Chapter 20: The One-Armed Hero!

  I opened my eyes to find the sky already bright, which was a bit strange. Normally, no matter if it's windy or rainy, Green Butterfly would be waiting in my room with a steaming hot washbasin before I wake up. What happened today? I hastily put on my clothes and outer robe, pulled open the charcoal brazier at the foot of my bed to warm up the room, opened the door, and a cold gust of wind made me shiver. Winter has arrived...

  "Huh? This girl's door hasn't even opened yet, and she lives in a side room next to mine."

  "Green Butterfly!" he shouted loudly.

  "Huh? What's wrong with this girl today? She didn't react even when I shouted loudly, and as I walked to her room door, I suddenly caught a whiff of something...Damn!"

  "Open the door... Lass, are you in? Open the door, Green Butterfly, are you there? I'm coming in!" The door was locked from the inside, indicating that she was still inside. The smell of carbon monoxide wasn't heavy, but that slightly strange acidic smell made me extremely sensitive.

  "What's wrong with the young master... what happened?" One after another, the household servants came running over in a flurry, looking at me with fearful eyes, as if they thought I was going to do something bad.

  No time to care about them, saving people is urgent. I took a few steps back, tested the distance, let out a loud roar, and charged at the door like a heavy armored vehicle. Along with the ear-piercing screams of the maids in the distance, my shoulder felt a sharp pain, and then my entire arm went numb. The only consolation was that the thick wooden beam behind the door broke as I had expected, and the whole door fell into Green Butterfly's room along with me. Green Butterfly was lying on the bed, wearing thin clothes, her head facing this way, her face pale like cherry blossoms. Ah! Carbon monoxide poisoning.

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  "Is she dead? Hurry up and save her, carry her out and put her outside the house, cover her with a blanket so she doesn't catch a chill. You, hurry up and go find the cook, squeeze some radish water for her to drink. Give her some acupuncture...quickly..." I played the role of the one-armed hero, my left hand directing everything with precision. After a long time, more than half a bowl of radish water seemed to have taken effect, Green Butterfly finally let out a groan and her body started shaking. This is good, as long as she's awake."

  I only now felt the pain in my right shoulder and elbow joint, my mom and dad rushed over together, saw me like this, and were shocked: "Jun Er, what's wrong?"

  As soon as Mom came over, she grabbed my hand and asked, almost making me faint from the pain. I let out a miserable cry, scaring Mom into quickly letting go of my hand: "Jun'er... what's wrong with your hand?"

  "It's nothing serious, maybe I just got a bit hurt from bumping into the door earlier..." Cracking a smile at his mom, indicating it was no big deal.

  My mother was so anxious that she grabbed my sleeve and covered her mouth, exclaiming: "Master... Jun'er's hand!" Only then did I notice that there were purple bruises on my elbow and shoulder.

  "What nonsense!... Fang Sheng, quickly go get some medicine to apply to Second Master's wounds." Father glanced at my injuries, shook his head, patted Mother's hand indicating it was no big deal, and then glared at me saying: "What do you think you are, a crash test dummy? You're being utterly reckless!"

  I'm dizzy, forget it, the old man is also good for me, don't bother with him, dryly laugh twice, turn back to look at Green Butterfly, little girl panting like a cow, fine sweat all over her cheeks.

  "What on earth happened here, causing such a commotion that our whole family can't have a moment's peace?" Father looked at Green Butterfly who was being supported by two maids and panting in the courtyard, then turned to me and asked.

  "One oxygen... That green butterfly was poisoned by carbon... I burst open the door..." He recounted what had just happened.

  "Carbon poison... sigh..." The old mother shook her head and walked over, the Green Butterfly looked like it wasn't too severe, could barely hold on to give a courtesy.

  The old lady signaled the two maids to help Green Butterfly sit down, and she wiped the sweat from her forehead with a raised hand. "Sit down, you're fine now, almost gone just like that... Alas, every year when winter comes, due to carbon monoxide poisoning, one or two people in the mansion always have to go..."

  "Do people die every year?" I couldn't help but shudder when I heard this. Looking at Green Butterfly, the unusual flush on her face had faded a lot, and her beautiful big eyes were half-closed weakly. When she saw me staring at her, the gratitude in Green Butterfly's gaze made my heart ache.

  "Yes... in the palace, last year, His Majesty's 19th son also died of carbon monoxide poisoning..." The old man didn't elaborate, but it still made my heart tighten. It seems that this coal is really not suitable for roasting, especially at night. But the winters in Chang'an are not something ordinary people can endure."

  "Oh no... my aunt, gently, gently..." I yelled with a toothache, provoking the old mom who was applying medicine to me to slap me: "You little rascal, what are you yelling about? I'm your mother, not your aunt. Now you know it hurts? If you know it hurts, then don't go and yell at that door."

  Rubbing his head, he smiled wryly and said, "Next time be careful, next time we won't crash into the door, using a knife to chop down the door will do, right?"

