Grease of the People (1)
Grease of the People (1)
As soon as he entered the ward, he saw Zhao Ling 'er lying on the bed with a pale face. Li Xiaoyao could not believe it and could not take another step forward.
In just a short one or two days, Zhao Ling 'er actually became so haggard. For a moment, Li Xiaoyao felt a lump in his throat and could not speak. He could only slowly approach her and hold her cold little hand. He called out in a low voice,""Ling Er?" His voice was so soft that it seemed like he was afraid of waking her up. He did not even dare to hold Zhao Ling 'er's hand tightly. She was either unconscious or asleep, but her two eyebrows were still slightly furrowed. No one knew what kind of worry was locked in them.
Lin Yueru, who was standing at the door, looked at Li Xiaoyao. Li Xiaoyao, who had been so agitated and uneasy, was now very careful, afraid of waking Zhao Ling 'er up. When Li Xiaoyao stared at Zhao Ling 'er, his gaze was like an invisible barrier that enveloped the two of them inside, turning into a world where only the two of them were present. No one could enter. Lin Yueru finally realized that Zhao Ling 'er's position in Li Xiaoyao's heart was far beyond her imagination. For a moment, Lin Yueru felt as if she had stepped on air, and it was difficult for her to stand steadily.
As Lin Yueru stared at Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling 'er in a daze, she suddenly realized that Fairy Doctor Han had arrived beside her. She said,""Do the two of you know this lady?"
"Miss Zhao, who is she?" Lin Yueru asked. He was my guest. He suddenly disappeared while he was a guest at my house. She's safe and sound."
"Does Lady Zhao have any family?" Fairy Doctor Han nodded. She had to let her family know about her condition first.”
Li Xiao Yao heard it and turned around, asking worriedly,""Ling 'er? What happened to Ling 'er? What happened? Could it be that she had landed here as well? Is that so?"
He really did not dare to imagine that Zhao Ling 'er would also be injured by the zombies and become like those people he had seen outside just now!
"Please rest assured, Young Master. She was not injured by the zombie." However, when my daughter went out to pick herbs, she found Miss Zhao unconscious in the forest outside the village, so I brought her back.”
Li Xiaoyao was full of questions. Zhao Ling 'er was clearly captured by the snake demon, so how could she be unconscious on the road?
"What's wrong with Ling 'er? Is it serious?"
Fairy Doctor Han did not answer. She sized Li Xiaoyao up a few times, making Li Xiaoyao feel uncomfortable. Fairy Doctor Han then asked,"Young Master Li, are you Lady Zhao's family?”
Li Xiaoyao was about to answer " yes " when he suddenly saw Lin Yueru in a daze. He couldn't say " yes ". It wasn't that he didn't want to say it, but he suddenly thought of something. By saying that, he was directly hurting Lin Yueru.
Li Xiaoyao understood Lin Yueru's intentions when she helped him to this place. Before this, he had pretended to be deaf and dumb in order to make Lin Yueru give up. However, Lin Yueru had helped him in every way. Even if there was no romantic relationship between them, Li Xiaoyao had already regarded her as a companion and did not want to hurt her heart.
"Huh?" Li Xiaoyao asked. Not really, just a friend on the same road?”
Lin Yueru raised her head and looked at Li Xiaoyao in surprise.
When the Fairy Doctor Han heard this, she said," Since that's the case, it's not convenient for me to reveal her condition. I'll have to ask Lady Zhao if she's willing to tell me. Please forgive me."”
Li Xiaoyao felt that this Fairy Doctor Han was thinking too much. The only question was whether the illness or injury was serious. How could there be a question of whether it could be said? However, at this moment, Li Xiaoyao would not force Fairy Doctor Han to tell him. He only asked,""Then can her illness be cured? How serious is it?"
"Don't worry, it's not serious. Her body is weak. I'll treat her."”
"Then when will it be done?" Li Xiaoyao asked impatiently. As long as I can let her recover soon, I will definitely die for anything the Fairy Doctor needs!”
Fairy Doctor Han looked at Li Xiaoyao and asked,""You know martial arts?"
