He quickly shook his head to clear his mind of these strange thoughts, then thought of the rare and precious materials in that cave, and the coal vein that most likely had yet to be discovered...
The medicinal herbs themselves were nothing special; handing them over to Doctor Gu wouldn't attract much attention.
But if it's a mineral vein... can the Yun family protect it with their current strength? If this information gets out, will it protect her?
In a daze, he felt something land lightly on his back. He suddenly opened his eyes, and goosebumps rose all over his body.
"Little White!" he said through gritted teeth.
Sure enough, a howl came from his back, as if to comfort him.
Moreover, the little white creature seemed to know that he had a wound on his back, so it didn't crawl forward. Instead, it nestled warmly against his waist, avoiding his injury, and panted heavily.
Wen Yuanbai knew that Xiaobai had appeared, and that the little girl must have come over as well.
Hmph, they must have come to see how unlucky he is. I'm not seeing them!
Sure enough, a knock came at the door a moment later.
He said in a deep voice, "I won't see him!"
The person outside paused, then said, "Young man Wen, aren't you going to apply the medicine?"
Well……
That was awkward.
Wen Yuanbai turned his face to the inside before saying in a muffled voice, "Come in."
Doctor Gu tiptoed in and saw Wen Yuanbai lying face down on the bed with his head facing inwards, which put him at ease.
When he saw the kitten lying on his back, he couldn't help but chuckle. "I heard your name is Xiaobai? You're here to comfort Dabai so soon? Hehe, your brother Dabai is fine. Move aside so I can apply medicine to him."
Little White obediently let out a howl and jumped off the bed.
Doctor Gu was taken aback. This voice didn't sound like a cat's.
Xiao Bai rarely made a fuss in front of outsiders, and everyone in the village assumed that Xiao Youran was always holding a kitten, so they didn't think much of it.
Doctor Gu didn't have a chance to look closely, but when he heard the voice was off, he took a few more glances.
This was quite a sight! The eyes were round and bright, unlike the delicate, round eyes of a typical cat. And the horizontal stripes were already faintly showing through the fur. Thinking about it, the cat seemed to be a size larger than the one I had seen a few days ago.
He was startled. "My goodness, Little White, you're actually a tiger cub?"
He patted Wen Yuanbai on the shoulder and said, "Wen boy, you should feel honored to be called Da Bai by that little girl."
Wen Yuanbai chuckled.
As long as it doesn't clash with his name, thank goodness.
Doctor Gu put down his medicine box. "I wonder if that little girl knows? This tiger cub looks like a kitten, probably only one or two months old. But if you look again in two months, it will grow very fast."
Wen Yuanbai:......
No wonder the kitten seemed at least two sizes bigger than the first time I saw it by the pool.
Hmm... Little White is a cub, and Big White... that name sounds a bit imposing too?
Seeing that Xiaobai was lying obediently to the side, Doctor Gu said nothing more. He stepped forward, lifted the blanket, and carefully examined the wound on the young master's back. He couldn't help but gasp.
A cat's claws are sharpest, with the middle three being the most razor-sharp. At this moment, Wen Yuanbai had six deep wounds on his back, some of which were intertwined, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.
"Tsk tsk," Doctor Gu blew on his beard, somewhat gloating, "Young Wen, you're used to being unlucky, you can't feel the pain in your wound at all?"
Wen Yuanbai snorted coldly and ignored him.
In fact, Doctor Gu was right. He falls three times a day, and the pain has long since become numb to it.
He couldn't see the injury on his back, so he naturally didn't know how serious it was.
Doctor Gu slowly took out his silver needles from his pocket. "Young master, your wound is too deep. I'm afraid that beast might have carried toxins that have invaded your body. I must perform acupuncture on you to remove the toxins, just in case."
Wen Yuanbai first hummed in agreement, then retorted sarcastically, "If your acupuncture was effective, how could I have had chronic toxins hidden in my body for so many years without being detected?"
Doctor Gu chuckled twice, "Don't you know what kind of strange poison you've been given? Maybe it's something you were born with."
Wen Yuanbai's eyes flashed sharply, "Womb? You mean my mother...my mother was also poisoned?"
"Who would know? I've never treated your mother." Doctor Gu sprinkled the medicinal powder in his hand on his back.
Wen Yuanbai grunted, "Old Gu, do you have a way to determine if she is..."
While fiddling with his wound, Doctor Gu said, "Young man Wen, are you perhaps delirious? Without a face-to-face examination or taking his pulse, you expect me to just imagine it?"
Then he turned him over halfway and said, "Lie down! I'm about to administer acupuncture."
"Why not bandage it first?"
"Your wound requires your entire upper body to be wrapped up. How can I administer acupuncture if it's all wrapped up?"
Wen Yuanbai had no suspicions and found a comfortable position, relaxing his whole body to make it easier for him to administer acupuncture.
A moment later, he felt a tingling sensation in several acupoints on his body, and slowly, he closed his eyes.
So sleepy.
While feeling drowsy, I felt a slight stinging sensation in both arms.
When he woke up, it was already evening.
Nan Zhuo was watching over him. When he saw that he had woken up, he said happily, "Young Master, you're awake? Get up and have some food. I just brought it over, it's still warm."
Wen Yuanbai frowned. "How did I fall asleep?"
"Dr. Gu said he was worried about the pain in your back wound, so he gave you acupuncture to let you sleep a little longer."
Wen Yuanbai stood up and suddenly felt a soreness in the middle of both arms. When he raised his arms, the soreness became even stronger.
He lifted his clothes and looked for a long time, only finding what appeared to be needle pricks.
There shouldn't be any acupoints here?
He had become somewhat knowledgeable about medicine through his long illness, and he also practiced martial arts to some extent when his health permitted, so he roughly knew the location of acupoints on the human body.
Remembering Xiaobai before he fell into a deep sleep, he asked, "Then what brings the Jiang siblings here?"
As Nan Zhuo helped him up to sit down at the table to eat, he said, "How did you know that the siblings had come? I heard they came specifically to become old Gu's apprentices."
He set out the bowls and chopsticks, and snorted, "This old Gu looks like a madman who has no sense of propriety. I don't know what the Jiang siblings saw in him, but they actually became his disciples. It's really a shame that God has no eyes!"
You can't blame him. He and Lao Gu have been at odds for three years, and their resentment has run deep. Apart from sharing the same opinion on the young master's illness, they can't stand each other's opinions on anything else.
Wen Yuanbai paused, his hand holding the spoon still. "Become an apprentice?"
Xiao Bai came to find him, but he and his sister went to find Old Gu to become his apprentices.
Was it before or after Doctor Gu came to administer acupuncture? Why didn't Old Gu mention it at all?
"Yes! I heard that the young master of the Jiang family suddenly became very interested in studying medicine, so he rushed over to become a disciple and learn medicine."
Wen Yuanbai's lips twitched. He would never believe it. Before, he had ignored Old Gu on the mountain, but now he was eagerly coming to ask to become his disciple.
What secrets are they hiding?
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