Hearing that Jiang Qihan was going up the mountain to collect medicine, Qi Niang waited at the entrance of the village early the next morning. Jiang Qihan seemed to have expected it a long time ago, he was not a little surprised, he said to Qi Niang, took out a bottle of medicine early, and handed it to Qi Niang: "There are many insects and snakes in the mountain, although Xiao Qi is extraordinary, but you still have to be careful, this bottle of medicine can be used to prevent insects, Xiao Qi take it with you."

Qi Niang didn't shirk either, and said, "The Jiang Pavilion Lord bothered, then I'll take it."

After getting ready, the three of them went up the mountain together. Fu Xin opened the way ahead, and sometimes looked back at Jiang Qihan, as if he was afraid that he would encounter danger.

Jiang Qihan saw him turning back frequently, with a little helplessness buried in his eyes, and sighed, "Fu Xin, you don't have to be nervous about me, I'm not a three-year-old child." If you ever turn back, I'll go your separate ways with you. ”

Maybe he was really afraid that Jiang Qihan would be annoyed and wanted to go separately, Fu Xin hurriedly said: "Then I won't look at it, the pavilion master be careful."

Qi Niang couldn't help but guess that this Jiang Qihan must be a son who has been well protected since he was a child in Hanjiang Pavilion, otherwise Fu Xin would not even look at him so closely when he went up the mountain. But Jiang Qihan doesn't seem to like this.

Because of the steep terrain, they didn't reach the halfway point of the mountain until noon, and Jiang Qihan was chatting with Qi Niang while collecting herbs to dispel the plague with Fu Xin. Occasionally, when Fu Xin encountered a novel medicinal herb that he had never seen before, he would ask Jiang Qihan. And Jiang Qihan can name anything, he can explain the uses and taboos of each medicinal material, and there seems to be nothing he doesn't understand.

After a trip, Qi Niang felt that Jiang Qihan was not only elegant and talkative, but also a well-informed and erudite scholar.

"I didn't expect that there are so many rare herbs in this barren mountain forest." Fu Xin couldn't help but sigh.

"Although this is the Central Plains, it is located at the junction of the Western Regions and the Northern Wilderness, so you can see a lot of rare medicinal materials outside the Saiwai here, which you may not see in the Strange Flower Valley, take this opportunity to increase your knowledge." Jiang Qihan said that he was like a teacher who was kind and seductive, answering Fu Xin's doubts.

"Pavilion Master Jiang can recognize so many medicinal materials, he must have traveled to many places." Qi Niang said.

Jiang Qihan stopped and smiled at himself. "Let Xiao Qijian smile, this is the first time I have gone far away."

Qi Niang was slightly stunned, a little incredulous.

Jiang Qihan smiled again: "It's just that I have been learning to read medical books since I was a child, and there are all kinds of miscellaneous books about geography and terroir, so I still know a little bit about these things, but they are only scratching the surface."

It turns out that the rumor that the Lord of the Hanjiang Pavilion never shows up in the rivers and lakes is grounded, is it related to his natural strange illness? But Qi Niang saw that he was not a little sick at all, what kind of disease did Jiang Qihan have?

"If Xiao Qi is not too troublesome, I also want to ask Xiao Qi about the customs and culture of Karzhou another day, I passed through the town before, and saw a lot of strange-shaped masks sold on the street, I am very interested in it. Xiao Qi is a native of Kazhou, and must know the local customs very well. Jiang Qihan said, his eyes glowing warmly in the sun.

Qi Niang pondered for a moment, "Listening to what the Jiang Pavilion Lord said, it seems that this time is the mask ceremony in Karzhou, if the Jiang Pavilion Lord is interested, I can take the Jiang Pavilion Master to the town tomorrow." ”

Jiang Qihan heard her say this, with a light of expectation in his eyes, "Then it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

Fu Xin heard the conversation between the two in front of him, turned around and said, "Pavilion Master, can I go?" In fact, the implication of his words is, Pavilion Master, if you don't agree, then I can only follow you from afar. After all, he was not at ease with the people of Qianjilou, even those who were interested in the pavilion master.

