Fire Captain

After Bai Ziyang finished his morning practice, he accidentally looked at the sky and found it refreshing. He picked up his clothes, dusted them off, and called out, "Waiter!"

"Hey~~~ Here I come~~~Boss!" The waiter swiftly ran to Bai Ziyang.

Bai Ziyang smiled when he saw him and said, "Go to the backyard and clean up the carriage. I'll need it later!"

The waiter said with a smile: "Okay, boss!"

After breakfast, Bai Ziyang pulled Han Dieyi aside and said, "The weather is nice today. Miss, are you interested in going out for a walk with me?"

Han Dieyi held Bai Ziyang's hand and said with a smile: "It is a great honor to have an appointment with you, Mr. Bai!"

The two of them did not bring any followers. Bai Ziyang drove the carriage himself. After leaving Chang'an City, Han Dieyi lifted the curtain and sat next to Bai Ziyang.

Bai Ziyang turned around and asked her: "How is it? Are you tired?"

Han Dieyi smiled and said, "How can I be tired when I'm sitting in the carriage with food and drink? But Brother Bai, we're not in a hurry, why don't you take a rest?"

Bai Ziyang smiled and said, "I'm fine. Besides, we'll be there soon..."

"Hey? Where are we going?" Han Dieyi asked.

Bai Ziyang said mysteriously: "I won't tell you... it's a very beautiful place anyway..."

"Oh?" Han Dieyi raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she accepted Bai Ziyang's explanation, and said, "Well, I'll wait and see..."

Bai Ziyang was driving the carriage slowly, and the two were talking and laughing when they suddenly heard a rapid sound of horse hooves. The hurried sound made people feel panicked... The two looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Xue Hen driving a carriage towards them anxiously from a distance.

"Oh..." Bai Ziyang saw from a distance that Xue Hen looked strange, and thought that the situation in the carriage must be bad. He couldn't help but look at Han Dieyi and stopped the carriage.

Seeing Xuehen's carriage approaching, Bai Ziyang jumped off the carriage and said, "Brother Xue! What is this...?"

Xue Hen turned around and lifted the curtain of the carriage, allowing Bai Ziyang to see the situation inside the carriage. He said anxiously, "Madam Qu was seriously injured. If she is not treated in time, I'm afraid..."

After several lifetimes of training, Bai Ziyang's medical skills had already become extraordinary. He could tell at a glance that Madam Qu's injury was caused by a palm strike that injured her heart meridian. The breath she had been holding on to was about to dissipate. If she hadn't met him on the way, she would probably have been unable to wait for Xue Hen to send her back to Chang'an City.

Bai Ziyang jumped onto the carriage, raised his hand and waved it. Silver light flashed, and dozens of silver needles pierced the main acupuncture points around Aunt Qu's heart meridian, connecting Aunt Qu's broken heart meridian. Xue Hen, who was standing by, found that he did not even see Bai Ziyang's movements clearly. He thought that Bai Ziyang's medical skills and martial arts should be far beyond ordinary people. Even the "miracle doctor" he knew could not compare to Bai Ziyang...

With Bai Ziyang's help, Xue Hen finally felt relieved temporarily. On the contrary, after Bai Ziyang finished acupuncture for Madam Qu, he came out of the carriage with a serious face and said to Han Dieyi, who had been quietly watching Bai Ziyang saving people, "Dieyi, I'm afraid our outing in the suburbs today will be ruined. It seems that I can't go to see the beautiful scenery that I promised to take you to see... I'm sorry..."

"Hey!" Han Dieyi covered Bai Ziyang's mouth with her bare hands and said, "Brother Bai, why do you have to say that? Human lives are at stake so saving them is the most important thing. The beautiful scenery... let's save it for next time..."

Looking at Han Dieyi, Bai Ziyang smiled knowingly.

The two of them sent Aunt Qu back to the General Jingguo Mansion. After handing her over to Madam Xun, Bai Ziyang gave her another acupuncture treatment. Madam Xun looked at the unconscious Aunt Qu and asked, "Ziyang, when will Cuihua wake up?"

