The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Huang Shuo looked at Zhao Xuan puzzledly: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Xuan laughed: "You are still a virgin, right?"

Huang Shuo's face suddenly turned red. He stood up, picked up the shoes on the ground and threw them at Zhao Xuan.

"You damn girl! Will you suffocate to death if I don't talk nonsense?"

Zhao Xuan dodged with a smile and asked, "So are you a yes or no?"

"You've learned bad things! Instead of learning any good things from your trip, you've learned some crooked ways! I'll teach you a lesson!"

Huang Shuo leaped up and rushed towards Zhao Xuan as he spoke, and the two of them started to exchange blows in the room.

The Little Medical Fairy came back from collecting herbs, leaned against the door with a bamboo basket on her back, and just watched the two people fighting quietly.

Huang Shuo was just getting into the swing of his fight with Zhao Xuan when he suddenly caught sight of Xiao Yixiang. He immediately jumped onto the bed, lifted the quilt, lay down in it, and quickly covered himself with the quilt. He was as fast as lightning and looked so obedient, as if there had been no fight at all.

Xiao Yixian did not enter the house, but turned and left. Zhao Xuan glanced at Huang Shuo and hurriedly caught up with Xiao Yixian.

"How is my father's illness?"

"Look at how lively he is, don't you understand?"

"So that's all right then?"

"It's not completely healed yet, but it's not life-threatening for now. But it will take another year or two of rest before it can fully recover."

"So what disease does my father have?"

"I'm holding it in."

"Hold it... hold it?!" Zhao Xuan scratched her head. "This matter is both easy and difficult to deal with..."

"What do you mean?"

"It's not interesting... Sister Xiao Yixian, do you have a crush on someone?"

Zhao Xuan thought to herself that it would be nice if her father and Little Medical Fairy could be a couple, but then she heard Little Medical Fairy reply:

"What does this have to do with me? Your father has been suffering from depression for many years, which has blocked his meridians and blood vessels. If he doesn't receive timely treatment, he will die of depression. It would be wise for you to ask your father what he is worried about."

Zhao Xuan suddenly realized: "So that's what it means!"

"Then what do you mean?"

Zhao Xuan took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and quickly changed the subject.

"The weather is nice today. We've been out here for a month now. I wonder how Hao Xiong and the others are doing?"

Ever since Zhao Xuan and the others left, Hao Xiong has been investigating who framed Jiaoyang Valley, but he soon decided to give up.

He secretly saw the group of people robbing people on the road, but it was obvious that all of them were martial artists. Hao Xiong knew that his slingshot skills were not enough to get close to this group of people, so he had to ask Chunlan to find out from the side.

But before they could find out the specific identities of this group of people, they learned that the robbers from Jiaoyang Valley had become so bold that they began to harass the wealthy families in the border town, an important city in the north of the Yue State.

Chunlan frowned and said, "What should we do now? It seems they won't stop until they have completely ruined the reputation of our Jiaoyang Valley!"

Hao Xiong patted his head.

"What a headache! It seems that in order to ensure the safety of everyone in the valley, we have to arrange for patrols on the southern slopes of Xiuyue Mountain. Let's wait until my sister comes back before we discuss everything."

On this day, Hao Xiong personally led people to the southern foot of Xiu Yue Mountain. As soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he told everyone to look around to see if there were any suspicious people going up the mountain. Then he saw an unidentified object slowly crawling in the grass not far away, and making intermittent screams like ghosts and wolves howling.

It was almost dusk at this time. The biting cold wind inexplicably blew up a cloud of dust, which immediately swept over Hao Xiong and others. Hao Xiong felt his scalp tingling, but he still bravely held the shovel in his hand and slowly approached the object.

Hao Xiong had just walked to a place one meter away from the object and stood still when he suddenly found that the object was motionless. Hao Xiong tentatively tapped the object with a shovel and quickly retreated.

After a while, a hand suddenly stretched out from the mass and opened towards Hao Xiong. Hao Xiong looked closely and saw that the hand was covered in blood!

At this moment, he heard a scream from someone who looked like a woman.

"Help! Help...help me!"

Hao Xiong was almost frightened by the shout. He took a few steps back, raised his shovel, and shouted, "Are you a human or a ghost?!"

As Hao Xiong questioned, the object began to slowly crawl towards Hao Xiong.

Only then did Hao Xiong see clearly that it seemed to be a human figure, but the person's tattered clothes were stained with blood, completely wrapping his body, and even his hair was soaked with blood and formed into strands that covered his face.

