"You, who are you...!"
The woman's beautiful face was smiling at Yu Chi Feng. Seeing Yu Chi Feng dodge, she wasn't annoyed. Instead, she lazily supported herself with one hand on the bed and used the other to lift the long hair that had fallen on her chest. The woman had an excellent figure, but her chest was flat, like a...
Yu Chi Feng suddenly froze. Just now, the situation was urgent, and he didn't examine carefully. Now he found that this person not only had a flat chest but also an Adam's apple. Clearly, it was a man.
"Oh, you've discovered it."
The "woman" spoke with a smile. Even though the voice was gentle and charming, it wasn't difficult to distinguish that it was a man's voice.
But in Yu Chi Feng's heart, although this person was beautiful, he couldn't compare to Feng Ting Liu. Feng Ting Liu was also extremely beautiful, but his beauty carried a masculine heroic spirit. The arrogance and laziness between his eyebrows were unmatched by others. The man in front of him had a feminine appearance. If it weren't for the exposed Adam's apple, it would be really difficult to discover his true identity.
"Who are you?" Yu Chi Feng frowned.
"Oh, how heartless. Facing the doctor who treats your illness, why are you so fierce?" The man picked up a lock of his own long hair with his fingers and twirled it in his hand. There was even a hint of innocence and grievance in his tone.
"Doctor?"
"Yes, I know your problem best." The man raised his slender hand and pointed to his head, smiling at Yu Chi Feng. "Thanks to my medicine, otherwise those blood clots would have made you stupid for a lifetime."
Only then did Yu Chi Feng's expression ease somewhat. He pursed his lips. After all, he was still vigilant against this unknown man, but he still said thanks: "Thank you, Doctor."
"No need, no need. I just came to check on my patient - oh, Young Master Feng is about to get up. You serve him first, and I'll check your pulse later. Such a good research subject, I can't let it go." The man unceremoniously leaned against the bedside, with his legs crossed on the bed, looking like he was taking over someone else's territory. Suddenly, he remembered something and laughed: "I almost forgot to introduce myself. Yu Ji. Just call me A Ji."
"Doctor Yu, I'll take my leave now."
Yu Chi Feng only called him the most distant title and bowed to him. Yu Ji was sitting on his bed with his legs exposed, and he really couldn't stand it. With a red neck, he turned and left. Leaving Yu Ji in the room with a suppressed laugh.
Fortunately, Yu Chi Feng didn't miss the time. When he entered the room with a wooden basin of warm water, Feng Ting Liu just sat up on the bed. He skillfully knelt at the person's feet to help put on shoes, but was pulled up by a strand of his black ponytail by Feng Ting Liu and put under his nose to smell.
"Young Master..." Yu Chi Feng felt his mouth dry and hurriedly lowered his head to continue putting on shoes for him, not daring to look.
"The fragrance of medicine. Yu Ji is here."
"Yes, Young Master. He said he wants to check my pulse."
"Don't worry about him. Let him wait." Feng Ting Liu dropped that strand of hair, got up and raised his arms. Yu Chi Feng then took the prepared clothes and put them on for him.
"Naturally, serving Young Master is more important." Yu Chi Feng had a faint smile on his lips and carefully tied the sash.
Feng Ting Liu let out a light hum, seemingly satisfied with his reply.
Because he needed to practice martial arts in the morning, Feng Ting Liu didn't wear the thin clothes from yesterday but changed into a set of white martial arts outfit. The lower part was actually a luxurious gold color, with willow leaf patterns embroidered with gold thread. The martial arts outfit made his waist look narrow and his hips lookQiao. More importantly, it matched Yu Chi Feng's black and white martial arts outfit very well.
"This outfit suits Young Master very well." Yu Chi Feng sincerely praised.
"You talk a lot today." Feng Ting Liu glanced at him, but there was no dissatisfaction in his tone.
Yu Chi Feng smiled and handed him the hair tie for tying his hair.
Feng Ting Liu's black hair was tied up, and a few strands of broken hair swayed gently by his ears in the wind. The beautiful and heroic eyebrows and eyes were completely revealed, and they were even more tantalizing when set off by the ponytail.
After Feng Ting Liu finished getting himself ready, he took the sword placed on the sword stand and stepped into the courtyard.
