NCCnovel Chapter 179 The Detective Team Each Performs Their Duties
Chapter 179 The Detective Team Each Performs Their Duties
Little Medical Fairy nodded slowly.
"My mother always advised my father not to provoke Zhao Xiaoman and not to think about revenge, and that he could make a living by making lanterns, but my father refused to listen.
When my father heard that Zhao Xiaoman was going to accompany the prince on a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Yue, he decided to set up a roadblock with a few uncles at the entrance of the most dangerous Tiankeng Valley, which the delegation had to pass through.
My father knew that Zhao Xiaoman was a skilled martial artist and that he would have no chance of success in her hands. He had no intention of doing anything to Zhao Xiaoman, but only wanted to make trouble for her and disgust her."
Zhao Xuan sighed.
"It really is related to your father and the others."
The Little Medical Fairy smiled bitterly and continued.
"Within two days, my father and uncles fled back in a panic, all of them terrified!"
Xiao Yixian remembered that autumn night in the ninth year of Xuanhe very clearly. She was hiding outside the cave and heard her father talking to her mother.
"We had just cut down two large trees that were blocking the road. We saw the delegation coming towards us from a distance, but they were blocked by the trees. We were quite happy!
Who would have thought that suddenly we would see so many masked men rushing down from both sides of the canyon and attacking the envoy's guards? Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and we were all stunned!"
"Xing'er's father, are you okay?"
"Luckily, I ran fast with them and didn't leave any of them behind. If we were seen by those killers, we would definitely be dead!"
The little medical fairy used her sleeve to wipe away the tears that had fallen from her face at some point.
“Two days after my father and his family returned, government officials began searching the mountain and arrested my father and several other uncles.
Not long after, my father and his men were beheaded in public for the crime of assassinating the crown prince."
Everyone lowered their heads sadly when they heard this.
Gu Zhanghua sighed.
"The crime isn't punishable by death! At the time, the Emperor was in a coma, the capital was in chaos, and the people were in a state of panic. Yang Liuming also said that if the murderer wasn't caught and the case closed quickly, it would probably cause chaos in the Xia Kingdom."
The little doctor had tears in her eyes.
"I understand. Although my father and his companions didn't actually kill anyone, if they hadn't harbored evil intentions, they wouldn't have ended up getting killed."
Zhao Xuan gently held Xiao Yixian's hand.
"Sister, where did you and your mother go? How did you learn such superb medical skills?"
Xiao Yixiang fell into memories again.
On that winter day in the ninth year of Xia Xuanhe, the sky was gray and the biting cold wind felt like a knife cutting on the face.
Li Xing'er and her mother stood outside the city gate, looking from afar at the wooden boxes containing human heads hanging on the city gate tower.
Snowflakes fell on Li Xing'er's face and instantly turned into snow water, merging with her tears. Blown by the cold wind, she felt a biting pain.
Her mother suddenly pulled her and turned away. She heard her mother crying and saying.
"Let's go, leave here and go to a place where no one knows us!"
The mother and daughter kept walking south until they had spent all the money they had. They finally left the State of Xia and reached the border town of the State of Yue.
At first, she and her mother took on some embroidery work and did laundry for others to make a living, and slept under the bridge at night.
Not long after, her mother fell ill and all the money she earned was spent on medical treatment.
Although the winter in the border town is not as cold as that in Liyang, it is damp and chilly.
One night, she was hiding under a bridge, shivering with cold, while her mother lay in her arms, drowsy and talking nonsense.
Li Xing'er gritted her teeth, helped her mother up, and walked towards the nearest clinic.
She knocked on the door of the clinic and knelt before the doctor.
"Please save my mother. I'll do anything you ask me to do. I'm willing to be your slave, your maid, or your slave!"
The doctor pulled Li Xing'er up and hurried to the woman who was slumped at the door. He took the woman's hand and felt her pulse.
The doctor turned around and said to Li Xing'er.
"Good boy, don't cry. Come with me and help your mother to the couch. I'll take a good look at her."
The doctor confiscated the consultation fee and made them live in the house in the backyard where the herbs were stored. He took her mother's pulse and prescribed medicine every day.
Li Xing'er saw that the doctor was about 40 years old and there was no one else at home except a medicine boy, so she asked the reason.
The doctor said frankly that his wife had passed away two years ago and the couple had no children.
Li Xing'er helped the doctor with laundry and cooking every day to repay his kindness, and her mother's illness gradually improved.