Li Xiaoyao nodded. Miss Zhao's illness was not difficult to treat, but the troublesome thing was the medicinal herbs. Recently, there have been too many patients and many medicinal herbs have been used up. I have no time to pick herbs, so I was delayed. As long as there were medicinal herbs, Lady Zhao's body would be as healthy as before.”
Li Xiao Yao was overjoyed. He did not expect it to be so easy. He hurriedly said,"Which herbs? I'll go look for it!"
Fairy Doctor Han took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and said,"This is the prescription that I wrote for Lady Zhao. Some of the medicinal herbs on it are not difficult to obtain, but it will take some effort.”
Lin Yueru moved to Li Xiaoyao's side and saw the words written on the thin piece of paper: "Ginseng, snow lotus seed, fleeceflower root, gingko, deer antler, and live carp.”
Li Xiaoyao scratched his head. Live carp and deer antler were not difficult to hunt for. Ginseng was expensive, but it was not necessarily easy to buy snow lotus seeds, Chinese Knotweed, and gingko seeds.
Seeing Li Xiaoyao's troubled expression, Fairy Doctor Han comforted him,"There's no need to be anxious. If you don't have any medicinal herbs for the time being, then slowly recuperate.”
"Then?" Li Xiaoyao asked. What happens after we gather all the ingredients?"
"Then give this list to Ah 'Bao and ask him to boil the medicine according to the recipe on the list."”
After saying that, Fairy Doctor Han cupped her hands together and said,"Lady Zhao's illness isn't a life-threatening emergency, so this old master will go outside to treat others.”
With that, he turned around and left, leaving Li Xiaoyao in distress.
"Why do you have such a sour face?" Lin Yueru asked with a smile. I don't think this simple prescription is that amazing!”
Li Xiaoyao was not in the mood to bicker with her. He looked at Zhao Ling 'er with a worried expression.
"Hey!" Lin Yueru said. You think she's good just by looking at her like this?”
Li Xiaoyao glared at Lin Yueru, got up, and walked out. Lin Yueru chased after him and said,""Where are you going?"
Li Xiaoyao said sullenly,"Of course I'm looking for this medicinal herb. I'll have to trouble you to help me look after Ling 'er."”
Lin Yueru laughed." Aiyo, you really don't know how to measure a person's talent. Isn't it a waste of my talent to ask me to do such a job?" I said that we should split the work to find the medicinal herbs. Isn't it much easier?”
Li Xiaoyao said,"Other than antler and carp, what else?" I'm afraid it'll take some effort."
Lin Yueru played with her hair and smiled." Give me four hours. I'll get the ginseng, snow lotus seed, and Chinese Knotweed. What do you think?"”
"You can find it?" Li Xiaoyao asked.
"Of course."
"Where can I find these herbs?"
"Heaven's secrets cannot be revealed," Lin Yueru said. Let's each find three items and meet at noon. How about that?”
Li Xiaoyao still didn't believe it and said,""This?"
"How is it? Are you afraid of losing to me?"
"If you can really get these herbs, so what if I lose to you?" Li Xiaoyao said.”
"You said it yourself. What if you lose to me?”Lin Yueru asked with a smile.
Li Xiaoyao was not in the mood to joke with her. He said,""Whatever you say."
Lin Yueru said," Sigh, there's no point in teasing you like this. Alright, whatever. If you lose to me, you'll have to listen to my orders once in the future!"”
"If I win, you'll have to listen to my orders."”
"I have to tell you first," Lin Yueru said with a smile,"what's the point of cheating?"”
"How could I be shameless?" Li Xiaoyao smiled. The shameless one is a puppy."
Lin Yueru smiled sweetly." You're going to lose for sure. We'll start counting the time now. Come back before noon!"”
After she finished speaking, Lin Yueru nimbly leaped out and ran out. Li Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment, not believing that Lin Yueru was so confident.
Li Xiaoyao was about to chase after her when Lin Yueru stopped at the door. She threw something at Li Xiaoyao and smiled."I'll give you a chance. I've already found this for you! Idiot, haha!"
After she finished speaking, Lin Yueru had already dashed out of the door. She could no longer see that slender figure.
Li Xiaoyao took a closer look at the object that he caught in time. It was a white fruit the size of a thumb. It was soft and emitted a faint mellow fragrance. He didn't know what it was.
