Chapter 343 A Brief Time Together
Very well, they can't be sent away now.
Li Lianhua waved her hand in front of the man, making sure his eyes were fixed and empty, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Brother, don't worry, I can accept it."
I wasn't actually worried... Li Lianhua opened her mouth, but hesitated, as if she couldn't very well say that she actually wanted to get rid of him.
Thinking about it this way, his non-existent conscience started to ache, especially since the person opposite him was a handsome blind man.
"Brother?"
"ah?"
"My name is Lan Yan, Lan as in orchid, Yan as in the number of great expansion. May I ask your name, brother?"
Upon hearing this, Li Lianhua raised an eyebrow slightly, and gave a rather peculiar self-introduction: "The Great Derivation Number..."
Concealing her thoughts, Li Lianhua smiled and said gently, "My name is Li Lianhua, Li as in Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li, and Lianhua as in Lianhua. I am a wandering doctor."
Under Li Lianhua's subtle observation, Lan Yan revealed a slightly surprised and delighted expression.
"Coincidentally, I have two junior brothers, both surnamed Li, one of whom is also studying medicine."
"Really? That's quite a coincidence." Li Lianhua casually replied, then tentatively asked, "I wonder, Brother Lan, why were you found unconscious alone by the stream?"
"By the stream?" Lan Yan showed a hint of surprise, but quickly concealed it. "Don't laugh at me, Brother Li. I've been cultivating in the mountains for many years. I went out to train not long ago and accidentally fell into a trap. I ran all the way and collapsed in a daze. I don't even know where I am now."
lie.
Li Lianhua blinked, pretending not to have noticed anything, and said casually, "Then Brother Lan will have to be more careful in the future."
"No need to be so polite. I have no way to repay your life-saving grace. You can just call me Lan Yan."
Li Lianhua's lips twitched. You're not being polite at all, Hua Hua... What kind of nickname is that?
"Huahua, what's wrong?"
Li Lianhua closed her eyes, looked at the overly familiar guy, and the thought of sending him away was stirring in her mind. Even if the owner of the divine weapon can't see, it's not a big problem, right?
Before he could speak, Lan Yan continued as if he had foreseen the future, "Given my current condition, I'm afraid even going out would be a problem. I would appreciate it if Hua Hua would let me stay for a while longer. Even if I don't fully recover, at least let me adapt to my blindness before I leave."
How could he possibly kick someone out when they sounded so pitiful? But he wasn't entirely incapable of being heartless enough to relinquish the mysterious master of the divine weapon…
"Of course, since I'm staying with Huahua, I can't cause her any more trouble. Please accept this small token of my appreciation."
"Thump"
Lan Yan placed a gleaming gold ingot on the table, completely captivating Li Lianhua's attention.
He's not the kind of person who would compromise his principles for a meager living! He's simply kind-hearted!
"You're too kind," Li Lianhua said with a smile as she quickly accepted the gold ingot. "You should rest well and stay as long as you like. I'll go and look through some medical books to see if there's any way to cure your eyes."
"You've worked hard and spent the money."
"It's not hard work, it's not hard work."
"What a miserable life." Stepping out of the room, the smile on Li Lianhua's face vanished instantly.
Li Lianhua tossed the gold ingot around, finding a bittersweet moment. Regardless of Lan Yan's background, at least he had made some money. And gold ingots—it had been so long since he had touched one.
"Um?"
Feeling the slight undulations, Li Lianhua carefully examined the gold ingot in her hand and quickly discovered the orchid mark on the bottom of the ingot.
"Is he that narcissistic?"
Isn't this official gold, or some self-minted ingot? What kind of background or foundation does it have? And what's its purpose in suddenly appearing here? Could it be targeting him?
Thinking about it, Li Lianhua shook his head. If even old friends wouldn't recognize him, how could Lan Yan possibly come after him?
He's nothing more than a traveling healer now.
That's right, a wandering healer.
A traveling doctor who is barely making ends meet won't care about so much, and naturally won't turn away a potential benefactor.
"Go study medical books, maybe you can make another fortune... You vixen, your days of living the high life are coming—"
The fox spirit stepped back; in truth, he didn't necessarily need cooked food.
...
"Woof-woof woof—"
"Eat."
"Woof—"
Looking at the fox spirit rubbing against Lan Yan's leg, reluctant to leave, Li Lianhua couldn't help but feel jealous and complain: "Fox spirit, do you really think you're a fox spirit? You're calling out so obsequiously."
"Woof!"
The fox spirit turned back and sneered at her "former master." Times had changed; having tasted truly good food, she no longer bothered to coax Li Lianhua into eating.
It stopped pretending and betrayed him. From then on, Lan Yan became its half-master.
Waaah, as expected, Li Lianhua ate things that weren't meant for normal people. That fox spirit can finally live the happy life of a normal domestic dog.
With the shiny, oily chicken leg that Lan Yan had bought for it in its mouth, the fox spirit returned to its kennel, turned its rear end towards Li Lianhua, and buried its head in its food.
"Hey--"
Li Lianhua was about to laugh at this sycophantic flatterer when Lan Yan, who had a white silk ribbon tied around his eyes, turned around and said, "I just bought some osmanthus cakes on the street. Huahua, would you like some?"
"Okay, thanks!"
Li Lianhua's expression instantly changed. He sat down next to Lan Yan with a smile and accepted the osmanthus cake he offered. Although he couldn't taste it, he was now enjoying a daily dessert after meals.
How does it taste?
"Not bad, I quite like it," Li Lianhua replied with a smile, showing no sign that he hadn't tasted it.
Lan Yan smiled and said, "My junior brother also likes osmanthus cake and candy."
Li Lianhua joked, "Then he must not like to suffer."
"Who in this world loves to suffer?" Lan Yan shook his head, a trace of sorrow appearing between his brows.
Li Lianhua noticed this and felt inexplicably uncomfortable, so she changed the subject: "Next time I'll go out with you..."
"Hua Hua, I'm leaving now."
Li Lianhua was interrupted by Lan Yan's words before she could finish speaking.
He opened his mouth, actually wanting to say that he shouldn't take the fox spirit out next time. He always bought her food when they went out, spoiling her rotten. Next time she was with him, he would be happy with just a bowl of osmanthus cake...
In the end, Li Lianhua didn't say anything more. After a moment of silence, she smiled again and said, "Then I won't see you off."
"Thank you so much these past few days."
"You paid me, didn't you?"
Li Lianhua touched her nose, said nothing more, and watched Lan Yan walk away alone with the Fei Bai sword, stopping the fox spirit who wanted to chase after him.
"Silly dog, he's not going to the street, he's leaving."
"Woof"
"All good things must come to an end. Let's go. This Lotus Pavilion is just us, one person and one dog."
Actually, when Lan Yan first arrived, Li Lianhua was still wary of him. But after spending time together, Lan Yan, like an orchid, quietly and seemingly without presence, silently permeated her life.
Li Lianhua had to admit that there were indeed people like that in the world, people who couldn't help but feel close to them, trust them, and think that living like this would be fine.
But the peaceful life will be disrupted sooner or later, and it's good that he took the initiative to break it now.
After all, he didn't have long to live, and finding his senior brother's remains and bringing them back for burial before he died was the most important thing for him.
Before that, he should not cause trouble, nor should he crave warmth.
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