Magado was just a few steps behind Liu Jing. The natural elegance and nobility she exuded made him afraid to approach her for fear of offending her. His intuition told him that this was a woman with a completely different identity from them. Although the right side of her face was damaged when she fell off the cliff, the left side of her face that was occasionally exposed outside the blue cloth was breathtakingly beautiful. It could be imagined that before she was disfigured, she was definitely a soul-stirring beauty.
" You…Don't be sad. They didn't mean it…" He clumsily tried to comfort her.
"Why did you save me?" Liu Jing knelt on the ground and cried pitifully," Why didn't you let me die on Mount Bai? I'm in such a state that I'd rather die than live…"
"Don't say that. Even ants know how to cherish their lives, let alone us humans! " Moreover, things are not yet hopeless. When we reach the Xiongnu headquarters, I will find the best apothecary for you. You know that there are many apothecaries with excellent medical skills in this world. There are also many medicinal herbs that we don't know about. Perhaps they can cure the wound on your face.”
" There won't be that day…" Her despairing heart had long turned cold. At this moment, she was living like a walking corpse." Timan…" She cried out in a low voice with a broken heart," I can't see you anymore…I can't see you anymore!" Timan…"
Timon, who was already on the bow, suddenly felt his heart tighten. He immediately shouted,"Jing Er, where are you…Jing Er…"
"Chanyu, what happened to Chanyu?"
The guards on the left and right were shocked when they heard him shout like this.
" I heard Jing 'er calling me, she seems to be in pain…" He ran to a broken spot and shouted hoarsely towards the valley,""Jing Er! Jinger! Where are you…"
"What should we do?" They looked at each other.
"Prince Xian of the Left is here…"
Ju Lihu waved his hand and retreated to the left and right, then quietly walked behind him.
"Jing Er…where are you?”
Unable to endure the torment of longing for him for months, Timan kneeled on the ground in a daze and muttered,"God, why didn't you return Jing-er to me…"
"Timan." Ju Lihu placed his strong hands on his shoulders." Don't be disappointed. There will be good news. A comet appeared in the southwest sky last night. This is a good sign. I believe there will be news from the princess soon.”
"Is that so? Is that true?"
"Yes, sir!" Seeing his haggard face, Gou Lihu could not bear to see it. If Xiangqi had also disappeared, his crazy emotions would probably not be any less than his." We all believe that the princess is still alive, so you should pull yourself together. Let's go!" Go back to the palace. It's too late for hunting today. Go back and have a good rest. We'll go find the princess tomorrow.”
"Yes!" He raised his head confidently." I can't despair. Jing Er will definitely return to my side.”
At dawn, the merchants were busy packing up and preparing to rush to the Xiongnu royal court.
"Magado, hurry up!" Magado's mother urged," Today, we are going to the tents of the nobles. We have to prepare the things so that we can sell them for a good price.”
Magado's mother specialized in trading gemstones, and many of the Xiongnu nobles bought her goods. She tidied up her luggage. Magdo, who was always obedient and would help her, suddenly didn't respond today.
"Magdo, what are you doing?”
"Mother." Magado ran behind her and said nervously,""Mother, she has a high fever…"
"Is that so?" She replied indifferently," What a troublesome fellow. Sigh! Don't worry about her for now. Help me tie these things up. Hurry up, the others are leaving…"
"But, she…"
"Why are you so stubborn!" She cried impatiently." We can get into the Court quickly, and then we can find an apothecary or a wizard or something to treat her.”
Hearing his mother's words, Magdo was suddenly enlightened, but he was still afraid that his mother would go back on her word."Mother, you said that we must find an apothecary to help her!”
"I know, I know!" She was angry and helpless. She had been shrewd and capable all her life. Why did she have to give birth to such a straightforward son? Moreover, he had been doing business with her for so long. Why was he still not smart at all?
She shook her head and took out a small sword from her waist pocket. The shiny golden hilt, exquisite carving, and the bronze body of the sword would definitely sell for a good price. Just as she was estimating the starting price, Magado suddenly pulled the sword away from behind her.
