This Can Be

Peng Qian was very ill and had fallen into a coma.

Seeing that Su Liang remained silent after taking his pulse, Peng Fan could not help but ask anxiously, "General Su, do you have any way to treat my father's illness?"

Su Liang sighed softly, "He has been ill for too long. I can only try."

Su Liang left after giving Peng Qian acupuncture, saying that he would send the medicine back after boiling it.

Peng Fan thanked him repeatedly, but Su Liang was still indifferent, saying that this was a promise to his grandfather and he would do his best.

After instructing the old housekeeper to arrange food and accommodation for the Peng family father and son and the two followers they brought, Su Liang returned to her residence.

When she entered the door, she saw Gu Ling was still there, and the originally messy table had been tidied up. He was reading the medical book that Su Liang had read recently, and Su Liang's notes were still on his hand.

"It's too late, go to bed if you are sleepy. I'm going to boil medicine for Peng Qian." Su Liang said and yawned.

Gu Ling closed the book and stood up, "I'll do it."

Su Liang thought for a moment, "Okay. There are two herbs, I'll have to trouble you to go out and find them."

...

After an hour, Su Liang prepared all the herbs and boiled the medicine with the small stove in the corridor.

The door was half open and half closed, and Gu Ling sat inside the door, not far away from each other.

Su Liang told Gu Ling about Peng Qian's condition and her initial treatment plan. After listening, Gu Ling asked, "How long will it take?"

Su Liang thought carefully and answered, "If the treatment is effective and everything goes well, it will take at least a hundred days for his body to recover to be able to take care of himself. If he is out of danger, he will have to observe for half a month."

Although Liang and Gan countries temporarily restored peace after the death of Wei Yao and Wei Hao. But no one can say whether this peace can last for three months. Peng Wei is old, and now he is injured and has not recovered, and his children and grandchildren are not around, I am afraid he is powerless.

Therefore, Su Liang temporarily decided to stay in Xunyang City for another half a month, and when Peng Qian's health improved and the father and son of the Peng family returned to the country, she would return to the capital.

Gu Ling had no objection to this.

Just when Su Liang added firewood several times and felt drowsy, the medicine was finally boiled. She served it and personally carried it to the guest house.

Peng Fan was wiping Peng Qian's hands. Seeing Su Liang coming, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Thank you for your hard work, General Su."

"Feed this medicine to your father." Su Liang gave the medicine to Peng Fan, "You have come from afar, just stay here with peace of mind, I will not be polite about the reward I deserve."

Peng Fan nodded seriously, "If General Su can cure my father, I am willing to serve you."

Su Liang shook his head, "Not really. I'll go back first. If there is anything wrong, call me at any time."

After speaking, Su Liang turned and left. After Peng Fan fed Peng Qian the medicine, although Peng Qian's complexion did not improve significantly, being in a warm and comfortable room, holding the still warm medicine bowl, still made his tense body and mind relax a lot.

When Su Liang went back again, Gu Ling was no longer in her room. After she simply washed up, it was already late at night, and she lay down and fell asleep.

The next day, when she went to see Peng Qian again, he still hadn't woken up, but his complexion was calmer than yesterday.

"I'll teach you how to boil the medicine?" Su Liang said to Peng Fan.

Peng Fan was stunned for a moment, "This... I don't understand..."

Su Liang explained, "I have something to do over there, and I'm afraid something will go wrong if I hand it over to the servants. I'll tell you how to do it."

Peng Fan quickly agreed and listened carefully to Su Liang's explanation of how to boil the medicine. When the servants of Ning Mansion brought the stove and the tools needed to boil the medicine, Su Liang also gave him the prepared medicine.

…

“I have asked someone to put up a sign saying no visitors.” The old housekeeper said to Su Liang, “Miss, you have been busy for a few days since you came back. You should take a good rest. When you return to the capital in a few days, you will be busy with official business again.”

It was Su Liang who asked the old housekeeper to close the door and say no visitors, but she still told him that if a critically ill patient came to see her, he should go to her immediately.

After closing the courtyard door, Su Liang stretched his body, bathed in the bright sunshine, and planned to start the sweet thing he had planned - making peach preserves.

Some fresh peaches were left to eat directly, and there was a basket of big and plump peaches.

Gu Ling went to the mountain where Lingyin Temple was located early in the morning and picked a lot of sour berries that Su Liang used to roast chicken yesterday and mashed them into juice.

The two of them washed the peaches, peeled and pitted them, cut them into strips of uniform size, and marinated them with sugar and berry juice.

It was almost noon when they finished all this. Su Liang went to see Peng Qian again. He finally woke up, but his consciousness was still a little fuzzy. He only heard Peng Fan say that they were in Ning's house in Xunyang City, Gan Country, and Su Liang was treating him. Peng Qian's hand moved, but he looked at Su Liang but couldn't speak.

"Don't be anxious, you need to take your time." Su Liang said, and suddenly asked about Peng Wei's situation, "You are in Gan Country, is Mr. Peng safe?"

Peng Fan said seriously, "Thank you General Su for your concern. Grandfather has a senior with strong martial arts skills by his side, so he should be fine."

