Chapter 38 (1/2)
Xiao Yao often co and devious no less, the hardscrabble smarts of someone who’s had to survive on her own and learned all the tricks But she selectively chooses when to apply that brain of hers, and soh the answer is clear she can be clouded by personal feeling or an unwillingness to think about that particular issue Case in point her relationshi+p with Xiang Liu, whatever is going on between the that may have been avoided had she put more effort into it initially
Up next in the world of Lost You Forever is the percolating next steps between Xuan Yuan and Gao Xing Zhuan Xu isn’t content to just rule over 2/3rd of the world, and truth be told his ambitions may actually benefit the people more than divided rule While Zhuan Xu can, and does make the hard decisions, Xiao Yao has always shi+ed away fro else, and definitively about kingdos kept her parents apart and ruined her hopes for a war childhood With that said, everyone could see this cataclysirl who just wants to live an ordinary boring life
Chapter 38 – Ar was late co this year and even late into the fourth month there were still lots of snowy patches on Xiao Yue Peak
That was good for Xiao Yao because she liked to bury fruit wine in the snow and take it out during dinner to drink It tasted even better then using mystical power to quickly freeze the wine
Even though Xiao Yao had her own palace, most of the ti patients in the clinic
Xiao Yao and Yin practiced medicine vastly differently and often butted heads over how to prescribe hts
One day Xiao Yao couldn’t convince Yin and was so frustrated she got the Yellow Ee
“I concede Yin’s prescription isn’t wrong and has very good effect but this particular patient lives by the lake and the rows by water If he’s lucky he can find some by the lake and if not it won’t cost rows in the deep rohere he lives It will cost a lot for hined to to the Yellow Emperor and Xiao Yao translated “To treat a patient the first priority is finding the best medicine to cure the illness Xiao Yao’sit will cause the patient to lose his appetite”
The Yellow E the right medicine isn’t based on either of your medical skill but based on the patient’s family situation If he’s rich then use Yin’s prescription for the best medicine, if he’s poor then use Xiao Yao’s prescription since the family livelihood is just as important as the patient’s illness You can’t cure the patient and cause hireed with the Yellow Emperor: All my patients are nobles so I have never taken into consideration whether the patient can afford the medicine
Xiao Yao quickly added “And I put toothe hed “Curing an illness isn’t limited to one prescription either If the patient lived near the mountains then Yin’s prescription would be cheaper than Xiao Yao’s”
Xiao Yao smiled “Yes, and that is why medicine isn’t limited to the wealth of the fa when I opened a clinic a lot of patients were fisher Herb Manual were good but were Middle Plains plants that the fishermen were not fa local plants and my prescriptions were much better received”
Yin was incredulous: People dared to find fault with the prescription gleaned fro Herb Manual!
The Yellow Emperor said “In the vast wilderness all the environ Herb Manual is not enough, not anywhere enough! You tant to write ten more manuals to supplement it?”
Xiao Yao and Yin stared at the Yellow Ened “Not possible, it’s impossible since in the last ten thousands of years there has only been one Sheng Nong Herb Manual!”
Xiao Yao said “It’s too hard, it’s not doable!”
The Yellow E froendary miracles in his lifetime so in his mind there was no “impossible” He said “I asked you two if this task orth doing, not whether it was easy to do”
“If it’s possible to create a herb manual from all parts of the vast wilderness then it’s not just sos ever! It would benefit the people of the entire world and all their future generations Every single person!”
The Yellow E it then why not undertake the task? One word “impossible” and you don’t dare try?”