"Mother!" He shouted at her angrily," This is someone else's thing. How can you take it so casually?”
"You little brat." She slapped him on the head with a frown and scolded,"What other people's things? She's been eating and using our food for the past few months. What's the point of taking a small sword from her? If she really wanted to calculate it, ten of these swords would not even be enough!”
"Mother, you, you…"
Magdo was clumsy and could not argue with his mother at all. However, he really hated his mother's personality. She was calculative and looked at everything with the word 'profit'. He often saw Liu Jing holding this small sword in a daze, and she would cry when she looked at it. Therefore, he believed that this small sword must be very important to her. Just as they were worrying about how to retrieve it for her, Liu Jing had quietly arrived behind them.
"Magado." "It's alright…" she said weakly,"You can sell it!" I should give you something to repay you…"
"But…but…"
She shook her head and gave him a relieved smile.
As soon as the merchants entered the tent, they immediately attracted a large crowd. They found an empty space and started their business there.
Magado's mother spread out the goods and looked for potential buyers. In a short while, her stall was filled with people. She was doing her best to sell the goods and at the same time, she was doing her best to bid with the customers. At this moment, Magado was busy looking for the Apothecary.
"Magdo, where are you going? I'm busy here!”His mother called out to him.
" I'm going to find her a pharmacist," said Margot as he ran." You promised…"
"Aiya, you brat!" She stomped her foot and was about to go crazy with anger." You're actually in a hurry to help that woman instead of helping me finish my business. Who exactly is your bread and butter?!"”Although she was angry, she was still happy when she saw that the house was full of guests.
With her sharp business sense, she immediately realized that the two burly men who were slowly walking over were definitely different. Therefore, she smiled and tried her best to recruit them.
"Young man, take a look! All the goods here are first-class!”
The one who was walking in front of her held his head high and did not care about her at all. The one behind her followed her call and glanced at it politely.
This was a big family! Magado's mother laughed in her heart. If it wasn't a real exotic item, it wouldn't attract his interest. Fortunately, she still had that girl's sword. That was a real treasure!
"Young man, don't go." She called out to him," I have something here that you will definitely be satisfied with…" She slowly took out the golden short sword from her heavy bag." This sword is the best quality I have here. Look, the hilt is made of pure gold, and the body of the sword…Hey!" Ah…"
Just as he was about to instigate his glib tongue to bid for the golden dagger, his right wrist was caught off guard and the dagger was quickly pulled away by the young man.
"What…what are you doing? Robbery?"
"Let me ask you!" Timan approached her excitedly." Where did you get this sword?”
"Why do you care where my sword came from? If you want to buy it, then name a price. If you don't want to buy it, then return the sword to me!”Magdo's mother said bluntly.
"Auntie!" Ju Lihu advised him kindly," I advise you to tell the truth quickly. Otherwise, I'm afraid that he won't be able to control his emotions and you won't be able to keep your head.”
Magado's mother was not afraid but angry. She had traveled the north and south all her life and had seen all kinds of people. She had a close relationship with many nobles in the Xiongnu. Therefore, she straightened her back and said fearlessly,
"Young man, I advise you to let me go quickly. Otherwise, when the soldiers come, you'll have a good time!”
Timan wanted to know Liu Jing's whereabouts, so she didn't have the patience to waste time with her. She raised her leg on the spot and swept over the stall she had set up on the ground, scaring the other merchants who were watching and doing business at the side.
Magado's mother made up her mind and shouted,""Robbery! Someone is trying to rob us! Help…"
With this shout, a whole group of soldiers quickly came in their direction. Seeing this, Magado's mother was about to show off when she saw that the group of soldiers suddenly shortened and kneeled on the ground in an orderly manner. She said to the young man in a sonorous and powerful voice,"Chanyu! What is it?" At this moment, Magado's mother's face turned from red to white, and she no longer had the strength to smile.
