Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 23: Meeting a Miracle Doctor at a Critical Moment

Wanjiao rode her horse at full speed, and when she met the people, she asked if there was any doctor nearby. After another two hours, she finally found one. About ten miles south of the village, there was a valley in the mountains called Caiwei Valley. There lived a miracle doctor, Lu Qingfang, the "Rejuvenating Hand", in seclusion there. However, he seldom treated patients.

Wanjiao didn't care whether he treated patients or not. She would do anything to save Wuzhan. She came to the valley tirelessly. It was already dusk. She rode non-stop and went straight to the valley. She found three huts. The fences around the huts were full of roses. Wanjiao stood outside the door and saw that no one was in the yard. She couldn't wait to shout, "Is this the residence of the 'Rejuvenator' Dr. Lu?"

After a while, a child in white clothes, about ten years old, walked out of the hut. Standing at the door, he looked at Wan Jiao and said, "Master went out early this morning and hasn't come back yet."

Wan Jiao was anxious and asked, "Do you know where Doctor Lu has gone and when he will be back?"

"Master didn't tell me when he left. I don't know what you want from him. If you want to treat a disease or save a life, I think you should go back. Even if Master didn't leave, he wouldn't even look at you."

Wanjiao thought, "Maybe Lu Qingfang is hiding in there and is using this child to get rid of people who come to seek medical treatment. I need to go in and search him. If I find him, I will carry him away to treat Wuzhan." Thinking of this, she quickly walked into the yard.

The child hurried forward to stop her and said, "Sister, please stay!"

Wanjiao didn't think twice and faced him and blew lightly. The child smelled the fragrance, his body immediately softened, and he staggered to the ground in the yard.

Wanjiao quickly entered the house and searched carefully. She opened all the boxes in the house and even moved the bed away. She did not find any secret passages or dark rooms. The herbs and books were scattered all over the floor. Wanjiao saw that there was really no one in the house. She could only come to the child again, wake him up, and ask, "Tell me quickly, where did your master go, or I will kill you!"

The child had just woken up and was terrified. He begged, "I really don't know. Maybe a few days, maybe ten days or half a month. Master never tells me where he is. Sister, please forgive me!"

Wanjiao saw that the child was indeed not lying, so she asked, "So how is your medical skill?"

"The master is often away, and I usually just read some books and clean the house. I rarely have time to consult the master. Although I have studied for three years, I have not learned even a little bit of the master's medical skills."

"Is there a doctor around here?"

"never heard of that."

Wanjiao thought of Wuzhai who was still under the tree in the middle of the night, in danger, with no one to take care of him. She was in a state of confusion. "Waiting here is not a solution. What should I do? How can I save him?" Helpless tears flowed again. "Is he really doomed to die today? I am so incompetent. I vowed to repay my gratitude, but when he needed help, I was powerless."

At the foot of the mountain, she witnessed Qingyang pulling Wuzhan up high and pointing a sword at his face. At that time, she thought Wuzhan was really going to die and was too heartbroken to bear watching.

When she opened her eyes again, Qingyang brought Wuzhan into the cave again. She waited heartbrokenly for a long time at the foot of the mountain. She wanted to go up and fight Qingyang several times, but she remembered what Wuzhan said. If Wuzhan was not dead, and saw her go back again, he might be mad at her. She suppressed the heartache and kept looking around.

Hearing Qingyang's roar, she didn't know what happened inside. Then she saw Qingyang rushing out of the cave like crazy. She really didn't know how Wuzhan, who was almost breathing his last breath, did it.

When she saw that Wuzhan still had a faint breath of life, she felt that it was a miracle.

But now she had no way to save Wuzhan.

"No, I must save him and not miss any chance!" Thinking of this, he said to the child, "You must come with me to save someone. Bring all the herbs that can detoxify him. As long as you can keep him alive and come here, I will not kill you!"

The child cried, "Sister, I really can't do it. I haven't seen any patients yet. Please forgive me!"

"Stop talking nonsense. If you want to live, do as I say!"

Under Wanjiao's coercion, the child had to go back into the house to get some medicinal herbs, and followed Wanjiao to Cangyan Mountain with tears in his eyes. When they arrived at Cangyan Mountain, it was already dawn.

Wanjiao's eyes widened, her breathing quickened, as she looked under the tree, but Wuzhan was gone...

She ran over and saw bloodstains and hoof prints of wild animals on the ground. She looked around but couldn't find any trace of Wuzhan and couldn't smell any scent of him. She searched everywhere for a long time but still found nothing.

