Chapter 162: Meeting Liu Yaoyi Again in Liangcheng
Since this is a training, one's pace must be slow. Witnessing the various sufferings and joys of the world along the way is what a cultivator should experience. If one is in a hurry to get going, how can one even talk about accumulating experience?
Besides, even if we were in a hurry to travel, Xinyi thought that it was unnecessary.
Firstly, since they were all going down the mountain for training, Liu Xia certainly wouldn't be able to walk very fast. Perhaps he and the other three might not have chosen the same path, but it seemed likely that even if they arrived in Cangzhou, he would stay at home for some time.
Secondly, if he walked more slowly, the scenery and people he encountered along the way would help Wuyang think less about the City Lord's wife. After all, he rarely went out, and the complexity of the world was too overwhelming for him to think about anything else.
After hearing Xinyi's idea, Long Qi naturally agreed with it. Although they had to stay in the mountains and forests these days, it did make Zhao Wuyang feel less worried.
But Zhao Wuyang was used to a life of luxury. From childhood to adulthood, he had never even had a scratch on his skin. Even when he was practicing in Jiuque Mountain, he had never suffered much hardship. Now, having to sleep in the open air like this was really unbearable for him.
At first, Zhao Wuyang was very excited. He had never spent the night in the wild before. This was his first time, so he was naturally very happy.
Coincidentally, it happened to be the Grain Rain season...
When the three of them set out, the weather wasn't particularly warm, but it was still dry. But after only two days, a light drizzle began to fall.
This time it wasn't a big deal, it just kept falling one after another.
Long Qi and Xin Yi had been accustomed to hardships since childhood, and because they had been practicing martial arts and getting beaten since childhood, their bodies were naturally much stronger. Although it was wet and sticky in the wild, they were still able to endure it.
But Zhao Wuyang was not well. He developed a fever on the second day after the rain. His forehead was hot to the touch. He was so hot that he started talking nonsense and kept calling out "Mom, Mom" and so on.
Seeing Zhao Wuyang like this, Long Qi felt anxious and distressed. He had always treated him as his younger brother. Now that his brother was in such a state, how could he be patient and travel slowly?
Although Lingxiang is proficient in pharmacology and medicine, she did not teach him and Xinyi anything. Now that he has encountered something, he really misses her.
If she were here, a pill would surely solve the problem.
This was of course just Long Qi's wishful thinking. To eliminate insects in the fields, he had to wait for the insect repellent to spread. Now they were living people, so even if it was a panacea, it would have to take effect at some point.
Although Xinyi was also anxious, he was not as panic-stricken as Long Qi. When Zhao Wuyang was sick and confused, he made a quick decision to hurry on his way. While he was on the road, he would occasionally search in the grass.
Seeing him like this, Long Qi was very puzzled. Wuyang was already so sick, but he still had the mind to play in the grass. Did he still think he was a three-year-old child?
Just as Long Qi was about to speak, he saw Xinyi's face lit up with joy, and she actually squatted down and cut a handful of weeds.
I saw that the grass leaves were wide and had vertical lines, and there were spikes standing upright between the leaves, which looked very strange.
"What are you doing?" Long Qi was very confused and asked quickly.
"There's no village or shop here, and Wuyang is in this state again. If I don't take some measures, I'm afraid I'll get hurt." Xinyi said as she tore off a piece of her clothes and wrapped the pile of weeds.
"This wild grass is called Cheqian. When I was a child, I went to the battlefield with my father. During the march, if the soldiers had a headache or fever, they would boil this wild grass in water and drink it. If they were strong enough, they would drink a few bowls of the soup and sleep for a day or two and they would feel better."
I saw Xinyi find a stone and keep hitting the cloth wrapped in plantain. After a while, grass juice seeped out of the cloth bag.
"It's impossible to light a fire and boil it now. It's better to squeeze some of this grass juice for Wuyang. I think it should be able to have some effect." Xinyi said while her hands did not stop, signaling Long Qi to pry open Zhao Wuyang's mouth.
Although Long Qi was skeptical, this was indeed the only solution now. Wu Yang was already delirious from the fever, so it was better to do something than to do nothing and just worry.
Long Qi followed his instructions and pried open Zhao Wuyang's mouth, and Xinyi quickly squeezed the juice into his mouth.
The coolness of the juice dripping on the back of Long Qi's hand, compared with the burning skin on his palm, made him feel a little relieved.
Maybe this method will work, he comforted himself in his heart.
