The Gu Family's Zhuangzi was neither the best nor the worst. It seemed that no matter what it did, it was always above average and could never be the best.
Huarong had been out of the capital for a long time, so she brought a guard with her. His name was Zhu Liu, and he knew some martial arts.
With Zhu Liu following him, Gu Weicong was slightly relieved and went about his own business. Huarong woke up early in the morning and had breakfast. She looked at the mountains in the distance and saw the Qilin Mountain range stretching far and wide.
"I heard that there's a godly doctor living in the Qilin Mountain. Have you seen him?" Huarong asked the tenants in Zhuangzi.
The tenants shook their heads. "No, but I've seen many officials and dignitaries go up the mountain to ask for medicine, but they were all chased down."
Huarong felt better when she heard this. She had also tried to become his disciple with lavish gifts before, but she had also failed.
Later, she did not give up and went up the mountain herself, but still failed. She thought that she was not sincere enough and visited the Qilin Mountain three times. The last time, the medicine boy in the mountain said that he would release snakes to bite her to death if she came again.
She was most afraid of snakes, so she did not dare to go again.
She pouted in the direction of the Qilin Mountain. "What's so great about that? Fraud!"
"Young Master, this servant heard from the older sister in Zhuangzi that there are loaches in the fields and bird eggs on the trees in spring."
As her master's crazy fan, Shuxiu knew Huarong the best. She knew that when she came to Zhuangzi, she liked to fish in the fields and climb up the trees to dig out bird nests.
"Go, go, go. Let's go fish. That's right, bring some seasoning. It'll taste better if we roast it." Huarong immediately threw the Qilin Mountain to the back of her mind and led the young people in Zhuangzi to fish.
There were many fish around the Gu Family's Zhuangzi. Huarong did not go to other people's fields to fish. She only made a fuss in her own field and really caught a lot of fish.
Like last year, they moved the fish to the source of the canal to wash. There was an open space there that was just right for them to start a fire and roast the fish.
As they were washing the fish, Tigress in the Zhuangzi shouted, "Young Master, there's blood!"
With a loud shout, everyone was stunned. They all looked at the clear water that was pouring down endlessly. More and more blood was flowing, dyeing the water red.
"I'll go and see what's going on." Tigress climbed up without waiting for Huarong's order.
Huarong didn't want her to meddle in other people's business, but she was agile and had already climbed to a high place. She even shouted, "Young Master, Young Master, there's someone up there."
Since he had seen him, it would be a sin if he did not save him. He would feel uneasy if he did not save him. For the sake of his conscience, Huarong ordered Zhu Liu, "Bring him down. See if he's dead. If he's dead, bury him. I don't want his body to be exposed in the wild."
Zhu Liu obeyed and went up. Not long after, he carried a man down and put him on the ground. Huarong stared at him. "Why is it him again?"
The one who was injured was none other than the Crown Prince Zhenguo Gong whom he had met on the street. He wondered if he was tired of living and actually came to the Qilin Mountain.
Zhu Liu checked his breath. "Young Master, he's still breathing."
Huarong had no choice but to go over and check his injuries. There were many knife wounds on his body. In addition, he was beaten black and blue all over. Huarong felt pain for him.
The other wounds did not bleed much, but the chest was bleeding profusely.
Previously, Huarong was rejected halfway through his apprenticeship, but he had learned some skills. He knew a few basic herbs to stop bleeding. He said, "Look around and see if there are any Baiji, Xueyu, Red-crowned Crane Grass, Panax Notoginseng, Platycladus Leaf, and the like. We have to stop the bleeding immediately. Otherwise, he'll die."
There was strength in numbers. Not long after, they found herbs that could stop the bleeding. Huarong did not care too much. He tore open the man's clothes, chewed the herbs, and applied them to the wounds.
Then, he took the corner of Zhu Liu's clean clothes and bandaged his wounds. He messily wrapped the man like a mummy. Zhu Liu could not take more cloth off his body, so he took off Shuxiu's clothes to bandage his wounds.
After barely stopping the bleeding, Huarong tiredly ordered, "Take him away. Go to Zhenguo Gong and tell him. Also, find a big …"
Before he could finish, he saw a man in black clothes floating down from the mountain. The man's features were like jade, and he was as handsome as an immortal. He looked about twenty years old. Huarong was stunned by his appearance.
It turned out that a good-looking man in black also looked like an immortal.
However, the coldness on his body was like the winter snow, and the spring when all things were recovering was also cold to the point that it made one's mouth feel cold.
"Leave him here. You can go." His cold voice seemed to come from hell, without the slightest trace of emotion.
Why was Tigress called Tigress? Because of Tigress. She was unconvinced and timid, but she still wanted to defend the fruits of her Young Master's labor. "How can you take him away? He was saved by my Young Master! "
Huarong facepalmed. What was the point of fighting for credit at this time? She grabbed Tigress and took a few steps forward. "We should let Young Master take him away, but this person is of high status. If we lose him in our hands, I'm afraid we can't bear the responsibility. Please tell us your name, Young Master. In the future, if the Zhenguo Mansion asks, we can have an excuse."
The man in black clothes saw that Huarong was polite and didn't make things difficult for her. He only said coldly, "Xi Shi from Qilin Mountain."
Huarong was stunned for a moment. In just a moment, Xi Shi had already carried the Crown Prince of Zhenguo Gong and walked far away. By the time she reacted, they were already gone.
"Xi Shi?" she whispered.
"Young Master, Xi Shi is the disciple of the Divine Doctor," Shuxiu said.
Huarong knew that Xi Shi was the disciple of the Divine Doctor that day. Did he have to be so good-looking? Also, how could such a cold person practice medicine to help the world? In her imagination, the Divine Doctor should be so gentle that it made people feel as if they were bathed in the spring breeze.
However, if the person just now didn't say that he was a doctor, she would have thought that he was one of the Ten Kings of Hell.
After being busy for half a day, she didn't eat the grilled fish and was still angry after saving someone. Huarong returned to Zhuangzi dejectedly like a wilted eggplant. When she entered the door, she didn't give up and asked Shuxiu, "Shuxiu, is it because I'm not good-looking that the Divine Doctor didn't accept me?"
She thought about it and felt that the only difference between her and Xi Shi was their looks.
She didn't admit that she wasn't as good-looking as Xi Shi!
Shuxiu lowered her head and didn't dare to answer. She didn't know the criteria for the Divine Doctor to accept a disciple.
Huarong didn't get an answer. She shook her head and went into the room dejectedly. Then, she lay on the bed without a care for her image. "I failed."
Ever since she met Xi Shi, she didn't behave like a wild person for several days. It was as if she had suffered a great blow and couldn't be interested in anything. Gu Weicong thought that she was sick and found several doctors to take her pulse.
Gu Weicong had just cursed, "Quack!" After sending a doctor away, Zhu Liu reported, "Second Master, Young Master, the Qilin Mountain sent an invitation and invited you to have a chat."
"What?" Huarong jumped up. "Say that again."
Zhu Liu had to repeat, "Young Master, the Qilin Mountain invited you to come up the mountain."
"Shuxiu, change clothes."
The Qilin Mountain was her long-cherished wish. Even if she couldn't become a disciple, it would be good to go up and meet the Divine Doctor in person.
Gu Weicong saw that his niece was jumping around again and wondered if he should prepare a gift to apologize to the doctors he scolded as quacks. After all, he could offend anyone but a doctor.
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