books44 Chapter 130: Leaking the water
Chapter 130: Leaking the water
Xue Zhiyu rubbed her temples, yawned slowly, and then looked at the person who came.
Kanan was wearing a fiery red gauze dress, with her beautiful black hair casually scattered behind her. Her amber eyes were filled with joy. She brought in the medicinal herbs in a cloth bag at the door like presenting a treasure and placed it in front of Xue Zhiyu.
Xue Zhiyu didn't expect that Qianqian would come here in person, and there was a bit of surprise on her face. "It's too much trouble for you. I'll go get you a room to rest."
"No, no, I'm not tired at all," Kanan was a little flattered and quickly waved her hand to refuse. She also walked back and forth several times with the bag of herbs to prove that she still had the strength.
After Xue Zhiyu put on her clothes, she casually tied up her hair with a wooden hairpin. There were stars twinkling in her sleepy eyes. Seeing Qianqian's behavior, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It must have been an easy journey to get here. Let's go have breakfast together later."
"Okay, okay," Kanan then put down the cloth bag containing her cell phone, her eyes full of curiosity about everything around her.
Her knowledge of Yan Country only stopped at Zhaoyuan City. It was also her first time in Penang. She didn't expect that there were so many merchants from the Western Regions here. She would often see deep-skinned faces like hers on the streets.
After Xue Zhiyu finished washing up, she untied the cloth bag on the ground. Inside was a lot of green branches and leaves, but this green was not the color of ordinary branches and leaves. The surface of the leaves had a layer of golden luster, and the branches were purple.
She had never seen what Qingyou looked like. When she was about to leave the room, she paused, turned back to look at Kankan who was still looking around, and said, "Kankan, I'm going to go find Master. If you're hungry, I'll ask the waiter to bring up some cakes."
"Okay, okay, I haven't tried the pastries here yet."
Xue Zhiyu nodded slightly, went downstairs and asked the waiter to send some special cakes, then returned upstairs, stood in front of Mu Xingchen's door, knocked on the door and said, "Master, are you there?"
"Well, come in."
Mu Xingchen's low voice came from the door, mixed with a hint of fatigue. He adjusted his breathing, skillfully took out a medicine bottle from his sleeve, poured out two small pills and swallowed them directly.
Xue Zhiyu also heard that something was wrong with Mu Xingchen. It seemed that she had noticed that her master's face was getting paler since last night. Now when she entered Mu Xingchen's room and saw that he seemed to look better, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master, I happen to have Qingyou in my hand, but I don't know if it's real. Can you go over and take a look?"
"Well, let's go."
Mu Xingchen stood up and straightened his sleeves before following Xue Zhiyu out.
Kanan, who was originally lying outside the window looking at the dense forest outside, was happily eating cakes. When she heard footsteps behind her, she turned around to look at the person coming.
When she saw the person behind Xue Zhiyu, she felt that he looked familiar. After finishing the remaining pastry in her mouth, she was stunned for a while before searching for information about this person in her mind.
She had met this man before, and he looked like someone who was not easy to get along with.
Xue Zhiyu picked up the branches and leaves in the bag and placed them on the table. "Master, look, is this Qingyou?"
"Well, this is Qingyou. Because the color of Qingyou's leaves and branches is very obvious, you can recognize it at a glance."
When Xue Zhiyu heard Mu Xingchen's affirmative words, she couldn't help but get excited. But when she thought about the large population of Yuyang County and whether the medicinal materials here were enough, she hung her head like a frost-bitten eggplant.
"Just make it into powder. The amount needed is not much, it's enough to deal with it."
Xue Zhiyu figured it out quickly. Compared to boiling the medicine into a decoction, the amount of powder would not be much, so she volunteered, "Master, I will be responsible for grinding the other herbs in the prescription into powder. After all, we can't wait any longer."
Mu Xingchen nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'll leave it to you."
After Mu Xingchen left, Kanan shouted that she wanted to go too.
Xue Zhiyu saw that Qianqian was looking at her expectantly. She sighed helplessly and said, "We are not going there for fun. You have to be mentally prepared."
"Don't worry, I've seen everything with Nolan!"
Xue Zhiyu didn't say anything else upon seeing this. She went downstairs and ate a few buns, then took Kankan to the carriage and headed quickly towards the bustling town.
Her goal was direct. The carriage stopped in front of a pharmacy and she looked up at the sign opposite the door.
Shenzhilin.
The largest pharmacy in Penang, with plenty of Chinese medicine grinders.
