Insufficient balance

  After the incident at Shuiyunjian, there was a commotion for a while. Xue Chongxun's followers also came over, and now he has someone to send on errands. The question is whether he can get Yuwen Ji to do his bidding? She hates Xue Chongxun, so she probably won't comply.

  Looking at Meng Xiaoyu's pale and tender face, her pain was particularly pitiful... Xue Chongxun had no friends, this girl, although from a poor background, she counted as his small friend, someone he could exchange a few words with. Xue Chongxun was a person who on the surface got along with everyone, but deep down loved and hated clearly, towards people he disliked he would be ruthless and violent, while those he favored would become extremely generous and magnanimous, having a personality that was as changeable as ice and fire.

  He thought for a moment and then said to an attendant beside him, "You go to the Yuwen family and ask Yuwen Ji... wait." Xue Chongxun had a premonition that it would be difficult to invite her in this way.

  Just as he was thinking of a solution, the old man's eyes suddenly lit up: "This young master, do you know Yuwen Shenyi?"

  Xue Chongxun turned his head to look at the old man and said, "Old sir, you must have also heard of Yuwen Ji? As a fellow practitioner, you should know more about such things. Do you think Yuwen Ji can cure the Crimson Crown?"

  "Like thunder in my ears! Yuwen, the divine doctor, is someone who can even take the pulse of the emperor himself. The imperial physicians are no match for her. Haven't you heard of her? If I hadn't, I would be truly ignorant... However, this He Ding Hong poison, I dare not say whether Yuwen can cure it or not. According to reason, once this toxin enters the meridians, it's not something that can be cured by human means; but since she is a divine doctor, there must be some methods beyond our understanding."

  "How can Yuwen Ji be so famous?" Xue Chongxun was somewhat surprised.

  Lang Zhongdao said, "In the mortal world, she is not very famous, but in the medical community, even among scholars and literary circles, it can be said that everyone knows her. The reason for this is not because she cured the emperor's migraine, which is nothing special. Her fame is due to having a very powerful mentor who taught her the way of medicine."

  Xue Chongxun said: "Oh? I've never heard of it?"

  The old man's face was full of reverence as he said, "Because he is a recluse, a true recluse. The dragon's tail is visible but not its head. Except for Yuwen Shengyi, he has never accepted any disciples in his life, but he had a predestined relationship with the Yuwen family and took Yuwen Shengyi (Yuwen Ji) as his disciple... Don't misunderstand, Lang Jun, Li Gui's hand Li Xuan Yi ( probably what he meant by recluse) is not someone who lives in seclusion on Mount Zhongnan, nor does he want to take a shortcut through Mount Zhongnan. He simply doesn't deign to be an official, and wouldn't even bother with the emperor's edict. A great recluse hides in plain sight, but it's often the poor commoners who receive Li Gui's medical treatment, while the royal nobles are out of luck."

  The old man almost forgot the dying patient on the bed, still immersed in his own worship, muttering: "The Master said, 'In the morning hear the Way, and die in the evening without regret.' If I can meet Li Bai's ghost once in this life, I will have no regrets even if I die..."

  Xue Chongxun didn't care that he was there making a big show, boasting and bragging loudly, Xue Chongxun still had Meng Xiaoyu's death on his mind.

  The attendant who was just ordered to go and invite Yuwen Ji, and then was called back, said: "Lang Jun, do I still need to go to the Yuwen's house?"

  Xue Chongxun glanced at the attendant, and had some impression of this attendant who was mixed under Fang Yuzhong's command. Like Fang Yuzhong, he was a bit wooden and couldn't adapt to changing situations on the spot. Xue Chongxun shifted his gaze to Jixiang, the thin servant, who looked like a stick of firewood but liked fat women, but had a quick tongue.

  "Good luck, you go. I have a bit of a misunderstanding with Yuwen Nu, and I'm afraid she won't come, so don't mention that I invited her, you think of a way to invite her here yourself. If you can invite her, I'll give you credit for it; if you can't invite her, you'll get ten slaps on the back tonight. Want to take a gamble?"

