Chapter 196 The Demon Cult Witch 25
Daylilies are also called "lilies that only bloom for one day".
This is because the lifespan of a daylily flower is only one day. It usually blooms in the morning and gradually closes and even withers at dusk.
But because a daylily plant is full of buds, different buds have their own blooming time, and some flowers fall and others bloom, one after another, so this blooming accompanied Yao Rong through the hottest summer.
After a few light rains, autumn has completely arrived.
The bupleurum and platycodon in the fields are harvested again, and the astragalus also has a high yield.
The villagers decided to expand the planting area, and Axi also wanted to help the villagers enrich the variety of herbal medicines.
When he was completely free, it was already March of the following year.
Wen Wu wrote to tell Yao Rong that the headquarters of the Juxian Alliance had been built and all the regulations had been formulated. Would she, as the deputy leader, come and take a look?
Yao Rong was at least the deputy leader. She could be a hands-off manager at other times, but she had to show up at this time.
There was plenty of time, so Yao Rong took Ah Xi to play while heading to the alliance headquarters. Man
Banxue also came with the leader of Zhaotian Sect.
When Yao Rong finished her work with the alliance, Ah Xi came to find her and told her that she wanted to travel with Man Banxue.
"In the past few years, I have been living under your wings."
"But mother has my own life, and I have my own life too. Now that the Xuyang Sect has become a thing of the past, I don't have to worry about encountering danger as long as I am a little careful."
"I want to walk around by myself, explore different places, and see different scenery."
Yao Rong smiled: "Can't you see the scenery when you are around me?"
Ah Xi carefully looked at Yao Rong's expression, making sure she was not angry, and shook Yao Rong's arm to explain: "That's not what I meant."
"Mom is the best in the world, and your martial arts are unparalleled in the world. I won't encounter any trouble if I follow you. Because I know that you will clear all the difficulties for me."
"With this mentality, I will ignore the other side of the scenery."
Yao Rong nodded and asked, "Why do you suddenly have this idea?"
Ah Xi said, "In fact, I have always had this idea, but the situation in the martial arts world was chaotic before, and I was alone outside, which would definitely make my mother worried. This is not my intention."
Yao Rong smiled and said, "Since you have made a decision, let's go."
Ah Xi seems weak and has no martial arts to protect herself, but when she, the "weakling", pulled out a dagger and swung it to kill Mu Jianye, the "strongest man", Yao Rong knew that Ah Xi was a very tough woman in her bones.
She is young and has little experience in the martial arts world, but the two lives she has lived make her much braver and calmer than ordinary people, and her life background is much more profound than ordinary people.
After experiencing such an unbearable past, it is difficult for anything to really break her down.
She can be an eagle soaring in the blue sky, free and unrestrained.
Her heart has been freer and freer since the moment she escaped from Xuyang Sect.
As a mother, Yao Rong wants to fulfill her desire for freedom.
However, Yao Rong still made a few agreements with A Xi -
no matter where A Xi went, she had to send a letter to Juexian Pavilion every month to report her safety.
Every time she arrived at a Juexian Pavilion base, she had to say hello to the people in the base.
The first time she traveled outside, the time should not exceed one year.
She had to carry the tokens of Juexian Pavilion and Juxian League with her at all times, and show these tokens if she encountered danger. There should not be many blind people in the world who would not give face to Juexian Pavilion and Juxian League.
...
A Xi agreed to all of them seriously, hugged Yao Rong, and whispered: "Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of myself. I have also prepared some sleeping pills these two days. If you encounter danger, you can also rely on these sleeping pills to escape."
Yao Rong patted her forehead, stuffed a thousand taels of silver into her arms, and said nothing more.
On a sunny day, A Xi and Man Banxue rode out of the city and traveled south.
Yao Rong mounted the horse, headed north, and returned to Juexian Pavilion.
After receiving the message, Chen Nan hurried to the door and looked, but he didn't see another familiar figure: "Master, didn't Ah Xi come back?"
Yao Rong said, "Ah Xi went traveling."
Chen Nan was slightly stunned: "Traveling?"
Chen Nan was a little worried about Ah Xi's safety, but then he thought that the master was the one who was most worried about Ah Xi's safety in the world. Since the master agreed, it means that the master has made arrangements.
"Did Ah Xi say when she would come back?" Chen Nan changed the topic and asked.
Yao Rong raised her eyebrows slightly: "If it's fast, it should be able to catch up with the Chinese New Year this year, and if it's slow, it will be early spring next year. But there will be letters sent back every month, so you can have someone keep an eye on it."
