Chapter 18: Ten Years of Life and Death
Chen An walked through the streets and alleys, and according to the clues left by the spies, he came to a medical hall.
The faΓ§ade of the hospital is not very good, in a deep alley, but at this time there is a free clinic here, but there are many victims around.
An elderly man sat in the hall and stroked his beard with his left hand, and put his right hand on the wrist of a middle-aged man with sores on his neck and thin cheeks, to check his pulse.
The old man was dressed in a brown robe, his back was slumped, his hair was gray, and the wrinkles on his face were as deep as a knife cut, the color of vicissitudes.
But such an old image gradually coincided with the figure in Chen An's memory.
Ten years later, Chen An thought he would forget, but some things are really unforgettable.
Mu Shaoping and Chen Hong are family friendships, and Chen An also gave him a nephew when he was a child. Seeing Mu Shaoping is like seeing Chen Hong, the feeling of admiration arises spontaneously, he thought that he has no relatives in this world, but today when he saw Mu Shaoping, the memories of Mu Shaoping were like a flood, and he was reading, nourishing qi, diagnosing pulse, and distinguishing medicine...... All of them are filled with each other's figures.
For a while, Chen An was so stupid that he forgot the purpose of coming here, and just stood in the distance and watched Mu Shaoping diagnose and treat the victims of the disaster.
"This son, is there anything wrong with you?" a gentle asking voice interrupted Chen An's memories.
Chen An looked around, I don't know how long it was, it was already the bright moon, and his eyes fell on the owner of the voice. It was a young girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with long satin hair hanging down from her left shoulder, restrained by a strap, her forehead combed with bangs, and her goose egg face was also very pretty. Looking at her appearance, Chen An was obsessed again, not that he had never seen a beautiful woman, but from the silhouette of this girl, he could vaguely see a girl with a double beard in a purple and red garden, smiling and smiling.
Mu Qing, Mu Shaoping's only daughter, is the same age as Chen An, but girls generally develop earlier than boys. At that time, Mu Qing was half a head taller than Chen An, and Chen An was like a fart behind her, and she was naughty and mischievous. He seemed to hear the laughter in the old house of the Chen family in Tongwenfang in the capital again.
Mu Qing saw that he didn't answer, but just looked at himself stupidly, and couldn't help but blush, and secretly sighed. She thought that this person was richly dressed and had an extraordinary appearance, and she had stood here for a long time and waited for a doctor without any impatience, and she had her own bearing. I wanted to guide him into the house to sit down, but who knew that he was also a disciple.
"This son, I don't know what the old man can serve", Mu Shaoping over there also sent off the last patient with a tired face, saw Chen An standing alone in front of the door, and greeted him.
Chen An turned his head, his eyes fixed on him, and only after a while did he speak: "The eight veins of the Qi Jing are not tied to the twelve meridians, and there is no other way to do it. It is a disease that is always in yin and yang, and its treatment belongs to the twelve meridians. If the pulse is sick, the back is strong, and there is a dull pain, how is the pulse?"
Mu Shaoping was stunned: "What?"
Chen An continued: "The disease of the eight veins of the Qi Jing is caused by the evil that each has undergone for a long time, or is caused by strain, and it is not an outbreak. How can there be any other internal injuries in the eight veins?"
"You...... What are you talking about?" Mu Shaoping's voice trembled. Mu Qing on the side looked strange, and she didn't understand what this kid was doing when he said so many ways to diagnose and distinguish pulses.
Chen An's eyes gradually turned red, but he still continued: "Yin and Yang fight each other, Yang is sweating, Yin is hot, and those who are cold and cold are also scorched. If the number of pulses is seen on the close, the upper and lower heads and tails are as big as beans, and those who are shaken in a convulsive manner are called moving. The pulse comes slowly, and the one who comes back when it stops is called the knot. The pulse comes and counts, and the one who comes back when it stops is called promoting. If the pulse is strong, the yang will be promoted, and the yin will be strong, and this is the disease pulse. and the pulse comes and goes, and stops,......"
Without waiting for Chen An to finish speaking, Mu Shaoping asked in a trembling voice, "...... are you?"
Chen An walked in front of Mu Shaoping, bowed to the ground, and sobbed: "Little nephew Chen An, please see your uncle." β
In the eyes of outsiders, Chen An is cold-blooded and ruthless, decisive in killing, a sharp sword of the dark division and an eagle dog of the imperial court. What's even more terrifying is that it also has extremely strange poisonous methods, which can kill people at every turn, and it is very fierce, and there should never be human feelings.
Even he thinks he is very strong, except for the revenge of destroying the door, the memories of the past are weak, and he has long forgotten it. He thought he could carry everything and face everything, and it was only at this time that he realized that he was just a teenager who had not reached the crown, and there were too many unbearable burdens in life. Under the appearance of the murderous demon, there is a fragile heart. While he brings fear to others, it is he who is truly afraid. He has too many things to fear, he is afraid of communicating with people, he is afraid of being found out, and then he is hunted down, and even afraid of his own weakness.
Ning'er only knew him for one day, and he was very dependent on him, he didn't know what to do, until he saw Mu Shaoping today, he understood that whether it was family and friendship, people's feelings must have a sustenance, which is what a person really relies on. No external force can compare to the spiritual support.
