I am aging gracefully in the world of famous books

On the second day, Ouyang Zheng took a pill of a secret medicine that treated the symptoms but not the root cause, which made his condition look much better, and then he met with the Pei family.

After meeting and greeting Pei Xiang's two distant cousins, he found an excuse to meet Pei Xiang alone.

In the garden, the unmarried couple who met for the first time sat opposite each other, and they observed each other calmly while saying polite words in general.

Looking at the eldest son of the Ouyang family with a gentle smile, Pei Xiang gradually became suspicious.

——Looking at his complexion and listening to his breath, it's not just that he is weak and unsuitable for martial arts, this man seems to be...somewhat strong on the outside but on the inside?

Ouyang Zheng looked at Pei Xiang's calm and alienated expression, and couldn't help but think of some things Ouyang Feng had mentioned in his letter.

——Second brother said that Miss Pei has already secretly promised her, and she is full of expectations and longings for the marriage... But this... I didn't see it...

"Miss Pei," Ouyang Zheng resisted coughing, and said slowly, "I have something to tell, and I hope that after hearing this, Miss, don't panic."

"Sir, please speak."

"I was framed by my enemies recently, and I was seriously injured. It is difficult to recover, and my life expectancy will be affected. Therefore, I would like to ask Miss Pei to carefully consider the marriage... No matter what decision Miss Pei makes, I will never say anything."

"Life is hindered?"

"I can't promise the covenant of a white head."

Pei Xiang lowered his eyes, secretly said that it was so.

At this moment, several thoughts flashed through Pei Xiang's mind. She has disguise and medical skills, so it would not be difficult for her to take advantage of the divorce and leave.Ouyang's family probably won't look for her everywhere, and the Pei family in Qiandi will not pose much threat at that time.

However, after leaving, she still needs to search for rare medicinal materials from all over the world, which will require a lot of contacts and money. It would be a waste of time to plan from scratch.

——This body is 15 years old this year, and it is still in the growth and development period. It has not exceeded the suitable age for exercise, but if it starts later, the effect will be compromised.

——In the world of martial arts, there is never a shortage of strange people and strangers. Only relying on the skills of disguise and healing poison, you can protect yourself, but the treasure hunting adventure is full of difficulties.

——Besides, if you want to find some rare poisonous insects and poisonous weeds as soon as possible, you really can't get around the powerful White Camel Mountain who is good at using poison...

Seeing that Pei Xiang didn't speak, Ouyang Zheng only thought that she was unsteady due to a change in the marriage, so he added softly:

"Miss Pei has not yet married into Ouyang's family, so there is still room for maneuver."

"Thank you, Eldest Young Master, for being willing to tell the truth." Pei Xiang came back to his senses, and frowned at Ouyang Zheng.

"Although I am not an upright person, I also think that you should not deceive the girl under such circumstances. Miss Pei, if you intend to withdraw the engagement, the Ouyang family will never be entangled in this matter, and will arrange another person Send Miss Pei back to Pei's house in Qiandi safely."

These words elicited a clear sigh:

"Does the eldest son think that I can decide this matter? Since the eldest son chooses to be in-laws with the Qiandi Pei family, he must investigate in advance. You should know that if I can decide my life, I will not sit down at this moment." Here it is."

Ouyang Zheng's eyes flickered slightly.He has now confirmed that this Second Miss Pei really doesn't have any fantasies and admiration for him, and he doesn't have much expectation for their marriage.What the second brother Ouyang Feng said in the letter was probably a misunderstanding.

"Miss Pei can tell her parents and relatives about this."

Ouyang Zheng calmly suggested:

"I know that Ding Xingwang is a member of the Pei family. There are many branches in the family, and the members of the family have their own thoughts. Therefore, I did not inform the children of the Pei family who were in charge of sending them off. Miss Pei can directly report to the family without worrying about the attitude of the family members. Your father wrote a letter to report the twists and turns of the marriage, and deal with the marriage contract before the clan elders react."

Pei Xiang's heart moved, not because he had any expectations for the relatives of the Pei family, but because he felt that the eldest son was kind when dealing with the marriage contract.

She carefully studied Ouyang Zheng's complexion for a while, and asked tentatively:

"Eldest son, I have a little knowledge of Qihuang's art, may I give you a pulse?"

Ouyang Zheng hesitated for a moment, then declined:

"I'm sorry, Miss Pei. I heard from my second brother about your ability, so I can't let you check the pulse. At present, my physical condition needs to be kept secret. Please understand my difficulties and help. "

A trace of thought flashed across Pei Xiang's eyes.This Ouyang Zheng doesn't want outsiders to know how many years he can live. There should be some plans to implement or some enemies to attack. If he accidentally reveals the real illness, he will lose some advantages.

"If I promise to continue to fulfill the marriage contract, will the eldest son let me have a pulse?"