Yin and Xiao Yao gris no one dared, daring to think things no one dared Xiao Yao thought and said with certainty “As much as can be done then Even if it’s another hundred remedies then there will be people who benefit from just another hundred more”
Yin nodded: Even ten more herbs it will be beneficial”
The Yellow Eht the Yellow E of a new medical text and wanted his full assistance
Since the Yellow E and this was the first tireed
The Yellow Eroup of doctors over fro to Xiao Yue Peak
Yin and Xiao Yao started to prepare writing another medical text
Xiao Yao was so busy with the medical text discussion with the doctors she didn’t notice that it was particularly busy on Zhi Jin Su Palace was brightly lit day and night with powerful officials co in and out It had been two months since Zhuan Xu visited any of his consorts
But no o to Xiao Yue Peak to greet the Yellow Emperor
The officials and consorts chalked this up as “the Black E Yue there was anothercaused her to be sleepless every night and had no appetite She soh Zhuan Xu and knew his secret, but then she so
As summer approached the feht attack on a Gao Xing barracks south of Chi Sui and successfully conquered it It was like a dagger deep into Gao Xing by ensuring that even if the Xuan Yuan forces attacked deep into Gao Xing it would never risk having its supplies cut off because this river territory was now under Xuan Yuan control
The Black E as the Great General of the Xuan Yuan army and dispatched hi
It had been tens of thousands of years since Gao Xing fought a war The Gao Xing ar and even thesharpened The Xuan Yuan ardo and had spent the last thousands of years in battle It was as ferocious as a attacking tiger, as tough as forged stone The Xuan Yuan front line ar’s Yi He tribe He was a water power and fa territory and clie within three days Xuan Yuan had conquered two Gao Xing castles
Faced with such a colossal event the entire vast wilderness was in stunned shock
Only Xiao Yao on top of Xiao Yue Peak re She only noticed that the doctors see
Jing came to visit Xiao Yao on Xiao Yue Peak and Xiao Yao asked hiet to pay the doctors? I feel their hearts are not really into doing their jobs!”
Jing was about to respond when the Yellow E but directly stared back at the Yellow Emperor and didn’t look cowed in the least
Xiao Yao stared at the Yellow E and noticed for the first ti’s aura was not weaker than the Yellow Emperor at all She suddenly ju beforeon?”
“Girls, when you grow up you always side with youron? You go ask Zhuan Xu since neither Jing nor I want to be bla loose lipped”
Xiao Yao so rabbed the tea set and went to the kitchen to work see
When the sun was setting Xiao Yao said to Miao Pu “Go to Zhi Jin Palace and tell Hisdinner personally so if he has time come dine with us”
A half hour later Zhuan Xu arrived and saw the table was still e herbs He s? Where’s the food?”
Xiao Yao sloiped her hands “Just waiting for you to arrive”
Servants walked in with four charcoal grill platters and placed one on each dining table They then brought out all the meat that Xiao Yao already marinated – lamb chops, venison, and rabbit
Xiao Yao said to Zhuan Xu “Other than athered today in the valley Grill the leaves and the stem can be used to make soup to drink afterwards to cut down the oiliness of the , and Zhuan Xu all sat down before their own table and Xiao Yao placed the herbs she was plucking earlier on plates for the sauces
Zhuan Xu sniffed and irilled our own meat was the lantern festival last year It’s been a few years since I’ve eaten wild vegetables Every spring it crosses et”
Xiao Yao laughed “Wild vegetables have more bitterness and ets used to it then it’s tasty I figured you guys all tried it before so prepared it today” When the Yellow Eh to eat so he ate etables Zhuan Xu was a etables with rice When Jing was in Qing Shui Town every spring Lao Mu would buy wild vegetables to save ot used to it as well
Thisand the Yellow Eo match
Xiao Yao laid on the pallet with a wine cask in hand and two glass chalices Zhuan Xu took one over and Xiao Yao poured hilass chalice was soon frosted over
Zhuan Xu took a sip “Sealed in snow? It’s better than frozen with ice powers”
Xiao Yao smiled “Of course”
Zhuan Xu said “I hear fro back fro books and information on voodoo”
“I visited Jiu Li so it’s natural to be interested in voodoo”
Zhuan Xu stared at Xiao Yao “How’s your health these days?”
“Under your orders Yin gives me an annual check up Doesn’t he report to you?”
“He tells me you’re fine but how do you feel?”
“I feel fine”
“Did you break the voodoo bug linking you with Xiang Liu?”
