Chapter 164: Chapter 163: Master Buqiu is Particular
Qin Liuxi once again ca to Yu Changkong’s side, where she laid out several books of Qin Dunjia and Taoist scriptures.
“Is Mr. Changkong still interested in Qin Dunjia?” Qin Liuxi put down her dicine box and asked with a smile.
Yu Changkong gave a respectful bow towards her and said, “I learned a bit about Qin Dunjia when I was a child. Now I’m just picking it up again to kill ti, listening to Sifang recite it.”
“It’s alright, in a few days you’ll be able to read and interpret it by yourself,” Qin Liuxi said nonchalantly.
These words, however, made Yu Changkong’s heart skip a beat.
Sifang said, “It’s all thanks to Master Buqiu, otherwise the young master would not have thought of listening to Sifang read.”
In the past years, the young master was like stagnant water, uninterested in everything, and even playing the qin made others feel distressingly lonely.
“Stop chattering,” Yu Changkong chided lightly.
Sifang stuck out his tongue.
“One can only step forward if they are willing to do so,” Qin Liuxi said with a smile, and without further ado, she approached and removed the cloth from his eyes, carefully examined his eyes, then checked his pulse and said, “The pulse is alright, you’ve rested well. Today’s acupuncture will be the sa as yesterday’s; we’ll change it tomorrow.”
Sifang, now familiar with the routine, helped Yu Changkong to sit by the edge of the bed, then watched as Qin Liuxi washed her hands in the clean water beside her, and stood by.
“I’ll be administering acupuncture, you can go prepare the dicine,” Qin Liuxi said. “It will be more comfortable to apply a hot compress after massaging the eyes.”
Sifang looked towards Yu Changkong, “Young master?”
“Go ahead, you can’t help with the acupuncture,” Yu Changkong said.
Only then did Sifang leave.
Qin Liuxi sat beside Yu Changkong on a round stool and said, “I’m going to start.”
“Alright.”
The sa acupuncture points as yesterday, but when the needles were inserted, there was slightly less pain. Yu Changkong noticed this, yet remained impassive and asked, “The Mystic Sect has declined over the years, yet I didn’t expect it to produce a master like you. Li City truly is a place of outstanding people and spirituality.”
Qin Liuxi administered the acupuncture steadily, gently kneading and said, “Mr. Changkong, you too are aware of the Mystic Sect’s decline, and it seems you didn’t have much faith in it before?”
Yu Changkong was silent for a while, then said, “Actually, ever since my parents tragically died, I lost faith in both the Buddhist and Taoist sects. If Heavenly Dao were just, why would it allow to encounter such misfortune?”
Qin Liuxi nodded in agreent, “Heavenly Dao is indeed unjust.”
Yu Changkong was taken aback, “You’re not going to argue?”
“I won’t argue. Since you know about the Mystic Sect, you must know about the theory of the Five Disadvantages and Three Deficiencies, right? Like now, I’m treating you and taking consultation fees from you. If I don’t give so away to do good deeds, these consequences of the Five Disadvantages and Three Deficiencies will inevitably fall upon . Tell , is the Heavenly Dao fair?”
Yu Changkong found himself at a loss for words, so was this reluctance?
“Treating illnesses is easy, but if I were to save soone destined to die, then it’s over, I directly face the consequences.”
Yu Changkong exclaid, “Have you experienced it? Which consequence?”
“Crippled,” Qin Liuxi said. “How old was I? Ten, or eleven? I forget, I was young and didn’t believe in curses, so I saved soone destined to die and then I went blind.”
Yu Changkong trembled, utterly astonished, “Blind?”
“Mmm-hmm,” Qin Liuxi said. “But it was only for a period of ti, once the karmic punishnt passed, I gradually recovered!”
Yu Changkong never imagined that her practice of dicine and saving lives also involved bearing such karmic consequences, and said, “Then it truly is unjust!”
“Exactly, if it weren’t for my lack of power, I would certainly rebel against it!”
Boom!
Yu Changkong was startled, “Is that thunder? Is it going to rain?”