"Miss, are you here for a consultation or..." The shop assistant hadn't finished his words when he saw the face of the visitor, his eyes were full of surprise. Isn't this Princess Kangle? !
Xue Zhiyu quickly stopped him from saying anything, shook her head at him, glanced at the people around her who were already busy in front of the hundred-item cabinet, and said, "I'd like you to help grind these herbs into powder," and then she took out the prescription.
The guy nodded in understanding, "Okay, girl, how many herbs do you want to buy?"
"These are 20 taels each. Except for Qingyou, you don't need them. Grind the others into powder. When can I get them?"
The guy said he would have to go to the backyard to find out, and then he quickly left the pharmacy.
In the inner courtyard, a man in a black robe was holding a folding fan in his hand, fanning himself slowly. His tall and slender figure was as strong as pine and bamboo. He looked friendly as if bathed in a spring breeze, but also revealed a hint of alienation, and no emotion could be seen in his dark eyes.
Under the shade of the tree, spots of light shone on the man through the gaps between the branches and leaves. After listening to what the man next to him said, he couldn't help laughing a few times with a smile on his face.
All the doubts in my heart were answered at this moment.
The man looked at the half-ink Yin Talisman in his hand, and then thought of the person who gave it to him. The smile on his lips deepened, and a little tenderness flowed in his eyes, but it was soon replaced by more complex emotions, even revealing a hint of sadness.
If she remembered everything, how should he face her?
Beitian watched the boss's expression change and couldn't help but frown, but in the end it turned into a sigh. This must be fate.
"Boss, Princess Kangle is outside."
"Hmm? Is it about the Yuyang County incident?"
"That's right. Also traveling with us are Qiyue Medical Saint Mo Family's second young master Mo Chenru, Princess Kangle's master and senior brother. Today, the woman from the Western Regions is here again. She's here to grind medicinal powder."
"Well, I see."
Beitian originally thought that the boss might help, but surprisingly, Qin Yuming just responded faintly and said nothing more.
Here, the clerk quickly glanced at the backyard, then hurried back to the pharmacy, looked at Xue Zhiyu and said, "You can come and get it in about an incense stick of time."
"Okay, thank you for your help. How much silver is it in total?"
"The total is one ounce of silver."
After paying the money, Xue Zhiyu wanted to learn more about the current situation, so she walked out of Shenzhilin with Kankan.
She regretted it now. If she had brought Jun Xian here as well, it would at least save a lot of time.
Xue Zhiyu was muttering to herself. When the two of them walked not far away, the old man who was setting up a stall at the door raised his head and looked over. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, which was very different from his old face. It was his beautiful phoenix eyes.
He had been following him all the way these past few days. There was no other way. After all, he couldn't let that guy find him, so he had to hide his presence in various ways.
It seems that he did listen to what he said last time. Not bad, not bad. This boy is teachable.
On the other hand, a prison cell in the Zhaoyuan City government office accidentally caught fire last night. The guards hurriedly called for people to put out the fire, but it was still a step too late. One of the cells had already been burned to ashes.
When the official reported the matter to the prefect, he was so nervous that he almost jumped out of his throat.
"Can you tell me again which cell was burned?"
"Yes...it's the cell of the second young lady of the Xue family."
The prefect waved his hand to let the messenger go, and stared at the letter in his hand and fell into deep thought.
The official breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved, but fearing that the prefect might go back on his word, he quickly withdrew.
"Master, why did you save Xue Yulu?"
You'er looked at Xue Yulu, who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, in confusion. Then she stared at the man standing beside the bed and asked.
"You'er, you've crossed the line. Back off."
"Yes."
After You'er closed the door, Xue Zihan didn't even look at the person on the bed. He casually sat on the chair by the window and said slowly, "Now that you're awake, stop pretending to be asleep."
Xue Yulu, who had originally closed her eyes, suddenly opened them and turned to look at Xue Zihan. Even though they were siblings from the same father and mother, she and Xue Yumei had been in contact for a long time, and she knew to some extent that the brother in front of her actually had such a dirty mind.
However, this has nothing to do with her. She wishes Xue Zhiyu could experience what it means to be unable to live or die.
Thinking of this, the hostility in her eyes gradually made her face look hideous, like a ghost beast coming out in the dark night to eat people.
"Tell me, why did you save me?"
"Of course it's because you're my sister. How could I leave you alone?" Xue Zihan said sincerely.
Xue Yulu sneered in her heart, but she learned her lesson this time and did not show it. She subconsciously stroked her slightly bulging belly, but what she said again was creepy.
"No matter what your purpose is in saving me, I think we are dealing with the same person..."
