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From Gui-shenyi, my WIP where Wen Ning accidentally becomes a battlefield legend during the Sunshot Campaign.
A Wen soldier stands among the fallen bodies, focused on the far side of the clearing. On the ground there, a Jin is slumped on his knees, one hand braced against the muddy earth, the other holding a sword in front of him in a loose guard. The cut of his robes, more blood than gold at this point, indicate a high-ranking member of the main clan, and even though Wen Ning can’t get a good look at his face, the sword is recognizable enough.
Suihua.
The Wen takes a step forward. Jin-gongzi’s sword comes up, aiming at his heart.
The Wen soldier stops in his tracks and laughs. “I don’t need to get close to kill you,” he sneers. “You must be able to feel the poison by now. Can’t you tell we didn’t lie? There’s no way out!”
It is very easy, in the face of this tableau, to make a decision.
Do no harm, Jiejie always said.
Wen Ning has never been as good a doctor as his sister.