However, Prime Minister Lan's opponents must have also thought of this, so they booked all the rooms in the inn in advance, and then attracted the wolves to the woods when they walked there. When the wolves attacked them, they would capture him, and then even if Prime Minister Lan's subordinates came to rescue him, they wouldn't be able to help because of the wolves.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing said to the two, "This is a long story. When the wolves were about to catch up with me, someone happened to pass by and rescued me. I was able to run away."

"You're a good person, and you must be blessed. But how was the person who had rescued you?" One person asked.

Xu Qing patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry. I saw that the man had a good command of kung fu. He would not be hurt by the wolves. If he was not sure, he wouldn't stop to help me."

In order not to make these people worry about him, Xu Qing sighed and said.

He didn't have to worry. These men must be very skillful people. The wolves couldn’t hurt them!

At this moment, the two people who were looking for a place to stay ran over, "Mr. Xu, there is a senior who lives alone. We explained the situation to him. He is willing to let us stay for one night."

"Well, that's fine. Let's go over now." Xu Qing nodded and said.

Then the two turned and walked ahead to lead the way.

Xu Qing had stood for a long time, so his injured leg felt pain when he stepped forward. Xu Qing looked painful.

Two people behind him hurried forward to support him and asked, "Mr. Xu, what's wrong?"

"The injured leg suddenly hurts." Xu Qing said with a frown.

As soon as Xu Qing finished speaking, others looked down at Xu Qing's leg. They saw blood had soaked his pants.

The two helped Xu Qing sit down under a big tree.

After Xu Qing sat down, a person squatted down to check the wound.

The two leading the way also hurried over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Then they looked at Xu Qing's injured leg.

There was a large hole on his pants. It must have been cut by something when he fell down. A person gently tore his pants along the opening.

There was a wound about three inches long on Xu Qing's leg.

Xu Qing frowned. When he encountered the wolves just now, although it hurt when he fell, he only wanted to escape. So he didn't notice the serious injury!

"Mr. Xu, it..." The person said.

Xu Qing replied, "Wrap it up briefly. Let's go there first and talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay." The man nodded and tore off a strip of cloth from the corner of his clothes, and used it to bandage Xu Qing's leg.

He then squatted in front of Xu Qing, "Mr. Xu, let me carry you."

"No bother. I’m able to walk by myself." Xu Qing shook his head and said.

He wanted to stand up. As soon as he tried, the wound on his leg hurt again. He took a deep breath!

The people on the side hurried forward to help and said, "Mr. Xu, let me carry you. You can’t walk now. We have to hurry back to Jiandu. I am afraid that the trip will be delayed if your leg doesn’t recover as soon as possible."

Xu Qing frowned and nodded. The person carried Xu Qing and walked to the residence.

Before long, the two leading the way stopped in front of a not-so-dilapidated cottage.

A person walked forward and knocked on the door lightly, "Hello, we are here."

"Oh, wait a moment." An old man in the room answered.

Then he heard the sound of the door opening. They saw an old man who was nearly sixty years old with his back crooked.

He opened the door slightly and said, "Get in."

"Thank you." They walked into the house.

They entered the room.

After they came in, the person carrying Xu Qing put him on a chair.

The old man walked forward and said with a smile to Xu Qing, "Are you Mr. Xu?"

"Yes. We’re going to bother you tonight." Xu Qing nodded and said.

The old man said, "I live here alone. It doesn’t matter, as long as you don't mind the poor environment."

"No, not at all." Xu Qing said and saluted.

The old man looked at Xu Qing's leg and asked, "What's wrong? Are you bitten by a wolf?"

"I accidentally fell down when being chased by wolves." Xu Qing shook his head and said.

The old man nodded and frowned slightly, muttering to himself, "This is strange. There were wolves in the forest before. In recent years, there are more and more people in the village, so it is unusual to see more than one wolf. Why would these wolves suddenly appear now?"

He then asked, "Has the wound been treated?"

Xu Qing shook his head, "No, when the wolves appeared, we ran towards the town. The horses were frightened and disappeared. We don’t have medicine now."

"Your pants are soaked in blood. The wound must be very serious. If it is not treated in time, I am afraid the wound will become inflamed. You’re lucky. I went into the woods a few days ago and found an herbal medicine, which can treat your wound. I will go to take it here and treat the wound for you." Then he turned to find the herb.

Xu Qing didn’t refuse. He smiled and said, "Thank you."

After a while, the old man took out a dried herb from the corner, smiled, and said, "It's you."

The old man turned around and walked to Xu Qing, "Mr. Xu, this herb is called phoenix-tail fern, which can treat bruises. If you trust me, I will grind the medicine for you!"

"Thank you." Xu Qing nodded and said.

The old man found a manual mill and then put the dried herbs in it.

After a while, the old man walked over with the medicine powder and said, "Mr. Xu, it’s okay. You can sprinkle the powder on the wound."

"Thank you." Xu Qing took the powder from the old man.

The old man waved his hand to Xu Qing and walked away.

Xu Qing put the powder on the table and wanted to untie the cloth strip on his leg.

A person standing next to him squatted down quickly and said, "Mr. Xu, let me help you."

Xu Qing nodded.

The man carefully untied the cloth strip and saw that it was soaked in blood.

The wound had already dehisced. The man sprinkled the medicine powder on the wound evenly.

Then he tore a piece of cloth from his cloth again and gently bandaged the wound.

After everything was done, the man asked, "Mr. Xu, how do you feel?"

"Much better." Xu Qing nodded and said.

Indeed, from the moment the powder was sprinkled on his wound, he felt more comfortable and the pain relieved a lot.

"The herb is the most famous herbal medicine here. But it has been used to exchange money in recent years. So it is very rare nowadays!" The old man said.

He then took out a mat and two quilts from a room.

"Mr. Xu, you got injured. Although it is early autumn, it is very cold at night. You can sleep in my bed. I hope you will not mind it." The old man put the bedding on the ground and said to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing looked at the old man and waved his hand, "No, no. I can sleep outside. I'm embarrassed to disturb you. How can I let you sleep on the ground?"

Xu Qing pointed to the quilt on the ground and said.

The old man raised his head and said, "It doesn't matter. I’m alright, as long as you don't dislike it."

"Not at all. I’m grateful for the accommodation that you offered us. How can we dislike it?" Xu Qing said while looking at the old man.

The old man smiled and waved his hand, "It's no bother. Then Mr. Xu will sleep in my bed. But I only have two quilts here. It may be a little crowded for other people."

"It doesn’t matter." The people standing aside said.

Xu Qing took out some money and said, "I have some money, but not much. You can take it..."

"Mr. Xu, do you look down on me?" Before Xu Qing finished his words, the old man interrupted.

Xu Qing shook his head, "No, no. I just want to pay for the herbs."

Xu Qing said, winking at other people.

The person standing by him quickly took the money and handed it to the old man, "Keep it, please."

"If you insist on doing this, I will ask you to go out." The old man looked annoyed and said.