Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Chapter 611

"Don't rush to Xiaohua. Take us to see the injured people first." Hua Yu decisively rejected Xie Liu's suggestion to take them to rest. His heart was full of worries about those injured people. He also wanted to take this opportunity to ask some important things that they had overlooked.

Xie Liu sighed helplessly and explained, "Because these brothers were injured in such strange ways, they live in a remote place. Every night, they seem to lose their minds and will madly bite anyone who tries to get close to them. For the safety of everyone else in the camp, we really have no other choice but to let them stay there."

After hearing this, Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling both had serious expressions on their faces, their brows furrowed tightly. This situation was so bizarre that it made people tremble with fear.

After hearing Xie Liu's description, Zhang Qiling suddenly had an idea. He quickly asked, "Biting? What time of night would this happen?"

Xie Liu's eyes rolled slightly, as if he was trying to recall the scene. After a while, he slowly replied, "It seems that when the moon was overhead, it should have been around one in the morning!"

Hua Yu, who was standing by, suddenly had some thoughts after hearing Zhang Qiling's question. He then asked, "What about during the day? Do they know about the changes in themselves at night?"

Xie Liu shook his head and said, "Nothing seemed to have changed during the day. It's like they have no memory of that time. We tried to ask them, but they all said they slept very deeply at night and had no idea what happened. They just felt more tired after waking up."

After such a comparison, Xie Liu and Xie San also discovered the abnormality.

Zhang Qiling's eyes dimmed slightly, as if he was thinking about something, but he didn't give an answer immediately. Instead, he said slowly: "I know, let's go and have a look first before drawing any conclusions!"

Seeing this, Hua Yu felt a little worried. He gently squeezed Zhang Qiling's hand and comforted Zhang Qiling softly, which was also comforting himself, "At least it hasn't reached the worst situation yet!"

The atmosphere among the group was somewhat solemn. No one spoke anymore and they walked silently towards the tent of the injured.

Soon, they arrived at the tents. Xie Liu pointed to a green tent in the front and said to Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling, "Your Highness, Clan Leader, this tent houses those injured by animals. They are very quiet at night, unlike the seriously injured who would go crazy at night."

Zhang Qiling nodded, understanding, and then turned his gaze to another tent that was clearly guarded. Seeing this, Xie San quickly explained, "Those who live there are the seriously injured. They've all regained consciousness, but they seem to have no memory of what happened that night, so we haven't told them."

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling walked quickly to the tent of the lightly injured. The men behind them did not dare to delay and hurried forward to lift the tent curtains.

"Since they don't know about this yet, let's not tell them for now to avoid causing unnecessary panic." Hua Yu whispered to Xie San who was beside Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling nodded in agreement. At that moment, Xie Liu rushed into the tent like a gust of wind and shouted at the top of his voice, "Men! His Highness and the Clan Leader are here to see you!"

Hua Yu, Zhang Qiling, Xie San, and the others couldn't help but twitch their lips when they heard Xie Liu's shout. Hua Yu, in particular, felt that Xie Liu's behavior was indeed a bit bandit-like, so he quietly pulled Xie San over and asked in a low voice, "What did Xie Liu's ancestors do? How could he have such a bandit-like aura?"

Xie San's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and he replied softly, "His ancestors were indeed bandits in the past, but they were later defeated by the men wearing straw sandals. Then they joined the main force to beat back the men next door. His family can be considered a hero."

After hearing this, Hua Yu could only sigh helplessly: "This really is a family tradition!" It seems that this bandit spirit is also passed down from ancestors, and it is unlikely to be changed in a short time.

I could only hear a slight noise coming from inside the tent, as if someone was busy with something. After a long while, the noise gradually died down. Just then, several people walked into the tent together.

As soon as they entered the tent, they were stunned by the scene before them - there was a group of people standing in the tent, they were lined up in neat rows, like soldiers being inspected.

"Everyone! Count!" Xie Liu suddenly shouted, his voice resonating loudly in the tent. It was like a leader coming to inspect, and he was commanding the group in a formal manner.

Seeing this, Hua Yu quickly waved her hand, signaling everyone to lie down and rest instead of standing. "No, no, since everyone is injured, just lie down and rest! Don't let your wounds open anytime soon," she said with concern.

However, at this moment, someone next to Zhang Qiling suddenly gave Xie San a look. Xie San understood what he meant and immediately stepped forward, grabbed Xie Liu's ear, and dragged him out of the tent like a chicken.

After a while, Xie Liu and Xie San walked in together. Xie Liu was much more restrained now, no longer as arrogant and domineering as before. However, Xie San stood beside him, staring at him closely, as if afraid that he would cause trouble again.

"Tell me in detail what happened at that time and why each of you suffered different injuries?" Hua Yu asked seriously, his eyes as sharp as torches, staring at the people in front of him.

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling sat on the armchairs brought over by their men, leaning forward slightly as if to get a better look at each person's injuries. Zhang Qiling, on the other hand, carefully recorded each person's injuries, her brow furrowed slightly, clearly concerned about them.

"Your Highness, we really don't know. When Mr. Hei took us out on patrol, everything was normal. However, when we walked to the bamboo forest over there, the few people in front suddenly disappeared without a trace as if they were swallowed by the darkness." One of them tried hard to recall the scene at that time, his voice trembling slightly.

"Hei Ye was very alert. He didn't let us all rush in. Instead, he pointed out a few people to follow him in to check the situation. He also specifically told us that if they didn't come out within half an hour, we should run back to the camp and seek help." Another person continued, with a look of fear on his face.

