<h4>Chapter 197 Can He Make It or Not?!</h4>


    It was not the moment for a long talk, so they exhorted each other to be careful and took different roads.


    Qiu Yn found some falling stones blocking the road after she walked a few steps. The road was cloggedpletely.


    “Is there a shortcut nearby?” She asked urgently to the bodyguard sent by Jiang Yashuang.


    The bodyguard thought for a while and said, “Your Grace, there’s no other way, unless we dribble up the stream from below and take a short detour after we get to the other side,” He was a little worried. “Usually the stream isn’t as deep as up to our knees, but now...”


    Qiu Yn was not in the mood to listen more. She interrupted, “Let’s go and check!”


    The bodyguard said immediately, “Your Grace, please follow me!”


    After following him for some distance from the almostpletely copsed mountain, she did see a muddy stream with yellow water that overflowed its banks. The bodyguard turned pale at the sight, “My God, I’m afraid this water is as deep as up to our waist!”


    “Even if the water floods over my head, I will go anyway!” Qiu Yn said determinedly, “I can swim... What about you?”


    “I can’t, but I can ask someone to help me.” Originally, Su He was so scared that her face turned pale. After hearing that Qiu Yn would cross it anyway, she said promptly.


    The guiding bodyguard was a little hesitant: “This water is too fast...” He was Jiang Yadan’s confidant. He was responsible for the safety of Jiang Yashuang and Qiu Yn. He must be in big trouble in case that the Jiang Family’s prospective daughter-inw was swept away by the water.


    “Stop chattering and get in the water if you can and are willing to!” Qiu Yn was not in the mood to hesitant. Without saying a word, she grabbed her skirt and headed for the stream!


    “Your Grace, please hold on!” The bodyguard had no choice but to follow her. But when Qiu Yn was about to jump into the stream, the bodyguard caught a glimpse of a piece of driftwood floating upstream and hurriedly called out to her, “Wait until the floating log passes before you wade into the water! Otherwise, it’s not good if you get hit!”


    Although Qiu Yn couldn’t wait to be able to grow wings and fly back to the Green Vi, she knew he had a point. She had to stop and wait for the driftwood to float by.


    But when the driftwood got closer, there was a man lying on top, not moving. Was he alive or dead? Nobody knew!


    “Get him out of the water!” Qiu Ynmanded. “He might be alive!”


    The bodyguards said yes. The lead one asked his twopanions to jump into the water. When the driftwood reached them, they stopped it together and pushed it to the shore. The people on the shore took a hand to drag the driftwood and the man to the ground. Only then did they find that the man was tied to the driftwood by his own waist belt. One of them grabbed him by the hair to check who he is. Qiu Yn glimpsed the face. She screamed when she saw his face. “Isn’t it Xue Nongying?”


    “He is the fourth grandson of the Xue Family!” Because Xue Nongying was valued by Xue Chang, he was often brought in and out of various asions by his grandfather. Hence, most of the people standing on the shore knew him. At this moment, they hurriedly cut his waist belt and dragged him to the grass for rescuing.


    In the process of dragging him, they discovered that he clearly had a piece of green bamboo in his chest!


    “How did he get so unlucky? he was pierced through the chest with bamboo during the earthquake. What’s worse, he fell into the water!” Su He and the other maids were so frightened by this scene that their hands and feet went cold, “Is he... Is he dead?!”


    Qiu Yn wasn’t afraid of this kind of scene. She took a closer look and immediately noticed the green bamboo. It had clearly been cut off at the front and back. She couldn’t help but turn pale, “Stop talking... See if he’s still alive?”


    A bodyguard stepped forward, pressed his pulse and leaned over to listen to his heart. He got up and reported, “Still breathing! But... I’m afraid he may be dead when we arrive at the Green Vi or the Summer Pce!”


    “....” Qiu Yn stared at Xue Nongying’s bloodless face. Her mind was filled with mixed emotions. In the end, she gritted her teeth and thought to herself, “After all, your grandfather was good to my brother!” She quickly pulled out the jade box hidden inside her clothes and opened it. Then she took out a grey pill and said in a deep voice, “Su He, go and bring some water and feed this to him!”


