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As night was about to fall, Liu Guanfeng and the Five Boys entered Young Lion City and found a tavern to stay in. On the boat ride over, Qinglong had given Liu Guanfeng a small cloth bag containing a thousand gold coins. Liu Guanfeng distributed these coins among Bao Rui and the others, making their target much smaller. Although Liu Guanfeng was not afraid of thieves taking notice, he preferred to avoid trouble, so he shared the gold coins with the boys.
Eager to return home, Liu Guanfeng urgently needed to inquire about his parents and two older brothers, as well as bring back five thousand private soldiers trained by his father. Therefore, early the next morning, after breakfast, Liu Guanfeng and the Five Boys mounted their horses and headed straight toward Starfall Kingdom.
After half a month, the Five Boys finally entered the Neutral Empire's Guardian Nation. This highlighted how terrifying it had been for Liu Guanfeng to escape to Young Lion City in just half a month, showcasing Qinglong's formidable strength.
Upon arriving in Guardian Nation, Liu Guanfeng first needed to locate the Blacksmith Guild. However, he did not want to seek out Qifeng Ge immediately because such matters should not be delayed for too long; if others found out, it could complicate things. So he merely sought out the location of the Blacksmith Guild to ensure he could go directly there on his next visit. This way, he could take Qifeng Ge and his subordinates away in the shortest time possible.
After identifying the location of the Blacksmith Guild, Liu Guanfeng did not linger and left Guardian Nation immediately. After another week of travel, Liu Guanfeng finally saw Starfall Kingdom's Capital City, Starfall City. Walking through the streets of Starfall City this time, Liu Guanfeng no longer felt like a participant in a competition as he had during his previous visit as a student.
Soon, Liu Guanfeng found a small inn for himself and Bao Rui. After arranging for Bao Rui and the others, Liu Guanfeng stepped out of the inn with Little Black and XP following him. This time, Liu Guanfeng had only one purpose: to find out about his parents and two brothers. The best place to gather information was the Mercenary Guild; however, due to his different identity now, he decided to first look for mercenaries. The only mercenaries he knew in Starfall City were a few members of the Red Star Mercenary Group.
Following the address provided by the Red Star Mercenary Group earlier, Liu Guanfeng easily found their location. However, when he arrived at their residence, it was eerily quiet. After waiting outside for a while and seeing no one around, he gently knocked on the door. After some time, footsteps could be heard from inside, followed by a soft sound as the door latch moved. When the door opened, Liu Guanfeng saw a boy of similar age standing inside.
This boy was slightly taller than Liu Guanfeng, with bronze skin and bright eyes that sparkled with vitality. Though young, his physique showed signs of years of training; muscle definition was already visible on his body. Liu Guanfeng nodded inwardly; this boy was likely a strength-type fighter like Copper Bull. He also noticed that there were faint tears glistening in the boy's eyes.
The boy inside was surprised to see Liu Guanfeng; he hadn't expected a well-dressed noble-looking youth with fair skin to be standing at his doorstep.
"Excuse me, young sir, what brings you here?" The boy quickly regained his composure.
"Hello there! Is this the residence of the Red Star Mercenary Group?" Liu Guanfeng asked.
The boy nodded: "Yes. Who are you looking for?"
"Is Eastern Team Leader available? I need to speak with him. If he's not here, Deputy Leader Liu Hong will do; otherwise, anyone like Xie Zhuang or Song Qun is fine."
The boy inside paused again: "Do you know Father?"
"Father? Who exactly is your father? I see that you resemble Song Qun and Elder Brother quite a bit. Could it be that you are his child?"
The boy nodded, "That's right, Song Qun is indeed my father. Since that's the case, please come inside."
Liu Guanfeng walked into the courtyard and was met with a pungent smell of herbs. Liu Guanfeng frowned, "Young brother, why is there such a strong herbal smell in the courtyard?"
At this question, the boy could no longer hold back his tears, which streamed down his cheeks.
Liu Guanfeng hurriedly comforted him, "Young brother, don't cry yet. What exactly happened?"
"This young master, the Red Star Mercenary Group is almost out of people now."
Liu Guanfeng's heart sank: "Tell me clearly what happened."
The boy shook his head, "I don't know the specifics either. I only remember that one day my father, Dongfang Uncle, Aunt Liu Hong, and Xie Zhuangshu went out together. They didn't return for half a month, but when they did come back, I found that my father, Eastern Team Leader, and Deputy Leader Liu Hong were all severely injured. When I asked where Xie Zhuangshu was, my father told me that Uncle Xie had already died. Moreover, my father was heavily poisoned and on the verge of death. After returning, Eastern Team Leader has been in a coma for three days without waking up. The only one who is still conscious is Aunt Liu Hong."
Upon hearing this, Liu Guanfeng immediately took the boy's hand: "Let's go see Deputy Leader Liu Hong."
The boy led Liu Guanfeng to a small room on the left. Liu Guanfeng pushed open the door and saw Liu Hong leaning against the bed in the dim light. Over the past year, Liu Hong had not changed much; now he lay on the bed wrapped in bandages with almost everything covered except for his head.
At this moment, Liu Hong's face had turned pale from excessive blood loss and he looked extremely weak. Liu Guanfeng quickly walked to Liu Hong's side: "Liu Hong, do you still recognize me?"
Liu Hong recognized Liu Guanfeng's voice all too well and opened his eyes wide: "Xiaofeng, is it you who has come?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded: "Liu Hong, what exactly happened? Why are you all so severely injured? Who did this to you?"
