Just like that years flew and Deng Long was already 17.

It was age when a young man should marry.

But Deng Long was not interested in marriage nor having a family like all young men were. He wanted to explore the world and maybe even find a purpose of living, with his medical skills he learned from his father he could make a fine physician and live from it.

One day peaceful village was disturbed by yelling of some people "HELP!HELP!"

All people in the village ran out of their houses to see what's happening and they had something to see, a group of people heavily wounded bleeding to death, some of them were unconscious.

"HELP!HELP!" Conscious ones continued to yell for help.

Deng Long ran to them: ,,What's wrong, what happened?!''

Men 1: ''We were attacked on our way here. We were passing by and some people attacked us, please help!"

Deng Long being the only physician in their village except his father, who was now away on a trip, had a duty to help those wounded people.

He ordered some villagers to help him carry wounded people to his house so he could treat them.

As soon as villagers helped him carry wounded people to his house he started treating their wounds. While he was treating wounded, something or more specific someone caught his eye, it was a young man. Young man was well dressed and was as Deng Long saw very handsome with of course big amount of bruises on his face and all over his body.

Such a shame, Deng Long thought and let out a long sigh, such a beautiful and handsome man to be beaten to half-death.

Few hours later

When Zhang Yongliang woke up everything was blurry, he couldn't see clearly when he sobered a little bit he felt someone's hand on his stomach, Zhang Yongliang reached for his sword but his sword was not there, he sat up straight and focused his eyes on a man in front of him.

A man in front of him had a long dark black hair in tied in a neat ponytail with a long red ribbon. Man's eyes were beautiful and pure, they looked like jade, like pure green jade. Zhang Yongliang could see that a man in front of him was a honest and that he had honor. Man's robes were neat but old, robes were navy blue but he could see they were often patched. By his mother assumed Zhang Yongliang, because he didn't see a ring on man's left hand so he assumed the man was not married.

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Deng Long noticed one of his patients was staring at him and he felt a little uncomfortable

When he turned he saw that same handsome man sitting straight up, man was well dressed and Deng Long assumed that a handsome stranger was either rich or was a servant of a really wealthy family. A handsome stranger had navy blue eyes that as it seemed to Deng Long, wisdom erupted. Strangers hair was brown and was tied in a now messy and long ponytail from laying down. His hair was tied with a long and now also messy from laying down blue ribbon.

Deng Long spoke first, breaking the awkward silence.

Deng Long: ,, I stopped your bleeding and treated your wounds, you should lie down few more days until your wounds heal a little more, then you will be able to move more freely but not too irresponsibly. You can stay here a few more days till you get better. Also when I treat a patient I like to know their name, so what's your name?''

A man refused to speak, so Deng Long assumed that he was either mute or just was not in a mood to speak.

Deng Long: ,,Alright I see you are not gonna speak to me so I'm going to check on your comrades.''

As Deng Long started to walk away a stranger spoke: ,,Zhang Yongliang, after a pause he continued, that's my name'' Deng Long decided to joke a little bit : ,,Your name means forever bright but you don't seem so bright now''

Zhang Yongliang stared at him with dark face that was as Deng Long assumed was supposed to mean: Don't mess with me.

Deng Long: ,,Okay, okay I will not tease you anymore.My name is Deng Long.''

Zhang Yongliang saw the opportunity and grabbed it

Zhang Yongliang: ,,Your name means dragons but you don't see so dangerous.''

Deng Long: ,,Alright, I see, you saw opportunity and used it, you are very skilled with words and you are smart too, that's good for you, it will use you in the future. Now sleep, you need to rest to recover quicker.''

And with those words Deng Long walked away to another patient.

Few weeks passed and Zhang Yongliang was feeling much better, his wounds were almost healed and almost all bruises disappeared.

Deng Long: ,,Well hello my fellow patient, how was your day?''

Zhang Yongliang: ,,It was good, how was yours?''

Deng Long: ,,Well...It was okay I suppose.''

Zhang Yongliang decided he will not ask any further questions because he saw how unconfutable Deng Long was.

Zhang Yongliang: ,,Say Deng Long, would you like to come to work for me?''

Deng Long was stunned

Deng Long: ,,And what would my job be?''

Zhang Yongliang: ,,You would be my physician.''

Deng Long: ,,Well...Where would I live?''

Zhang Yongliang: ,,You would live with me, of course. Do you accept?''

Deng Long thought about it and then answered after about twenty minutes

Deng Long: ,,Fine. I accept.''

Zhang Yongliang: ,,Alright, now we can go.''

Deng Long was confused

Deng Long: ,,Go where?'' he asked

Zhang Yongliang: ,,To my mansion, we are going for ten minutes, get ready.''

Deng Long: ,,Wait, wait I need to tell my parents and I need to pack up and..''

Zhang Yongliang stopped him

Zhang Yongliang: ,,Then what are you waiting, go tell your parents and don't pack up, you will no longer wear those clothes, you will get a new ones once we arrive to my mansion.''

Twenty minutes later

Zhang Yongliang: ,,Where is that punk?! I said for fucking ten minutes, and that was thirty minutes ago. You, he pointed in one of him comrades, go find him.''

Twenty minutes later

Man 2: ,,Here he is.''

Zhang Yongliang: ,,You fucking punk, I said for ten minutes and that was almost an hour ago! Okay, nevermind let's go.''

And they started their traveling to Zhang Yonglian's mansion