Su Xi's first reaction is of course to prefer the finely crafted silver hairpin. No girl will be able to resist beautiful jewelry! What's more, the silver hairpin has an antique style. The carved pattern is extremely exquisite, and the pattern of fragrant snow is only seen in ancient times. In modern times, it looks like an antique!
She forgot that it was a game for an instant, and she sat upright on the sofa excitedly, stretched out her finger to pick it out - trying to pick out the silver hairpin.
But obviously, this subconscious action is too silly. How could it be possible to extract things from the game?!
Su Xi, holding the phone, was resentful.
She didn't know if it was the original artist of the game who painted the silver hairpin so beautifully, but it is still strange that the gift from the cub is too soothing to the young girl's heart of this old mother.
She wants it, but she can't get it.
She checked before that there is no backpack system in the game interface, only a harvest bar. But obviously, this gift is not part of the harvest.
She wanted to put this gift in her backpack like other games, but she couldn't do it.
——So, how can this be taken away? !
Su Xi flicked the silver hairpin on the top of the table with her finger. Hearing the clear and sweet sound, her heart ached, but there was nothing she could do with this silver hairpin for now.
... But, even if she can't take it away, she can't leave this gift here and ignore it.
Otherwise, when the cub comes back and sees the gift intact, he will definitely be very disappointed, and will sit alone in the sunset just like last time, showing a sad expression...
Su Xi patted her thighs: There is still that!
Although she is a little reluctant, it can only be like this.
She pressed the screen with her finger and moved the silver hairpin. The silver hairpin was picked up from the top of the table, and was immediately illuminated by the light coming in from outside the window, making the silver look more beautiful in the moonlight.
Originally, Su Xi only intended to take away the silver hairpin, but her gaze fell on the exquisite man's belt on the top of the table——
Greed is probably human instinct.
She couldn't hold herself back and picked the belt up too. Then with the excitement of picking up the treasures, she switched the interface to the bamboo forest in the distance outside the Firewood house——
She plans to find a place to bury these two gifts first.
In this case, Cub will know she has accepted the gift.
After she bought a digging and filling action from the mall and redeeming it, Su Xi carefully put the two boxes on the hole, and then covered them with soil.
Although it's a pity, it can only be like this for the time being.
Su Xi looked at the gift that was buried by herself for a while, memorized some of the more characteristic bamboos around, and planned to wait until the Cub left the Ning Palace. When he changed to another map, she would dig it out and bring it with him. Go together.
Because she got this unexpected gift with in-game currency, Su Xi was so excited that she couldn't put down her mobile phone. She switched the interface to the house and continued to think of ways to make the bow and arrows the Cub needed.
Naturally, there is everything in the mall. From expensive to cheap, there are "Crescent Wolf Bone Arrow", "Oolong Iron Ridge Arrow", "Phoenix Feather Arrow", "Birch Ling Feather Arrow", "Wood Feather Bamboo Arrow", and "Mu Pu". "Water Arrow", "Orion Arrow", "Ordinary Bow and Arrow", "Tattered Bow and Arrow", etc.
Various pictures are listed, and the most expensive one is at first glance particularly strong and powerful!
If Su Xi hadn't won the lottery before and only had a small amount of pocket money, she would only buy the most common bow and arrows.
But now she wanted to use the in-game currency to buy only the best for the Cub. So she moved her finger to the most expensive 2000 gold coin "Crescent Wolf Bone Arrow" without hesitation.
But as soon as it was touched, a message popped up below --- only for the royal family.
The royal totem was engraved on it.
The best that the princes can use is the Phoenix Feather(1) Arrow.
凤羽 (Fèng yǔ)
In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble for the Cub, Su Xi had to give up temporarily, and first bought the best Phoenix Feather Arrow in the range of choice!
Soon, the beautifully shaped Phoenix Feather Arrow, as round as the autumn moon, was placed on the bank of the table.