Chen Nan was in charge of the contact with the various bases of Juexian Pavilion. Chen Nan suddenly became energetic: "Yes, Master, then I will go and get busy first."
Yao Rong:?
So since she is the only one back, she is not worthy of eating the noodles cooked by Chen Nan, right?
Although she doesn't lack that bowl of noodles, Chen Nan's treatment is too discriminatory.
The system came out again to fan the flames: [Look, I told you a long time ago that you must find a way to punish this kid]
Yao Rong felt that the system's ability to fan the flames needed further training: "In fact, the noodles cooked by Chen Nan are not delicious."
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[What do you mean? 】
"It's great that I don't have to eat the noodles he made."
Yao Rong walked briskly to the kitchen and looked back to the south: "By now, Axi should have arrived in Yangzhou."
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Different places have different customs and practices.
If I had to use one word to describe Yangzhou, it would be "gentle and beautiful".
Axi and Man Banxue's journey was not smooth, but they did not encounter any major troubles.
Now that the alliance is newly established, not many people in the martial arts world dare to undermine the alliance's reputation and make too much noise at this time. Those local hooligans who have no martial arts skills can be easily dealt with by Axi and Man Banxue.
After arriving in Yangzhou, Axi and Man Banxue rented a yard and provided free medical treatment to local people every few days.
When they were not providing free medical treatment, they would take medical books to the clinic and make a deal with the chief doctor.
Three months later, Man Banxue was going back to Zhaotianmen, and Axi continued her journey alone.
She did not show off her strength. When she traveled alone, she either followed the escort agency or followed the caravan, and the places she went to were all relatively prosperous and lively towns.
At the end of December, before the heavy snow fell, Axi returned to Juexian Pavilion.
What greeted her was still Chen Nan's face.
Ah Xi smiled with her eyes curved: "Thank you, Brother Chen Nan. I have eaten a lot of noodles outside this year, but I still miss the noodles you made the most." The
noodles tasted the same as always.
But every time she ate the noodles made by Chen Nan, she knew that someone was thinking of her.
This feeling of going home cannot be replaced by any food.
After she finished eating the noodles, Zuo Hufa and the others came over, one by one asking her about her well-being and how she had been doing in the past six months.
Ah Xi told her about the scenery she had seen.
Yao Rong stood at the outermost side of the crowd, listening to Ah Xi's story with a smile.
Yao Rong walked over to Ah Xi only after the crowd dispersed.
Ah Xi reached out and hugged Yao Rong: "Mom, I miss you so much."
Yao Rong asked: "Will you continue traveling next year?"
"Yes."
Ah Xi raised her head from her arms. Her originally fair skin had darkened due to the wind and sun for many years, but her eyes were more and more shining. "In the past six months, I have experienced many things that I have never experienced before, met many different people, and learned many skills that are not recorded in medical books. I think the road I am taking is the right one."
Yao Rong encouraged her, "Since the road is right, let's keep going."
Ah Xi smiled and said, "Senior Brother Chen Nan and Senior Brother Xue Pingfei asked me to eat roasted whole lamb. Do you want to come with me?"
Yao Rong shook her head and said, "I will go. They can't let go. You have fun."
Ah Xi spent a happy New Year in Juexian Pavilion, and went to the foot of the mountain to see the villagers' medicinal fields. When the winter snow melted, she set out on her journey again.
This time, she planned to go further south.
But if she does this, she might not be able to come back in time for the New Year.
Yao Rong said, "As long as I know you are safe, it doesn't matter if you go farther away."
Chen Nan hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing, watching Axi leave quietly.
He didn't want his feelings to become a burden to Axi.
He also didn't think about asking Axi to stay for him.
Anyway, he has always been here, no matter how far she goes, she will come back here.
Axi went back to Qingfeng Town.
After a few years, the people in Qingfeng Town still remembered her.
Seeing her come back, many people excitedly threw the things in their hands.
"Little doctor, you're back!"
"I knew the little doctor would come back to see us!"
"Little doctor, do you remember me? I'm the widow Zhang who lives at the entrance of the village. You cured my son's illness before..."
Ah Xi was surrounded by enthusiastic people. She finally got away and came to the yard she bought.
She used the key she carried with her to unlock the door.
The yard was full of fallen leaves and dust, the flowers and plants in the flowerbed grew wildly, and the wind chimes hanging under the corridor no longer rang crisply.
Several people who lived nearby came to help Ah Xi clean the yard.
Someone asked, "Little Doctor, didn't your mother come back with you?"
Ah Xi was sweeping the fallen leaves with a broom and said, "My mother has other things to do, so I came to see everyone by myself."
