Amazing Pastoral World: Unparalleled Medical Queen

When leaving Shiqiao Street, Lu Ke'er met Qi Ming who was rushing over.

Qi Ming stopped the carriage, bowed to Lu Ke'er who had opened the curtain and stuck her head out, and said respectfully, "Miss Lu, my cousin knew that you were coming to town and wanted to come and see you, but someone came to seek medical treatment yesterday and the patient's condition was a bit tricky, so he couldn't get away for the time being, so he asked me to come and greet you on his behalf."

"Yutang is thoughtful." Lu Ke'er was speechless about this cheap apprentice, who wanted to stay with her all day long, like a piece of taffy that she couldn't get rid of. Fortunately, as soon as he arrived at Lingxia Village yesterday, he was called back by Xia Feng who hurriedly chased after him. It must be because of the patient he was currently treating.

Lu Ke'er was very impressed with Gao Yutang's medical and poison skills. He had mastered advanced medical skills at the age of less than 20. In addition to his own talent, it was also inseparable from his diligent research and hard work.

In Lu Ke'er's opinion, Gao Yutang was born to be a doctor. Given time, his medical skills would become more sophisticated and shine brightly in Qi State.

"Ms. Lu, these are some medicinal herbs that your cousin collected for you. He said you needed them." Qi Ming handed another package to Lu Ke'er.

When Lu Ke'er opened it, she saw red dates, angelica, Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Ophiopogon japonicus, White Peony Root, etc., which were packaged and classified into categories. They were all nourishing medicinal herbs.

The Lu family has been in poor health in recent years, so she wanted to make some medicinal food to help them recover. Two days ago, she mentioned the medicinal materials to Gao Yutang, but she didn't expect that he would take it to heart.

"Say thank you to your cousin for me." Lu Ke'er felt a little warm in her heart.

Qi Ming's mouth immediately broke into a smile: "Miss Lu, don't be polite. You don't know how happy he is to be able to do something for you, as if he had grabbed a gold ingot. Let me tell you..."

He talked a lot, all of which were embarrassing things that Gao Yutang did in the past.

Lu Ke'er listened nonchalantly and thought to herself that although the two brothers were cousins, they shared the same gene of being talkative and talkative.

After parting with Qi Ming, the carriage was halfway there when the sky gradually became gloomy. The sun had disappeared, and there seemed to be a sense of impending storm in the empty mountains and fields.

The wind suddenly blew up, picking up the dead branches and leaves on the ground, and they floated and swirled in the air.

Qiu Yu was a little worried: "We still have ten miles to go, please don't let it rain."

Lao Zhong looked up at the sky, whipped his horse, and replied calmly: "Don't worry, it won't rain today. However, it must have rained over the mountain. Look, there are dark clouds over there."

Qiuyu looked towards the other side of the mountain and found that it was indeed the case.

But she was still worried: "We should hurry up. It has rained in the mountains, and the dead trees and rocks are easily washed down by the rain. Lingxia Village is located in the lower reaches of the Cangyun River, and we have to pass through several branch rivers on the way. When the river rises, we must not flood the road."

Lu Ke'er looked at her and said, "You know the climate in the mountains very well."

Qiuyu looked a little sad: "My original home was in the mountains. Ten years ago, when I was about six years old, there was a heavy rain and flash floods. Many houses in the village were washed away. A lot of mud and rocks also washed down from the mountains. Some families were buried in the mud and rocks. That year, many people died in the village."

"Mudslide?" Lu Ke'er exclaimed in a low voice.

"Is that called a mudslide? It is indeed different from ordinary mud, rocks and sand. It is a torrent, carrying mud and rocks, and will flow down the mountain. People are buried in it and have no chance of survival. The old people in the village said that someone offended the mountain god, and the mountain god was angry, so he sent mud dragons to punish the villagers. I don't know what happened, but they all said that my family offended the mountain god, and they wanted to kill my whole family to sacrifice to the mountain god. My parents accidentally got the news and took my brother and sister away in the middle of the night. It was dark and the road was slippery, and I accidentally rolled down the cliff. When I woke up, I was already in the young master's carriage. It turned out that it was the young master's men who saved me. From then on, I became the young master's maid."

"Mud dragon? Are you referring to the mudslide?" After hearing Qiu Yu's life story, Lu Ke'er felt heavy-hearted. The ignorance and superstition of the ancients had harmed countless people.

She explained: "Debris flow is not a spirit at all, it is just a natural disaster that often occurs in canyon areas and earthquake-prone volcano areas, often during heavy rains."

"It rains in many places in the mountains, so why did this happen in our village?" Qiuyu couldn't understand.

