Regent, I'll Protect You

Yue Xiyuan, the Fourth Imperial Uncle and Regent of the reigning Emperor of the Moon Kingdom, wields a long sword, battles formidable enemies, and protects the nation's territory, earning the r...

Chapter 21 Mo Zichen Detoxifies

"Su Jingzhan, what do you think is the most important medicinal herb?" Yan An thought that just because others didn't have it didn't mean she didn't; maybe she had it herself.

"Golden lotus root, nurtured by the waters of Tianshan. The waters of Tianshan are a once-in-a-century find, and the golden lotus root is a once-in-a-millennium find. We have been searching for it for more than ten years."

"Where do you think the golden lotus root grows?" Yan An asked, narrowing her eyes and pointing at Su Jingzhan.

"The water of Tianshan." Su Jingzhan looked at the startled little girl in front of him. If he hadn't seen how Qi Yanyan was saved, even though he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that the person in front of him was Doctor Luo.

"Luo Luo, don't worry. The water from Tianshan is a rare find, let alone the golden lotus root. Besides, I'm feeling much better after taking a medicinal bath with the water from Tianshan. I'm already very content to see you again. We can't force things." Mo Zichen looked at Yan An, who was deep in thought, and thought she was worried about him, so he comforted her.

"I understand. Wait for me a moment, don't come in."

Yan An suddenly remembered that when he went down the mountain not long ago, he found that the water in the Tianshan Mountains in his space had grown lotus leaves, and soon lotus flowers bloomed and lotus pods grew. Yan An thought they were just ordinary lotus pods and fed them to several golden eagles while they were fresh. Since lotus pods had grown, shouldn't they produce lotus roots? Maybe they were golden lotus roots.

Yan An was somewhat excited and ran towards the inner room of the alchemy room.

"What's wrong with Doctor Luo? Golden lotus root is hard to find, but it shouldn't be this bad." Su Jingzhan thought Yan An was upset, but he was about to be proven wrong.

"Luo Luo." Mo Zichen heard Su Jingzhan say this and became worried about Yan An. He lifted his leg to go inside.

"She told us to wait for her outside." Yue Xiyuan felt that Mo Zichen's excessive concern for Yan An was quite irritating.

Mo Zichen stopped and stood outside to wait.

Mo Zichen suddenly realized that An'an was Qi Po's apprentice, which meant that Bai Qing took An'an away fourteen years ago. An'an was General Yan's daughter and Yue Xiyuan's fiancée. Did Yue Xiyuan know that An'an was his fiancée? Now it seems that Yue Xiyuan had evil intentions towards An'an.

Inside the room, An'an was unaware that Mo Zichen also knew about her disguise.

Yan An moved his consciousness and entered the space. He jumped into the spring with a splash. Yan An's eyes lit up. It was a golden lotus root. Yan An took a section. There were two roots. He swam out of the spring and looked at the somewhat underdeveloped golden lotus root in his hand. He was slightly disgusted. "I don't know if it can make do."

With a thought, the clothes were dried. He turned around, left the space, and walked out of the inner room.

"Su Jingzhan, take a look, isn't this a golden lotus root?" Yan An handed the lotus root in her hand, which required close inspection to identify as a lotus root, to Su Jingzhan.

Su Jingzhan stared at the golden lotus root, his mouth agape. Then he glanced at Yan An, and his mouth gaped even wider. "Dr. Luo, you...you...your face!"

"My face?" Yan An touched her face, then belatedly realized, "Oh no, it's been washed off."

Is it too late to run now?

Yan An glanced furtively at the three of them. It seemed that apart from Su Jingzhan, the other two weren't surprised at all. Yan An inwardly cried out in alarm: When did my disguise come to light...?

"Hehehe, let me reintroduce myself, my name is Yan An. Hehehe~"

"Bang bang."

"What's that sound...?"

"My chin..." Su Jingzhan sobbed.

"Snap." Yan An straightened him up. "You're welcome."

"Xiyuan, your fiancée! Your fiancée! No, she's my junior sister! My junior sister! My junior sister is Luo Zhi!" Su Jingzhan exclaimed, almost jumping up.

"..." All three were speechless.

Yue Xiyuan turned away, unwilling to look at him; it was too embarrassing.

"You two don't seem very surprised." Compared to Su Jingzhan's excitement, these two are too calm. Could it be that her little secret was not well protected?

“The Divine Physician Jiugu once told me that you were Seventh Granny’s apprentice. Coincidentally, you told me that your name was Xiao An’an. I thought it was just a guess that you were General Yan’s daughter. Now it seems that my An’an is indeed no ordinary person.” Mo Zichen explained first, feeling very proud to have such a younger sister.

Yue Xiyuan: I actually told him my real name when we first met. Why did you only tell me my name was Luo Zhi when we first met? What do you mean by "your family"? It's clearly my family's.

"Your lightness skill is unparalleled in the world, especially after emerging from the Black Mist Forest," Yue Xiyuan praised generously.

"That's right." Yan An proudly raised her head, looking quite adorable.

Looking at her moving lips and cute face, Wol Seok-won really wanted to taste what she looked like.

"By the way, Su Jingzhan, do you think this is a golden lotus root? Um... although it's a bit underdeveloped, don't look down on it," Yan An asked.

How could I possibly dislike it? I'm already grateful to have seen it in this lifetime; it's a blessing from my master. "It is a golden lotus root, but you clearly didn't bring it with you, junior sister."

Su Jingzhan figured he might as well take advantage of any opportunity, and he became more and more addicted to calling her "junior sister."

This was exactly what puzzled all three of them. "Let's not ask that now, it's not easy to explain. Can we develop an antidote now?"

"Okay, junior sister, did you bring the medicinal herb you used to develop the antidote? Or tell me what it is and I'll go to the pharmacy to get it." Su Jingzhan looked at Yan An, who hadn't brought anything with her, and figured that she couldn't possibly have the medicinal herb on her person.

"I brought it. Go and prepare it," Yan An said calmly.

Su Jingzhan put the stove and medicine pot in, poured all the prepared medicinal herbs into the medicine pot, and cut the golden lotus root in half and put it into the medicine pot as well. "Alright, Junior Sister An, you can put the medicinal herbs in now."

Su Jingzhan kept calling her "Junior Sister," which made Yue Xiyuan want to chop him up. Mo Zichen wasn't enough, and now there was another pest. But there was nothing he could do, since his An'an hadn't said anything.

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