Chapter 116: He Wakes Up

A cure for my master?

Guo Yuan heard these words and suddenly stopped, turning around to stare fixingly at Mo Xiaobai with his eyes. “Baron, do you really have such a miraculous medicine?”

Mo Xiaobai waved the Nine-Fragrance Pill in his hand and then nodded. “Empty words are useless. Why don’t you take me to see Duke Kangcheng first?”

“Baron, please follow me this way.”

This time, when Guo Yuan spoke, he was no longer as casual as when he was leading the way earlier. He made a cautious gesture with his right hand and bowed respectfully.

Since seeing the envoy sent by Yuan Tan in Qing Province, he had strongly opposed his master traveling far. But with his own limited strength, he simply could not stop the envoys who had rushed all the way from Guandu.

Traveling west, Guo Yuan knew that if he went to Ye City, he might be put under house arrest by Yuan Shao. Yet, he still chose to travel with his master. He took careful care of him along the way, fearing even a single accident.

However, the world is governed by Impermanence; the more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen. Before Zheng Xuan even entered Wei Commandery, the old man could no longer hold on. Once they entered Wei Commandery, his condition worsened rapidly, and he reached the point of dying.

When Guo Yuan brought Mo Xiaobai to the room where Zheng Xuan was temporarily staying, looking at the old man lying in bed with a waxen complexion, fast asleep and unconscious, he could not figure it out in his mind. How could a famous Confucian scholar of the Han family end up in such a situation?

He suffered from the Partisan Prohibitions in his early years, and in his old age, he was still tossed around by Yuan and Cao.

Zheng Xuan, the Duke Kangcheng of the End of Han, truly could be summarized as having a fate full of trials and tribulations.

“My master has not eaten porridge for two days. I am not afraid of the Baron laughing at me, but seeing that my master has little time left, I truly realize my own incompetence. What use is talent and virtue at such a time? In the end, it is not even enough to save my own master.”

Guo Yuan was truly distressed. He was very young when he became Zheng Xuan’s student. Zheng Xuan held a position of both master and father in his heart, and Zheng Xuan loved this sealed-door disciple the most. Otherwise, among the many students of Zheng Xuan under Cao Cao’s command, such as Xi Lu, Cui Yan, Wang Jing, Ren Gu, and this large group of people, there were so many to choose from, but Cao Cao only selected Guo Yuan to go to Qing Province.

Because Cao Cao had heard of the deep bond between Guo Yuan and Zheng Xuan. When Guo Yuan traveled to You Province to tour and at the same time escaped the warfare of the Central Plains, Zheng Xuan personally saw him off at the door. This showed how deep their affection was.

“Do not worry. Since I have come, as long as Duke Kangcheng still draws breath, I can add a month to his life.” Mo Xiaobai nodded slowly, walked to the bedside, and took out a Nine-Fragrance Pill.

Since he did not know if this medicine could be ground into powder and eaten, to be absolutely sure, Mo Xiaobai had to force hold Zheng Xuan’s cheek and shove the small pill into his mouth.

In normal times, if someone dared treat Zheng Xuan like this, Guo Yuan would definitely have gone up to fight a brawl. But now, he had no time to care about that. He watched his master with unblinking eyes, hoping that Mo Xiaobai’s miraculous medicine would take effect immediately.

But after staring for several minutes, he did not see any change. Guo Yuan could not help but feel disappointed. “Baron, this medicine seems to be useless as well!”

“What is useless? The medicine has only just been placed in the mouth. Go get me a bowl of water, lukewarm water.” Mo Xiaobai glanced at this flustered man and waved his hand to give orders.

“Yes, yes, I will get the water right away.” Hearing this, Guo Yuan had no temper left and immediately poured water and brought it over.

“I will hold Duke Kangcheng down. You slowly pour the water into his mouth.” Mo Xiaobai actually wanted to say that it would be much easier if they had a straw, but such a thought was obviously impossible, so he could only let Guo Yuan be careful himself.

Otherwise, before the medicine was swallowed, the person might choke to death.

Guo Yuan was certainly not stupid enough to that level. He held the tea bowl carefully and slowly poured the tea into Zheng Xuan’s mouth. Zheng Xuan, at the point of dying, seemed to have a tiny reaction. He swallowed twice in his throat, and the small pill went down directly with the tea.

