Chapter 55 This is the death line (please order first)
The wind and snow were blowing as the two young men left the county government office.
Both of them had a sense of survival and escape.
"If you don't see the immortal master, you don't know how insignificant you are! A firefly can see the sun and the moon!" Lin Bai sighed.
"That's true." Peining nodded in agreement, "It's really desirable, but it's a pity that the immortal master doesn't seem to like my destiny."
The two of them were flattering the immortal master behind his back when they saw a black horse appear in the sky, rushing straight into the dark clouds and hiding in the wind and snow.
When pedestrians on the road saw it, they knelt down and prayed for blessings from the gods.
"Look in the direction, the immortal master is going to the grotto." Lin Bai said.
Pei Ning nodded and said: "Master Immortal went away in the snow, it was really hard work."
Seeing that their serious worries were gone, the two of them felt a little lighter, so much so that their legs were actually a little weak.
After resting for a while, the two stopped talking and walked towards the medical center.
Since I left home in the morning, it's already noon.
Although the wind and snow were blowing, there were many people walking on the street, most of whom were talking about today's magical turtle vision.
Some people say that the royal family does not practice virtuous government, and the Taoist ancestors punished it; others say that since there are turtles, it means that Huaxi County will produce noble people; some even say that someone has become a giant turtle, so there is a miracle of the turtle. .
Lin Bai and Pei Ning walked for a long time, far away from the county government office, and then they really breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why is she secretly helping us?" Pei Ning asked softly next to Lin Bai.
What she meant was that the Quxian Master had great magical powers but did not skin me. It must have been the woman from Jiuyin Mountain who had contributed.
Pei Ning didn't know Lin Bai's secret, so it was normal for her to think so.
Lin Bai shook his head and said, "Who knows."
"Why are you protecting you and me? And you said I'm a coquettish person. Who have I been coquettish with?" Pei Ning approached Lin Bai, close to his ear, and whispered: "Isn't the person you sleep with her? That's why you protect me. I also benefited from being with you. She called me naughty when I got close to you.”
Is this woman too perceptive? Although the starting point of the reasoning was wrong, the result was actually correct!
Lin Bai made a serious face and frowned: "Sister Ning, if I could sleep with the female fairy master, would I still fight to the death with you? I would have enjoyed the blessing long ago!"
Pei Ning stared into Lin Bai's eyes, pondered for a while, and asked, "Who are you sleeping with?"
"That's because I was young and ignorant, and I just made a mistake." Lin Bai sighed, "Besides, I have also made up for others. There is absolutely no force."
Lin Bai's words are true.
"There is clearly a lingering feeling of nostalgia in your words." Pei Ning suddenly smiled, "I think the spring scenery must have been bright at that time, the hibiscus tent was warm, and the piano and harp were harmonious, right? How about it, how it tasted, let me tell you."
Is this what a daughter’s family should say? However, Pei Ning's temperament cannot be treated as an ordinary woman.
Lin Bai made a serious face and said: "You are so boring!"
"I'm warning you!" Peining said seriously, "You'd better be honest, Xiuxiu is still young, if you do something, don't blame me for not cherishing old feelings, imitating the story of the immortal master, and losing your power!" After she finished speaking, she strode forward.
Lin Bai unconsciously felt a chill in his crotch, but he followed immediately and said angrily: "Who do you think I am? A beast?"
Pei Ning glanced at the wooden hairpin on Lin Bai's head and sneered.
Lin Bai followed depressedly, wondering what happened to this woman? You were fine just now, and you are just surviving a disaster. Why are you here to make trouble for me?
After thinking for a long time, Lin Bai came to the conclusion: Sister Pei might be menstruating.
The two stopped talking and rushed back to the hospital in the wind and snow. They saw the policemen still guarding the door and everyone was covered in snow.
Pei Ning took out a piece of silver and threw it over, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, take it and drink some hot soup."
"It's not hard, it's not hard." Xing Baotou, who was leading the charge, immediately burst into laughter. While putting the cash ingots into his sleeves, he bowed and said, "My lord, there was a vision in the sky just now. There was a big tortoise floating in the sky, and there was a black light. , whizzing into the clouds, but what is the master doing?"
The master of the state is sticking his butt out! Lin Bai thought of Zhang Yuanshan's embarrassment.
Peining shook his head and asked: "You have been guarding all morning. Is there anything unusual here?"
"No, no," Xing Captou immediately replied, "Miss Xiuxiu keeps coming out to see and ask when our brother Zhuanlun will be back."
Pei Ning looked at Lin Bai and saw that Lin Bai had already entered the hospital.
Just as he was about to follow, a bald government official came up to him and asked: "Your Excellency, is Doctor Bai no longer good enough?"