  Jixiang has another hobby, he loves to gamble with his life. Xue Chongxun is very familiar with him, so he deliberately added that sentence at the end. Another thing is that Xue Chongxun said "remember one merit", the benefits are great, this should be attributed to Xue Chongxun's self-created "bonus system"...... Compared with the ten boards of gambling capital and the possible benefits, the difference is too big.

  Jixiang didn't hesitate at all, and immediately nodded: "Lang Jun, I've got it covered. You know my betting skills, no need to hit me ten or twenty times! Otherwise, it's not fair." After that, he ran out quickly.

  The old man who was not cured by Lao Zhang, had someone else invited a more skilled doctor. He didn't feel ashamed or angry, but instead waited here with great anticipation, muttering to himself: "Today's trip won't be in vain if I'm lucky enough to see the divine doctor Yuwen perform the Li Gui Shou technique." It can be seen that in his opinion, losing to a disciple of Li Gui Shou is not shameful at all.

  ……

  Ji Xiang rushed out of the door, mounted his horse and sped straight to Yuwen's residence. All the way there, he only had one thing on his mind: to hurry up and arrive at the Yuwen household. He didn't even take a moment to think of a plan along the way; Ji Xiang usually relied on improvisation when doing things, which was just making things up as he went along.

  Knock on the door of Yuwen's family, the gatekeeper asked: "What can I do for you?"

  Jixiang suddenly remembered that Lang Jun had once said that Yuwen Ji was very particular about family relationships. So Jixiang didn't ask any questions and immediately knelt down on the ground, crying loudly with tears and snot: "Please, please, Yuwen Shenyi, save my poor sister! She's the only relative I have left!" He deliberately raised his voice to a high volume, if Yuwen Ji was at home, she would probably be able to hear it.

  He saw him crying pitifully and couldn't be too absolute, so he said: "You wait, I'll go in and ask, it's okay, I'm not a divine doctor, promising you is useless."

  Lucky remembered what Xue Chongxun said and shamelessly kowtowed, saying: "Thank you, noble sir, thank you, noble sir. I will repay your great kindness by being a cow or a horse..."

  Ji Xiang is also a slave, thinking that if someone kowtows to me, I'll be happy too. Now this son of a bitch's door is delighted, isn't it!

  As expected, the slave went in to report with great enthusiasm. After a while, voices of a man and a woman came from inside the courtyard. The woman was probably Yuwen Ji, and the man's voice was old and hoarse, possibly Yuwen Xiao.

  Yuwen Ji said: "Before the teacher taught, he mentioned three words, De, Dao, and Shu. A doctor's morality comes first. They only have one family member left, I couldn't bear to see them die!"

  Yuwen Xiaodao: "You just know some medical skills, but you're not a professional doctor, so you can't be considered a good doctor. Not treating someone is not a breach of ethics... Jie'er, listen to your father's words, the world is treacherous and we must be cautious! The people from the Feng family now, how could they not hold a grudge against you? What if it's a trap, and when you go there, heaven won't respond and earth won't comply, what would you do then? You're not allowed to go!"

  "How did so many tricks come about? I'm not someone who is powerless to tie a chicken, and when I see something that's not right, can still be captured with my hands tied?"

  Yuwen said with a bitter smile: "People who drown are often good swimmers, you know? Those who can't swim don't dare to approach danger, but those who can swim become complacent! I only have one daughter, and I must worry about you."

  "I usually listen to Father's words, but this time I will not stand idly by and let my conscience be uneasy... Why don't you come with me for a trip, anyway it's not far within Chang'an City, saving people is urgent."

  Yuwen sighed and followed his daughter to the gate of the courtyard. He saw that Yuwen Ji had delicate eyebrows, a pretty face, and sexy red lips, and seemed even more charming after becoming a woman.

  Just then, something unfortunate happened. Yuwen Ji saw Jixiang and recognized him at a glance: "Aren't you the lackey from that scoundrel's mansion?"

  Good fortune suddenly "clunk" sound, heart way: damn it, your eyes are too poisonous, I've always been low-key, how did you remember me?

  He faintly felt that his butt was a bit sore, twenty slaps! Lang Jun is a man who does what he says, rewards and punishments are never ambiguous, if it's twenty slaps, it will definitely not be nineteen! Damn, I should have known better than to stupidly ask for twenty slaps myself...

