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Hearing the stop-and-go footsteps behind him, Luo Ping felt a tightness in his chest, as if every step was on his heart.

Zhou Tang's unintentional remark brought out the most embarrassing part in his memory.

Indeed, his compassion has long been eaten by dogs.Countless people died in front of him back then, and they were all people who had friendship with him, and some were even his former mentors, but he could only do nothing to save them, and he didn't even make any effort.

He watched them die in the flames of Mo City.

They sacrificed their country, but he sacrificed his conscience.

Luo Ping wasn't angry at Zhou Tang's outspokenness, he was angry at the fact that he had tried his best to correct his mistakes in this life, but in the end the first person to look down on him was actually the students he taught.

Slapping the closed wooden door of the pharmacy with his palm, Luo Ping shouted loudly: "Doctor, doctor, open the door! There are some wounded patients, please take a look at them, doctor!"

After a while, the wooden door opened.The person who opened the door was an old doctor with gray beard and hair, and while putting on his clothes, he complained: "It's the middle of the night, disturbing people's dreams."

Luo Ping quickly apologized: "I'm sorry doctor, please bandage the wound on this child's arm first, he bled a lot. Then I will run to the Yue Palace with me, there are still a few people who were burned by the fire gone."

"Yue Wang Mansion? Burns?" The old doctor was surprised to see their tattered clothes, "Hasn't the house been empty for many years? When did people live in it? And who are you? How did it happen?"

Luo Ping was about to explain, when a clear voice came from behind: "This king is the seventh prince of the current dynasty, the king of Yue proclaimed by the emperor, and he just arrived here today. I don't want the mansion to catch fire for no reason. The situation is urgent now. Please rescue me quickly." .”

He spoke humbly but dignifiedly, and although he was in a mess, he stood so proudly, and the innate nobility completely shocked the old doctor, and he did not doubt his identity at all. The doctor said tremblingly: "Cao, Caomin!" Greetings to the lord."

Zhou Tang helped him up: "There is no need to be too polite, saving people is the most important thing."

"Yes." The old doctor didn't dare to delay, let the young boy sit down, and carefully examined his injuries.

There was a long wound on the little boy's arm, as well as charred burns, which seemed to be scratched by burning stubble.He didn't say a word when the doctor bandaged him. In fact, he didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. He just looked at Luoping with a pair of big eyes hidden in his black face.

Zhou Tang glared at him fiercely, and stood between him and Luo Ping to block his sight, angrily in his heart: Hmph, the cripple is still dumb!However, facing Luo Ping, he had a different look, with his mouth flattened and aggrieved, he said in a low voice, "Little master, can you sit down and rest for a while? Is there any injury? The forehead seems to be bleeding, does it hurt? "

The old doctor's hands that were picking up the wood thorns trembled slightly, and he thought that the prince's face changed really quickly, and the domineering posture just now disappeared in an instant. It seems that the amiable young man is not young.

"That's not my blood, it's that child's blood." Luo Ping's tone was cold, "I'm not injured, so don't worry about it, my lord."

Hearing him call himself "Prince", Zhou Tang felt even more aggrieved, took the doctor's clean cloth towel, dipped it in water and approached Luo Ping: "Then let me wipe your face, okay?"

Luo Ping felt uncomfortable seeing him being so humble, so he simply turned his head and ignored him.

Zhou Tang gritted his teeth and took it as tacit consent, and forced him to sit on the chair, carefully wiping his face.

The cloth towel used by the old doctor to wash the patient's wound was taken, so of course he dared not protest, so he had to bring a new one.When applying the medicine, the young boy snorted, probably because of the severe pain.

Luo Ping asked, "Are you all right?"

The young boy remained silent, and the old doctor replied instead: "It's okay, a little salt has been added to this medicine to promote healing, but there will be a little pain, which will disappear soon."

Zhou Tang glared at the child again, but this time the child actually stared back, so angry that he almost threw the cloth towel in his face.

The doctor stopped by to look at the little boy's feet, and found that it was not a long-standing disease, but was scratched by some poisonous weed recently, without timely treatment, resulting in bruises and festering, which can still be cured.

He told Luo Ping about the situation, and Luo Ping asked him to deal with the young boy first, and heal him after he went to the Yue Palace to see other injuries.

