When Pei Shaofeng woke up, he subconsciously moved his legs, and the severe pain in his ankle immediately made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Uncle Qiao..." Pei Shaofeng called weakly.

"Master, I'm here. What do you want me to do?" A servant heard Pei Shaofeng calling and asked hurriedly.

"Go and call Uncle Qiao," Pei Shaofeng ordered.

"Yes," the servant obeyed and left the room.

Soon, Butler Qiao came in, leaned close to Pei Shaofeng and asked, "Master, you're awake. I'll have them bring some food over. Would you like to eat something?"

"No hurry." Pei Shaofeng shook his head. "Uncle Qiao, tell me, how did that man treat me yesterday?"

"This... sir, I only saw that he cut the wound on your foot again. I didn't dare to look closely at anything else," said Butler Qiao.

Pei Shaofeng nodded and said, "Then... tell me, what does that person look like?"

"He was a thin, small man." Butler Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Yes, he told me to call him Jindou."

A smile appeared on the face of "Golden Bean" Pei Shaofeng: "What an interesting name." Thinking of the agreement they had made by high-fiving, Pei Shaofeng said to Butler Qiao: "Uncle Qiao, please have someone bring the food."

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away," Butler Qiao was very happy. This was the first time Pei Shaofeng took the initiative to suggest having a meal since he came back. How could he not be happy?

******

At the Jinyiwei official office, as Jindou walked out of the room, Cong Kai came to greet him: "Jindou, the master asked me to tell you that there is a carriage in front of the door. From now on, when you go to see General Pei, you can take that carriage."

Huh? Jindou was startled and hurried to the door. Sure enough, he saw a carriage with a coachman sitting on it.

Oh, this is great. I was planning to walk to Pei Mansion today. Lord Wei is sometimes very thoughtful, Jindou thought to himself.

When Jin Dou arrived at the Pei Mansion by carriage, as soon as he got off the carriage, Butler Qiao came out to greet him and said warmly, "Mr. Jin is here, please come in, please come in!"

When Jindou heard the three words "Young Master Jin", he quickly waved his hand to the housekeeper Qiao: "Uncle Qiao, you should call me Jindou from now on. I am really not used to the three words "Young Master Jin".

"Oh, how can that be possible? You are our young master's savior, how can I call you by your name?"

"Uncle Qiao, it was Guanyin Bodhisattva who saved General Pei. I was originally a wanderer, so you should just call me Jindou." Jindou felt that he was really unable to accept the three words "Young Master Jin".

"Okay, okay," Butler Qiao said with a smile, "Then I will call you Jindou from now on." As they talked, they walked towards Pei Shaofeng's room.

Pei Shaofeng had been leading troops in battles for many years and had very good hearing. He heard the voices of Butler Qiao and someone from afar, and then he heard the voice of the person who treated his injuries yesterday. He hurriedly tried to sit up by supporting himself on the bed with his hands, but he didn't expect that this movement would involve the wound on his ankle, and he frowned in pain.

As soon as Jindou entered the room, he saw Pei Shaofeng lying on the bed. Although there was gauze wrapped around his eyes, one could still see that the expression on his face was very painful.

Jindou hurried over and asked, "General Pei, does the wound on your ankle hurt?"

Pei Shaofeng didn't want Jindou to feel how weak he was, so he shook his head and said, "Not bad."

"General Pei, the wound on your ankle is quite large. It will be very painful after the anesthetic wears off."

"But it won't hurt so much after seven or eight days!" Jindou said this while his hands were busy re-bandaging the wound on Pei Shaofeng's ankle.

"It's okay," Pei Shaofeng replied after hearing Jindou say that, as long as he could stand up again, he could endure any pain.

After finishing taking care of the wound, Jindou sat on the chair and looked at Pei Shaofeng lying motionless on the bed. He thought to himself: This man can't see and can't move his legs. Lying down all day long can make a healthy person sick. No, we have to think of a way to give this man some spiritual sustenance.

Jindou stood up, supported his chin with one hand, clasped the other arm across his chest, and walked around the room twice.

Got it! Jindou clapped his hands and said, since this man can't see and can't leave, let him use his ears to listen!

After walking a few steps to the bed, Jindou leaned over, got close to Pei Shaofeng and said, "General Pei, how about I tell you a story?"

As Jindou spoke, Pei Shaofeng felt a warm breath brushing against his face. This breath was different from the breath of those big men in the military camp. It had a faint fragrance that drifted into his nose, making his whole body gradually numb.

Pei Shaofeng had never experienced this feeling before. He felt a panic in his heart and stammered, "Okay... okay... go ahead."

What should I tell you? Jindou withdrew and thought to himself, I might as well tell you a story about conquering demons and monsters. I don’t know other stories, but I have been following my grandfather since I was five or six years old, traveling around the world, and I have experienced many things in conquering demons and monsters. So I will tell you this.

At Pei Shaofeng's side, with Jindou's body leaving, his heart, which had been beating wildly, finally calmed down a little.

What happened to me just now? In the military camp, I was fighting with a bunch of grown men every day, but why did I never have this feeling?

Pei Shaofeng was still puzzled here, and Jindou had already started talking.

Speaking of which, Jindou does have some talent for storytelling. Her voice is very expressive, and every character in the story, as well as all kinds of monsters and demons, come alive in her mouth.

Pei Shaofeng was quickly attracted by Jindou's story and was so absorbed in listening that he didn't even feel the pain in his ankle.

Ever since he was injured and lying in bed, Pei Shaofeng felt that every day was like a year. But today, for some reason, it seemed like time passed so quickly.

When Jindou stood up to say goodbye, Pei Shaofeng was listening to the song with great interest. Seeing Jindou was about to leave, he couldn't help feeling reluctant to see him go.

"Jindou," he said, calling her by her first name, "why don't you just stay at my house? That way you don't have to run errands every day."

"No, no need!" Jindou waved his hand quickly after hearing that. It was fine for him to live in the Jinyiwei office, because it was a public place after all.

If we stay in Pei's house, what if one day we are exposed as a woman dressed as a man, and people hear that we are a man and a woman alone? Wouldn't that affect General Pei's reputation?

"General Pei, Lord Wei has arranged a carriage to pick me up and drop me off, which is very convenient. I will not bother you here anymore," said Jindou.

"Then...you must come early tomorrow!" Pei Shaofeng reminded.

"Okay!" Jindou nodded in agreement.

That night, Pei Shaofeng was lying in bed, and he felt as if his nose was still filled with the faint fragrance from the daytime. For a while, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

The next morning, when Jindou hurried to the Pei Mansion by carriage, he found that Butler Qiao was already waiting at the door. As soon as he saw Jindou's carriage approaching, he hurried to greet him and said, "Jindou, you are finally here. If you hadn't come sooner, I would have gone to invite you myself. Our young master has been waiting for you in the house for a long time!"

Jindou was too embarrassed to tell Butler Qiao that he was used to sleeping in and that was why he didn't get up early today. He just hurried into the house.

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