C22 Red Line Cloud Tracer

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were dense forests all over the Liaodong, and more than half of the Great Liaoning River ran from the north to the south. The area of the river was several times larger than that of the later generations, and countless branches of the great river traveled through the hills, dense forests, wastelands, and plains. Because there were not many people around, many wild beasts roamed the mountains and rivers of Liaodong. To think that Hua Tuo would dare to go to such a dangerous place to gather medicinal herbs, it caused people to be filled with admiration.

Zhao Yun ran towards the north for more than ten miles, but didn't see Hua Tuo. He couldn't help feeling anxious, afraid that Hua Tuo would meet with an accident in the forest. The public road disappeared behind them by five or six miles. In front of them was a dense forest that was covered in green and yellow trees. All sorts of towering trees rose up from the ground, and a few narrow paths snaked their way into the depths of the forest.

Zhao Yun jumped off the horse and observed those paths. He found that there were footprints on the left side that someone had just passed through, one big and one small. He was surprised for a moment, then tied the horse to a big tree. After taking a few steps, he suddenly ran to a small stream nearby and carefully washed off the blood on his body. Only then did he quickly walk into the woods.

At this moment, the sun was high in the sky. Because there were many evergreen trees, the light they emitted was very little. The forest was mottled with light, and the air was moist and cold. Fortunately, the ground in the forest was very moist due to the lack of light. Zhao Yun was able to easily discover fresh footprints, so he wasn't afraid of losing the person in front.

The deeper they went, the colder it became. The number of animals they encountered also increased, and most of them would run away as soon as they saw humans. A big black bear had its eyes on Zhao Yun and followed him for a long distance. When it realized that Zhao Yun was not someone to mess with, it went into the woods and disappeared. Zhao Yun didn't care about the bear at all. If he wasn't in a hurry to chase someone, he wouldn't mind getting rid of that bold beast.

After they walked for another two to three miles, Zhao Yun arrived beside a brook that was about one zhang wide. At this time, Zhao Yun suddenly had a drastic change in expression as he saw the footprints of the two people suddenly becoming chaotic and running eastward across the brook, leaving behind a series of footprints and water stains. Zhao Yun looked around and soon found the reason of the two running in panic — a series of huge footprints appeared in the forest to the left of the stream. Zhao Yun looked around and soon found the reason of the two running in panic —

Zhao Yun didn't dare to waste any time, jumping over the small stream and sprinting forward. After running several hundred steps, he suddenly heard the low roar of a wild boar coming from his right, along with the crisp shout of a young girl. He was shocked. If it was really Hua Tuo in front, could it be that the person who followed Hua Tuo into the forest was a girl? But at this time, he didn't have time to think. He gripped his spear tightly and rushed forward.

Passing through a mountain forest with grass as tall as half a person, Zhao Yun couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

He saw seven or eight large trees as thick as buckets growing on the hillside in front of him. An old man dressed in green sat on top of a tall tree, holding a small wine gourd as he leisurely drank from it. "The old man's black hair was tied up in a wide blue cloth, and he had a black beard under his chin. His forehead was protruding, and his eyes were slightly sunken. He looked very much like the stars in the painting.

This old man only surprised Zhao Yun a little. The girl in black, who was playing hide-and-seek with a wild boar under the tree, had shocked Zhao Yun quite a bit.

The wild boar was seven or eight feet long and five feet high, and looked to be at least six or seven hundred pounds. It howled loudly and chased after the girl with all its might.

The girl held a three-foot-long sword and sprinted back and forth around a few trees. Every time the wild boar's movements slowed down, the sword in her hand would stab out quickly and accurately, adding a wound to the wild boar's body. The skin of an adult wild boar was thick and tough, but the sword could injure it at any time. Clearly, it was not an ordinary weapon.

It seemed like the chase and escape had been going on for a long time. The wild boar's body was riddled with wounds and blood. Its head was also bulging a few times. It seemed like it had hit a tree when it turned around. Although the wild boar's wounds were not fatal, it was still bleeding non-stop. As long as the girl had sufficient stamina and he didn't make any mistakes, the wild boar would die without a doubt.

The old man sitting on the branch saw Zhao Yun first and nodded at him with a smile. When Zhao Yun saw this person's extraordinary bearing, he guessed that this person was most likely not that kind of person. Nine was Hua Tuo. He respectfully nodded in return, raised his gun and was about to step forward to help.