“That’s it. That’s it. Now we just wait a while.”

Mo Xiaobai was not a doctor and did not know how to treat illnesses. Doing this much was all he could do. He waved his hand to signal Guo Yuan to sit and wait for a moment. “Although my miraculous medicine can temporarily ease Duke Kangcheng’s condition, it cannot cure it completely. If no famous doctor comes to treat Duke Kangcheng, he may not be able to last another month even after waking up.”

Hearing Mo Xiaobai say this, Guo Yuan also felt very dejected. “Now that war and chaos are everywhere, where can I go to find a famous doctor? Even among Cao Gong’s subordinates, most of the doctors are nothing special.”

“Famous doctors, actually, are not non-existent.”

“Does the Baron know where one can find a famous doctor?”

“To tell the truth, I actually have my own Territory, where I raise a thousand or eight hundred people. Although the Territory is not large, there is a doctor with superb medical skills living in my Territory. The miraculous medicine in my hand was given to me by her.”

Miraculous medicine?

Hearing Mo Xiaobai say this, Guo Yuan suddenly realized.

If the miraculous medicine in the Baron’s hand could really wake his master up, then the doctor who created the medicine must have superb medical skills.

If such a famous doctor personally diagnosed and treated his master, his master’s condition might take a turn for the better.

“If this is really the case, please let me take my master to your Territory to visit that famous doctor.” Not only was Guo Yuan left with no choice at this moment, but even if he had the confidence to find a famous doctor, how could he compare to Mo Xiaobai who was right in front of him?

Of course, all of this relied on the premise that Zheng Xuan’s condition improved slightly.

“Brother Zini, rest assured. I also hope Duke Kangcheng lives a long and happy life.” Mo Xiaobai was full of suppressed excitement in his heart, but he deliberately put on a calm expression on his face.

This mission was too easy for him!

And once completed, the reward was simply a windfall.

This was a living Zheng Xuan!

Not to mention other things, this Duke Kangcheng was at least a Historical Celebrity of the S-Rank, and likely a top-tier one among S-Ranks.

In his past life, Zheng Xuan never appeared in any Plane Player’s territory. It was likely that no one completed this task, causing this hermit of the End of Han to disappear completely from the Plane.

Even when the Confucian Temple descended, no Great Lord had successfully summoned Zheng Xuan.

Just when Mo Xiaobai was habitually letting his mind wander, the sickly old man on the bed suddenly moved a finger, and then his eyelids also twitched.

Only a tiny, subtle change was made, but Guo Yuan stood up excitedly.

As Guo Yuan stood up, Zheng Xuan on the bed struggled to open his eyelids.

The old man who had not opened his eyes for several days was finally awake!

“Master! Master, you have woken up?”

Guo Yuan, who had just stood up, saw his master open his eyes and immediately pounced back down, kneeling on the ground beside the bed. “Master, you have really scared Zini. I thought… I thought!”

“I thought that this old man had passed away and gone west?”

Just having woken up, Zheng Xuan squinted his eyes and looked at the disciple beside him, forcing a weak smile. “Perhaps the time has not come for this old man yet, and King Yan does not want to take me. I have been asleep for a long time, haven’t I? Where is this place?”

“Master, we are now in Yuancheng.”

“Yuancheng. Hmm, that must not be far from Ye City. Help me sit up. Bring me some thin porridge. After eating, we will continue on our journey.” Zheng Xuan, just having woken up, spoke in a low voice, and a hint of helplessness also flashed across his face.

Since we have already arrived, we must finish this journey.

“The matter of going to Ye City is not urgent. I will get some food for my master.”

When Guo Yuan heard the words “Ye City,” a look of obvious disgust appeared on his face, but he did not say it directly to Zheng Xuan. Instead, he nodded, stood up, and stepped back.

Seeing this, Mo Xiaobai was not in a hurry to speak to Zheng Xuan. He let the old man rest first, walked out of the room with Guo Yuan, and only when they came outside did he smile. “Brother Zini, it seemed that you lost your composure just now, didn’t you?”

“Should Guo Yuan not lose his composure? My master has suffered this disaster all because of Yuan Benchu’s brilliant plan. From now on, I absolutely will not allow my master to go to Ye City again!”