Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Zheyan took Jiang Ruan into the mortal world.

They settled in a poor village and opened a clinic in the village.

At first, when the villagers heard that a doctor had come to the village, they did not dare to go to see a doctor. The village was poor, and they were also poor, and could not afford the money for medical treatment.

However, the handsome doctor who opened a clinic in the village said that he did not want their medical expenses. As long as they had their pulse checked by him and then by the woman who followed him, they could get the medicine for free.

Suddenly, more and more people went to the clinic.

Zheyan was not panicked. He took the patient's pulse and prescribed medicine in an orderly manner.

Jiang Ruan, on the other hand, was very tired as he only needed to follow Zheyan and feel the patient's pulse according to what Zheyan said after he took the patient's pulse and described the pulse condition.

Zheyan didn't rush her, but just told her to take her time. He also told Jiang Ruan how he took the patient's pulse carefully, asking her to feel it carefully.

Occasionally, there would be one or two patients who could not wait and impatiently urged Jiang Ruan to come. They would immediately receive Zhe Yan's cold words and sarcastic remarks and be kicked out.

Zheyan told the villagers that if they came to his clinic, they had to abide by his rules. If they didn’t, they could come back tomorrow. If they still didn’t abide by the rules tomorrow, they could come back the day after tomorrow!

When the sun sets, the clinic no longer admits patients.

On the first day Jiang Ruan followed Zhe Yan, she didn't learn anything about medicine, but she learned a truth from him.

"Oh? What's the reason?" Zheyan, who was grilling fish, asked Jiang Ruan with a smile.

Jiang Ruan was cooking soup, and there were steamed buns in the pot next to her. This was Zhe Yan's way of collecting tuition from her after he refused to accept her as his disciple even if he was beaten to death.

It was said that the tuition fee was to prepare three meals a day, but most of the time it was Zheyan who cooked, or she cooked with Jiang Ruan.

Seeing that the soup in front of him was almost done, Jiang Ruan picked up a spoon and stirred it, saying, "Without rules, there will be no order."

"Indeed. Ruan Ruan is clever!" Admiring Jiang Ruan's ability to read people's expressions, Zhe Yan's face softened. "Rules must not be broken. Furthermore, when someone attempts to break the rules, we must let others see the consequences of rule-breakers. Killing the chicken to scare the monkeys is the essence of this."

"If someone breaks the rules and is let off lightly, countless others will follow suit, and by then it will be too late to regain our dignity."

Jiang Ruan was curious: "Have you ever held a high position before?"

Zhe Yan flipped the fish over and said, "I used to... love zither music and was somewhat famous on the battlefield. I realized this principle when I first led troops."

More than just a minor celebrity, the term "killer god" is no exaggeration to describe Zhe Yan.

But he was afraid of scaring Jiang Ruan, so he kept his mouth shut.

Seeing that Jiang Ruan was curious about the ancient things, Zheyan talked more about it.

He told some interesting stories about his time at the Water Swamp Academy, and how he made his subordinates convinced when he had just entered the battlefield and his subordinates did not obey him very much.

Jiang Ruan poured a bowl of soup for Zhe Yan and asked, "Then why did you end up living alone in the Ten-Mile Peach Forest?"

The nostalgia on Zheyan's face turned into a hint of emotion: "Back then, I fought across the world with Donghua, Mo Yuan, and Yaoguang, all for a peaceful and tranquil life. Now that the battle is over, I, a being who is both a god and a demon, naturally need to cultivate my character and suppress the demonic energy within me."

He cultivated his character and enjoyed life, but his heart became more and more lonely.

With nothing to do, the world seemed to have abandoned him. Apart from Donghua, Mo Yuan and Yaoguang, who else in the world cared about him?

Until he met Jiang Ruan, his heart was filled, and his mind and eyes were filled with her. If she was not there in the long life ahead, how lonely and desolate it would be, Zheyan did not even dare to imagine it.

After picking out the bones of the fish, Zheyan placed it in Jiang Ruan's bowl and said, "You've worked hard today, eat more."

After dinner, Jiang Ruan went to bed early. She had really put all her energy into taking the patient's pulse during the day. She fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed and didn't even have the energy to dream.

From then on, Jiang Ruan began to follow Zhe Yan to take patients' pulses, prescribe medicine, and write prescriptions during the day, and to recite medical books, identify herbs, and learn acupuncture points at night.

After seeing all the patients in one village, they went to the next village.

In this way, the sun rises and sets, and the four seasons alternate. In ten years, Jiang Ruan has made some progress in medical skills.

She can take patients' pulses, prescribe medicine, dispense medicine, and identify the quality of herbs on her own. She can also manage the clinic in an orderly manner in her spare time.

The hard work of the past ten years has finally paid off.

She also learned fasting from Zheyan, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and never stopped practicing magic.

Jiang Ruan traveled the world with Zhe Yan, and saw the sunset in the desert covered with yellow sand, the curling smoke rising from the farmhouse beside the small bridge and flowing water, and enjoyed the rain in the misty rain. He also snatched people from the hands of the King of Hell in a village ravaged by the plague, picked herbs on the cliffs, and looked at the endless sea in a small fishing village by the sea, watching the beautiful scenery of waves.

One day when they were staying in Lincheng, Jiang Ruan went out for a stroll and passed by a child.

Looking at the child's familiar face, she immediately stopped and turned around to see the child's small back getting farther and farther away and gradually being submerged in the crowd.

Jiang Ruan and Cen Sheng grew up together, and she would never make a mistake in recognizing Cen Sheng's face!

She stood there stiffly, her heart overwhelmed by the huge impact of joy, but her mind was rational and almost indifferent.

Her body wanted to run after Cen Sheng immediately, but her mind forced her to stand still and not move at all!

Zheyan appeared beside Jiang Ruan. He didn't want to say the words that hurt him, but even if he didn't say them, Jiang Ruan knew them in his heart.

"The little boy just now... is the reincarnation of Cen Sheng." Zheyan looked at Jiang Ruan with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes.

He was nervous, not sure what Jiang Ruan would do after he said this.

Jiang Ruan just nodded, his voice as normal: "According to the time, he should be ten years old."

Zheyan felt bitter, as if his heart was being squeezed so tightly that he couldn't breathe.

"Do you want to go and take a look?" He didn't know what tone he used to say this, but he just felt a pain in his heart.

Jiang Ruan shook his head: "He is not Mr. Cen."

Cen Sheng is Cen Sheng. He is not Cen Sheng in his reincarnation or in his previous life. Even if they have the same face and the same soul, they are not Cen Sheng. There is no Cen Sheng in this world anymore.

Zheyan looked at Jiang Ruan in disbelief, and then his heart was filled with great surprise. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as ecstatic!

Jiang Ruan really let go of Cen Sheng.

She let go of everything in the past with Cen Sheng. What’s past is past, and she no longer worries about reincarnation.

If he said he saw no hope before, Zheyan saw hope today in the choice made by Jiang Ruan!

As long as time is long enough, Jiang Ruan will be able to forget Cen Sheng one day. It just so happens that what he lacks the least is time, and the same is true for Jiang Ruan now.