Rêve de Jiangshan

Chapitre 24

After taking the hot water, Yujue gently called to Rufeng, "Rufeng, the hot water is here. Come on, have a sip."

Ru Feng frowned deeply, refusing to move no matter how he called out to him.

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Yu Xuan dashed away like a gust of wind, leaving the academy gatekeeper with a wisp of smoke that vanished without a trace.

He ran wildly, knocking down countless people on the street, but he didn't care. He arrived at the Yuelai Inn in a third of the usual time. As soon as he entered, he grabbed the collar of the person doing the accounting at the counter and shouted fiercely, "Tell me! Is there a woman named Zuiyue here?"

The man was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he could only stammer as he pointed in one direction.

Yu Xuan followed his finger and saw a girl in purple taking someone's pulse in the corner of the hall. Judging from her posture, she must be the Zui Yue that Ru Feng was looking for.

So Yuxuan rushed over and grabbed Zuiyue's hand, explaining, "Rufeng is sick, he needs you!"

Just as Zuiyue was about to struggle, upon hearing this, she disregarded the waiting patients and started running. To her, nothing was more important than her senior brother.

Just as she reached the door, she ran into Hanshan, who was returning. Zuiyue didn't even bother to greet him and said directly, "Hanshan, my senior brother is ill. I'm going to see him."

Before the words were even finished, the person was already running down the street.

Han Shan reacted in surprise and quickly followed suit. Pedestrians on the street made way for him, but Zui Yue was a girl and had never learned kung fu, so she always slowed down. Yu Xuan was annoyed when Han Shan, who had caught up, squatted down. Zui Yue had been with him for a long time and naturally understood his meaning. Without hesitation, she lay down on him.

So, Hanshan and Yuxuan used their lightness skills to quickly return to the academy.

Yu Xuan stayed behind to negotiate with the gatekeeper, while Han Shan took the opportunity to carry Zui Yue to Ru Feng's room.

When Yu Jue and Yun Tianze saw them, they roughly knew their identities and were pleasantly surprised.

"Senior brother... Senior brother..." The two arrived at the bedside and felt extremely distressed when they saw Ru Feng's condition.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Ru Feng's spirits lifted, and he became slightly more alert. He quickly whispered, "Zui Yue, tell the others to leave!"

Zuiyue didn't understand, but she still followed Rufeng's idea, chased everyone out, and closed the door.

Ru Feng bit her lip and whispered, "Don't make a fuss about this later."

Zuiyue nodded firmly.

Ru Feng shakily extended his right hand. Zui Yue took his pulse, his hand trembled, and he looked at Ru Feng in shock.

Ru Feng gave a wry smile and looked out the window.

Suppressing her surprise, Zuiyue knowingly drew the curtains, blocking all view.

"Senior brother..." After thinking for a moment, Zuiyue realized that this form of address seemed inappropriate and quickly stopped talking.

"Just call it that, don't let it get out," Ru Feng said painfully, his face contorted.

Upon seeing this, Zuiyue hurriedly went over and lifted the blanket. A peculiar smell wafted out. Both Rufeng and Zuiyue remained expressionless, but Zuiyue felt a deeper pity. However, she still immediately took Rufeng's pulse carefully, saying that the matter of gender could be discussed later.

After a while, Zuiyue nodded, understanding the situation, but she never expected that her senior brother would be in so much pain because of this.

"Could you... make me stop... stop hurting right now?" Ru Feng said through gritted teeth, unable to bear it any longer.

Zuiyue shook her head sadly: "This is difficult to cure completely and requires gradual treatment. I can only alleviate your pain right now."

As she spoke, she took out the small bag she was carrying, which contained rows and rows of densely packed gold needles of various lengths.

Zuiyue focused his mind, took a deep breath to calm his emotions, withdrew the golden needles, and inserted them obliquely into acupoints such as Chengjiang, Dazhui, and Chengshan, twisting and lifting them with a focused expression.

After about the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn, Ru Feng's pain did indeed lessen somewhat.

