Yang Ning walked out of the Brilliance Hall, and Zhenming was still waiting for him outside unexpectedly. It was cold and the road was not clear, but Zhenming was familiar with the path. He walked in the front and led Yang Ning back to the courtyard on Tianbao Peak, keeping silent all the way.
After they entered the room and lit the candle, Zhenming stated, “Ning, it turns out that…you are so powerful in martial arts. You just…just let me win last time.”
Yang Ning could stand out when the Temple of Great Light was in need and prevent outsiders from entering the Purification Building, so Zhenming who took the temple as his home was grateful to him. Meanwhile, Yang Ning could defeat Bai Yuhe at one blow, so Zhenming was in awe of him and thought that he concealed his strength.
Yang Ning laughed loudly. He was clear that this little monk was honest and must be awestruck by him. Then he asked, “Little monk, have you heard of the Baiyun Island befor
Hearing the three words “Duke of Huainan”, Yang Ning was surprised and asked, “Have you served Duke of Huainan?”Zhenbi answered, “I have stayed in the mansion of Duke of Huainan for two years. In fact, I mainly served the heir of Duke of Huainan.”“The heir of Duke of Huainan?” Yang Ning asked in astonishment. “Since you were an imperial chef, why did you work in the mansion of Duke of Huainan? You were in his mansion, but why did you come to the Temple of Great Light?”Zhenbi looked sad and sighed. “If it weren’t for my master, I might have died long ago.”“Your master?”Zhenming was clear that Yang Ning didn’t know many things in the temple, so he explained, “Zhenbi is a disciple of Master Jingshan, who is in charge of the Five Cereal Hall and purchasing for every warehouse in the temple.”Yang Ning responded, “I see. Zhenbi, you said that you might have died long ago if you didn’t enter the Temple of G
In the next two days, Zhenbi kept his word and told somebody to deliver food for Yang Ning every day. There was enough food with different kinds of dishes. Zhenming had been in the temple for more than ten years, but he never enjoyed such rich food, and he was lucky because of Yang Ning.Nevertheless, Zhenming could control himself well. Although the dishes for three meals were rich and delicious, he just ate a little more than usual and wasn’t a glutton, while Yang Ning was happy to enjoy the food alone.Yang Ning had to admit that Zhenbi was not a very good man but his cooking skill was excellent. The Temple of Great Light was a Buddhist temple and they were not allowed to eat meat or fish, yet the vegetarian food he had cooked every day still made Yang Ning have a good appetite. No wonder that this guy could work in the imperial palace those years and even Duke of Huainan wanted him to work in his mansion.They still practiced these two days
Qi Yu’s clothes were clean and brand-new, and it seemed that he wore them for the first time. He lowered his head and just stared at the stone stairs under his feet, seeming to check how many stairs he had walked past.Yang Ning didn’t need to look at the man’s face and confirmed that it was Qi Yu after seeing his body shape and the way he walked.In an instant, Yang Ning realized that the one who would become a monk for him was Qi Yu unexpectedly.He was surprised as he had thought that they would find a person randomly to be his substitute, and it was not difficult for the family of the Marquis of Honor to do that.However, he had never expected that it would be Qi Yu.“Why is it him?” Yang Ning whispered. He seemed to talk to himself or ask the monk with martial arts next to him.The monk answered, “The people in the Temple of Great Light healed your wound, so if you don’t become a monk, it needs a rela
