Chapter 8: Does He Love Me?

  This is the real pure natural, no pollution! I don't know how Hua Tuo this old man did it. He's old and still managed to produce such a beautiful daughter, I have to admire him!

  This is the first woman I've seen in Three Kingdoms after becoming Sun Ce, and she's absolutely beautiful. Just seeing her makes this trip to Three Kingdoms worth it. Compared to my previous life where I spent a fortune on concert tickets just to catch a glimpse of those so-called celebrities, the value for money and aesthetic appeal are far superior here.

  Only to see the beauty looking at Sun Ce, this down-and-out 'hero son' lying on the bed board, with a few doubts in her eyes, as if asking, are you really so profound? How can't I see it? Is the hero being beaten so badly?

  However, she still lightly performed a beautiful courtesy and said, "The young lady Huawe, pays respects to the heroic young master."

  I couldn't help it and burst out laughing with a "hiss" sound.

  Turning around and whispering in Huatuo's ear, "Father, I've never seen a 'hero' who can't move on the door panel, aren't you overpraising him?"

  Hua Tuo's soft rebuke was "Don't be absurd, the young master is a man of real learning, I've seen it with my own eyes, you'll understand later."

  She apologized to Sun Ce: "Young master, please forgive me. I'm a country girl, not familiar with etiquette, and I've been rude. Please excuse my mistakes!"

  Sun Ce smiled and said: "No harm done! Miss Hua Wei, this is true nature, innocent and romantic. I rather like it."

  Nonsense, if you don't like such a beautiful girl, then there's something wrong with you.

  "Hua Lao Ye Zi doesn't have to be so polite with me. Just call me Bo Fu, it's enough. Always being called 'Young Master' makes me feel too distant!"

  This is definitely an expert who must be caught in hand, and if you don't pull close relationships, others will not willingly follow you.

  As soon as Hua Tuo said that Hua Wei was going to study medicinal materials with me, Sun Ce immediately became flustered. He looked at the various herbs in his backpack.

  In Sun Ce's eyes, they were no different from the wild grass and flowers by the roadside. As for traditional Chinese medicine, apart from a few common ones that he had occasionally used.

  Generally speaking, the flowers and grasses recognize him, but he doesn't recognize the flowers and grasses. It's better to make an excuse to let the leader treat his injuries first, get through this hurdle, and then use current proxy theory to slowly deceive you later on.

  The next day, Hua Tuo arrived early at Sun Ce's residence to examine the wounded man who was bandaged all over except for his head. Sun He, who had been keeping watch overnight, took the opportunity to slip out and find a place to rest.

  Yesterday was really exhausting for Huatuo and Huwei, the mother-daughter duo. More than 20 people needed their wounds cleaned, medicated, and bandaged, and Sun Ce's injury required special care.

  Fortunately, Cheng Pu, Lü Fan and a few others who were relatively intact came to help, and it was still busy until midnight before it was completed.

  Several leading generals charged forward when breaking through the siege, but none of them were injured. Only Sun Ce was hurt because he used too much force and damaged his tendons. The others recovered after resting for a while.

  Hua Tuo sat down beside Sun Ce, "Young Master, oh! Bo Fu, feeling any better?"

  Sun Ce hastily replied: "Master Hua, you and your daughter had a tough time yesterday. Master, you are indeed a divine doctor; after just one night, Bu Fu's body is no longer in much pain."

  Hua Tuo waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "These are just some basic techniques, nothing special. I've simply studied for a lifetime and become somewhat proficient at them. Saving lives and treating injuries is the fundamental duty of us doctors."

  Apart from those mountain bandits who have been causing trouble in our hometown, I will lend a helping hand to anyone who is injured. Bo Fu, you don't need to be so polite. Bo Fu, regarding your injuries, I already understood the situation when I was treating the soldiers' wounds last night. You were always at the forefront during the breakout.

  "With a gun, he shot and killed over a hundred people, but there was no horse to borrow strength from. Such non-stop all-out fighting, without any rest or pause, how could it not injure the tendons? You must have practiced internal power, right? Otherwise, it would be impossible to have such extraordinary endurance."

  Sun Ce's eyes widened as Hua Tuo spoke to him on horseback: "I'm not trying to pry into your kung fu, I just want to tell you. The internal energy you're practicing is too rigid and strong, greatly increasing your power while causing great harm to your tendons and veins."

