CHAPTER 646: CHAPTER 645: ADDRESSING HER URGENCY

Ah Jiu quickly learned from Yuan Ye the message that Wufu wanted to borrow the Ghost Doctor.

"Who’s sick?" Ah Jiu’s brows furrowed as she asked without thinking.

Everyone had been fine when she left, so why the sudden need for the Ghost Doctor? And it wasn’t just any doctor, it was the Ghost Doctor.

Yuan Ye replied, "It’s not the young lady or anyone from her family who’s sick. I heard from Jadeite that it seems to be about treating someone who appears to be afflicted with Fire-Cold Poison."

Ah Jiu’s expression relaxed as she asked, "Where’s Bai Xiaobai now?"

"The last message said he was on Mount Emei, seeking a Blood Ganoderma," Yuan Ye immediately replied.

"Tell him to come back!"

Yuan Ye did not show any surprise, "Yes!"

"Prepare for our trip to Changan on the fifth day of the second lunar month," Ah Jiu instructed. "Also, tell Bai Xiaobai to hurry back, not to delay on the road. Although I don’t know how urgent it is for Wufu, we can’t let it hold up our journey."

"Yes." Yuan Ye accepted the order and asked, "Master, are you certain that the young lady will be joining us?"

Ah Jiu nodded, "We’ll take the water route first, then land. There’s no need to rush; make the journey comfortable."

Yuan Ye raised an eyebrow slightly; this sounded more like sightseeing than a trip for a specific purpose.

However, knowing his place as a servant, he didn’t say anything further.

"How are the clothes coming along?" Ah Jiu asked next.

"Reporting to the master, they are being rushed, and will definitely be ready before the second lunar month," he replied.

Ah Jiu grunted and waved her hand, dismissing him to arrange these matters.

He didn’t ask what Wufu wanted with Bai Xiaobai, knowing she never made requests lightly. Given the rarity of her asking for help, how could he not lend a hand this time?

After Yuan Ye left, his lips pursed slightly and he let out a sharp whistle. In an instant, an entirely black hawk appeared in the sky, swooping down obediently to land on his arm.

When Hoo Die came out and saw this, she couldn’t help but be surprised and approached to ask, "What’s happened that you’re using the Courier Hawk?"

There were several methods for sending messages, such as using couriers - with varying levels of urgency including fast and extremely urgent. The speed of Courier Hawks was much faster than that of pigeons, typically used only for messages of great urgency.

Yuan Ye tied a small scroll to the leg of the Courier Hawk with a red string and said, "The master is summoning the Ghost Doctor." After tying it securely, he fed it a handful of grains, then patted its wings, "Go!"

The Courier Hawk let out a loud cry and soared into the sky, vanishing in an instant.

Hoo Die felt even more puzzled, "Summoning Old Bai with a Courier Hawk? What’s so urgent?"

"The young lady needs the Ghost Doctor."

A corner of Hoo Die’s mouth twitched, and she glanced at someone inside the house who was seriously reading a book before leaning close to Yuan Ye’s ear to whisper, "Little Fox needs Old Bai, and it’s this urgent? Do you think, our master, is serious?"

Yuan Ye gave him a look, "The master’s affairs are not for us to comment on."

"No, no! You see how troublesome the master already is, and now with another one, doesn’t it make it even harder for us? That one is even more cunning than the master," Hoo Die muttered.

Yuan Ye replied with a half-smile, "You should ask the master about that."

Hoo Die shrank his neck, "I don’t have the God of Longevity’s desire for death—a long life. Asking the master is like offering my neck to the block."

"If you’re not courting the fate of the God of Longevity, then go about your business!" Ah Jiu’s voice came from inside the house, "I don’t want to see Wen Si’s people wandering around here anymore."

Hoo Die immediately ran off in a cloud of dust.