Chapter 90: Strike First

Chen Qingqing couldn't help but want to laugh. This Fan Hun was really a good candidate to betray his father. Fan Tong would be in big trouble in the future.

"Master Fan, no matter what you mean, let me make it clear in advance that the process of preparing the pills for you is quite complicated. Every step must be done with extreme caution. The slightest mistake may result in all the efforts being wasted.

If you don't believe me or have doubts, I can tell you the method of making it, and you can find the poison yourself and then ask a doctor to make the medicine.

However, if there is a mistake, or the dosage is not properly controlled, it may affect the efficacy of the medicine. At the very least, it will be ineffective, and at the worst, it will cause death from poisoning on the spot after taking it. You can decide for yourself which is more serious."

After Chen Qingqing finished speaking, she pretended to be serious and frowned, "Since you don't trust me, then find someone else. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Fan Tongyi panicked when he heard this, his calves cramping with fear. "No, no, no, Miss Chen, please stay. I have complete confidence in you. How could I not trust you? I'm just worried you'd get too tired, so I want you to stay at the Fan family to refine medicine. Since you don't understand my good intentions, I won't force you."

Mrs. Fan watched helplessly as the precious medicinal herbs were loaded into the carriage, her face filled with pain. Although Miss Chen was dressed in rags, her bright eyes showed that she was quite scheming.

What if she talks nonsense, takes away the best medicinal materials, and passes them off as inferior ones to fool them? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Thinking of this, she smiled understandingly, "Miss Chen, you just said you'd leave immediately for Wild Wolf Valley to find the Five Poisons. Seeing you're so thin and frail, I'm really worried about you. So, let Steward Shi bring two servants to accompany you. That way, we can look after each other."

Fan Tong smiled and agreed, "Madam, you are absolutely right, absolutely right."

Chen Qingqing nodded, not surprised by their proposal.

After all, with so many good things and one hundred taels of silver, if they could really trust her, the Fan family would not be the miserly family known in Qingshui Town.

Isn't it just that she is worried about herself? Even if she lets people from the Fan family follow her, she has a hundred ways to replace the original with the fake.

Chen Qingqing smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Fan and Mrs. Fan, for your kindness. Now we will set off. If we delay any further, we won't be able to go to Wild Wolf Valley today."

"Okay, okay." Fan Tong's eyes were full of smiles. "Butler Shi, quickly take two servants with you and go with Miss Chen to Wild Wolf Valley to collect herbs. Don't come back to see me until the medicine is refined."

Fan Tong's meaning was very clear, which was to let Shi Taishou supervise Chen Qingqing in refining the medicine.

Shi Taishou was so frightened that a cold sweat broke out on his forehead. The Wild Wolf Valley was infested with wolves and insects. It was said that anyone who went in never came back, as they were either gored by vicious wolves or eaten by poisonous snakes.

Although he resisted in his heart, he still agreed and said, "Yes, Master, I understand."

Fan Tong was feeling uneasy. This belly button rot was like a thorn in his heart. He didn't want to endure the gnawing itch anymore and he wished he could take the right medicine right now.

"Miss Chen, when can this medicine be prepared?"

"Preparing medicine is a delicate process. We must extract the essence and discard the dregs, and it takes many steps to successfully brew it." Chen Qingqing paused for a moment before continuing, "Master Fan, rest assured. After the acupuncture I just gave you, your navel rot has been controlled, and the poison won't spread so quickly. I will do my best to prepare the pills and send them to you within three days."

"Okay, okay, thank you so much, Miss Chen."

After receiving a positive answer, Fan Tong's tense heart relaxed. Looking at Chen Qingqing's pretty face without makeup, he began to fantasize again.

He glanced at her maliciously, his heart pounding with excitement.

This Miss Chen is not only an excellent doctor, but also very charming. If she could marry into the Fan family, she could use her delicate hands to give him a few injections in his belly from time to time. How wonderful it would be!

Thinking of this, he rubbed his hands and smiled wickedly, "Miss Chen, to thank you for stopping my itching and helping me make the pills, I will personally send you out."

