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Chapter 205: Treating Lianxing, Inviting Yue
Chapter 205: Treating Lianxing, Inviting Yue
Just the preparations for Lianxing's treatment took three days.
Anesthetic, catgut, hemostatic forceps, files, distilled liquor... Many of these things were made by Jiang Feng himself, and some were bought in Xiangyang.
During this time, Jiang Feng also went into the mountains to catch a few deer for experimentation. Inviting Moon and Pity Star witnessed his successful experiment and couldn't help but feel more confident.
Even if it doesn't cure, it won't kill.
...
Three days later, the treatment began.
From the sun rising high in the sky to its slow descent in the west.
By the time Jiang Feng had removed all the ground-up bone fragments and sutured the wound with catgut, Lianxing, despite having taken the Mafen Powder, was still in pain, her face drenched in cold sweat.
"Is it done?" Lianxing asked with difficulty. She was incredibly weak at the moment.
"It's done. Now we'll see how the recovery goes," Jiang Feng said, wiping his sweat.
He had tried his best to create a sterile environment, sterilizing the surgical tools and using qi and medicine to assist. With Lianxing's physique, there shouldn't be any inflammation.
"We'll know in three months," Jiang Feng said. "But you can't move your leg for a few months, and you shouldn't bathe for at least a month."
Lianxing pouted, "But then I'll be so smelly..."
Jiang Feng nodded, "You will be very smelly, the kind of smell that even you won't be able to stand."
Lianxing, "..."
Laughter echoed from outside, "Can I come in now?"
"Come in," Jiang Feng said, and Inviting Moon lifted the curtain to enter, her eyes immediately falling on Lianxing's leg.
"The wound has been sutured and dressed. Change the dressing every three days," Jiang Feng instructed Flower Moon Servant and Lianxing's personal maid.
Flower Moon Servant and the maid nodded repeatedly, indicating they understood.
Inviting Moon's eyes also shone with excitement, and her expression even carried a hint of anxiety—an expression that Jiang Feng never expected to see on her face.
But Inviting Moon quickly regained her composure. A hint of relief and a tinge of jealousy flashed in her eyes as she looked at Lianxing, but they disappeared just as quickly.
"You all must be tired. Get some rest," Inviting Moon said. It was time for her nightly cultivation practice.
...
However, not long after Jiang Feng returned to his room, Lianxing's maid came to deliver a message, saying that Lianxing wanted to see him.
"I can't practice my martial arts, and I can't sleep. I'm a little bored, so come and keep me company," Lianxing said.
Jiang Feng nodded, "Sure!"
"Are you leaving soon?" Lianxing asked.
"If your wound looks fine tomorrow morning, I'll be on my way," Jiang Feng replied.
Lianxing bit her lip, "Don't you... don't you want to stay?"
Jiang Feng was not afraid of Lianxing, so he teased, "I'm afraid you two sisters will fight over me."
Lianxing couldn't help but laugh, and she gave Jiang Feng a sidelong glance, "You're quite confident, aren't you?"
Jiang Feng spread his hands, "I'm not blind, and besides, I have a lot of experience."
Lianxing pouted, "Liar. We've found out that Jade Brother Jiang Feng is a chivalrous and virtuous man. Although you attract a lot of women, you've always been pure and have no romantic entanglements."
Jiang Feng, "..."
Damn, who would have thought that his original self was such a gentleman? If he had known, he would have visited the brothels more often during these past few months. One wrong move, and he had lost the game.
"Don't you... don't you have any feelings for me... for us?" Lianxing plucked up the courage to ask.
"None!" Jiang Feng replied immediately.
"Hmph!" Lianxing pouted, "I don't believe you!"
She had just undergone surgery and was at her weakest, her willpower also faltering. In a rare display of girlish vulnerability, she tugged on Jiang Feng's sleeve and began telling him about her childhood.
"How did you know?" Lianxing exclaimed in surprise.
"Because when she heard that your leg could be healed, she was very excited, but there was also a hint of anxiety, and I could sense a tinge of guilt within her," Jiang Feng explained.
He didn't make this up. Although in the original story, Inviting Moon did feel a bit of guilt, her twenty years of obsession eventually led her to turn demonic and kill Pity Star, indicating that she had already turned down a dark path.
He could tell because Inviting Moon had indeed shown signs of this.
"She... she would feel guilty?" Lianxing took a deep breath, looking a little wronged. "Ever since then, I never dared to compete with her for anything, and I never saw any signs of guilt from her!"
"Some people are more reserved with their emotions," Jiang Feng said. "I believe your sister, as the leader of the Moving Flower Palace, is one of them. After all, one must be ruthless to stand firm. Her position naturally calls for a stronger personality, and she can't afford to admit her mistakes."
"So you think she's right?" Lianxing asked.
"No," Jiang Feng replied. "I think her intentions are right, but she took the wrong path."
"How so?" Lianxing asked curiously. "If the intentions are right, they're right. If they're wrong, they're wrong. How can the intentions be right, but the path be wrong?"
"Because she's too single-minded," Jiang Feng said. "She can't differentiate between closeness and distance, or between means and ends."
Noticing Lianxing's confused look, Jiang Feng explained, "Her strong personality is not a mistake. Otherwise, if everyone in the Moving Flower Palace was lax and weak-willed, and they encountered a strong enemy, the entire palace would be in danger.
However, she doesn't understand when to be strong and when to be gentle, who she should be domineering towards and who she should be peaceful with.
She was probably too young back then, and her education and training were solely focused on becoming the leader of the palace. That's why she treats everyone with the same domineering attitude and doesn't know how to differentiate.
She probably didn't know that she should be strict with her subordinates, gentle with maids, kind to friends, and close with her sister. I believe she understood this later, but because of your leg injury, a thorn grew between you sisters, and she strayed further and further away."
If she wasn't close with her own sister, how could she show kindness to others?
Lianxing blinked, pondering his words, and remained silent.
"Also, she doesn't know how to differentiate between means and ends," Jiang Feng continued. "Being strong and domineering is a personality trait, but it's also a means to an end. However, I feel that she has made this her ultimate goal, so she has to maintain this state at all times.
Forget about others, she must be tired herself because her mind is always on guard, never allowing herself to relax. If this string snaps, it won't be good for anyone."
Lianxing turned to Jiang Feng and asked, "Why are you telling me all this?"
"Because I'm leaving tomorrow," Jiang Feng smiled. "You're her sister, and now that your leg might recover, your relationship will also heal. I think you can advise her. She's also a woman as beautiful as a celestial fairy. It's a pity that she always has a cold face, making others fear her."
Lianxing couldn't help but smile as she looked at her leg and thought of Inviting Moon. She nodded and said, "I'll try to advise her, as long as she's willing to listen."
...
Outside the house of the Star Gazing Court, a white-clad figure stood quietly. The owner of those delicate hands was unknown, but they clenched and unclenched, revealing the turmoil within.
(End of Chapter)
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