Chapter 766: Real feelings, false feelings (2/2)

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While Tang Li was immersed in his warm and tender world, Han Yunxi was worrying for his sake in the distant Pill Fiend Pharmacy before her trip to Medical City.

“Even if he’s tricking Ning Jing, the news spreading around will still cause trouble for the Tang Clan,” she said.

Tang Li had agreed to Ning Jing’s request to sell off some Tang Clan weapons. This was equal to telling the outside world that their regulations weren’t that strict at all.

“The young Tang Clan head, sigh...haste brings no success!” Chu Xifeng was extremely worried as well. He only hoped that nothing disastrous would happen at the Tang Clan before His Highness Duke of Qin returned.

Gu Beiyue wasn’t clear on the details of this matter, so he didn’t speak much. He only handed over a few prescriptions to Mu Linger and Doctor Huang. “These are my supplementary prescriptions, please review them.”

After arranging all the details at Pill Fiend Pharmacy, Gu Beiyue had written a few prescriptions designed to prevent the outbreak of pestilence. He suggested that Mu Linger find someone to make the medicine and divide it up into bags. Then the various towns, counties, and prefectures could issue them to each and every family via the government offices. Han Yunxi but approved and admired Gu Beiyue’s attentive ways. With the lack of doctors and patients accumulating in South Ning, they would be susceptible to pandemics.

Little Yi’er looked at the prescription while asking Gu Beiyue multiple questions. He patiently answered the all while Lady Helian sat on the side, looking rather absent minded.

“Seventh Madame, little Yi’er looks like he’s grown taller again,” Han Yunxi smiled, but Lady Helian didn’t even react.

“Mother, my big sis is speaking to you! I grew taller!” little Yi’er said loudly.

Lady Helian finally came to her senses. “Yes yes, you have gotten taller!”

“Seventh Madame must be tired. Go back and rest up early. While we’re not here, I’ll have to trouble you and little Yi’er to come help out,” Han Yunxi said.

Lady Helian looked askance at her. “Now, now, no need to be so formal.”

Han Yunxi only had time to chat with Lady Helian and little YI’er now because she’d finished all her preparations too. But it wasn’t long before she had to leave--otherwise, it’d grow light soon.

Baili Mingxiang had already left in secretly much earlier for Celestial Mountain. Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue didn’t return to the Duke of Qin’s estate after their work, but simply chose to depart directly from Pill Fiend Pharmacy. Meanwhile, Gu Qishao had been missing all night. Mu Linger, Doctor Huan, and Lady Helian with her son ended up sending them off.

The carriage was already far off into the distance when Lady Helian suddenly asked, “That’s right, where are they going? I forgot to ask just then.”

“They’re off to save people,” Mu Linger said. Doctor Huang only smiled coldly without a word.

“Who are they saving?” little Yi’er asked curiously.

Mu Linger stroked his head. “This big sister doesn’t know either. When your big sis comes back, you can ask her then, alright?”

“Mhm!” little Yi’er was very obedient.

Early next morning, Mu Linger was, oddly enough, not present at Pill Fiend Pharmacy. She had a shadow guard help her track down Han Yunxi and the rest. As expected, Gu Qishao was amongst them.

“Aiya, are you coming with us, lass?” Gu Qishao smiled heartlessly. He knew very well that she couldn’t afford to join them.

Mu Linger took out a bottle from her sleeve and handed it to him. “Here. I know you’re going back to Medical City to settle accounts with that lot. You have to be careful.”

Gu Qishao was at first greatly alarmed before he shot Han Yunxi a glare. So Mu Linger long knew that he was Gu Qi Sha, the expelled student of Medical City!

Han Yunxi avoided his look and urged her horse forward. “We’ll wait for you up ahead!”

Gu Beiyue and the rest of the shadow guards followed suit, leaving Gu Qishao alone with Mu Linger. His fury at Han Yunxi was always quick to flare and fade again. This time was no exception. In any case, I’m not often at Pill Fiend Pharmacy. If this lass knows, then she knows.

He was already cheery and chuckling again. Instead of asking Mu Linger how she found out, he played around with the bottle and asked, “Lass, what are these?”

“A new medicine that I created. It can save lives in emergency situations. Don’t use it unless absolutely necessary,” Mu Linger said seriously.

“You mean to say...they can only be used on the verge of death?” Gu Qishao asked.

“You and your crow’s beak!”[1] Mu Linger glared at him.

Gu Qishao openly accepted the pills. “I’ll remember. You can go back.”

“Qi gege, you...you have to be careful no matter what,” Mu Linger was still reluctant.

She knew that even if she said these pills were incredible, Qi gege would never open the bottle. His medical skills far outstripped her own and his eyes could hardly find her medicine worthy. In fact, the bottle contained not medicine, but a single strip of paper. Even if Qi gege never opened the bottle, at least he’d keep it on hand. Then it’d feel like she was by his side, too.

“Qi gege, you guys leave first. Linger will watch you all go,” Mu Linger was staring to get teary. They were always in a rush. When would they have a chance to meet again?

Would their journey to Medical City be smooth and peaceful?

1. crow’s beak (乌鸦嘴) - wuya zui, an idiom used to describe someone who has made an inauspicious remark, as crows represent death and are taboo from being mentioned casually lest they bring bad luck..