Linglong and Qi Zhen had been traveling all day, and at sunset, they finally rested at the inn.

The inn was quiet and peaceful at sunset, but the city of Luoyang on the other side was far from being so quiet.

The clear weather after the rain could not dry up the rain accumulated all night in this cold season. Outside the courtyard where Linglong and Li Mu lived together, there were puddles of water all over the alley.

The children liked to play in the water, so they stepped hand in hand on the puddles, laughing and laughing.

These playful children were the ones who threw out a handful of candies before the door was closed on the day of Li Mu's wedding.

The children were joking and playing, and it was so lively.

At this time, the gate of the small courtyard, which had been tightly closed by the secret guards since Qi Zhen left, suddenly heard the sound of the wooden door creaking.

The sound was so strange, it didn't sound like opening the door, but like the door was being pulled feebly, pulling back and forth.

It's like a joke.

But if it was just for fun, the force of pulling the door was very weak, and the pulling movement was even more slow.

A child curiously jumped over the puddles and climbed the steps to the door.

At this time, the door was still being pulled slowly, but it was just a crack open.

The child opened his eyes wide, leaned on the crack in the door and looked in. After one glance, he screamed and ran back suddenly. He ran so fast that he even hit his chin on the stone steps and threw a

The tooth was knocked out.

He covered his bloody mouth and cried out in pain.

The children who were still playing in the puddle opposite saw this and shouted at the crying child: "Why are you crying for no reason?"

The crying child covered his mouth that had just lost his teeth and was speechless. He just pointed at the door of the small courtyard with a look of horror on his face.

At this time, the door that had been pulling continuously was finally pushed open little by little. Li Mu, covered in blood, fell into the eyes of these children.

Wherever children see blood, most of them cry and howl.

There was only one child whose parents died young when he was younger. Although his eyes were filled with fear when he looked at the blood, he never cried.

The child clenched his palms and forced himself to take a few steps forward, trying to see clearly who the person covered in blood was.

As he got closer, he finally recognized Li Mu.

"You, what's wrong with you? Weren't you newly married yesterday? Why is there so much blood on your body? Where is the bride?" The child shouted in panic. Seeing so much blood, he did not dare to step forward to help him.

Yes, yesterday was his wedding...

Li Mu's eyes were blood red and moist, and he couldn't tell whether it was blood or tears.

His body was covered in blood, his fingers clenched tightly on the threshold, and he raised his head to look at the courtyard door. Even his breathing was frighteningly weak.

"Excuse me, give me a hand." Li Mu crawled from the yard to the threshold. He was covered in blood, in a miserable state, and seriously injured.

The children were horrified to see so much blood, but Li Mu's weak cry and pitiful appearance really touched people's hearts.

The children looked at Li Mu in horror from across the stone steps.

I think of the bridegroom’s laughter as he threw wedding candies outside the courtyard gate yesterday.

Yesterday, the groom was dressed in red, which was eye-catching and stunning.

Today he is still dressed in red, but the red color has changed from the bright red color of yesterday's joy to the traces of dried blood now.

The children were really frightened and did not dare to step forward when they saw the blood.

Li Mu held on to the threshold, his eyes full of blood, and he raised his eyes to look at the group of children.

No one answered, no one helped.

He was covered in injuries, but no one else would help him.

Li Mu laughed at himself and lowered his head, then gritted his teeth and got up.

The dried blood holes on his body burst open, and his body, which he thought had been numb, actually began to suffer severe pain again.

The incision was too deep, touching the bone marrow a few times and tearing it apart.

As soon as Li Mu got up in pain, he suddenly fell down.

How painful would it be to have your flesh and blood body hit the stone steps?

The pain was so painful that Li Mu, who had just managed to climb out of the yard, almost fainted.

The older child saw this and subconsciously ran over.

At this moment, Qin Yue, who had slept all day after visiting the flower house, finally came back.

As soon as he walked into the alley, he smelled the strong smell of blood. He was startled and looked up in the direction of the small courtyard.

When he raised his eyes, he saw Li Mu lying on the ground covered in blood.

Qin Yue rushed forward with a single stride. In a few seconds, he passed the other residents in the alley and rushed to the stone steps of the small courtyard.

"Li Mu! What's going on? Who can hurt you like this?" Qin Yue's words were filled with shock and horror.

