Chapter 42 "I will be your medicine."...

This was the scene Yan Xiao saw when he entered: Yan Jiarou's face was still flushed, her eyes were moist, and she was hiding shyly beside Xiao Che, with glistening tears still on her lips.

Yan Xiao paused for a moment, then coughed somewhat awkwardly: "You guys...did I interrupt your good time?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiarou visibly flinched, her face flushing even more.

Xiao Che turned back and gave her a reassuring look, but when he turned to look at Yan Xiao, his gaze turned cold, and he simply said, "Yan Xiao, if you can't speak, you don't have to."

He looked past him at the mute doctor behind him: "Since the doctor has been invited, Yan Xiao, what are you doing here when you can't treat patients?"

Yan Xiao: "…………"

Yan Xiao: "Fine, so you're kicking me while I'm down, huh? You, Xiao Wenqi, how come I never knew you were such a fickle person!" With that, he stormed out.

Yan Jiarou was very nervous during the diagnosis process.

Firstly, she was anxious about whether her strange illness could be cured. What if even the mute doctor brought by Yan Xiao, who had traveled extensively and was knowledgeable, was helpless?

Secondly, she had contracted this strange and embarrassing disease, which was something she couldn't show to anyone. She usually hid it from him, fearing that he would find out. She didn't even dare to see the imperial physician, although she knew in her heart that it would be useless even if she saw the imperial physician.

But the mute doctor Yan Xiao invited was different; he had cured other women bitten by white foxes before, so perhaps he could cure her as well.

She insisted on giving it a try.

But this means that two more people in the world will know that she has this strange illness, a strange illness that makes her unable to resist Xiao Che.

Although she had no choice but to let them know in order to get treatment, she still felt extremely ashamed.

Of these people, Xiao Che was the one closest to her.

During these times, she becomes most dependent on him.

She closed her eyes and handed her wrist to the mute doctor, then leaned against Xiao Che's chest, her eyelashes trembling uncontrollably with nervousness.

As if sensing her nervousness, Xiao Che gently put an arm around her and softly comforted her, "Yan Yan, don't be afraid. Even if this strange illness can't be cured, it's okay."

He said, "I will be your medicine."

"I will not refuse you anything you want from me."

"I will always be your medicine."

Many years later, she still kept those words firmly in her heart.

She would wake up crying from her dreams whenever she recalled what she had done to Xiao Che back then.

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After the diagnosis, Xiao Che still let Yan Xiao in.

The mute doctor couldn't speak, while Yan Xiao knew sign language. Sometimes, he could even understand the mute doctor's meaning just by looking at him. Although they had paper and pen, it was still not as convenient as the former.

After the mute doctor gestured to Yan Xiao, Yan Xiao turned to Xiao Che and said, "The mute doctor said that the princess did indeed contract the strange disease after being bitten by that white fox."

Xiao Che frowned and asked, "Is there any way to solve this?"

The mute doctor paused, then slowly shook his head.

Even without Yan Xiao translating, Xiao Che and Yan Jiarou already understood what was going on.

There is no solution.

Yan Jiarou's heart sank to the bottom, but remembering something, she still couldn't give up and asked, "Didn't you say you cured someone before? Why could she but I couldn't?"

The mute doctor seemed to have heard something extremely terrifying, waving his hands repeatedly with such force that it was clear he was very agitated.

He quickly made a hand gesture towards Yan Xiao.

Yan Xiao turned to Xiao Che and Yan Jiarou and explained, "He said it's different, we can't do it anymore, and he won't do it again, it would kill people."

At that time, everyone understood that the person's condition was different from Yan Jiarou's. Just because she could cure him did not mean that Yan Jiarou could. If she forced him to be cured, his life would probably be in danger.

Having said that, there seems to be no need to ask any further questions.

Yan Jiarou was completely heartbroken this time. She turned to look at Xiao Che, her face showing signs of impending tears: "Xiao Che, what should we do?"

Xiao Che gently comforted the man for a few moments, then looked up at the mute doctor and asked, "Is there any way to alleviate this?"

This time, the mute doctor nodded and made several hand gestures to Yan Xiao. At first, Yan Xiao's expression was normal, nodding occasionally, as if he was carefully remembering the mute doctor's instructions.

But then his expression gradually changed. His ears turned red, and he looked somewhat embarrassed, yet also secretly gloating. He couldn't help but cough, pressing his fist to his lips.

Xiao Che's attention was drawn by the cough, and he turned to look at him, asking, "What is it?"

Yan Xiao immediately covered it up, saying, "It's nothing."

Yan Jiarou was crying and needed to be comforted, so Xiao Che had no interest in asking any further questions.

After Yan Xiao finished talking with the mute doctor, Yan Xiao turned to Xiao Che and Yan Jiarou and said, "The mute doctor just said that although this disease cannot be cured, there is a way to delay it. He will write a prescription later. Princess, take the prescription and decoct the medicine. Take one dose every three to five days. However, there is one crucial ingredient in this medicine, which is the blood of the Third Prince."

