The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

The two men slept in the open air and endured the wind and rain as they hurried down the mountain. If they had not been worried about the dangers of wild animals appearing at night, they would have traveled under the stars.

After galloping for a whole day, it was already completely dark when the two of them arrived at the cave nearest to the village. They simply ate some dry food with spiritual spring water, and then pulled a quilt to rest.

"It was too risky this morning. If there was even the slightest deviation, you would be dead or injured." Chu Ning'an grabbed Ru Yue, who was sleeping on the side of the quilt, and hugged her tightly in his arms. His trembling body revealed his fear.

"You know that's the best way. We don't know how strong that guy is and how alert he is. If the fire we added fuel to can't knock him down in one go, once he's alert, the poison will be useless. The smoke from the flowers and plants will only make him slow down when using his internal strength, and he won't be aware of it. In fact, if he wasn't so anxious to kill me and take the grass, why would I just throw the powder on him? In short, if the smoke and the powder hadn't met, he wouldn't have turned into blood. Those who harm others will always be harmed." Ru Yue angrily stated the reason for the incident.

"That man's death is not a pity, but, but if anything happens to you because of this, I will never forgive myself." Chu Ning'an said in a trembling voice with fear.

Ru Yue reached out and hugged Chu Ning'an, hoping to give him some comfort. "It's over. If we hadn't taken a risky move, it would have been difficult for you and me to escape unscathed. Fortunately, the result was good."

"Promise me that you won't take risks next time. If there is real danger, let me stand in front of you." In the dark night, Chu Ning'an stared at Ru Yue with his bright eyes.

"Yes." Ru Yue didn't refuse his kindness, but only agreed softly in the darkness. This made Chu Ning feel much more at ease. Although they had only known each other for a short time, Ru Yue had done far more for him than he could have imagined, and she had never asked for anything in return, and he treated her sincerely.

Thinking that they still had to travel for almost a whole day tomorrow, they both stopped talking and went to sleep.

Near midnight, Ru Yue opened her eyes and listened to Chu Ning'an's even and steady snoring. Knowing that he was sleeping soundly, she quietly got up and walked out of the cave, then slipped into the space.

The sudden brightness made her eyes feel a little uncomfortable, and she raised her arm to block them.

"What's wrong, sister? Is your eye hurting?" A Ling asked with concern behind him.

Accustomed to Ah Ling's omnipresence in the space, Ru Yue was no longer startled by him as before. "It's okay. I came in in a hurry and forgot to cover myself. I feel much better now."

"A Ling, it's really thanks to you this time, otherwise who knows what unexpected dangers would have happened." Ru Yue thanked from the bottom of her heart.

"Sister, please don't be so polite. I only gave you some medicinal powder and herbal prescriptions. To be honest, other than that, A Ling can't help you with anything else." A Ling's childish face showed a shy smile. "Are you and your brother-in-law okay?"

Hearing that Ah Ling automatically acknowledged Chu Ning'an as her brother-in-law, Ru Yue didn't explain much, "That's already the best. If it weren't for you this time, who knows what would have happened to the two of us."

"Sister, I have already dealt with the Yin-Yang Grass. Would you like to take the Cold Jade Box and the Fiery Jade Box out?" A Ling took out the two jade boxes given to her by the thin old man like a magic trick.

"No need. It's safer to put it in the space. I'll borrow the bamboo basket to take it out after I meet the victim."

"By the way, is your hand injured? The previous injury has not healed completely, and this time you climbed that high cliff?" A Ling seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly grabbed Ru Yue's hands to check. The palms of her slender hands were red and swollen, and the wounds that had been healed were bleeding again due to the strong pulling and friction. Although Chu Ning'an had treated it for her and it had dried up after a day, it still looked shocking.

Ah Ling pulled Ru Yue to the spiritual spring and cleaned her carefully. He then crushed a few inconspicuous grasses and dripped the sticky juice onto the wound. After doing all this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's hot, so there's no need to bandage it. Apply the medicine three times in a row and it will be healed."

