Chapter 1072: Chapter 1072: Gratitude
Senior Duanmu looked at Yun Jiao with a bit of bewilderment, and after a while, he said: "Doctor Gu, are you saying I still have a chance?"
Yun Jiao smiled and said: "Of course there’s hope."
"It was fortunate that you arrived in time. A little later, and you might not be coughing up blood but actually vomiting blood, by then, even a deity couldn’t save you."
Senior Duanmu felt somewhat excited at heart, but he didn’t entirely believe Yun Jiao’s words.
Whether she is truly a miraculous doctor, and whether her medicine is effective, will be revealed within seven days.
You Er diligently brought over paper and pen, attending to Yun Jiao as she wrote the prescription.
Yun Jiao handed the prescription to Qi Er, "Take it to Uncle Zhang Shun to fetch the medicine, once you’ve got it, start brewing it. It’s still not noon yet, so today you can take two doses."
Qi Er ran to the front to fetch the medicine.
Only then did Yun Jiao say: "I have yet to thank the senior for saving the lives of the two children."
Senior Duanmu waved his hand, "No need to mention it again, it wasn’t really a life-saving favor."
You Er said beside them: "Mom, you don’t know, Senior Duanmu’s martial arts are among the best in the world."
He grabbed the sword nearby, "This treasured sword was also given to me by Senior Duanmu."
Yun Jiao was truly grateful from the bottom of her heart, "Please, senior, stay at home and recuperate slowly."
Senior Duanmu just nodded, not mentioning that he wanted You Er and Qi Er as disciples.
He understood well that if he wasn’t going to live much longer, there was no need to claim a mentor-disciple relationship. He would just give guidance to Qi Er and You Er on a daily basis.
If he stops coughing up blood, then he would consider the matter of taking disciples.
As lunch was approaching, Yun Jiao asked Ah Er to arrange a table from Yulou East.
Considering that Senior Duanmu came from the southern border, she instructed, "Tell the chef not to use chili and to keep the taste mild."
At noon, Qi Er and You Er accompanied Senior Duanmu for a meal. After eating and taking the medicine, Yun Jiao then returned to the residence with them.
Back at the residence, she first arranged a place for Senior Duanmu to settle down, instructing the servants to care for him attentively, never neglect.
She then fetched some leather from the storehouse and called the tailor from the cloth shop over to tailor leather robes and cotton-padded jackets for Senior Duanmu.
Qi Er had a stomach full of questions he wanted to ask Yun Jiao, seeing her busy nonstop, he had no choice but to suppress his thoughts.
While Yun Jiao was speaking with the tailor, she caught sight of Qi Er sitting dejectedly to the side, deeply moved, she quickly finished talking with the tailor and sent him away.
Only then did she get up and call Qi Er, "Come with me to the back, I have something to say to you."
The two went to the study at the back. Qi Er entered the room and sat down, head lowered, silent.
Yun Jiao noticed that his hands were tightly clenched into fists, indicating extreme nervousness.
She sighed, "This time you ran away, it’s not entirely your fault."
Qi Er slowly raised his head, "Aunt Gu, my dad, he really—"
Yun Jiao paused for a moment, "I can tell you about this, but you cannot tell anyone right now, not even You Er. Can you do that?"
Qi Er raised a hand and swore, "I won’t say it; I swear I won’t tell anyone what Aunt Gu tells me today."
Yun Jiao nodded, and in a small voice, said: "Your dad is not in the southern border, he went to the grasslands."
Qi Er asked puzzled, "Then why conceal it from me?"
Yun Jiao lowered her voice, "Your dad went to the grasslands to prepare for reclaiming Huining. Only a few people know about this because your dad cannot reveal his identity there for the time being, so it must remain secret."
She chuckled, "The two blood-sweating horses you and You Er ride were sent back by your dad through someone."