Azure Heaven Saber -
Chapter 673 - 673 208 An Unexpected Encounter 【Added 2 more
Chapter 673: Chapter 208: An Unexpected Encounter? 【Added 2 more for Master DongQiRi】 Chapter 673: Chapter 208: An Unexpected Encounter? 【Added 2 more for Master DongQiRi】 “Just heard the waiter’s voice saying, “This is perfect timing, sir. Our inn now has only one deluxe room left.”
“Ah, that is indeed perfect timing. Please arrange it for me.”
Hearing this exchange, the disciples in the room were all stunned.
They had been staying here for several days now, and they knew very well that all the rooms in this small inn were full.
In the past, many people had asked about room availability, and the waiter had always said that there were none left. Why did it suddenly become available again?
This matter seemed very unusual indeed!
Immediately afterwards, the waiter’s voice, accompanied by the increasingly clear sound of footsteps ascending the stairs, said, “You are incredibly lucky, sir. Just a quarter of an hour before your arrival, a guest just checked out. If you had arrived a moment later, I’m afraid another guest would have taken the room. Your luck is truly extraordinary.”
Ah, so that’s what happened. The people in the room all had an epiphany.
A clear voice from the next room was heard, “Not bad at all, this room has a wide view for snow-watching. It seems my luck is indeed good.”
So the new guest was staying next door.
Everyone remembered that an old man, whose origins they did not know, had previously been staying next door. They had simply assumed he was a fellow martial artist who also had come for medical treatment. Their relationship was superficial, and their encounters had generally been limited to occasional nods in greeting. Who would have known that he had already left?
After some busyness next door, with the waiter going back and forth providing hot water, tea leaves and such, he finally went down to sit at the front desk.
Suddenly, a creaking sound was heard. The door opened.
It seemed that the guest had left his room, and his footsteps could be heard heading toward the balcony.
Then a sound of admiration was heard, “What a heavy snowfall!”
He could indeed see this side from that balcony.
The man turned around in response to the sound. He was an average-looking young man who laughed and said, “So many people are next door, making it very lively. Excuse me for being intrusive. I hope you don’t find it annoying.”
Everyone was slightly taken aback.
From his teaser talk, could it be that this man was an audacious one who did not know the martial artist’s rule to always be cautious?
However, Zhao Sihai smiled and said, “We are all inn guests here. There’s no such thing as intrusion. Please feel at home.”
The man laughed, “How open-minded of you, elder. I, Zhao Yunshan, am from Yuezhou. Pleased to meet you.”
“You also share the surname Zhao? From Yuezhou?”
Here, Zhao Sihai’s young disciple, who was not old enough to contain his excitement, blurted out.
“Yes indeed, I am from Yuezhou. At this Feng Yun gathering in Yuezhou City, there’s hardly any place on the entire mainland of Anping from which people haven’t come. At most, it’s just that they haven’t arrived yet!”
The young Zhao Yunshan laughed heartily, and then promptly adopted a Yuezhou accent, saying, “Are you from Yuezhou too?”
“We are all from Yuezhou!”
The young disciple was delighted, not thinking that here, in this heavy snow, they would meet a fellow countryman from Yuezhou. He felt extremely close to him.
Zhao Yunshan also looked very surprised.
He kept commenting on the coincidence and soon revealed that he had left home at a young age. Although he was over thirty, he had actually spent less than fifteen years in Yuezhou. Although his accent remained, he had not spoken of this for a long time.
“I wonder how Yuezhou is doing now…”
Zhao Yunshan appeared to be homesick. He then went back to his room, brought back some gifts, and came over to socialize.
“My fellow countrymen, hahaha, excuse my intrusion…”
This man was very eloquent and friendly, and seemed to instantly become familiar with everyone. In less than a quarter of an hour, he managed to engage everyone in lively conversation, as if they were old acquaintances.
These people had been escorting their master on a long journey, and the master had always been reluctant to mingle, even keeping his voice down during conversations. They had been feeling quite stifled.
Seeing a fellow countryman, and such a warm one at that, they naturally treated him well. Their exchanges became much more pleasant.
“So current Yuezhou has developed so well…”
Zhao Yunshan, with a face full of longing for his hometown, then asked, “What brings my fellow countrymen here this time…business?”
“Our master is feeling unwell, so we came to seek medical treatment…”
“Oh, I see. You are such a dutiful disciple. There aren’t many like you nowadays.”
“Oh, no, Our master has been so kind to us. It’s only right for us to return the favor. So, Yunshan, what brings you to Yuezhou?”
“It’s somewhat embarrassing. I’m here to collect a debt.”
Zhao Yunshan showed them a note, which was a promissory note issued by a wealthy person from Yuezhou.
“Oh? How is it going?”
“Don’t get me started…I only found out after I arrived that it’s not necessarily the case that this wealthy person doesn’t want to repay the debt. It’s just that…earlier this year, he was executed with his entire family for treason. This promissory note is now just a piece of scrap paper.”
Zhao Yunshan wore an expression of regret and helplessness. “Can you believe this? Talk about bad luck, running into a situation like this…”
This issue was indeed unfortunate, particularly because there was no real reason for it, nowhere to place the blame, and challenging to explain or rationalize. In fact… it was an almost laughable situation.