Ten years of life and death, he has never been truly powerful for a moment.
Mu Shaoping was also stunned, and it took a long time to react, and he hurriedly helped Chen An up, looked at it carefully, and said tentatively: "You are Xiao An?"
Chen An nodded.
Mu Shaoping's cloudy old eyes also moistened, and he said in disbelief: "Are you really Xiao An?"
Chen An choked in his throat and couldn't speak at all, so he had to nod again.
Mu Shaoping hugged Chen An, his eyes were red, and he just muttered: "It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive......"
Mu Qing finally straightened out her thoughts from the messy words of the two, and her eyes were also covered with a layer of fog, but she still had a little sense, and hurriedly said: "Father, this is not the place to talk, let's let Xiao An go in and talk about it." β
"Not bad, not bad. Mu Shaoping woke up suddenly, and hurriedly pulled Chen An into the hospital. Mu Qing led Chen An's horse to the backyard in the backyard and closed the hospital.
Mu Shaoping pulled Chen An all the way to his study, and then excitedly talked about the old days with Chen An again.
β...... That's it, the little nephew was lucky not to die, and he also joined the Dark Division of the Holy Court. β
"Hey, kid, I'm really sorry for you. Mu Shaoping listened to him describe his experience over the years, and he was embarrassed for a while.
Mu Qing also came into the study at some point, and interjected: "Okay, Daddy, don't be sad, isn't Xiao Anzi reunited with us, there will be a chance to take care of him in the future, is my sister right, Xiao Anzi?"
After ten years of parting, Chen An smiled slightly: "You are only half a month older than me." β
Mu Qing crossed her hands on her hips and pretended to be vicious: "Half a month is also big, you have to call me sister." β
"Alright, alright, Sister Haru. Chen An made a grimace and surrendered, which made Mu Qing laugh out loud, and even Mu Shaoping was twisted.
This may be the first time Chen An has joked in ten years, and the haze in his heart has disappeared for a while.
"By the way, uncle, over the years, the little nephew has been searching for the whereabouts of you and Sister Qing, but every time there is a little news, you leave again, why is this?
"Alas, it's a long story at this time", Mu Shaoping let out a long sigh, and Mu Qing's expression became solemn. He said slowly: "Actually, I don't know who the murderer is. β
"You don't know?" Chen An cried out in surprise, but then lowered his head in frustration.
"Xiao An, you listen to your father. Mu Qing interjected softly.
Chen An seemed to have a turn for the better when he heard her words, and hurriedly raised his head and looked at Mu Shaoping.
Mu Shaoping took a moment to think about it, and then said slowly: "Every time there is a change of dynasty and a change of throne, our imperial doctor is always the most unlucky, and your father was involved in that case." But fortunately, the crown prince at that time, and now His Majesty, have been greatly gracious and pardoned the guilt of the Imperial Physician's Office. We were able to save a small life. Your father is a physician who has been imprisoned by the Holy Court, and there are many procedures to be released from the Holy Court, and it is not so fast. β
Chen An nodded, he also knew about the procedures of the Dark Division, even the Holy Decree had a process of taking effect.
Mu Shaoping continued: "We made an appointment to go to the Holy Court to pick up your father, and the result was ...... Alas...... It was your father's corpse. I was very sad at the time, but my reason was still there, and I knew that you had no jokes, and since Your Majesty had spared us, there was no reason to deal with us again. β
Chen An clenched his fists, he knew what happened that time, but he didn't understand anything at that time, and now he thinks that the murderer should have nothing to do with the emperor, in that case, as long as the emperor changes his attitude and does not pardon the Imperial Doctor's Office, and orders a thorough investigation, expanding the influence can completely destroy his entire family reasonably and legally, and there is no need to do anything more.
"At that time, I had a sense of danger, and I also told your eldest brother, but you are originally from the capital, and you have to handle your father's funeral, so naturally you can't leave, and I thought that the other party's target was the imperial doctor of our imperial medical department and had nothing to do with you. So I took my family out of the city to avoid trouble, who knows...... Alas. After saying that, he sighed again.
"Over the years, I have taken Qing'er to hide in Tibet, and I will never stay in one place for a long time, for this reason, for fear that the mastermind behind the scenes will come to the door. β
Chen An was stunned: "The mastermind behind the scenes? He has found you? Otherwise, how can you be sure that there is a mastermind behind the scenes." β
Mu Shaoping showed a look of fear: "I don't know, I always feel that a pair of eyes have been watching us all these years, so I have been hiding in Tibet everywhere." β
"Why do you feel this way?" Chen An said strangely, this kind of keen intuition for danger can only be found by an elite of the dark division like Chen An who has rolled countless times between life and death, how could Mu Shaoping, a pampered imperial doctor, have such a sensitive sense of touch. Unless he knows something.
Sure enough, Mu Shaoping's eyes fell on Chen An and said, "Because I know a secret, a secret that only the Xinglin family knows." β
"What's the secret?" Chen An asked.
Mu Shao flattened out a few words solemnly: "Heavenly Secret Treasure." β