"That medicinal ingredient is absolutely essential; otherwise, when the strange illness flares up, the symptoms will be unbearable."

Yan Jiarou asked in confusion, "Doesn't that still require taking Xiao Wenqi's blood? If that's the case, then what's the point of the medicine the doctor prescribed?"

Yan Xiao: "That's for Your Highness to slow down the progress."

"Delay the progress?" Yan Jiarou frowned. "What do you mean by delaying the progress? Delay what progress?"

Yan Xiao coughed and looked down to touch his nose: "Cough cough, it's nothing..."

Seeing that the little princess was still staring at him, he could only make up a random statement: "Your Highness can understand it as, taking that medicine will make you feel better."

Yan Jiarou then stopped asking any further questions.

Yan Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, but out of the corner of his eye he saw the mute doctor looking at him with a puzzled expression, gesturing tentatively with his fingers as if he wanted to say something.

He then frantically gave him meaningful glances, and the mute doctor finally quieted down.

After writing the prescription, Xiao Che continued to hold his precious little princess and comfort her carefully.

Yan Xiao glanced at the two with interest, then followed the mute doctor to get the medicine.

After they left, the mute doctor could no longer contain himself and gestured to Yan Xiao, saying, "Young General Yan, why didn't you tell the princess and the Third Prince everything I said just now?"

Yan Xiao smiled enigmatically: "Sir, are you referring to the second half?"

"Tsk, after all, the princess is present. Young girls are naturally shy. How could I possibly say such a thing?"

The mute doctor was taken aback, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face: "General Yan is right. I was too careless. I was so focused on telling the patient everything in detail that I forgot about this. I am ashamed, I am ashamed."

Yan Xiao smiled slightly and said, "It's alright. It's normal for you to be so engrossed in medicine that you don't understand social etiquette."

Although what Yan Xiao said to the mute doctor was just a pretext, the way he said it made it impossible for anyone to find a single flaw.

The reason is simply because the latter half he deliberately omitted was indeed difficult to talk about.

Using blood as medicine is only a temporary measure.

The terrifying aspect of this strange disease is not only that it uses human blood as medicine.

Its most terrifying aspect is that it can evolve, and its threshold will continuously increase.

At first, the breath could soothe the nerves, but later, after tasting his blood, he needed to use blood, but this stage could not be maintained for long.

Medication could only provide temporary relief; eventually, even his blood would no longer be enough for her.

Feed it with your essence and blood, essence and blood, until then, I'm afraid it will take its essence.

But how could I say such a thing to the little princess?

Now, she is already ashamed and furious to the point of wanting to die just by drinking his blood. When she sees him and the mute doctor, she looks like she is about to cry and only wants to hide behind Xiao Che to watch them.

They must have felt extremely embarrassed.

If she were to find out now that she would have to rely on his sperm to maintain basic dignity and live a normal life, she might jump into the pool and end her life out of shame and indignation. That wouldn't be impossible.

Therefore, it cannot be said.

I can't say at least not now.

After all, everything should be done step by step.

The fact that the little princess cannot accept it now does not mean that she will not be able to accept it in the future.

After a while, when she has obtained enough blood from Xiao Che, and the two are deeply in love and inseparable, wouldn't it be a natural thing to then obtain his semen?

At that time, even if it's not for treating illness, the semen will probably still be extracted in large quantities, since people from Lanling have always been exceptional in bed.

The delicate little princess, having tasted the sweetness of semen, was used to having her essence extracted, and naturally wouldn't try to kill herself.

One fulfilled a wish, the other received medical treatment.

Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?

The more Yan Xiao thought about it, the more he felt that he was extremely wise.

So, it's not that the little princess is deliberately hiding it; it's just that it's being kept secret for the time being—it's also for her own good.

As for Xiao Che... naturally, it should also be kept secret for the time being—it's for his own good.

Just as he was thinking this, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him: "Yan Xiao".

He turned his head and saw that it was Xiao Che.

He frowned at him: "You were stammering just now, did you convey the mute doctor's words completely?"

The implication was that they suspected he was deliberately concealing something.

Tsk, as expected of a childhood friend, no one knows him better than Xiao Che.

Yan Xiao lowered his head and touched his nose, neither saying yes nor no, but said meaningfully, "In short, everything that needs to be said has been said."

"As for anything I haven't said, it's all for your own good—if you don't believe me, you can go ask the mute doctor."

The mute doctor nodded in agreement, looking as if he deeply agreed.

Yan Xiao almost couldn't help but laugh.

Xiao Che nodded slightly to him, then turned back to stare at Yan Xiao with suspicion.

However, they didn't ask any further questions.

Yan Xiao knew why.

If he doesn't believe him, does he not believe the mute doctor who is upright, honest, and never lies?

He coughed, cleared his throat, and said with a righteous expression, "Alright, stop being so suspicious. Would a brother like me harm you?"

He gave him a meaningful smile: "You'll be grateful to me someday."