Three days later. Today is the Qingming Festival, and the Mu family, who attaches great importance to the Qingming Festival, has already placed the prepared sacrifices on the carriage, waiting for the old man and Mrs. Mu and the sisters of the Mu family to get on the carriage and set off.

Mu Chuning was also pulled up by Xizhu early on this day, saying that he was going up the mountain to worship his ancestors today, and he couldn't delay the hour. When Mu Chuning finished freshening up and getting everything ready and walked to the gate, he found that his parents were already waiting at the door.

"Dad, mother, my daughter is late." Mu Chuning walked up to her parents, blessed, and said. Mu Chengtian heard the voice, and as soon as he turned around, he saw his eldest daughter.

Today's Mu Chuning is wearing a light pink gauze skirt, with two white pear blossoms inlaid around her waist, her long black hair is vertical to her waist, and the two strands of long hair in her ears are tied back with a ribbon and a bow, and her elegant makeup makes Mu Chengtian look very comfortable, and then she smiled and said: "Ning'er is here, it's not too late, Daddy and Mother should come out early to take a look." ”

"Can you have breakfast?" The person who spoke was Mu Chuning's mother-in-law Yun's, the age of thirty years did not leave too many traces of time on Yun's face, wearing an off-white dress, the skirt was embroidered with a few magnolia flowers, the jet-black hair was tied with a falling horse bun, and a peony hairpin was inserted, showing Yun's gentle temperament, and Mu Chuning's long hair was inherited from Yun's. Seeing that his daughter came over early, Yun was still a little worried about whether he hadn't had time to eat something.

Knowing that her father and mother did not wait for a long time, Mu Chuning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after all, it was really rude to let her father and mother wait for a long time.

Hearing that Yun was worried about himself, he hurriedly said: "Breakfast has already been used, so my mother doesn't have to worry." "These bamboos have been prepared in advance with her, but she is afraid that she will not be able to eat so quickly after a long journey.

"It's good to use it, my mother has prepared some snacks, and you can eat it when you're hungry on the road in a while." Yun Shi said, suddenly felt that something was missing, looked around and remembered that there was one person missing, and that person was Mu Chumeng, who had not come out yet.

Thinking like this, Yun's brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at the door with some concern and said, "Why hasn't Meng'er come out yet, could it be that she has forgotten the time?" ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of hurried footsteps not far away, and the person who came was Mu Chumeng, who had not appeared for a long time. Everyone who heard the footsteps suddenly focused their eyes on Mu Chumeng, who had just run to the door and was still panting slightly. Today's Mu Chumeng wore a light green gauze skirt, with a jade pendant tied with a red silk rope around her waist, and her long hair was tied with a gold silk string to separate her hair, because she was walking in a hurry just now, she looked a little embarrassed now.

Looking at the second daughter who had just arrived, Mu Chengtian looked a little displeased, she could walk so embarrassed, it seemed that she needed to strengthen Mu Chumeng's demeanor.

"Daddy, sister, Meng'er is late." Mu Chumeng said and quickly calmed himself down, and blessed Mu Master Yun and Mu Chuning.

"Came so late, but overslept again?" Mu Chengtian's tone was stern, and there was a gap between his attitude towards Mu Chuning just now.

"I'm sorry Dad, I've tried very hard to remember, but I ......" Sensing Mu Chengtian's displeasure, Yun quickly pulled Mu Chumeng and signaled her not to continue, and hurriedly said to Mu Chengtian: "Master, since everyone is here, let's go, otherwise it's not good to miss the time."

Seeing that the Yun clan said this, Mu Chengtian didn't pursue it, sighed and said, "You just get used to her." With that, he walked to the carriage. Mu Chumeng stuck out her tongue at Mu Chengtian, who was facing away from her, and turned her head to look at Mu Chuning aggrievedly. Seeing this, Mu Chuning couldn't help laughing, touched Mu Chumeng's little head dotingly, and said, "You, don't snooze next time." "Got it, sister." Mu Chumeng said and took Mu Chuning's hand and shook it coquettishly.

Yun Shi, who was watching the conversation between the sisters on the side, smiled with relief, Mu Chumeng listened to Mu Chuning's words the most since she was a child, and having Mu Chumeng watching Mu Chumeng on the road also saved her a lot of heart.

The family and the servants who followed them all the way to Nan'an Mountain, where they were going to worship their ancestors.

The mountain road was a little bumpy, everyone sitting in the carriage was drowsy, Mu Chumeng was already asleep leaning on Mu Chuning, and Mu Chuning's consciousness was also in a drowsy state. The Yun family also relied on Master Mu to sleep, although Master Mu was still conscious, he also closed his eyes to recuperate.

