Therefore, if he took Su Fuliu to Guichen, he might be able to find out Su Fuliu's identity...
At this moment, Lu Chimo returned to Guichen with Bai Yulang and met Yuan Qingshan.
When Yuan Qingshan saw Bai Yulang return, he blew on his white beard and glared at him, saying, "So you know how to come back?"
Bai Yulang pouted: "Master, please don't be angry. I... I didn't go out to play. I went out to find my senior brother. Besides, I left you a letter before I went out. Now I've come back with my senior brother."
“If your senior brother hadn’t wanted to come back, you probably wouldn’t have even thought about returning, right?” Yuan Qingshan said.
"No, it was I who suggested that my senior brother come back, so he came back."
“Isn’t that the same? If your senior brother refuses to return, then you won’t return either, will you?” Yuan Qingshan retorted.
Bai Yulang choked and was speechless for a moment.
Lu Chimo smiled and said, "Master, please don't scold him. He was just a little playful, and he's back safe and sound now."
Yuan Qingshan snorted: "You should just let him have his way. This brat will cause trouble sooner or later."
Bai Yulang chuckled: "With Master and Senior Brother around, I can't cause any trouble."
Yuan Qingshan glanced at him with a headache, then looked at Lu Chimo. Seeing Lu Chimo, his headache subsided a little: "You came back this time, is there something you need?"
Chapter 204 You're just like a salted fish
Lu Chimo nodded: "Yes, disciple does have some things he wants to ask Master."
"What is it?" Yuan Qingshan asked.
"Does Master know any doctors who practice medicine with their left hand?" Lu Chimo asked simply and directly.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qingshan immediately thought of someone, but then he shook his head: "I do know one, but that person is already dead."
"Dead? Besides this person, does Master know anyone else?" Lu Chimo asked again.
Yuan Qingshan shook his head: "I don't know any others. I have been practicing medicine for decades and have seen countless patients and doctors. But I have only ever seen one person who practices medicine with his left hand. It's a pity that he died young."
“Died young…” Lu Chimo murmured, recalling the news that Marquis Dingyuan’s men had told him outside Yulong Village that Xiao Shijing was dead. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but ask, “The person Master mentioned, could it be… Xiao Shijing?”
Yuan Qingshan nodded: "Yes, it is him. This Xiao Shijing was so young, yet his medical skills had reached the pinnacle. I'm afraid I am no match for him. It's just a pity that he left us too soon."
After saying that, he sighed softly, expressing his regret over Xiao Shijing's death.
Lu Chimo frowned slightly and remained silent for the time being.
Bai Yulang, who was standing to the side, said, "Master, my senior brother and I recently met a doctor who practices medicine with his left hand. He's quite young. Are all young people this capable these days? Thinking about myself, I seem to be quite capable too. I've only been studying medicine for a year or two, and I've already achieved some success!"
Yuan Qingshan looked at Bai Yulang and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on: "Can't you be a little more composed like your senior brother? You do have some talent for medicine, and although you've made some progress in just one or two years, you're still far behind your senior brother."
Bai Yulang smiled and said, "I'm fine as I am. Why do I need to be so powerful? Senior Brother can be powerful on his own. I'll be your little follower."
Yuan Qingshan shook his head: "You're just like a salted fish."
Lu Chimo said, "Actually, Yulang is quite good this way. Not everyone has lofty ideals. Yulang just wants to be free and unrestrained with his disciple. That is his ideal in life."
Yuan Qingshan choked for a moment, then glanced at Lu Chimo: "After this trip, the bond between you two brothers has grown even stronger. Look at how protective you are of him; anyone who didn't know better would think you're his master and I'm his enemy."
Bai Yulang rolled his eyes, then ran over and took Yuan Qingshan's arm, saying in a coquettish tone, "Oh, Master, Senior Brother is saying this because he's afraid our master-disciple relationship will be hurt. Senior Brother is the best senior brother in the world, and Master is the best master in the world. Disciple hasn't come back to see Master for a long time, so I'll give Master a shoulder massage."
After acting coquettishly, Bai Yulang immediately started massaging Yuan Qingshan's shoulders.
Yuan Qingshan shook his head helplessly at him, then looked at Lu Chimo and asked, "Just now Yulang said that you also met a young man who practices medicine with his left hand?"
