Dingbei Hou's doctor brother

The heavy rain was like huge rocks and beasts, smashing heavily on Xiao Yan. He couldn't open his eyes because of the heavy rain.

He continued to move forward with the extinguished torch stick. Before he had gone two meters, his feet suddenly slipped and half of his leg fell into a pit.

Xiao Yan wrapped one hand around the small tree trunk next to him and looked up and down. There was a cliff in front of the pit and there was no way to go.

"I, I'm here!"

A faint cry pierced through the heavy rain and rose from the bottom of the cave.

It's his voice!

Xiao Yan squatted at the edge of the pit and shouted into the black hole: "Army doctor?"

"I'm here." Lu Ziqing just repeated this sentence in a daze.

"I'll come down and rescue you right away."

Xiao Yan faced the heavy rain and cut a few vines from the surrounding area. With his eyes wide open, he wrapped them around the big tree and jumped into the deep pit along the vines.

In the flickering light of lightning, Lu Ziqing was seen covered in wounds, soaked by the heavy rain, and lying in the mud.

He immediately picked up the person and carried him horizontally, groping in the dark and tentatively walking into the cave.

"Army doctor! Army doctor!"

Xiao Yan put him on the ground and patted his face gently. Due to the long period of low temperature and hunger, Lu Ziqing fell into a brief coma.

Xiao Yan groped around and cut a pile of dead vines and hay from the walls of the cave, and soon started a fire.

After half an hour, the cold and damp cave gradually warmed up.

Lu Ziqing was shivering with cold, his clothes were soaked and stuck to his body like a layer of frost.

"Wake up, wake up."

Xiao Yan knelt on one leg, held his face with both hands and shook it gently, then rubbed his hands and arms back and forth for a long time.

"No, I'm not." Lu Ziqing shook his head and talked in his sleep.

"Go away and don't touch her."

"Master, it's not me."

"Don't come over here... Get out! Get out!"

Xiao Yan frowned slightly, and the ends of his hair that was tied up high hung down at his temples, with drops of water seeping out of the tips of his hair.

He held the restless hands and whispered, "Did you dream about something? You're so scared."

"No! No!"

Lu Ziqing was suddenly awakened by the last "no", and he didn't know whether it was sweat or rain on his forehead.

For a moment, he couldn't tell the difference between dream and reality, he just knew there was someone beside him. He raised his lips and spoke weakly.

"Lao Su, now that you're here, quickly send those herbs back to the barracks and have them prepare them according to the recipe I wrote for the soldiers to use."

Xiao Yan: “…”

He's already confused, yet he's still concerned about herbs. This guy is really...

He called him in a low voice, "Army doctor, can you see who I am?"

This name was familiar yet unfamiliar, bringing Lu Ziqing back to his senses.

He blinked, finally seeing the person in front of him clearly, and asked in surprise: "You... General?"

"Yes, it's me." Xiao Yan helped him up and half leaned against the wall of the cave, then turned on the kettle and handed it to him, "Drink some water first."

Then, he found some herbs to apply to Lu Ziqing, and after drinking some water, he gradually regained some strength.

Xiao Yan asked softly, "How is it? Is it better?"

Lu Ziqing nodded and said, "Much better."

But the terrain in this mountain forest is steep and difficult to walk on, and it is raining heavily.

He didn't expect that besides Su Chengfeng, there would be someone else who could come to him, and this person was...

"How did the General know I was here?"

Xiao Yan added a few dry vines to the fire and said, "Your friend told me about this, so I found this place."

The fire was burning brightly. He took off his wet clothes, revealing a well-built body with perfect muscle lines and some scars on his chest, abdomen and back.

Drops of water dripped from the soft tips of hair on his forehead onto his chest, slowly sliding down to his abdominal muscles.

Taking off clothes is not difficult, but Lu Ziqing took a long time to do it.

Seeing that he was injured, Xiao Yan took over the help slowly and carefully. Compared with the casual soldiers, Lu Ziqing was a little restrained.

He was not used to others doing this for him, but there was nothing he could do at the moment.

"I thought I would die here, but I never thought I could survive."

Xiao Yan hung the wet clothes by the fire to dry. When he heard this, he paused.

a long time……

He threw out two words, "No."

The flames danced rapidly in his black eyes.

"You are a military doctor. You are responsible for the health and safety of the soldiers in the camp. I will not let you die."

