This man's body was covered with knife and sword wounds, with more than a dozen large wounds. The most serious were the two wounds on his waist and abdomen and on his heart. Not only were they deep to the bone, but because he had been soaked in water for a long time, his skin and flesh had turned white and were curled outwards. If Yuan Jing was a normal ten-year-old boy, if he was just an ordinary person, he would have been so scared that his hands would have been shaking after seeing such wounds.
But now he just carefully got out the dirt in the wound, found a large leaf that appeared to be filled with water to clean the wound, but in fact he was using spiritual spring water, and he used the spiritual spring water on this man as if it were free, without any regrets. He then went around to look for any herbs he could find, found some stones, crushed them and applied them to the wound, tore off the hem of the man's underwear, and bandaged the two most serious wounds.
From beginning to end, Mu Cheng'an's eyes followed Yuan Jing, watching him busy on himself, watching him looking everywhere for the herbs he needed. When the herbs were applied to the wound, he did feel a slight coolness. If it was an experienced doctor who was busy at this moment, all these behaviors would be very normal, but on a ten-year-old boy, this kind of calmness would make people feel weird.
But strangely, Mu Chengan did not stop his thoughts. Maybe the herbal compress would aggravate his injuries? When did he, Mu Chengan, trust a stranger so much?
Yuan Jing knew that two pairs of eyes were fixed on him, but he just pursed his lips and worked as hard as he could, not worrying at all that others would find out why he knew medical knowledge. However, due to limited conditions, Yuan Jing was still very dissatisfied with the result of his treatment. He filled a leaf with spiritual spring water and sent it to the man's mouth. He didn't even know his name.
"Have some water."
This time, Mu Cheng'an only stared at him for three seconds before opening his mouth. Yuan Jing carefully tilted the leaf filled with water, and the water flowed into Mu Cheng'an's mouth through a gap. It was very sweet, and Mu Cheng'an drank it greedily.
Seeing that the man was willing to drink, Yuan Jing breathed a sigh of relief. After personal verification, he knew that the spiritual spring water was helpful in healing wounds. Otherwise, he would not have been able to get out of bed and jump around in just five days with such a scar.
Yuan Jing stopped feeding water until Mu Chengan closed his mouth and shook his head. Hearing someone calling him from afar, Yuan Jing quickly said, "The treatment of this wound is too rough. If you believe me, I will stay in this temple tonight. Come to me and I will treat it for you again. The medicine also needs to be changed. My classmate called me, so I left first."
Standing up and looking at the man again, Yuan Jing turned around and left in a hurry, while the man's gaze behind him did not disappear until he turned a corner and walked onto another path.
Yuan Jing knew that if it was a stranger, his action would be extremely risky. Of course, he acted like this because he knew that this person was his lover. If it were someone else, they might not do their best, and they would not use the spiritual spring water, because who knows whether they are saving a human or a ghost.
Sun Wenmin called out a few times, and when he saw Yuan Jing finally show up, he smiled and said, "Where have you been? My brother Yu and I almost thought you were kidnapped by a mountain spirit or monster."
Yuan Jing laughed: "If I want to kidnap someone, I will only kidnap someone like Brother Sun. I am too young."
Sun Wenmin burst out laughing, and after Yuan Jing walked up to him, he walked towards the pavilion side by side with him.
"Mountain spirit or monster? Tao Yuanjing?" Mu Cheng'an chewed on these words, and a smile actually appeared on his cold face. To him, Tao Yuanjing who fell from the sky was just like a mountain spirit or monster. Despite his young age, he had a calmness and composure that did not match his age, and had excellent medical skills. He was very experienced in treating his wounds under limited conditions. At this moment, he felt much better. After a rest, maybe he could get up and leave.
After returning to the pavilion, Yuan Jing chatted with Sun Wenmin and Yu Xiao for a while, and then suggested that they stay in the temple on the mountain tonight and return to the city early tomorrow morning. This way they could have more fun and avoid being too tired. The two weak scholars thought this was a great idea, so they both agreed.
After enough rest, the three of them went up the mountain again. When leaving, Yuan Jing glanced at the place where the man was hiding. He hoped that everything was fine with him. The spiritual spring water could keep him going until night. He also hoped that he could come to find him at night.
