Yu Yi had learned basic first aid during her idle days. If Ding Jingman could receive timely treatment, she might survive. She hesitated only for a moment before putting away her glasses and rushing out of Gong Shi’s house towards Tu Feibai’s.
The two houses were adjacent, and Yu Yi quickly reached the gate. Soldiers who heard the gunshot had four men go to check what happened, with two soldiers still at the entrance. Seeing Yu Yi running, they raised their guns and ordered her to stop.
Yu Yi hurriedly stopped: “I’m A Ju, who used to serve the commander’s third concubine A Ju.”
The two soldiers, having heard gunshots, didn’t dare to be careless and still pointed their guns at Yu Yi. The four soldiers who went to investigate soon returned, saying the commander had fired the shot and told them not to interfere, so they didn’t dare ask more.
Only then did the two soldiers lower their guns.
Yu Yi said, “Brothers, could you let A Ju in? A Ju is worried about the commander.”
One soldier said, “The commander is in a rage right now. It’s best you don’t go in. Besides, wasn’t that maid who ran away you? Why did you run away and then come back?”
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Seeing they wouldn’t let her in, Yu Yi turned away disappointedly, then circled to the back of the mansion and climbed over the wall. She understood that even if they let her in, Tu Feibai would not allow her to save Ding Jingman.
The servants, frightened by the gunshot, were timid. Soldiers who entered to inquire were driven downstairs by Tu Feibai, who scolded a few bold servants trying to understand what happened upstairs, telling them to go back to work. Fearing Tu Feibai’s anger, the servants gathered in the kitchen to discuss the matter.
Thus, Yu Yi quietly entered through the back door and wasn’t noticed until reaching the living room. At the entrance to the study corridor, there were two blue and white porcelain vases on a flower stand. Yu Yi pushed one stand towards the study, then quickly hid under the stairs.
Hearing the sound, Tu Feibai came downstairs, saw the fallen flower stand in the corridor, and his heart tightened. He slowly walked towards the study with his gun.
Yu Yi took the opportunity to slip upstairs.
Yu Yi walked into Ding Jingman’s room with the door wide open, finding Ding Jingman lying on the floor in front of the bed. Her clothes were soaked in blood, her face deathly pale from blood loss, eyes tightly closed, with only a slight rise and fall of her chest indicating she was still alive.”
Yu Yi hurried forward to check her injuries. Ding Jingman was wounded below her shoulder; excessive bleeding had already made her limbs grow cold. Yu Yi took a clean bedsheet from the cabinet, tore it open, and was about to stop the bleeding when Tu Feibai appeared at the door.
“A Ju?!”
Yu Yi didn’t have time to pay attention to him, quickly folding the cloth into a square and placing it on Ding Jingman’s wound, preparing to bandage her.
Tu Feibai watched Yu Yi’s movements, suddenly pulling her up: “Who are you?”
Yu Yi tried to push him away: “Let me finish bandaging first…”
Tu Feibai narrowed his eyes: “How did you learn to stop bleeding and bandage?”
Yu Yi quickly thought of an excuse: “A Ju has been helping at the hospital these days, so she learned.”
Tu Feibai still held onto Yu Yi: “Why did you come back?”
Yu Yi anxiously said: “I’ll explain later. The madam has lost too much blood and will die if we don’t save her soon!”
Tu Feibai coldly said: “No need to care about her. Tell me, why did you come back?”
Yu Yi saw Ding Jingman’s breathing becoming weaker, her chest barely moving, and had to explain anxiously: “A Ju heard many things at the hospital these days, knowing the commander was in trouble. Worried, she came back to check the situation.”
Tu Feibai said nothing, just staring at her. Yu Yi felt uncomfortable under his gaze and pleaded: “Let A Ju stop the bleeding for the madam first.”
“Tu Feibai looked at Yu Yi intently, ignoring Ding Jingman on the floor: “Why did you run away before?”
Yu Yi was stunned, lowering her head to avoid his intense gaze: “A Ju is just a maid. The commander won’t truly marry A Ju.”
“You didn’t believe I truly loved you, so you ran?” Tu Feibai pulled her close, embracing her waist, his voice filled with deep emotion, “But you came back when I was in trouble.”
Yu Yi nodded.
Tu Feibai whispered: “A Ju, look at me.” When she kept her head down, he forced her chin up, about to kiss her.
Yu Yi forced herself to endure, knowing she needed to make Tu Feibai believe her. But the thought of this man trying to kiss her while his third concubine lay bleeding on the floor was unbearable. She summoned all her strength to break free, shouting, “No!”
Tu Feibai was caught off guard, stumbling back and his face darkening. No one had dared to defy him like this, especially not a woman.
Yu Yi pointed at Ding Jingman angrily: “She’s almost dead, how could you…”
Before she could finish, Tu Feibai strode forward and forcefully pushed her onto the bed, then pressed down on her.
At this point, Yu Yi could no longer hide her martial skills. With her right arm pinned, she struck Tu Feibai’s jaw with her left fist, causing his head to turn, though his large, strong body still pressed her down.
Disoriented by her punch, Tu Feibai suddenly realized she was no ordinary maid.”
Killing intent arose in his heart, and he quickly drew and cocked his gun to shoot her. Yu Yi desperately knocked his gun-wielding hand away.
The bullet hit the pillow, sending white feathers flying everywhere.
Blinded by the feathers, Yu Yi heard the gun being cocked again. Fearing another shot, she grabbed a cutting tool, turned it on, and stabbed at Tu Feibai like a dagger.
Tu Feibai grunted briefly and fell to the side. Yu Yi pushed him off, quickly disarming him and pointing the gun to prevent further attack.
Feathers fell like snow. Tu Feibai lay face down on the bed, motionless. Yu Yi, breathing heavily, checked his pulse with one hand while holding the gun with the other. A weak pulse remained, but blood was quickly spreading on the light purple silk bedsheet, forming a vivid rose-like stain on his back.
The cutting tool had pierced him.
Yu Yi stepped back, her mind blank, with only one thought repeating: she had killed again.
A scream came from the doorway: “Feibai!!”
The scream snapped Yu Yi back to reality. She quickly turned, pointing the gun at the woman: “Don’t move, and don’t make a sound.”
It was Yu Taochier, who had previously seen Ding Jingman when Tu Feibai first shot her. A Hong was also with her, now paralyzed with fear.
Yu Tao’er trembled all over in fear, her eyes fixed on the gun in Yu Yi’s hand, her legs weak as she walked into the room and sat on the chair at Yu Yi’s command.
Her heart was filled with extreme regret, thinking she should not have screamed and should have quietly escaped when Yu Yi’s back was turned.
Yu Yi pointed the gun at Yu Tao’er and A Xiang, her mind racing to figure out what to do next. If the news of Tu Fei Bai’s death were to spread, his brother Tu Fei Ying would come and replace him to reorganize the army. If handled properly, he could regain the military and public support lost due to Tu Fei Bai’s treasonous exposure. Otherwise, all her previous efforts might be in vain.
Even if she was determined to try again, being wary of Tu Fei Ying would not be easy.
At this moment, soldiers who heard the second gunshot had surrounded the mansion and remained alert, loudly calling upstairs: “Commander? Commander?”
Yu Yi frowned, unable to hesitate further. If she delayed responding, the soldiers would rush upstairs, and Ding Jing Man was already on the verge of death. She switched the gun to her left hand, pointing it at Yu Tao’er, and used her right hand to open the client, requesting help from the Sky God.
