Chapter 183 The Demon Cult Witch 12

There are many ways to get out of Xuyang Mountain.

But Yao Rong chose the most difficult way.

This is naturally because she wanted Axi to avoid the disturbance of the outside world and not know what happened in the martial arts world for the time being.

Just when Yao Rong and Axi were crossing mountains and ridges, the martial arts world was already in chaos. As

the major sects left Xuyang Sect and returned to their own sects, what happened at the sword-fighting conference spread throughout the martial arts world like wings.

Some people believed it firmly, while others were skeptical.

Just as everyone was arguing, the news that Chang Yue had betrayed Xuyang Sect once again reached everyone's ears.

"Fairy Changyue is the eldest disciple of Fairy Wangyue, and has always been loyal to the Xuyang Sect."

"If those rumors are false, would Fairy Changyue betray the sect? Doesn't she know what the consequences of betraying the Xuyang Sect are?"

"Nonsense, even we outsiders know it, so how could Fairy Changyue not know it?"

"Yes, once she betrayed the Xuyang Sect, she would have no place to stay in the entire martial arts world, but she did it anyway. Could it be that Fairy Wangyue's death is really related to that person?"

Many neutral or skeptical people were shaken.

What made them even more shocked was that a sect revealed that when they left Xuyang Sect, they saw the bodies of more than a dozen Xuyang Sect disciples and elders who had just died in the forest. It was suspected that they were killed while chasing after Fairy Changyue.

Various doubts flooded the Xuyang Sect like a tide, and the people of Xuyang Sect were in a panic.

In order to calm people's hearts, Sect Master Mu had to stand up.

"The mysterious person who appeared at the sword-fighting conference that day was Yao Rong, the leader of the Demon Cult. All the things she said were to cause conflicts between the Xuyang Sect and other sects, and to stir up disputes in the martial arts world."

"As for my son raping his junior sister, it is even more nonsense."

"A Xi is not a disciple of the Xuyang Sect at all. She is Yao Rong's biological daughter Su Yingxi. I brought her back to the Xuyang Sect because I wanted to use her identity to deal a fatal blow to the Demon Cult."

The trump card that had been prepared for six years was revealed so hastily, and Master Mu felt particularly regretful.

But A Xi had been rescued by Yao Rong, and now she is nowhere to be found, so this trump card is basically useless.

As for Chang Yue's defection, Master Mu directly blamed Chang Yue, saying that Chang Yue was dissatisfied with the sect and had colluded with the Demon Cult...

These remarks made the martial arts world, which had just calmed down, boil again.

Some people were surprised at A Xi's identity, some were amazed at Master Mu's methods, and some were ashamed of Master Mu's style.

But no matter what everyone thinks, they must admit that Master Mu's move was indeed amazing, and he successfully turned the situation around that was not favorable to him.

But at this time, Wen Wu, who had retired from the martial arts world for many years, reappeared in the world. He broke with the Xuyang Sect on behalf of the Wen family, and said that in the future, the Wen family would not set foot in the place where the Xuyang Sect appeared. Moreover

, Wen Wu also sent a letter of challenge to Master Mu from a distance.

Wen Wu said in his letter of challenge that he had been in seclusion for twenty years and now his skills have been greatly improved. Regardless of whether Master Mu was responsible for Wang Yue's death, he wanted to have a life-and-death duel with Master Mu to settle the grudges of the past.

In just a few days, Master Mu looked as haggard as if he had aged ten years, and he no longer had the usual strategizing and calculating demeanor. After seeing Wen Wu's letter of challenge, Master Mu was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

If Wen Wu had dared to challenge him to a life-and-death duel twenty years ago, Master Mu would have made sure that Wen Wu would never return.

But in the past twenty years, Wen Wu has been cultivating in seclusion, while Master Mu has spent a lot of time on intrigue and conspiracy. It is okay to fight with ordinary people, but fighting with a top master like Wen Wu, his chance of winning is only 30% at most.

Master Mu did not dare to fight at all. He refused Wen Wu's challenge on the grounds that he was too busy.

This reason is actually reasonable. His own son has become a useless person, Elder Chang Yue has rebelled, and the Great Elder has died... There are indeed many things that Master Mu needs to deal with.

However, no matter how good his excuse is, he dared not fight, which is cowardly!

As the master of the first sect of the righteous way, once he shows cowardice, it will be a huge blow to the prestige of the sect.

The prestige of the Xuyang Sect declined again, and the dissatisfaction of the elders with Master Mu became more and more serious.

