Chapter 53: Flower Street: Benevolent Doctor [VIP]
On a bright afternoon, an eight-year-old girl walked into the house with a smile, and placed a bunch of fragrant flowers into a gaudy vase to decorate the lifeless room. She turned around and opened the curtains to let the sunlight into the dark and depressing room.
"Lisa, why don't you open the curtains?"
The girl mumbled in confusion, her lovely rosy cheeks gleaming with an innocence befitting her age.
"I'm a little tired..."
Lisa spoke weakly, her face pale and she looked very tired.
"Because every night..."
The girl didn't continue.
She was still a child and could not understand the sorrow and sadness in her mother's eyes, but she already understood what kind of place Red Street was, and she also vaguely realized what kind of fate she would face when she grew up as the daughter of Red Street.
"...Lina saved for a long time before buying this pale golden Rosa Marie. It's said that only the flower garden greenhouse dedicated to Silver Moon Palace can grow Rosa Marie of this color. Seeing the Rosa Marie that even the Holy Grand Duke likes, Lisa's mood and health will surely gradually improve."
"Lina is a good girl..."
Lisa forced a smile.
She was pregnant and her condition was getting worse day by day, but she couldn't rest because she hadn't saved enough money to redeem Lina.
Considering the almost non-existent family affection and Lisa's nine years of honestly earning money for herself, Lina's biological father, Reiner, the owner of a brothel, allowed Lina to get involved in the red-light district business after she turned fifteen.
However, Lisa's dream is to save enough money to redeem her daughter before she turns fifteen, send her out of the red-light district, and ask her former sister, now the owner of the "Sea Fairy" shop, to help find a good family for her.
(I have to work harder...sigh...)
Lisa regretted giving the gold bracelet to the unknown bard.
But when she thought of the tenderness in the eyes of the young and handsome bard, Lisa felt that it was all worth it.
"I sometimes feel like a woman who has lived to be a hundred years old... so old that her heart almost forgets to beat..."
“What are you talking about!”
Lina was surprised: "Lisa is obviously still very young and beautiful. Lisa is the person Lina likes and admires the most!"
"Lina M has never left the Flower Street, so she has no idea how beautiful the Holy Grand Duke, known as 'the most beautiful woman in the Western Continent,' truly is. But Lina believes that even if the Holy Grand Duke is more beautiful than a fairy, in Lina's eyes, he still can't compare to Lisa! Lisa is the most beautiful! The best!"
"Lena wants to be with Lisa forever."
the girl screamed, her cheeks red with passion.
Lisa couldn't help but burst into tears and hugged her daughter: "Lina, if fate allows, Lisa also wants to be with Lina forever..."
"Mother……"
Lina let out a choked sob of excitement.
Looking at her lovely daughter, Lisa didn't know how to comfort her, nor did she know how to tell her the truth in the future. She could only hug her daughter tightly, cold tears sliding down her cheeks.
"—Lisa! Lisa!"
Reiner's shouts were heard outside.
Lisa quickly let go of Lina and wiped away her tears: "What's the matter?"
"Someone's looking for you. It's a beautiful bard. He looks very valuable and delicious."
Reiner said, licking his fat lips.
"Reiner! You're such a bad guy!"
Lina glared at Reiner angrily, and rushed towards Reiner with her hands clenched into fists.
"ah--"
Reiner grabbed the girl by the collar and threw her out of the room.
"Get lost."
…
After dealing with the child, Reiner looked at Lisa with disdain and announced, "I know you want to send Lina out into the world. If you can keep this bard in the shop and work for me to earn money, I will set Lina free."
"Really? Can you swear to the sea god?"
Lisa doesn't believe Reiner's promise.
Reiner snorted, "You have no right to refuse!"
…
…
Lisa lazily walked downstairs and glanced at the bard with shiny brown curls, who now had his back to her.
"You looking for me?"
"Yes."
Xiao Yun turned around and introduced himself: "My name is Claude Shaw, and I'm a bard."
"I know you—"
Lisa suddenly froze.
The bard's beautiful appearance, as pure and clear as a fairy tale prince, made her forget what she was about to say. She murmured, "If I were a little girl, I would definitely chase you and ask if you were a fairy tale prince."
"I did often play the role of a prince on set."
Xiao Yun walked up to Lisa with elegant steps, took her hand, and performed a standard court hand-kissing ceremony.
"Thank you for the gift."
"That was just a spur-of-the-moment thought. I, I didn't expect..."
Lisa's cheeks flushed red and her speech became incoherent.
"As a thank you, I'd like to see you."
"I studied medicine for six months with Dr. Moss's disciples in the capital of the Kingdom of Light. I may not be able to cure your illness, but I can alleviate your pain."
"You, you are actually... Dr. Moss's disciple! Dr. Moss is——"
Lisa was so shocked that she didn't know what to say.