“More or less!” Having one Jing worried about it was enough, Xiao Yao didn’t want Zhuan Xu also worried
“What do youand planted it What are you worried about? Are you worried I’ll die because ofto too many rumors Voodoo isn’t that scary and even if you don’t believe me you should believe in the Jiu Li tribe”
Zhuan Xu “It’s Xiang Liu I don’t trust You be careful and if Xiang Liu comes to see you tell me immediately”
Xiao Yao nodded “Yessir, Your majesty!”
Zhuan Xu entle to begin with so he ended up coesture that was tender and longing
Xiao Yao sipped her wine “Grandfather, Jing, and those doctors here, everyone is being weird What’s going on outside?”
Zhuan Xu played with his chalice and said nothing as he stared at the wine colors reflecting in the glass
Xiao Yao said “If I head down theso I just want to hear it frolass and sat up straight on the pallet He stared at Xiao Yao and said “I gave the order to attack Gao Xing”
Xiao Yao’s s because of her real birth identity but who knew…Xiao Yao thought she heard wrong “Zhuan Xu, repeat that again”
Zhuan Xu said “I gave the order to attack Gao Xing”
Xiao Yao bolted up and threw the glass chalice in her hand at Zhuan Xu’s head
The glass chalice struck Zhuan Xu’s head hard and the purple red wine splashed all over his hair and face
Xiao Yao turned and ran off and Zhuan Xu didn’t even bother to wipe his face before bolting after Xiao Yao
The Yellow E was about to get up but the Yellow Erabbed him and shoved him into a room and ordered the servant to close all doors and s
Xiao Yao ran into her room and slammed the door hard in Zhuan Xu’s face Zhuan Xu pounded on the door “Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao…”
Xiao Yao used her back to keep the door closed and refused to let Zhuan Xu in
“Xiao Yao, listen toto say that when our four uncles was trying to kill you back then you ran to Gao Xing and it was the Grand E to say that he took you as a disciple to teach you the zither, to govern, to train your secret guards?”
“Xiao Yao, you don’t understand!”
“I don’t understand what? Tellthat wasn’t true?”
“What you just said is all true but there is a lot more you don’t know If it wasn’t for him then I wouldn’t even be an orphan in the first place, ould I need him to take me in? You also wouldn’t have needed to wander the world alone for three hundred years”
Xiao Yao was stunned “I don’t understand”
“When Auntie told you about the past sheyou all about your real daddy But sheabout what happened in the past with the Grand Eave him or maybe Auntie wanted to protect you and not let you know”
“What past things? What are you trying to say?”
“Do you knohy our Eldest Uncle was mistakenly kill by your real daddy?”
“Mom said Eldest Uncle wanted to force Grandfather to abdicate so he had Mom concoct a potion for him that would cause a God to be unable to use his powers for a few months Who knew Eldest Uncle would accidentally drink the potion hiainst my daddy”
“It’s not Eldest Uncle anted Grandfather to abdicate It was Master who convinced Eldest Uncle to do that! He also was the one who got Auntie to make the potion and he handed it to Eldest Uncle When Auntie wasto use it That was a potion that Auntie made for Master so that he could successfully force the former Grand Emperor to abdicate When the former Grand Emperor was forcefully locked up in his palace and then mysteriously died, do you knohy there was the Five Prince Rebellion afterwards? Or why Master used such a bloody approach to deal with his own brothers? Now there is no talk about how Master become the Grand Emperor but Xiao Yao, back then you lived on Five Gods Mountain so look deep into your own memory You must still rerandfather as well He was murdered by Master! That is why the Five Princes revolted!”
Xiao Yao wanted to deny it that but the broken ments in her mind confirmed for her that what Zhuan Xu said was true She rerandfather She actually witnessed the moment he died and she remembered that her mom tearfully slapped her dad hard afterwards
Zhuan Xu sorrowfully continued “If it wasn’t for Master then our Eldest Uncle would not have died If Eldest Uncle didn’t die, then the chasm between your e!”
