When Liu Ruyan and the two family members returned to the inn, Xu Feng led everyone downstairs and waited in the lobby.

Seeing the three of them appear at the door, Xu Feng hurriedly greeted them.

He was full of hope that they must have successfully found Li Ruoxuan and brought him back.

When he only saw the figures of the three people, his heart suddenly "clicked", and the heart that hung in his throat sank again.

His face was solemn, his eyes were gloomy, and he looked unusually lost and depressed.

Liu Ruyan and the two family members walked quickly to Xu Feng.

Xu Feng asked eagerly: "You have worked hard, how is it, have you found him?"

Liu Ruyan's face was solemn, and it was difficult to hide her disappointment, she slowly shook her head, and hugged her fist at Xu Feng and said, "Tell uncle, I didn't find him." ”

This seemed to have been expected by Xu Feng, he paused, a trace of loss appeared on his face, and then smiled again: "Thank you for your hard work, this is already in my expectation, it is getting late now, how easy is it to find someone in this barren mountain and wilderness?"

He sighed deeply: "Alas, I just hope that he is safe! I am worried that he is drunk, and if there is something on the road, how can I be worthy of his dead mother! It stands to reason that he is already drunk and should not be able to go far." Alas, where is this boy going?" he muttered as he paced slowly to the window, looking out into the dark night.

Shangguan Hongqin stepped forward and comforted him softly: "Master, don't worry too much, he is such a big person, he must take care of himself." ”

Xu Feng muttered, "Uh-huh, I hope so!"

Shangguan Hongqin immediately beckoned everyone to take a seat, and instructed Xiao Er to bring the wine and food.

The food and drinks were served, and everyone was in a bad mood, sitting there silent and not moving chopsticks.

Seeing this, Xu Feng hurriedly smiled and greeted: "What happened today made everyone laugh, it was just my personal private matter, but I didn't expect that twenty years later, it became my joke." He smiled wriekingly and shook his head helplessly, his words full of self-mockery.

He poured a full cup and drank it up. Then he poured himself full, and then raised the cup in his hand and said to everyone: "Today, everyone has worked hard, come, raise the glass, let's drink." ”

Everyone poured their glasses in front of them, raised their glasses and gestured to each other, and raised their heads to drink.

Leng Yue entered her throat with a glass of wine, and was suddenly choked, coughing again and again, and her face flushed from choking.

Shangguan Hongqin was startled, and hurriedly reached out to pat her back, and gently massaged her chest with her hands.

She asked with concern, "Yue'er, drink slowly, how are you feeling now?"

Leng Yue stretched out her hand and wiped the corners of her mouth, shook her head and said, "Mother, I'm fine, don't worry!" She smiled faintly at Shangguan Hongqin and looked at everyone embarrassedly.

Xu Feng also said with concern: "Yue'er, if you can't drink it, don't drink it!" and then greeted Xiao Er, "Xiao Er, put on the pot of black tea." ”

A Xiao Er was cleaning up the remnants of the table next to him, raised his head and glanced over at the side when he heard the sound, responded with a shout, and ran to the counter to make a pot of steaming black tea and brought it over.

Shangguan Hongqin looked at Leng Yue with pity, reached out and stroked her forehead, and suddenly exclaimed: "Ah, why is your forehead so hot, isn't it cold again?" Leng Yue, if there is anything uncomfortable, you have to tell your mother!"

Leng Yue waved her hand, smiled a little embarrassedly, and said softly: "Mother, I'm fine, I'm really fine!"

Shangguan Hongqin looked at her and said distressedly: "You have a fever, and you still say it's okay! I see, your body has not fully recovered, and you are a little weak, and you must have accidentally contracted the wind chill again." ”

She couldn't help but sigh lightly, and said quietly: "Alas, if we knew this, we shouldn't have come down the mountain in such a hurry, look at you, your body is so bad, how can you stand the fatigue of this boat." It's hard for you to have walked so far today. She felt sorry for her daughter, so she just talked about it on the side.

She beckoned the shopkeeper over and told him to serve another bowl of ginger soup, Leng Yue's body was weak and infected with the wind cold, and he drank some ginger soup to drive away the cold, which was a good use.

Chu Menghua saw Shangguan Hongqin's love for her daughter, which made her feel a wave of sentimentality, envy and jealousy.

She suddenly remembered her mother, who had been dead for many years, and the bits and pieces she had spent with her mother when she was young suddenly came to her mind, thinking about it, and couldn't help but look at the mother and daughter in front of her in a daze.

Liu Ruyan seemed to see her sister's strange appearance, and asked softly, "Sister Hua, what's wrong with you?"