Zuiyue hurriedly took off Rufeng's clothes again, first pressing her navel, Qihai, Guanyuan, Zhongji, Guilai, and Sanyinjiao with her thumbs. After a while, she massaged her lower abdomen with her right palm. It took half an hour to complete this set of movements.

Ru Feng slowly drifted off to sleep during her massage, but the pain was no longer on her face; she only had a slight frown.

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Ugh, last night around midnight, my computer crashed because I was typing too fast and pressed the wrong key. I was so disappointed... staring at those two thousand words that I couldn't save! It was so painful! Please don't make the same mistake, everyone! Write a little and save a little at a time. I'll learn my lesson! I've rewritten it now, and I feel a bit better. Goodnight everyone! There'll be another chapter this evening.

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Chapter 48 Night

Seeing that Ru Feng had fallen into a deep sleep, Zui Yue breathed a sigh of relief, and she herself was covered in sweat.

Outside the door, Yu Jue, Yun Tianze, and Han Shan waited anxiously. Their appearance attracted the attention of other students, but Yu Jue dismissed them all.

Soon after, Yuxuan ran back and asked anxiously, "Brother, how is Rufeng now?"

"They're still inside. It's been almost half an hour, and they still haven't come out. I wonder what their situation is like now?"

Yu Xuan wanted to look through the window, but when he saw that the curtains were drawn, he said unhappily, "Now I finally understand why Ru Feng installed this curtain. It turns out it can be used for this purpose in a critical moment." Normally, he could just puncture the paper curtain, but now? Even if he punctured it, there was still a thick layer of curtain.

"Don't worry, Zuiyue's medical skills are superb, Senior Brother will definitely be alright." Although Hanshan was also worried, he still comforted him.

"But she's so young after all." Yu Jue still felt a little uneasy. Ru Feng's appearance just now had frightened him, and he was still wondering whether he should find the old doctor in the academy.

Hanshan explained, "Zuiyue's family is in the medical field. Although she is a girl, she has been learning medicine since she was a child. Later, she followed her master and worked even harder, so everyone should not worry."

Yu Xuan interjected, "Strange, who is your master? You all seem to be very powerful."

Needless to say, Ru Feng defeated the martial arts master in the martial arts exam, leaving him almost mortified. From then on, Ru Feng no longer needed to attend martial arts classes. And now, Ru Feng's junior brother, Han Shan, seems to be quite skilled as well. He was carrying someone on his back and was using his lightness skill, almost keeping up with her.

You should know that you have been guided by a famous teacher and have practiced hard since you were a child, so now Yu Xuan is extremely curious about their master.

Han Shan was truly in a difficult situation, and could only say, "I can't tell you this."

Everyone understands that there are always many reclusive masters in this world, and it's normal for them not to want others to know.

Hanshan knew they had misunderstood, but he wouldn't correct them. Speaking of his master and them, he sighed...

Just as they were pacing anxiously outside, the tightly closed door finally opened a crack.

Zuiyue came out and, meeting their expectant gazes, calmly said, "Go and fetch a bucket of hot water first. Senior Brother needs to take a bath, so I can administer the acupuncture again."

Yu Jue quickly asked, "How is he now? How could Ru Feng have such a terrible old ailment?"

"Much better." Zuiyue didn't say anything more.

"The hot water needs to be boiled again." Yun Tianze said with a slightly bitter face. None of them knew anything about starting a fire, but there was no one in the kitchen at this time.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Hanshan picked up the empty bath tub outside the courtyard, asked for directions to the water, and ran off. Soon after, he returned with a tub of water in his arms, and most importantly, the water was still steaming.

Yu Jue and the others were shocked. Han Shan had already carried the bucket into the room. Before leaving, he glanced worriedly at Ru Feng, who was sleeping soundly in the quilt.

After coming out, Yun Tianze said softly, "The ability to use internal energy to heat water seems to be unique to only one sect in the martial arts world."

Han Shan turned to look at Yun Tianze. He hadn't paid much attention to him before, only thinking that the man was very beautiful but seemed to be in poor health. He never expected him to say such things now.

