Sometimes, when you live in one mentality and one role for a long time, you will accidentally forget your other personality, another self.

I took a full-medicine tonic pill that Astragalus was most proud of, and went back to my room to take a quiet nap.

After waking up, I feel comfortable, and the wind chill of the previous few days has probably finally healed, right?

Little Sesame was lying on the reclining chair outside, and after hearing the sound of me pouring tea, she also got up, straightened her clothes, and touched my forehead considerately, and said thoughtfully, "It's normal." ”

I really want to give her a blank look.

I didn't walk a few steps in the garden of Xiaoyuan, and the guard I saw at the gate of Yuefu yesterday knocked on the door and reported: "Villain Jingle, the chief guard of Zhou sent me to ask, the two sons of the Tang Mansion will visit the garden for a while, is Huaxi Yuan together?"

I looked at Little Sesame, who covered her mouth and snickered, and her other hand was not idle, plucking the green leaves on the side.

"Let's be together, then. ”

The layout of the East Garden is dominated by Pinggang distant mountains, pine forest lawns, and bamboo dock curved water, with mountain ponds and pavilions. The Yuzhu Pavilion where the Tang brothers live is located on the west side of the East Garden, close to the Middle Garden. The area of the East Garden is the largest, so the flower garden is located in the East Garden, and after lunch, Tang Shengyuan visited it accompanied by Xiao Sesame.

In addition to the Yuzhu Pavilion, there are also Cuiyun Fuxiang Pavilion and Qiqiao Linglong Pavilion, etc., with different styles and different scenery. Among them, the area of Yuzhu Pavilion is the largest, and the bamboo sea view is the most beautiful. On weekdays, Le Wenliang will also stay in various places for a few days, and when there are guests visiting, they can also stay overnight.

The view of the middle garden is the essence of Yuefu. The overall layout is centered on the pool, and the pavilions and pavilions are all built near the water, and the building shapes are different, the height is staggered, and the main and secondary are distinct. There are mountain islands in the large ponds, pavilions are built on the islands, and the flowers and plants around them are all four seasons, so each season has a different scenery.

The West Garden is the main residential area, and the buildings are divided into several pieces with a compact layout, but the trees are lush and the water color is confused. My Huaxi Garden can be regarded as the finishing touch of the scenery of the West Garden, with strange flowers and plants, strange rocks, and twists and turns in the courtyard space.

After Tang Shengyuan learned that Huaxi Garden was my residence, his little eyes turned around a few times, and he seemed to have something to express. Little Sesame didn't give him a chance to speak at all, and took the initiative to introduce some fresh scenes and stories, trying to attract his attention. Sure enough, soon, Tang Shengyuan's vision became clear and excited again.

With a few flapping of birds' wings, I looked up and two carrier pigeons appeared over the courtyard.

I took out a thumb-sized sachet from my waist and flicked my fingers on it a few times. The lead pigeon found its target and soon landed next to me.

Removed the note from its feet, a total of two, the first one read: Wang Yifu, the head of the Yucang faction, was destroyed, one wife, two concubines, and three children. Killer: "Color Seven Kills, Blue". The second one has a smaller number of words: Jiangcheng Yucheng Junction, tonight.

There was a depression in my heart.

Walking on the covered bridge, Tang Shengyuan's eyes were sharp, and he said, "It's raining." ”

We followed his line of sight, and sure enough, there were many ripples in the pool, and the carp gradually came to the surface.

Zhou also went to get an umbrella, but it didn't rain for the time being, so a few of us went to the bridge to enjoy fishing.

"That purple lotus flower is small, it's so beautiful. Tang Shengyuan saw something of interest again.

There are many stone pillars in the pond that are one height above the water surface to facilitate the picking of lotus seeds. I saw that Tang Shengyuan liked the lotus, and looking at its petals, it couldn't bloom for two days, so I jumped up, stepped on the stone pillar, and bent down to pick the lotus.

Tang Shengyuan's eyes were full of the lotus flower, and he didn't pay attention to the stone pillar in the water, thinking that I had done a good job and could fly on the water, so he exclaimed on the side.

I was thinking about something else, and I turned around to smile faintly, when suddenly I was dizzy again and my ears began to buzz. I only felt that I was lying in the arms of a person, and my eyes were black and unconscious.

I woke up and found myself lying in Huaxi Garden, my bed.

A man who seemed to be weak was taking my pulse, and Tang Lingshu was standing beside him, looking at me with deep eyes. Le Wenliang sat at the table, but he didn't have any expression.

