Song Juncai, who was vomiting profusely, finally managed to straighten up by holding onto the carriage, only to find that no one was in front of him.
Song Xizhi and Siqin went directly into the pharmacy at the foot of the mountain.
He frowned, quickly wiped his mouth, and staggered inside.
"Song Xizhi! You promised to kneel and kowtow three times and ask the Goddess of Mercy to grant you a child and help your mother have a safe pregnancy. How come you just walked into this pharmacy?"
"You think you can just buy some random medicine and get away with it?! That won't do!"
Upon hearing Song Juncai's voice, Song Xizhi suppressed the complex emotions on his face, turned around, and gave Song Juncai a forced smile:
"The doctor treating Zhao Qianlan at this pharmacy is the eldest disciple of the Goddess of Mercy who grants children. If you want to get medicine directly here, it won't cure Zhao Qianlan..."
Before Song Xizhi could finish speaking, Song Juncai refused without hesitation: "No! Only the Goddess of Mercy, who grants children, can cure your mother's illness!"
He thought Song Xizhi was just making excuses, and he wouldn't believe Song Xizhi's words.
Song Xizhi raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded with interest: "Alright, then go to the cabinet inside and take down a piece of redwood pendant. This pendant is made of interlocking pieces. Give one half to the senior sister at the table, and that will be it. You can then go climbing the mountain."
Fearing that Song Xizhi might change her mind, Song Juncai hurriedly went to the innermost part of the pharmacy, took off the wooden pendant, and then lined up again to stand in front of the senior sister, handing half of the wooden pendant to her.
The senior sister raised her head expressionlessly, and the first thing she saw was Song Juncai standing in front of her.
The second time he looked, he saw Song Xizhi standing next to Song Juncai.
Looking at Song Xizhi's face, she was slightly taken aback, and her indifferent expression turned into one of complex emotions.
It wasn't until Song Juncai urged her again that she snapped out of her reverie, took the jade pendant he offered, pointed to the door, and spoke in a flat tone:
"We can go hiking now."
Song Juncai was stunned, his forced smile froze on his face, and he hurriedly explained to his senior sister, "No, no... you misunderstand, the person who climbed the mountain to seek medical treatment was not me, it was my daughter..."
"She is also a female doctor, the first female physician in Da Gan. Now, in order to save her mother, she wants to kneel and kowtow three times and see the Guanyin who grants children."
Upon hearing this, the eldest sister looked up at Song Xizhi again. After a moment's pause, she looked away and said, "You have already given me this wooden pendant. You are the only one who can climb the mountain to seek medical help."
Upon hearing this, Song Juncai seemed to suddenly realize something, and felt that the remaining half of the wooden pendant in his hand suddenly became burning hot.
He glanced down at the wooden pendant in his palm, his chest heaved, and his gaze pierced Song Xizhi like a sharp arrow.
"You—it's all part of your scheme!"
Song Juncai finally understood why Song Xizhi had been so attentive in this matter. He was trembling with anger, and his voice suddenly became louder:
"You deliberately asked me to bring the wooden sign so you'd make me climb the mountain for you!"
"Three kneelings and nine kowtows! Three kneelings and nine kowtows, Song Xizhi! How old is your father? Yet you are still so single-mindedly scheming against him! Have you lost your conscience?!"
Song Xizhi shrugged, looking completely innocent: "Didn't you ask your daughter to accompany you because you wanted to go hiking?"
Song Juncai gritted his teeth: "I'm not asking you to accompany me! I want the Goddess of Fertility to come down from the mountain to treat your mother as soon as possible, out of respect for you!"
"You're my daughter, what's wrong with me making you kneel and kowtow three times and nine times?!"
"You've schemed so hard to harm your parents. Once word gets out, I'll see how you manage to be an official! I'll see how you'll continue practicing medicine and saving lives! Your intentions are completely wicked!"
His voice was loud and clear. After he roared at Song Xizhi, the entire pharmacy fell silent, and everyone looked in Song Juncai's direction.
Song Juncai was even angrier and wanted to say something more, but then he saw his senior sister, who was sitting at the table, suddenly stand up.
All everyone heard was a loud "bang"!
The senior sister remained expressionless, but her hands moved with incredible speed. She slammed her fist on the table, which shattered in two with a loud crash.
Everyone's eyes narrowed, and Siqin opened her mouth wide, feeling a slight shock in her heart.
But then the senior sister's clear, cold voice rang out: "According to the rules of Sun and Moon Mountain, if you want to ask my master to come out of the mountain, only the husband of the woman in labor can kneel and kowtow three times and climb the mountain himself. No one else, no matter who, can do it."
“There is no room for courtesy or leniency in front of me.”
This was the first time Song Juncai had heard of this rule. His scalp tingled, and he quickly took a few steps back: "But..."
The eldest sister sneered: "But what?"
"Who is pregnant? And whose child is it?"
"The woman was pregnant for ten months and almost lost her life for the sake of the child, but the man didn't even want to kowtow and tried to shift the blame onto his daughter?"
As she spoke, the senior sister looked Song Juncai up and down again, her world-weary face filled with sarcasm:
"You had a good time sleeping in bed back then, so now you have to be timid and cower like a coward?"
"Is there really such a good thing in the world? A noble person is sick, and he just casually hires a poor person to kneel and kowtow three times on Sun and Moon Mountain, and then he gets my master to come out of the mountain?"
Hearing these familiar words, Song Xizhi couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
Senior Sister is indeed Senior Sister. Even after a lifetime, the words she speaks are exactly the same as in her previous life.
The senior disciple in front of me is named Du Man. She is the master's first disciple. Not only has she mastered the master's medical skills, but she has also inherited the master's ideas in the best way.
Senior Sister Duman not only hates men, but also hates rich men. She believes that there are no good men in the world. That's why, after her master decided to go into seclusion, she had a flash of inspiration and suggested this rule.
Only if the husband of the woman in labor personally goes to Sun and Moon Mountain, kneels and kowtows three times and climbs to the top of the mountain, can he invite the master to come out of the mountain.
The master readily agreed, but over the years, there have been people who climbed halfway up the mountain to seek medical treatment for their children, but there has never been anyone who would kneel and kowtow three times to reach the top of the mountain for the sake of their wife.
Seeing this, Senior Sister Duman sneered inwardly, and looked down on men even more.
So Song Xizhi counted the days and, remembering that Senior Sister Du Man was on duty at the foot of the mountain today, hurried there on horseback.
As long as her scumbag father shows his true character in front of his senior sister, then he will have to climb this mountain whether he wants to or not, and he will have to kowtow whether he wants to or not!
As Song Xizhi was thinking, he heard Senior Sister Du Man give an order, calling several tall and strong medicine boys who then lifted Song Juncai by both arms and escorted him to the foot of the mountain.
"Guards, this husband is seeking medical help for his wife. Take him to the foot of the mountain—and watch him kowtow as he climbs it!"
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