Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 169 Duanmu Rong Asks, The Turmoil at the Medical Manor

The State of Chu, Jinghu Medical Clinic.

The night passed quickly, and Duanmu Rong pushed open the door and entered, carrying two bowls of food.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw the boy from last night. He was sitting cross-legged, but to her surprise, he wasn't sitting on the bed; instead, he was floating in mid-air.

A mysterious aura swirled around him, causing the girl, who rarely left Mirror Lake Medical Manor, to pause in her tracks.

The boy seemed to sense something, and then slowly opened his eyes.

"Miss Rong."

A voice came from over, and Duanmu Rong nodded slightly.

She then said, "Master said that the girl needs to eat something."

The boy nodded, then stepped aside to make way for him.

Seeing the other person's actions, Duanmu Rong's eyes showed a strange look, but she didn't say anything. She placed one of the bowls on the table and said softly, "This is yours."

The boy looked at the things on the table, his eyes flickering slightly. He no longer had much need for food; eating was, to some extent, just a hobby.

However, he did not refuse the girl's kind offer.

Did Master Nianduan give any other instructions?

Watching the girl gently lift the little girl on the bed, then lean her against her and carefully begin to feed her, the boy asked again.

Duanmu Rong shook her head.

"Her name is Xiaomeng?"

Looking at the girl in her arms, whose breathing was steady and who seemed ready to wake up at any moment, Duanmu Rong sighed softly in her heart.

She had already heard about the girl's experience from the boy in front of her last night. The fact that she had gone through such a thing at such a young age made her feel more sympathy for the silver-haired girl.

"Ah."

The boy nodded. Speaking of which, the name Xiaomeng was given to them by their master. As for her original name, he had never heard her mention it.

That memory is probably a nightmare that this girl doesn't want to be mentioned, and that naturally includes that name.

"I remember you said before that she was from Chenjia Village in Guancheng, Wei State. Is her surname Chen?"

When the girl's background was mentioned, Duanmu Rong couldn't help but ask another question.

Xiu Yuan shook his head.

“I never said it, nor did I ask. Xiaomeng is the Daoist name given to me by my master.”

Upon hearing this, a ripple stirred in the eyes of the young woman from Jinghu Medical Village.

"Is Qingxu also a Daoist name?"

The young man nodded.

After a moment of silence, Duanmu Rong spoke softly.

"Does joining Taoism mean forgetting your past life?"

Upon hearing this, Xiu Yuan raised his head and looked at the girl who was still bending down to feed her.

"Why do you say that, Miss Rong?"

Duanmu Rong took out her handkerchief and gently wiped Xiaomeng's mouth before gently placing the little girl back on the bed.

She then slowly got up, went to the table next to Xiu Yuan, and sat down.

“I don’t know how you view the meaning of a name to a person, but to me, a name is more like proof that such a person existed in the world.”

"I heard my master say that your Taoist school emphasizes transcending emotions. Does cultivating the Tao ultimately mean forgetting everything? Then what is the meaning of our existence in this world?"

Upon hearing this, Xiu Yuan was taken aback.

He hadn't expected the girl in front of him to have such a profound understanding of these things.

After a moment of silence, he spoke again: "Everyone has a different way of understanding the world. What you said makes sense, but what Taoism pursues is not what you understand."

"The highest form of detachment is not the heartlessness that people usually talk about, but rather the detachment that comes after experiencing the world. Just like the birth, aging, sickness and death of a person, for ordinary people, life is only a few decades long, and few people can take life and death lightly, especially those in high positions, who may even think about immortality."

"Does the girl think this mindset is right?"

Duanmu Rong frowned.

At Jinghu Medical Clinic, most of the people she came into contact with were patients or the injured. In the face of life and death, no one can take it lightly.

So she knew that what the boy in front of her was right.

"The Tao that Taoism pursues is the ability to face everything with equanimity, to take things on and let them go, to do one's best and leave the rest to fate."

"As for what you said about forgetting the past, that's not right either. If that were really the case, then we wouldn't have made it to Daliang."

"Forgetting is merely a means, not the pursuit of Taoism. Taoism seeks to let go, so that when faced with the same predicament again, one will not be afraid to confront it, but will be able to make a better choice."

The boy's words, spoken slowly and deliberately, echoed gently in her ears.

Duanmu Rong's eyes flickered uncertainly. This was the first time she had met this young man, and his understanding and insights into certain things were clearly beyond the scope of someone his age.

However, it must be said that some of what he said makes a lot of sense.

"Then what is the purpose of cultivating the Tao?"

