Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 96 Rescue
  Jia Qiang intertwined his hands and pressed Lin Daiyu's chest rhythmically. After pressing it more than ten times, he held Lin Daiyu's head and chin with his hands. After thinking about it, he took out a handkerchief and put it on Lin Daiyu's mouth. Artificial respiration began.

He also knew how shocking his operation was in this world, but if he didn't do this, Lin Daiyu would really die.

"Yu'er, how is my Yu'er?" Jia Min's voice came urgently from behind, and beside her was the equally anxious Lin Ruhai.

The couple saw Jia Qiang's movements from a distance. They both knew Jia Qiang's personality. Although they did not understand this weird rescue method, they believed in Jia Qiang's medical skills.

Although this made the two of them anxious, they did not disturb Jia Qiang in the slightest.

"Wake up, wake up!" Jia Qiang kept thinking in her heart while saving people.

He knew, however, that even with artificial respiration and cardiac compression, the ideal treatment time was only a few minutes. Even if the person was rescued beyond a certain time, the brain would be permanently damaged.

He didn't know whether this kind of injury could be treated through 'healing technique [advanced]', so he hoped that Lin Daiyu could wake up as soon as possible.

After Lin Daiyu fell into the water, she felt cold all over her body and her consciousness slowly disappeared.

When she was about to lose consciousness, she felt a warm embrace. Unfortunately, the warmth came too late and her consciousness disappeared.

Then she seemed to turn into a blade of grass, next to a large rock.

The big stone irrigated her with dew every day, allowing her to continue to grow. She also secretly told herself that she would repay the irrigating grace of the big stone with tears throughout her life.

Suddenly, the big stone cracked, and the world was shattered.

A consciousness told her that her death ended a lifetime of tears.

Confused, her consciousness returned to her body again, and she felt like she was alive, but her previous memories were no longer there, and she only vaguely knew that she had ended her friendship.

Under the gentle pressure of her hands, Jia Qiang felt the beating of the heart in her small body. This was an independent beating and the hope of life.

Then Lin Daiyu spit out a mouthful of water, followed by continuous coughing.

She opened her eyes and saw a figure against the light. This figure was so majestic that it made her feel at ease.

"It's so cold!" As soon as she woke up, she immediately felt the coldness all over her body, and she couldn't help but tremble.

When Jia Qiang heard what Lin Daiyu said, she realized that she was also wet.

"Hurry and prepare hot soup!" Lin Ruhai ordered hurriedly. He then said to Jia Qiang: "Brother Qiang, hold Yu'er and come with us."

What he felt in his heart was just happiness. If it hadn't been for Jia Qiang, he would have lost another close relative.

Jia Qiang hugged Lin Daiyu and performed the 'Healing Technique [Advanced]'.

A blood bar appeared on Lin Daiyu's head. The blood bar was only a little red and the rest was empty.

This was the smallest blood bar he had ever seen. Lin Daiyu was on the verge of death.

In just a few seconds, Lin Daiyu's health bar was filled up.

This restored Lin Daiyu's rosy face, and Jia Qiang also mobilized her 35.1 physique to quickly increase her body temperature. When he held Lin Daiyu, mist rose from the clothes of the two of them.

By the time they arrived at Lin Daiyu's boudoir, the clothes on him and Lin Daiyu were almost dry.

"Teacher, Master, Sister Lin is okay!" Jia Qiang gently put Lin Daiyu on the bed, turned to Lin Ruhai and Jia Min and said.

Needless to say, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min also saw Lin Daiyu's expression. This was Jia Qiang's miraculous healing ability. They trusted Jia Qiang very much and let go of the last trace of worry in their hearts.

Lin Daiyu was put on the bed. Although she returned to the familiar and warm bed, she felt lost. She wanted to stay in the warm and safe embrace just now.

"Brother Qiang, do you want to take a hot bath and change clothes first?" Lin Ruhai asked Jia Qiang with concern.

"The water won't affect it!" Jia Qiang smiled and shook her head.

"Then come with me!" Lin Ruhai nodded. He turned to Lin Daiyu and said with a smile: "Yu'er, let your mother accompany you first, and I'll ask you to have a reunion dinner together later!"

Then Lin Ruhai winked at Jia Min, signaling Jia Min to comfort Lin Daiyu.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min had been married for many years and had a tacit understanding with each other. Jia Min nodded slightly to show her understanding.

Jia Qiang and Lin Ruhai walked out of Lin Daiyu's boudoir and walked toward the garden.

They all knew that what happened today was not a simple slip. Lin Daiyu was not a naughty child. Plus, there was always a maid and a grandma beside her, so how could she slip and fall into the water.

