Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

It is said that after Wu Ciyou jumped into the water, he drank the icy river water and soon froze to death. In the drowsy state, he seemed to feel that he was still sleeping on the boat, and he slept warmly and comfortably. The boat was gently rocking with the waves, and bursts of medicinal fragrance wafted from the bow.He woke up!opened his eyes. Outside the cabin, the sun is shining brightly, and the sound of the bow and oars is loud.Ah, sure enough, back on the boat.However, the domineering Huangfu Baozhu disappeared, as did the sinister beard.Sitting beside the bed is a handsome young man, who is he?Why can't I remember it?

"Mr. Wu, you're awake. I'm really scared. Qinghouer, come on, come and see, sir has woken up." Qing Hou'er, ah, it was the child saved by brother Yuliang and I, so this young man is my little brother Li Yuliang... Yes, it is him, it is him! "Little brother, is it really you? Why are we together again? Is this in a dream? Am I still alive?" Yuliang couldn't help being both happy and sad, sobbing and said, "Brother, Mr. Wu, you are alive, you are alive. I am your little brother Yuliang, look, this is the green monkey." "Green monkey?"

"Hey, sir, you're awake! We've been in such a panic these past few days. We rescued you from the water, and you haven't opened your eyes for three days and three nights!" "Ah, I remembered, I was kidnapped by Wu Sangui's guards. They wanted to take me to Wuhua Mountain, and I threw myself into the water. How could it be such a coincidence that I was rescued by the two of you?" "Brother, I, I'm sorry, I didn't protect you well. I was plotted against by them. Thanks to Xiao Qinghou's familiarity, I found out the whereabouts of Huangfu Baozhu. I followed all the way and rescued you. Just happened to catch up with senior brother."

"Brother, who?" "Hu Gongshan!" "Ah, is it Daoist Hu Gongshan? Are you his junior? Is he here too?" "No, senior brother is in a hurry. He left you some medicine, so he rushed to Shan Yanzhou. Fortunately, we are going there too, and we will meet in a few days." The green monkey came up holding the medicine bowl: "Sir, you should take the medicine first." Saying that, he handed the medicine bowl to Yuliang, climbed onto the head of the bed, and helped Wu Ciyou up.Yuliang used a silver spoon to feed Wu Ciyou the medicine bit by bit.When her slender hands stretched out in front of her, Wu Ciyou's heart moved: Well, these are clearly a pair of girls' hands. She is dressed as a scholar now, but she is Hu Gongshan's junior.So, is she also a Taoist priest?Well, could it be that she is the Daoist Yun Hongliang mentioned by Huangfu Baozhu? "

Li Yuliang noticed that Wu Ciyou's expression was hesitant, thinking that he had just woken up and was out of energy.After he finished taking the medicine, he helped him to lie down again, carefully tucked the corner of the quilt, and said softly: "Brother, you just recovered, don't talk too much, go to sleep at ease. I'll make some porridge for you .” Three days later, the ship came near Yanzhou.The canal here is blocked by sand, and the boat cannot pass.After paying the boat fare, Yuliang and Qing Houer helped Wu Ciyou get off the boat and stayed in an inn outside the city.Unexpectedly, Wu Ciyou was not in good health, but after being frightened, flooded, and frozen, he became ill for more than half a year.When the river surged and the embankments burst, thousands of hungry people, the old and the young, came to Yanzhou, bringing a terrible plague here.Wu Ciyou's long-term illness, how can he resist it?On this day, a high fever suddenly broke out, and the water and rice couldn't get in, which drove Li Yuliang and Qing Hou'er around in a panic, but they couldn't do anything.I had no choice but to ask famous doctors in the city to serve the decoction diligently.However, Wu Ciyou's condition continued to deteriorate repeatedly.On the fifth day, Wu Ciyou suddenly woke up after seeing that he was dying.Struggling and panting, he called Li Yuliang to the bed: "Brother, sit down, I have something to say..."

Yuliang hurriedly agreed to sit by the bed: "Brother, what's wrong with you?" "No, no, I feel very good now. Alas, I have made many mistakes in my life, and it is not wrong for me to punish me like this. But I don't want to drag my virtuous brother and Qing Hou'er through so many days of suffering for nothing. .” "This, this... Brother, don't say that, I didn't serve you well, I..." "Brother Yu, I've always been open-minded, and I can see everything. However, Brother Yu is a scholar drifting away. Now that the end is approaching, there is nothing around me to repay the brotherhood..." Wu Ciyou said tremblingly. He took out an inkstone from the side of the pillow: "Brother, this is a chicken blood sapphire inkstone. It was originally given to me by the emperor... You take it and keep it by your side. It is a souvenir. If you have any difficulties, You can go to the capital and find Wei Dongting, the commander-in-chief of Shanpuying. He is my good brother and the emperor's most trusted bodyguard. As long as you see Fang Yantai, he will take care of you."

