Chapter 162: Meeting Liu Yaoyi Again in Liangcheng
Since it is a training, the pace cannot be too fast. Seeing all kinds of sufferings and joys in the world along the way is what a practitioner should experience. If you are in a hurry to get going, how can you talk about accumulating experience?
Besides, even if they were in a hurry to travel, Xinyi thought that it was unnecessary.
Firstly, since they were all going down the mountain for experience, Liu Xia would certainly not walk very fast. Perhaps he and the other three did not choose the same path, but it seemed that even if they arrived in Cangzhou, he would stay at home for some time.
Secondly, if he walked slower, the scenery and people he encountered along the way would help Wuyang think less about the city lord's wife. After all, he seldom went out, and the complexity of the world was too much for him to take in, so how could he have the heart to think about anything else?
After hearing Xinyi's idea, Long Qi naturally agreed with it. Although he had to stay in the mountains and forests these days, it did make Zhao Wuyang feel less worried.
But Zhao Wuyang was used to a life of luxury. From childhood to adulthood, he had never had a scratch on his skin. Even when he was practicing in Jiuque Mountain, he had never suffered much hardship. Now, he was really unable to bear the exposure to the wind and rain.
At first, Zhao Wuyang was very excited. He had never spent the night in the wild before. This was his first time, so he was naturally very happy.
As luck would have it, it was the Grain Rain season...
When the three of them set out, the weather was not very warm, but it was still dry. But after only two days, it began to drizzle.
This time it was not a big deal, it just kept falling one after another.
Long Qi and Xin Yi had been accustomed to hardship since they were young, and because they had practiced martial arts and been beaten since they were young, their bodies were naturally much stronger. Although it was wet and sticky in the wild, they were still able to endure it.
But Zhao Wuyang was not well. He developed a fever on the second day after the rain. His forehead was hot to the touch. He was burning with fever and started talking nonsense, shouting "Mom, Mom" all the time.
Seeing Zhao Wuyang like this, Long Qi felt anxious and distressed. He had always treated him as his younger brother. Now that his brother was in such a state, how could he be patient and travel slowly?
Although Lingxiang was proficient in pharmacology and medicine, she did not teach him and Xinyi anything. Now that he had encountered something, he really missed her.
If she were here, a pill would surely solve the problem.
This was of course just Long Qi's wishful thinking. To eliminate insects in the field, he had to wait for the insect repellent to be spread. Now they were living people, so even if it was a panacea, it would take time for it to take effect.
Although Xinyi was also anxious, he was not as panic-stricken as Long Qi. When Zhao Wuyang was sick and confused, he immediately decided to hurry up, and while he was on the road, he would search in the grass from time to time.
Long Qi was very puzzled to see him like this. Wuyang was already so sick, but he still had the mind to play in the grass. Did he think he was a three-year-old child?
Just as Long Qi was about to speak, he saw Xinyi's face lit up with joy, and she actually squatted down and cut a handful of weeds.
I saw that the grass leaves were wide with vertical lines, and there were spikes standing upright between the leaves, which looked very strange.
"What are you doing?" Long Qi was very confused and asked quickly.
"There's no village or shop nearby, and Wuyang is in this state again. If I don't take some measures, I'm afraid I'll get hurt." Xinyi said as she tore off a piece of her clothes and wrapped the pile of weeds.
"This wild grass is called Cheqian. When I was a child, I went to the battlefield with my father. During the march, if the soldiers had a headache or fever, they would boil this wild grass in water and drink it. If the soldiers were strong, they would drink a few bowls of soup and sleep for a day or two and they would feel better."
Xinyi found a stone and kept hitting the cloth wrapped in plantain. Soon, plantain juice seeped out of the cloth bag.
"It's impossible to light a fire and boil it now. Why not squeeze some of the grass juice for Wuyang? I think it should be able to play a role." Xinyi said while motioning Long Qi to pry open Zhao Wuyang's mouth without stopping his hands.
Although Long Qi was skeptical, this was indeed a helpless solution now. Wu Yang was already delirious from the fever, so it was better to do something than to do nothing and just worry.
Long Qi followed his instructions and pried open Zhao Wuyang's mouth, and Xinyi quickly squeezed the juice into his mouth.
The coolness of the juice dripping on the back of Long Qi's hand, compared with the hot skin on the palm of his hand, made him feel a little relieved.
Maybe this method will work, he comforted himself in his heart.