One day she helped the doctor sort out the herbs and asked with interest about the names and effects of various herbs.
The doctor smiled and asked her, "Do you want to study medicine?"
Li Xing'er was extremely surprised: "Can I learn it?"
"If you want to learn, I will teach you. If you can inherit my legacy, there will be one more doctor in the world who can cure diseases and save lives. It will be considered as repaying the favor I saved your mother."
From then on, Li Xing'er followed the doctor to learn medicine. Her mother took over the doctor's life and developed feelings for him.
Her mother married a doctor, and those years were the most peaceful and happiest days in Li Xing'er and her mother's lives.
A smile appeared on Xiao Yixiang's face, but she soon sighed softly.
"Good times always pass quickly. Five years ago, the doctor passed away, and my mother followed him not long after.
I have always followed his teachings and decided to travel around the world to cure diseases and save lives. In the summer of the year before last, a plague broke out in the southern border of Xia State.
I rushed here upon hearing the news, and when I passed by Jiaoyang Valley, I saw many people infected with the plague. I stayed in the valley to treat them, and it was everyone who gave me the name Little Medical Immortal.
"When did you know I was Zhao Xuan?"
"When you returned from the martial arts competition in Jinyang City, I treated your injuries. It was only then that I saw the unique butterfly birthmark on your forearm that I realized you were Zhao Xuan."
"Why didn't you recognize me then?"
"At the time, I didn't want to excuse my father and the others, as I always knew that the real murderer was still at large.
Now that you have decided to find out the truth, I will help you no matter what and must tell you everything I know."
Zhao Xuan looked at the Little Medical Fairy's frank and sincere eyes, her heart surging.
She knew very well how painful it was to recall the death of a loved one. Gu Zhanghua had been suffering from a strange illness for many years, and the cause was the tragic death of her brother, the crown prince.
Although she chose to face it bravely, she was always thinking about revenge for her master.
Whenever I think of the little things I experienced with my master, I still feel the pain deeply engraved in my heart.
Xiao Yixian endured her father's death alone and silently, without any thought of revenge. She only wanted to use her medical skills to cure diseases and save lives.
Now Xiao Yixiang is worried about her safety, so she tells them these sad stories.
Zhao Xuan tilted her head back and tried desperately to hold back her tears, but it was no use. She simply hugged Xiao Yixiang and started crying.
"It's really strange. After meeting you in Jiaoyang Valley and going through so much together, my tears are so worthless!"
The Little Medical Fairy comforted Zhao Xuan instead.
"Okay, okay, don't cry."
"You've had such a hard time these years!"
"I'm so happy to have you brothers and sisters around! Tell me what you found out? Why do we have to go to Yue Kingdom?"
Zhao Xuan and Gu Zhanghua told the other three the details of the attack on the diplomatic mission that year.
When they arrived in Chuyang, everyone was already familiar with the known clues and had assigned their respective tasks.
They finally decided to have Gu Zhanghua come forward and meet with Hu Junfeng in the capacity of the virtuous King of Xia.
Zhao Xuan still uses the name Daylily as the bodyguard hired by Gu Zhanghua at a high price.
Xiao Yixiang is the accompanying medical officer, and Hao Xiong is Gu Zhanghua's personal attendant.
The five of them found an inn near the Prince's Mansion to stay in.
Seeing that it was still early, Zhao Xuan asked Guan Liushui to go to the Prince's Mansion to find Hu Junfeng immediately and tell him that His Royal Highness Prince Mingxian wanted to investigate the old case.
Not long after, Guan Liushui brought Hu Junfeng back to the inn.
Zhao Xuan immediately saluted Hu Junfeng with a fist.
"Hua Cai greets Master Hu! I've never had the chance to repay Master Hu for his kindness. I'm here to express my gratitude!"
Hu Junfeng hurriedly returned the greeting.
"Miss Huang, you're too polite. It's just a small favor, nothing to worry about!"
The two smiled at each other, showing a sense of mutual admiration.
After the host and guest took their seats, Hu Junfeng spoke frankly to Gu Zhanghua.
"Xiao Ling told me about your situation on the way here. I will do my best to serve Your Highness, but the situation in Yue State is currently tense, and the situation with the Crown Prince is not good."
Gu Zhanghua waved his hand.
"Hero Hu, there's no need to explain. I believe there's a moral reason for what you did.
We are here just to investigate the old case and hope to bring justice to those who died tragically that year!"