The spring rain is dripping, like ten thousand silver threads, rustling on the treetops, and a drainage drop falling from the eaves, which is as gorgeous as a beaded curtain. The petals are filled with small crystal clear water droplets to moisten the budding buds.

It's spring again, a teenager is lying on the window, his eyes are flashing with tears, looking out of the window faintly, and from time to time a tear slides down his cheek.

"It's been three years since I came out, did they really forget me, maybe in his heart, I was already dead."

Qi Kang was silent, remembering the scene when he was in the palace.

"When I was young, my father never looked at me head-on, I didn't understand before, but now I understand, I'm just a child of a subordinate, it doesn't matter whether I exist or not."

Qi Kang looked up and bit his lip, trying not to let his tears fall.

"I clearly remember that day, a white-haired old man shook his head gently for me, my father's face did not have any sadness, the princess instigated my father, a dying person, it is better to send out of the palace, staying in the palace is also an eyesore."

Sad...... Silent......

"It's been three years since they sent me to Qinghua Mountain, and I heard it quietly on the way here, and they said that I still have two years to go, but I don't know that I haven't given up on myself, and I'm still strong enough to survive,." Qi Kang gritted his teeth and looked out the window fiercely.

Qi Kang recalled that he and his mother were bullied when they were in the palace, and he was also a young master, but he was often looked down upon.

The princess took her mother away again, how helpless she was, so powerless, but she could only watch

In an instant, he remembered his mother, I don't know whether she was dead or alive, but she had also become an abandoned child, and suddenly Qi Kang cried bitterly.

The little flower on the stool jumped to the window and rubbed Qi Kang's hair with her neck, as if comforting.

In the three years of Qinghua Mountain, in addition to drinking Xue Lao's medicine on time every day, he was only accompanied by Xiaohua.

Xiaohua is a yellow-white cat, Zhang is extremely good-looking, when he first arrived on the mountain, Xue Lao was afraid that Qi Kang was too boring, so he picked up a small flower cat from the village under the mountain to Qi Kang as a companion.

Three years have passed in a blink of an eye, and Xiaohua has already become Qi Kang's only partner who can say in his heart, just like a relative.

"Kang'er, it's time to drink medicine......", an old man in white walked in with a bowl of black and red decoction outside the door.

Qi Kang hurriedly wiped the tears from his face, trying not to let the old man see that he had cried.

"Hmm", Qi Kang took the decoction brought by the old man and drank it all, without any painful expression on his face. Still smiled at Xue Lao.

The old man took the empty bowl, touched Qi Kang's head, and sighed in his heart: "Kang'er, this kid is really guilty, such a bitter medicine, for him, it is as light as white water, hey, ......."

The old man's name is Xue Jingsheng, who has passed the sixtieth birthday, and traveled in foreign medicine when he was young, hanging pots to help the world, saving lives and helping the wounded, and treating diseases and saving tens of millions of people. He was revered as Xue Shenyi, and then, at an advanced age, he settled on this Qinghua Mountain.

The king of Qi knew that this son would not live long, and the princess sent someone to say that there was a divine doctor on the border of this Xia country, and his medical skills were excellent. You might as well send the young boy over. King Qi has no interest in this son, so it is better to send it out, so as not to stay in the mansion and cause some gossip.

The palace of the king of Qi is located in the east of the Acropolis of the Xia Kingdom, and the Qinghua Mountain is located in the southeast of the Xia Kingdom, and the road has been interrupted for more than a month.

After going up the mountain, everyone left Qinghua Mountain without stopping, leaving only Qi Kang and a few boxes of silver taels and Qi Kang's clothes.

Xue Lao himself was disgusted, but the doctor's parents were hearted, seeing that this child was polite, Bing Xue was smart, and he was alone, and it was undoubtedly a joy to have a child as a companion.

After Xue Jingsheng's multiple diagnoses, Qi Kang is a sign of poisoning, and it is extremely poisonous, but this poison is not immediate, but latent in the body, when it is just poisoned, it occurs once every six months, and the attack is cold, and the hands and feet are convulsed, and it lasts for a stick of incense. When Qi Kang sent it, it had already reached the point where he had an attack every three days.

It was speculated that Xue Lao thought that it was a mixed snake venom, and after all, it was impossible to find out what poison was mixed, and Xue Lao could only use medicine to control it to minimize Qi Kang's pain and reduce the duration of the attack.

Qi Kang has been sensible since he was a child, diligent and studious, and when he has nothing to do, he studied medicine with Xue Lao, and is familiar with various medical books, such as "Shencao Lu", "Typhoid Sutra", "Ghost Gate Needle", "Thousand Poison Prescriptions" and .......

Xue Lao has been alone all his life, without a wife or children, and without a successor, it is rare for Qi Kang to have this interest, Xue Lao has tried his best to pass it on, but it is a pity that Qi Kang is highly poisonous again, for this poison, Xue Lao is powerless, otherwise he will take Qi Kang as a successor.

"Grandpa Xue ......".

"What's wrong......".

Qi Kang grinned: "I want to go down the mountain"?

"Go down the mountain, what are you going to do down the mountain?" Xue Lao's eyes were full of doubts.

"I haven't been out of the palace since I was a child, and I haven't been to Qinghua Mountain in the past three years, and now I don't have much time, but I still want to go out and see what the outside world is like." From Qi Kang's eyes, he saw a firmness.

"This ......", Xue Lao's eyes were melancholy, and his heart was entangled, Qi Kang was still young after all, and he was highly poisonous, so it was really reassuring to go down the mountain alone.

"Kang'er, you rest first, let me think about it again." Xue Lao turned around and left with the medicine bowl, and Qi Kanggong gave it away.

