She asked Wang Erduo to bring over a table, and then picked up some patients whose complexions looked off and asked them questions. These people had many similar symptoms.
Where are you from?
"A local, yes, from the capital of Xiliang... just came back from purchasing goods in Wancheng..."
"And you?"
"From Yaseong, I've been to the Southern Border."
"..."
Plagues are natural disasters, meant to show that the monarch is not worthy of his position. Shu Yun, judging from this, this plague originated from the southern border of Xiliang. Isn't the monarch of Xiliang the old master of the Xie family? What did he do to deserve such punishment from heaven?
But she had spoken with that old man Xie, and judging from his words and thoughts, he didn't seem like the kind of person who would be punished by heaven and have his country destroyed...
Shu Yun thought of Xie Fu. After they parted that day, she returned to the clinic to calm down, and Xie Fu did not come to see her again.
Xie Fu is rebellious by nature, which may have caused Heaven to notice and reject him, leading to this sudden plague.
If the destruction of the Western Liang Kingdom is the will of Heaven, can she intervene? If she chooses not to get involved and lets the Western Liang Kingdom perish, how confident is she in persuading Xie Fu to go with her?
Regardless of others, Xie Fu would never abandon Old Master Xie. Where could the Western Liang Kingdom go after they were destroyed? The Southern Barbarians have been enemies of the Xie family for generations, and the Central Plains regard the Xie family as a thorn in their side. Their achievements overshadow the emperor, and they wish they could destroy them as soon as possible.
If you go to Penglai...
"Shu Yun".
The boy's deep, clear voice stood out distinctly from the noisy surroundings.
Distracted, Shu Yun looked up and saw the person she was thinking about standing in front of her. He had dark hair, thick eyebrows, black pupils, half-drooping eyelashes, and his eyes had a cool yet beautiful curve at the corners. When he looked down at people, he always seemed to have a mocking look in his eyes for no reason, and he was very nonchalant.
He was slender and tall, and even his black Hu-style clothing couldn't hide the noble air that Xie family's young master had developed since childhood. He was arrogant and a little haughty.
Both of them were observing each other discreetly.
Looking through the cotton veil he wore, Shu Yun saw his cold and stern features and felt that he seemed to have lost some weight.
She smiled and lowered her brows. If he hadn't come looking for her, that would have been fine. But now that he was here, Shu Yun already knew why he had come to see her, without him even having to say a word.
Soldiers in armor stood in two neat rows. In just a few seconds, the noisy crowd in front of the clinic seemed to have been choked. The noise in the air instantly quieted down, and even the people sitting and telling the doctor about their symptoms lowered their voices so low that they could barely speak.
Shu Yun asked Wang Erduo to bring over a chair.
When Wang Er carried the chair out, he glanced at the uniform armor outside, then unremarkably took the chair off his shoulder.
His calm reaction made Shu Yun glance at him a few more times. Just now, when she spoke a little harshly, he looked aggrieved. Now, seeing a soldier in such gleaming armor, she thought he would be afraid, just like the person next to her who was trembling and describing his illness as if whispering to a doctor.
After Wang Er placed the chairs, he stood upright behind Shu Yun, looking at Xie Fu with a proud and imposing air, as if he intended to overpower the two rows of soldiers by himself.
Shu Yun understood immediately. Wang Er probably thought she had caused trouble and that someone had come to cause trouble for her. He didn't want to show his fear on his face, so he put on a brave and calm face to support her.
She smiled, neither explaining to him nor stopping him from confronting the soldiers in mid-air.
Xie Fu's gaze lingered briefly on Wang Er's face before he looked away, showing no intention of sitting down. He looked down at Shu Yun, whose face still held a smile, and asked, "Can we go inside and talk?"
Shu Yun glanced at him, her smile fading. "I know what you want to say. I will do my best to treat these patients and develop a prescription to treat the plague as soon as possible."
After she finished speaking, she gestured for the patients behind her to come over.
Most of the people who come to her clinic are poor or greedy for small gains. The biggest thing these two types of people have in common is that they are afraid of powerful and wealthy people like Xie Fu.
Shu Yun's arms were sore from waving, but no one dared to take a single step toward her.
She looked up helplessly and said to Xie Fu in an annoyed tone, "Move over, sir, no one dares to come any closer."
Xie Fu stared at her with deep, dark eyes, without moving.
Shu Yun frowned and met his gaze.
After a long pause, Xie Fu finally spoke, "It's not just a prescription for treating the plague..."
“Whatever it is,” Shu Yun interrupted him, saying each word slowly and deliberately, “I promise you.”
Xie Fuchui's hands, hanging by his sides, slowly tightened. She had agreed too quickly, and the words he had prepared were no longer needed. "Let me finish..."
Shu Yun leaned back. She had been holed up in the backyard of the clinic for the past few days and hadn't taken care of herself much. Now, with her hair disheveled, it was very improper according to the rules for women in Xiliang.
She leaned back, revealing more of her snow-white neck, and Xie Fu couldn't help but look in that direction.
The bruises he had pinched had faded considerably, and the remaining marks, if not looked at closely, could be mistaken for faint blue veins hidden under her skin.
"Thank you for your help."
She spoke slowly, but her enunciation was clear, each word coming out of her rosy lips, making it perfectly clear to the listener.
“I said I would agree to whatever it takes…” She paused, then continued, “Whether you want me to go to a city in the south or directly to the southern border, I will go.”
Wang Er, who was standing behind Shu Yun, had been listening to their conversation in a daze, mainly because the two of them were speaking unclearly, one sentence after the other, without any beginning or end. But now that Shu Yun said she was going to the Southern Border, he finally understood.
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