Tearing open the clothes on Xiao Qing's back, a thumb-sized wound was revealed on her smooth back. After carefully cleaning the wound with iodine, she sprinkled it with the wound medicine left over from Zhuzi last time and then tightly wrapped it with gauze.
Xiao Qing made no sound throughout the entire process. Fang Er's concern had deeply touched her, and she didn't want to worry or upset her young master any further.
By the time Fang Er finished bandaging the wound, Xiao Qing was already sweating profusely from the pain, her face becoming even paler.
Fang Er took off his own clothes and put them on Xiao Qing. Bare-chested, he helped Xiao Qing to her feet.
No sounds of fighting could be heard from outside anymore.
Supporting Xiao Qing, he exited the room. Zhuzi was guarding the doorway.
The servants of the manor and the carpenter were waiting at the doorway.
They already knew that Fang Er was fine and that Xiao Qing was injured.
Zhao Hu stood in the courtyard with dozens of strong men from Fangjia Zhuang.
Of the four black-clothed men, two were already dead, and the remaining two were tied up like rice dumplings and thrown on the ground.
"Sister Qing, wuwuwu~~~"
Seeing Fang Er supporting Xiao Qing out, Xiao Huan burst into tears.
"Zhuzi, Zhao Hu, go to Chang'an now! I don't care what method you use! Bring back a doctor for me! If you need money, withdraw it from the restaurant!"
Fang Er roared at Zhuzi with a ferocious expression.
Although Xiao Qing's wound was not immediately fatal, Fang Er knew nothing about such matters. What if it worsened?
"Yes, young master!"
"Yes, young master!"
After the two left, Fang Er was filled with rage!
How long had it been since he presented the gunpowder? And now it was being used in his own home?
Damn Cui and Zheng families!
Just wait for my revenge!
Even if Li Er himself came, it wouldn't matter!
"Huan'er, help Qing'er to the backyard and settle her properly."
Fang Er looked at the two living captives on the ground with a blank expression and said coldly.
Xiao Huan signaled the two maids to help Xiao Qing to the backyard.
"Liu Meng, hang them up for me! Ask who ordered them!"
Fang Er pointed at the black-clothed men on the ground and said to Liu Meng.
Liu Meng waved his hand, and several men came out from the crowd. They roughly tied the two men's hands and hung them from a tree.
"Speak! Who sent you!"
He picked up a woodcutter's axe from the ground and placed it on the neck of a black-clothed man, asking coldly.
"Hehehehe! You want to know? I won't tell you! Use whatever means you have! If you frown, I'll take your surname!"
The black-clothed man looked at Liu Meng with disdain, showing no fear at all.
Seeing this, Liu Meng directly severed one of his arms with a single strike.
"Speak! Or not?!"
With one arm severed, his hands, which were tied up, were now only supported by one arm. The man just grunted, clenched his teeth, and beads of sweat constantly seeped from his forehead. He truly had no intention of speaking, ignoring his severed arm dripping blood.
"Brother Liu, if you do this, he'll die. That would be too easy for him. Watch this!"
Sun Zhou took out a fire starter from his embrace, tore off a piece of cloth from the black-clothed man, lit it, and pressed it onto the wound of his severed arm.
"Sizzling!"
A pungent smell of burnt flesh emanated from the wound.
However, the black-clothed man still clenched his teeth tightly!
"Is it the Cui family? Or the Zheng family?"
Fang Er, who had been standing aside, suddenly spoke.
The black-clothed man's expression changed for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Alright, I'll leave them to you. Alive or dead, it doesn't matter. Whether they speak or not is also irrelevant, as it's bound to be these two families! It's likely these two families anyway!"
After saying this, Fang Er turned and walked towards the backyard.
The change in the black-clothed man's expression had not escaped Fang Er's eyes. He was certain it was these two families!
"I say, can you give me a quick end?"
The black-clothed man who had not been tortured turned pale and shouted at Fang Er.
"Hmm? Speak then!"
Fang Er stopped and turned to look at him.
"It's the Zheng family! We are people of the Zheng family of Xingyang!"
The black-clothed man said very readily.
"Good! Kill them!"
Fang Er said to Liu Meng very decisively.
As long as it was confirmed that these two families were responsible, and from a motive perspective, the salt production method he presented was essentially cutting into their cake. Moreover, they could obtain explosives from the Ministry of Works. Du Yiyang had reminded him earlier to be careful of the Cui and Zheng families, so it was clearly no one else.
Liu Meng drew a knife across both their throats, ending their lives.
"Clean up, throw these four fellows outside the courtyard, and report to Wannian County at dawn."
After leaving these instructions to everyone, Fang Er went to the backyard.
He remained uneasy about Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing had already fallen asleep. Because the wound was on her back, she could only lie on her stomach. Xiao Huan was guarding by the bed. Seeing Fang Er enter, she quickly stood up.
Fang Er made a shushing gesture and then said softly, "You can go down, I'll stay here."
Xiao Huan wanted to say something else, but Fang Er sat down by the bed on his own.
Seeing Fang Er like this, Xiao Huan quietly withdrew from the room and carefully closed the door.
Looking at Xiao Qing's pale face, her eyebrows still twitching from time to time, Fang Er felt an indescribable heartache.
Nobel invented explosives and was killed by them.
He had traveled to more than a thousand years ago and created explosives, which were now used in his own home.
Fang Er felt indescribably uncomfortable and blamed himself continuously in his heart.
He opened the system panel and looked at the points on it.
Only a few hundred points remained, not even enough for one refresh!
He hated himself for not earning more money and redeeming items that could protect himself and his family!
However, there were too many uncertainties with the system, and he didn't know if he could get the items he wanted. It took him many tries to get the anti-inflammatory drugs last time.
Since that's the case!
He would do it himself! Self-reliance!
His Level 8 Fitter qualification was not for nothing!
Zheng family! Wait for my wrath!
Since the black-clothed man said it was the Zheng family, he would assume it was the Zheng family for now!
One by one!
After dealing with the Zheng family, he would deal with the Cui family!
Fang Er, while keeping an eye on Xiao Qing, was contemplating how to take revenge in his mind.
It wasn't until Zhuzi came in and said that Cheng Yaojin and his son had both arrived, along with two imperial physicians.
It turned out that Zhuzi and Zhao Hu had infiltrated Chang'an City through the waterway outside the city. However, at night, there were patrolling guards everywhere. In desperation, they thought of finding Cheng Chumou for help.
Cheng Chumou had already fallen asleep. Upon hearing the servant's report that something had happened at Fang Er's place, he quickly got up, putting on his clothes. Cheng Yaojin was also alarmed. Upon learning the details of Fang Er's situation, Cheng Yaojin was also furious and had the imperial palace gates opened overnight!
The gunpowder was something the Emperor himself had ordered Fang Er to oversee. He had been present when Du Yiyang delivered the explosives and sleeping powder grenades to the palace that day. Their terrifying power had made Li Er slap the table and exclaim in approval. He was even preparing to discuss Fang Er's reward at the morning court tomorrow. However, at this crucial juncture, someone had used gunpowder to bomb the Fang residence and injured people!