Before she could even react, she was suddenly pulled into a strong embrace.
The faint herbal scent is still there.
"master."
She looked up and saw his face clearly. In an instant, all her longing melted into her eyes. She thought of all the grievances she had swallowed over the years, and now she could no longer hide them.
To others, she is a glamorous and strong-willed female manager; but in front of her master, she is always that timid little girl walking on a dark road.
Her eyes reddened, and Fu Yuchi's heart clenched. He reached out to touch the corner of her eye, "Why are you crying?"
"No, when I saw Master, Miao'er cried with joy." She smiled, as bright and lovely as ever. "I brought Master's things with me."
She lowered her voice and whispered the second half of the sentence in his ear.
As he spoke, he exhaled warm breath, which made Fu Yuchi's ears burn. He felt a tingling sensation creeping into his ears and spreading to his heart, binding it tightly to his soul.
His heart had long been tied to this girl.
“That thing is dangerous. I didn’t want you to touch it at first.” Although he knew about making medicine people, he also knew that since the appearance of medicine people, there have been many records of them being ferocious. Some even killed their masters because of accidents during the making process.
Therefore, he left the medicine man in the cave and ignored him, but unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, it became a reality.
Sun Miao'er rubbed her slightly sore nose and just smiled, saying, "No matter how dangerous it was, I brought him to Master, so I guess I did not fail in my mission."
"Whoa—"
A man in purple robes rode up from afar. Xi Yan sat down and immediately spotted Fu Yuchi's little girl. However, no matter how thoroughly she looked Sun Miao'er up and down, she couldn't discern anything special. "She's nothing special," she thought.
"This humble woman, Sun Miao'er, greets the King of Wei." Sun Miao'er bowed slightly in a simple greeting.
Xi Yan raised an eyebrow. "You recognize me?"
Sun Miao'er chuckled and said, "Looking across Kezhou, perhaps only the King of Wei can match such magnanimity."
"Am I lacking in magnanimity?" Fu Yuchi said indignantly. In front of her, he was as petty as a pinhead.
He wouldn't be happy even if she praised someone else.
Sun Miao'er noticed the sudden sour smell in the air and quickly replied, "Master is also an outstanding person, so naturally he has an extraordinary demeanor."
Xi Yan nodded as if he had just realized something. "I understand now, Ji'an. You must have been fooled by this girl's sweet talk."
"No wonder you didn't like any of the girls I prepared for you."
Sun Miao'er turned her head, "Has the Prince prepared a girl for Master?"
Fu Yuchi placed his hand on his lower lip and coughed lightly, "I didn't fancy you."
"Alright, let's stop teasing Miss Sun. Let's go back to the palace and discuss this further. I have already given the order to prepare a banquet for Miss Sun to welcome her back."
The backyard of the Prince's Mansion.
The box containing the medicine figures was dragged in. Xi Yan circled the box a few times and said, "You guys are really bold. You just transported it like this without even trying to cover it up. Aren't you afraid of being caught by the imperial guards?"
“Your Highness, the most dangerous place is the safest place. The more you try to cover it up, the more obvious it becomes.” Sun Miao’er opened the box, pushed open the heavy lid, and revealed the medicine doll inside.
The person being treated had their eyes open, but showed no change.
“Master, on the way here, the medicine man suddenly went mad once, and I used Datura pollen to subdue him.” Sun Miao’er recounted the events of the journey to Fu Yuchi without missing a single word.
Fu Yuchi's heart tightened. Although Hu Tingzhi was dead, he was still afraid. Why would Hu Tingzhi entrust such a dangerous task to Miao'er?
"This is the instability of the medicine man. Even a dormant medicine man can still hurt people. Miao'er, you did the right thing."
Fu Yuchi stepped forward, extended two fingers, and accurately placed them on the Tian Tu acupoint of the medicine man.
Sun Miao'er stared in disbelief. Didn't Wang Xiaohu say that the medicine man was extremely poisonous and that no one should approach him?
"Master, isn't he poisonous?"
Fu Yuchi then applied pressure points to the medicine man's body, staring intently at him, "This little bit of poison can't harm your master."
"Ji'an, you can even refine medicine figures. Do you think Xi Zheng must be regretting it to the core? He wiped out your entire family back then, and now he probably can't even cry anymore."
Xi Yan was very interested in the medicine man, after all, it was something that had been rumored to be incredibly miraculous.
After Fu Yuchi finished pressing the acupoints on the medicine man, he turned around with a gentle and harmless smile, "Your Highness, let's not bring up the past anymore."
"After I awaken the medicine man, he will be at the prince's beck and call."
The medicine-doctor slowly closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
"It will be a few more days before he wakes up. Lock the medicine-carrying person up with iron chains."
Xi Yan looked at the medicine man and suddenly said, "You said before that Xi Zheng sent the Feather Camp to capture so many women."
Why did he insist on using women to make medicine?
Thinking of the night she was targeted by the Feather Camp, Sun Miao'er shuddered. "My mother was also captured by the Feather Camp, and her fate is still unknown. I also want to know why they always target young women."
"Master, is there any difference between female medicine users and male medicine users?"
Fu Yuchi had been pondering this question for a long time, and even consulted many ancient books left by his master, but still could not find the answer.
Although the medicine man is powerful, it is not a divine object. Xi Zheng is already the ruler of a country, so why would he desire a mere medicine man?
Is it really because the medicine user is heartless and wouldn't betray his master?
Or is it just a smokescreen, with another reason behind it?
"Your Highness, General Guo has arrived."
A servant came to report, and then Guo Pingchuan, dressed in silver armor, strode in with his head held high.
"General Guo just came from the drill ground?" Xi Yan asked.
Sun Miao'er was amazed that the person in front of her was a female general, but she was also impressed by the female general's awe-inspiring presence.
Guo Pingchuan pretended not to hear Xi Yan's words and actually drew his sword, pointing it at the medicine man, "Your Highness, this thing is sinister and must not be kept!"
"Pingchuan, what are you doing!" Xi Yan shouted in a low voice.
Guo Pingchuan turned his head and stared at Fu Yuchi, "Mr. Fu, I respect and admire you, but I never expected you to sacrifice other people's lives to make such a vicious thing!"
"No, this general..." Sun Miao'er was about to explain that Wu Dali's death was too good for him, and being turned into a medicine man by his master was his own fault.
If it weren't for my master that night, I probably would have died long ago.
Guo Pingchuan interrupted her, saying, "Don't think I don't know. Medicine people need to be made from living people. Does Mr. Fu dare to deny that?"
She had always looked down on women's kindness, but when she thought that Fu Yuchi was doing the same thing as Xi Zheng, she immediately turned her anger towards Fu Yuchi.
"Your Highness, I beg you to allow me to execute this poisoner!" Guo Pingchuan stared intently at the poisoned man, the knife in his hand seeming ready to fall at any moment.
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