—Three days passed, and there was still no result in the search for the person.
It's already hard to know where to start looking for someone in a foreign country, and it would be even more difficult if someone deliberately concealed their whereabouts.
During these few days, Jiang Yubai was indeed summoned to the palace once, but compared to Shen Shijiu, he was much more adept at dealing with such things. Not only did he escape from the palace unscathed, he also received some rewards.
Shen Shijiu asked him curiously, "Brother Yubai, why did the emperor reward you? Did you cure the old illness of that lady?"
Jiang Yubai looked mysterious, "The old illness was not cured, but I discovered another shocking secret."
Shen Shijiu leaned over, tilted his head back and asked in a low voice, "What's the secret?"
Jiang Yubai reached out and flicked his slap on the face, gritting his teeth and saying, "So it was you, the little traitor, who betrayed me and introduced me to the Emperor of the Northern Territory. You wanted me to be the imperial physician in the Northern Territory Palace! You don't need my help in your clinic anymore! I've devoted my heart and soul to helping you run your clinic, you little ungrateful bastard!"
Shen Shijiu was hit on the forehead, and his fair skin instantly turned red. There was a little mist in his eyes, and he looked at Jiang Yubai with guilt and pity, "Brother Yubai... I'm sorry... I didn't mean it... I, I don't know..."
When Jiang Yubai saw his aggrieved and pitiful look, he felt like he was bullying a simple and kind-hearted child. He didn't have this feeling when he bullied Li'er normally.
Seeing the person in front of him blinking twice and about to shed tears, Jiang Yubai quickly put on a smiling expression, "Okay, okay, I was just kidding you, don't cry, if you cry your eyes out, Pei Zheng will come back and see me and will hold a grudge against me. I've really been taken advantage of by you two. I dare not complain even though I've been cheated by you. I'm still aggrieved..."
“Brother Yubai... if you still have any complaints, just say it... I, I know, it’s all my fault... I shouldn’t have said anything careless..." Shen Shijiu’s long eyelashes trembled as he spoke, and then a large, crystal clear tear rolled down.
Jiang Yubai really couldn't bear to blame him anymore, so he quickly coaxed him, "No, no, no! I was just kidding, I don't have any complaints! Besides, I have received so many rewards, I can't wait to be happy!"
Shen Shijiu pursed his lips and asked, "Really?"
"It's true, it's true!" Jiang Yubai put three fingers together and swore to the sky.
Shen Shijiu then wiped his tears, made a face behind Jiang Yubai, and ran into the clinic's cubicle.
Jiang Yubai turned his head suspiciously, only to see Chengfeng standing behind him. He must have had some secret conversation with that little guy just now. He was originally smiling, but when he made eye contact with Jiang Yubai, he quickly stopped smiling and walked behind the counter to look through the account book without changing his expression.
"You bastard Chengfeng! You're dead!" Jiang Yubai ran over in three or two steps, jumped onto Chengfeng's back, and kicked and punched him.
The force was not strong, Chengfeng protected him with his hands behind his back, afraid that he would fall accidentally.
Just then, a man walked into the clinic. He had a handsome face and looked like a pale-faced scholar.
The scholar asked, "Excuse me, is this the clinic of the miracle doctor?"
When Jiang Yubai saw someone coming in, he quickly jumped off Chengfeng's back, straightened his collar and said, "Yes."
The scholar walked in. "That's great. I came here to find a miracle doctor, and I finally found him! Can I meet the miracle doctor?"
Jiang Yubai glanced at him a few times and felt that he looked very healthy and did not look like he was sick.
"May I ask where you feel uncomfortable?"
The scholar smiled and said, "No, I came here to ask about the situation for my young master. My young master is unable to move, so he sent me to see the doctor first."
Jiang Yu understood everything, went into the compartment and called Shen Shijiu out.
"Are you the great doctor?" The scholar was obviously a little surprised. "I didn't expect you to be so young and look..."
He wanted to say that she was so beautiful, but he felt that it would be too frivolous to say such a thing when they first met, so he swallowed the second half of the sentence.
"It's me," Shen Shijiu smiled gently, "Are you feeling unwell?"
The scholar shook his head and said, "My son has a leg disease and cannot walk. He has seen famous doctors all over the world, but there is still no cure. After coming to the Northern Territory, he heard that there was a miracle doctor in Weiyang City, so he thought of coming here to try his luck."
Jiang Yubai asked, "Then why didn't your young master come in person?"
"Alas, it has been so many years, and he has seen so many doctors. The young master was about to give up. If I hadn't persuaded him to come here this time, he would not want to be treated anymore. So I came to ask first. If there is really no possibility of treatment, my young master won't have to suffer another blow."
Shen Nineteen looked at the scholar with great sympathy and nodded, then continued, "But if he hadn't come, I wouldn't have known whether his leg could be cured. I would have to diagnose it myself."
Jiang Yubai asked directly, "May I ask when did your young master's leg problem appear?"
The scholar replied, "About four years ago."
