The Second Volume of Water Margin

  Just after arranging Lu Zhishen, Yan Qing, the prodigal son, suddenly knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to Ximen Qing: "Xiao Yi is born to be dissolute, just now he has committed many sins, now that the master's life or death is uncertain, I hope Brother Ximen will lend a helping hand and save my master!"

  Ximen Qing stretched out his hand to support Yanqing and comforted him, saying: "The great name of Yu Qilin, I am also in Qinghe County, it is like thunder in my ears. Since we met, how can there be no reason to save? Now Lu Yuanwai is unconscious, please ask Xiao Yige to go outside the door to keep watch and let this Anshen doctor examine him carefully, so that he can take medicine to rescue him."

  Langzi Yanqing dared to get up, turned around and faced Andaoquan again, knocking his head several times. Tears burst out of his eyes: "Divine doctor! The master's life is in the divine doctor's hands! If the master can live, Xiao Yi will be a cow or a horse, repaying you all!"

  An Daquan had already examined the wound on the carriage, and now seeing Yan Qing's deep master-servant affection, he couldn't help but shed some tears: "Don't worry, little Yigong, I, An Mouren, have shallow learning and limited skills, I'll do my best, everything else is up to heaven's will!"

  Yan Qing wiped away her tears and kowtowed again, then retreated. The only ones left in the room were An Daquan, Ximen Qing, and Lu Junyi, who was still lying on the bed, unaware of what had happened.

  "I've long heard that Jade Unicorn Lu Junyi and Rascal Yan Qing have a deep and heavy master-slave relationship. Today, I see it for myself, and indeed it's true!" After Yan Qing left the room, Ximen Qing couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion: "Divine Doctor, take a look at Director Lu's injury..."

  "It's all over!" Without Yan Qing in front of him, An Daoquan no longer hid the truth and shook his head: "Lu Yuanwai must have suffered a lot of torture in prison, covered in scars. I saw it myself on the horse carriage, it seems that many internal organs are damaged, even if those two officials didn't harm him in the forest, he won't live past today!"

  An Daquan said as he lifted up Lu Zhishen's clothes to show Xi Menqing.

  "Look at this wound, although it doesn't look serious, but it's deep into the internal organs... Look again at this part... and also this part..."

  Ximen Qing, who had still held onto a glimmer of hope, personally reached out to touch the chest and abdomen of Yu Qilin, and after pressing several places, he indeed found signs of internal injuries, and suddenly became flustered.

  Originally thought that Jade Qilin only suffered some superficial injuries, but unexpectedly was so black-handed, even if a comprehensive surgery came once, it's not certain to save back, let alone Ximen Qing now has only some self-made medical alcohol and a surgical knife in his hand. If forced to perform the operation, one is that the instruments are incomplete, two is that Jade Qilin has already fainted unconscious, still a dead end.

  Is Jade Qilin really doomed?

  No need to ask, this must be Li Gu's doing, and Cai Fu and Cai Qing are also involved in this good deed! As the head of the two prisons, without their orders, the subordinates would not dare to take the initiative to do such a thing.

  What a good fellow! What an iron arm and a flower! Isn't it just taking bribes with a black heart, doing that kind of plotting to get rich and harm people's lives!

  Why! Why was Lu Junyi, who was doing well as a government official, reported to be a rebel? Ximen Qing suddenly thought of the famous hidden poem in Water Margin and instantly broke out in cold sweat.

  A small boat in a reed flower thicket

  Jun Jie went on an outing from this place.

  If a hero can understand this principle,

  One can escape without worry by fleeing in time.

  It's all Wu Yong's doing! No, Song Jiang is the mastermind! That Black Whirlwind!

  How many crimes did Song Jiang commit in order to get people up into the mountains!

  Ximen Qing thought for half a day with a chill, and suddenly realized why Xiao Feng Chai Jin did not appear in prison to bribe Cai Fu and Cai Qing. He remembered that Li Gu had bribed them, but Chai Jin had given more, which was why Cai Fu and Cai Qing had stopped.

  Indeed, this world has undergone some changes due to your arrival?

  "Master..." An Daoquan's reminder interrupted Ximen Qing's train of thought: "Lu the official is almost gone, but I have an emergency prescription here that can help him hold on for a breath, although I estimate he won't make it past midnight."

  "It's a life for the time being!" Ximen Qing gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what, we must save him and give him a chance to say goodbye! After all, who used this poisonous trick needs to be investigated clearly!"

  An Daoquan also nodded in agreement, and immediately arranged for the medicine to be prepared. Fortunately, An Daoquan had brought some emergency medicine with him, otherwise they would have been unable to find any suitable herbs at the post station.

  Yan Qing at the door saw Andao busy running around looking for people to make medicine, and thought there was a way, so he dismissed the maidservant, took the medicinal materials himself, carefully processed them, and guarded the stove to decoct the medicine.

  An Daoquan couldn't bear to tell the truth, seeing how excited Langzi Yanqing was, so he secretly sighed and instructed Yanqing on how to brew medicine.

  As expected, they finally managed to pry open Lu Junyi's mouth and after feeding him some medicine, he gradually came back to consciousness. Without saying a word, he grasped Yan Qing's hand and let out a long sigh.

  The prodigal son only knew that the medicine was effective and excitedly called out repeatedly, with tears of joy also streaming down his face.

  At this sight, Ximen Qing and An Daquan exchanged a glance and withdrew from the room. This moment belonged to the master and servant, and outsiders should not have been present to disturb them.