Before Xue Yulu could finish, Xue Zihan interrupted and said, "Sister Yulu, what you said is inappropriate. Don't say it again in the future. Just focus on recuperating."
When Xue Zihan stood up and prepared to leave, Xue Yulu said again: "I have a way to make your wish come true, but I need you to agree to one condition afterwards."
No one noticed that after Xue Zihan heard this, a strange look flashed across his eyes, but he still said in a disapproving tone: "Don't say anything more, Sister Yulu should just focus on taking care of the baby."
Looking at Xue Zihan's leaving back, Xue Yulu knew that he had agreed. Looking at her slightly bulging belly, a crazy idea came to her mind.
Xue Zhiyu and Kankan randomly found a teahouse nearby and sat down. This time, they did not sit on the second floor, but chose to sit in a corner on the first floor.
"Hey, can the disease in Yuyang County be cured? This is too scary."
"That's right, and I don't know if it will affect us here."
"Forget it, let's not talk about these troubles. Come on, let's continue drinking tea."
Holding the teacup, Xianxian looked up at Xue Zhiyu who was sitting opposite her. Seeing that she seemed to be thinking about something, she didn't want to interrupt her.
An incense stick of time passed quickly, and the two returned to Shenzhilin to get the ground medicinal powder, and took the carriage back. Xue Zhiyu did not notice that there was a pair of eyes watching her in the alley next to Shenzhilin.
Qin Yuming was conflicted, especially after confirming her identity. His first thought was to be glad that she was still alive, but on the other hand he had more complicated emotions in his heart that he couldn't sort out.
He didn't turn around and leave the alley until the carriage disappeared from his sight.
After returning to the inn, Xue Zhiyu immediately took the ground medicine powder to Mu Xingchen.
"Master, the herbs have been ground into powder. What should we do next?" Xue Zhiyu said as she pushed open the door. Seeing her master pounding Qingyou with a stone mortar, she sat over and imitated Mu Xingchen, dividing the remaining Qingyou into several portions.
"Go get a scale and weigh five grams of each herb."
"Okay, I'll get it right now."
As soon as Xue Zhiyu left, Mu Xingchen lowered his head and looked at Qingyou, and said in a cold voice: "Since you are here, don't hide."
"Tsk, when did you find out?" Xuanji just felt very bored, and waved his sleeves to reveal his whole body. He sat bored on the rocking chair next to him, looking at Mu Xingchen's face as he devotedly pounded the herbs, and continued to speak: "Your aura is too obvious. If I hadn't helped you hide it all the way, do you think you would still sit here so leisurely?"
Mu Xingchen paused what he was doing, turned his head with bitterness in his eyes. It seemed that he didn't have much time left, but fortunately everything was on the original track.
"Ok, I know."
Xuan Ji felt that what he had said before was like hitting cotton. He jumped up in anger and stared at Mu Xingchen who was sitting behind the round table. He found that he was never happy every time he faced Ice Face.
After Mu Xingchen crushed the last bit of Qingyou, there was no ripple in his tone. He put down the stone pestle and looked at Xuan Ji seriously. He knew Xuan Ji's good intentions, but this was his own choice.
When he was about to set up the shield, Xuanji spoke first, "I've already done it."
Mu Xingchen gave up. He sighed, his eyes showing a little more helplessness. "Don't persuade me anymore. If possible, wait for Yu Nie to come out of retreat. He has a medicine that can make people forget forever..."
"That's enough!! Xuan Jing, I'm so disappointed in you. You actually want her to forget you forever. How painful it is for Ling Yu. I'm going to go back to find that guy Yuan Yi to change your fate. Anyway, everything started with him, so it's better not to talk nonsense."
Mu Xingchen shook his head and quickly formed a seal with his fingers to block Xuan Ji's way.
"Don't be impulsive. Even if Yuan Yi hadn't said that, the result would not have changed. You should go back first. She is coming back."
Xuanji also heard the footsteps coming from the door. She snorted coldly, removed the shielding cover, and quickly disappeared from the room, soon without a trace.
Xue Zhiyu pushed open the door and saw that her master had already divided the money. She held a scale in her hand and complained, "I just ran to a wealthy family in the county to borrow one. I almost broke my legs from running so hard."
The woman's fair cheeks were slightly red, and there was a thin layer of sweat on her exposed forehead. It was not known whether it was a problem with her sense of smell, but Mu Xingchen seemed to smell a faint scent of camellia.
He couldn't help but be dazed. It was actually the fragrance of camellia. He hadn't smelled it for a long... long time.