Jiang Qihan turned his head to look at Fu Xin, "You have to ask Xiao Qi about this, I can't be the master." ”

"Little Seventh Girl......" Fu Xin hurriedly cast a sincere gaze at Qi Niang.

Qi Niang nodded, "Fu Shaoxia and Jiang Pavilion Master are both great benefactors of Anle Village, I should thank you well." ”

Fu Xin immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her agree.

The three of them went down the mountain before the sun set, and the medicinal materials that should have been used had already been collected, some of which were wormwood for smoking, and the rest were used by Fu Xin to boil the medicine.

At the kind invitation of the village chief, the three of them had dinner at the village chief's house, Qi Niang originally thought that she could be free, but who knew that in the middle of the night, Luo Pingchuan suddenly launched a high fever, which frightened Ning Yao and quickly got up to pat Qi Niang's door.

"Mingming, your eldest brother has a high fever!"

Qi Niang hurriedly put on a dress and got up and opened the door to see Luo Pingchuan, seeing that he was blushing very much and breathing very quickly, seeing Qi Niang coming, she said embarrassedly: "Xiao Meng, why are you here, your sister-in-law is making a fuss, I'm fine, I'll sleep tomorrow."

"Big brother, don't be reckless, you can't be careless when you have a fever at this time. Sister-in-law, you take care of your eldest brother at home, and I will go to the village chief's house to call Master Jiangge. With that, Qi Niang ran out.

After a while, the village chief's family was brightly lit, Jiang Qihan carried a medicine box and hurriedly came to Luo's house with a medicine box wearing only a thin shirt, checked Luo Pingchuan's pulse, and asked Ning Yao to boil the medicine, and waited for Luo Pingchuan to drink the medicine before leaving the room. I think I can't sleep tonight, this plague is menacing, and a slight delay can kill you, but fortunately this time it can be detected in time.

Jiang Qihan asked again and again, and Ning Yao said that Luo Pingchuan went up the mountain to hunt today and caught a big bird, and then he kept saying that he was not feeling well after eating, and he had a high fever at night. And Ning Yao didn't eat because of her bad appetite, so she was fine.

"Your husband is probably eating a large bird infected with the plague, so don't go hunting until the plague is completely controlled." Jiang Qihan instructed, and at the end he said: "I will explain this matter to the village chief, in case the people in the village encounter such a thing again."

"Then my husband he...... It's going to be okay, right? Ning looked worried, looking very anxious.

"If the fever can go away tonight, it's fine, Sister Ning, don't worry, your husband is strong and will survive this catastrophe." However, Sister Ning should not stay in the room anymore to prevent infection. Fu Xin and I will take care of you, and if your husband's fever is gone, I'll let you know. ”

Ning Yao hesitated again and again, and agreed: "Then it will trouble Doctor Jiang." ”

Qi Niang, who was listening to their conversation on the side, suddenly spoke: "Sister-in-law Ning, go and rest first, it's good to have us here."

Jiang Qihan shook his head and said to Qi Niang gently: "Xiao Qi, you also go to rest, you are not a doctor, it is dangerous to stay here."

Ning Yao also said again and again: "Yes, Mingming, you can also go out with me, we are also causing trouble for Dr. Jiang and them." If you also fall ill, then Dr. Jiang and they will be busy again. ”

Qi Niang agreed to go out with Ning Yao. However, neither of them went to rest, but sat in the living room and waited. At first, Ning Yao also helped Fu Xin, who was busy in and out, to hand hot water, but later Fu Xin came out less often, so Ning Yao was so sleepy that she fell asleep on the table. Qi Niang covered her with a blanket and began to hold her head and close her eyes.

In the second half of the night, Qi Niang suddenly felt a sinking on her body, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Jiang Qihan draped her cloak over her shoulders.

