Thank you for your confession, Young Master.
Lin Huaiyin clasped her hands on her left hip and bowed gracefully: "I am Lin, the third daughter of the Lin family. May I ask if you are the renowned physician, Tiger Guardian Lin, young master Xie?"
"I--"
As soon as Xie Shaozhu responded, Gongyang Yan seized the opportunity—"Master, my name is Gongyang Yan!"
With a roar, the windows rattled, and Lin Huaiyin, Yu Li, and Xie Ao were instantly deafened.
"My name is Xie Xincun."
Young Master Xie turned a deaf ear.
A point of silver light shot out from the tip of his right finger, and three silver needles immediately appeared on Gongyang Yan's body.
The needle's tail trembled, and Gongyang Yan could not move much. She opened her mouth, stuck out her tongue, but could not make a sound. It was clear that she was shocked and uncomfortable, but the light in her eyes became even more intense, and her worship was beyond measure.
Using silver needles to seal acupuncture points? Truly worthy of being the legendary master of traditional Chinese medicine, capable of reviving the dead.
Lin Huaiyin secretly admired him and knelt even deeper.
Young Master Xie is a foreigner and a member of the martial arts world; he should never accept such a grand gesture from Lin Huaiyin.
But he stood there calmly, seemingly used to being treated with respect. He glanced at Lin Huaiyin, but did not return the greeting. Instead, he smiled generously and said, "The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching. I came to Xingchao from the New Liao Kingdom to collect exotic herbs and visit our family friends. I was shocked to hear that General Lin was seriously injured in the battle of Heming Mountain, so I came uninvited. You are the third sister that Lin Cuiyue mentioned?"
In a few words, Young Master Xie explained his comings and goings, his eyes sparkling as if floating with delicate pink peach petals.
The fragrance wafted to Lin Huaiyin's nose, and she lowered her gaze to avoid it, her cheeks burning. She replied softly, "Yes."
"Hehe, then Miss Lin can call me Xincun then." Young Master Xie walked straight over.
A pair of deerskin boots clattered into her sight, and Lin Huaiyin felt an indescribable sense of oppression. She wanted to say, "You big idiot, I don't know you," but the other person's aura pressed down on her, and he approached her, taking her hands as she bowed, helping her to stand, and grabbing her left wrist. She was unable to move and could only let him touch her.
Although Young Master Xie was taking Lin Huaiyin's pulse, he held Lin Huaiyin's left hand and palm with one hand, and took her pulse with the other, his gaze never wavering, only looking at Lin Huaiyin's face.
Lin Huaiyin understood that the first step in the diagnostic process of observation, listening, questioning, and palpation should be "observation." Although she understood the principle, she couldn't resist the gaze of Young Master Xie, which made her feel uneasy.
She felt uncomfortable, as if the other person had stripped her naked and seen through her completely.
Is it because of different Chinese customs?
Are all the men in the New Liao Kingdom like this? They stare at a woman from head to toe the moment they meet her for the first time.
Lin Huaiyin felt inexplicably overshadowed by the other party. Even Xiao Zhian had never looked down on her and seen through her like this. This young master Xie was really not polite at all.
However, how he acts is his business. Lin Huaiyin calmed herself down and thought to herself that she must seize the opportunity to cure her infertility. She wanted to have children with Xiao Zhian so as not to make things difficult for him.
Immediately, meeting Young Master Xie's gaze, Lin Huaiyin explained the situation: "Last year on the Shangsi Festival, I was poisoned, which severed my chance to have children. May I ask if Young Master Xie—"
Before he could finish speaking, Young Master Xie suddenly narrowed his eyes and turned to the side.
Following his movements, Lin Huaiyin noticed that Gongyang Yan was blinking wildly, his face filled with ecstasy.
Young Master Xie stopped taking her pulse, took Lin Huaiyin's hand, and walked towards Gongyang Yan.
He led her naturally, and the crab and the fish exchanged a glance, their eyes wide with shock.
Lin Huaiyin was naturally unwilling to be led by the nose, but Xie Shao's strength was not great, and she could not break free.