"Brother, stop talking, I will always serve you by your side, and I won't go anywhere." "Hey...Don't talk about children, brother Yu has something to ask you." "Brother, you...you tell me, my little brother will obey you." "If anything happens to me, I hope my brother will try to find my father and tell him that I have lived up to his lesson. With this heart and ambition, we can learn from each other." At this moment, Li Yuliang's heart was so painful that he didn't know what to say.For more than ten years, she has been holding a three-foot sword in her hand, traveling across the rivers and lakes. She has always done whatever she wants, and she can do whatever she wants. Forgot about her own daughter.However, ever since she met Wu Ciyou, her heart could not calm down.The gentleman is knowledgeable, noble, kind-hearted and honest, and treats people with enthusiasm and sincerity. Where can I find such a good person in all the world?Last year, in Anqing Mansion, due to my naughty negligence, my husband was in danger.For the past six months, the three of them have been together day and night, sharing weal and woe.Several times, Yuliang almost told his true colors, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.She knew that it was his student Long Er and Lagu Su Ma who had become a nun who was always on his mind.I came down the mountain just to match them up, how could I have any unreasonable thoughts?At this moment, listening to Mr. say these words, I couldn't help but burst into tears.She forced herself to suppress her grief, sobbed and said, "Sir, what do you do with these unlucky words? Even if Yuliang and I go to heaven and earth, I will find a way to cure your illness."

"There is no need. Life and death are fateful, how can human beings do it? There is only one thing that has been on my mind for a long time. If you know, please tell me..." "What's up?" "Who is Yun Niang?" Who is Yunniang, even Qing Houzi doesn't know.The room fell silent, and after a long while, Yuliang suddenly began to sob, and said with a sob: "To tell you the truth, I am Yunniang... a girl..." Wu Ciyou opened his eyes wide, looked at Yunniang, breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "I understand... You took half of the word 'yun' and half of the word 'mother'... Oh, why did you come to ask for this? What about eating?"

"Mr. is right, but it's a long story. You are not in good health now, and rest at ease. When you get better, I will tell you from the beginning." Seeing Wu Ciyou closing her eyes and nodding, Yunniang held back her tears and returned to herself. in the house. Yunniang could not sleep peacefully that night.She remembered what her senior brother said before going down the mountain.At that time, Yunniang blamed her senior brother for the matter of Cuigu, but Hu Gongshan said that she was too young to understand the complicated emotional entanglements in the world.Sure enough, what the senior brother said was right. Unknowingly, she herself was caught in the net of emotions, and she was also struggling with the three principles and five constant principles, ethics and morality!Now, my husband is seriously ill, and he has seen through his daughter's face. How can we get along together in the future?

As soon as the dawn broke, Yunniang was thinking about Wu Ciyou's illness, she washed her hands hastily, and then went to the city to call for a doctor.As soon as I went out, I met an extremely ugly man with a dry yellow face, triangular eyes, and slanted broom eyebrows. Ah, it's the senior brother.Okay, okay, Mr. Wu is saved!She smiled and shouted: "Brother, you are here! I was looking forward to you!" Before she could finish her sentence, tears rolled down like broken beads. "Hey, Junior Sister, why are you crying? In Jianghu, no one knows that you are jealous, hard-hearted, and cruel, and you still look like a little girl. How is Mr. Wu, is he still here?"