Lu Chimo nodded slightly: "Yes, that person's name is Su Fuliu."
“Su Fuliu? This name is completely unfamiliar to me. I’ve never heard of it before. But there are always people more capable than you, and those who seem unknown often possess abilities you never imagined,” Yuan Qingshan said.
“Yes, but that Su Fuliu is still a bit strange. He has been hiding his medical skills. It was my careful observation that he was able to practice medicine with his left hand. There is also a major point of suspicion. Although Su Fuliu is deeply favored by the King of Thunder, he has an ordinary background. Yet, such an ordinary person had his collarbone pierced and a pipa hook left inside his shoulder. If he is really an ordinary person, how could he be treated like this?”
As soon as Lu Chimo finished speaking, he saw Yuan Qingshan looking astonished...
Chapter 205 Crown Prince Xiao Shijing of Xiao Kingdom
Seeing Yuan Qingshan's expression, Lu Chimo asked, "Master, has something come to mind?"
Yuan Qingshan frowned and replied, "Impossible..."
"Impossible what?" Lu Chimo asked again.
Yuan Qingshan said, "You've been in Feng Kingdom all this time, so you probably don't know this. When Xiao Shijing died, I happened to be in Xiao Kingdom. His elder brother pierced his collarbone, crippling his martial arts, and then he was burned alive."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chimo looked shocked: "Master thinks that Su Fuliu is... Xiao Shijing?"
“What you’re saying sounds plausible, but Xiao Shijing is already dead, so how could he appear in Feng Kingdom?” Yuan Qingshan said.
At this moment, Bai Yulang said, "What's so strange about that? Didn't Master pick me up from the border of Xiao Kingdom back then? Maybe this Su Fuliu was rescued by someone and came to Feng Kingdom to hide?"
Yuan Qingshan still frowned: "But, his elder brother is such a ruthless person. He put him in such a deadly situation, how could he possibly let anyone save him?"
Bai Yulang then said, "Everyone has their oversights. What if someone manages to rescue him right under his nose?"
“That’s true.” Yuan Qingshan nodded.
Lu Chimo, who had been standing there without saying a word, suddenly said, "Yulang, you stay with Master. Senior Brother has something to attend to."
After saying that, he bowed and left.
When Bai Yulang saw that Lu Chimo had suddenly left, he wanted to go and see what was going on, but Lu Chimo told him to stay here and keep Yuan Qingshan company, so he had to obey.
So I just have to put up with it.
About half an hour later, Lu Chimo returned.
He was also holding a portrait in his hand.
Bai Yulang was taken aback: "So Senior Brother went to paint? Could it be that he painted Su Fuliu?"
Lu Chimo nodded, and then showed the finished portrait to Yuan Qingshan.
After reading it, Yuan Qingshan's eyes widened in surprise: "It really is..."
Lu Chimo was also surprised: "So, this Su Fuliu is really... Xiao Shijing, the Crown Prince of Xiao Kingdom?"
Bai Yulang exclaimed, "No way! Him? He's actually the Crown Prince of Xiao Kingdom?"
"Actually, they are quite similar. It is said that the Crown Prince of Xiao is benevolent, virtuous, diligent, and studious, striving to assist the Emperor in handling state affairs. He also possesses exceptional talent in medicine, often using his spare time to treat the sick and save lives. Such a gentle, kind, and talented person is naturally very popular among the people of Xiao. And isn't this Su Fuliu also kind and innocent? However, perhaps it is precisely because he is too kind and innocent that..."
Upon hearing Lu Chimo's words, Bai Yulang frowned: "So, his damned imperial brother has been bullying this honest man all along?"
Yuan Qingshan said, "What nonsense about an imperial brother? He's already the emperor of Xiao Kingdom."
Bai Yulang spat, "He only used such despicable means to rise to the throne. I'm afraid the people of Xiao Kingdom dare not speak out against him. But... this damned imperial brother, no, this damned emperor has ascended the throne. What about the original emperor? And his mother? Does he have any brothers or sisters?"
Yuan Qingshan shook his head: "Otherwise, how could I have said that nonsense, cough cough, that Emperor Xiao of the Xiao Kingdom was ruthless? Naturally... he left no one alive, eliminating all future troubles."
