A ragged cub at the beginning

Du Yun couldn't hide the joy on his face when he saw his sweetheart as soon as he got home.

Old Madam Du covered her mouth and laughed at her silly boy, but then quietly went back to her room, leaving the place to the two young people.

The two looked at each other, and Du Yun spoke first, "Did you go out to play yesterday? Did you even bring Xiaodong with you?"

Tang Xu blinked. Why did she hear a hint of sourness? "Yeah, that's right." After she finished speaking, she saw that the other person's expression seemed a little off, and added with a strong desire to survive, "I didn't see you. Were you busy yesterday? I looked for you everywhere."

Du Yun laughed angrily, pinched her nose and shook it, "I was in the study yesterday, but I didn't see anyone looking for me."

Ah? This is a bummer? Why is he at home? Isn't he very busy? Tang Xu pulled the corners of his mouth and laughed dryly, and was about to say something to comfort her boyfriend.

My boyfriend said something shocking: "I heard that Dr. Pei who just came here is so stunningly beautiful that some people were stunned."

"Who? Who? Who said..." Wouldn't it be an admission if we just asked who said it? Tang Xu said, "Who was stunned? I didn't even notice it. Is Doctor Pei very good-looking?"

Du Yun looked at her without saying anything. Tang Xu felt a little guilty. Everyone loves beauty. He just looked at her a few more times and stayed there for a while.

She glanced at Du Yun and couldn't tell whether he was really angry or just pretending to be angry. Anyway, no matter whether it was true or not, a kiss would definitely be enough to appease him! If that doesn't work! Just kiss him twice!

Tang Xu reached out and grabbed Du Yun's neck and kissed him hard on the mouth.

"You're like this..." Du Yun just opened his mouth and was kissed again. His face turned red, and he opened his mouth to speak but was kissed again. He felt annoyed, embarrassed and sweet, so he simply pinched the back of Tang Xu's neck and kissed him.

He kissed until Tang Xu pounded his back desperately, then he let go and asked in a low voice: "Are you still naughty?"

Tang Xu took two deep breaths and glared at her with a pair of watery eyes, "Who is naughty!" The voice was not as sonorous and powerful as she had imagined, but rather soft, as if she was acting coquettishly.

Du Yun smiled softly. Seeing that he was the only one left in her eyes that were always full of affection, he felt a special sense of satisfaction.

Tang Xu couldn't help but want to step back when he was staring at him, but someone held his neck in the palm of his hand.

"Naughty again." Du Yun murmured, his eyes swept to her rosy lips, and he lowered his head again.

"Aunt Xu, your mouth is so red and big, did you eat the chili peppers secretly?" Jiarui pointed at Tang Xu's mouth.

"...Yeah, I ate a big bowl." Tang Xu covered his mouth, "I'll go back first."

Du Yun couldn't help laughing and rubbed Jiarui hard.

Du Jiarui was rubbed so hard that he staggered and almost fell to the ground, "Jiarui, Jiarui feels a little dizzy...I'm going to fall."

"Why are you bullying my grandson?" Old Madam Du rushed over and slapped Du Yun on the back. "Your neck is..." She paused and uttered a word of shame. "Go away, Jiarui."

Du Yun touched the teeth marks on his neck, and a smile on his face seemed to show satisfaction.

Zhu Ying went in and out of the Du family every day and saw Pei Wushu every day. The two of them didn't talk much, and it was Banxia who gave the acupuncture. But Pei Wushu was extremely handsome, although he was very distant to everyone except Banxia. But just by watching him treat his junior sister with tenderness and pampering, Zhu Ying's heart gradually fell.

Zhu's parents were the first to notice her difference, and Tang Xu also noticed it. She went to the school infirmary to check on Pei Wushu's condition, and Banxia was reading a storybook and laughing.

"Banxia." Tang Xu closed the door.

Banxia put down the book and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm here to ask about your senior brother." Tang Xu said.

"My senior brother?" Banxia squinted her eyes, looked at her scrutinizingly, then smiled with curved eyes: "What story do you want to hear about my senior brother? I know everything! I am the person who knows my senior brother best in our valley, and I know all his stories like the back of my hand!" It seemed like she had finally found a like-minded person and wanted to share all the stories she knew.

"Is your senior brother married?" Tang Xu asked.

"No." Banxia was a little confused, but still answered.

"Brother, does your senior have a woman he likes?" Tang Xu continued to ask.

"No, my senior brother is very busy. He said that he came here because I didn't write back and Master was worried that I might be in trouble, so he came here specially." Banxia said, holding her hands in her hands, "My senior brother has many admirers! Everyone likes him!"

"Really? Then do you think Zhu Ying is pretty?" Tang Xu asked tentatively.

Banxia nodded, "It looks good! Sister Zhuying is a great beauty!"

"So, do you think they are a good match?" Tang Xu asked, and then explained, "I don't mean anything else. I just saw that they are about the same age, a talented man and a beautiful woman, so I just asked."

Banxia's eyes widened, "About the same age?!"

"No, isn't it?" Tang Xu was stunned. It seemed that they were almost the same.

"But, my senior brother is fifty-five years old! Sister Zhuying is only twenty years old!" Banxia scratched her cheek, "They are not a good match at all."