She fell to the ground, clutching her hair, and cried bitterly, "I'm the one who hurt you. I'm so sorry. How could I be so stupid to leave you in this desolate mountain and let you die in the belly of an animal. Ah..." She cried until her eyes were bloodshot and her voice was hoarse.

The children were frightened and started crying as well.

……

Wuzhan slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a bedroom, lying on the bed. He thought to himself, "Why am I here? Am I dead?" He was about to get up, but suddenly felt pain all over his body and realized that he was still alive.

At this time, a maid came in and found that Wuzhan had woken up. She hurriedly shouted downstairs happily, "That handsome young man has woken up!"

Not long after, three people walked in. One was wearing a grey robe, with a strong physique and a handsome appearance. Another was wearing a black Hu suit, with a strong body and full of energy. The other was an old man, with a thin body, grey hair and a full beard. When the man in grey saw Wuzhan wake up, he stepped forward and said with a smile, "Little brother, you're awake."

Wuzhan whispered: "Where am I?"

The man said, "This is an inn in Shangdang. You can rest and recuperate here, little brother."

"I'm sure you guys saved me. No problem. Thank you for saving my life." He was about to stand up and thank them.

The gray-clothed man stepped forward to stop him and said, "Your life was saved by the 'Rejuvenating Doctor' Lu. We are just helping him." He extended his hand to introduce the old man beside him. Wuzhan bowed to Lu Qingfang and thanked him, "Thank you, Doctor Lu, for saving my life!"

Lu Qingfang stroked his silver beard and said, "I have done my best, no need to thank you. I only cured the poison in your body, but I can't do anything about your special physique. I want to ask, your surname should be Li, are you the son of General Li Mu?"

Wu Zhan asked in surprise: "Li Mu is my father. I am Li Zhan. How did the doctor know that?"

Lu Qingfang smiled at the gray-clothed man beside him and said, "As expected, I guessed it right!" Turning to Li Zhan, he said, "When you were one year old, I was practicing medicine everywhere. Your mother found me and saw your illness. Your physique is unique, and I still remember it clearly."

The man in gray said, "That's great. You are indeed the descendant of the famous general Li. The miracle doctor did not save anyone in vain. My name is Zhang Liang, and my father is Zhang Ping of Han. This is my sworn brother, Guo Zijing!" He then introduced Guo Zijing.

Wuzhan said, "Greetings, both gentlemen!" and was about to stand up again.

Zhang Liang stopped him and said, "We dare not. We all admire General Li. We were heartbroken to learn that General Li was murdered by a traitor. We gathered people to assassinate the traitor, but we didn't expect to hear that Guo Kai and Zhao Cong had been killed by a group of unknown people on the way. It is said that those people were once General Li's subordinates. It is a pity that we were not able to kill the traitor with our own hands!"

Wuzhan sighed, "They should have died long ago. If father had killed them, we wouldn't be here today."

Zhang Liang said, "Brother Li is worthy of being the descendant of a famous general. He actually killed a white tiger with one palm strike. I also brought the white tiger back. I am waiting outside the door now, waiting for you to wake up so that we can have a white tiger feast."

After being thrown to the ground by Qingyang, Wuzhan lost consciousness and had no idea what happened afterwards. Even if he was awake, his punch couldn't even knock out Baihu's teeth, so how could he kill Baihu with one palm? He explained, "After I fainted, I didn't remember anything. It was impossible for me to kill Baihu. Can you tell me in more detail, Brother Zhang, how did you find me?"

Zhang Liang did not narrate the incident of his horse being taken away. When they reached the vicinity of Cangyan Mountain, they saw that the terrain of Cangyan Mountain was unique and very suitable for hiding. The three of them walked into the forest to inspect the terrain. Unexpectedly, they found a white tiger with hanging eyes dead next to Wuzhan. Lu Qingfang possessed Wuzhan to check his injuries and learned that Wuzhan was poisoned, his breath was weak, and his life was hanging by a thread. He also suspected that Wuzhan was Li Mu's son, so he hurried to treat him. Zhang Liang saw that the white tiger had no scars on its body and thought that Wuzhan had fought with it. He shattered the white tiger's brain with one palm and admired Wuzhan very much.