Xinyi squeezed all the juice out of the cloth bag before stopping. She shook the juice off her hands and said to Long Qi, "This is just a temporary solution. It may not be effective. Liangcheng is not far ahead. We should hurry and find a doctor in the city."
Long Qi nodded, picked up Zhao Wuyang and ran...
Liangcheng...
I wonder if I can still meet the two big brothers Lu and Wei...
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Although the Wangyou Tavern in Liangcheng has been closed, it is said that the owner Yaoyi has no intention of closing the tavern. A few days ago, some people actually saw her. But perhaps because she was exhausted from taking care of Mr. Zhuang, people in Liangcheng always felt that her complexion was not as rosy as before.
However, it was this sickly appearance that made the group of lechers even more obsessed with her beauty.
Fortunately, whenever she went out on weekdays, Mr. Zhuang would always accompany her, so these lustful men were somewhat afraid of her - Mr. Zhuang still had some reputation in Liangcheng.
But people are like this. There are always gangsters and local tyrants everywhere. These people are not like those desperate criminals who would do things like murder and arson, but they are capable of oppressing the people. Although their actions are not against the will of heaven, they will make the people feel miserable.
And most of these people are lustful...
Just then, when Ban Niang Yaoyi and Mr. Zhuang went out, they happened to meet such a person.
In the past, Yao Yi would naturally not be afraid. She could make these people suffer with just a snap of her fingers. However, she had promised Mr. Zhuang that she would be an ordinary couple with him and would never again perform witchcraft or anything like that, especially never do anything that would harm people's lives.
Otherwise, why would someone call scholars pedantic? If Lingxiang were here, she'd probably argue with Zhuang Wei: Even if it's a poison that penetrates the intestines, there are times when it can be used to save people. Even if it's a sorcery, so what? There are countless sorcery methods in the world, and there's no good or bad. The only good or bad are those who exploit them.
But Mr. Zhuang's concerns are reasonable. After all, he has lived in Liangcheng for many years and will have to live here in the future. If he is seen by someone with ulterior motives, he may end up in trouble.
But he was just a weak scholar. When faced with such a thing, he was afraid that he would not be able to protect Yaoyi, let alone himself.
"Oh! Who was it? It's the Forget-Sorrow Lady! I haven't seen her for ages. How could she look so haggard? It really hurts my heart to see her like that!"
Mr. Zhuang took a fancy to a white jade flowing cloud hairpin on a stall and was pulling Liu Yaoyi to try it on when suddenly someone came up from the side and said something sarcastic.
"Is it possible that Mr. Zhuang's illness has exhausted him? Oh my, what shall I do?"
The man was wearing brocade clothes and had a horsehide whip hanging around his waist. He looked like the second son of a wealthy family, but his appearance was a little unsightly: thin eyebrows, narrow eyes, an upturned nose, wide ears, a long mouth, and bulging cheeks.
This is clearly a pig-like appearance! It looks like a pig with shiny hair.
Moreover, there were several people following behind this person, who were all burly and had fierce looks on their faces.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mr. Zhuang hurriedly pulled Liu Yaoyi up and was about to leave, but this man was not willing to give up. With a look, the few people who looked like security guards surrounded them.
"Mrs. Ban, why do you have to live with this sickly guy? Why don't you come back with me? I'll make sure you have a good life in the future. It's better than being a widow."
This was said in an extremely reckless manner. Liu Yaoyi clenched her hand into a fist after hearing it, but Zhuang Wei stopped her.
Mr. Zhuang, realizing he couldn't escape, bowed and said, "Brother, your words are truly disrespectful..."
But before he could finish his words, he was pushed away by the man and then restrained by his attendants.
"Go away, go away! I'm talking to a beauty, you have no right to interrupt me," he said, reaching out to touch Liu Yaoyi's face, "What do you think, beauty?"
Liu Yaoyi was already furious when she saw her husband being bullied. If Mr. Zhuang hadn't called her, she would have almost hit the fat man.
Just as the man's hand was about to touch Liu Yaoyi, he suddenly screamed.
I saw a young man in blue clothes holding the man's wrist with one hand and twisting it off effortlessly. The young man in blue clothes was carrying another person on his back.
The young man in blue was none other than Long Qi.
"You must never look in the mirror. You're so fat and bloated, yet you dare to tease someone else's wife."
The man's wrist was twisted off, and he rolled on the ground in pain, shouting at the guards, "Are you guys dead?! Hurry up! Beat them to death!"
