The Emperor is Above

Chapter 60 A Man's Ambition
"My home is in the Mule and Horse Market outside the southeast gate of the lower city. Gongsun Wu knows the exact location. There are more than 50 children under the age of ten in my family. I would never dare to lie to them!"

The young ranger named Shi Ludan was used to having a playful and smiling appearance. At this moment, he tried hard to put on a solemn and dignified look, but it made people feel extremely awkward.

Qing Yi glanced at the eager expressions of the group of young rangers and judged that it should be true. He threw a few money bags back without hesitation and said, "Take the money bags and leave quickly!"

"Thank you!"

Shi Ludan took the purse and couldn't help showing a look of surprise. He saluted Qing Yi and Gongsun Wu very seriously, letting Qing Yi see the different side of this young man.

Shi Ludan handed several money bags to another younger youth beside him, and first apologized to Qing Yi, and then turned to the dozen or so young rangers.

He deliberately said loudly: "Brothers, you have worked hard today. You helped Sister Zuo Gong teach the enemy a lesson. Your hands and feet were broken. Let's go back and report now."

"Let's go!"

This group of young rogues brushed the dust off their clothes, made the bloodstains on their bodies more obvious, and after dressing up carefully, they put on an arrogant look and swaggered out of the alley.

Qing Yi turned his head speechlessly and looked at Gongsun Wu: "Have they always been like this? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought they had won a great victory after such a fierce battle."

"The knight-errant of the capital city relies on his face to make a living and support his family!" Gongsun Wu said with a complicated expression, "If it weren't for my mother, I would have been one of them.

Shi Ludan was an abandoned baby who was adopted by an old beggar and lived by begging since childhood. When he was a teenager, he learned sword skills from somewhere and began to call himself a knight-errant to get free food and drink.

When he was fifteen or sixteen, he started to gather a lot of little beggars and cheat people everywhere, but he adopted hundreds of abandoned babies, so he was not a bad person. "

"It seems that this young ranger Shi Ludan is not completely useless." Qing Yi stroked his chin and thought, human nature is ultimately unpredictable.

But he suddenly remembered Gongsun Wu's sick mother, and asked hurriedly: "By the way, how is your mother? She should be fine."

"My mother still has her old habit. She didn't go out today just because she didn't want to see that shrew. But she wants to thank you in person!" Gongsun Wu made an inviting gesture, turned around and walked in front to lead the way.

Qing Yi nodded, tidied up his clothes that were scattered due to his previous attack, and then followed him into the yard.

As you walk into the courtyard, you will see that every flower and tree is ingeniously designed. Not only has every flower and tree been cultivated with great care, but even a few stones that seem to be placed randomly have a unique artistic conception.

The courtyard of Gongsun Wu's family is not big, only about three or four meters long and wide, and there are only three slightly shabby tiled houses. His mother lives in the greenhouse in the east room. As soon as the closed felt curtain is lifted, a strong smell of medicinal herbs can be smelled.

At this time, the sun was about to set, and the high mountains in the west blocked the sunset. It was a little dark outside, and the house was like night. An oil lamp on the table flickered with a faint light, reflecting the figure on the bed.

"Junior Qing Yi greets his aunt!"

In the spirit of courtesy, Qing Yi immediately bowed and saluted as soon as he entered the room. However, when he looked up and saw the appearance of Gongsun Wu's mother, he was shocked and blurted out, "Brother Gongsun, are you sure this is not your sister?"

The woman lying on the bed was so young, she looked to be only about 27 or 28 years old. Even though she looked a little sick and the light was dim, she was still stunningly beautiful.

Her black hair is like clouds, her skin is as white as snow, her almond eyes are rippling, her eyebrows are slightly raised, her nose is straight, and her mouth is like a cherry. Even when she is sick, she still has such extraordinary beauty. No wonder she is coveted by others.