    The others didn’t know how precious and rare this pill was, but Su He had asked when Qiu Yn hung up this jade box. She hurriedly said, “Your Grace!” This pill was worth a life!


    Su He also wanted to save Xue Nongying. But the problem was, “We haven’t returned to the Green Vi yet!” What if your brother needs it too? Last time Kuang Qingwu only gave two pills! Qiu Jinn had already used one. As Qiu Jinn loved his sister very much, he didn’t hesitate to give Qiu Yn the other one for any emergency. Now she wanted to give thest pill to Xue Nongying. If there was a need for this pill in the future, what could she do!


    Qiu Yn held the pill and hesitated for a moment. She finally leaned down and put the pill into Xue Nongying’s cold mouth. She whispered, “We’re going to take a detour anyway... Maybe one good turn deserves another and my brother will be safe because of what I did. The Green Vi is full of medicinal herbs. Even if something happens to my brother, I think they would have plenty of methods to save him... This man... He’s dead without using this pill!”


    Hearing the dialogue between Qiu Yn and her maid, everyone knew that the pill that Qiu Yn took out was very important. Everyone remained silent–no one knew what would happen based on the decision made by Qiu Yn. So, it was early to take sides. This involved the lives of Qiu Jinn and Xue Nongying and they wouldn’t dare get involved.


    Qiu Yn actually didn’t know whether it was right or wrong for her to do so. Xue Chang was kind and righteous to Qiu Jinn, and even more so in the pulsory divorce” between the Qiu and Deng families. If not, Empress Jiang may not be able to make Empress Dowager Gu agree with it readily. But to trade Qiu Jinn’s life for Xue Nongying’s life because of this, Qiu Yn would definitely not agree!


    What made her save Xue Nongying now was that she realized they wouldn’t go back to the Green Vi in a moment.


    Even if she had a pill that could save a life and Qiu Jinn had been injured in the earthquake and needed this medicine, she wouldn’t be able to make it right now, so she might as well save Xue Nongying’s life!


    “Hope my brother is safe. Otherwise, even if the Xue Family owes me this favor, it’s of no use to me.” Qiu Yn had already thought about it before. But after Xue Nongying took the pill, she was worried. She squeezed the handkerchief to chill herself out. She said, “You guys go and cut a bit of the branch over there and pull some vines to build a stretcher to carry him... This ce is not safe either. Bring him with us.”


    There were plenty of trees and vines around here, especially after the earthquake. Many of the smashed trees fell to the ground. The bodyguards quickly got a simple stretcher over. They lifted Xue Nongying on the stretcher. A bodyguard took off his coat to cover him. The crowd hurried down to drip across the stream. After arriving on the opposite side, they couldn’t care about their appearance. They just wrung out their dress and headed towards the Green Vi!


    Along the way, Qiu Yn was anxious. She was afraid that something bad had happened to Qiu Jinn. And she was more afraid that his brother might need that pill which had been taking by Xue Nongying. Luckily, when they finally saw the Green Vi, the damage to the Green Vi didn’t seem to be too severe judging from the appearance. Only a few trees fell.


    After reaching closer, they found the door was wide open. Two gatekeepers outside the door were overjoyed to see theming. One said to the other, “Go quickly! Go and report to the young master!” And then he walked forward and weed them, “Your Grace, are you okay? The young master worried about you so much!”


    “I’m fine! How about my brother?” Qiu Yn was just relieved when she heard “Report to the young prince”–apparently even if Qiu Jinn was injured, he shouldn’t be in a severe condition as he could still deal with family matters. But she just didn’t feel relieved before she could personally hear the gatekeeper tell her that he was fine. So, she asked promptly, “The space of the vi is not big. How is my brother now?”


    “Young Earl Ling happened toe to visit. He saved the young master during the earthquake.” The gatekeeper knew she was worried about his brother. He continued to say, “The youngdy was knocked unconscious by the cab, but the young master had felt her pulse and he said she is fine... Because he is worrying that there will be another earthquake, the young master has headed to an empty space behind the vi with the others. He is waiting for Young Earl Ling and Master Qiu to bring back your news!”


