A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 302 Reaping the consequences

"Miss Si Yao, the pain in my body has gradually subsided, and I am not as afraid of the cold as before, but why are my hands and feet still weak?"

When Si Yao finished acupuncture for Huan Yu again, Huan Yu raised her right hand with difficulty and sighed in distress, saying that she could not lift her hand or walk, and she was still a waste.

"It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, not to mention the injuries on your body, Miss Huanyu, as if someone had disrupted your yin and yang and blocked your meridians. How can they be healed in just half a month? I also said at the beginning that if Miss Huanyu wants to recover to 70% of her normal state, she will need at least three to five years of recuperation." Si Yao said with a helpless smile as he put the silver needles on Huanyu's body back onto the gauze.

"I was too impatient." After hearing this, Yan Yu realized that she had become greedy again, thinking that Miss Si Yao's medical skills made her a godly medicine user.

"You are now physically able to travel far, so why not go see my master? Perhaps he has a better way." Seeing the frustration in Huanyu's eyes, Si Yao could understand. She had treated quite a few patients, and whenever they saw a glimmer of hope, they would eagerly hold higher expectations. After all, who doesn't want to recover to normal as soon as possible?

Si Yao had long planned to let them go to Mucheng to find their master once she had cured Huanyu and her body could withstand the bumpy journey. Today, in order to comfort Huanyu, she saw that the time had come and brought it up.

"I wonder where Miss Si Yao's teacher is?" Si Yao's words revived Xuan Yu's spirit, so she asked hurriedly.

"I have inquired about the Sanxiu Pharmacy in the southern border of Xiyue Country." Before Si Yao could respond, Hong Hua's voice appeared in the outer room. Soon, the curtain of the inner room was lifted, and the woman in black clothes walked in with a smile on her face. She continued to smile at Si Yao and said, "Sister Si Yao is really a person who hides her true self. There is a master doctor behind her but she keeps silent about it."

"Sister is back? Can you give the letter to Miss Si Yao's companions?" When Yan Yu saw her sister who had just returned after ten days away, a look of joy appeared on her face.

"Are you still not confident in your sister's work?" Honghua sat down on the bed, took her sister's soft, boneless hand, and said with a smile.

"Madam Honghua returned just in time. Miss Xuanyu's health has improved. If you don't mind the long journey in the cold winter, you can go look for my master. Since you have found out about Sanxiu Pharmacy, it shouldn't be hard to find him." After Si Yao collected the silver needles, she did not explain too much to Honghua, but repeated her previous proposal.

"What? Sister Si Yao isn't going back with us?" Hong Hua turned to look at Si Yao and asked curiously.

"I still have some personal matters to finish, so I won't be back for the time being." Si Yao said as he stood up and walked out of the inner room.

"Miss Si Yao, do you want to boil needles again? The water is already boiled, can I help you?" Si Yao came to the kitchen. Aunt Liang, who was busy inside, saw her coming in with the used silver needles, so she hurriedly came forward with a smile.

"Why should I trouble Aunt Liang with such a small matter?" Si Yao waved her hand quickly to refuse.

"Leave it to me... Brother Fu seems... to be looking for Miss Si Yao..." At this time, Zeng Si also came to the kitchen carrying a load of water, poured the water into the jar and said to Si Yao.

"Yes, it's time to change his dressing." After Zeng Si reminded her, Si Yao remembered to change Fu Qingli's dressing. She immediately poured the silver needle on the gauze into the boiling water in the pot and asked Zeng Si: "Mr. Zeng, please help watch it. Call me after half an incense stick of boiling water."

"Yeah." Zeng Si nodded.

Si Yao immediately turned around and left the kitchen. From afar, she saw Fu Qingli wandering in the north room with a bamboo stick.

"I forgot about it because I was busy. I kept you waiting for a long time." Si Yao walked forward and helped him into the room behind the hall.

"This herbal medicine applied on the eyes will cause itching after a long time, so I wanted to call you, but I was afraid that you were still treating Miss Yanyu, so I didn't want to disturb you." Fu Qingli followed Si Yao to his room and smiled gently.

"Next time your eyes itch, you must remind me in time. The herbs can help drain the pus from your affected area, but you have to change the medicine every two hours, otherwise the pus will accumulate for a long time and will seep into your eyes again." Si Yao said as she untied the gauze tied around Fu Qingli's eyes and cleaned the affected area.

