Chapter 165: A Thousand Death To The Deserters [I]

Cao Xun had been stationed at Jinyang Pass for many years and had not returned to Sheijing ever since, and the frontier information is blocked. Naturally, he had no way of knowing that King Xuan had been given a wife in marriage.

In the simple-furnished main general's mansion, Cao Xun was still amazed when he saw Zhao Ling, who had taken off her cloak and wore a simple men's blue shirt.

It turned out that Princess Xuan was such a beautiful, gentle, neat and generous woman. There was no abruptness on her body in this men's clothing, her calm demeanor, and her indifferent and keen eyes seamlessly blended the gentleness of a woman with the refreshingness of a man. In the middle of a group of rough soldiers, there was no timidity.

After passing  the checks, it was natural for them to settle down for a while. When Cao Xun saw Ma Shizu who was kidnapped by Wu Hua Da, held in front of him, his tiger eyes burst with fire, and he wanted to slash him with a knife. This cowardly bastard who was greedy for life, and for fear of death actually left the soldiers and people of Jinyang Pass to defend themselves. This kind of behavior was like a thousand swords in the heart, for a soldier like Cao Xun.

Ma Shizu cowered and hid behind Yao Wentao. Seeing this, Zhao Ling didn't bother to pay any attention to him, but lightly ordered that Ma Shizu and the other three should be escorted down to wait for the decision.

Yao Wentao thought that his threatful warning had an effect, since he had the protection of the eldest prince, they would forgive them and dare not do anything to Ma Shizu, so he quickly went to his room to rest. He had always been used to being pampered, and the quick march for the past few days almost didn't make him tired.

So only Zhao Ling, Cao Xun, Wen Renyuan and Yun Yi were left in the room. After being seated, Zhao Ling saw that there was no one else in the room, so she said to Cao Xun bluntly: "General Cao, your injury look serious, can you let me take a look at your injury?"

Cao Xun was surprised. Of course he knew he was badly hurt. He Liancheng's arrow penetrated the armour with force, almost piercing his entire arm. Just to stabilize the morale of the army, he did not disclose his injury to anyone except for a few people close to him. In the past few days, he had been doing his best to keep himself from falling.

But this Princess Xuan, not long after seeing him, she saw through the secret in his heart at a glance. This shocked Cao Xun.

But seeing Zhao Ling's indifferent yet sincere eyes, he knew that this Princess Xuan could be trusted.

Seeing the surprise on Cao Xun's face, Zhao Ling knew that she had guessed correctly.

Ma Shizu once said that Cao Xun was hit by an arrow and was seriously injured, but when she saw Cao Xun just now, it didn't look like he was seriously injured. At first she thought it was Ma Shizu exaggerating to justify himself, but after careful observation, she could see the clue.

Cao Xun's injured right arm was drooping all the time, and it seemed that he had difficulty even raising it.

And why he concealed his injury, Zhao Ling knew the reason without guessing.

It seemed that this bearded general was a good general who was loyal to the emperor and loved the people. Hence, she would do her best to ensure that he was safe and sound.

At Zhao Ling's strong request, Cao Xun finally agreed to let Wen Renyuan remove the bandage on his arm for him.

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The wound was very deep, almost bone could be seen, the border conditions were harsh, and the medical conditions were extremely poor.

It was really not easy for this Cao Xun to endure until now.

Zhao Ling frowned slightly, sighed secretly, and said to him, "General Cao, I admire your patience, and I am moved by your painstaking efforts to conceal your injury, but if your injury is not treated in time, I am afraid it is this arm. It's all going to be ruined."

She pondered for a while, and ignored Cao Xun's reaction, and shouted to the outside: "Luzhu, bring in my medicine box."

After that, it was a hectic process of treatment.

Zhao Ling first gave Cao Xun a pain reducing medicine, just because she was going to scrape off the rotten flesh from his wound. Although he had experienced hundreds of battles, he was still alive and well prepared.

Then there were a series of steps such as disinfection, derotation, application of medicine, and bandaging.

Cao Xun couldn't help but admire Zhao Ling's calm appearance in every move.

When she scraped off the rotten flesh on his arm with a dagger, even Wen Renyuan and Yun Yi couldn't bear to look directly, but Zhao Ling's expression was the same as usual. Her hand raised and lowered the knife professionally, and there was no stagnation or hesitation in her movements.

This expert technique, this indifferent expression, this skillful posture, everything was so natural, there was no sense of disobedience. It was as if this woman was born doing this.

This Princess Xuan was indeed an extraordinary woman.

This was the common thought of everyone present.

"Thank you, Princess Xuan." Cao Xun felt a little drowsy because of taking the pain relief medicine. He supported himself and sincerely thanked Zhao Ling, who was already sorting out the medicine box.

Zhao Ling turned her head and said indifferently, "General Cao, don't be polite. This medicine is very effective for traumatic infection. If other soldiers need it, General Cao can also ask them to find me."

"Then, the last warrior will thank Princess Xuan for all the soldiers in Jinyang Pass."

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