Li Xiao Yao walked out and found Ah 'Bao. He held the object in his palm and asked,"What is this?"
Ah 'Bao didn't even look at it and said,"This is gingko."”
"What is it? This? This is the gingko seed?"
"There's a gingko tree in the backyard," the herb brewing servant said."What's so strange about that?"”
Li Xiaoyao seemed to have woken up from a dream. He knocked his head and said,"I see. No wonder Sister Yueru called me an idiot.”
In order to worry about Zhao Ling 'er, he did not even pay attention to his surroundings. He, who was usually quick-witted, could not be so careless. It could be seen that people were anxious and had no wisdom. Even their observation skills would be greatly weakened.
Po looked at the prescription in Li Xiao Yao's hand and said,"One gingko seed is enough. There are wild deer in the east of the village. There are mountains and streams there. Remember, you have to be alive."
"Why must he be alive?" Li Xiaoyao asked.。”
"Because the drug primer of this prescription is the liver of a live carp," said Po. If he died, the liver would be useless.”
"Then I'll go get these two items immediately."”
"Wait, I'll go find you a fishing rod," said Ah 'Bao.”
Li Xiaoyao waited for a while, and Ah 'Bao brought over the things he needed for fishing, and said,"Don't waste time. Hurry up and go!”
Li Xiaoyao thanked him again and again before leaving quickly.
He rushed to the east of the village. He couldn't care less about his foot injury and only focused on rushing. Although this wasn't an emergency, if he didn't get the herbs quickly, he wouldn't be able to rest assured.
When they arrived at the road that was filled with people, the sun was shining brightly everywhere. Some of the villagers were sweating profusely, while others had parched mouths. They all lined up outside Luo Ji Rice Shop and refused to leave. A large group of men, women, old and young looked like refugees.
Li Xiaoyao looked into the shop. Behind the counter, there were two waiters busy selling the palm-sized glutinous rice and weighing the silver. They couldn't stop for even a moment. The glutinous rice was sold in small packets. The money basket under the counter was already full and piled up on the counter. The residents who poked their heads out sometimes looked at the glutinous rice, and sometimes they couldn't help but look at the pile of money. However, other than the two waiters who were so busy that they didn't even have time to wipe their sweat, there were also a few burly men standing beside the counter. Each of them was as tall as a giant tower, and their faces were fierce. It was obvious that they were the bodyguards responsible for protecting the money. Further inside, there were two men dressed in brocade clothes. One was busy with an abacus, and the other was busy flipping through accounts. Their clothes were bright and shiny, and one of them had a jade-spotted finger on his hand that was extremely dazzling.
Li Xiaoyao recalled the words of the farmer and the patients at the Fairy Doctor Han's place. He couldn't help but feel angry. It was the same village, the same problem. Some people would be so kind as to save people, while others would be so selfish and heartless as to take advantage of the situation.
The villagers of the White River who were queuing up were frowning and chatting with the people around them. They said,"Sigh, natural and man-made disasters are everywhere. This village is almost uninhabitable.””Recently, some people in the village were bitten by zombies. Doctor Han told us that glutinous rice could detoxify corpses, so everyone fought to buy glutinous rice!””But? Sigh! Other than Luo Ji Rice Store, he could not go out of the city to buy glutinous rice from the neighboring village. Sigh! Wouldn't it be over if we meet?" Seeing Li Xiao Yao poking his head out, it was an unfamiliar face. Someone waved his hand and said,""Little brother, are you a foreigner? Why did he come to this godforsaken place? Don't run around, there are zombies around here.”
Li Xiao Yao nodded his head lightly and said,""I know."
The villagers thought that he would be afraid, but he didn't seem to care at all. Someone laughed and said,"Why did you come to White River Village when you knew? Are you here to kill zombies?"
"Are zombies really invincible?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
An old woman put her palms together and said," Amitabha, Amitabha. If the masters of the Jade Buddha Temple are willing to pity the believers, they might be able to deal with the zombies in Black Water Town. Sigh."”
"Jade Buddha Temple?" One of them said disdainfully. The monks in that rundown temple only knew how to eat. It was a dream to expect them to eliminate demons.”