  This internal force cannot last long in battle. Stiffness cannot be prolonged! After a long time, it will inevitably damage the tendons and veins, and the most severe case may cause tendon rupture. In that case, even if the gods came to save you, you would not be able to be saved, lightly becoming a useless person, or heavily dying on the spot.

  You should be lucky that day, the enemy seemed to have no strong commander on the scene, otherwise...

  Moreover, it seems that the stronger this internal force is cultivated, the greater the damage to your tendons and veins. Eventually, one day, it will make your meridians unbearable and burst open, at which time I'm afraid it will be the same outcome."

  "How can this be? Am I destined to become a useless person... or even a dead one?"

  "Bo Fu, you must have seen the method of blowing skin used by people who slaughter pigs? Your meridians are like that pig skin, and internal energy is like the air blown into it. When the air becomes strong enough, the skin will eventually be blown to pieces!"

  "Yes."

  Sun Ce searched his original memories: "When I was a child, I practiced the family's traditional swordsmanship taught by my father. At that time, my strength was about the same as my father's when he was a child, and there was nothing outstanding about it."

  At the age of fourteen, I went to Ba Wang Ting by the Wujiang River with Zhou Yu to pay respects to Ba Wang, and unexpectedly obtained a copy of "Ba Wang Gong Fa" and a Ba Wang spear weighing 121 catties.

  The book recorded an inner skill and a shooting technique. From then on, I switched to practicing the shooting technique and became obsessed with it, practicing day and night without rest.

  And from then on, my strength grew stronger day by day. When I was seventeen years old, the last time I fought with my father, I was no longer inferior to him in terms of pure physical strength.

  "My father said, what I practiced should be the kung fu left behind by the Overlord of that year."

  "It seems that the King of Kings was at the peak of his training back then. He should have also felt that his internal energy was about to lose control, which is why he became disheartened and defeated, leading him to take his own life by the Wu River!"

  "Alas! In his heyday, the Overlord was truly magnificent. He could behead a top general as if picking an item from his pocket. Heroes all over the world would tremble with fear at the mere mention of his name, and no one could match him. What a pity! What a sorrow! His life only lasted 30 years!"

  Hua Tuo sighed.

  "Is it 30 years? If I am destined to live only 30 years, then let me sweep across the world like a king, with a loud and fierce cry. What fear is there in death! A real man should be a hero among men when alive, and a brave ghost when dead. As long as we fight hard, there will be nothing to regret!"

  Alas! 'With strength to uproot a mountain, and a spirit that can cover the world. When time is unfavorable, even a swift steed cannot escape. The steed cannot escape, what can be done? Oh, Yuè Jiāo, oh, Yuè Jiāo, how can you be comforted?' The heroic overlord Xiang Yu had Yuè Jiāo to accompany him on his final journey, but my Da Qiao is still far away and has yet to arrive.

  And it seems likely that she won't live past 30 anyway! Should I go find her? Never mind, it's better to help her find a good place to settle down rather than wasting her whole life.

  "Is Lao Sun Ce's feeling wrong? It seems that the sudden death was caused by the explosion of his internal force at that time. However, as long as there are no more accidents, I still have 12 years before I turn 30, which is enough for me to do many things."

  Just take out a few major threats to Jiangdong that you know of, and carry out a beheading operation. With Sun Quan's ability, it is also possible for the Sun family to unify the world.

  It's better to build a foundation than to live a hundred years without ambition, just like an ant that only knows how to fill its belly. In my past life, I was already a useless person for a lifetime, and even when I died, it was without a sound or a stir.

  "If I could relive it all again, even if only for a decade or so, that would be heaven's gift to me. Why wouldn't I cherish this opportunity? There's nothing more to think about."

  Hua Tuo listened to my words, looked at my excited face, and stood up straight, responding, "What a man of great talent in life, and what a heroic spirit in death! Bo Fu has such grandeur, truly worthy of being the descendant of a hero. With a son like this, General Pu will surely be able to go with peace of mind."

  At this time a pleasant voice came, "Hehe! You are an old hero and a young hero, don't make such heroic remarks so early in the morning!"

  As the voice came in, it was Huawe who was holding a bowl of medicinal soup, with a mischievous smile on her beautiful little face.