"Brother, I'm crying because of Mr. Wu, go in and have a look, he..." "Ah? What's the matter with him? Take me in!" Last night, after arranging his own funeral and finding out Li Yunniang's true face in Lushan, Wu Ciyou had nothing to worry about, so he calmed down and had a good night's sleep.However, in the early morning, the fever broke out again.When Hu Gongshan and the others came in, Wu Ciyou was already in a coma, and he kept talking nonsense.Hu Gongshan hurried to the bed and felt his pulse.The already ugly face became extremely ugly due to tension and concentration.Li Yunniang, who was standing by the side, felt sad again when she saw her senior brother's face sombre and silent: "Senior brother, you must find a way to save Mr. Wu, I beg you, junior sister!" "Hey, don't say that, Mr. Wu is also my old friend. His illness is not serious, and these quack doctors in Yanzhou City have delayed him. However, it cannot be said that he is hopeless now." Hu Gongshan walked to the table, picked up a pen, and penned a prescription: "Junior Sister, send your little monkey to grab the medicine quickly. I will help Mr. Wu again." He walked back to the bed, and lifted the mask on Wu Ciyou's body. The quilt, following the meridians and acupoints on his body, pushes the blood across the palace for him, forcing out the stagnation in the internal organs.Li Yunniang knew that this required not only extremely high medical skills, but also profound internal strength.Sure enough, after half an hour, Wu Ciyou's face gradually turned red, and the top of Hu Gongshan's head was already steaming. After another half a moment, Hu Gongshan stopped, closed his eyes and sat quietly, adjusting his breath.Yunniang came over, gently covered Wu Ciyou with a quilt, stood on the bedside and stared at Wu Ciyou who was in a coma.His eyes were full of concern and love, but also revealed an unconcealable sadness and disappointment, and even forgot Hu Gongshan who was sitting by the side. "Junior Sister, come here!" Hu Gongshan's deep and stern voice woke Li Yunniang out of her contemplation, "Ah... oh, Senior Brother, what do you want to say?" "Mr. Wu's illness is no longer dangerous. In addition to taking medicine, he will be treated three times a day with internal strength according to the method I just said. Can you do this?" Yunniang's face turned red up to her ears, but she said firmly, "Senior Brother, I can!" Hu Gongshan's heart sank: Oh, another infatuated person!He said with a gloomy face, "However, I want to tell you that after Mr. Wu recovers from his illness, you must return to Zhongnan Mountain immediately." "Ah, why?" "Do nothing, it's good for you and good for him." Yunniang was about to speak, but saw the green monkey rushing in, so she changed the subject: "Monkey, what are you doing in a hurry, where is the medicine you grabbed for the master?" "Hey, master, don't mention it. I have been to all the pharmacies in the city for this prescription prescribed by my uncle, but they all said that there are no such medicines." Hu Gongshan felt strange: "That's not right, the medicines I prescribed are all common. Poria cocos, Gastrodia elata, and Eucommia are all regular medicines in pharmacies, big and small. Why don't they have them?" "That's right, that's right, these are the medicines my uncle mentioned. The pharmacist said that the medicines have always come in from Yunnan and Guizhou, but now they are blocked there, so they can't come in. The rest of the medicines are taken by the magistrate Zheng here." The prefect bought them all." Yunniang said: "Prefect Zheng, is that the brother of your enemy? Why did he buy all the medicine?" "That's right, Master is right. It's that damned Zheng Chunyou. I heard that after he bought it, he donated all of it to Zhong Sanlang Xiangtang in Yanzhou." "Huh?! It's Zhong Sanlang Xiangtang again, brother, what should we do? Mr. Wu's illness can't be delayed!" "Hmph, it's not just your Mr. Wu. The plague is spreading among tens of thousands of victims, but they take the opportunity to hoard and make a fortune with the lives of the people. It's really abominable! Sister, you are here tonight to take care of Mr., I will go for a walk. " Qinghou'er is very angry with anything related to Zheng's family and taught by Zhong Sanlang, and wants to get involved and make trouble.For a year, he followed Yunniang to practice some kung fu, and he kept listening to Yunniang saying how amazing his master Hu Gongshan was.Now, the uncle is here, and he is going to punish Zhong Sanlangtang again, can he not be energetic?As soon as Hu Gongshan's words came out of his mouth, he knelt down on the ground with a "boom": "Master, Master, I beg you two old people, let me go with my uncle to see the world. If you can't do anything else, let me find a way for my uncle , with some ventilation, this disciple can still do it." This is the second time for Hu Gongshan to meet Qing Houer. He likes the child's innocence and cleverness very much, and wants to see how much he has improved over time, so he agrees. The two of them came out after dark and came back before the second watch.Qinghou'er carried a large bag full of medicine, walked in excitedly, and said to Li Yunniang, "Master, we are back. Hey! It's a pleasure to work with the uncle! Hey, Mr. Wu woke up, too Alright, I'm going to decoct the medicine." After Hu Gongshan and Yunniang used internal energy twice for treatment, Wu Ciyou has come to his senses, and he was talking to Yunniang who was sitting beside the bed. When he saw Hu Gongshan coming in, he hurriedly said, "Brother Gongshan, thanks to you." "Hey, sir, what did you say? We met by chance in the capital the year before last. Hu admired Mr. Wu's moral knowledge very much. Don't worry, there are dog-meat Taoist priests Hu Gongshan and junior sister Yunniang, and the little ghosts from the king of hell dare not come. Trouble with you, ha..." Hu Kongshan's humorous words and hearty laughter dispelled the melancholy clouds that had lingered in the hut for the past few days.Yunniang gently said to him: "Senior brother will soon succeed, congratulations." Hu Gongshan's face suddenly became ugly again, and he said angrily: "Huh, what a jerk. I thought that Zhong Sanlang Xiangtang seized these medicines to make a fortune. Who knew they wanted to burn them all. I was so angry Then, they slaughtered their two little bosses, and told their big Xiangtou, if these medicines dare not be sold to the people, I will never forgive him!" Qing Hou'er came in and was about to tell how they punished the villains of the cult, but Wu Ciyou said solemnly: "Brother Gong Shan, you have done a great deed. There is a big conspiracy here. They are doing this to disturb the hearts of the people." , radically change the people, the hearts of the people are unstable, and the foundation of the country is difficult to consolidate." Hu Gongshan's yellow face darkened, and he was moved: Wu Ciyou was already so ill, and he was still thinking about the country and the common people.This kind of heart is many times higher than my own idea of ​​eradicating traitors and helping the world! "Mr. Wu, Lao Hu understands what you say. You take good care of your illness, and Lao Hu will cure you before leaving!"