In the stable, Yan Shu was feeding his steed with his sleeves rolled up. He gently stroked the horse's soft mane with one hand, and handed the hay to the horse's mouth with the other.
Footsteps came from behind, Yan Shu looked back and saw that it was Li Changtian, so he nodded slightly.
Li Changtian looked a little cautious, he laughed dryly twice, and said, "Is this horse yours?"
"Yeah." Yan Shu replied.
"So handsome." Li Changtian walked over and slapped the horse's bridle.
The horse was frightened, pouted and wanted to kick Li Changtian.
Yan Shu scolded, tightened the reins, and jerked the horse's head in a different direction to prevent the horse from hurting Li Changtian.
Li Changtian was startled and took a step back.
Yan Shu held the horse's neck tightly, calming it down.
"I'm sorry, I, I... I didn't mean to..." Li Changtian apologized in a panic.
"Come." Yan Shu said lightly to Li Changtian.
"Ah?" Li Changtian moved over cautiously.
Yan Shu pulled Li Changtian's wrist and placed it on the horse's back: "Shoot here."
Li Changtian hesitated for a moment, then patted and stroked, the horse calmed down for a moment, rubbed its head against Li Changtian, and then slowly chewed the fodder.
Li Changtian's eyes were shining, his face was full of joy, and he kept stroking the horse's mane.
"That's right." Li Changtian remembered something and said to Yan Shu, "Over there in the court, Niu San confessed to killing the second girl of the Su family."
"Yeah." Yan Shu nodded, "In the afternoon, the yamen servants will parade him through the streets in public. In this way, your grievances will be completely cleared."
Li Changtian smiled and said, "Thank you, but you are really obsessed with the fact that I was wronged."
"Yeah." Yan Shu said softly, he lowered his head and gave the horse another mouthful of fodder, and said suddenly, "My father was killed unjustly."
"Ah..." Li Changtian was stunned.
When Yan Shu said this, his tone was calm, but he was not as calm as usual.
His attitude was as if he had dug out a beautifully crafted brocade jade garment from a dusty wooden box, but the brocade garment was full of holes eaten by cockroaches, which was regrettable and helpless.
Although those irreparable holes are in Yan Shu's heart now, after all, the years are long gone.
"I... I'm sorry to hear... this." Li Changtian was a little at a loss.
"Does your injury still hurt?" Yan Shu raised her eyes and looked at Li Changtian.
"Ah... hurt? Oh, hurt, it's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore." Li Changtian waved his hands again and again.
Yan Shu fastened the horse's reins, put the remaining hay into the manger, and said to Li Changtian, "Let's go, go back to the wing, and have a look at your wounds."
When the two returned to the wing room, Yan Shu washed his hands first, then took out a bunch of white porcelain medicine jars from the cloth bag, and put them on the table one by one.
Li Changtian sat on the side of the bed, slowly unbuttoned his shirt, and put it on his arm.
Seeing that the bruises on his body hadn't completely dissipated, Yan Shu took the ointment for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, poured it into the palm of his hand, and pressed it on the bruised place on Li Changtian's waist.
The moment Yan Shu's palm touched Li Changtian's waist, Li Changtian's whole body tensed up suddenly, and he shrank into the bed.
"It hurts? I'm sorry." Yan Shu withdrew her hand.
"No... just, it's a bit cold." Li Changtian hesitated.
Yan Shu nodded, rubbed his palms carefully, and then looked at Li Changtian.
Li Changtian hesitated and moved back to the bed.
Yan Shu put his palms on Li Changtian's abdomen again, and began to rub the medicine. The strange numbness gradually climbed up Li Changtian's back. He gritted his teeth, trying to endure.
"Hmm..." Li Changtian endured it for a while, and finally couldn't help it anymore. He grabbed Yan Shu's wrist and said, "Forget it, it's me, I'll do it myself."
Yan Shu paused and said, "But your fingers are still wrapped in cotton..."
"Help me pour the medicine into my palm." Li Changtian stretched out his hand.
Although Yan Shu was puzzled, he didn't speak, just nodded, dug out the ointment from the medicine jar, applied it on Li Changtian's palm, and told him how to apply the medicine.