The most important thing is that Lin Ruhai offended the three major salt merchants in Yanyin. None of the three major salt merchants took revenge for such a long time. This is not like the behavior of the three major salt merchants.

All the maids and nuns present at the time were left in the garden. No suspicious person could have any contact with Lin Daiyu until it was determined whether Lin Daiyu's slip was man-made.

In the pavilion of the garden, four maids and two nuns stood in a row.

Lin Ruhai glanced at their faces one by one, trying to find something on their faces, but they all had just been frightened, and their expressions were a little panicked, which made him unable to recognize them for a moment.

"Xue Yan, why did you follow the young lady? You missed her and fell into the water for so long without realizing it?" Lin Ruhai cast her eyes on Xue Yan and asked in a deep voice.

Xue Yan was still crying twitchingly at this moment. She was not very old either, and was about the same age as Lin Daiyu.

This kind of personal maid must grow up with her master from an early age, so that she can develop feelings and become more loyal.

Among so many people, Xue Yan was the least suspicious, so Lin Ruhai was the first to ask her question.

"Mama Zhang said that the young lady was cold and asked me to get the cloak. If I had not left, the young lady would not have fallen into the water!" Xue Yan would not shirk responsibility, she cried and blamed herself.

Hearing Xue Yan's words, Lin Ruhai's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he looked at Zhang Momo.

Theoretically, Aunt Zhang's suspicion level is minimal, because she is Lin Daiyu's nanny. This status makes her status in the Lin Mansion higher than that of other slaves, and she is also valued by the master.

"I'm also concerned about Miss, I'm afraid that Miss will catch a cold!" Nanny Zhang was shocked, but she had already known the case and had thought of her words. When she heard Lin Ruhai's question, she blurted out.

Jia Qiang came to the place where Lin Daiyu fell into the water, checked it out and returned to the pavilion.

"Teacher, it was intentional. The rocks by the pond were oiled, and the branches by the pond also showed signs of being broken. I'll ask Sister Lin later if she saw anything by the pond that made her fall into the water!" Jia Qiang reported to Lin Ruhai.

"Who stayed by the pool just now?" Lin Ruhai suddenly asked several people.

Xue Yan shook her head and said she didn't know, but the eyes of two maids fell on Nanny Zhang.

The servants of the Lin Mansion have been bribed many times, so there are not many slaves in the manor. These servants are also very cautious and pay special attention to some suspicious details.

Lin Ruhai was a capable minister in governing the world, and all of Granny Zhang's arrangements seemed extremely simple to him. It doesn't require too much investigation, just a few questions to expose it.

"Master, I didn't do anything!" Grandma Zhang waved her hands and said.

"Nanny Zhang, the Lin Mansion has always been kind to you, why did you attack Yu'er?" Lin Ruhai's voice was low, but the anger contained in it was as real as it could be.

He didn't listen to Nanny Zhang's excuse. He was extremely suspicious just because Nanny Zhang asked Xue Yan to go back and get the cloak. In addition, he stayed by the pool just now, so she must have wanted to clean up the traces.

"I didn't. It's unfair!" Nanny Zhang still wanted to argue.

"Whether you are wronged or not, just check your family and you will know!" Lin Ruhai said coldly.

For Grandma Zhang to be able to do such a thing, either her family got a lot of money, or her family was threatened.

But no matter what the situation was, it was not the reason for Nanny Zhang to attack Lin Daiyu.

When Nanny Zhang heard that she was going to check on her family, her face turned pale and her body fell limply to the ground.

At this moment, no one knows that Nanny Zhang is the real culprit of Lin Daiyu falling into the water.

"Nanny Zhang, you are bound by a bond. If you attempt to murder your master, you will die. As long as your family is involved in this matter, they will accompany you!" Lin Ruhai said in a deep voice.

"Spare my family, please Master, spare my family!" Grandma Zhang was shaken, and then she begged loudly.

Lin Ruhai didn't want to see Nanny Zhang again. At this moment, the old housekeeper came with two healthy servants and dragged Nanny Zhang out.

In the case of Grandma Zhang, there is no need to send her to the Yangzhou government office. She can be beaten to death on the spot, and then she can just provide a testimony and report it to the Yangzhou government office.

As for his relatives, this serious crime of conspiring to kill an official's family is the most abhorred crime in the officialdom, and no official will be lenient.

This is related to the vital interests of all officials. If someone really takes action against an official's family without being severely punished, then others will do the same.

It is necessary to use severe punishment to make people who want to do this kind of thing think about the consequences before doing it.