"Hmm..." Jiang Yubai thought for a moment, "That means it's not an old illness he's had since childhood. In this case, it's still possible to cure it."
He then asked, "Then how did his leg get damaged?"
"Yes... I fell..." the scholar answered hesitantly, "I fell from a height and survived, but since then, I have been unable to stand up..."
Jiang Yubai asked some other questions and then sent the scholar away. They agreed to bring the young master to the clinic tomorrow. Jiang Yubai and Shen Shijiu would help him treat him together at that time. Based on Jiang Yubai's inquiries, they concluded that there was still a possibility of recovery.
After they returned to the small courtyard in the evening, Zhao Litang again proposed to leave and had decided to set off tomorrow.
Although Shen Shijiu tried to keep him again, hoping that he could stay longer, Zhao Litang was still worried about something and felt uneasy. In the end, the few people had no choice but to give up and force him to stay.
Early the next morning, Zhao Litang had already packed his things. Shen Shijiu accompanied him to the city gate, and Pei Zheng was also there.
Shen Shijiu reluctantly said goodbye to Zhao Litang. He couldn't help shedding tears again. With red eyes, he pulled Zhao Litang's sleeve and told him, "Brother Tang, you must take good care of yourself. If you are sick, you must remember to take medicine. You must cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep at night. You must eat enough and don't starve yourself..."
Zhao Litang smiled slightly and agreed to all the requests.
"... And, if you encounter danger, you must run away quickly and don't get hurt again... And, you must remember to come and see me. I will miss you..."
Shen Shijiu sniffed with tears in his eyes. Zhao Litang stretched out his arms and hugged him, but this time he let go quickly and with great discretion.
"Okay, I know everything. You don't have to worry about me. But I'm really worried about leaving you here."
Shen Shijiu glanced at Pei Zheng beside him and said, "Brother Tang, don't worry. Brother Pei will protect me."
Zhao Litang smiled and said, "It's because of him that I'm more worried..."
A cold snort came from beside him.
Zhao Litang added, "... But now, I believe him."
He jumped onto the horse, waved goodbye to the two men, and rode away.
Shen Shijiu looked at his back getting farther and farther away, and prayed silently, "God bless you, I must let Brother Tang find Ah Yue as soon as possible, Ah Yue must be okay, please, please..."
When Pei Zheng and Shen Shijiu went to see Zhao Litang off, Jiang Yubai and Chengfeng went to the clinic first.
Not long after the clinic opened, the scholar showed up on time.
This time the scholar came in pushing a wheelchair. The person sitting in the wheelchair was wearing a bamboo hat and his face was covered by a black veil, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.
The scholar explained, "I'm sorry, my young master is shy, so he has to cover his face. I hope you don't mind."
Jiang Yubai expressed his understanding, took the man to the compartment, and began to diagnose the young master.
Only after taking a closer look did Jiang Yubai realize that his leg injury was more serious than he had imagined.
"Didn't he just fall from a height?" Jiang Yubai asked doubtfully, "Then why are his bones and muscles shattered? Even if he fell from a two-story roof and broke his leg bones, he wouldn't be injured like this."
He was asking the young man, but the man in the bamboo hat didn't say anything. The scholar next to him looked a little embarrassed and answered hesitantly, "This... is indeed not an ordinary height..."
Jiang Yubai crossed his arms, looked at the two strange people and said, "If you don't even trust me a little bit and refuse to tell me the truth, I will take care of this injury.
There is no way to continue the treatment.”
The scholar was a little anxious and was about to explain, but the young master quietly tugged at his sleeve, apparently still not wanting him to tell the truth.
Jiang Yubai had never encountered such patients before, and he couldn't help but become more suspicious of the identities of the two men. He thought that these two people might be fugitives wanted by the government, or spies sent by a foreign country. Maybe they disguised themselves like this just to hide their tracks.
"Hey, young master, it's okay if you don't want to talk, I'll do it for you," the scholar looked at Jiang Yubai and said, "Doctor, to be honest, my young master has a special identity. Four years ago, he accidentally fell from the city wall of the imperial capital of the Celestial Empire. The city wall is very high, but fortunately he was caught by everyone below, so he saved his life, but his leg bones and tendons were broken, and searching for famous doctors all over the world was fruitless. He came all the way to the Northern Territory this time, just holding on to a glimmer of hope."
Jiang Yubai widened his eyes in shock when he heard this, staring at the two people in front of him.
Four years ago, the Imperial Capital was at war with the barbarians. If someone had fallen from the city wall before the city was breached, he would have heard about it. But if the Imperial Capital no longer existed after the city was breached, it could no longer be called the Imperial Capital city wall.
That chaotic and bloody night is still deeply engraved in his mind.
Jiang Yubai asked the scholar, "What's your name?"
"Liu Zhiyuan."
"Where did it come from?"
"The Southwestern Barbarians."
"Then your little master is..."
Jiang Yubai had a guess in his mind. He suddenly walked forward and lifted the hat covering the face of the young man sitting in the wheelchair.