Bai Ziyang said as he wrote the prescription, "I have used a silver needle to connect Aunt Qu's broken heart meridian. With this medicine, she will wake up in about three to five days. But Aunt Qu is old after all, so don't let her worry too much after she wakes up. She should just rest and recuperate!"

"Okay, okay!" Lady Xun took the prescription and gave it to the housekeeper to boil the medicine. She held Bai Ziyang's hand again and expressed her gratitude. Bai Ziyang felt quite embarrassed. He refused Lady Xun's thank-you gift and hurriedly left General Jingguo's Mansion.

After a few days of peace and quiet back at his own restaurant, Bai Ziyang thought about how he didn't have a good time the last time he took Han Dieyi out to play. He was lying in the pavilion in the garden thinking about how to cheer Han Dieyi up when the waiter came running over from the lobby and said, "Boss, Madam Qian is here!"

"Hmm? Aunt?" Bai Ziyang sat up straight for a moment, and when he stood up quickly and was about to leave, he saw Zhu Yuchan walking towards the backyard. Bai Ziyang went up to her and said, "Aunt, how come you have time to come here today? Didn't Master Qian come with you?"

But she didn't expect that after hearing Bai Ziyang's words, Zhu Yuchan frowned and looked unhappy. She avoided talking about Qian Kui and just asked, "Ziyang, is there a father and daughter named Han living in your store?"

Bai Ziyang took in Zhu Yuchan's expression but remained calm, pretending to be clueless and said, "Aunt, you are talking about Uncle Han and Dieyi, right? They live here with me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuchan excitedly grabbed Bai Ziyang's hand and said anxiously, "Can I see Dieyi?"

Bai Ziyang supported Zhu Yuchan and said, "Aunt, don't worry, I'll go ask Dieyi... if she wants to see you..."

Zhu Yuchan was stunned for a moment before she slowly said, "Yes, go ask... ask Dieyi..."

Bai Ziyang helped Zhu Yuchan to sit down in the pavilion. Just as he was about to turn around to find Han Dieyi, he saw Han Dieyi walking towards him with a tray. When Han Dieyi saw Bai Ziyang, he smiled and said, "Brother Bai, come and try the osmanthus cake I made..." But when he looked up, he saw Bai Ziyang with an embarrassed look on his face. He couldn't help but walk towards him slowly with some confusion.

Bai Ziyang took the tray from Han Dieyi, turned slightly to reveal Zhu Yuchan behind him, looked at Han Dieyi and said carefully: "Madam Qian came to see me and wanted to see you... I was just about to go find you..."

Upon seeing Zhu Yuchan, Han Dieyi, who was originally smiling, suddenly turned cold. Bai Ziyang patted Han Dieyi on the shoulder and said softly, "Since Madam Qian is here, you two should have a good chat. I'll wait for you outside!" After that, he took a piece of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed it and smiled, "Mm, it's delicious!"

Han Dieyi looked at Bai Ziyang and said with a forced smile: "Well, as long as Brother Bai likes it!"

Bai Ziyang did not listen to what Han Dieyi and Zhu Yuchan said. He just held the osmanthus cake and ate it while looking at Zhu Yuchan from a distance. She looked sad and seemed to be explaining something. Han Dieyi had a cold expression at first and deliberately avoided looking at Zhu Yuchan. There seemed to be hatred in his expression. Later, perhaps after listening to Zhu Yuchan's explanation, his expression eased a little. Finally, the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.

When Zhu Yuchan left, she looked at Bai Ziyang, tears still in her eyes. She just held his hand and kept saying, "Ziyang, you must take good care of Dieyi..."

Bai Ziyang said: "Don't worry, auntie, I will protect Dieyi as if she were my own life!"

Zhu Yuchan nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good, that's good..." Then she slowly left...

Bai Ziyang returned to the backyard, gently hugged Dieyi who was still wiping tears, and quietly accompanied her. Han Dieyi leaned lightly in Bai Ziyang's arms and closed her eyes peacefully. Perhaps what she needed most was such a support... Although there were no words, the warmth and silent affection between the two of them was seen by everyone...