"There are both natural and human factors that cause mudslides. In terms of topography, for example, the mountains are high and the gullies are deep, and the surrounding landforms are easy for water to gather; some surface rock structures are loose and easily damaged; another reason is long-term rainfall. As for human factors, the most common ones are unreasonable mining and excavation and indiscriminate felling of trees. These actions will damage the surface, lead to a reduction in vegetation, and soil erosion. These are all causes of mudslides. Qiuyu, your village must have at least one of these causes."

Qiuyu's eyes widened instantly: "I remember now. At that time, iron ore was discovered in our area. Many people went into the mountains to mine and cut down many trees. Almost all the big trees in the forest near my home were cut down. For this reason, my father had several quarrels with the villagers who cut down trees, and even went to the head of the village to make trouble."

"So, it wasn't that someone offended the mountain god. It was your greed that led to over-exploitation of the mountain's resources, and the rain that caused this tragedy." Lu Ke'er patted Qiu Yu's shoulder and asked, "Did you find your family later?"

Qiuyu shook her head. "I was too young at that time, and I don't remember a lot. I only remember that my home village was called Shi Village, and most of the people in the village were surnamed Lin. I can't remember the route I took when I escaped. So, later on, I didn't know where to find my family. However, I heard from you that your people found me injured in the fall in Luzhou, so I might be from Luzhou. So, when you came to Luzhou this time, I asked you to come with me."

Qiuyu kept calling her a slave, which gave Lu Ke'er a headache.

"Qiuyu, I want to discuss something with you." Lu Ke'er looked at Qiuyu with a serious expression.

"Miss, please tell me."

"Can you please stop calling yourself a slave in front of me? I can't stand it."

"Your servant..." Seeing Lu Ke'er's somewhat angry eyes, Qiu Yu quickly changed her words, "Okay, Miss, I'll listen to you."

As we were talking, time passed quickly and before we knew it, we arrived at Lingxia Village.

Lao Zhong and Qiu Yu sent Lu Ke'er home. Without even letting her drink a sip of water, they drove the carriage back to Jinji Town.

Ji was very embarrassed and grumbled, "Ah, driving the carriage to pick you up and drop you off every day is too much trouble for me."

"It's okay, they are happy." Lu Ke'er didn't care much.

From now on, she will be able to bring huge profits to their master every day. How can they not be happy?

I just enjoyed the treatment of a special car pick-up, it’s really nothing.

For a rare talent like her, no amount of benefits would be too much.

…………

The atmosphere in Xuanhu Pavilion has been very depressing over the past two days.

After seeing Lu Ke'er off, Gao Yutang of the Qi Ming Dynasty returned to Xuanhu Pavilion and saw that there seemed to be a lot more strange guards inside and outside the pavilion than yesterday.

Yesterday, a carriage drove to the gate of Xuanhu Pavilion at lightning speed, and the guards in the carriage directly asked for my cousin. At that time, my cousin went to Lingxia Village to look for Miss Lu. When the guards learned that my cousin was not there, they directly asked for Master Rong.

Young Master Rong arrived very quickly, and his expression changed immediately when he saw the people in the carriage. He welcomed the carriage into Xuanhu Pavilion and immediately sent Xia Feng to look for his cousin.

Later, when his cousin arrived, he looked unhappy when he saw the young man with his eyes closed in the carriage. But Qi Ming was sensitive enough to realize that his cousin and Master Rong were not only nervous and uneasy because of the patient's condition, but there seemed to be more important and deeper reasons.

They should have known these visitors, and they were especially respectful to the middle-aged scholar who was leading the group and was wearing a wide-sleeved robe and a scarf.

Unfortunately, they didn't let him enter the backyard and only allowed him to move around in the hall in the front yard.

What's going on? It's so mysterious?

In the room in the backyard, Bai Shu lay on the bed with a pale face, motionless, only the slightly rising and falling chest showed that he was still alive.

Gao Yutang removed his fingers from Bai Zhu's wrist with a serious expression.

"How is he?" Sikong Xiang asked.

The two days of running around day and night made him look a little haggard. If it weren't for the sudden heavy rain on the mountain road yesterday, he would not have been able to successfully escape the assassins with Bai Shu and the others.

"He was poisoned by the Soul Grass Paste. The poisoned person will fall into a deep coma and be unable to eat. All parts and organs of the body will almost enter a dormant state. We cannot use our internal energy to force the poison out of him. Over time, he will be exhausted to death." Gao Yutang replied.

"Can you solve it?"

"If it was before, I would hardly be able to solve it." Gao Yutang said, "But now, I can give it a try."

These days, he has been pestering Lu Ke'er and has learned some acupuncture techniques. Lu Ke'er has also taught him some massage techniques. Now he knows how to stimulate the patient's nerves and increase the vitality of the tendons, bones and muscles.

It just so happened that in the past two years of researching poisons, he had come across a poison like Soul Grass Su and had also prepared an antidote. However, because the poisoned person could not swallow and absorb the antidote, the drug was almost useless.

