bayedsolid Chapter 790: Green Plum Drunk (28)
Chapter 790: Green Plum Drunk (28)
The valley is deep and quiet.
Jiang Que sat outside driving the carriage; the mountain road was rugged, and the carriage bumped along.
Cheng Hui, who was putting his clothes back on one by one inside the carriage, was feeling unwell from the jostling and was a little carsick.
I took two herbs from the basket and put them in my mouth, which made me feel a little better.
Cheng Hui has traveled all over the country for many years and is used to living a life of hardship. He doesn't consider himself a delicate person, but... he can make people feel weak from being bumped into.
After getting dressed, Cheng Hui sat up, reached out and lifted the opaque black curtain to look at the passing scenery. It was a view he had never seen before. Frowning, he asked Jiang Que, who was sitting outside the car, "Where are we going?"
Jiang Que, who had felt completely relaxed since last night, looked at the road and said, "Black Wu City."
[That's the territory of the Heart-Destroying Sect, not far from here. Brother, you've always liked the Heart-Destroying Sect. Their library has a vast collection of martial arts techniques from all over the world, which will greatly help your martial arts training. If we walk a few more miles, we'll get off the mountain road and onto the main road, where the carriage won't be so bumpy. Brother, just bear with it a little longer.]
Black Wu City.
Ever since the Destroyer of Hearts Sect rose to power, everyone in the martial arts world knows Black Wu City.
Because this city is the site of the Destroyer of Hearts Cult.
A region beyond the control of even the imperial court, where fugitives desperately sought to infiltrate.
Black Wu City has its own management system, and the only person the people in the city worship is their cult leader.
He is equivalent to the only true emperor of this land.
Once on the official road, the horse knew the way back on its own. Jiang Que climbed back into the carriage, closed his eyes, and leaned against it. Cheng Hui sat in front with his back to Jiang Que, reaching out to sort the medicinal herbs in his basket.
Cheng Hui was a little hungry.
Last night he planned to eat roasted taro, but he was distracted by other men and didn't eat anything. When he woke up this morning, the taro had been burned to ashes.
Cheng Hui suspected that his weakness was due to not eating.
He rummaged through the basket for a while but didn't find anything to eat, so he finally took out a piece of herb to chew on.
Ever since he heard Zhao'er's inner thoughts complaining that he ate flatbread every day, Cheng Hui has never carried any dry food with him when he goes out. When he goes out to provide free medical care, the people will give him some food, or at worst, he will rob the rich to help the poor, so he will never go hungry.
But Cheng Hui is really hungry right now.
Something to chew is better than nothing.
Before the herbs could even be tasted, the man behind him, who was resting with his eyes closed against the carriage under a brocade quilt, suddenly opened his eyes, pulled open a small cabinet hidden under the carriage seat, and found it filled with snacks, dried fruits, pastries, and tea.
After Jiang Que pulled open the carriage seat, he saw Cheng Hui, who was about to eat grass, turn around and see him, making him so hungry that he swallowed his saliva.
Jiang Que tapped his fingers on the seat, leaned back, and closed his eyes to rest.
Too lazy to speak, her thoughts flowed: [It's my fault for letting you go hungry, brother. Have some snacks to tide you over, and I'll treat you to a meal when we get to Blackwood City.]
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Driverless horse-drawn carriages traveled along official roads and through villages.
Because Black Wu City is close to this place, the villagers have seen many strange things, especially this carriage, which is the special seat of the leader of the Destroyer of Hearts Cult. It slowly and eerily dragged the carriage past. When the villagers saw the carriage, they all hid in their houses, fearing that they would be killed.
Fortunately, the carriage was just passing by.
Some children were chased back inside by their parents, but they curiously peeked through the crack in the door to look at the large trucks passing by outside.
Red and white lanterns swayed as the carriage moved along. A gentle breeze lifted the black curtain on the side of the carriage, and through the gap, one could vaguely see a man inside, his clothes draped over his arm, being embraced by another man in red.
The child was too young to understand before the curtain was pulled back over him.
Finally, I saw people in the carriage. They weren't as scary as my mother and the others had described. In fact, they were all quite good-looking. I just didn't know what they were doing or why they were hugging each other.
The child excitedly told his parents what he had seen, gesturing wildly. His parents, understanding what he had seen, immediately covered his mouth, telling him not to tell anyone.
The child didn't understand, but seeing his parents' serious expressions, he figured he had seen something very important that would harm everyone if told.
The child was frightened, nodded while crying, and swore he wouldn't tell.
But he kept this scene firmly in his heart until he grew up and got married, and only then did he understand.
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Black Wu City.
When they arrived, Cheng Hui was still asleep.
Cheng Hui didn't have much of an impression of how he got off the carriage and was moved to the room of the leader of the Destroyer of Hearts Sect, which was Jiang Que.
When I woke up, Jiang Que wasn't there.
The maidservant said that a group of uninvited guests had arrived in Black Wu City, and the cult leader had gone to deal with them.
As for how to clean it.
Cheng Hui knew without asking.
Jiang Que had clothes prepared for him, and Cheng Hui took a bath.
As for the coarse linen clothes he had been wearing, Cheng Hui packed them up himself without asking anyone to do it.
When Cheng Hui went to provide free medical consultations, he exchanged all his valuables for medicine and gave it to poor people who couldn't afford to buy medicine. When Cheng Hui ran out of money, he would visit the homes of local corrupt officials and wealthy people.
He was known as a living miracle doctor by the common people.
Many people also hate him to the core.
But I can't beat him.
If you're going to study medicine, then study it properly.
Why learn martial arts if you have nothing better to do?
Look how badly they were beaten.
It even cured him.