Chapter 60: Seeing the Patient

"Mm." Mo Junyan set down his brush, his gaze turning toward the two people standing behind Yun Shui.

The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, and damn if they didn't make a strikingly handsome pair.

The more Mo Junyan looked, the more irritated he felt, and he said in a somewhat cold voice, "Lord Xie, you may go back now."

Hearing this, Xie Yuwei was momentarily stunned, but his feet did not move an inch: "Prince, Miss Chi is not yet married. If word gets out that she was alone in your residence, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for her to face others."

Hearing him say this, the coldness in Mo Junyan's eyes intensified.

"What does that have to do with Lord Xie?"

"This humble official once promised the Chi Family that he would escort Miss Chi back."

Yun Shui stood to one side, already beginning to sweat on Xie Yuwei's behalf.

This Lord Xie was not ordinarily brave—knowing full well that the Prince was already displeased, he still argued persistently.

What a character!

Sensing a trace of coldness, Chi Nan Yi's heart jolted—it seemed His Highness Prince Li was about to lose his temper.

Recalling the scenes at the market one by one, Chi Nan Yi knew in her heart that this was a god of slaughter. If he was truly provoked, let alone Lord Xie, even she herself would have to account for her life here.

Though he was lame, he was still the Prince!

Even if she herself could escape, with so many people in the Chi Family, where could they hide?

Just as the coldness grew heavier and heavier, Chi Nan Yi stepped forward and bowed slightly: "This humble girl has not yet thanked the Prince for standing up for her that day. Today, I offer my thanks."

Hearing her voice, the cold air around Mo Junyan retracted somewhat.

He sat in his chair, his deep eyes resting on Chi Nan Yi, his tone softening slightly: "Rise."

"Thank you, Prince."

"In this locust plague, your contributions were considerable. Has This Prince's reward reached you?"

"To answer the Prince, Lord Xie delivered it in person."

Lord Xie, Lord Xie again—if he had known, he would never have let Xie Yuwei deliver the silver.

"Are you satisfied with This Prince's reward?"

Chi Nan Yi could not help but freeze upon hearing this.

How could it be merely satisfactory?

It was extremely satisfactory!

"Thank you for the Prince's reward. This humble girl is grateful in her heart."

"No need for gratitude." Mo Junyan looked at her—what he wanted had never been her thanks.

"This Prince asked you to come today not merely to give thanks." He waved his hand, and Yun Shui pushed the wheelchair from behind, stopping it in front of Chi Nan Yi: "This Prince also has a matter to request of you."

He wants repayment this quickly?

Chi Nan Yi thought this to herself but did not dare say it aloud: "Please speak, Prince."

"This Prince has heard that Miss Chi's medical skills are exceptional. This Prince's leg was injured, so I ask Miss Chi to help diagnose and treat it."

He wanted her to examine him?

"The Prince's body is worth a thousand pieces of gold, and this humble girl's medical skills are shallow..."

"No matter." Mo Junyan smiled faintly: "If you cannot cure it, This Prince will not blame you."

Since he had put it that way, it would be inappropriate for her to decline again—after all, he had already given her two hundred taels of gold earlier.

"This humble girl's medical skills are lacking; forgive my presumption."

She took two steps forward, half-crouched, and took Mo Junyan's pulse. Yun Shui, very perceptively, brought her a low stool, and Chi Nan Yi smiled her thanks.

Looking at the smile that bloomed on her face, Mo Junyan's fingertips curled slightly.

"Judging from the pulse alone, the Prince has stagnant Qi and blood stasis, and there are injuries to various organs throughout the body, but none are life-threatening—you simply need proper care and conditioning. As for your leg..." Chi Nan Yi said with some difficulty, "I will need to roll up your trouser leg."

Mo Junyan nodded: "You may."

You may...

Chi Nan Yi blinked—this god of slaughter was actually so easy to talk to?

But since he had already said she could, why didn't he roll it up himself!

Did he really expect her to do it personally?

Seeing this, Yun Shui walked over very perceptively and rolled up the trouser leg, exposing a section of calf.

At the same time, the scars of varying depth on his calf were all revealed.

Chi Nan Yi was a special agent to begin with, and was extremely sensitive to wounds.

They were all wounds inflicted by sharp instruments. Judging from the state of the scars, these wounds were several years old.

"The scars are a bit ugly. Did they frighten you?"

"No."

As the words fell, Chi Nan Yi's hands paused—why did that line sound somewhat familiar?

"What is it?"

"N-nothing." Chi Nan Yi pressed lightly on his leg a few times, then took out a Silver Needle and needled several acupoints.

She could not help but furrow her brow slightly.

The condition in this leg was very strange.

It appeared to have no major problems, yet the leg was indeed immobile, because he had no reaction whatsoever at the several acupoints she had needled.

"Prince, this is truly a difficult and complex case. I'm afraid I cannot locate the source of the illness for the time being. Perhaps..."

"No matter. This Prince has been idle of late. Whenever you find some clue, you may come back to examine This Prince."

Chi Nan Yi's mouth twitched—what she had actually wanted to say afterward was to tell him to seek a more skilled physician.

"By the way, you just said This Prince has stagnant Qi and blood stasis, and internal injuries as well—can you treat this condition?"

"I can," Chi Nan Yi said with a smile. "Once this humble girl has prepared the pills, I will send them to Lord Xie's place, and have Lord Xie deliver them to you."

Hearing this, Mo Junyan gritted his teeth in secret.

The more he looked, the more he found Xie Yuwei an eyesore.

"This official…"

"Do you think Lord Xie, the county magistrate, is so idle that he can be ordered about at your whim?"

"This humble girl would not presume."

"Yun Shui."

"This subordinate is here."

"From now on, you go to the Chi Family to fetch the medicine."

"Yes."

Hearing him say this, Chi Nan Yi was naturally overjoyed — this way, even the travel was spared.

"Rest assured, This Prince will not let you treat me for nothing. As long as you can cure This Prince, whatever you want — name your conditions." He deliberately emphasized once more: "Anything at all."

Yun Shui stood to the side, startled in his heart.

Anything at all?

If Miss Chi wanted to become the Princess of Li, would that also be acceptable?

Hiss—

He could not help but inhale sharply through his teeth, his gaze involuntarily sweeping back and forth over Chi Nan Yi.

Beautiful she certainly was — after all, even when she was still the eldest young lady of the Left Minister's Residence, there were already people calling her the foremost beauty of Jingcheng.

Looking at her now, it was indeed so.

As for talent and learning, she was surely not lacking either.

But this background of hers…

It fell short by no small margin.

If his lordship truly married her… the Emperor would likely be truly enraged.

Chi Nan Yi, however, did not think that far ahead. At this moment, all that filled her mind was how much silver it would be appropriate to demand of him hereafter.

Now she had finally latched onto the Prince's coattails. As long as she could cure Prince Li's leg, would she not soar to greatness and reach the pinnacle of life?

Though delighted in her heart, not a trace of it showed on her face.

Nor did she bring out the Spirit Spring Water.

She had already planned it all out — she would not let Prince Li's illness heal too quickly. Otherwise it would make the ailment seem easy to treat, and she would not be able to get that much silver.

After Xie Yuwei and Chi Nan Yi left, Mo Junyan stood with his hands before him, slowly circulating his Qi, and the blockage in his leg cleared little by little.

He exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes.

Yun Shui said with some concern, "Lordship, by forcing your true Qi to flow in reverse, one moment of carelessness could send you into Qi deviation."

Mo Junyan rose to his feet and cast him a glance, saying coolly, "Do you truly think This Prince is as useless as you?"