Pei Ning nodded. She remembered that this man was called Niu Er and he was a remnant of the Qinglong Gang.
"Alas," Niu Er sighed, "Speaking of which, Doctor Bai is the only good person in Beicheng. If he dies, there will really be no good people left."
He, a bastard from a gang, actually said such a thing.
However, Niu Er immediately realized that he had said something wrong and quickly said with a smile: "Also Lin Zhuanlun is also a good person, and Guiren is a great good person!"
Peining sighed, shook his head, and pushed the door open helplessly.
Arriving at the back hall, he stepped into Doctor Bai's bedroom.
There was a charcoal fire burning inside, which was warm and smelled of medicine.
However, the air of decay is full and the air of death is permeated.
Doctor Bai was seen unconscious, and Lin Bai was sitting by the bed, holding Doctor Bai's hand and channeling internal energy.
Xiuxiu sat by the charcoal fire, tilting her head and looking, not knowing what she was thinking.
After a moment, Lin Bai took back his hand.
"How is it?" Peining asked softly.
Lin Bai glanced at her and said nothing.
Sitting by the charcoal stove, Lin Bai held Xiuxiu's little hand again and asked: "Why are your hands so cold? Have you had lunch?"
"I'm not hungry." Xiu Xiu shook her head, looked at Lin Bai, and asked, "Why aren't you wearing ear protection? If your ears are frozen, they will itch until spring."
"You knitted it with your own hands, I won't bear to wear it." Lin Bai teased her.
"It's just for others." Sure enough, a smile appeared on Xiu Xiu's face, but then it fell back down and she said aggrievedly, "I thought you wouldn't come back."
"Didn't I say that I will definitely come back." Lin Bai patted her shoulder gently and took out the small porcelain bottle, "Look, I asked for the elixir."
This was exactly what the girl Ruyi gave to Lin Bai.
"Can you cure grandpa?" Xiu Xiu asked with concern.
"Xiuxiu." Lin Bai was silent for a while, then held her arms with both hands and helped her sit upright, "You and I are doctors. You studied medicine earlier than me and have seen more patients than me. You should have known this in your heart. What will happen to Mr. Bai?”
Lin Bai knew the crux of Xiuxiu's problem. She had lost her parents since she was a child and was raised by Mr. Bai, so she was extremely dependent on Mr. Bai.
Now that Mr. Bai was about to die, she was so scared and sad that she was at a loss and didn't know what to do.
In the past, he was smart and capable, but now he is dull and stupid. "Mr. Bai has been practicing medicine and treating diseases all his life. What you should do is to inherit Mr. Bai's legacy." Lin Bai said.
Xiuxiu nodded confusedly, with light in the corner of her eyes. She nodded and asked in a low voice: "What about you?"
"Didn't I tell you earlier?" Lin Bai pinched her face and said, "I'll give you a hand."
Xiuxiu nodded, wiped her tears with her sleeves, seemed about to laugh, but cried again.
Pei Ning watched silently from the side without making a sound, just staring at Lin Bai and Xiu Xiu, not knowing what he was thinking.
Until evening, Doctor Bai still didn't wake up. Although there is still breath, it is very weak.
In the past, Lin Bai's input of internal energy could make Doctor Bai feel a little more energetic, but today it had no effect.
He took out the elixir bottle given by the girl Ruyi. The elixir bottle was only about the size of a thumb. He shook it and found that there was a lot in it.
Pouring out a pill that was as big as a soybean, Lin Bai sniffed it. It seemed to have the scent of some kind of herb, but he couldn't tell which one it was.
Put the pills into a small bowl and slowly dissolve them in warm water.
Xiuxiu picked up the bowl and took the medicine spoon in the other hand to feed the medicine. Lin Bai stretched out his hand to help Doctor Bai swallow.
After working for half an hour, I finally finished feeding.
For a moment, the three of them were silent, just waiting quietly for Doctor Bai to wake up.
But the wait lasted just one night. By the next day, there was a thick layer of snow outside.
In Doctor Bai's room, the charcoal stove was glowing red. Lin Bai sat in front of the bed, Xiuxiu leaned against Lin Bai, rubbing her little hands uneasily.
When it got dark, Doctor Bai suddenly coughed twice and then opened his eyes.
His eye sockets were sunken, his white beard was withered, and his face was actually a little blood red, as if he was recovering.
"Grandpa." Xiuxiu said excitedly.
"Help me up." Mr. Bai actually had a smile on his face and his voice was quite forceful.
Lin Bai supported him and put a pillow behind him for Dr. Bai to lean on.
"It's very windy outside," Doctor Bai looked at the window, "Is it snowing heavily?"
"It rained all day and all night, and it was no longer possible to walk on the road." Lin Bai said.
