Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

The causal thunder of the Three Lives Stone ended, and Jiang Ruan also successfully ascended.

On the banks of the Weak Water River, Donghua, who was seriously injured by the thunder, was taken back to Taichen Palace by Siming. When Jiang Ruan returned to Chenshui Town, Zheyan called her.

Ask her what her future plans are now that she has ascended.

Jiang Ruan said that she wanted to study medicine, and wanted to go to the mortal world to find a doctor and learn medicine from him, or she wanted to become a disciple of the Medicine King in the Heavenly Palace and be an apprentice beside him.

Zhe Yan said, "You are the greatest doctor in the world, why would you bother to become the apprentice of that idiotic Medicine King?"

"That guy has a huge beard and a bad temper. If you became his apprentice, you'd probably be scolded every day. I have no chance of teaching you patiently, as I have a gentle temper."

Jiang Ruan was hesitant.

She knew Zheyan's feelings for her and didn't want to get entangled with him any longer.

Knowing Jiang Ruan's inner struggles, Zhe Yan gently advised her, "Don't you want to learn medicine and then go to the mortal world to provide free medical treatment and save lives for the poor? If you only learn half of what you know from the Medicine King, wouldn't that delay your sincere desire to help the world?"

"Ruan Ruan, although I have a hundred percent genuine feelings for you, I will also respect you. I am not a robber who would force you to do anything."

"If you don't want to, I will never force you."

"Now I just want to help you. Let's go to the mortal world, and you can learn medicine from me. You will learn and practice at the same time, and I believe you will master it soon."

"If you study with the Medicine King in the Heavenly Palace, with Donghua around, the immortals will only praise your medical skills. How can they dare to tell you the truth?"

Zheyan's words convinced Jiang Ruan.

……

Walking up to Zheyan, who was waiting under the tree, Jiang Ruan bowed solemnly to him, "This is not a complete etiquette. Please, Lord Zheyan, accompany me to the Jiang family. I will kowtow three times and kneel nine times to accept you as my master."

Zhe Yan: “…”

Zhe Yan took a step back: "I don't want to be your master."

Jiang Ruan stood up straight, frowning slightly: "If you are not my master, how can you teach me medicine?"

The usually carefree and relaxed High God Zhe Yan was in a dilemma. In the end, he said something rather unreasonable: "Who says that if you are not a master, you can't teach people medical skills? Ruan Ruan, I want you to be happy, I want you to be happy, but you... don't make me too sad..."

"Just think of it as pity for me, a lonely person who has been without anyone for hundreds of thousands of years."

Jiang Ruan: “…”

Jiang Ruan finally softened her heart and changed the subject: "How is Emperor Donghua?"

"Donghua." Zhe Yan walked over to Jiang Ruan and whispered gossip to her, "He's fine in every way, except that his internal organs aren't doing well after being struck by lightning."

Here comes the discussion on medical skills!

Jiang Ruan was curious: "Which internal organ is not working properly? How is it not working properly?"

"The kidneys are severely damaged." Zhe Yan shook his head regretfully. "It's nothing serious on a normal day, but... well, if this gets out, Donghua won't be able to face anyone anymore. It's better for Ruan Ruan to just keep it to herself."

Zheyan's words were both obscure and not obscure. Anyway, Jiang Ruan knew clearly what he wanted to express.

Her cheeks flushed, and thinking that she might encounter this problem again when taking pulses in the future, she tried her best to put aside her embarrassment and asked Zheyan, "Is there a cure?"

Zheyan said, "The Medicine King is doing his best to treat him, but Donghua is very concerned about his reputation, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to treat him."

As soon as Zheyan finished speaking, Siming landed in front of the two of them.

Siming first bowed to Zheyan, then handed a letter to Jiang Ruan: "Miss Jiang, this is the letter that the Emperor asked me to give to you."

