Chapter 87

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When Sun Yi appeared, people didn’t dare to look in him in the eyes, not even the two elders .

“A bunch of men came here and tried to bully a little girl? How shameless!” said Sun Yi impolitely .

His tone was aggressive . He didn’t look like a scholar anymore .

“Doctor Sun, we didn’t bully her . She was trying to prevent us from going to see our leader . We must see her as soon as possible,” explained one of the old men .

They didn’t know why but they were almost scared to face the doctor . They had never had that feeling before . People in the fortified village respected Sun Yi . They didn’t find him awe-inspiring because he didn’t know martial arts .

“No matter what the circumstances are, you can’t act like that when facing a young woman . Not to mention that whether you can see the chief or not solely depends on me . You can only see her if I give you permission,” said Sun Yi .

“What?” the crowd was astonished .

They didn’t understand what he was saying .

“She’s in a special state right now so she can’t see people . When that person comes, she’ll come out . I guarantee it,” said Sun Yi confidently .

“Doctor Sun, are her injuries very serious?” asked someone else .

“She’s safe . As for the matter concerning the village, it’s handled as well . Don’t worry,” replied Sun Yi .

Sun Yi had prestige and influence in the village . Nobody dared to underestimate him after the way he had shown up . After he finished speaking, they left . They even apologized to Qiu Zhu .

Qiu Zhu was one of Qiu Yuetong’s assistants . If Qiu Yuetong was safe and sound and then Qiu Zhu told her the story she could fabricate some things or exaggerate to make it worse . Qiu Yuetong might be furious with them . Therefore, apologizing and admitting the mistake was the best thing to do .

After everybody left, Qiu Zhu felt relieved and leaned against the door . She had turned pale and her back was covered in cold sweat . She was breathing loudly .

“Are you alright?” asked Sun Yi .

He was worried about her .

“I’m alright . Thank you very much, Doctor Sun . If you hadn’t…” Qiu Zhu said .

She kept shaking her head . She was really shaken up . If Sun Yi hadn’t intervened, those people would have gone inside . They would have disturbed Qiu Yuetong . It was possible that Qiu Yuetong wouldn’t have forgiven her .

“Don’t worry . You’ll be fine,” said Sun Yi .

Qiu Zhu didn’t know why but she sensed that Sun Yi seemed to be very sure about what was going to happen . However, who really knew how much she had endured during the past two days? She took a deep breath . She felt relieved for some reason .

Everything got dark and she fainted . Sun Yi caught her and shook his head . When Qiu Zhu woke up, she realized the day had arrived . She got up in a hurry and went outside . She saw Qiu Yuetong in front of the pine tree . Her position hadn’t even changed .

She was worried after seeing the chief like that . The sun was high in the air . It was the last day . They didn’t even know if Mu Yi would come during the day or night .

If he decided to come during the day, he could arrive at anytime . If he chose to come at night, he would still arrive fairly soon . Yet, there was no sign of Qiu Yuetong coming out of her current state .

It was as if she had forgotten about time . Sun Yi was sitting farther away in the courtyard . He had a piece of wood in one hand and a small dagger in the other . He was carving something and was very focused .

As his hands moved, pieces of wood flew away . Gradually, the shape of the carving started to take form . It was only a general shape but she could already see he was carving a woman . Qiu Zhu didn’t disturb him . She wasn’t in a rush anymore . She watched him, enjoying the peacefulness .

Sun Yi blew on it finally and a lot of wood shavings floated away in the wind . He was finished . Qiu Zhu didn’t understand Sun Yi at all . She had never understood him . He wasn’t a simple person . Sun Yi stood up .

“Doctor Sun,” said Qiu Zhu .

“You’re awake? How do you feel?” asked Sun Yi with smile .

“I feel better, but the chief…” Qiu Zhu said .

She was more worried about Qiu Yuetong than herself .

“Don’t worry . She’ll be fine . You just have to wait until she comes back to her senses,” said Sun Yi .

He wasn’t worried about her at all . He seemed rather sure of the fact . She felt a little less worried after listening to Sun Yi .

“Doctor Sun, how’s the situation in the fortified village?” she asked .

“How could it have changed? It’s the same as before,” replied Sun Yi .

“The same as before? Nobody wants to stop the enemy? They won’t set up traps? I know we have lots of gunpowder? Nobody thought about that?” said Qiu Zhu .

She was more worried than she had been before . She had grown up in the fortified village . It was her home . No matter how strong the enemy was, she couldn’t let them destroy her home .

“What would it change even if they had thought about that? The former leader and the current one have always done too much for them . The new leader is also always worried about them just like the former one . So when they leave the village, they all lose their ability to think . Bombs and traps won’t work against him,” said Sun Yi shaking his head .

“What about Li Hu? He’s the second brigand chief . Doesn’t he want to stop the enemy?” asked Qiu Zhu .

She couldn’t comprehend it . She didn’t have time to ask who Sun Yi was talking about either .

“When he leaves Little Frost’s fortified village, he’ll be able to become a big brigand chief . Do you think he’ll wait here helplessly for his death?” said Sun Yi .

“When he leaves?” Qiu Zhu said .

She was shocked . She had thought of that possibility, because Li Hu hated fighting . She would have never thought that he’d leave for real . She had thought of it but she had gotten rid of the thought as soon as it came .

Li Hu was close to the former brigand chief of Little Frost . He was his adopted son . He was also the second brigand chief, how could he leave? The entire situation was his fault anyway . The brigand chief had even fought against the enemy because of him . Many people had died because of him .

How could he leave the fortified village? Did he have absolutely no feelings for the fortified village?

Doctor Sun wouldn’t lie . She trusted him, that meant Li Hu was probably going to leave . He may have already left . Qiu Zhu felt depressed once she realized it . Li Hu was a traitor in her mind .