Volume 1: Huangquan December Chapter 282: But for the sake of the king
It's cool and autumnal.
The streets and alleys are full of fallen leaves. They have just fallen from the branches and have not yet dried their water. The trees are still half green and half yellow. The crops are almost ripe, and the fruit is ready to be picked. Looking at the orchard from afar, it is fruitful and crumbling, and a sweet smell fills the air, which makes people feel good.
The woman walked down the road, watching the farmers busy in the orchard, but the pace did not slow. She walked softly, without a sound. However, her steps were clearly a little chaotic, and her footprints were of different shades, half and half. Ordinary people can't see anything when they look at it, but a little martial arts scholar will definitely be able to judge the fact that she is injured.
In the autumn, people have added clothes, and she is no exception. He wore a long coat and boots, and wore a wide-brimmed straw hat from nowhere, covering most of his face. Her hairstyle was odd, half short, less than the shoulders, and cut neatly. The lower layer was very long, tied into a thin bunch and hung down behind the back. A barrier knife hung from her waist.
She had some weird metal accessories on her, but no one cared. People who know a little bit about the way will look at it and say, oh, this is someone from the Tang family.
I heard that there is a wandering doctor in the vicinity who has been living there for a long time. Maybe she'll be gone before winter comes, and she'll have to find her quickly. It is also strange to say that she is sick, and many people have never heard of it.
She searched all the way and finally found a village at the foot of the mountain. It is said that the village has slowly moved to the city, which is equivalent to the transit between the valley and the big city, and many of the people who stayed here have converted their homes into hotels, mostly run by old people.
The woman came to a door without a signboard and paused for a long time. It doesn't look like a medical hall in any way, and it is said that the innkeeper next to it set aside a vacant room and rented it out. There are no signs, and there are no people. She pushed open the door and walked in, clutching the hilt of her knife in her hand and walking silently.
"You're finally here."
“……”
The deep female voice seemed to know her very well. This made her feel a little displeased.
"You're not sick." In the dimly lit room, another woman said, "Let me see first." ”
So she took off her boots and stepped on the edge of her chair. Under the boots, a thick gauze belt was wrapped. But that's not to keep you warm. When they are unraveled layer by layer, fine green shoots grow on the pale skin.
Plants grow out of the human body without conveying the slightest sense of prosperity. Although the gauze has been squeezing them, they still grow stubbornly, crookedly, and it makes people's hearts hairy to watch. The shoots are red where they meet the skin, but there are no wounds, as if they were drawing blood to the lower layers of the skin.
"Hmm...... Really. The female healer shook her head, "Miss Huailan, have you heard of Roselle Sand?" ”
"Yes."
"It's the seed of a plant that grows in water and dries to become a crimson roselle. However, if there is a wound on the body, it will come into direct contact with the seeds in the water, and the seeds will also release spores in the water and take root in humans or animals. ”
Tang Huailan thought about it for a moment. Indeed, there is such a thing as Cuiping Beach. And at that time, she fell a lot of wounds in the battle, especially those fine silk threads, which unconsciously scratched many places on her body. She stood in the water for a long time, and it was natural that she was parasitized. It's a pity that she only knows now.
"How can I cure it?"
"Maybe it's been a few months...... These seedlings will take root in your meridians in less than half a year, and by that time, your martial arts will probably be wasted. However, looking at it this way, their growth is suppressed. This gauze alone is useless, they can even pass through stones. You can't have pulled it yourself, right? ”
"Well, I've slashed it with a knife."
"Oops...... You're so yourself. It should be too late, I'll go get the anesthetic and the blade. ”
With that, Ruyuejun lit the candle on the table, turned around and slipped through a small door, rummaging through the cabinet. Tang Huailan put down his trouser legs and sat on the stool blankly, looking at the flickering candles. It's still bright outside, but it's too dark here.
It's not like she hasn't done something like "scraping bones to heal wounds", and she has done it more than once. Walking in the rivers and lakes, they can always be injured by all kinds of poisons, but they are from a family of drug makers, and they have experienced a hundred battles since they were children, so they are not too afraid. Old man Tang Yusheng had a small finger cut off, which was injured by the quenched blade when he was young, and there was no antidote for a while, so he made this decision in a hurry. She and Tang Tanlan have learned this, digging arrows with their bare hands, burning knives and shaving stingers, all of which they often do.
She is not afraid of pain. When these buds were cut off, they grew quickly, although they were not painful. So she dug up the meat, but probably because her technique was not professional enough, and she couldn't follow the root system of the plant and her own meridian line, so she couldn't cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Later, when she cut the root of the bud with the blade, she would also bleed and felt a slight tingling. By chance, she heard that Ruyuejun was practicing medicine near the Snow Yan Valley, so she came to visit. It is normal for people to always be afraid of the unknown and abnormal.
It occurred to her that on a mission, they were both wounded. Although the link they were responsible for was successfully completed, the next part went wrong, and the whole team was scolded and did not receive enough medicine. She had only been cut in the arm by the knife, and the entire arrow had sunk into the side of her shoulder blade. He felt that Huailan was more painful than himself, and insisted that she take the medicine first, anyway, he was not in a hurry to pull out the arrow, and there would be more gauze to stop the bleeding, so that Huailan could use it tightly. Huailan usually treats the wound by herself, although it hurts, she knows when it hurts and how much it hurts, and she is prepared. Including the unexpected injuries she suffered while fighting people, she didn't care about the pain for a while, so most of the time she was not afraid of anything. If others helped her deal with it, she frowned and secretly worried about herself. Only when Tang Tianlan started to do it, she almost didn't feel it, and for some reason, he was indeed always careful.
