vrcanaries Chapter 215 Delivering Medicine
Chapter 215 Delivering Medicine
Nianyao followed Gelang with her head down.
As he led the way, Grand asked, "Zhuoli, how did your lip get cut?"
Nianyao touched her lips, cursing inwardly, "That damned bastard Luo An, doesn't he know how to give me any face?"
Nianyao shook her head, sighed deeply, and looked sad, as if she had something difficult to say.
Grand didn't press the matter further, thinking to himself, "The way a miracle doctor treats and saves lives is probably different from that of an ordinary doctor."
Luo An stood behind the door until there was no sound outside before walking to the table and then to the bed. The bed seemed to still retain the warmth and scent of Nian Yao's lovemaking.
Luo An rubbed his face against the pillow, a smile unconsciously spreading across his face. He touched the corner of his lips, slightly startled: It had been so long since he'd smiled! He thought he'd forgotten how to smile again.
At first, there were people on guard day and night at the camp. After Batu tested him several times and confirmed that he was a doctor who did not know martial arts, the guards at the gate were removed.
However, they still couldn't move around freely, much less leave their tents. Wherever they went, armed guards followed, ostensibly for protection, but in reality for surveillance.
Luo An was law-abiding and spent his days reading and brewing medicine. He stayed in his tent for several months and rarely went out.
As time went on, the guards stopped paying attention to him: the cold-faced doctor who spent his days studying medical books couldn't cause any trouble!
As usual, under the cover of night, Luo An changed into black clothes, covered himself with a black veil, and went out. He nestled outside the cooks' tent, blending into the night, listening to the cooks drink, boast, and chat, and learned everything clearly.
He was supposed to discuss leaving the northern desert with Luo An, but...
How foolish! You can't even tell what's important and what's urgent!
Nianyao cursed Luo An a hundred times in her heart, and said viciously: "Lust is a knife above one's head... a knife... a knife... a knife..."
Lizhu came over with a wine jug and asked curiously, "Brother Zhuoli, what kind of knife is that? Is it fun?"
Nianyao replied listlessly, "Fun... Ah, not fun..."
Li Zhu blinked her big eyes and pressed on, "Is it fun or not?"
Nianyao looked at the wine in her hand: "It's not fun. Lizhu, I've given up drinking, I won't drink anymore."
Li Zhu said, "Why? Doesn't it taste good? This is my newly researched Cordyceps Pearl Snake Gallbladder Wine..."
Nianyao interrupted her: "Drinking leads to trouble. I fell asleep on the ranch after drinking yesterday, and the cows almost ran away... I'm leaving now, going to count the cows..."
Lizhu called out, "Brother Zhuoli..."
Nianyao pretended not to hear, turned around and mounted her horse without looking back, and rode away.
She tossed and turned all night, unable to fall asleep. When she woke up the next day, it was already broad daylight. Nianyao jumped out of bed and rushed out the door, almost bumping into Gelangniang.
Grandma was very worried: "Zhuoli, you're finally awake? Alang said you had an upset stomach yesterday and must not have slept well last night, so he specifically told me not to wake you."
Nianyao asked, "He's gone?"
Grandma said, "His uncle is coming back today. Go with him. You can rest assured."
Nianyao wanted to slap herself a few times. She touched her face and grimaced.
Grandma asked with concern, "Are you still feeling unwell?"
Nianyao quickly shook her head: "Auntie, I'm going to herd the cattle."
Seeing Nian Yao rush out like a bird, Gelangniang exclaimed, "This young man is really diligent."
Nianyao lay on the grass, staring blankly at the clouds in the sky. Slowly, the clouds transformed into Luo An's face.
It will be difficult to meet again. Nianyao was very worried and muttered, "Serves you right for courting death, now look what happened."
"Zhuoli Zhuoli..." Grang's voice came from afar.
Nianyao stood up and waved to him: "I'm here."
Grand rode over and handed her a porcelain bottle, his voice full of surprise: "Look, what did I bring you?"
Nianyao opened the porcelain bottle, and the smell of medicine wafted out.
Grand said, "That miracle doctor gave it to me."
That miracle doctor? Luo An? Nianyao quickly asked, "What did he say?"
Grand said, "He didn't say anything."
Seeing that Nianyao seemed unconvinced, Grang explained, "The miracle doctor really didn't say anything. He just gave me the medicine bottle and left. I didn't even have time to thank him. Miracle doctors are often eccentric; I'm used to it."
You got used to it after only seeing it twice? It took her several years to get used to it.
Nianyao said, "You get used to it really quickly."
Grand took Nian Yao's praise as an exaggeration and proudly replied, "Of course! Who do you think I am!"
Nianyao asked, "How do you know it's for me? What if you give it to the wrong person?"
Why pretend to be mute? Why don't you say something? What if this medicine bottle contains some kind of secret and falls into someone else's hands?
Unaware of Nianyao's thoughts, Grang continued, "Who else could it be but you? I heard that the divine doctor only treats the Khan. You are truly blessed."
Nianyao rolled her eyes at him: "A doctor should have a benevolent heart, but he should also be selective about who he treats. What kind of doctor are you?"
Grand said, "Great minds think alike. I think the same way as you. I originally had a problem with that miracle doctor, but he was willing to treat you yesterday and even brought you medicine today. His medical skills are also superb. I think he is quite responsible."
Nianyao said, "If the doctor doesn't take responsibility, isn't that just treating human life like dirt?"
Grand said, "That makes sense. He did save your life, so why do you still have a problem with him?"
Nianyao was seething with anger: "Didn't the cook say he was unwilling to save me at first? It was only after he knelt down and begged me that he agreed. If it weren't for him, I would have been dead long ago. A person who refuses to help someone in distress doesn't deserve to be a doctor."
Nianyao turned and left, with Grang following behind her, nodding in agreement: "That makes sense."
There were three dark brown pills in the medicine bottle, and nothing else.
Nianyao examined the medicine bottle from all angles, even poking around with chopsticks to make sure there was nothing inside; the white porcelain bottle was spotless.
Nianyao looked at the pills and patted her head. Luo An was such a dimwit; how could she possibly understand what they meant?
Three: Three days? Three months? Three miles?
Brownish-black: When it gets dark?
"If only Qin Jiu or Nan Fei were here," Nian Yao sighed, muttering to herself, "Teamwork, you only realize how lacking it is when you need it."
Luo An took her pulse yesterday and diagnosed her with something. She should still take the medicine he gave her, right?
After all, all that effort shouldn't be wasted! His medical ethics may be lacking, but his medical skills are undeniable.
Nianyao thought to herself, pouring the medicine into her palm, somewhat troubled: she disliked taking medicine the most! How could she swallow such a big pill?
Besides, how many times a day should you take it? How many pills should you take at a time? You can't possibly eat them all at once, can you?
Nianyao picked up and put down the three pills one after another, struggled for a while, and then poured a bowl of hot water: "Let's make some water and drink it!"
Nianyao picked up a pill and was about to throw it into the bowl when she suddenly realized something was wrong: the three pills seemed to weigh different amounts.
She has been fishing and catching shrimp for many years, and over time she has developed a feel for it. She can tell the approximate weight just by grabbing a handful, and sometimes she doesn't need to weigh it and still makes no mistakes.
Nianyao picked up the three pills again and put them down, suddenly realizing what had happened. She flattened each pill and rubbed them with her hands, and sure enough, she saw a small note hidden in one of the pills.