Another aunt said, "Little Doctor, you are getting more and more beautiful."
Ah Xi thanked them for their compliments.
The aunt knew that Ah Xi didn't believe it, so she emphasized, "Little Doctor, I am not exaggerating at all. When you smiled before, your eyebrows were wrinkled, as if you had something on your mind. Now when you smile, your eyebrows are relaxed, just like... just like..."
Someone next to him said, "Just like a fairy in a painting."
The aunt clapped her legs, "Yes, yes, yes."
Ah Xi subconsciously rubbed her eyebrows with her fingertips.
In the past few years, she has indeed changed more and more.
When the yard was finally cleaned, Axi gave each person who came to help a portion of chestnut cake and asked them to take it home to taste.
The next day, Axi moved out the tables and chairs and opened a free clinic under the tree opposite the yard.
She stayed in Qingfeng Town for two months, and then locked the gate and left again.
This time, Axi's journey was not so smooth. When she followed the caravan on a boat to the south, she encountered a group of pirates.
The pirates were very powerful, and they were good at swimming. They jumped into the water and chiseled through the boat.
After the cabin was flooded, the people on the boat had no choice but to abandon the boat, and were all kidnapped back to the village by the pirates.
Fancheng, a few dozen miles away from the village, has the strongholds of Juexian Pavilion and Juxian League.
Long before Ah Xi boarded the ship, she had sent a letter to the people in Fancheng, telling them that she would arrive in a few days.
As a result, the people in Fancheng waited and waited at the dock, and finally learned the bad news of Ah Xi's kidnapping from other passing caravans.
The people guarding the dock did not dare to delay and reported the news to the person in charge as quickly as possible.
The person in charge was so scared that cold sweats broke out. If Ah Xi got into trouble here, he would be finished.
The person in charge did not dare to delay and went directly to the Fancheng stronghold of the Juxian League, and then went to the government office, leading a hundred martial arts masters to suppress the bandits.
When they arrived at the village, they found that the water bandits in the village had been knocked out by drugs, and Ah Xi was helping the caravan people untie the ropes.
The chief apologized quickly: "I deserve to die. I actually let the young master get into trouble here."
A Xi shook his head: "I'm not in any serious trouble."
Looking at the group of people behind the chief: "Banditism is rampant here, and the common people and passing caravans have suffered greatly. It's not easy for you to gather this group of people. Now that they are gathered, you can do more and clear out all the bandits around."
After giving instructions to the chief, A Xi promised a group of martial arts masters: "Thank you all. After the task is accomplished, Juexian Pavilion will definitely reward you handsomely."
This was the promise of the young master of Juexian Pavilion, and a group of martial arts masters were ready to give it a try.
The pirates were terrible, but no matter how terrible they were, how could they compare to the combined efforts of Juexian Pavilion, Juxian League and the government?
It took only three days to basically put an end to the bandit problem that had not been solved for three years.
The remaining aftermath issues were the government's concern.
Afterwards, these 100 martial arts masters not only received commendations from the government, but also received thank-you gifts from Juexian Pavilion and Juxian League.
After the news spread, the entire martial arts world was abuzz with discussion.
"The only one who can make these three forces unite at the same time is Master Su Shao of Su Yingxi."
"She is the biological daughter of Master Juexian Pavilion and the adopted daughter of the leader of Juxian League. With these two identities, Master Su Shao is able to walk around the world with impunity."
"I don't understand, it's fine if Juexian Pavilion and Juxian League take action, but why would the government also take action?"
"It's because of the inaction of the government that the banditry in Fancheng has become more and more serious. If Master Su Shao gets into trouble in Fancheng, what if Juexian Pavilion and Juxian League anger the court? Nowadays, the world and the court maintain a delicate balance, and no one dares to break this balance easily."
People in the world like to discuss the forces behind Axi, but the people and caravans in Fancheng are very direct.
No matter what the reason was, the banditry in Fancheng was quelled because of Axi, so they were sincerely grateful to Axi.
It just so happened that Fancheng was planning to carve a statue of the Fisherwoman recently, and use the statue of the Fisherwoman to bless the fishermen with good weather and good harvests when they were fishing.
When designing the statue, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the figure of the Fisherwoman was 70% similar to Axi.
But Axi didn't know about this.
At this time, she was escorted by the head of Fancheng and continued to go south.
According to Axi's original intention, she didn't want the head of Fancheng to make an extra trip, but the head of Fancheng was frightened by the previous incident, and cried and shouted that he must send Axi away safely.
Axi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and could only agree.
In September, Axi came to the seaside and saw the majestic blue sea.
