Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 251 Rare Visitor

Once upon a time, these eyes were always smiling.

Like a spring breeze blowing across the surface of Jiangyang Lake, creating ripples and rippling waves.

Later, these eyes changed.

He no longer loves to laugh, and has become calm and distant, often making her afraid to approach him.

She raised her hand with all her strength and stroked his cheek gently, "Brother, will I die? If I die... will I be able to see... Mother..."

Shen Beiqi's back stiffened.

That year, she said something similar when she had an epidemic and a high fever.

He forced a smile and coaxed her softly, "You won't die, because brother can't bear to leave little A'li."

Big tears fell from her eyes, sliding down the corners of her eyes and onto his blue sleeves.

"I don't want to die..." She burst into tears, "I can't bear to leave you..."

"You won't die."

Shen Beiqi's fingertips trembled slightly as he tucked a strand of hair on her forehead that was wet with cold sweat behind her ear, "You are not allowed to die!"

"But...I'm in so much pain..."

She said she was in so much pain and he felt extremely weak.

He was also helpless when his father died.

The feeling of failure and resentment at his own powerlessness was like a mountain pressing down on his shoulders, making it hard for him to breathe.

He hates himself!

He hated himself for not taking her with him to the North! He should have kept her with him all the time, he should have considered it more carefully.

Perhaps, she would not let her suffer this pain, and would not deliberately send him away, for fear that he would see it.

He rested his chin on her shoulder and held her closer.

As she walked along the way, she became thinner day by day.

Even through the clothes, I could still clearly feel her bones.

Like a dead tree in winter, clear and cold.

Faced with her pain, he had no choice but to hold her tightly like this.

Even though he knew very well in his heart that such a stupid method would not relieve her pain in the slightest.

After a long time, her head tilted and she fainted completely.

Miao Yu lived in the next room. After Shen Beiqi called out to her loudly a few times, she hurriedly pushed the door open.

"Weren't you fine just now?"

Miao Yu hurriedly checked Jiang Li's pulse. When he felt her pulse, his expression instantly became solemn. "The poison has already entered her heart. If she is not treated within seven days, she will surely die."

Shen Beiqi did not hesitate. He immediately stood up, picked up the cloak, and wrapped the unconscious Jiang Li.

"This place is not too far from Luozhu. I will hurry there as fast as I can. It doesn't matter if you are late. When you pass the checkpoint, I will greet the local guards and they will not stop you."

After packing up, Shen Beiqi looked at Miao Yu, "Miao Yu, are you sure you can convince your master to treat A'li?"

Miao Yu was very embarrassed. "My master thinks I'm stupid and doesn't even allow me to say that I'm his disciple. How could he change the oath he made thirty years ago just because of a few words from me?"

Shen Beiqi didn't want to embarrass her, so he nodded.

Jiang Li's breath was getting weaker and weaker. Shen Beiqi traveled day and night, and it took only one day to complete the journey that would have taken three days.

When they reached the border of Southern Wu, the city guards came forward to stop him, and he showed his token.

The soldiers guarding the city took one look and immediately opened the fence, saying with a smile, "Sir, are you coming back today? Do you need us to keep the city gate open for you?"

"No need. In a day or two, a woman dressed as a man will arrive and we will all be released then."

"Yes!"

When the sound of horse hooves faded away, another soldier came over and said, "Hey, did you see the woman in his arms? She looks like she won't live long."

"He must have gone to Luozhu to find the Medicine King."

"I think so too."

The soldiers clicked their tongues twice. "He probably doesn't know that Medicine King's wife died in the war between Southern Wu and Luozhu many years ago. She later swore that if she didn't save the people of Southern Wu in this lifetime, it would be in vain if she went there."

Another soldier agreed. "Aren't there many powerful people who have sought out the Medicine King in recent years? I heard that the Gu family of Sizhou offered a million taels of gold, but they still couldn't get the Medicine King to diagnose their illnesses."

This gentleman seems to be a high-ranking official in Jiangdu City.