These words startled Ouyang Zheng slightly, he wondered:

"I thought Miss Pei was dissatisfied with this marriage? Miss Pei, what I said earlier is completely true. I didn't deceive you or test you. I won't use such things as a joke. "

Pei Xiang nodded, expressing his belief, but still asked seriously:

"Does the eldest son dare to let me check my veins? This is Baituo Mountain, and everything is under the control of the Ouyang family. If the eldest son is worried about me, who knows the truth, you can isolate me from the outside world, or, um , just shut it down."

Seeing Pei Xiang insist so, Ouyang Zheng was also aroused curiosity, he smiled, stretched his arms flat on the table:

"Since Miss Pei said so, if I refuse again and again, I will feel a little guilty and nervous."

Pei Xiang smiled lightly, put his hand on Ouyang Zheng's wrist, and carefully checked the man's pulse.

After a while, she signaled Ouyang Zheng to change hands, frowned and continued to take her pulse.

"My lord, get up." Pei Xiang signaled Ouyang Zheng to stand up, and stretched out his hand to press the acupuncture points on his chest and waist gently, "My lord, what does it feel like here? And this place , when I press it, do you feel something strange on your body..."

Of course Ouyang Zheng didn't want to be pressed down on his acupoints by someone he met for the first time.But Pei Xiang used a kind of ingenuity to stop Ouyang Zheng's evasive movement with one hand. At the same time, her other hand quickly brushed over a certain acupuncture point, making the tall man who could not use his internal strength temporarily unable to move. Can be controlled by a little girl.

Fortunately, this eldest son had a good attitude. After realizing that he couldn't break free, he quickly cooperated with Pei Xiang's inquiry.

"Soreness...the left arm is numb...uh, it hurts!"

After Pei Xiang checked Ouyang Zheng's whole body, it was almost time for a stick of incense.

At this time, Ouyang Zheng's cheeks were flushed, his breath was slightly panting, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, as if he had just gone through a strenuous exercise.But in fact, he had been standing still just now, and the biggest movement was just opening his mouth to speak.

"Miss Pei, what are you?"

Ouyang Zheng only felt that after Pei Xiang tossed about this, although he felt very tired, his chest, which had been suffering from pain and oppression, felt much more comfortable, his Qi and blood seemed to gradually flow, and his hands and feet began to feel slightly warm.

Pei Xiang wanted to help Ouyang Zheng to sit down, but he refused.He moved his legs with difficulty, insisted on walking back to the seat by himself, and then sat down with his back straight.

"Eldest son, according to your current pulse condition, you only have three years to live at most, and you still need to calm down and nourish your energy, and don't work hard." Pei Xiang said calmly.

Ouyang Zheng's gaze became much more serious. Of course, it doesn't mean that he didn't respect people before, but that kind of superficial politeness is very fragile, but at this time it is the owner of White Camel Mountain who really values ​​it.

"I already know it," Ouyang Zheng took a deep breath slowly, feeling that the depression in his chest had melted away a lot, and he couldn't help feeling a little hopeful, "Miss Pei has a good remedy?"

Pei Xiang shook his head slightly, and said in Ouyang Zheng's slightly disappointed eyes:

"I can't save lives, but I can protect the eldest son's life for five years, five years without illness and pain, after that, there is nothing I can do."

——Actually, there may be a glimmer of hope in the healing chapters and tendon-forging chapters in "Nine Yin Manual", but I will never reveal half of it at this time.

——In the future... just wait.

——Anyway, I won't die for a while.

Ouyang Zheng's eyelids twitched, and his eyes suddenly became brighter. He stared at Pei Xiang closely:

"Five years without illness and pain?"

Pei Xiang nodded firmly: "If you don't believe it, Eldest Young Master, you can try my prescription first, within seven days, to see if it works."

"Seven days later, what does Miss Pei want?" Ouyang Zheng closed his eyes, barely suppressed the excitement in his heart, and tried his best to remain calm.

Pei Xiang didn't give an answer directly, she just read out the names and dosages of more than a dozen herbs, and explained the specific usage, then looked at Ouyang Zheng calmly and said:

"Seven days later, I will be eligible to negotiate terms with the eldest son."

Ouyang Zheng recited the contents of the prescription silently in his heart, and after memorizing it, he couldn't help but ask one more question:

"Miss Pei just said that she doesn't want to retire the engagement, can it still count?"

Pei Xiang raised his eyebrows and said, "Does the Eldest Young Master think that he is a beloved man worth entrusting for life?"

Ouyang Zheng frowned in silence, but after a while he suddenly smiled, showing his elegance in an instant:

"If you get a good prescription, Zheng will be a good man."

Pei Xiangyanran: "I hope to be able to talk freely with the eldest son in seven days."

The wind picked up, the clouds covered it, and the warmth brought by the sun gradually dissipated. Ouyang Zheng and Pei Xiang left the garden and separated at the end of the path.

Seven days later, Ouyang Zheng came to see Pei Xiang again.

His complexion was much better than last time, his lips were no longer pale and pale, and his steps were more steady and powerful.

"Miss Pei, is it true that my condition hasn't improved? In the past few days, Shen Ke has been completely cured, and the remaining poison has completely disappeared. It's better than my condition before I was injured and poisoned. I haven't felt so energetic for many years. gone."