The more frustrated the Xuyang Sect was, the more proud the Juexian Pavilion was.

The left protector, Chen Nan, and many elders gathered in the hall.

At this time, the elders stared at the left protector and Chen Nan with piercing eyes.

One of the elders was the first to lose his temper. He rubbed his hands together and said with a chuckle: "Left Protector, Elder Chen, stop hiding things from us. We all know what the Pavilion Master did at the Sword Discussion Conference."

"Yes, yes, I thought the Pavilion Master was in seclusion. I didn't expect that the Pavilion Master would not allow us to disrupt the Sword Discussion Conference, but she went there in person." "She

is worthy of being the Pavilion Master. If she doesn't take action, it's fine. But once she does, she suppresses the Xuyang faction to death."

Everyone was talking at the same time, and the hall was noisier than a vegetable market.

The left guardian rolled his eyes and said impatiently, "Since you all know, why are you looking for us?"

"Left guardian, we just want to know, when will the Pavilion Master and the Young Pavilion Master come back? We have to make preparations in advance and welcome the Pavilion Master and the Young Pavilion Master."

Chen Nan was about to speak when his confidant who was guarding outside the hall suddenly ran in and whispered a few words in his ear.

Chen Nan was overjoyed and stood up and said, "Everyone, follow me to welcome the distinguished guest."

"Distinguished guest? Who is it?"

Chen Nan just smiled and said nothing.

Seeing his behavior, the elders became even more curious and followed Chen Nan to the door of Juexian Pavilion.

"Elder Changyue, welcome." Chen Nan smiled and greeted Changyue.

The elders were shocked. Only then did they know that Changyue had come to their Juexian Pavilion.

Oh my, he is indeed their Pavilion Master. Xuyang Sect sent an undercover agent to their Pavilion, and the Pavilion Master wanted to kidnap the elders from Xuyang Sect.

This tit-for-tat posture is very Juexian Pavilion style.

"Welcome."

"Fairy Changyue, we are so happy that you can come to Juexian Pavilion."

All the elders were very considerate, smiling and greeting Chang Yue cheerfully.

The disciples hiding behind Chang Yue breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other. Some disciples even muttered, "Why do I feel that the people of the Demon Sect are not as ferocious and murderous as the rumors say..."

Chang Yue clasped her fists and returned the gifts one by one before handing the black jade hibiscus that Yao Rong had given her to Chen Nan.

Chen Nan put it away properly and took Chang Yue and the others in to settle down: "As soon as I received the news, I vacated the room for you. The room has been cleaned, and the bedding and other things are all complete. If there is anything missing, just tell me."

Even though she had prepared herself mentally, when Chang Yue saw the yard prepared by Chen Nan, she had to say that the yard prepared by Juexian Pavilion was really to her liking.

Chen Nan repeated Yao Rong's words in detail: "There is still a vacant position of elder in Juexian Pavilion. The Pavilion Master means that if Fairy Changyue is willing, you can be the new elder of our pavilion."

"The disciples you brought will still be your disciples. The supplies they use every month and the martial arts they learn are also provided by Juexian Pavilion."

Changyue sighed: "The Pavilion Master has made such thoughtful arrangements. If Changyue refuses, she would be ungrateful."

She certainly knew why Juexian Pavilion was so enthusiastic about her, but the purpose of Juexian Pavilion was the same as hers. She also wanted to tear off the skin of the hypocritical gentleman Master Mu and let the truth see the light of day.

After a short rest, Chang Yue stood up and shouted out all the questions she had asked to Master Mu that day as the new elder of Juexian Pavilion. The whole world knew about it, even the capital knew about this farce.

...

One wave has not settled, another wave rises.

The martial arts world is in turmoil and has never been peaceful.

And the person who caused all this has just walked out of Xuyang Mountain.

The Xuyang Sect is located in the north of Xuyang Mountain, and Yao Rong and A Xi are now in the south of Xuyang Mountain.

One south and one north, as if separated by two worlds.

The economy here is not as developed as in the north, and the influence of the martial arts world has not extended here. The autumn wind blows slowly, and the mountains and forests are still green.

"Let's go to the restaurant and get two rooms first." Yao Rong suggested.

Although they did not suffer much during the journey, it was an indisputable fact that their food, clothing, housing and transportation were all very simple.

After finally getting out of the forest, they still had to rest up first and then think about what to do in the future.

