Unfortunately, Shao Yu was ultimately outmatched and lost.

"If I hadn't fought with that woman earlier, kid, do you think you could have beaten me?"

Shao Yu clutched her chest wound and said through gritted teeth.

"A loss is a loss, why make so many excuses?"

Jun Jianchou left after saying these words, turned around and left. Zhu Yanniang grabbed him around the waist and they disappeared from Shao Yu and his subordinates' sight in a grand manner.

"Sir, should we pursue them or not?"

"Can you beat him?"

Shao Yu directly asked the person who asked the question a very practical question.

"We can't beat them!"

The other party admitted it directly.

"You can't beat me, yet you still ask!"

Shao Yu patted the hothead, chuckled, and turned to walk back.

In Love Flower Valley, Old Man Cui saw that Jun Jianchou had gone out and returned with an injured girl. He couldn't help but ask:

"Who is this girl to you? Did you go out specifically to rescue her?"

“A friend, it’s not what you think. The old man will probably have to stay here for a while.”

Jun Jianchou said to Old Man Cui as he walked.

"Stay if you want, but you must teach me all your methods for treating external injuries."

Old Cui smiled and made way for Jun Jianchou. He was a medical fanatic who loved to covet other people's skills. When he first saw Jun Jianchou's method of treating other people's external injuries, his eyes lit up and he wished he could become Jun Jianchou's apprentice immediately. Unfortunately, the boy did not accept him as an apprentice.

"Sure, it's not exactly a very important technique anyway. But, as a doctor, you should have a compassionate heart. Once you've learned it, don't hold back and try to sell it to someone else."

After Jun Jianchou went inside and put Zhu Yanniang down, he agreed to Old Man Cui's request.

This old man has a very strange temper. He will never save someone he doesn't want to save, and he will even make things difficult for them.

Jun Jianchou couldn't stand his behavior, so he wanted him to teach him everything he knew, and he had to agree to his conditions.

"Okay! I agree!"

The old man glanced at Jun Jianchou, gritted his teeth, and replied.

But in my heart I was thinking, "I'll listen to your nonsense for now, but once you're gone, what right do you have to tell me what to do? Dream on!"

Zhu Yanniang was unconscious for five days and five nights. When she woke up, the first thing she saw was Jun Jianchou using a wet towel to cool her down.

"You're awake. There are no anti-inflammatory drugs here, so I can only use this clumsy method. Luckily, you're in good health and you pulled through. Now that you're awake, take your medicine. Your injury will take at least two more months to heal."

When Jun Jianchou saw her open her eyes, he told her everything the doctor had to say, and then got up to fetch a bowl of medicine.

Zhu Yanniang took the bowl, downed the medicine in one gulp, and then slowly asked:

"Have you been taking care of me these past few days?"

"Otherwise, out of respect for Cen Xi, we should at least try to help you. Are there any other people here? If I don't take care of you, who will?"

Jun Jianchou spoke in a flat tone, his words devoid of any warmth, as if he were simply stating a fact.

"oh!"

Seeing the other person taking her pulse with such a serious expression, Zhu Yanniang swallowed hard, unsure of what to say for a moment.

"I'll go and get a different prescription and brew your medicine again later."

After checking the pulse, Jun Jianchou released the other person's hand and prepared to leave.

"Thank you!"

Watching the receding figure, Zhu Yanniang bit her lip and finally spoke.

"Thank me, but for Cen Xi's sake, I have a piece of advice, though I'm not sure if I should say it!"

Jun Jianchou was about to leave, but when he thought of the scene of Zhu Yanniang being chased that day, he paused and finally wanted to say something.

"Young Master Jun saved me; you are my second parents. Just say what you have to say!"

Zhu Yanniang stared intently at Jun Jianchou.

"Some things, some people, wronged you in the past, and it's not wrong for you to seek revenge, but I don't think it's necessary to take your anger out on others afterward. Sometimes, we don't just have hatred, and we can't live because of hatred. We can pursue something meaningful, such as learning medicine to save lives, processing medicinal herbs, or learning a craft. These are all meaningful things."

"And while your time as a courtesan in a brothel may have brought you some satisfaction and allowed you to punish those you wanted to punish, it's ultimately not... it's ultimately not..."

"Alright, I don't know what else to say. You should understand what I mean. We should live like normal people, not like walking corpses. That's all I have to say! I'm going to brew the medicine."

After awkwardly finishing his words, Jun Jianchou left without looking back.

No one had ever said such a thing to Zhu Yanniang before, and she was momentarily stunned.

Looking at the other person's back, I opened my mouth several times, but in the end I swallowed back what I wanted to say.

In the days that followed, Jun Jianchou never said anything to look down on or interfere with Zhu Yanniang again. He simply treated her as a patient and took meticulous care of her.

Because there were no maids or women in the valley, and Tu Di Liu Jiuyi was just a little kid who couldn't be of much help, Jun Jianchou bought a maid for Zhu Yanniang three days later.

Zhu Yanniang had never been cared for so meticulously by a man before. So after spending more than two months together, her mindset changed. She found herself, without realizing it, developing other feelings for Jun Jianchou.

Moreover, she was unable to extricate herself from this state. Upon realizing this, Zhu Yanniang slapped herself twice.

First, it serves as a reminder of one's utterly rotten identity.

Secondly, it serves as a reminder that this person likes Cen Xi, and that the other party is only taking care of her because of Cen Xi.

But sometimes people are like that; the more they try to control themselves, the more crazy they become. Every time the other person checks her pulse and says those caring words, she can't help but look at them a few more times.

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