After ten days of treatment, the redness and swelling in Fu Qingli's eyes have gradually subsided and are no longer as terrible as they were at the beginning.

"Okay, I'll remember that." Fu Qingli smiled gently.

By the time Si Yao had finished changing the medicine, she estimated that half an incense stick of time had passed, so she went back to the kitchen and happened to see Zeng Si taking the pot for boiling needles off the stove.

"So Sister Si Yao is curing the poor boy's eye disease. No wonder she is reluctant to leave." Si Yao put the disinfected silver needle back into the needle bag, and Honghua's charming laughter suddenly sounded behind her.

Hearing the footsteps approaching her, Si Yao paid no attention and continued to organize her medicine box.

"That boy is handsome, and he's a scholar. I wonder if his eyes are nice-looking. If his eyes are as bright as the moon, you guys would..." After spending some time together, Honghua got used to Si Yao's coldness. Seeing that she ignored him but still walked towards him, he put one hand on her shoulder and continued to smile ambiguously.

"Mrs. Honghua, don't talk nonsense. Fu Qingli is just my patient." Before Honghua could finish speaking, Si Yao reluctantly took her hand off her shoulder, her expression gradually turned cold, and she looked at the other party and spoke seriously.

"Don't be angry, Sister Si Yao. I was just joking with you." Seeing Si Yao's face turn cold, Hong Hua chuckled and put her hand that had just been taken away on the other's shoulder again.

"I'm a doctor who treats patients. Your joke is not funny at all."

Si Yao still turned and went into the room with a cold face, leaving Honghua standing there awkwardly with his hand half raised.

Two days later, Honghua and Zeng Si took Yanyu to Sanxiu Pharmacy to seek medical treatment. Before leaving, Si Yao once again handed a letter to Honghua, asking him to pass it on to the master, as a greeting to the master.

"Old Su, how far have we gone? Why haven't we reached the Wucang Kingdom yet?" In the dense forest, Master Shen Shi sat down on a rock, panting, and asked the fat slave in front of him.

"Master, we have only walked for five days, and we were walking on mountain roads. The Wucang Kingdom is still far away." The fat slave Lao Su also sat down next to Master Shen Shi tiredly and sighed worriedly.

The master and servant had been running southwest since they escaped from Medicine City. Now they were wanted by the government, so they naturally dared not show up in crowded places. Even though they had banknotes on them, they could only sleep in the open in the mountains.

"No, I really can't stand it anymore. I want to stay in an inn. I also want to eat..." Master Shen shook his two sleeves which were made of brocade but were already tattered. The sour smell coming from the sleeves made him nauseous immediately. How could he, who had lived a life of luxury since childhood, endure this miserable appearance like a beggar?

"Master, please be patient. We will be fine once we get to Wucang Country. We are wanted by the government now. We will surely die if we go out!" Before Master Shen Shi could finish his complaints, the fat slave Lao Su came to comfort him.

"It would be better to let the government arrest him!" But the fat slave's consolation made Master Shen Shi feel even more aggrieved, and he finally couldn't help but burst into tears.

“Master, this…” Although the fat slave had followed the master since he was a child, he did not expect that his master would cry like a child at such an old age. He was immediately at a loss and did not know what to do.

"Hmph, a real man, but acting like a girl. You might as well go to see the King of Hell early than live like this." A mocking sneer suddenly sounded in the forest, and soon, two dark shadows appeared in front of the master and servant.

"Master in Charge? Boss Jiuhe? You finally show up!" When he heard the voice, Master Shen was already ecstatic, and when he saw these two people, he cried for joy again, thinking that they were here to rescue him.

The two black shadows didn't say anything else. They just drew out the long swords in their hands and slashed towards Master Shen Shi with lightning speed.

"Master, be careful!"

Upon seeing this, the fat slave hurriedly pushed away Master Shen Shi, who had not yet reacted, and two sharp knives fell directly on him.

Although the fat slave had martial arts skills, the two people opposite him were both masters. He could only dodge one of the two knives attacking him from both sides, so the other knife that he could not dodge instantly split him in half.

Mr. Shen was terrified at this time, but before he could open his mouth, a flash of knife light appeared, and a blood mark appeared on his neck.

Master Shen raised his hands to cover his neck tightly, but the wound still bleeds. He stares at the two black shadows with despair and pain. Before he dies, he realizes that he has already become an abandoned pawn, but he was also so unscrupulous that he killed innocent people and eventually reaped the consequences.