Because Sheng He suddenly got a nosebleed.
It was a real spray, a literal geyser!
The completely illogical nosebleed shot out like a fountain, pouring straight down.
The force of the spray made Luo A'man feel that it was a good thing the ground was paved with bricks; otherwise, it might have been shot full of countless little holes.
Sheng He was stunned for a moment and hurriedly tilted his head back. Usually, when people get a nosebleed, they tilt their heads back to stop the bleeding.
As a result, the nosebleed sprayed directly onto Sheng Shang, who was half a zhang away.
Sheng Shang was equally stunned. He numbly wiped the blood off his face, and only after a good while did he exclaim, "Holy crap, what's wrong with you?"
As if remembering something, he quickly stepped in front of Sheng He to shield him. "Who's there? Come out!"
Yun Ce was startled. "Who what?"
Sheng Shang's face was full of vigilance. "How could a nosebleed spray like this? Someone hiding in the dark must have shot and injured Captain Sheng."
Yun Ce: "..."
Although your guess made perfect sense, in front of Luo A'man, there was no logic to speak of.
Looking at Sheng Shang, who was now closer to Luo A'man because he was shielding Sheng He, Yun Ce took another two steps back.
He spoke diplomatically, however: "Impossible, our Gefeng is very safe. There can't be assassins. Captain Sheng might just be suffering from internal heat, or perhaps he's unaccustomed to the local climate?"
Sheng Shang: "..."
Ze'a County is right next to Liuxiang County, and you're telling me he's unaccustomed to the climate?
Sheng He swatted Sheng Shang away and covered his nose with one hand. "I'm fine, it's probably just internal heat. I'll go splash some cold water on it and I'll be fine."
Sheng Shang was knocked off balance by the swat, stumbled a few steps, and crashed headfirst into the courtyard wall.
As it happened, there were a few hollowed-out holes in the courtyard wall, and his head went straight into one of them.
The sudden change of events caught everyone off guard. Everyone was dumbfounded, and the courtyard was silent for a moment.
Sheng Shang's line of sight suddenly shifted. He was just inside the courtyard, and suddenly he was looking outside?
He froze for a second before reacting. "What the heck? What is this? How did my head come out here?"
He pressed his hands against the wall and tried to pull his head back, only to find that he couldn't pull it out!
He took a deep breath and tried hard a few more times, but still to no avail. He was on the verge of a breakdown. "Ah! My head is stuck!"
Yun Ce looked at Sheng He, whose nosebleed was still spraying uncontrollably through his fingers despite covering his nose.
Then he looked at Sheng Shang, whose head was stuck and couldn't be pulled out no matter how hard he tried. Yun Ce silently took another two steps back.
Sheng He watched Sheng Shang hunched over, his headless torso twisting non-stop, especially his firm and large rear end swaying right at him.
For some reason, this scene was too unbearable to look at and hard to describe in a few words.
Forgetting about his own nosebleed, he asked, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
Saying that, he prepared to go over and pull Sheng Shang out.
For some unknown reason, he hadn't even taken two steps when his nosebleed suddenly stopped on its own!
This nosebleed came inexplicably and left inexplicably.
He felt a surge of joy. Just a moment ago, he thought he was going to bleed to death. After all, the spray was truly exaggerated. Thank goodness, his life was saved.
Sheng Shang's muffled voice came over. "I'm fine, hurry up and pull me out."
Sheng He wiped the blood off his face, then wiped his bloody hand on his clothes, and quickly walked over to Sheng Shang.
Seeing that his bleeding had actually stopped, Luo A'man was about to quickly follow up to see if she could give him another round.
Yun Ce was frightened and hurriedly waved at her to back down.
Luo A'man frowned in dissatisfaction. It was just a little nosebleed and didn't cause any substantial harm, and he couldn't handle it?
Yun Ce actually understood what she meant and couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly.
Seriously, didn't she know her own situation? If she did another round, he was afraid the two guys surnamed Sheng would be played to death by her.
Luo A'man sighed inwardly and silently took two steps back. Fine, she'd let these two off the hook today.
On this side, Sheng He had already started pulling the radish. He wrapped his arms around Sheng Shang's waist, his lower abdomen pressed right against Sheng Shang's rear end. The posture was really quite indecent.
Sheng He was in no mood to think about this right now. He just wanted to pull the man out of the hole, so he hugged Sheng Shang's waist and pulled backward.
"Ah, ah, no, no, it's stuck, it hurts, it hurts..." Sheng Shang yelled in pain.
He felt like his head was going to be ripped off, and his neck stretched by at least two feet.
Sheng He had no choice but to let go and stand behind Sheng Shang.
He rubbed his blood-stained chin and couldn't help complaining, "Seriously, how did you get in there? If you can get in, you should be able to get out."
Sheng Shang's muffled voice sounded: "I... I don't know how I got in either. It just popped right in. Stop talking nonsense and quickly think of a way to get me out."
He was humiliated and embarrassed. Growing up, this was the first time he had encountered such an awkward situation. It was truly a massive loss of face in Gefeng.
Sheng He didn't even know what to say. Today, no, he should say starting just a moment ago, things had become very bizarre.
He walked to the outer courtyard and looked at Sheng Shang, who only had his head sticking out. For some reason, he suddenly found it a bit funny and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Dong Si happened to walk in and was dumbfounded by the scene before him. "What... what are you guys doing?"
Yun Ce threw his hands up. "Just now Captain Sheng patted Commander Sheng, and somehow Commander Sheng got stuck in this hole."
Dong Si: "..."
He looked at Luo A'man, who was standing to the side with her head down, trying to minimize her presence. He sighed inwardly: has her power improved again?
Dong Si went up to look at Sheng Shang's big head and the size of the hole, clicking his tongue in wonder.
"Seriously, this hole is so small, how did you jam it in? Your head and the hole obviously don't match."
"Tsk, your hole-drilling skills are quite good. How did you manage such a highly difficult move?"
Sheng Shang: "..."
He ground his teeth secretly. That gloating tone, was there a single good person in Gefeng?
Dong Si actually was a good person. He quickly reined in his smile. "It looks like we'll have to tear down this section of bricks, it's just..."
Sheng Shang hurriedly asked, "Just what?"
Dong Si shook his head. "It's just that this will destroy our courtyard wall. Our Gefeng is a reasonable place; we won't ask for much, just a compensation of 5 taels of silver."
Five taels of silver was five strings of cash. Even with the high grain prices during wartime, it could buy 10 shi of grain.
Sheng Shang: "..."
Having maintained the same posture for so long, he felt a little dizzy. He gritted his teeth and agreed: "Fine."
Dong Si was very satisfied with his tactfulness and added, "However, this requires professional craftsmen to come and demolish it. Otherwise, it might damage more of the wall or possibly injure Commander Sheng."
Sheng Shang said anxiously, "Okay, okay, then get the craftsmen here, hurry."
Dong Si: "Alright, but professional craftsmen are very expensive, at least five taels of silver."
"Don't think it's too expensive. After these bricks are torn down, we still have to rebuild them. This kind of patching and repairing is more troublesome than building from scratch."
Sheng Shang: "..."
He was certain now: there wasn't a single good person in Gefeng!
