Arc 4 Chapter 10 Part 2
“I know.” Yu Chiyan smiled and pulled in the robust tanned man who was guarding the door, “I haven’t introduced him to you yet. He saved me when I was being chased in the mountains last time. He’s called Ah Niu. He’s as strong as an ox, he will be able to protect me when I go back, so you don’t need to worry about me.”
The man named Ah Niu pounded his chest with his fist with a simple smile on his tanned face, “Ah Niu will protect you well.”
Fan Yin watched the disguised Yu Chiyan board the carriage. He faintly felt something strange in his heart. It was as if something would change once he departed.
Fan Yin handed a copper coin to Yu Chiyan, “This was enlightened in front of the Buddha before. I hope that it will make your journey to the Capital safer.”
Yu Chiyan patted Fan Yin’s shoulder, “Many thanks. I will hand over the citizens of Mo City to you.”
“Rest assured.” Fan Yin agreed.
After Yu Chiyan left, Fan Yin moved a big cauldron to the doorway of the Prefectural Office. Then some bamboo leaves, gypsum, licorice roots……一and so on were added to the cauldron.
The orange flame leaped and licked the bottom of the cauldron. Fan Yin carefully controlled the fire and the medicine’s distinctive bitter fragrance wafted out a bit.
And those common people just laid on the ground, indifferently looked at the bystanders. Their eyes were filled with emptiness and numbness.
Shen Jiayan’s eyebrows wrinkled into a frown. He shouted at them, “This is Fan Yin-Guoshi and he’s here to cure the plague. As long as he’s here, everyone will be fine.”
There was still dead silence.
“Yun Chen, come over here and help me boil the medicine.” Fan Yin called out to him. After Shen Jiayan went over, Fan Yin began to teach him the most appropriate cooking speed that would most likely not destroy the efficacy of the medicine.
After Shen Jiayan learned how to do it, Fan Yin made him stay there to continue decocting the medicine while he himself filled a bowl with the medicine. Then he walked directly to an old woman on the side, “Daniang1, drink some medicine.”
The slender fingers on the blue and white porcelain bowl showed an indescribable elegance. The old woman raised her head to look and saw Fan Yin’s face stained with dust. At once, she felt ashamed of herself and couldn’t wait to bury herself into the ground.
She had only seen the Magistrate from afar and he was arrogantly mounting a horse. Where would she have seen this kind of great Official that was still amiable and approachable, in spite of everything and brought medicine to her with his own hands?
The old woman took the bowl in a panic, only feeling that her hands were dirty and unworthy of touching such a beautiful bowl for a moment. For a short time, she felt that she didn’t deserve to drink this medicine. Just when she was at a loss of words, she heard Fan Yin’s softly say, “Daniang, this medicine is still hot. You should drink it slowly.”
Just because of a few words, the corner of the old woman’s eyes became moist. She picked up the bowl of medicine and gulped it down without leaving a single drop.
In the end, she secretly wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, “Guoshi-daren, can my grandson be given a bowl as well?” As she spoke, she pulled a skinny little boy over. One could almost see his ribs through his tattered clothes. His entire face was so thin, only a pair of eyes flashing with faint radiance were left.
Before Fan Yin could open his mouth, he was interrupted by Su Yun who finally caught up with them, “Hey, it’s useless to drink his medicine. Drinking mine will work.”
After he spoke, Su Yun pulled out a kettle from his arms and poured a bit of it on the ground.
Only a little bit was poured out, but the eyes of the people around the old woman flashed with green light and pounced on her like hungry wolves. Regardless of whether there were blades of grass or dirt on the ground, they still scrambled to lick them up.
Su Yun wasn’t surprised to see what was happening in front of him. This was the concentrated water from his space and it had an inexplicable attraction to all people. After drinking it, the same phenomenon wouldn’t not only not appear like last time, but it would also make them feel refreshed and make all of their diseases vanish.
The old woman’s grandson also tried to lunge forward but the old woman held him back in a firm embrace.
The old woman begged and said to Fan Yin, “Guoshi-daren, can you please give my grandson something to eat? He’s starving.” Naturally, she could also smell the fragrance of the liquid that the man poured on the ground. But the more clearly she could smell it, the more she didn’t dare let her grandson pounce on it.
“All right.”
While holding onto her grandson, the old woman tore the steamed buns into pieces and stuffed them into his mouth, “Eat this. Eat this one and you won’t starve. Be a good boy and don’t go there……”
And on that side, a robust man who relied on his physical advantage to be able to lick the most, stood up and stared blankly. Afterwards, he laughed crazily, “Haha! Laozi2 is cured. Laozi is cured!” He seemed to be crazy.
The other people also felt the reduction of their symptoms. Each of them knelt down and called Su Yun a god who descended to save them all. They only prayed that Su Yun would give them more of that kind of divine water.
Su Yun didn’t talk to them but walked towards Fan Yin instead, “Fan Yin-Guoshi, as long as you say that you no longer want Su Yichen and that you are willing to stay with me instead, I will give you all of this kettle of water. You can still continue being the aloof and inaccessible Guoshi, relieving all living creatures of their suffering3. How about it?”