Yang Ning stated with a smile, “It’s not something bad. Qi Yu should become a monk and change his temper.”Duan Canghai and the others didn’t like Qi Yu, but after all, Qi Yu was Qi Jing’s son. Yang Ning could say that, while they didn’t dare to echo him.“By the way, I almost forget it.” Yang Ning suddenly thought of Tang Nuo and asked, “Brother Duan, was there somebody who went to our mansion to see me when I was away these days?”Duan Canghai patted his head. “Your Excellency, if you don’t remind me, I almost forget it, too.” He smiled faintly. “Do you mean the girl whose family name is Tang?”“Right!” Yang Ning heaved a sigh of relief. “It’s Miss Tang. Has she arrived at the capital city? Where is she now?”Duan Canghai smiled. “When Miss Tang came to the mansion, we were surprised. She said that she had an agreement with you yet didn’t say anything else. The third lady let her stay in the mansion temporarily and t
Seeing Tang Nuo enter the room, Gu Qinghan got up and walked forward while twisting her waist. She grabbed Tang Nuo’s arm and stated with a smile, “I told you that Ning would come back these days. He just returned and knew that you came, so he specially told the people in the kitchen to prepare the wine and dishes to welcome you.”Yang Ning thought that Gu Qinghan was smart and covered all the bases, but judging from her words, she just made a match arbitrarily.Tang Nuo merely smiled and didn’t speak more. Gu Qinghan led her to the table hand in hand.“Ning, look. What do you think about Miss Tang’s clothes?” Gu Qinghan smiled. “I chose them for her in person, and they are fit for her.”“Aunt, since you chose them, of course they fit her well.” Yang Ning was carefree and raised his hand. “Miss Tang, please have a seat.”But when Tang Nuo didn’t hesitate to sit down, Gu Qinghan pulled her to get close to Yang Ning. “Mi
Obviously, Tang Nuo was astonished that Yang Ning as the heir of the Marquis of Honor didn’t know the existence of Qionglin Academy, but she didn’t say more.However, Yang Ning was confused and asked, “Miss Tang, you seem to know well about Qionglin Academy. Is Mr. Zhuo’s name Qingyang?”Tang Nuo nodded her head slightly. “He is a famous Confucian scholar. As far as I know, he established Qionglin Academy, and he is the only principal of the academy up to now.” She seemed to be lost in thought and then said in a low voice, “He once travelled around the world and has many students in other places except for Qionglin Academy.”“I see. It appears that Mr. Zhuo is really awesome.” Yang Ning laughed. “He must be old now.”Tang Nuo replied, “If I remember correctly, he must be nearly seventy years old. It looks that Mr. Zhuo is healthy and still busy running about for the academy now.”“Have you seen him?” Seeing that Tang N
The next morning, Yang Ning led Tang Nuo to the Yong’an Hall. He didn’t know where it was, so he told Duan Canghai to go with them.The Yong’an Hall was next to the Confucius Temple and the Wende Bridge. This street was not long but there were three pharmacies. Judging from the signboards, they were old brands with a history of many years.Yang Ning came to the front of the Yong’an Hall, and find that it was not small. Among the three pharmacies, the Yong’an Hall was the largest. In the pharmacy, it was quite spacious. There were four rooms in a row, and the three rooms on the left were connected and formed a broad pharmacy. The last one on the right was the clinic as Gu Qinghan had mentioned, and the furnishings were simple and clean inside.Before they entered the pharmacy, a smell of medicinal herbs came out. Yang Ning glanced at the room and found that several salesclerks were filling the prescription at the counter for a few customers.
Hurried footsteps came from outside suddenly, and even a sobbing voice was heard. “Doctor, Doctor Song, please save my child…”All people looked in the direction where the voice was and saw that several people rushed in. The one in the front was a big man in his early thirties, and three or four people followed him. One of them was a woman wearing a dress made of coarse cloth. Her face was covered with tears and she was extremely grieved.Yang Ning saw that the big man held a child in his arms, who was covered with a rough blanket. They couldn’t tell how old the child was. The big man had tears in his eyes and asked as soon as he entered the room, “Who is Doctor Song?”Mr. Song stepped forward at once and asked, “I am. What’s wrong?”The big man begged in a trembling voice, “Doctor Song, please, save my child. He…”Mr. Song reached out his hand and lifted the blanket. After he glanced at the patient, he shouted in a lo