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Chapter 426 Gu Rubing kneels down to heal his wounds and returns to Qingzhou

In just a few minutes, Xu Chu's right shoulder, which had been drooping just now, was now able to move freely. This made Gu Rubing more certain of his thoughts: this ordinary man in front of him, who looked unrecognizable in a crowd and could be knocked down by a brick, must have an unusual relationship with Hua Tuo.

Judging from this person's age, he is more likely to be Hua's disciple. And judging from his medical skills, he must be a direct disciple, otherwise how could he have such high medical skills.

Wu Pu and Cao Cao both noticed the burning gaze from Gu Rubing, and they both looked in Gu Rubing's direction at the same time, one with doubt and the other with contempt. Gu Rubing then realized that he was a little absent-minded and slowly withdrew his gaze. Wu Pu bowed slightly in Gu Rubing's direction, and then a not-so-obvious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. The smile was so fleeting that Gu Rubing almost doubted whether he had seen it wrong.

"King Lie's men are really elite soldiers and brave generals. They really let me see what a king's army is. They are really powerful. I admire them!"

Cao Cao complimented with a smile on his face, but everyone present knew that Cao Cao must be very angry and just couldn't vent it.

"Ah Man, you still need to study hard. You are under the emperor's feet. Are you going to rely on these ugly things to protect the emperor's safety?"

Gu Rubing reprimanded sternly with a serious look, and at the same time scolded Cao Cao's subordinates.

"If anything unexpected happens to your majesty, I will only ask you!"

"What does King Lie mean by this? Your Majesty is in Xudu City. What kind of accident could happen? King Lie, do you suspect that I have rebellious intentions?"

The moment Cao Cao heard Gu Rubing's words, he knew Gu Rubing's real purpose. Gu Rubing was warning him not to try to shake Liu Xie's position, let alone endanger his life. At the same time, it also laid the groundwork for his subsequent large-scale attack on Xu Du. Once he touched Liu Xie in the future, Gu Rubing would have the pretext to mobilize a large army and have a legitimate reason to go to war.

Even if he did not touch Liu Xie, Gu Rubing could still use this reason. After all, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. When he entered the city of Xu Du, he could say whatever he wanted. Moreover, Liu Xie and Gu Rubing were relatives of the same clan. Gu Rubing was a relative of the Han Dynasty and he used the emperor to command the princes. It would be really strange if Liu Xie would speak for him. That's why Cao Cao reacted so violently and eliminated Gu Rubing's idea.

"You know what I mean, Aman. I certainly don't doubt that you have any rebellious intentions. But your reaction is too intense. Did I hit a sore spot?"

"King Lie, if you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext."

Cao Cao's face darkened. At this moment, Gu Rubing suddenly remembered a famous saying of a game character when he was playing the game before. Now he suddenly realized that it seemed just right to use it here.

"Lies never hurt, truth is the sharpest knife."

Gu Rubing stood up and looked at Cao Cao.

"Ah Man, isn't it time to return my two subordinates to me?"

Cao Cao, who was somewhat confused by this sudden and slightly abrupt sentence, just came to his senses and nodded.

"Of course you can, but King Lie must manage his subordinates well and never come to my place again. If you want to come, just come openly, don't be sneaky. You are all ministers of the Han Dynasty, and I will not treat you unfairly when you come."

As he spoke, Cao Cao's eyes swept over Guan Yu intentionally or unintentionally, looked around, and finally stopped on Guan Yu. Unfortunately, Guan Yu completely ignored his blatant gesture. Cao Cao no longer insisted, waved his hand, and threw Wang Zhao and Chen Chao, who had become two bloody men, on the platform.

Gu Rubing walked forward personally, completely ignoring the fact that the two men's blood was mixed with the mud of the training ground. He half-knelt in front of the two men, held their bloody hands, and spoke softly.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Although Chen Chao's injuries were not serious, his wounds were still bleeding and his lips had turned white. If he stayed any longer, even a god would not be able to save him.

"King Lie should go back soon. If you go back soon, you can save a life."

Cao Cao did not hide his pleasure at all. He laughed wildly, then flicked his sleeves and left the school platform. Behind Cao Cao, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei personally picked up the seriously injured Chen Chao and Wang Zhao and walked in the opposite direction.

