Chapter 209: Turning danger into safety and surviving

It turned out that after they parted in Jinling, the people of Linhai Pavilion encountered difficulties. The imperial court forcefully requisitioned and took away their ships in the name of preparing for the northward recovery. Not only did they not receive any compensation, but when they went to ask for an explanation, they also injured the few guards, musicians and others of Linhai Pavilion.

The group had no choice but to seek refuge with an old acquaintance of Gu Dajie, but they were taken advantage of by the other party. After struggling to save themselves, the sisters were tricked and captured into a private workshop.

In order to protect his sisters, Gu Qing was bullied and seriously injured. He fell ill when he came back. Before he vomited blood and fainted, he gritted his teeth and asked them to go their separate ways and find their own way to survive. Lu Qing and others were unwilling to give up Gu Qing, and everyone was unwilling to abandon the friendship they had shared in adversity. After discussing together, they decided to leave Jinling and go to Yuhang to see if they could find Li Yaoguang, their benefactor, to help them.

Although everyone knew that it was not right to cause trouble to their benefactor, they really had no choice. For drifters like them, if they met a powerful person, they would be at the mercy of him.

Thinking about Li Yaoguang's character and how familiar she was with Qijitang, which was an existence that even the powerful and wealthy could not easily offend in Dajing, and Gu Qing's life was in danger, there was really no other way. Everyone could only pool their money and run for Li Yaoguang's only lifeline.

Li Yaoguang became anxious when she heard Lu Qing's narration, and when she thought of the traveling doctor, she felt very worried.

Without waiting for the other party to finish the consultation, Li Yaoguang paid the consultation fee and let him go. She asked Lu Qing and others to carry the unconscious Gu Qing to the carriage she rented, preparing to take him to see Grandpa Wu.

When she went out and met Yanzhi who had returned, she saw Li Yaoguang. Yanzhi, who had been frustrated for a long time, burst into surprise and cried, "My benefactor, my benefactor, I finally see you..."

Thinking of the setback at the corner gate of the Marquis' Mansion, and the fact that she couldn't find her benefactor after walking around the city, Yanzhi now saw a life-saving straw and cried with joy, laughing and crying, and she had to follow him.

Li Yaoguang thought that she could also take care of Gu Qing, so she nodded without saying anything. Then she thought about the situation of Linhai Pavilion, and took off the purse hanging around her waist for show, secretly transferred a silver ingot of fifty taels into it, and forcefully stuffed it into Lu Qing's hand despite his objections.

"Brother Lu, take these first and settle them down. Don't let everyone suffer. If possible, find a bigger yard to live in as soon as possible, even if you just rent it first. It's more convenient than staying in an inn. As for Sister Gu, I'll take her to find the miracle doctor. She will be fine. Trust me."

Lu Qing thought that their benefactor was on good terms with Qijitang, and that Qijitang was full of famous doctors, so he felt relieved and stopped saying polite words. He took the purse solemnly and apologetically and nodded heavily, hiding his worry and looking at Li Yaoguang with gratitude.

As Lu Qing and his party saw them off, they left the inn and the carriage sped all the way to Jishidiang. Before the carriage had even stopped, Li Yaoguang, eager to save people, jumped out and ran inside to ask for help.

"Grandpa Wu, help me..."

Doctor Wu heard the voice and ignored the patient on his hands. He quickly stood up and ran out to greet him, shouting, "What's the matter? Good boy, take your time to talk. Don't be impatient."

After learning the details from Li Yaoguang, Doctor Wu immediately ordered his disciples to carry Gu Qing into the guest room in the backyard. After some examination and treatment, Gu Qing's condition finally stabilized.

Li Yaoguang, who was waiting anxiously on the side, endured it patiently until Doctor Wu took away all the silver needles from Gu Qing's body, and then he went to meet her, "Grandpa Wu, how is my sister Gu?"

Doctor Wu sighed and said without hiding anything, that the patient was lucky to have vomited out the blood clots and arrived in time. After the acupuncture, the blockage in the body had been cleared and the patient was saved. He only needed to rest for a period of time and he would recover. Only then did Li Yaoguang's heart settle down.

