The Wheel-Turning Master

The wind blew and the snow flew, and the two scoundrels left the county government office.

Both of them felt like they had survived a disaster and escaped from the dead.

"If you don't see the immortal master, you don't know how insignificant you are! Fireflies see the sun and the moon!" Lin Bai sighed.

"That's true." Pei Ning nodded in agreement, "It really makes people yearn for it, but it's a pity that the immortal master doesn't like my destiny."

The two were flattering the immortal master behind his back, and then they saw a black streak appear in the sky, rushing straight into the dark clouds and hiding in the wind and snow.

When the pedestrians on the road saw it, they knelt down and called on the immortals to bless them.

"Look at the direction, the immortal master is going to the cave." Lin Bai said.

Pei Ning nodded and said, "The immortal master went in the snow, which is really hard work."

Seeing that the big worry in their hearts had left, the two felt a little lighter, so much so that their legs were a little weak.

After a while, the two stopped talking and walked towards the clinic.

Since leaving in the morning, it was already noon.

Although the wind and snow were strong, there were many people on the street, most of them were talking about the strange phenomenon of the divine turtle today.

Some people said that the royal family did not practice virtue, and the Taoist ancestor punished them; others said that since there was a turtle, it meant that Huaxi County would produce a noble person; and some people said that someone was a big turtle, so there was a strange phenomenon of the divine turtle.

Lin Bai and Pei Ning walked for a long time, and when they were far away from the county government, they really breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why did she help us secretly?" Pei Ning asked softly next to Lin Bai.

What she meant was that the immortal master Qu had great magical powers, but he didn't peel our skin, so it must be the woman from Jiuyin Mountain who helped.

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 do you protect you and me? You say I'm a slut, who have I slept with?" Pei Ning approached Lin Bai, close to his ear, and whispered, "Isn't the person you slept with her? That's why she protects you, and I benefit from it. I'm close to you, so she calls me a slut."

Isn't this woman too sharp? Although the starting point of the reasoning is wrong, the result is correct!

Lin Bai frowned and said, "Sister Ning, if I could sleep with the female fairy master, would I fight with you to death? I would have enjoyed my life long ago!"

Pei Ning stared at Lin Bai's eyes, pondered for a long time, and asked, "Then who did you sleep with?"

"That was because I was young and ignorant and made a mistake." Lin Bai sighed, "Besides, I have compensated her. There is absolutely no coercion."

Every word of Lin Bai is true.

"You clearly have a nostalgic meaning in your words." Pei Ning suddenly smiled, "I guess it must have been a beautiful spring, warm tents, and harmonious music, right? How was it, how was it, tell me."

Is this what a girl should say? But Pei Ning's personality can't be treated as an ordinary woman.

Lin Bai frowned and said, "You are so boring!"

"I'm warning you!" Pei Ning said seriously, "You'd better be honest, Xiuxiu is still young, if you do anything, don't blame me for not remembering the old friendship, imitating the story of the immortal master, and destroying your power!" After she finished speaking, she strode forward.

Lin Bai's crotch felt cold unconsciously, but he immediately followed 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, thinking, what's wrong with this woman? She was fine just now, just survived a disaster, why is she looking for trouble with me?

After thinking for a long time, Lin Bai came to the conclusion: Sister Pei might have her period.

The two stopped talking and rushed back to the clinic in the snow and wind. They saw the constables still guarding the door, and everyone was covered with snow.

Pei Ning took out a silver ingot 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." The leading constable Xing immediately smiled, put the silver ingot into his sleeve, and bowed and said, "My dear, there was a strange phenomenon in the sky just now. There was a big turtle floating in the sky, and there was a black light, whooshing into the clouds. But is the national master performing a ritual?"

The national master was sticking his butt out! Lin Bai remembered Zhang Yuanshan's embarrassment.

Pei Ning shook her head and asked, "You have been guarding for the whole morning. Is there anything unusual here?"