" No, no," the old woman said." This is too blasphemous to Buddha. The masters of the Jade Buddha Temple are very powerful. I've seen them before."”
No one paid attention to the devout woman, but after all, everyone was still discussing how to deal with the zombies."The demonic corpses are getting more and more rampant. One day, this village will also suffer. What should we do?" I say, go and invite a Taoist priest with strong magic power to go to Black Water Town to cast spells to catch demons. Is this method feasible?”
Some people also said," I don't think these demonic corpses can be subdued by any random Taoist priest. They might have to move the village. No one can live here!"”
Someone even said,"Why don't we take advantage of the day when the zombies can't move? We can send people to burn them all. Wouldn't that be the end?"”
Another person said,"Sigh, you don't know that these zombies can move during the day. They're very powerful!"”
No matter how hard they discussed, they could not come up with a solution. Li Xiaoyao could not help but sigh,"Zombies suck human blood, but I think the zombie inside is even sucking human bone marrow!”
As soon as he said this, the villagers could not help but cheer and say,"Little brother is right!" This fat zombie was even worse than the black zombie!”
"Hahaha? How could they just squeeze us dry? He simply wanted to stir it up thoroughly before he was willing to stop!”
Hearing the commotion outside, the two men who were checking the accounts in the hall stopped and looked outside. The man who was flipping through the account book put down the account book heavily and shook his robe as he walked out.
The fat man who had been playing with the abacus also hurriedly rushed out with his heavy abacus and followed behind him.
The man who walked out first was of medium height. His well-maintained face did not reveal his age, but his pair of bright eyes revealed a harsh expression. Upon seeing him, the villagers all quieted down. Some of them smiled apologetically and said,"Minister Luo, you're rich."
Minister Luo raised his head and looked at Li Xiaoyao arrogantly. He asked slowly,"Are you from another city?"”
Li Xiaoyao nodded and said,"That's right."”
Minister Luo smiled slightly. His face was already cold, and his smile was fake, like a snake staring at its prey."Did you come here to buy glutinous rice? Are there zombies in your village too?”
Hearing this, Li Xiaoyao understood Minister Luo's mentality even more. He wished that everyone in the world would be threatened by zombies so that he would never be able to earn all his money. Such black-hearted selfishness made Li Xiaoyao even angrier."Now that the evildoers are wreaking havoc, people are in a panic. It's fine if you don't help the poor, but you even took the opportunity to raise prices and earn money from evil. Aren't you afraid of retribution?”
Minister Luo had long heard such words, so he said indifferently,"Little brother, your words are really laughable. I didn't call the zombies over. What about the people here when the zombies attacked Blackwater Town? They were all gloating and didn't take it seriously. I was worried and quickly bought all the glutinous rice nearby. If I hadn't saved so much, how could there be enough for the entire village? I had the foresight to become the savior of the village.”
"Hmph!" Li Xiaoyao said. You're so noble. You asked for so much silver just to save a life. What if you don't have money? Are you going to save him or not?"
"Life is priceless, but if you want to live, you have to show some sincerity!”Minister Luo said.
When Li Xiaoyao heard these shameless words, he was so angry that he almost couldn't speak. He wanted to lead the crowd to break into the rice shop on the spot and snatch all the glutinous rice for anyone to use. Li Xiaoyao was about to attack, but he thought about it again,""No way, this is the Han Fairy Doctor's place. Aren't I making things difficult for him?”
Li Xiaoyao held back his anger. Looking at his stunned expression, Minister Luo was sure that he had convinced him. He said,"Little brother, go away. Don't hinder me from saving people.”
Li Xiao Yao tried his best to suppress his anger and slowly retreated out of the crowd."There are such people everywhere. I don't have to fight with them. However, she couldn't let him live too comfortably. She had to think of a way to fix it!”
Li Xiaoyao lowered his head as he walked and thought,""I almost forgot. I have to find medicine for Ling 'er first! I'm really stupid!"
Li Xiaoyao headed east. The place was gradually deserted. He wondered if there were zombies hiding here. Li Xiaoyao walked into the forest, careful in every way."This is clearly a very good village, but it is so remote that there are foxes coming out and biting people during the day. It can be seen that it has withered a lot. It seems that it is not so easy to find deer.”
