Chapter 62 Studying Medicine

Yuezhou Prefecture is located in the western border of Dayue State. There is a mountain called Lingshan that stretches for thousands of miles. In the mountain, there is a hermit family that is particularly mysterious, called Lingshu.

Shen Yi and Shen Fu were both from this clan. The clan had hundreds of people and lived in seclusion in the Lingshu Valley in the mountains all year round.

There is miasma and poisonous fog outside this Lingshu Valley, and a mountain-guarding formation inside. If an ordinary person enters the territory of the Lingshu Clan, without their special elixir, they will soon be poisoned and die, leaving no trace of their body.

Therefore, this place is not only a forbidden area for residents of the surrounding counties, but even people from the underworld dare not provoke it easily.

It's because all the Lingshu family members are good at medicine, poisons and making pills, and swords and swords are inevitable in the world. Who can be free from diseases and disasters?

Every year, many people come to Lingshan to seek medical treatment. To ask the clan leader to come out of the mountain for a consultation, the consultation fee alone is more than a thousand taels.

Therefore, although the Lingshu clan does not often interact with outsiders, they have a high status in the world.

Shen Fu revealed all this information to Jiang Yuyan one after another when they stopped to rest.

Jiang Yuyan was shocked when she heard this. "He charges a thousand taels of silver for just one consultation. That's really a huge profit! Then your clan leader must be very rich~"

Shen Fu was so proud that he laughed out loud, "Of course, you are the richest man in our clan!"

"Ah? The clan leader is Shen Yi?"

Jiang Yuyan was surprised and looked at the man beside her.

I didn't expect that the chief of the Lingshu tribe, who was said to charge a sky-high fee for consultation, would actually run around seeing patients like an ordinary doctor. It seemed that he didn't charge much for consultation.

I couldn't help but touch my nose, "I didn't expect you to be so down-to-earth."

Shen Yi combined the context to guess the meaning of "down-to-earth", which should not be a bad word, and said: "I just think that studying medicine without using it is a bit boring."

Shen Yi was indeed an outlier. The Lingshu clan rarely interacted with outsiders and rarely went out to see patients, but he was willing to see more patients, so he often traveled outside. He would pay sky-high consultation fees and see patients for a few copper coins.

Jiang Yuyan smiled and agreed with his words. This man was modest, capable, and compassionate. He was truly a modest gentleman.

I couldn't help but look at him one more time.

I saw Shen Yi holding a teacup and drinking tea slowly. The hand holding the cup was slender and white, with distinct bones and flesh, and even the fingernails were pink and round.

In addition to being obsessed with voices, Jiang Yuyan was also obsessed with hands. Just by looking at that hand, she felt that it should belong to a handsome man.

Realizing what she was thinking, Jiang Yuyan couldn't help but criticize herself, rubbed her head, and laughed to herself.

After entering Yuezhou, they walked for another day and arrived at Yaoguang Town at the foot of Lingshan Mountain.

Only then did Jiang Yuyan sense the legendary sacred mountain up close; it was indeed shrouded in fog and mysterious.

As a modern person, this was her first time to visit a place that only existed in novels. She immediately became interested and used money to buy a lot of food for Shen Fu, hoping that he could take her into the mountains for a tour.

Unexpectedly, the boy took the food but did nothing, and still firmly rejected her, leaving Jiang Yuyan dejected for a long time.

Shen Yi placed her in a small clinic in the town, called Jimin Hall.

In front is the consultation office and pharmacy, and in the back is a small courtyard, where Chen Yi usually sees patients and rests.

There were two bedrooms in total, and Shen Yi vacated one for her to stay temporarily.

Because she had just returned to Lingshan, Shen Yi was anxious to return home, so she found two old books for her. One was about medical theory, teaching observation, smell, questioning, palpation, xue position, symptoms, etc.; the other was an illustrated handbook of herbal medicines, with pictures of various common herbal medicines and their preparation methods.

Shen Yi asked her to study it first, and then led Shen Fu back to the mountain.

Being a stranger in a foreign land.

Jiang Yuyan went to Yaoguang Town to buy some daily necessities and bedding and straw mats. The clothes she brought from the capital were too conspicuous, so she bought two sets of local women's clothing.

When she returned to Jimin Hall, she saw that the courtyard was empty and the grass and trees were withered. The feeling of loneliness climbed up Jiang Yuyan's heart like a vine.

This was the first time she lived alone since coming to this strange world.

Jiang Yuyan started to work silently.

No one came to greet her, so she had to wash herself. She wanted to boil water for a bath.

Although there was a well in the yard, it was not easy to draw water. She was sweating profusely after pouring buckets of well water into the pot. She also imitated Xiao Yuanyan and used a tinder to light the firewood.

As a result, the fire failed to light and he ended up covered in ashes.

