Sheng Tang: What is Liu Jianjun going to do today?

Chapter 109 Wu Youji Like This (I seriously suspect that your complaints about my slow pace are a different kind of way of urging me to update)

Li Xian thought for a moment, then instructed the guards to follow behind Liu Jianjun and slowly approach Wu Youji's direction.

If anything unexpected happens, we can lend a hand in time.

But a short while later, Li Xian heard Liu Jianjun's desperate cries from ahead: "Xianzi! Help!"

Li Xian was startled and hurriedly urged the guards to rush over there.

Before long, Li Xian arrived at Wu Youji's location, and upon just one glance, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Liu Jianjun somehow managed to climb up the tree, which split into two branches about half a zhang high. Liu Jianjun was hanging in the air while clinging to one of the branches, while Wu Youji sat in the middle of the split with a look of terror on his face.

He seemed unable to climb trees, so Liu Jianjun had to hold him between his thighs.

Beneath the tree, the enraged wild boar was repeatedly ramming the not-so-thick trunk. Each time it rammed, the tree shook violently, leaves flew everywhere, and it looked like it was about to collapse.

Further away on the ground, four or five of Wu Youji's personal guards lay scattered about, each covered in blood and with torn clothes. Some were unconscious, while others were groaning in pain, clearly all incapacitated.

Scattered around them were gongs, drums, and other items, but no long weapons or sharp blades. Only one man had a short knife drawn from his waist, with a few drops of blood on the blade. Presumably, he had inflicted some minor superficial wounds on the wild boar while trying to resist, which had only further enraged the beast.

"What are you all standing there for! Fire arrows! Save him!" Li Xian, worried that something might happen to Liu Jianjun, immediately gave the order to the guards.

The guards of the Prince's Palace were well-trained and immediately drew their bows and arrows.

Several arrows pierced the sky, this time at a closer distance, targeting larger objects, and with much higher accuracy.

Several arrows pierced the wild boar's ears, neck, and other relatively vulnerable areas, and one arrow even luckily hit its eye!

"Ow!"

The wild boar let out a piercing scream. The excruciating pain caused it to temporarily abandon its attack on the tree, frantically spinning and charging around in place, blood gushing from its wounds.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, several agile guards rushed forward, two by two, and used their spears to thrust fiercely into the wild boar's neck, while others quickly dragged the heavily wounded and dying Right Guard soldier away from the danger zone.

Liu Jianjun, who was in the tree, seized the opportunity, suddenly let go and jumped down. He rolled on the spot and landed safely, albeit in a disheveled state.

As for Wu Youji, he was already excited when he saw Li Xian arrive. He didn't care whether he could climb trees or not. He closed his eyes and tried to jump down, but he wasn't as agile as Liu Jianjun. He fell to the ground with a thud and grimaced in pain.

At this moment, the wild boar, weakened by blood loss and excruciating pain, was already at its last gasp. Surrounded by the guards and relentlessly stabbed with spears, it finally collapsed to the ground with a mournful cry of despair, twitching a few times before falling still.

Crisis resolved.

Li Xian quickly stepped forward and first looked at Liu Jianjun: "Are you alright?"

Liu Jianjun patted the dirt and grass off his clothes, still shaken but trying to remain calm: "It's nothing, it's just a small matter, it's just that this tree isn't very sturdy."

Li Xian rolled his eyes at him, then walked over to Wu Youji, who was being helped up by the guards: "Are you alright?"

Wu Youji suddenly let out a loud howl, wailing and crying, "Cousin! If it weren't for you and Brother Liu today... I... I'm afraid I would have died here in this desolate wilderness!"

Wu Youji, with tears streaming down his face, showed no sign of generalship and grabbed Li Xian's arm as if it were a lifeline.

He was clearly terrified, completely lost control of his emotions, and cried like a 200-pound child.

Li Xian felt a little embarrassed by his crying. He turned around and glanced at Liu Jianjun, only to find that Liu Jianjun's expression was a bit strange. He was staring at Wu Youji, as if he was thinking about something.

Li Xian thought for a moment and asked, "Why don't your soldiers have any weapons?"

If Wu Youji's soldiers had had spears or longswords, even if the wild boar was ferocious, the casualties wouldn't have been so heavy. "Those soldiers were only responsible for making noise by banging drums and gongs to drive away wild animals. They weren't equipped with long weapons or heavy armor. I led them hoping to drive away more small animals, but who would have thought such a big guy would appear on the outskirts of Wangshun Mountain..."

Wu Youji looked at the wild boar, still with lingering fear on his face.

At this point, he looked at Liu Jianjun with a grateful expression and bowed deeply, saying, "Brother Liu! Today you are my own brother!"

As he spoke, his tone became agitated again, and he said, "If Brother Liu hadn't pulled me up the tree just now, I'm afraid this beast would have killed me long ago!"

Li Xian wanted to laugh.

Wu Youji still doesn't know that the wild boar was lured there by Liu Jianjun; he only thinks that his own lack of preparation led to this disaster.

At this moment, the captain of the guards came to report: "Your Highness, Chief Secretary Liu, the wounded under General Wu's command have been given basic first aid, and the bleeding has been temporarily stopped, but they need to be sent back to the city immediately to find a good doctor for treatment. This wild boar..."

He pointed to the enormous corpse.

Upon seeing this, Wu Youji was even more grateful and bowed again: "Cousin, I will never forget your great kindness! And Brother Liu too!"

He turned to look at Liu Jianjun, his face filled with guilt: "To be honest, I had a grudge against Brother Liu in Pingkangfang in the past, and I actually held a grudge against him. However, the Empress Dowager specifically instructed me to be as tolerant as possible towards the people in my cousin's household, so I forced myself to swallow my anger."

"But from this day forward, Brother Liu's affairs are my affairs, Wu Youji's affairs!"

When he said this, Wu Youji looked like a man of great righteousness.

Liu Jianjun then came to his senses and exchanged a few perfunctory pleasantries.

Li Xian noticed that Liu Jianjun was preoccupied, so he quickly smoothed things over by saying, "Youji, you should go back quickly. It's one thing to neglect your duties while on duty, but now that there are wounded, it will be even harder to explain."

Wu Youji seemed to only then remember that he was still on duty. Now that his subordinates were seriously injured and he himself was in a sorry state, he would probably face a lot of trouble if he returned. He quickly nodded and said, "Cousin is right! I'll go back right away! I'll go back right away!"

As he spoke, he headed towards the south of the mountain, presumably to summon the other soldiers.

At this moment, Liu Jianjun also pulled Li Xian and hurried down the mountain.

Li Xian noticed that Liu Jianjun seemed preoccupied, but didn't press him for details.

Once the group reached a secluded spot, Liu Jianjun put his arm around Li Xian's shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Xianzi, I think I've been misled. Tell me, what kind of person is Wu Youji?"

Li Xian was stunned.

Liu Jianjun further explained, "Well... because of some stereotypes, I've always been quite resistant to this person, and I was indeed planning to punish him just now."

"Of course, this person can't die. If he dies, not to mention the issue of your mother holding him accountable, she will definitely send another 'Wu Youji' over. Compared to the Wu Youji we don't know, this Wu Youji is easier to deal with."

"That's why I saved him."

Li Xian nodded, indicating his understanding.

"But look at his behavior just now..."

Liu Jianjun hesitated for a moment, but what he said next shocked Li Xian.

"Why do I feel like he has a face that we could win over?"

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(End of this chapter)