He asked this question, and without waiting for Li Mu's answer, he carried the person on his back and hurried to the nearby medical center.

The hospital nearby, the closest to the courtyard, is where Qi Zhen took Linglong to yesterday.

As expected, Qin Yue also carried someone to the medical center.

At this time, the sky was just getting dark. The doctor was busy yesterday and was about to close the door for an early rest today. Suddenly, Qin Yue flew over and blocked the door.

"Mr. doctor, doctor, my brother is seriously injured. Please help me, doctor!" Before Qin Yue could finish his words, he opened the door and rushed into the hospital.

The doctor saw Qin Yue passing by, smelled the strong smell of blood, and quickly looked back.

Even with his old eyesight, he could still see the person he was carrying and the blood all over his body.

"Why are you injured like this! Quick, quick, quick, carry him into the wing. There are some life-saving medicines saved by the old man in the wing. Feed them to him first. It's important to save his life." The doctor pointed in the direction of the wing and said hurriedly.

The little medicine boy on the side heard this and hurriedly led the people to the side room.

This medical center is not big, and originally there was only one vacant wing.

This wing is exactly the one where Linglong rested yesterday.

After Linglong, Qi Zhen and others left, the little medicine boy slept all day long because he had a hard time yesterday, and did not get up until sunset when it was time to close the door. Therefore, there was no room in the wing since Linglong, Qi Zhen and others left in the early morning.

tidy.

The bitter taste of the full bucket of thick black potion was still there, and the quilt on the bed was still the same as it was when Qi Zhen hugged Linglong and left.

Even the red wedding dress stained with blood and medicine that Qi Zhen took off after Linglong took a medicinal bath was still thrown on the stone tile floor of the wing.

Qin Yue carried Li Mu and stepped into the wing. The little medicine boy and the doctor were looking for medicine in a hurry. Both groups of people were in a hurry, and no one would pay attention to the appearance inside the wing.

Only Li Mu smelled a faint and faint fragrance of pear blossoms in the bitter taste of the concoction.

His eyes drooped weakly. After smelling the fragrance of pear blossoms, he desperately wanted to open his eyes and grab something.

But he was injured too badly. At this moment, he couldn't even open his eyes. Even his barely clear consciousness had to become fragile and blurred a little bit.

Li Mu forced himself to wake up and raise his eyes.

But nothing can be done.

At this time, the life-threatening medicine in the doctor's mouth was finally poured into Li Mu's mouth.

Li Mu, who was unconscious and hazy, heard the words of Qin Yue and the doctor.

Qin Yue asked the doctor: "He has a very good physical condition and has been practicing martial arts for many years. He is not a weak person. Even if he is so seriously injured, he can still be saved."

The doctor put away the medicine pot, looked at Li Mu, nodded first, and then shook his head.

Qin Yue was puzzled and asked the doctor what he meant.

The doctor said: "My medicine can protect the heart and veins. If the patient has a strong will to survive, he can survive. However, if the patient is like you said and has been practicing martial arts for many years, maybe he will not want to live after being injured like this."

Already."

Qin Yue still didn't understand what the doctor meant by this, and asked him why he said this.

The doctor looked at Li Mu, who was seriously injured, with pity in his eyes, and replied: "The injury is so serious that all the tendons used in martial arts have been severed by the sword. No matter how good the doctor is, it can only protect him from becoming disabled. It can be

Although he was able to walk like a normal person later on, he was definitely unable to lift a sword. If this person continued to practice martial arts for many years, he might not be able to bear the thought of being a useless person. How could he want to live?"

After speaking with pity and sighing, Qin Yue looked at the seriously injured Li Mu, his throat was so dry that he could not speak.

He didn't know what Li Mu had gone through, or why he was so seriously injured, but he remembered his youthful spirit when he traveled across Kyushu with his sword.

Li Mu like that should have been full of brilliance, how could he be dimmed because of this, and how could he be willing to disappear from everyone from now on.

What the doctor said is true. People who are used to being unparalleled cannot bear such a blow.

It is better to die than a useless person.

Maybe Li Mu doesn't want to live.

Li Mu clearly heard the doctor's words, heard the doctor's sigh, and heard the compassion in the sigh.

Is it pitiful to be a useless person?

Of course it's pitiful.
To be continued...