Jiang Yuyan was also shocked for a moment at how useless she was. In modern times, there were servants at home, and here, Xiao Yuanyan and the others served her so well, so she realized how difficult it was for a person to live in ancient times.

Jiang Yuyan was not used to regretting things, and was stubborn in her bones. After reluctantly boiling a pot of water, she carried them to the bathtub, sweating profusely. Only then did they take a comfortable bath.

There is no need to mention dinner. Jiang Yuyan lay on the bed with an empty stomach. Her nose felt sore and she buried herself deeply in the quilt.

While eating, drinking and chatting with Shen Yi and Shen Fu along the way, the capital seemed to be a name that was always on their lips. Now that they were thousands of miles away, the capital had become an irresistible concern in their heart.

She sighed, really missing those three.

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Besides, after Shen Yi returned to the mountain, he also dealt with a lot of clan affairs. When he went to bed at night, he actually suffered from insomnia for the first time.

It was all for a little girl who was much younger than him.

The Western Territory is not a particularly safe place. He left her there alone, and he didn't know if she was scared.

Seeing her so fragile, I wonder if I can get used to it?

Have you had dinner?

Chen Yi put one hand behind his head and the other on the edge of the bed, tapping it from time to time, and the air was filled with a sense of restlessness.

Patriarch Shen, who had been pure and aloof for many years and was now dust-free, did not understand what these worries were for at the time. He just rushed back to Jimin Hall early the next morning.

Jiang Yuyan had never thought that he would come back so early. She was stunned for a moment when she opened the door. Then she remembered that she had taken off her human skin mask yesterday, and her face was covered with wrinkles and scars.

She was extremely embarrassed, her body trembling slightly, and she didn't know how much effort she had to use to barely stand still.

He forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry, did I scare you?"

Shen Yi looked at her calmly and said nothing.

Jiang Yuyan then looked up at him. Chen Yi was always so calm and composed. Seeing the scene in front of him, he seemed calm and composed. There was no shock, regret or sympathy in his eyes...

Jiang Yuyan's tense heartstrings suddenly snapped and slowly relaxed. She thought, let it be like this from now on, I have to face this face eventually, I can't hide my head and show my tail forever...

However, Shen Yi spoke up, “I’ve heard about you, but in this Western Territory, there are so many monsters and demons, and you’re not very conspicuous.”

Jiang Yuyan was almost laughing out of anger. She turned her head away, her eyes slightly moist.

"Have some breakfast and come up front to read."

Shen Yi left a sentence and a food box and walked out.

Shen Fu lagged behind for a moment, winked at her, and said with a click of the tongue, "The young master actually brought you breakfast in person... Tsk..."

Jiang Yuyan was flattered by this thoughtfulness. She was ugly now, and apart from her married husbands, who would ignore her appearance and rush to treat her well?

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Shen Yi has settled down in Jimin Hall since then.

It’s just that business is not good, with only a few patients coming every day.

Jiang Yuyan read books day and night without eating or sleeping. When she met a patient, she would go to him to feel his pulse, check his tongue, and read the medical records recorded by Shen Yi. With such words and deeds, she made rapid progress.

Chen Yi often felt that furry head coming closer again. Even if he didn't look at her face, he could smell the feminine fragrance on her body and the hot air that occasionally sprayed on his neck.

Doctor Shen, who was usually calm and composed, unexpectedly lost his mind repeatedly.

He pushed her head away and suddenly asked her, "What is the difference between this red peony and this white peony?"

Jiang Yuyan used to be a top student who could remember everything she saw. Now she could recite it with ease. "Red peony root enters the liver meridian and has the effects of clearing heat and cooling blood, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain. It can treat red and swollen eyes and liver depression and flank pain. White peony root enters the liver and spleen meridians, can soften the liver and relieve pain, nourish blood and regulate menstruation. It is used for hyperactivity of liver yang and irregular menstruation."

Shen Yi curled his lips: “Well said.”

Then he asked, "What is Shaoyang syndrome?"

Jiang Yuyan thought for a while and concluded, "Shaoyang syndrome is characterized by bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, dizziness, alternating chills and fever, fullness and pain in the chest and ribs, silence and unwillingness to eat, irritability and nausea, and a stringy pulse. The disease is neither on the surface nor inside the body, and is often accompanied by Taiyang exterior syndrome or Yangming interior syndrome."

"What medicine did you use?" Shen Yi asked.

Jiang Yuyan immediately grinned, "The main ingredient is Bupleurum!"

Shen Yi was speechless. In just a few days, she was able to answer questions fluently. This was really too smart.

Seeing Jiang Yuyan's eyes sparkling and her look of smugness seeking praise, Shen Yi couldn't help laughing.

One of them was standing and the other was sitting. At this time, the afternoon sun shone through the hall and shone on her fair face. Shen Yi felt that the scars had faded a lot, and her former beauty could be vaguely seen.