fifth form

Chapter 3147 An Unexpected Encounter
Wuzhou Pass is a long way from Chang'an City. Zhang Xuezhou had traveled this military route before and knew very well that it would take seven to ten days for a carriage to travel there.

If additional adjustments and deployments are made, the time required will be even longer.

He was too weak to fly and travel by himself, so he spent his days resting in the carriage.

Whenever he regained some of his strength, Zhang Xuezhou would seek to extinguish the Daoist Lord's flying knife's sharpness.

Day after day, the sharpness of the flying knife was continuously refined.

By the time the carriage entered Chang'an, most of the flying knife essence that had been clashing in his mind had been refined.

"Husband?"

Only after Yi Shuo exclaimed in surprise did Zhang Xuezhou's sickly appearance perk up.

"How did you come?"

The carriage paused slightly as it entered the gates of Chang'an. Zhang Xuezhou initially thought it was due to gate checks and pedestrians having to give way, but he was surprised that Yi Shuo was able to get into the carriage.

"The Imperial Medical Academy sent a message, ordering us imperial physicians to wait at the city gate entrance," Yi Shuo said quickly. "The better physicians are all assigned to line up here. My medical team is in the second line, and I didn't expect to run into my husband!"

The physicians welcomed the twelve carriages, which were then arranged according to their priority.

Yi Shuo had assumed it was some high-ranking official in the imperial court who needed top-notch medical services, but she never expected it to be a family member.

She carefully observed Zhang Xuezhou's complexion and felt that apart from being in poor spirits, Zhang Xuezhou had almost no other problems.

"I've fallen seriously ill," Zhang Xuezhou sighed. "You must treat me properly; once you take on the treatment, you must be responsible to the end!"

"This must be it!"

Yi Shuo took Zhang Xuezhou's pulse. Just as she was about to ask about his health, she heard Zhang Xuezhou give her a very serious warning, which made her quickly agree.

Although Yi-shuo lacked political acumen, she was someone who was willing to listen to guidance.

When Zhang Xuezhou mentions a serious illness, her diagnostic report will lean towards the direction of serious illness.

Zhang Xuezhou mentioned that if Yi Shuo takes full responsibility, she will not easily turn to other patients.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't say his condition was better, so Yi Shuo wouldn't announce the end of his treatment.

"Zhao Zhou, you have recorded that Lord Dongfang Shuo has suffered a brain injury and is mentally disturbed, requiring calming and soothing. We need to treat Lord Dongfang Shuo in a conservative manner!"

"Yes!"

After Zhang Xuezhou moved his lips and transmitted a few words, Yi Shuo had roughly figured out the situation.

Zhang Xuezhou's illness is real, and his exploitation is genuine.

They were all wounded while serving the court, so it's impossible for Zhang Xuezhou to voluntarily reduce his due treatment just because he has a stronger self-healing ability.

Zhang Xuezhou is not that kind of beast of burden, nor does he want to become one.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou's abilities were not innate; he needed cultivation resources to continuously improve.

He's alive to return to Chang'an today, but who knows if he'll be safe next time?

His feud with Donghua led to his expulsion from West Kunlun, and this time he has offended Daojun and others.

Aside from the territory of the Han Dynasty, there were few places left for Zhang Xuezhou to travel safely.

He had limited access to cultivation resources, but Zhang Xuezhou was still thinking about accumulating them and moving upwards.

This was an opportunity to access the advanced medical resources of the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Xuezhou obviously couldn't just walk away without a trace. "Please urge Old Zheng and Chunyu Tiying again," Zhang Xuezhou transmitted his voice, "If they have a clue about how to analyze the Life-Creating Pill, we might be able to refine it soon!"

“I saw the teacher a few days ago. He said he had some clues and asked me to urge you to get some Tai Sui (a type of rare fungus) to try out the new prescription!”

"That's good!"

Upon learning the news from Zheng Wukong, Zhang Xuezhou felt much relieved.

Life would be much easier if he didn't have to worry about everything.