"A Ling, I have something else to trouble you with." Ru Yue said a little embarrassedly. She didn't feel any psychological pressure in simply using the space, but A Ling had secretly helped her do these few things, which made her very embarrassed. Although she knew that A Ling was just her servant, she just couldn't treat A Ling as her personal property.

"Sister, if you have any questions, just tell me. As long as Aling can do it, I will definitely help you." Aling agreed without hesitation.

"Do you have any medicine that can make people weak after taking it? The kind that the pulse shows is caused by serious injuries." Ru Yue looked at A Ling longingly. Thinking about how those two old guys almost cost her life, Ru Yue felt unhappy. She had to find a way to make up for it in order to feel mentally balanced.

Ah Ling, hands behind her back, spun in circles. After a long pause, she reluctantly said to Ru Yue, "There's a herb that can do this. It's more like a poison than a medicine. Eating it can cause a severe loss of Qi and blood. An average doctor would mistake it for a serious injury and blood loss, but a skilled doctor would likely discover it." Ah Ling added, feeling troubled, "And even medicine is three-quarters toxic, let alone a poison. Even if you detoxify yourself after taking this herb, you'll still be physically weak for a while."

"Is there really such a thing? Great, this is it." Ru Yue excitedly urged A Ling to give it to him.

Ah Ling hesitated for a moment, then took out a slender, emerald green grass. It was quite beautiful, with crescent-shaped leaves standing opposite each other. "This grass is commonly known as the Moon Beauty. Don't underestimate it. Long-term use can cause blood and qi to dry up and lead to death. Sister, be careful when taking medicine. This grass will take effect within a quarter of an hour, and it will really make you weak and powerless."

Ru Yue took the grass and said goodbye to A Ling with a smile.

Ah Ling did not try to persuade her to stay, but simply reminded her again, "Sister, when you return this time, you must study the Shennong Herbal Classic carefully."

Ru Yue responded to A Ling and flashed away from the space.

The next day, they got up and hurried on their journey. Fearing that something might go wrong on the road, they did not dare to rest for too long. They did not stop to rest until they reached the place where the trap was set.

Ru Yue chewed two mouthfuls of dry food and stopped eating. A wounded patient should always look like a wounded patient. How could it be said that he could eat and drink?

"Why are you eating so little?" Chu Ning'an put down the dry food after seeing that she hadn't eaten much, and asked hurriedly, "But it doesn't taste good, so can you eat it?"

Ru Yue shook her head and said angrily, "I almost lost my life because of those two old men. I really can't bear to let them go like this."

Chu Ningan smiled relievedly after hearing her say this, and did not try to dissuade her. He just followed her and asked, "Ru Yue, what are your plans?"

Ru Yue smiled mischievously and said without further explanation, "Just wait and see."

She took out a jar from the bamboo basket, and when she opened it, it was filled with what looked like thick blood. She smeared the plasma on her forehead in front of the pool of water, and tore a piece of white cloth from her inner garment to wrap around her head. The plasma slightly seeped through the white cloth, which was shocking to see.

Ru Yue also decorated her chest, arms and other parts of her body. After carefully dressing up, she stood in front of Chu Ning'an with a serious injury. If Chu Ning'an didn't know that she was fine, he would have believed it.

"You are so badly injured, Shen Zhongtian can't possibly refuse to see you. With his medical skills, it will be difficult for you to survive!" Chu Ning'an reminded her.

Ru Yue took out the herb Ah Ling had given her and said mysteriously, "I have to put on a complete show. This is my secret weapon. Taking it will make me 'terminally ill.'" She still had full confidence in Ah Ling. "I'll be weak and powerless after a quarter of an hour. I can't pretend to be seriously injured near home. If those people come into the mountains to help me, it will be bad news. So you may have to carry me down later."

Chu Ning'an smiled indulgently and let her do what she wanted.

Ru Yue endured the bitter taste and chewed the grass into pieces and swallowed it. She then grabbed two handfuls of mud from the pond and rubbed them on herself and Chu Ning'an's bodies and faces, making them look disheveled, before continuing on her way.

Sure enough, after walking for a while, Ru Yue's face turned pale, sweat broke out on her forehead, and she looked exhausted and weak.

