PNB Chapter 181: The End
Chapter 181: The End
Li Siwei attributed all of this to Fang Xiaoxiao's fault.
His eyes held a chilling intensity.
Russian qing.
Outside the makeshift operating room, everyone waited anxiously.
Unable to see what was happening inside through the screen, they could only silently pray that everything would be alright.
The little girl's mother and her sister were kneeling on the ground, their hands clasped together, their expressions extremely sincere.
"I hope the Bodhisattva will bless my daughter Nai Nai so that she can be safe and sound."
"Naina, you have to pull through! Your auntie is waiting for you to come home for dinner!"
Their actions also drew sympathy from those around them.
"God, please open your eyes and bless this innocent girl to get through this difficult time."
“I swear on my husband that if Nai Nai survives, he will be an inch shorter!”
"..."
The man who was picking his nose heard his wife's prayer beside him and looked at her with a bewildered expression.
"What are you looking at? It makes no difference whether you have that thing or not!"
"Miss..."
"roll!"
……
Russian qing.
As darkness fell, Changle County in early winter felt unusually cold.
People began to tighten their cotton-padded coats, while others, finding it too cold, hurriedly left.
Li Siwei was sitting in a carriage with the doctor at that moment, looking at the screen through the lattice window.
By this time, not many people were waiting for the girl's surgery to finish.
So at this moment, outside the makeshift operating room, besides the girl's family, Old Zhang, and Zhou Wenjian, there was no one else present.
Wang Youcai, the magistrate of Changle County, left the place after Fang Xiaoxiao entered the operating room, claiming that he had business to attend to at the yamen.
Time passed by, and the north wind occasionally stirred people's hearts.
The biting wind could not deter those who were waiting.
At this moment, on the third floor of Lingxi Pavilion, Ouyang Tuoba stood with a cold expression, holding a dark brown jade thumb ring in his hand.
This thumb ring was a symbol of his status as a prince, and also a reminder to him not to forget his original aspirations.
Let him always remember the purpose of his visit to Dayu Dynasty.
"A bunch of idiots, they can't even handle this simple task!"
Ouyang Tuoba looked out the window and couldn't help but spit.
He thought back to the morning when he arranged for his men to assassinate Fang Xiaoxiao, but things went wrong once again.
The original plan was for his men to use their superior archery skills to shoot arrows at Fang Xiaoxiao at the door from across the street.
Who would have thought that this guy would make a mistake, not only failing to kill Fang Xiaoxiao, but also shooting a little girl who was passing by.
He was furious about the result.
You should know that he went all out this time, having his elder brother bring the country's best marksman from home.
This archer once killed two birds with one stone, leaving him and his elder brother in awe. They revered him as a god, showering him with money, women, and official positions—doing everything they could to satisfy his desires, hoping he would come in handy someday.
But now, all of that has vanished.
Not far from the Lingxi Pavilion, in a small alley.
The archer, Ah Liang, was slumped on the ground, with a crossbow beside him that looked intricately patterned and inlaid with expensive jewels.
This crossbow was personally commissioned by the Crown Prince, and there is only one in the entire country.
And this one was in his hands.
"What should I do? Should I tell the Third Prince the truth?"
"I told him that I'm not actually a sharpshooter, and that time I killed two birds with one stone was purely an accident."
"No, I can't tell him, or I'll be killed!"
Ah Liang shook his head vigorously, desperately trying to shake off the thought of telling the Third Prince the truth.
"Yes, now that I've come to the Great Yu Dynasty, why can't I live here? As long as I sell this crossbow, everything will be solved!"
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was the right thing to do.
However, just as he regained his confidence and was about to leave the alley, he was stopped by a woman dressed in black.
"Murder! Die!"
"Who are you? What gives you the right to accuse me of murder and why do you want me dead?"
"Who I am is none of your business, and you deserve to die for only one reason: assassinating Fang Xiaoxiao in the street..."
"Shh!"
The female warrior Xiaoman instantly drew her soft sword from her waist.
She moved with incredible speed, rushing to Ah Liang's side in a single stride.
Immediately afterwards, the soft sword, like a lightning-fast silver snake, flew swiftly toward his neck.
"Pfft!"
"Wow, you, you're so fast..."
Finished.
Ah Liang covered his throat, which was gushing blood, with a look of horror on his face.
He died, very quickly, in less than two seconds.
Xiaoman glanced coldly at the convulsing corpse lying on the ground.
"Boring!"
She left those words behind and leaped onto the roof, her figure quickly disappearing from sight.
……
Ouyang Tuoba held the dark brown jade thumb ring in his hand, a smile curving his lips.
"Second brother, you are becoming more and more of a stranger to me."
He was holding a secret letter in his hand.
This secret letter was sent by his elder brother, who had helped him escape to the Dayu Dynasty.
At that time, when he was in the palace, he found that everyone around him was his elder brother's man.
They not only attacked him at the same time, but also used all sorts of dirty tricks.
They used every method imaginable, from poisoning to assassination.
If it weren't for his elder brother's rescue, he would probably have already passed away.
However, all of this stemmed from the fact that the emperor wanted to choose a crown prince from among his three sons.
He had no intention of becoming the crown prince; it didn't matter to him whether his eldest or second eldest brother became the crown prince.
However, his second brother believed that he was the most likely person to become the crown prince.
Looking back, Ouyang Tuoba couldn't help but find it somewhat laughable.
"Everyone talks about the deep bond between brothers, but it's nothing special!"
……
Inside a simple operating room opposite Lingxi Pavilion.
Fang Xiaoxiao was covered in sweat as she performed the final stitching on the wound on the little girl Nai Nai's right chest.
The girl's blood transfusion has been completed, and her vital signs are gradually stabilizing.
Currently, all that is needed is to stitch up the wound, move the patient to the store, and allow them to recuperate for about three months, at which point they will recover quickly.
Finally, the stitching was finished.
She took the silk red handkerchief from Xiao Cui beside her and wiped the fine sweat from her forehead.
"Phew... It's finally over!"
Xiao Cui thoughtfully handed over some ginger tea.
"My lady, have some ginger tea to warm yourself up first."
"Okay, I'll go out first. You come with me and have Xiao Fang and Old Zhang come over and settle the two of them into the room in the backyard."
After giving all these instructions, she slowly walked out of the operating room with the ginger tea in her hand.
A gust of north wind blew by, ruffling the stray strands of hair that fell across her forehead.
A chill ran through her, and she looked up at the almost dark sky.
"Winter has finally arrived..."
When Zhou Wenjian and the others who were waiting outside saw her come out, they all went up to her.
Zhou Wenjian held a long velvet shawl in his hand, draped it over her, and spoke softly.
"My wife, you've worked so hard."
"It's nothing, it's all part of the job."
The girl's mother and her sister quickly stood up, their eyes filled with fear.
“Me, my Nai Nai…”
"It's alright. Just rest at my shop for a few months and you'll fully recover."
"A living Buddha, a living Buddha, thank you!"
"Alright, don't stand here. Come to my shop and rest for a while, and have something to eat."