Timan put down her hand and kept his sword in his palm. He said to her sternly,""If you don't answer me properly, I'll ask these soldiers to chop you into meat paste!”
"You, you…you are…"
"He is Chanyu. Auntie, he has a bad temper and his patience is extremely poor. Hurry up and answer him!”Goulihu reminded her politely.
" This, this…I…" She was so scared that her legs went weak on the spot, and she could not squeeze out a complete sentence from her throat. Although she was knowledgeable, she had never seen the Chief in person. She only heard that he was brave and good at fighting. He could hold the pass alone and be invincible. In a battle, he could kill hundreds of thousands of enemies. She had thought that he was a slovenly and boorish person! Who would have thought that it would be such a handsome young man? Thinking about the impolite offense just now, he couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.
"I'll ask you again." "Does this sword belong to a girl?" he asked her coldly.”
She was puzzled as to how the Chief knew, but she nodded her head like pounding garlic.
Seeing her nod, Timan's blood froze." Where's that girl?"”
"She…she…"
Seeing her hesitation, thousands of possibilities flashed through Timan's mind. He held his breath and suppressed the worst thought before asking,""What happened to her?"
" She…She…" Magado's mother swallowed her saliva and said in a trembling voice,""She has a high fever. Our Margo took her to see a pharmacist…"
"What did you say?"
He could not believe that Jing-er was really still alive!
"I don't know!" Magado's mother cried out." We don't know anything! We saved her out of kindness. Chanyu, please don't kill us!”
" Jing-er…Jing-er…" Timan almost cried tears of joy.
"Auntie, get up." Ju Lihu pulled her up." Chanyu will not kill you. Instead, he will give you many rewards. You are his benefactor!”
"What?"
"The one you saved was Chanyu's favorite wife, Consort Yangning.”
"Chanyu's wife?" Her eyes were shining." Is she really Chanyu's wife?”Magado's mother seemed to have returned from hell to heaven. She was calculating and immediately thought of a generous reward. While she was secretly happy, she suddenly thought of how she had been extremely mean to that girl these days and even snatched her personal treasure to sell. If her merits did not make up for her faults, then... then wouldn't her head still have to be removed!
Liu Jing leaned against a tree and dozed off after drinking the herbs that Magado had prepared for her.
"Magdo, you should go back to your mother and help! Otherwise, she'll scold you again later.”
"No need." He hurriedly found a soft fur coat to cover Liu Jing's back." She can do it herself! Besides, she stole your things and sold them. I don't want to help her!”Magdo said angrily.
"Magado." Liu Jing said emotionally," You're really a good person!”
Under her grateful gaze, Magado scratched his head in embarrassment." What's the use of being nice? I didn't even dare to resist my mother and caused you to lose your precious sword."”
" It doesn't matter... If you sell it, then so be it..." In fact, her heart felt like it was being pricked by needles. That was the only memory between Timan and her, but what could she do now that she was in such dire straits?
She closed her eyes in pain. Suddenly, she heard a familiar cry from afar. She got up in shock and looked around, but there was nothing except for the white grass and the whistling wind.
"What's wrong?" Magdo asked with concern.
"N-nothing…"
It must be because his fever was too serious!
However, after a while, the voice came clearly with the wind, waves after waves of heart-wrenching calls.
" How is that possible…" she muttered." It's impossible…"
However, the cries were getting closer and closer. He looked up and saw the dust rolling in the distance and the hooves clattering.
"Eh? There are horses coming here…"
"Jing Er…"
This time, the call was clear. It was Timan!
" Timan…" She subconsciously wanted to rush forward, but she immediately remembered her current appearance and couldn't help but shrink back."No…I don't want to see him. I can't let him see me like this…"
"What's wrong? Young lady…what's wrong?"
"Magado!" She grabbed his arm anxiously." Quick! Get out of here... I don't want him to find me..."
"Oh! Good!" Although he didn't know what was going on, the straightforward Magdo still obediently helped her into the thick grass.
" Jing 'er…Jing' er…" Timan rode around anxiously." Where are you?”