Menghua's expression was blank, immersed in the memories of the past, but she just sat there stunned, as if she didn't hear what Liu Ruyan said.

Liu Ruyan was puzzled, frowned and asked again: "Sister Hua, what are you thinking?" he raised his voice.

At this time, Menghua heard Liu Ruyan's question, her heart froze, Fang Zi came back to her senses, smiled at Liu Ruyan, and said softly: "Oh, no, it's nothing, I'm fine." ”

Liu Ruyan said: "I saw you there in a daze, as if you were preoccupied. ”

Menghua's eyes flickered, a trace of panic appeared between her eyebrows, and she glanced at Leng Yue's mother and daughter again, lowered her head slightly, and stopped talking.

At this time, Xu Feng's face showed kindness, and he said to Leng Yue: "Yue'er, what do you feel uncomfortable with?

Shangguan Hongqin's eyes flashed, and she echoed: "Yes, Yue'er, why don't you accompany your mother upstairs to rest!"

At this moment, Xiao Er brought a bowl of steaming ginger soup from the back kitchen and brought it to Leng Yue.

Shangguan Hongqin held it in his hand and said lovingly: "Come, drink some ginger soup to warm your body." As he spoke, he scooped it up with a spoon and brought it to Leng Yue's mouth.

Leng Yue took a sip, took the spoon and said, "Mother, I'll do it myself!" she picked it up and drank it one by one.

After drinking, Shangguan Hongqin took out a white silk silk from her purse, gently wiped the corners of her mouth for her, reached out and touched her forehead, and retracted her hand with a solemn face.

She frowned, and said to Xu Feng with great anxiety: "Master, Yue'er is still having a fever, alas, you see, how is this good?"

She immediately moved in her heart, and instructed the family to take out a red pill from the burden to ward off cold and dehumidification, and let Leng Yue take it.

Suddenly, Leng Yue's body trembled slightly, and a fine cold sweat secreted from her forehead, trickling down.

She suddenly gasped slightly and said, "Mother, I suddenly feel so cold! Mother, am I sick again, my head is so dizzy!" she reached out and stroked her forehead, her expression uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Shangguan Hongqin became even more anxious, and said in a panic: "Yue'er, Yue'er, what's wrong with you? Don't scare your mother! You must not have anything to do, Yue'er!" She turned her head to look at Xu Feng, crying and mourning, so anxious that she was about to shed tears.

"Master, I see that Yue'er is not lightly ill, what should I do? ”

Xu Feng groaned, looked at the mother and son and sighed, at this time, Liu Ruyan opened his mouth and said, "Or, I'll ride on a white horse and take Miss Leng Yue to find a Langzhong to have a look?"

Shangguan Hongqin saw that Leng Yue's face was pale, and beads of sweat had oozed from her forehead, she was suddenly shocked in her heart, and hurriedly wiped it for her with a handkerchief.

Xu Feng looked out the window at the dark night, called Xiao Er over, and asked, "Xiao Er, is there a pharmacy near here?"

The little two thought about it and said, "Yes, there are some on the side of the official road three miles ahead, but there is a pharmacy. He frowned suddenly, "However, the pharmacy usually closes early, and by this point, it should have closed!"

Liu Ruyan said with a solemn face: "Little second brother, how to go here?"

The little two pointed to an official road leading to the south: "Just walk along the official road in the south, and you will arrive after walking about three miles, and the pharmacy is under a big tree next to the official road." ”

Liu Ruyan said to Xu Feng: "Uncle, without further ado, Miss Leng Yue's illness can't be delayed, why don't you let your nephew take Miss Leng Yue to take a look?"

Xu Feng groaned: "Well, it's just like that, then there will be Lao Xian's nephew!"

Shangguan Hongqin couldn't help sighing, and said anxiously: "Virtuous nephew, I have let you run around several times today, it's really a shame to go, it's hard for you!" She glanced at the dark night outside the window, and said worriedly, "But, it's so dark outside, how can you see the road under your feet?"

Liu Ruyan smiled and comforted: "Uncle, it's not in the way, the little nephew is used to walking at night, and this official road is also open and easy to walk." It's important to take Miss Leng Yue to see a doctor, you can rest assured, the little nephew will go first!"

After saying that, he hugged his fists towards everyone, and asked Xiao Er to lead his white horse out. He carried Leng Yue on his back and walked to the gate to wait there.

At this time, a family member walked up quickly from behind him and said to Liu Ruyan: "Liu Shaoxia, the master ordered me to go with you, so that I can guide you in the light." ”

Liu Ruyan looked at him and nodded, but when he looked up, he saw the two juniors each leading a horse to him.