So the doctor bandaged the boy's ankle again.

Speaking of feet, Zhou Tang suddenly remembered that the little master came out barefoot!He shouted to himself with bare feet, put out fires with bare feet, and rescued people with bare feet, it must have hurt so much!Zhou Tang looked at Luo Ping's feet, they were indeed full of tiny wounds and dirt.

He thought for a while, and said to the old doctor: "After bandaging that boy, look at his feet first." Seeing that the young master was disapproving, he explained, "There is a lot of smoke billowing over there, instead of letting the doctor chase him away." In the past, it’s better to bring people here. Those who can’t go can be carried over, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

The doctor replied yes, but Luo Ping didn't speak.

Zhou Tang turned around and ran back. At this time, the fire in Yuewang Mansion had already alarmed some people in the surrounding area. Fearing that they would suffer from the fish pond, everyone raised water to fight the fire. The fire has gone down a lot.

Zhou Tang calmly directed the people to transport the wounded, and at the same time asked Yunxiang to find a pair of soft boots, and hurried to the pharmacy again.

More than a dozen wounded filled the lobby, but Luo Ping and the little cripple were nowhere to be seen.After asking the busy doctor, he replied that he was resting in the back hall, so Zhou Tang ran to the back hall again. As soon as he entered, the scene that greeted his eyes almost made his lungs explode.

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Luo Ping sat there with his head tilted slightly.

The little boy stood on one foot, supported Luo Ping's shoulders, and leaned on his side, getting very close to him, with his mouth pressed against his ear, looking very intimate.

"Stinky cripple, what are you doing!" Zhou Tang couldn't stand it anymore, and stepped forward to pull the little boy away, but this time, considering his foot injury, he didn't throw him out directly, but grabbed him onto the chair next to him.

"My lord!" Luo Ping shouted, his tone very displeased.

Zhou Tang pretended not to hear, took out the soft boots from his arms with a smile, knelt down and put them on Luo Ping lightly, trying not to touch the wounds wrapped in gauze.

Luo Ping felt a little embarrassed, and stepped back subconsciously: "No need, I can just wear it myself."

But Zhou Tang stubbornly dressed him up with his own hands, raised his face and said, "Little master, I will apologize to you. I was in a panic at that time, and I was talking nonsense. I'm sorry, don't be angry, okay? You I'm so sorry for ignoring me..."

Looking at him with such begging eyes, no matter how hard Luo Ping was, he couldn't stand it.

He pulled Zhou Tang up, patted the dust off his clothes, and said with a sigh: "Xiao Tang, what do you look like, a majestic king of Yue, you bow your knees to me, a commoner, and you are not afraid of other people's gossip."

When Zhou Tang heard that Luo Ping began to scold him, he was immediately elated.He knew that the little master would not annoy him for too long.On the surface, he is tough, but in fact, the little master has always been soft-hearted towards him, and this kind of feeling is not something that a vagrant who suddenly appears from nowhere can grasp.

Glancing sideways at the young boy, Zhou Tang showed a triumphant smile: "Who can gossip? Is this dumb?"

Luo Ping said: "Who says he is dumb?"

"Ah? Can he talk? Why are you pretending to be dumb? Tell me to listen." Zhou Tang looked at him disdainfully, who knew that the child was even more disdainful than him, and gouged him hard where Luo Ping couldn't see , which made him startled—the look in his eyes is too twitchy!

"He's just shy and timid. He was talking to me when you came here just now. Xiaotang, don't call him lame and dumb. He has a name, Ting Ting."

Zhou Tang laughed back angrily: "Tingting? Well, Tingting, what did you tell him just now, tell me again."

Ting Ting sat quietly and remained silent again.

It really gets worse the more I look at it!Just throw him out!Just when Zhou Tang's anger was rising, Luo Ping's words calmed him down instantly:

"He told me that he knew who set fire to the Yue Palace."

"Tingting, don't be afraid, repeat what you just said." Luo Ping smiled at the young boy, encouraging him to speak.

Zhou Tang also put away his provocative tone: "Hey, did you really see someone arson? Who is it? What does it look like?"