"Auntie, didn't you say they were here?”
"Yes, yes!" "That's what Magado told me!" she answered quickly. Magado, where are you?”
Hearing his mother's call, Magdo answered without hesitation,""Here, Mother." He even stood up on the spot.
"Magado." When she saw it, she ran over happily." Where's the girl?”
" She's here…" He turned his head, but Liu Jing was nowhere to be seen. "Eh? She was just here!" He shook his head in all directions.
"Jing Er!" The sharp-eyed Timan immediately noticed her movement. She was running away from him. Why?
He dismounted and gave chase.
"Jing Er…Jing Er! Don't go…I'm Timon!"
"Don't come over!" Liu Jing shouted as she fled," I'm not Jing Er. You've got the wrong person!”
How could he be mistaken? That voice was clearly the voice that lingered in his dreams every night! He had never forgotten that beautiful figure. Why didn't she acknowledge him?
Liu Jing, who had a high fever, had difficulty moving. Now that she was running forcefully, she only took a few dozen steps before she collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion.
"Jing Er…are you alright?"
Timan dismounted and reached out to hug her with mixed feelings.
Unexpectedly, Liu Jing shouted sternly,"Don't touch me!"
Timan retracted her hand." Jing Er…"
She turned around and pulled her headscarf even lower.
Jing Er…I'm Timan…I miss you so much…" He muttered bitterly,""I've been looking for you every day these days. Now that I've finally found you, why are you avoiding me?”
When Liu Jing heard this, she felt sad. Wasn't she the same? However, how could she let Timan see her like this?
So he covered his face and wept without saying a word.
" Jing Er…" Timan moved closer to her back." Turn around. I want to hug you…I want to make sure that this moment is real…Jing Er…"
She tightened her body like a frightened bird.
"You go! I don't want to see you! I'm not Jinger! She's already dead!"
" Jing Er…" He was at a loss." Why do you say that?" Do you know how hard I've been looking for you? I can't sleep or eat well day and night. I've been praying to the heavens and praying to the earth. I've been waiting for your news every day. I've been waiting so long that I've almost gone crazy.”
He slowly caressed her back, and the warmth from his palm made her heart surge. However, she no longer deserved such warmth.
Just as he was about to pull her into his arms, a rough voice interrupted.
"You're not allowed to touch her!" " She doesn't want to see you. Don't you understand?"”
Just as he was wondering how this person dared to be so rude to him, Liu Jing shouted at him as if she had seen her savior,"Magdo, Magdo, take me away, I don't want to see this person.”
"Good!"
Hearing her words, the honest Magdo immediately bent down to pull her up, but Timon stopped him coldly.
Jing Er, don't tell me you…" He looked at Liu Jing doubtfully, then looked at Magado, who was not very handsome. In an instant, jealousy surged in his heart, and his blood surged."Could it be that you've already followed him?"
Liu Jing felt a chill in her chest when she heard this, but she did not refute him. Let him think so!
"I'll kill you!" Like a mad beast, he pushed Magdo to the ground and pulled out the scimitar at his waist, ready to slash down.
"Chanyu! Spare me!" Magado's mother rushed forward and knelt down, shouting," Our Magado didn't do anything to her. She didn't want to see you because her face was ruined. Chanyu, please call the Ming prison!"”
"What?" He was shocked and his entire body froze." Jing Er…"
"Now you know!" She sobbed." I'm no longer the beautiful Liu Jing of the past…How can I still be worthy of seeing you like this…"
"Jing Er…"
"You can go now!" She begged," Just take it that I'm already dead!”
Jing Er…Why are you so silly…" He could not help but feel the heartache and reluctance in his chest. His eyes were red as he choked,""No matter what you become, you will always be my most beloved Jing Er!”
She was even sadder when she heard this, and tears fell like rain.
"I'm…I'm no longer worthy of serving you…You can leave!