Gongsun Wu has a handsome appearance, obviously inheriting his mother's good looks, but he is already sixteen or seventeen years old this year. Could it be that his mother is only eleven or twelve years older? If this is true, then Gongsun's father is really too evil, Qing Yi couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"Cough-cough-"

The young woman coughed twice, and couldn't help but smile, looking even more radiant, and chuckled as she covered her mouth, "I heard from Xiao Wu before that Shang Shuyi helped me on the way, so I escaped the disaster of the Blood Wolf Tribe's night attack.

I didn't expect you to be such a handsome young man with such a sweet mouth. I am Gongsun Wu's mother, Jiang Ji. I am not as young as you say. I am already 35 years old this year."

"Actually, Brother Gongsun is wrong. I should be the one to thank you. The Blood Wolf Tribe was going to attack me that night, and Brother Gongsun and his men were just implicated. If he hadn't helped me, I would have been in danger."

The first meeting with Gongsun Wu's mother was very pleasant. Qing Yi discovered that although Jiang Ji looked weak on the outside, she was extremely shrewd on the inside. Coupled with her elegant temperament, she must have an extraordinary background.

But think about it, Gongsun Wu's father was the illegitimate son of Duke Wei, so Gongsun Wu's mother was at least the daughter of a nobleman.

Half an hour passed in the chat. Although Jiang Ji was still in high spirits and wanted to talk more, she was weak after all, so Qing Yi consciously took his leave.

That night Qing Yi and four other boys stayed at Gongsun Wu's house. Da Niu, Xizi, Huaimu and Mengzi volunteered to cook dinner.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qing Yi talked to Gongsun Wu about his mother's illness: "Brother Gongsun, I wonder what disease my aunt has that hasn't been cured for so many years?"

Gongsun Wu shook his head and sighed, "When I was young, I heard my father mention that my mother's illness was congenital deficiency. She was weak since childhood, and she recovered a little after she married my father.

Unfortunately, since she fled the Weiguo war, especially after my father passed away in Yanjin, she did not receive good treatment, and suffered a lot in raising me, which made her illness worse. "

"During those years in Weiguo, there was a slight recovery?" Qing Yi pondered for a moment, "Could it be that the medicine needed for treatment is very precious? Or very hard to find?"

"Yes, it's very rare!" Gongsun Wu nodded bitterly, "Just the most basic auxiliary medicine must be the seventh-grade spiritual medicine Qingxin Fruit.

The other main ingredients are even more precious. Not only are there as many as four or five types of sixth-grade and fifth-grade spiritual medicines, the most important main ingredient is even a fourth-grade spiritual medicine.

However, even such a precious medicine could only relieve my mother's pain, and my father had to beg Duke Wei many times before he could barely get some.

At that time, my father even invited the imperial physician of the Wei Kingdom to treat him, but even the imperial physician was helpless. He once proposed that if the disease was to be completely cured, it would probably require a first-class elixir."

"Hiss——" Qing Yi couldn't help but take a breath. This kind of disease is a real disease of affluence!
Spiritual medicines usually grow in places with abundant spiritual energy, but these places are often full of dangers. Even ordinary nobles find it difficult to obtain the lowest-level ninth-grade spiritual medicines.

Even the most basic auxiliary medicine, the seventh-grade spiritual medicine, is a very precious thing for a doctor with a title. Gongsun Wu's mother's illness cannot be cured by fourth-grade and fifth-grade spiritual medicines. I'm afraid it will take the power of an entire country to treat it.

Hearing Qing Yi's surprised voice, Gongsun Wu couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "So my mother's illness makes it impossible for me to leave the capital. I can only practice hard.

I, an exiled descendant of the Weiguo royal family, cannot join the City Guard, the Palace Guard, or the Third Division. If I advance to the third-grade combat master realm earlier, I can also join the Gongfeng Hall as a guest official."

"Brother Gongsun has great ambitions. I will also work hard to be promoted to a doctor as soon as possible. I hope I can help you then!" Hearing Gongsun Wu's ambitions, Qing Yi felt a surge of pride in his heart.

(End of this chapter)