"Sorry to wake you up." Jiang Qihan looked apologetic.

Qi Niang hurriedly got up, "No, I didn't fall asleep, the night is cold, the Jiang Pavilion Master should put on his clothes." So saying, he gave him back the cloak.

Jiang Qihan hurriedly stopped, "There is wormwood burning in the room, it's very warm, but it's your girl's house, it's easy to get cold outside, so put it on." ”

"How is Brother Luo?"

"The fever is not so bad, and it is estimated that the fever will go away soon." Jiang Qihan glanced at Qi Niang's hand, and then said, "I saw that Xiao Qi's hand was always tied with bandages, was it injured?" Can you show me? ”

Qi Niang looked at her hand, hurriedly put her hand into her sleeve, and said, "A little injury, Pavilion Master Jiang doesn't need to bother."

"Little Seven. It's easy to get infected when I'm injured, I'm a doctor, how can I allow another patient in front of me. Jiang Qihan's expression was as always, but his tone was very firm, and even with a hint of non-refusal.

Qi Niang was helpless, so she untied the bandage on her hand. In fact, when she changed the bandage in the past two days, the wound on her palm had already suppurated. The wound medicine that I had brought with me before had also been used up.

Jiang Qihan looked at an obvious big hole in her palm, a little stunned, he originally thought it was just an ordinary wound, but he didn't expect it to be so deep. Although it has begun to heal, because it has not been treated carefully, the flesh next to the wound has been turned over, and the bones inside can almost be seen. An inexplicable distress crossed his heart, he had seen countless injuries and illnesses, and he had long been numb, but after looking at her wounds, he began to feel that his heart had other emotions besides beating.

With such a serious injury, why didn't she care at all? Could it be that the last time she visited the Qingwu Gate at night, she was discovered by Bian Che and then punished? Jiang Qihan couldn't help but speculate on all kinds of bad possibilities, thinking that maybe Bian Che had caused her to be like this, shock, distress mixed with a wave of anger wrapped around his heart, making him overwhelmed.

"Pavilion Master Jiang?" Qi Niang saw that Jiang Qihan had been staring at her hand, and couldn't help but call him.

Jiang Qihan came back to his senses, the gentleness on his face gradually faded, revealing an awe-inspiring expression, and then he began to rummage through the medicine box, carefully handling the pus on her palm, and then applying the medicine. He had always been calm and self-controlled, and would not be swayed by anything other than that incident, but the hand that helped her rub the medicine trembled slightly.

"The wound is cracked, and I want to re-stitch it up, but I didn't bring anesthetic when I went out this time, it may be very painful, Xiao Qi, you have to endure it." Jiang Qihan said, as if comforting himself at the same time, he found that he was even more nervous than Qi Niang.

Qi Niang didn't speak, she looked at Jiang Qihan's cautious appearance for fear of hurting her, her good-looking eyebrows and eyes slightly frowned, and the pity that flashed in her eyes, suddenly became distracted.

"Does it hurt?" Jiang Qihan sewed halfway and raised his head to look at her. On a cool night, fine sweat broke out on Jiang Qihan's forehead. His voice was softer in the night.

Qi Niang hurriedly looked away, and there seemed to be a place in her heart that became extremely soft.

"It doesn't hurt." Qi Niang said honestly. Her expression was a little sad because of Jiang Qihan's words. Even if her carrion was cut off, she probably wouldn't feel any pain. And Jiang Qihan didn't know anything, but he was worried about whether she would be in pain.

Jiang Qihan's brows frowned even more, "I'm not Bian Che, I'm a doctor, tell me if it hurts, you don't need to endure it." ”

Is Jiang Qihan like this for every patient? Such gentleness without impurities, without the slightest hidden concern, what a luxury it was for her. No one had ever cared so much about her feelings. She is a killer, even if it hurts, she has to endure it alone, and she can't cry out for pain.