Eye color doesn't matter, because there are many people with blue eyes in many places.
"I have a way." An Honghan rummaged in his pocket a few times, took out a box of cinnabar with an official seal, opened the box, dipped his little finger in it, and pressed it onto Xi Xizhi's forehead.
Xi Xizhi's eyes were fixed on An Honghan's movements.
After a long pause, An Honghan said, "Alright."
With a hint of doubt, Xi Xizhi lay down by the river and peered inside.
The clear river water reflects her current appearance.
The diamond-shaped mark in the center of his forehead had been covered by cinnabar and turned into a small dot.
A red dot in the center of her forehead...
Well, she had to admire An Honghan's clever thinking ability.
Many girls in Fengze Kingdom like to apply cinnabar in this way, so that no one will doubt the red mark on their foreheads.
"Lin En and the others are probably getting impatient. Let's go back first." Although Xi Xizhi's master is busy with other matters, he will return sooner or later. They still need to discuss how to deal with the dragon.
Xi Xizhi was thinking about the mother and son, and obediently listened to An Honghan's words. However, this time when she rushed back, Xi Xizhi did not stay in An Honghan's arms and let him carry her.
Since forming her inner core, Xi Xizhi hadn't tested her strength. Now she could use her spiritual power to travel and see how her speed had improved.
Before An Honghan could even take a step, Xi Xizhi rushed out like an arrow in a hurry.
Upon discovering that the speed was more than twice as fast as before, Xi Xizhi was so excited that she grinned from ear to ear.
But soon, this surprise was ruined by some tactless person.
An Honghan, who had been left behind, caught up with her in the blink of an eye, and even slowed down to run alongside her at a leisurely pace.
Xi Xizhi gritted her teeth in anger, "I've already formed my inner core, how come I'm still not even as good as a mortal!"
Do I really have to be suppressed and completely dominated for the rest of my life, never able to turn the tables?
Then, thinking of the scales that had formed all over An Honghan's body that night, Xi Xizhi felt that An Honghan was no longer a mortal; at least he had been reborn.
"This is so unfair!" Xi Xizhi was heartbroken. She thought to herself that she had worked so hard to cultivate for so long, but in the end, she was not as good as someone else who swallowed a bead.
Indeed, those who take shortcuts are despicable and hateful!
When Xi Xizhi and An Honghan returned, the mother and son had been waiting for a long time.
Upon seeing An Honghan return, she immediately rushed over with her son in her arms. However, after looking around An Honghan, she couldn't find Dr. Xi anywhere. Her face fell, and she cried, "You couldn't find Dr. Xi? What about my son's illness..."
The middle-aged woman burst into tears, holding her son and weeping desperately.
Suddenly, a clean, soft little hand covered her son's forehead.
The middle-aged woman looked up and noticed the pretty young girl beside An Honghan. The girl was dressed in coarse linen clothes, but that couldn't hide the ethereal aura around her; anyone who saw her would be immediately struck by her beauty.
"Don't worry, I can cure him. Your son will be fine."
Her voice was like the song of a nightingale, elegant and melodious.
Xi Xizhi pretended to observe, listen, ask, and feel the pulse, but in reality, she infused strands of spiritual energy into the child's forehead.
The child had been suffering from a persistent high fever for the past few days, which had left him delirious. His eyes were half-closed and hazy. After the spiritual energy was channeled into him, his mind gradually cleared, and his eyes slowly opened a crack as he looked at Xi Xizhi with a dazed expression.
The middle-aged woman looked at how young the other person was and was a little skeptical that she could really cure diseases; there was a hint of hesitation in her eyes.
An Honghan watched as the young girl focused intently on using her spiritual power to save the man, and said to the middle-aged woman, "She is Doctor Xi's apprentice, your son will get better."
After using her spiritual power to treat the child almost completely, Xi Xizhi didn't forget to cover her tracks. She took out some herbs she had picked on the way from her sleeve. "These herbs are for treating colds. They were just picked. Boil the herbs into a bowl of water and have your son drink it. I guarantee it will cure him."
"Dr. Xi is my master. I can treat these minor illnesses without any problems. My master is currently unavailable, and he heard from that young master that your son is ill, so he sent me to take a look." Xi Xizhi continued to lie, half-truthfully.
Upon hearing this, An Honghan narrowed his eyes. It was exactly the same situation as when he was fooled back then!
I'll definitely teach her a lesson later.
When many people heard that the girl was Doctor Xi's apprentice, they all gathered around, saying, "How come we've never seen this girl before? Doctor Xi has never mentioned her."
"Since you are Doctor Xi's apprentice, then please take a look at my illness. I've been coughing a lot these past few days, and I can't even sleep well."
"And me... could you take a look at me too? My illness has been dragging on for several days, but I haven't seen Doctor Xi come yet."
"You and your master are our saviors! Please, please, help me see my daughter too..."
A group of people jostled and pushed their way to Xi Xizhi's side.
Xi Xizhi did not refuse. Following her master's example, she pretended to take people's pulses, then channeled spiritual energy into their bodies along their wrists to help them eliminate their pain. She then said, "There's nothing serious. Just rest well and you'll recover."
An Honghan stood to the side, watching everything.
Under his watchful eye, no one dared to be disrespectful to Xi Xizhi.
Liu Fuqing and the others soon heard the news of His Majesty's return and all came looking for him. When they saw His Majesty standing among the refugees, watching others treat their illnesses, they couldn't believe it.
Situ Feiyu rubbed his eyes and said suspiciously, "Has His Majesty changed his ways? He actually knows how to be approachable to the people."
Everyone knows that His Majesty is a cold-blooded and ruthless man, so seeing him gathered with the refugees is unbelievable.
"Your Majesty is a man of great talent in governing the country. Of course, you know that winning the hearts of the people is the key to consolidating the foundation of the nation. Your concern for the people of Fengzhou at this time will become a celebrated story in the future." Liu Fuqing glanced at him, seemingly looking down on his intelligence.
Lin Enzai looked over carefully, feeling that things didn't quite match what the two prime ministers had said. "It doesn't seem like that, Lord Liu and Lord Situ. This servant thinks that His Majesty seems to care about that young lady, and he's standing behind her to protect her."
In the past, when there were guards present, they would stand on either side of His Majesty, in a similar posture to His Majesty's current stance.
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