Seeing him vomiting repeatedly, and recalling that he had vaguely heard Yi Shangyun mention something about a child outside the door earlier, making everything clear and beyond doubt, Xuan Yuanhan felt a surge of anger and said, "You... how could you be like this..."
Seeing him hesitate, Yi Shangyun suddenly interrupted him, saying, "Your Highness, are you trying to say how could I be such a shameless and promiscuous woman, right?"
Seeing that his words, which he found so difficult to utter, were now spoken with such conviction by Yi Shangyun, as if she were not the one speaking, Xuan Yuanhan stared at her in astonishment.
Seeing that he was stunned, Yi Shangyun suddenly felt a sense of relief. She took a deep breath and said, "Now that you know I am not the good woman that the King of Qin thinks, then please do not appear in front of me again and disturb my peace. This way... it will be better for both of us."
"I have been sincere towards you, but I never expected that I would disturb your peace. Hahaha... Hahahaha... Hahahahaha..." Xuan Yuanhan said, and then suddenly gave a cold, bitter laugh.
After a moment, he fell silent and slowly stepped forward to approach her.
Young Master Yi quickly extended an arm to shield Yi Shangyun.
Xuan Yuanhan ignored Yi Sanshao as if he were invisible, staring intently at Yi Shangyun's eyes and brows, as if trying to confirm with him one last time: "I will ask you one last time, did you ever love me?"
Now that things had come to this, Yi Shangyun could only continue to feign composure, looking him straight in the eye and saying firmly, "Between you and me, from beginning to end, it was all just a charade. I have never given you even a shred of my true feelings!"
The two stared at each other for a long time. Xuan Yuanhan stared intently at her for a while, seeing that her gaze remained firm and unwavering.
So he gradually retreated, saying with a self-deprecating tone, "I truly did not expect Princess Yongning to be such a heartless person. No wonder that in this great Dongning Kingdom, with countless men, the old king of Dongning alone passed the throne to Princess Yongning, a mere woman. It seems the princess's methods are indeed extraordinary! I truly underestimated you in the past!"
He paused, then clenched his fist and said resolutely, "Yi Shangyun, from now on, I will have nothing to do with you... I wish we had never met."
After saying that, he turned around and left the house without looking back.
Seeing Xuan Yuanhan's dejected figure as he left, Yi Shangyun silently thought to herself, "Your Highness, do you know how much Yun'er longs to go with you, to follow you to the ends of the earth forever? But now, you are the King of Western Qin, and I am the Princess of Eastern Ning. We both have our own responsibilities and people to protect. There is no longer any possibility between us!"
He watched with longing eyes until she finally disappeared from his sight, and suddenly felt as if the whole world had collapsed, and his body swayed precariously.
Realizing that Yi Shangyun was unwell, Young Master Yi quickly helped her up and asked with concern, "Girl, are you alright?"
Yi Shangyun shook his head and said, "I'm fine. It's late, Third Young Master, you should go back and rest early too!"
"But you..." Young Master Yi was ultimately not at ease with just him.
Before he could finish speaking, Yi Shangyun seemed to be eager to get rid of him and walked straight to the bedside: "I'm really fine, I'm just a little tired. We can talk about it tomorrow, Third Young Master."
"Alright, then get a good night's sleep. When you wake up tomorrow, everything will be over." Seeing this, Young Master Yi had no choice but to remain silent.
Seeing that Yi Shangyun had stopped talking, Young Master Yi sighed and had no choice but to walk out and gently close the door behind him.
Outside the window, the night sky was already dark, with dark clouds obscuring the moon.
Just then, a deafening roar erupted, accompanied by two blinding flashes of lightning that seemed to tear the entire night sky apart. Yi Shangyun cried out in shock, "Your Highness..."
So she hurriedly lifted her skirt, stood up, rushed over, opened the door, and dashed out into the darkness...
Large raindrops pelted her delicate face and body, causing a sharp pain, but she remained oblivious.
In just a moment, the raindrops connected into lines, and with a "whoosh," the heavy rain poured down from the sky as if the heavens had collapsed.
Perhaps the light in the rainy night was too dim, and before he could chase after him for very long, he could no longer see Xuan Yuanhan's figure, and instead he was knocked heavily to the ground.
Blood seeped from his hands, arms, and knees, but it was immediately washed away by the relentless rain.
Thunder, rain, and lightning never stopped, and in just a short while, the surrounding world was filled with torrential rain.
She lay prostrate on the ground, letting the relentless rain lash her face. The sound of the rain completely drowned out her feeble cries, which she managed to utter with all her might: "Your Highness, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
At this moment, because he was worried, Young Master Yi, who hadn't actually left after going out, caught up with him, helped him up, and stood in the rain with him, saying with great heartache, "Why are you making things so difficult for yourself?"
