If Xia Xiao wanted to take advantage of Ah Zhu, he could just drink the warm medicine directly into her mouth and feed her mouth to mouth. But Xia Xiao didn't think so, so he took a spoon and fed her little by little. Every time Ah Zhu couldn't drink it, Xia Xiao would press the acupuncture points on her body. This was the method Shu Shuang taught him, but Ah Zhu might have a sore throat when she woke up. But compared to that kind of thing, life is more important.

After Ah Zhu finished drinking, there was no reaction, but Xia Xiao put down the bowl and felt hot all over.

Sitting cross-legged, forming seals, no matter what medicine, it can use the vitality to speed up the use of speed. Xia Xiao felt like she was in a sauna, feeling extremely hot, but her body was sweating and sweating coldly, making the room much colder. After only a quarter of an hour, Ah Zhu also began to feel cold, but she kicked off the quilt and felt extremely hot.

An hour later, Xia Xiao woke up. He looked at his hands, sensing his changes, and felt that the medicine was indeed useful, perfectly driving away the cold. It seemed that just as the old doctor said, his medicine was fine. The problem was only with those practitioners who took his medicine. They were too weak and could not withstand the poison in the Dragon Palace and died early.

This was all thanks to the man named Pipi. Although Xia Xiao didn't know, these practitioners actually died at his hands. If it weren't for his secret manipulation and poisoning, so many people wouldn't have died.

Xia Xiao looked at Ah Zhu, who was still expelling cold air, and her clothes were soaked just like her. The extremely thin pajamas stuck to her skin, outlining her perfect figure. Xia Xiao took off her wet clothes, but put them back on, closed the door and went out to eat. Unreasonable thoughts only exist for a moment, belonging to desire and nature, but doing nothing is rational.

In the lobby on the first floor of the inn, Xia Xiao ate ten steamed buns and a bowl of vegetables, then took the bridesmaid back to the room and asked her to change Ah Zhu's clothes.

This struggle took another half a day. Xia Xiao sat on a small stool and continued to boil the medicine. He felt that his condition was gradually recovering. He estimated that in two days, he would be able to return to his peak and get rid of this fatigue.

Three days later

There was a hint of deep blue in the brown-black pupils, like some kind of creepy cold light, and also like the location of the ancient Dragon Palace. Behind the extremely high palace, there were many urban houses. They stood quietly on the seabed, making Xia Xiao's recollection all weird, like a wisp of ghosts drilling into his eyes, making him forget that the medicine in front of him had boiled, and even lifted the ceramic lid.

"Hey! Are you going to boil the water dry?"

The middle-aged obese woman was the innkeeper's wife. She had a face full of flesh and a fierce look. It was said that she scared away the man who was looking for pearls that night. Xia Xiao suspected that she was covered with thick hair after taking off her shirt. Except for her reproductive organs, she was probably no different from a man. But out of respect, Xia Xiao hurriedly apologized. She had helped him a lot during this period. Every time he changed Ah Zhu's clothes, he had to trouble her.

"Sorry, I got distracted."

The woman sat next to Xia Xiao, pressing the small stool so hard that it creaked, but her eyes were full of admiration, and she had a smile on her face when she teased him.

"At such a young age, you seem like a good man. You make medicine for that girl every day, and you never complain."

Xia Xiao took the medicine off the stove and let it slowly settle. This process was quite long, and Xia Xiao spent the whole time chatting with the proprietress to kill time. Although his time was precious, he could also look up at the sky and meditate at this time, but since she was sitting next to him, Xia Xiao naturally would not avoid her.

“It should be.”

These three simple words gradually dimmed the admiration in the fat woman's eyes. She said unhappily:

"Nothing in this world is supposed to happen. There are more than one or two people without conscience. If you think that something has nothing to do with you, then it really has nothing to do with you."

"Does the boss lady think I'm hypocritical?"

"I have no idea!"

The fat woman crossed her legs and nonchalantly picked her nose, rolling it into a ball.

"Although you are my tenant, I rent you a house and sell you food, but I don't know what kind of person you are. But kid, don't take things as should or shouldn't, otherwise you will find that many things are not right. If you were on the street and saw a pair of beggars being caught stealing, and then picked up a stick to beat them, and ended up being beaten to the ground, would you care?"

The fat woman looked at Xia Xiao, saw him shaking his head, and asked:

"Why?"

"It's none of my business."

The fat woman snorted, as if to deny Xia Xiao's words, and asked again:

“Aren’t beggars pitiful?”

"Pitiful."

"Then why don't you care about being beaten?"

