Chapter 198: Elite Soldiers (4)

Placing his hand on Gu Yun's slender wrist, Su Qing's expression changed slightly. This child was actually injured in the heart! Yet she had still fought so desperately just now, and wouldn't even be willing to admit defeat to them.

Su Qing didn't speak for a long time. Su Ling couldn't help but ask: "How is she?" Withdrawing his hand, Su Qing replied in a low voice: "It didn't damage the heart pulse, it's just that the skin and flesh are suffering."

Flesh wounds didn't hurt? Gu Yun had finally managed to endure the initial wave of sharp pain. When she opened her eyes and heard this infuriating remark, just as she was about to go crazy, Su Qing suddenly gripped her wrist, lifted her left hand high, and connected his palm with hers. The warm palm made Gu Yun very uncomfortable, and she wanted to withdraw it. But strangely, no matter how hard she tried to move her palm, it seemed she couldn't break free from his control. At this time, a warm current slowly injected from her palm. Gu Yun was startled, staring blankly at the thin old man beside her. His eyes were calm, his breathing peaceful. This, what was going on?

Gu Yun felt the direction of this heat flow carefully. It flowed along her arm into her chest cavity. Her heart, which had been aching just now, seemed to be surrounded by a heat source. It still hurt, but it was no longer so unbearable.

Su Ling's hanging heart relaxed a little. Protecting the heart pulse with True Qi wasn't something just anyone could do. If the internal energy wasn't deep and continuous, forcing True Qi into the body wouldn't save the person, but would hurt both sides. The Clan Leader was willing to help, and Su Ling was naturally happy to see it.

"General, how should these people be handled?" Under the high platform, Han Shu had already tied up the men in black who hadn't died, waiting for disposal.

"Lock them in the dark room." Su Ling said, then said to Su Ren behind him, "Hand these people over to you, you must interrogate who the mastermind is!"

"Yes." These people had strange martial arts moves, and their target was Qing Mo. Su Ren already had a vague direction in his heart. Su Ren led the soldiers to escort the men in black away, and Su Qing also slowly withdrew his hand.

After his hand withdrew, the warm current dissipated. The wound on her chest was still very painful, but just as he had said, it was the pain of skin and flesh, and the feeling of heart-stabbing pain had reduced a lot. This was truly magical! Could it be the so-called—Internal Energy? Full of questions, Gu Yun quietly observed the old man beside her. He looked back at her with a smile, not avoiding her eyes at all, and her sharp observation skills didn't seem to work on him. He just smiled faintly like that, seeing nothing unusual.

Su Quan's smiling face leaned forward, and he asked with concern: "Girl, are you better, does it still hurt?" Gu Yun was stunned and instinctively took a step back.

"Su Yu, why are you still standing there! Hurry up and invite the doctor!" Su Yan's loud voice roared, scaring Gu Yun again.

"Oh." Su Yu walked down the high platform sheepishly, turned his head to look at Gu Yun surrounded by everyone, Big Brother's hand was firmly wrapped around her waist, and a trace of sourness flashed in his heart. She would eventually become his sister-in-law, and could only be his sister-in-law. Silently withdrawing his gaze, Su Yu quickened his pace of leaving.

A moment ago he was roaring at Su Yu, and the next moment, Su Yan grabbed Gu Yun's hand again, smiling in an incomparably gentle and ingratiating way: "Why didn't you say so earlier if you weren't feeling well? Where else is it uncomfortable, tell Uncle Yan!"

"Stop!" Gu Yun only felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet. Her heart was hurting, and now her head was starting to hurt too! Could you imagine a mountain-like old man showing concern for you in every possible way? The point was he had stood by and watched her die a moment ago. Gu Yun pulled her hand back forcefully and said with a look of disgust: "You'd better stay away from me!"

Su Yan asked in confusion: "Why?"

"I'll get goosebumps." She had always respected the old and virtuous, but facing this group of strange old men, it was a huge challenge to her cultivation. Su Yan stood there awkwardly, not daring to roar at Gu Yun again, and could only glare at Su Ling.

He brought this on himself. Su Ling didn't pay attention to his glare. Seeing Gu Yun's complexion was better, he said: "Whatever you want to train, let Han Shu do it, I'll send you back to bandage your wounds."

"I—" Gu Yun still wanted to say something, but seeing the absolutely insistent look on Su Ling's face, she closed her mouth wisely.

Looking up at the pitch-black sky, Gu Yun said to Han Shu: "After the team returns later, let them jump into the pit and continue running. Eliminate thirty next time, and forty the time after that, until I come."

"Why?" He had no opinion on how she wanted to select people, but what was the point of letting the soldiers run constantly like this? Just to eliminate people?

Gu Yun panted slightly and snorted coldly: "Do you need me to explain it to you now?"

Su Yan said impatiently: "Just do as the girl says, why ask so much! Bandaging the wounds is the priority!"

"Do as she says!"

"Yes." Su Ling ordered. Even if Han Shu was unwilling, he didn't dare to say anything, only taking the order. Gu Yun was about to turn and go down when her waist tightened, her feet left the ground, and she was already picked up horizontally by Su Ling. Gu Yun called out uncomfortably: "Put me down, I can walk myself."

