The First Venerable of the Prosperous Age

Looking at Liu Rao lying in a pool of blood, a smile plastered on her face, Fu Rou couldn't help but sigh, "In just one day, two lives have already been lost..." Then she slowly looked up at the second floor, "And there's another one seriously injured..."

Fu Rou instructed everyone, "Give Liu Rao and Tao Xin a proper burial. Although she is despicable, she was, after all... once a member of this building."

"Yes," the girls replied.

Fu Rou then said in a commanding tone, "No one is to leak out what happened today. If anyone asks, just say they were unwell and went home to rest..."

"Yes."

Fu Rou stood there, looking at the smile on Liu Rao's face, "What exactly... made you happy..." She watched as Liu Rao's body was carried away before slowly leaving.

Arriving at the second-floor room, she gently pushed open the door and saw the girl sitting upright on the bed, slowly raising her eyelashes that could adorn the starry sky, her hands still gently stroking the boy on her lap.

"Sister Furou, you've come." She said, her eyes still reflecting the sleeping face of the boy.

Fu Rou stepped forward and smiled slightly, "Miss Wen, how is his injury?"

Wen Ying sighed softly, her eyes filled with pity, "To think that his old illness hasn't healed, and that I'm only adding new wounds to his already weakened state..."

Wen Ying rarely showed worry, but she quickly raised her head, her brows unfurrowing to reveal her confident and warm smile. "But with me here, I will never let him die. Tomorrow I will take him to get treatment, and once he's healed, I'll...I'll send him back..."

Fu Rou said, "Very well, I will prepare a carriage for Miss Wen tomorrow and send some people to escort her out of the city."

Wen Ying was startled, and quickly waved her hand with a smile, "A carriage is fine, but we don't need someone to protect us."

“Miss Wen is a noble person of the Three Venerable Palace, so it is only right that she does this. In addition, this boy has made an enemy of Prince Xue and needs to be hidden well. If someone finds out that he is still alive, he will inevitably be in danger…” Fu Rou said.

"Then... let's not make such a big fuss about it."

Having succeeded in her scheme, Fu Rou smiled and said, "Then I'll do as Miss Wen says. I won't disturb you two any longer..."

Fu Rou turned and walked to the door, then stopped as if she had thought of something. She turned back and asked with a smile, "It's funny, Miss Wen and he saved Zhe Xian Lou together today, but we still don't know his real name. Could Miss Wen tell us?"

Wen Ying gently stroked Lu Xiaosan's bald head and smiled, "He... probably wants to tell you his name himself."

"I understand."

The next day, Lu Xiaosan felt a convulsion all over his body, and then he felt someone feed him a bitter and astringent pill, and the convulsion stopped immediately.

A moment later, the pain in my abdomen began to subside and a gentle warmth began to spread.

He closed his eyes and enjoyed the moment for a while before slowly opening them.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a bright red tongue licking his face, followed by Wen Ying's silvery laughter.

"Lick it again later, lick it again later." Lu Xiaosan moved the big golden retriever's head away and saw Wen Ying sitting to the side, looking at him with a half-smile.

Lu Xiaosan looked around at the cozy little wooden house, the fragrance of rice paddies wafting from outside, and was overjoyed.

"Little Golden Retriever? How come we're back again? Weren't we just at the Immortal Pavilion?" Lu Xiaosan asked.

Wen Ying told him everything that happened after he fainted.

Lu Xiaosan lowered his head in silence, lost in thought. "So that's how it is..." He mechanically stroked the soft fur of the golden retriever.

"Lie down and rest for a while," Wen Ying said, helping him to lie flat again.

Feeling her warm, fragrant body, Lu Xiaosan, still savoring the experience, lay there and chuckled, "Is this also your healing technique?"

Wen Ying smiled and said, "Don't worry, you won't die with me here. By the way, this is something your little brother brought for you." As she spoke, she took out a small cloth bag from her bosom.

Lu Xiaosan took the cloth bag. "Is it... Little Beauty?"

Wen Ying gave a wry smile, "It wasn't easy to snatch you away from him. I had to persuade him for a long time before he finally agreed to let you come with me..."

Lu Xiaosan snorted, his face full of pride, "That's inevitable!"

Unwrapping the cloth bundle revealed a cloud of dust that had settled on his face.

"Cough cough cough..." Lu Xiaosan patted the dust off his face.

Wen Ying chuckled. "Why...why would he send you ashes?"

After cleaning the dust off his face while lying down, Lu Xiaosan was not angry but pleased. He then raised the cloth bag high, pointing it at the sunlight, and after a long time said, "Dust, go back. He is reminding me to go back as soon as possible."

Then his thoughts surged, and his mind was filled with the resentful expression on Chang'an's face when he went to steal sesame cakes alone back then, fearing that he would never come back. At that time, he would often fill a bag with ash to remind himself.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaosan couldn't help but smirk, "What an idiot, this guy..."

Wen Ying rested her chin on her hand, pouting, and said, "Tch, does he think I'm going to kidnap you?"

Lu Xiaosan was delighted, but stopped halfway through his sentence because he himself didn't know how to choose one of the two of them.

Then he closed his eyes and shook his head vigorously, thinking, "No, no, I've only known this little blondie for a short time. If I abandon this pretty girl for her, how am I any different from him? No, no!"

"What are you thinking about?" Wen Ying asked curiously, blinking her blue eyes.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Wen Ying lazily resting her chin on her hand, looking at him with an innocent and expectant expression.

He couldn't help but recall how she had saved his life many times and accompanied him during his darkest times, and a deep sense of cherishing and love for her began to well up in his heart.

Wen Ying tilted her head, puzzled by his sudden absent-mindedness.

Lu Xiaosan slowly began to speak, recounting his past with Chang'an one by one. Wen Ying stood beside him, listening to his story and taking meticulous care of him once again.

Good times always pass too quickly…

Night fell in the blink of an eye, and Lu Xiaosan took the pills that Wen Ying had given him, which relieved his convulsions.

Watching him take the medicine, Wen Ying sighed softly, "These remaining pills won't last for more than a few days... Although the pills can't cure your illness, they can perfectly suppress the symptoms."

"Didn't you make these pills? If you didn't buy them, why are you suddenly running out?" Lu Xiaosan asked, lying on the bed.

Wen Ying didn't deny it. She bit her lip and said, "Right now, to make this pill, we're missing a key herb... I've searched every herbal medicine shop in Luocheng, but I can't find it..."

Lu Xiaosan put his hands behind his head, looking completely at ease. "Don't you dare run around again. If I die, then I'm dead."

Wen Ying was furious and said urgently, "Don't give up! I've seen this herb in Jiangcheng before."

"What kind of herb is this?" Lu Xiaosan asked doubtfully.

Wen Ying paused for a moment, "This herb is called Flowing Lotus Grass. It is said to grow in Jiangcheng, and this place happens to be not far from Jiangcheng. I think I can go there to look for it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaosan struggled to sit up, supporting himself with his hands on the ground. Wen Ying leaned forward to help him, saying, "Slow down..."

Lu Xiaosan gasped for breath and said urgently, "I...I'll go with you!"

"Your injury and illness have caused you a lot of trouble... mmm mmm," Wen Ying whimpered, her mouth covered by Lu Xiaosan, her blue eyes wide with questions.

"Stop talking, I have to go with you." Lu Xiaosan said seriously, slowly taking his hand down.

Wen Ying blushed slightly, her expression a mixture of reproach and delight. "Well... alright then, but let's make this clear first, you have to listen to me the whole way!"