There were only a few restaurants in the town. Yao Rong chose the largest one, walked in and booked two upper rooms, gave the waiter a few copper coins, and asked him to bring them hot water.

After a comfortable bath, Yao Rong changed into clean clothes and went to the next door to knock on Axi's door.

"I'm here."

Axi responded crisply, and came over with half-wet hair to open the door.

"Are you hungry? Let's go downstairs to eat something."

Yao Rong found a table that could be exposed to the sun and asked Axi to sit with his back to the sun so that his hair would dry faster.

Ah Xi touched her hair and smiled as she accepted Yao Rong's kindness.

In the sunlight, Ah Xi's hair was dark and shiny, and Yao Rong couldn't help but look at it a few times: "Your hair is really well maintained."

Ah Xi's eyes were bright, as if she was asking for praise: "I picked Polygonum multiflorum myself, added some Chinese medicine, and mixed some powder to wash my hair."

Yao Rong followed her words and asked: "Is this a recipe you came up with yourself?"

"Yes, anyway, the herbs used are good for hair, even if they are not washed well, they will not damage it. I tried many times and mixed it out."

"You are really smart. You can make a lot of money with this recipe in the future."

Ah Xi said embarrassedly, "I didn't think so much. There is also a facial plaster. I am not like other people who have money to buy pearls and grind them into powder to apply on their faces. I studied how to use herbs to care for the skin."

Yao Rong smiled and said, "When we settle down, you can also prepare a portion for me."

Ah Xi nodded vigorously.

The waiter still remembered these two generous guests and ran over attentively to wipe the table for them and read out the menu swiftly.

Many of the dishes were ones that Ah Xi had never eaten.

"Is there anything you want to eat?" Yao Rong asked.

Ah Xi thought for a moment, and named the two dishes that interested her the most. Then he asked Yao Rong, "Would you like to order anything else?"

Yao Rong ordered a steamed sea bass. When the waiter came back from the kitchen, Yao Rong waved to the waiter and asked him about the situation here.

"The customer really asked the right person. I have lived in Qingfeng Town since I was a child, and I know everything here."

Yao Rong had roughly guessed the consumption situation of this place from the accommodation and dining expenses, as well as the pedestrians she saw along the way. She flipped her hand and took out five copper coins, and said with a smile, "Then tell me about it. If you can satisfy me, I will give you another five copper coins."

The waiter was young, but he was eloquent. Ordinary things became humorous after he talked about them.

Qingfeng Town is surrounded by mountains in the north and rivers in the east, so the transportation here is not convenient and the information is not well developed. Few people from the underworld come here. On the contrary, the imperial court has a stronger influence here.

The waiter had never heard of the Xuyang Sect and the Juexian Pavilion.

He only knew of the Batian Gang.

The Batian Gang’s name was very domineering, but it was at best just a second-rate sect.

“Okay, you go and get busy first.” Yao Rong put five more copper plates on the table.

The waiter smiled and said, “The dishes should be ready soon. I’ll serve the two guests.”

After eating, Yao Rong asked Ah Xi if she wanted to walk around the town.

Ah Xi nodded. She was a little full and it was a good time to go out to digest the food.

It was evening now, and there were no more stalls in the market. Pedestrians were hurrying home to rest after a busy day.

Yao Rong bought the last two strings of candied haws and handed one to A Xi.

A Xi took a bite and was conquered by the sour and sweet taste: "Delicious."

The smell of food was wafting from many houses on the street. Children who had played all day, wearing dirty clothes, ran home on their short legs to the shouts of their mothers.

Yao Rong and A Xi walked along the bluestone road, out of town, and came to the river.

The endless river was filled with boats of varying sizes.

Fishermen rowed their boats, humming unknown songs as they crossed the river.

The evening breeze on the river ruffled Ah Xi's hair, and she ate the last candied haws: "I like this place."

"If you like it, stay for a while."

"Is it okay?"

"Of course."

Ah Xi's eyebrows curved into crescents: "Okay."

Back at the restaurant, there were no guests dining in the lobby.

The waiter was wiping the table, and when he saw Yao Rong and Ah Xi come in, he smiled and greeted them.

Yao Rong said to the waiter: "I want to buy a yard, do you have any recommendations?"

Ah Xi was surprised: "Buy?"

She originally wanted to rent it.

Yao Rong affirmed: "Of course I have to buy it. Only my own house will make me feel a sense of belonging. And I can decorate my own house as I like."