Su Xi remembered the side mission, and enthusiastically picked a piece of red silk from the mall and tied it to the bow head earnestly.
This side task is a subtopic. It may be used to adjust the rhythm of the game. It is very simple, but it takes a lot of effort to tie the bow across the screen, and it took Su Xi a long time.
After finally tying it crookedly, the system pops up a reward for task completion:
"One side task has been completed, bonus gold coins +50, points +2."
The system asks: "Currently the points have reached 17. You can choose a section to unlock. Where do I need to unlock?"
Every time a new section is unlocked, Su Xi is a little excited, because the details of the scenery in the entire game are very exquisite. The bluestone road and the eaves along the long corridor are very beautiful.
Each additional section on the map lights up, as if she was exploring the entire ancient capital, or even the entire country of Yan, step by step.
There is a very novel feeling.
Su Xi said: "Look at where the Cub is first?"
The map pops up, and the capital outside Ning's Palace is very large, divided into four sections: the palace, the inner city, the outer city, and the moat. Su Xi had not looked at the specific divisions for the time being, anyway, it is similar to the concept of the inner ring line and the first two third ring lines. (2)
As far as I can tell, she is referring to those roads of Shanghai:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Ring_Road_(Shanghai)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ring_Road_(Shanghai)
Close to the moat, there was a building that looked like a temple, and the light indicating the Cub was shining brightly.
"Where is that?" Su Xi was astonished. It was the first time she saw the Cub running this far.
The system explained:"The Empress Dowager once came to offer incense, so the incense here is very rich. However, there has been a frost disaster this winter, with heavy snow for several months in a row, starving the people thousands of miles outside the capital, many have lost their homes. There are also many people in the capital who are infected with a flu and have no cure, so they gather around the Yong'an Temple, hoping to meet some dignitaries and ask for an explanation."
Su Xi felt that there was a new story about to be unlocked, and immediately said, "Help me unlock the Yong'an Temple."
......
When Lu Huan went to the market today, he had planned to buy birch and feathers with the leftovers silver taels of silver hairpin and pearl belt, but these materials could not be found in the ordinary bazaar, so he left the inner city and went to the mountains of the outer city.
But he never expected that along the way, all he saw were people who were dying because of the cold and no doctor could be found!
Where are the doctors?
It turned out that a few days ago when he was infected with the cold, a flu outbreak(3) began in the capital, which quickly spread like a plague. A dozen of the servants in the Ning Palace were also fired and driven away.
The original says 风寒 (Fēnghán), mening "wind chill".
Naturally, all the doctors in the capital were hurriedly invited by high-ranking officials and nobles to treat them.
And these ordinary people, if they have some savings in their hands, they can still hire a doctor, but if they are poor, they can only wait to die.
These people were unwilling to wait for death, so they gathered at Yong'an Temple to try to get an explanation.
Walking all the way to the outer city, there are people who are coughing with the cold. There are a few well-intentioned herbalists' shops outside, and the large crowd of people waiting for relief is shocking.
The further he walked, the more he frowned. (4)
"The more he twisted his brows the '川' character"
......
Su Xi opened the new map section of Yong'an Temple and first found the Cub among the crowd.
It was the first time she saw the Cub's outfit when he went out, and saw him wearing an animal skin robe and a black cap and cloak on his head to prevent him from being recognized by the people of the Ning Palace.
The little milk dumpling wandered among the crowd, walking forward with his hands held down, with a cold face, more cute than usual. A little bit valiant..
Su Xi was about to feel amused, when she was suddenly shocked by the enormous crowd of people who were lying on the floor in Yong'an Temple——
There are people everywhere!
With no cure for the wind and cold, they fell sickly in the corner, as if they would die in the next second!
There are old people with wrinkled faces, children who are still in their infancy and held by their mothers, and young brawny men who have this disease. They are all the same. They are all weak, have a high fever, and feel cold and chill.
