I traveled through time and space and found a mute boy: That’s enough, I feel sorry for him

Chapter 253 Stitching

Qu Xiuzheng's hands were shaking, a drop of sweat flowed into his eyes, and the sour feeling made his voice tremble, but he still lowered his voice as much as possible: "Xu Shu, I...I'm going to start sewing."

Xu Shu nodded and bit the towel he took out of the ring.

Qu Xiu closed his eyes and finally took action. The first shot... the second shot...

He had never done such a thing before. The threads he sewed were sometimes sparse and sometimes dense. The black thread ends looked hideous and ugly on Xu Shu's relatively fair wrist, just like the deformed beasts in the New Year pictures, baring their fangs and claws at him, showing off their might.

With every needle, Qu Xiu could feel Xu Shu's trembling, which was transmitted to his hand through the tiny needle tip. Any slight movement would make him frightened.

After sewing a few stitches, he would look at Xu Shu. Even before he started, Xu Shu said he would give him some room for trial and error.

This statement was very unfamiliar, and Xu Shu had to explain it three times before Qu Xiu finally understood what he meant.

First sew up one hand and see how it recovers. Even if it fails, it will just be a crippled hand.

It's just a broken hand.

The more Qu Xiu thought about it, the more frightened he felt. However, Xu Shu had already made up his mind, and no matter how he tried to persuade him, Xu Shu would not change his mind.

So he was put on the shelf like this.

Ten stitches… just ten stitches.

Qu Xiu silently counted the numbers in his mind, and felt as if he was spending the rest of his life in agony.

But the good thing is...

After counting to ten, Qu Xiu couldn't wait to check on Xu Shu's condition, but when he saw Xu Shu sweating profusely and frowning, his heart sank.

it's over...

Qu Xiu slumped on the ground, thinking with a cold heart, my junior brother will never forgive me.

-

Mu Jinghua looked at the two people in front of him who had fallen silent, and suddenly felt a sense of inexplicable irritation.

It was not because he was being roasted on the rack like a sheep waiting to be slaughtered, but because of the two people's uncalm and meaningless argument.

"I don't care what the noble families think." Mu Jinghua looked at Qiao Jianhong, "But I won't betray Xu Shu."

Qiao Jianhong immediately understood what Mu Jinghua meant. He was silent for a moment before he said, "I can find a man of similar stature to you in the capital to sleep with you, but if we are discovered..."

"Will that guy be willing?" Mu Jinghua asked.

Qiao Jianhong couldn't help but smile: "Not everyone can be as persistent as you."

"This is not persistence." Mu Jinghua glared at him, "This is my freedom."

Qiao Jianhong was stunned for two seconds, then sneered, "Is this what Xu Shu told you?"

He glanced at the sky and said, "He and Qiao Wan are really from the same place. Even their words are the same."

"But Mu Jinghua," Qiao Jianhong's tone suddenly turned cold, "outsiders like them are just condescending bystanders. They are only willing to save you from danger because they like you, give you this so-called freedom, give you the confidence to reject me, and even give you the self-righteousness to criticize others."

"Besides you, has Xu Shu ever cared about anyone else?"

Mu Jinghua looked at him: "Xu Shu saved everyone in Yichun Tower."

"Really?" Qiao Jianhong snorted coldly, "But in my opinion, it was just something I did to save you."

"If he really cared, there are thousands and thousands of Yichunlou in this world, why doesn't he save them one by one?"

"Xu Shu has no responsibility for this, why should he..." Mu Jinghua frowned, not understanding Qiao Jianhong's unreasonable arguments.

Qiao Jianhong laughed out loud: "He is not responsible for this. Yes, he is not even from Jing Dynasty, so of course he can just watch from the sidelines."

"But Mu Jinghua, you have the blood of the Jing Dynasty flowing in your veins. How can you treat this ruined land with indifference?"

Mu Jinghua laughed when he heard this: "You've run out of excuses, so you're starting to use moral blackmail?"

"Although I was born in Jing Dynasty, I have never received any preferential treatment. The ruin of the country is not my fault, so why should I be responsible for it?"

Qiao Jianhong was stunned.

Jiang Yu frowned and looked at Mu Jinghua: "Brother Mu, it's not right to say that."

Mu Jinghua glanced at him and said, "I have no intention of discussing the Dao with you, but I only have two conditions."

"First, release Xu Shu, Senior Brother and the others. From now on, you are not allowed to attack them. Don't threaten me with their lives again. Otherwise, I will not hesitate even if it means we will both die together."

"Second, I will not serve Emperor Jing Zhao, and I am definitely not your puppet."

Qiao Jianhong nodded: "But you must go to the capital with me immediately. I will leave Xu Shu and Qu Xiu to Qi Huairen."

Mu Jinghua looked at Qi Huairen and said, "Master, if they are okay, can you send me the letter... I..."

"Little Hibiscus." Qi Huairen glanced at Qiao Jianhong, "You can't agree to this. When Xu Shu comes back, he will definitely not agree."

Mu Jinghua shook his head: "Xu Shu will understand, maybe..."

He thought of what Qiao Wan had said and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Maybe this is my fate. It's good enough to be like this."

-

When he opened his eyes again, Xu Shu finally felt the existence of his left hand. He tried to move his fingers, but apart from the piercing pain, there was nothing wrong.

Xu Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Qu Xiu who was drowsy sitting next to him, and couldn't help but think that this cheap senior brother Mu Jinghua still had a place to use his talents.

He turned his head to look out the window again. It was already dark, but there seemed to be no one guarding the door. There was only the sound of the whistling wind.

But if I turned on the light in the dark, I would be discovered immediately. Should I wait until daybreak to continue stitching, or...

While Xu Shu was thinking, footsteps were heard outside the door. There seemed to be a lot of people, rushing towards them in a disorderly manner.

Xu Shu quickly covered his left hand.

The next second, the door opened.

A soldier held a torch and shone it on the faces of everyone in the room, finally stopping at Xu Shu's face: "That's it."

"You four, carry him out. Be careful, he's crippled."

Four big men came forward and surrounded Xu Shu. Qu Xiu couldn't help but ask nervously, "What are you going to do?"

The leader glanced at Qu Xiu and recalled, "Are you Mu Jinghua's senior brother?"

Qu Xiu hummed, somewhat puzzled: "What?"

The man said nothing, but called two more people: "Take this one away too, and let the others go."

Qu Xiu couldn't help but said anxiously: "Don't do anything rash, Brother Xu, Brother Xu is the governor of Yuzhou, you are..."

The man immediately laughed out loud: "Yuzhou Governor?"

"He is just a half-baked governor appointed by Xiao Ran temporarily. The court has already sent someone and he will arrive in Yuzhou soon. Governor of Yuzhou?"

"Hahaha, I hope you don't turn into a hedgehog."

Qu Xiu gritted his teeth in hatred and wanted to argue with them, but Xu Shu said, "Qu Xiu, don't bother with them."

The leader was very unhappy to hear this: "Don't bother with us? Do you really think you are still the same as before?"

"People are locked up here, so of course they don't know what's going on outside."

"Brother, please don't keep us in suspense. Tell the governor."

Others immediately followed suit.

Xu Shu vaguely felt that something was wrong.

The leader did not continue to keep the secret: "The brother of your family has already agreed to our boss's request. I'm afraid he has already left Changping County. In another half a month, he will reach the capital."

"You are lucky, kid. You are about to become the emperor's favorite concubine. That young man is still thinking about you, so he asked us to rush here to treat your injuries."

He patted Qu Xiu again and said, "You know a little bit about medicine, come with me."