I beg you, I don't want you to see me in this horrible state…"
" Jing Er…" Timan felt a chill in his chest when he saw her insistence. He raised the scimitar in his hand and said resolutely,""If that's what you care about, then I'll destroy my eyes to prove that I really like you!”After saying that, he raised his knife and swiped it at his eyes.
"Timan! No!" Liu Jing immediately turned around and grabbed his hand in the air. As a result, the headscarf on her face fell off and the scar on the right side of her face was exposed in front of him.
"Jing Er!" Timan cried out in shock, but there was no expected disgust or disdain in his eyes. Instead, it was filled with pity and reluctance." Jing Er…" He hugged her with heartache and blamed himself for what had happened to her." It's all my fault. I didn't protect you well, that's why you became like this…"
Returning to the embrace that she had yearned for day and night, Liu Jing was a little stunned and surprised. Many emotions were mixed together, and most of them were gratitude. He did not despise her, and he was still willing to hug her. This made her tears flood again.
"Don't you think I'm scary? Don't you dislike me at all?" she asked, trembling.
"Idiot." He rubbed her head and kissed her hair as he wished." No matter what you look like, you're still my favorite Jing Er!”
When she heard that, she hugged him excitedly. She wished she could merge into his body. There was no need to say a thousand words to love. Just this one sentence was enough for this lifetime!
Several months later, under everyone's anticipation, someone finally came. He had rushed all the way from Chang 'an without stopping. The frost on his face had not faded, and he looked weak and haggard, but his eyes were bright and clear.
"Are you the doctor who claimed to be able to cure our princess?”
Xiangqi sized him up. This person looked too refined and delicate, and his age was not appropriate. From his appearance, it was simply impossible to believe that he would be a doctor with excellent medical skills. Most of the capable imperial doctors in the palace had white hair and long beards. They all looked experienced and magical.
And this man looked like he didn't know how to speak. If he didn't have Empress Dowager Dou's personal letter of recommendation in his hand, she would have thought that he was another person who wanted to give it a try under the heavy reward.
He didn't answer and only politely handed Empress Dowager Dou's letter to Chief Timan.
Empress Dowager Dou loved her grandson dearly. When the news of Liu Jing's disfigurement spread to Chang 'an, she issued an order to recruit doctors throughout the country. As long as they could cure Liu Jing, they would be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold. Once the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar. The reward was generous and tempting, but no one dared to come and answer the call. Since ancient times, there had never been a miracle doctor who could cure a person whose face had been ruined. The notice had been posted for more than a month, but no one asked. Just as they were disappointed, a poor scholar in Jiangnan tore it off and declared to the local government that he had a miracle doctor's medicine that could definitely restore the princess's former appearance. Thus, the government sent a report that night. After the Empress Dowager personally asked for an interview, they rushed all the way to the Xiongnu.
However, he was not from a famous family, nor did he have any medical records. Moreover, it was said that before he tore down the notice, he was a poor boy who lived in the wind and slept in the open. If he had magical medical skills, how could he be so poor? How could he have the guts to boast in front of Empress Dowager Dou that he could definitely cure Liu Jing?
It was puzzling, and they had to suspect that he was only trying for the high reward!
"Are you sure you can really cure our princess?”Xiangqi asked curiously again.
The seemingly unfathomable him finally spoke slowly,"
"Do you want to waste time here and continue to doubt me, or do you want me to fight for time to treat the princess?”
His words made Xiangqi speechless.
Timan greeted him politely. No matter who it was, as long as they could cure Jing-er's face, he would treat them respectfully. These days, he had visited many famous doctors, but the results were all disappointing. He hoped that this doctor from Jiangnan could really restore Liu Jing's former glory.
"Please."
He entered the inner tent and began to examine Liu Jing's face. He observed it carefully and used his hand to touch every scar, examining every part of the skin. Sometimes, he frowned in deep thought, and sometimes, he lowered his head in deep thought. He spent almost three times as much time as the other doctors in the diagnosis stage. He only came out when everyone was almost impatient.
"How is it?" This was the question everyone asked unanimously.