Li Changtian imitated Yan Shu's movements and rubbed the ointment on his body.
Yan Shu looked at him, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Do you really remember nothing but your name? Where did you come from, do you have family, and where do you go?"
Li Changtian shook his head: "I can't remember."
Yan Shu asked again: "Then there is something you want to do."
Li Changtian nodded: "Yes."
"What is it?"
"Build a harmonious socialist society and realize the dream of great rejuvenation."
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Seeing Yan Shu's confused face, Li Changtian laughed softly, hummed a little tune and continued to administer medicine to himself.
Yan Shu thought Li Changtian was talking nonsense and didn't take it to heart, and asked, "What do you think of Chuyu Town?"
"Huh? Is this a town?" Li Changtian didn't understand why Yan Shu asked this suddenly, "It's pretty good, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and simple folk customs."
Yan Shu nodded, and said again: "Actually, tomorrow I will..."
At this moment, a crisp voice sounded outside: "Master Immortal, I'm bringing you lunch."
Yan Shu's words were interrupted, he paused, and shouted to the door: "Wait a moment." Then he looked at Li Changtian: "Clothes."
"Right away, right away." Li Changtian hurriedly put on his clothes.
Yan Shu waited for a while, then got up and opened the door of the wing.
Qiao'er stood outside the door with a wooden tray, and said with a smile: "Master Immortal, my mother stewed old hen ginseng soup today, it's delicious."
"Thank you." Yan Shu nodded with gentle eyes, "Give it to me, you don't need to take it in."
Qiao'er handed the dishes in her hand to Yan Shu: "Master Immortal, you should eat and drink well."
Yan Shu took the food into the wing room and put them on the table one by one.
Li Changtian straightened his clothes, walked over, and asked, "What did you want to say just now?"
Yan Shu said, "Eat first, we'll talk about it later."
"good."
Li Changtian's ten fingers were wounded and wrapped in cloth, and it was inconvenient to hold chopsticks, so he took a porcelain spoon and slowly scooped them up. Yan Shu looked at him after finishing his lunch, hesitating to speak.
Li Changtian looked at his expression and said with a smile, "Want to feed me?"
Yan Shu didn't hear the teasing in Li Changtian's tone, so he nodded.
"Forget it, forgive me." Li Changtian was overjoyed.
Yan Shu didn't insist, and said: "After lunch, just put the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and the servants will clean them up. For the bruises on your body, you apply the medicine yourself. Wait for me to come back for hand injuries, and I will help you deal with them."
After speaking, Yan Shu stood up and wanted to go out.
"Hey." Li Changtian hastily swallowed the food in his mouth, "Where are you going?"
"Go and inspect Niu Sanyou Street." After Yan Shu finished speaking, he walked out of the wing room.
Li Changtian finished his lunch, waited for the servants to collect the leftovers, applied ointment on his wounds, and waited boredly for Yan Shu to come back.
Unexpectedly, Li Changtian waited until the dead of night, and Yan Shu still hadn't returned.
Li Changtian suddenly realized something.
Thinking that Yan Shu didn't just come to see Niu San parading the street, but also took Niu San away after parading the street.
"Inspector..." Li Changtian rested his head on one hand, resting his elbow on the table, chanting these three words.
The big candle on the table flickered slightly, the wing room was pushed away, and Yan Shu came back.
"Huh? You're back." Li Changtian went up to meet him, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Yeah." Yan Shu silently hid his right hand behind his back, "I'll wash my face and hands, and you take off the cotton cloth on your fingers first."
Li Changtian had actually seen the blood on the sleeve of Yan Shu's right hand, he nodded without saying anything, and sat back at the table again, slowly removing the cotton cloth on his hand.
Yan Shu washed his hands, sat next to Li Changtian, gently took his hand, and helped him remove the cotton cloth.
Among them were a few fingers, because the cotton cloth was entangled in the wound and stuck tightly, causing Li Changtian to frown in pain.
Yan Shu glanced at Li Changtian, and his movements softened.
"By the way, don't you have something to tell me before you leave?" Li Changtian asked.
"Yeah." Yan Shu nodded.
"The case has been solved, and I will leave here tomorrow morning."