Translated by Luxican
The last time Yun Sheng came to the General's Estate was more than a year ago.
At that time, she was in rags and had just left Jiao Ye Village, she was a nobody country bumpkin with barely any cultivation who wanted to join the Yun Family.
When she first arrived at the door of General Wu Sheng's Estate she was attacked by Tang Yu's dogs, but now she has returned and the her from then wasn't comparable to the current her. She was the Elder of the Wu Xuan Peerless Hall's Medicine Hall, which, Yun Cangxue and her son would never even dream of.
The guard at the door was obviously well acquainted with Dou Li, he respectfully greeted him.
"I wish to meet Second Brother, we have employed a new doctor at the Medicine Hall of our Martial Hall, and they have great medical skills, I brought her here so she could look at Second Brother," even though the Grandmaster of the Medicine Association had declared Yun Canglang's disability incurable, Dou Li wasn't discouraged.
Over the years, every time he met an excellent doctor, he would bring them to the General's Estate, but they never had a cure.
The guards of the General's Estate were not surprised at this, but when they looked at Yun Sheng again, a suspicious look appeared on their faces.
The doctor Dou Li brought this time was really too young!
Judging from her appearance, she was most likely the age of Young Master Tang Yu, but their master could only eat, drink, sleep with prostitutes, gamble and get in trouble.
Dou Li did not blame the two people for their strange looks, if he had not witnessed Yun Sheng's medical skills himself, he would never believe that such a young girl had such remarkable medical skills.
After inquiring, he learned that Yun Canglang was currently in the estate, so he took Yun Sheng straight to the courtyard where Yun Canglang lived.
The General's Estate was really deserving of generals. The internal structure was simple and majestic, with high gates and wide courtyards, the trees along the way were also neatly trimmed.
Although she didn't see anyone, Yun Sheng could faintly perceive that somewhere, a pair of vigilant eyes were watching her every move.
Just after they entered through the gate, an old man quietly walked up to them.
When Dou Li saw who it was, he hurriedly bowed his head and saluted: "Old General!"
The old man was Yun Bahe, the well-known General Wu Sheng from Great Zhou Empire.
This, this was her grandfather?
Yun Sheng lowered her head but looked at Yun Bahe secretly. This was the first time she saw the legendary General Wu Sheng.
Yun Bahe was about seventy-years-old now and had been fighting at the front lines for many years. His face was as rough as old bark, his skin a purplish-grey and his beard and hair were as grey as lead.
The most shocking thing about the general however were his eyes. Although they lay deep in his eyes sockets and there were a lot of wrinkles around them, a murderous light flashed constantly through them.
"Dou Li, you are here. What kind of doctor has been found to treat Canglang this time? You manage such a huge place like the Wu Xuan Peerless Hall and still remember him," Yun Bahe laughed and stroked his beard.
He watched Dou Li grow up and saw him overcome various obstacles to get to where he was today.
If that incident hadn't happened, Dou Li most likely wouldn't have left the military, and both, he and Yun Canglang would have become the most dazzling generals of Great Zhou Empire.
It was such a pity...
The old General's eyes darkened slightly, as he looked at the doctor next to Dou Li.
His eyes were sharp, and with only a glance he noticed the magic scepter which was strapped to Yun Sheng's waist. Yun Bahe's expression changed slightly.
Back then, Yun Canghai's matter had left the Yun Family in disorder and caused them to harbor strong hatred to all magicians today. Which Dou Li also knew, why would he bring a magician to the General's Estate despite that?
Seeing a layer of anger surface on Yun Bahe's face, Dou Li instantly busied himself with explaining, "Old General, this is the doctor from our Medicine Hall I invited. Don't only look at her age, her medical skills are very high."
Within Great Zhou Empire, many employed magicians as guards and gatekeepers.
Only the General's Estate did not follow this trend.
The reason for this was related to the general's eldest son, Yun Canghai, who has been away from home for many years.
"She is a doctor? Then why does she possess a magic scepter?" Yun Bahe cast a glance at Yun Sheng.
If an ordinary person was glared at by Yun Bahe, he would be scared out of his wits, but Yun Sheng did not show any fear. Instead, she glared back at Yun Bahe.
"Old General, this child is a dual practitioner of magic medicine and ancient medicine," Dou Li was not unaware of Yun Bahe's prejudice against magicians, but Yun Sheng's medical skills had thoroughly convinced him. Even his last bit of concern was blown away by them.
"Ridiculous, magic medicine and ancient medicine dual practitioner, such a thing is unheard of, not to mention, what is her age? Studying one thing is already very difficult, but studying both?" Yun Bahe was most disgusted by this halfhearted studying, possessing the theoretical knowledge but not the skill.
When Yun Canghai was still a child, he also pestered him to pursue both magic and douqi, so he agreed to his request in a moment of weakness.
His agreement allowed Yun Canghai to switch his focus to magic.
"Old General, I originally did not believe it either, but her skill is genuine." Dou Li was afraid that Yun Bahe would drive Yun Sheng out, and they wouldn't meet Yun Canglang.
He started retelling what happened in the Wu Xuan Peerless Hall a few days earlier, to clear up any of Yun Bahe's suspicions.
"Are you sure she came up with this alone? Such a treatment has never been heard of before," Yun Bahe still did not trust Yun Sheng.
"You don't have to believe me, I'm not forced to treat anyone anyway," Yun Sheng was too lazy to suffer Yun Bahe's resentment, she didn't want to waste energy convincing someone who would doubt her regardless.
After saying that, she turned around to leave.
"You little girl, you are really disrespectful!" Yun Bahe was also furious. He was so old and powerful, but today not even a little girl was impressed by him.
This scene made Dou Li feel extremely anxious, both of them were so stubborn, ah!
He couldn't persuade the left, nor the right, this was just embarrassing.
"Father, come over! Second Brother's condition worsened again and he is so lost in his delusions that I can't hold him back," Yun Cangxue hurried over with two maids.
She looked very flustered. After seeing Dou Li, she nodded at him as a greeting.
When Yun Bahe heard this, he lost all interest in arguing with Yun Sheng and hurried into the courtyard with a panicked expression.
"Yan Yun, Second Brother's hysteria is acting up again. Now that you have already arrived at the General's Estate, why bother to leave? For my sake, go first to see my good brother. He... is a pitiful man," Dou Li was very proud, he had never begged anyone, but at this time, his eyes were red and his face was full of sorrow.
It wasn't only the physical disability that plagued Yun Canglang, he hadn't recovered from the trauma which that battle brought about yet.
At that moment, a beast-like roar resounded from the courtyard. Dou Li could no longer stand still, he did not care whether Yun Sheng agreed or not, he simply grabbed her and rushed over to where Yun Canglang lived.
T/N: Finally some interaction with her paternal Family!! I'm really looking forward to this reveal as well, I hope they will figure it out soonnnnn
Thank you for reading!!