novelaction Chapter 12 The Poisoning of Green Tea Takes Effect
Chapter 12 The Poisoning of Green Tea Takes Effect
On Mid-Autumn Festival night, a full moon hangs in the sky, illuminating the entire earth.
Lanterns hung all over the streets of Xuancheng, making it as bright as day. Various stalls lined both sides of the streets, and pedestrians carrying lanterns and laughing as they walked out of their homes came and went.
Children dressed in beautiful clothes ran through the streets, and the sparks sprayed by the jugglers seemed to light up the entire sky—what a lively scene!
"Brother Li, hurry up! Let's go to that century-old shop for a bowl of wontons first, then we can explore Xuancheng properly." Wu You walked ahead anxiously, urging Li Lianhua to hurry up from behind.
"Slow down, that wonton shop doesn't have long legs, no need to rush." Li Lianhua continued to walk unhurriedly behind.
"The shop doesn't have long legs, but we want to finish eating early so we can shop earlier. Besides, what if we go late and there are no seats left? Time waits for no one." Wu You complained that Li Lianhua was speaking too slowly, so she ran back, grabbed Li Lianhua's sleeve, and hurried forward.
"Hey, slow down, be careful not to bump into someone." Li Lianhua could only keep up with Wu You's pace.
After finishing their wontons, the two of them strolled around the street, each carrying a lantern.
"Brother Li, is it always this lively here during festivals?"
As Wu You strolled around, he looked at the stalls and bought a little bit of everything he saw, including toys, food, and household items. When his hands were full, he secretly stuffed the items into the old house under the cover of his long sleeves and the darkness.
“That’s how I remember it, but I rarely saw it after I moved up the mountain with my master,” Li Lianhua said calmly.
"It's just that there's a festive atmosphere here. Back where I'm from, we haven't had this kind of festive atmosphere in a long time." Wu You thought of modern holidays and realized there was no comparison.
"There might be some different customs."
The two strolled around the city, watched many acrobatic performances, bought many things, and released sky lanterns together. Finally, each of them held a pot of wine and stood on the highest city wall to watch the lights of thousands of homes.
Li Lianhua sipped her sake in silence. Wu You took a sip and then stopped. He had never drunk sake before and genuinely didn't like it. He also stared silently at the city wall below.
Wu You felt a little sad that she had spent the Mid-Autumn Festival with her brother last year, but this year she was in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people.
As for Li Lianhua, Wu You felt that she was just like him. Last year, she and her senior brother had celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival together at Sigumen, but this year they had become enemies. She must not be having a good time either.
Li Lianhua was indeed thinking about last year's Mid-Autumn Festival. It was clear that everyone had celebrated the festival together last year, dancing with swords under the moon, and the laughter and joy still lingered in her ears.
Everything changed this year. My senior brother faked his death and tried to kill our master. Yun Biqiu poisoned us. There was A-Mian's letter, and the Four Gates disbanded. Everything happened so fast that I haven't even had time to process it all. I can only drink alone here.
Seeing that Li Lianhua had quickly finished a pot of wine, Wu You figured that she was just as worried as he was. He reached out and took the empty pot, handing over the one he was holding, which was almost warm from being held.
Li Lianhua reached out and took it, continuing to ponder the fireworks below the city.
Finally, after Li Lianhua had finished drinking two jugs of wine, the hustle and bustle of the street had subsided, and all the pedestrians had gone home, the two slowly headed towards the Spring Dew and Autumn Frost Inn.
At this hour, only the Spring Dew and Autumn Frost Inn had rooms reserved; other inns had long since closed and had no rooms available.
This was specially reserved by Wu You for himself and Li Lianhua. It is never rented out. If it is expanded to other cities in the future, it will be the same. If you travel there in the future, you can stay here.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Lianhua spent her days reading the medical books that Wu You had specially bought.
Although Wu You told Li Lianhua that he bought it for himself, he really didn't have the talent for it. It had been a long time and he still hadn't finished reading the Complete Collection of Herbs. Li Lianhua, on the other hand, had already read several books and sometimes even went up the mountain to collect herbs and make simple pills.