Chen Qingqing waved her hand. "Master Fan, please stay. Umbilical cord rot is most sensitive to wind. To prevent the wind poison from spreading too quickly, I suggest that Master Fan don't go out and wander around. It's better to recuperate at home."

Fan Tong stopped in his tracks, fearing for his life, and asked, "Is it not enough to see the wind?"

Chen Qingqing nodded in agreement.

Fan Hun had been observing Fan Tong's every move. When he saw the lustful look in his eyes, he knew that he was up to no good, and he immediately became dissatisfied.

He's such a frivolous guy. He'd always have bad intentions when he saw a pretty girl. Last time, he got the first one to get Chuntao, and now he wants to compete with me for Miss Chen. This time, I absolutely can't do that.

He had to strike first. As long as he could please Miss Chen, it wouldn't be considered stealing her love.

"Dad, it's easy to die if you're exposed to the wind. Just listen to Miss Chen and take good care of yourself at home. I'll go and see Miss Chen off for you."

Fan Tong waved his hand in disappointment, "Okay, go ahead!"

"Okay." Fan Hun grinned frivolously, "Miss Chen, please."

After leaving the house, Fan Hun rubbed his hands together and started to chat with her playfully. "Miss Chen is truly a miracle doctor. She can bring back the dead with just a few injections. It's amazing, it's really amazing. I admire you so much. I'll set up a table of fine wine and have a good chat with you tonight. What do you think, Miss?"

Chen Qingqing rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "No need, I don't have anything to talk to you about."

Shi Taishou saw Fan Hun becoming infatuated and immediately warned him, "Master, the master is still waiting for Miss Chen's medicine to save his life!"

Fan Hun raised his eyebrows and said, "Go and wait. I'm talking to Miss Chen, do you have the right to interrupt me?"

Shi Taishou was indignant. It was true that if the father was a hero, the son would be a hero; if the father was a bastard, the son would be a bastard. The old saying was true. The father and son of the Fan family were crooked, and even though Fan Tong was stingy, with a son like him, the Fan family's ancestral property would be squandered sooner or later.

But he didn't dare to say anything, so he said to Chen Qingqing, "Miss Chen, please wait here for a moment. I'll call the driver over and we'll set off."

Chen Qingqing nodded.

Watching Shi Taishou walk away, Fan Hun's temper flared up again, "Miss Chen, from the day I met you, I've considered you my confidante. These past few days, I've been unable to eat or sleep well, my mind filled with Miss Chen's voice, appearance, and smile. I've been looking for an opportunity to have a heart-to-heart talk with you, to chat and share some intimate words."

Chen Qingqing glanced at him coldly, "Master Fan, your father is still waiting for me to go to Wild Wolf Valley to collect herbs. If you delay any longer, I'm afraid his life will be in danger."

"No hurry, no hurry. My father is fat and has big ears, and his face is ruddy. He doesn't look like a dying man at all. Your words can only scare my father. I don't believe them."

Chen Qingqing's heart tightened. Could it be that he discovered something? Could it be that he saw through her when she was licking Fan Tong?

That shouldn’t be the case. I remember they were all so far away at that time that it was impossible for them to see.

She threatened, "Master Fan, don't underestimate your father's illness. Although he looks good, it's just a last gasp of life. If he's not treated in time, he might not live for more than ten days or half a month."

When Fan Hun heard this, he burst into laughter.

"Miss Chen, please don't scare me. You said I was seriously ill, that my kidneys were overworked, that poison was spreading quietly, and that I should abstain from sex.

I was almost scared to death at that time, and I resisted having sex with women for two days. I was so frustrated.

Last night I couldn't stand the loneliness any longer, so I went to Zui Xiang Lou to find three girls.

Guess what, I am still the same as before, with no back pain, no leg pain, and a life of drunkenness and dreaming.

It's like being a living god. The taste is just too wonderful.

So stop trying to scare me with your lies, it won’t work on me.”

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