Live Again, Love Anew

Chapter 28- The Doctor's Verdict

Summary

Qiren follows the first of his brother's many orders.

Lan Yue gets a checkup.

Beginning Note

Some more medical crap. Ignore any historical inaccuracies and bs medical practices.

(Is it just me, or do you picture Qiren as the kind of guy to be really lazy when it comes to things he isn't required to do. Like, he was forced to be Sect Leader when his brother should have took the title, and while he was a great teacher to his nephews, he never quite took full responsibility for any parental role the boys were missing. So I just picture Qiren as being really lazy, to the point that he gets everything done perfectly the first time, but doesn't go above and beyond for anything.)

Enjoy!

Lan Qiren

When Lan Qiren woke to the sound of the bell tower's frantic tolling around midnight yesterday night, he never expected to be a traitor to his Sect before breakfast was even served.

(But is he really a traitor, if he is just following his Sect Leader's orders? Is he a traitor if his Sect is corrupt, and he plans to tear down the current governing system to make a new one without corruption? Qiren had meditated all night on these matters, and they still weren't clear, but one thing was for sure; He would only be taking orders from his brother from now on.)

When Qiren had broken from his meditation at 5am to start his day, he expected something profound to have shifted in the world overnight. Instead, what he got was... nothing. It was normal. Just as mundane as all his mornings had been his entire life.

He got up at 5am. Put on his robes. Combed out his hair. Tied on his ribbon.

(What wasn't normal was that his nephew sat beside him and got ready for his day as well, but that didn't quite feel as awkward or routine breaking as he thought it would. It was strange how normal it felt.)

He left for breakfast (with his nephew at his side). Then he made his way to his office (Or his brother's office, he supposed), and carried out the first of his brother's orders.

He sent a note to the infirmary. He didn't expect an immediate response, so he sorted through some of the everyday paperwork that needed done.

(A small mountainous clan wanted to buy five of the Lan Sect's specially bred horses. A note came in from Caiyi that there is a group of corpses inhabiting the forest behind the town. Qiren looked over the note and found that spirits were most likely the culprits, not corpses, so he made the adequate changes to the note before giving it to a disciple to put with the rest of the night hunting requests. Trade requests for food and supplies needed to be renewed for another year or two.)

It had been nearly two hours before he heard a knock on his office door. "Come in!" He called.

Two women entered his office and stood at attention before his desk. One was a tall, spindly older woman, not unlike a bare, winter tree. The other was a shorter, younger woman, probably around Qiren's own age.

"I'm giving you an assignment." He says, handing over a scroll. Inside are details for a long term trip to another clan. One that specializes in healing located near Dafan mountain.

The younger woman cocks her head to the side after reading the scroll. "Could I inquire why we are to be sent on this assignment?"

Qiren nods. "After careful investigation, it has come to the Lan Sect's attention that we are behind the times in terms of healing and medical practices. We have found a clan that specializes in healing, and has proven to be the leading force in modern medicine. Because the clan is located so far away, and because the assignment is for such a long period of time, we have decided to only send two of our healers. When your assignment is over, you are to return and teach a few select healers what you have learned. Those few will then become teachers who will make sure every healer in the Lan Sect knows whatever it is that you have learned."