Liu Ruyan took the reins, and the two worked together to help Leng Yue onto the horse, and the family Ding supported Leng Yue, Liu Ruyan kicked the saddle and stepped on the horse's back. Leng Yue leaned weakly in his arms, panting slightly in her mouth, and it seemed that she was really sick.

The family Ding also strode over and got on the horse, Xiao Er handed him a lighting torch, the two of them pulled the reins of the horse, shouted, and the two riders and three people galloped up, the sound of hooves was good, and disappeared into the dark night in a blink of an eye.

The crowd stood in the doorway, watching their figures drown in the thick of the night.

Everyone was worried, and their hearts were full of mixed feelings!

It seems that going out this time is really not smooth, I encountered so many things just after getting off the mountain, then Li Ruoxuan has been troubled, and now, Leng Yue suddenly fell ill again, it is really a wave of unsettled waves!

Everyone silently prayed in their hearts that the cold moon would be auspicious and get better as soon as possible.

The crowd was about to turn around and walk back, when they suddenly saw two horsemen galloping from the official road to the west.

When they came closer, it became clear that the two horsemen were the same man and woman they had seen in the inn in the afternoon.

They stopped outside the inn, turned over and dismounted, and were walking towards the lobby.

When they arrived in front of them, they also recognized Xu Feng and the others, and the two of them were immediately surprised, thinking: Didn't they leave in the afternoon?

When he felt strange, Xu Feng had already greeted them with a smile: "It's really a place in life where we don't meet!

The two of them were stunned, and couldn't help but look at each other, and the man immediately showed a smile, hugged his fist at Xu Feng, and said in surprise: "It turned out to be Xu Daxia! Didn't you leave before......?"

Xu Feng smiled faintly and said, "Before, we wanted to leave, but seeing that it was getting late, we were worried that it would be dark before we got to the foothold, so we stayed for the time being." Wait until tomorrow morning before you leave. ”

The two of them glanced at each other and smiled, only to understand what was going on.

Xu Feng looked at the two of them and said thoughtfully: "I didn't see the two of you just now, the old man thinks you have already left! Where have you gone?"

The woman pursed her lips and smiled, and suddenly said, "Oh, I felt a little bored staying in this shop, so I asked Brother Peng to go around with me." ”

The man seemed to have thought of something, frowned and said, "It's a little cold outside, why are you standing outside the door?

Xu Feng's face suddenly turned solemn, he couldn't help sighing, frowned and said: "My little girl suddenly became ill, and there is no Lang Zhong in this store, so my virtuous nephew took her to the front pharmacy to see Lang Zhong." ”

"Oh, I see, but I don't know what kind of illness Ling Qianjin is suffering from?" the man asked.

"The little girl accidentally fell off the cliff and was injured earlier, but fortunately with the help of nobles, she was lucky to escape. This time she went down the mountain, she was tired all the way, her body was already weak, and she encountered heavy rain in the forest before, I think she must have contracted the wind cold!" Xu Feng frowned, worried.

After listening to this, the man groaned and said: "I have learned some medical skills with my father since I was a child, and I dare not speak falsely about my evil diseases, but some minor illnesses and pains are difficult to fall.

When everyone heard this, they immediately came to their senses.

Shangguan Hongqin's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "If that's the case, then it's great, it's just that they have already gone to the front pharmacy just now, and when they come back, let's ask the strong man for treatment!"

Xu Feng comforted Shangguan Hongqin: "Madame, don't worry, I see that Yue'er is just suffering from some cold, and she will definitely get better soon." Immediately, he said to everyone, "It's cold outside, let's go into the house quickly!"

Liu Ruyan and his entourage rushed on the official road, and before they could make a cup of tea, they came to the pharmacy under the big tree three miles away.

It was a small pharmacy with a closed door, the lights had been turned off, and it was pitch black.

The man raised the torch high and approached, only to see that there was a wooden plaque hanging on the gate, on which were written the words "Banyan Pharmacy". The apothecary is a very simple looking house that sits under a huge banyan tree, surrounded by a dense jungle, and not far away is a small village with rare lights flickering.

Liu Ruyan turned her head to the family and said, "It must be here." You dismount first and come over and help hold her. ”

The family grabbed the reins of the horse with one hand, raised the torch with the other, stepped off the horse suddenly, stretched out a hand to support Leng Yue, Liu Ruyan immediately turned over and dismounted, and hugged Leng Yue off the horse.

Leng Yue was still fighting a cold war, her body trembled slightly, and she asked weakly, "Brother Liu, have we arrived?"