The weak man is Astragalus, who can be regarded as the miracle doctor of the younger generation in Qingzhou, and opened a Huang medical clinic in Lincheng, Qingzhou. I was able to see him because I was lucky, and he came to the clinic opened by Lejia in Mocheng every month for free consultation. When he saw that I was awake, he smiled lightly: "Took my all-medicine tonic pill?"

The healer's gaze was like a torch, and I squeezed out a little smile back to him.

Astragalus felt my pulse carefully again and asked me, "What have you touched lately?"

I thought about it and asked Little Sesame to bring my package and take out a palm-sized red wooden box from it. This was given by a wealthy woman on the side of the road in Yancheng, who was wearing a bright red skirt embroidered with a crimson half-open peony at the hem. What she gave away was rouge called "Little Blush".

Huang Qi glanced at it, his eyes lit up, he used his palm as a fan, and after waving it on the wooden box a few times, he put away the medical box at hand, got up and walked to Le Wenliang's side and sat down. He wrote a list, handed it to the little sesame seeds, and instructed, "Put these herbs together and boil, and prepare a bucket of hot water, and pour the herbs into the hot bucket along with the soup." ”

"At the same time, prepare a square towel and old tea leaves, take some tea leaves and square towels and put them in a pot to boil, turn off the heat and soak for a while, and then dry the square towel. When the scarf is dry, bring it with the rest of the tea leaves. ”

The medicinal materials on the list are all available in the warehouse of Yuefu, and the small sesame seeds are ordered, and they are quick to use them.

"Is it life, is it death? Life and death have life, but it is up to me. Who am I? Peony, peony, is it life or death? You'll soon know. Astragalus suddenly muttered.

"It turned out that I ran into Aunt Peony. There was some helplessness in Le Wenliang's tone.

Astragalus nodded.

"Who is Aunt Peony, is she a bad person?" asked Tang Shengyuan.

"Aunt Peony, it's hard for you to evaluate, she is both a bad person and a good person. Astragalus replied.

"Both a bad guy and a good guy?" Tang Shengyuan couldn't understand.

"Aunt Peony is very talented in medical skills, and has made such a mysterious elixir as the 'Nine Dead Soul Rejuvenation Pill', no matter what internal injuries, external injuries, or even terminal illness, as long as there is still a breath left, she can use this pill to give you a life extension, until you find a way to treat the symptoms. Astragalus said.

"When you say that, she looks like a good person. Tang Shengyuan frowned and commented.

"In addition to developing life-saving medicines, she is also fond of highly toxic things, and she made 'Acacia Beans'. The acacia beans we see on weekdays have poisonous roots, leaves, and seeds, among which the seeds are the most poisonous, and the color is beige. The 'Acacia Bean' made by Peony Da Niang is also beige, but it is a hundred times more toxic, and it can kill people instantly. ”

"It's not uncommon to study life-saving cures, but at the same time it's important to study toxicology. But this peony lady is unique, or peculiar: she has a very bad temper, an extremely strange personality, and is a little sickly paranoid. ”

"She never waits for a patient to come to her door, she looks for it herself. No matter how strong the person's will to survive is, how easily his illness can be cured, as long as the Peony Lady does not want to be cured, no one can force her; on the contrary, even if a person suffers great pain and is unwilling to live in the world, as long as the Peony Lady does not let him die, he must survive. ”

"It sounds like this, this peony lady is a little awkward. Tang Shengyuan thought for a long time before finding a more suitable description.

"That's right, it's awkward. So in the poem she wrote herself, she thinks that life and death are fate, and it is up to her. It can be seen that this is a very conceited person. ”

Of course, even so, those who were terminally ill came to her all over the world, hoping that their illness would be cured. Interestingly, some people also try their best to get her poison and harm their enemies in business or life. ”

"But in vain. Astragalus shook his head, and there was some appreciation in his tone.

"Since you have been picked, if you don't accept her gift, she will keep pestering you. "This sentence, Astragalus said to me.

"There is medicine in the rouge, and the rouge wooden box is also soaked in medicine, and the medicine on the wooden box has almost volatilized. Astragalus looked at the rouge box on the table and said.

"You mean 'medicine'?" I asked, puzzled.

"Do you think she gave you 'death'? no, she gave you 'life'. ”

Astragalus's words surprised me.

"Aunt Peony probably likes you, and she wants to bring out your potential. She saw that your physique was extraordinary, and her bones were wonderful, and she wanted to test your energy and test her vision. ”

So she soaks the corrosive, cold-cold medicine into a wooden box, volatilizes it into your body over a short distance, and stimulates your internal force. ”

"With your skills, it takes a long time for such a medicine to work for you, but you have been running around recently, and you are feeling cold, so you were mistakenly hit by Aunt Peony and succeeded. ”

I heard some differences from Astragalus's words, and asked, "Lady Peony, this rouge box was specially made for me?"