Ah Xi thought about it. When she climbed over the mountains and ridges, she picked a lot of precious herbs, including a hundred-year-old ginseng.

With this calculation, she seemed to be a little rich.

Ah Xi was immediately happy and said: "Then buy it, I have money."

Yao Rong smiled and said: "How can you pay for this?"

The next morning, the waiter brought a neatly dressed broker to Yao Rong.

Yao Rong told the broker her requirements.

The broker recommended three courtyards to Yao Rong. Yao Rong and Ah Xi compared them on the spot, and finally chose a courtyard not far from the river.

After completing the transfer formalities, Yao Rong gave the waiter a dime and asked him to find someone to clean the yard. She and A Xi planned to go to the market while it was still early to see if there was anything they needed to buy.

A Xi was in high spirits and carefully selected for a long time before buying everything she wanted.

When they returned to their residence, the yard had been cleaned up.

A Xi put down the things in her hands and slapped her forehead: "Oh no, I forgot to buy vegetables."

Yao Rong smiled and said, "That's not difficult. When the fishing boat comes back, I'll go buy some river food from them."

Suddenly, a faint call was heard from outside.

"We're back."

Yao Rong asked A Xi to continue packing up the things they bought. She went to the river in person and waved at the fishing boat not far away.

When the fishing boat came closer, Yao Rong bought two lively fish from the fisherman, planning to braise one and stew the other.

In this way, Yao Rong and A Xi stayed in the town.

However, A Xi was a person who could not sit still. After resting for two days to relieve the hardship of climbing over mountains and ridges, she wondered whether she should move some flowers and plants back to plant, since the yard would be empty anyway.

Yao Rong thought this was a good idea: "Then let's go buy some flower seedlings tomorrow."

"No need to buy." A Xi pointed to Xuyang Mountain not far away, "Let's just go to the mountain to dig."

Xuyang Mountain is a huge natural treasure house.

A Xi is not familiar with the foot of the mountain, but she is familiar with the environment in the mountain. Even if she has never been to this forest before, she can easily find the flowers and plants she wants according to their growth preferences.

She carried a bamboo basket on her back and held a small medicine hoe in her hand, walking in front to lead the way.

Yao Rong also put down the sword in her hand for a rare time, holding the small medicine hoe and following A Xi.

The two worked together to dig up many flowers and plants with their roots and soil.

When going down the mountain, Yao Rong caught a glimpse of green: "There seems to be something growing on that cliff. Let's go and take a look."

When they came to the bottom of the cliff, Yao Rong and A Xi could see the appearance of the plant clearly.

The leaves are in the shape of thin strips, just like the most common weeds on the roadside.

If it was not growing on the cliff, but in the grass, I am afraid no passerby would notice it.

"Hey, this seems to be..." A Xi always felt that it was somewhat familiar, but its shape was too ordinary, so A Xi couldn't remember it all at once.

Yao Rong said: "It's daylily."

"Yes, I remember it, daylily is a cool and slightly sweet herb. The root is used as medicine, which can clear away heat and promote diuresis, cool blood and stop bleeding."

"You are a doctor, and your impression of it is all its medicinal use. My understanding of it is completely different from yours."

A Xi looked at Yao Rong curiously.

Yao Rong said, "Daylily has another name, called the forget-worry grass. It has always been regarded as the mother flower. The ancients always liked to use daylily to refer to the mother in their poems and articles."

Ah Xi whispered, "Forget-worry..."

"I'll go up and take a look." Yao Rong tapped his toes lightly, using the cliff as leverage, and easily jumped to a position not far from the daylily.

From this position, Yao Rong could see more clearly.

There was no soil at all where the daylily grew. Its roots climbed on the stone surface, and it almost used up all its strength to survive until now.

If Yao Rong had not happened to pass by and had not happened to catch a glimpse, perhaps in the next few days, it would not be able to withstand the erosion of the autumn wind and die on the cliff.

Yao Rong touched the yellow leaves of the daylily due to lack of water with his fingertips, carefully dug out the daylily, put it in the bamboo basket, and jumped down the cliff again.

On the way back, Yao Rong bought a flower pot, filled it with soil, and then carefully planted the daylily.

After watering, Yao Rong placed the daylily on the windowsill of her room.

A Xi asked beside her: "Senior, is there anything special about this daylily? I see you like it very much."

"Its vitality is very strong. It can take root and sprout on cliffs. In such a comfortable place, it will only grow more beautifully."