Qi Kang's condition has become more and more serious recently, and Xue Lao is only treating the symptoms but not the root cause, Qi Kang thinks that he doesn't have long anyway, so it is better to go out and have a look, and be happy day by day. It is said that the outside world is very interesting.

Xue Lao did not take Qi Kang's words as a joke, although Qi Kang was young, he was much more mature than his peers, and he was by no means like a child who was only fourteen years old. It seems to be as calm as water, but in fact it is painful inside.

"Kang'er's illness ......", Xue Lao shook his head and sighed secretly.

"What should I ......do if I have a seizure and no one is left to take care of it?"

Xue Lao imagined what might happen to Qi Kang.

Under the candlelight, Qi Kang took a thick copy of "Materia Medica" and looked at it carefully.

This "Flowers and Plants" records all kinds of rare and exotic plants in the world, and it is recorded in the book that there are flowers and plants that can achieve the effect of resurrecting the dead, which is really a fairy product in medicine.

On Qinghua Mountain, there are all kinds of herbs, and Qi Kang often helps to take care of them on weekdays, and he is basically familiar with the herbs and their effects.

But the herbs recorded in this "Flowers and Plants", there are many herbs Qi Kang is also unheard of. He has also consulted Xue Lao many times, but there are also many Xue Lao who do not know and have never seen it.

Outside the door, there was the sound of Xue Lao's footsteps...... Although Xue Lao is old, his pace is still steady.

Qi Kang put down his hand and got up to greet him, at this time, Xue Lao usually did not come to Qi Kang's house, guessing that it must be related to his descent from the mountain.

"Kang'er, you haven't rested yet?" Xue Lao looked at the "Materia Medica" on the table.

Qi Kang put down the book in his hand and said, "Not yet...... I'm waiting for you."

"I'll think twice about your descent from the mountain, I promise you", Xue Lao's eyes were full of helplessness.

Qi Kang's heart was surging when he heard this, and he had mixed feelings, and he could finally go out and see the outside world, even if it was the best memory of these short days.

"Thank you, Grandpa Xue......", Qi Kang lowered his head deeply, he understood Elder Xue's reluctance and worry about him, and he understood this good intention.

"When do you want to go down the mountain?" Xue Lao asked.

"Is it okay tomorrow"?

This has always been Qi Kang's wish. Now that it is about to be realized, it is natural that the sooner the better, and a calm heart seems to be restless.

"The day after tomorrow, I still have some things to do tomorrow, you just need to prepare, and the day after tomorrow you go down the mountain."

The incident happened suddenly, Xue Lao had not prepared a daily pill for Qi Kang, and there were enough herbs on the mountain, so there should be no problem tomorrow.

"Okay, listen to Grandpa Xue, then I will go down the mountain after tomorrow." A rare smile appeared on Qi Kang's face.

Xue Lao nodded slightly, turned around and left .......

After the rain, the sky was unusually bright tonight, and the air after the rain became exceptionally fresh, the window breeze blew a little cooler, and Qi Kang added an extra cloak to his body.

Looking at the vast starry sky, I suddenly remembered what my mother once said.

"When a person dies, it will become a star in the sky, and when you see it shining and shining, it is actually winking at its loved ones, and when it wants to return to the world, it will turn into a meteor and land in the mortal world." Qi Kang looked up at the starry sky, but he didn't know if there was a mother among the stars.

The next day, Xue Lao stayed by the pill furnace for a whole day, ignoring Qi Kang, who had prepared some necessities for life.

The silver needle was given by Xue Lao, and he saw that Qi Kang was very interested in it, so he taught Qi Kang the art of acupuncture and moxibustion, and also gave Qi Kang the silver needle he wore with him.

A day seems to have passed peacefully, but in fact, the two of them are reluctant, after all, they have lived together day and night for three years.

With Qi Kang leaving this time, there is no doubt that there will be a chance to see each other again.

Evening, Qi Kang came to Xue Lao's room.

"Grandpa Xue ......," Qi Kang said respectfully.

"Here comes ......".

"Hmmm......".

"You take this", Xue Lao took two vials and handed them to Qi Kang.

"Is this ......"?

"Although it is not a panacea, it can help you suppress the seizure time, take one pill every day, Kang'er remember."

Xue Lao grabbed Qi Kang's hand holding the pill and patted it twice.

Qi Kang nodded slightly.

"You can hold both this jade pendant and this short blade", Xue Lao took out another jade pendant and a dagger and handed them to Qi Kang, the jade pendant was engraved with a phoenix bird, lifelike. The dagger is wrapped in a scabbard.

"Grandpa Xue, what is this jade pendant for?" The dagger is self-defense, but this jade pendant ......

"I won't stop you from going down the mountain, but you have to promise me a few things, and you can go down the mountain." Xue Lao's eyes were firm.

"Grandpa Xue, say it, don't say one, I'll do all ten."

"First, after going down the mountain, and when I go to my deceased house, I will immediately repair a book, and you can bring it."

Qi Kang was smart and knew that Xue Lao was looking for a place for himself, so he nodded and agreed.

"Second, you must remember to take the medicine I gave you on time, Kang'er has always been sensible, there must be no problem with this. ”

"Well......," Qi Kang replied.

"Third, if you feel bad outside, you must come back, Grandpa Xue is here waiting for you to come back."

I thought that Xue Lao wanted to find some problems and let himself retreat, but he didn't think that Xue Lao thought about himself everywhere.

With tears in his eyes, Qi Kang nodded in response.

Qi Kang hugged Xue Lao, and prepared a belly of words during the day, but now he can't say a word.

Later, Xue Lao gave Qi Kang a letter and gave him a detailed description of his old man's situation.

Xue Lao stroked this Qi Kang's hair, and there was ten thousand reluctance in his heart. Gritting his teeth, he let Qi Kang retreat.