On the way, Yuan Jing consciously collected some herbs. Sun Wenmin and Yu Xiao just thought he was just doing some hobbies. During this time, a wealthy family came down from the mountain, surrounded by servants and carried in a special sedan chair. It was obvious that there were women in the sedan chair. The three of them avoided it and did not look.
When they reached the top of the mountain, Tao Dayong and his servants were waiting there. When his son came closer, Tao Dayong wanted to pull him aside to talk in private. Yuan Jing asked his father to wait a moment and told him about staying on the mountain for one night. Tao Dayong let his son make the decision.
Sun Wenmin said tactfully, "Yuan Jing, talk to your father. Let's go and find out where to stay tonight."
"good."
After they left, Tao Dayong pulled his son to a corner and said in shock, "Jingbao, do you know who I saw before?"
Because he was too surprised and eager to share with his son, he called him Jingbao again. Yuan Jing was also surprised that his father would share with him like this. An idea flashed in his mind and he blurted out, "Could it be Tao Erya?"
"That's right!" Tao Dayong almost slapped his thigh, but he tried his best to lower his voice, "She was the one who went down the mountain earlier. Yuan Jing, you should have met her when you came up the mountain. Tao Erya is a maid in that mansion. She seems to be doing quite well. She follows the young lady of that mansion. She dresses much better than other maids, like a young lady from a wealthy family."
Yuan Jing was really surprised. He didn't expect to hear from Tao XX again after two years. He asked hurriedly, "Dad, did you meet? Did she recognize you?"
Tao Dayong waved his hands quickly, "No, no, Dad was just walking around alone, and when he heard some girls talking and laughing, he tried to get away. Who knew I would accidentally see a girl's profile? I thought she looked familiar, a bit like Tao Erya, so I hid aside and watched for a while. Dad was not mistaken, it must be her, but she is not called Tao Erya now. I heard others call her Yuzhu or something like that."
"Dad, that's okay. We did meet a family coming down the mountain on the way, but the three of us avoided them. Tao Erya definitely didn't expect that we would be on this mountain."
"Yes, she must have thought that we were still in Taojia Village. She never thought that we could come to the provincial capital. Later, Dad asked someone to inquire about the news of that mansion. I heard that the mansion's surname is Yan and he is a wealthy businessman. When we return to the city, Dad will ask someone to find out more about the Yan family."
Tao Dayong was also just in case. Tao Erya was not a good-tempered person. If she really got in trouble and still held a grudge against their Jingbao, and caused trouble that hindered Jingbao's future, he would want to kill her.
Yuan Jingzhi nodded: "Alright, this way we can know each other, but be careful when dad asks."
"Don't worry about Dad's work." Tao Dayong still has this cautiousness.
After the father and son finished talking, they walked out. Yuan Jing didn't expect that he would encounter two accidents during his trip out of the city. Of course, it was a surprise overall, and he hoped that the night would come sooner.
The monks in the temple arranged a small courtyard for them, which was just right for them to stay in. After eating the vegetarian meal and returning to the courtyard, Yuan Jing discovered a bad thing. That is, he and his father lived in the same room, so that man could not come to their house. He was a little restless, hoping that the man could still come to his house, but also hoping that the man would be smart and give him a secret signal so that he could go out and find him.
After helping his father to bed early, Yuan Jing was reading a book under the lamp. Of course, his mind was not on the book. Tao Dayong was used to it. He was thinking about Tao Erya and the Yan family's affairs, and he began to snore.
After an unknown amount of time, Yuan Jing heard the sound of stones falling into the yard. He stood up suddenly, saw his father sleeping soundly, stuffed the prepared things into his arms, opened the door quietly and walked out, then carefully closed the door.
Following the sound, Yuan Jing saw a dark figure outside the yard. The dark figure saw Yuan Jing coming out and walked forward again. Yuan Jing hurriedly followed. There was no doubt that the dark figure was his lover, the injured person he had just rescued during the day.
The black shadow walked to a hidden spot and stopped. He turned to look at Yuan Jing with a strange look in his eyes. He thought Yuan Jing would not come out. After all, this method was too dangerous for a scholar. So what was the reason that made this ten-year-old boy so brave to follow him out?
"Are you feeling better?"
The man didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, his eyes still fixed on Yuan Jing.