However, if you can combine it with the acupuncture and acupoint techniques taught by Lu Ke'er, maybe you can give it a try.

Gao Yutang thought to himself that if it really didn't work, he could ask his master for help in secret.

Of course, that was the last resort. He didn't want to expose his master in front of Sikong Xiang unless it was absolutely necessary. The master had told them long ago that she didn't want to get involved in disputes that didn't belong to her.

When Sikong Xiang heard that he could cure the poison, he felt relieved.

"Sir, is there any news about His Highness now?" Since Rong Zhixing learned that Sikong Xiang and the others were acting separately from His Highness, the tension, anxiety and uneasiness in his heart have never stopped.

Sikong Xiang shook his head.

According to information from the secret agents, Chu Ying and his men went to meet His Highness as soon as they received the message, but we don't know what the current situation is.

In the past two days, he was anxious and worried. He had made several divinations in a row, but the divinations were all very confusing and he could not predict the future of His Highness. However, every time he divined, the divinations pointed to water.

Water? Is water a crisis or an opportunity? He couldn't tell.

This has never happened before.

This made him even more uneasy.

"Sir, what should we do? How can His Highness's body withstand such a journey?" A bad premonition lingered in Rong Zhixing's mind and could not be shaken off.

At this moment, a capable man rushed in with a badge in his hand.

Sikong Xiang recognized him; he was a close confidant of Chu Ying named Ma San.

As soon as Ma San saw them, he immediately knelt on one knee and reported to them the situation of the reception.

Two days ago, Chu Ying led his confidants to meet Ye Feng. On the mountain road fifty miles west of Qingshan County, Luzhou, Chu Xiong and Shadow Guard Zuo Yi were found fighting with assassins. At that time, the two were being entangled by five assassins, and the situation was very critical. The arrival of Chu Ying's people solved the crisis for the two, and all five assassins were killed. When he heard that an assassin chased Ye Feng and Xiao Shizi in a carriage, Chu Ying was frightened and his face turned pale on the spot. He hurriedly followed the traces of the carriage and chased after him. On the way, he met an assassin with deep internal strength. The two sides fought, and finally the assassin was outnumbered and fled with injuries.

The group searched for traces of the carriage again, and finally found many messy traces in front of a cliff. There were two deep wheel marks leading straight to the cliff...

When Sikong Xiang and Rong Zhixing heard this, they felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave.

"I'm afraid that His Highness has already..." Ma San suppressed the grief in his heart and uttered the words with difficulty.

"Nonsense! Impossible!" Rong Zhixing turned pale and pointed at Ma San and cursed, "You mean His Highness fell off the cliff? Impossible! His Highness is blessed by heaven, nothing will happen to him!"

Ma San's suppressed emotions finally exploded. He threw himself to the ground, and the tall and strong man cried like a child.

"Your Highness, Your Highness..." He cried and said, "Your Highness, your subordinates are unwilling to believe that anything has happened to you. Lord Chu... Lord Chu is leading his men to search under the cliff. The cliff is a thousand feet high, and there is a big river underneath..."

Sikong Xiang suddenly stood up and asked anxiously, "What did you say? There is a big river at the bottom of the cliff?"

Ma San nodded, wiped his tears, calmed himself, and explained: "That river should be the Cangyun River. The Cangyun River originates from the Luyun Mountains and flows through the entire Luzhou area."

"Does this river also pass through Xilin County?" Sikong Xiang asked.

"That's right." Rong Zhixing didn't understand why Sikong Xiang cared about a river, but he knew that this man was proficient in strange arts and was highly regarded by His Highness. At this moment, seeing that Sikong Xiang's expression seemed to have eased, his heart was moved.

As expected, Sikong Xiang heaved a sigh of relief and raised his head, saying, "Heaven will not destroy me, Heaven will not destroy me!"

He ordered Ma San: "Notify Lord Chu immediately and intensify the search along the river. His Highness should still be alive now, we must find His Highness as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" When Ma San heard that His Highness could still be saved, he immediately felt like he was filled with electricity and came back to life.

He responded and left in a hurry.

……

Lingxia Village, Lu family.

Lu Ke'er helped Ji prepare dinner, and then moved the dining table to Lu Tianning's room.

In the past two days, at Lu Ke'er's insistence, the family has been eating together. In Lu Ke'er's opinion, the atmosphere of eating together as a family is better and it is easier to arouse people's appetite.

Sure enough, Lu Tianning's appetite has been much better than usual in the past two days, and he can eat half a bowl of rice more at each meal.

After dinner, Ji cleaned up the dishes while Lu Ke'er gave Lu Tianning a massage and acupuncture.

"Dad, you're in good physical condition. In half a month, I can help you heal the injury on your spine." Lu Ke'er said while massaging.