Yao Rong came closer and carefully brushed off the dust accumulated on the leaves: "Don't you think its alias is beautiful? Forget all the worries and start a beautiful life again."

A Xi felt something and smiled slightly: "It is indeed a very unique name."

***

After planting the daylilies, Yao Rong accompanied A Xi to plant other flowers and plants.

With these flowers and plants, the yard is finally less monotonous and looks more lively.

Yao Rong shook off the dirt on his palms and asked Ah Xi if he wanted to go to the city tomorrow. Ah Xi happily said yes.

The city was much more lively than the town. Before entering the city, there were already densely packed stalls outside the door.

Yao Rong and Ah Xi paid the entrance fee to the city, walked around everywhere, and even went to a wonton shop with many customers to eat a bowl of wonton noodles.

Yao Rong said: "After we finish eating, let's find a herbal medicine shop and sell all the herbs you picked."

Ah Xi didn't know much about these things. She just followed whatever Yao Rong said. Because there were too many people in the city, Ah Xi even secretly held Yao Rong's sleeve.

Yao Rong moved his palm and held A Xi's hand: "This way you won't be afraid of getting lost."

The little girl not far away covered her mouth and laughed, shook her mother's hand, and said crisply: "Look, that sister has to hold her mother's hand like me, otherwise she will be kidnapped by the beggars."

A Xi: "..."

A Xi's earlobes turned red, and she grabbed Yao Rong's hand more tightly, pretending that she didn't hear the little girl's words.

She was not afraid of getting lost.

She just felt that holding the hand of her senior would make her feel very safe.

Because in the mountains and forests that covered the sky and were difficult to tell the direction, it was this hand that had been holding her, leading her from the north of Xuyang Mountain to the south of Xuyang Mountain.

After walking along the flow of people for a while, they finally arrived at the largest herbal medicine shop in the city.

Ah Xi took out all the herbs she had processed, and the shopkeeper's eyes lit up. He didn't expect her to be so good.

Especially the hundred-year-old ginseng. Their shop had been open for decades, and they rarely saw such good quality.

The shopkeeper was a smart man. He knew that Ah Xi was definitely not an ordinary person to be able to take out so many good things, so he gave a fair price.

All the herbs added together sold for a total of 427 taels.

That ginseng sold for a full 300 taels.

But when the shopkeeper quoted the price, Ah Xi's face turned ugly.

The shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat and he shook the abacus in his hand: "But what's wrong with this price?"

Ah Xi pursed her lips and said, "There's nothing wrong with it. Let's go with this price."

The shopkeeper gave Ah Xi four silver notes with a denomination of one hundred taels and twenty-seven taels of silver. After Ah Xi put them away, he and Yao Rong left the herbal medicine shop.

Yao Rong then asked, "Isn't it a good thing to sell things? Why are you suddenly unhappy?"

Ah Xi said embarrassedly, "I was thinking about the many good herbs I have collected in the past few years, but all of them fell into the hands of my teacher... and Doctor Xie..."

Yao Rong bought a bag of hot chestnuts on the roadside, broke one and put it in Ah Xi's palm, "It doesn't matter, I will help you get the money back later."

Ah Xi stuffed the chestnut into his mouth and felt much more relaxed.

Yao Rong took Ah Xi to watch the variety show, accompanied Ah Xi to visit the bookstore, and also accompanied Ah Xi to the clothing store to buy a few sets of clothes.

"You are too plain. Let's go to the jewelry store next door to buy some jewelry after buying a dress."

Ah Xi nodded and walked into the jewelry store with great expectation. Seeing Yao Rong going straight to the gold jewelry, Ah Xi whispered, "Senior, just buy silver jewelry."

Yao Rong was unmoved: "If you have any silver jewelry you like, buy them all."

Ah Xi opened her mouth and said, "Then let's buy gold jewelry."

Yao Rong's aesthetic taste has always been online, and with a system whispering and pointing at her, in the end, Yao Rong picked out five pieces of jewelry.

Ah Xi felt that five pieces of jewelry were too many, but she liked every piece of jewelry, and for a moment she didn't know which one to buy from the five.

Yao Rong didn't even give her a chance to choose. She paid for five items, asked the shopkeeper to pack them, and took Ah Xi to the largest teahouse in the city.

After ordering a cup of Biluochun and two plates of cakes, Yao Rong took a black jade sword orchid from her waist and played with it between her fingertips.

