Chapter 1: Zhang Family's Sickly Child

  Before he knew it, the next day arrived. Zhang Cheng got up very early that day and told Danchenzi before leaving the door, locking it behind him with a backhand motion. Of course, this was also at Danchenzi's behest, as he didn't want anyone to disturb his cultivation.

  Then he found his father on the pretext of buying something and asked Zhang Fang for some money. Of course, this little bit of money was quite a lot, enough to be ten gold coins.

  In this world, there are four currencies in circulation: purple gold, gold, silver and copper coins. The exchange rate is 1 purple gold coin = 10 gold coins = 100 silver coins = 1000 copper coins. Although ten gold coins don't seem like a lot, they can be quite expensive to spend.

  To put it into perspective, a typical family's monthly expenses would be around two to three silver coins. A single gold coin could last an ordinary family for several years.

  Having taken the money, Zhang Cheng ordered the housekeeper to prepare a horse carriage and was about to go buy medicine.

  But just as he was about to go out, suddenly, Zhang Cheng felt a gust of fragrant wind blowing, and then he felt his eyes cool down, and a pair of small hands blocked his line of sight.

  "Guess who I am?" A somewhat intentionally rough voice came from behind him, but the childish tone in the voice was still audible.

  "I'm telling you, girl, you've played this trick hundreds of times, aren't you tired of it?" Zhang Cheng didn't need to think about it to know who was covering his eyes, because in the entire Shao Yang City, there wouldn't be a second woman as close to him as she was, including his own sister Zhang Xin.

  This person was his fiancée, Ouyang Qianyun.

  Ouyang Qianyun is not a native of Shao Yang City, but comes from the capital. The Ouyang family is a wealthy merchant family, and their financial resources are so strong that it's no exaggeration to say they're rich enough to rival a country.

  It is said that they have also collaborated with the high-ranking immortal masters, and their background is extremely strong. Even if it's the Emperor of Huaxia Country, wanting to move against the Ouyang family would require careful consideration.

  As for Zhang Cheng and her relatives, it was ten years ago when Zhang Cheng's grandfather, Zhang Kuang, had just returned from learning martial arts outside. He happened to see Ouyang Qianyun's grandfather, Ouyang Feng, being surrounded by a group of people near Shaoyang City, so he rescued him out of chivalry.

  Later, Ouyang Feng decided to repay Zhang Cheng's grandfather by arranging this marriage.

  Originally, Zhang Cheng was just a sickly child in Shao Yang City, but after this marriage, due to the Ou Yang family's influence, Zhang Cheng became the most famous sickly child in the entire Hua Xia Kingdom.

  At that time, many families were jealous and felt sorry for Ouyang Qianyun, especially after she became even more beautiful, the voices of discontent grew stronger, secretly scolding a beautiful flower was inserted into cow dung.

  Fortunately, Zhang Cheng has the nickname "sickly" to protect him, otherwise he would have died countless times.

  Moreover, this beautiful flower did not despise the cow dung at all, but rather liked it very much. Not only did she often come to visit him, but also brought some delicious food and fun things for him, which made him very satisfied.

  Once she followed her father back to Beijing for a few days and then missed Zhang Cheng so much that she secretly sent him several letters.

  However, Zhang Cheng didn't reply to a single letter, and in anger, she snuck back by herself. When she saw Zhang Cheng, she immediately scolded him.

  This matter has been remembered by Zhang Cheng all along and he dare not forget it.

  To be honest, having someone who is both beautiful and likes you would make anyone happy.

  However, Zhang Cheng's situation was very bad, and he might close his eyes and kick his legs at any time, crossing over again.

  It doesn't matter to him, it's just another death, he's died before anyway.

  But this way he thinks it's unfair to the little girl, she's a good girl and should have a better future, he doesn't want her to cry for herself in the future.

  In addition, although Zhang's family is considered a big family in Shaoyang City, compared to the Ouyang family, it doesn't count for anything.

  Moreover, he also heard that this girl was recently favored by a fairy master. This way, the gap between them became even greater.

  He Zhangcheng is the most notorious sickly person in Huaxia, while Ouyang Qianyun is the young mistress of one of the top two families in Huaxia, and may become a high-ranking immortal master in the future. Can they be together?

  So Zhang Cheng would intentionally or unintentionally avoid her before.

  However, after what happened last night, his mind changed.

  Before that, he had been avoiding her intentionally or unintentionally because of his own poor health, worrying that he couldn't bring happiness to Ouyang Qianyun.

  And now, his own physical problems are about to become a thing of the past, what else does he have to worry about.

  So, he didn't plan to let such a good girl be taken away by others. At this moment, in Zhang Cheng's heart, Ouyang Qianyun had already left her own mark, and no one else could take him away from her side.