Although these people on the game screen are all cartoon stickmen, Su Xi still feels shocked and can't bear it!
It turns out that a flu outbreak in the ancient times can be so terrible?!
It was a disaster. It's unknown how many people will die this winter!
Although those doctors tried their best to diagnose and treat, they obviously had limited medical skills. They could only use herbal remedies to save some relatively mildly ill people. But those with high fever and little vitality, the doctors were giving up on.
Su Xi never expected that this kind of viral influenza, which is very common in modern times, could kill so many people in the ancient era of the game.
On that day, she only bought a bit of medicine, and the cub only drank it once, and then recovered quickly.
——Isn't it true that the medicine that she bought from the mall can save the people laying down all over the ground?
While this thought flashed through Su Xi's mind, Lu Huan was patrolling the terrified and weakened people all over the floor, frowning, and thinking about the same question.
He was also extremely cold that day, but he almost recovered after only one night. The flu medicine that the person gave him was so effective? !
That person always seemed to have a lot of novelties, including the cold shelter he had never seen before.
He doesn't know what the ingredients are in the medicine. If the ingredients can be identified, can he pick up the medicinal materials to save these women, children, old and young?
In order to maintain the peace, the officials in the inner city had begun to drive the people out of the capital because they were afraid of this being known by the people in the palace.
The common people are suffering and crying for heaven and earth.
The officials in the city sang songs day and night, singing and dancing.
Lu Huan turned around, his eyes paused slightly on a dying child who was about eight years old, his hands were red with cold, and his feet were bare.
His eyes were obscure, and he forced himself to look away after a while.
At this moment, a new main line task appeared on the interface of Su Xi:
[Reminder, please accept the main task four: assist the protagonist to make a miraculous cure for the flu outbreak, become an unknown genius doctor in the capital, conquer the hearts of thousands of people, and earn two to fifty silver within ten days from the flu medicine . 】
[The task reward is 500 gold coins, 6 points, and 8 stars for difficulty. 】
Wait, fifty taels--?
Su Xi was taken aback at first, but when he saw the words "points reward", her fighting spirit was immediately awakened!
However, even if there was no such task, she just watched the Cub standing on the spot, looking at the poor child from a distance, and felt that the Cub had made up his mind to do this matter.
She didn't know what the Cub was thinking.
But she had seen the scrolls piled up in the Cub's wardrobe, and the one with the rough edges was an old and worn out picture of the Qingping world surrounded by clear seas. (5)
Not sure about this translation. 但是她看见过崽崽衣橱中堆着的那些书卷里，被他翻阅得最多的，起了毛边的，是一副河清海晏，时和岁丰的清平天下图。
......
At the same time, in the Ning Palace, Lady Ning was walking around in Lu Wenxiu's room. She kept moving the Buddhist beads in her hand, but she was dizzy.
After being rescued from the creek, Lu Wenxiu kept running a fever and coughing. She thought it was just a cold and asked the doctor to come and give the medicine regularly.
But she never imagined how many days it has been, and he has not improved!
In addition, Wenxiu completely deteriorated three days ago and could not get out of bed at all. Wenxiu's fever remained high and she lost her mind.
The imperial doctors from the palace even shook their heads and said: "The second young master was already weak, and after falling into the ice lake, he even got the flu. Now there is no other way but to count on his heavenly luck". (6)
"We can only hope that the lucky people will have their own encounters."
This is vague, but it means that there is no way but to pray to the heavens. Even the imperial doctor can't help, where else can she go to hire a more skilled doctor? !
Lady Ning never expected that as she was calculating how to kill the bastard in the Qiuyan Mountain encirclement hunting, her son was first fell sick by the self-made fall into the lake a few days ago! She felt her heart ache and sat down on the stool.
The Old Madam practices martial arts, her body is strong, and immediately after being rescued, she had a stove to warm her up.
But why did that bastard also enter and leave the Ning Palace day after day, so healthy? !