Not long after, a strong man carrying a wooden box strode to the second floor of the teahouse. He looked around and his eyes lit up when he saw the black jade sword orchid: "Dear guest, someone asked our escort agency to send you a box of things."

Yao Rong put away the black jade sword orchid as a token of love and thanked the strong man.

The strong man clasped his hands and left the teahouse.

Yao Rong took the key from his wrist and pushed the box and key to Ah Xi: "The things inside are all prepared for you."

Ah Xi was startled: "Prepared for me?"

"You will know when you open it."

Before leaving the sect, Yao Rong had told Chen Nan to collect medical books. Although Chen Nan did not know Yao Rong's intention, he carried out Yao Rong's order very well. These in the box are only a small part of what has been collected.

This small part has already made Ah Xi very happy: "Senior, is this gift too expensive..."

"The meaning of books is not to be put away, but to record and pass on." Yao Rong knocked on the wooden box, "If I can use these medical books to cultivate a miracle doctor for this world, it will be my honor." "

I don't deserve to be a miracle doctor." Ah Xi did not refuse again. She really needed these medical books and liked this gift very much. "I will study these medical books well. If you need me in the future, just ask."

After getting these medical books, even shopping could not arouse Ah Xi's interest.

In twelve hours a day, Ah Xi held medical books in her hands for six hours.

However, no matter how much she read, Ah Xi would not forget to prepare three meals a day for her and Yao Rong.

But after reading more books, Axi encountered some new problems. No

matter how much she remembered from reading medical books alone, she could not understand them thoroughly.

The symptoms of each patient would be different due to different actual situations, and it would be difficult to be completely consistent with what is recorded in the medical books.

Yao Rong gave Axi an idea: "Have you noticed that there is only one clinic in Qingfeng Town, and there is only one doctor in the clinic. Even though the clinic charges a high fee, it is still crowded every day."

People without money can't afford to see a doctor, and rich people also have difficulty seeing a doctor.

This is the current situation in Qingfeng Town.

Axi understood it immediately: "Senior, do you mean to let me open a free clinic?"

"Yes."

Ah Xi hesitated: "I have only studied medicine for a few years. What if I make a mistake in treating a patient?"

As a doctor, one must never joke about the safety of a patient. This is irresponsible to oneself and the patient.

"Don't worry, listen to me first."

Yao Rong took Ah Xi out of the yard and sat down by the river. His voice was much warmer than the gradually cooling autumn wind.

"If you're worried about treating the wrong disease, then treat the diseases you're more confident of treating."

"You're doing a free clinic anyway, so as long as you explain the situation to the patient in advance, there'll be no problem."

Ah Xi was somewhat tempted, but still a little hesitant: "How about I read more medical books, and wait until I finish reading all the medical books I have?"

Yao Rong didn't give Ah Xi a chance to escape: "Learn while doing the free clinic."

When a person is hesitant, if the people around her are very determined, she will often be convinced by them. Ah Xi hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and said: "Then give it a try."

After making this decision, Ah Xi's mood suddenly became relieved, and the problem that had troubled her for many days was also solved.

Although Axi had never participated in a free clinic, she had heard Man Banxue talk about it many times. Following Man Banxue's example, Axi also prepared in a proper manner.

She did not choose another place, but placed a table under the sycamore tree opposite her yard, and hung a large white cloth next to it with the words "Free Clinic" written on it.

However, the free clinic was not so smooth at the beginning.

First of all, Axi was a newcomer to the local area.

Secondly, Axi was not very old at first glance.

In this world, people always think that the older the doctor, the better the medical skills.

Therefore, on the first day of the free clinic, many people were watching from a distance, but no one dared to step forward to let Axi treat them.

When Yao Rong called Axi home for lunch, he asked Axi if she felt a little frustrated.

Ah Xi rubbed her shoulders and said, "I'm not frustrated. It's just that I don't know how to change this situation and build trust between me and the patients."

Yao Rong put a piece of food into her bowl with chopsticks and said, "In fact, there is a way to quickly build trust between you and the patients."

Ah Xi paused with the bowl in her hand and asked curiously, "Senior, what is the method?"

Yao Rong did not tell Ah Xi the answer directly, "If you observe more, you will know what the biggest problem of the people in Qingfeng Town is." The biggest problem of the people in Qingfeng Town

?

Ah Xi thought about it for a whole night, but she couldn't figure it out.

The next day, she still sat in front of the free clinic stall, but this time she didn't lower her head to read the medical books, but observed the passers-by, and put into practice the "look" in the four methods of observation, smell, question and palpation.