Xinyi squeezed out all the juice in the cloth bag before stopping. She shook off the juice on her hands and said to Long Qi, "This is just a relief measure. It may not be useful. Liangcheng is not far ahead. We should hurry up and find a doctor in the city."
Long Qi nodded, picked up Zhao Wuyang and ran away...
Liangcheng...
I wonder if I can meet the two big brothers Lu and Wei again...
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Although the Forget-Your-Sorrow Tavern in Liangcheng has been closed, it is said that the owner Yaoyi has no intention of closing the tavern. Some time ago, some people actually saw her. But perhaps because she was exhausted from taking care of Mr. Zhuang, people in Liangcheng always felt that her complexion was not as rosy as before.
However, it was this sickly appearance that made the bunch of lechers even more obsessed with her beauty.
Fortunately, whenever she went out on weekdays, Mr. Zhuang would always accompany her, so these lustful men were somewhat afraid of her - Mr. Zhuang still had some reputation in Liangcheng.
But people are like this. There are always gangsters and local tyrants everywhere. These people are not like those desperate criminals who would do things like murder and arson, but they are capable of oppressing the people. Although their actions are not against the will of heaven, they will make the people feel miserable.
And most of these people are lustful...
Just then, when Ban Niang Yaoyi and Mr. Zhuang went out, they happened to meet such a person.
If it were in the past, Yao Yi would naturally not be afraid. She could make these people suffer with a snap of her fingers. However, she had promised Mr. Zhuang that she would be an ordinary couple with him and would never again perform witchcraft or anything like that, especially never do anything that would harm people's lives.
Otherwise, why do you say that scholars are pedantic? If Lingxiang were here, she would probably argue with Zhuang Wei: Even if it is a poison that penetrates the intestines, there are times when it can be used to save people. Even if it is a magic, so what? There are thousands of magic in the world, and there is no good or bad. The only good or bad is the person who uses it.
But Mr. Zhuang's concerns are reasonable. After all, he has lived in Liangcheng for many years and will have to live here in the future. If he is seen by someone with ulterior motives, he may get into trouble.
But he was just a weak scholar. When faced with such a situation, he was afraid that he would not be able to protect Yaoyi, let alone himself.
"Oh! Who am I thinking? Isn't this Forget-Sorrow Lady? I haven't seen her for a long time. How come she looks so haggard? It really hurts my heart to see her like that!"
Mr. Zhuang took a fancy to a white jade flowing cloud hairpin on a stall and was pulling Liu Yaoyi to try it on, when suddenly someone came up from the side and said something sarcastic.
"Is it possible that you have exhausted yourself because of Mr. Zhuang's illness? Oh my, what shall I do?"
The man was wearing brocade clothes and had a horsehide whip hanging from his waist. He looked like the second son of a wealthy family, but his appearance was a little hard to bear: thin eyebrows, narrow eyes, upturned nose, wide ears, long mouth, and bulging cheeks. He looked like a pig! He looked like a pig with shiny hair.
Moreover, there were several people following behind this person, who were burly and had fierce looks on their faces.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mr. Zhuang hurriedly pulled Liu Yaoyi up and was about to leave, but this man was not willing to give up. With a look, several people who looked like guards surrounded them.
"I say, madam, why do you have to live with this sickly man? It would be better for you to come back with me. I will make sure you have a good life in the future. It is better than being a widow."
This was an extremely reckless statement. After hearing it, Liu Yaoyi clenched her hand into a fist, but Zhuang Wei stopped her.
Mr. Zhuang saw that he couldn't escape, so he bowed and said, "Brother, it's really disrespectful to say that..."
But before he could finish his words, he was pushed away by the man and then restrained by his attendants.
"Go away, go away. I'm talking to a beauty, you have no right to interrupt me," he said, reaching out to touch Liu Yaoyi's face, "What do you think, beauty?"
Liu Yaoyi was already furious when she saw her husband being bullied. If Mr. Zhuang hadn't called her, she would have almost hit the fat man.
Just as the man's hand was about to touch Liu Yaoyi, he suddenly screamed.
I saw a young man in blue clothes holding the man's wrist with one hand and twisting it off seemingly effortlessly. The young man in blue clothes was carrying another person on his back.
The young man in blue was none other than Long Qi.
"You must never look in the mirror. You are so fat-headed that you dare to flirt with other people's wives."
The man's wrist was twisted off, and he rolled on the ground in pain, shouting at the guards, "Are you guys dead? Hurry up! Beat them to death!"
