Observing Liang Xiao chatting and laughing, Yue Lian fell into deep thought.
The young master she served day and night had become somewhat both strange and familiar.
Snapping back to reality, Yue Lian's eyes welled up with tears, blaming herself, "Young Master must have his own plans. How could I add to his troubles..."
Liang Xiao was her only reliance, her only concern, the young master she never wished to leave for all eternity, ever since he picked her up from the refugee camp as a child.
Ding Wuyi reminded, "Young Master Liang, you should go back and rest first. Pingling just told me that the Medical Sage is preparing to send his best disciple to return to the capital with you. The person has already arrived at the foot of the mountain. You should make a good impression on them."
Liang Xiao agreed and led Luo Qingxue and Yue Lian back to the room.
Jian Qinwan, holding Little Douya'er, sat sadly on the stone chair. She saw Liang Xiao turn to look at her.
"Bodhisattva, the wind is strong outside. Why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
Jian Qinwan turned her head away with a look of disdain, "Hmph! No need!"
Liang Xiao said no more and went back into the room to lie down.
"I wonder who the Medical Sage will send as the Young Master's private physician. Will they be more skilled than that old army doctor from Yanzhou and the imperial physicians in the palace?" Yue Lian worried.
Luo Qingxue smiled, "Before you two returned, I faintly heard Commander Ding and Great Hero Du talking. They said it was the Medical Sage's relative, who received the Medical Sage's true teachings and is highly skilled in medicine, known as the Divine Doctor Hua... ah, what was his name?"
Liang Xiao's eyes lit up, "Could it be Hua Tuo?"
"You know him?" Luo Qingxue was startled.
Just as Liang Xiao was about to answer, he heard hearty laughter from outside.
"What Hua Tuo! Hua doesn't know him!"
The three looked towards the sound. It was a burly man with a dark complexion and a thick, bushy beard, looking like a brute. He was carrying a medicine chest.
Seeing the medicine chest in his hand, Luo Qingxue's eyelids twitched, and she exclaimed, "Sir, are you the Divine Doctor sent by the Medical Sage?"
"Precisely!" The big man nodded with a smile, placed the medicine chest on the table, and examined Liang Xiao, who was lying on the bed.
"I am, the Divine Doctor Hua Xiong!"
Liang Xiao immediately sat up from the bed, his mind blank.
"Hua Xiong? Hua Xiong from Sishui Pass?" Liang Xiao was vigilant.
"Marquis An Guo actually knows that Hua lives outside Sishui Pass?" Hua Xiong seemed flattered and nodded repeatedly, "Indeed! Hua received a message from his aunt and rushed here from outside Sishui Pass with his wife."
Liang Xiao's eyebrows twitched, and he looked towards the door.
Is this guy really a divine doctor? Are you sure he's not an enemy sneaking in?
Have Ding Wuyi and Jian Qinwan already been eliminated by the enemy?
"This is my eldest cousin. He studied medicine with my mother. His medical skills are exquisite. He looks like a rough man, but he's actually more meticulous and thoughtful than anyone else." Jian Qinwan finally walked in from the door and introduced Hua Xiong.
"Little sister, don't praise your elder brother too much!"
Hua Xiong rubbed the back of his head and chuckled foolishly, "Don't worry, although Hua is not talented, the people of Sishui Pass still respectfully call me 'Divine Doctor.' Before Marquis An Guo is fully recovered, I will take good care of him!"
Only then did Liang Xiao relax, picked up the hot water from the table, and drank it.
He had been startled by the name Divine Doctor Hua Xiong and needed to calm his nerves.
He also contemplated how to lure Hua Xiong away to be his personal military doctor in the future.
Hua Xiong picked up the medicine packets and examined them, nodding slightly, "Compared to my aunt, Hua's medical skills are indeed inferior, but I still have confidence in taking care of Marquis An Guo."
Luo Qingxue and Yue Lian were both surprised and delighted.
A divine doctor!
To have such a title, he must be at least at the level of an imperial physician in the palace, right?
However, Liang Xiao's reaction just now was a bit strange, which also surprised them.
Just then, another figure walked in and said with a smile, "Husband, is this the Marquis An Guo you've been thinking about so much?"