Lady Ning was feeling anxious and hateful. She felt so distressed for Lu Wenxiu, that she almost broke her teeth.
......
Lu Huan's plan to purchase birch and feathers was once again shelved. This is not a top priority. He is surely able to acquire the ordinary bow and arrow, but saving the lives of these people cannot be delayed.
After he made a plan in his heart, he immediately acted on it, and immediately returned to the city to enter a medicinal shop.
Lu Huan memorized one hundred medicinal plants by heart. He opened the package of medicine left by that person that day. It was not ground powder, but various medicinal materials that needed to be prepared in strict accordance with the dosage. Lu Huan took a rough look and memorized those herbs by heart.
At that time, he sent some wind-cold medicine to Fourth Aunt as a precaution, and left a bag in the closet.
Now, he only needs to buy some of these medicinal materials one by one back, and then calculate the prescription of the magical medicine sent by the person by weighing against the previous package of medicine.
But, he doesn't know if that person is willing to let him use those medicines to save people.
......
After Lu Huan bought the medicinal materials, he returned to his Firewood courtyard with deep thoughts.
He strode through the bamboo forest, but when he opened the door, he was slightly hesitant to move.
When he left a note the last time the person did not give any response and he was a little disappointed. Yet this time, some faint hopes were still rising in his heart---hoping to get a reply from the other party.
... However, this time, would that person still ignore him?
Lu Huan clenched the medicine packet in his hand and tried his best to contain the absurd expectations in his heart.
He suppressed his expression and walked in.
After finishing his thoughts, he looked at the table, and this time—
"......"
Lu Huan didn't want to do this, but the color in his eyes still brightened up in an instant.
He was standing at the window, illuminated by the shallow sunset outside, and his normally cold face was filled with something called ecstasy.
This is...for the first time in 14 years, the look that a young man should have appeared on his face.
But he seemed to be suddenly aware of his emotions... He tried his best to be expressionless, trying to hold back his face.
He walked quickly to the table, trying to pretend that there was nothing shining in his eyes.
On the top of the table, the gifts were taken away.
Both gifts were taken.
That person finally saw it, and finally, responded.
Although he did not know if that person took the two gifts together because he saw through his careful thoughts and didn't want to tell his gender.
But Lu Huan's mood still rippled.
......After all, he used to unilaterally receive things from that person, but now, at least it means he can interact with that person.
He pursed his lips.
In addition to the gifts being taken away, there was one more thing on the table.
His gaze fell on the phoenix feather bow tied with the peculiar knot, and he was slightly startled---the bow is very exquisite, the bow is made of precious poplar wood, the short arrow is made of Phoenix feathers, and the head is big and the tail is small. It is a sharp bow that can last for generations.
......
Apart from the Phoenix Feather Arrow, the other better ones can only be used by the royal family.
All he wanted was a birch feather bow, but the man seemed to give him as much as possible.
Realizing this, Lu Huan picked up the bow and trembled in his heart.
......
And Su Xi, who is outside of the screen, has been coming back from the temple with the Cub, just looking forward to his expression when he sees the bow and arrow she gave him.
With joy, she waited for the Cub with a surprised expression, but only saw--
The Cub has a blank face, very cold, and half-hearted.
Su Xi: ? ? ?
No, he received the bow and arrow he dreamed of. Isn't there any sign of happiness? Knowing that he is not lively enough, she won't beg him to jump up and give this grandmother a hug, but he can laugh a little too!
But there was no sense of accomplishment to Su Xi. While she was angry, a white bubble slowly appeared on the top of the Cub's head on the screen.
Inside the white bubble, a small heart appeared.
As if shy, the happy, careful heart blistered and quickly retracted.
Su Xi:............
Su Xi's heart melted with the cuteness, dropped her phone, she fell on the sofa pillow and covered her face.
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Translated by Bored Diva
(T/N: 2 Updates today because I forgot to update last week...sorry.)