"Ah... Is it that tragic? Now I understand why Su Fuliu, oh no, why Xiao Shijing reacted so strongly when he saw the killing... He must have watched his loved ones die one by one before his eyes..." Bai Yulang couldn't help but feel sorry for Su Fuliu. This was just too pitiful.
Chapter 206 If you don't beat them, they'll climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles.
Yuan Qingshan said, "This is the fate of those born into imperial families: either they rise to power by stepping over the corpses of their own kin, or they become those corpses themselves."
“Given Xiao Shijing’s personality, he could never step on the corpses of his own family members, so… he was destined to become that ‘corpse’,” Lu Chimo sighed.
Bai Yulang said, "I disagree. Saying that is like trying to excuse that damned Emperor Xiao. It's as if it's right for him to rise to power by stepping on the corpses of his own family. You should know that if it weren't for him, then Crown Prince Xiao Shijing would be the Emperor of Xiao. With his benevolence, there would naturally be no bloodshed. It is that damned Emperor Xiao who is shameless, defies the heavens, and recklessly commits murder."
Lu Chimo couldn't help but take a closer look at Bai Yulang. He was surprised that his junior brother, who had no ambition, could say such thought-provoking things.
After hearing this, Yuan Qingshan shook his head and said, "Forget it, this is not something we can control. Let's not talk about it."
Lu Chimo thought for a moment, then asked, "I wonder if Master has a way to remove the pipa hooks from his shoulders and heal the injuries to his collarbones?"
Yuan Qingshan shook his head again: "How can I, your teacher, have a solution for something so irreversible? However, Xiao Shijing himself is the best doctor in the world. If he can't do it, then no one else can either."
“If he had a way, he would have healed himself long ago,” Bai Yulang said.
Lu Chimo, however, felt that "the fact that he hasn't gotten better doesn't mean he has no way to get better; it's just that he doesn't want to get better."
"Alright, you two have finally come back, so you must stay and keep your teacher company for a few more days. I'm getting old, and I won't be able to see you many more times," Yuan Qingshan said.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yulang immediately spat and said, "What are you saying, Master? You're still young, only a tiny bit older than me. How could it be that you haven't done it many times!"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qingshan burst into laughter, his white beard trembling as he said, "You brat, you've got quite the knack for sweet talk."
"No way, what I'm saying is the truth! Master will live to be two hundred years old!"
Yuan Qingshan was about to laugh when he heard Bai Yulang say, "Just like tortoises and turtles, they can live for a very, very long time!"
Yuan Qingshan was immediately enraged, his beard bristling and eyes wide with fury: "You brat, if I don't give you a good beating, you'll be climbing on the roof again, won't you!"
As he spoke, he reached out to pinch Bai Yulang's ear.
Seeing this, Lu Chimo quickly went over to block the way, and Bai Yulang took the opportunity to hide behind him.
“Master, Yulang just used some inappropriate words, but his intentions were good. Please don’t be angry.”
"You're protecting him again!"
“Yulang is your youngest disciple, Master, and my junior brother. Of course, I’ll protect him. Please don’t hold it against him, Master. I’ll give him a good scolding later,” Lu Chimo said.
Yuan Qingshan glanced at the two people in front of him and said, "Alright, alright, go back and rest!"
"Yes, disciple takes his leave." Lu Chimo cupped his hands in greeting, then took Bai Yulang's hand and led him away.
Lu Chimo led Bai Yulang back to his room and said, "Why do you always make Master angry?"
"I...I didn't mean to. I just wanted to wish my master a long life. Turtles and tortoises are known for their longevity."
Lu Chimo shook his head: "You still dare to talk back? It's a good thing Master isn't here, otherwise he would have gotten furious again. It seems that you won't learn anything unless your senior brother teaches you a lesson."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yulang chuckled and said, "Senior brother, would you really be willing to punish me? My skin is so delicate, I can't take a beating."
Lu Chimo smiled, then bit him and said, "Who said you have to hit someone to teach them a lesson? As for you, your senior brother has his own way of teaching you a lesson, and only you can endure it..."
Chapter 207 Carrying the Bride into the Bridal Chamber
Bai Yulang was taken aback, pursed his lips which were slightly sore from being bitten, and immediately understood what Lu Chimo meant.
He blushed and said, "We've only just gotten back..."
"So, you don't want to?" Lu Chimo asked in return.