novelhk Chapter 254 Aspiration
Chapter 254 Aspiration
Zhou Chang chased after him, most importantly to find out who had given the wooden sign.
Unfortunately, the little Taoist priest is very young, but he runs very fast.
Zhou Chang chased for a long time but failed to catch up with him. He saw him turn a corner and disappear.
When she chased to the corner, she could only see from afar a tall and thin figure in a dark grey robe and a Hunyuan hat disappearing into the distance.
On the quiet streets, there is a scene of immortality, elegance and grace.
Taoist Master Yun Huazi who prefers grace over warmth.
Although Zhou Chang didn't see his face, he was sure of it at a glance.
"Your Highness..." Zhong Yu and Shouhou also caught up.
"Your Highness, did you see who sent this wooden sign?" When Zhong Yu took a breath and looked up again, he could no longer see anything.
Zhou Chang stroked the wooden sign in his hand. It was as cold and hard as iron. The coldness penetrated his palm and felt heavy in his heart. He sighed, "Alas... It's that Taoist Master Yun Huazi."
"It seems that the old Taoist priest is worried, so he came to take a look in person." The skinny monkey didn't take it seriously. "But he gave the prince a wooden token that looks like brown sugar. It's not a royal token, and it can't be eaten. What's the use of it?"
"Who knows?" Zhou Chang didn't think this wooden sign was of any use. Even after such a long time, no one from the other plane had placed an order.
Zhong Yuze sighed, "A master is a master. If it weren't for Taoist Master Yun Huazi, many people would have lost their lives. It was also because of the prince's sincerity that moved the heavens. I heard that Taoist Master Yun Huazi traveled around the world for decades and didn't come back to Chaotian Temple for ten years. This time when he came back, he unexpectedly ran into him."
"Yes, what a coincidence." Zhou Chang thought the wooden plaque was exquisite. He thought about asking Aunt Jing to make a ribbon for her so that she could wear it around her waist. After all, Prince Yi was so poor that he didn't even have jade pendants. But he said, "Anyway, it's good that he didn't find fault with me and blamed me for selling the prescription privately."
Zhong Yu shook his head slowly, still looking at the direction where Yuan Huazi disappeared: "Your Highness's original intention is to save the people from danger. How could a master like Taoist Yuan Huazi not see it? As long as a person's intention is upright, even if there are some changes in the means, he will never deviate from his original intention. Your Highness knows this truth, and I know it, so how could Taoist not know it?"
"Aspiration?" Zhou Chang seemed to understand but not quite, but he had passed Yun Huazi's test.
The three of them turned around and went back. Yuan Qi was still waiting there, and seemed ready to leave as well.
"Ah..." Zhou Chang was just about to go up and say a few more words when suddenly a howling sound came from the place where porridge and medicine were distributed in the blockade area.
"What happened again?" Zhou Chang nodded to Yuan Qi, indicating that he could not see him off. He turned around and walked towards the medicine shed.
Zhong Yu and Shouhou naturally followed.
Yuan Qi, however, left his maid Lu Ju and followed.
"Please be kind, please be kind, gentlemen, please have mercy on us, an orphan and a widow, and give us another packet of medicine." The crying voice of a middle-aged woman was particularly prominent amid the noise.
"No, you've already received today's share." The officer shouted and tried to drive the man away.
Zhou Chang felt the voice sounded familiar and walked closer. It was indeed the woman from the Zhang family who was carrying a younger boy on her back and holding an older but frail girl in her arms. She was kneeling on the ground and begging bitterly.
Zhong Yu recognized her at the same time and hurried forward to ask, "Sister-in-law Zhang, what happened?"
The woman from the Zhang family saw Zhong Yu again, knelt down and took two steps forward, crying and begging Zhong Yu: "Ah, Mr. Zhong, please save Zhaodi, save Zhaodi."
Zhou Chang still had some impression of the girl in her arms.
A few days ago, the girl could still walk on her own, but now her eyes were closed and her face was pale. She let the woman from the Zhang family shake her without moving a muscle.
"Zhao Di?" Zhong Yu turned his gaze to the little girl, "Did she take the medicine, or is she not feeling well?"
Mrs. Zhang only begged: "Mr. Zhong, can you please ask them to give me another dose of medicine?"
"Let the medical officer take a look first." Zhou Chang reminded from behind.
Zhong Yu waved to the doctor across the fence and said, "Please take a look at the girl."
The medical officer on duty inside the fence came over immediately.
First, signaled Mrs. Zhang to put the girl on the ground.
Then, the medical officer knelt on one knee to feel the girl's pulse and rolled his eyes. It didn't take a moment. He stood up and shook his head towards Zhou Chang: "It's too late."
“What? It’s no longer possible…?” Zhong Yu’s figure shook.
Zhou Chang and Shouhou went forward to help at the same time.
"Ah..." The woman from the Zhang family on the other side burst into tears when she heard this conclusion.
Zhong Yu was held by Zhou Chang and Shou Hou, but fortunately he did not faint on the spot. His eyes were full of compassion and pain, and he murmured inaudibly: "What is happening? Brother Zhang, eldest brother, you just died unfortunately, and now it's my daughter's turn. Why, why..."
The skinny monkey hurriedly helped Zhong Yu take out the white porcelain gourd bottle, opened the bottle cap, and sniffed the medicinal oil under his nose.
Zhou Chang watched from the side and felt distressed. Although the girl in his memory was ill, her eyes were bright and lively, and she could breathe and walk.
And now, the girl can only lie quietly on the ground, thin and weak, as if she would be blown away by a gust of wind.
In sharp contrast to the girl, it was her mother. Mrs. Zhang cried and wailed, wishing that everyone in the world could hear her cries: "No, no..., Zhaodi, Zhaodi..."
It turned out that the girl's name was Zhaodi, but they didn't know her name until after her death.
Mrs. Zhang cried and shook her daughter's body violently, as if trying to wake her up.
The girl didn't react.
Mrs. Zhang grabbed the hem of the doctor's hand and said, "Please be kind, please be kind. Please take another look at her and give her another pack of medicine. Maybe she will get better after taking it. Zhaodi has always been in good health and rarely gets sick..."
The medical officer knew that the woman from the Zhang family was acquainted with Zhong Yu, and because Prince Yi and Zhong Yu were both present, he could not say much and just looked at Zhong Yu for help.
After Zhong Yu smelled the medicinal oil, he recovered a little from his shock, broke away from the two people supporting him, and took two steps forward, as if to see the girl's face more clearly.
After a long while, he was unwilling to believe it, so he asked: "Sister-in-law Zhang, have you given the child medicine on time? If he had taken the medicine on time, Zhaodi would have looked healthy and lively, and this wouldn't have happened..."
Zhang's sister-in-law's crying subsided, and she answered in a low voice, "Yes."
Zhong Yu turned to the doctor again and said, "Doctor Hu, do you think the dosage of medicine given to the child is enough?"
Doctor Hu's surname was Hu, but he was very clear in his words. He said, "Of course it is enough. For children under twelve or thirteen, the dosage is halved. So far, I have never heard of a child who did not see any effect after taking the medicine. This girl looks no more than ten years old, so it is definitely enough."
"Zhaodi is twelve, not thirteen. She just looks younger than other kids her age," Mrs. Zhang said, tears still on her face. She looked dazed. "She would have been able to get married in two years. She shouldn't have died like this. Please, please think of a solution."
"Sister-in-law Zhang, is the medicine brewed incorrectly? Could you please ask Doctor Hu to take another look at the boy?" It turned out that Zhong Yu asked so many questions because he was worried that something might happen to Mr. Zhang's son.