Everyone knew that the situation was under the control of Fan Yin. Each of them turned to Fan Yin and bowed with a pleading expression on their faces, “We implore you, save us……”
Arc 4 Chapter 10 Part 2
“I know.” Yu Chiyan smiled and pulled in the robust tanned man who was guarding the door, “I haven’t introduced him to you yet. He saved me when I was being chased in the mountains last time. He’s called Ah Niu. He’s as strong as an ox, he will be able to protect me when I go back, so you don’t need to worry about me.”
The man named Ah Niu pounded his chest with his fist with a simple smile on his tanned face, “Ah Niu will protect you well.”
Fan Yin watched the disguised Yu Chiyan board the carriage. He faintly felt something strange in his heart. It was as if something would change once he departed.
Fan Yin handed a copper coin to Yu Chiyan, “This was enlightened in front of the Buddha before. I hope that it will make your journey to the Capital safer.”
Yu Chiyan patted Fan Yin’s shoulder, “Many thanks. I will hand over the citizens of Mo City to you.”
“Rest assured.” Fan Yin agreed.
After Yu Chiyan left, Fan Yin moved a big cauldron to the doorway of the Prefectural Office. Then some bamboo leaves, gypsum, licorice roots……一and so on were added to the cauldron.
The orange flame leaped and licked the bottom of the cauldron. Fan Yin carefully controlled the fire and the medicine’s distinctive bitter fragrance wafted out a bit.
And those common people just laid on the ground, indifferently looked at the bystanders. Their eyes were filled with emptiness and numbness.
Shen Jiayan’s eyebrows wrinkled into a frown. He shouted at them, “This is Fan Yin-Guoshi and he’s here to cure the plague. As long as he’s here, everyone will be fine.”
There was still dead silence.
“Yun Chen, come over here and help me boil the medicine.” Fan Yin called out to him. After Shen Jiayan went over, Fan Yin began to teach him the most appropriate cooking speed that would most likely not destroy the efficacy of the medicine.
After Shen Jiayan learned how to do it, Fan Yin made him stay there to continue decocting the medicine while he himself filled a bowl with the medicine. Then he walked directly to an old woman on the side, “Daniang1, drink some medicine.”
The slender fingers on the blue and white porcelain bowl showed an indescribable elegance. The old woman raised her head to look and saw Fan Yin’s face stained with dust. At once, she felt ashamed of herself and couldn’t wait to bury herself into the ground.
She had only seen the Magistrate from afar and he was arrogantly mounting a horse. Where would she have seen this kind of great Official that was still amiable and approachable, in spite of everything and brought medicine to her with his own hands?
The old woman took the bowl in a panic, only feeling that her hands were dirty and unworthy of touching such a beautiful bowl for a moment. For a short time, she felt that she didn’t deserve to drink this medicine. Just when she was at a loss of words, she heard Fan Yin’s softly say, “Daniang, this medicine is still hot. You should drink it slowly.”
Just because of a few words, the corner of the old woman’s eyes became moist. She picked up the bowl of medicine and gulped it down without leaving a single drop.
In the end, she secretly wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, “Guoshi-daren, can my grandson be given a bowl as well?” As she spoke, she pulled a skinny little boy over. One could almost see his ribs through his tattered clothes. His entire face was so thin, only a pair of eyes flashing with faint radiance were left.
Before Fan Yin could open his mouth, he was interrupted by Su Yun who finally caught up with them, “Hey, it’s useless to drink his medicine. Drinking mine will work.”
After he spoke, Su Yun pulled out a kettle from his arms and poured a bit of it on the ground.
Only a little bit was poured out, but the eyes of the people around the old woman flashed with green light and pounced on her like hungry wolves. Regardless of whether there were blades of grass or dirt on the ground, they still scrambled to lick them up.
Su Yun wasn’t surprised to see what was happening in front of him. This was the concentrated water from his space and it had an inexplicable attraction to all people. After drinking it, the same phenomenon wouldn’t not only not appear like last time, but it would also make them feel refreshed and make all of their diseases vanish.
The old woman’s grandson also tried to lunge forward but the old woman held him back in a firm embrace.
The old woman begged and said to Fan Yin, “Guoshi-daren, can you please give my grandson something to eat? He’s starving.” Naturally, she could also smell the fragrance of the liquid that the man poured on the ground. But the more clearly she could smell it, the more she didn’t dare let her grandson pounce on it.
“All right.”
While holding onto her grandson, the old woman tore the steamed buns into pieces and stuffed them into his mouth, “Eat this. Eat this one and you won’t starve. Be a good boy and don’t go there……”
And on that side, a robust man who relied on his physical advantage to be able to lick the most, stood up and stared blankly. Afterwards, he laughed crazily, “Haha! Laozi2 is cured. Laozi is cured!” He seemed to be crazy.
The other people also felt the reduction of their symptoms. Each of them knelt down and called Su Yun a god who descended to save them all. They only prayed that Su Yun would give them more of that kind of divine water.
Su Yun didn’t talk to them but walked towards Fan Yin instead, “Fan Yin-Guoshi, as long as you say that you no longer want Su Yichen and that you are willing to stay with me instead, I will give you all of this kettle of water. You can still continue being the aloof and inaccessible Guoshi, relieving all living creatures of their suffering3. How about it?”
Everyone knew that the situation was under the control of Fan Yin. Each of them turned to Fan Yin and bowed with a pleading expression on their faces, “We implore you, save us……”