Two hours later, the crowd finally arrived at their destination. After completing the ceremony according to the usual procedures and rules, the family went to Zhenyuan Temple, where they would go to the festival every year, and stayed for two days before returning to Mufu. When they went to the temple, there were small monks who led the way to guide them to the rooms arranged for each of them.

After tossing for a day, Mu Chengtian and Yun were already a little tired, and after telling their two daughters to go back to their rooms to rest, they went back to their rooms. And Mu Chumeng was also full of tiredness, and hurriedly greeted Mu Chuning and walked to his room.

Only Mu Chuning was still standing in place, and she had no intention of leaving.

"Miss, everyone is back in the room." Xizhu looked around and whispered to Mu Chuning.

"Let's go." Mu Chuning glanced at Xizhu as she spoke, and raised her feet to walk in the opposite direction of the room.

The master and servant walked through a small arch in the depths of the temple and came to a quiet courtyard. This courtyard is usually rarely passed by, and Mu Chuning can find this place because he accidentally found it three years ago, at that time, Mu Chuning wanted to walk around, but who knew that he came here after strolling.

Walking into the courtyard, Shulu pushed open the door of the room on the left, and as soon as he pushed the door open, he saw a woman sitting with her back to the door in the room. The woman was dressed in a plain white dress, and her hair was only loosely tied at the ends, and she didn't rush to turn back when she heard the sound of pushing the door.

"I'm still as punctual as ever." An elegant voice spat out from the woman's thin lips. From the front, the woman's fair face is a pair of elegant facial features, and her twenties and thirties exude a calm and tranquil atmosphere.

"The master is also the same as usual, and you don't need to look back to know that you are an apprentice." Mu Chuning said with a smile, signaling Xizhu beside him to close the door, and slowly walked towards the master he had always respected.

Mu Chuning's master was met by Mu Chuning when he found this side hospital three years ago, the master's name is Song Lian, and he is proficient in medical skills, especially acupuncture. At that time, Mu Chuning was obsessed with a full set of silver needles for acupuncture and acupuncture here in Song Lian, and immediately wanted to worship Song Lian as a teacher, wanting to have a deeper understanding of acupuncture. Song Lian is a gentle person, seeing that Mu Chuning can find this side courtyard that few people usually find and get acquainted with him, such a fate is rare. He agreed to accept Mu Chuning as his first apprentice.

Every year during Qingming, it is the time for Mu Chuning to study, and the rest of the time, Song Lian will give some of his medical skills to Mu Chuning and let him go back to study. Because I wanted to come to the house, my father would not agree to learn medical skills by myself, so only Mu Chuning and Xizhu knew about the apprenticeship, and no one else knew about it.

And the medicine that Mu Chuning gave to Mo Huai to relieve the pain in her body last time was also given to her by Song Lian, just in case something happened, she could have a backup.

Mu Chuning sat down next to Song Lian, looked at his master expectantly and said, "Master, what are you going to teach Chu Ning today?" Song Lian looked at Mu Chuning like this, smiled slightly and said, "Today I will teach you how to use this little thin needle to draw out the toxins." As he spoke, he took out the needle bag that he had prepared and spread it out on the table in front of him.

Seeing the thin needles in Bao Buri, Mu Chuning couldn't help but feel a little excited, you must know that Song Lian has been teaching herself some basic medical skills in the past two years, saying that only by laying a solid foundation can she use it in practice. So this time, when Song Lian explained how to use the needle, Mu Chuning listened very carefully, so much so that he didn't notice that time was passing unconsciously.

It wasn't until later when Xizhu reminded Mu Chuning that it was time to go back, that Mu Chuning said goodbye to Song Lian. Seeing Mu Chuning's somewhat reluctant expression, Song Lian smiled softly and said, "Come early tomorrow, I'll tell you again" Hearing Song Lian say this, Mu Chuning had no choice but to retract the reluctance on his face, nodded and walked towards the main courtyard with Xizhu.

Because he was worried that his family would find out that he was not in the room, which would lead to the leakage of this matter that he had been keeping secret, Mu Chuning could only stay at Song Lian's place for an hour or two every time before leaving in a hurry.

In fact, why Song Lian knew such superb medical skills Mu Chuning didn't know anything, and Song Lian's identity and why she lived alone in such a remote courtyard were still a mystery here in Mu Chuning. Song Lian never mentioned it to Mu Chuning, she only said that she lived there to find a quiet place, and Mu Chuning didn't ask about it.