Chapter 382 Who could be more miserable than me?
At the end of March, the grass was growing and the birds were singing in the south, but the north was still chilly. The winter snow had melted away, but the sunlight in the sky was still hazy and warm.
The days in spring are still short.
In the capital of the Jixiang Prefecture in the north, a faint cry was heard from a dark blue palace. Passersby seemed a little curious, but as soon as they looked over and caught a glimpse of the gold-painted plaque of the palace, they dared not look any further.
Unlike the prosperous and wealthy places like Donghaizhou, Tiannanzhou and Zhongzhou, the vast northern area has only three prefectures, namely Heishui Prefecture, Jixiang Prefecture and Liaodong Prefecture, and the three prefectures belong to "Dahan Prefecture".
Naturally, there can only be one royal palace in the territory of Dahan Prefecture, and that is the "Han Palace".
The King of Northland!
Unlike those princes who were weakened in various ways, and thanks to the tough folks here, the Han Palace has always controlled a lot of military and political power in the north.
Especially this generation of King Han, Ji Bangying.
He acted according to his own whims and was always erratic and unpredictable. Common people were afraid that any careless action would disobey the cold king, so they simply avoided him. Therefore, the front of the cold king's palace was often empty.
"If the prince doesn't pity me, I will just go back to the brothel. Why should I stay in this huge palace alone in my boudoir every night? There are so many sisters who are trying their best to harm me."
At first it was just a woman's cry, then it turned into loud crying, and it was getting more and more intense.
Crossing the layers of high walls, one can see that in a rather large courtyard on the side wing of Prince Han's mansion, a woman wearing a white brocade fur coat and a tight-fitting long skirt with blue and white patterns is sitting on the ground with the door open, leaning over a chair and shouting.
She covered her face with her hands, and her face could not be seen clearly for a moment. But just looking at her figure, it can really be said to be well-proportioned, with ups and downs, peaks and ridges, raging waves, and mountains and rivers inside and outside the Tongguan Road...
One can't help but marvel at her, she is worthy of being a woman who can marry into the royal palace.
"well……"
Outside the doorway, a man in gorgeous clothes frowned and shook his head. He didn't look old, with a slight beard and white temples, and if you looked closely, he had a somewhat gentlemanly temperament.
This man was none other than King Han himself.
Unlike his grumpy appearance as imagined by the outside world, this arrogant King of the North actually looks a bit like a scholar.
"Wenxiang, please don't make things difficult for me." Ji Bangying looked at the woman in front of him and shook his head, "You said that another lady in the mansion poisoned you, but you couldn't produce any evidence. You said you were poisoned, but nothing happened. You... aren't you being unreasonable?"
"Who said I'm okay?"
The woman raised her eyes, revealing a naturally charming face. She pouted and said, "My chest has been aching and my heart has been beating very fast. If you don't believe me, Your Majesty, feel it."
As she spoke, she stood up suddenly and walked towards King Han.
“Ah, yes, yes…” King Han waved his hands hurriedly, “I believe it, I believe it!”
Looking at the woman's chest, he truly believed that her heart was beating so fast that it was shaking her body.
"Wenxiang, you know that the doctor has prescribed nourishing medicine for me and that I should abstain from sex for three months, so please don't seduce me." King Han sighed deeply.
"Bah, shameless." The woman named Wenxiang spat, "Is she trying to seduce you just by standing up? You know to ask a famous doctor if you feel a little uncomfortable. I've been poisoned for a few days, but you haven't even found a famous doctor to see me. You even say you care about me..."
"My life...why is it so miserable..."
"All the doctors in the entire Jixiang Mansion have been invited for you, what else do you want?" King Han spread his hands.
"What kind of rotten fish and shrimp are those?" Wen Xiang put her hand on her chest, "You can't tell that she is uncomfortable at all."
“No, no.” King Han closed his eyes and chanted a few Buddhist mantras silently. When he opened his eyes, he shouted angrily, “Someone! Send Madam Nine to Yaowang Town! Ask Changchun Sou to treat her! If she can’t be cured in one day, then… Don’t come back until I finish my abstinence!”
Ji Bangying waved his sleeves and gave instructions to his servants.
"Huh?"
Wen Xiang blinked, as if she wanted to say something, but Ji Bangying seemed to be afraid of being ruined by looking at her any longer, so he strode out of the courtyard in a hurry.
Soon, several maids came to Wenxiang with large and small bags, "Madam Jiu, shall we go?"
"Hmph, let's go." Wen Xiang turned around, frowned, and followed the servant away.
After leaving the yard, they got on a luxurious carriage with a gold-painted dragon pattern. The driver whipped the horse and the wheels rolled away.
