Chapter 133: Chase
How can Chu Xu have any money on him?
Junxiu’s pale little face turned red before he managed to say, “I’m injured, I’ll heal quickly if I eat meat.”
"No need to talk if you don't have money. You can eat whatever you want." Shang Wan pushed the bowl of cabbage soup in front of him, "Do I need to feed you?"
Smelling the sweet aroma of cabbage soup, Chu Xu's stomach suddenly made a growling sound.
He drank some porridge when he woke up and ate nothing else. He was already hungry.
Looking at the cabbage leaves floating in the soup, Chu Xu was filled with disgust and wanted to say no to eating, but he knew that the outside was no better than at home, and the woman in front of him would not spoil him like the rest of the family.
Pursing his lips dissatisfied, Chu Xu stretched out his little hand to pick up the bowl and muttered: "I'll eat it myself."
Shang Wan watched him eat and found that this child must have had a good tutor. Even though his stomach was growling with hunger, he still ate gracefully and did not look like he was gobbling up food.
Chu Xu found that this bowl of cabbage soup was unexpectedly delicious. It was better than all the delicacies he had eaten. After eating it, he felt that his body did not hurt so much.
He attributed it all to being so hungry that he was delusional.
When the child finished eating everything in the bowl, Shang Wan asked, "Is it enough? If it's not enough, add more."
She really wasn't abusing the child sincerely. The child's injuries were too serious. Drinking more cabbage soup now will help the wounds heal and restore physical strength and spirit better.
Of course, Shang Wan also had some intention of experimenting with children.
Anyway, the wound is here. If you don't try it, it will be in vain. It will save you the trouble of scratching yourself with a knife.
It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
Chu Xu had no idea what Shang Wan was planning, but he did not have enough to eat.
Shang Wan served him another bowl of cabbage soup.
After two bowls of cabbage soup, Chu Xu felt full.
He whispered: "Thank you."
Shang Wan took the porcelain bowl and felt that the child's attitude was softening, so he asked: "What's the matter with your injuries? Are you seeking revenge or encountering robbers?"
Chu Xu lowered his head and remained silent.
Shang Wan was not used to it and said bluntly: "If you don't want to say anything, I will send you out of the village in a while, and you can leave by yourself."
She couldn't risk her family for a strange child.
Chu Xu raised his head and looked at Shang Wan in surprise, as if he didn't expect that she would say such words.
Shang Wan raised his eyebrows, "Do you think I'm cold-blooded and unsympathetic? I saved you, so I should be responsible to the end?"
Chu Xu shook his head subconsciously. If he was really cold-blooded, he would not save him.
"You are a problem." Shang Wan reached out and tapped his forehead. "You must know this. Whether you are seeking revenge or encountering robbers, if you tell the truth, I can consider saving people. Save me to the end. If you don't say anything, it will be too risky to leave you alone. It will only harm me and my family when trouble comes, so I can only choose to send you away. "
Chu Xu subconsciously said: "Not a robber."
Shang Wan: "Is that seeking revenge?"
Chu Xu pursed his lips and stopped talking.
Shang Wan has never been very patient with outsiders. Her expression turned cold and she stood up with the bowl in hand, "I'll see you off in a moment."
When you leave, give the child two bottles of ointment, and ask Xiaohuan to get some dry food for the child to bring. It will be considered the most benevolent thing.
Seeing that Shang Wan was about to walk out, Chu Xu grabbed his trouser legs and shouted: "Wait!"
The stab wound on his back hurt whenever he moved, and so did the other wounds. Leaving him alone now would lead to death. If he could stay and get help from this woman, there might be a chance of survival.
My brother once said, when it’s time to cut it off, it’s time to cut it off.
Fight! Shang Wan turned around and looked at him, "You only have one chance. Don't squeeze out toothpaste. Say it quickly."
"Toothpaste?" Chu Xu tilted his head and asked, "What is toothpaste?"
"It's just like tooth powder. It's not important." Shang Wan walked back and sat down, supporting his chin with one hand and looking directly at him. "Before you tell me anything, tell me what your real name is."
Chu Xu's pupils shrank suddenly, and his hands on his trouser legs tightened.
Shang Wan glanced at his hand and sneered, "You don't really think I'll believe you if you just make up a name, do you?"
Chu Xu was silent for a moment and asked doubtfully: "How do you know that the name I said was a fake one?"
"intuition."
In fact, Shang Wan didn't know it at first, but children are really easy to deceive, isn't this a scam?
"Your intuition is quite accurate." Chu Xu muttered in a low voice, "My real name is Chu Xu, and I am born in Yangxu Mountain."
Shang Wan: Um...what the hell is Yang?
"Wait a minute, I'll shake someone up."
Shang Wan called his fox over.
"He is my husband-in-law." Shang Wan introduced briefly and motioned to Chu Xu, "You can talk now."
Chu Xu glanced at Lu Chengjing a few more times and was amazed by Lu Chengjing's good looks, which were even more outstanding than the four major princes in the capital.
"My name is Chu Xu, Xu from Yangxu Mountain." Chu Xu introduced him again. Seeing that Shang Wan didn't stop, he continued, "I fell off the cliff because I was chased by assassins. My father and brother sent me to protect me as guards. They all died under the assassin’s sword, and I was the only one left alive.”
Shang Wan asked: "Why are the assassins chasing you?"
"Some people don't want me to return to the capital." Chu Xu said with a stern face.
"Your home is in the capital?" Shang Wan asked puzzledly, "The capital is at least more than a month away from here. Why are you here?"
Chu Xu said depressedly: "I came to see my brother for fun. The war started on the border. My father and my brother were worried that something would happen to me, so they sent someone to take me back to the capital. I didn't expect that I would meet an assassin on the way."
Lu Chengjing asked: "Who are your sir and your brother?"
"My father is Duke Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of the army. My brother's name is Chu Zhao, and he is the young general of the Chu family army. I am the second son of Duke Dingguo."
A dark color flashed across Lu Chengjing's eyes.
No wonder he found the name Chu Zhao familiar. When he was studying in the county, he once heard his master talk about this young general of Chu.
It is said that this man is quite like his father in his time. He is very brave on the battlefield and performs extraordinary feats. It can be said that he is better than his predecessors.
Unexpectedly, my wife randomly picked up a child on the edge of the cliff, and it turned out to be the second son of Duke Dingguo.
It is indeed a big trouble.
Chu Xu stared at the two of them and promised: "If you can protect me, I will be generously thanked by Duke Dingguo."
"Thank you or not, we'll talk about it later." Shang Wan refused to eat the cakes drawn by others, "How do you prove your identity?"
Chu Xu said: "I am Chu Xu. If you don't believe it, you can send me to the Chu Family Army's barracks. The soldiers can help me prove it."
This little abacus almost jumped on the faces of Shang Wan and Shang Wan.
Haha, you sent him to the military camp to prove his identity, didn't you just want to be a free bodyguard?
Seeing that the child was so confident, Shang Wan temporarily believed his identity and asked, "Do you know who those assassins are?"
Chu Xu shook his head blankly, "I only know that they came from the capital to take my life."
Traveling all this way just to kill a kid?
Shang Wan looked at Chu Xu carefully and asked curiously: "What will happen if you die?"
(End of chapter)