"Cough, cough..." Su Fuliu coughed incessantly, unable to answer Xiao Shixun's question, nor did she want to.
Outside the room, Qin Shi stood there listening to the sounds inside, his teeth almost grinding to powder. He shifted his toes slightly, barely able to bear it any longer.
How could he watch the person he cherished be treated like that by that beast again and again?
At this moment, Yuan Sichen, who was carrying the brewed medicine, called out, "Qin Shi."
Chapter 541 Disobedient
Qin Shi composed himself, turned his head slightly, and looked at Yuan Sichen who was walking over. He didn't say anything, and Yuan Sichen didn't say anything either after he walked over.
It seems that the shout just now was just... a reminder.
Yuan Sichen glanced at Qin Shi, then carried the medicine into the room: "Master, the medicine is ready."
"Give it to me," Xiao Shixun replied.
Yuan Sichen carried the medicine over and saw Su Fuliu struggling anxiously, water splashing everywhere. How could she take the medicine like this?
"Master, it might be difficult to administer medicine to Young Master Xiao in this state. Perhaps I should..."
Before Yuan Sichen could finish speaking, Xiao Shixun snapped unhappily, "Just bring the medicine!"
“Yes…” Yuan Sichen dared not say anything more and handed over the medicine bowl.
Xiao Shixun took the medicine bowl, put on a gentle expression, and said, "Jing'er, be good, drink your medicine."
Once Su Fuliu was no longer being choked by the back of her neck, she immediately lay down on the other side of the bathtub to avoid Xiao Shixun when he let go.
"If Jing'er doesn't drink her medicine obediently, don't blame me for being rude." Xiao Shixun said in an unfriendly tone, looking at Su Fuliu, who was clinging tightly to the edge of the bathtub and trembling.
Su Fuliu ignored him and just kept coughing.
Losing patience, Xiao Shixun grabbed Su Fuliu's cheek and forced her to swallow the medicine.
"Ugh, sob, cough cough..."
"Jing'er is really naughty. I just want you to drink your medicine properly and get better soon. Why do you have to force me to be so rude to you?" After saying that, Xiao Shixun smashed the empty bowl in his hand on the ground.
The sharp sound startled Su Fuliu, making her tremble. Even though she was unconscious, she was frightened like this. If she were awake, how much pain she would be in.
Su Fuliu was fully awake the next morning.
He felt as if he had just had a terrible nightmare.
He opened his blurry eyes and looked to the side, where he saw Xiao Shixun sitting tenderly on the edge of the bed, as if nothing had happened.
Seeing that he had woken up, Xiao Shixun reached out and touched his forehead: "Hmm, the fever has finally gone down."
He then gently stroked Su Fuliu's cheek, looking at the bruises that hadn't faded since he had pinched her, and asked, "Does it still hurt?"
“Cough…” Su Fuliu did not answer, but couldn’t help coughing lightly.
"Why is he still coughing? Yuan Sichen, bring me that doctor." Xiao Shixun immediately shouted.
Before long, Yuan Sichen brought the doctor from before.
Xiao Shixun looked at the doctor expressionlessly and asked, "Why hasn't his cough gotten better yet?"
The doctor quickly went over to take Su Fuliu's pulse and replied, "This, this cough always takes a long time to heal... It's not like you can get better just because the fever goes down, you still need to... uh..."
Before the doctor could finish speaking, Xiao Shixun snapped his neck: "Useless trash, change him again."
“Yes…” Yuan Sichen quickly turned around and went to find the doctor again.
Looking at Xiao Shixun, who was quick to kill, Su Fuliu couldn't help but recall the scene of his father and mother being killed.
He immediately closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and took a deep breath.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Shixun comforted him, "Jing'er, don't be afraid. I was just angry for a moment. He can't even cure a disease. He deserves to die."
Su Fuliu ignored him and instead clutched the corner of the blanket, trying to shake off the nightmare in her mind.
