Chapter 707: Chapter 238 Goodbye_4
"I can save her."
She gazed directly at the woman, no longer silent and tongue-tied as she had been years before, avoiding the other’s meaningful look.
The plum blossoms of Luomei Peak were vibrant and passionate. Where she once felt terrified by the blood-colored plum blossoms, now she was calm inside.
"I’ve saved many people. Wu Youcai, He Xiu, Lin Danqing’s aunt, Pei Yunshu, the common people of Su Nan... And I will save even more in the future."
Lu Tong said, "I can save myself."
Lady Yun looked at her: "What are you clinging to? This filthy mundane world, with its fickle human hearts, why do you still linger?"
"I have indeed seen many indifferent people," Lu Tong struggled free from her grasp, "but I’ve also met a lot of good people."
She had met many good people.
The county commander who offered her candy at the execution ground, the delicate girl who rescued her from Chaos Burial Mound and never left her side, the spoiled yet kind-hearted owner of the shabby medical hall in the alley, the kind Medical Officer she met by chance on the bridge in Su Nan as a child...
In Su Nan, on Luomei Peak, in the streets of Shengjing.
Although they looked inconspicuous, not powerful, like the most insignificant dust among all living beings, they were kind, resilient, and provided her warmth amid the smoke and fire of the market life, allowing her to see a stronger vitality.
This vitality could save her.
"I have to go back," Lu Tong said, "someone is waiting for me."
"Little Shiqi..."
"My name is not Little Shiqi," Lu Tong looked at her, slowly shaking her head, "you never asked my name. My surname is Lu, my name is Min, and my nickname is Tong Tong."
"I am the daughter of the Lu Family, a Doctor at Renxin Medical Hall, a Medical Officer at the Hanlin Medical Institute."
"I am not your Medicine Man anymore."
Having said this, she turned and ran down the mountain.
The mountain wind once again swept across her face, past the many places she had passed countless times. A cacophony of voices reached her ears, each word vivid and distinct.
"Whatever Doctor Lu wishes to do, You Cai only hopes that everything will go well for Doctor Lu and that all your wishes come true."
"Come, let’s toast to becoming an Envoy!"
"Miss, I’ll be waiting right here for you. You must come back."
"Envoy Miao told me you are his benefactor, as well as his student, and asked me to take good care of you in the Medical Officer Institute."
"Let’s toast to this great teacher, thanking her for her devoted teaching to our Doctor Lu, for giving West Street its very own Lady Divine Doctor—"
"You and Ah Ying are friends, so calling me Princess Consort is too formal, you can call me Sister."
"Seventeenth Miss, if you get injured in the future, make sure to seek treatment promptly. As a Healer, you should understand this better than anyone."
Those voices grew closer and closer by her ear, getting warmer and noisier, filling the empty gaps with bustling sounds.
She was no longer alone. That intricate net gently enveloped her, and in a tragic story, countless people who appeared by chance called her name, with gentleness, concern, joy, and sorrow. They all reached out to her, tying her to this earthly world.
There were friends, confidants, and someone she liked.
She was no longer alone.
Lu Tong ran faster and faster, the mist clearing with her running steps, and at the end she saw a door, with a dim yellow light shining faintly through the darkness, flickering on and off, unwilling to rest in the snowy night.
She pushed open the door.
...
"She’s alive! She’s breathing!"
A sudden shout erupted in the room.
Chang Jin, ecstatic, supported the arm of the person on the bed.
That faint pulse, as delicate as a candle flame about to go out, reappeared, like a sudden miracle, astonishing everyone in the room.
Lin Danqing cried tears of joy: "Younger Sister Lu—"
They thought everything was settled, that she was like the candle flame about to be extinguished, never to flicker again. But at the last moment, there was light at the end of the tunnel.
Lu Tong opened her eyes.
It was noisy outside, she heard Chang Jin shouting loudly, seemingly talking to the Medical Officers outside, Lin Danqing’s laughter filled with excitement, Ji Xun’s voice asking her about something was obscured by the chaotic footsteps outside, making it difficult to discern.
She saw a shadow in front of her.
The young man, unlike the carefree one in her dreams, gazed steadily at her, his eyes red and frightening.
She was stunned for a moment, then began to smile gently.
"Pei Yunmeng," Lu Tong reached out, touching his eyes, "are you crying?"
The next moment, he leaned down and embraced her, his body trembling as if using all his strength to hold her.
Lu Tong let him hold her, not speaking, but felt warm drops fall into the nape of her neck, scalding her.
So she reached out her hand and gently hugged him back.