Xiao Youran blinked. "Since Doctor Gu has important matters to attend to, we'll take our leave now."
So Doctor Gu could only watch helplessly as Jiang Youchen took his sister's hand and left. Only Xiaobai kept turning back to look at the little orange cat, reluctant to part. Then, he came up with an excuse with great difficulty, "Perhaps... I misplaced the acupuncture points?"
Wen Yuanbai:......
You've been practicing medicine for decades, how could you possibly mispick acupoints?
It shifted from the back and waist to the arm?
Can you make the same mistake twice?
Something's strange!
A moment later, in a side room of the manor, Monk Wuwang was slurping down noodles when he saw his good disciple enter. He said with some dissatisfaction, "I haven't seen you for several months. How come the cooks in this manor have deteriorated so much? This noodle dish is really hard to eat."
Wen Yuanbai was silent for a moment before saying, "Disciple, go and find a good cook tomorrow."
Monk Wuwang sighed and said, “Disciple, you don’t need to be so downcast. That little girl is a lucky one. Today, I insisted on having her establish a brother-sister relationship with you, and with the Buddhist beads as a guide, some of her good fortune should be transferred to you and eliminate your bad luck.”
Wen Yuanbai was taken aback. "What?!"
He never expected that his master would want to take Xiao Youran as his disciple as soon as they met, and that was for this reason.
Monk Wuwang put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth hastily, and said, "This little girl is quite extraordinary. She radiates golden light of merit from head to toe, and is probably a truly blessed person. Have you known her for a short time? Have you heard of any good fortune that has happened to her?"
Wen Yuanbai nodded and recounted the series of events that occurred after the Jiang family mother and her two children arrived in Sanyang Village. Then, hesitantly, he said, "I originally thought that perhaps the real Xiao Fubao was her brother, since the two siblings were almost inseparable."
As for the matter of the cloth shop, after he had Nan Zhuo investigate, it was confirmed that there was no trace of the Su family's involvement; everything had happened naturally. And the Jiang siblings had indeed cured the illness of the Liu shopkeeper's son.
Monk Wuwang shook his head. “Others may not be able to see it, but I can see it clearly. After she called you ‘senior brother’ today, the bad luck and dark aura on you have obviously decreased a lot. You should spend more time with her in the future, and it will definitely get rid of the bad luck on you.”
A hint of reluctance appeared on Wen Yuanbai's cold face. "If my disciple does this, how is he any different from those villains who steal the fortune of others?"
Monk Wuwang shook his head. “How can these be the same? She has extraordinary good fortune and can help you overcome this tribulation, but her own luck will not be affected. I know you don’t want to owe anyone a favor. But you must know that you are carrying more than just your own fate on your shoulders. If you are not careful, it will have far-reaching consequences. If you feel indebted to her, just do your best to make amends.”
Wen Yuanbai said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid that what I owe her has already begun."
What do you mean by that?
Wen Yuanbai recounted how she had given him cough and asthma medication twice before, how Xiaobai had cut his palm to discover he was suffering from a chronic poison, and how the numbness and tingling in his arm after the two acupuncture treatments by Doctor Gu might be related to Xiao Youran. He added, "They must be hiding something from me."
The monk Wuwang extended his hand, saying, "Let me take your pulse."
Wen Yuanbai obediently sat down in front of him and extended his wrist.
After a moment, Monk Wuwang withdrew his finger and said, "Your pulse is indeed much more stable. It seems you can practice the Ethereal Steps with that little girl tomorrow."
Wen Yuanbai was taken aback. "Really?"
He had been trying to learn martial arts, but due to his weak health, he could only learn some basic techniques.
Monk Wuwang nodded, "The toxins in your body have indeed been removed to some extent. Now that Doctor Gu has found the antidote, your physical weakness will gradually disappear. That red Ganoderma is a good thing."
Wen Yuanbai was even more surprised, "Master, you already knew that your disciple had been poisoned?"
Monk Wuwang nodded again, his face calm and expressionless. "The poison in your body is something you were born with."
“So my mother…” Wen Yuanbai suddenly felt a lump in his throat. So this was the main reason he was sent here to recuperate.
Monk Wuwang nodded, "Don't worry, I came here because I heard that you found the red Ganoderma. With the red Ganoderma as medicine, we have a better chance of curing the poison in you and your mother."
Wen Yuanbai could barely contain his excitement. "Please, Master, return to the capital immediately and bring the antidote back to Mother."
Monk Wuwang smiled. "What's the rush? Your mother's condition is slightly different from yours. I still need to discuss it more carefully with Physician Gu. Besides, I've just taken on such a fun disciple; how can I leave right away?"
“Then what about my mother…” Wen Yuanbai still hesitated.
Monk Wuwang patted his head and laughed, “Don’t worry, your mother has the Emperor protecting her, so ten or fifteen days won’t make a difference. Similarly, you worry about her, and she worries about you just as much. Before I came, she repeatedly told me to stay with you for two more months.”
Wen Yuanbai's eyes were slightly red.
My mother and master were always aware of my loneliness.
"This is what your mother asked me to bring you." Monk Wuwang stood up, took a small package from his bundle, and handed it to him, reassuring him, "Don't worry, once the antidote is developed, I will have someone send it back to her as fast as possible!"
"Okay." Wen Yuanbai gripped the small bundle, his knuckles turning slightly white.
The monk Wuwang added, "The Emperor was delighted with the things you sent back the first two times."
Wen Yuanbai's eyes remained calm and indifferent. "Is that so?"
“Truly, tiger skin and bear paws, it’s amazing that you could find such good things in this remote place!” Monk Wuwang said. “The Emperor praised you for your thoughtfulness. In my opinion, you shouldn’t be too angry. That incident was just a prelude. Now you should understand that the poison in your body is the real reason why the Emperor and your mother sent you out of the palace.”
Wen Yuanbai smiled slowly. So, he had actually been enjoying the little girl's good fortune for a long time, hadn't he?
The Yun family will discover the coal mine in that cave sooner or later, so let him provide them with shelter in the future.
...
The next morning, the Jiang siblings arrived at the large estate.
To show her filial piety to her cheap master, Xiao Youran specially brought a tray of the new breakfast she had just taught her sister Hongyu to make—shumai—before leaving home.
Because she racked her brains last night, she finally remembered that in her memories of her previous life, a few years later, a national teacher named Wuwang would suddenly appear. He seemed to be a monk and a very powerful person.
He caught her attention because of what he said yesterday.
What kind of monk could be proficient in medicine, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, political strategy and military tactics, and even the art of divination and escape, and seem to be a master of all eighteen martial arts?
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