Chapter 17: Clarification (two in one)
A light is like a bean.
The two of them chatted a lot over rice wine. Most of the time, Lin Bai asked questions out of curiosity, and Doctor Bai could only give an answer after recalling them.
Seeing that the small wine jar was empty and Doctor Bai was looking tired, Lin Bai felt it was time to leave. But before that, Doctor Bai needs to be asked to keep his affairs confidential.
Lin Bai trusted Dr. Bai's character, but he still had to say something.
"Mr. Bai, today..." Lin Bai was still talking, but Doctor Bai interrupted Lin Bai.
Doctor Bai smiled, stretched out his arm, and said, "Feel my pulse."
"Yes." Lin Bai put his fingers on Doctor Bai's wrist and closed his eyes to listen for the pulse.
Lin Bai has taken many pulses these days, and with Doctor Bai's guidance, he has gradually figured out the way out.
Everyone's pulse condition is slightly different. Men and women, adults and children, boys and girls are all different. Even the same person's pulse condition may be different during the day and night.
Generally speaking, the pulse of the elderly is weaker than that of the young, and the pulse beats unevenly and even stops occasionally.
Mr. Bai's pulse condition was even worse, with both stringy and slippery pulses, often stopping, which indicated that Qi and blood were weak and there were irreparable major problems in the five internal organs.
Although Dr. Bai has just drank alcohol, his pulse will change to some extent, but Dr. Bai's physical condition can be roughly determined.
Lin Bai took back his hand and didn't know how to speak.
"Having been a doctor all my life, I know my body well." Doctor Bai showed no sadness on his face, but smiled heartily, "Maybe three to five years, maybe two to three years, or even sooner..."
"Mr. Bai, as long as you calm down and take care of yourself and stop caring about worldly things, actually..." Lin Bai tried his best to comfort him.
"It is difficult for a doctor to heal himself." Doctor Bai waved his hand and said: "You have followed me these days, studied diligently and asked questions, and your progress has been really fast. Your achievements in the future will definitely far exceed mine."
"Mr. Bai taught me well." Lin Bai said.
"Don't be humble."
Doctor Bai smiled again and continued: "I'm about to die. I just hope that I can help you learn more in the remaining days. My medical skills are shallow and I don't dare to ask you to inherit my mantle. I just hope that you can." Thinking of our friendship, please help me take care of Xiuxiu.”
This is almost too much.
Lin Bai also heard the deep meaning hidden in the words: Doctor Bai didn't mention Baicaotang. He knew that he would have another world in the future by practicing internal skills, so he deliberately didn't mention it.
In addition, since Doctor Bai entrusted his only close relative to himself, he also made a guarantee that there would be no rumors about his martial arts skills.
In fact, Doctor Bai never asked about the origin of his martial arts.
"Mr. Bai, why do you trust me so much?" Lin Bai felt that Doctor Bai trusted him too much. The two of them had not known each other for long.
"You have never looked down on the poor people in Beicheng. You have a benevolent heart as a doctor. You are also willing to accompany Xiu Xiu's child to the mountains to collect medicine. Xiu Xiu also said that you are a good person. I believe in Xiu Xiu and my own vision." Doctor Bai smiled.
Lin Bai stood up, leaned over and held his hands.
It was the end of Xu Shi, and the sky was filled with stars.
Lin Bai was walking on the way home, the night wind was blowing, and the drunkenness was gone.
I talked a lot with Doctor Bai tonight. In addition to the last Tuogu, I also asked about a lot of Jianghu affairs.
But Doctor Bai is old after all, and has forgotten most of what Xiuxiu's mother once said.
But even so, Lin Bai also gained a lot of useful knowledge.
For example, Pei Wuyou, Xiu Xiu's mother once said that he was the top swordsman in the world. He became famous as a young man, with amazing talents and martial arts genius. He defeated all the sects with one sword, and only lost one game to the Qingyang sect.
There is also the realm of martial arts. According to Xiuxiu's mother-in-law, there is actually no strict definition.