Qin Liuxi placed the final needle and said, “Don’t panic, it’s just a warning for not to defy the unalterable path!”
Yu Changkong: “!”
Inexplicably felt like laughing.
Qin Liuxi sat behind him, gently massaging the acupoints on his head.
Yu Changkong asked again, “Suddenly becoming blind, are you afraid?”
“Not afraid!”
“Why?”
“Do I need to be afraid?” Qin Liuxi said with a smile, “I am very capable, I can survive even being blind.”
Yu Changkong chuckled, “I am not as good as you.”
“I have known the cause and effect for a long ti, so I was ntally prepared. But you lost your parents and were overwheld with emotions, naturally it’s hard to accept. You have the right to feel sad because they were your parents, not so irrelevant people. It’s inevitable that you don’t want to accept this fact and face it.”
Yu Changkong’s eyes felt sowhat warm, and he said, “But they think that the children of the Yu Family should not waste their ti dwelling on such sadness.”
“Are the children of the Yu Family not mortals?” Qin Liuxi smiled and said, “It’s human nature to be detached from things that don’t concern oneself. Why force them to empathize with you? It’s not worth it!”
Yu Changkong was silent for a while: “Indeed, it won’t happen anymore.”
They are not worth it.
As they talked, they continued with the treatnt. After a whole set of procedures, the diagnosis and treatnt were finished, and it was almost noon.
“Master, while I was out procuring, I saw soone picking out several baskets of crabs. They looked quite plump, so I bought so,” Uncle Qian asked Qin Liuxi, “I don’t know if the Master can eat them? Will it conflict with the dicinal effects?”
Qin Liuxi glanced at the fresh and plump crabs crawling in the baskets, couldn’t help salivating, and said, “I can eat them, but crabs are of cold nature, shouldn’t eat too much, Mr. Changkong should just taste a little.”
Yu Changkong, however, caught the swallowing action she just made, a barely visible smile appeared on his lips, and he said, “In that case, why not have the Master stay for a al with us? After all, I won’t eat much. Uncle Qian always buys more than needed, it would be a waste not to eat it.”
“Right, we have three baskets,” Uncle Qian also said.
Qin Liuxi looked at the crabs and said, “How can I accept this.”
Yu Changkong instructed, “Uncle Qian, steam a basket for us, and warm up a pot of yellow wine.”
“Okay, Master and the Master, please wait a mont.”
Seeing the situation, Qin Liuxi said, “It’s hard to refuse such hospitality; I’ll accept it without being polite.”
Autumn was almost over, but she had been so busy this year that she hadn’t had a chance to eat a single crab, all thanks to a certain unscrupulous master who stole incense money.
Moving to the scenic pavilion, a plate of crabs was quickly served, along with a pot of yellow wine, two small wine cups, and Sifang was attending at the side, breaking apart the crabs, preparing to pick the at.
“First for the Master,” Yu Changkong stated.
Qin Liuxi responded, “No need, eating crabs, you definitely have to do it yourself.”
She rolled up her sleeve, and Sifang glanced at her hand, blurting out, “The Master’s hand is as white as snow.” Set against the stead reddish-gold crabs, it seed even whiter.
Qin Liuxi took the small silver scissors, snipped off a few crab legs, lifted the crab shell, revealing the golden crab roe, her eyes lit up with desire as she exclaid, “Really plump. What did you say, Sifang?”
“Ah, I an…”
“Sifang, pick the at for .” Yu Changkong ‘looked’ over, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, it’s improper to stare, how can one speak of another person like that.
Realizing his faux pas, Sifang hurriedly said, “Sifang spoke out of turn, please don’t take offense, Master Buqiu.”
As he spoke, he looked at Qin Liuxi, but she, completely oblivious to what he said, had already eaten all the crab roe and crab at, even took a sip of wine, beside her, a crab with complete whiskers and tail was reassembled!
Sifang: “!”
Master Buqiu’s taste, truly extraordinary, even eating crabs is done with such ticulousness!
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