Chapter 64: Playing with Her?

If it were truly as she said, that would be wonderful!

"Miss Chi, regarding this prescription of yours…" Zhou Heshan stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Our Hundred Herb Hall is willing to offer five hundred taels to purchase this prescription."

"Shopkeeper Zhou, do you think it would be very difficult for me to earn five hundred taels?"

Zhou Heshan gave an awkward smile upon hearing this. "It was presumptuous of me. Please do not take offense, Miss Chi."

"Miss Chi, how many of these cold remedy pills can you supply at one time?"

Chi Nan Yi thought for a moment. If she used a pill-rolling board to make the pills, one person could easily produce a thousand in a day—after all, a single pill-rolling board could produce fifty pills at once.

If the whole family pitched in, several thousand would be effortless.

"Supply once every three days, one thousand pills per batch."

"One thousand pills?" Zhou Heshan and the others exchanged glances. "Miss Chi, could this quantity perhaps be increased? To tell you the truth, our Hundred Herb Hall alone has four branches in Qingjun County. One thousand pills simply isn't enough to go around, and winter is almost here—the time when cold remedy pills are in greatest demand."

"Yes, Miss Chi. our Longevity Hall also has several branches in other counties. Two thousand pills—would two thousand do?"

Chi Nan Yi thought it over. Doubling the amount wouldn't be difficult either, since they only needed to supply once every three days.

"Alright."

Seeing her nod, everyone was overjoyed.

They paid for the pills before even receiving them.

By the time Chi Nan Yi arrived at Prince Li's estate, it was nearly noon.

"Miss Chi, the Prince is in the study. Please follow me."

The one who opened the door this time was not Yun Shui, but Yun Tian.

"May I ask how to address you?"

"I am Yun Tian." His attitude was far more respectful than Yun Shui's.

"You both have the surname Yun, so I'll call you Brother Yun the Second."

Yun Tian, walking ahead, stumbled slightly and hurriedly said, "Miss Chi, there's no need for such courtesy. You may simply call me by name."

Chi Nan Yi nodded upon hearing this.

Yun Tian silently let out a breath of relief.

Good thing, good thing—his master hadn't heard that. Otherwise, his fate would likely be no better than Yun Shui's.

Yun Shui was a blockhead who didn't understand their master's mind. He was the master's first Dark Guard and had been by his side the longest, so naturally he understood—the master clearly treated Miss Chi differently from others.

They all knew Miss Chi's identity. She had once been the legitimate daughter of the Left Minister. Though her current state was lamentable and regrettable, to the master, the gap in status was of no importance.

Whatever the master wanted, there was nothing he could not obtain.

Given the master's temperament, if he truly wished to marry Miss Chi, she need only nod—and anyone who dared to stand in his way would have to answer to his blade.

Even the Emperor would likely be unable to stop him.

Mo Junyan read the secret letter, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Master, I retrieved this note from the temple as you instructed. By the time I arrived, the room was already empty. I questioned the young monk at the temple, and he only said that the last patron who stayed there was a tall, powerfully built man with a rugged appearance. Beyond that, he knew nothing." Yun Shan said with self-reproach, "I was incompetent. Please punish me, Master."

"The subordinates by my maternal grandfather's side are all military men—those with rugged appearances are countless. Based on what that young monk said, there's no way to find out who it was. That person didn't want to expose his identity—it's not your fault. Rise!" He held the note over the candle flame and watched as the tongue of fire gradually devoured it, exhaustion written all over his face.

Just then, Yun Tian's voice came from outside the door. "Master, Miss Chi has arrived."

A young lady?

Yun Shan, who had just risen to his feet, couldn't help but be taken aback.

When had their master ever allowed a young lady to come near him?

"Come in."

Chi Nan Yi followed behind Yun Tian and walked inside.

Mo Junyan's gaze fell upon her, and the look in his eyes visibly softened.

Yun Shan and Yun Tian exchanged a glance and silently lowered their heads.

After Chi Nan Yi paid her respects, she took his pulse as usual.

Feeling the chaotic pulse beating beneath her fingertips, she furrowed her brows deeply.

He had clearly taken his medicine—how could it be worse than the previous day?

Chi Nan Yi withdrew her hand and looked at him with dark, heavy eyes. "Your Highness, did you experience any discomfort anywhere yesterday?"

Hearing her question, Mo Junyan nodded. "This Prince simply feels uncomfortable all over."

How was that possible?

Never mind the Spirit Spring Water—the other medicinal ingredients had also been formulated according to his physical condition. How could the treatment be making things worse?

"Did Your Highness get into another fight and sustain injuries?"

"No."

Chi Nan Yi was even more bewildered upon hearing this.

This was truly the most troublesome patient she had ever encountered.

Even the Spirit Spring Water had no effect.

Chi Nan Yi couldn't help but doubt her own medical skills. Could this be some new, baffling illness?

She thought it over. For now, she could only rely on the instruments in her spatial medical laboratory.

"Your Highness, I would like to perform an examination on you."

"Very well."

"Please have the guards step outside, Your Highness. I need to examine you alone."

A…alone?

Yun Tian and Yun Shan exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock.

This young lady was truly bold—to actually make such a life-threatening request.

A lone man and woman sharing a room……

This girl has definitely had enough; given their Prince's temperament, she would absolutely not agree……

"Good."

Before they could finish thinking, their train of thought was completely thrown off by this 'good'.

Good?

The Prince said good?

Really good?

They raised their heads somewhat suspiciously, and immediately met their master's gaze.

It is really good.

Yun Shan and Yun Tian withdrew from the study and voluntarily stood guard at the door.

After all, their Prince is still a person sitting in a wheelchair; if anything were to happen, as his personal Dark Guard they could react immediately.

Most importantly, avoid those blind fools bumping into him, or it won't be as simple as being blown away by the Prince.

Mo Junyan looked at Chi Nan Yi, his eyes behind the mask hiding a hint of a smile.

This girl's courage is quite a bit greater than before.

"Speak, how do you want to treat it?"

Chi Nan Yi smiled, took out a pill, and said: "First, take this."

Mo Junyan, hearing this, hesitated not at all and directly swallowed the pill.

Seeing this, Chi Nan Yi was slightly surprised.

He actually left himself so unprepared.

"This pill..." The three words had just left his mouth when a wave of dizziness flooded his mind.

Before three seconds passed, he closed his eyes and lost consciousness.

Chi Nan Yi grabbed his arm, directly brought him into the space, and to prevent him from waking up, she stuffed another pill into his mouth.

Placing him under the device, Chi Nan Yi looked for a long time; his body had absolutely no problems.

This only made her more puzzled.

At that moment, she couldn't help recalling an ancient medical text she had once seen, which said that a person with internal energy could manipulate genuine qi; if the qi were forced to flow backward, one could arbitrarily alter the pulse pattern.

He, Prince Li, is a victorious general on the battlefield, surely possessing profound internal energy.

Could it be that he has been using internal energy to alter his pulse, just playing with me?