Small town, wine shop.
People come and go, no one cares about disturbances that have nothing to do with themselves.
No one paid any attention to the two weird-looking people in the corner.
Qiu Shui handed the bowl filled with wine to Li Xiaoyun's mouth. Li Xiaoyun reluctantly sat up and smiled hard.
Come on, do it.
Dry.
No one knew how much wine they drank. Every time they drank a bowl, a few large drops of sweat would appear on Li Xiaoyun's forehead.
Qiu Shui: Brother Li, do you have any grievances that you need to understand, or any unfinished business?
Li Xiaoyun: Ahem, my grudges never stay overnight in this life, I only pursue a happy grudge.
Qiu Shui: Okay, what a happy enmity, I respect you!
Li Xiaoyun: It’s just...
Qiu Shui: Brother, it’s okay to say it. Although I am just a duckweed and weed, but we have met each other, and I deeply admire your brother as a person. I will definitely live up to your trust.
Li Xiaoyun: I have a daughter named Li Yumeng. She lives in Hefang Street in Beijing. If you are willing, take good care of her for me.
Qiu Shui: I will definitely live up to my brother’s trust.
Li Xiaoyun: Okay, come and do it happily.
The more he drank, the faster he drank. Li Xiaoyun's body was already damaged by the wind, but he didn't care.
At this time, an old man with a gray beard sitting opposite suddenly laughed.
"Haha, there are people in this world who want to die but don't deserve to die. There are people who deserve death but are happy and free. Do you think it's strange?"
Qiu Shui looked intently, and saw that the old man was dressed in a plain white green water robe, with a gray beard floating on his chest like silver. He had a row of crescent eyebrows hanging upside down, a wide nose hanging under his eyebrows, and a pair of weather-beaten eyes like torches, but as warm as fire. The whole person has an immortal demeanor and looks very human.
Qiushui: Old immortal, we have no intention of disturbing your purity, but we advise you not to disturb our purity.
Old man: What a young man with character. People in the world ask me for medical treatment. Whether I am powerful or wealthy, it all depends on my mood. Now the only person who can save your friend is right in front of you. You don’t care. It’s really disappointing. People can make a smile.
As if grasping at a life-saving straw, Qiu Shui quickly straightened his clothes and stepped forward to prostrate himself in front of the old man.
"Is what the old man said true? But please save my elder brother's life. If so, I will do my best to repay your life-saving grace."
Old man: Humph, you are a fickle young man who can change your face after a glass of wine. In my opinion, you are also an unreliable person.
Qiu Shui blushed and was speechless for a moment.
Li Xiaoyun struggled and said: Brother, please come and sit down. Let his medical skills rival Hua Tuo's, and don't ask him. Remember the words of my eldest brother, except your parents, no one in this world is worthy of your kneeling down to beg.
Qiu Shui's mood was complicated. On the one hand, he wanted to save people, but on the other hand, he admired him even more, as he had just met him.
Qiu Shui said: Brother, you are right, but my younger brother is wrong.
After saying that, he clasped his fists and clasped his hands to the old man, got up and walked over.
The old man looked at Li Xiaoyun: Haha, the first sword in Nanyang is indeed faster with the sword and faster with the mouth. Even when death is imminent, he still speaks so hard. It's a pity that you want to die, but I won't let you die. It's your good fortune that you met me.
After saying that, he stood up and walked quickly to Li Xiaoyun, took out a pill from his pocket and asked Li Xiaoyun to take it. The pill exuded a cold and dry breath. Qiu Shui felt a hundred times more energetic when he smelled it. It was really a miracle medicine.
The old man said: The water poison in your body is the poison of Zhiyang. The wine you just drank has intensified the poison. I will use this Cold Pill to temporarily suppress the fire poison. If you need to recover, you must cooperate with Beifeng. Powder and ice flower dew, I didn't wear these two medicines on my body, so I had to bother you two to come home with me to get them.
Seeing that things were turning around, Qiu Shui hurriedly clasped his fists to thank the old man.
"Old Immortal: Thank you for saving my brother."