Since ancient times, deer had been precious prey. In ancient times, capturing deer was a major event, and it was recorded in the Book of Songs. Apart from the fact that deer were agile, they were also the most cautious animals. They would immediately flee at the slightest sign of wind and grass. Therefore, it was usually difficult to see deer in dangerous places.
The branches and leaves in front of him rustled. Li Xiaoyao quickly stopped and looked at the slightly swaying branches and leaves with vigilance. The forest was gloomy and cold. If there were zombies hiding here, he might not be able to escape.
Li Xiao Yao held the hilt of his sword with one hand as he slowly retreated, preparing to fight back.
Unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, the branches and leaves moved a few times.
Li Xiao Yao thought,"If it's a zombie, it definitely wouldn't not jump out after smelling human energy." Could it be that the one in front of them wasn't a zombie? Then? Could someone be injured?"
Li Xiaoyao still did not dare to let his guard down. He raised his voice and said,""Hey! Is anyone there?"
The branches moved even more violently. Li Xiaoyao used his scabbard to push away the branches and leaves. He boldly walked forward and was surprised and happy when he saw it! In front of him was a young deer. Its fur was bright and beautiful, and a pair of soft red antlers had just grown a few inches on its head. It shook its head in panic, but could not retreat.
Li Xiao Yao mustered up his courage and stepped forward, saying slowly,""Be good. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid."
The front leg of the deer was tightly clamped by a large animal trap. Blood flowed out and its skin was worn out. It looked very pitiful.
Li Xiaoyao pulled out his sword and slowly walked forward. He hugged the deer's neck tightly. Tears flowed down from the deer's pitch-black eyes. It seemed that it knew that it would die without any reason. Li Xiaoyao felt pity in his heart. He said softly," Deer, don't be afraid. I won't kill you. I just want to borrow your antler. I'm here to save someone. Your antler is broken, but it can grow back. If anything happens to her, I…Sigh, I don't know how sad I'll be!”
Li Xiaoyao's gentle words gradually calmed the deer down. It stopped struggling and just stared at him uneasily.
Li Xiaoyao slowly cut off the antler with his sword. The antler was warm and soft to the touch, and it was bloody and terrifying. Li Xiaoyao once heard from his aunt that when the deer's antler was cut alive, it would not feel pain. However, Li Xiaoyao couldn't bear to see the blood flowing out of the wound.
After taking off the deer antlers with great difficulty, Li Xiaoyao bent down and used the scabbard to pry open the animal trap. The deer's legs loosened and it immediately jumped out, limping away.
Li Xiaoyao was delighted. He watched the deer leave before carefully putting away the antlers.
Following the direction of the growth of the vegetation, it was not difficult to find a water source. Li Xiaoyao slowly found a stream. Seeing that the stream was flowing rapidly, he secretly rejoiced and thought,"The water is so urgent. The carp here must have a strong vitality. They can live long enough for me to bring them back.”
Li Xiaoyao casually picked up mud as bait and threw it into the water to fish. After a while, he got something. He took back the rod and saw that it was not a carp. He had to throw it back and put the bait again.
After releasing three or four fish in a row, the sun gradually rose higher. Li Xiaoyao was feeling anxious and tightened his grip on the fishing rod.
Li Xiaoyao prayed to himself, God, please let the carp take the bait. Don't come back with those irrelevant fish!”
When he put away the rod, it was indeed a big carp. Li Xiaoyao was overjoyed. He put it into a fish basket filled with clear water and ran and jumped all the way back to where Doctor Han was. He was so happy that he wanted to shout.
Li Xiaoyao rushed back to the residence of the Fairy Doctor Han and went straight to the back hall. He rushed into Zhao Ling 'er's room and saw that Lin Yueru was already sitting in the room, calmly polishing her sword with a handkerchief. She had even changed her clothes and had two small bags beside her.
" You lost," Lin Yueru said with a smile." I got the three herbs earlier than you did!"”
"You?" Li Xiaoyao asked. Why are you so fast?"
"Heh, I just snuck back home and took some out," Lin Yueru said with a smile.”