Everyone looked closely and saw an extremely plump woman in black, weighing about seventy-five kilograms.
"Sister-in-law!" Jian Qinwan greeted her happily.
Hua Xiong looked at his wife dotingly, held her hand, and introduced her to Liang Xiao, "Marquis An Guo, this is Hua's humble wife, Pan Feng."
Liang Xiao, who was drinking water, spat it out onto the ground, his hand holding the cup trembling slightly.
Pan Feng???
This is a couple? Are you sure you're not playing with me?
"Marquis An Guo, what's wrong..." The couple looked embarrassed.
"Sor-sorry, I lost my composure." Liang Xiao smiled sheepishly, feeling helpless.
Hua Xiong and Pan Feng, what a combination!
But then Liang Xiao thought, a woman named Feng, it seems perfectly fine...
Luo Qingxue quickly bowed to the couple, "I apologize. Liang Xiao was just momentarily excited. We're overjoyed."
Yue Lian covered her mouth and chuckled, "The Young Master rarely loses his composure like this. It seems the reputation of the Divine Doctor is truly thunderous!"
The couple beamed, "Not at all, not at all..."
Jian Qinwan looked at Liang Xiao, a half-smile on her face, "Tch, what a fuss over nothing!"
Finally, seeing Liang Xiao in such an awkward situation made Jian Qinwan feel exceptionally happy. She secretly plotted.
It seems I, this young lady, also need to make him more flustered...
Facing Liang Xiao, she finally found a way to make herself feel happy, and Jian Qinwan felt her inner melancholy vanish.
Just you wait, I haven't settled my score with you yet!
Recalling the scene of her first meeting with Liang Xiao, Jian Qinwan's face flushed again, and she felt shy and angry.
Looking at the loving couple, Liang Xiao said with a dry cough, "I will trouble the Divine Doctor to take care of me from now on."
"It is my duty!"
Hua Xiong nodded continuously, his expression respectful, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "To establish the heart for the world, to foster life for the people, to continue the lost learning for the past sages, and to bring peace to all generations! When Hua heard these words that day, tears streamed down my face uncontrollably! Later, when His Majesty announced it to the world, everyone realized it came from the mouth of Marquis An Guo!"
Pan Feng also praised, "My husband initially had some doubts upon receiving his aunt's letter, but after reading it, he resolutely packed his belongings and rushed to Tianshan. My aunt was right! As long as Marquis An Guo lives, the common people of the world can live better lives, which is more meaningful than saving thousands of people!"
Liang Xiao repeatedly said, "You flatter me."
Hua Xiong merely advised Liang Xiao to rest well and avoid strenuous exercise, then left with Pan Feng.
Jian Qinwan hesitated for a moment, holding Little Douya'er, and turned to leave.
"Bodhisattva, thank you both."
Hearing Liang Xiao's grateful words, Jian Qinwan stopped.
"My cousin and his wife are honest and kind people. They are nearly forty and have no children. If you have any dissatisfaction with me in the future, just come to me. You are not allowed to vent your anger on them..."
Upon hearing this, Liang Xiao responded solemnly, "I, Liang Xiao, would not dare to let good people suffer a loss."
"Oh!" Jian Qinwan finally breathed a sigh of relief and left with complex emotions.
Luo Qingxue watched Jian Qinwan's retreating figure with a complicated expression.
"Have the assassins not been found yet?"
Two days later, Du Pingling looked at his junior disciples with a bitter smile.
They all nodded in shame.
Ding Wuyi sighed, "Tianshan is too vast, and there are no wolves or tigers to eat people. If you can't find anyone, it means the enemy knows the terrain of Tianshan like the back of their hand. We will escort Young Master Liang back to the capital tomorrow. His Majesty must be eagerly awaiting him... Everyone, please be sure to protect the Medical Sage and his party. You must not let your guard down!"
Du Pingling nodded continuously and repeatedly said, "I am ashamed!"
In the darkness of the night, in a civilian house in a mountain village, Hu Yan Jialuo glared at Zuo Wushang and roared, "Zuo Wushang, didn't you guarantee it was a sure thing? Why have we lost twelve elites again! Give this general and Prince Zuo Xian an explanation!"