In fact, the world doesn't really matter if he's missing. Everyone is highly replaceable. Even if many people aren't as good as Zhang Xuezhou, two or three people could probably achieve the same effect.

Zhang Xuezhou also entrusted many things to others, involving cultivation, alchemy, and the acquisition of cultivation resources, all of which were obtained from other people.

This allowed Zhang Xuezhou to quickly achieve some of his goals.

Using his own case as an example, Zhang Xuezhou also whispered to Yi Shuo that she could do the same when practicing medicine, and not think that just because she became the first female physician, no one in the palace could replace her. Anle Palace could not function without Yi Shuo.

He usually doesn't nag Yi Shuo, but the Empress Dowager suffered a very serious injury this time, which could very well involve Yi Shuo and even cause life-or-death trouble.

Zhang Xuezhou could only be thankful that Yi Shuo was merely the top female physician in the palace, not the top physician. The physician in charge of caring for the Empress Dowager was of a higher rank than Yi Shuo, and he was only ranked second because of his meritorious service, which led to his treatment being prioritized over Tian Fen. That's how he happened to run into Yi Shuo.

"Once we've sorted things out, we'll bring A-Qiao along..."

Just as Zhang Xuezhou was about to mention that he could be a leisurely person after the matter was over, without having to scheme and fight in the palace, he heard familiar calls coming from all directions.

He lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw Dou Shisan, who was guarding the gate, standing outside the cordon and muttering incessantly.

"Lord Dongfang, we've caught the sword thief at the mansion!"

Upon seeing Zhang Xuezhou pull back the curtain, Dou Shisan repeatedly shouted to send a message, which surprised Zhang Xuezhou somewhat. He felt that even after causing a commotion outside, he would not have peace back in Chang'an.

A fake Crimson Sky Sword caused quite a stir, but it was anyone's guess who the unlucky one would be this time.

He nodded to Dou Shisan to indicate that he had received the message, and then followed the flow of carriages into the palace.

After the medical officers finished their examinations and tested the initial treatment effect by prescribing medicine according to the basic treatment plan, Zhang Xuezhou and the others were sent back to their respective residences for recuperation. Those who did not have residences in Chang'an City were arranged to receive treatment at the Imperial Palace's waiting-for-orders officials' quarters.

Zhang Xuezhou underwent this treatment process before, and he is currently going through the same process.

Compared to the convenience of the pills brought by this process, the theft of the fake Crimson Sky Sword was not so important.

If the prescription for the medicinal pills that Zhang Xuezhou entrusted to Yi Shuo is approved, Zhang Xuezhou will once again see the purple lingzhi and the great medicine of polygonatum that he had squandered before.

Although more than a year has passed, these medicinal herbs must have been processed into dried goods, but something is better than nothing.

He also had the idea of ​​refining the Life-Creating Elixir.

Putting everything else aside, if he could obtain the Life-Creating Pill, which is even better than the Perfect Tonic Pill, he would at least be able to raise his Nine Revolutions Qi Harmony Technique to the level of the Sole Self Realm.

If he could obtain some auxiliary medicinal materials, Zhang Xuezhou might also have the potential to rapidly improve his physical body techniques.

This gives Zhang Xuezhou an extremely high level of survival ability. Even if something goes wrong when the green-headed duck takes over his body control, his chances of survival will still be very high.

"Daojun wasn't killed, and he's a vengeful person. If he finds out we're alive, he'll definitely come to Chang'an to seek revenge once his injuries heal!"

Having guessed Donghua's most pressing matter and thus determined that Donghua would not pay attention to Zhang Xuezhou for the time being, Zhang Xuezhou did not expect to offend Daojun so soon, and might even have to add Zhujiuyin to the mix.

Zhang Xuezhou's focused attack failed to kill Daojun, so he could only feign illness and continuously increase his survival ability.

Driven by this need, his actions were driven by a highly utilitarian mindset, and he hoped to gain the greatest benefit in a short period of time.