Chapter 572 The Beggar Master
Gu Shuyan looked Yun Yichen up and down, but she couldn't see any signs of injury on his body.
Seeing how worried she was about him, Yun Yichen felt a warmth in his heart and reached out to hold her hand, saying, "Don't worry, with my wife here, I won't let myself get hurt."
In the past, Yun Yichen would often do risky things when he was alone, but now that Gu Shuyan is by his side, even if it's not for his own sake, he has to consider Gu Shuyan's feelings.
"But you smell of blood!" Gu Shuyan still didn't dare to relax her vigilance.
"This bloody smell came from when Yunzhi had his dressing changed."
Yun Yichen's words reassured Gu Shuyan, but thinking of Xu Yunzhi, who had long since returned to Jin, and recalling the divine physician that Minister Liu had sought, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but show some doubt.
"What exactly is going on?" Gu Shuyan didn't believe that all of this had nothing to do with Yun Yichen.
Yun Yichen had no intention of hiding it from her, so he immediately pulled her down to sit and then told Gu Shuyan the general outline of what had happened.
"So, Xu Yunzhi and the Fourth Prince are both your fellow disciples? But since they taught you medicine, why didn't they teach Lu Changqing? Also, since Xu Yunzhi is already the Crown Prince of Jin, how dare that person attack him like this?"
Gu Shuyan felt that she had a lot of questions in her mind that she couldn't understand. Why would Lu Changqing, as a prince, meet Yun Yichen's master? Since Xu Yunzhi was Yun Yichen's younger brother, why was he the crown prince of Jin? And what exactly was Yun Yichen planning?
Gu Shuyan felt as if she were being covered by a dense net, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't figure it out.
Seeing her furrowed brows, Yun Yichen personally smoothed them out. "Actually, Yunzhi and I didn't learn our medical skills from the old man. Besides him, we have another master."
As Yun Yichen spoke, he pulled Gu Shuyan into his arms and then slowly began to tell the story about their master.
Yun Yichen was just eight years old at the time. Being a mischievous and playful child, he secretly slipped out of the Duke of Anguo's mansion with Xu Feng. He thought he had gotten away with it unnoticed, but little did he know that a group of assassins were already following them.
The market was crowded and noisy, so the men followed the two to a secluded spot. They thought they could quickly get rid of Yun Yichen there, but little did they know that Yun Yichen had already discovered them while they were following him.
Facing four burly men whose strength far surpassed his own, Yun Yichen and Xu Feng waited patiently in the alley.
"Are you here to kill me?"
The little child looked innocent and adorable, as if he were facing not bad people who wanted to take his life, but a few uncles from next door.
"That's right! We're here to kill you, little kid. Aren't you scared?"
Perhaps they were charmed by Yun Yichen's adorable appearance, because the leader deliberately put on a fierce look, trying to scare the prince who was about to die by the sword.
He thought that a child this age would burst into tears immediately after being frightened like this, but Yun Yichen just smiled at him and said, "You can't kill me."
Although he was still a child, his words were full of confidence.
The men laughed upon hearing this, finding the young prince's words quite amusing, as he claimed that they, a group of men, couldn't handle a mere child like him.
But in a corner not far away, a beggar dressed in dirty clothes looked at Yun Yichen with great interest.
This child's speech and behavior were different from others, and he wanted to see what made him so capable of saying such things.
"Hey, this guy's got quite the big mouth, kid. Do you know how many people we've killed?"
The man wanted to tease Yun Yichen, but Yun Yichen's expression turned cold and he revealed a cruel smile.
"Xu Feng, make your move."
After Yun Yichen finished speaking, he drew his dagger and, taking advantage of the four people's unpreparedness, swiftly slashed one of them across the neck.
Blood gushed out instantly, and before the first person could fall, the second person also had a cut on the neck in the same spot.
In the blink of an eye, the four of them watched helplessly as the two little children took their lives. Until they collapsed, they wondered if they would have survived had they not had the intention to tease them.
"Why didn't you use that medicine, Master?"
Xu Feng's hands and face were covered in blood; he looked utterly pathetic.
Seeing this, Yun Yichen handed him the handkerchief he had just used to wipe himself. "We haven't used that medicine yet, so we don't know how effective it is! If it doesn't work, we'll miss the best opportunity to kill them."
When an eight-year-old child uttered such serious words, the beggar who had been watching the play earlier couldn't help but brighten up.
"What a meticulous young master! I admire him greatly."
The beggar's words immediately alerted Yun Yichen. When they came over, they clearly did not sense any human presence inside. Where did this person come from?
"Young master, there's no need for that. I'm just a beggar by the roadside!"
Even though the beggar said that, Yun Yichen still couldn't put his mind at ease. He looked warily in the direction of the voice, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that the other person was indeed a beggar dressed in tattered clothes.
"Xu Feng, let's go!"
As Yun Yichen spoke, he turned to leave with Xu Feng.
Upon seeing this, the beggar hurriedly said, "I just overheard the two young gentlemen talking about some medicine. May I take a look?"
The beggar's face was dirty. Yun Yichen looked him up and down but did not refuse him.
Yun Yichen took out a packet of powdered medicine from his pocket, stepped forward, and handed it to the beggar.
"Thank you, young master!"
The beggar chuckled as he took the medicine, examined it, rubbed it in his hand, and finally smelled it before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, young master, you intend to sprinkle this medicine so that people will inhale it and become weak and collapse, right?"
The beggar recognized the medicine immediately, and Yun Yichen's face turned serious. "Indeed, sir, you also understand pharmacology?"
"I only know a little bit!" The beggar smiled, then looked Yun Yichen up and down. "Judging from your clothes and appearance, young master, you must be of high status. How do you know these things?"
And those who died—it's clear this young master knew from the beginning that someone wanted to kill him.
"I only learned it by chance in order to survive! The master hasn't told me yet if there's anything wrong with this medicine!"
Yun Yichen bowed respectfully, showing no disrespect despite the fact that the other party was a beggar.
Furthermore, the fact that he could actually sense the beggar's dissatisfaction with the medicine made the beggar feel even more fond of this clever and perceptive young man.
"If you want to know, young master, come back here tomorrow and I will definitely tell you."
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