"Don't come near me!" At this moment, the girl also noticed Zhao Yun and shouted loudly when she stabbed him.

Zhao Yun stopped and looked at the old man in confusion.

The old man drank another mouthful of wine, smacked his lips and laughed: "I'm just practicing, there's no need to panic, General."

Zhao Yun had been a hunter in his early years, and he knew that there were one pig, two tigers, and three bears among the fierce beasts in the mountain. Many strong male hunters could kill tigers and bears, but they would die under the tusks of wild boars. The young girl was pretty, but her face was still young. She looked to be no more than 15 or 16 years old, but she actually dared to use a mature wild boar to practice. How could Zhao Yun not admire her after his shock?

The old man put away the wine gourd and asked, "Is this general here to find this old one?"

"That's right!" Zhao Yun nodded, bowed and asked: "May I ask if old sir is Godly Doctor Hua?"

"Hehe, this old man is Hua Tuo." Hua Tuo smiled and asked, "May I know your name, General? Who do you want this old one to treat? "

Zhao Yun thrust his long spear into the ground and cupped his hands in salute as he replied, "I am Marquis Jin's subordinate, Yue Zhong, Zhao Yun. I would like to ask Godly Doctor Hua to treat the young marquis' wounds."

"Gongsun Zan's son?" Upon hearing those words, Hua Tuo frowned and looked quite displeased.

Zhao Yun was stunned. Could it be that Hua Tuo had a grudge with the Marquis? He immediately cupped his hands and said, "Please save him, Godly Doctor Hua. I will definitely reward you handsomely!"

Hua Tuo shook his head and said, "General Zhao might not know, but this old man came to Liaodong to find a few rare medicinal herbs, and used them to cure a strange disease that occurred in the Jiujiang and Bozhou regions this summer. This is a matter that concerns the life of an elder in a village, this old one dares not delay it, I'm afraid that Ji County cannot go. " He was from the Qiao County, which was under the jurisdiction of Bozhou. Therefore, he called the people of Bozhou his father.

Hua Tuo did not have any personal grudges with Gongsun Zan, and had never even met him before. However, he did not have any good feelings towards the nobles in different places, and believed that they were the ones who had caused the destruction of their family after years of war. In Hua Tuo's opinion, there was a high chance that it was because of jealousy or dog fighting. He had seen the actions of the sons of officials many times, and he didn't want to save a 'popinjay'. If it was just an ordinary civilian, he would have gone to treat them without saying a word.

"Godly Doctor Hua, saving people is like saving a fire!" Zhao Yun suddenly became anxious and promised, "If Godly Doctor Hua needs any medicinal materials, just say so. Marquis Jin will definitely find them to give to the Godly Doctor!"

Hua Tuo still refused tactfully, "I'm not sure how many main medicines there are. I'll have to try it myself before deciding. I appreciate Academy Officer's good intentions."

Zhao Yun was anxious and angry at the same time, and his tone couldn't help but rush out, "I have long heard of Godly Doctor Hua's merciful and benevolent love, but seeing him today is truly disappointing! Could it be that every time Godly Doctor saved someone, he had to first ask the patient's identity? "

"Hehe." Hua Tuo stroked his beard and chuckled a few times. With a tone of obvious ridicule, he said, "This old man will guess, is the young duke fighting a chicken or dog, or was he injured while riding and hunting?"

"Godly Doctor Hua!" Don't spout nonsense! " Liu Shuang let out a thunderous roar and shouted angrily, "A few days ago, King Wu Huan led his army to the south and ambushed Changli. The Young Marquis used a brilliant plan to kill Qiu Liju and was surrounded by Wu Huan's cavalry. The young duke is a righteous and noble hero, how can he allow this old sir to slander him as he pleases! "

"What?" Kill Qiu Liju!? " When Hua Tuo heard this, he was greatly shocked. He grabbed his beard and almost fell off the tree.

"Ouch!" At this moment, the girl suddenly cried out and fell to the ground. The longsword in her hand knocked against the tree for a while before falling out of her hand. It turned out that just now, when Zhao Yun was angrily shouting, she was just about to circle around a big tree. Zhao Yun was just about to circle around a big tree, so she was startled by this yell.

