The doctor's words delighted everyone present, and Zhu Yuan's attention returned to Zhen Wanwan.

"Wan'er, do you have a prescription?"

Hearing that address again so unexpectedly, Zhen Wanwan rudely picked at her ear and looked at Zhu Yuan with a puzzled expression.

I wanted to ask him why he addressed me that way, but it was clearly not the right thing to do in front of so many people.

So she suppressed her doubts and replied, "There's no prescription! I was too busy escaping to think about anything else!"

The whole thing about the tonic was fabricated; where would she get it from?

The doctor sighed deeply and said regretfully, "This is difficult! The lady's body is severely depleted, almost to the point of being incurable. Forgive my limited medical skills, I cannot cure her! If we do not find that prescription, I'm afraid her lifespan will be limited, and she will not live past thirty!"

"What?"

A gasp came from the doorway. She stared at Zhen Wanwan in disbelief, then rushed in with trembling steps.

Tears streamed down her face as she tightly gripped Zhen Wanwan's hand and looked at the doctor, sobbing, "Waaah... My daughter was so young, always so lively and energetic, how could she have such a short lifespan?"

"Doctor, I beg you, please examine her carefully again! Is her pulse unreliable?! Waaah..."

Grandma Li hugged Zhen Wanwan and started crying.

Zhu Yuan paused for a moment before speaking to the doctor, "If we find that prescription again, will Wan'er be able to recover completely?"

"Exactly!" the doctor replied excitedly.

The others in the room also looked at Zhu Yuan, and Old Lady Li excitedly grabbed him and asked, "Little Yuan! Do you have a way to find the prescription?"

Looking at the elderly man who seemed to have aged several years in an instant, Zhu Yuan dared not make any promises, fearing that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

"I will do everything in my power to search for the person, inch by inch, in every place I can reach. Even if the person is reduced to a skeleton, I will find the prescription!"

Although he didn't make any guarantees, he meant he would find it by any means necessary!

Zhen Wanwan leaned against the side guiltily, feeling both happy and sad!

Besides, Zhu Yuan's words touched her heart slightly!

But... how can this lie be covered up?

She wouldn't produce a prescription for longevity empty-handed! And judging from the doctor's excited expression, this medicine must be one of the rarest in the world!

After thinking about Zhen Wanwan's guilty decision, she decided to drink eight cups of well water every day to get her body in good condition as soon as possible. She believed that then no one would be so fixated on finding a prescription!

What she didn't know was that someone was willing to use his private army and risk exposing his identity to set foot on every inch of Huachao's land in order to find a cure for her!

Of course, that's all in hindsight!

The atmosphere inside the room was eerily heavy.

Until the doctor wrote a prescription to nourish the body: "Although this prescription is not as good as the one you had before, it is better than nothing, and it is better than doing nothing at all!"

After saying this, he politely declined the money offered by Granny Zhang for the divination, picked up his medicine box, and went back.

Zhang Mama was left helplessly fidgeting with her fingers, glancing at the state of the room every now and then.

She then placed the child on the bed and turned to pick up the prescription written by the doctor.

"My lady, I'll go and have Second Master Zhen get the medicine right away!"

After saying this, Granny Zhang turned and left, leaving them alone.

Grandma Li continued to stroke Zhen Wanwan's back, tears streaming down her face.

"Waaaaah... My child! Why are you so unlucky!"

Seeing Grandma Li in this state, Zhen Wanwan couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

She quickly comforted her, "Mother! Didn't the doctor say I can still be saved? As long as we find that itinerant doctor again, my body will gradually recover."

Old Mrs. Li wiped her eyes, trying to control her sobs, and choked out, "But we've never even seen that itinerant doctor, so how are we supposed to find him? Besides, there's chaos and war outside right now, who knows if he's even alive!"

This makes perfect sense. Not only was Old Lady Li worried, but Zhu Yuan felt the same way.

Others may not know what's going on outside, but he knows it all perfectly well!

Not only was there a food shortage outside, but even elderly people were being taken to the front lines.

The Northern Hu people and Prince Yang somehow obtained the Fifth Prince's military defense map. Now that they couldn't conquer their side after a long siege, they devised a plan to scheme against the two princes during their conflict.

With General Xiao protecting the Third Prince, Prince Yang began to gradually erode the Fifth Prince's power.

The Fifth Prince's maternal clan is now located in the prefecture city next to Anqing Prefecture. If the Fifth Prince is killed, life in Anqing Prefecture will not be as peaceful as it is now.

Concealing his thoughts, Zhu Yuan focused his attention back on Zhen Wanwan, already planning how to search every inch of Huachao to find the itinerant doctor who had given her the divine medicine.

Zhen Wanwan was unaware of Zhu Yuan's thoughts; however, the whole story was fabricated by her, and the itinerant doctor never actually existed.

Grandma Li and the others were worried about her, and she had no way to explain, so she could only comfort them, saying, "Mother! You really don't need to worry about me. Don't forget who my master is!"

As she spoke, Zhen Wanwan winked at Old Lady Li, everything understood without a word.

Thinking about his daughter's abilities seemed to have dispelled much of the gloom in his heart.

Both mother and son received a sense of relief from each other's eyes, but Zhu Yuan was puzzled.

"Wan'er, where is your master now? Why didn't he come with you?"

Fearing that Old Lady Li might let slip and arouse Zhu Yuan's suspicion, Zhen Wanwan spoke first to explain, "Oh! My master has gone on a journey abroad! His return date is uncertain, so I don't know where he is!"

When she heard that her daughter was lying, Old Lady Li did not refute it. There were many rules to follow regarding the affairs of immortals, and she could not break the rules of the immortals and harm her daughter in the process.

Zhu Yuan's slightly furrowed brows did not relax. Seeing the reactions of Old Madam Li and Zhen Wanwan just now, he knew that the master Zhen Wanwan mentioned must be extraordinary!

If he were there, perhaps Zhen Wanwan's health could be better restored!

Regardless of his inner thoughts, Zhu Yuan simply said calmly, "I see. It's just a pity about your body..."

"My strategist, don't worry about me! I'm perfectly fine, and I'll be bouncing around again in a few days!"

Zhen Wanwan deliberately avoided his intense gaze and politely kept a distance from him.

Zhu Yuan's eyes darkened, clearly sensing Zhen Wanwan's rejection.

This time he didn't back down. Instead, he moved closer, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at her pitifully while holding the child.

"How can I and the two children feel at ease with you in this state?"

Grandma Li looked at Guabao and Tianbao, a big, soft, and cuddly little thing, their mouths pouting, tears hanging on their eyelashes, seemingly about to fall but not quite, looking extremely pitiful!

She turned around, wiped away her tears, and then said goodbye with a choked voice, "Xiao Yuan was worried about you! You two have a good chat here, I'll go downstairs and see if your brother and sister-in-law have moved their things yet!"