Not long after, four carriages arrived.
Murong Xun felt a pang of anxiety when he saw so many people heading in this direction.
But when he realized that the person standing on the first carriage was the chivalrous woman, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as it's not those government officials, they can just send someone to investigate!
The carriage drove steadily to them, and Lin Anniang jumped down from it. The curtains of the other carriages were also opened one after another.
“Master Murong?” Liang Shu looked up and saw a familiar face.
She was, after all, a county princess, and had been taken by her parents to visit this great scholar when she was young.
Of course, what impressed Liang Shu the most was not the appearance he saw when he was a child, but the memories of his previous life.
In her past life, she toiled for the Marquis's mansion her whole life and exhausted her energy for her husband's adopted sons. These adopted sons were all good-for-nothings, spending their days stealing chickens, dogs, and playing with crickets, which gave her a lot of headaches.
Liang Shu tried every means to find teachers for these children, but unfortunately, many scholars she found were rejected.
In the end, it was she who saved this great scholar, which finally made him agree to accept her husband's many adopted sons as his disciples.
To be honest, after being reborn, Liang Shu felt that she had really let down this great Confucian scholar.
The husband never paid attention to these things, which led to them becoming unruly and having bad habits. They were also very short-tempered and would often fight with the masters.
I wonder how much effort this great scholar put into raising his adopted sons so well, that at the very least they all passed the imperial examinations and became scholars.
"Who are you?" Murong Xun asked, somewhat puzzled.
However, looking at the woman's face, he felt that it was very familiar.
“Master Murong, I am Liang Shu, the illegitimate daughter of Prince Xuan.”
"You are the Princess of Ning'an County!"
Two voices rang out simultaneously.
Liang Shu was overjoyed, never expecting that this great scholar would still remember her.
Murong Xun was also delighted, not because he had met the county princess, but because he had seen someone familiar.
Since the other party is also in this team, they must be quite familiar with that barren mountain, right?
Princess Ning'an was not exiled; it is said that she even joined the Qing'an Marquis's mansion and became its matriarch.
People of this status have come out, so they must be very confident about the upcoming itinerary!
Meanwhile, Liang Shu thought to herself, "This Lady An from the desolate mountain is risking offending the imperial court to rescue this great scholar. The other people in the desolate mountain must also be of very good character. She made the right choice in coming here!"
The two women, each preoccupied with their own thoughts, got along quite well. By the time Lin Anniang came over to explain, the group had already started chatting.
"Is anyone in your group injured?" Lin Anniang glanced at everyone.
"It just so happens that Dr. Tong is here too; he can take a look at you."
Her words only shocked Murong Xun on the other side once again.
Doctor Tong? Is that the legendary doctor who refused the emperor's invitation?
He had been in the capital all along and was quite familiar with what had happened in the past. It was said that this very same Dr. Tong had refused the emperor's invitation when the new emperor had just ascended the throne.
At the time, everyone thought this person was incredibly audacious, but the emperor made no comment and simply let the matter drop, which shocked many people.
Murong Xun had naturally heard of him, but he never expected to meet Doctor Tong here.
He asked instinctively, "Heroine, is Doctor Tong also returning to the desolate mountain with you?"
Lin Anniang nodded: "Of course, you all have to go back with me."
Murong Xun: "..."
He gradually realized that even if he refused, it wouldn't make a difference; the other party's attitude was already very clear, and he would have to go back with them!
"Heroine, my master has frostbite. His arms are in great pain every night, and I don't know why." Murong Xun's wife was getting impatient after they had been talking for so long without getting to the point, so she took the initiative to come out.
"Dr. Tong, I'll trouble you to take a look." Lin Anniang nodded to the old man beside her.
Doctor Tong stepped forward to take Murong Xun's pulse and frowned, saying, "You've been suffering from the cold for a while now and haven't been eating properly. If this continues, you won't last much longer."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him became anxious.
"Dr. Tong, you must save our master! Our master was wronged and framed, which is why he was exiled here. He has been traveling back and forth between the capital and Qingzhou for so long, and that's why his health has collapsed!"
"Dr. Tong, just tell me what medicinal herbs you need, and we'll risk our lives to find them!"
"Dr. Tong, is there any way to save my master?"
The group of apprentices were so eager to kneel down before Doctor Tong that they almost wanted to.
“That’s not difficult. I have all the medicinal herbs needed to treat the illness. It’s just that there’s one pulse I can’t see clearly.”
After thinking for a moment, Doctor Tong took Murong Xun's pulse on both sides. The pulse readings made even this experienced doctor's eyes widen instantly.
"The pulse in your left hand is a death pulse, unlike the pulse in your right hand!"
Everyone: "!!!!"
Suddenly, cries erupted all around, the people weeping so bitterly that they almost sent Murong Xun away.
"Stop, stop, stop! Stop crying, stop! It's giving me a headache!" Murong Xun rubbed his temples.
"Why are the pulses in my left and right hands different?" Murong Xun asked thoughtfully.
He looked at his left hand and suddenly thought of those painful nights.
If you think about it carefully, the time when his left hand started to hurt was right around the time when he was getting closer to the truth. Could it be that the hidden entity in the dark had secretly done something?
"Master, you're leaving us, how can we not cry?" The eldest brother sobbed for a long time.
Murong Xun: "..."
He's not that easy to kill!
“I have a way to save you,” Lin Anniang, who had been very quiet, suddenly said.
She naturally received a message from the Mountain Goddess and learned the specific reason.
"Heroine, please tell us any methods you have. We will go through fire and water to help you!"
"Heroine, even if it costs me my heart's blood, I would give it to you willingly."
Lin Anniang: "..."
Even with her calm and collected nature, she was almost amused by these guys.
What's the point of having these guys' heart's blood?
She's not a bloodthirsty monster!
"They all believe in the Mountain Goddess. Once we return to the desolate mountain, the Mountain Goddess will naturally remove the mark left by the evil spirit for your master."
Everyone hesitated.
Just by worshipping the Mountain Goddess, Master can be restored? That sounds so unreliable.
"You can try it first." Lin Anniang took out the wooden carving of the mountain god, first respectfully bowed to the carving, and then placed the carving in her palm.
"Dr. Tong, could you take my pulse again and give me another look?"
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