  "Hehe, as long as I'm playing with Brother Zhang Cheng, I won't get bored." Ouyang Qianyun smiled and saw that Zhang Cheng was in a hurry to leave, so she curiously asked: "Brother Zhang Cheng, where are you going in such a hurry?"

  In her impression, Zhang Cheng was a very steady person, and because of his physical condition, he would never walk in such a hurry.

  But today he changed his usual behavior, which made Ouyang Qianyun a little curious.

  Zhang Cheng pulled Ouyang Qianyun in front of him, took a close look, and today Ouyang Qianyun was wearing a sable fur-lined jacket with some red patterns on it. The white furry edges surrounded her neck, setting off her fair skin.

  On her head was a small white hat, and she wore a long white skirt below, with snow-white boots on her feet.

  Matching her nearly perfect face and that beautiful smile, it's as if she's a little princess who just walked out of a fairy tale world, so cute that Zhang Cheng's eyes are about to pop out.

  Zhang Chengqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart, gently stroked Ouyang Qianyun's small nose and asked: "I'm going to the market to buy some medicine, do you want to come with me?"

  "Brother Cheng, how...?" Ouyang Qianyun stared blankly at Zhang Cheng, her eyes filled with disbelief as she looked at the man in front of her who seemed to have changed into a completely different person.

  To know that she has known Zhang Cheng for so long, he has never made such intimate moves with her before, let alone take the initiative to ask her out.

  However, his action, although surprising her, made her feel more delighted. In her heart, she secretly rejoiced: "Stupid melon, finally enlightened."

  "What's wrong? Is anything wrong?" Zhang Cheng didn't realize that there was anything wrong with him, he didn't think what he did was wrong.

  "Oh, it's nothing, let's go." Ouyang Qianyun saw that Zhang Cheng didn't realize this and smiled without pointing it out. She held onto Zhang Cheng's hand and walked outside.

  However, she could clearly feel that the boy beside her had become different from before, and the distance between them was no longer as far as before, which made her very happy.

  "Zhang Cheng, gege, do you think this counts as a date?" Ouyang Qianyun asked with a reddened smile as she walked alongside him, looking up at Zhang Cheng.

  "Ah!" Zhang Cheng wiped away a bead of sweat, silently lamenting: "This little girl is so young, how does she know so much."

  But seeing her excited look, Zhang Cheng didn't want to spoil the mood either, and smiled: "Of course it counts, how can it not count? And I'm the one who asked you out too."

  "Hehe, then you have to buy me delicious food later, I want to eat sugar gourd." Ouyang Qianyun said with a very happy smile on her face.

  "Alright, what do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you. We have plenty of money." Zhang Cheng patted his bulging pockets on purpose and replied readily.

  "Zhang Cheng gege, you're really good..." Suddenly, she remembered that Zhang Cheng had said he was going to buy medicine and couldn't help but ask: "By the way, Zhang Cheng gege, what kind of medicine are you buying? Did Uncle Zhang find a doctor for you to see again?"

  "This is not it." Zhang Cheng didn't know how to explain to her either, after all, Dan Chenzi had previously warned him not to reveal his existence.

  "Nothing?" Ouyang Qianyun was taken aback, and immediately pulled Zhang Cheng to say: "Since there is no doctor's prescription, what medicine are you going to buy? You should know that this medicine can't be eaten casually, eating it randomly can be fatal."

  Ouyang Qianyun's family was in the pharmaceutical business, so they naturally knew that medicine should not be taken indiscriminately. Some medicines may not cure the disease if taken incorrectly, which is a minor issue, but losing one's life is a serious matter.

  "Girl, don't be so tense, it's as if I've done something wrong. I just want to buy some medicine to nourish my body, it's not that serious. Besides, with a beautiful wife like you, how could I bear to die?" Zhang Cheng saw Ouyang Qianyun was so tense and knew she had misunderstood him, so he quickly explained.

  "I don't believe it, if it's just some tonic medicine, you could have let someone else buy it, why did you have to go yourself?" Ouyang Qianyun glared with her small eyes, then said: "Zhang Cheng gege, tell me the truth, are you thinking of something foolish..."

  "Stop, stop." Zhang Cheng couldn't listen anymore. This girl was really too much. He hastily interrupted her and said: "Girl, it's not what you think. It's just some nourishing medicine. If you still don't believe me, when we get to the pharmacy later, you can ask the owner and you'll know."

  "Ah, well, let's go then." Ouyang Qianyun was only a nine-year-old girl after all, and she naturally believed Zhang Cheng's words.

  Of course, the most important thing is that Dan Chenzi wrote two prescriptions for Zhang Cheng, some of the medicines in it, such as Baiziren and Heishouwu, are really great tonics.

  Even the owner of a pharmacy cannot refute his words, so he can say with such confidence.

  Seeing that the girl had finally been transferred by herself, Zhang Cheng secretly let out a sigh of relief in his heart, and then got on the carriage under her support, driving towards the market.