"No." Su Ling ignored her completely, his long legs striding toward Yitian Courtyard.

The three old men looked at each other, then looked at Ice Lotus left "abandoned" in the wooden box, and a look of relief rose on all three of their faces.

"Put me down!" Being held like this, she was really uncomfortable.

"If you move again, I'll press your acupoints!" He didn't know before that this woman was like a loach.

"You dare!" Saying so, Gu Yun wisely stopped twisting. Su Ling was a brute; it was hard to guarantee he wouldn't really press her acupoints.

The person in his arms finally settled down, which made Su Ling feel better, and his eyebrows were also stained with a faint smile: "What do I not dare, Mo'er?"

Mo'er? Gu Yun's strong heart twisted into a ball at this moment, and the chill made every pore on her body stand up. Gu Yun said solemnly: "Su Ling, there is one thing we need to talk about properly."

Su Ling replied readily: "You speak."

"Don't call me Mo'er, I don't like it." The correct way to say it was disgust! It was best if Su Ling didn't disgustingly insist on calling her that. She absolutely couldn't compromise like Qing did; her heart couldn't take this kind of stimulation.

Fortunately, Su Ling only remained silent for a while, then asked: "Then what do you like me to call you?"

Call her Gu Yun! But she couldn't tell him. Thinking for a while, Gu Yun replied: "Call me Qing Mo."

Su Ling frowned: "Must you call me by your full name?" Actually, calling her Mo'er made him awkward too, but he wasn't willing to call her Qing Mo like others.

What was wrong with calling her by her full name? Gu Yun didn't understand why Su Ling was so bothered. Anyway, she absolutely couldn't accept being called Mo'er. Hesitating for a moment, Gu Yun finally said: "Call me—Yun."

Yun? Su Ling looked at her in confusion. Gu Yun explained casually: "This is my nickname, my sister often calls me this." Qing called her that when they were alone. If people heard it later, she could explain it away.

So that's it. "Yun..." Does it mean drifting and gathering with the wind, ethereal and without a place to rest? She had heard countless people call out the name "Yun," and had never felt anything special about it. But tonight, hearing that low, deep voice slowly recite the word, her heart felt as if it had been lightly brushed by a piece of down—tingling and very strange.

Lifting her head slightly, Su Ling's firm face was right before her eyes. He didn't look as handsome as Lou Xiyan, and his face, which was tense all day, looked very serious, especially those deep black eagle eyes. Every time she looked at him, she felt like she was being rolled into a deep pool.

Su Ling noticed Gu Yun's gaze, looked down slightly, and saw Gu Yun's bright eyes staring straight at him. Su Ling's heart tightened. Was she looking at him? Suddenly meeting those black eyes, Gu Yun withdrew her gaze in embarrassment, turned her head slightly, and pretended that nothing had just happened.

Su Ling looked at the woman in his arms with an awkward expression, the corners of his lips lifting involuntarily, his steps not stopping, but the force in his hand tightened.

The two were silent all the way and soon entered Yitian Courtyard. The doctor who had been waiting hurriedly greeted them: "This official has seen General Su."

Su Ling passed the doctor, carried Gu Yun into the inner chamber, placed her on the bed, pulled up the thin quilt to cover her, and then turned to the doctor and said: "Her wounds might have torn open again, hurry up and treat her."

The doctor hurriedly replied: "Yes." Although this Miss Qing currently had no status or rank, one sister was a favored concubine of the Emperor, and the other was the wife of Prime Minister Lou. Looking at how nervous General Su was, she was very likely to be the mistress of the General's Mansion, and he absolutely couldn't afford to offend her.

Su Ling went outside and saw Su Yu about to leave, saying in a low voice: "Yu, go to the Ministry of Justice, tell Dan Yulan to send more people to guard Ao Ji." Ao Ji was to be executed in five days, but such a thing happened tonight; it was too coincidental!

"Good." Su Yu replied in a muffled voice, walking away quickly as if to avoid Su Ling. Sitting on the stone stool, thinking of Su Yu's back as if he were fleeing just now, Su Ling was somewhat puzzled, but didn't know why Su Yu was like this.

The quiet time didn't last long before Su Yan's tall figure appeared in Yitian Courtyard again. Su Ling didn't even look at him.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Su Yan sat down opposite Su Ling and said bluntly: "I didn't know she was injured, and she still had the strength to flirt with you just now, she definitely can't be in any serious trouble." Su Ling turned his head away, looking like he didn't want to waste words with him.

Su Yan didn't mind and said to himself: "Ling, Ice Lotus's eye for people isn't bad this time, you picked a good one."

Under the dark night, Su Yan couldn't see Su Ling's expression, only hearing his low, cold voice say: "I don't want her to know about Ice Lotus."

Su Yan smiled indifferently: "Fine, fine, won't say, won't say." The girl chosen by Ice Lotus had good skills and was pretty, and it was rare that Ling was so satisfied, it was truly a happy ending. Su Yan answered Su Ling perfunctorily, but didn't take this matter to heart.

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