The newly arrived doctor was so frightened by the sight of the corpse on the ground that he backed away repeatedly.
Xiao Shixun glanced at him: "If you dare to retreat again, I will make sure you die here too."
Chapter 542 Is there really such a coincidence in this world?
The doctor dared not move upon hearing this.
"Why don't you come and take a look!" Xiao Shixun said again.
The doctor had no choice but to walk over, trembling, and take Su Fuliu's pulse. After taking it, he said, "I'll go and prescribe some medicine for you, young master. Take it three times a day, boil three bowls of water down to one bowl, and you can drink it."
Xiao Shixun frowned: "This is too troublesome. We still need to travel. Don't we have any pills?"
"Yes, yes, but the pills aren't as effective as the decoction. The decoction helps you recover faster," the doctor replied.
"Just take the pills. They can be taken on the way. Once we return to Xiao Kingdom, I will have the imperial physician examine Jing'er properly." Xiao Shixun only wanted to take Su Fuliu back as soon as possible and did not want to waste time on the road.
The sooner we return to Xiao Kingdom, the sooner the imperial physician can examine Su Fuliu, which is definitely better than having these quacks examine her.
However, the pills were not as effective as the decoction. She had already taken several bottles of the pills, and Su Fuliu had been barefoot the whole way, so her cough did not get better.
Xiao Shixun, however, was thinking that they were almost at the capital of Xiao Kingdom. Once they arrived at the palace, he would have the imperial physician examine Su Fuliu as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, Bai Yulang and Lu Chimo finally arrived in Lijiang. After making many inquiries, they learned that the Lijiang Gu King had no wife or children, only a personal disciple who disappeared in the year the Lijiang Gu King died.
Bai Yulang said with a dejected look, "Senior brother, what should we do? I was so happy when I found out that this Gu King had a precious disciple, but then his precious disciple disappeared that year. Did that bastard Xiao Shixun kill his precious disciple as well?"
Lu Chimo frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and replied, "It shouldn't be. If Xiao Shixun intended to kill the Gu King's disciple as well, he would have invited him to Xiao Kingdom together. Why would he kill them separately?"
"That's true, but where are we going to find the Gu King's disciple now?" Bai Yulang was extremely worried. The world is so big, finding the Gu King's disciple is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Lu Chimo shook his head: "It is obvious that Gu King's disciple is no longer in Lijiang. Otherwise, he would not have left Gu King's former residence. Moreover, since he is said to be missing, we cannot rule out the possibility that he may have been killed."
"If he really dies, then it's all over." Bai Yulang sighed.
"Of course, this is only one possibility. Perhaps there were other things that made him leave and never come back?" Lu Chimo comforted him.
"Even so, it's still not much better. The world is so vast, how long will it take us to find him?" Bai Yulang was extremely depressed at the thought of his brother still being tortured by Xiao Shixun.
"We still have to find him. According to their description, the Gu King's disciple is very handsome, with a refined appearance and skin as smooth as jade. Most importantly, he loves to wear red clothes. Just that alone can narrow down our search. There aren't many men who can wear red clothes all year round and still look exceptionally good."
Bai Yulang pouted and shook his head: "There aren't many, but that's precisely why they're so hard to find. Take the people around us, for example. Apart from my brother who has a red outfit, we haven't seen any other men who can wear red and are also good-looking."
Upon hearing his words, Lu Chimo suddenly had a flash of inspiration and couldn't help but say, "Could there really be such a coincidence in this world?"
Bai Yulang was taken aback: "What?"
Chapter 543 It must be him, it's definitely him, even if it isn't.
Lu Chimo replied, "Do you still remember Wen Hongye?"
Bai Yulang paused for a moment: "Wen Hongye... I have a vague impression of her, but I can't remember her."