Liu Hong sighed: "Sigh! Who else could it be but the Fu Brothers? Not long ago we finally found their hideout, but unexpectedly they handed over the Fire Wolf Fruit to the prince of the Hua Xing Empire. With this Fire Wolf Fruit, those two have now become Imperial Guard Captains of the Huaxing Empire. We four went to seek revenge on them but were surrounded by a group of guards. Xie Zhuang died while covering our escape; Song Qun was struck by a poisonous knight from Huaxing Kingdom. Dongfang Brother was also injured while providing cover from behind. Cough cough!"
"Liu Hong, don't say any more for now. It's my fault for not being there; we can talk more tomorrow." Liu Guanfeng took out two porcelain bottles—one blue and one red—from his pocket and turned to the boy at the door: "Young brother, go fetch some water and some clean gauze."
The young boy returned after a while with some clean gauze and a bowl of clear water.
Liu Guanfeng poured a pill from a blue bottle: "Liu Hong, you should take this pill first."
Seeing Liu Guanfeng about to feed Liu Hong the medicine, the boy, Xiao Tao, wanted to say something but was stopped by Liu Hong: "Xiao Tao, you may not know yet, but this little brother in front of you is Liu Guanfeng, who saved us, the Red Star Mercenary Group. Are you still afraid he will harm me?"
Upon hearing Liu Hong's words, Xiao Tao blushed and stopped any further actions, only watching Liu Guanfeng with admiration. Compared to the numerous praises that Song Qun had given Liu Guanfeng over this long period, Xiao Tao's reaction was quite telling.
Liu Hong glanced at the medicine Liu Guanfeng handed her, smiled slightly at him, and then placed it in her mouth. After taking a sip of water, she tilted her head back and swallowed the pill.
Liu Guanfeng turned to Xiao Tao and asked, "Do you have hot water here?"
"What do you need hot water for?" the boy asked in confusion.
"I need it to change Liu Hong's bandages and to wipe her body," Liu Guanfeng replied. His face flushed slightly; although he was still a ten-year-old child, his actual age had surpassed forty years, and he was still a forty-year-old virgin. He always felt embarrassed when talking about wiping down a woman in her thirties.
However, Xiao Tao showed no discomfort: "Liu Brother, just wait here for a moment; I'll get the hot water ready."
Before long, Xiao Tao came back carrying a basin of hot water.
"Liu Hong, I'm going to change your bandages now."
Liu Hong had always regarded Liu Guanfeng as a child. As a mercenary, nothing could be more important than one's life. She nodded at Liu Guanfeng: "Go ahead and change them; don't worry about me; I can handle it."
Liu Guanfeng responded with an "uh-huh" but did not dare to look up at Liu Hong's face. At that moment, his face was as red as a ripe tomato.
Starting from Liu Hong's upper body, Liu Guanfeng slowly unwrapped the gauze and carefully wiped around her wound. Then he gently poured the medicine from the red bottle that Zhuque had given him onto Liu Hong's injury. As the medicine seeped into her wound, Liu Hong felt a wave of coolness that was surprisingly comfortable. Gradually, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Liu Guanfeng became even more cautious as he began to change the bandages on Liu Hong's chest. Seeing the two white mounds of flesh made his hands tremble uncontrollably.
At this moment, the boy named Xiao Tao approached Liu Guanfeng and asked in confusion, "Liu Brother, are you cold?"
"Not really, not really." Liu Guanfeng quickly adjusted his mindset after this brief exchange, and he became much faster at changing the medicine. After about an hour, he had replaced all the medicinal paste on Liu Hong's injured areas with the one prepared by Zhuque.
When Liu Guanfeng stood up, drenched in sweat, he realized that Liu Hong had already fallen asleep. He shook his head with a wry smile, thinking that he hadn't expected this big sister to be so carefree.
What Liu Guanfeng didn't know was that due to the pain from his injuries and his worries about Song Qun and Eastern Star over the past few days, Liu Hong had hardly had a good night's sleep for almost half a month.
While changing Liu Hong's bandages, Liu Guanfeng felt quite alarmed. According to what Xiao Tao had just said, among the group, Liu Hong's injuries should have been the lightest. However, during the bandaging process, Liu Guanfeng discovered that even this supposedly lightest injured person had no less than twenty wounds on him. If this was considered the lightest, then what condition were the other two in? Liu Guanfeng dared not imagine.
Liu Guanfeng turned back to cover Liu Hong with a blanket and then turned to leave Liu Hong's room with Xiao Tao.
As soon as they stepped out of the room, Xiao Tao knelt down before Liu Guanfeng. Startled, Liu Guanfeng quickly helped the boy up. "Little brother, why are you doing this?"
"Liu Brother, I beg you to save my father and Dongfang Uncle."
"Get up first and speak slowly." It took a lot of effort for Liu Guanfeng to help the boy up. He thought to himself that this little guy must be as strong as a copper bull.
"Liu Brother, my father and Dongfang Uncle are both in critical condition now. The doctor said that if they don't wake up by sunrise today, they may never wake up again. But when I went to see them just now, they showed no signs of waking up at all. I'm scared—I'm scared! Wuwu!" As he spoke, Xiao Tao began to cry.
Liu Guanfeng patted Xiao Tao's shoulder. "Little brother, don't cry yet. Let me take a look; perhaps I really have a way."
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