The General's Darling Is Delicate-Chapter 400 - 263: The General’s Broken Spine

Three contests, two draws, only the last one remains.

The soldiers are all waiting in the camp for the results of the hunt, and finally, it was Yelyu Lie who won this competition.

There was originally nothing more to it.

But the cheerful celebrations of the Fierce Wolf Army in the camp startled Yelyu Lie’s horse.

The horse went wild, galloping about the camp and injuring quite a few soldiers.

The most severe injury was Yelyu Lie, who fell rapidly from the horse.

"It’s supposed to be all right... supposed to be all right..."

Banlai kept murmuring self-reproachfully, tears glittering on his dark red face in the candlelight.

Yun Chunnuan’s palms were cold, even though she knew her husband would be injured, she didn’t expect it to be like this.

She forced herself to calm down and ordered in a deep voice, "Na Jiezhe, you go to the Royal Palace to notify the King, and also invite Imperial Physician Cuici."

Na Jiezhe looked troubled, "Madam, someone else has already gone... but on the way back, I discovered the General’s spine is fractured, I’m afraid..."

Spine... fractured?!

Yun Chunnuan was shocked and didn’t even have time to ask more as her trembling, tiny hand tested the man’s back.

Unable to feel anything, she thought it was her own problem and was momentarily at a loss.

"The Imperial Hospital... are there... are there any Imperial Physicians skilled in bone setting?!"

Na Jiezhe knew the General had mentioned this matter to his wife, and seeing her pale little face, couldn’t help but lament in his heart: The wife’s acting is impressive; if the General hadn’t told him beforehand, he would have thought she was completely unaware.

"There are, but the injury is to the spine, even if it is set..."

Na Jiezhe’s eyes were filled with a look of grief, unwilling to continue speaking.

Banlai grabbed his collar and angrily rebuked, "What the hell are you talking about?! Hasn’t the General suffered enough injuries? Damn you! If it wasn’t for you leading, would the brethren dare to startle the horse?!

Traitor! Despicable scoundrel! If the General comes to harm, I’ll take your life!"

Na Jiezhe naturally wouldn’t submit, and the two men got into a fierce argument, blaming each other.

Yun Chunnuan, however, noticed something amiss; this Na Jiezhe... seemed off...

Her mind was agile, and soon she had a bold conjecture.

Her husband had already told her beforehand, all of this was orchestrated by him, so he definitely wouldn’t suffer so severe an injury.

But Na Jiezhe said the spine was fractured, which could lead to disability or even permanent paralysis.

Therefore...

Her heart gradually steadied, but her outward performance of lamentation and action wouldn’t be lacking.

Yun Chunnuan, her face full of tears, loudly rebuked, "Get out to argue! None of you are blameless in this matter, if... if something happens to my husband..."

At this point, she couldn’t continue; the mere thought of the possibility was suffocating.

Her tear-stricken eyes were red, yet her voice was chillingly cold and gloomy, "Each one of you will accompany him in burial!!!"

Banlai and Na Jiezhe were both terrified.

The General’s wife had always been all smiles, sometimes visiting the camp to see the General, and always bringing a lot of food for the soldiers.

Moreover, she was petite, essentially a gentle and frail young woman.

Now both men kneeled on the ground, looking up at her sinister and fierce visage, couldn’t help but shiver.

"Madam! Rest assured the General will be okay! I’ll go find a doctor immediately, search the entire Qingxuan Continent to make sure the General is safe!" Banlai wiped his tears and was the first to leave.

Na Jiezhe still knelt on the ground, couldn’t help but tentatively ask, "Madam, are you alright?"

Only got a cold glance from her.

Na Jiezhe grew increasingly suspicious of whether the General really had told the wife the truth?

But he dared not stay any longer in the General Mansion, hastily got up, also saying he’d go search for a doctor skilled in bone setting.

The door was unclosed, the sounds of the woman’s wailing crying were coming out from inside.

So heart-wrenching to hear.

Qiao’er, standing by the door, wiped tears, and Old Lady Ye approached slowly, whispering to ask, "What happened to the General?"

"Brother said he fell off the horse, spine... spine fractured!" Qiao’er couldn’t help but cry along.

Old Lady Ye’s heart sank, looked around, then sighed softly, closed the door, and led Qiao’er away.

Soon, Imperial Physician Cuici from the palace hurried over.

Upon leaving, he was shedding tears, crying out ’The heavens envy the hero, the heavens envy the hero!’

This news quickly spread throughout the entire Royal City, where citizens originally afraid to go outside suddenly brought out their best gifts, wishing to send them to the General Mansion.

But the guards in the city had already been replaced.

They turned a deaf ear to the citizens’ requests, instead enforced violently, directly acting against those who didn’t heed the warnings.

On August twentieth, it had been a month since the Mighty General’s spine was fractured.

During this month, the citizens only heard that the General was awake, but due to the spinal injury, he could only lie on the bed unable to move.

Roars of the General continued to be heard from inside the General Mansion.

Citizens prayed for the General’s early recovery, but in their hearts, they knew clearly that Bianliao was about to change drastically.

If a person’s spine is injured, whether they can stand up again in their lifetime is questionable; how can they lead troops into battle?

On August twenty-sixth, Tie Muhun received a secret decree from the King.

The secret decree already listed all the mistakes committed by Yelyu Lie during his military service, forcibly putting the blame on him.

On August twenty-eighth, ten thousand Iron Cavalry once again flooded into the Royal City, tightly surrounding every corner of the city.

On September first, Tie Muhun received another secret decree.

The first task was to send someone to ascertain the number of stationed soldiers inside and outside the General Mansion.

"Less than a hundred?"

Tie Muhun eyed the secret letter in his hand, laughing disdainfully, "What do you say, General Yelyu is languishing on the sickbed, living a life worse than death for forty-two days, I once served as his general, regretting greatly in my heart, should I act as a good person, alleviating his pain?"

The person sitting below him was clearly Na Jiezhe.

Upon hearing Tie Muhun’s words, Na Jiezhe was appalled, "You’re going to defy the decree?! The King only wants to seize power!"

Tie Muhun was indifferent, "The King is merely mindful of father-son affection, but don’t you think keeping him alive like this is more painful? I’m just doing a good deed."

"You know the relationship between the King and the General, yet you still dare..."

"Is the Deputy General mindful of old ties?" Tie Muhun looked at Na Jiezhe disdainfully, his sinister laugh suddenly turning fierce and violent, "Don’t forget who is now your General!"

If it weren’t for the King’s insistence on using such a treacherous villain, Tie Muhun would have been entirely disdainful of working with a traitor.

Na Jiezhe seemed guilty, lowering his head, no longer daring to persuade.

A smug laugh came from beside his ear, "There’s no better time like the present, by next September first, you can go to that bastard’s grave to repent! Hahahahahaha—"