But Luo Zhu is not Nan Wu after all, so the King of Medicine naturally would not give him this face.

……

Medicine King is very famous in Luozhu, and his residence is very easy to find out.

Shen Beiqi followed the direction pointed by the people of Luozhu and came to the beach.

Seabirds are circling above the blue sky, waves are coming in layers, and the wet and salty air blows on your face.

The sun was shining brightly at the beach. Shen Beiqi squinted his eyes and put a hood on the woman in his arms.

It doesn't look like anyone lives here.

Shen Beiqi was wondering if he had taken the wrong road when he saw an old woman carrying a bamboo basket and with her back slightly bent walking towards him.

Shen Beiqi rode forward, stopped the reins in front of the woman and said, "My wife is seriously ill, so I am sorry that I cannot dismount. Senior, could you tell me where the Medicine King lives?"

After hearing this, the woman pointed to the green mountains not far away and said, "The Medicine King lives on the top of that mountain."

After pointing the way, the woman asked, "Look at your attire, are you from Southern Wu?"

Shen Beiqi nodded, "That's right."

The woman glanced at the pale girl in his arms and couldn't help but persuade him, "My lord, you may not know that the Medicine King has a rule that he will not save people from Southern Wu in this life. In the past, many high-ranking officials in Southern Wu, including the richest man, came to Luozhu to ask the Medicine King to save people, but the Medicine King did not agree."

The implication is very obvious.

It would be a waste of time if you go there, so you might as well turn around and go back to save your effort.

Shen Beiqi lowered his eyes, nodded slightly to the woman in thanks, turned his horse around and headed towards the mountains.

He knew that the King of Medicine had such a rule.

He also knew that ordinary gold, silver and jewelry would not be able to impress the King of Medicine and make him agree to treat Jiang Li.

Pinch the snake at three inches; attack someone by attacking their heart first.

He did have an idea in his mind, but he didn't know whether it was feasible.

If not, what should he do?

Luozhu is much warmer than Linyang, and the weather in November is like spring, with sunny and windy weather.

On both sides of the winding road in the mountains, there are straight and tall green bamboos, like rows of soldiers standing guard.

The mountain breeze is fresh and cold, blowing on the green bamboo, making a rustling sound and creating layers of green waves.

Walking to the end of the mountain road, Shen Beiqi saw the residence of the King of Medicine from afar.

There are three houses in the spacious courtyard surrounded by a wide fence.

Although it is in the mountains, the roof is built high and there is no trace of cowardice.

On the wooden racks in the yard, there were layers of winnowing baskets, on which various medicinal herbs and insects that could be used as medicine, such as scorpions and centipedes, were dried.

"Uu——"

Shen Beiqi pulled the reins and jumped off the horse holding Jiang Li.

The further we walked, the stronger the smell of medicine in the air became.

Under the wisteria trellis in the courtyard, an old man with white hair and beard was lying in a rocking chair, fanning himself leisurely with a palm-leaf fan in his hand.

He casually played with the civet cat at hand with one hand, like an otherworldly sage.

Shen Beiqi had met the Medicine King once and knew that this old man was the Medicine King.

He walked closer holding Jiang Li in his arms and shouted across the fence, "Junior Shen Beiqi, begging to see Senior Miao."

The title of Medicine King is known throughout the countries. After all, he single-handedly led the entire Luozhu drug manufacturing and selling industry.

But only a few people know that his last name is Miao.

Luo Zhu's surname is Miao.

The rocking of the rocking chair stopped.

The King of Medicine showed half of his face from behind the chair and looked towards the door.

Outside the fence stood a handsome young man, looking exhausted, holding a woman in his arms, who looked very ill.

Yao Wang still has an impression of this face. After all, there are many good-looking people, but it is rare to find one as good-looking as this one.

However, it's just that he's old. If he were still young, this guy would have to stand aside in front of him.

"Lord Shen is such a rare guest!" Medicine King said as he waved a palm-leaf fan and walked towards Shen Beiqi.