After receiving the order, the guards immediately attacked Long Qi together. At this moment, a black shadow flashed by and these people were knocked to the ground in an instant.
Chang Sui, who had restrained Mr. Zhuang, saw that the situation was not good, and quickly let him go. He picked up the fat man and ran away. As the fat man ran, he shouted at Long Qi:
"You little brat! Just wait for me!"
At this moment, a stone came from somewhere and hit the man in the face, knocking out his front teeth.
Now he couldn't say anything and could only cover his face and run away.
Seeing that everyone had run away, Long Qi turned around and looked at Liu Yaoyi, but as soon as he saw her, he immediately exclaimed:
“Why is it you!?”
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After the doctor's diagnosis and treatment and a medicinal bath, Zhao Wuyang's body finally felt less hot. Now he fell into a deep sleep and stopped talking nonsense.
Jingwei Study has not changed much compared to a few months ago. It is still as leisurely and elegant as before, but now you can no longer hear Lang Lang's reading sound in the study.
After Lingxiang and his party came last time, Mr. Zhuang stopped teaching. Now this study is entirely the residence of him and his wife. Even the servants who usually follow them have been dismissed, leaving only a gatekeeper, an elderly man who never speaks a word.
Nowadays, the couple has to do many things by themselves, which is bound to lead to many jokes, but they feel that this is the joy of life.
Mr. Zhuang had just sent the doctor away and returned to the hall.
When Liu Yaoyi saw Mr. Zhuang coming back, she immediately went to greet him. The two of them looked so loving, like newlyweds, which made Long Qi very envious. He even wondered in his heart whether he and Lingxiang would be like this in the future.
As he thought about it, he recalled what happened before. Long Qi was very curious. Last time, in order to save Mr. Zhuang, Liu Yaoyi clearly crushed her demon pill into pieces. Although Lingxiang fed her a life-extending pill to save her life, she should not have been able to transform into a human form in just a few months.
After hearing Long Qi's question, Liu Yaoyi smiled and said, "Miss Lingxiang fed me two pills at that time. I think it must be because of the second pill that a new demon pill condensed in my body, which allowed me to transform. But now I only have one demon pill in my body, so I can only barely maintain my human form and can't do anything else."
After hearing her say this, Long Qi suddenly understood. No wonder Mr. Zhuang did not allow Mrs. Zhuang to use magic. He must be afraid that she would accidentally transform into her original form. If others knew about it, there would be no place for the two of them to stay in Liangcheng.
The world is full of people who cannot tolerate those who are different from us...
When Mr. Zhuang saw that tea had been served to everyone, he apologized and went out to buy food.
The food that the couple cooked was barely edible only to the three people in the family. Now that there were guests at home, we couldn't let them eat that, right?
Liu Yaoyi escorted Mr. Zhuang out the door without looking back. She seemed to be thinking about something. After a long while, she asked Long Qi, "Why didn't Miss Lingxiang come this time?"
Long Qi made it clear that this trip was for the purpose of gaining experience. Upon hearing this, Liu Yaoyi just lowered her head and said nothing more.
This is a bit strange...
Seeing her like this, Xinyi hurriedly asked, "But is there anything you want to convey?"
Liu Yaoyi hesitated for a long time, and finally just said a word of thanks.
After taking the doctor's medicine, Zhao Wuyang was able to get out of bed the next day, but he was sick after all, so the three of them stayed in Jingwei Study for two more days just to recuperate.
On the fourth day, Long Qi saw that his expression had recovered to some extent, so he decided to say goodbye to Mr. Zhuang.
After all, they were sent out to gain experience by their master, so Mr. Zhuang naturally would not try to keep them. He just prepared some commonly used medicines for them in case they encountered such situations again on the road so that they could deal with them better.
Long Qiqian thanked Mr. Tongzhuang Liu Yaoyi profusely and said goodbye. As soon as he turned around, he was stopped by Liu Yaoyi.
"When you see Miss Lingxiang in the future, please let me tell her a message."
Everyone was a little confused when they heard this. Although Lingxiang and Liu Yaoyi saved her life, they were not very familiar with each other. They just met by chance. What could they possibly want to convey?
"If you see Miss Lingxiang, please tell her this: Even if you hang your head and go back to heaven, it is impossible to turn back again; the dreams of fools are all in vain."
Long Qi was puzzled when he heard this. He looked at Xinyi, who also didn't understand what Liu Yaoyi said.
A sudden resurgence? What is that?
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