This time, Ah Xi saw from early morning to evening.

People who went out to fish came back one after another.

Ah Xi was about to pack up and go back for dinner, but suddenly she stopped and stared at the fishermen who had difficulty walking.

"Senior, I understand!"

Ah Xi came to Yao Rong with a medical book in her arms and said excitedly, "It's rheumatism, right!"

Qingfeng Town is located in the south and close to the river. It is more humid than other places. In addition, many people in the town make a living on the river all year round, so their rheumatism is even more serious.

Compared with those serious diseases, these minor diseases often do not attract the attention of ordinary people, but their existence does make people feel painful and uncomfortable.

"Smart, it's rheumatism." Yao Rong didn't expect that Axi would find the problem in just one day. "But finding the problem is not the key. The real difficulty is how to solve it."

Axi said happily: "I saw a prescription in a medical book two days ago. This prescription is very effective for rheumatism. Fortunately, the herbs needed for it are not difficult to find. I will try it tomorrow."

With a clear goal in mind, Axi temporarily closed her free clinic stall and went to collect herbs to prepare ointments.

A fisherman passed by the gate of the yard, shook his head and said to his companion: "You see, I knew the little girl couldn't hold on for long. It's been less than three days and the free clinic can't continue. Fortunately, I persuaded you not to go to her for treatment."

The companion shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I really hope she is a capable doctor. The weather has been getting colder recently, and my old leg and foot problems have recurred. Every night I can't sleep because of the pain."

"Old man Cui in the east has the same problem. He went to the city and asked the doctor in the city to prescribe medicine for bruises. I heard that he is much better now."

The companion was silent for a while, but still shook his head: "It is so expensive to see a doctor in the city. Old man Cui has no son, only a daughter. Unlike me, I have to save money to find a wife for my son. It would be better to stay and renovate the house with the money for medical treatment."

The fisherman sighed: "You say, we go out early and come back late every day, fishing all our lives, but we can't even afford to see a doctor. What hope is there in this life..."

A Xi and Yao Rong came back from collecting herbs and happened to hear these words.

Yao Rong looked at A Xi. A Xi had no expression on her face, but after dinner, she sat in the yard, using candlelight and moonlight to prepare medicine overnight.

After two full nights, thirty boxes of ointment were successfully made.

Looking at the ointment spread out on the table, Ah Xi did not even have time to rest, and began to think about what to do with them.

Directly stop the people in the town and give them the ointment?

This method is possible, but it is not the best way.

Good wine is afraid of being hidden in a remote alley. The best way is to let the people see the effect of the ointment first.

So the next morning, Ah Xi took the ointment to the restaurant where she lived before and found the waiter.

"Miss Ah Xi, why are you here?" The waiter asked in confusion.

Ah Xi did not hide it from the waiter and told him everything about her free clinic.

The waiter was well-informed and had heard about this matter from the guests a long time ago. He just couldn't figure out why Ah Xi was looking for him.

Ah Xi said: "I want to ask you, is there anyone in the town who has severe rheumatism but has no money to see a doctor?"

The waiter laughed and said: "There are too many such people in our town. Wang Laowu who lives next door to me is one of them. He has always made a living by fishing, but the problem with his legs is getting worse and worse. He hasn't been out on the boat for a long time. Not to mention seeing a doctor, even eating has become a problem."

"When you are done with your work here, can you take me to see Wang Laowu? Maybe I can help him."

***

It was a clear blue morning.

When passing by the courtyard with the sycamore trees, someone exclaimed, "That young doctor is here to provide free medical services again. Why are there so many people queuing up today?"

People like to follow others blindly. Seeing so many people suddenly at the free medical service booth, everyone couldn't help but feel a little curious. When they saw someone they knew in the queue, they quickly went up to the acquaintance and asked what was going on.

"You are out of touch, right? Do you still remember Wang Laowu?"

"Yes, he has a problem with his legs and feet, and he hasn't been out fishing for a long time... Hiss, could it be that this young doctor cured Wang Laowu's legs and feet?"

"That's right! Two days ago, this young doctor went to Wang Laowu's house and gave him a bottle of ointment, saying that as long as it is applied three times a day, it can relieve Wang Laowu's knee pain. Wang Laowu thought, this medicine is applied on the body, not ingested, and it won't hurt people anyway. Besides, it's free, so who doesn't take advantage of this is a fool. Then yesterday evening, Wang Laowu was able to get out of bed and walk! His legs and feet didn't hurt that much anymore!"

