HLnovel Chapter 280 Xie Jue Faints
Chapter 280 Xie Jue Faints
An enemy soldier who had been lying on the ground suddenly rolled over and got up, his eyes flashing with a crazy killing intent.
He concealed a dagger in his hand and suddenly lunged at Xie Jingchun's back.
"Young Master Chun, be careful!"
The guards sensed something was wrong and shouted out.
However, the enemy soldier moved extremely fast, and the dagger was already close to Xie Jingchun's vitals.
At the critical moment, Xie Jingchun keenly sensed the movement behind him, took a step back, and quickly moved to the side.
He narrowly escaped the dagger attack.
Almost at the same instant, he drew his sword with a backhand.
There was a flash of silver light.
The enemy soldier let out a muffled groan, clutched his chest, and collapsed to the ground, never to move again.
Xie Jue turned pale with fright upon seeing this scene.
He stood there, stunned, unable to utter a single word.
As the man fell, blood gushed out, and a few drops splashed onto Xie Jue's fair cheeks.
He stood there, then raised his hand and touched his face.
Upon touching the warm, viscous liquid, the person froze instantly.
This was the first time Xie Jue had witnessed murder.
For the first time, he understood the meaning of death.
This is different from Xiaobai's death.
Xiaobai is an animal, but this is a person, a living person, a person just like him.
Everything from the past was shattered before his eyes.
The blood turned into sharp knives and stabbed straight at him, piercing into his heart and tearing away his flesh.
The whole person was reshaped as a result.
He had been living in the Marquis's mansion since he could remember.
He felt wronged, sad, and lonely because Lady Hou treated him badly.
But in the face of death, all of these suddenly become unimportant.
He is still alive.
But the person who just collapsed will never wake up again.
Death is the erasure of a living person.
A drop of water disappears without a trace when it enters the sea.
From now on, Xie Jue's world will no longer only contain cats, pastries, and toys, but also blood, corpses, and dead people.
On this day, Xie Jue had just turned five years old.
Xie Jingchun kicked the soldier away, turned to look at Xie Jue behind him, and tried to comfort him.
Xie Jue's face turned pale and his mouth trembled; he was clearly terrified.
Xie Jingchun immediately panicked.
He called out anxiously, "Third brother! Third brother!"
Xie Jue's breathing suddenly became rapid.
His eyes rolled back, his legs buckled, and he fell straight backward.
Upon seeing this, Xie Jingchun rushed forward and reached out to support Xie Jue's body.
"Third brother!" he exclaimed, reaching out to check his breath.
Seeing that his breathing was steady, I immediately felt relieved.
If there's still gas, it's not a big problem.
At this moment, Xiaohe rushed to the gate of the Marquis's mansion. When she saw Xie Jue lying unconscious, she screamed in despair.
"What happened? Why did Young Master Jue faint?!"
"My third brother was frightened when he saw the blood."
As Xie Jingchun spoke, he picked up Xie Jue and carried him into the courtyard.
Qin Jiuwei and Xie Jing were talking inside the room.
Their eyes lit up when they saw Xie Jingchun striding towards them.
But then his gaze fell on Xie Jue in his arms, and his face instantly turned pale.
"Jue-ge'er! Someone! Summon the royal physician!"
After a while.
Xie Jue lay on the bed, the physician holding his wrist with a calm expression as he carefully took his pulse.
Qin Jiuwei asked anxiously from the side, "How is it?"
The physician withdrew his hand and turned to look at Qin Jiuwei.
“Young Madam, there is no need to worry. Young Master Jue is fine. He was just too frightened and fainted temporarily.”
Qin Jiuwei's brows relaxed slightly, and she quickly asked, "When will he wake up?"
After a moment of contemplation, the physician said, "This... Young Master Jue's condition is fine, but I dare not say when he will wake up."
"Maybe I'll wake up tonight, or maybe I won't wake up until tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Qin Jiuwei's lips turned even paler.
Seeing this, Xie Jing spoke up to comfort her, "Mother, my third brother is fine, it's only a matter of time before he wakes up."
Qin Jiuwei knew perfectly well, but concern clouded her judgment.
She couldn't put her mind at ease.
Xie Jingchun frowned, his face full of guilt.
"It's all my fault, I scared my third brother."
Qin Jiuwei sighed softly.
“Chun Ge’er, you don’t need to blame yourself. If you hadn’t killed that soldier in time, you would have been in mortal danger. This can’t be blamed on you at all.”
She turned to look at Xie Jingchun, her eyes full of tenderness.
Xie Jingchun is not very old, just a teenager coming of age, but he is able to step forward and take responsibility at critical moments.
She felt both proud and heartbroken.
"You've been busy with your third brother's affairs, have the family physician examined your injuries?"
Xie Jingchun's dark eyes shone brightly. "I'm fine, Mother."
"No," Qin Jiuwei said seriously. "You should go and have the royal physician take a look at you, otherwise I really can't rest easy."
Xie Jing, standing to the side, also looked at him with a solemn expression.
Seeing that the two of them were like this, Xie Jingchun had no choice but to nod helplessly, "Alright, I'll listen to you."
Xie Jingchun and the physician went to the next room to examine him, and the bedside became quiet again.
Shortly afterward, the physician and Xie Jingchun entered.
The physician bowed and said, "Young Madam, Young Master Chun is unharmed and in good health."
Qin Jiuwei was relieved after hearing this.
It was already late at night, and dawn would break in another hour or two, so Qin Jiuwei told Xie Jingchun and Xie Jing to go and rest.
She stayed by the bedside to take care of Xie Jue.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Gao Xian paced back and forth, his mind a jumble of thoughts.
The King of Qi's sudden rebellion was completely different from the information they had.
It remains to be seen whether Xie Yanli can stabilize the situation.
Many people were sent out to gather information, and the news came that they had already won.
But he still felt uneasy until he saw Xie Yanli.
Seeing the Emperor's worry, the atmosphere in the hall became unusually heavy.
The eunuchs and palace maids knelt in a row, none of them daring to utter a single word.
At this moment, Zhao Ming strode into the hall and knelt down respectfully to report.
"Your Majesty, I have been ordered to come and report that the crisis in the capital has been resolved and that Prince Xie has completely quelled the rebellion."
After hearing this, Gao Xian felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
He stood still, took a deep breath, and his eyes showed a hint of relief and peace.
Xie Yanli did not disappoint him and finally stabilized the situation.
Gao Xian's gaze fell on Zhao Ming in front of him, and his brows furrowed.
"Why are you the one delivering the message? Where is Xie Yanli?"
Zhao Ming replied with a helpless expression, "Your Highness, Prince Xie has already returned home."
Gao Xian was taken aback, his brows furrowing slightly: "You've gone home?"
Zhao Ming nodded, a hint of grievance in his eyes.
Not only did Prince Xie return home, but General Shen also went straight home.
In the end, he was the only one left to report to the emperor.
But he clearly has a wife!
Gao Xian was speechless for a moment upon hearing this. His gaze lingered on Zhao Ming for a while before he waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, I understand. You may go back now."
Zhao Ming immediately replied, "Your humble servant obeys!"
After saying that, he turned and left in a hurry, walking very fast.
Hou House.
"The young master is back! The young master is back!" came a hurried report from outside.
Upon hearing the sound, Qin Jiuwei immediately stood up and quickly walked outside.
As soon as she reached the doorway, she saw Xie Yanli striding towards her, his battle robes stained with blood, and his brows still bearing the lingering murderous aura.
Qin Jiuwei stopped in her tracks, her eyes suddenly reddening.