  Lu Junyi's face flushed with a hint of red, and he nodded to let the rogue Yan Qing support him as he sat up, leaning on one side. He sighed and said: "Xiao Yi, you've had a hard time this time..."

  "Where did the master come from?" Yan Qing wiped away her tears: "This time, I almost died and escaped, thanks to that Ximen brother. When the master recovers from his injuries, we'll go kill those two dogs and head to Mount Liang!"

  "Liáng Shān... Liáng Shān" Lú Jùn Yì muttered to himself two or three times, and sighed: "Is Liáng Shān really that great?"

  "Xiaoyi, I think Ximen Qing is actually much stronger than those people from Liangshan." Lu Junyi stroked Yanqing's hair: "After I'm gone, if Ximen Qing is willing to avenge me, Xiaoyi, you might as well follow him."

  "Master!" Yan Qing raised his head and said in surprise, "Master is in the prime of life, and now it's just a small setback. Why say such depressing words?"

  "You really think I can make it through the night?" Lu Junyi shook his head, and in his eyes was a kind of inexplicable attachment: "My own body, I have a rough idea. If not for the medicinal broth just now, my soul would have flown away by now."

  "Can't we just have a quiet conversation between us, isn't that good?"

  "How could this be!" Langzi Yanqing's lips turned pale from the effort: "This doctor is no good, Master, let Xiao Yi carry you to find another doctor!"

  Lu Junyi pushed away Yan Qing with a bitter smile: "Actually, you also have a number in your heart. Why fight against the heavens? This is Lu's fate, no wonder others."

  "What's going on!" Yan Qing suddenly became excited: "Li Gu! Liang Zhongshu! Cai Fu! Cai Qing! Jia Shi!"

  "Slap!" Lu Junyi had originally intended to give Yan Qing a slap in the face, but his strength had long since dissipated, and this time it was at most like swatting a mosquito: "Xiao Yi, don't you dare talk nonsense! She has... her difficulties!"

  Yan Qing covered his face with a complicated look at Lu Junyi.

  Has the master abandoned Xiao Yi already?

  Lu Junyi looked at Yan Qing's eyes, how could he not understand his meaning? He let out a long sigh and stretched out his hand to massage Yan Qing: "Some things... it's better if you don't know."

  "Master..." Yan Qing was slapped and gradually calmed down: "Xiao Yi... I'm sorry to you! Master has always taught Xiao Yi the principles of being a person, but Xiao Yi just wouldn't listen, wandering around on the streets every day, and even got Master to spend a lot of money to get a tattoo, showing off everywhere..."

  "Isn't this embroidery pretty?" Lu Junyi endured the various pains and stroked Yan Qing: "This money wasn't spent in vain, I'm very satisfied."

  "Master..." Yan Qing gradually choked back tears: "It's still Xiao Yi... no ability..."

  "My time is running out..." Lu Junyi's eyes slowly dimmed: "Those people at Liangshan, you must be careful... especially Song Jiang and Wu Yong!"

  "Master..." Yan Qing nodded, indicating that he understood.

  "Don't interrupt me, let me finish!" Lu Junyi's eyes flashed with a hint of his final radiance: "Although today is the first time I've met Ximen Qing, this person is not simple!"

  "This person doesn't seem to know martial arts, but the things he does are all extraordinary. At first, I thought he would capture us and hand us over to the governor's mansion, but now it seems that he is truly helping us."

  "This person can analyze many things at first glance and decide how to proceed."

  "This man, you can follow! Take him as me! Only then can you survive in this world!"

  "I'll do anything for Master..." Yan Qing said with tears in her eyes: "If possible, I can die in place of Master."

  "Haha." Jade Unicorn Lu Junyi revealed his last smile in life: "Xiao Yi, that kind of thing... does not exist in this world."

  "You must answer me...do you understand?!" Lu Junyi used his last bit of strength to tightly grip Yan Qing's hand: "Say you understand!!"

  "I understand! I understand!" Yan Qing choked back a response: "Xiao Yi will follow Ximen Gege!"

  "That's good..." Lu Junyi slowly loosened his grip...

  "Master! Master!" Yan Qing was in a daze for a while, then lifted his head to find that Lu Junyi had already smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth and forever closed his eyes...

  "Oh, my good master!"

  The heart-wrenching and lung-splitting wails of Yan Qing echoed through the courtyard, leaving people's hearts shattered beyond repair.

  Ximen Qing and Wu Song stood shoulder to shoulder in the courtyard, looking up at the distant sunset that was no longer visible, filled with emotion.

  Lu Junyi, nicknamed "Jade Unicorn", lived in Daming Prefecture. He was skilled in martial arts and his staff techniques were unmatched in the world. He was first tricked by Song Jiang into going to Mount Liang with Wu Yong and Li Kui disguised as a fortune teller and a mute boy; then Wu Yong instigated the steward Li Guo to expose him in Daming Prefecture, revealing that his wife Jia Shi had an affair with Li Guo, and Yan Qing was driven out of the prefecture.

  Who would have thought that a good man would actually die under the black stick of the great prison!

  "Next, I should talk to Yan Qing about revenge." Ximen Qing sighed and said after some thought.

  "Tonight is a good night for it, with the moon hidden and the wind high." Wu Song clenched his fists, clearly enraged by these events as well.

  A good man does not take revenge!

  Revenge is best served promptly, tonight is just right!