Only after leaving the palace did the small curtain of the carriage open a corner, and a pair of beautiful eyes stared at the increasingly distant Han Palace, as if...
Very meaningful.
…
Yaowang Town.
It is located in the outskirts of Jixiangfu, in a remote and desolate area. There was no town here at first, but it became a town when more people lived there.
The reason why so many people gathered here was actually just because of one person, Changchun Sou.
In the early years, Changchunsou found that the soil here was excellent and very suitable for growing some rare medicinal herbs, so he settled here. When people learned about it, patients from all over the country flocked here.
As more and more patients came, many doctors also set their sights on this precious piece of land.
On the one hand, here, you can see how Changchunsou grows medicinal herbs and how he treats people. Even if you can see it for a few more times, it is a blessing. On the other hand, many patients do not need Changchunsou to treat them personally, so they are naturally picked up by other doctors. Over time, a cluster effect has been formed.
Changchun Sou was a very calm person. He did not recruit many disciples like Xuanhu Weng and set up Xuanhu Villa. He also did not take many concubines like Baishi Gong and used all his life's learning in his own affairs.
But a famous doctor like him is like a whirlpool. Even if he does nothing, there will always be storms and clouds surrounding him.
Today, outside Yaowang Town, there is wailing everywhere.
Because the wall outside the town was sealed, the only gate was closed. A young man stood on the gate wall and shouted repeatedly: "Those with minor injuries, minor illnesses, and non-incurable diseases, please leave on your own and don't add burden to Yaowang Town!"
Despite his repeated shouting, at least a hundred people gathered below and kept telling about their pain.
There were newcomers outside, so they asked curiously, "What's wrong with Yaowang Town? Isn't it always welcoming everyone?"
"Alas..." The patient in front shook his head and said, "I don't know what's going on in the past few months. Yaowang Town only accepts ten patients a day, and only those with difficult and complicated diseases are allowed in. Even if they are all difficult and complicated diseases, they still have to prioritize them. Only those who are in a serious condition can enter. I don't know what's going on. All these people outside come to seek medical treatment but can't get it."
"Ah?" The newcomer was surprised.
As they were talking, they saw a magnificent carriage passing through the crowd. The driver shouted "Make way" and whipped the people blocking the road on both sides with a whip, looking extremely ferocious.
But when others saw it, instead of getting angry, they quickly avoided it.
The carriage arrived at the gate and said, "The ninth lady of the Han Palace is here to seek medical treatment. Please open the gate."
Without any delay, the gate creaked open. A row of neatly dressed young men stood guard at the gate, pushing away anyone who tried to sneak in with the carriage. After the carriage entered, they slowly closed the gate.
"Huh?" The newcomer was surprised again, "Why did the people in this carriage let it go without even looking at it?"
"Are you new here?" The man in front glanced at him and said, "That's the carriage from Prince Han's Palace. Do you dare to stop it?"
"My goodness, the King of Cold in the North is really arrogant." The newcomer exclaimed.
The man in front turned around and glanced at him carefully.
But this man was tall and thin, with a dark face, a rather mature and simple appearance, and was wearing a Taoist robe.
It was none other than Du Lanke, the current founding and closing disciple of Taoist Master Xiao Li of Jiangnan Deyun Temple.
The man looked at Lao Du and laughed, "Brother, I see that you look healthy. You are old, so I think you are here because of sexual dysfunction and lack of energy. I advise you to give up the idea. Changchun Old Man will not condescend to see such a disease."
"..." Lao Du was speechless for a moment, rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, you misunderstood. I don't even have a wife, why should I see this disease?"
"You are so old and still have no wife..." The man looked at him carefully again, "Oh, I see, you want to have plastic surgery, right? Changchunsou is not an expert in this. I advise you to go back and make more money, which is much more reliable than these crooked ways."
"Brother, you are really smart."
Dulanke chuckled twice, too lazy to pay attention to him, and turned away.
Leaving the crowd and coming outside, Li Chu and Wang Longqi were waiting there.
"How is it?" Wang Longqi asked nervously as he saw him come back.
"The situation is not good. The situation inside is very complicated. We can't force our way in to seek medical treatment. I'm afraid you, the Seventh Young Master, will have to do it yourself." Lao Du said.
Although according to the information from the little divine doctor, Changchun Sou should not be in Yaowang Town. However, no such news has been spread inside or outside Yaowang Town, and even if they want to ask about his whereabouts, they have to enter. When the three of them came, they didn't expect to be stuck at the first gate.
"Okay, I'll go!" Wang Longqi gritted his teeth and staggered forward.