Wu You remembers that in the original drama, Li Lianhua was not a very skilled doctor and only knew some herbs. Every time she treated someone, she would use Yangzhou Man to cure them and then pretend to use a plaster to make it look like a miracle doctor.
But as he said, the Yangzhou tea's effects diminish with each use. It only had 10% of its original power, and it couldn't be fully restored. It was also used to suppress the poison of the green tea. Later, the green tea's effects became more and more frequent, making it increasingly painful.
Wu You couldn't decide whether Li Lianhua should pursue a career as a doctor; all he could do now was try his best to improve Li Lianhua's medical skills.
Therefore, Wu You searched everywhere for medical books for Li Lianhua. Even if he didn't understand them, he would read the medical books in front of Li Lianhua every day, and ask her medical questions he didn't understand.
Li Lianhua initially couldn't understand what Wu You was doing, and she didn't know the answers to his questions. Later, when she got annoyed by his questions, she started reading medical books before answering Wu You's questions.
Wu You added another item to his daily martial arts practice: he would go to Li Lianhua with his medical books every day. Despite his lack of talent, he was forced to work himself into the level of an apprentice. When Li Lianhua occasionally went out to make house calls, Wu You would accompany her as a junior medicine boy.
Winter has arrived, the north wind is howling, and snowflakes are slowly falling, covering the earth in a white coat. Winter in Xuancheng is extremely cold.
Wu You pushed open the door, carrying a thermos, and shook off the snowflakes that had fallen on her. "Brother Li, go lie down on the bed. Why did you suddenly fall ill? It's already so cold in winter."
"It's just an old ailment flaring up, it's nothing serious. Is the wine warm enough now?" Li Lianhua obediently lay back down on the bed and pulled the blanket over herself tightly.
“I will definitely find a doctor to cure your old ailment. Here, drink some to warm yourself up. I'll heat up a few more pots later for you to drink at night.” Wu You poured the wine into a water glass and handed it to Li Lianhua, saying, “Be careful not to burn yourself.”
"Old ailments are not so easy to cure. It's already a blessing to be alive. I dare not ask for more," Li Lianhua said slowly, sipping her warm wine.
“Since it’s an illness, there must be a way to cure it. If you don’t dare to ask, I will ask for you. I’ll bear the consequences for you.” Wu You said earnestly, looking into the room at the several braziers and adding firewood to try and reach the highest possible temperature.
It was already cold in winter, and everyone was wearing several coats. Then, Li Lianhua's poison from the Jade Tea flared up, which was far more terrifying than what was shown on television. Although Li Lianhua temporarily suppressed the poison with her internal energy cultivation technique, Yangzhou Slow, the aftereffects remained.
It was already the second day, and Li Lianhua was still feeling cold all over, with icy hands and feet, cold sweat on her head, and pale lips.
Wu You was terrified and immediately placed four braziers in the room where Li Lianhua was. If there had been enough space, he probably would have added more.
I bought 10 hot water bottles online, filled them all with hot water, and placed them on Li Lianhua's bed. Her thermos was always full of hot wine, hot water, and ginger tea.
If it weren't for the lack of electricity here, Wu You would definitely want to install a small heater and an electric blanket.
Seeing Li Lianhua suffering, Wu You had long ago cursed Yun Biqiu in his heart.
They also sent a message to Spring Dew and Autumn Frost, asking them not only to search for the best medicine in the world, but also to hurry up and find the whereabouts of the Forget-Flower Flower.
Wu You established the Spring Dew and Autumn Frost Information Department primarily for these two purposes; everything else was secondary.
Seeing that Li Lianhua had been lying in bed shivering for five days, Wu You felt a battle of wills within her. Just watching her was painful enough; she couldn't imagine the torment Li Lianhua was enduring after being poisoned by the Jade Tea.
Seeing Li Lianhua suffering, Wu You had long wanted to take up his knife and chop Yun Biqiu and Jiao Liqiao to pieces. The medicine prescribed by the doctor for weakness and cold had little effect.
It must be said that the poison of the green tea is indeed worthy of its name; its power is extremely domineering.