“I won't kill you!”
Chen Ran sheathed his sword:
“You can leave anytime!”
Ding Xiu looked at Chen Ran in surprise.
Chen Ran looked at Ding Xiu with a calm gaze:
“But, if you leave here, will you continue to drift aimlessly like this?”
Ding Xiu glanced at the shattered scabbard, and sighed:
“Ding is a wandering swordsman, I should be drifting with the tide!”
Chen Ran shook his head:
“As far as I know, you were a disciple of Ding Bai Ying, and you had a strong sense of justice and ambition. You wanted to change this corrupt world, but…”
“I can help you change this world, but you must trust me and follow me!”
Chen Ran’s words were calm and gentle,
His personal charm enhanced, his words seemed to carry a force that inspired trust and conviction.
Ding Xiu was a disciple of Ding Bai Ying, unrestrained and arrogant, seemingly without principles,
But these were merely his disguises!
After Ding Bai Ying died, only he and his fellow disciple Jin Yi Chuan remained. That was why he hadn’t left the capital.
Jin Yi Chuan had killed a Jinyiwei who had impersonated him and entered the Beizhen Fusi, which made Ding Xiu feel betrayed. That was why he had extorted Jin Yi Chuan.
But he actually cared more about his fellow disciple than anyone else!
At this moment, Chen Ran had first defeated him with his overwhelming martial strength, and then seemingly broken through his defenses with words.
In this short span of time, his anger at being defeated seemed to transform into trust and admiration for Chen Ran.
Chen Ran’s personal charisma quickly made him feel a sense of friendship and respect.
After a moment of silence,
He stood up from the ground, and bowed politely to Chen Ran:
“This one is Ding Xiu, willing to follow Brother Chen!”
Chen Ran looked at Ding Xiu, and a satisfied smile spread across his face.
Shen Lian, Lu Jian Xing, and Jin Yi Chuan were all men of great loyalty and courage. As long as Chen Ran reasoned with them and moved them with emotion, and used his authority as a Hundred Households officer to stand above them, he would naturally gain their allegiance.
But the Add-Money Scholar, Ding Xiu, was a very arrogant and unruly man who wouldn’t listen to anyone!
However, this guy was a rare talent in both martial arts and courage.
Therefore, Chen Ran decided to subdue Ding Xiu and use him as his secret help.
Chen Ran pulled out a hundred taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Ding Xiu:
“Take this silver and use it. When I summon you, you will appear!”
“Yes!”
Ding Xiu took the silver, bowed once more respectfully, and then strode out of the alley without a word.
Seeing Ding Xiu’s abrupt change from arrogance to respect, Jin Yi Chuan, who was not far away, was shocked.
Jin Yi Chuan knew his senior brother’s temper better than anyone.
He was extremely arrogant and unruly, and no one could control him except his master, Ding Bai Ying!
Yet, today he was defeated by Chen Ran, and immediately became very submissive!
How did Chen Ran do it?
At this moment, Chen Ran turned around and walked to Jin Yi Chuan’s side.
Jin Yi Chuan coughed, and after a moment of silence, said:
“Brother Chen, my identity…”
Chen Ran shook his head:
“I don’t know anything. I only know that you are Jin Yiwei Petty Officer Jin Yi Chuan, and you are my brother!”
“Your senior brother has been subdued by me, and he won’t trouble you anymore!”
Hearing this, Jin Yi Chuan’s heart filled with gratitude.
He hadn’t expected Chen Ran to help him hide all his secrets and even solve the problem with his senior brother, Ding Xiu.
At this time, Jin Yi Chuan naturally wouldn’t say anything like “I will repay you by offering grass and weaving a garland” or other such platitudes, but his respect and gratitude for Chen Ran had reached a new height in his heart!
Chen Ran glanced at the blood on Jin Yi Chuan’s lips and pulled out a pill from his pocket.
“This is a miraculous medicine, the Spring-Meeting Pill, from my family’s lineage. There’s only one in the world! It is incredibly effective in treating your consumption. If you take it, your illness will be cured!”
Jin Yi Chuan was taken aback.
Could there really be such a miraculous medicine in the world, that one pill could cure his consumption?
But this pill was given by Chen Ran, and Chen Ran certainly wouldn’t harm him!
After taking the pill, he swallowed it without hesitation.
As the pill entered his stomach, he immediately felt a surge of heat flowing through his body!
This heat, carried by his blood, quickly circulated throughout his body. The resulting heat caused him to break out in a sweat, with beads of sweat the size of soybeans all over his body.
Under the moonlight, these sweat beads actually had a black hue and emitted a strange odor!
Jin Yi Chuan was startled:
“Brother Chen, this medicine…”
Chen Ran smiled slightly:
“It’s alright, as long as the toxins are expelled from your body, the illness will naturally be cured!”
Jin Yi Chuan stopped talking.
At this time, the feeling of heat on his body became even more intense, and he also felt an unbearable itch.
Seeing this, Chen Ran immediately took him to the room they rented and had him take off his clothes and sit cross-legged on the bed.
Soon, Jin Yi Chuan’s sweat increased, soaking his entire body!
At the same time, his chest itched terribly, and he couldn’t help but cough.
At first, he coughed up thick phlegm mixed with black blood, but later, what he coughed up was bright red blood.
As the bright red blood was coughed up, the unbearable itching in his chest gradually subsided.
At the same time, the sweat on his body was no longer black, but became clear!
Chen Ran took a look and knew that the toxins had been expelled from his body and the root of his consumption had been eradicated!
The invigorating properties of the Spring-Meeting Pill began to take effect, the cells in his body began to rejuvenate like dry wood encountering spring rain, and all his functions began to slowly return to normal!
After only a stick of incense, Jin Yi Chuan’s severely damaged body had almost fully recovered to its pre-illness state!
Feeling the dramatic changes in his body, Jin Yi Chuan couldn’t believe it.
He tried to cough, but his lungs felt strong and powerful, without any lag or pain!
After taking this Spring-Meeting Pill, his illness had completely vanished after only a stick of incense!
This medicine was simply miraculous!
Overwhelmed with joy, Jin Yi Chuan turned around and prostrated himself on the bed in front of Chen Ran:
“Brother Chen, you helped me subdue my senior brother, and you cured my stubborn illness. You have done me a great favor!”
“My life, Jin Yi Chuan, is yours from now on!”
Chen Ran smiled slightly and helped him up from the bed:
“We are brothers, don’t be so formal! “
“As long as I, Chen Ran, am around, I will never let any of you suffer!”
“Brother Chen…”
Hearing these words, Jin Yi Chuan’s eyes welled up with tears.
Chen Ran told him to rest well at home, and then turned and walked out of the courtyard.