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Volume 2 | The Raging Wind Does Not Stop

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He had not seen Gu Yun in more than four years. His longing and desire to meet had piled up into a mountain, he could not help feeling afraid every time he looked at him, for he was afraid that a mountain of desire would collapse even if only with a slight gust of breeze.

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Chen Qing Xu complained once, but there was no trace of anger on his face. He seemed to have long been accustomed to having uninvited guests enter his home.

He entered to put the potion in his hand, then saluted the stranger who came with Chang Geng, “My name is Chen, I’m a doctor from the martial world.”

Although he claimed to come from the martial world, but his behavior came from a woman from a prestigious family. He did not smile, his expression icy cold. The woman could not help feeling stiff, she was not good at talking, after a while, she only managed to say hello back by bowing deeply.

Chen Qing Xu glanced at Chang Geng, who was using a needle and said, “He can be considered half my student. He cannot raise someone, but he can handle ordinary illnesses well, this sister please rest assured.”

One could not know her age from her appearance, but she was dressed like a young woman, the little soldier’s heart began to beat like a drum.

His Majesty has directly entered the room of an unmarried woman without greetings. Even if that woman is a doctor … still, is that appropriate? And with his actions that seemed too familiar, who knew how many times he had come here?

If this is the capital, in certain households who pay great attention to manners, even when a husband and wife want to meet each other only, they must send a servant to announce it first.

Even though she is a woman from the martial world who doesn’t care much about trivial modesty …

This was the first time the little soldier had followed Chang Geng, he was constantly speculating about the relationship between this strange woman and His Majesty, he could not imagine how angry Gu Yun would be if he came to know this. His heart reached its boiling point, he could not think of the right way to report this to Marshal, almost making him cry.

During their conversation, the old man who was lying in bed coughed several times then came to his senses.

Chang Geng didn’t mind the dirtiness, taking a spittoon from the side to help him spit.

The woman was very happy, constantly expressing her endless gratitude. Chen Qing Xu gave Chang Geng a hand towel and instructed, “You must write a recipe, I will give him an examination.”

He spoke softly, but his sentence seemed to resemble a command. Chang Geng didn’t oppose him either, he opened the paper, pondered for a moment, then wrote down the recipe.

The little soldier’s eyes almost jumped out as he watched. When he was with Gu Yun, he had heard Marshal mention it more than once, that His Majesty had grown up, he could not manage it anymore 一 but it was clear that he behaved better than the children at school, not at all resembling a child who fought with the Marquis at a young age.

His mind in chaos would be confused when Chen Qing Xu had started a conversation with that woman.

Seeing that the patient’s condition has improved, the woman becomes much more relaxed. Only after speaking did they discover that this came from the implementation of the puppet farming project. Local people no longer own land to do agricultural work, even though the imperial court has issued regulations prohibiting landlords from persecuting tenants and farmers, but after a long period of time, who still wants to feed a group of lazy gangs?

Arrears and shortages are also common. Those who have farm dolls are becoming increasingly annoyed. Then, farmers, mechanics, small business owners and landlords, each divided into different factions, each felt that they were at a disadvantage, and gradually began to antagonize the other party.

The woman’s husband refused to sit idle at home and was used by others to vent their anger, so he went south to find work together with his fellow countrymen. Unexpectedly, there has been no news from him since his departure.

His parents-in-law are sick, children are young and unreliable. The village doctor moved immediately, because he was bored because of the lack of things to do. She now has no choice but to carry her husband’s father and travel far to find a different doctor.

Chen Qing Xu frowned when he heard this, “South? South has just experienced a big flood this year. Disasters are still not stable, how can people find work?”

The woman was astonished; After spending his entire life in the mountain village, apart from the one hectare of land in front of his house, he did not know that there was another place in the world, or what the concept of this place was.

Chang Geng, who was writing the recipe, asked him, “Will you be able to accept the quota sent down this year?”

Hearing this question, the woman looked at the sick old man and lay on the bed and sadly said, “To be honest, we haven’t received it. I … I’m this age, I didn’t expect to come to fight at their door. Luckily, food prices this year are quite low, there are still some savings in the family, so we can go out to buy a little. “

Even though he said this, Chang Geng knew that these people had worked as farmers for generations, they were not accustomed to spending money. Every expense was like a knife piercing their hearts, otherwise why would he choose to carry his father-in-law to take a step-by-step journey and not ask for a cart?