Taking two steps to Gongyang Yan, Young Master Xie retrieved the two silver needles. Gongyang Yan laughed wildly, "Master, the poison I used last year on the Shangsi Festival that caused infertility! I used it! No one in the entire Daxing Dynasty can cure it. How about that? I'm pretty amazing, aren't I?!"
Gongyang Yan looked crazy and eccentric, with a face full of flattery and a desire for praise.
Lin Huaiyin never expected that Shen Congyun and Princess Pingyang's accomplices would actually come to her house. It was utterly absurd. She wanted to curse, but she felt her left hand tightening. It was Young Master Xie who was increasing the pressure, making her fingers hurt.
What does his reaction mean? Lin Huaiyin couldn't help but suspect that Young Master Xie was unable to cure the poison, and painfully asked Gongyang Yan, "So it was you who acted as an accomplice to evil, making poison for Shen Congyun and harming people. Quickly hand over the antidote!"
"What do you mean by 'aiding and abetting a tyrant'?" Gongyang Yan looked at Young Master Xie with sparkling eyes, but turned as cold as stone when she looked at Lin Huaiyin: "This young lady always does things as she pleases. Someone wants a poison that makes people infertile, so this young lady is just testing her skills. You are one in a million to have encountered my carefully concocted treasure!"
"Don't forget you're now in the Lin family!" Lin Huaiyin casually pulled out a silver needle, pointing the tip at Gongyang Yan's pupil: "Antidote, I need the antidote!"
Seeing her so assertive, Young Master Xie chuckled, and the hand holding her left hand suddenly lost its strength, causing several silver needles to fly out, and Gongyang Yan became mute again.
Lin Huaiyin was freed and was about to press Xie Shaozhu for the antidote when he suddenly poked his head out from her shoulder.
They were so close that the downy hairs on their cheeks brushed against each other. Lin Huaiyin tried to dodge, but Young Master Xie leaned in close, one hand around her slender waist, the other holding her right hand that was holding the needle, and slowly moved towards her.
"Stab here, and you'll go blind."
Young Master Xie, unhurried and unhurried, personally instructed: "If you puncture this spot, the evil wind will enter your brain, and you'll go mad."
“If you pierce three inches here, your right hand will be useless, and you will never be able to make poison again.”
"Or, insert it here at an angle of half an inch, and it will become a living dead."
...
As he taught, Young Master Xie rested his chin on Lin Huaiyin's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "If you like, I'll teach you everything. Go pack your luggage. The road to Xinliao is long, so take all your favorite little trinkets with you. Take your luggage first, and we'll travel around and have fun. We'll get married when we get back. After we get married, I'll give you as many children as you want."
"Are you sick?" Lin Huaiyin was pinned down by him and could only speak: "This is my home. I have someone I love. I will neither go with you nor ask you for children."
"Is that so?" Young Master Xie said with a hint of regret, "But your brother has already promised you to me."
"impossible!"
Lin Huaiyin raised her elbow.
Young Master Xie grabbed him: "From the moment I stepped into the Lin family, Lin Cuiyue couldn't stop talking about you. Now I even know which finger you used to eat poop when you were a child. Do you think your brother wants to marry you off to me?"
"You just take what others say? You're really too easygoing." Lin Huaiyin rolled her eyes and said, "Let me go."
"Alright." Young Master Xie stepped back, tilting his head and smiling wickedly: "Then I'll be going. If Miss Lin misses me, I'll be at Tianxiang Pavilion."
After saying that, he suddenly leaned close to Lin Huaiyin's ear and whispered warmly, "I'm waiting for you to come and beg me."
With a sudden approach and a retreat, Young Master Xie vanished with the wind.
Crab Claw ran over, wanting to say that this was good, better than the male fox. She had just seen clearly that Young Master Xie was highly skilled in martial arts and had superb lightness skills. She had clearly seen the skillful force with which he suppressed Lin Huaiyin.
Young Master Xie is a family friend, beautiful and capable, a free spirit who roams the world, and Xie Ao believes that he has the ability and means to swallow Lin Huaiyin whole.