"Ah? Your senior brother is fifty-five years old???" Tang Xu recalled Pei Wushu's face. Not to mention wrinkles, there were no fine lines. It was even furry and soft, with a rosy complexion. However, his voice did not sound like that of a young man. It sounded more like the sedimentation of old wine, thick and heavy.

But at fifty-five, who could tell?

"Yes, don't be fooled by my senior brother's face! He is fifty-five years old!" Banxia recalled how Zhu Ying looked every time she saw her senior brother, "Sister Zhu Ying, could it be? No, my senior brother is a little old."

Tang Xu asked an irrelevant question, "Do people in your valley look so young?"

Banxia waved her hands, "That's not the case. My senior brother was harmed by our master."

"Tell me in detail." Tang Xu looked gossipy.

"We have a recipe for maintaining youth in our valley. My master specializes in conditioning and self-cultivation. She modified this recipe. She used it on my senior brother for the purpose of experimenting." Banxia wrinkled her nose. "Master is so reckless. She even said afterwards that if my senior brother's face becomes ugly when he gets old, it will be the biggest loss to our sect."

That's true, let alone your master. Pei Wushu's face, when he got old and ugly, was the biggest loss for all those who were obsessed with appearance.

This recipe for maintaining youthfulness is amazing! However, Tang Xu has no worries about age for the time being. She is more curious about another thing, "How old is your master?"

Banxia replied, "My master? One hundred and eight years old."

"You guys in the valley are good at keeping healthy? Are you all very long-lived?" Tang Xu had her own thoughts when she asked this question. She was also very curious about Medicine King Valley. What kind of place is this? Flowers blooming, herbs everywhere? Handsome men and beautiful women everywhere? But when she asked about their age, they were in their seventies or eighties? Thinking of this, she covered her mouth and smiled.

Banxia rested her chin on her hand and thought for a while, "Well, yeah, if nothing unexpected happens, they can all live to be over a hundred years old."

Tang Xu had no elderly people in her family, but she thought of Madam Du. Madam Du's health looked good, but she was not young after all, and she had suffered a great disaster when she was young. Du Yunjiarui had deep feelings for her, and it was hard to imagine how sad they must have been when Madam Du passed away. "Can this health-preserving recipe be given to others?"

"Are you talking about Grandma Du and Grandma Yu?" Banxia asked with understanding.

Tang Xu nodded, "Yes."

Banxia waved her hand, "Then don't worry, I've given them all."

"Thank you, Banxia." Tang Xu sat up straight.

"It's not for you. Grandma Du and Grandma Yu are so nice to me, even better than to you!" Banxia proudly puffed out her chest, her eyes full of smugness.

"Yes, yes, I love you the most." Tang Xu would never argue with a child about this. "Your senior brother, you still haven't married at the age of 55?"

Banxia pouted, and the smile on her face faded, "My senior brother should have a sweetheart."

Feeling that this should be a not-so-nice story, Tang Xu didn't say anything.

"I also heard about it from others. She is a senior sister in the valley, and she learned from another elder in the valley. Although she looks ordinary, she is a very talented girl. She is very cheerful and a chatterbox. She can chat with anyone. She is very popular in the valley. Everyone likes her very much, including my senior brother."

"When foreign invaders invaded, many brothers and sisters in the valley joined the military camp as military doctors, wanting to do their part for the country. The camp where that sister was located was ambushed by the enemy during the transfer. In order to protect a group of wounded soldiers, she led the enemy away alone. When the brothers and sisters found her, she was already gone forever."

"My senior brother was only eighteen years old that year. He brought my senior sister's body back to the valley. He spent three months in seclusion developing poison. He single-handedly poisoned the entire enemy camp that participated in the ambush, including all living creatures including 20,000 soldiers."

Banxia's voice gradually lowered, "The Valley Master was furious and threatened to cripple his hands and expel him from the Valley. Master and his fellow senior brothers and sisters begged for mercy, and the Valley Master finally relented and forced him to swear in front of that senior sister's grave that he would never use poison to hurt anyone again in his life, and ordered him to face a wall for fifteen years."

"Twenty thousand, people?" Tang Xu couldn't explain what he felt for a moment. One person poisoned twenty thousand people... It was too horrifying.

Banxia glanced at her expression, feeling wronged and sad. "Don't be afraid of my senior brother. He is a very good person. Although many people in the valley have distanced themselves from him since then, and even our sect is feared by everyone. But my senior brother is really good. I was an abandoned baby picked up by Master, and it was Master who brought me up. Master is careless, and other senior brothers and sisters only like to tease me, but the eldest brother doesn't think I'm troublesome."

"I, I'm just too shocked." Tang Xu murmured.

Banxia was now annoyed, "I shouldn't have mentioned this."

"I won't tell anyone else." Tang Xu promised. She still had to digest this matter. Doctor Pei looked like an immortal who didn't care about worldly fireworks. Was he so cruel? Although they were all enemies, there were only 20,000 people in this small town.

But on second thought, there will always be casualties in war, and it is better for the enemy to die than for us to die.

My sweetheart was killed, so I massacred the other camp in revenge. Just thinking about it makes me feel happy like I’m risking my life for a beautiful woman.

Although, no matter how many people I kill, I can't get her back.