Seeing Jiang Ruan take it, he began to speak well of Donghua: "The Emperor's injuries this time are serious. His body was hacked apart... I can't bear to watch the horrible sight! The medicine used to treat the injuries is so bitter that the Emperor can hardly swallow it..."

"Are there any internal organs injured?" Jiang Ruan asked.

"Internal organs?" Siming was stunned. How could the internal organs of the ancient gods be so good or bad?

However, remembering the Emperor's instructions, Siming decided to describe the situation in a more dire light. He wiped his tears and said in a choked voice, "The Emperor ordered me not to tell the young lady, but I don't want to deceive the young lady..."

Jiang Ruan: "It's wrong to lie."

"That's right! Lying is wrong!" Siming clenched his fists, his face full of righteousness. "The Emperor's internal organs were all injured by the thunder, and now he is still lying in bed unable to move!"

It seems that what Zheyan said is indeed true.

Originally, she wanted to visit Donghua, but now that his self-esteem was damaged, it would be better for her not to appear in front of him.

Jiang Ruan unfolded the letter and read it. There was nothing else written on it. Donghua just reminded her that she must be careful when studying medicine in the mortal world. The old phoenix beside her was extremely shameless and she should not be deceived by him. He also reminded her that his injury was not serious and she did not need to worry about him. It was just that the medicine was bitter and difficult to swallow, which gave him a headache.

Siming used magic to transform a table and a writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Jiang Ruan picked up his pen and wrote: [Preserved fruit can alleviate the bitterness of medicine.]

Jiang Ruan handed the reply letter to Siming.

Taking the reply, Siming blinked: "No more?"

Jiang Ruan didn't understand: "Anything else? Uh... tell Emperor Donghua to treat his injuries well and not to shy away from medical treatment."

Si Ming: "..."

its not right!

Miss Jiang’s reaction is wrong!

What the Emperor had told him was that he should try his best to tell Miss Jiang how badly the Emperor was injured, while the Emperor would write in the letter that his injury was not serious. Then Miss Jiang would ask who was telling the truth. At that time, he would admit that the Emperor did not want to make her worry, so he lied in the letter, and what he said about the Emperor being seriously injured was the truth. In this way, Miss Jiang, who had witnessed the Emperor enduring the thunder from the sky, would definitely go to Taichen Palace to visit the Emperor!

But now, how come all these steps are gone, and Miss Jiang only wrote a letter back to the Emperor?

What went wrong?

Sima Ming himself was confused!

Zheyan, standing beside him, could hardly hold back his laughter. He pinched himself to stop himself from laughing, then said to Siming, "Siming, it's been hard for you to come here. I'm sure Donghua is still waiting for you to take care of him. You should hurry back to Taichen Palace."

Jiang Ruan also agreed: "Si Ming Xingjun, please go back quickly."

……

After returning to Taichen Palace, Siming handed Jiang Ruan's reply to Donghua.

Donghua, sitting on the couch, opened the letter. When he saw the contents, a trace of disappointment flashed across his eyes: "Didn't Ruan say he would come to see me?"

Siming looked at Donghua's heart and pretended not to notice his disappointment. "Miss Jiang has just started studying medicine, so it must be difficult for her to withdraw... But she asked Xiaoxian to tell the Emperor that she hopes he will treat her injuries well and not be afraid to seek medical treatment."

"Of course." Donghua raised his eyebrows. "I never shy away from seeing a doctor."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand towards Siming: "Give it to me."

Siming was stunned for a moment and didn't react: "What... bring it?"

"Candied fruit. Ruan said candied fruit can ease the bitterness of medicine."

Donghua looked at Siming with indifferent eyes, which made Siming break out in a cold sweat.

Si Ming: "..."

Siming ran out in a flash: "Xiaoxian will go get the candied fruit!"

It turned out that he was only informed in the letter, and no candied fruit was given to Siming to bring back.

Donghua looked at the steaming medicine on the table with lonely and hurt eyes, picked it up and drank it in one gulp.