The girl seemed a little unwilling to give up, so she asked another tricky question.

If a person has something they are attached to, then they must have something they want.

The boy in front of her was too indifferent, completely different from the people she had met before. She really wanted to know what he was seeking.
Xiu Yuan smiled.

He felt that it had been a long time since anyone had asked him this question.

“When I first joined the Taoist Tianzong sect, my master asked me a similar question.”

Upon hearing this answer, Duanmu Rong couldn't help but look over.

"Then what's your answer?"

"See the world, see all living beings, see yourself; seek peace of mind, seek freedom from worries, seek tranquility."

Upon hearing this, the girl raised an eyebrow. What kind of answer was that?
"Is that your answer?"

Xiu Yuan nodded.

"Everyone has their own plans for their life. Some people seek fame and fortune, some seek success and recognition, some seek peace and tranquility, and some seek a few acres of land to live a contented life."

"Just as the young lady desires, perhaps there will be no more illness or suffering in the world."

This time, Duanmu Rong didn't reply. She reached for the empty bowl on the table, placed it on the tray, and turned to leave.

Xiu Yuan watched the girl's retreating figure and gently shook his head.

Perhaps because he had been in contact with patients since childhood, he had a much deeper understanding of life and death than the average person.

It's not hard to see from what the other person said today that they have their own unique perspective on life.

"The future medical genius is quite interesting."

After a long while, Xiu Yuan murmured something to himself.

He then stood up, went to the bedside, looked at the girl who was still unconscious on the bed, and put his hand on the girl's wrist.

The internal energy of the Evergreen Skill circulated through her meridians for a full cycle. After a moment, the boy withdrew his finger and then went to the window.

The situation is the same as before; there are no problems with either the meridians or the internal organs, but the patient just won't wake up.

"Can't wait any longer."

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Xiu Yuan gently clenched his hands behind his back. Things have priorities, and some things can be delayed, but some things really cannot be delayed.

If Nian Duan is also powerless to help, then he should set off to return to Tianzong.

Just then, a dozen or so men, supporting each other, walked in from outside, followed by several others carried on stretchers. Upon seeing these men, Xiu Yuan's eyes narrowed.

If he wasn't mistaken, these people were soldiers from the Chu Kingdom. Compared to the martial arts world, casualties were actually much higher on the battlefield.

"Mr. Nianduan."

The leading man arrived at the entrance of the medical clinic and bowed respectfully upon seeing Nian Duan in the courtyard.

Upon seeing these people, Nian Duan's expression was quite complicated. In fact, this was not the first time she had saved these people.

"Come in first!"

"Those with more serious injuries go first."

"Rong'er, come and help."

While instructing everyone to carry the patient in, Nian Duan also called Duanmu Rong over to help.

Upon hearing Nian Duan's words, Duanmu Rong quickly put down what she was holding and walked over.

As people were carried into the house one after another, Xiu Yuan gently shook his head.

These people are seriously injured, and even if they recover, they probably won't be able to do physical labor anymore.

The man at the head of the group seemed to notice Xiu Yuan's presence and looked up. Seeing that the other party was a young man, he couldn't help but feel curious.

When did this young man arrive at Jinghu Medical Clinic?

However, seeing the other party's extraordinary demeanor, he refrained from saying anything more, after all, they had come here seeking medical treatment.

Time flies when it comes to saving lives. Before you know it, it's noon. By the time Nian Duan had treated the last injured person, it was already noon.

The man at the head of the group then entered the main hall and bowed respectfully. "Thank you so much for your miraculous healing, sir. Otherwise, my brothers would probably be waiting to die. I will send someone to deliver the medicine and other items you promised tomorrow."

In another room, Xiu Yuan slowly opened his eyes. Although Jinghu Medical Manor was called a medical manor, it was not very large, so at this distance, the man's words reached his ears without missing a single one.

"Is that so??"

Xiu Yuan's gaze flickered slightly, but he could understand these things. Treating the sick and saving lives requires a certain amount of medicinal herbs. If there is only expenditure and no income, this place will probably run out of resources.

"General, there is no need for such formalities. Saving lives and healing the wounded is the duty of physicians. Moreover, these soldiers were injured while protecting their country. How could Jinghu refuse to help them?"

Jinghu was located in the State of Chu, and Nian Duan herself was from the State of Chu, so what she said was not entirely just polite talk.

The man exchanged a few more polite words, then asked, "I just saw a young man. Is there a guest at the medical clinic?"

Upon hearing this, Nian Duan's eyes flickered slightly.