Pei Xiang took a sip of tea, and poured cold water in a light tone:

"It's all an illusion. As soon as you stop taking the medicine, the condition will come back, even more aggressive than before. Moreover, for this prescription, seven days is the limit, and if you take it again, it won't work anymore, and you have to change it." New. Eldest Young Master must be surrounded by Xinglin masters, they should have shown Eldest Young Master his illness, but have they ever said that Eldest Young Master shows signs of recovery?"

Ouyang Zheng sighed and shook his head: "Ms. Pei, why don't you lie to me? We have something to negotiate today, and Ms. Pei shouldn't let go of this favorable negotiation condition."

"I seldom deceive people maliciously, and I'm not very good at it," Pei Xiang said sincerely, "It takes countless lies to maintain a single lie, which is too tiring. I always like to tell the truth."

Ouyang Zheng thought, if the people he does business with are as sincere as Pei Xiang, wouldn't it save a lot of trouble?

"Miss Pei, you gave me five years of good health, what do you expect me to give in return?"

Pei Xiang immediately gave the answer: "I am married to the eldest son, a fake couple, but a real friend. In addition, I need the Ouyang family to help me find seven rare poisons and nine rare medicinal materials."

"Medical materials and poisons are easy to talk about. You can tell me what Miss Pei needs, and I will send people to search for it with all my strength." Having said this, Ouyang Zheng paused, "It's just a matter of getting married...the relationship between the girl and the Pei family...let me know I'm a little puzzled."

Ouyang Zheng had a keen mind. As soon as Pei Xiang's conditions were raised, he immediately realized that this girl wanted to get rid of her identity as Pei's daughter.The reason why she wants to marry into Ouyang's family is to prevent the Pei family from arbitrarily arranging her marriage.

"After Miss Pei married into Baituo Mountain, in the eyes of the world, you are the wife of the Ouyang family. If you meet a good relationship in the future, you may cause troubles because of the past. Why don't you explain the reason to Patriarch Pei and stay in Baituo as a distinguished guest? Camel Mountain, five years later, I went to Naihe Bridge to drink Mengpo soup, and the girl returned to Guizhou to reunite with relatives and friends."

Pei Xiang saw that Ouyang Zheng did not shy away from talking about his own life and death, and every time he mentioned it, his brows were calm and his attitude was calm. He couldn't help admiring this man's determination, so he explained a few more words:

"Eldest son, you're thinking about it this time. It's not that I want to insist on getting married, but that the Pei family will not allow me to give up the marriage contract. They value Baituoshan's snake taming and snake breeding skills very much, and they are looking forward to the marriage after you and I get married. The two can communicate with each other, have friendly exchanges, one south and one north watch and help each other.

"So, even knowing that you were seriously injured, which would affect your life expectancy, my father and grandfather would let me stay in White Camel Mountain. They... value the long-term development of the whole family more, and think that individual members can be sacrificed. When necessary, Even the patriarch's legitimate son can be given up, let alone a daughter like me who is destined to marry out."

——Even if Ouyang Zheng passes away in the future, they probably won't approve of my remarriage.

——But that was five years later, and I must have accumulated enough strength at that time, whether it is my own force or money and connections.

——When I am ready, no one can tell me what to do with my life.

Ouyang Zheng frowned because of Pei Xiang's speculation.

Their Ouyang family has lived in the White Camel Mountain area of ​​the Western Regions for generations, and of course they also attach importance to the development of the family.Otherwise, he would not choose to spend the last few years of his life trying his best to lay a good business line for the family.He intends to leave a rich family business to his second brother, so that he can concentrate on martial arts and realize his ambition.

In Ouyang Zheng's view, the purpose of the family's growth and development is to protect relatives, not to sacrifice the lives of himself and his second brother for the surname "Ouyang".

——No one, where is the family?

Pei Xiang seemed to see through Ouyang Zheng's thoughts, and said with a smile:

"There are too many Pei family members. If you want to satisfy everyone's wish, it must be impossible."

Ouyang Zheng also knew that some problems were very complicated and could not be explained clearly in a few words.Besides, things in this world are complicated, and in most cases, they are not black and white. Where is there absolute good and bad, right and wrong?

In the final analysis, everyone is struggling to find a better way out, but some people are more successful, and some people are still groping for directions in the dark.

Thinking of this, he sighed in his heart, and then gathered his divergent thinking and focused on solving the matter in front of him:

"According to Miss Pei, since the marriage is inevitable, then the fake couple is the key point?"

Pei Xiang secretly thought that he was wrong again. The key point is to use the power of Baituoshan to find rare medicinal materials and poisons.

However, this matter can't be explained thoroughly, and this big client's fake fiance has to be coaxed.

"The eldest son is rich and handsome, with Zhilan Yushu. If I get close to you every day, I will not be tempted. When I remarry in the future, where will I find a husband who is as good as the eldest son? It's better to draw a clear line now, and ask the eldest son to be considerate of the little girl."

Ouyang Zheng smiled slowly: "...Okay, I understand!"

——Is it too early for you to consider remarrying now?