"No, no." Captain Xing immediately reported, "Only Miss Xiuxiu kept coming out to check and asked when our brother Zhuanlun would be back."

Pei Ning looked at Lin Bai, but saw that Lin Bai had already stepped into the clinic.

Just as he was about to catch up, a bald yamen runner came up and asked, "Sir, is Doctor Bai not doing well?"

Pei Ning nodded. She remembered that the man was called Niu Er, a remnant of the Qinglong Gang.

"Alas," Niu Er sighed, "Speaking of which, Doctor Bai is the only good man in our North City. If he dies, there will be no good people."

He, a gangster, actually said such words.

But Niu Er immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly smiled and said, "And Lin Zhuanlun is also a good man, and you are even a great good man!"

Pei Ning sighed, shook his head, and pushed the door in helplessly.

He came to the back hall and stepped into Doctor Bai's bedroom.

There was a charcoal fire burning inside, it was warm and there was a smell of medicine.

However, the air was filled with decay and death.

Doctor Bai was unconscious. Lin Bai was sitting by the bed, holding Doctor Bai's hand and transferring his internal energy.

Xiuxiu sat by the charcoal fire, tilting her head and looking at him, not knowing what she was thinking.

After a while, Lin Bai withdrew his hand.

"How is it?" Pei Ning 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 turned 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 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, "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, 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."

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 He said that I don’t want to be a miracle doctor, so why should I study so much? Just cure a common disease. Your great-grandfather beat me so hard that I didn’t get out of bed for three days. He told me that he was not asking me to become a miracle doctor. What do you think you are? Rather, the more skilled you are in medicine and the more you know, the less money you will waste and the less money you will save. That may be the case. Money for the family’s survival.”

"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 A bit arrogant. You, ahem..."

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 her life in peace." 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's reasonable. If you can convince her, she'll listen to you." Doctor Bai said with a smile.

"Yes." Lin Bai lowered his head.

"Take my pulse again." Doctor Bai's complexion was rosy, as if he had recovered.

Lin Bai extended his finger and retracted it after a while.

"Xiu Xiu, come too." Doctor Bai said with a smile. When Xiu Xiu extended her finger to take his pulse, his face was even more kind. He kept staring at Xiu Xiu and smiled with satisfaction.

"Remember, this is a dead pulse." Doctor Bai's face relaxed and he smiled kindly again. "I think you guys have been taking my pulse every day, so you're very familiar with it. If you encounter this kind of pulse in the future, you will definitely not make a mistake."

Lin Bai was silent, and Xiu Xiu cried softly.

Pei Ning stood outside the house with his arms folded, and he didn't say a word.

After a long time, Doctor Bai asked with a smile: "Is the coffin ready?"

"It's ready." Lin Bai nodded, "According to your request, I'll use cheap Paulownia wood."

"Good, good." Doctor Bai was very satisfied and wanted to raise his arm to stroke his beard, but he had no strength.

He leaned on the pillow, looking out the window, not knowing what he was thinking.

But his eyes became more turbid, his breath became weaker, and the red glow on his face just now gradually faded, leaving only a withered and dead look.

After a long time, Doctor Bai trembled and asked: "What time is it?"

"Just arrived at the mortal hour." Lin Bai answered.

"The mortal hour..." Doctor Bai thought for a while, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Don't delay, bury it in the afternoon. I have been coughing for a long time, don't infect others."

Xiu Xiu's crying became more and more difficult to cover up.

"Yes." Lin Bai agreed.

"Don't cry..." Doctor Bai held Xiuxiu's hand tremblingly, and said kindly: "Silly child, remember, money is the least valuable."

After saying that, Doctor Bai's eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of dust, and his hand tightly grasped Xiuxiu's hand. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly closed his eyes and loosened his grip on Xiuxiu's hand.

The wind outside the house whistled, like a whimper; it seemed to use the earth as a chopping board, wanting to chop off all living things one by one.