Chapter 160: The Vicious Eldest Daughter (25)

[Host, if you do this, won't the female lead have no chance to shine?]

Hearing her system's somewhat disheartened words, Wen Wan still made up an excuse, "Actually, it's not without its benefits. Since husband and wife are one, the credit goes to the male lead, so it doesn't make much difference, right? Besides, fewer people will die, isn't that a win-win situation? Could it be that curing the plague hasn't changed the mission progress?"

The system is silent.

That's not entirely unchanged. After all, the credit belongs to the male protagonist, and it's a rare and significant achievement. More importantly, as the first person to successfully control the plague, he gained immense popularity among the people, which is a huge boost for him in his future career as emperor and unification of the land.

The male and female leads never developed any romantic feelings for each other.

"I'm exhausted. I need to get some sleep. Maybe when I wake up I can go back to being my lazy princess."

Seeing its host like this, the system couldn't help but say, "Host, have you forgotten that the male lead wants to live with you?"

Wen Yan: "..."

"What do you mean by cohabitation? We're just neighbors at most."

[If you don't hurry up and complete the mission, you might not be far from actually living together. For the sake of the mission, you must minimize contact with the male lead in the future and don't give him any opportunity.] The system said a lot more, its words all expressing concern for its host, this little cabbage, who was actively going after the big shot again. If that happened, it would really have a heart attack. In the next world, it would definitely apply to the higher-ups to have its host no longer be human, because being human is too dangerous.

This time, they had also applied for a human-demon world. The identity originally assigned to their host was that of a fox spirit whose core had been destroyed, and who would never be able to become human in this lifetime. But who would have thought that the higher-ups would let the host enter this world first?

I must write more application letters in the next world.

Wen Wan had no idea that her system had so many secrets, and instead fell asleep peacefully, clutching her blanket.

Meanwhile, everyone on the other side couldn't sleep all night. After curing the person, they isolated them. Moreover, they discovered that the chance of reinfection for patients who drank the medicine was almost zero, which eliminated countless worries.

Gu Xi didn't have time to close his eyes; everyone was busy.

The patients had all given up hope, but who would have thought that they would actually recover one day? After a few days of centralized quarantine and confirmation that there were no problems, they were able to see their families and return home.

Gu Xi rubbed his throbbing temples. The imperial physician beside him said, "Your Highness, you haven't rested for too long. We'll look after you here. You should go and rest."

"No need, I have to keep a close eye on things." He couldn't allow any unexpected situations to occur. Even though he had countless questions he wanted answered, those were things for later. The most important thing now was to cure this plague.

Such a commotion naturally did not escape Chu Sisi's notice.

When Chu Sisi heard the news, her expression immediately went out of control. "What did you say?" She sent people to look for Chenlu, but was told that there was no need to search anymore, as the prince had already found a way to solve the plague.

So he rushed to the scene and watched as the plague patients visibly improved after drinking the medicine, even faster than the spiritual spring and medicine in his own spiritual spring space.

"Your Highness, which imperial physician developed this medicine?" Chu Sisi couldn't believe it. How could these imperial physicians really develop a medicine that could treat the plague so quickly? It was simply impossible.

"A gift from God."

Chu Sisi: "..." It seems that the prince doesn't want to tell her at all and is keeping it from her. So she went to ask a few familiar imperial physicians, but the physicians didn't know either. Anyway, the prince suddenly got it.

"Your Highness, is this medicine enough? I have recently developed a new batch of medicine to treat the plague, and I hope it can be of help."

Gu Xi did not refuse, "Then I'll trouble Miss Chu."

Wen Wan took out a batch of medicines, but Gu Xi secretly took them all away. After all, these medicines were not only effective against the plague, but they also came from the same place as the antidote pills and spiritual springs he had taken before. He wanted to study them more. If he could figure out the formula, that would be great. Even if he couldn't figure it out, at least they would have other uses.

In just one week, of the three or four thousand people in Qihe County who contracted the plague, eighty percent survived, except for those who died before they could take the medicine. Everyone knelt on the ground.

"Thank you so much, Prince Xi, for your great kindness! Thank you so much, Prince Xi, for your great kindness..."

Afterwards, Gu Xi arranged some policies to allow these people to continue living, searched everywhere for any remaining criminals, and thoroughly disinfected the area to ensure there were no hidden dangers.

Furthermore, the imperial physicians explained the causes of the plague so that the people could take precautions. Plagues usually occur on battlefields, and most other outbreaks are caused by unclean food and water, and there are many other reasons.

After everything was settled, Gu Xi finally had time to visit his princess, who had given him so many surprises.

Wen Wan had a lot of free time during this period.

Occasionally, she would take Xiao Taozi and a few others for a stroll, helping the people and doing what she could. However, she discovered that the people in this county worshipped Prince Xi as if he were a god. In the past, they admired him as a war god, but since they had never experienced war, their respect was mostly based on fear. This time, however, they had experienced it firsthand, and that was when they truly regarded him as a deity.

As for her, the princess, she was also favored by everyone. On the way, she would receive several baskets of eggs, fruits, and vegetables. Wen Wan accepted them and then asked Wang Yaozu for money. Wang Yaozu did not refuse. After all, this was the first time he had experienced such things here. It was much more interesting than his previous life of playing around with cats and dogs. Moreover, if he could get close to the princess, it would be like his whole family benefiting from his success. Perhaps, just like his name suggests, he could really bring glory to his ancestors. His parents would probably look at him with new respect.

"Your Highness, may I continue to work for you from now on?" Wang Yaozu asked.

Wen Wan initially wanted to refuse, but then a sudden inspiration struck him, and he thought it wasn't impossible. "What skills do you have to come with me? Little Peach can take care of me, and Little Lucky Star can raise Yuanbao for me. What can you do?"

Wang Yaozu: It seems like all he does is eat, drink, and have fun.

"I heard you know Ye Nanfeng?"

"He is my mother's cousin." Thinking back to how he used to flaunt his relationship with the Ye family, Wang Yaozu now feels fortunate that the Princess Consort did not hold a grudge, otherwise he would have had eight heads to lose.

"Your family is in business, right?"

Wang Yaozu nodded, and Wen Wan continued, "So, are you also good at business?"

Wang Yaozu: "..."

"I know a little bit." Wang Yaozu rarely spoke so modestly. Although he was a playboy, he was still from a wealthy merchant family and was going to inherit the family business. He was not ignorant of what he should learn and know.

"Alright, I happen to have some business plans. Come back with me and I'll explain everything to you in detail."

Wang Yaozu nodded, "Okay, I guarantee that the Princess Consort will be satisfied."