Chen Qing Xu, “Are there public properties from the imperial court? I heard that when public property finishes paying to the national treasury every year, after being assigned to officials, the rest will be distributed among ordinary people.”

The woman smiled bitterly, “Our land cannot be used for planting, the place has been abandoned for two years.”

Chang Geng, “How come? Is it because of his bad condition?”

The woman said, “I heard it because it was near an official’s home. The district judge wanted to use the land to build a temple, but for some reason, the people above refused it. The two sides went back and forth, in the end, not an agreement was made about what to do with the land. Since then the land has been left empty. “

As soon as this statement came out, the three people in the room were silent.

“Three parts of a mountain and six parts of a river, they can only have one field, but that is also wasted like this,” Chen Qing Xu sighed, “These people really are …”

Chang Geng doesn’t talk, nobody knows what he is thinking. He quickly wrote a recipe and handed it to Chen Qing Xu for him to check, “Mm, no problem with this recipe 一 Sister please come with me, I have some common medicines here, no need to buy more.”

He then led the woman who continually expressed her gratitude to the back room to take medicine.

Seeing his departure, the young man from the Black Iron Camp immediately felt relieved and slowly came in front of Chang Geng. He didn’t say a word, just quietly followed him, whatever Chang Geng wanted to do, he would roll up his sleeve and go to do it first.

It only took a few moments for him to tidy up the pen and paper. He finally succeeded in issuing the first sentence, his voice sounding stiff, “Young master is very familiar with this place.”

Chang Geng replied, “Um, I often stay here every time I travel to Sichuan.”

What! A single man and a single woman!

The little soldier’s face turned red, suddenly realizing that his job was the most important thing. If he doesn’t explain the problem, maybe when he returns, the Marquis will even cut it into spittles too.

Chang Geng saw his expression that looked as if he had been struck by lightning, only now that he understood what he was thinking, he quickly said with a smile, “Where is your mind flowing? This is indeed Miss Chen’s house, but she is often absent for most of the time. This house is usually left empty.

“Friends from the martial world, anyone traveling to this area can rest here for a few days. If by chance he is also at home, the women can stay, but the men will go to look for another place. This time I intend brought you here to rest for two days, but since he has returned, we both have to go look for lodging. “

The little soldier’s heart first felt relieved, thinking to himself, ‘Ah.’

However, before he could really relax, he immediately became tense again. The little warrior thought sadly, ‘Even though he is the Fourth Prince, he must save a little lodging money this way …’

Seeing Chang Geng’s old robes, the young man couldn’t help saying, “If Mar 一 Master knows that the young master is having a difficult day like this in the outside world, he will feel very sad.”

He is not good at talking, he is better at acting than in words, so when he occasionally talks about things like this, he makes them feel more sincere.

Chang Geng’s heart felt heavy, for a moment he could not answer it.

At this moment, Chen Qing Xu had finished taking the medicine for that woman, as she took it out, Chen Qing Xu glanced at Chang Geng’s face and frowned, “Stay calm, what did I tell you?”

Chang Geng returned to his senses, giving a bitter smile.

Chen Qing Xu is his half-teacher, this is true.

Two years ago, teacher Chang Geng had learned about Bone of Impurity during one of his attacks. The secret that only heaven knows and itself finally has another way out.

His teacher said that he did not have good knowledge in medicine, so he took him to many places, and finally, in the east, they managed to find Chen Qing Xu.

It is unfortunate that Bone of Impurity is the secret of the Northern Witch, even Doctor Chen with his extensive knowledge in the medical field was temporarily unable to find a cure. He could only prescribe a sedative to help him stay calm as he slowly did the research.

During this period, Chang Geng came to ask him about Gu Yun’s affairs, he used a spinning method to ask, “Miss Chen, is there a type of person in this world whose eyes and ears sometimes work but sometimes not?”

Chen Qing Xu certainly knew what he meant, but this was not the place to talk, he just answered, “Yes.”

Chang Geng asked again, “Then what type can be alleviated with medicine and what type cannot?”

Chen Qing Xu replied, “There is no way to be alleviated if a person is naturally born with it. The damage seen due to injury as an adult needs to be assessed on a case-by-case basis. It may still be possible to be alleviated for poisoned people.”

He assumed that when Chang Geng asked indirectly like this, he would then ask directly about the Gu Yun case, but Chang Geng did not. He realized that he seemed to have underestimated the intelligence and sharpness of this boy.