Astragalus bowed slightly, which was self-evident.

"She was very patient and followed me from afar. "I thought it was a chance encounter with her, but it turned out that I had already been taken care of.

"There is also medicine in rouge, what kind of medicine?" this sentence was asked by Le Wenliang.

"Soul Release. ”

"Poison?"

"For ordinary people who have no internal strength, it is poison, just take a few puffs, the medicine will slowly spread in the body, and within half a month, they will be weak and bedridden. However, for people with good internal strength, it's just that the true qi in the body is invaded, and luck is difficult. ”

"You have a point. But the strange thing is that the box of rouge that Aunt Peony gave me indicated that I wanted to give it to my mother, how can this be explained?"

Le Wenliang's face became solemn.

"Oh?" Astragalus was interested, and stared at the wooden box quietly in thought.

"I'll take the rouge box first, go back and study it carefully, and you can follow my prescription to take a medicinal bath to expel the cold in your body. To be cautious, Astragalus took a small amount of rouge and sawdust from the box, and neutralized it with the few pairs of powders and potions he had brought with him. The results showed that he was correct about my current physical condition.

Astragalus makes people urge small sesame seeds.

Soon, Little Sesame came in with a square towel and a bag of old tea leaves.

In fact, their purpose is very simple: carefully wrap the rouge box with a square towel, and put the old tea leaves in it, which can not only absorb the volatile medicinal properties of the box itself, but also simply isolate the unknown components that may volatilize in the box and rouge. In this way, the direct damage of the rouge box to the human body is alleviated.

Although Astragalus is weak, he is also a man with an average style. He saw that he had grasped my condition, and he got the rouge box for further study. Then he got up and took his leave.

Most of the people in Yuefu know his temperament and don't keep it, Le Wenliang is also worried about whether this box of rouge still has a secret, and hopes that he will find out the ingredients as soon as possible. I kindly advised him to be cautious with this rouge box and not to hurt himself by it.

The corners of Astragalus's mouth were rarely hooked, and her expression was still serious: "Although Aunt Gongsun is a person with high talent, it is not easy to hurt me. ”

Astragalus has never spoken, and I am relieved.

"It's not a disease, it's an internal force that has been violated. ”

Before leaving, he remembered something and said: "In addition to medicine, inputting you with some hot internal force, or taking you to fight a few sets of boxing techniques to dredge and consolidate internal force, can help you recover quickly." ”

I nodded, indicating that I had written it down.

After Astragalus left the house, Tang Shengyuan saw me lying on the bed, still very uneasy, and proposed to Tang Lingshu to stay a few more days until I got better.

Tang Lingshu didn't expect such a thing to happen to me, and said that he was not in a hurry to return to Zizhou.

Little Sesame went back to the room again, ready for the medicinal bath.

So soon, there were only three of us left in the room, Xiao Sesame, Magu and I.

The two of them helped me into the barrel.

Sitting in the water, at first, I didn't feel anything, the temperature of the water was comfortable. But gradually, the water seemed to slowly rise, and it seemed that countless branches had grown, inserted into my skin, burrowed into my veins, and began to spread.

I felt the cold intruder in my body, and it was entwining with the internal forces that had gathered in my body. But when the hot branches appeared and pounced on it like a tiger, it had no choice but to stop and scuffle with these "uninvited guests".

As a result, there was heat and cold, ice and fire in my body at the same time.

The process was painful, the forces of different attributes in my body were colliding, and I could only adjust my breathing. When you close your eyes, it's like you've entered another world. Hot and cold are everywhere, and they react faster than I ever do: head-on, sideways, chasing, and burning.

Sometimes, it's easy for you to get into one character, live in it, and if you're not careful, you forget all about you, your other character.

If Aunt Peony is a curiosity hunter, then Astragalus is my nobleman. The medicated bath he prescribed to me, the feeling of just one time, was enough to wake me up and find another part of me.

Raise your hands, rotate your arms outward, push them to the left, retract them, draw circles in the same direction with your hands, and put your left hand over your right arm, and the acupuncture points are connected. Open your hands, push, receive, exhale, inhale, and use the mantra that you silently recite in your heart.

Ice and fire, such a world, I am very familiar.

A neighing sound, a swarthy horse appeared outside my window, its slender limbs and light steps, one of the best horses in the sweaty horse, it was called Night Black.