Quick Transmigration: Forbidden to Covet Beautiful NPCs

Returning to the small courtyard with its blue bricks, Li Lin was utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.

My sister-in-law is really hardworking; she even went out to find wild vegetables late at night, but it gave him quite a fright.

I never realized how scary the mountain roads at night could be!

I had only rested for about ten minutes when I saw a figure approaching from afar. The figure looked very familiar.

Damn! Isn't that the pretty boy from earlier in the day?

Bai Jingfan didn't use a flashlight; he walked along the path by the moonlight and didn't encounter many people along the way.

He made an excuse to go back to school to get something and left the educated youth settlement, and no one suspected anything.

Li Lin's heart was in his throat, his eyes fixed straight ahead.

"Knock Knock-"

A moment later, the courtyard gate was opened from the inside, and Wu Tongxue came out.

"Let me lock the door."

Locking the door and taking the key, Wu Tongxue tilted her head and smiled slightly, while Bai Jingfan waited patiently beside her.

"Bai Zhiqing, I have a secret I've never told you."

secret?

Bai Jingfan's heart skipped a beat. "Everyone has secrets."

Wu Tongxue smiled gently, a sly glint in her eyes, "You'll find out tonight."

After speaking, he lowered his eyes slightly and said nothing more.

Bai Jingfan was still brainstorming when he heard another sentence, "I can't see the road clearly at night, can I hold onto your clothes to walk with you?"

The flashlight hidden in his pocket was selectively forgotten, and Bai Jingfan immediately nodded, "Let me help you walk."

After saying that, he reached out and placed his hand on Wu Tongxue's wrist. "Let's go."

Li Lin couldn't hear what was said, but he could clearly see the actions.

Li Lin: !!!

Finished!

Brother Huo, why aren't you back yet? I can't handle this situation!

He got up with a deathly pale face and followed stealthily behind.

He wiped his face with his hand; what else could he do but keep chasing after her?

After walking along the path for about half an hour, we finally saw a dilapidated bamboo house with a small fire flickering in the wind.

This place is so dilapidated... it's probably uninhabitable.

Wu Tongxue looked at Bai Jingfan. Could it be that the old Chinese medicine doctor really lives here?

Bai Jingfan held "her" wrist and continued walking, lowering his head to explain in a low voice, "This is the place I agreed to meet him at."

Neither of them wanted to go to the other's house, so they had to agree on a compromise location to meet.

Upon entering, one sees an elderly man with gray hair fiddling with a pair of silver needles, their cold light gleaming in the oil lamp.

Before entering, Bai Jingfan had already consciously let go of Wu Tongxue's hand and walked in side by side, keeping a small half-step distance between them.

Once the person approached, Gu Xing looked up, glanced at Wu Tongxue for a couple of seconds, and his tense expression softened. "Sit."

Meeting Wu Tongxue's gaze, Bai Jingfan gestured for "her" to sit down, saying, "Gu Lao just seems to have a bad temper."

really?

Is it just that people who seem to have bad tempers have such fierce faces?

Wu Tongxue obediently sat down.

Gu Xing didn't refute Bai Jingfan's words. The pulse pillow was already placed on the small table. "Extend your right hand."

Wu Tongxue placed her hand on it, and Gu Xing began to take her pulse.

A dozen seconds later, he looked up at the pale-faced person opposite him, then turned to Bai Jingfan and said, "Get out. I didn't tell you not to come in."

Bai Jingfan was puzzled. "Old Gu, my presence here won't bother you."

Gu Xing had already turned back and said without any politeness, "Get out."

Wu Tongxue looked at Bai Jingfan and asked, "Is this what you meant by someone who seems to have a bad temper?"

He knew that Gu Xing had gleaned something from the diagnosis. "Bai Zhiqing, you wait for me outside."

Bai Jingfan frowned, his gaze fixed on Gu Xing.

“I’m not so morally depraved as to do anything to a girl.” Gu Xing glanced at him.

He usually seems quite shrewd, how could he be so blind?

Bai Jingfan had no choice but to go out, but he didn't go far. He stayed at the door so he could hear if there was any noise inside.

After taking her pulse with both hands in turn, Wu Tongxue withdrew her hands and said, "You've figured it out, haven't you?"

"Hmm." Gu Xing didn't deny it, and put that topic aside to talk about your physical condition first. "You were born with a congenital deficiency, but you've been taking medicine to take care of it and there haven't been any major problems."

"But you haven't had your medication for at least a year, have you?"

"The original prescription was good, but it's no longer suitable for you. I'll write you a new prescription. If you take the medicine on time, living for several more decades won't be a problem."

Wu Tongxue's eyes widened slightly. Was this doctor really that skilled?

Ordinary barefoot doctors wouldn't be able to diagnose these things; at most, they would just say he's weak and needs more nourishment.

As for what to supplement, in rural areas, it's about eating more sugar and meat.

Gu Xing interpreted his expression as joy and satisfaction; his medical skills were no joke.

“Young man Bai doesn’t seem to know your identity.” Gu Xing emphasized the last two words, “identity.”

"But that's okay."

Before Wu Tongxue could say anything, she heard his words.

“If it were before, it wouldn’t have been a problem for Bai to act as a page, but it’s fine this way now.”

Wu Tongxue instantly understood his words, and her face flushed slightly.

Gu Xing lowered his head to write the prescription, his resentment towards making house calls in the middle of the night long gone.

Saving lives and healing the wounded is his duty.

It was definitely not because he was happy to see his granddaughter-in-law before Bai Jingfan's grandfather.

Before leaving, he left a message saying, "His family is very open-minded."

Is this really the case in this day and age?

Wu Tongxue expressed shock.

After seeing the person out, he sat back down on the bamboo chair, propping his chin up in thought. He hadn't expected to meet Bai Jingfan's relative before he came.

After checking the prescription in his hand with the system, it turned out to be a life-saving prescription for his body.

Bai Jingfan glanced at the prescription, then carefully folded it and put it on his person. "Grandpa Gu said he would send the medicine over every now and then, and I'll decoct it for you."

He bought all the medicinal herbs without saying a word, without mentioning a single precious ingredient in the prescription.

Wu Tongxue switched hands to support her chin. "Do you remember what I told you before? I have a secret I've never told you."

Bai Jingfan was worried that Wu Tongxue would refuse his help, but hearing this topic put his mind at ease.

Wu Tongxue was conflicted and also curious about Bai Jingfan's reaction.

Will they think I'm a fraud, and then stop contacting me, and then...?

Logically, he no longer needs to drink Chinese medicine!

Wu Tongxue had already witnessed the power of traditional Chinese medicine from Yan Ling. In fact, he could survive on one bar of electricity without taking the medicine, but it would be quite tiring.

It's okay, he can reduce his activity level.

"What secret?" Bai Jingfan asked, following "her" lead.

It was rare to see so many expressions on "her" face, so Bai Jingfan wasn't in a hurry and waited patiently for "her" answer.

He looked at "her" with a smile, his gaze tolerant. As long as "her" dead husband was still alive, there was nothing he couldn't accept.

He wasn't nervous at all; his heart had already been deeply captivated since their first meeting, and just looking at "her" made him feel completely fulfilled.

The oil lamp was left behind in Guxing and placed in the center of the table.

The two sat on adjacent chairs at a square table, their eyes meeting.

The oil lamp burned quietly, its flame flickering in the wind blowing in from outside.

Shadows of varying heights intertwined, merged, and then separated on the ground.