Lu Ziqing subconsciously glanced at him sideways, and suddenly seemed to remember something, "Oh, that..."

"Those herbs have been taken back, don't worry, military doctor." Xiao Yan responded tacitly, "I'm sorry to have troubled you this time."

Lu Ziqing looked slightly stunned.

The general was high and mighty, always a powerful figure, with an oppressive aura that kept people at a distance, but this man...

He said sternly, "General, you are too polite. This is my duty and it is only right."

The dry vines and branches burned with crackling sounds, and the orange flames rushed up from the fire.

The two fell into a brief silence.

After a while, Xiao Yan suddenly asked, "Your name is... Lu Ziqing?"

"Yes."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, "From Yongzhou?"

Lu Ziqing looked surprised. "Yes, you...how did the general know that?"

Xiao Yan turned over the clothes on the wooden rack and said, "I haven't seen you before. I only recruited military doctors in Yongzhou."

Lu Ziqing nodded, "Oh, I thought..."

"I've been there." Xiao Yan seemed to know what he meant by the question, and without waiting for him to finish, he threw out two words.

Lu Ziqing: "Hmm?"

"Many years ago..." Xiao Yan paused and said, "I passed by there and lived there for a while."

Lu Ziqing shifted his gaze towards the fire. Thinking of this place, his eyelids slowly drooped, and his eyes became dark as if falling into a bottomless abyss.

“It’s not a good place.”

Xiao Yan looked at him sideways when he heard the voice.

The light and shadow reflected on one side of Lu Ziqing's face, making it look more gentle and quiet than usual, making people unable to take their eyes away.

"Why?" Xiao Yan asked.

"There..." Lu Ziqing paused, "There are often bandits causing trouble there, and the people there have a hard time."

In fact, what he wanted to say was that the bureaucrats, warlords, local tyrants and gentry in this world have long been corrupt and depraved by bullying and dominating the market.

How could the powerful kings, princes, generals and ministers know that the common people's miserable existence could be a good thing?

"Border cities have always been a concern for the imperial court. Bandits are rampant and the Di people are invading. The imperial court is inevitably overwhelmed by internal and external troubles."

Xiao Yan looked at Lu Ziqing and said, "It is the people who are suffering."

Throughout the dynasties, it has always been the people who suffer. They have done nothing wrong, but they have to endure so many unprovoked disasters.

If not, their family would not have moved to many places and lived a life of displacement for more than ten years.

A trace of loneliness appeared on Lu Ziqing's face. He folded his arms, put on the "mask" again, and complimented with a faint smile.

"A general's heart is with the world, and it is a blessing to the people."

Xiao Yan responded calmly, "I was born to fight. I should take my share. Let's not talk about this anymore. What about your companion?"

Lu Ziqing said "Oh", "His name is Su Chengfeng, my friend."

"Are you guys on good terms?" Xiao Yan asked.

"Yeah." Lu Ziqing said, "We're childhood friends."

Xiao Yan looked at the fire and commented, "His martial arts skills are good, but his personality is too impulsive."

Lu Ziqing: “…”

Is this a compliment or an insult?

He must be very clear about how Su Chengfeng behaves.

But when these words came from an outsider, it felt awkward and there was something else behind them.

He replied doubtfully, "General, you are too kind."

The rain showed no sign of abating, and the mountain was filled with thick fog, as if isolated from the outside world. From time to time, a cool breeze blew in from outside the cave, bringing with it moisture and chill.

The two men put on dry clothes and stood side by side in silence, leaning against the uneven cave wall with their eyes closed to rest.

The bonfire flickered in the dark, reflecting their tired and quiet appearance.

midnight.

Lu Ziqing's wound was red, swollen and inflamed, and he had a low fever because he had only been treated with a single herbal remedy and the environment was unclean.

His consciousness was groggy, his breathing was slightly short, and his whole body was weak and fell to the side. Xiao Yan subconsciously reached out to support his face and straighten him up.

As soon as you let go, the person will fall out again.

Xiao Yan had no choice but to let the man lean on him, moving his body closer to Lu Ziqing, and reaching his arm around his neck and shoulders.

The other hand gently rubbed and patted his arm as if to coax a child.

Lu Ziqing rested half of his face on Xiao Yan's shoulder, and the hot air he exhaled sprayed on his ear, and his earlobes gradually turned red.