Chapter 23: Chapter 23: “Poison (1)”
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
A servant pushed Jun Qing to the side of the lotus pond in the backyard to view the lotus flowers in full bloom. Jun Qing, however, was not in the mood to appreciate it.
Hearing small footsteps from the side, Jun Qing turned his wheelchair in that direction and smiled as he saw a slightly flushed Jun Wu Xie.
"You are finally willing to come out?" Jun Qing asked feigning annoyance.
Ever since Jun Xian permitted Jun Wu Xie to study medicine, she was practically a shut-in, only going to her pharmacy and nowhere else. Such an appearance was rare indeed.
Jun Wu Xie looked at her uncle who was smiling dotingly at her. She was slightly surprised as her body had undergone intensive conditioning through the special lotus seed and tears, although she has yet to cultivate any spiritual power, her footsteps have become very light. Unless she was in the person's line of sight otherwise anyone within five steps from her would not be able to discover her presence.
However this time she clearly had just entered the spacious backyard and her Uncle who was facing the lotus pond knew right from the start that it was her. His hearing was too amazing!
"Uncle's legs were injured on the battlefield?" Jun Wu Xie searched hard through the fragments of memories related to this little uncle of hers but not much information could be obtained. From her memory, Jun Qing had always been sitting on a wheelchair and had rarely talked about his legs, only once at a family feast had he mentioned that he was injured on the battlefield.
"Yes." Jun Qing answered.
"It isn't an ordinary injury, right?" Jun Wu Xie pressed on as she was certain that there was more to it than a simple battle wound. When he was injured, Lin Palace was at its prime where all the superior doctors from all around would be invited to heal him.
When Jun Wu Xie fell off the cliff, her injuries were very serious as well, with broken bones as one of the main bane. Within a month, she was able to walk hence a simple wound from the battlefield should not have any reason to take away his ability to walk.
"It's poison, I was stabbed in the back by the enemy with a fatal poison. If not for your Grandfather, I'm afraid you won't have any Uncle to talk to. He was able to get Qing Yun Clan's Sovereign to heal me, " he said melancholy, as he raised his hem at his waist to expose a hideous scar.
Although the wound was over a decade old, there was still a trace of dark purple surrounding it.
"Qing Yun Clan?" she slightly frowned.
"Your Grandfather traded our family heirloom in exchange for his help." Jun Qing quickly explained and attempted to clarify as he thought of the deep enmity between Qing Yun Clan's Bai Yun Xian and his niece.
Previously when Jun Wu Xie had told Jun Xian of her intentions to pursue her future in medicine, he had wanted to suggest to enrol in Qing Yun Clan as that was the mecca of medical studies in this world.
Unfortunately, with Mo Xuan Fei and Bai Yun Xian's entanglement, having her join Qing Yun Clan was no longer possible.
"Let me look at Uncle's leg." Jun Wu Xie had never once thought of that pair of adulterers.
"Okay." He quickly obliged and rolled up his pants.
Jun Qing's legs were pale and slender, if not for that injury, this pair of legs which were once robust and strong was now reduced to a pair of thin and weak legs. After more than a decade of not utilizing the leg muscles, they shrunk and now his upper body and legs were very out of proportion.
Chapter 24: Chapter 24: “Poison (2)”
Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Jun Wu Xie started to examine his legs as she applied pressure over a few areas. "Are you not able to feel anything at all?"
"Occasionally a few chills, but not very obvious." He replied.
She continued to examine his legs and finally after some time she looked up and asked: "Uncle, do you trust me?" She asked calmly.
"Of course!" He smiled warmly at her.
Jun Wu Xie looked around her surroundings and her gaze landed on the lotus pond, as her eyes flashed a trace of excitement.
"These lotus flowers are so beautiful, take for instance this lotus here in full bloom. Hmmm… I wonder if Uncle likes to eat lotus seeds?" She casually asked.
Jun Qing gave a quick thought and replied: "I do eat them occasionally."
"I just picked some yesterday and thought they tasted really good! Would you like to try some as well?" She asked again in a casual tone.
"Of course I would, it's been handpicked by you." He happily agreed. His own little niece was now so sensible. If it was before, even if she ever picked any lotus seeds, the first person she would give it to would be Mo Xuan Fei!
"Uncle, open your mouth," she added.
Jun Qing was surprised although he didn't know what she was up to but as a doting Uncle, all he wanted was for his niece to be happy so he listened to her and obediently opened his mouth.
As soon as he did that, Jun Wu Xie immediately flicked the lotus seed into his mouth and before he could even react, she closed his mouth and tilted his head up forcing him to swallow it down.
"...…." From her 'gentle feeding" method, he almost choked out tears.
Just when he thought she was finally getting more sensible, the way she did things was still a little….rough.
Jun Wu Xie can't be blamed for crude method of feeding medicine. It's just that it was never in her genes to begin with. With regards to patients who refused to eat medications, she always had a single thought- that was to have the patient eat it and her method was crude but effective without room for resistance.
"Isn't it delicious?" She inquired.
Jun Qing looked at her with a dumbfounded expression. She simply shoved it down his throat! When did he get the luxury to taste it?
"Mmmm.... Delicious." He coaxed her.
"Then I shall leave first." After doing what she came for, she whizzed away back to her courtyard.
Jun Qing stared at her back as left, feeling a little baffled. This little girl came all the way here and after talking so much, it was merely to feed him a lotus seed?
"Master's body still has some remnants of poison, as the lotus seed is of cooling nature, would you like me to brew a bowl of ginger soup to warm you up?" The 'servant' who had been standing behind him all this while broke the silence. If one looked closely, this man had a tall and robust stature, with his stoic expression, one would think he resembled nothing like a servant.
Jun Qing raised his hands, "There's no need to kick up a big fuss over a single lotus seed. I'm not that weak."
That man no longer pursued on and said his thoughts out loud. "Little Miss seems a little different lately."
Ever since Jun Qing was injured, he had been tending to him for over a decade and had watched Jun Wu Xie grow up. He never had a good impression of her due to her lofty and arrogant nature hence he did not even bother to greet her when he saw her.
"You think so too?" Jun Qing's lips curved upwards as he gave a deep thought. With a trace of nostalgia, he absentmindedly said, "Seeing her now somewhat reminds me of Brother."
"Please do not jest, some things cannot be compared." That man frowned as he sternly replied, he didn't seem to agree with the words of Jun Qing.
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