Chapter 46

As the year came to an end, the workload in the military grew more and more, and even with Yan Minghu’s help, Cang Ling found himself busier than ever, disappearing without a trace for long periods.

Xue Miaoyun, seeing this, didn’t want to stay at home alone, so she spent most of her time at the hospital.

“Miaoyun, these patients are recovering so quickly. Is your acupuncture technique taught by Master Ke? I haven’t heard of Master Ke having such life-saving acupuncture skills,” said Director Zhou, who was very interested in Xue Miaoyun.

His interest stemmed from two things: first, a genuine admiration for talent, as leaders always appreciated those with potential; and second, a respect for traditional Chinese medicine. Although he had studied Western medicine, Director Zhou held Chinese medicine in high regard. After all, it had been passed down for thousands of years, and such a long history couldn’t be without its merits.

However, the current status of Chinese medicine was under attack, with many considering it unscientific. Despite his strong curiosity, Director Zhou couldn’t show it too openly.

After meeting Xue Miaoyun, he had taken the time to learn about Master Ke’s life and achievements but had found no mention of Master Ke possessing extraordinary acupuncture skills.

“These are… techniques my master developed during his years in Shuize Village. I made some modifications. With the shortage of medicine, I had to improvise,” Xue Miaoyun explained, a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth. One lie often required many more to cover it.

“I see,” Director Zhou believed her completely. “Miaoyun, your talent is truly unmatched.”

“Thank you, Director Zhou,” Xue Miaoyun smiled awkwardly. Whether she had talent, she didn’t know, but her golden finger was certainly powerful.

“By the way, Miaoyun, do you have any connection with Master Ke’s disciples?”

“Disciples?” Xue Miaoyun hesitated. She felt that the lie was becoming bigger and more difficult to handle.

“Didn’t Master Ke ever mention them to you?” Director Zhou seemed surprised, then unknowingly filled in some details. “That’s not too strange. Given Master Ke’s situation at the time, he probably didn’t want others to know you were his closed-door disciple, even your senior brothers… sigh.”

Xue Miaoyun listened, only understanding part of it. However, it seemed that she didn’t need to explain anything further.

“Director Zhou, you know about my… senior brother?” Xue Miaoyun asked, feeling helpless. She wanted to subtly inquire. After all, she had taken Master Ke’s favor, and if she could help, she couldn’t stand by idly.

“I don’t know much, just that your eldest senior brother is Meng Yuanxing. He was the vice president of the Capital’s First Hospital. After Master Ke’s incident, he was implicated, and now, I really don’t know where he is,” Director Zhou said, a little embarrassed.

Xue Miaoyun was grateful. “Thank you, Director Zhou.”

“What are you thinking? You look so distracted,” Cang Ling, fresh from a battle shower, walked out of the bathroom and saw his wife absent-mindedly sitting at the vanity. He immediately went over and bent down, resting his chin on her shoulder.

Xue Miaoyun glanced at the handsome face in the mirror, and she turned her head to give him a quick kiss.

She originally intended to make it a light, fleeting kiss, but it was clear that the man had other ideas.

“Mm…”

Two hours later, Xue Miaoyun lay on the bed, her entire body feeling like her soul had left her. Her chest rose and fell, and it took her a while to catch her breath.

“You’re terrible,” Xue Miaoyun hit the person beside her and muttered, “Enough, enough.”

Her little fists were enveloped by a large hand, which gave her a kiss.

“What were you thinking just now, so lost in thought?” Cang Ling, content, held his wife tight, savoring the warmth and softness of her.

“Director Zhou mentioned something today…” Xue Miaoyun recounted the events of the day.

“Grandpa Ke never told me anything about his disciples. I don’t know why, but now that I know, I feel I must look into it, both out of emotion and reason.”

“That’s only right. Don’t worry, I’ll help you investigate. It’s not a difficult task,” Cang Ling reassured her, patting her back. “Besides, you have a skill in hand, medical skills. No matter where you go, you won’t have to suffer.”

After all, no one was free from illness, and offending a doctor was a foolish thing to do, especially if the doctor was highly skilled.

Xue Miaoyun thought for a moment. Although Master Ke had been sent away, his medical skills had helped save several children and patients in Shuize Village. Afterward, he lived quite well there. Grandpa Xue treated him very well, and no villager would intentionally cause him trouble.

“By the way, I heard the art troupe will arrive tomorrow,” Xue Miaoyun teased.

Cang Ling laughed. “Is Yun’er jealous?”

“Jealous? Why would I be? Isn’t it normal for a beauty to admire a hero? I usually just offer my blessings,” Xue Miaoyun shot him a sideways glance.

“Yun’er is right, Yun’er is the most beautiful beauty. Everyone will bless us,” Cang Ling said with a smile.

“You…” Xue Miaoyun began, but was interrupted by him.

The next day, Xue Miaoyun woke up to find it was already 11 a.m.

Luckily, she hadn’t planned to go to the hospital today.

“Hiss!” Xue Miaoyun felt an impulse to make her husband kneel on durian.

She wasn’t planning on cooking, so she directly took food from her space. Since Cang Ling had become aware of her special ability with space, she felt freer to use it. Whenever she felt like it, she’d cook more food and store it in the space. When she didn’t feel like cooking, she could just take it out. It was incredibly convenient.

After filling her stomach, Xue Miaoyun felt much better. She went to the bedroom and took out the clothes she had stored in her space.

Before her reincarnation, she had packed all her belongings into the space. Though her appearance had changed quite a bit in this life, her figure was almost the same as in her previous one—still very good. Therefore, she could still wear her old clothes.

Of course, people in this era mostly wore dull colors like black, blue, and gray, the “old three colors.” Looking down the street, everything was gray and dull.

In the past, she hadn’t minded much. With her current appearance, she could wear a burlap sack and still look more beautiful than 99% of people. But today was different. A woman could lose to anyone, but not to a rival in love. Though Cang Ling didn’t acknowledge this rival, others certainly did.

Xue Miaoyun didn’t think of herself as particularly vain, but she wasn’t about to let herself fall behind in this regard.

Naturally, she couldn’t wear those overly exaggerated styles. But work attire could be modified a little.

It had to be dignified and gentle—not bad.

While Xue Miaoyun was modifying her clothes at home, outside, things were getting quite lively.

As soon as the art troupe arrived at the base, a few nosy individuals eagerly took it upon themselves to spread the news of Cang Ling’s marriage.

“Tsk tsk, can you believe Commander Cang got married? I heard his wife is from the countryside. Some people think too highly of themselves, but in the end, he’d rather choose a village girl than her.”

“Exactly. Maybe he was scared off by all that persistence. Commander Cang seems to prefer women who are more quiet and well-behaved.”

“Of course. What man wants a social butterfly for a wife? Marry someone like that and you’re just asking to be cheated on…”

“What did you just say?” Yang Mei’s face darkened, and her gaze turned icy, laced with a murderous glare.