CHAPTER 184: CHAPTER 184: MANDATE OF HEAVEN

Ah Hu, after speaking, continued to keep an eye on the main road, and soon he saw another carriage approaching.

He dashed out again and stopped that carriage.

Gu Yunjiao watched as Ah Hu spoke to the coachman, though she didn’t hear what was said. Then, Ah Hu took out a hefty ingot of official silver, which seemed to weigh twenty taels, and handed it to the coachman.

The coachman came down from the carriage, smiling widely.

He untied the horse from the carriage and led it away.

Ah Hu then harnessed his own horse to the carriage and, along with Liu Er, transferred the young master, who still had needles sticking out of him, to the other carriage.

Gu Yunjiao thought to herself that this arrangement was quite convenient, saving her some time.

She climbed into that carriage and signaled the others to get on as well, continuing their journey.

Jiang Youzhi gave Gu Yunjiao a worried glance, but also boarded the carriage.

The four carriages continued to move forward.

The young master’s horse was well-behaved; even though no one was guiding it, it ran alongside the carriage, as if knowing that its master was inside.

The Golden Needle had been in place for more than an hour, before Gu Yunjiao finally removed it.

By this time, it was almost dark, and the four carriages entered a small town.

Ah Hu hurriedly settled the young master in, then went out to buy medicine.

Once at the pharmacy, Ah Hu hesitated for a moment before dismissing the idea of hiring another doctor for the young master.

In this rural area, good doctors might not be available.

That previous Doctor Gu, though she was a young woman, seemed quite young, but he had noticed that her Golden Needle box was made of rosewood, with a carving of lilacs on it.

Moreover, it looked like an antique.

This indicated that Doctor Gu had an inheritance.

An inheritance that was likely extraordinary.

Surely she was better than any local doctor.

Having collected the medicine, Ah Hu hurried back to the inn to prepare the medicine.

Once the medicine was ready, he fed it to the young master.

The young master did not resist and cooperatively drank the medicine.

Ah Hu knew that the young master had been in despair for quite a while. Initially, he truly wanted to die, but now, perhaps he needed a reason to convince himself to live.

For example, fate.

When evening came, Ah Hu hurriedly went to find Gu Yunjiao.

"Doctor Gu, please take a look. My young master just expelled black stool. What does this mean?"

Gu Yunjiao answered calmly, "No need to look. These are symptoms of a stomach bleed."

"Some of the blood from the stomach was vomited out; some went down through the intestines."

"Just keep taking the medicine."

"If he vomits blood again, then come find me."

Ah Hu returned to take care of the young master with a sense of unease.

Early in the morning, Ah Hu used a charcoal stove to brew medicine and gave it to the young master again.

He held up an oil lamp to examine; the young master’s complexion seemed better than the day before.

He had just had another bowel movement that morning—it still had some color, but not as black as yesterday.

Early in the morning, Gu Yunjiao and the others were planning to continue their journey, but heaven was not kind, and it began to rain heavily.

Although it was only half a day’s journey to Prefecture City, they had to stay temporarily at the inn due to the weather.

Upon hearing they couldn’t leave, Ah Hu was quite pleased.

He ran back to his room, chattering to the young master: "Young master, this truly is fate."

"Doctor Gu was supposed to leave. I was worried if they left and your condition changed, we wouldn’t be able to find a good doctor. But heaven helped by keeping them here."

Lin Shuo lay on the bed, silent.

Gu Yunjiao stayed at the inn; since there was nothing to do, she ate breakfast and then came to check on Lin Shuo, taking his pulse again.