Because she hadn't brought any spare clothes, Su Wanyan returned with her robes stained and a foul odor emanating from her.
Qiu Ye and Huang Ye had been worried all day. As soon as Su Wanyan returned, the two rushed over to check on her. They saw that Su Wanyan was covered in dirt, so one of them fetched hot water and the other prepared spices.
Inside the bathroom, Su Wanyan submerged herself in the water. The warmth seemed to dispel the chill she had felt in the morgue that day, and she felt much more relaxed in her limbs.
Reflecting on what she had learned from Xiaochensheng today, she felt that being a little tired was nothing.
Just then, Qiuye's voice came from the water: "Your Highness, this servant will rub your back."
Su Wanyan emerged from the water, her wet hair clinging to her beautiful back. Qiuye applied soap and gently wiped her down with a towel.
Su Wanyan leaned over the edge of the bathtub, and Huang Ye reached out and carefully washed her hair.
"Your Highness, are you going out of the manor with Young Master Chensheng tomorrow?" Qiu Ye asked.
“I definitely have to go.” Su Wanyan closed her eyes comfortably. “It’s only the first day. What can I learn today? I have to go every day to see any results.”
She didn't know if it was because of the system, but she had already memorized everything that Xiao Chensheng taught her today. All that was left was to put it into practice.
No wonder Xiao Chensheng wanted to collect corpses; there is indeed no faster way to learn than through practice.
It's just... if only he weren't so perverse.
Qiu Ye pursed her lips, and upon hearing this, she didn't know what else to say.
"By the way," Su Wanyan asked, "did you hear the sound of war drums again today?"
She stayed in that building all day, and couldn't hear a sound outside.
Qiuye shook her head: "No."
"Hmm." Su Wanyan relaxed. "That's good."
The next day, early in the morning.
Su Wanyan arrived at Xiao Chensheng's room early again.
Before she could even knock, the door creaked open.
Su Wanyan looked at him with a smile: "I'm ready, let's go."
Xiao Chensheng returned the smile: "Hmm? Where to?"
"The morgue."
Xiao Chensheng's smile twitched. The morgue?
He wanted to argue, but then remembered that the place was unnamed and unknown, so he gave up and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about?"
Su Wanyan was stunned: "What are you thinking about? Of course I want you to continue teaching me."
Xiao Chensheng's smile remained unchanged. He gently placed his slender arms on his hips and said with a smile, "Girl, we agreed to exchange medical skills. Yesterday, I shared what I knew with you. Today, you need to teach me acupuncture."
Acupuncture is a technique that uses silver needles to stimulate acupoints, thereby activating the body's potential and achieving a healing effect.
Xiao Chensheng wasn't ignorant; he initially learned acupuncture from his master. However, acupuncture couldn't cure every disease, nor was it as miraculous as Su Wanyan had demonstrated.
Rather than saying he wanted to learn, he wanted to know what the difference was between Su Wanyan's acupuncture techniques and the acupuncture techniques he had learned.
Even he couldn't cure Yu Nanqing's paralysis, so how did she manage to cure it?
"..." Su Wanyan opened her mouth speechlessly: "Today? Now?"
"Otherwise what?" Xiao Chensheng laughed heartily.
Su Wanyan was speechless: "You take one day, I'll take one day? This isn't what we agreed on."
Won't this delay her studies for a long time?
"If you don't want to, then so be it." Xiao Chensheng didn't force him, since he wasn't the one in a hurry anyway.
"Wait a minute," Su Wanyan said urgently, "I didn't say I didn't want to."
With a heavy heart, she said, "Then...can we go to the side room?"
Xiao Chensheng's smile widened: "Whatever you wish."
When Xiao Chensheng taught Su Wanyan, there were real experimental subjects, but when Su Wanyan taught Xiao Chensheng, it was all theoretical and just drawing blueprints.
Although Su Wanyan's drawing is accurate, it is definitely not as intuitive as hands-on practice.
In modern times, humans have identified as many as 720 acupoints, which are further subdivided into a complex and astonishing number.
According to Su Wanyan, these acupoints are interconnected, and to achieve the best therapeutic effect, it is necessary to use these acupoints in a reasonable manner.
Incorrect needle placement or miscalculation can significantly reduce the effectiveness of treatment.
Xiao Chensheng found these words both strange and familiar. He knew that these acupoints corresponded to certain ailments, but he had never thought of combining and applying them.
Even his master had never taught him this way.
Su Wanyan tried to explain in as much detail as possible, and she would even annotate the complicated parts in case Xiao Chensheng didn't understand.
There were too many points to remember, and Su Wanyan didn't know if Xiao Chensheng could remember them all. Throughout the day, Su Wanyan drank several pots of water.
It wasn't until Qiuye brought over the evening meal that she said, "Your Majesty, the sun has already set."
Su Wanyan put down her pen. On the table were several large human anatomy diagrams, all covered with densely packed acupoints.
Moreover, some of them puzzled Xiao Chensheng because he had never seen them before.
Seeing that he had even stopped smiling, Su Wanyan looked at him expectantly: "Did you... understand?"
To be honest, she didn't really understand anything; it was all knowledge instilled in her by the system, and she hadn't actually learned anything.
Xiao Chensheng reached out, folded up the several large blueprints on the table, rolled them up, and went straight out of the side room.
Su Wanyan opened her mouth as if to call out to him, but seeing his serious expression, she kept quiet.
After Qiuye finished setting out the meal, she brought hot water for Su Wanyan to wash her hands before saying, "Your Majesty, please eat first. We received some goat milk today, so we had the cook make some milk custard."
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "Where did this goat milk come from?"
"A caravan arrived today, saying they came from Bianzhou. The caravan brought buckets of freshly squeezed sheep milk. When they arrived in Wengcheng, they inquired everywhere if anyone wanted to buy it, since sheep milk doesn't keep well. Huang Ye happened to come across some, so he bought the sheep milk."
Mentioning the caravans, Su Wanyan suddenly remembered: "I forgot, those three caravans we encountered in the city before, we said we'd keep an eye on them, but I've already forgotten about them."
Several days had passed, and Yu Nanqing was no longer in Wengcheng. Su Wanyan was discouraged and didn't know who to talk to.
Then he asked curiously, "Why would a caravan come from Bianzhou?"
Bianzhou and Wengcheng are separated by two cities.
They're so poor in Wengcheng, yet they still come here to sell goat milk; it just doesn't seem right.
"I heard they're going to trade in the East China Sea."
"..." Su Wanyan didn't quite understand. How could they still trade when war had broken out?
I wonder what Xiaochensheng thinks about this. I'll talk to him about it tomorrow.
Su Wanyan ate her food half-heartedly, then after a moment's thought, asked again, "Has the garrison sent any message?"
Autumn Leaves shook their heads.
Su Wanyan couldn't help but sigh. It turned out she knew nothing about Wengcheng.
The garrison was not far from Wengcheng, yet Yu Nanqing didn't even write to her; he must be busy discussing war matters.
Should she send him a letter?
But I was afraid of bothering him.
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