CWTGD Chapter 371 - Entering the Northwestern City of Fengcheng, Meeting the Leader of the Zhen'an Army
"Master, you mustn't! I'll hold them off; you take General Di and leave!" Zhang Bin was also covered in blood.
Xiao Yan, however, spoke in a deep voice: "You can't stop them. Take them and go. I still have poison on me. If absolutely necessary, I can hold them off for a moment. Once we reach the official road, they won't dare to pursue..."
"Master!"
"Brother He!"
Zhang Bin refused to comply, and Di Tao's eyes were bloodshot. He tightly grasped Xiao Yan's arm and urgently said, "Let's go together; the official road is just ahead. Let's go together..."
"Enough talk! If we don't leave now, none of us will make it!"
Xiao Yan helped Di Tao down and handed him over to Zhang Bin. "Take good care of him; he must not fall into the hands of the Beiling people."
Seeing Zhang Bin hesitate, Xiao Yan sternly said, "I am your master; are you disobeying my orders? Immediately take them and send them back to Fengcheng."
"Master..."
"Go!!"
With reddened eyes and tears welling up, Zhang Bin gritted his teeth and carried Di Tao on his back. Another person grabbed Di Fangyun, and they moved forward, while Xiao Yan stayed behind with the remaining person to face the enemy.
Carrying Di Tao, Zhang Bin hurried forward. Turning his head, he saw Xiao Yan retreating, engaging in battle with the pursuers. He shouted hoarsely, "Don't go; stay and help Brother He..."
But Zhang Bin remained silent and continued forward.
"Zhang Bin!"
Seeing Di Tao struggling to stop, Zhang Bin grabbed him hoarsely, "Going back now is seeking death!"
"Master risked his life to save you. If you die, General Di will be distraught, and Luoyan Pass will fall. Master and our brothers' lives will have been in vain!"
Di Tao's face turned pale, and tears streamed down.
Zhang Bin carried him swiftly.
Xiao Yan and the other person couldn't hold off everyone. Despite many battles, some still pursued them, getting closer and closer.
As they approached a clearing, nearing the edge of the forest, with the official road just beyond a slope, Zhang Bin and the others had to set Di Tao and his sister down and turn to face the enemy.
"Quickly!"
"Zhang Bin..."
"Go!!"
Zhang Bin shouted hoarsely, blocking those who tried to pursue: "Don't let down Master's efforts; hurry!"
Di Tao, eyes bloodshot, grabbed the terrified Di Fangyun and gritted his teeth to run forward. Di Fangyun was frightened, the chase having drained her of her former composure. Despite her pain, she desperately followed Di Tao. But as they reached the slope, they heard a scream.
Turning back, Di Tao saw Zhang Bin pierced through the chest by a sword.
"Zhang Bin!"
Di Tao's eyes reddened. Seeing the attacker leave Zhang Bin and head their way, Di Tao hurriedly turned, clutching Di Fangyun, and they tumbled down the slope.
Below was the official road.
They landed heavily on the gravel-strewn road. Protecting Di Fangyun, Di Tao saw soldiers ahead setting up a checkpoint, a group of armored soldiers seemingly searching for something.
With all his strength, Di Tao shouted, "Help! Beiling spies!"
Being near Luoyan Pass, the mention of Beiling spies immediately alerted the soldiers.
Seeing them approach, the pursuers in the forest cursed, turned, and shouted, "Retreat!"
Di Tao and Di Fangyun, having fallen from the height, were battered and bruised. Di Fangyun had fainted, and Di Tao was covered in blood.
Before the soldiers could speak, Di Tao hoarsely said, "I am Di Tao, eldest son of Di Shuangcheng. We are being pursued by Beiling forces..."
"Young General?"
The leader was greatly surprised.
Recognizing them, the soldiers hurriedly assisted, and Di Tao urgently said, "There are more in the forest; please save them!"
...
Di Shuangcheng received word that his eldest son was nearly killed outside Fengcheng, his daughter severely injured and unconscious, and his wife missing.
Rushing from Luoyan Pass, he found his wounded son.
He had received news of an ambush on his wife and children, dispatched troops southward from Fengcheng, and the Zhen'an Army outside Fengcheng was searching for Di Tao.
They had driven off the Beiling assassins, but Zhang Bin and Xiao Yan were gravely wounded. The sword through Zhang Bin's chest had nearly claimed his life.
Both were being treated inside.
Seeing his father, Di Tao's eyes were red.
"Father..."
"What happened?"
Suppressing his urge to rise, Di Tao's face was filled with anger.
Di Tao choked up, "Mother, Fangyun, and I were ambushed by Beiling forces on our way home. We were severely injured, and most of our guards were killed. We barely escaped near Anxi. Brother He helped us, and we survived..."
He recounted everything after meeting Xiao Yan, including how he had plotted against Xiao Yan and how Xiao Yan had protected him.
Unexpectedly, Di Shuangcheng was furious.
"Slap!"
He slapped Di Tao's face: "Do you know what you've done? They saved your lives, and you plotted against them, dragging innocent people into your troubles. You're..."
"Good-for-nothing!"
Fuming, Di Shuangcheng reached to discipline his son but was stopped by a deputy general.
"General, the Young General is injured. Let's speak calmly..."
"I have nothing to say to him! My Di family men act with integrity, distinguishing clear. They saved your mother and sister, and you repay them with betrayal. All those years of schooling wasted! I will beat you to death, you bastard!"
Di Tao listened to his father's scolding, his eyes reddened: "I just want to protect my mother and sister."
Di Shuangcheng's anger stagnated.
The deputy general beside him said quickly: "The young general was also anxious to protect his mother. And from what he said, he later let Mr. He go. He was the one who refused."
"That's friendship!"
Di Shuangcheng glared at his son with his tiger eyes, and then asked fiercely, "What about He Yan?"
Di Tao said "He is still receiving treatment inside, and his injuries are very serious..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the doctor who was seeing the patient came out.
Di Tao hurriedly asked, "Doctor, how are the people inside?"
The doctor wiped his sweat and said, "Although Mr. He was seriously injured, at least his vital organs were not hit. He will be fine after a few days of recuperation. But Mr. Zhang was stabbed in the chest with a sword. Fortunately, the sword was slightly offset at the time, otherwise he would have died on the spot. Mr. Zhang injured his heart meridian, and he will probably need half a year or a year to recuperate."
Di Shuangcheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Although he was seriously injured, at least he was not dead.
This doctor was from Fengcheng. After examining the patient and prescribing medicine, he left.
After Di Shuangcheng led Di Tao, who was being supported by someone, in, he found that He Yan had actually woken up.
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