Changyi wanted to rebel against the heavens and change Ji Yunhe's destiny. The monk was reluctant to do so, saying it would be difficult. Ji Yunhe was also reluctant and felt it would be too much of a hassle.
She just wanted to enjoy her "old age" in peace. But Changyi was very stubborn about it. He forced Kongming to come to her, and forced Ji Yunhe to accept his doctoring.
In order to avoid a lazy doctor and patient relationship lacking sincerity, Changyi stood by their side during each session and watched over them.
When he was too busy with official business and people came reporting late at night, Changyi would just set up a screen in the room. He would sit in the front to work while Ji Yunhe and Kongming did diagnostics in the back.
Usually at that time, a seal would be added to the screen to block out sound. It prevented the two parties from interfering with each other.
And although Ji Yunhe's body was now feeble, her brain was perfectly fine. Once she got out from under Changyi's watch, she attempted to turn his people. She flashed a bright smile at Kongming.
"Master Kongming, you are not willing to help me and I don't want this suffering to drag on, so why are we wasting our time here?"
"Whether you want to stay alive or not has nothing to do with me. I promised that fish to try my best, so I will keep my promise."
"Why do you have to be so rigid?" Ji Yunhe kept trying.
"That fish is clueless about medicine, you can just sneak some poison into my daily herbal tonic and send me off, he would have no idea. Treating the sick is risky business anyway, patients can get better or worse, he can't blame you over it."
"Master Warden, first off, I am not a rigid person, but Buddhism preaches against deceit..."
Ji Yunhe laughed out loud and interrupted him, "Master Kongming, you have a hundred and eight bone beads around your neck, yet you talk about the preachings of Buddha? Are you kidding me?"
"I eat meat and I kill, but it does not keep me from abiding by the other rules."
"What about marriage?" Ji Yunhe smiled and asked for Luo Jinsang. Although she had not seen Luo Jinsang for years, Ji Yunhe knew the girl inside out. Kongming was caught off guard. He looked at the smiling Ji Yunhe and frowned.
"That's none of your business."
Ji Yunhe nodded in regret and murmured to herself, "My poor girl Jinsang, so innocent and sweet, fell for a heartless monk." Her words seemed to have agitated the monk. He tightened his fingers on her pulse and said,
"Secondly, who said the fish doesn't know medicine?" The monk stared into Ji Yunhe's eyes, as if to return her blow.
"Lingering ailments make doctors. After he crawled back from the gates of hell, he was under medication for a very long time."
The corner of her lips twitched, but she maintained her smile and appeared to not care. But Kongming felt her pulse and was satisfied by its reaction.
"Master Warden, I am very curious. Exactly how did you get him to submit his heart six years ago, that your betrayal would affect him this deeply? He pretty much survived on his hatred of you, even to this day."
"What heart? He simply took everything too seriously, that's all. Only children believe everything you tell them." Ji Yunhe smiled. "Such fools."