Chapter 231 Visiting the Dangerous Banquet

The horse ran very fast and soon reached the halfway point of the mountain.

Riding a horse on the next section of the mountain road was not very safe, so Huai Ge'er dismounted and picked up Xingxing from the horse. He held the reins with one hand and led Xingxing with the other, and walked towards the Wuming Taoist temple.

It was not the first time for Xingxing to come to the Wuming Taoist Temple, so she was very familiar with the mountain road.

The brother and sister soon arrived at the Taoist temple. Huai Ge'er tied the horse to the hitching post beside the temple, stood in front of the woods of the temple, and took out a bamboo whistle from his arms.

"What is this?" Xingxing asked curiously.

Huai Ge'er introduced Xing Xing: "This is the bamboo whistle my master gave me. There is a formation in this forest and I can't get through. If I blow this bamboo whistle, my master will come to pick me up."

Xingxing tilted her little head, and her little head was full of doubts.

What is pin-hair?

Why can't I get through again?

She had clearly been there several times?

Huai Ge'er blew the bamboo whistle.

The bamboo whistle emits a melodious and unique sound.

Xingxing thought it sounded quite nice and looked at the bamboo whistle for a while longer.

Huai Ge'er is a girl-obsessed man. When he saw Xing Xing liked it, he patted his chest and promised, "Does Xing Xing like it? Master seems to have this one. I'll ask Master for one later."

Xing Xing was still a little embarrassed: "...Is it really okay?"

She just thought...the sound of the whistle was very nice and not harsh at all.

When Huai Ge'er saw Xing Xing's cautious look, he immediately said, "Of course you can!"

While the brother and sister were talking, a figure dressed in Taoist robes slowly walked out of the woods. It was the old Taoist priest.

"Grandpa old Taoist priest!" Xingxing waved and greeted him.

The old Taoist priest was a little surprised, but then smiled and said, "Why is Xiao Xingxing here?"

Huai Ge'er rushed to answer: "Master, my sister heard that Junior Brother Shi had a fever and was worried about him, so she came to visit him... Has Junior Brother Shi's fever subsided?"

The old Taoist priest felt somewhat relieved.

The young master has had a rough life, and it's a good thing to have more people thinking about him at this time.

"The fever hasn't gone away...it's an old problem of your junior brother." The old Taoist priest had heard Huai Ge'er calling him "junior brother" for so long that he just started to address him like that.

Huai Ge'er was a little worried: "Has the fever not subsided yet? ... I saw that Junior Brother Shi looked very uncomfortable."

The old Taoist priest said slowly: "However, if your junior brother knew that Xingxing came to see him, he would be very happy. Maybe he would get better."

Huai Ge'er agreed with this.

The old Taoist priest walked in front, leading Huai'er and Xingxing into the woods.

Huai Ge'er warned Xing Xing: "Sister, it's very easy to get lost here with your brother. The first time I entered this forest, I got lost in it, and it was my master who pulled me out."

Xingxing tilted her little head again.

Is it really easy to get lost?

But she...has never been lost in this woods before?

The old Taoist turned around and glanced at Huai Ge'er who was worried about his sister, and said leisurely: "...You don't have to worry about your sister. Your sister is much more capable than you. I'm afraid she won't get lost even if she closes her eyes and goes into the forest."

Huai Ge'er: "..."

The old Taoist thought Huai Ge'er would be embarrassed, but unexpectedly, Huai Ge'er was very excited and said, "I knew that our Xing Xing is amazing!"

He looked proud.

Old Taoist priest: “…”

Xingxing smiled embarrassedly.

Passing through the mysterious forest is the courtyard where the old Taoist priest and Wei Shiyan live.

Perhaps because it is spring, some flowers are blooming near the courtyard. However, most of them are blooming sparsely, which gives people an indescribable feeling of loneliness.

The old Taoist priest led Huai'er and Xingxing to a room with closed doors and windows.

Xingxing only took a glance and her little eyebrows wrinkled like an adult.

She whispered to the old Taoist priest, "Grandpa Taoist priest, Grandma Daxi told Xingxing that it is best to open the windows of a sick person's room for good ventilation. If the room cannot be exposed to the wind, the windows should be opened a little away from the direction where people pass by, and cannot be closed tightly... It must be ventilated. If the patient breathes smoothly, he will recover faster."

The old Taoist priest was startled and exclaimed: "Xingxing still knows more."

Xingxing blushed at the compliment.

The old Taoist priest opened the door and brought Xingxing and Huai'er into the house.

The furnishings in the room are very simple. Apart from some necessary furniture, there is almost nothing else. You can see the bed at a glance as you enter the room.

Wei Shiyan was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, silent and his face flushed red.

The old Taoist priest lowered his voice: "...He is still in a coma. Every time he has a fever, he will have a fever for three days and sleep for three days."

Huai Ge'er felt a little distressed after hearing this.

How come this skinny little junior brother of his has such a problem?

Xing Xing tiptoed forward and looked at the unconscious Wei Shiyan for a while.

She stretched out her little hand and tentatively touched Wei Shiyan's forehead, and it was indeed very hot.

When Huai Ge'er saw Xing Xing was about to touch Wei Shi Yan, he hesitated for a moment, but still said nothing.

Having been with Wei Shiyan for such a long time, he was not stupid and could sense to some extent that if he bumped into Junior Brother Shi, he would most likely fall down.

But... Xing Xing came specially to visit her sick junior fellow apprentice right now, he couldn't say something like "can't touch" in front of the patient, that would be too cruel.

The old Taoist priest probably saw Huai'er's hesitation, and lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, Xingxing is blessed with great fortune, and nothing will happen to her."

When Huai Ge'er heard this, he couldn't help but grin - his sister is really amazing!

But he still remembered that this was in front of his junior fellow apprentice's sickbed, and his junior fellow apprentice was still ill, so the corners of his mouth that were curled up were immediately smoothed out again.

After touching Wei Shiyan's forehead, Xing Xing rummaged through the sachet and took out a few pills wrapped in oil paper.

Xing Xing pulled out a pill from the middle.

The pill was small and exquisite, with the word "hot" written on the oil paper that wrapped it.

"Grandpa Taoist priest," Xing Xing peeled out the pill, put it in her palm, turned around and showed it to the old Taoist priest, "This is the pill that Grandma Da Xi gave Xing Xing to reduce fever. Take a look, can Brother Yan take it?"

The old Taoist paused, took the pill, put it under his nose and smelled it, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The herbs used here are very clever, and it is indeed a good recipe for reducing fever.

But... the old Taoist priest knew in his heart that Wei Shiyan's fever, which occurred four times a year, was caused by his inherent evil constitution and was not a disease.

Although this pill is safe to take, it has no effect.

The old Taoist paused, looked at Xingxing with a concerned look, and finally returned the pill to Xingxing: "This pill is very good, you can try it."

Xing Xing was extremely happy. She held the pill in her little hand and carefully fed it into Wei Shiyan's lips.

The pill dissolved in water and soon turned into medicinal juice in Wei Shiyan's mouth.

Wei Shiyan swallowed subconsciously.

Xing Xing was very happy: "Brother Yan ate it!"