However, Nian Duan did not intend to say much about that boy. On the one hand, the other party's strength was terrifying. If what the other party said earlier was not false, then he was not someone that these people could provoke.

Furthermore, based on previous interactions, the other party was only seeking medical treatment and had no other intentions, so she did not want to cause any unnecessary complications.

"They came seeking medical treatment and will leave in a few days."

Upon hearing this, the man nodded.

Since nothing was wrong, he was naturally happy. Just then, a commotion suddenly came from outside the door.

The people inside the room instinctively looked outside.

Several soldiers, whose injuries were not too serious, were venting their anger on a few medicine baskets. Perhaps they did not control their strength well, because the medicine baskets drying in the courtyard were knocked to the ground one after another.

One of the medicine baskets was closer to the room on the east side and was about to crash into the window when a boy appeared outside the window, caught the basket, and gently placed it on the ground.

The boy frowned as he looked at the men in the courtyard.

For patients, a relatively quiet environment is actually very necessary. Xiaomeng's condition is still uncertain, and he doesn't want any accidents to happen because of these trivial matters.

"What are you looking at? I didn't do it on purpose!!"

Perhaps feeling awkward under Xiu Yuan's gaze, the men who had just attacked him shouted angrily.

Seeing the other party's attitude, Xiu Yuan narrowed his eyes. There are all kinds of birds in a big forest, and this wasn't the first time he had seen someone like this.

However, under normal circumstances, he might not have paid any attention to such people, but things are different now.

The next instant, Xiu Yuan's figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.

The man's pupils contracted when he saw this. As the leader of this team, his cultivation level was not low; he had already reached the Acquired Realm, which was quite good among soldiers. However, he had not seen how the boy disappeared from the spot.

He didn't see it clearly, and neither did Nian Duan and Duanmu Rong. They both knew that there was another patient in that room who was very close to the boy.

The other person is currently unconscious and needs a quiet environment. This man was already at fault for knocking over the drying rack of medicinal herbs and overturning the medicine baskets. Now, this behavior is truly rude.

“It’s been a long time since anyone has spoken to me like this.”

The next moment, the boy appeared behind the man. At this moment, he placed one hand on the man's shoulder. The light hand seemed to have the strength of ten thousand pounds, and instantly pressed the man to his knees.

Upon seeing this, the expressions of everyone present changed, and some of the people nearby even adopted an attack posture.

"Release Erhu!!"

On one side, a soldier holding a gun looked at Xiu Yuan with a very serious expression. From the soldier, Xiu Yuan learned the name of the man next to him.

Two tigers.

Xiu Yuan narrowed his eyes, and a terrifying wave surged from his body. He didn't care about right or wrong, and if this team was full of people like this, he wouldn't mind keeping them all.

"You saw what happened before, right? Do you think your companion did the right thing?"

Xiu Yuan remained expressionless and spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, the man holding the spear looked embarrassed. He had been standing there the whole time and had witnessed what had just happened. The medical clinic was supposed to be a quiet place, but he felt great sympathy for his colleague and therefore did not stop him.

"I apologize to you on his behalf."

The man wasn't sure who the young man was, so after the other man said those words, he didn't continue down the wrong path but instead apologized.

"A bunch of brats, always making a racket. Even here at the medical clinic, they don't behave themselves. If it weren't for Mr. Nian Duan's treatment, you might still be lying on stretchers right now!!"

At this moment, the man inside the hall also stepped out.

Then the other party said to Xiu Yuan, "Young brother, my subordinate was reckless just now. Please be merciful."

Next was Nian Duan. Upon seeing Xiu Yuan's methods, this master of medicine couldn't help but shake his head.

It seems that what the other party said before was not all boasting. At least, she had never seen such methods among the people she had dealt with before.

Duanmu Rong glanced at the situation in the courtyard, and considering the commotion earlier, she roughly guessed what had happened. Then, the girl said coldly, "No noise is allowed in the Medical Manor. If you continue like this, you don't need to come here again."

Upon hearing the young woman speak, the men who had been defiant earlier exchanged glances and lowered their heads in silence.

They had actually heard the rules of the medical clinic from the commander when they first arrived, but they gradually stopped paying attention to them because no one was supervising them. They never expected to cause such a mess.

"Master Qingxu, would you do me the honor?"

Looking at the man who was forced to kneel on the ground, his face flushed red, but unable to utter a single word, Nian Duan sighed softly. If this had happened outside, these men would probably be dead by now.

The man beside him looked slightly surprised when he heard the word "master". Nian Duan was a master of medicine and his seniority was not low. Now that the other party was calling a young boy a master, he was a little suspicious. He wondered where this young man came from.