Ting Ting was finally willing to speak, but his voice was still very low: "There are... three people. They lit the fire in the southwest of the dormitory. I slept in the side hall over there. After the fire started, they ran away. I wanted to put it out. ,but……"

"Can you recognize their faces? Do you know who they are? Don't worry, think slowly." Luo Ping involuntarily showed the majesty of Dali Temple Minister, Ting Ting felt a little nervous.

"It's too dark, I, I couldn't see their faces clearly, but I heard them say that they should show some color to the new high-ranking official, and warn him not to provoke bandits."

"People from the bandit village?" Zhou Tang frowned, "How do they know I'm here?"

Ting Ting looked very surprised: "Are you that high official?"

Zhou Tang wanted to throw him out again: "I am not only a high official, I am the king of Yue!"

Ting Ting lowered his head and thought for a while, then jumped to Luo Ping's side, leaned closer and whispered: "Your official must be older than him, I think he is so afraid of you."

Luo Ping's face was not tense, and he burst out laughing.

Zhou Tang also heard what he said, and looked at Luo Ping, his face flushed slightly, a little dumbfounded.

"Okay, let's get down to business, Tingting, did you hear which cottage they mentioned?" Luo Ping asked.

"They didn't say anything, but I saw that they were all wearing red scarves around their heads. I've heard people say that such people are all bandits from the Red Scarf Village. They are very fierce."

"Red Scarf Village..." Luo Ping always felt that something was wrong.

At this time, Yun Xiang poked her head out from the door, Zhou Tang said, "Come in."

Rue Xiang felt that the atmosphere was a bit weird, and looked back and forth at the three of them.

"What's the matter?"

"My lord, I just saw this on the plaque of the palace, and I thought it might be a very important item, so I brought it for you and brother Luo to have a look."

As she spoke, she handed the thing in her hand, which was a crimson cloth scarf.

Luo Ping took it and looked it over, and then showed his face: "That's right, I was thinking that there should be such a thing, otherwise, wouldn't their house be burned down?"

There is a threatening letter wrapped in the red scarf, which is nothing more than telling the king of Yue to be careful and not to speak wildly on their territory.

"Hmph, these bandit villages in Yuezhou are really rampant. Does Zhizhou in Tongfang eat nothing? He doesn't know anything about bandits entering the city to kill and set fire. He only wants to fight against me!"

Luo Ping said: "The local protection in Yuezhou has always been very serious. To the local officials, you, the prince from the capital, may not be more friendly than the bandits. So you have to be more careful in the future, and you must guard against both."

"Well, I know, the problem is how did those bandits know I'm coming? Could it be that Zhizhou tipped them off? Isn't that just collusion between officials and bandits?"

Luo Ping pondered for a while: "Not necessarily, we can't make a judgment so early. Maybe we were bumped into by their people during our parade and became suspicious. It is also possible to follow us all the way. When we meet tomorrow, we can test Zhizhou's attitude."

He remembered that there was no such disaster in his last life, probably because they did nothing to attract the attention of the bandits, but this time they were touring Yuezhou openly, and it was inevitable that their identities would be discovered.

The atmosphere in this room is more serious and depressing, Ting Ting and Rue Xiang are very disturbed.

After a long while, Zhou Tang suddenly laughed, with brilliance in his eyes: "Little master, I won't go to see Zhizhou tomorrow."

"Not going to see you? This is not good."

"Why do I have to go to see him, the majestic king of Yue? It's just a matter of etiquette. I decided to distribute invitations and entertain officials of all sizes in Tongfang. In the name of my father's royal title, I summoned them one by one at the banquet. This is also a gift. It's a big deal for them."

Luo Ping nodded, thinking that this method is very good, but: "Where do we have a banquet for officials? There are at least dozens of officials in Tongfang. Do you want to borrow the mansion from Master Zhizhou?"

Zhou Tang stood with his hands behind his back: "What about the small Zhizhou mansion? Doesn't the king have his own mansion, but it was burned to a mess. It's just a matter of time to invite them to visit the residence that the Zhizhou lord arranged for the prince. How ingenious."

Imagining that scene in his mind, Luo Ping smiled, shook his head and sighed: "Xiaotang, you are really..."

"What the hell am I?"

"It's... so naughty."

Zhou Tang approached him with crooked eyebrows, and the little master forgave him, which was more important than anything else.He was in a good mood, except for one thing that made him unhappy——

"Master Luo, take me back to that big house together."