I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 178 - 122: You Have to Eat Hotpot Even in Winter
Duoji had a dream.
In the dream,
he was still a young boy of thirteen or fourteen.
He climbed the Wolf Mountain of the Royal Court, which was covered in snow all year round, and brought back a Snow Lotus.
He thought,
his brother had been weak since childhood, and the High Priest said the Snow Lotus was a sacred medicine of the Royal Court, sure to make him better.
The next moment, it was Jiang Qu who took the Snow Lotus, his face changed, and he stabbed a sharp blade into Duoji’s chest.
The stab was so vicious, replaying over and over in his mind. No matter how hard Duoji tried, he couldn’t ask, why?
It hurt so much.
He heard Jiang Qu say that if he didn’t die, then it would be me.
Duoji didn’t want to die... if someone had to die between him and Jiang Qu, Jiang Qu should have just told him. He always thought Jiang Qu was so smart, that when he grew up, he would be an even greater warrior of the Royal Court than himself.
But why did he have to kill him with his own hands?
Duoji opened his eyes, but it was complete darkness before him.
He felt the cold hard ground beneath him, and the blood slowly seeping away.
He heard the sound of vultures circling overhead.
The vultures were waiting for him to truly die.
The Breath-holding Skill could no longer be operated; it seemed he was going to die.
...
"I am the Ghost Doctor, I want him to live, he won’t die."
Rong Heng’s voice came from beside him.
Gu Lan’s heart suddenly calmed, and the tension in her nerves eased slightly.
After a while, she realized what Rong Heng had said.
He was the Ghost Doctor?
He, he was the Ghost Doctor!?
Wasn’t the Ghost Doctor supposed to be an old man over a hundred years old?
Wasn’t the Ghost Doctor the one who gave fake medicine to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, no, the one disguised as a man selling medicine for kidney deficiency?
Decades ago, the Ghost Doctor also used Gu Chengluan’s prescription to swindle away the old Marquis’s life savings.
Rong Heng was so poor...
No, the fake medicine to the Marquis Mansion was sold decades ago, when Rong Heng wasn’t even born.
Rong Heng noticed her surprise and, assuming she had heard of the Ghost Doctor’s reputation, explained: "The Ghost Doctor is not a single person; the title has been passed down through generations. The previous Ghost Doctor was my master... Sorry, I’ve been doing poorly."
Gu Lan said "oh" and then cautiously asked, "Then... did your master ever tell you that he once practiced medicine at our Marquis Mansion."
Rong Heng thought Gu Lan was going to hold onto the decades-old dealings with the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, so his expression showed a trace of awkwardness, luckily it was dark and Gu Lan couldn’t see.
"He liked to swindle, sorry, I heard he took away a lifetime’s savings from your Marquis Mansion."
Gu Lan quickly replied, "It’s okay! Did he ever tell you the specific details of his dealings with the Marquis Mansion? Where is he now?"
Rong Heng: "If you’re thinking of asking him to return the money, it might be hard. He left the Capital City five years ago to enjoy his retirement by traveling. As for his medical practice, he never told me."
Gu Lan breathed a sigh of relief: "That’s good."
Rong Heng: "What did you say?"
"Nothing, I meant that’s good. It’s really a pity not to meet the famous Ghost Doctor of the world."
Rong Heng pursed his lips and said proudly, "Retired Ghost Doctors don’t count, I am now."
As night fell and they were about to reach the chaotic burial mound, a man on horseback, who seemed to have been waiting for some time, appeared before Gu Lan. His figure tall, but his face not visible.
"Your Highness, why did you come here personally?" The man in the black robe dismounted and bowed, his voice deep.
He was Lord Xing, as referred to by You Ying, and seemed to be the protagonist’s hidden force. Since Rong Heng did not mention it, Gu Lan didn’t ask.
"To save lives," Rong Heng said flatly.
The man in the black robe said, "Lu Bingxin ordered Duoji’s body to be thrown into the chaotic burial mound to feed the vultures, and arranged for two people to keep watch, just ahead."
Before he finished speaking, a sharp gleam flashed by, and Gu Lan had already rushed ahead.
The man looked at Rong Heng in surprise: "Your Highness, she is?"
Rong Heng’s gaze was indifferent: "Gu Lan, a brother of mine."
"Oh, a brother is good... Brother!?"
In no time, Gu Lan had subdued the two government officials guarding the body, found Duoji among the numerous corpses, and dragged him out.
Vultures eat carrion, and only a few two-hour periods had passed, so Duoji’s body wasn’t damaged much.
The man lit a torch to illuminate for the two of them.
Rong Heng took out a small white porcelain bottle from his pocket, poured out a small black pill.
The man in the black robe quickly said upon seeing the medicine in his hand, "Your Highness, this medicine is too precious!"
Rong Heng glanced at him, "When Xiao Lie saved you, why didn’t you say this then?"
Man: ...
Rong Heng went straight to support Duoji’s body. After checking, he raised an eyebrow and saw the concerned look in Gu Lan’s eyes.
