Chapter 30
“What’s the matter?” Yan Feili tried to move, but Beitang Ao held him tighter.
Yan Feili’s skills were impaired and he couldn’t hear the noise outside, but Beitang Ao could hear it. Beitang Ao said, “It’s nothing, it’s probably the refugees who fled.”
The floods in the south were getting worse. The Yue Kingdom and several other countries were not prosperous. They were forcing a foothold in this troubled world while overwhelmed by the biggest flood in the past ten years. The victims were desperate and moved with their families to seek refuge in Huacheng.
Hearing the words, Yan Feili became uneasy, thinking of the life of the old beggar as a child. In these natural disasters, how many families will lose their loved ones, and how many children will become orphans?
Yan Feili broke free from the strong embrace, got up, opened the window, and took a look. He saw the refugees carrying their baggage, standing in twos and threes, supporting each other on both sides of the road, and waiting for the convoy to pass by without a spirit. Some women were still holding thin children in their arms whose cry was weak. Yan Fei looked at them with pity until the carriage started moving again and Beitang Ao pulled down the window.
Upon entering the Huacheng, they went to a minor Tianmen establishment.
Du Sheng, the personnel in charge, came out to greet them in person. Having seen the Sect Master of the North Gate, Beitang Ao asked them to drive the carriage into the courtyard while Qiu Yeyuan helped Yan Feili get out of the carriage.
Du Sheng met with Yan Feili several times every year when he went to Jianjing to report regularly. He was surprised to see Yan Feili described as haggard, thin, and apathetic. He especially opened up the western courtyard of the minor establishment for Beitang Ao and Yan Feili.
The remaining soldiers that came with the Northern Sect Master were all arranged in the outer courtyard.
Once they had settled down, Yan Feili was able to recover from illness with peace of mind. His illness had long been the root cause of his life. Still, it was impossible for him to fully recover.
Under Qiu Yeyuan’s careful treatment, Yan Feili’s injuries and minor postpartum illnesses improved, but the body was still very weak and did not see any improvement. Beitang Ao asked Qiu Yeyuan why.
“The knot in the heart is hard to solve. He is also depressed that his body had not improved for a long time,” Qiu Yeyuan replied.
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Beitang Ao frowned, “When will the body get better after such a delay?”
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Beitang was surprised, then glanced at Qiu Yeyuan and saw the fearless eyes. With this, Beitang Ao can be sure that Qiu Yeyuan already knew everything. He helped Yan Feili deliver the baby, he surely made a guess. He also helped Yan Feili through the miscarriage, it was inevitable that he knew.
“Doctor Qiu, I have always wanted to ask you something.”
“Please don’t hesitate to tell me if you have something to say, Sect Master.”
“I know that Feili once asked you for the medicine that prevents conception,” Beitang stared at him, “If this is the case, why is he still getting pregnant?”
About this, Qiu Yeyuan also wondered for a long time. He looked through many medical classics, and there were no examples.
He gave his most honest answer, “Qiu’mou don’t quite understand. When I check his pulse, I could feel that his conception was different from that of a woman. he didn’t have the shape of a woman’s sunflower water. Qiu’mou once looked up the classics and learned of the Moye in ancient times. The group came from the far north. It is said that because they were blessed by the gods, both men and women could have children. But the group gradually died out more than two hundred years ago. There are very few records about them.”
After thinking about it, he added, “Actually, Qiu’mou speculates that the conception of Moye men is not based on the sunflower water of the woman, but that they will produce a substance that can be conceived when they are emotional. After the water is combined, the fetus can be conceived. Thus, the medicine Qiu’mou prepared for General Yan will not be effective.”
Beitang Ao listened to his words and pondered for a moment.
“In that case, he might still get pregnant?”
What do you mean! Qiu Yeyuan was startled and looked at Beitang Ao in surprise.
“Is there no other way to prevent him from getting pregnant?” Beitang Ao glanced at him, turning a blind eye to his sluggish expression.
“This… This…” Qiu Yeyuan’s mind turned for a long time before he realized it and said with a bit of difficulty, “As long as… As long as the last… The last, that…”
After a long time, he noticed that Beitang Ao became a little impatient. He gritted his teeth and said, “As long as you don’t stay inside at the end!”
His face turned bright red.
Beitang Ao frowned. Of course, he knew this method. However, his status was honorable and the education he had received since childhood was based on his joy. He has never wronged himself and had never made concessions for others in this matter. Once he heard it, it was inevitable that he was unhappy.
“That…” Qiu Yeyuan was not a fool and understood the deeper meaning of Beitang Ao’s question. “The Sect Master said that General Yan’s physical condition is no longer suitable for conceiving. The root cause of his fallen disease cannot be healed and his body is weak. If he gives birth again in the future, I am afraid that Sect Master will have more than one life to worry for.”
“I know.” Beitang Ao nodded, “You are excused.”
Beitang Ao was upset. He asked Qiu Yeyuan the last question because he found that he still had an irrepressible desire for Yan Feili. He already noticed this desire when he fed Yan Feili medicine in the barracks. Even on the way to Huacheng, holding his Yan Feili in the carriage would make him hot and uncomfortable.
When Beitang Ao arrived at Yan Feili’s courtyard, he saw that Yan Feili was not in the house. Yan Feili had put on a coat and sat on the deck chair in the corridor outside the door.
It had been more than half a month since they came to Huacheng. Although Yan Feili was still quite weak, he was able to walk around. It was July and the summer in the south was the most boring. Yan Feili was a little impatient when lying on the bed, so he liked to sit in the courtyard in the cool evening.
“Why are you sitting here alone? Where is Ling Qing?”
“Sect Master,” Yan Feili saw him coming and he wanted to get up to greet, but he pushed back. “Ling Qing went to serve lotus porridge.”
“Well, drinking some lotus porridge in summer may be the best way to enjoy life.”
Beitang Ao sat down beside him, took his hand, and frowned, “Why is it so cold? ”
Yan Feili suddenly felt warm all over and become more uncomfortable because of the summer heat.
Beitang Ao saw that Yan Feili’s reaction was not bad and recalled what Qiu Yeyuan had said.
“Feili, Doctor Qiu said that your heart knot is difficult to understand and that you are depressed about your condition not improving. Do you know that?”
Yan Feili was shocked silent.
Beitang Ao sighed, “Feili, the child’s matter is over, don’t take it in your heart. Just treat it as having no relationship with this world, otherwise, how can you get free?”
Yan Feili lowered his eyes and didn’t want to reply. Then he remembered that Beitang Ao had said that he liked to endure everything and said nothing where people can’t guess what he was thinking. He raised his head and said, “Sect Master, you’re right. I shouldn’t think about the child anymore. But I can’t forget. I really can’t forget. I have tried, but I can’t do it. I don’t know what to do…”
Beitang Ao looked at him with perplexity. This was the first time Yan Feili took the initiative to reveal his concerns in front of him. The unconcealed sadness and blankness on Yan Feili’s face surprised him.
Yan Feili didn’t know why he was so frank. Probably because of some wonderful changes in his relationship with Beitang Ao recently. While he can’t pinpoint all the differences in their relationship, he felt that the atmosphere around them was different from before. The difference encouraged him to say what was in his mind.
Beitang Ao looked at his haggard face for a while and said, “Feili, do you want to see Li’er?”