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Ye Chen picked up the spoon that had fallen on the ground and asked stiffly, "Is it Doctor Pei? I heard he goes by Pei Guanjing?"
Lou Yu replied, "Huh? Who are you talking about, Doctor Pei? How could he be Pei Guanjing! Pei Guanjing is the adopted son of the Regent, the dream lover of countless noble ladies in the capital. How could he be treating patients? Besides, this is the border of Tianqi in Lan Prefecture. What would a scion of a prominent family be doing here? It must just be a coincidence that they share the same name."
Ye Chen countered, "Then what are you doing here?"
Lou Yu paused for a moment and turned halfway around. "I naturally came to follow General He. His valor in defeating three thousand soldiers of the Wolf Tribe with five hundred iron cavalry has always been something I admire greatly. Is there anything wrong with following him?"
"Nothing wrong at all. If all the noble families in the capital were like you, with more hot-blooded young men like this, how could my Tianqi not drive the Wolf Tribe out of the Central Plains?" Ye Chen said, then changed the subject. "But I think you should go to the Medical Camp and take a look at that Doctor Pei."
"Look at what? What's so interesting about him? He's just a doctor," Lou Yu said dismissively as he grabbed a wild fruit from a nearby cage and popped it into his mouth.
"I think that Doctor Pei doesn't seem like an ordinary person. His appearance... doesn't quite match my usual impression of doctors," Ye Chen said, furrowing his brows as memories of doctors from his past life began to surface.
He envisioned a doctor who looked to be in his fifties but was actually only in his thirties, with an anxious expression. The doctor would solemnly take a patient's pulse, shaking his head repeatedly without saying a word.
This was the moment that sent chills down the spine of anyone who sought traditional Chinese medicine; it wasn't fear of what the doctor might say but rather fear of silence.
Ye Chen shook his head to dispel those thoughts.
"It's different; I can't quite put it into words. I just feel that someone like him shouldn't just be a doctor—mainly because he doesn't look like one. You should still find some time to check out the Medical Camp; maybe he really is at the top of that list of scions from the capital you mentioned."
Lou Yu scoffed disdainfully, "Impossible! That guy Pei Guanjing looks like Guanyin but is actually black-hearted. Coming to a Military Camp to do this thankless job definitely isn't his style. But since you say so, I suppose I should take a look at him and see what kind of person can make you so concerned."
These two lively characters bickered daily over trivial matters; after all, they were still young and loved to drag others into their curiosity about new things.
Fu Gui smiled silently as he walked past them with a basin in hand through their narrow space, then turned to Ye Chen and said, "Ye Chen, tomorrow our Firehead Camp will send us two along with General Xiao Lou to escort supplies. Remember to organize your things."
Ye Chen waved his hand casually and replied, "Got it, Brother Fu Gui."
In the end, after Ye Chen's persuasion, Lou Yu decided to accompany him on this trip with an attitude of disbelief.
As he arrived at the Medical Camp and looked through the window of the tent, he was stunned by the sight of a figure inside diligently preparing medicine.
“No way, it really is Pei Guanjing,” Lou Yu finally managed to utter after a long moment of shock.
Ye Chen glanced at him before turning his attention back to Pei Guanjing, who was still busy gathering herbs, silently pondering to himself.
Pei Guanjing truly deserved to be at the top of the noble sons' list. He was as refined as jade, graceful in his movements, elegant and handsome, like a clear pine standing tall against the sky. This was exactly the kind of person they were talking about. Ye Chen curled his lip in disdain and, for some reason, glanced down at himself, filled with self-reproach. It was infuriating how much better he seemed in comparison.
Driven by an inexplicable sense of rivalry, he felt utterly defeated.
A complete loss.
Pei Guanjing handed the freshly prepared medicine for wind-cold to the soldier in front of him. “Take this medicine three times a day. Come to the Medicine Hall to brew it yourself, and remember not to bathe with cold water again to avoid catching wind-evil.”
“Understood, Doctor Pei.” The man turned and left with the medicine package.
After the man departed, Pei Guanjing continued his routine of recording information about the soldiers who came for treatment and their medication dosages. Just then, he felt two intense gazes from outside that were hard to ignore.
Pei Guanjing hesitated for a moment before looking up, only to see two quick shadows dart past the window.
He stepped forward slowly, peering out but finding nothing suspicious. He then resumed documenting the medical cases.
Meanwhile, in a corner of the tent, Ye Chen and Lou Yu crouched down, covering each other's mouths and signaling for silence.
Once they heard Pei Guanjing leave, Lou Yu released his grip and exchanged glances with Ye Chen, urging him to follow as they made their exit.
As they stood up and slipped away from the corner outside the Medicine Hall, Pei Guanjing inside smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth.
“Hey, did you see clearly? Is he really that Pei Guanjing you met in the capital?” Once they reached a safe spot, Ye Chen pressed his hand against his chest, panting as he slid down against the wall.
Lou Yu leaned against the wall with one hand supporting his head. "It seems to be him. There won't be another person like him in this world."
"Then what is he doing in Lan Prefecture, especially in the Military Camp? Didn't you say he has a black heart?" Ye Chen stood up and brushed off the dirt from his back. "From what I've seen while delivering meals to him, his heart seems quite good. Just during this time, I’ve seen him write two whole volumes of medical cases. He takes his work so seriously, and you still say he has a black heart?" The more Ye Chen spoke, the more his tone rose.
"I think you are the one with the black heart!"
"How could I be?!" Lou Yu's expression was hard to describe. "I don't know what he's doing in the Military Camp, but I can be sure that this matter is definitely not as simple as we think. He is the adopted son of the Regent."
At the mention of the Regent, Ye Chen's movements came to a halt.
For years, the Wolf Tribe had been at war with Tianqi, and turmoil had plagued the imperial city of Tianqi. The Former Emperor was frail and sickly, and with the young prince still a child, power was held by the Regent. However, since the Former Emperor's passing and the prince's disappearance, it had been solely the Regent wielding power, and no one knew whether the prince was alive or dead.
Public opinion on the Regent was mixed; some said he monopolized power and disdained imperial authority, possibly harming the prince; others claimed he steadied the nation during turbulent times, maintaining public confidence and allowing Tianqi to survive.
Suddenly, Lou Yu seemed to think of something important. After hurriedly saying a few words to Ye Chen, he left.
Ye Chen decided not to dwell on these matters any longer. As long as Pei Guanjing wasn’t targeting him, he could do whatever he wanted in the Military Camp; it was none of his business.
Returning to his dormitory in the Canteen, there wasn’t much to tidy up. His eyes caught sight of the two taels of silver he received upon entering the Military Camp. Ye Chen's brow twitched sharply; no matter how he had felt about it before, he never expected that after leaving Sun Family Village, he would end up in a Military Camp seeking a "livelihood."
Tightening his grip on the seal and securing his bundle, Ye Chen placed it in the compartment of his clothing.
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