"That's good." Su Liang left after he finished speaking.

Peng Fan accidentally saw the purse on Su Liang's waist. The cute little rabbit on it surprised him and felt that it was a bit inconsistent with Su Liang's temperament.

After lunch, the peaches were pickled.

Gu Ling lit the fire, and Su Liang boiled the peach meat over a low heat until it was soft. This process did not take long.

The pot was off the fire, Su Liang took a deep breath of the sweet and sour fruit aroma in the air, and smiled, "Soak it overnight, and take it out to dry tomorrow."

"Can't eat it now?" Gu Ling asked.

Su Liang nodded, "You can try it if you want."

Gu Ling took out a piece with a small bowl, blew it gently to cool it, and tasted it slowly.

"What does it taste like?" Su Liang asked.

"Boiled peach flavor." Gu Ling said. He ate the remaining half piece, then washed the dishes and put them back in their place.

At nightfall, a critically ill patient actually came to seek medical treatment. She was a pregnant woman who had fallen. The doctor said there was no way he could be saved. The family thought that Su Liang had saved the young lady who was having difficulty giving birth in the prefect's mansion, so they asked to come.

The old housekeeper immediately reported Su Liang. Su Liang hurried over and struggled until midnight. Fortunately, he was rescued, but the child was too young and could not be saved.

Su Liang rode alone, carrying a medicine box, and returned to Ning's house through most of Xunyang City in the middle of the night.

Passing by a secluded street, a sharp arrow shot through the air and aimed at Su Liang's back.

She reacted, narrowly avoided it, and broke into a cold sweat. She was a little tired, but suddenly she was sober!

A group of black-clad assassins appeared and surrounded Su Liang.

When she jumped off the horse, she already had the two swords in her hands, and her eyes were calm and cold as she faced the assassins.

Not too surprising. After traveling through time for nearly a year, she made some friends and offended some big shots. Leaving the capital does not mean safety, Su Liang knows this very well.

During the fight, Su Liang seemed to have returned to the scene where he had to deal with the killers in Yanyun Tower on the mountain behind his home in Sujiacun last year.

That was also the stage when Su Liang's strength improved by leaps and bounds under the huge life and death pressure Gu Ling created for her.

There are eight assassins today, and their average strength is still a bit lower than the top assassins in Yanyun Tower who went to Su Liang to grab the finger.

But one against eight still made Su Liang feel tired.

As he was beating, a helper suddenly appeared, a masked man, helping Su Liang deal with the assassins.

What surprised Su Liang was not that someone was helping, but that the person who came was not Gu Ling.

She wasn't sure, but she had an intuition that Gu Ling was nearby. But it wasn't him who showed up.

The helper's martial arts were very powerful, sharing half of Su Liang's pressure.

Two-quarters of an hour later, Su Liang sheathed the knife and watched the only one of the eight assassins left alive bite his tongue and commit suicide, his head hanging down, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"General Su, are you okay?" A familiar voice sounded.

Su Liang was stunned for a moment, "Mr. Peng?"

The man took off the black scarf that covered his face. Under the moonlight, his face was determined. It was Peng Fan.

"I'm fine. Why is Mr. Peng here?" Su Liang asked calmly.

Regarding Su Liang's questioning but not thanking him, Peng Fan explained, "I heard from people in the Ning Mansion that General Su went to rescue people and had not returned yet. The housekeeper was worried about General Su's safety. My martial arts skills were not bad, so I informed him about it." Butler, come to find General Su."

Su Liang nodded, "That's it, thank you."

Peng Fan retrieved Su Liang's horse in a nearby alley. She led the horse to Ning Mansion. Peng Fan followed beside her and told her that Peng Qian was more conscious and could recognize him.

"Okay, let's take care of it slowly." Su Liang said.

"I wonder if General Su is going back to the capital of Qian Kingdom?" Peng Fan asked.

Su Liang nodded, "I have to go back. If your father's health improves, you can leave and go home to take care of him in about half a month."

"I hope so." Peng Fan sighed, "My grandfather once mentioned that Mr. Ning had a good friend who rescued him in Xuanbei City with General Su. I wonder if General Su can tell me the name and location of that benefactor. I would like to tell him in person. He thanked me."

Su Liang shook his head, "After Ning Jing's incident, he separated from me and went to no one's home."

"If General Su sees that benefactor again next time, please help me convey my gratitude." Peng Fan said solemnly.

"Okay." Su Liang responded, and the gate of Ning Mansion appeared in sight.

…

When Su Liang returned to her room, she discovered that there was a lot of blood on her body, but she only suffered a slight injury on her arm, which was not serious.

Su Liang asked for hot water, took a bath, cleaned the wound and applied medicine, and it was almost dawn.

She was getting ready to sleep when Gu Ling finally appeared.

"Master, I have an idea." Su Liang said seriously.

Gu Ling's eyes fell on Su Liang's right arm, then moved away, and asked calmly, "What?"