"I remember that shortly after Hei Ye led his men in, a large group of animals suddenly appeared behind us. They looked very ferocious. We confronted them for a long time before we finally managed to break through and send one of our brothers out to report the incident." The speaker lowered his head in shame, his cheeks flushing slightly with shyness. "Your Highness, this is all I can remember. I really can't recall any other details."

"What kinds of animals are there? Are there any large beasts?" Hua Yu's voice revealed a hint of worry. After all, if there were large beasts on the mountain, it would be too dangerous for the residents living below the mountain.

Hua Yu knew a bit about this mountain. She knew that most of the animals on this mountain were very docile and would not easily come down to attack humans. But there are always exceptions, so she couldn't help but ask one more question.

"There were no large animals. They were just the kind of herbivorous animals commonly seen in zoos, and..." Another person frowned, as if trying hard to recall the animals they saw at that time.

Seeing this, Zhang Qiling quickly looked at the person beside him who was taking notes and urged, "And what?"

The man became even more nervous after being urged by Zhang Qiling, and his words became halting. "Also, and those animals' eyes, their eyes were glowing red, and they looked very strange, like..."

Before the man could finish his words, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head as if he was hit by something. He couldn't help but hit his head with his hands, trying to relieve the pain.

"Since you can't remember, don't force yourself. Xie San, go call the resident doctor over and have him take a look." Hua Yu quickly stopped the man's self-harming behavior and turned to give Xie San instructions.

Xie San responded and quickly ran to find the resident doctor.

Time seemed to freeze during the long, anxious wait. Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling were filled with questions and anxiety. They couldn't help but ask a few more questions to others, but the answers they received were always confusing and evasive. Worse, these people's reactions were exactly the same as the previous person's. When they got to the key points, they had a splitting headache and were unable to continue answering.

Just as the two were feeling helpless and confused, suddenly, a low and slightly dull voice came from behind them: "Your Highness, Clan Leader, you are looking for me!"

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling turned around at the sound and saw a tall man standing in front of them. He was like a thick wall, blocking the sunlight from outside the tent, making the light inside the tent dim.

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling took a closer look and saw that Dr. Liu was a burly man, nearly two meters tall, with well-defined muscles that were strong and powerful. However, in stark contrast to his sturdy build was his baby-faced face, which looked a little strange no matter how you looked at it.

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling exchanged glances, each seeing disbelief in the other's eyes. They couldn't help but wonder if they were hallucinating or mentally disturbed.

Hua Yu finally couldn't contain his inner doubts anymore. With a slightly trembling voice, he said to Xie San, who was only covered by the hem of Dr. Liu's clothes, "Xie San, are you sure this is really a doctor? He looks more like a bodybuilder to me."

Hearing Hua Yu's question, Xie San hurriedly and painstakingly squeezed out from behind Dr. Liu, using all his strength, even the strength of his breast. He panted and explained, "Your Highness, I swear to God, this is absolutely the real Dr. Liu! His physique is natural, not something he can cultivate. So, you can't blame him for having a good figure!"

Doctor Liu seemed a little embarrassed. He said in a muffled voice, "Your Highness, I've indeed been a bit bigger than my peers since I was a child. Later, when I was studying medicine, I heard that some patients' families would cause trouble in the hospital, and I was a little scared. In order to calm those restless people, I started exercising to make myself look more intimidating. In fact, I just scare people. If I really wanted to fight, I would never be able to defeat them."

Xie San quickly agreed, "Yes, Your Highness, you may not know that it was because of Doctor Liu's good physique that those troublemakers were intimidated! Otherwise, how could you see them lying obediently on the camp beds and recuperating in their quilts!" As he spoke, Xie San patted Doctor Liu's arm with bulging veins, then glanced at the group of wounded lying on the camp beds and in their quilts, with a smug smile on his face.

"Since Doctor Liu is here, let's take a look at them! I just asked them some questions, but at this critical moment, they all had splitting headaches and didn't know what was going on."

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling made way for Dr. Liu, who could do the work of three people, to check on the people lying on the beds to find out what was going on.

"Xie San, just stay here and listen to what Doctor Liu has to say. Let's go check on the seriously injured people next door."

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling didn't want to waste their precious time in one place, so they suggested going next door to visit the seriously injured person.

Seeing this, Xie San quickly grabbed Xie Liu and told him everything he needed to pay attention to. Even so, he was still a little worried and hesitated for a while before finally letting Xie Liu lead Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling out of the tent.

"Wu Xie, why are you here?"

As soon as Hua Yu and the others stepped out of the tent, they ran into Wu Xie who was walking out of the tent for seriously injured patients.

Wu Xie heard the voice and turned around. He looked closely and saw that it was Hua Yu's father and father. A hint of surprise appeared on his face, and he asked, "It's Xiao Hua's father and father. Where are you going?"

Hua Yu saw Wu Xie coming out and thought the people inside were probably resting, so he gave up the idea of ​​going in to avoid disturbing them. So he said, "We came here to find out what happened. How are they doing now?"

Wu Xie sighed and replied helplessly, "They're still the same, frighteningly pale, and completely exhausted. I heard them say they slept all night, but ended up feeling even more exhausted."

Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling exchanged glances, each seeing worry in the other's eyes. Seeing this, Wu Xie quickly comforted her, "But the doctor said that as long as you take good care of yourself, you should gradually get better."

Hua Yu nodded and suggested, "Then let's talk while we walk, instead of standing here." After that, he and Zhang Qiling took Wu Xie and walked towards the residence.