"Simple." Just these two words.
Xiangqi couldn't help but be stunned. She chased after his figure." What do you mean by simple?”
He didn't answer, but instead turned over his tattered bamboo basket.
"Hey! I'm asking you a question!"
He didn't even look at Xiangqi. He turned around and reported to Timan,"In less than three months, I will definitely be able to restore the princess's former appearance.”
"Really?" Timan couldn't believe it. After so many days, he had almost lost all hope as the doctors shook their heads and sighed. He didn't expect to receive such good news today.
"Is what you said true? Are you really confident?" Xiangqi couldn't help but ask in disbelief.
"Are you a doctor?" he asked slowly.”
"Me? I'm not, you are!"
"That's right!"
He picked up the bamboo basket and walked into the tent.
Aiya! What kind of doctor is this? Words are precious. In the past, doctors would answer all questions, and they would often talk endlessly like rivers. Why did this person only answer a few questions? Moreover, he answered as if he was very disdainful. She was simply anxious to death.
Xiangqi chased after him, unwilling to give up." Doctor, doctor, you say…"
"Take it."
He stuffed a bag of things into her hands.
"What?"
"A tocolopy medicine." He continued walking forward.
"If you act so rashly, the fetus in your heart will be affected.”
" Ah... I..." She looked at her belly, her face slightly red. Holding the bag of medicine, she could not help but mutter,""What doctor! You're not likable at all."
"What's wrong? Xiangqi." Ju Lihu, who happened to come in, saw her slightly puffed up cheeks and asked with concern.
" Gouli Lake…" she said dejectedly." Look at that doctor! You're so weird…"
"Oh!" He hugged his wife dotingly.
"All capable people are like this! Don't be angry. Be careful of your health."
The thick, pale yellow liquid that had been boiled for three days and nights was now smeared on Liu Jing's face layer by layer. It was as if thousands of insects were nibbling on her face. The waves of itchiness made Liu Jing frown deeply.
"Bear with it. It will gradually peel off your necrotic skin and flesh tissue, allowing your skin to regenerate.”
"Really?"
She had almost lost all confidence in recovering her looks.
"This is a special product of Jiangnan, Dan Orange. If you dry it and boil it, it has a magical effect on skin regeneration. However, during the treatment process, there would be excruciating pain. Moreover, the treatment process would take at least two to three months, and there could not be a day of interruption in the middle. Many people could not survive this stage, so they could not succeed.
Believe me, I can definitely cure you, but you must endure it.”
The determination in his eyes made Liu Jing nod her head.
She looked at him and suddenly realized that his face was slender beyond her imagination. The hand that touched her cheek was strangely soft. What was even more surprising was that his thin shoulders, which did not look like a man at all, were strangely elegant and bony. If he added his ridiculously beautiful eyes, he looked like a big girl dressed as a man.
Could it be that…in order to prove her guess, she suddenly grabbed his hand and said," You…" She revealed her doubts with her eyes.
He smiled mysteriously and slowly pulled his hand away. That elegant arc further confirmed Liu Jing's guess that she was a woman.
No wonder she didn't like to talk much and always lowered her eyes. Perhaps she was afraid of being recognized!
"What's your name?" Liu Jing asked softly.
"A nobody, why mention it."
Liu Jing smiled knowingly. She liked this person.
"You know, I know."
She did not give a direct answer and only hinted at Liu Jing with her eyes. "My identity has brought me many conveniences. I hope Princess can understand…"
"I understand…"
In September, in Dragon City, the Xiongnu elders gathered to worship the heavens. Consort Yangning's beauty once again shook the crowd. The bright bonfire shone on her beautiful figure and elegant face. Standing beside the young Chanyu, she looked like the sun and moon shining on each other.
Timan hugged her gently.
" Jing Er…" Amidst the noise, the only thing that was clear was his gentle and firm voice."My…Consort Yang Ning."
She narrowed her eyes and smiled shyly. She looked into the distance and saw a bright moon like frost.#
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