After receiving the order, the guards immediately attacked Long Qi together. At this moment, a black shadow flashed by and these people were knocked to the ground in an instant.
Chang Sui, who had restrained Mr. Zhuang, saw that the situation was not good, and quickly let him go, picked up the fat man and ran away. As the fat man ran, he shouted at Long Qi:
"You brat! Just wait for me!"
At this moment, a stone came from somewhere and hit the man in the face, knocking out his front teeth.
Now he couldn't say anything and could only cover his face and run away.
Seeing that everyone had run away, Long Qi turned around and looked at Liu Yaoyi, but as soon as he saw her, he immediately exclaimed:
"why you!?"
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After the doctor's diagnosis and treatment and a medicinal bath, Zhao Wuyang's body finally felt less hot. Now he fell into a deep sleep and stopped talking nonsense.
Jingwei Study has not changed much compared to a few months ago. It is still as leisurely and elegant as before, but now you can no longer hear Lang Lang's reading sound in the study.
After Lingxiang and his party came last time, Mr. Zhuang stopped teaching. Now this study is entirely the residence of him and his wife. Even the servants who usually follow them have been dismissed, leaving only a gatekeeper, an elderly man who has never spoken a word.
Nowadays, the couple has to do many things by themselves, which is bound to lead to many jokes, but they feel that this is the joy of life.
Mr. Zhuang had just sent the doctor away and returned to the hall.
When Liu Yaoyi saw Mr. Zhuang coming back, she immediately went to greet him. The two of them looked so loving, like a newlywed couple, which made Long Qi very envious. He even wondered in his heart whether he and Lingxiang would be like this in the future.
As he was thinking, he recalled what happened before. Long Qi was very curious. Last time, in order to save Mr. Zhuang, Liu Yaoyi clearly crushed her demon pill into pieces. Although Lingxiang fed her a life-extending pill to save her life, she should not have been able to transform into a human form in just a few months.
After hearing what Long Qi asked, Liu Yaoyi smiled and said, "Miss Lingxiang fed me two pills at that time. I think it must be because of the second pill that a new demon pill condensed in my body, which allowed me to transform. But now there is only one demon pill in my body, so I can only barely maintain my human form and can't do anything else."
After hearing her say this, Long Qi suddenly understood. No wonder Mr. Zhuang did not allow Mrs. Zhuang to use magic. He must be afraid that she would accidentally transform into her original form. If others knew about it, there would be no place for the two of them in Liangcheng.
Most people in this world cannot tolerate those who are different from us...
When Mr. Zhuang saw that tea had been served to everyone, he apologized and went out to buy food.
The food that the couple cooked was barely edible only to the three people in the family. Now that there were guests at home, we couldn't let them eat that, right?
Liu Yaoyi sent Mr. Zhuang out the door without looking back, as if she was thinking about something. After a long while, she asked Long Qi, "Why didn't Miss Lingxiang come this time?"
Long Qi made it clear that the purpose of this trip was to gain experience. Upon hearing this, Liu Yaoyi just lowered her head and said nothing more.
This is a bit strange...
Seeing her like this, Xinyi asked hurriedly, "But is there anything you want to convey?"
Liu Yaoyi hesitated for a long time, and finally just said a word of thanks.
After taking the doctor's medicine, Zhao Wuyang was able to get out of bed the next day, but he was sick after all, so the three of them stayed in Jingwei Study for two more days, just to recuperate.
On the fourth day, Long Qi saw that his expression had recovered almost to normal, so he decided to say goodbye to Mr. Zhuang.
After all, they were sent out to gain experience by their master, so Mr. Zhuang naturally would not try to keep them. He just prepared some commonly used medicines for them in case they encountered such situations again on the road so that they could deal with them better.
Long Qiqian thanked Mr. Tongzhuang Liu Yaoyi profusely and said goodbye to him. As soon as he turned around, he was stopped by Liu Yaoyi.
"When you see Miss Lingxiang in the future, please let me tell her a message."
Everyone was a little confused when they heard this. Although Lingxiang Yu Liu Yaoyi saved her life, they were not very familiar with each other. They were just a chance acquaintance. What could she possibly want to convey?
"If you see Miss Lingxiang, please tell her one thing: it is impossible to turn back the sky, and it is all in vain for a fool to dream."
Long Qi was puzzled when he heard this. He looked at Xin Yi, who also didn't understand what Liu Yaoyi said.
What is that?
(End of this chapter)