Gu Rubing stopped squatting and stood up. His hands, sleeves, and hem were all covered with sticky blood mixed with mud. Gu Rubing did not look at his hands, but stared at Cao Cao who was gradually leaving in the distance, his eyes gradually becoming cold.

Ever since fine salt began to be traded nationwide, Gu Rubing had Hua Tuo command a group of military doctors to prepare medicines that could treat external injuries. They did not seek to cure the disease by simply applying it on the skin or taking it, but at least to save a life and keep the patient alive until they could return to be treated by Hua Tuo.

Gu Rubing knew that in history, there were many famous generals who did not die on the battlefield, but died on their sickbeds or on the way to treatment. This was because many of their wounds could not be treated in time and the bleeding could not be stopped, or the wounds became infected on the way and eventually evolved into incurable diseases. That was why Gu Rubing required all of them to carry medicines that could treat external injuries with them.

However, they were carrying out an undercover mission after all, and had been captured, so they had no chance to give themselves medicine. Gu Rubing personally stopped the bleeding from the wounds of the two men in the room.

When they took off Wang Zhao's clothes and saw the shocking scars on his body, even Huang Zhong, who had the best temper, couldn't help himself at this moment. He clenched the red blood knife at his waist and glared angrily.

Wang Zhao's body was covered with all kinds of scars, including whip marks, knife wounds, and branding marks. It was hard to imagine what kind of torture he had suffered at the hands of Cao's army. Gu Rubing took a deep breath and began to apply medicine to Wang Zhao. After the bleeding stopped, Chen Chao began to wake up after taking blood-replenishing medicine. His injuries were not too serious, but more of a coma caused by bleeding. Fortunately, the amount of blood loss was not too much. After Chen Chao woke up, he looked at Gu Rubing who was carefully treating Wang Zhao's wounds, his hands trembling slightly because of shock and grief, and Wang Zhao lying there, his life or death unknown. Chen Chao couldn't help but burst into tears, put his arm in his mouth, bit it tightly, and didn't dare to make any sound.

This man, who had not shed a single tear under all kinds of torture at the hands of Xiahou Dun, finally could not hold back any longer and burst into tears.

At this moment, he truly understood what Wang Zhao shouted on the school platform: Success may not depend on me, but I must be part of it.

By the time the wounds were treated, it was already evening. Gu Rubing personally applied medicine to all 43 wounds of varying sizes on Wang Zhao's body. He also gave the unconscious Wang Zhao some blood-replenishing medicine before he breathed a sigh of relief.

For the entire afternoon, Gu Rubing knelt in front of the bed to treat Wang Zhao's wounds. When it was over, when Gu Rubing tried to stand up, he found that his legs were numb, as if they were not his own. He almost stumbled and fell backwards. Guan Yu, who had been accompanying Gu Rubing, reached out and supported Gu Rubing, so that he did not fall.

"Brother, you've worked so hard. Let's not leave today. Let's have a night's rest and then we'll go back to Qingzhou tomorrow."

Guan Yu said softly, but Gu Rubing waved his hand.

"No, let's go now, Yunchang. Their injuries cannot be delayed, especially Wang Zhao. I'm afraid his injuries cannot be cured by these medicines alone. We can only go back and let the miracle doctor treat him personally."

"What if we bring the miracle doctor here? I'm fast, and the round trip won't take much longer than it takes us to go back to Qingzhou."

Zhang Fei said anxiously on the side that he was really worried about Gu Rubing. Gu Rubing's current condition was not suitable for long journeys. Gu Rubing still shook his head.

"No, it won't be too much. It will take at least one or two days, and in these one or two days, they may lose their lives. They went undercover for our victory, and that's why they are like this. As their lord, I must ensure their lives are safe."

Seeing that Gu Rubing was still insisting, the two of them stopped insisting. Guan Yu gave Zhang Fei a look, and Zhang Fei understood. He immediately turned around and left, went to mobilize the army, and tried to get back to Qingzhou as quickly as possible.

Zhao Yun looked at Gu Rubing who had been busy the whole afternoon, nodded to Guan Yu beside him, and turned to leave. They all came on horseback and did not prepare any carriages at all. Even Gu Rubing had the physique of a second-rate general, and the weakest among the group had the physique of a third-rate general at the peak. They had no problem facing the bumps on the road, cold wind and so on, so they did not prepare any carriages.

