It's a cool autumn day.
There are fallen leaves floating all over the streets and alleys. They have just fallen from the branches and have not yet dehydrated. The ones hanging on the trees are still half green and half yellow. The crops are almost ripe and the fruits are ready to be picked. Looking at the orchard from a distance, there are numerous and crumbling fruits, and a sweet smell permeates the air, making people feel comfortable.
The woman walked on this road and watched the farmers busy in the orchards, but her pace did not slow down. She walked softly and made no sound at all. However, her steps were obviously a little messy, and her footprints were of different shades, half and half. Most people wouldn't be able to tell anything at first glance, but a martial arts expert would definitely be able to tell the fact that she was injured.
After autumn, people put on more clothes, and she was no exception. He was wearing a long coat, long boots, and a wide-brimmed straw hat that he didn't know where he came from, covering most of his face. Her hairstyle is a bit strange, half of it is short, not reaching her shoulders, and it is cut neatly. The lower layer is very long, tied into a thin bunch hanging down the back. A barrier knife hung on her waist.
She had some weird metal accessories on her body, but no one paid any attention to them. People who know a little bit about it will say, oh, this is a member of the Tang family.
I heard that there is a homeless doctor nearby who has been living here for some time. Maybe she would leave before winter came, and she had to find her quickly and take a look. Her disease is also strange, and many people have never heard of it.
She kept asking around and finally found a village at the foot of the mountain. Although it is a village, people have slowly moved to the city. This place is equivalent to a transit point between the valley and the big city. Many people who stayed here have converted their homes into hotels, most of which are run by old people.
The woman came to a door without a sign and stopped for a long time. This place doesn't look like a medical hospital at all. It is said that the owner of the hotel next to it set aside an empty room and rented it out. There were no signs and no people. She opened the door and walked in, holding the handle of the knife tightly in her hand, and took silent steps.
"You finally came."
"..."
That low female voice seemed to know her very well. This made her slightly displeased.
"You are not sick." Another woman said in the dim room, "Let me take a look first."
So she took off her boots and stepped on the edge of the chair. Under the boots, there is also a thick layer of gauze wrapped around it. But that's not to keep warm from the cold. After untying them layer by layer, the pale skin was exposed, with fine green buds growing out.
Plants growing out of human bodies convey no sense of prosperity. Even though the gauze keeps squeezing them, they still grow stubbornly and crookedly, which makes people feel hairy when they look at them. The area where the buds meet the skin is red, but there is no wound, as if blood is being drawn to the lower layer of the skin.
"Well... sure enough." The female doctor shook her head, "Miss Huailan, have you heard of Luo Shen Sha?"
"I heard it."
"They are the seeds of a plant that grow in water. After drying, they turn into dark red Roselle sand. However, if you have a wound on your body and come into direct contact with the seeds in the water, the seeds will also release spores in the water, which will be harmful to people. Or take root in an animal.”
Tang Huailan thought about it for a moment. Indeed, Cuipingtan probably has something like this. And at that time, she suffered many injuries in the battle, especially those fine silk threads, which unknowingly scratched many parts of her body. She stood in the water for a long time, so it was natural for her to be parasitized. It's a pity that she only knows now.
"How to cure it?"
"Perhaps it has been several months... These seedlings will take root in your meridians in less than half a year, and by then your martial arts will probably be useless. However, it looks like their growth has been inhibited. This gauze alone is useless, they can even pass through stones. Did you pull it out yourself? "
"Well, I cut it out with a knife."
"Oh... you are so cruel to yourself. It should be too late now. I'll go get the anesthetic and the blade."
With that said, Mr. Ruyue lit the candle on the table, turned around and got into a small door, and started rummaging in the cabinet. Tang Huailan put down his trousers and sat on the stool blankly, looking at the flickering candlelight. It's actually still bright outside, but it's too dark here.
It's not like she has never done something like "scraping bones to heal wounds", and she has done it more than once. When walking in the world, they can always be injured by various poisons, but they come from a poison-making family and have been through many battles since they were young, so they are not too afraid. Mr. Tang Huansheng had a small finger cut off. He was injured by a poisoned blade when he was young. There was no antidote for the time, so he made this decision out of desperation. She and Tang Qinglan had learned this. Digging out arrowheads with their bare hands and burning knives to cut off poisonous stings were all things they often did.
She is not afraid of pain. When these buds were pinched off previously, although it was not painful, they grew rapidly. So she dug up the meat, but her technique was probably not professional enough, and she couldn't follow the plant's root system and its own meridians, so she couldn't remove the weeds. Later, when she cut the root of the bud with a razor blade, blood would flow out and she would feel a slight sting. By chance, she heard that Lord Ruyue was practicing medicine near Xueyan Valley, so she came to visit. People are always afraid of the unknown, and this is normal.
It suddenly occurred to her that during a mission, both of them were injured. Although the part they were responsible for was successfully completed, there was a flaw in the next part. The entire team was scolded and did not receive enough medicine. She was only cut on her arm by the knife, but the entire arrow did not enter the side of Qinglan's shoulder blade. However, he felt that Huailan was in more pain than he was, so he insisted that she apply medicine first. Since she was not in a hurry to pull out the arrow, she would need more gauze to stop the bleeding, so Huailan had to use it quickly. Huailan usually takes care of her wounds herself. Although it hurts, she knows when it hurts and how much it hurts, so she is prepared. Including accidental injuries when fighting with others, she couldn't care about the pain for a while, so most of the time she was not afraid of anything. If someone else helped her deal with it, she would frown and secretly be worried. Only when Tang Qinglan made his move, she felt almost nothing. For some reason, he was always very careful.