"This is great, this is really great," Xie Ao highly recommended, completely ignoring Gong Yang Yan's eyes darting around beside him.
Lin Huaiyin covered her ears, Xie Shaozhu's words causing a huge uproar in her mind—he could cure her poison, and he could definitely save the Emperor, and Yu Li as well…
He was adept at handling things, moving with the speed of the wind, and his abilities far exceeded Lin Huaiyin's expectations. He also had a fanatical follower like Gongyang Yan by his side...
He is very strong.
She needs him.
Patients need doctors.
It was just a simple doctor-patient relationship, asking a miracle doctor to detoxify and cure an illness. How did it suddenly turn out like this...? He didn't even know her...
Lin Huaiyin was unsure of herself. She didn't believe that a stranger would go crazy and talk about getting married just because he heard her older brother talk about her.
This is not normal.
Lin Huaiyin sensed a conspiracy, turned her head and saw Xie Ao hesitant to speak, so she immediately told her to carry Gongyang Yan out and lock him up, but not to kill him.
Crab Claw then remembered the harm caused by the poisoning, clapped his hands and summoned a few people, who went out with a strange laugh to deal with the person.
"Yu Li, what do you think?" Lin Huaiyin walked to the bedside, wanting to ask Young Master Xie what he had done to Yu Li.
Yu Li spoke frankly: "Since it's the eldest young master's idea, I think Miss might as well consider it."
Lin Huaiyin was both amused and exasperated, and asked directly, "I mean, did he examine you?"
“Yes, I saw it.” Yu Li sat up straight in one swift motion. “Young Master Xie performed acupuncture on me. I vomited several bowls of blood, and he said I was fine.”
"You're alright?" Lin Huaiyin asked incredulously. "How do you feel?"
"I feel great." Yu Li nodded solemnly, and under the quilt, she gradually raised her legs, moving them freely.
"Very good!"
Lin Huaiyin hugged the crab claw tightly and wept with joy.
The worry that Physician Lu might not be able to completely eliminate the remaining toxins and that amputation might eventually be necessary vanished at that moment.
With no worries about the future, Yu Li can now live a carefree and peaceful life, just like before.
Lin Huaiyin admired Young Master Xie's medical skills—just as the rumors said, he could revive the dead and restore flesh to bones, and even bring the dead back to life.
She absolutely had to get him to cure her poisoning. Lin Huaiyin would never let this opportunity slip by; she wanted the right to bear children for Xiao Zhi'an, and she was determined to give it her all for her and Xiao Zhi'an's future.
Having made up her mind, Lin Huaiyin told Yu Li to rest well and then headed straight for Lin Cuiyue's courtyard.
She had made up her mind. The trouble her older brother had caused had to be resolved by him—he probably couldn't bear to see her threatened and rendered infertile for life.
If Young Master Xie doesn't listen to her elder brother's advice, she still has her father and mother. She can go directly to the New Liao Kingdom. It's not like Young Master Xie is the only one in Hu Shoulin who knows medicine. Where there is a young master, there is a head of the family.
Thinking of the New Liao Kingdom, Lin Huaiyin was still unsure of its location or how long the journey would take, but she had inexhaustible energy. She was only fifteen years old, while Tang Sanzang's journey to the West had only taken seventeen years. She believed she could do it.
The Lin and Xie families have been friends for centuries, so the other side wouldn't just stand by and watch someone die, nor would they let the young master of the Xie family act recklessly. She could have Xiao Zhian write a letter of state and send it over. By pulling her best efforts from both sides, she was bound to catch one of them.
Without further ado, Lin Huaiyin arrived at Lin Cuiyue's courtyard and launched into a tirade.
Upon hearing this, Lin Cuiyue became smug and said that he was just casually showing off his third sister's abilities. He was telling the truth about how his third sister killed enemies on the battlefield and how she came up with brilliant plans to make him "break his leg to avoid disaster." He said that he had the best sister in the world and wanted the whole world to know it. And since his sister was so good, wasn't it only natural that Xie Xincun was moved to propose marriage?
