Upon seeing this, Rune imdiately tried to dismount, but was stopped by a wave from Zhu Yu.
"I’ll go." She shook her head at Lu Qing. "You saw with your own eyes the appearance of those people on the road just now. I reckon the locals around here are also quite afraid of them.
Although Rune doesn’t have a ferocious appearance, his deanor easily reveals he’s a martial artist. If this family gets scared and refuses to let us into their yard to rest and have a drink, or they don’t dare to refuse and feel compelled to nod, then they probably wouldn’t feel like speaking."
Lu Qing listened to her and felt it made perfect sense, nodding in agreent as he watched Zhu Yu jump off the horse and walk directly towards the house’s gate.
Zhu Yu intentionally smiled kindly in advance, walking slowly towards the child so as not to scare them, but the child bolted away before she could get close, moving so swiftly that it startled her.
"Don’t..." She wanted to call out to the child but feared it would frighten them more, so she swallowed her words back down.
The child ran straight back into the house, and soon a man who appeared to be a farr in his forties ca out, looking anxiously outward. Seeing a fair-skinned, dium-height teenager standing at the gate, his expression imdiately relaxed.
"Brother!" Zhu Yu quickly spoke politely as the adult of the household appeared, "I am traveling with my Master and uncle in the area, practicing dicine. Passing through here, the blazing sun is unbearable and I am exceedingly thirsty. I wonder if you could kindly allow us to disturb you for a mont and have a drink of water?"
"Oh, oh, please co in! Please co in!" The farr, hearing that the visitors were a doctor and apprentice, quickly invited Zhu Yu inside. "It’s just so water, of course, you are welco to it!
Don’t be polite, please co in!"
Although the farr was so enthusiastic, Zhu Yu was cautious not to let her guard down. She didn’t rush inside, but instead turned around with a gesture of excitent, calling out to Lu Qing and the others in the distance, "Master! This kind-hearted brother is willing to let us rest and have a drink in his yard. Co over here!"
Hearing her call, Lu Qing and the others led the horses over.
The farr from afar was initially startled when he saw Fu Lu, becoming a bit nervous, but upon clearly seeing Yan Daoxin and Lu Qing, he seed to relax, as these two had a transcendent, otherworldly coolness, and an unexplainable, inexplicable nobleness about them. Even in ordinary clothes, they didn’t seem like common doctors.
Anyway, those terrifying people he feared could never carry such an aura and deanor.
"Thank you, kind sir, for allowing us to rest and quench our thirst here." Lu Qing cupped his hand towards the farr. "Though our two attendants may seem rough in appearance, they are actually very kind-hearted. If you feel uneasy seeing them, I could have them wait outside the yard."
"No, no, that wouldn’t do!" The farr quickly said, feeling a bit embarrassed, as he hurried forward to grab the arms of Rune and Fu Lu to lead them in first. "Our ho is just an ordinary farmhouse, nothing significant.
You all are doctors willing to co and sit, drink water and rest in our humble place, showing us such honor. How inappropriate to have you stand outside in the yard!
It is indeed hot today. Please quickly co in. There’s so shade under the big tree in our yard where you can sit and rest for a while. The well is just beside it, I will fetch you so water.
Ah, our well water, in sumr, it’s cold and sweet, really soothing and cooling. Please wait a bit, I will go fetch you so water!"
Rune quickly followed with a smile: "Brother, our master feels bad bothering others this way. Let help you fetch the water!"
"Eh, alright, co along then!" The farr agreed readily, seemingly not wishing Rune to feel any disdain from him earlier.
Zhu Yu, watching on the side, understood well: not wishing to cause unnecessary trouble for others is one thing, while noticing the farr’s genuinely friendly and warm attitude, starkly different from people they’d encountered along the way, is another matter.
Rune, fearing perhaps other underlying motives from the farr, wanted to ensure nothing shady was done while fetching water.
Soon, Rune helped the farr fetch the water, he didn’t use the bowl the farr provided, but instead held the bucket with one hand, filling Yan Daoxin and Lu Qing’s water bags right from it.
The farr watched, wide-eyed: "This... brother has quite the strength! Holding this bucket with both hands is hard for , yet you manage it steadily with one hand! Truly remarkable!"
Rune glanced at the farr, who appeared to be soone accustod to farm work, not particularly strong but rather sturdy.
"This strength of mine," Rune responded with a simple smile to the farr, "is honed from daily help grinding and pounding dicine for the master."
"Aye, indeed, no work is ever in vain!" The farr praised earnestly, giving Rune a thumbs up.
Yan Daoxin was the first to take his water pouch from Rune, gulping eagerly, the water going down with a satisfied sigh, nodding to Lu Qing and Zhu Yu: "This water is truly ice-cold and sweet, indeed refreshing."
With these words, Lu Qing felt reassured, taking his water pouch from Rune, pausing slightly before handing it to Zhu Yu, drinking a few gulps himself first, then handing it to Zhu Yu: "Alright, stop looking eagerly!
You’re never short of food, clothing, or drink, how could I, as your master, deny you a drop of water?"
Zhu Yu, grinning, took the water pouch and drank as well.
The farr watched, noticing how they interacted with each other so amiably and warmly, he also relaxed a lot, grinning as he remarked: "At that young age, it’s always like that.
My eldest son was the sa when he was staying ho; knowing he wouldn’t miss out on any food or drink, he’d still eye things eagerly!"
After he finished speaking, he quickly added, "Just drinking water won’t be enough for the heat, I have a apricot tree in the back, the fruit is sour and sweet, perfect to eat. Let pick so for you!"
"No need to rush." Lu Qing quickly motioned Rune to stop the farr, his eyes sweeping over the obviously dilapidated house nearby, "I’m very straightforward, please don’t mind .
I noticed your family seems quite tight on resources, please don’t trouble yourselves too much hosting us, we’d truly feel guilty."
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