"You, you are a human?"

"Please...save me..."

This time Hao Xiong heard it clearly, it was indeed a woman's voice.

He quickly ran to the woman, reached out and hugged her in his arms, and pulled the hair away from her face. Only then could he see several blood marks on her face. The wounds were bloody and she no longer looked like a human. Seeing this tragic scene, Hao Xiong couldn't help but tremble all over.

"Girl! Girl!"

"help me……"

Hao Xiong made up his mind, picked up the woman and ran towards Jiaoyang Valley.

At night, candlelight flickered in the thatched hut. With the help of Chunlan, Qiuju tore off the woman's clothes and applied medicine to her wounds.

Hao Xiong paced back and forth, pressing, "What's going on?"

Qiuju wiped away her tears.

"What a sin! Lingchi is no more than this... We can only help her suture the wound and apply the ointment left by the Little Medical Fairy. But with such a serious injury, if this girl can't wait for the Little Medical Fairy to come back and treat her personally, I'm afraid she won't last more than a few days..."

"Who would be so cruel to a girl?!"

Chunlan guessed: "We can only wait and see if she wakes up. It's probably someone from Border Town."

"You guys apply the medicine to her first. I'll go to Little Doctor Fairy's house to see if there's any ginseng to keep her alive!"

Hao Xiong said this and left in a hurry.

Qiuju looked at Chunlan with a worried look on her face, muttering, "Jiaoyang Valley is constantly facing the threat of being sieged by the government, and Hao Xiong has rescued a girl of unknown origin. I hope this doesn't lead to any more trouble."

"Yes," Chunlan looked at the unconscious girl on the bed with a worried look on her face. "But this girl is so pitiful. I hope she can hold on until the Little Doctor Fairy comes back."

In Fucheng City, Gu Zhanghua saw that the victims had moved into temporary houses and would no longer be displaced. He looked at the prefect who was accompanying him.

"Lord Wang, thanks to your swift and decisive actions, we were able to resettle the disaster victims so quickly and completely eliminate the potential danger of them causing a riot."

Lord Wang bowed deeply to Gu Zhanghua.

"Your Highness the Fifth Prince is too kind. Fortunately, you and His Highness Prince Cheng arrived in time and worked in perfect harmony to save Fucheng from danger. I was only following orders."

"Compared to my second brother, I am still far behind."

"Your Highness is passionate, benevolent, and dedicated to the people. You must not underestimate yourself."

At this time, a yamen runner came on horseback. Seeing Gu Zhanghua and the prefect, he quickly jumped off the horse and led the horse forward.

Magistrate Wang hurriedly asked, "Is there something going on at the government office?"

The yamen runner bowed and said, "Your Excellency, several more merchants have come to the government office to beat drums to complain about their grievances. They are also suing the Jiaoyang Valley robbers. Please make the decision, Your Excellency!"

Gu Zhanghua was surprised when he heard this: "But it's Jiaoyang Valley on Xiuyue Mountain?"

"Exactly."

"Your Highness, have you ever heard of those robbers?"

Gu Zhanghua shook his head and recalled.

"Just over a month ago, when I was giving out porridge on the street, I encountered a few disaster victims who claimed to be temporarily sheltering in Jiaoyang Valley. They all looked ragged, pale and thin, either weak women or young boys. They didn't look like highway robbers at all. But what's wrong with that? Moreover, the two prescriptions for preventing and treating the plague that I gave to Lord Wang were given by the head of Jiaoyang Valley. They helped prevent the widespread spread of the plague in Fucheng. Lord Wang, please investigate carefully before making any plans. You must not wrongly accuse good people."

Prefect Wang hurriedly said, "Your Highness is right. I've been busy with the resettlement of disaster victims in the city lately and have no idea what's going on with the robbers. I simply appeased the merchants who reported the incident to the authorities. I will investigate this matter immediately."

"Even if the facts are confirmed, we must be extremely cautious in suppressing the bandits. Many refugees who took over the mountains and became kings back then were desperate to make a living. They weren't necessarily ruthless and vicious. We should try our best to avoid sending out soldiers and causing casualties on both sides. It would be best if we could recruit them."

"I will follow your highness's instructions."

"In a couple of days I will be returning to Liyang with my second brother. If you have any difficulties in the future, Lord Wang, please feel free to send someone to Liyang to find me."

"If I can get the Fifth Prince's help in the future, I will be grateful!"

Gu Zhanghua nodded and smiled at Lord Wang, then turned around and got into the carriage.