"Brother Xie is excellent." Lin Cuiyue patted his chest with satisfaction: "Trust my judgment, you should give him a chance."
"I don't care about all that. He said he lives in Tianxiang Pavilion. Go and bring him back." Lin Huaiyin pouted and persisted.
"Third sister, are you really not going to consider it?" Lin Cuiyue asked sullenly, "Xie Xincun is unmatched in both appearance and talent. Hu Shoulin is not only the leader of the medical profession, but also known as the battlefield demon. The Xie family's status in the new Liao Kingdom is no less than that of my Lin family, but there are no formalities and they can come and go freely. I think it would be very suitable for you."
“Brother, if you really think it’s a good match, I can marry him too.” Lin Huaiyin nodded seriously: “If you’re willing to marry me off so far away, and I never come back to see you for the rest of my life, and I’m bullied to death over there, you wouldn’t even know.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Cuiyue's throat itched, and he swallowed hard. He couldn't bear to see his third sister for even half a year after she got married and was still in the capital. Marrying someone from another country was impossible.
Shaking his head, Lin Cuiyue shook his head vigorously, quickly reflecting, "I was wrong, brother was wrong."
"It's good that you know you're wrong." Lin Huaiyin put her hands on her hips. "Go and catch him quickly so I can get the antidote."
"I'll go right now. I need to ask him if he's willing to marry into the family."
Lin Cuiyue was talking to himself.
Lin Huaiyin jumped up and stomped her feet: "Big brother, how could you do this? I'm going to tell my sister-in-law!"
As Lin Huaiyin was about to go out and make a scene with her sister-in-law, Lin Cuiyue smiled slyly and said, "She went to the palace. The Crown Prince is selecting concubines, and your sister-in-law was called away by the Imperial Concubine to help."
"What?" Lin Huaiyin was stunned, her feet frozen in mid-air.
“What’s so strange about that? His Highness is old enough to take a concubine. Now that the White Lotus Sect and Shen Congyun have been completely dealt with, it’s the perfect time to arrange it. His Highness has helped us a lot, and I specifically instructed your sister-in-law to do her best for him.”
"Actually, your mother is also worried about your marriage." Lin Cuiyue changed the subject, mentioning that since this morning, matchmakers have been coming to the door in waves, waiting at the gate of his mother's courtyard, like a group of handsome young men from all over the capital kneeling and begging to marry into the family. The line hasn't dispersed yet.
After discussing the selection of concubines, they moved on to the selection of husbands.
Lin Cuiyue was pleased and happy, but Xie Xincun was still his first choice.
Lin Huaiyin couldn't hear a single word, and slowly turned around and moved away.
That Consort Hui, she's pregnant herself, why is she causing so much trouble? Is she trying to frame Xiao Zhi'an?
Lin Huaiyin absolutely trusted Xiao Zhian. She knew that Xiao Zhian would not take a concubine, not even pretend to.
However, resolving this matter would ultimately waste Xiao Zhi'an's energy. He was currently preoccupied with rescuing Bai Zhizhi, fighting Princess Pingyang, and dealing with a whole host of other matters after Mu Zhanjuan's return. He couldn't afford to let the harem cause trouble or hold him back.
Consort Hui's interference in Xiao Zhi'an's marriage must be for the sake of the imperial child in her womb.
Thinking of the imperial heir, Lin Huaiyin's fingers trembled slightly, the wind whistling in her ears. When Shen Congyun pronounced judgment on Xiao Zhian in the imperial prison, two charges slowly surfaced—"harming concubines and slaughtering imperial heirs."
Could it be...?
Lin Huaiyin thought of a possibility: the emperor's illness was fake, and he was actually poisoned. Then what about the imperial seed in Consort Hui's belly?
Liu Cang was originally a henchman of Princess Pingyang's faction. If Princess Pingyang had been in contact with Consort Hui, then perhaps the imperial heir was also problematic, which was also a step by Pingyang to frame Xiao Zhian...
No, Lin Huaiyin couldn't rest easy.
She was going to find Xie Xincun and ask him to help her check if there was anything fishy about Consort Hui's child.
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