"If someone is caught stealing and still beats someone up, and I help, doesn't that mean I approve of this behavior?"

Xia Xiao had his own opinions. The proprietress never asked him where he came from or where he was going. She just asked questions like this and he answered them one by one.

"If there were a pair of real beggars begging on the street, I would go and help them. Everyone has hard times. When I was at my lowest, I was almost homeless. In fact, sleeping in a haunted house in a mass grave is not much different from homeless. But some things, if they are wrong, should not be done. Otherwise, if you do them and get caught and beaten, it is retribution. This is karma."

"What if they died because of this?"

"This problem is like a student who cheated in a test in school and was caught by the teacher. Whether out of maintaining order or upholding the principle of fairness and justice, the teacher should have let the student go, and the test should have been invalidated and given a score of zero. The teacher did not beat or scold the student, or even criticize him immediately, but in the end the student jumped off the building, and everyone blamed the teacher. What crime did the teacher commit? Now, the student is like the beggar, just asking for sympathy."

The fat woman nodded, with admiration in her eyes. As elders, they always like to test the younger generation, as if they want to see how talented they are. She is the same. The only advantage of being a boss lady is that you can see all kinds of people, and their stories are more exciting than thousands of books.

"I didn't expect you, who is usually so cold, to have so much to say when you talk about reason."

"Just like the landlady doesn't care about what's going on in the city, but someone keeps knocking on the door of the inn in the middle of the night. Even if you're asleep, you'll get up and look. If they're suspicious people, you'll drink them away immediately."

The fat woman smiled innocently. What happened that night made her famous in the neighborhood. But she has always been like this. She is not the mayor of the city and cannot control too much. But she must take care of the affairs of her own inn.

"I boil the medicine and you manage the inn. We are both responsible for our own duties. Isn't this how it should be?"

After Xia Xiao said this, the fat woman nodded happily.

"Should is responsibility, that's right."

Xia Xiao opened the ceramic lid, and there were still medicinal residues inside that kept rising and falling. He had to wait for a while. But just this small action of lifting it up made the extremely strong medicinal fragrance spread everywhere. Xia Xiao suspected that this medicine could be directly used to make chicken soup, but in order to avoid wasting it, he never tried it.

"Who is that girl to you?"

The boss lady was so curious for the first time, and she didn't expect Xia Xiao to answer seriously. After all, he said his name was Fang Huan, which was probably fake. But Xia Xiao scratched his head and answered in a more formal way:

"Brother and sister."

"I'm afraid it's not due to ambiguity?"

"I am her senior, and she is my junior."

The lady boss made a long "oh" sound and said that Xia Xiao and she were a good match. But Xia Xiao just smiled bitterly, as this kind of words sounded the most embarrassing.

"How did the boss lady know that we are a good match?"

"They are talented and pretty, and they are about the same age, aren't they a good match?"

Xia Xiao shook his head. He didn't care about the saying that people with similar personalities can only play together, and people with different personalities can complement each other. No matter what, there are exceptions, and he is the exception. He felt that he and Shu Shuang were the best match. In the heavy rain, a beautiful woman holding an umbrella and walking on the heavy street was like a painting. Isn't it beautiful? If there was someone nagging in his ear all the time, Xia Xiao would probably be annoyed to death.

After chatting for a few more sentences, Xia Xiao waited for the medicine to warm up and settle, then poured out a bowl and prepared to take it upstairs.

"Madam boss, I'll have to trouble you later."

"I'll go up with you. I have nothing to do right now."

As soon as the fat woman stepped onto the steps, there was a creaking sound of wood. She stood on the steps and watched Xia Xiao open the door and walk in. Ah Zhu's complexion was frighteningly bad a few days ago, but now it has returned to its rosy color.

"Take the medicine."

Before feeding the medicine, Xia Xiao would say something first, and he thought Ah Zhu could hear it. He took three doses of medicine to adjust his condition to the best. Xia Xiao drank the medicine for three whole days, and it was time to wake up.

The cold air was floating, the hot sweat was flowing, Ah Zhu's eyelids were trembling slightly, and when he finally opened his eyes, it was Xia Xiao's bearded face. Seeing Xia Xiao so unkempt and so focused on feeding him medicine, Ah Zhu's mouth corners slightly raised. She woke up, Xia Xiao should be happy, but seeing her like this, he always felt that she was doomed. He had been very careful, hoping that he was just overthinking.

Putting down the bowl, Xia Xiao took the towel, wiped Azhu's sweat, and helped him up.

"Are you feeling well?"