"I have no name, so don't ask any more questions."
Qiu Shui thanked the old man, then helped Li Xiaoyun up, called a carriage and let Li Xiaoyun and the old man into the carriage, while he sat in front of the carriage. Driving the horse towards the place where the old man said.
In silence all the way, Li Xiaoyun took Suihan Dan, which temporarily suppressed the poison in his body, and now he only felt thirsty.
Old Man: Hold on for a while, we’re almost there.
The carriage came to a village, and the road became narrower and narrower. It seemed that the old man lived in seclusion in this deserted village and was an outsider.
The car is about to stop and it is getting dark. Finally we arrived at a wooden house at the foot of the mountain.
Entering the room, rows of sunken wood cabinets are neatly lined up against the wall. They are all valuable medicinal herbs. Unexpectedly, this wooden house is unique. There is a door in the room that leads to a large courtyard. There are three or four houses in the courtyard. I guess it was a place for people to rest and sleep.
Old man: Mr. Li, this poison is actually not very poisonous, but it is very annoying. It will take several months to heal. You have to be patient and calm down before you can get better.
Li Xiaoyun: You are causing trouble to the old immortal.
Old man: I have said before that if I am willing, then you will be saved. If I am not happy, it will be useless no matter who you are.
After saying that, he waved his hand and called Qiu Shui over.
"Your friend needs to stay here for a few months. What are your plans?"
Qiu Shui: Of course, I will stay with my eldest brother to take care of him until he fully recovers.
Old man: Very good, enough friendship. The two empty rooms outside the house will be cleared out at once, so you two can live there.
After Qiu Shui settled down at Li Xiaoyun's residence, he went to another prescription room and lay on the bed. He could finally take a breath and go over what happened that day in his mind. Some of the things that happened are very strange, such as how the "flower demon" could be Brother Li, how he was fascinated by the Mongolian sweat medicine, and who the old man in white is. Everything will have to wait for Brother Li's condition to get better. ask clearly.
Qiu Shui now has some understanding of the word "jianghu". It turns out that right and wrong are not superficial and require a pair of discerning eyes. It's no joke that people's hearts are evil, and a hero as strong as Li Xiaoyun will still be defeated sometimes. Taking advantage of the days when Li Xiaoyun was recuperating, Qiu Shui first sent an urgent letter to the escort agency to inform him of what he had encountered these days, so as not to worry Brother Mochou and the others. Then he waited on Li Xiaoyun every day without any fuss, with his medical skills. The skillful old man taught Qiu Shui some pharmacology every day. In just a few days, Qiu Shui's eyes were opened to the field of traditional Chinese medicine. He could also distinguish the effects and side effects of many medicines. Of course, pharmacology is an extremely difficult and obscure subject. Qiu Shui was still far from mastering the basics of the course, but Qiu Shui learned a lot about common "games" in the world and how to protect himself from being tricked. It can be said that the general Mongolian sweat medicine , Hedinghong, Five Poisons and Seven Grasses and other common methods cannot escape Qiu Shui's observation. Qiu Shui's understanding was not bad, and the mysterious old man also loved to teach a lot. After learning the common knowledge of pharmacology, he taught Qiu Shui how to prepare trauma medicines, such as sore stick medicine, muscle and bone powder, and blood-activating pills, which are all commonly used external medicines for people who travel in the world.
Li Xiaoyun has already been able to get up and move around. My complexion is also getting better day by day. Qiu Shui often asked questions about martial arts every day, and Li Xiaoyun was willing to teach him everything he could. Li Xiaoyun gave Qiu Shui a copy of the "Dharma Heart Sutra" that he carried with him, and told Qiu Shui to practice his mind first, and Qiu Shui followed the instructions one by one. After doing this, the two men took turns teaching Qiu Shui's abilities, one in literature and one in martial arts. In just two months, Qiu Shui's abilities had improved a lot compared to before. Exercising all day long also made his eyes sharper and his temples bulging.
Qiu Shui thought, maybe this was a blessing in disguise. He came here by accident and received the teachings from two masters by accident.
