... In the first year of the Tianfu era, Han Quanhai took the emperor to Fengxiang to seek refuge with Prince …
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In the first year of the Tianfu era, Han Quanhai took the emperor to Fengxiang to seek refuge with Prince Qi, throwing the palace into chaos.
My master said, "When the nest falls, no egg stays whole." So we had no choice but to flee Chang'an.
I was already in my twenties then, still wet behind the ears. My master was already white-headed, aged beyond his years. Folks we met on the road assumed we were grandfather and grandson, never knowing he was years younger than my father would have been.
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Thanks to Lord and Madam Lu's kindness, we settled in Weiyang Village. My master liked the honest folk there, so we built a hut and practiced medicine. It is a cruel irony that my master, who saved thousands, could not save himself. If only I had learned even a fraction of what he knew... maybe I could have...
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Now my master's gone, and I'm alone. But people will notice my abnormalities sooner or later.
A doctor who remains a child for decades, in the eyes of the world, would I be seen as a human or a monster?
The poison inside me hasn't killed me yet, but it makes living unbearable.
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I've adapted my master's breathing methods. They work better under moonlight, but they only slow the poison, nothing more.
I took in a child recently. She reminds me of myself, and even more, she reminds me of my master. If the poison takes me, at least she can carry forward his legacy.
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