Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard

Mysterious Book

Luo Qi heard his own stomach calling and was somewhat embarra.s.sed.

“I’ll go cook your medicine first, then afterwards warm some porridge for you.” Du Xiao Li said, following which she turned and went out.

Silver was in the room the whole time. Seeing Du Xiao Li go out, he called out twice to Luo Qi, and then also went out.

“Wolf?” Luo Qi looked to Silver in shock. Why was there a wolf here? And even raised by a human! Just then, he heard Du Xiao Li’s voice from outside, “Silver, are you hungry? If your hungry, go into the mountains yourself to find food then. Also, see if you can hunt some wild rabbit and whatnot for the person inside to replenish some nutrients.”

At that moment, he recalled Du Xiao Li say just now that it was Silver that discovered himself, and even made her save himself. It was only at this time that he finally realize the ‘Silver’ she spoke of was that wolf.

A while later, Du Xiao Li came in carrying a bowl of medicine. Using the spoon, she fed Luo Qi spoonful by spoonful, saying: “Need to come up with a name for you, can’t always call you ‘hey’, right?”

“Name?” Luo Qi thought for a moment and said the word: “Luo.”

“Luo?” Du Xiao Li mumbled it twice and said, “Is this your surname?”

“I don’t know, just feel this is very familiar.” Luo Qi said.

“Then I’ll call you Luo Qi then.” Du Xiao Li recalled that there was a ‘Qi’ character on the back of that plaque in the bundle and said. Yet, she didn’t know that this just happens to be Luo Qi’s name.

Having fed Luo Qi his medicine, Du Xiao Li went out again to warm the meat porridge. Thinking back to when she was sick and could only eat wild vegetable porridge, she sighed again inside.

After warming the porridge, Du Xiao Li set aside a bowl for herself to cool. Afterwards, she carried a bowl to Luo Qi. While slowly feeding him, she slowly recounted what had happened the day before.

“Oh right.” Du Xiao Li had the bowl placed onto a stool, and took out the books and flute she brought back yesterday from the end of the bed. She waved it in front of Luo Qi and said, “Are you familiar with these two things?”

Luo Qi looked to the flute, then to the book, and shook his head, saying: “No impression.”

“Then never mind.” Du Xiao Li have the things put to the side and picked up the bowl, feeding him another bite, “Maybe someday you’ll remember.”

“Thank you for saving me.” Luo Qi suddenly spoke.

“If you want to thank, then thank my family’s Silver.” Du Xiao Li said, “If not for Silver discovering you, and then hunting back a wild animal, I definitely wouldn’t have saved you. One look, and I can tell you’re just the embodiment of trouble.”

Luo Qi didn’t get angry because of Du Xiao Li’s honesty, “Anyways, you’re ultimately the one that saved me, no?”

“I don’t like owing other people, and don’t like others owing me either. I took out a hundred taels from your money, just treat it as payment for saving you. The remaining silver I’ve put at the end of the bed for you. When you’re leaving after your injury heals, remembered to take it.” Du Xiao Li said.

(T/N: So I looked it up and one tael of silver in ancient times is worth like $300-$600; the value differs from dynasty to dynasty)

Luo Qi smiled and didn’t say anything.

Have to say, Luo Qi’s body was exceptionally good. Although Du Xiao Li used herbal medicine together with her silver needles to treat him. The results were very good, but his healing speed amazed even Du Xiao Li. After two days, the wounds on his body began to form scabs, and he could also sit up now.

“Did you figure anything out?” Du Xiao Li came into the room carrying a medicine bowl. Seeing Luo Qi leaning against the bed flipping through those two books, she asked.

“This should be a secret martial arts manual.” Luo Qi said, as he placed down the book, and took the medicine bowl.

“Secret martial arts manual? So these kinds of things really exist?” Du Xiao Li picked up the book and looked it over. Wasn’t that something only in dramas?

“Of course there is. Just there’s only a few.” Luo Qi finished the medicine in one gulp, saying: “Like those experts, normally all have practiced secret techniques before.”

Then Han Ming Yi and the others also?

“Oh, then can I also practice?” Du Xiao Li asked.