    Only then did Qiu Yn realize that the gatekeeper who was going to report to Qiu Jinn before did not run into the vi, he ran towards outside the wall. She breathed a sigh of relief, “My brother is fine. I’m relieved! In order to prevent damages from aftershocks, it is the right thing to do it. Now take me to see my brother and my sister!”


    A few momentster, she arrived at the empty space behind the vi. They asked about each other and found out that they both were fine. They felt relieved finally.


    Only then did Qiu Yn remember Xue Nongying. She immediately asked the servants to bring him over here. She said, “We got him out of the stream when we wereing back. And as for the pill you gave to me, I gave it to him... ” Speaking of this, she nces at Qiu Jinn, feeling guilty.


    After seeing Xue Nongying, Qiu Jinn’s face turned pale. He leaned down before she finished her sentence, grasping Xue Nongying wrist to feel his pulse. He felt nervous andmanded Dongran, “Go and get a bowl of my ginseng soup over here.”


    Looking at the green bamboo in Xue Nongying’s chest, Qiuran felt scared, “The young master, why not get the bamboo out of his chest quickly?


    “No, we can’t do it now!” Qiu Yn and Qiu Jinn stopped her in unison. Qiu Jinn nced at his sister and continued to say, “Feed him the ginseng soup to save his life. And then we will try to get the bamboo out of his chest. If we get it out now, he will be a dead man definitely!”


    Fortunately, because of Qiu Jinn’s injury, the Green Vi had a lot of medicinal herbs and utensils to boil medicine. Although the exquisiteyout of the estate was not suitable for escaping during an earthquake, it did not have manyrge span rooms. As a result, the rooms were basically intact. So, after the earthquake stopped, Qiu Jinnmanded the people to evacuate the Green Vi to take shelter outside with all medicinal materials and stoves...


    While waiting for Qiu Yn’s arrival, Qiu Jinn had ordered the servant to cook the ginseng soup. He also had himself changed the medicine and re-bandaged the open wound on his body. He then changed into clean clothes, which made Qiu Yn think that he was fine.


    Dongran went over to fetch the ginseng soup. A momentter, she served a bowl of ginseng soup over. She fed it bit by bit to Xue Nongying to finish it. Xue Nongying, who was just barely died, was obviously better then!


    Qiu Jinn knew that his improving condition didn’t mean that he would survive. He ordered with a serious voice, “Is there any hot water? You two, carry him carefully to lie down behind the screen. Wipe him, get dry clothes for him, and then wrap him up in a nket... And more!”


    He lifted his head and looked at the people who had returned with Qiu Yn, “Now that the earthquake has ended recently, people are in a state of panic. I don’t know if Prime Minister Xue and the rest of the Xue Family are okay or not. If the news of the Xue Family’s fourth grandson being seriously injured is spread, I’m afraid that it will be used by the people who hold ulterior motives... So please keep the news to yourselves for now. I suggest that after we find out where the Xue Family is, we send someone secretly to the Xue Family, telling them the news. Okay?”


    The crowd, who were still immersed in the joy of saving Xue Chang’s grandson, all looked solemn after hearing what he said, “The young master, what you said is totally reasonable. We will follow!”


    Hearing Qiu Jinn’s words reminded the people a fact–Xue Chang was old. It was not clear whether he was injured or not during the earthquake. It was lucky if he was fine. But if he heard the news that his most valued junior was on the verge of death, nobody could expect what would happen to him. Just like what Qiu Jinn said, if someone who held ulterior motives used this ident and intimate the Xue Family, things would go worse...


    Therefore, even if Xue Nongying was saved, how much would Qiu Jinn get in return? The news has to be kept hidden. It was necessary to let Xue Chang prepare himself mentally before telling him the news!


    After sending Su He to take care of the still unconscious Ruan Ciyi and the mostpetent Dongran to take care of Xue Nongying, Qiu Jinn called her sister aside and asked in a low voice, “How exactly did you find him?”