Yi Shangyun clutched an icy-cold hand tightly to her chest, her body trembling as she said, "Third Young Master, my heart aches so much, it really aches so much. This time, I've truly lost him... I've really lost him!"
Young Master Yi looked at her with heartache, as if his heart was about to break. He then pulled her into a tight embrace and advised, "Girl, listen to me. I know you're sad, but if you keep crying like this, you'll definitely lose the baby in your womb!"
"My child, my child, nothing can happen to him, he absolutely cannot be hurt, please help me, Third Young Master, help me, help me..." Before he could finish speaking, Yi Shangyun could no longer hold on and closed his eyes, losing consciousness.
Upon seeing this, Young Master Yi cried out in alarm, shaking her body and saying, "Girl, wake up, wake up! You can't sleep, you can't sleep! If you fall asleep, the baby will..."
Seeing that Yi Shangyun could no longer hear his voice, Young Master Yi quickly picked her up and hurried back to the temple.
The long night passed, a ray of light shone down, and dawn finally broke.
On a clear morning after the rain, the air in the mountains felt exceptionally fresh, carrying with it the faint, fresh scent of earth and flowers.
Have you seen the girl?
Has anyone seen the girl?
Has anyone seen the girl?
Have you seen the girl?
"Have you seen the girl today?"
...
Early in the morning, the anxious voice of Young Master Yi could be heard throughout the temple.
Just then, a little girl who looked no more than five or six years old saw this and asked, "Big brother, are you looking for that pretty female doctor?"
Young Master Yi immediately raised his head with hope and ran towards her, squatted down, and put his hands on her small shoulders, saying, "Yes, did you see Sister Doctor? Where is she? Where is she?"
The little girl turned around and pointed to a house in the corner of the courtyard behind her: "It's not even dawn yet, and the female doctor is already there studying prescriptions. She hasn't even eaten the breakfast that was brought to her. My mother asked me to go and urge her several times before she finally managed to drink a small sip of porridge. She said that this time she will definitely have a way to save everyone in our Dragon Tiger City."
"Girl, don't you know that your pregnancy is still unstable, and you were caught in the rain last night, yet you still work so hard? Are you trying to kill yourself?" Young Master Yi was both anxious and angry upon hearing this.
The little girl stared at Young Master Yi with her big eyes for a moment, then asked, "Big brother, do you think the female healer can really save all of us?"
"Yes, she can! She can definitely protect everyone she wants to protect."
Upon hearing this, Young Master Yi suddenly came to his senses, rubbed her little head, and said those words to the little girl with great conviction before getting up and walking quickly toward the house.
Inside the room, Yi Shangyun stood up, holding a booklet filled with various prescriptions he had written down since arriving in Longhu City, targeting the symptoms exhibited by different people during the current epidemic.
Right now, everyone is discussing the actual verification of the prescription by the patients they have been responsible for over the past few days.
"Ephedra, apricot kernel, roasted licorice root, gypsum... Boil ephedra in seven liters of water, remove the foam, add the other herbs, boil down to four liters, remove the dregs, and take one liter warm. It is pungent and cool, promotes purging, clears the lungs and relieves asthma."
"Ephedra, Belamcanda chinensis, ginger, Asarum, Aster, Coltsfoot flower, Schisandra chinensis, jujube, Pinellia ternata... Use 12 liters of water to first decoct the ephedra until it boils twice, remove the foam, add the other herbs, and boil down to 3 liters. Divide into three warm doses. It warms the lungs, resolves phlegm, lowers qi, and eliminates phlegm."
"Bupleurum, Pinellia, Ginseng, Licorice, Scutellaria, Ginger, Jujube... Boil with 12 liters of water until 6 liters remain. Remove the dregs, boil again until 3 liters remain. Take 1 liter warm, three times a day. This harmonizes the Lesser Yang."
"Pound the following ingredients into a powder: Polyporus umbellatus, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Alisma plantago-aquatica, and Cinnamomum cassia. Take one spoonful with warm water three times a day. Drink plenty of warm water. Sweating will bring relief. Follow the instructions for rest. This will promote urination and eliminate dampness, warm the yang and transform qi."
...
After everyone finished their reports, their expressions remained solemn.
At this moment, the doctor who had previously shielded Yi Shangyun from the bayonet held by a patient's family member said with a worried expression, "Now, despite all our best efforts, the mortality rate continues to rise. To date, not a single person has recovered. If this continues, I fear..."
Just then, a female physician wearing a white veil hurried in, bowed respectfully to Yi Shangyun, and reported, "Your Highness, you were right. The patient has now fully recovered. Your prescription must have been correct..."
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