Liu Ruyan helped her and said with a smile: "Miss Lengyue, how do you feel?" Don't be afraid, let's go in and let Lang Zhong take a look?"

Leng Yue bit her lip and nodded gratefully at Liu Ruyan.

Seeing this, Liu Ruyan said in her heart: "There is no light in the house, presumably Na Langzhong has already slept, and now he comes forward to disturb, but it is a little inappropriate, but Miss Lengyue's illness cannot be delayed, alas, I can't care so much!

He immediately stepped forward, stretched out his hand and knocked three times, and shouted, "Doctor, please open the door!"

After a pause, but there was no movement inside, he wondered in his heart, and then knocked three times again, this time it was heavier, and he shouted: "Doctor, open the door, open the door!"

At this moment, the lights finally came on in the room, and a slightly old voice sounded: "Who?"

Liu Ruyan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Doctor, someone is sick, please open the door, please diagnose and treat it!"

The three of them stood outside the door, and under the light of the fire, Leng Yue's face became more and more pale, and large beads of sweat rolled down her cheeks on her forehead.

She felt lightheaded, dizzy, nauseous and nauseated, her body was hot and cold, she kept shivering, and there was an indescribable discomfort, as if she would die at any time.

The old voice came from inside the house again: "It's getting late now, the old man has already slept, you can come back tomorrow morning!"

Liu Ruyan said anxiously: "Doctor, my friend is very ill, I'm afraid I won't dare to delay any longer, please open the door and help take a look?"

The man in the room seemed to be a little impatient, and said coldly: "Can't you hear what the old man said? ”

When the three of them heard this, they were immediately annoyed in their hearts, but they had no choice but to ask for help, and how could they attack at will, so they could only swallow this unhappiness raw.

Liu Ruyan sighed and continued: "Doctor, it is really helpless to come to disturb me so late, please don't blame me, it's just that my friend is in an urgent condition, and he can't delay it anymore, please be merciful and help diagnose and treat it, right? If it is delayed any longer, I am afraid that he will have to worry about his life!" He felt quite helpless, so he had to move and beg for affection and reason.

After a while, a sigh suddenly came from inside the room, and the man seemed to have been moved by Liu Ruyan's words. Then, there was a rustling of groping, the sound of getting up and dressing, and the sound of light footsteps.

When the three of them heard the movement inside, they couldn't help but be happy in their hearts, looked at each other, and stood respectfully outside the door, their eyes fixed on the door.

With a "creak", the wooden door opened, and a short and fat old man with white hair stood at the door, wearing a wide robe, with a serious expression on his face and deep eyes, looking at the three people in front of him, as if he was a little angry.

When the three of them saw it, they immediately showed a smile, Liu Ruyan stepped forward and hugged his fist at the old man, and was about to speak, but the old man said, "Who are you? Where are you from?"

Liu Ruyan clenched his fists and said respectfully: "We are travelers, from the front of the Yuelai Inn, my friend was drenched in the rain, he had a fever before, and now he is weak, and he has been in a cold sweat, I heard that there is a pharmacy here, we inquired all the way, ask the doctor to save her!"

The old man's eyes flashed, and he looked at the three of them alertly, and said cautiously: "Are you really just passing?" Seeing Liu Ruyan dressed as a person in the rivers and lakes, he couldn't help but have doubts about what he said.

The old man said: "It's not that the old man is unkind and doesn't diagnose and treat, it's just that it's getting late today, and it's in a remote place, and all kinds of people come and go every day, especially at night, there are often bandits, and before you find out your identity, the old man has to guard against it!"

When he saw that the three of them were standing in front of him respectfully and politely, and did not look like villains in the mountains, his tone immediately calmed down, and his face also showed an easy-going appearance, and he gradually relaxed his guard.

Liu Ruyan bowed down and said: "Doctor, don't worry, my friend suddenly fell ill and came here to seek treatment, so please ask the doctor to save her, there is Dr. Lao!"

The old man then sighed, nodded slowly, and greeted him sideways: "Three of you, please come in!"

Liu Ruyan said happily: "Thank you, doctor!"

He helped Leng Yue into the house, and the housekeeper put the torch on the side of the road and followed in.

On the left wall of the room was a long wooden table, and behind the wooden table was a large long wooden cabinet with dozens of small pavilions, each of which contained a medicinal herb. It's full of Chinese herbs with strange names.

The old man invited the three of them to sit down at the wooden table, and he sat down opposite the three of them, and said calmly, "Is this girl sick?"