“You want to practice martial arts?” Luo Qu asked back.

Du Xiao Li nodded. Actually, she wanted to learn qinggong the most. Although her starting point was just to be able to travel faster in the mountains in the future, but that is also a goal, no? As for other martial arts, in this backwater era, knowing a bit of martial arts can also be considered having an extra life-saving charm, right?

“You try this flute and see if you can play it.” Luo Qi handed her the flute by the bed.

Du Xiao Li originally thought that Luo Qi just wanted to see if she knew how to play the flute. As a result, she randomly blew into the flute a few times, letting out a few stammering notes. In her past life, she was most adept at the zither and piano. The flute was her worst subject.

Luo Qi looked to Du Xiao Li in surprised. Just now, he’d also tried playing this flute, but no matter how he exerted, this flute just won’t sound.

“Looks like you’re this flute’s fated person.” Luo Qi laughed, picking up a book and handing it to Du Xiao Li. “This martial arts, I haven’t learned either. You can only learn it yourself.”

Du Xiao Li took the book and flipped open the cover, seeing a drawing of a woman inside, holding a flute in her hand, smiling beautifully. She carefully looked, noticing that the flute in the drawing was precisely the one in her hand.

She flipped open another page, and written on there were the three words ‘Wind Blowing Snow’.

“Wind blowing snow? What martial arts is this” Du Xiao Li asked. Why did she think of Ximen Chui Xue?

(T/N: Ximen Chui Xue is a character from a very famous Wuxia novel from the 70s by the wuxia novelist Gu Long. The ‘Chui Xue’ in his name translates to ‘blowing snow’.)

“A martial arts that uses sound waves to attack people. Unfortunately, right now, I can’t remember, but it should be a very strong martial arts.” Luo Qi said.

“Should be right. You don’t look like someone who casually regards everything highly either.” Du Xiao Li said, and afterwards continued to flip through the book. The following several pages were all related to the flute. Then, continuing on, it was the practice methods. The first part was the method for cultivating inner strength, and the latter part was the method for using tunes to attack. Then, further back, were some music scores.

And written on the very last page of the book was: ‘Sounds of the world, this not that, this also that, mutually intertwine, linked in countless ways, one heart align.’

“Linked in countless ways, one heart align…..” Du Xiao Li closed the book. At the moment, she still couldn’t comprehend the meaning of the last phrase. However, right now it was still early. She didn’t need to force herself to immediately understand.

She looked again to the flute. This martial arts was invented by the previous owner of this flute?

“This book, you probably will be interested in.” Luo Qi waited until she finished looking through the first book before handing her the second book.

“En?” He was that sure that she would be interested? Du Xiao Li flipped open the cover. The t.i.tle page only had two phrases. ‘Art of healing, the front path is cure in saving; the rear path is poison in killing. One yin, one yang, one front, one back, life and death mutually connected, positive and negative, interdependent.’

Luo Qi was right. Just based on these two phrases, it already hooked her interest!

Afterwards, she looked it over. The middle of the book was divided into upper and lower, two volumes. The upper volume was the explanation of medical techniques, and the lower volume was the art of poison.

“You’re giving both these things to me?” Du Xiao Li asked.

“Right now, I’ve lost my memories, and don’t know who I am either. You said there are people trying to kill me. That’s why, before I recover my memories, I want to see if I can live here?” Luo Qi said. “Else, even if I go out after my injuries heal, I still wouldn’t know who the people after me are. I’m in the light, and the enemies are in the dark, one can’t guard against danger.”

Eh—–

Feels like he’s treating these as lodging fee! Du Xiao Li thought for a moment, and immediately said, “Life here is very difficult. I need to work on the land. You better not expect me to serve you like a servant!”

“Alright.” Luo Qi said with a smile.

“Ai, when my brother gets back, he definitely will say something again.” Du Xiao Li thought of Du Xiu Heng’s temper and couldn’t help shivering. When he comes back on break, she undoubtedly won’t be able to avoid a scolding.

T/N: Btw the t.i.tle of next chapter is ‘A Certain Person Seems to be Eating Vinegar’; also I’ve long turned off the logic part of my brain since chapter 1.

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