Han Shan smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, my senior brother said that there are many similar things in the world. My master and senior brother also know this skill. Could it be that they are also from that sect?"

Yun Tianze remained silent, only smiling thoughtfully. Yu Jue and Yu Xuan exchanged a glance and said nothing more.

Inside the room, Zuiyue nudged Rufeng: "Senior brother, get up and take a bath."

Long-term vigilance caused Ru Feng to immediately snap out of his daze upon hearing the word "bath." Seeing Zui Yue and the bucket of steaming water, he gratefully said, "Thank you."

"Senior brother, there's no need for thanks between us. Go take a shower and then eat something." Ru Feng rubbed his stomach, feeling much better, and happily got up. He couldn't help but frown at the smell of his own sweat and that unique odor.

Zuiyue smiled gently and said, "I'm going out. I'll tell them not to come in. I'll go and ask Hanshan to get some food now."

"Mmm." Ru Feng couldn't wait any longer and nodded eagerly.

After Zuiyue came out, she stood guard at the door and spoke to Hanshan. Hanshan then ran downstairs.

"Miss Zuiyue, how could Rufeng have such a terrible old ailment?" Yujue asked hurriedly after Hanshan disappeared.

Although Zuiyue didn't understand when Rufeng developed this old ailment, she still said, "It's an old problem, and it's a long story."

"Can it be cured completely?" Yu Xuan then asked.

Zuiyue honestly shook her head: "It needs to be treated slowly. Actually, it's not very serious. It just relapses occasionally, and it will get better after that."

Seeing that Zuiyue was unwilling to say more, the others did not press further and decided to wait until Rufeng woke up.

After taking a shower in the small bathroom in the room, Ru Feng threw away what needed to be thrown away, put the bed sheets into his bucket, changed into new sheets, folded up the comforter and put it away, then took out a bottle of liquid from the small cabinet and sprayed it into the air, finally masking another smell.

After doing all this, Ru Feng opened the door and smiled at them, "I'm finally alive again!" Although her stomach still hurts a lot, she feels more comfortable now. Compared to the excruciating pain she felt earlier, the pain is now within a tolerable range.

Everyone was overjoyed. After eating the things Hanshan bought, Rufeng felt even better. Hanshan and Zuiyue should go back now. Before leaving, Zuiyue asked Rufeng to go down the mountain tomorrow so she could give her some more medicine. Hanshan said, "Senior brother, our shop plan is already finalized. We'll discuss it again after you've recovered."

Ru Feng nodded and smiled at everyone.

After his junior brothers and sisters left, Ru Feng looked at the three menacing figures and yawned, "Ugh, so sleepy, I'll go to sleep first." He then touched his dark circles under his eyes.

The other three were furious, but helpless.

That evening, Ru Feng's stomach was still not feeling well, so she got up to go to the toilet. She accidentally saw a dark shadow flash by in the yard. She quickly squatted down. Fortunately, she was light on her feet and was wearing black pajamas, so no marks were left.

Ru Feng frowned, then heard a faint sound from the eaves. What's going on at the academy lately? People are always out wandering around at night instead of sleeping. But Master said that you should pretend you didn't see many things, especially since you have such a curious nature. You should be careful not to cause any trouble.

After struggling with her conscience for a while, Ru Feng finally decided to take the plunge and go back to her room. She pulled up a thin blanket, deciding it was best not to meddle in other people's business; after all, she only had one life.

Chapter 49 Forced Confession

The next day, the sun was still shining brightly, but Ru Feng felt cold sweat pouring down his face. Of course, today's cold sweat was different from yesterday's.

The three judges held a joint trial, and the interrogators arrived to extract a confession.

"Ru Feng, are you going to tell us why you did that? You scared us to death yesterday." Yu Jue pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Ru Feng, staring intently at her.

Yu Xuan lay on his bed, casually flipping through a book: "What else could it be? He must have stolen another man's woman before, and now he's getting his comeuppance!"

Yun Tianze sat smiling on another chair, playing with Ru Feng's jade flute, which he had given her. It was pure white and Ru Feng liked it very much, often using it to practice.