Yu Chi Feng felt the cool morning breeze blowing in through the window, dissipating the heat on his body. He gave a wry smile. At this moment, he didn't know if staying was right or wrong. The person in front of him was too attractive to him. Staying by his side for even one more second was a painful and sweet torture.
Today was indeed a suitable day for practicing martial arts. The morning light was slightly visible, but the annoying hot sun was blocked by layers of clouds. The gentle breeze blew, causing the weeping willows in the courtyard to rustle.
That Yu Ji had actually moved to the pavilion in the main courtyard. There were snacks and a teapot with tea cups in front of him. Apparently, some servants had come to serve him. Feng Ting Liu gave him a casual glance and didn't speak. He stood in the middle of the courtyard and drew his long sword.
The sword seemed to have a sense of it, emitting a deafening hum. When the sword was drawn, it cut through the morning dew that had been blown off the willow tree.
Yu Chi Feng poured out the water in the wooden basin and returned to the courtyard. Seeing this beautiful scene of a person and a sword, he couldn't help but hold his breath. He stood aside and watched quietly. Seeing that Feng Ting Liu was absorbed in the sword, he freely swept his gaze over every inch of his body.
Feng Ting Liu naturally didn't notice. He held the long sword and made a flower behind him. The sound of the sword cutting through the air made a series of vibrations. His arm muscles tensed. As the sword flower moved in front of him, he suddenly took a step forward and the long sword lunged straight out!
The strength of the sword energy was so strong that it could cut through the void. Only a sound of ripping silk was heard, and another deep mark was added to the thick tree trunk in front of Feng Ting Liu.
Looking closely, there were several deep marks lined up on that tree. Some had turned into bumps under the tree's self-healing, while others were still deep, enough to show the strength of Feng Ting Liu's internal energy.
Seeing this swordsmanship, Yu Ji in the pavilion pretended to applaud. After only two claps, he continued to eat the snacks on the plate.
Yu Chi Feng's eyes closely followed Feng Ting Liu, watching the frequent sword moves in his hand, and his heart itched. He guessed that he should also know martial arts. Otherwise, why would he be so impulsive and want to compete with Feng Ting Liu?
Feng Ting Liu swung his long sword, and only a "whoosh -" was heard. The fallen leaves were precisely cut into two sections by the sword energy and swayed to the ground.
While Feng Ting Liu was practicing the sword, Yu Ji over there couldn't sit still. Yu Ji waved at Yu Chi Feng and pointed to the seat next to him.
Yu Chi Feng hesitated and glanced at Feng Ting Liu. Feng Ting Liu caught Yu Ji's small gesture in his peripheral vision. Without stopping his sword moves, he said, "Go."
Only then did Yu Chi Feng walk from one side to the pavilion and sit in the seat next to Yu Ji, placing his hand on the table and waiting for Yu Ji to take his pulse.
Yu Ji wasn't in a hurry. He took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands clean before placing his fingertip on it. He teased: "Brother Yu, you really look like a big dog like this."
"I am Young Master's guard, so of course I must follow Young Master's orders." Yu Chi Feng's tone was matter-of-fact, and he silently added in his heart that he was also the dog raised by the Young Master.
"Wow, you're still a loyal dog." Yu Ji smiled and finally quieted down. After taking the pulse for a moment, he frowned and said: "It has improved somewhat. It seems that my treatment is effective. However, the medicine still needs to be taken on time. Once every five days this month, and we'll see the situation next month."
"What about the injury in my head..."
"Don't worry. Taking the medicine on time, the blood clots will disappear sooner or later. But the time is hard to say. It could be one month, it could be a whole year, or it could be ten or twenty years. It's not certain." While speaking, Yu Ji took out paper and a pen to write the prescription. His handwriting was as messy as a tangle of weeds, and Yu Chi Feng couldn't make out anything after looking at it for a long time.
"That's good. Thank you, Doctor."
"And the injuries on your body. The medicine was changed once before you woke up, and it's almost healed. I'll come again when it's time for the next change of medicine. Don't touch water. You can only wipe your body."