It was difficult to move at the moment, so they could only stay in Jishidiang temporarily. Li Yaoguang sent Luanshan back to tell his aunt and brother, and arranged for the patient meals to be delivered every day. He stayed here and Yanzhi to serve and take care of them.

Chirp, chirp, chirp...

In the early morning, birds are singing and the soft sunlight shines through the window onto the bed, illuminating everything in the room.

Gu Qing was awakened by the sound of birds in a daze. He opened his heavy eyelids and what came into his sight was this scene of peaceful and quiet life.

What happened to her? Oh! I remembered. In order to save the sisters in the building, I did not hesitate to suffer the humiliation of being beaten by my former enemy and was injured. I finally brought my people out and left that disgusting place. As soon as I got home, I vomited blood. And then there was no more.

Are you still alive?

Gu Qing moved his body in disbelief, and was about to force himself to get up to ask if everyone was okay, when the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and a short figure walked in against the light.

That figure...why did it look so familiar to her?

Gu Qing couldn't help but squint her eyes. When she looked closely, the person who came burst into surprise, "That's great, Sister Gu, you finally woke up!"

What is this? "Yao Guang!"

"Yeah, yeah, it's me, it's me."

Gu Qing, who had just survived the brink of death, was very happy and excited to see his old friend. He grabbed the person who ran to sit in front of the bed and asked, "Sister Yaoguang, when did you arrive in Jinling?"

These words made Li Yaoguang feel distressed.

Poor sister Gu, she doesn’t even realize that she has been unconscious for a long time, right?
Li Yaoguang helped the person to lie down slowly with a distressed look on his face, but he pretended to be relaxed and comforted him.

"Sister Gu, this is not Jinling, this is Hangzhou. You don't know that when you fell unconscious, Brother Lu and Sister Yanzhi were very worried. If they hadn't immediately decided to bring you to find me, we would have never met again in this life."

Gu Qing was stunned when she heard it, then she sighed and smiled bitterly, but she held Li Yaoguang's wrist tightly, revealing her aggrieved mood.

"Sister Yaoguang, I'm sorry, and thank you so much. I owe you my life again, and I'm afraid I will never be able to repay it in this lifetime..."

Li Yaoguang waved her hands, "Hey, Sister Gu, what are you talking about? We have fought enemies and escaped together, and we are a close friendship. You are being too polite. I have to thank Brother Lu and Sister Yanzhi. If it weren't for their decisiveness, where would I find a sister as brave as you?"

"You kid, you're still teasing me."

However, when thinking of Lu Qing and Yanzhi, Gu Qing became worried again.

Thinking of how unconscious he was, everyone must be worried, so they asked hurriedly, "Lu Qing and Yanzhi?"

Li Yaoguang tucked the corner of the quilt for Gu Qing considerately, "Don't worry, sister, they are all fine. Everyone in Linhai Pavilion is fine. Sister Yanzhi was worried about the inn, so she stayed with you all night and left at dawn to help Brother Lu."

Seeing the person on the bed struggling to move, Li Yaoguang held her down, "Hey, Sister Gu, don't move. I know what you want to ask. Don't worry, Brother Lu is fine, and the sisters you rescued are also fine. Everyone is fine. Everyone has come to Yuhang to protect you. Don't worry, I have asked Brother Lu to find a house for you to settle down. I think you can reunite with everyone when you recover from your injuries."

Gu Qing felt completely relieved when he heard this, but he also knew that all this was thanks to the person in front of him. He didn't know what to say, and all he could do was to say, "Thank you, thank you, I'm sorry for dragging you down, Sister Yaoguang..."

"Sister Gu, it's too formal to say these things. I'm happy that everyone can remember to look for me. It's not a burden. As for the matter of Linhai Pavilion, it's okay. A fortune can be made back after it's spent. What's the big deal about this little setback?

We have weathered all the storms and waves. We also came out alive in the dangerous Wuding. Compared with the thousands of poor people who were separated from their wives and children and fell in the north and could not get up again, aren't we much luckier? You should relax and take good care of yourself. When you are well, we will regroup."