Yuan Jing took out the tools and herbs he had prepared from his arms and said, "Let me take another look."
"Okay." She finally uttered a word, and then undressed in front of Yuan Jing. Yuan Jing had no intention of avoiding it. Not to mention that this was his lover, and as a doctor, when did he ever avoid the patient's body?
Yuan Jing asked Mu Cheng'an to sit on the stone. He was only ten years old, how tall could he be? He raised his head to look at the man, who made him feel that he was twice as tall as him. When the man finally sat down, Yuan Jing could retract his neck and look straight ahead. He unconsciously reached out and rubbed the back of his neck, feeling tired, and did not notice that the man opposite him curled his lips.
Yuan Jing began to unwrap the bandage he had applied during the day, which was stained red by the blood that had seeped out. There was no other way. Even if he used hemostatic grass to stop the bleeding, any movement would inevitably cause the wound to split open again. How much blood could this man withstand? Under the moonlight, one could see that his lips were pale.
He said, "I want to sew up your wound with needle and thread, otherwise it will be difficult to heal. I specially asked the young master here for some needle and thread. If you agree, I will start."
"What does this mean?" The old antique Mu Cheng'an's eyes flashed. He had never seen such medical skills.
Yuan Jing took out the needle and explained to him the details. In addition to sterilizing the needle and thread with candlelight, the shape of the needle was also processed.
Mu Chengan heard that his body was to be sewn up like a piece of cloth. If it could really promote the healing of the wound, then he didn't mind using himself as a test subject.
"Go ahead, I can bear it."
Yuan Jing looked up at him. Perhaps because his soul was too familiar with him, he could see what this man was thinking at a glance. So Yuan Jing nagged him a few more times, such as about disinfection and the like. Then he treated the man's wound again. The good thing was that, perhaps because of the use of spiritual spring water, the wound did not become inflamed and the man did not have a fever. It might also be because his physical fitness was better.
After cleaning the wound with spiritual spring water, he took the needle and thread and began to sew it. When the needle pierced into his flesh, it felt really painful, but the tiny boy didn't even frown, and his movements were quick and steady, making people suspect that he must have done many such jobs to be so skilled and calm.
While stitching the wound, he was still talking to the man, asking him to get some salt and sugar water to drink, and told him the ratio of salt and sugar water. Seeing that his wound was still the same as in the afternoon and he hadn't changed his clothes, Yuan Jing thought that he should still be alone and hadn't met up with his men. He didn't believe that this man had no men to order around.
Finally, he tied a bow and applied the crushed medicine again, still wrapping it with the bandage. He wanted to change to a clean one, but there was none, so he had to make do with it.
"Okay, try not to move too much these days. Once the wound is completely healed, you can remove the stitches yourself." Yuan Jing then explained how to remove the stitches. He didn't feel embarrassed even though he didn't get any response.
After helping the man put on his coat, Yuan Jing felt that he should leave. He had no excuse to stay any longer, so he took the remaining money and turned to leave.
"Cheng An, my name is Cheng An. You saved my life, so I owe you a favor. Tell me how you want me to repay you next time we meet."
Yuan Jing almost said that he should repay the favor with his body, but he would only be laughed at if he said it out loud in his small body, and it would be too abrupt, so he nodded gently: "Okay, Cheng An, see you later."
This time Yuan Jing left decisively without further delay.
Cheng An? Is this person really called Cheng An? According to the plot, there is no character named Cheng An. Logically speaking, a person with such momentum and strong bloody aura would not be an unknown person.
Until he returned to the room, Yuan Jing suddenly stopped. He thought of someone, but his name was not Cheng An, but Mu Cheng An.
But this person only exists in the memories of the male and female protagonists, because in addition to being the former King of Zhenbei, he is also the male protagonist's adoptive father. In the male protagonist's words, his adoptive father was assassinated by spies of the court in collusion with foreign enemies, and after Mu Ancheng's death, his throne fell to the male protagonist, his adopted son. The female protagonist is even more inspiring. She counterattacked from a village girl to become the Princess of Zhenbei, making many women envious and jealous.
Yuan Jing had never expected that his lover would be of such an identity. From his appearance in the afternoon, he knew that he should be around 30 years old. But for Yuan Jing, who was an old man, this age was not considered old at all. Now he was a little speechless. This meant that he would be the male protagonist's stepfather in the future? A stepfather younger than the adopted son?
