Romantic Medical Immortal

Chapter 564: Searching for the Purifying Spirit Spring

Da Shan stood in the yard, head bowed, voice trembling: "I’m sorry, Yue Ying, it’s all my fault. I wish it was me who died that day."

"What good is saying this now? Can my brother come back?"

Yue Ying’s beautiful eyes were full of hatred, she gritted her teeth and said, "If you have the guts, go die now! Go accompany my brother!"

"Shut up!"

Yang Cheng reprimanded coldly, looking solemnly at Yue Ying.

"I know you’re unhappy inside, but you can’t blame Da Shan for this. If he’d known earlier he would encounter Wildmen there, he would never have gone with Hu Zi."

"Back then, after I saved Da Shan, he risked his life to avenge Hu Zi despite the danger. Saying things like this now, are you trying to drive him to death?"

Hearing this, Yue Ying realized her words were too vicious. If Da Shan were to truly seek death because of what she said, she’d truly not want to live anymore.

"Everyone knows it’s dangerous to leave the village. Da Shan and Hu Zi still risked their lives to go out and make money. Hu Zi was saving for your dowry, while Da Shan hoped to someday marry you in addition to treating his parents."

"Treat someone who loves you like this, and if you break his heart, you’ll regret it sooner or later."

Yang Cheng finally coaxed Da Shan out of his sadness, but Yue Ying’s words drove the child back into isolation, simply ruining his efforts.

For a moment, silence enveloped them, everyone looked at Yue Ying. Her chest heaved violently, brows knitted in pain, her body softened and she collapsed.

Yang Cheng reacted swiftly, rushing forward to catch her.

"Yue Ying!"

Da Shan exclaimed, also rushing forward, his eyes filled with worry, not daring to touch Yue Ying.

Yang Cheng sighed and said, "You should leave for now. Her emotions are unstable right now, wait until her body recovers before seeing her. She’s a smart girl, she’ll figure it out."

Da Shan was reluctant to leave, but ended up being dragged away by his parents.

Leaving the yard, Nanny Dashan’s voice was heard: "Da Shan! That girl has grown to hate you. Don’t think about marrying her. In a while, when we save some money, we’ll marry Big Ni from the village entrance."

"Mom, I don’t like Big Ni. If Yue Ying refuses to marry me, I’ll remain unmarried for life."

Da Shan said this and hurried back to his room, shutting the door behind him.

"Sigh! This child is just too stubborn!"

Da Shan’s dad sighed and shook his head helplessly.

Inside the house, Yang Cheng was channeling True Qi to Yue Ying; moments later she awoke, tears flowing incessantly.

"You scolded me so loudly just now, don’t care about me, let me fend for myself!"

Yue Ying sulked.

"I didn’t scold you, it’s just that your words were too harsh. If I didn’t stop you, Da Shan might really be driven to seek death."

"You little girl, small in stature, but with a big temper, in the future you could only marry Da Shan, even if you point to his nose and scold him, he wouldn’t talk back."

Yang Cheng checked her chest wound, fingers accidentally grazing her softness.

"Mm..."

Yue Ying groaned softly, cheeks flushed, she looked up at him, asking: "You really won’t marry me? Not even a bit interested in me?"

"I won’t be getting married anytime soon, nor will I stay in the village. You’re a resident of Hidden Cloud Village, the village chief probably won’t let you leave. You’ve lived here for so many years, leaving might be difficult to adapt."

"Marriage can’t be impulsive, many things need consideration. Without your brother, the most trustworthy person around you is Da Shan."

Yang Cheng explained patiently.

This girl’s character was straightforward, and her looks didn’t have a flaw, but she wasn’t suited for the bustling world; staying in Hidden Cloud Village was the best choice.

"Later I’ll have Lin Wen come change your dressing, and bring you some food. Rest well and think carefully about what I said."

Yang Cheng rubbed her head then turned to leave.

Returning to Da Shan’s House, he ate, then with a backpack headed to the mountains, ostensibly to gather herbs for Er Laizi’s treatment, but actually with the main goal of finding the Purifying Spirit Spring.

The ancient texts record the Purifying Spirit Spring as Hidden Cloud Village’s treasure, only consumable by villagers, not for outsiders. If confronted directly with Yun Chan, she would surely deny and possibly expel him from the village.

But if he found the Purifying Spirit Spring in the mountains, he could fill a bottle for Ni Qingyao, solving the situation effortlessly.

Several villagers were in the mountains picking, so Yang Cheng quickened his pace, moving ahead of others. He took out his Spirit Stone, trying to find any nearby region abundant with Spiritual Energy.

After searching for half a day, he found plenty of herbs but not a trace of Spiritual Energy.

"Little Divine Doctor, you’ve gathered lots of herbs! Let me carry them for you!"

Then, a man in his thirties ran over, taking the backpack from him.

Yang Cheng didn’t refuse, but handed the man some fruit candies, while probing for information.

"Big brother, the herbs I want grow near water sources; where on the mountain are there rivers or waterfalls?"

The man thought for a moment and said, "There’s a mountain spring up there, if you want to go, I can lead the way."

"Sure!"

Yang Cheng quickly nodded, hastening to follow the man deeper into the mountains.

Before long, they found the source of the spring near a cave.

The man went over, cupping water with his hands and gulping it down, but Yang Cheng was disappointed, sensing no Spiritual Energy nearby.

The morning passed quickly, and Yang Cheng had to descend, but the matter of extracting Snake Source Qi had given him an idea.

At that moment, a group of children gathered around the entrance of Da Shan’s house, constantly peering inside.

"Are you looking for me?"

Yang Cheng suddenly spoke, startling them.

The leading boy was quite brave, speaking first: "Divine Doctor Brother, the candy you gave us was delicious, can we exchange something for more?"

"Of course, but I’m not interested in the things you have."

Yang Cheng pulled out the Spirit Stone from his pocket, showing it to everyone.

"If you can find this Spirit Stone, all the food in my cart is yours!"

The children’s eyes lit up hearing this, they couldn’t help but swallow.

"That’s the stone Aunt Hong found! I’ll go ask her where she found it right now!"

"Divine Doctor Brother, you must keep your word, don’t trick the children."

Yang Cheng hooked his pinkie around the boy’s finger, smiling: "Pinkie swear, hang oneself, unchanged for a hundred years."

He pulled all the remaining candies from his pocket, handing them out to the kids, "This is your advance reward; be careful up the mountain, and return before dark."

"Don’t worry, Brother, we’ve been climbing since we were little, we’re familiar with this place."

The boy beamed, already imagining the candies’ delightful taste.