Gu Lan checked Rong Heng's injury; the arrowhead had been removed, and the bleeding had stopped.
He had bandaged it well, applied the medicine himself, and only then did he faint in relief.
She looked at the two children crawling out from the haystack and kneeling on the ground, and asked calmly, "Is this your home?"
"Yes..." The boy raised his head fearfully, glanced at her, then quickly lowered his head again.
Gu Lan was long used to the fearful looks from others, just like that child she saved back then.
She walked to the water trough in the yard, washed her hands and face, and took some silver taels out of her pocket, placing them on the ground.
"When daylight comes, go report to the authorities. Take this silver; I'm sorry to have scared you both."
"I cannot accept without merit; we dare not." The boy trembled in fear but still held the girl beside him close, protecting her behind him, cautiously refusing.
