Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

"What! Master is in there too!" He Wei, who was nearly fifty years old, flew towards the top of the mountain. Jin Yun, who didn't know what was going on, thought it would be good to lend a hand, so he followed with Xiao Shi.

The group arrived at the top of the mountain panting. The thick smoke gradually dissipated, and two people, one old and one young, with black and gray faces walked out. He Wei took a brisk step forward and supported Mr. Xuanzhi. He turned back to look at Anan who was coughing non-stop. He saw that both of them had just choked and were not seriously injured. Then he collapsed, and fortunately the boy next to him supported him.

When Master Xuanzhi saw He Wei fall, he stepped forward to take a look. He Wei quickly stood up and said, "I was a little anxious when I went up the mountain, and now I have some palpitations. It's okay, Master, don't worry."

Mr. Xuanzhi nodded, took out a small bag from his dirty sleeve, waved at Anan, and said with a smile: "Forget it if I didn't teach you how to make medicine today. Come here, I will teach you how to use acupuncture to treat palpitations."

After saying that, he took He Wei's hand, poked his arm, and said to Anan: "Come, stab here!"

Helpless, he could only let the master hold his arm, hold his chest with one hand, try his best to breathe steadily, and close his eyes resignedly.

Anan was extremely embarrassed. He looked up and saw Jinyun. He felt relieved and quickly jumped over to Xuanzhi: "Master, my friend is here! How about we learn from him another day?"

Xuanzhi looked Jinyun up and down, smiled and nodded, as if he agreed with Anan's words, and seemed to express his satisfaction with Jinyun. He asked softly: "Young man, who are you from?"

"Master, this is the second boy from Nie Chong's family, his name is Jinyun." He Wei hurriedly stepped forward to introduce him.

"How could Nie Chong, a burly, half-baked guy, give birth to such a handsome and clever son? Maybe he picked up the wrong child!" Xuan Zhi sneered.

These words made Jinyun blush. Although his father Nie Chong was a third-rank official, he did not dare to claim that even in front of He Wei. Therefore, if he wanted to revise the prescription, he could only write a letter in person to ask for it, but in the end he was turned away. Now that the medical master Xuanzhi started to tease him, he could not refute.

Anan walked over and smiled at him, "Master, I'll bring you some cakes tonight!"

After Xuanzhi left, Anan breathed a sigh of relief, and He Wei also breathed a sigh of relief.

Jinyun just stared at Anan blankly, without any response for a long while. Finally, Xiao Shi came forward and gently pushed him: "Brother, don't you have something to ask the girl?"

Jinyun came back to his senses and took two steps at a time, and asked, "Where have you been these past few months?"

He Wei saw that the two seemed to have something to say, so he smiled and said, "I have something else to do in my room, so I'll go back."

Anan took Jinyun to his own courtyard and asked Bai Shao to prepare tea for him. Jinyun looked around and blushed before he spoke. "As soon as I arrived in Beijing, my father mentioned that Master Xuanzhi had accepted a closed disciple and doted on him. I didn't expect it to be you."

"Why cover up for me?" Anan said with a smile, "It must be that Mr. Xuanzhi accepted a disciple with no talent, who burned all the furnaces in the medicine house on the top of the mountain. All the disciples in the sect are afraid of being pricked by needles, so they ran as far away as they can."

As she spoke, she brought the tea bowl over to him and said, "Bai Shao's cooking is top-notch. Try it!"

Jinyun was amused by her. He took a sip of tea and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you said. It's just that Mr. Xuanzhi's last disciple is as bright as the moon and as brilliant as the stars. His every frown and smile makes people feel like spring breeze."

"If they say so, it's quite pertinent." Anan laughed and took a sip of tea. This made Bai Shao pull her skirt silently under the table, with a look of shame on her face.

Seeing her smile like this, Jinyun felt that the gloomy atmosphere of the moon was swept away. He slowly drank the tea in the tea bowl and asked, "Why did you leave without saying goodbye?"