If we divide them according to their general strength, the lowest level should be those warriors with strong physical strength and some skills in fists and kicks. They can be compared to three or five ordinary people and can be called inferior.
This category of people is the most numerous.
Further up, there are third-rate warriors. This type of people are rough in internal skills and have at least one proficient kung fu at their disposal.
According to Xiuxiu's mother-in-law, most of the gang leaders in Huaxi County are third-rate, but they still have their own strengths and weaknesses.
As for the second-rate warriors, they need to have accomplished internal skills, have thorough meridians, have unique skills, and have a good reputation in the world.
Because the major sects never teach the techniques to others, or only simple versions are passed out. So second-rate is the pinnacle that ordinary people without background can reach.
There are even fewer first-class warriors. In order to achieve great success in internal strength, one must practice superior internal strength. If you practice ordinary internal skills and mental methods, it will be difficult to achieve first-class performance.
This type of person is often famous in the world, either as the leader of a mid-level sect or as the backbone or elder of a large sect.
There are also rumors that people who cleanse their tendons and cut their marrow, cultivate the innate true energy in their Dantian, and return to their original nature can be said to be the best in the world.
This kind of person is either the leader of a large sect, an elderly celebrity, or a reclusive master. And he must be a person who has worked hard to cultivate superior internal skills and has excellent qualifications.
Of course, even if they are divided into the same class, the gap in strength is huge.
Moreover, the rivers and lakes are dangerous and there are countless methods, and one cannot always judge them by their level.
"It seems like I'm not bad at all, I can barely be considered second-rate?"
"As for Pei Wuyou... Is he probably a genius? Even if he is not, he must be the best among the best. He is only in his forties, and with such achievements, he can be said to be an amazing talent."
"But how did such a top-notch person get into trouble with others? At that time, he was injured and poisoned. Who hurt him? Why did Pei Wuyou provoke others?"
Lin Bai thought for a long time and got nothing.
Along the street, I passed by Mu Zhen’s bun shop.
Her bun shop is a small shop along the street, with accommodation rooms behind it.
At this time, the bun shop had long been closed, but there seemed to be a faint light in her room.
"Sister Zhen said she had a stiff neck this morning. Are you still waiting for me?"
In the middle of the night, in the dark, Lin Bai listened quietly around him. After making sure that no one was around, he went around to the back of the bun shop and knocked on the back door.
After only three rings, I heard the sound of the door opening inside, and rushed over in panic, "Who is it?" Mu Zhen's voice was very low.
"Sister Zhen, it's me." Lin Bai also whispered in a low voice.
The two of them were exchanging secret codes like a couple having an affair.
The door bolt was pulled, the door opened, and there was a faint scent of soap locust.
Mu Zhen was wearing single clothes with her hair disheveled. She glanced at Lin Bai with her pretty eyes, and then looked out the door with a guilty conscience.
After making sure that there was no one around, he said coquettishly: "Why are you here now? Do you not take my business to heart? Come in." After speaking, he directly pulled Lin Bai into the yard.
Lin Bai entered the door, and Mu Zhen quickly closed it and pulled the bolt.
"Sister Zhen, there is something going on at Baicao Hall. I didn't mean to be late." After entering the room, Lin Bai explained in a low voice.
"I know, I smell the alcohol on you." Mu Zhen poured a cup of herbal tea, "To relieve the hangover."
Lin Bai took it and took a sip, not knowing what to say.
"Are you afraid of me?" Mu Zhen sat opposite Lin Bai and raised her chest, "Why are you lowering your head and not looking at me?"
In fact, it wasn't that Lin Bai didn't look at her, but that he was alone in a room, and if he couldn't control himself, he had to take responsibility.
"I thought you weren't coming." Mu Zhen combed her hair and said, "You didn't take care of yourself either. Don't dislike it."
"How could it be? Sister Zhen is beautiful anyway." Lin Bai told the truth.