Chu Ning'an was startled when he saw Ru Yue like this for the first time. He immediately thought that the grass must have worked, so he helped her sit aside and went to pick up the big bamboo basket that she never left behind, which was like a treasure box. Thinking it would be very heavy, he used a lot of force to pick it up, but the bamboo basket was very... not heavy. He was shocked again.

"It all depends on you from now on." Ru Yue said weakly.

Chu Ning'an could tell that Ru Yue wasn't pretending; she was truly weak and exhausted. It seemed the medicine had really taken effect. He carried the frail and petite Ru Yue on his back, walking slowly down the mountain without seeming to struggle.

Ru Yue's guess turned out to be correct. After walking for half an hour, the two old men's followers really came along the mountain road to meet them.

"Miss Meng, Master Chu, what happened to you?" The leader hurriedly came forward with his men to help.

"We have been badly harmed by your two masters." Ru Yue said weakly.

The attendants were embarrassed and didn't ask any more questions, so they could only make a simple stretcher and carry Ru Yue down the mountain.

A guard had returned with the news, and before they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw two old men coming towards them, accompanied by An Ping and Ru Xue, who were trying hard not to cry.

"Sister!" When the two children saw those people carrying their sister back, they could no longer hold back and ran over and burst into tears.

"Sister, I'm fine." Ru Yue suddenly felt a little regretful. These two children had already suffered so much and were so uneasy. How could she still scare them like this? But now she was in a difficult situation! She pulled Chu Ning'an weakly.

"Ruxue, Anping, don't cry. Your sister was just framed and injured while picking herbs. She will be fine. Trust your brother-in-law. Let's take her back to rest first." Chu Ning'an comforted the two children softly and told those people too.

The two old men are over a hundred years old together. They are both old foxes who have become smart. How could they not hear the dissatisfaction in Chu Ning'an's words?

The group didn't exchange many pleasantries. The thin old man just said in a low voice, "I'm a doctor, and my medical skills are pretty good. I'll see the girl later and I'll definitely find a way to cure her." After that, they all went down the mountain in a hurry.

The thatched hut was low and it was not convenient for these people to enter. Chu Ning'an asked someone to put Ru Yue on the bed in the courtyard so that it would be more convenient for the thin old man to see her.

Although the Zhou Dynasty was not overly strict about the separation of men and women, men were not allowed to explore women's bodies. The thin old man could only take their pulses and observe their complexion. This was one of the reasons why Ru Yue was confident in her "dressing up".

"Little girl, let me take your pulse." As soon as Ru Yue was settled, the thin old man hurried forward to ask about her condition.

"We are common country folk, our bodies are light and our lives are worthless. Even if we die in the wilderness, it is just our bad luck. How dare we trouble you?" Ru Yue's hair was disheveled, her face was pale, and her angry words were weak, but even so, she made the two old men feel short of breath and guilty.

Chu Ning'an gently helped Ruyue up and said, "Ruyue, stop talking in anger. Let the old man see you first. You are so seriously injured that we can't delay any longer."

Ru Yue didn't say anything, just turned her head away and didn't look at them.

The thin old man sat on a wooden stool, put his right hand on Ru Yue's slender left wrist, explored for a long time, then pulled her right hand over to continue exploring, his brows unconsciously wrinkled into a "川" shape.

"Has the little girl eaten anything?" the thin old man asked suspiciously.

Ru Yue and Chu Ning'an were both shocked and secretly sighed that the title of this miracle doctor was indeed not an exaggeration!

"Are you saying that my injury was caused by eating?" Ru Yue's eyes were wide open, but her lips were pale as she spoke weakly, "You guys have done me a great disservice and almost cost me my life, and now you want to turn the tables on me?" She struggled to sit up, but after twisting a few times, she finally collapsed on the bed.

"Don't get excited, little girl. I don't mean that. It's just that your pulse is too strange, and you are seriously deficient in qi and blood, but I can't find out which tendons and veins are injured specifically, so I asked this question." The thin old man was afraid that they would misunderstand him, so he hurriedly explained.