"Since Mr. Nian Duan has spoken, then there is nothing wrong with it. However, in my opinion, it would be appropriate to put up a sign at the entrance of the medical clinic with some of the clinic's rules written on it."

"Most of those who come to Jinghu for medical treatment are patients. Most of them need a relatively quiet environment. If no one is around, it would be fine, but if Mr. Nian Duan is treating a patient, he might be distracted. If the patient has an accident because of this, it will be too late to regret it."

Nian Duan's eyes flickered slightly. It was indeed a quiet environment for rescuing people. If she had been rescuing people just now, the collapse of the medicine shelf and baskets might have distracted her and caused the rescue to fail.

"What the master said is indeed a good method."

The commander standing to the side smiled awkwardly upon hearing this. He scratched his head and then glared at Erhu. This guy was always reckless, and he was still the same here. He was sure that if Nianduan hadn't pleaded for him, the other party might have already killed him.

Then Xiu Yuan's figure flickered and disappeared from the spot again. When everyone saw him again, he had already returned to the room on the east side.

Seeing this, the commander couldn't help but ask another question.

"Mr. Nian Duan, what's the situation with that young hero?"

Nian Duan shook his head.

"There is a little girl in the room. Her condition is very special. She has been unconscious for several days, so the master brought her here with him."

The commander nodded thoughtfully.

No wonder the young man acted that way; there were other people in the room. However, he took the title "Master" to heart this time.

He then instructed his men to make their departure while asking, "Mr. Nian Duan, may I ask who that young hero is, that even you address him as 'Master'?"

Nian Duan shook his head.

"He is a highly accomplished master among all schools of thought, of very high seniority, and with his exceptional skills, it is no exaggeration to call him a master."

Upon hearing that the man was a master from one of the Hundred Schools of Thought, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, but his expression gradually returned to calm.

"I see, no wonder they have such methods."

With the seven kingdoms divided and the Hundred Schools of Thought emerging, the man was not entirely ignorant of them. For example, the military strategist, to whom he belonged, was also one of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Of course, there are also masters in the field of military strategy. For example, Li Mu, the great general of Zhao, was a master of the military school. There were also several great military strategists in Chu.

They were masters of warfare and extremely powerful. On the battlefield, they were invincible and their influence was unparalleled. The Xiang clan of the Chu state was a prime example of this.

"It is also due to my negligence in disciplining them that today's misunderstanding has occurred,"

As a commander, besides his rough personality, he also has a smooth side. Jinghu Medical Manor is a sacred place for him. In recent years, countless people have been saved here, which has caused his military achievements to skyrocket.

"I understand, but the Medical Clinic is a place for healing and saving lives. Next time the General comes, we will be more careful. Fortunately, Master Qingxu is not an unreasonable person. Otherwise, it would be difficult to end this today."

The man gave a bitter laugh.

Judging from the opponent's skills just now, he is at least a Grandmaster-level fighter. If the opponent really doesn't want to let Erhu go, Erhu is probably in grave danger today.

Grandmasters of this age are extremely rare, not only on the battlefield but also in the martial arts world.

"When did such a young genius emerge in the world?"

The man sighed softly, and with Nian Duan seeing him off, he boarded the small boat again. Watching the Mirror Lake Medical Manor gradually disappear into the distance, the man turned to look at Erhu.

"You idiot, I treat Mr. Nian Duan with utmost respect, and you still dare to cause trouble outside. One day, when you're on Mr. Nian Duan's list of three people he won't save, you'll know what's what."

Upon hearing this, Erhu couldn't help but look up. The other party had moved so fast that it was impossible to keep up with the naked eye.

Furthermore, the aura emanating from the other party felt like a boulder crashing into his heart, and he still hasn't fully recovered from it.

"Boss, who exactly is he??"

Erhu was silent for a moment, then asked softly.

"I feel he's even more powerful than the Great General!!"

The Great General, the Great General of Chu is Xiang Yan, who is also a true Grandmaster-level expert, but from what I sensed just now, the other party seems to be even more terrifying than the Great General.

Upon hearing this, the commander's eyes began to flash wildly, but in the end he couldn't help but shake his head.

"Regarding the Medical Manor, we can only maintain good relations. Next time you come, behave yourselves. If any of you act like this again, don't expect me to bring you here again. Go and wait to die!"

Since Nian Duan had already spoken, the matter was settled, so he couldn't say anything more.

On the other side, Duanmu Rong pushed open the door to Xiaomeng's room again.

"Master is here."

(End of this chapter)