Liu Ruyan nodded and said, "Exactly, at dinner today, she suddenly choked on a sip of wine, and then saw that her face was pale, and she had a fever again, and the sweat on her forehead was like rain, I don't know why?"

The old man stroked his beard, frowned slightly, and said, "Girl, please stretch out a hand!"

Leng Yue rolled up her cuffs and stretched out her left hand to rest in front of the old man. The old man put his middle index finger on her wrist and checked her pulse.

After a while, he said: "This girl has a chaotic pulse, Xuan Xuan jumps, in the old man's opinion, she has suffered a lot of internal injuries, there is still blood stasis in the body, so that the internal organs and blood are not smooth, she is weak, depressed, not in a good mood, plus drenched in the rain, infected with wind and cold, so she will give birth to such symptoms." ”

Liu Ruyan said anxiously: "In the doctor's opinion, how to diagnose and treat?"

The old man stroked his beard, suddenly smiled, and said in a deep voice: "Don't panic, this girl is just suffering from some wind and cold, and it is not a big problem, I will prescribe her a few pairs of herbal decoctions, and after two days, she will be cured." ”

When the three of them heard this, they were overjoyed and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The old man said, "If you want to heal faster, you can use acupuncture, I wonder if the girl is willing?"

When Leng Yue heard that she was going to get a needle, she immediately looked extremely scared, and hurriedly said: "Ah, I want to get a needle, I don't want a needle, I'm afraid!"

Liu Ruyan coaxed her softly and comforted: "Miss Lengyue, it will heal faster after acupuncture, I think in order to heal as soon as possible, it is better to listen to the doctor's words and prick it!"

Leng Yue's face was frightened, and she said timidly: "No, I don't want to prick the needle, I'm really scared!"

The old man also smiled and comforted: "Girl, don't you want to get better as soon as possible? Acupuncture is to dredge the meridians and blood vessels for you, it is not terrible, and there will be no pain." Don't be afraid, don't worry. ”

Leng Yue pouted, her brows furrowed, looking extremely reluctant and with a bitter expression.

When the old man saw this, he couldn't help but laugh at her expression, and then coaxed him and said, "Girl, if you are sick, you have to take injections and take medicine, so that your illness can be cured! The second type is acupuncture, although this needle will be a little painful, but it only needs to be pricked once, and your illness will get better faster!

Leng Yue's face was embarrassed, and she didn't know what choice to make for a while, secretly complaining about her body, and ashamed of her cowardice.

Seeing her hesitation, Liu Ruyan hurriedly persuaded her: "Miss Lengyue, don't be afraid, you are the bravest, we are all by your side, what's so terrible about getting a needle, close your eyes and grit your teeth and it's over, your father, mother and sister Menghua are all looking forward to you getting better soon!"

Under the persuasion of everyone, Leng Yue finally mustered up her courage and said in surprise: "Is it really just a prick?"

The old man smiled, nodded, and said, "Well, just a moment! The girl doesn't have to be nervous, close her eyes, and it will be over soon!"

She finally nodded and timidly agreed. He frowned and tilted his head to one side and slowly closed his eyes.

The old man got up and took out a delicate little box from the wooden cabinet, opened it, took out a red medicine bottle from it, unscrewed the lid, took out a few silver needles, used the tips of the needles to collect red medicinal liquid, aimed at several acupuncture points on her wrists and arms, and gently pricked it.

Leng Yue suddenly felt a sharp tingling pain, and couldn't help but let out an "oops", which made her grin.

Five silver needles pierced her body, glittering in the lamplight.

After the tea, the old man immediately pulled out all five silver needles. Another burst of ant-like pain struck, and for a moment the pain suddenly disappeared.

The old man smiled and said, "Okay, the girl can open her eyes, how about it, the old man didn't lie to you!"

Liu Ruyan and the family were amused by the old man's words.

Leng Yue turned her head, opened her eyes, looked at her wrist, and saw that several people were looking at her with smiles, and couldn't help but smile embarrassedly.

The old man said to them: "I have just dredged the meridians for her, and the blood congestion in her body will soon be dissolved, and I will prescribe a few more pills to dispel cold and dampness, invigorate blood and remove blood stasis, as long as you take it on time, after two days, you will be cured! Okay, you can go back!"

After that, he looked at Leng Yue again and said, "You little girl is quite cute, go back and sleep well tonight, cover the quilt tightly, and force out a bad sweat and it'll be fine!"

Liu Ruyan paid for the medicine, and the three thanked the old man and walked out of the pharmacy.

At this time, it was already night, the stars had disappeared, a bright moon hung in the treetops, and the four fields were quiet, and everything was asleep.