Not long after, Grandma Zhang's screams were heard from the front, and the screams were accompanied by rhythmic blows, which were the sounds of thick wooden sticks hitting her body.

"Hey, there will be killings on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, but I can't let her live through the New Year!" Lin Ruhai said through gritted teeth.

Lin Daiyu was his lifeblood, and touching Lin Daiyu would touch his reverse scale.

He just wanted to beat Nanny Zhang to death so that the servants in the house would know the consequences.

"Come with me to see Yu'er!" Lin Ruhai turned around and said when she heard Nanny Zhang's voice getting weaker and weaker.

Lin Ruhai walked very slowly, and Jia Qiang knew that he meant to chat with her.

"Brother Qiang, you were expelled from the family tree by the Jia family, and you have no other relatives, right?" Lin Ruhai thought for a while and asked.

Jia Qiang nodded. He had mentioned this matter to Lin Ruhai.

"Then as a teacher, I am your only relative." Lin Ruhai continued.

"The disciple has worshiped his teacher and regards his teacher as his family member!" Jia Qiang replied.

"As your only elder, your marriage will be decided by me. What do you think?" Lin Ruhai asked with a smile on his face.

Jia Qiang was startled. How old was he? Why was he being forced to get married?
  Although the Red Mansion world is all about early marriage, fourteen is still too early.

It's just that Lin Ruhai asked this. According to the rules of the Red Mansion world, he should indeed obey Lin Ruhai's arrangements. Who said that Lin Ruhai was his only elder.

"Disciple, listen to the teacher!" he replied after thinking for a while.

It is unrealistic to have free love in the world of Red Mansions. All ladies are kept in boudoir, and it is difficult to even meet them. How can it be possible to have free love?

Besides, given Jia Qiang's relationship circle, the most likely possibility is that she will be married by Emperor Jingwen when she reaches her age. Then it would be better for her teacher Lin Ruhai to help him decide. Lin Ruhai will not harm herself.

And Emperor Jingwen had too many interests to consider, and he might have sold himself for what profit.

"Brother Qiang, what do you think of Yu'er?" Lin Ruhai asked suddenly.

Jia Qiang was stunned. He had never thought about any development with Lin Daiyu, mainly because in his eyes, Lin Daiyu was still a little girl.

But he forgot that he himself was not a boy. At the age of fourteen, he was still a minor even in the world of Red Mansions.

"Sister Lin is very smart, but she and I are still too young!" Jia Qiang didn't know how to reply, so she could only say casually.

"It's not like we're going to get married now. I'll make an appointment for you first." Lin Ruhai said with a smile.

Previously, even if he approved of Jia Qiang, he would not decide on Lin Daiyu's marriage so early. This was his father's idea.

But after what happened today, he had to consider Lin Daiyu's marriage.

Although Jia Qiang was rescuing people, she still had a physical relationship, which had a great impact on Lin Daiyu's reputation.

Of course, Jia Qiang won the recognition of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min with her own excellence, otherwise Lin Ruhai would not have agreed to the marriage even with today's physical intimacy.

"Disciple, listen to the teacher!" Jia Qiang repeated what he said before, but this time the meaning was quite different. This was an approval of the engagement.

"Okay, you don't have any elders. I'll find someone to handle the engagement after the new year!" Lin Ruhai smiled and patted Jia Qiang on the shoulder.

He looked at Jia Qiang now as if he were looking at his own son.

Jia Qiang is also a little confused. He is actually getting engaged to Lin Daiyu. What will happen to Fat Baoyu in the future? The arrangement of a bunch of immortals was completely messed up.

He didn't care about the immortals. Anyway, he offended everyone who should be offended, and they formed a deadly feud with each other.

If you want to fight against the immortals, in addition to improving your own strength, you also need to obtain a higher official position.

When he holds Shangfang's sword, as an imperial envoy, he can mobilize the power of Daqian's luck to hurt the immortal.

If his power were higher, he might not be able to use the Shang Fang Sword, but could mobilize the Great Qian Luck by himself alone, and even the immortals would not be able to get close to him.

"Dagan Shangwen, even though you have a title, you still want to become a civil servant by virtue of your fame. This is the right path. The status of a first-grade military attache and a third-grade civil servant are equal. There have always been civil and military disputes in the court, and military attachés will always be suppressed in peace and prosperity. , and civil servants will rise accordingly!" Lin Ruhai changed the topic and began to teach Jia Qiang.

The Lin family who thought of Lin Ruhai followed this path, but it took several generations for the Lin family to transition from martial arts to civil service. This was not part of what the Lin family was willing to do, but the title ended with Lin Ruhai's generation.

(End of this chapter)