Xiao Yao leaned against the door and wearily said “It’s not all dad’s fault”
“Then what about ’s nefarious plan and went first to beg Master to help her, it was Master who denied Auntie!” Xiao Yao shook her head and yelled “No! That’s impossible!” That was the dad who loved and adored her, the dad who tirelessly taught Zhuan Xu everything
How could he have said no to Moo save her Fourth Uncle? But then he was indeed the same Grand Emperor who brutally killed his own five brothers!
Zhuan Xu said “When you were ser all of a sudden? Didn’t Auntie tell you that she accidentally misplaced it? You know that Master alears a white bone ring on his left pinky, right? Do you knohat that ring is ging on her hands and knees for Master to save er to made a blood oath to him But he still…said no!”
Zhuan Xu’s raspy voice said each word clearly “Xiao Yao, He Said No!”
Xiao Yao tightly clasped her hand over her round She remeers left on one hand, she asked why er Her mom said she accidentally lost it She asked her mom if it hurt? Herthe e Xiao Yao be good and spend e”
If her Fourth Uncle didn’t die, then her Fourth Auntie wouldn’t have committed suicide Then her Grandmother’s illness wouldn’t have taken a turn for the worse Then her Moo to battle… Maybe, justwould be different now…
Zhuan Xu added “And your real daddy! Even now the world continues toBo (Uncle Wind) and Yu shi+ (Teacher Rain) Do you knoho Yu shi+’s real identity was? He had another name, his real name was Yi He Nuo Nai Now no one knows anyo he was a very well known handso noble as also the Great General of Gao Xing’s Yi He tribe He was also Master’s dearest friend since childhood So much time has passed now that no one remembers any working for Qi Yo But do you think that Master would send one of his best friends to your daddy’s side for no reason whatsoever? Yes,on Master But Xiao Yao……every time I think about how my Dad didn’t need, to die, my Mom didn’t need to commit suicide in front of me Our Grandmother could have lived a few o to the battlefield You didn’t need to leavewas labored “I really can’t treat him as just my respected Master!”
Xiao Yao kept her eyes shut and felt her throat constricting so she couldn’t breath anymore
Zhuan Xu said “Master always told ratitude towards , and your dad’ I never took what he said seriously and thought he was just being modest Until I discovered the truth and now I know, Master was completely truthful to me!”
Xiao Yao remembered that on the Chi Sui river when she thanked her dad for saving her in the desert, he also said very clearly to her “This is what I owe Qing Yang, Chang Yi, and your otten that he’s et…Xiao Yao, do you reer that Fourth Auntie used to coht it daily
“Yes” Zhuan Xu scoffed “That dagger was hand forged by Master and given to er to commit suicide When Mom died, sheGao Xing because you hate him?”
“No! Towards hi Grand Emperor and I am the Xuan Yuan Black Emperor My decision is based solely as a ruler”
Xiao Yao said “But in Gao Xing there are the guys you greith, Ru So and Ju Mang, and the Ah Nian you watched coht about how they feel?”
“Ru So and Ju Mang are men and even if they oppose me they will understand my decision Ah Nian…likely will hate me Xiao Yao, I didn’t think about how they would feel nor do I care But I will accept all the consequences to come!”
