Chapter 49: The Nine-Striped Dragon's Rebirth in Desperate Straits

  The hidden door of the sandwich room opened as Shi Jin twisted the brass lamp post, and the dark outside was immediately illuminated by the light in the house, revealing two people. It can be seen that Li Baicao is standing at the door with his back to Shi Jin, his hands tightly grasping the door frame, refusing to let the man in, while facing him is a black-clothed masked person, a snow-bright dagger gleaming with cold light on Li Baicao's neck.

  Shi Jin understood at a glance, one wanted to come in and the other was blocking. At this moment, Li Bai Cao saw that the door was open and became more anxious, extremely panicked, he tightly hugged the person who came in and rushed out, still shouting loudly: "Master, hurry up! Hurry up!"

  But that person saw Shi Jin, not only did he not plan to rush in, but his eyes also showed a joyful color. The black-clothed man heard Li Bai Cao's words and let out a sigh of relief, intending to put away his knife, but unexpectedly, he was tightly hugged and pressed to the ground.

  "Hurry! Go home, hurry up!" Lei Baicao looked at Shi Jin still standing there, not showing any intention of leaving, and his heart became anxious. Fortunately, the person he was holding down seemed to have less strength than before, so Lei Baicao felt that he could hold on for a little while longer, allowing Shi Jin to escape further away. So he urged again: "You're still not leaving! There's someone at the back door, go out through the front, hurry!"

  Li Bai Cao was anxious to death, but Shi Jin was not in a hurry. A person who usually said goodbye and left immediately, now walked in front of Li Bai Cao, gently put down the two halves of the tray, sat cross-legged on the ground, and stayed there.

  Li Baicao was baffled, he pressed down hard on the man with a covered face, glared at Shi Jin with one eye, and his heart was really anxious, so he opened his mouth to scold: "You still don't hurry up and leave, just die together here!"

  Shi Jin listened and didn't get angry, but instead smiled and stretched out his hand to gently wipe away the large drops of sweat on Li Bai Cao's forehead. Although he felt very guilty in his heart, at this moment, such an appearance still revealed his childishness, and he couldn't help but tease him, saying: "Bai Cao, you're so tired from riding people, you must not be good at riding horses?"

  "What are you talking about?!" Lai Baicao was anxious to death, but he didn't expect that at this critical moment, Shi Jin would say such a mysterious and inexplicable sentence.

  Before Shi Jing could speak, the black-clad masked man who was being pressed down spoke up in a uneven tone: "Big brother... you... hurry and let him get up... I need to go relieve myself!"

  Li Bai Cao was taken aback by the black-clad man's words, and it was clear that not only did he know Shi Jin, but they were also quite familiar with each other. However, Li Bai Cao was momentarily stunned, his grip slightly loosening, and his confused eyes inquiredly looked at Shi Jin.

  Shi Jin felt that continuing to play would be unbecoming, so he helped Li Bai Cao up. Before he could even grab the black-clad man, the latter had already leapt away.

  Shi Jin thought he was annoyed and hurriedly chased after his back shadow, asking: "Shi Qian! Where are you going?"

  "...going to the outhouse..." He didn't even turn his head back, and quietly left with a light gait.

  When Shi Jin turned around again, he saw that Li Bai Cao was now sitting in the outer room's armchair, panting heavily. And on his neck, there was a short, thin blood stain. Shi Jin didn't need to ask to know that it must have been from when he had risked his life to make that one strike earlier. Only then did Shi Jin feel that previously, he had thought too much and also owed the person in front of him too much. Thinking back on what had happened earlier, one thing at a time, he felt another wave of emotion.

  Shi Jin's heart was filled with mixed emotions, and for a moment he didn't know how to express himself. After being stunned for a while, he quickly walked up to Li Baicao and said with concern: "Baicao, are you seriously injured? Where is the hemostatic medicine? I'll get it for you."

  Li Baicao, after those days of imprisonment and disaster, was severely injured and had just exhausted a great deal of physical strength. After resting for a while, he finally caught his breath. The noisy sound outside grew more intense, but Li Baicao's heart was uncertain about the safety outside. At this moment, he couldn't even bother to answer Shi Jin, so he hurriedly got up, supported him and went towards the secret room in the wall.

  Lei Baicao didn't say a word, and helped Shi Jin back to bed. Only then did he look in the mirror, examine his wound, and say with a nonchalant tone: "As long as I can protect Master Zhou's safety, this injury is nothing."

  As he spoke, Li Bai Cao gently twisted the brass lamp post, causing the hidden door to close more than half way, leaving only a narrow slit for Shi Yan to enter.

  No matter how noisy it is outside, with these two brothers who are fighting to protect each other, after the commotion just now, Shi Jin's mood is great. He lies in bed and sleeps, feeling exceptionally comfortable, enjoying this pleasant physical sensation, and can't help but think of his injuries. Originally, he thought that at least a day would be needed for him to recover enough to walk, but unexpectedly, he recovered so quickly. So, Shi Jin takes advantage of the current leisure time to ask: "Baicao, what kind of medicine did you use to treat my injuries? Why did I recover so quickly? It's truly a magical cure!"

  "Master Da's words were excessive, it wasn't a wonderful technique, just an additional dose of pain-relieving medicine, the injury isn't healed yet. I originally wanted you to sleep peacefully without any suffering or torment in your heart, not only would your mind feel comfortable, but also your physical body would recover faster." Lei Baicao said as he sat down beside the bed and re-bandaged Shi Jin's wound that had been loosened earlier.

  Li Bai Cao took such good care of Shi Jin that he felt a slight sense of guilt in his heart, and thought to tell Li Bai Cao the good news that Liu County Magistrate had been killed by him as a form of repayment. However, before Shi Jin could speak, he again felt it was not appropriate, thinking that saying so would only make Li Bai Cao more worried, and since they didn't know what situation they were in outside, they should wait for Shi Yan to come back and then decide what to do.

  Just as Shi Jin was thinking of moving, "speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives" - at this moment, Qian had just squeezed in through the door sideways. Shi Jin immediately had an idea, so he found an excuse to try to get rid of Li Baicao, saying: "Baicao, I... my stomach is growling..."

  Li Bai Cao suddenly understood and hastily said to Shi Jin: "I'll go cook porridge for you." With that, she slipped away.

  As soon as the door of the secret room was closed, Shi Qian quickly sat down beside Shi Jin's bed and looked at Shi Jin's injuries. After all, he was still young, and looking at him made him change his expression, saying: "Brother, how did you get hurt like this?"

  Shi Jin's mind was preoccupied with many things, and he didn't have the energy to indulge in such sentimental talk. He changed the subject and asked: "It's all just superficial wounds, you'll be fine by tomorrow. Tell me, what's going on outside that's causing so much commotion?"