconscious.

";Uncle's hand......";

Gu Yu's small hand touched Gu Yan's fingers that were hanging on the edge of the couch. Those slender knuckles had been used to make sword flowers and hold him up countless times, but now they were as cold and hard as ice.

"Wanwan..." Gu Yu called Cheng Wan timidly.

Cheng Wan lowered his head and saw that Gu Yu's round eyes were filled with tears.

"Will my uncle be like my father and mother and never wake up again?"

Cheng Wan remained bent over with his head down, not moving for a long time.

Until a tear fell on Gu Yu's raised face, Cheng Wan raised her hand and gently wiped away the tear for Gu Yu: "No, he can't bear to leave us, he will wake up."

After saying this, Cheng Wan closed his eyes and opened them again. His vulnerability and fear were suppressed in his heart, and his expression was calm and resolute. "What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said that the young master has a strong will to live. It is beyond their expectations that he can hold on until now. If the young master can hold on until the imperial physician from the palace arrives, maybe, maybe the young master can survive this disaster."

Have a strong will to survive?

Cheng Wan turned and looked at Gu Yan.

You can't bear to leave us, right?

"Do you know where the imperial physician is?"

"Calculating the time, the imperial physician will take at least three days to arrive."

Three days.

Cheng Wan took a deep breath and looked at Shao Qing: "Take Sui Sui to wash up and change his clothes. In addition, Sui Sui and I brought some medicinal herbs. Take them to the doctor to see if they can be used."

Shao Qing took Gu Yu to work.

Besides Gu Yan, there were only Cheng Wan and Cheng Daping in the room.

"Brother, have you ever given Gu Yan the medicine I prepared for you?"

Cheng Wan had never prepared modern Western medicine for Gu Yan.

Gu Yan is well-informed and too smart to be fooled.

"Yes, he had a high fever and was about to die, so I...I secretly fed him the pills you gave me."

After saying that, Cheng Daping nervously counted his fingers. He was afraid that he shouldn't have fed Gu Yan that kind of pill.