"I've been having stiff neck pain for a day, please give me some massage." Mu Zhen heard the compliment and really appreciated it. She raised her arms and rubbed her neck, revealing her white forearms.
Click?
"Sister Zhen, I haven't left school yet." Lin Bai pretended to be a gentleman.
Mu Zhen glared at Lin Bai.
"But this little thing is fine." Lin Bai immediately changed his mind.
He stood up, came behind her, and put his hands on her white neck.
As soon as Fang touched the delicate skin, Mu Zhen trembled slightly. The body temperature rises sharply and the breathing becomes slightly rapid.
Why do you look more like a baby than me? It seemed that he had taken a special bath... Lin Bai smelled the faint scent of soap locust, lowered his head and saw two majestic places, and felt distraught.
"It's okay, I feel much more comfortable." Mu Zhen calmed down after a while, "It seems that you studied hard at Baicao Hall. Do you really plan to become a doctor in the future?"
"Yes." Lin Bai felt that Mu Zhen's skin was extremely hot.
"It's good to be a doctor, and whoever marries you in the future will be lucky." The two are not related, but Mu Zhen can connect them.
Sure enough, these three sentences must be related to marriage.
Lin Bai didn't say anything, feeling that even if he said he was going to pick dung, she would still say she was lucky to marry him.
"By the way," Mu Zhen moved her neck and asked in a low voice: "Have you... been cured of your illness?"
Lin Bai had a severe headache and said, "Sister Zhen, I'm really not sick."
"You, you..." Mu Zhen turned her head and looked at Lin Bai, "What do you have to hide from me..." As she spoke, she moved her gaze downwards and immediately stopped talking, with joy on her face and said He glanced at Lin Bai with an angry look, "Dishonest!"
She turned her head, but her skin became even hotter.
"..." Lin Bai's old face turned red.
For a moment, no one spoke in the room, only each other's breathing could be heard.
After a long time, the candlelight flickered.
"Okay." Lin Bai quickly sat back, picked up the cup and drank herbal tea.
"Look at how stupid you are!" Mu Zhen rubbed her neck with one hand and picked up the scissors to cut the lanterns with the other hand.
"Sister Zhen, it's getting late. You should rest quickly. I'm going back too." Lin Bai drank three cups of herbal tea before speaking.
Lin Bai did not dare to stay any longer for fear of exposing his nature, which was inferior to that of a beast.
"What's the hurry? Wait a moment." Mu Zhen stood up again and went to the inner room.
Lin Bai stared blankly through the door curtain, wondering if this was an invitation? Or a hint?
While she was thinking wildly, Mu Zhen came out with a set of clothes in her hand.
"You go to the hospital every day and dress decently. I cut some clothes for you." Mu Zhen handed it over.
"Sister Zhen, this is too expensive." This dress is made of silk and is not cheap.
"Wear it if you are told, don't be polite to me." Mu Zhen was quite forceful at this time, "Try it on, and if the size doesn't fit, I'll fix it."
Give it a try? Try now? Lin Bai's mouth was dry and he immediately took off his clothes.
"What are you doing?" Mu Zhen was frightened. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I want you to go home and try it later, not here."
"..." Lin Bai's face turned redder, ashamed.
"What a fool!" Mu Zhen couldn't help laughing.
"Then..." Lin Bai took the clothes and felt that Sister Zhen was more difficult to deal with than the man in green. "Sister Zhen, should I go back first?" It was a question.
"Look at your sleeve, why is it torn?"
Mu Zhen stood up, went to get needle and thread, sat down next to Lin Bai, licked the thread, threaded the needle, and mended Lin Bai's cuffs.
"Sister Zhen, I..."
"Shhh. Don't talk while you are sewing, otherwise you will be henpecked when you get married."
Lin Bai stopped talking and just watched quietly.
Mu Zhen lowered her head and sewed carefully stitch by stitch.
The two of them were so close that they could smell each other's breath.
Men are afraid of this kind of subtle warmth, especially when his mother passed away early in his life. Lin Bai felt like he was about to fall.
