Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

After walking for about a cup of tea, we finally came out of the narrow gap in the sky. The view in front of us suddenly opened up. There were green fields everywhere. Many farmers were working under the scorching sun with hats on. The scene was full of vitality.

Mu Xiaoqiao was surprised. This seemed a little different from the Medical Valley she had imagined!

Ruan Haoyu saw her confusion and explained, "These are medicinal fields. These farmers are all poor people. After being saved by the master, they had nowhere to go, so they voluntarily stayed in the Medical Immortal Valley to grow medicinal herbs for a living."

Zhuo Sheng also took in the poor? In Ruan Haoyu's previous description and rumors, Mu Xiaoqiao's impression of Zhuo Sheng was that he was a selfish, arrogant, cold-blooded doctor who often kept people at a distance.

He allowed his mother to be bedridden for five years just for his own selfish desires. It was hard for Mu Xiaoqiao to have a good impression of such a person.

Looking into the distance, there are small courtyards one after another, and each courtyard has a sturdy wooden house. The entire Medical Valley is like a paradise, and it can be seen that life here is very good.

At the farthest point, next to the foot of the mountain, there is a two-story white building. It is not clear from a distance, but it looks to be quite large.

Ruan Haoyu pointed at the small building and said, "That's where the disciples of the Medical Immortal Valley live. Further back, there is a tunnel leading to the mountains. There are stone chambers and alchemy rooms built inside. The master and the wizard live inside."

"Zhuo Sheng lives in the mountains?"

Mu Xiaoqiao felt a little strange. There was such a big place to live outside, so why did he have to live in the dark mountains? What a weirdo.

Ruan Haoyu whispered, "The old man is punishing himself. He said that the two regrets in his life are that he failed to protect Concubine Li and that he failed to protect you. If it weren't for Concubine Li, he would have been buried with her in a dark tomb. So he punished himself by living in the mountains and not leaving unless necessary."

Mu Xiaoqiao was silent for a while, then said in a cold voice: "The person is dead, what's the point of punishing him? Can he come back to life?"

After saying this, without waiting for Ruan Haoyu to answer, he took the lead and walked towards the small building.

Ruan Haoyu was helpless. He wanted to say a few words for the old man, but he seemed to have backfired. He shook his head and went after Mu Xiaoqiao.

Along the way, they met many people, and they all greeted Ruan Haoyu warmly when they saw him. It can be seen that he is very popular.

In fact, Zhuo Sheng seldom goes out. Most of the affairs in the valley are usually taken care of by the eldest brother Ruan Haoyu. Even if any of the herbal farmers have a headache or fever at home, Ruan Haoyu will treat them.

Therefore, Ruan Haoyu's status in the Medical Valley is self-evident.

When they were almost at the small building, Mu Xiaoqiao saw from afar a group of young men in white clothes rushing out, and someone kept shouting, "Where is the master's wife? Let me see."

"Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law!"

The slight unhappiness in Mu Xiaoqiao's heart soon disappeared. Seeing the young faces of the boys rushing towards her, running as fast as little monkeys just to see her first, she couldn't help but want to hold her forehead.

But at the same time, she was a little envious of Ruan Haoyu for having such a group of lovely junior brothers. She remembered that she also had such a group of friends before, but in the end, they died one by one in her hands...

Suddenly, an idea popped up in my mind. Perhaps, Zhuo Sheng was not that hateful. After all, when facing life and death, how many people could die for justice?

Didn't she kill so many of her former companions just to survive?

Zhuo Sheng only made Concubine Li sick for a few years, so it seemed that her sin was greater than his.

Her heart suddenly became confused because she found that she seemed to understand Zhuo Sheng a little bit, and the feeling was a bit complicated.

Ruan Haoyu had no idea what Mu Xiaoqiao was thinking about. He was busy dealing with a group of little monkeys that pounced on him.

The young men gathered around Ruan Haoyu and talked to each other in a flurry. At the same time, they looked at Mu Xiaoqiao with questions as numerous as raindrops.

"Big Brother, why did you take so long?"

"Big Brother, if you hadn't come back, we would have been tortured to death by that old man. You're finally back."

"Big Brother, where did you find the Big Sister-in-law?"

"Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law is so beautiful. Will she protect us like you do?"

"Elder brother..."

"Elder brother..."

"Stop!" Ruan Haoyu was fed up with it and shouted loudly. The surroundings suddenly became quiet and all the young people were silent.

Ruan Haoyu took off the bag on his back and handed it to Jingyu who was closest to him, saying, "This is the delicious food I bought for you outside. Jingyu, share it with everyone. These are all things that we don't have in the Medical Immortal Valley. Everyone can have a try."

"Thank you, senior brother. Thank you, senior brother." There was another burst of joy and excitement.

Mu Xiaoqiao watched all this with a smile. No wonder she saw him buying local food wherever he went along the way. She thought he was stocking up on dry food as he had a long journey to go. She didn't expect that he was actually bringing it for his fellow apprentices.

He is indeed a competent senior brother!

A boy about 11 or 12 years old walked up to Mu Xiaoqiao holding a piece of walnut cake in one hand and a piece of almond cake in the other, and said timidly, "Master's wife, you eat too."

He handed all the pastries in his hand to Mu Xiaoqiao and motioned for her to choose one.

Mu Xiaoqiao took a piece of almond crisp, took a bite, and nodded, "Mm, it's delicious, thank you."

She touched the boy's head and he ran away shyly.

Ruan Haoyu walked over to Mu Xiaoqiao and looked at the group of half-grown children. "They are all homeless orphans. A few years ago, the master traveled all over the country to look for you, but he didn't find you. Instead, he brought back so many children."

Mu Xiaoqiao looked at him, "What about you? Are you also an orphan adopted by him?"

"Me?" Ruan Haoyu paused and smiled bitterly, "I'm not. I'm just an unpopular illegitimate child."

When he said this, he looked melancholy, as if he was recalling many unpleasant past events.

Mu Xiaoqiao wanted to ask more, but saw that he had no intention of saying anything more. He walked to his fellow apprentices and said something to them, and they all ran back.

"What did you say to them?" Mu Xiaoqiao stepped forward.

Ruan Haoyu smiled, "I told them that if they didn't go back to do their homework, the old man would start arresting people to test the drugs, so they all went back."

"Test medicine?"

"Yes, every time the master punished us, he would give us some strange medicine to take. No one knew what symptoms we would experience after taking it. Some would have diarrhea for several days, some would itch all over, and some would sneeze non-stop. In short, there would be all kinds of symptoms. He enjoyed doing this. Everyone hated and feared him, for fear of being caught by him and having to try the medicine again."

Mu Xiaoqiao couldn't help laughing, "Then he's not afraid that his medicine will kill people?"

Ruan Haoyu shook his head, "No, he always tries the medicines he doesn't know their properties on his own."