However, there are countless dangers under the beautiful sea. Fishermen living by the sea not only suffer from rheumatism, but also tinnitus and bleeding gums.
They have no money. There is only one barefoot doctor in the village who knows a little about medicine. At most, he can treat wind-heat colds, but not more.
Ah Xi has experience in treating rheumatism and knows how to treat it, but the herbs grown locally are very different from those grown in Qingfeng Town. If the old prescriptions are used to make ointments, the cost of the ointment will definitely increase, making it difficult to popularize.
Ah Xi stayed here and occasionally followed the fishermen out.
Most of the time, she wore a hat, carried a bamboo basket and a small medicine hoe given to her by the fishermen, and walked around the surrounding land under the scorching sun, looking for alternative herbs, and thinking about how to help the fishermen solve other basic diseases.
This is not something that can be solved in a short time. Seeing that the time for the Chinese New Year is getting closer and closer, A Xi hesitated for a long time and decided not to go back for the Chinese New Year.
This time, it will take at least three months.
It is really too tiring.
A Xi wrote all the situations she encountered in a letter, and tried to send it back to Juexian Pavilion, and then stayed in the village to continue to think of ways to improve the prescription.
On the 26th of the 11th month, this poor and deserted village with only a few dozen households suddenly became lively.
One beautiful carriage after another rolled over the sand and stopped at the entrance of the village.
Ah Xi was sorting out prescriptions in the house. When she heard the noise, she couldn't help but want to see the excitement. As a result, when she walked out, she was stunned.
"Mom!"
Ah Xi pushed away the villagers in front of her and ran on the uneven sand, almost falling down because of a small pit on the ground. Yao
Rong quickly supported her and took off the hood on her head: "Are you surprised to see me?"
"Mom, are you here to spend the New Year with me?" As she spoke, Ah Xi's eyes suddenly became red.
I don't know why, before she met her mother, she thought it was not a big deal for her to spend the New Year alone in a foreign land. But when her mother stood in front of her alive, she felt a sense of grievance inexplicably.
Yao Rong touched the corners of Ah Xi's warm eyes: "I'm not the only one here."
Ah Xi suppressed her tears and looked behind Yao Rong: "Who else?"
Chen Nan half leaned out of the carriage: "It's me."
Ah Xi said happily: "Brother Chen Nan, why are you here too?"
Chen Nan jumped off the carriage, clapped his hands, and looked at the sea: "We received your letter. Didn't you say in the letter that the seafood here is very good? It's a pity that it's difficult to preserve, so there's no way to send it back for us to eat. The owner of the pavilion said she knew how to preserve seafood. I thought there was a business opportunity here, so I followed the owner of the pavilion here. "
Axi stared at Chen Nan for a long time, which made Chen Nan feel guilty: "Tonight, you and my mother will taste the seafood here."
Chen Nan coughed softly and asked the servants to move all the things in the carriage to the wooden house where Axi lived.
These things were all New Year's goods he had prepared in advance.
There were some cakes that were not suitable for storage for too long, so Chen Nan took them and distributed them to other villagers, and also asked for accommodation.
Yao Rong lived directly with Axi.
This year was an ordinary but happy year for Axi.
For the villagers, it was a very lively New Year.
They saw beautiful fireworks, ate delicious candies and cakes, and the children in the village received New Year's money wrapped in red paper for the first time.
Perhaps good things always come together. Before the New Year, Ah Xi found a herbal medicine that could be used as an alternative.
She successfully made a new rheumatism plaster.
With Yao Rong's reminder, A Xi also knew how to solve the problem of fishermen's bleeding gums.
Chen Nan's fresh-keeping business also progressed smoothly. After having a better preservation method, Chen Nan specially opened a route so that seafood could be transported to the inland at the fastest speed.
In this way, the demand for seafood in the inland increased, and the villagers could sell what they caught at sea at a good price every time.
When this route was stabilized, it was time for A Xi, Yao Rong and Chen Nan to leave.
"I have lived here for half a year. At first, I was not used to the climate here. Now I have to leave, and I am reluctant to leave." A Xi lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the small fishing village that could no longer be seen.
Yao Rong said: "You have lived here for half a year and brought a lot of changes here."
Ah Xi: "I just solved their diseases. The ones who really brought changes to them were mother and Senior Brother Chen Nan."
"But if it weren't for you, Chen Nan and I wouldn't have thought of helping them change." It was too windy and dusty outside. Yao Rong pulled Ah Xi back into the carriage and lowered the carriage curtain. "Besides, this trade route is only temporary. The prescriptions you wrote down will continue to circulate in the coastal areas."