But if she helped Qinglan deal with it, he would scream and scream, even if she tried to cut the nails on his uninjured hand, he wouldn't stop howling.
Kisaragi-kun came out with medicine and a blade. She asked her to roll up her pants and put her feet on the bench, exposing the devastated "soil". She did so without saying a word. The anesthesia was still effective. She only felt someone touching her ankle, but she didn't feel any pain. This feeling is very similar to when dealing with Qinglan.
She didn't dare to miss it at all.
"The Tang family has been looking for you." Lord Ruyue said as he carefully cut open the thin flesh with a blade, "They also jointly issued an order for the arrest with the Zuojimen. I thought you all explained where to weaken Tang Wan Unexpectedly, they only found Tang Qinglan’s grave, and you were missing. No one in the world could tell you about you, and your actions were very covert."
"Qinglan was taken back?"
"Yes. It seems that he was buried in glory after chasing his name."
"Funerals and names can also be used as tools and rhetoric by them."
"Everywhere in this world is the same. However, you have become the target of public criticism and a traitor. But be careful, if they catch you, they will definitely charge you with unwarranted charges."
"What a beautiful contrast."
"Do you have money?" Lord Ruyue said suddenly.
Tang Huailan was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly, and said yes. It's just that most of the money is in the bank and it's hard to get it. The Tang family and Zuo Jinmen will definitely find it. But she said she would pay the medical bills.
"...Well, it's not necessary." Lord Ruyue said slowly, "Just owe it to me for now. Soon, I will have a painting competition, and I will probably choose a big city. By then, if you can There's nothing better than watching the battle."
"good."
"I didn't expect that you have a small amount of savings at such a young age."
"Most of the money does not go to the people below, and what they get is always pitiful. But there is no expense for food and clothing, so I can save it after all." Tang Huailan said honestly, "I originally wanted to exchange this money. Be free."
"How could they let you go so easily? You are so valuable."
"Indeed. I heard about such a thing when I was a child, so I thought about it simply. I thought that those people were probably treated as traitors and were dealt with. Maybe they were afraid that they would have different intentions and used some psychological tricks. But the money was still being saved... One day It’s not bad to find an opportunity, disappear suddenly, and change your appearance in a distant place where no one knows you. Later, I heard a story about a mission target, and I felt that his parents were not considerate, did not do it beautifully enough, and did not go far enough. If it were us, It will definitely not be discovered.”
"After all, it's two people, it's easy to be discovered."
"It's okay to separate. Anyway, we're just alone now."
"That's right...your partner must have saved a lot of money."
"I don't know. He spends more money than I do, and he never thought about leaving the Tang family. One day he knew that I was leaving. Although he never expressed it, he stopped spending money randomly. I guess he also has some savings, but Now they will all be recycled by this family."
Neither of them spoke anymore, there was only the strange and subtle sound of the blade peeling off flesh.
Tang Huailan suddenly felt an indescribable emptiness, and there was nothing in front of his eyes or in his mind. She knows that she is actually a selfish person. If she left the Tang family alone, Tang Qinglan would definitely be in deep trouble if she stayed. It wouldn't be a big deal if he had a sword fight with her, but he would definitely be made things difficult for him in every possible way. She thought of this, one side of her leg had been treated, and Lord Ruyue asked her to switch to the other side.
"Do you regret it?"
After a long time, Lord Ruyue raised his head and suddenly said this. She put what she picked out from her two ankles on the plate beside the table. They were very thin and long roots, and there was a blur of blood foam. No wonder Huailan felt like long worms squirming and pulling out of his body when he approached the area of his knee that was not anesthetized. After saying this, Lord Ruyue began to apply the medicine and was not in a hurry to hear her answer.
"I don't know." She blurted out, as if she had thought about it.
"If you don't regret it later, why don't you know it?"
"His willingness to go with me is ultimately a kind of kidnapping. I gave him no choice and nowhere to go. Maybe I don't feel guilty about him, I always take it for granted. I think, because I always I think he will forgive me."
"That's not necessarily true." Lord Ruyue helped her put on the bandage and said softly, "He probably doesn't hold any grudge against you at all."
"Although you Six Paths of Impermanence are well-informed, I don't think you can even read people's minds."
"Yes. If I can't do it, how can you have the confidence? He is not related to you by blood, but he is as reliable as a biological brother. You have been together since childhood, and you have nothing but each other. He is a part of you, why is a part of you like this? Blame you?"
Tang Huailan frowned slightly, always feeling that this was not the case, but unable to refute it.
"Then, in turn, I am also a part of him. Why did he have to accommodate me when I didn't compromise with him?"
"That was his choice. You can also choose to compromise, or not. This kind of power is two-way, but the result of the choice is different. So far, he has brought it on himself, and so have you."
"I lost a part of me forever."
After that, she stuffed her legs wrapped in new cloth into her boots, stood up and stamped her feet, feeling no pain.
Lord Ruyue watched her quietly from behind.
"Antelopes with broken horns can only survive cowardly and run as fast as possible at the slightest disturbance; wolves with three legs are more alert and can survive by bullying the weak; tigers with one eye are more majestic and less easy to mess with. What will happen in the future? , it’s never about what part you lost, it’s about who you were in the first place.”
"Then let me lend you some good words."
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