Chapter 184: The Master and the Disciple Rescue the Man in Black
Rong Zhen took off the cloth strips covered with herbal ointment with a look of doubt on her face, took them to the waterside to wash, prepared to get a basin of water to boil and cool, and continued to clean the wound of the injured brother.
She had no other choice for the time being and could only be more diligent.
As she squatted by the water, absorbed in washing the strips of cloth, an old man not far away twitched his nose, glanced at her, and, unable to bear the sight, stroked his forehead and said, "Wrong, wrong! You're using the wrong medicine! What a mess! You're really testing my resolve!"
"Ah?" Rongzhen stopped and turned around in confusion, suspecting that the other person was most likely talking about her.
The old man, with a head full of white hair and a vigorous look, cast a look of disdain at me, "I'm talking to you. What the hell is that thing you made?"
Rong Zhen understood what was going on. Her eyes rolled, and she immediately replied with a gloomy face and a choked sob, "I'm sorry, old man, I don't understand pharmacology. Unfortunately, my brother was stabbed in the chest, and it's hard to find a doctor out here in the wilderness, so I can only give him what I have."
"There's no need to paste so much on, it will clash with each other!" The white-haired old man seemed unable to tolerate such things, as if he had obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Rongzhen quickly put on a bewildered look and said nervously and frantically, "I, I don't know. Feelings are all useful... What should I do? Will I kill my brother?"
The little boy overheard this with his ears perked up and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The white-haired old man had an indescribable look on his face and simply instructed him: "Don't be so happy yet, go and do it to her, let me see if you have made any progress recently."
The little boy did not refuse. He put down the herbal medicine collection he had just recited and walked towards Rong Zhen's carriage with great interest.
Rongzhen looked at the white-haired old man, then at the little boy with drooping hair, and thought to himself, "Okay, it's better to have something than nothing."
The little boy quickly climbed onto the carriage, carefully examined the wounds on the jade-faced knight's body, and described the situation one by one to the white-haired old man. After that, he proposed the corresponding treatment plan and asked the old man to evaluate whether it was feasible.
After hearing this, the white-haired old man stroked his beard to express his approval.
The child must act according to the plan.
Rong Zhen couldn't help but remind him, "My brother seems to have been poisoned. Is there any major problem?"
The little boy immediately opened the Jade-faced Knight's wound again to examine it, and exclaimed in surprise, "Master, it really is poisonous! If she hadn't reminded me, I would have almost missed it. This poison looks strange, and if it's been a while longer, I'm afraid it wouldn't be detectable."
When Rongzhen heard this, she hurried forward to take a look. Sure enough, she found that the color of the skin and flesh at the wound had changed again. She quickly explained what she had discovered before.
The white-haired old man became interested and finally condescended to come and take a look.
Next came the actual teaching scene between the master and the apprentice, and there was no room for Rongzhen to perform.
Coincidentally, this was also Rong Zhen's purpose. To get free treatment from a pair of medical masters and apprentices meant that the Jade-faced Knight was lucky and should not die.
I met a doctor on the way, and he seemed to know about poisons. This is really good luck.
However, Rongzhen was not very envious of this. Thinking about how the other party had gone from being high-spirited to being unconscious, it was probably a coincidence that he met the doctor, and it was just a stroke of luck that saved his life.
If one has to risk one's life in such a way as to get such good luck, Rong Zhen would rather never have it.
Finally, after diagnosis and treatment by the white-haired old man and his apprentice, they concluded that the Jade-faced Knight had not only suffered a severe chest injury and encountered an evil spirit, but was also indeed poisoned by a strange poison.
The white-haired old man was quite interested in this, so he asked the boy to stay and treat the wound of the Jade-faced Knight. He then took some flesh and blood from the wound and studied it muttering to himself.
Rong Zhen quietly stepped forward to help the child and, at the same time, inquired: "Are you practicing medicine? How much should I pay for the consultation?"
Without even looking up, the little boy replied, "I guess so. I don't need any money for now."
What do you mean by "consider it"? You don't want the money yet?
Rong Zhen thought it was strange, but seeing that the child treated the wound very professionally, she did not doubt it.
She didn't know that what the little boy didn't say was that compared to practicing medicine and saving lives, his master actually preferred making poisons, but making poisons was too expensive, so they had to practice medicine and save lives to make money to buy tools and materials for researching poisons.
Not asking for money for the time being means that he is not sure how much money to ask for now, and he has to see how many good things the master uses later.
In addition, his master had a little bit of a problem. He didn't like practicing medicine to treat others, but he couldn't stand others using drugs indiscriminately to treat others.
It was because the other party discovered this problem of Rong Zhen that the white-haired old man spoke and the little boy took action.
The strange poison that was discovered later completely scratched the white-haired old man's itch.
Anyway, no matter why, it's great that they can help at this time.
After Rong Zhen finished his work, he took out a silver ingot and prepared it.
I don’t know if it’s enough to cover the other person’s medical expenses. If not, I’ll ask the Jade-faced Knight to sell himself to pay off the debt later.
Anyway, she would never show off her wealth easily.
"By the way, was he poisoned and hunted down just to elope with you?" After treating the wound, the little boy suddenly said something shocking to Rong Zhen.