It took Lu Qingfang half an hour to temporarily save Wuzhan's life. Zhang Liang carried Wuzhan on his back, and Guo Zijing carried Baihu. The three of them walked out of the forest, put Wuzhan and Baihu in the carriage, and took them to Shangdang, and then to the inn. Lu Qingfang asked Zhang Liang to go to the pharmacy to get some medicine, prepare an antidote, and give it to Wuzhan, which cleared the poison that Qingyang had given him. When Wuzhan woke up, three days had passed.

Wuzhan was unconscious at the cave entrance, but was found at the foot of the mountain. He guessed that Wanjiao must have brought her there. Who else could it be in this world except her? He also guessed that Wanjiao must have had no choice but to leave him in the mountain.

Wuzhan said ashamedly: "It was definitely not me who killed the white tiger. I have eaten a lot of medicinal herbs since I was young, and there are toxins in my blood. I was also poisoned. I think it is very likely that the white tiger licked my blood and died of poisoning. Therefore, the meat of the white tiger cannot be eaten!"

Guo Zijing laughed and said, "How could that be possible? Your blood can poison the white tiger, so why is nothing wrong with you?"

Lu Qingfang said: "It is also possible. I have heard that some women in the palace and brothels took arsenic in certain doses from a young age in order to win favor. In order to make their skin fair and tender and their figures charming, their blood could poison mosquitoes and insects, but their life span would not be too long."

Guo Zijing said: "These people are simply crazy!"

Zhang Liang sighed, "A man will die for his confidant, a woman dresses up for the man she pleases. There are many kinds of life, but people only value different things." He then asked Wuzhan, "Brother Li, what happened to you that you ended up in that desolate mountain?"

Wuzhan saw that Zhang Liang and the others were all heroes, so he briefly told them his experience. After the three listened, Guo Zijing cursed: "These minions of the tyrannical Qin are so cruel and ruthless that they forced Brother Li to such a state. One day, I will definitely avenge Brother Li!"

Lu Qingfang sighed, "These lackeys are all extremely vicious people. They rely on the tyrannical Qin, act as accomplices to the tiger, and oppress the people. It is not just Master Li who suffers."

Zhang Liang said, "Ying Zheng was brutal and used all means to destroy the six states in Shandong and dominate the world. I, Zhang Liang, will remember this hatred for my country and my family. If I don't take Ying Zheng's head in my lifetime, I will be ashamed of my ancestors." He then said to Wuzhan, "Brother Li and I have the same experience. To be honest, we are here to gather anti-Qin heroes to imitate Jing Ke and assassinate the King of Qin. According to information, Ying Zheng went to Mount Tai for a tour and held a Fengshan ceremony. He will pass through Shangdang and return to Xianyang in the near future. We will survey the terrain along the way and look for an excellent location. Then we will seek an opportunity to assassinate him. Brother Li, rest assured and recover. When your injury recovers, if I, Zhang Liang, am still alive, I will lead troops with you to attack Xianyang and destroy the Qin State!"

Wuzhan knew that they were going to assassinate the King of Qin, and said worriedly: "Brother Zhang, if you want to assassinate the King of Qin, are you familiar with his guard arrangements? If you don't, you will not be able to assassinate him, but will lose your life."

Guo Zijing said: "How would we know? We can just kill them with a knife!"

Wuzhan said: "King Qin must be surrounded by people who are stronger than Qingyang to protect him. It will not be easy for you to assassinate him. You must act with caution."

Guo Zijing said: "Ying Zheng is always surrounded by guards. If he looks at these, he won't have to assassinate the King of Qin in this lifetime. If he is timid, what can he accomplish..."

Zhang Liang did not let Guo Zijing continue speaking and said, "Brother Li, what you said makes sense. We need to be extra careful. Brother Li, have a good rest. We are leaving now!" After that, the three of them left.

As soon as the three of them left, Guo Zijing said, "I never thought that Li Mu's son would be so cowardly. His father was framed and he didn't even take revenge for such a huge hatred. If I had known this, I shouldn't have let the miracle doctor save him."

Zhang Liang said: "Everyone has their own aspirations. Even if they are in the same situation, they may not have the same ideas. Besides, he is also worried about us. You shouldn't say that to him."

"What is he worried about? I think he is worried about himself. Look at his eyes. There is no trace of hatred towards Qin."

Lu Qingfang said: "He won't live long, and there is not a trace of true energy in his body, so how can he have the ability to seek revenge? Zijing, don't say anything."

"But it's true. Looking at his appearance, he may not even be able to lift the sword. He is such a useless person. He will die if he goes there."

……

Everyone in the house heard it.

(End of this chapter)