Hongying's fingers gently slid along Li Xi's pulse, and after a moment, her brows relaxed slightly.
“Miss Yue, your injury is not serious, it’s just a superficial wound, but the wound is quite deep and needs to be treated carefully to avoid leaving a scar.”
As she spoke, Hongying took out wound medicine and clean gauze from her small medicine box. "Here, let me clean your wound first, then apply the medicine and bandage it."
Li Xi smiled slightly and nodded, letting Hong Ying carefully treat her wounds.
Although the pain persisted, a warm feeling suddenly welled up inside me. It felt like I had experienced something similar before.
"Grandpa, your daughter... she must be a gentle and kind child, right?" Li Xi asked softly, trying to change the subject and ease Hong Ying's grief.
Hongying's hand paused slightly, a hint of tenderness and nostalgia flashing in her eyes. "Yes, her name was Jin'er. She had big eyes, and her smile looked just like a crescent moon. She especially loved listening to my stories, particularly those tales of heroes in the martial arts world."
As the wound was carefully cleaned and treated with medication, a cooling sensation gradually relieved the pain.
Hongying skillfully bandaged the wound and carefully tied a neat knot before nodding in satisfaction.
"Alright, Miss Yue, you need to be careful these next few days and try not to let the wound get wet."
"Okay, thank you for your trouble." Li Xi waved her hand, telling her to go back and rest.
As soon as Hongying stepped out, she received a note from Suifeng: "Doctor Meng has arrived."
Under Wan Yue's cover, Hong Ying and Sui Feng secretly slipped away.
Meng Zhelan, who had been waiting for a long time, was taken aback when she saw the stranger suddenly appear before her. But then, as if remembering something, she exclaimed, "It's Young Master Qin, Senior?"
The two nodded and then sat down.
Qin Xiaolin seemed to be thinking of something, his expression unreadable. It seemed the superstitious items he had sent last time had been intercepted.
The answer to who that person is is obvious.
Qin Xiaolin nodded slightly, "I didn't expect Doctor Meng to arrive so quickly."
I wonder what he would do if he found out. No wonder Xiaoxi always dislikes him.
Meng Zhelan was anxious to know Xiao Xi's situation. "I happened to be in Yun Jin City, and luckily I arrived before the snow. May I ask where Xiao Xi is right now?"
She felt remorseful, for in her haste she hadn't even brought her medicine kit.
Unexpectedly, her departure from Kyoto led to such a change. She had been in a hurry since last night and hadn't had time to think things through.
Upon closer reflection, I realized the problem.
Your Highness must know about the assassination attempt on the Emperor, and therefore must also know that it was Xiaoxi who did it.
He kept this a secret, which greatly disappointed her.
The thought that he had said he would ask the Emperor to grant them a marriage upon returning to the capital made her hesitate, and she felt a chill in her heart.
Hongying knew that with Meng Zhelan's medical skills, she would definitely have a solution, but now she was wondering how to get her closer to Xiaoxi.
"Xiao Xi, she... she lost her memory and became the Holy Maiden of the Red Lotus Sect. She was deceived and even recognized her enemy as her father." Her heart was filled with rage.
Upon hearing this, Meng Zhelan was shocked: "Amnesia? Saintess?" Her voice was full of disbelief.
The Xuanming Sect members were all slaughtered by the Red Lotus Sect, and now they are using her to do this shameless thing.
Qin Xiaolin: "We need to find a way for you to get close to Xiaoxi. Situ Feng is currently guarding her; he should have seen you before. Tomorrow, disguise yourself..."
After some planning, the group finally finalized their plan.
The following day, the Red Lotus Sect began another march.
In just a few days, it attracted thousands of believers, and people flocked to it every day seeking medicine.
As usual, Li Xi played the role of the saintess.
Suddenly, a sharp cry for help rang out, "Help! Please save me!"
A woman stumbled out of the crowd, her face filled with terror and despair.
Her eyes were fixed on Li Xi on the stage, as if she had grasped at the last straw.
"Your Holiness, please save me! He, they..."
Before he could finish speaking, a fierce-looking man interrupted him, "Why are you running? Your family sold you to me. Come back with me obediently."
"Stop!" Li Xi's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly pierced through the noise of the crowd.
She slowly walked down from the platform and rebuked, "How dare you openly abduct women and disregard the law!"
Seeing this, Situ Feng and the Great Protector tried to stop her from meddling in other people's business.
But since everyone around was an ordinary citizen, refusing her abruptly would likely offend the public, so they let her have her way.
She's just a woman; taking her back isn't out of the question. It would even demonstrate the benevolence of their Red Lotus Sect.
The man snorted, "Her father sold her to me for fifty taels, so naturally I can do whatever I want with her. What right do you have to stop me?"
Li Xi glared at the menacing man, her gaze sharp as torches: "Do you know that forced buying and selling, coercing women into prostitution, are grave crimes! Even if a transaction truly takes place, it must be voluntary on both sides and must conform to morality and law. What you have done today has violated the heavenly laws and contravened the doctrines of my Red Lotus Sect!"
The man's face stiffened; he clearly hadn't expected this seemingly delicate saintess to be so forceful.
He glanced around and saw the various expressions on everyone's faces, and a sense of fear crept into his heart, but he still forced himself to remain calm: "Hmph, Your Majesty speaks with such certainty, but what evidence do you have to prove that I forced you to buy? Besides, this world is just like that, the strong prey on the weak, why bother meddling in other people's business?"
Li Xi tossed a gold ingot into his arms, saying, "Consider it as me buying her from you. Take the money and go."
"I don't want money," the man snorted.
Li Xi: "I advise you to take your gold and get out of here right now. If you keep causing trouble, don't blame me for being impolite."
The surrounding people began to whisper among themselves, but the man paid no attention to their comments.
But when he saw the members of the Red Lotus Cult, he dared not utter any more outrageous remarks.
Finally, he reluctantly put away the gold, glared fiercely at Li Xi, and turned to leave.
After the man walked away, Li Xi turned to face the woman who had been rescued and said softly, "Don't be afraid, from now on you are free."
The woman looked frightened.
Upon hearing Li Xi tell her to go back, she suddenly knelt down: "Holy Maiden, please take me in. I can do anything. Please don't send me away. If I go home, my father will sell me again."
That's just how the world is. Although Li Xi has lost her memory, her inner kindness has not disappeared.
She looked at the woman before her, a flicker of pity and compassion in her eyes, and reached out to help her up. "Get up first, let's talk this out."
Upon hearing this, the woman's hands trembled. Finally, she mustered her courage and, with Li Xi's help, stood up. Tears welled in her eyes, but she stubbornly held them back. "Thank you, Holy Maiden, thank you so much."
At this time, when they were loudly proclaiming their Red Lotus Sect, the Great Protector immediately said, "Young lady, since that's the case, why don't you join us? We'll find you a good family later if the opportunity arises."
The woman was very grateful, "Thank you, Great Protector, thank you, Holy Maiden."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com