  The old three pointed at me and said in a soft voice: "Auntie... auntie..." The old man was so angry that his face turned black, and he went straight to the kid's chest, thinking about whether to take him to the cowshed for political education when his mother was not around!

  Mom smiled and mentioned Lao San, slapping his butt: "Get out of here, don't bother your second brother..."

  The stinky little brat has a pouting mouth, and the milkmaid's disguise in her arms is pitifully oily, what kind of person...

  "Sister, although Second Brother is a bit rough around the edges, this time he did save someone's life, didn't he?" Still my elder brother, speaking up for me, I gratefully gave Housekeeper Zhang a big thumbs-up: "Well said..."

  The old brother just smiled and immediately sighed, his face not looking good: "Just now in the Ministry of Justice, a colleague's daughter died of carbon monoxide poisoning last night..."

  "Alright, alright, husband. Since nothing's wrong at home, let's not mention these things again... Second Uncle is injured and should rest at home for a few days..." Big Sister seems to not want to hear about life and death matters.

  "Great, great! Sister-in-law's suggestion is too good!" Overjoyed and smiling, no need to go to school, exactly what I had in mind. Now I even wish the injury on my right hand was a bit more serious.

  "Ah, you..." My old mother poked me with her finger again, put away the medicinal plaster and said to my older brother: "Alright, Jie, you go to Hongwen Academy this afternoon and tell them that Jun'er needs a few days off, let this rascal stay at home and rest his injuries."

  Luckily, my old man has gone to work, otherwise the old guy would have heard me use this excuse to skip school and I wouldn't be able to avoid a good scolding. But since mom agrees with it, dad doesn't dare oppose it, hahaha...

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  Sitting on the couch, leaning against the pillow, staring blankly at the ceiling. My right hand is soft and weak, can't exert any strength, even want to practice calligraphy but can't, only my left hand is left, don't know what it can do. Can't help but start to empathize with the one-armed hero in "Huoyuanjia"... forget it, no need to empathize, I'm already annoyed enough, shaking my right hand like a robot practicing lightning dance, go out for a walk and call out for some fresh air first.

  Taking two steps forward, he somehow ended up in front of Green Butterfly's room.

  "Who?" A lazy voice, soft and sweet.

  "I..." hastily responded, slapping myself, what's wrong with me, thinking of sneaking a peek at someone else's little sister sleeping?

  "Second Master, come in, it's very cool outside..." A soft and slightly weak voice, a faint sweet fragrance...

  "Oh..." He responded with a push of the door, not bad, the efficiency of the house's work is not bad, just this morning, the door has been replaced again, the new door frame is leaning against the door, it looks thicker than the original one by about an inch. What kind of people are they? I, Ben Shao, am a decent and honest person, why do these people always think randomly?...

  Fuming in his heart, he despised the guy who had changed the door for half a minute before smiling and saying to his dear little maid: "Green Butterfly, how did you get up? Weren't you told to rest?" Green Butterfly sat timidly in front of the couch, her face still pale, and her originally tender lips looked dry.

  The green butterfly smiled weakly, softly, not much louder than a mosquito's voice: "Young master... does it still hurt?" Her beautiful eyes looked at me with a misty gaze, filled with gratitude, shyness... and a whole lot of other things that I couldn't quite understand with my current level of intelligence.

  "There's nothing, but tonight when you're resting, don't light the charcoal stove in the room, got it? I don't want to bump into you again tomorrow morning." He kicked the new doorstop with his foot and smiled at her. The little girl's face began to flush, and she nodded: "Slave... slave... Young Master's lifesaving grace, Green Butterfly has no way to repay..." She glanced up at me with a pair of eyes, then quickly looked down again.

  "What's wrong with this girl? I really can't understand. Subconsciously, she rubbed her still painful right shoulder: "You just rest well today and don't worry about me. If you feel too cold at night, go find House Uncle to get some more blankets, got it?"

  "Good young master," a slender figure, a light green long skirt like a willow, a blanket covering her feet, faintly revealing beautiful curves...

  "Green butterfly!" Swallowing saliva unconsciously, she softly called out, how did this girl become so agile?

  "Ah." The green butterfly leaning against the headrest responded subconsciously. When she discovered Ben Shao's somewhat abnormal gaze, her face turned even redder, truly a pitiful sight to behold...

  "It's okay, go rest now..." Hurriedly walking out, as I reached the door, Lu Die revealed two teeth and closed the door behind me, leaving her with a questioning expression inside. Her slender figure, lazy and charming expression, tender fingers like white scallions... kept dancing on my little heart...

  Damn... I actually, my heart is beating a bit faster, my face is burning, no matter how I look at this girl, she seems so cute, especially just now, that dry yet still moist mouth... Oh my god... Could it be that I, who's not even 16 years old, have already entered puberty? And the object of my affections is a little loli under 15 years old, how terrifying! No way, I must go find that scumbag Li Ke and get him to take me to see some mature beauties from the Tang Dynasty. I'd rather be an older woman fanatic than a loli control freak.

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  P.S: Practicing divine power... Left hand pinched a sword finger... Tiger body goes crazy! ............. Votes are coming...