"How many patients are there?" Doctor Bai asked again.
"Not much. Two people with fever came last night, but no one came this morning." Lin Bai replied.
"It seems it's not time to get sick yet." Doctor Bai nodded, stretched out his withered hand, and touched Xiuxiu's face, "Why is it swollen from crying? Compared with your mother, you have no future." He said Very gentle, with a kind smile.
"Grandpa, please get well quickly. I'm still waiting for you to teach me medical skills!" Xiu Xiu whispered.
"Okay, let me teach you..." Doctor Bai held Xiu Xiu with one hand and Lin Bai with the other, and said, "You two must study medicine well. Don't really think that you are a miracle doctor just because you can memorize a few prescriptions."< br>
Lin Bai and Xiu Xiu nodded.
"Speaking of which, how can there be so many miracle doctors?" Doctor Bai looked sideways at Xiuxiu and said, "I studied with my father, your great-grandfather, for several years. He urged me to study hard and memorize it carefully all day long. I I don’t want to be a miracle doctor, so why do I need to study so much? I just need to be able to cure a common disease. I didn't get out of bed for three days. He told me that he was not asking you to be a miracle doctor, nor was he asking you to be a great doctor, but that the more skilled you are in medicine and the more you know, the less money you will waste on your patients. How much money can be saved? The money saved and spent may be the lifeblood of the family. ”
"Xiu Xiu remembers it." There were tears in Xiu Xiu's eyes.
Doctor Bai smiled happily, looked at Lin Bai again, and said, "We have a master-disciple relationship. You learn things quickly and can draw inferences from one instance. You are a good material. What's rare is that even if you are rich, you don't look down on the poor. On the contrary, you have How proud. You, cough..."
He coughed a few times, and Xiuxiu quickly handed over the tea.
Doctor Bai took a few sips, looked at Lin Bai, and continued: "If you want to continue doing this business in the future, I hope you will have a kind heart and help when you can, and don't lose your true heart as a doctor. You have a bright future. Even if you leave Xinglin in the future, you will have some achievements, so don’t forget to weave mats and sell shoes.”
"Lin Bai, please remember." Lin Bai replied.
"That's good, that's good..." Doctor Bai was very pleased, with a smile on his face and seemed to be in a very good mood.
He took Lin Bai's hand, his eyes seemed to be full of expectation, and said: "And Xiuxiu..."
"I won't teach her martial arts, I just want her to live a peaceful life." Lin Bai immediately made a promise, "No matter what she wants to do or where she wants to go in the future, I will try my best to help her."
"Don't spoil her. She is reasonable. If you can talk things through with her, she will listen to you in everything." Dr. Bai said with a smile.
"Yes." Lin Bai lowered his head.
"Check my pulse again." Doctor Bai's complexion was rosy and he seemed to be well.
Lin Bai pointed his finger and took it back after a moment.
"Xiu Xiu is here too." Doctor Bai said with a smile. When Xiu Xiu stretched out his finger to feel her pulse, his face became even more kind. He kept staring at Xiu Xiu and smiled very satisfied.
"You guys remember, this is the pulse of death." Dr. Bai's face relaxed and he smiled kindly, "I guess you test my pulse every day and you are very familiar with it. If you encounter this kind of pulse in the future, you will definitely not admit it wrong."
Lin Bai remained silent, Xiu Xiu cried softly.
Pei Ning stood outside the house with his arms folded and said nothing.
After a long time, Doctor Bai asked with a smile: "Is the coffin ready?"
"It's ready." Lin Bai nodded, "According to the teacher's wishes, get the cheap paulownia wood."
"Okay, okay." Doctor Bai was very satisfied and wanted to raise his arms to stroke his beard, but he had no strength.
He leaned on the pillow and looked at the window, not knowing what he was thinking.
It's just that his eyes are getting cloudier, his breath is getting weaker, and the red glow on his face just now has gradually faded away, leaving only withered and dead ashes.
After a long time, Doctor Bai spoke tremblingly and asked: "When is it?"
"Just arrived at Chenshi." Lin Bai replied.
"Chenshi..." Doctor Bai thought for a moment, then smiled, "Don't delay, I'll bury you in the afternoon. I've been coughing for a long time, so don't infect others."
Xiuxiu's crying became increasingly difficult to conceal.
"Yes." Lin Bai responded.
"Don't cry..." Doctor Bai held Xiu Xiu's hand tremblingly and said kindly: "Silly boy, remember, money is the least valuable."
After saying that, Doctor Bai's eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of gray, and he held Xiuxiu's hand tightly. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly closed his eyes and loosened his grip on Xiuxiu.
The wind roared outside the house, like a whimpering sound; it also seemed to use the earth as a chopping block to kill all living creatures one by one.
(End of chapter)