Soon, Mu Zhen finished sewing. She leaned forward and bit off the thread. Her face showed joy and she smiled: "It's done, let's see how it goes. Don't think my skills are bad."
Lin Bai said nothing, feeling extremely confused.
"Hey, is there an immortal immortal in this world? If there is, I can stay and spend the rest of my life with her, and I won't be betraying her."
Lin Bai thought blankly, feeling that his mind was very confused.
"Why are you dazed?" Mu Zhen had another oily paper bag in her hand and said, "It's getting late, let's go home. I'll buy a roast chicken. You've been working hard at the medical clinic. Eat more tonic." Her tone was gentle. Like a husband who is told by his wife to go on a long trip.
Lin Bai took it blankly.
When we came to the yard, the stars were very bright and it was very cool.
Pulling the door latch open, Mu Zhen whispered: "Don't let anyone see us. We have no name or status, so we can't let people gossip about us."
She said the words "no name, no status" very seriously, and the meaning is self-evident.
But she didn't hear Lin Bai's response, and finally sighed like a resentful woman.
After returning home and feeling dazed for a while, Lin Bai opened the oil-paper package under the candlelight. The roasted chicken was very fat, and it was obviously Mu Zhen's special choice.
After eating the fat chicken, I took a cold shower in the courtyard. He dried himself off and put on the clothes that Mu Zhen had cut. They fit him perfectly, as if he had been measured.
But the better it fit, the more entangled Lin Bai became.
If she is a promiscuous woman, then she will just sleep. She will not feel any regret at all and will only feel happy.
But Mu Zhen obviously went there to get married and to have children to live a happy life.
I yearn for the vast world outside, so I will definitely not stay here for a long time. As soon as Doctor Bai leaves, I will raise Xiuxiu until she is eighteen years old, and when she gets married again, I will travel far away...
But Mu Zhen is skilled in needlework and has outstanding cooking skills. She wants to be a good wife at home. Can she go with her?
Lin Bai was very confused. After thinking for a long time, he thought it was better to ask her about her attitude.
After a night of meditation, Wuji Kung Fu broke through to the third level.
When he came to the yard, Lin Bai pushed his palm out and showed off his strength.
The palm wind is strong and powerful, but it can't reach far. Only a few feet away, the leaves of the jujube tree can only rustle.
Wash up and go out.
Lin Bai didn't wear the new clothes given by Mu Zhen.
There are the most patients in summer, and Baicaotang is very busy, day and night, and ten days pass in the blink of an eye.
Lin Bai came back early that day, wanting to make things clear to Mu Zhen.
It's not dark yet and the bun shop is not closed.
Lin Bai walked in and found Mu Zhen kneading dough, probably preparing for tomorrow.
When she saw Lin Bai coming, she smiled again.
"Why are you not wearing the clothes I gave you?" Mu Zhen asked curiously while kneading her dough.
"I don't want to wear it." Lin Bai told the truth.
"Isn't clothing just for people to wear? Is there anything you wouldn't be willing to part with?"
Mu Zhen rubbed the hair on her forehead with the back of her hand and asked, "Why haven't you come to see me these days?"
"The medicine hall is very busy." Lin Bai told the truth, "I have free time today, I have something to tell you."
Mu Zhen nodded and said, "Then you sit down for a while, drink some tea, and wait until I'm done."
Lin Bai naturally agreed, not less than this moment.
A quarter of an hour later, Mu Zhen kneaded her face and hair, washed her hands, and just as she sat down, Lin Bai heard someone walking towards her.
Looking outside, I saw five people coming.
The leader was a man in his forties, richly dressed, holding two smooth stone eggs in his left hand.
The other four followers were wearing simple short coats, with their arms open and a green dragon tattooed on each arm. At first glance, they were not easy to get along with.
Lin Bai knew Niu Er among his followers. As for the leader, he should be the leader of the Qinglong Gang. Lin Bai took a look at him from afar that rainy night.
(End of chapter)