In fact, after the poisons and diseases in his body were frozen by the Ice Spirit Powder, his physical condition should be better than usual. However, when a normal person knows that there are so many poisons in his body, he will naturally become abnormal...
That makes sense.
…
"Me! I had smallpox at the age of three, dysentery at the age of five, and a fever that damaged my brain at the age of twelve. To this day, I can't do addition and subtraction within 100. Three years ago, a dog bit off one of my legs, and I've been a cripple ever since. I don't know what disease I got this year, but I've been coughing up blood for 30 days straight! Cough cough..."
A ragged young man was talking eloquently, and in the middle of his speech, as if to prove something, he began to cough heavily again. He coughed so hard that it seemed as if his bronchial tube was hanging on his palate.
After a while, he held up the blood on his collar, looked at the surroundings with a look of disdain, and said: "How is it? Is it serious enough? Is it tragic enough? Who else?"
"well……"
Some patients behind saw this scene, and either because they felt sorry for the situation or because they realized they were no match for the opponent, they sighed, shook their heads and left.
"Hahaha! You're just showing off your minor illness! You really don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is."
A loud laugh came from behind.
Everyone was surprised and looked up, and saw four strong men carrying a stretcher with a man lying on the stretcher.
"I came from Donghaizhou to the north. I have seen countless seriously ill patients along the way. What's your case compared to that?"
After he had ridiculed her enough, he continued loudly, "I! I have a strange bone and blood disease passed down from my ancestors. Since I was eight generations old, everyone has died young. My grandfather even died of the disease when he was only six years old!"
"When I was twelve, my legs became diseased and I could no longer stand up. When I was sixteen, my spine could no longer be straightened, and I became a complete invalid. To this day, I have nothing else to use except a mouth. I ask you, who could be more miserable than me?"
His words were full of contempt for the heroes of the world, but no one dared to stand up and refute him, because his strength was indeed the best in the field.
“Hehehe…”
Just when all the patients were intimidated by this stretcher hero, a sinister sneer rang out.
A hunched figure walked out slowly with a cane, "I think all the men in the world are just like this. They are just showing off their skills in front of experts, and few of them have the real talent."
When everyone looked down, they realized that it was a scary short old woman with gray hair and a wrinkled face. She looked extremely old.
"I just want to ask you a question and see if anyone can answer it." The old woman said, "Does anyone know how old I am this year?"
Seeing her sick face, the people around her guessed, "Fifty years old?"
"Hahaha, it's far away." The old woman laughed.
"Sixty years old?" someone else asked.
"It's even farther." The old woman curled her lips in disdain.
"Could he be in his thirties or forties?" There were voices of disbelief in the crowd.
"Haha, you are all fools." The old woman shook her head and said coldly: "I am in my twenties this year, a real sixteen years old! Youth is in its prime!"
"hiss……"
Everyone gasped.
This old woman's disease is so terrible! It can turn a sixteen-year-old girl into what she is now. It is really a deterrent to the heroes.
"I have aged five or six times faster than the average person since I was young. Now I am sixteen years old, but my body is already like that of a ninety-year-old."
"Everyone, who says women are inferior to men?" The old woman straightened her back a little and looked around proudly.
"Among you men, is there anyone who is more miserable than me?"
“…”
Those who were stared at by her raised their heads one after another, and no one dared to lower their heads and look at her.
Obviously, this old woman has transcended the realm that ordinary people can reach! "Humph!"
Seeing that the situation on the field was not good, Wang Longqi immediately stood up.
"I!"
As soon as he spoke with full energy, everyone looked over in surprise, wanting to see where this young hero came from who dared to challenge this strange old woman.
Under the gazes of everyone, Wang Longqi felt a great deal of pressure, but he had no choice but to continue.
"I was fine the day before yesterday, but yesterday, I was captured and poisoned with 32 kinds of the world's most bizarre poisons! Each of them is enough to kill an elephant instantly. But precisely because the 32 kinds of poisons were mixed together, they strangely did not explode immediately. I took the Bingling Powder, but it can only extend my life for seven days. The worst thing is that in these seven days, which are likely to be the last of my life, I cannot even look at a beautiful woman! Because as long as a part of my body is congested, my blood flow rate will increase, and I will die instantly!"
"This is the only hobby I have in my life... At the end of my life, I still have to restrain myself severely. I want to lift but I can't. I want to ask you, who can be more miserable than me?"
As soon as he said this, everyone turned pale and retreated in shock.
Even the disciples of Yaowang Town on the gate wall were shocked.
"This boy is extraordinary!"
(End of this chapter)
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