  Seeing no one around, I sat down beside Sun Ce: "Alright, you glutinous rice ball hero should take your medicine now. Only after taking the medicine can you quickly get back on your feet and be a hero again; otherwise, you'll just have to continue lying in bed being a rice ball! Hehehe!"

  Hua Tuo smiled and nodded at Hua Wei: "You little girl, always so mischievous, really asking for a beating."

  The faint elegant fragrance on Huawe's body seems to carry a hint of medicinal scent.

  Sun Ce couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "Miss is teasing me. How dare I trouble Miss, it's truly embarrassing!"

  Hua Tuo smiled and said, "Hehe. Bo Fu doesn't have to be polite! This little girl from my house has been assisting me since she was young. She's helped me treat many patients. And she has experience, unlike those rough-handed soldiers under your command."

  Can't tell from her appearance, this mischievous and cheerful little girl is actually a professional nurse in the Three Kingdoms version! I'm so lucky.

  As expected, Huaweii's technique was very professional. Her warm and soft hands gently supported Cao Cao's head, feeding him the medicine mouthful by mouthful until he finished it all.

  Gently lay him flat again. Although the medicine was bitter, with a beauty by his side watching, no matter how bitter it was, he had to frown and swallow it down. Otherwise, he would be laughed at as a coward who feared bitterness, which would be terrible.

  "After feeding the medicine, Huawe still smiled and said, 'Two heroes talk slowly, little woman says goodbye! Haha, I'll go help you cook!"

  Having finished speaking, he turned around and left with a refreshing breeze.

  Hua Tuo smiled and shook his head, his eyes full of affection. He turned around and said: "I have spent my whole life studying medicine, traveling all over the world when I was young to seek out good teachers. As a result, I didn't leave behind any descendants."

  It wasn't until I had achieved some success that things started to settle down. I didn't have this daughter until I was 60 years old. Her mother passed away when she gave birth to her, so from a young age, she only relied on me. I spoiled her too much, and as a result, her personality is a bit arrogant! Don't laugh at her, Bohu."

  Sun Ce was shocked, "What is Master Hua talking about? Miss Hua's temperament is straightforward and lovely, obviously with a heart as pure as an infant. It makes people like her even more, how could she be laughed at! Unlike those artificial and pretentious official misses, just looking at them makes one feel disgusted!"

  Thinking to myself: "You've never seen the new women of two thousand years later, whether they look good or not, each and every one is like a proud hen. Especially those who grow up like winter melons but still want to learn from Diao Chan."

  "Men in the future will be happier than men now."

  Hua Tuo nodded in satisfaction and said: "That's good! To put it this way, this child's marriage is now the thing I worry about most.

  In the past, I didn't want her to marry into those official families, with her temperament going into an official family would only lead to suffering. And as for those ordinary people, I looked down on them. Thus, this child was delayed. Now that she is 19 years old, if we wait any longer, she will truly become an old maid who can't get married.

  These two days I have been observing Ba Fu and found that she has a heroic spirit, it seems that this is also her destiny in this life. I wonder if Ba Fu would be willing to help me fulfill this wish!

  As for being a wife or concubine, you can arrange it yourself. I don't care! Just hope there's a good man who will love her, understand her and pamper her for the rest of his life, then I'll be at ease!"

  "This, this, this..."

  Sun Ce couldn't help but stutter. In his heart, he was happily thinking, "Why does my happiness always come so suddenly? Being able to marry such a beautiful woman, is it because I did many good deeds in my previous life and accumulated a lot of blessings, filling up an entire house with good fortune?"

  Mainly because the previous life was too short and didn't have time to accumulate good deeds. So Sun Ce knew that it definitely wasn't a fate planted in the previous life. He just didn't know how to respond.

  Suddenly thinking of his own body, he hastily pushed and said: "Hua Lao, you also know that my meridians are extremely dangerous now. Moreover, I may encounter strong enemies at any time. Going forward, I don't even know how long I can live, if I marry Hua Niangzi, wouldn't that be harming her?"

  Hua Tuo stroked his beard with a confident smile and said, "Hehe! That's not the issue! I only asked if you're willing to marry her!"

  "Love or not love. This is obviously a big problem. How can you say this isn't a problem? It's really frustrating!"