Chapter 2: Cold Poison
"Sister, come and see!" In the courtyard, the thin little boy was lying on the ground, and his cute big eyes were full of excitement.
"Yun'er, what did you catch again?" In the distance, a young girl looked at the little boy from a distance, her thick black hair hanging down her waist like a black waterfall, and her white clothes wrapped the delicate curves that had gradually developed.
"It's a cricket! I caught a cricket!" the thin boy grabbed the cricket with one hand and waved it vigorously at the girl with the other. The girl's eyes flashed when she heard the boy's words, and she hurriedly ran to the little boy's side.
"Lan'er is so big, why is she still so playful. Seeing the girl running out excitedly, the middle-aged man on the side also shook his head with a smile.
"Although Lan'er is playful, it's still a lot worse than when you were a child!" A kind old man stood beside the middle-aged man, who also smiled kindly at this time.
"Dad, if you get used to them so much, I won't be able to control them in the future!" said the middle-aged man with a grin.
"Lan'er still needs you to take care of it? I want to come to our family, Lan'er's talent is also above average in the Huiling Academy! The future of our Jiang family can be pinned on her!" The kind old man looked at the girl, his eyes full of appreciation.
"Lan'er, I'm not worried, it's just Yun'er's body..."The middle-aged man's face was a little unsightly when he talked about Yun'er, and he even lowered his voice.
"Yun'er was abandoned in the extremely cold land when she was still in infancy, if it weren't for the fact that I used the only two flame herbs left in our family to make a potion and soaked Yun'er in it for three days and three nights, I'm afraid..."
"Father, don't be too sad, Yun'er was attacked by the Ice Spirit Snake in that extremely cold place, and was infected with a rare cold poison in this world, we are fortunate to be able to save this child!" The middle-aged man also hurriedly comforted the old man.
"But this cold poison hasn't been relieved of him after all! Ordinary children can at least feel some heaven and earth aura at this age, but this child can't feel it at all now. The old man sighed and shook his head helplessly.
The middle-aged man also smiled wryly.
As he spoke, the thin boy had already put the crickets he had caught into the small wooden box that the girl had brought.
"Look, sister, it's amazing!" the thin boy showed the wooden box in his hand and looked at the girl proudly.
"That's amazing! As a reward, I'll take you to the city later!" the girl touched the boy's head dotingly.
"Yes, yes!" said the thin boy with excitement in his eyes.
With that, the girl took the boy's hand and ran to the middle-aged man and the old man standing in front of the moon gate. When the two of them saw the girl and the little boy running towards them, the solemn look on their faces dissipated, and immediately turned into some unnatural smiles. Of course, the two children naturally can't see what's wrong.
"Dad, I'll take Yun'er to the city later, okay?" The girl and the boy both looked at the middle-aged man a little nervously.
"Go ahead, don't make trouble!" the middle-aged man laughed, handing the girl two gold coins by the way.
"Yes, thank you, Daddy!" said the two and ran out of the room.
Looking at the distant backs of the two cute children, the middle-aged man and the old man both sighed in their hearts.
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Huiling City, the largest main city within a radius of hundreds of miles, is surrounded by a constant stream of people who come from villages from all over the world to resell their goods, and the sturdy gray walls surrounding the main city are towering into the sky, which is an insurmountable nightmare for the enemy, and for the inhabitants of the city, it is a fortress that gives them peace of mind. Huiling City was once a border city of the Roselle Empire a hundred years ago, so the walls here were built to defend against neighboring countries, so it is naturally extremely strong. With the passage of time, the Luo Shen Empire gradually became stronger under the leadership of Emperor Luo Wen, and the border of the empire also expanded from Huiling City to hundreds of miles, and now Huiling City is already a developed economic city.
Outside the city gate of Huiling City, two ironclad satellite TVs stood solemnly on both sides of the city gate, obviously with great strength. But this is not a time of war, so the guards did not conduct a strict screening of passers-by, but only stopped some sneaky people for a little questioning, but apparently, a girl with a milky boy in the milk was not among the investigations. The girl took the boy's hand and walked excitedly towards the city gate.
The Jiang family's mansion is not far from Huiling City, but there is still a lot of gap between it and the rich people and bureaucrats who live in Huiling City. According to common sense, the financial resources of a medical family like the Jiang family are no worse than those business families, but the Jiang family is quick to practice medicine based on kindness, and when they encounter poor people to come to see a doctor, not only do they not charge for medical treatment, but they don't even charge money for medicinal materials, so the Jiang family can only rely on the Jiang family's elixir shop in the city and the rich businessmen and bureaucrats who come to Jiang Mansion from time to time to see a doctor and maintain their health.
Passing through the huge gates of Huiling City, the bright sunlight shining in stark contrast to the shadows in the gates made the girls and boys close their eyes slightly, followed by the shrill cries of selling and bargaining. Standing at the gate of the city, the two of them were greeted by a bustling scene, the shops on the main street and the stalls outside the shops stretched endlessly, and the noisy flow of people coming and going formed a stark contrast to the quiet and peaceful village outside the city, making the two seem to be in another world.
Jiang Yun, who was standing beside the girl with a childish face, was already jumping up, ready to rush into the city to have a good time, the girl couldn't help but smile when she saw this, and a flash of excitement flashed in her eyes, she was the boy's sister, but after all, she was only a twelve-year-old child.
"Yun'er, do you want to eat?" the girl asked Jiang Yun with her head down.
"Sister, what are we going to eat?" Jiang Yun grabbed the girl's arm with both hands, shaking it up and down.
"Why don't I take you to eat my sister's favorite Qingyang noodles today?" the girl smiled.
"Okay, sister, is the green noodles delicious?" Jiang Yun's milky voice and his big watery eyes looked extremely cute.
"Of course!" said the girl, with a hint of smugness on her face.
"Then let's go!" Jiang Yun obviously couldn't control his gluttonous soul anymore.
"Okay, let's go!" With that, the girl pulled Jiang Yun into the water dragon-like crowd.
"Tighten your sister, don't get lost!" The noisy voice made Jiang Lan almost unable to hear what he was saying, so he had to shout loudly at Jiang Yun.
The boy's face was full of excitement, and his little head clicked hard like a rattle.
Along the way, the various stalls were like stars in the sky, which dazzled the two, and the stall owner's shouting stimulated Jiang Yun's heart that couldn't resist the temptation.
"Toy Trojan Horse! Five silver coins each!"
"Sister, look at that toy Trojan horse! It's so handsome!"
"No way!"
The indifferent answer made Jiang Yun's little head lower for a moment, but then he rushed to another toy stall with excitement on his face, looking at all kinds of toys curiously.
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