Huaping pricked Yuesheng's finger with a silver needle, collected a few drops of blood in a porcelain bottle, and then handed it to Tang Chen. After getting the few drops of blood, Tang Chen took Xihe and ran back to Pipa Lane, not caring about entertaining guests for a while.
Tang Chen watched Xihe sniffing and tasting, and subconsciously swallowed. Xihe was indeed Xihe. Wang Yanzhou had mentioned that Yue Sheng's poison was extremely potent. Even her blood was tainted by the poison. Although Xihe was only testing the poison moderately, it was still quite potent.
Tang Chen sat quietly on the side, not daring to speak or interrupt. He waited until Xihe put the porcelain bottle away before asking, "How is it?"
Xihe nodded and said, "This poison comes from the same place as mine. Coincidentally, if she had met me when she was poisoned, she might have been saved. Now, she can only wait to die."
Xihe was even younger than Tang Chen, but when discussing this matter of life and death, she was so calm that it was chilling. Tang Chen hadn't held out much hope at first, but now that she had said so, he couldn't help but ask, "Can you estimate how much time she has left?"
Xihe said bluntly, "Not long, probably just a few days. She originally had a good foundation, and someone used medicine to help suppress her condition, so she should have been able to hold on for a while. But I just listened to her breathing, and her Qi and blood were blocked. I'm afraid she's been worrying too much during her illness and hasn't been able to take good care of herself. It's not good for normal people to think too much, let alone someone who's been poisoned."
Listening to Xihe's well-reasoned remarks, Tang Chen's face was filled with surprise. "Xihe, I'm starting to have a new perspective on you. I didn't expect you to be such a good doctor. I'm afraid you can even compete with Shen Xin."
"Of course, who am I? I am medicine..." Xihe seemed to realize that he had said too much and quickly covered his mouth.
Tang Chen looked at her cute appearance with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "What medicine?"
Xihe quickly waved her hands and said, "Nothing, nothing! By the way, I want some stinky tofu, do you want any?"
Tang Chen's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. Stinky tofu was delicious, but she couldn't eat it every day. She had just changed her clothes today and didn't want to burden the ladies in the laundry room just yet. "Eat it again? No, no, it's really bad for your health. Go eat it in the kitchen."
"Then I'm leaving!"
After watching Xihe walk towards the kitchen with familiarity, Tang Chen ran to Yue Sheng's guest room with her skirt lifted up. As soon as she entered the room, she started asking questions: "Sister Yue, did you go to see Master Yan?"
Yue Sheng didn't answer, but the smile on her face gradually faded. Tang Chen knew that she said she didn't care about Yan Shaoqing anymore, but in the end, she still couldn't let it go. Although the grudges of the previous generation were settled, in reality, she still felt more guilty about Yan Shaoqing.
Tang Chen held Yue Sheng's hand and assured him seriously, "Don't worry, he will be fine. I will ask Zhong Qin to find him right away."
Yue Sheng held Tang Chen's hand with her backhand, but closed her eyes and shook her head: "No need, I just wanted to see him from a distance. Since God didn't give me this opportunity, why should I hurt him again."
Tang Chen looked at Yue Sheng, Xihe's words lingering in her mind. Though it was difficult to bring it up, she truly wanted to do something for Yue Sheng. Her ability to live peacefully and happily in this world was inseparable from Yue Sheng's help and constant care and concern. She didn't know any medical skills or pharmacology that could help, but selfishly, she just wanted peace of mind.
"... Is there anything I can do for you?"
Yue Sheng had been traveling outside for a while, and in the end, he didn't think about returning to Qinghe's abandoned residence, nor did he think about returning to Huayue Tower. Instead, he came here, and there was a reason for it: "I want to go to the top of Yanlai Peak and play the pipa again."
Tang Chen quickly responded: "Okay, I'll get everyone ready, and we'll go tomorrow!"
Tang Chen chatted with Yue Sheng for a while, gave Hua Ping a few words, and then left in a hurry. He was so busy with his thoughts that he didn't pay attention to what was happening. He just walked away from Yue Sheng and bumped into someone coming towards him when he turned a corner.
Tang Chen covered his forehead with one hand and quickly bowed his head to apologize: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
The person who was hit laughed helplessly: "Why does this scene seem so familiar..."
Hearing the voice, Tang Chen suddenly looked up and saw Wang Yanzhou looking down at him with a smile on his face: "Hey, you're back!"
Wang Yanzhou nodded, and, by the way, motioned for Tang Chen to remove her hands from his chest. It was strange, after such a long time of separation, she had greeted him with such a big "gift" since they first met. He felt a little embarrassed: "I'm back, so, hands..."
“Hehehe!”
Tang Chen was about to flirt with Wang Yanzhou, but suddenly remembered that he had something important to do. He quickly slapped his face and came back to his senses: "Wait, wait, now is not the time to be infatuated. Um, Yue Sheng wants to go to Yanlai Peak, let's make some arrangements!"
Perhaps it was fate, perhaps it was just an unexpected encounter. Five years ago, when the mountain cherry blossoms were falling like snow, these two people, unable to escape their fate, met under the influence of fate...
At the foot of a small, nameless mountain in Qingliang Valley, a man wearing a patchwork outfit that was not particularly clean, carrying a bag that had been patched countless times, with a somewhat weathered look on his face, was walking along a winding mountain road with some hesitation, looking back from time to time.
Yan Shaoqing looked up and saw a white-haired old man leading an old cow slowly coming down the mountain from a distance. He hurried over and asked, "Excuse me, old man, is Yanlai Peak this way?"
The old man stopped and looked at the young man before him, then said with a smile, "Ah, you're going to Yanlai Peak? You've taken the wrong road, young man. Go back and when you see the crooked tree you came from, go up the mountain to the left. Then follow the stream and follow the cherry blossoms."
Yan Shaoqing couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Are the mountain cherry blossoms already in bloom at this time of year?"
The old man replied, "Yes, although it's cold this spring, the flowers are blooming early."
"Thank you, father-in-law."
After saying this, Yan Shaoqing was about to turn around and leave when his father-in-law called him back: "It's still a long way up the mountain from here. I'm almost home. Take this kettle with you and get some water on the way. I think yours might be worn out soon."
Yan Shaoqing looked down at the leaking bamboo tube on his waist. Although he felt a little embarrassed, he still took the kettle from his father-in-law with both hands: "...Then, I'll accept it. Thank you very much, father-in-law."
"No thanks, just go while it's still early."
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