After hearing this, Chang Geng only remained silent for a long time, then in the end, begged him to accept him as his student.

The Chen family has many generations of doctors, they pay great attention to their rules of behavior, but not at the same time, family teaching has only one sentence ‘practice of medicine to save lives’, unlike the eccentric ‘god-like doctor’ in the story, those who sort and choose, only accept patients with incurable diseases 一 such practice will be dismissed from the family.

He has treated serious injuries, severe illnesses to unusual toxins, common colds suffered by children or women who have difficulty giving birth, he will be happy to accept them.

Of course, he did not treat his knowledge as a kind of treasure that he kept only for himself. There is no rule stating that ‘family’ knowledge cannot be passed on to outsiders either. If someone asks, he will teach them. But Miss Chen once said that she had not graduated, and she did not dare to accept students, so she could only be considered half a teacher.

Chen’s family home is in Taiyuan. Generally, around autumn and winter, Chen Qing Xu usually does not live in the south. Chang Geng assumed because the woman was still in Sichuan right now, there must be another business. He pulled out his pocket, gave the young soldier some money to call the cart to bring the old woman and man back to their home.

How could the young soldier dare to receive money from the very poor Fourth Prince? After refusing several times, he hurriedly ran away.

With all the strangers left, Chen Qing Xu then took out a bag, “What a coincidence to be able to meet you here, this is a new sedative that I made, try it.”

Chang Geng thanked him, took a little to put in his pocket, then carefully saved the rest.

Chen Qing Xu accidentally saw the bag, his eyes immediately brightened. He saw that there were no complicated and dizzying embroidery designs like ‘mandarin ducks in the lake’ or ‘flying butterflies’ and the like.

There is only a layer of clean silk inside, the outside is covered by skin that has been crushed into a thin and soft layer. Around the surface there are small patterns carved by a knife, resembling an iron wristband, with many gears connected together, the tip also shows a blade that looks as if it is about to fly out, very detailed and well made.

Chen Qing Xu praised, “Where did you get this bag? It looks very unique.”

Chang Geng, “I made it myself, do you want it?”

Chen Qing Xu, “…….”

Doctor Chen, who could remain calm even in the presence of thousands of troops, at this moment, could not help feeling shocked.

“It’s very durable,” Chang Geng declared. “Ah yes, I haven’t asked you yet, the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, why are you still in Sichuan?”

“The Marquis of Order will travel south, across Sichuan, he has asked to meet me here,” Chen Qing Xu said. “Why, don’t you know?”

Chang Geng, “……”

The fengshui circle is constantly changing, this time, people who are shocked have switched.

Chang Geng only managed to find his voice again after a long time through the remaining sedative scent, “No, I don’t know, my Yifu … why did he go to the South?”

Chen Qing Xu did not understand, “Departing from the Northwest Marquis was of course due to his military affairs. I could only have this opportunity to say a few words to him thanks to the names of my ancestors, he did not tell me what business he did.”

Chang Geng, “But the little brother from the Black Iron Camp told me that he will be returning in the new year …”

Chen Qing Xu became even more confused when he heard this, “We haven’t even reached the Double Ninth Festival⭐, has the Marquis returned for the new year or not, is this related to where he is now?”

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The Ninth Double Festival / Yang Festival, celebrated on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month.
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Chang Geng, “……”

He was lost for words for a moment, then finally could not help laughing. Thinking about it, only people who were so excited but so scared at the same time as him would consider three or four months long to be nothing.

“I thought you came here because you know about this. It turns out it was just a coincidence,” Chen Qing Xu said. “He has stated in his letter that he will arrive in a few days. If you are not in a hurry, it would be better to wait for him too.”

Chang Geng absentmindedly made a sound in response, his mind already drifting thousands of miles away.

“Chang Geng, Chang Geng!” Chen Qing Xu leaned closer to his ear and exclaimed, only then did Chang Geng finally get back to his senses.

Chen Qing Xu said very seriously, “I have told you before if it is not the antidote itself, any other formula that helps soothe the nerves can only function as an aid.

“Bone of Impurity first forbids anxiety, every thought lost in your heart will become food for poison. Today, in just a short amount of time, your mind has spread twice, in the end, what really happened?”

Chang Geng answered with ‘very embarrassing’, then lowered his eyes. Not wanting to discuss this topic further, he naturally shifted the conversation towards the recipe he had just made.