"Ru Yue was injured two days ago. She was hit by that man's sword and fell from a cliff several meters high. She hit her head and had countless scratches on her body. But she used internal and external medicines for the wounds." Chu Ning'an thought about the parts of Ru Yue that she had specially "decorated" and told the thin old man in detail.

"Haven't you taken any healing herbs?" the thin old man asked worriedly.

"Ru Yue and I only know a few herbs sporadically, so how could we dare to take them carelessly? Besides, we have always remembered what you two elders said. We urgently need this resurrection herb to save people, so how could we dare to waste time collecting herbs to heal our wounds?" Chu Ning'an answered the thin old man's words seriously.

"That's true. That thing has disappeared for many years. Let alone picking it and taking it, I'm afraid you have never heard of it. Even I have only read about it in a book. Maybe it's just a legend." The thin old man said half self-blame and half doubt.

Now Chu Ning'an understood Ru Yue's intention. No matter what the old man's pulse diagnosis results were, it was enough for the two of them to confirm that this was the case. Anyway, they couldn't really check her injuries. If they couldn't find any problems, they could only blame his poor medical skills. Who made them owe them?

The thin old man didn't chase after her anymore. He just took out several bottles and jars from his body and gave them to Ru Yue. He carefully told Chu Ning'an which one was for internal use, which one was for external application, which one was for scar removal, and which one was for regulating internal injuries... and when to take them respectively. Then he told Ru Yue to take good care of her injuries and to find him at Lanyue Villa if she had any problems.

After a lot of hard work, the thin old man finally made the matter of Ru Yue's injury go away.

Ru Yue saw that everything was almost ready, so she let Chu Ning'an help her sit up. She took out the two jade boxes from the bamboo basket and handed them to the thin old man, saying, "Thank goodness I have obtained these herbs. Please examine them."

The two old men's eyes lit up when they saw the jade box. They hurriedly reached out to take it, but when they saw Ru Yue's miserable appearance and her last breath, they both withdrew their hands, with a look of guilt on their faces.

"Miss Ruyue, you have worked hard. We were indeed wrong this time. We should have explained the possible dangers to you before entering the mountain. I thought that if you could enter the mountain safely once, you would be able to return safely this time. But we still underestimated those people's calculations, and you almost died because of this. It is really my fault." The fat old man apologized sincerely with a guilty look on his face.

"When we reached a consensus, we tacitly agreed to this deal. It would be kind of you to explain the cause and effect clearly. If you don't explain, we won't have any reason to blame you. We still have some integrity." Ru Yue retreated to advance, and said words of understanding and righteousness, but her words revealed that they were not kind. This made the two old men feel ashamed, and at the same time, they respected her trustworthiness and kindness.

The thin old man still took the two jade boxes, opened them a crack and looked at them carefully, then closed the jade boxes and nodded to the fat old man.

The fat old man was not vague either. He hurriedly took out a silver note from his sleeve and handed it to Ru Yue, "Miss Ru Yue, this is the reward for this time of picking herbs. Please keep it." Ru Yue did not check the face value, but just put it aside. A peasant girl who didn't even have a house could treat such a large amount of money calmly, which showed that she was generous and visionary. This move made the fat old man think of her more highly.

The fat old man said nothing more, and took out two more silver notes and handed them to Ru Yue. "This time, because of my miscalculation, Miss Ru Yue was seriously injured. It is truly my fault. You can use these five hundred taels of silver notes for her medical treatment as my apology."

"Since we've agreed on the terms, we should abide by them. The money and goods have already been paid, so there's no need for you to do this," Ru Yue said naturally. "Besides, Mr. Shen just gave me so much medicine, so you don't have to spend any more."

"I know that you are kind-hearted, young lady. This is just a token of my appreciation. Old Shen is an excellent doctor and has used medicine to treat your injuries. I am a vulgar person, so I can only express my gratitude with these yellow and white things. Young lady, there is no need to refuse. Just consider it as a friendship between us regardless of age difference." The fat old man didn't say any more and put the banknotes on the edge of the bed.

"It's getting late, and we won't disturb the young lady from recuperating. We'll take our leave now." The fat old man said goodbye to Ru Yue's family. Before leaving, he still looked at Chu Ning'an one more time.