Chapter 756: Chapter 756 Mutual Deception Chapter 756: Chapter 756 Mutual Deception Shu Yu’s eyes widened, “Go, go to the courier station? Why, the courier station is even farther from here, if something happens on the way…”
“Going to the county town is not safe.” Cheng Dong exhaled twice, his forehead covered in cold sweat, “There are spies among those close to Lord Cheng, someone is targeting him as well as Mister Qi. It was with great difficulty that I managed to escape, and it’s to deliver the news. There are definitely people watching the gates of the county town; I can’t go back there. First, you must take me to the courier station.”
“But, but your wounds…”
“My injury is not serious, don’t worry, I won’t die,” Cheng Dong gritted out. “First to the courier station, otherwise it’ll be too late, and both Lord Cheng and Mister Qi will be in danger.”
Shu Yu internally rolled her eyes, thinking sarcastically, I’ll believe in your evil.
Yet her face flashed with panic as she nodded repeatedly, “Alright, alright, I’ll take you to the courier station.”
Saying this, she cautiously looked around before supporting Cheng Dong onto the mule carriage.
Once Cheng Dong settled in, she immediately pulled the reins and set off.
Leaning against the cart wall, Cheng Dong let out a slow breath, finally able to rest for a moment.
Shu Yu assessed Cheng Dong’s injury while listening attentively to the sounds from inside the carriage.
Sensing that Cheng Dong seemed to be scrutinizing the mule carriage, she tightened her lips and then promptly said, “Right, there’s a drawer on the left side of the carriage with a few packets of medicine inside. One of them is Hemostatic Medicine for external wounds. Guard Cheng, see if you need any.”
Cheng Dong’s fingers were already feeling around inside the carriage; he had indeed seen the bundles and clothes placed there, presumably meant for Madam Hou and her daughter, and in this regard, Lu Shuyu had not lied.
He hadn’t yet found the drawer she had mentioned, but upon hearing her words, he cautiously opened it.
Indeed, he saw several packets of medicine inside, all ordinary, with characters written on them.
These were all common medicines.
Cheng Dong picked up the packet of Hemostatic Medicine and sniffed it, detecting no obvious abnormalities. However, he didn’t dare to open it and use it right away, instead asking Shu Yu, “Why do you have these medicines in your mule carriage?”
“Guard Cheng, you’ve forgotten, my elder brother is a doctor. He said that although there usually isn’t a problem when driving a mule carriage slowly, it’s possible that an accident could cause the carriage to lose control. Therefore, we keep some in the drawer just in case.”
Cheng Dong remembered now; the steward at the Manor had mentioned that after Lady Lu was acknowledged by the Lu family, all her relatives had come to Heichang County, and indeed her brother was a doctor.
Still, he didn’t use the medicine.
Shu Yu didn’t care whether he used it or not. The medicine was real, but she would rather Cheng Dong didn’t use it, as it would be easier to handle him if he lost too much blood.
She stopped talking and turned to drive the carriage.
Only after traveling some distance would she call out to Cheng Dong, “Guard Cheng, Guard Cheng, are you still awake? You mustn’t pass out.”
Cheng Dong really felt extremely dizzy, but he forced himself to stay conscious.
So, whenever Shu Yu called out to him, he would respond.
Just as the mule carriage was about to reach the courier station, Cheng Dong finally said, “Don’t let anyone see me. Find a way to avoid others; I need a quiet, secluded room.”
The corner of Shu Yu’s mouth twitched. You really know how to make things difficult.
“I, I’ll do my best. But while I can avoid other people at the courier station, it’ll be hard to avoid Madam Hou. I’m not familiar with the courier station after all, so I’ll need Madam Hou’s help. Don’t worry, she’s very reliable.”
Cheng Dong thought for a moment but then shook his head, “No, you need to find an excuse to deal with it.”
Shu Yu frowned, taking a while before she replied with difficulty, “Alright.” Then, she drove the mule carriage directly into the courier station.