Only then did Li Xiaoyao realize that since Lin Yueru's family was a martial arts aristocratic family, how could they lack these medicinal herbs? It turned out that Lin Yueru had been full of confidence from the beginning because she had already thought of the source.
"If Lord Lin knows it's for Yi Ling 'er, could it be that he agreed?" Li Xiao Yao said.”
"Of course I won't let him know." Lin Yueru said.”
"What is it? Then you…stole?"
"You make it sound so unpleasant!" Lin Yueru said angrily. I took something from my house. How can it be called stealing? If I'm happy, I can even throw it into the waterway!”
"Yes, yes. Please don't be too happy and throw away this life-saving thing.”
Lin Yueru looked at the blood and mud on Li Xiaoyao's body and smiled.""Yo, look at you. You look like a country bumpkin. Are you rolling in the mud?”
Li Xiaoyao placed the bloodstained antler and fish basket on the table and said,""I've already gotten them. Where are the three medicinal herbs you have?”
Lin Yueru took out a small bag from her bag and said,""I'm going to call Ah 'Bao to boil the medicine. Go wash your face and change your clothes. Don't look like a ghost. Your sister Ling' er has woken up.”
As she spoke, Lin Yueru threw another small bag at Li Xiaoyao. While Li Xiaoyao caught it, she took the fish basket and strode out.
Li Xiaoyao felt that this small bag was emitting a wave of elegant fragrance. He opened it and saw a new set of cloth clothes, shoes and socks. Li Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment when he saw this. He didn't expect Lin Yueru, who looked like a big shot, to be so meticulous.
Li Xiaoyao found the woodshed of the Han Fairy Doctor's house and changed his clothes and washed his face. His body was covered with the blood of the fox demon and snake demon, the blood of the bite, and the mud. It was really dirty and smelly. Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but think,'So, when you walk around the martial arts world without any clothes or rest, you look like a beggar after a few days. Who can tell that you're a hero? Sigh! These years, his parents must have had a hard time.”
After Li Xiaoyao changed his clothes, he went back in to accompany Zhao Ling 'er. He really couldn't figure out what illness she had and why she was kidnapped by a demon.
About an hour later, Po and Lin Yueru entered the room. Lin Yueru said,""Quickly let Ling 'er take the medicine!"
Po said," This Six Gods Pill is a secret recipe passed down from the ancestors of Doctor Han's family. It can not only nourish the body, but also cure leukemia, cold, and qi deficiency. It can also regulate blood flow and prevent pregnancy."”
Li Xiaoyao could tell that something was wrong and said,""Could it be that Ling 'er only has a cold and is not seriously ill?”
"The Fairy Doctor didn't say, so I don't know." Said Po.”
Seeing that Ling 'er's face had regained some color after being fed the decoction, Lin Yueru said softly,""Brother Xiaoyao, go and rest for a while!”
"No, I'm waiting for her to wake up."”
No matter how Lin Yueru tried to persuade him, Li Xiaoyao ignored her. Not long after, Fairy Doctor Han walked in with Han Mengci and asked,""How is Lady Zhao?"
"You look much better, but you haven't woken up yet."”
Fairy Doctor Han checked Zhao Ling 'er's pulse and said,""There's no hurry, no hurry."
Li Xiaoyao said worriedly,"But, if she's just anemia-deficient, how could she be?" Why is your face so pale?"
"Young Master Li, don't think too much about it. I think you need to rest for a while," Han Mengci said.”
At this moment, Zhao Ling 'er let out a low moan. Li Xiaoyao quickly went forward and watched as she slowly woke up.
Zhao Ling 'er's beautiful eyes turned, and her vision gradually became clear. The first thing she saw was Li Xiaoyao holding her hand tightly.
Zhao Ling 'er was stunned. She couldn't believe that Li Xiaoyao was right in front of her. She suspected that she was in a dream and couldn't say anything. "Ling Er, how are you?" Li Xiaoyao asked.”
Zhao Ling 'er turned to look at the crowd. Lin Yueru was also looking at her with concern. When Zhao Ling' er opened her mouth, her voice was still a little hoarse."Brother Xiaoyao, you…why are you here?”
Li Xiaoyao gently held her shoulder and said,""Lie down properly. It's good that you're awake. It's good that you're fine.”
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