The butler gently shook his head and moved to the side. "No, no, no, it's my young lady who needs it."

Si Nan only then noticed the girl who had been standing behind the butler, and his expression was somewhat surprised.

Who in the entire reclusive family doesn't know that Shi Jing has remained unmarried for many years, and when did he suddenly acquire a young lady?

Could it be that it was adopted from a collateral branch?

But didn't the Shi family already have someone adopted from a collateral branch and being groomed as their heir?

However, their apothecary association has always maintained a neutral stance and has never interfered in the affairs of reclusive families.

Si Nan suppressed his doubts and carefully examined the girl in front of him. "This... Butler Shi, you're not joking? This young lady can concoct medicine? She looks to be only seventeen or eighteen years old..."

The butler said with a proud look, "My young lady is amazing. She can even cure the head of the family's chronic illness."

Si Nan frowned upon hearing this. He knew Shi Jing's physical condition. Although his outward appearance was normal, his inner energy was weak and unstable, like a large tree that had been hollowed out by insects. It looked full of vitality on the outside, but in reality, it was so weak that a simple wind and rain could blow it down.

Even their pharmaceutical association doesn't dare to guarantee a cure; for now, they can only rely on medication to maintain stability.

He looked up at the girl who hadn't spoken and asked, "Can you tell me how you plan to treat this?"

Shi Miao frowned slightly, and said succinctly, "Acupuncture plus medication."

Si Nan was somewhat surprised, not expecting her to know acupuncture. "Could I see the prescription?"

Shi Miao raised an eyebrow, her fair face showing a rather wild expression, and said in a rather indifferent tone, "Okay."

Seeing this, the butler took out the prescription that Shi Miao had written yesterday from his pocket and handed it to Si Nan.

Si Nan took the prescription, picked up the glasses on the table, put them on, and looked down to read them.

His expression gradually became serious, and he examined the medicinal herbs on the list again in great detail.

Si Nan raised his head, his gaze fixed intently on Shi Miao, his voice tinged with excitement, "Is this the prescription you wrote?"

Shi Miao nodded, her dark eyes beautiful and pure, and her voice slightly hoarse as she said, "Hmm, what's wrong?"

Si Nan shook his head, his eyes filled with disbelief. He couldn't help but look at the prescription in his hand again, and said with self-deprecation, "There's no problem. It's just that I didn't expect that some of the herbs could be combined like this. I'm just not knowledgeable enough."

The butler chuckled and said, "President Si, now you believe what I said, right?"

Si Nan touched the bridge of his nose, stood up and returned the prescription to him, "Let's go, I'll take you to the alchemy room."

...

Si Nan led them to his private alchemy room at the Pharmacy Association.

He pushed open the door, turned his head to look at the girl beside him, coughed lightly, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Um, can I stay and watch you make medicine? I can also help you out."

Shi Miao took the wooden box containing the medicinal herbs from the butler and said lazily, "Okay."

"Young Miss, I'll be waiting for you outside."

"good."

Shi Miao stepped inside, glanced around, and without saying a word, opened the wooden box and slowly took out the medicinal herbs to begin making medicine.

Si Nan genuinely wanted to assist her, but he soon realized that he had no chance to get involved at all.

Watching the girl skillfully prepare the medicine, crush the herbs with utensils, and then methodically put them into the baking oven, she controlled each step with great precision, and there were no mistakes throughout the entire process.

Two hours later, Shi Miao wiped the fine sweat from her forehead and took the medicine out of the furnace. Twenty Chinese medicine pills, not a single one failed.

At this moment, the alchemy room was filled with a rich medicinal aroma. Si Nan slowly came back to his senses and his gaze fell on the pills on the table.

He walked over, carefully picked up a pill, examined it, and involuntarily widened his eyes, exclaiming, "This is an S+ grade medicine!"

Whether in terms of appearance or taste, it can only be described in two words: perfect.

Moreover, the other party refined twenty pills in just two hours.

Even he couldn't do it...

Si Nan, looking somewhat dazed, put the pills into a special medicine box.

He then poured a glass of water and handed it to the girl next to him.

"Thank you." Shi Miao reached out and took the cup, then lowered her head and took a sip of water.

"Um, young master, do you still take on apprentices? Although I'm a bit old, I still have quite a talent for alchemy."

Shi Miao couldn't help but spit out the water she had just drunk, which splashed onto Si Nan's face.

She coughed a few times, feeling rather embarrassed, and quickly pulled out a tissue and handed it to him, saying, "President Si, I'm sorry."

Si Nan grabbed a tissue and wiped his face haphazardly, then said quite seriously, "Little Master, are you really not going to consider it? I really do have some talent!"

"President Si, you're joking." Shi Miao's brow twitched, and she quickly picked up the medicine box on the table and walked towards the door.

As soon as Shi Miao opened the door, the butler, who had been waiting outside, came over and asked, "Miss, is the medicine ready?"

Shi Miao handed him the medicine box, looking somewhat weary. "Alright, that's all you've practiced. It's just enough for one course of treatment."

Si Nan, who followed behind, overheard this and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

My little master, are twenty grains not enough?!

And this is an S+ grade medicine refined in one go!!

Even if he came today, with the same amount of medicinal herbs, he could only refine a maximum of eight or nine pills!

Upon hearing this, the butler instinctively opened the medicine box and was immediately stunned.

Although he was not an alchemist, he had some basic understanding of alchemists due to the patriarch's health condition.

It's impossible for a typical alchemist to refine so many at once.

Si Nan frowned, stepped forward, and snapped the medicine box shut. "This is an S+ grade medicine, so be careful."

The butler was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in disbelief as he exclaimed, "An S+ grade medicine!"

He swallowed hard and quickly clutched the medicine box tightly to his chest, as if afraid someone would snatch it from him.

His eldest daughter is just too amazing!

This would be considered a top-tier alchemist in the Potion Association!

Si Nan turned around and looked at the girl who was leaning against the wall and looking down at her phone.

He touched the tip of his nose, hesitated, and said, "Um, little master..."

Shi Miao rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache, put away her phone, and looked up at him with her clear eyes. "Just call me Shi Miao."

"Oh, Master Shi. Could we exchange contact information?" Si Nan said, taking out his phone and holding it up in front of her.

Shi Miao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. As long as she wasn't asked to take on apprentices, it was fine. It was just that the title was pretty awful.

She nodded, took out her phone again, and replied softly, "Okay."

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