"Why don't you go to the capital to kill Duanmu Sheng while I'm in Xunyang City?" Su Liang suggested, "I was assassinated tonight, and Peng Fan helped me. When he asked about you later, I It suddenly occurred to me that the emperor must have believed that Ning Jing had an expert who was helping me, and that it was because he was sent to protect me during those days that something happened to him. So, wouldn’t it be natural for his expert friend to avenge him? , but with perfect alibi, I can excuse myself by saying that I know that Ningjing has such a friend and has protected me, but I don’t know your details, let alone where you have gone. If the emperor really becomes suspicious, no. If you reuse me, that would be better, I can go somewhere else to play! Otherwise, I don’t know when I will find the opportunity to get rid of Duan Mu Sheng!”

Gu Ling asked, "How strong is Peng Fan?"

"I didn't look carefully, but it should be much stronger than I thought." Su Liang said, "Master, are you worried about me? Then after you leave, if I encounter trouble, I will ask Peng Fan for help. He will definitely be happy to do so."

I say this because the Peng family owes Su Liang a great debt of gratitude.

Seeing Gu Ling's silence, Su Liang smiled and said, "It just occurred to me tonight. If you don't want to go, Master, that's okay. I'll think of another way."

"Okay." Gu Ling nodded.

Su Liang thought he meant to let her think of other ways, so she yawned and prepared to go to bed, "I'm almost exhausted, please come back."

Gu Ling stood up and said, "Ask me to help you go to the capital to kill people. I'm leaving. Why don't you say goodbye to me?"

Su Liang turned around, looked at Gu Ling and blinked, "Master, didn't you refuse?"

"I said, OK." Gu Ling said.

Su Liang held his forehead. This person always likes to answer questions in front of them.

She faced Gu Ling, stood up straight, and bowed slightly, "Thank you, God, for your help."

Gu Ling nodded slightly, then opened his arms.

Su Liang was stunned for a moment, then understood, stepped forward and hugged him, "Master, take care of yourself along the way."

The farewell ceremony between the two was a brief hug and then they parted.

"It's a pity that it's not convenient right now. Otherwise, I can prepare some dry food for you to eat on the way." Su Liang said casually.

Gu Ling nodded, "In that case, let's leave another day."

Su Liang:......

Gu Ling's expression was indifferent, "You still have to stay in Xunyang City for half a month, and you can still be late for three to five days, right?"

Su Liang said in a faint tone, "Yes. But Master, you didn't plan to leave tonight, did you?"

Gu Ling shook his head, "You said you should prepare dry food for me. Wait until it's ready."

Su Liang was speechless.

"Go to sleep." Gu Ling left after saying that.

Su Liang lay on the bed and covered herself with a quilt. She felt sleepy and soon fell asleep.

…

Knowing that Su Liang slept very late last night, the old housekeeper didn't let anyone come to disturb her. She didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning. After washing, she went to see Peng Qian. He was awake last night and fell asleep again after drinking medicine.

Peng Fan asked about Su Liang's injury. Su Liang waved his hand, "It's okay."

After returning home, Su Liang had breakfast and dried the soaked peach meat piece by piece.

After doing this, she left the house in the afternoon to visit the pregnant woman she rescued last night. When she came back, Gu Ling was still missing. Su Liang asked the old housekeeper to prepare some good tea for her.

The most indispensable thing for the Ning family was tea. Su Liang asked for a small stone mill to grind the tea leaves into matcha powder.

The servants brought dinner, and Su Liang asked it to be placed at the door of the study. She worked in the kitchen for a long time and finally made green tea cakes.

The tea was excellent, and the quality of the glutinous rice flour was also very good. Su Liang tasted one. It had a light tea aroma, a slight sweetness, and a soft and glutinous filling. It was a great success.

After setting up dinner, Gu Ling, who had been missing all day, finally appeared.

"Master, where have you been?" Su Liang asked.

"Find a friend." Gu Ling said.

Su Liang was surprised, "You actually have friends that I don't know about?"

Gu Ling shook his head, "Your friend."

The corner of Su Liang's mouth twitched slightly, "The sentence 'You go find a friend of mine' was omitted to 'You go find a friend'? Master, do you think this is reasonable?"

Gu Ling ignored Su Liang's complaints and simply said his name, "Yan Shiba."

Su Liang frowned, "What are you looking for her for?"

"Protect you." Gu Ling said calmly, his eyes falling on the plate of green tea cakes, "What is this?"

"I'm not that weak, right? It's not like I can't live without you." Su Liang complained while answering his question, "Green tea cakes, dry food specially made for you."

Gu Ling picked up one, took a sip, nodded and said, "Not bad."

"Where are you going to find Yan Shiba?" Su Liang was curious.

Gu Ling said that he just found the people from Yanyun Tower and issued a mission to kill Su Liang.

Su Liang was speechless, "So Yan Shiba will come to Xunyang City to find me if he knows this mission? Master, have I ever said that you are really a talent?"

As a result, Gu Ling asked, "Are there any black tea cakes?"

Su Liang nodded faintly, "You can have this."

"When you make the black tea cakes, I will go to the capital." After Gu Ling finished speaking, he finished a green tea cake and wiped his hands gracefully with a handkerchief.

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