The wild boar roared and jumped towards the girl. "If she had pounced on them with all her might, she would have been crushed to death by the several hundred jin weight, not to mention those three foot long fangs!

"This is bad!" Hua Tuo's expression changed drastically and he leaped down the tree.

Zhao Yun's reaction was extremely fast. When he heard the girl's scream, he grabbed his spear and rushed towards the wild boar. Zhao Yun was only six or seven steps away from the wild boar in the blink of an eye. When the wild boar was about to fall, a heavy silver gun arrived first and stabbed into the side of its neck. Its sharp spearhead was exposed on the other side! Zhao Yun immediately rolled on the ground, hugged the girl and rolled to the side. He rolled for a good seven or eight steps before stopping.

The wild boar let out an extremely mournful howl and then fell to the ground with a thump. Its huge body kept twitching and its mouth was groaning. Its four hooves tried to stand up, but failed after trying for a few times. It soon fell to the ground and didn't move.

Only then did Hua Tuo float to the ground. Looking at the ferocious state of the wild boar in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. If something were to happen to Chan'er, how would she explain herself to her dead wife and children? This girl in black was Hua Tuo's granddaughter, Hua Chan, and his only family in the world. Ever since she was young, she loved to dance and play with spears and stick. After that, she went to the tutelage of a master teacher to learn a set of martial arts. After returning home, she traveled with Hua Tuo.

Today, the grandfather and grandson duo suddenly met a wild boar. Hua Tuo wanted to hide and escape, but Hua Chan insisted on using this big guy to practice, so the scene that happened just now appeared. Hua Tuo also knew martial arts, but it was fine to use it for escape and defense. On the other hand, his attacks didn't have much power, let alone attack this huge wild boar. If it weren't for Zhao Yun's timely intervention, Hua Chan's life might have been in danger. Even if she survived, she would have been seriously injured. Hua Tuo didn't want to see either outcome.

"Can you let go of me first?" Hua Chan was still pressed under Zhao Yun's arms, her beautiful face was red with embarrassment. When she saw her grandfather sneakily smile at her, she couldn't help but feel even more embarrassed and begged Zhao Yun with a mosquito-like voice.

"Ahhh!" Zhao Yun only turned around to look at the wild boar and recovered after hearing the sound. He quickly let go of the warm jade in his arms and got up, bowing as he said, "I didn't force you to do so on purpose. Please forgive me!"

Hua Chan also quickly got up, curtsied and returned the greeting. She said softly, "General is in a hurry to save someone, how can this little girl blame you?"

"Thank you for your leniency, little lady." Zhao Yun cupped his hands as sweat dripped down his forehead. He had lived for twenty-three years but this was the first time he was so close to a girl.

Hua Tuo walked over and cupped his hands, "Hehe, this old and useless one thanks Master Zhao for saving Chan'er. This matter should not be delayed, how about we go save the young duke right now?"

At this time, Hua Tuo found Zhao Yun very pleasing to the eye, and he had other thoughts in his mind. Thus, he changed his title from a general to a young master.

Zhao Yun was both surprised and happy at the same time. He turned his body to the side, not daring to accept the gift and repeatedly answered, "That's great! That's good! "Thank you, Godly Doctor Hua!"

Hua Tuo brushed his sleeves and walked towards the road without even greeting Hua Chan.

Zhao Yun walked in front of the wild boar and pulled out his spear. He grabbed a handful of dried leaves on the ground and was about to wipe off the blood.

"Young master, use this." Hua Chan said softly as she took out a clean brocade handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it over.

Zhao Yun hurriedly reached out his hand to refuse. Unexpectedly, Hua Chan also reached out her hand and the two of them accidentally bumped into each other.

In the next moment, the two of them quickly stopped fighting. An indescribable feeling surged up in their hearts at the same time.

Hua Tuo turned his head and saw this scene. He smiled slightly and suddenly started to sing a cheerful Chu song.

With a blush on her face, Hua Chan handed the brocade handkerchief to Zhao Yun and ran towards Hua Tuo.

Zhao Yun held the brocade handkerchief in a daze. After a while, he came back to his senses. He chuckled foolishly and put the brocade handkerchief away. Then, he grabbed a handful of leaves to wipe the blood off his spear and chased after Hua Chan.