Chapter 645: Chapter 645 The Reason
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
As soon as the door opened, Zhou Huaiming’s head appeared in front of Zhou Ying as he asked anxiously, “Sister Zhou, what’s going on? Why isn’t there any movement at all?”
“What do you want?” Zhou Ying was surprised by his sudden appearance and asked.
“Even though His Highness is unconscious now, he should still cry out in pain when pulling out an arrow.”
“Rui used anesthesia, so it shouldn’t hurt. Besides, the arrow wasn’t pulled out by force. We cut open the wound and took it out gently.”
Zhou Huaiming was stunned by her reply before he went forward to check.
The arrow in King Rui’s chest was gone. Besides his pale face, he didn’t seem to be in any discomfort.
He reached out and touched King Rui’s forehead. After confirming that he still had a low fever, he turned his head and asked, “Brother Gu, when will this fever go down? If it continues, would it cause more problems?”
“The fever is caused by the arrow that was left in the body. It’s normal.
“Now that the arrow is out, the fever should retreat in about four hours.”
“Really? That’s great! You don’t know how worried I’ve been for the past two days.” Zhou Huaiming choked up and couldn’t continue.
Because he knew very well that once King Rui died, the Zhou family would definitely not end well. In fact, a large number of people related to them would even die.
The pressure he was under was far too great. It was so pressuring that he could not breathe well for the past two days.
“Don’t worry, he’s not in any danger anymore.” Gu Chengrui then asked, “By the way, His Highness is quite skilled and also has Guard Chu protecting him. How did he get such a serious injury? Do you know who did it?”
“Oh right, where’s Guard Chu?”
“Guard Chu is also heavily injured and is staying in Dongyang.” Zhou Huaiming glanced at King Rui and asked, “Do you still remember his residence being forcefully barged some time ago?”
“Of course, I remember. I even participated in it.”
“After His Highness received the news, he submitted a memorial to the Emperor. After obtaining the emperor’s permission, he hurried back.
“Who would have thought that the East Continent would cause trouble at this time? His Highness personally led his troops to attack and won a complete victory in the end.
“However, a few people from the East Continent managed to sneak onto our boat, and both Guard Chu and His Highness were seriously injured.
“No one dared to pull out the arrow stuck on His Highness. I remembered you’re great at suturing wounds, so I immediately wanted to bring you here.”
“Are you sure it’s not a trap?”
“It shouldn’t be. Their losses are too heavy.” Zhou Huaiming replied thoughtfully.
Gu Chengrui did not say anything else after hearing that.
He turned to Zhou Ying and said, “Ying, you must be tired. Go and rest. I’m afraid I’ll have to stay here all night.”
“Alright, if you need help, come and find me.” Zhou Ying replied and turned around, heading back to her room upstairs.
Meanwhile, Zhou Huaiming immediately sent someone in to clean up the blood. He also asked Gu Chengrui about the recent events in the capital.
At noon, Gu Chenglin woke up. He was stunned when he saw the furnishings in the room before remembering what had happened before he fainted and sat up immediately.
Zhou Ying was sitting at the table, reading a book while eating pastries. Gu Chenglin went forward and asked, “Cousin-in-law, where are we? Why are we here?”
“This is an inn.” Zhou Ying then briefly told him what happened after he fainted.
“What? Brother-in-law was injured? Is he unconscious? No, I have to go and take a look!”
“Your cousin is guarding the prince, and you should stay here obediently. You can go over when he wakes up.” Zhou Ying quickly grabbed him and stopped him.
Gu Chenglin hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he sat back down. It was useless for him to go over now, and he might even cause trouble.
Thinking of this, he recalled getting knocked out.. He looked at Zhou Ying and asked with an aggrieved expression, “Cousin-in-law, why did you knock me out back there?”