A fire raged in Ye Wanmian's chest. Originally, she had intended to explain to him the origin of Mo Zhizhang, but now she didn't want to anymore!
Ye Wanmian said coldly, "Xiao Jingcheng, I risked my life to save you, helped you disguise yourself, and even obtained a rune to conceal your appearance. I believe I've done my utmost. But you should know that it wasn't my responsibility. Whether it was two years ago or now, you owe me, not the other way around."
"Those living under someone else's roof should be self - aware. It's my freedom to decide who to take in. If you're afraid of being exposed, then leave Dongli Town as soon as possible."
After saying that, she turned around and walked out quickly.
At that moment, Xiao Jingcheng felt a bit panicked and also a bit aggrieved.
He didn't even notice that before he could react, he had already chased after her.
But he kept a distance from her and didn't dare to get as close as before.
When Ye Wanmian returned to the main hall of the medical clinic, the man who had caused trouble had already been taken away by Li Zhao, and the other villagers had also dispersed.
Li Zhao greeted Ye Wanmian. He glanced at Xiao Jingcheng who was following far behind her, then bent down to carefully check her neck and asked, "Did he do anything to you?"
Ye Wanmian shook her head. She walked towards the man in the green robe who was stroking the donkey and feeding it carrots outside the door. She bowed to the man in the green robe.
"I'm Jiang Mian, the current doctor of Huichuntang. Greetings, Uncle - Master."
After the man in the green robe finished feeding the carrots in his hand, he smiled and patted the remaining crumbs on his hands. Then he gently lifted Ye Wanmian's elbows and said in a gentle voice,
"No need for formalities. I should have arrived in Dongli Town a few days ago, but I encountered a patient with a critical illness on the way, so I was delayed for a few days. Fortunately, I came in time and didn't let my nephew be bullied today."
Standing beside Li Zhao and hearing their conversation, Xiao Jingcheng clenched his fists tightly.
So this man was her uncle - master.
After confirming that this was the uncle - master mentioned by Doctor Wang, Ye Wanmian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and there was a real smile on her face. "Uncle - Master, you're not late. You can still catch dinner."
The man in the green robe couldn't help but laugh. He was already handsome, and this smile was like rosy clouds emerging from the mountains, making it hard for people to look away.
"Senior Brother praised you highly in his letter. Now that I've met you, I see that you're indeed as smart and brave as Senior Brother said. You've left a deep impression on me."
Being praised by such an otherworldly person, Ye Wanmian couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed. "Uncle - Master, don't say that. I've only studied with Master for a while and haven't graduated yet. I don't dare to show off in front of you."
Xiao Jingcheng saw the two of them smiling brightly at each other and felt quite uncomfortable. His gaze towards the man in the green robe also became unfriendly.
Where did this pretty boy come from? Didn't he know the propriety between men and women? Why was he smiling so cheerfully at her?
The man in the green robe seemed to sense his gaze and looked over, but only glanced at him briefly before shifting his gaze back to Ye Wanmian. "Don't keep calling me Uncle - Master. It sounds so formal. Besides, I'm not much older than you. My name is Mo Zhizhang. Just call me by my name."
"That's not appropriate!" Ye Wanmian quickly waved her hand. "You're my uncle - master. It would be impolite for me to call you by your name directly."
Mo Zhizhang just smiled and didn't force her to change her address. Instead, he said, "Nephew, don't you want to stand outside and chat with me all day?"
Only then did Ye Wanmian react. "Uncle - Master, please come in quickly!"
Mo Zhizhang took off the luggage on the donkey's back and followed Ye Wanmian into the medical clinic.
Xiao Jingcheng blocked the way and didn't move. Ye Wanmian ignored him and led Mo Zhizhang inside. But when Mo Zhizhang walked in front of Xiao Jingcheng, he said to him,
"Excuse me. Please take good care of my donkey. It only eats carrots."
The scene instantly fell into a deathly silence. Qi Wen stared at Mo Zhizhang in disbelief, thinking, Oh no, no, no! He actually dared to order the Crown Prince around!
The Crown Prince had just regained his memory and was in a bad temper. Would he just tear down their medical clinic?
Xiao Jingcheng's face showed anger. Just as he was about to speak, Ye Wanmian looked at him and said, "Uncle - Master was able to arrive in Dongli Town in time thanks to this little donkey. Goudan, you must take good care of it."
After saying that, she smiled at Mo Zhizhang. "Uncle - Master, don't be offended. This is my distant cousin named Jing Goudan. He has a bad temper and hasn't read much, so he's not very good at talking. If he says something wrong and offends you in the future, Uncle - Master, you can scold him as you like."
Xiao Jingcheng felt a breath stuck in his throat.
She didn't expose his identity and introduced him to others as her distant cousin, but he could also hear the mockery in her words.
Bad - tempered, uneducated, not good at talking, and calling him Jing Goudan.
Jiang Mian, you're really something!
He had a gloomy face and turned to walk towards the donkey outside. Qi Wen didn't dare to really let him take care of the donkey. He quickly put down what he was holding and chased after him.
"Wait a minute. Um, Brother Jing, I'll help you!"
Getting close to Xiao Jingcheng, Qi Wen lowered his voice and said quickly, "Your Highness, don't be angry with Lady Jiang. She's doing this for your own good. The fewer people who know your identity, the better."
Xiao Jingcheng said sarcastically, "She's done me a great favor. How could I blame her? I should even thank her."
Qi Wen grabbed the donkey's reins before Xiao Jingcheng and forced a smile. "I'll take care of this donkey. I used to brush donkeys for our master. Hehe."
The donkey was led away by Qi Wen, but Xiao Jingcheng didn't turn back to the house. Instead, he walked behind Qi Wen.
There was a stable at the back door of the medical clinic. There used to be a donkey there. That donkey was Doctor Wang's favorite mount, and he loved to take it everywhere. But since it died of illness, the stable had been empty and was usually used to store straw and firewood.
There were already ready - made feeding troughs and donkey stalls in the stable. After Qi Wen moved the firewood away, it became more spacious.
As if knowing that the stable was prepared for it, the donkey walked in tinklingly. It looked around, brayed loudly, and then squatted down in the open space.
Qi Wen was startled by the donkey's bray at first, and then took out a long - unused brush and squatted down to brush the donkey's back.
"Speaking of which, both the master and Doctor Mo like to ride donkeys. Could this be a tradition of their sect?"
Qi Wen just said it casually, but Xiao Jingcheng was stunned for a moment and frowned slightly.
A tradition of the sect?
This sect was really strange.