Chapter 690: The Linger worthy of admiration (2/2)

Both Han Yunxi and Baili Mingxiang were flabbergasted. What was going on now? Meanwhile, Su Xiaoyu only worshipped Mu Linger all the more.

“Hmph,” Mu Linger smirked. “Fine. Then what about payment for touching Pill Fiend Pharmacy people? Don’t think I didn’t know what was going on.”

She was nothing less than Seventh Young Master Xiao’s star of disaster. Instead of arguing, the man quickly waved his hand. “Fine, fine! Hurry and get someone to treat this young lord’s wound and I’ll leave, how’s that?”

Mu Linger didn’t let Baili Mingxiang or Su Xiaoyu go, but hauled Seventh Young Master Xiao to a chair and personally bandaged his injury. For the next few minutes, the treatment hall was filled with nothing but the sound of howls and wails. Finally, Seventh Young Master Xiao had to be carried out of the hall instead of walking off himself.

Baili Mingxiang was the first to speak once he was gone. “Miss Linger, how…that young master from the Xiao Clan seems to fear you a lot!”

“It’s because he can’t get it up and relies on this young Miss to supply him with medicine monthly.”

Although Seventh Young Master Xiao had exhorted Mu Linger to keep this fact secret, she carelessly revealed the truth, attracting all the attention of the patients inside the hall.

Baili Mingxiang smiled. “Many thanks to Miss Linger.”

“Big sister Linger, you can even treat erectile dysfunction? Teach me how!” Su Xiaoyu was delighted.

Mu Linger knocked her upside the head. “What’s the use of you knowing that much when you’re so young?”

Su Xiaoyu still wanted to ask, but Mu Linger simply dragged them to a side hall. Curious, Han Yunxi hurried after them from outdoors.

Here, Mu Linger began to coldly question the pair. “I was barely gone, but the giant bags of Chinese goldthread and licorice root in the warehouse are already empty? How did you guys use them up?”

This was Pill Fiend Pharmacy’s main store, so no outsiders were allowed to fill prescriptions. Mu Linger had been personally overseeing its duties, but gave the job to the two females when she left. Hearing this, Han Yunxi knitted her brows as well.

Chinese goldthread was a precious and rare ingredient. Modern medicine had developed underwood planting to raise the plant before they increased its quantity and survival rate in the wild. But even so, it took five to six years for human-cultivated crops to reach maturity. Moreover, the plants had to be carefully dried after harvest before they could be stored and used. In the past, such plants were found growing wild, but only in small quantities. Pill Fiend Pharmacy had planted its own and only selected the best of the best. It still wasn’t easy to get their hands on them!

On the other hand, licorice root was a wild plant was well. Only Medicine City’s Wang Clan had the means to cultivate them as a crop. Every ten prescriptions had nine or so that needed it for an ingredient, so massive quantities were required. Thus, both wild and domesticated strains struggled to meet demand. This too, was a difficult plant to obtain.

How could two big sacks of ingredients be emptied so quickly? Could it be that the two had stolen them? Even Han Yunxi found the idea ridiculous.

“What’s going on?” Mu Linger asked angrily.

Baili Mingxiang and Su Xiaoyu both stood with heads bowed, not saying a word.

“You won’t tell?” Mu Linger arched a brow.

“Isn’t it all her fault?! She always puts extra licorice root in the prescriptions, saying how she’s afraid it’ll be too bitter for the patients to eat,” Su Xiaoyu said coldly. “Baili Mingxiang, if you’re so moral, why don’t you go be a Bodhisattva instead? What’s the point of you staying by esteemed wangfei’s side?”

Baili Mingxiang hastened to explain. “Miss Linger, the weather’s been unstable this whole month. Many children fell sick, and a lot of the prescriptions we filled didn’t have much licorice root at all. Most of them were very bitter ingredients instead, so I…” She paused, before continuing, “I secretly put in licorice root after carefully examining the prescriptions. Large quantities of licorice won’t have any adverse effects. I’ll pay back the losses myself.”

“Heheh, not even claiming credit for your good deeds, huh!” Su Xiaoyu mocked.

Now Baili Mingxiang was mad. “Miss Linger, this girl was the one who used up all the Chinese goldthread. I have to tell you about this. If any patients say something that displeases her, she adds Chinese goldthread to their prescriptions. Although it isn’t fatal, it’s too immoral. Suppose someone who understands medicine caught onto what she did? Then our reputation as Pill Fiend Pharmacy will be ruined!”

Han Yunxi had already rolled her eyes multiple times by this point. What should she say? Baili Mingxiang and Su Xiaoyu…had to be a perfect match! To do such things together!

“How would I ruin anything? Chinese goldthread was added for the patient’s health. It can expel poisons. And it’s so pricey that they should thank me for giving them some for free!” Su Xiaoyu said slyly.

Mu Linger was about to lose her mind. After a long period of silence, she finally fumed, “If not for Han Yunxi’s sake, I wouldn’t forgive either of you! You have ten days’ time to get me licorice root and Chinese goldthread. If you fail, just watch! Forget about Han Yunxi, I won’t even give Long Feiye any face for what you’ve done!”

After that, she stalked off in a temper.

Su Xiaoyu only whispered, “His Highness Duke of Qin wouldn’t care about something so trivial!” Then she ignored Baili Mingxiang and turned to leave.

Baili Mingxiang stared after her back before shouting after her, “Girl, thanks for back there.”

It wasn’t clear whether Su Xiaoyu heard her because she simply kept walking without looking back. Han Yunxi was too busy to linger any longer. She didn’t have to worry with Mu Linger in charge, at any rate. She was about to find her when someone tapped her shoulder from behind.

“Poison lass, shh…”

1. Xiao Chongan (萧崇安) – Xiao is a surname that means “desolate, dreary,” Chong is “high, lofty, sublime,” An is “peace.”