"Is this true?"

"Anyway, we have the living example of Wang Laowu. And even if you don't believe it, there are many who do. The young doctor said that she doesn't have much ointment on hand."

Throughout the day, the people queuing up were basically there to get the ointment.

A Xi was not discouraged and continued to make and distribute the ointment.

After applying the ointment for several days, those who got the ointment found that the pain from rheumatism was indeed relieved a lot.

They saw the effect of the ointment and naturally began to trust A Xi, who made the ointment.

After receiving the ointment, some patients asked A Xi to take their pulse with the mentality of giving it a try. After taking

the pulse, A Xi tried to prescribe the cheapest prescription possible.

After a few days, the number of patients who came to see her finally increased.

For those who can diagnose themselves, A Xi will directly prescribe the prescription. For those

who cannot diagnose and treat themselves, Axi will suggest that they go to the clinic.

For those who really cannot afford medical treatment, Axi will try her best to read medical books and look for prescriptions that can be used or borrowed from the books.

Over time, Axi's medical skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and she has been getting along better and better with the people in the town.

Now Yao Rong no longer needs to buy vegetables.

Every day when she wakes up and opens the door, there are vegetables just picked from the fields outside the door, still with morning dew.

In the afternoon, there will be a basket of lively river fish outside the door.

Occasionally, you can also eat some fruits.

After a month, the changes in Axi are very obvious.

Because everyone here likes her and respects her, they see her efforts in their eyes, and they are also trying their best to respond to her efforts.

"Although this kind of life is busy, it makes me feel that my existence is very important." Once, while sitting in the yard and chatting, A Xi said to Yao Rong, "I like this feeling."

Yao Rong handed her a bag of preserved fruits: "Then enjoy this feeling."

As time went by, most of the patients in Qingfeng Town were cured, but many people outside the town heard of A Xi's reputation and traveled a long way to see A Xi for treatment.

Even the escort agency that had delivered medical books to Yao Rong before found A Xi and asked A Xi to go to the escort agency to help their escorts check.

A Xi had almost spent the four hundred taels of silver she got from selling medicinal materials before, so she naturally would not refuse the invitation of the escort agency.

Axi used all the money she earned to buy herbs and made ointments to give away free of charge to people with rheumatism.

Time gradually entered late autumn, and from late autumn to early winter.

Axi wrapped herself in a new cotton padded jacket, and the location of the free clinic was moved from under the tree to the edge of her own yard.

She and Yao Rong had been in Qingfeng Town for three whole months.

On this day, after the free clinic was over, Axi carried the table and writing materials back to the house, and happened to see Yao Rong feeding pigeons.

"Where did the pigeons come from?" Axi asked.

"It's a carrier pigeon."

Yao Rong patted the pigeon's head, and the pigeon seemed to know what Yao Rong meant and flapped its wings.

Ah Xi walked up to Yao Rong

and said, "Is someone urging you to go back?" Ah Xi was always smart and insightful. The more you kept some things from her, the more likely she would overthink. So Yao Rong handed the note to Ah Xi and said, "Take a look for yourself."

There was only one sentence on the note:

[Wen Yi died, Xu Yang is]

The Jianghu that had gone to ruin seemed to have returned with this sentence. Ah Xi frowned and said, "Wen Yi? Is this the name of the head of the Wen family? Why did the Xu Yang faction suddenly attack him?"

Yao Rong took the note from Ah Xi and touched her soft hair. "A lot of things happened in the Jianghu during this period."

"Do you need to go back to deal with these things?"

"Not yet."

Ah Xi suddenly asked again: "Can I know what happened in the martial arts world during this period?"

Yao Rong looked at her gently: "This will be a very long story. I need to tell you when you are fully prepared."

"How do you know you are fully prepared?"

"When you can accept that all your cognition is false."

Yao Rong said this very seriously.

She knew that Ah Xi understood the hint in her words.

Ah Xi's expression became more and more solemn. She lowered her eyes and thought for a long time before she raised her head and said to Yao Rong as if to assure him, "I may need some time. But on the night I decide to leave Qingfeng Town, I will come to ask you about this story."

This time, Yao Rong was the one who was stunned: "Don't you like the scenery and people here very much? Why do you want to leave so soon?"

"Because I know that you still have a lot to do. The world you live in is full of swords and swords, and revenge is taken. This small Qingfeng Town is too comfortable and will only wear down your will."