Rong Zhen almost choked on his saliva and waved his hands hastily. Before he could deny it, the white-haired old man who was immersed in studying the strange poison snorted coldly and waved his sleeves in the direction of the official road.
At the same time, the child stuffed a small pill into her mouth and asked her to take it quickly.
Rongzhen was confused until a group of men in black appeared on the pipe and surrounded them. As soon as they stepped over the curb of the official road, they couldn't control themselves and fell down one after another.
Looking closely, under the morning light, a thin layer of mist has appeared on the roadside. If you don't know, you might think it is the natural mist in the morning.
But Rongzhen saw the white-haired old man waving his sleeves just now. Considering that the other party was skilled in medicine and was extremely interested in poisons, she seemed to understand something and immediately swallowed the pill given by the child. By the way, she shamelessly tried to ask for one for her 'cheap brother'.
The boy refused to give it to him, saying that he was already unconscious and there was no need to waste the antidote.
Oh, Rongzhen guessed right. The white-haired old man had indeed given her something like a secret medicine, and the little boy gave her the antidote.
As all the visitors fell unconscious, the child continued to ask, "You haven't answered me yet, is that right?"
Rong Zhen naturally denied it, "How is that possible? I just said that he is my brother."
"Hmph, liar, you two don't look alike at all." The little boy obviously didn't believe it.
Rong Zhen could only point at the black-clad men lying on the ground to change the subject: "Hey, don't you think they're funny? They're actually wearing black in broad daylight and doing bad things. Do they think they're mysterious and cold?"
I don’t know if they are the ones who were chasing the Jade-faced Knight. They came too fast, almost arriving here at the same time.
Fortunately, she met a master and apprentice who were both good and evil. Otherwise, if she, with her injuries, were to confront them rashly, she would most likely suffer a loss.
The little boy put his hands on his hips and said disdainfully, "They claim to be mysterious and cold, but they are just a bunch of scumbags. They can't even dodge a single move from my master."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and get to work." After the white-haired old man started, he continued to concentrate on his research, leaving the finishing work completely to the child.
Rongzhen felt embarrassed to stand by and watch, so she followed over to lend a hand.
The little boy took out several porcelain bottles from his body and poured them one by one on a man in black, whose life or death was unknown. White smoke suddenly came out of his body, and then gradually melted into a pool of black water at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Rong Zhen, having learned something new, said: "...Isn't this the ancient version of aqua regia? It's even more effective than the modern version."
It is simply a powerful weapon for killing people, stealing treasures and traveling at home in the ancient world of Jianghu!
Rongzhen's eyes lit up as she watched, and she wanted it very much.
The child immediately hugged the porcelain bottle tightly and refused, "Don't even think about it. This thing is very expensive to make."
Considering her current miserable state, she definitely cannot afford it.
Rong Zhen smiled wryly and offered him an idea: "These men in black might be carrying gold, silver, and treasures. Why don't you search them first and then destroy the bodies?"
The little boy looked at her in shock, "Is this even possible?"
What else?
Could it be that these two, master and disciple, had never touched a corpse or looted a bag? Were their morals so high?
Of course not, it’s just that I never thought of doing so before.
The little boy immediately put away the porcelain vase and went to search the corpse for gold, silver and treasures himself, but was greatly disappointed.
Similar to the straw raincoat men that Rong Zhen had met before and who were killed by the Jade-faced Knight, these men in black were also minimalists. They had almost nothing on them except black clothes.
Oh, the little kid found a token with a picture of a jade rabbit pounding medicine engraved on it. I don’t know what it means.
The moment the token appeared, a cough suddenly came from the carriage on the master and disciple's side, and then the curtain was lifted, and a weak and orange-yellow man walked down.
The cook immediately went over to support him, looking more like a servant serving this big brother Huang.
"Why did you come down?" the white-haired old man asked dissatisfiedly.
Brother Da Huang apologized and took the token from the child's hand to examine it. "This token from the Jade Rabbit Hall of the Full Moon Tower is probably aimed at me. I'm sorry for getting you into trouble."
Rongzhen was surprised. Full Moon Tower?
Was it the Full Moon Tower above the Maple Leaf Hall she had heard of? Was Jade Rabbit Hall similar to Maple Leaf Hall, working for the Full Moon Tower?
No matter what it is, it is definitely related to the underworld.
Rong Zhen, as a commoner, wasn't supposed to know anything about these things, so upon hearing them, he immediately expressed confusion: "Full Moon Tower? Jade Rabbit Hall? What is it for? Coming for you? Then they're not here to hunt down my brother?"
The little girl had an expression on her face that said, "You don't even know this." Just as she was about to explain it to him, Brother Dahuang interrupted her.
Brother Da Huang tested Rong Zhen and asked her, "How did your brother get hurt? How come you're okay?"
The little boy's attention was diverted, and he looked up at Rongzhen.
Rongzhen knew that if she gave any wrong answer, she and her injured brother would face an irreparable fate.
so……
She decisively picked up on the other person's words, using the inspiration the child had just proposed. Shy and a little embarrassed, she lowered her head and whispered in a mosquito-like voice, "I was attacked and stabbed by someone sent by my uncle. I'm fine because my uncle didn't want to hurt me."
Afterwards, she told them a melodramatic, love-hate story about Liang Zhu.
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