None of the people there were reveling in his misfortune, but faced with such a scenario, they couldn’t help but want to make a few snide remarks.
“Seriously, something like this happened? How big is the debt you’re talking about? I hope it’s not too distressing…”
The conversation started to heat up.
After a while, Zhao Yunshan said, “Obviously, I won’t be repaid, and lingering here won’t do me any good. If not for this snowfall, I would have already left. But, well, before I could, this disastrous snowfall happened, which allowed me to meet some fellow townspeople. Fortune or misfortune, it’s difficult to predict…”
“Yeah, isn’t it?”
“What kind of illness does the old man have that he has to travel this far for treatment?”
Zhao Yunshan steered the conversation to this topic quite naturally.
“My master…”
Zhao Sihai coughed.
“Hmm, …a chronic illness…difficult to treat. We heard there’s a miracle doctor in Yuezhou City, so we decided to come and try our luck.”
“I see.”
Zhao Yunshan said, “For the sake of us being of the same sect, shall I take the old man’s pulse?”
Zhao Yunshan rolled up his sleeves, preparing to check the pulse. He put on a very confident face, boasting, “Anyone who falls ill back home comes to me for treatment. Not to brag, but my treatments always work wonders, rejuvenating the ill back to health…well, bringing the dead back to life might be a little exaggeration, but my medical skills are really not bad!”
Everyone in the room found this rather amusing.
You know you’re boasting, right? Do you think you can heal the kind of injury my master has?
However, Zhao Sihai wasn’t a fussy person and didn’t want this eager young man to feel he was being looked down upon, so he actually extended his hand: “Hehehe, well, that would be helpful. Thank you.”
As Zhao Yunshan felt the pulse with his eyes closed, he commented, “Your pulse, old man, is not just bad. It is… really bad!”
Everyone was speechless. Regardless of the accuracy of the diagnosis, saying it so bluntly.. really?
Only Zhao Sihai, whose wrist was being held, suddenly opened his eyes wide in surprise, looking at Zhao Yunshan, who had claimed to have encountered him by coincidence, with a hint of astonishment.
He distinctly felt a surge of pure and powerful life force, flowing from Zhao Yunshan’s finger into his body.
Within the blink of an eye, it brought relief to his weak and frail body which had been decaying for years. Moreover, that life force didn’t dissipate, but rather, it circled ceaselessly within his meridians, firm and solid, providing a continuous source of vitality for a certain period of time.
The life force flowed into the Dantian, and then out, circulating in the five main organs via the meridians, slowly restoring vitality to each organ over time.
The flow of life force energy was still not stopping, it continued to circulate through the meridians. Once it reached the legs, which had become so weak that even taking steps was an effort, they regained some strength, following that, it ascended to the brain…
After a long, long time, Zhao Yunshan finally withdrew his finger. He chuckled, “Old man, your illness is beyond my capability. Indeed, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. I don’t have the ability to cure it…”
His disciples rolled their eyes in unison.
So many miracle doctors couldn’t cure it, what could you possibly do?
You’re just talking big, blowing your own trumpet.
If you can’t cure it, why didn’t you stop earlier, rather than making a spectacle for so long!
After a bit of rumination, Zhao Yunshan said, “However, our meeting may be fate, and we even share the same hometown and sect, so maybe even five hundred years ago we might have been from the same family. My ancestors once passed down to me three pills to be kept for emergencies. As long as the injury isn’t fatal, after taking it, one could always recover a bit… Over these years, I’ve already used two of these pills. I’ll give you this last one.”
Zhao Sihai stuttered, “Sir, this is too…”
Zhao Yunshan laughed, “Old man, please don’t be so formal. It’s just a pill. Look at me, I’m in good health, and I don’t need it. You, on the other hand, are so gravely ill. Though this pill might not change much, having it is always better than not. So, I hope you won’t refuse.”
Saying that, he took out a small jade bottle from his clothes.
He opened the bottle and removed a shiny, red pill. Immediately, a sweet scent filled the air.
Zhao Yunshan brought the pill to Zhao Sihai’s mouth, “Sir, this pill has a peculiar feature – it can’t be exposed to the wind. So, please take it quickly.”
Zhao Sihai looked at him with a complex gaze. He finally opened his mouth, swallowed the pill, and said, “Thank you!”
Those two words, spoken very solemnly and seriously.
Zhao Yunshan laughed, “It’s just a pill, consider it fate.”
Then with a laugh and a clap of his hands he said, “Even though I couldn’t collect the debt, I met my fellow townspeople. All in all, it was not a wasted trip. I’m leaving now, and the room will probably be vacant again. Everyone, I’m going to pack up. If fate allows it, we will meet again.”
“Safe travels, Brother Zhao, we will definitely meet again.”
Everyone, bowing in salutation.
Though he didn’t possess any real skills, and indeed seemed somewhat braggish, his kind-heartedness was undeniable. They all felt goodwill towards him, and showed their respect with a smile and a bow.
Zhao Yunshan returned the gestures, smiled and was on his way.
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