  At the same time as being anxious, he suddenly said: "I am a slave of the Xue family, but I am just a slave, what can I offend you? You can't hate the house and the bird!"

  Yuwen Ji heard the four words "hate house and bird" and for a moment didn't pay attention, couldn't help but let out a "pu" sound of laughter, hurriedly covering her mouth, her face flushing red, and with that, her charm was even more sufficient.

  Jixiang immediately seized the opportunity and cried loudly: "It's said that Yuwen Shenyi is as kind-hearted as a Bodhisattva, but my sister is dying and you're smiling, what's going on?!"

  Yuwen Ji stopped smiling and angrily said: "The person in your family deserved to die, who would have saved him!"

  At this time, old man Yuwen Xiao spoke again, his attitude changed greatly: he didn't let his daughter go just now, but now he immediately changed his mind and persuaded her to go!

  The old man said: "Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. How can you say that if you don't go, then you won't go?"

  Yuwen Ji exclaimed: "Dad, didn't you just advise me not to go?... When did Dad become so selfish?"

  The old man took a glance at Jixiang, who was kneeling on the ground, and whispered to Yuwen Rou's ear: "Daughter, I've crossed more bridges than you've walked roads, and eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. Listen to me, how could I harm my only biological daughter? This finding a husband, what emotions or not, whether he likes you or not are all empty... The Xue family has married princesses for two generations, Xue Chongxun is the eldest son, even if he doesn't marry a princess, he'll still marry a woman from a noble family. You becoming his main wife is basically impossible, but if you capture his heart, becoming his concubine is still possible. As long as he dotes on you, what's a title? We Yuwen family will still be the ones in power! The old man became more and more agitated, wishing he could become his daughter himself and devote himself to Xue Chongxun. "The future days are long, don't think about temporary emotions, living a good life is the most important!"

  "No!" Yuwen Ji said, "I'd rather die than be with him! I'd rather spend my whole life with Father and Mother than surrender to such a person!"

  The lucky eyes turned around and hastily took advantage of the heat to say: "Divine doctor, this hatred is love!" As soon as these words came out, the old man was amused.

  "Get out! You dog's leg, a dog's mouth can't spit out ivory!" Yuwen Ji was furious.

  Good fortune patted his buttocks, with a sincere and genuine heartache, wailing loudly: "My sister! My good sister! My poor sister! Brother has been a slave all his life, but hasn't let you have a single good day. Letting you go hungry one moment and full the next... You haven't had a single good day, suffering for half your life, and at such a young age, you're gone... without even having touched a man! What a loss! Sister! Wait for brother, I'll follow you right away..."

  Yuwen Ji heard "Kui de huang" that sentence, it's really angry and funny and heartbroken, mixed emotions.

  Jixiang cried even more sorrowfully, clutching at her clothes: "This dress was sewn by you stitch by stitch, waaahhh..."

  At this time, Jixiang himself was a bit overwhelmed because the clothes he casually made up were won in the casino, and the goods lost everything, finally losing even his clothes...

  Women are soft-hearted. Yuwen Ji heard it and felt heartache, relaxed her tone and said: "Alright, stop crying! Is the one who got sick really your sister?"

  Ji Xiang Xin Dao: Lang Jun just said to invite people over, didn't say that after inviting them, they must be treated for illness... Immediately nodded and said: "How can it not be true? If it weren't for my sister, you could also go without treatment. Besides, she is no longer at the Xue manor."

  Yuwen Ji hesitated for a moment and asked: "What symptoms?"

  "Poisoned, ate Aconitum."

  Yuwen Ji: *silence*

  Jixiang thought for a moment: "Day, not good, don't say I don't have a sister, even if I do, she's just eating crane-top red ah? But Jixiang's mouth isn't idle talk, immediately said: "My sister says she's my burden, then... wu wu wu, how can she be my burden? Without her, what's the point of me living?"

  Yuwen Ji's heart felt a pang, and she asked: "After drinking the crane top red, you ran so far without dying? If you're already dead, then there's really no saving you."