Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 487 - : Compassion (3rd Update)

Chapter 487 -487: Compassion (3rd Update)

“Please hold on, senior!” Qin Yu hastily called out to Dugu Zhen.

“Senior, my wife and I, together with our child, have returned from the Yue Family, and all those who were with us have died. My wife has been injured, and in order to keep the child from crying, I’ve been continuously feeding him the Enchanting Drug. There are surely more assassination attempts ahead. I implore senior to lend us your aid. I would be eternally grateful!” Qin Yu said, then knelt on one knee.

“Senior…” Zhao Xiuya, holding the child, knelt down as well and pleaded, “Please help us!”

“…”

Dugu Zhen sighed, “Get up and follow me.”

As an individual, he had nothing to fear; but it was mainly the child he was concerned about.

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Speaking of Qin Yu, he was supposed to call him uncle, although Qin Yu’s aunt had passed away many years ago, and he no longer interacted with the Tan Family or Number One Manor. Nevertheless, he couldn’t just stand by and let them die without helping.

“Thank you, Senior!” Qin Yu and Zhao Xiuya quickly expressed their gratitude.

They also felt a slight sense of relief in their hearts.

Qin Yu took the sleeping child from his wife’s arms, and Dugu Zhen, gripping one person’s arm with one hand, flew over the scene littered with bodies and headed towards a boat moored by the riverbank.

Xie Zhinuan’s boat had several lanterns hanging from it, making it easy to find.

Feeling Dugu Zhen approaching, Xie Zhinuan was the first to come out and saw him carrying a person in each hand.

“…”

Xie Zhinuan was astonished.

Dugu Zhen enjoyed observing the bustle, but normally disliked meddling in other people’s affairs. Now that he had brought people back, it was clear he had involved himself.

Xie Zhinuan said nothing more, “Let’s talk in the cabin, first!” She ordered someone to heat water in the kitchen and went upstairs to ask Aunt Chen to bring down a set of clothes.

Dugu Zhen had already started examining the child.

“Senior, how is it?” Qin Yu and Zhao Xiuya asked urgently.

“He’s been fed so many Enchanting Drugs, it will take time for him to wake up, but I fear…”

Having consumed too much of the drug could harm the child’s health, especially since his constitution was already weak.

He suddenly turned to Xie Zhinuan, “Zhinuan, have a look at him!”

“…” Xie Zhinuan snorted.

From Dugu Zhen’s demeanor, she knew he was scheming against her.

Yet, she found herself unable to refuse.

She agreed and stepped forward to take the child’s pulse, “…”

The pulse was extremely weak, nothing like Xie Yi’s strong heartbeat, so faint it was nearly undetectable. Although her experience was limited, she could tell the child was naturally frail. The overdose of Enchanting Drugs meant that even if he woke up, he was likely to be mentally incapacitated and wouldn’t live for many years.

Xie Zhinuan glanced at Dugu Zhen, who turned his head away guiltily, avoiding her gaze.

This old rascal.

He had seen the signs but didn’t ask for medicine. Instead, he had her come forward to check the pulse, banking on her being soft-hearted and easy to bully, right?

Gently withdrawing her hand, Xie Zhinuan hesitated about what to say.

Zhao Xiuya couldn’t hold back and asked, “Miss, how is Maomao doing?”

Her voice was soft yet hoarse, filled with tension and apprehension.

Xie Zhinuan pressed her lips together. Observing several wounds on Zhao Xiuya’s body with blood staining her fine clothes, she saw a mother utterly disregarding her own well-being, concerned only for her child.

Xie Zhinuan was not heartless, especially after becoming a mother, she understood how difficult it was to raise a child. Her love for Xie Yi was wholehearted and boundless, even more so for someone who’d carried their child for ten months and fought to bring them into the world.

Being a true mother was indeed different from becoming a mother halfway. She lacked the ten months of pregnancy, the joy and anticipation upon learning of his existence within her.

Seeing him grow bit by bit, babbling, gradually walking, then tumbling towards her with utter trust and joy—the happiness of motherhood is truly understood only by a mother.

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