But in the current situation, not only Wang Zhao and Chen Chao need a carriage, but even Gu Rubing also needs a carriage. Given Gu Rubing's condition, he simply cannot sit on the horse.

About half an hour later, the White Horse Volunteers were ready outside. Zhao Yun also dispatched three carriages, one for Gu Rubing, one for Chen Chao, and one for Wang Zhao. Taking advantage of the dark night, everyone set out on the journey back to Qingzhou.

To Gu Rubing now, Wang Zhao and Chen Chao are more than just two lives. They are also a kind of spiritual symbol unique to scouts and crossbow captains. If he cannot save their lives, it will not be a big deal to Gu Rubing, because Gu Rubing has already gone to Xudu in person to rescue them.

No matter from which aspect, Gu Rubing did what a lord should do, and he also did what he shouldn't do. Who can kneel down and help a soldier treat his wounds for an entire afternoon? No one has done it, and no one can do it.

It can be said that even if the two of them really died and did not survive, it would have nothing to do with Gu Rubing. After all, Gu Rubing had done a good job. But Gu Rubing felt that something was wrong. He felt that since the two of them ended up in this situation because of him, he should be responsible to the end. The two of them suffered such inhuman torture at Cao Cao, but they did not say a word.

They rejected the high position and generous salary, the bright career and the happy life in the future offered by Cao Cao, just for Gu Rubing's righteousness. Since both of them were like this, how could Gu Rubing ignore them? He had to do his best to ensure that the two of them could survive.

If he had not been concerned about the lives of the two of them, Gu Rubing would probably have ordered a war with Cao Cao right away. Anyway, with Guan Yu by his side, they would only win this battle, not lose. It was precisely because he was worried that the two would be delayed in treatment that Gu Rubing did not order a war, otherwise the battle today would be inevitable.

Late at night, Cao Cao witnessed Gu Rubing and others leaving Xu Du, and he was slightly relieved. Regardless of whether Gu Rubing dared to start a war in Xu Du or not, Cao Cao was a little afraid of Gu Rubing. In addition, Liu Xie had been not very honest recently, and Liu Xie and Gu Rubing were relatives of the same clan, so it was reasonable for them to unite to deal with him, which made him have to be on guard.

Originally, he thought that he could take advantage of the situation of the four-way battle in Jingzhou to drag Gu Rubing into the quagmire and reduce most of Gu Rubing's combat power. In this way, Gu Rubing would definitely not have the strength to fight him. However, he never expected that the opponent only had Guan Yu to break all his preparations.

A legendary general made Gu Rubing destroy the plan he had worked hard to plan for half a year, and all his efforts for half a year went to waste. Cao Cao punched the battlements of the city wall, his eyes full of unwillingness.

He felt more and more that no matter how he prepared, no matter how he planned, he would lose the initiative in the end when facing Gu Rubing. If he lost the initiative in the previous battle because of the spies, what about this time? He had clearly prepared everything, and Gu Rubing had followed the route he had planned in the early stage, but in the end, accidents came one after another, and finally he was firmly locked in defeat.

"Zhongde, should we continue to stay in this Xudu city?"

Cao Cao was worried. Now, internal and external troubles had come together. As long as he had a legendary general under his command, he would have no way to deal with Gu Rubing. Once Gu Rubing launched a full-scale attack on Xu Du under the banner of serving the king and eliminating traitors, he would not even have the strength to fight.

The walls of Xudu City are thick and high? Can they block Guan Yu's sword? If they can block one sword, can they block two swords? Legendary generals are like strategic nuclear weapons in the modern world. You can choose not to use them, but you can't have them. As long as you don't have them, you will be beaten!
"My lord, although Xudu is not safe now, it is better to have His Majesty here to command the princes of the world. As long as you are here..."

"We say we are dispatching the princes of the world, but who is actually under our command? The emperor is a puppet emperor, and the prime minister is also an empty-handed prime minister."

After hearing what Cao Cao said, Cheng Yu fell into deep thought.

Cao Cao didn't say anything else and turned to walk down the city wall. As he walked down the city wall, Cao Cao made up his mind to make Dian Wei a legendary general in the shortest time at all costs!
(End of this chapter)