"The man who used to be with the young master Xiao from the Duke of Huguo's mansion, after he separated from the young master Xiao, he got together with a herb gatherer. Wasn't the Hundred-Continuity Herb that Young Master Su needed delivered by that herb gatherer?" Lu Chimo reminded him.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yulang suddenly remembered: "Oh right, I remember now, it's that rather handsome Wen Hongye. He was also wearing red. No wonder Senior Brother said it was a coincidence. It really is such a coincidence."
"However, since we don't know where to start looking, let's inquire about Wen Hongye and see if he is from Lijiang. If he is, then it's probably him. I really hope he is, so my brother can be saved!"
Bai Yulang was somewhat excited; he really hoped that this Wen Hongye was the Gu King's beloved disciple they were looking for.
“Well, right now, all we can do is go back and look for this Wen Hongye. If he is the one, that would be the best outcome. If not, we can only continue searching everywhere,” Lu Chimo replied.
"It must be him, it must be him! Handsome, fair-skinned, loves to wear red, it all matches up, it's definitely him, even if it isn't!"
Bai Yulang spoke with great conviction, while inwardly he prayed fervently that it must be Wen Hongye.
That way they won't have to search everywhere for someone, which would be too time-consuming. Who knows what kind of treatment Xiao Shixun would give his brother by then?
“Then, let’s hurry back now. Su Yan should know where he’s staying with that herb gatherer.” Lu Chimo nodded.
"good."
Bai Yulang and Lu Chimo mounted their horses, preparing to leave.
Before they could even set off, Bai Yulang's stomach rumbled loudly. He gave an awkward laugh: "Senior brother..."
Lu Chimo chuckled lightly: "Alright, no matter how urgent the situation, I can't let my Yulang go hungry. Let's find a place to eat first before we leave."
"Mm." Bai Yulang nodded obediently.
Meanwhile, on the street, two people were riding a horse together, moving slowly.
The person in the green robe was in front, and the person in the red robe was behind; the person in the red robe was also carrying a small bamboo basket.
It was Gu Xingchen and Wen Hongye.
"Hongye, are you tired?" Gu Xingchen asked.
Wen Hongye shook her head: "I'm not tired, what's tiring about this?"
"How can you not be tired? You've been riding the horse the whole way. If I knew how to ride, I could have taken over for you." Gu Xingchen said with a pained expression, "Look at your hands, they're all red from holding the reins the whole time."
Wen Hongye smiled and said, "Then I'll teach you how to ride a horse later. Once you've learned, I can slack off."
"I'm definitely willing to learn, but I'm afraid you'll think I'm stupid and won't learn no matter how I teach you." Gu Xingchen felt that he was not a very good husband, as Wen Hongye always protected him when he was in danger.
"You still have a lifetime to learn, I don't believe you're so stupid that you can't learn it in your whole life."
"That's hard to say."
Wen Hongye laughed out loud: "If you can't learn it, you can't learn it. As long as I can, that's fine."
The two stopped in front of a restaurant. Wen Hongye rolled down and then reached out to take Gu Xingchen's hand, carefully catching him.
Gu Xingchen scratched the back of his head a little embarrassedly: "You really don't mind that your husband is clumsy and can't do anything?"
"How come you can't do anything? You can gather herbs, cook, make all sorts of handmade trinkets to make me happy, and buy candy to stuff into my little bamboo basket."
At this point, Wen Hongye suddenly blushed, lowered her voice, and continued, "She's very gentle during 'that' time, never rough, and always considers my feelings. Isn't that enough?"
Chapter 544 Warm Red Leaves, No, No, You're Not Allowed to Leave
Gu Xingchen looked at Wen Hongye, whose face was flushed, and reached out to rub his forehead: "Isn't this what I should do? You are the only person I want to protect in this life. I said I would make sure you only have happiness and joy in the future, and I will definitely keep my word!"
Wen Hongye's face was filled with a happy smile. He nodded and said, "Alright, I'm hungry. Let's go in and get something to eat?"