If the heroine were to get together with the hero, their relationship would be quite confusing. Of course, the heroine is no longer his cousin Tao Erya. He only has one cousin Tao Erya.
Thinking of the more than a hundred soldiers marching rapidly down the mountain that he saw on the mountainside during the day, Yuan Jing suspected that their appearance was related to Mu Chengan. Mu Chengan has not shown up until now, so those people must have bad intentions. Thinking about the plot, the old King of Zhenbei died around this time, and later the male protagonist inherited his throne.
Mu Cheng'an's injuries were much better than when they first met in the afternoon. This man recovered quickly, so Yuan Jing could feel relieved. He thought that he would not die early like in the plot, so he fell asleep quickly.
The next day, everyone had breakfast in the temple and then went down the mountain.
When entering the city, he found that the guarding and inspection here were much stricter than usual, and there were more soldiers. Some of them smelled of blood, which was indeed related to the King of Zhenbei. Yuan Jing just glanced at them calmly and found that his father, Yu Xiao and others did not find anything unusual, so he followed the crowd into the city.
Afterwards, Yuan Jing followed Yu Xiao to attend two so-called literary gatherings to meet other students, while Tao Dayong went to inquire about the situation in the Yan Mansion.
Yu Xiao was quite famous among the students. Everyone was curious about the person he introduced, who was younger than him and the top scorer in the county examination. Yuan Jing followed the crowd and recited poems with everyone, and did not steal the limelight from Yu Xiao.
Compared to him, Yu Xiao is truly a young genius with quick wit and solid foundation. Yuan Jing has no doubt that he will be present in the palace examination in the future.
Because Yuan Jing's performance was mediocre, others didn't take him seriously. There were too many top scorers in the county examination and not everyone could make it to the end. Yuan Jing didn't mind at all how they viewed him and had a very calm attitude.
When he came back from outside that day, he saw his father had also returned. He winked at him, and Yuan Jing went back to the room, and his father followed him.
"Yuan Jing, Dad found out."
"Dad, have some tea first and talk slowly." Yuan Jing poured tea for his father.
Tao Dayong drank a cup of tea and then told Yuan Jing what he had found out.
Although the Yan family was a wealthy business family in Wenchang City, the head of the Yan family had a younger sister who married into a marquis's mansion in the capital. The man she married was the marquis's younger brother, so they had a high status in Wenchang City. Everyone was polite to the Yan family because of the marquis's mansion in the capital, and did not look down on the Yan family just because they were merchants.
However, the Yan family's fortune has been declining recently. First, the head of the Yan family was caught in the rain when he went out, and he fell ill after returning. Even the best doctor in the city could not save his life. The head of the Yan family's legitimate son is still young and cannot inherit the Yan family's family business. The family business will definitely fall into the hands of the side branch, and then Madam Yan and her children will be in an awkward position. Therefore, Madam Yan simply announced that she would go to Beijing to live with her child's aunt.
"We went to the temple on the mountain that day to ask for the blessing of the Bodhisattva. The next day after we came back from the mountain, the whole family left Wenchang City for the capital. I think since Tao Erya followed the young lady from that mansion, she must have gone with them. Now Dad can worry less."
Yuan Jing blinked: "She is so lucky. After leaving Taojia Village, she actually walked step by step to the capital."
Tao Dayong was also very emotional: "Yuan Jing, you are right. God is really wise. How could he let this girl have such good luck? Of course, our Yuan Jing has always been blessed."
Yuan Jing smiled and kept the matter in mind. When he went to the capital in the future, he would definitely hear news about Tao Yuzhu again. He had realized that the inertia or stubbornness of the plot this time was really strong. After Tao Yuzhu's true identity was exposed by him, she was able to get to where she is today step by step. Even he had to admire Tao Yuzhu's luck and means.
Maybe there will be bigger surprises waiting for him when he goes to the capital. Yuan Jing always feels that things will not be that simple.
However, unless she relied on the power of a man, it would be very difficult for the women in the backyard to deal with a man like him in ancient times.
Moreover, compared with Tao Yuzhu's memory of her previous life, Yuan Jing would enter the capital much earlier this time. If Tao Yuzhu relied solely on her memory, she might not be able to target her at that time.
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