He thought, Chen Qing Xu had traveled all over the country, healed countless wounds caused by knives and swords on human flesh, countless long-term severe illnesses, but could he know how to heal someone’s heart?

Shortly thereafter, the soldiers from the Black Iron Camp who sent the patients home rushed back. Seeing Chang Geng not disappearing and leaving, he immediately felt relieved.

Chang Geng borrowed several copies of ‘Classical Pharmacy’, said goodbye to Chen Qing Xu, then brought the little soldier to rest at an inn from a nearby town.

Autumn crickets and insects sound very much alive, and with the silence of the night, they become more noisy.

Chang Geng placed the newly made sedative next to his pillow, feeling that Ms. Chen’s new medicine was not very good. Not only did the drug not calm, but it also caused him to feel more awake. Because he could not fall asleep, he rose in the middle of the night to turn on the light and start reading.

After burning one bowl of lamp oil and completing two and a half of three copies of ‘Classic Pharmacy’, time was ready to reach the light of dawn, but he still could not sleep.

It felt as if there was a golden box in his chest, spitting out white steam as he continued to burn the groundless Ziliujin mine.

Regardless of how Chang Geng repeatedly told himself to remain calm for tens of thousands of times in his heart, how he intended to treat Gu Yun who would soon arrive with a normal mind, even when he forced himself not to imagine how this would change 一 anyway of course, enthusiasm and anxiety merge into one and continue to wrap his bones, every minute and every second, slicing his heart with tendrils covered in sharp thorns, hurting and hurting. Even cheating himself proved useless.

Early the next morning, Chang Geng stopped the young soldiers from the Black Iron Camp “Little brother, usually if you want to travel south, crossing Sichuan to Xinjiang, what route will you take?”

The sergeant replied, “If it is for official business, we will certainly take the official route. Another opportunity can be planned according to our needs for convenience, I cannot say for sure, maybe even to pass through the valley path.”

Chang Geng nodded silently.

After a short time, the little soldier was stunned to discover that Chang Geng had actually changed the tattered robe he wore when traveling to the martial world with a new set of clothes. Although it did not look very luxurious, but the clothes were very beautiful, vaguely giving off an aura that said that if the wearer was not a nobleman, then they must be very rich people.

Chang Geng had transformed from a poor student into a true young master, the attitude of the innkeeper towards him could not be more respectful than before.

Exactly like that, he put on his young master’s clothes and went riding on the official road every day. Nobody knows whether he is waiting for someone, or holding an exhibition.

The clothes of the young master cannot help but become dirty, when he returns after a day, they will be covered with a layer of dust. Chang Geng refused to bother the others, he would then wash them himself thoroughly. There is no other choice 一 because there are only two sets of ‘clothes young master’. If he doesn’t work hard, there won’t be any other clothes to wear.

Every day when Chang Geng rides his horse, there is always a thought in his mind, ‘Maybe I should go.’

He had not seen Gu Yun in more than four years. His longing and desire to meet had piled up into a mountain, he could not hold back his fear every time he looked at him, for he was afraid that the mountain of desire would collapse even if only with a slight gust of breeze.

He wanted to run, but he could not bear to run, fighting every day with himself in his heart, but before the conclusion was made, he had arrived on the official road. Chang Geng could only go with the flow, spending all day breathing in the wind and eating the sand surrounding the area, but not even a rabbit appeared. When he returned at night, there was only one thought in his mind, ‘I will check tomorrow morning then run for my life.’

However, the next morning, he would take back his words and return to the official road again.

Chang Geng has lived in this madness for the past four to five days. Towards the evening of the fifth day, when he turned his horse to return to the inn, he saw the sun setting in the west, coloring the sky with a blood red color, very beautiful. He could not stop himself from slowing down, letting his horse eat the grass while walking. He recalled his actions in the past few days and felt that he did not know whether to laugh or cry, ‘If Liao Ran knew about this, maybe she would laugh until her teeth fell out.’

At this moment, Chang Geng suddenly heard the sound of a horse tread behind him. There seemed to be a team of riders passing by, he turned to get out of their way, but when he unconsciously looked back, there were a number of big and strong horses that jumped forward and closed the distance in the blink of an eye, there was a carriage behind them.

From a distance, the cavalry was wearing normal clothes, looking very similar to other travelers who were in a hurry. But no one knew why, Chang Geng’s heart suddenly began to beat faster.

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