“If you don’t care about hoe feel then you leave I don’t want to see you! In the future you’re not welcome at Xiao Yue Peak either!” Xiao Yao ran into the inner roohtly over her head
“Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao…” Zhuan Xu pounded on the door but heard silence back from inside the room He could have broken down the door easily with his power but he didn’t force his way inside
Zhuan Xu’s forehead wearily leaned against the door “I care about what you think!” That’s why a war that should have began three years ago got delayed ti to alert the Grand Emperor to his war intentions and sever Xiao Yao’s connection with hio in but he also didn’t bear to leave He leaned against the door and sat down on the ground, staring in desolation into the dark night
He had a plan and a strategy for everything but right now hisso instead he reo……
When heat all He was a boy but he couldn’t beat the rough and tuht He even tried to be sly and find a way to get rid of her But gradually the two of theether and when his parents both died it was Xiao Yao who kept hihtmares it was Xiao Yao who kissed him on the forehead and vowed “I will be with you forever” He didn’t believe her “You’ll get married eventually and leave me” She hurriedly said “I won’t marry anyone else, I will marry you and never leave you”
From Five Gods Mountain to Xuan Yuan Mountain, fro Mountain, Xiao Yao accompanied him each step of the way No matter what happened, no matter what state he was in, she resolutely stood beside hi tried to assassinate him, it was Xiao Yao who used her body to shi+eld his, it was Xiao Yao who endured the agony with hi to be injured but wouldn’t use Jin Xuan’s suggestion to tie hiested it then he would do it…
Late into the night, Xiao Yao figured Zhuan Xu left already and pushed open the door to look out at theabout Was she thinking about her childhood on Five Gods Mountain?
The two of theainst the door, the other perched on the , they were ether all night
When a ray of light e and knelt down in front of the door
Xiao Yao thought Xiao Xiao was kneeling towards her and gestured for her to get up but instead heard Xiao Xiao say “Your majesty, please return to Zhi Jin Su soon”
Xiao Yao was stunned and she saw in the corner of her eye Zhuan Xu appear
He sat outside the door all night long? Xiao Yao lowered her head and wouldn’t look at hi and was about to vault on his winged ride when Xiao Xiao stopped him “Your majesty, please wash your face first”
Xiao Yao looked up and Zhuan Xu looked back and in that moht Xiao Yao broke a chalice of wine on Zhuan Xu’s head and he hastily wiped before running after her so he didn’t clean hito return to Zhi Jin Palace like this If the servants saw hiiant freak out
Xiao Yao opened her door and said to Xiao Xiao “His majesty can wash up in the restroom”
Before Xiao Xiao could answer Zhuan Xu strode inside as if afraid Xiao Yao would change her mind
Xiao Yao took out Zhuan Xu’s old clothes from her closet and handed it to Xiao Xiao Zhuan Xu quickly washed up and changed, puttingout
Xiao Yao was in the courtyard and heard his footstep and looked over Zhuan Xu had a bright purple bruise on his forehead that ca him Earlier there ine streaks on his face so no one saw it but after he was cleaned up the bruise was especially noticeable
Last night Xiao Yao was so angry she used her full strength when she tossed it at Zhuan Xu He h the wound was patched up with spiritual powers it could only heal the wound but could not re
Zhuan Xu sone in two days”
Xiao Yao lowered her head and walked past Zhuan Xu to enter the house
Zhuan Xu stood there for awhile longer before getting on his winged ride and flying towards Zhi Jin Palace
Zhuan Xu’s forehead bruise naturally caused all his consorts and servants to fret over hi about what happened
Zhuan Xu said nothing and no one dared to ask hiuards and Xiao Xiao clai at the desk and accidentally hit his head Everyone kne tirelessly Zhuan Xu worked especially lately so accepted that Only E Yue didn’t believe it, but if she didn’t believe then then her guess of the real reason was evenso she chose to believe it in the end
The Yellow E on the pallet having not touched his bedding last night but the go board pieces had been ainst hiently said “Zhuan Xu is the Elass of wine at his head and beg for her forgiveness, but he would never allow an outsider to see hih much difficulty in their youth so between thestood up and bowed “I understand Thank you for the concern, Your majesty”
The Yellow E man, reme replied “I’ll remember that”
The Yellow Emperor sether”
Xiao Yao was bathed and brushi+ng her hair by the hen she saw Jing walk towards her from the canyon His one hand was behind his back and he strode forward until he was standing before her
Xiao Yao saw his clothes was still what he wore yesterday “Last night…where did you sleep?”
“I slept in the Yellow E handed a bouquet of blue baby’s breath to Xiao Yao and the tender leaves still haddew on it
Xiao Yao lowered her head to sniff and rant!”