But if she helps Tanlan deal with it, he will scream and scream, and he will not stop howling when he helps him cut the nails of his uninjured hand.
Ruyue-kun came out with the medicine and the blade. She told her to pull up her pants and put her feet on the bench, revealing the devastated "soil". She did so, not saying a word. The anesthetic was still effective, and she only felt that someone was touching her ankle, and she didn't feel pain. It feels a lot like when you deal with it.
She didn't dare to miss it at all.
"The Tang family has been looking for you." Ruyue-kun carefully cut the fine meat with a blade as she said, "They also issued an order to search for them in conjunction with Zuo Jimen. I thought that you all explained there and weakened Tang Yusheng's power, but I didn't expect that they only found Tang Tianlan's grave, and you were gone. No one on the rivers and lakes can tell you anything, and your actions are very hidden. ”
"Dumpling was brought back?"
"Yes. It seems that he chased the name and was buried in a beautiful manner. ”
"Funerals and names can also be used by them as tools and rhetoric."
"It's the same everywhere in this world. But you're a target, a traitor. But be careful, if they catch you, they will definitely charge you with a trumped-up crime. ”
"It's a pretty contrast."
"Do you have any money?" Ruyuejun said suddenly.
Tang Huailan was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly, and said that there are some. It's just that most of the money is in the money bank, and it's not easy to get it, so the Tang family and Zuo Zhenmen will definitely find out. But she said she would pay for the medicine.
“…… Well, not really. Ruyuejun said slowly, "Just owe it first." Soon, I will have a painting competition, and I will choose a big city. At that point, it would be great if you could watch the battle with a good face. ”
"Okay."
"I didn't expect you to have a small amount of savings at such a young age."
"Most of the money doesn't go to the people below, and the distribution is always pitiful. But there is no expense for food and clothing, and you can save it in the end. Tang Huailan said honestly, "I originally wanted to exchange this money for freedom." ”
"How could they let you go so easily, you're worth that much."
"Definitely. I heard such a thing when I was a child, and I thought it was simple. Thinking about it, those people are afraid that they will be disposed of as traitors, maybe they are afraid that people will have different intentions and make some psychological tricks. But the money is still being saved...... It's not bad to find an opportunity one day, suddenly disappear, and change your face in a faraway place where no one knows. Later, I listened to the story of a mission goal, and felt that his father and mother did not think about it, did not do it beautifully enough, and did not go far enough. If it were us, we wouldn't have been discovered. ”
"No matter how you say it's two people, it's easy to be spotted."
"It's okay to be separated. It's just one person now anyway. ”
"Yes...... Your partner must have saved a lot of money, too. ”
"I don't know. He spends more money than me, and he never thought of leaving the Tang family. One day he knew I was leaving, and although he didn't say anything, he didn't spend money anymore. I guess he also has some savings, but now they are all being recycled by his family. ”
Neither of them spoke again, except for the strange, subtle sound of the blade peeling off the flesh.
Tang Huailan suddenly felt an indescribable emptiness, and there was nothing in front of him or in his mind. She knew that she was a selfish person. If she leaves the Tang family alone, Tang Tinglan will definitely fall into the quagmire if she stays. It's not enough to fight her sword, but he will definitely be troubled in every way. Thinking of this, one side of her leg had been healed, and Ruyue-kun asked her to change sides.
"Do you regret it?"
After a long time, Ruyuejun raised his head and suddenly said such a sentence. She placed what she had picked out from her ankles on the plate next to the table, the thin, long roots with a faint foam of blood. No wonder Huai Lan is close to the knee where there is no anesthetic, and there is also a feeling of long worms wriggling and pulling away in the body. After Ruyuejun said this, she began to take medicine, and she was not in a hurry to listen to her answer.
"I don't know." She blurted it out, as if it was the result of thinking.
"If you don't regret it, why don't you know it?"
"He was willing to go with me, which is also a kind of kidnapping in the end. I left him with no choice and nowhere to go. Maybe I didn't feel guilty about him, I always took it for granted. I think because I always felt that he would forgive me. ”
"Not necessarily." Ruyuejun helped her wrap the bandage and said softly, "He probably doesn't hold a grudge against you at all." ”
"Although you are well-informed about the six impermanences, I don't think even the human heart can be read."
"yes. I can't, where do you get your confidence? He is not related to you, but he is as reliable as a brother. You've been together since you were a kid and have nothing but each other. He is a part of you, why should you blame a part of you? ”
Tang Huailan frowned slightly, always feeling that this was not the truth, but he couldn't refute it.
"That, in turn, I'm part of him. Why didn't I compromise with him, but he wanted to accommodate me? ”
"That's his choice. You can also choose to compromise, or not. This power is a two-way street, just the outcome of the choice is different. So far, he is asking for himself, and so are you. ”
"I've lost a part of me forever."
With that, she tucked her legs wrapped in the new cloth into her boots, stood up and stomped her feet, without any pain.
Ruyue-kun watched her quietly behind her.
"The antelope with broken horns can only cowardly steal life, and run the fastest at the slightest wind and grass; The three-legged wolf is more vigilant and can survive by bullying the weak; The one-eyed tiger is more imposing and less likely to be messed with. What the future looks like never depends on what you lose, but on who you were in the first place. ”
"Then I'll borrow your good words."
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