Yu Ji gave some more details. While the two were talking, Feng Ting Liu also sheathed his long sword over there and walked towards the two. When Yu Chi Feng saw this, he quickly stood up and said: "I'll go draw the bath water."
Feng Ting Liu waved his hand. "Go."
Yu Ji's gaze swept back and forth between the two, and he narrowed his eyes and revealed a mysterious smile. He left the medicine package and waved his hand to leave.
There were indeed many things to be busy with after practicing the sword. Yu Chi Feng drew the bath water, carefully added cold water to adjust it to the most suitable temperature for a bath, and also put the already prepared medicine package into it. Then he had to prepare a change of clothes and a dry towel to change Feng Ting Liu's clothes.
Feng Ting Liu entered behind the screen to bathe with his undergarments on. Yu Chi Feng then took his removed clothes to be washed. While he was bathing, Yu Chi Feng boiled the medicine that Yu Ji left into a decoction.
A bowl of medicinal decoction emitted a strong bitter taste. Even though Yu Chi Feng wasn't afraid of bitterness, he couldn't help but frown tightly. He pinched his nose and gulped down the medicinal decoction, and supported himself on the table, coughing for a while before he could catch his breath. He couldn't help but suspect that Yu Ji had done something to the medicine...
He took the medicine bowl to be washed but suddenly found some medicine dregs left at the bottom of the bowl. When he was boiling the medicine, he didn't pay attention to the medicinal materials in the medicine package - he also didn't recognize them. Now, upon a closer look, there was actually a faintly net-like fragment in the medicine dregs, not like a plant, but more like an insect wing.
Yu Chi Feng felt a chill down his spine. He vaguely guessed that insects were used as medicine, but he still couldn't help but drink several more bowls of water. He thought to himself that this Yu Ji didn't seem like an easy person to deal with.
He put down the bowl and hurriedly went to serve Feng Ting Liu out of the bath. In this way, only he was busy in the inner courtyard, but he didn't feel tired.
Feng Ting Liu changed into a new set of clothes and sat in the pavilion, supporting his cheek with one hand, watching Yu Chi Feng scoop porridge and set the dishes for him.
The porridge was a salty one with sliced sea cucumbers in it, emitting a rich and fresh flavor. It was accompanied by the sugar cake, a unique specialty of the kitchen, which was cut into small pieces that could be picked up with chopsticks. It tasted sweet but not greasy. There were also various relatively light dishes that were easy to eat and properly matched.
Feng Ting Liu ate elegantly. After finishing a small bowl of hot porridge, he asked Yu Chi Feng to scoop another bowl from the casserole. Yu Chi Feng carefully scooped it and gently stirred the hot porridge with a spoon until it was at a suitable temperature before handing it to Feng Ting Liu's bowl.
Suddenly, Feng Ting Liu asked: "Have you taken the medicine Yu Ji gave you?"
Yu Chi Feng was stunned upon hearing this and replied: "Yes, thank you for your concern, Young Master."
Feng Ting Liu stared into his eyes for a while, confirming that there was no falsehood in his words, before lowering his head to continue sipping the hot porridge in the spoon.
"Well, I don't want to raise a sickly dog either. In this regard, just listen to him."
"Yes."
Just as Feng Ting Liu was putting the last spoonful of porridge into his mouth, a sudden rush of hurried and disorderly footsteps came from outside the courtyard. The two looked up and saw Xia Yi hurriedly running in, with the Taoist crown on his head crooked and tilted to one side.
Feng Ting Liu asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
"Oh! Yang Laowu, the duck seller on West Street, was chopped by Zhang Dou, the tofu seller! Chopped to death! There's blood everywhere!" Xia Yi said while gasping for breath.
Yu Chi Feng was shocked to hear this. He didn't expect that such a peaceful and tranquil place would also have a murder. But Feng Ting Liu seemed unsurprised. He picked up a tea cup beside him to rinse his mouth and suddenly glanced at Yu Chi Feng.
"Why are you reporting such a trivial matter to me?"
"That Yang Laowu was brought into the city by you! Just a month ago, the one who came back with the merchant caravan!" Xia Yi thought Feng Ting Liu had forgotten and quickly said.
"I remember."
"Then..."
"Just handle it according to the rules. Yu Chi Feng, you go with Xia Yi."