"Oh my God! I, I... I must be dreaming! You, you guys, please stop talking and don't wake me up from my dream... Even if this is a dream, please allow me to stay in it for a while..."
As he spoke, tears began to flow.
"This is not a dream, this is reality."
Xiao Yun reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of Lisa's eyes. His gentle and deep gaze like the ocean gradually calmed Lisa's emotions.
"I went to the Twin Temple, and the Twin Priests promised to provide for me."
"Really?
"real."
Xiao Yun pointed upstairs in the dark: "Let's go into the room and talk."
"good."
Lisa turned around and took Xiao Yun into the house.
——She didn't believe that the young man in front of her had the ability to relieve her pain, but he made her feel the warmth she had longed for.
…
…
After a thorough examination, Xiao Yun withdrew his hand from taking Lisa's pulse, his face solemn.
"Your situation is a bit strange—"
"It doesn't matter. I'm already satisfied to receive your care and treatment."
Lisa was calm and even considered asking the bard to take her daughter out of the red-light district - she was not afraid of death, she was only afraid that she would not be able to send her daughter to a safe place before she died.
"—I mean you might not need surgery."
"ah?"
Lisa couldn't believe it. "But I've been experiencing excruciating pain in my lower abdomen since a year ago. I can feel a faint lump when I touch it, and sometimes I even faint from the pain."
"Did you have a miscarriage a year ago? Have you had irregular periods in the past year? Do you have frequent heavy bleeding?"
"...How do you know?"
Lisa was stunned, then lowered her head in shame. "In a place like Red Street, women's bodies are bound to be affected... So... even though I've had heavy bleeding almost every month for no apparent reason in the past year... I didn't take it seriously, thinking it was a tumor in my stomach or that the customers were too rough..."
"What you think is a tumor is another fetus that was not expelled during the abortion."
"What!"
Lisa was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of her head.
"You were most likely pregnant with twins, and the fetuses developed unevenly, with one larger and the other smaller. The more fully developed fetus left your body during the abortion, but the other fetus... although it died, it didn't leave your body. It used your body as its little coffin..."
Xiao Yun was unable to continue speaking.
"...So the pain I'm going through now is the gods' punishment for me, a murderer?"
"The fetus is innocent, but I don't think you are guilty."
"I……"
"Anyway, I'll go back and prepare. I'll come back here tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to give you an acupuncture injection to help you expel the fetus from your belly."
"Acupuncture?"
There was a flash of fear in Lisa's eyes.
In the red-light district, acupuncture is the most common torture used to punish female and male prostitutes.
But thinking of the remains of the fetus still in her body, Lisa felt that even if the acupuncture described by the bard was really a torture, she deserved it.
"Acupuncture is a special healing method that originated from the Eastern Continent. It can dredge the blood and qi throughout the body, making the body healthy."
Xiao Yun explained gently, "I'll use acupuncture to clear the Qi and blood in your lower abdomen, allowing the trapped fetus to naturally escape... The process of the fetus leaving your body may be painful, accompanied by heavy bleeding. You'll need to rest for at least three days before you can walk. Be mentally prepared."
"Do you want to rest for at least three days?"
Lisa hesitated.
"——Lisa!"
Lina, who had been hiding outside the door, couldn't help but run into the room and hugged the hesitant Lisa: "Please! Just agree to him!"
"But……"
"No matter what happens, Lisa must live well! In the future, you and Lina must leave this cannibalistic place alive!"
The girl couldn't contain her excitement and sobbed, begging: "Lina can't live without Lisa! If Lisa is worried that Reiner won't let Lisa rest for a few more days, Lina will ask Reiner on Lisa's behalf! Lina will tell Reiner that she can...even now...please him not, not..."
"No! Absolutely not!"
Lisa was shocked and extremely emotional: "To me now, nothing is important except you!"
"For me..."
“Lina…”
Lisa closed her eyes and let out a broken whine.
Seeing this, Xiao Yun turned around and walked out of the room and found Reiner: "How much does it cost to buy Lisa and Lina?"
"You're going to buy Lisa and Lina?"
Reiner looked as surprised as if struck by lightning. "You're just a bard—"
"How much!"
Xiao Yun repeated it.
"you……"
"Lord Claude!"
Lisa ran over in panic, knelt in front of Xiao Yun, hugged his legs, and the emotions that had been suppressed for many years suddenly burst out.
"I'm not worth your money! Just get Lina out of here!"
"Lisa! Lisa!"
The girl hugged her mother tightly and looked at Xiao Yun pleadingly: "Help her! Please help Lisa!"
"--I see."
Xiao Yun took out a handful of gold coins and scattered them in front of Reiner: "Are these enough?"
“——!”
Reiner was ecstatic and knelt on the ground to pick up the gold coins: "Enough! Enough! Take them away!"
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