Yan Xiao glanced at Su Yuanyuan's back, then at Chu Heng who was still sitting steadily by the bed. After hesitating for a moment, she finally decided to pretend that she knew nothing.
Some things depend on their own fate. If she interferes and points things out, and the outcome is bad, it will become her karma.
Chu Heng glanced at Su Yuanyuan's departing figure before quickly looking away, his expression showing no unusual reaction.
He slowly got up, walked to the tea table, sat down, poured Yan Xiao a cup of tea, and then asked her again:
"Madam, if you have something to discuss with me, please feel free to speak frankly."
"Well, it's nothing serious, I just have something I wanted to ask you."
Yan Xiao didn't stand on ceremony with him. After sitting down, she organized her thoughts before continuing:
"I've recently become very interested in the miraculous medicine left behind by your master, and I'd like to study it."
I've heard before that the recipe for that miraculous medicine exists, but one of the ingredients is now extinct, which is why it can no longer be made. Is that true?
Chu Heng hadn't expected Yan Xiao to ask this, and he was even more surprised that Yan Xiao knew so much. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and answered:
“That’s right, that’s exactly it. Now there’s only one pill left in Jiang Xinrui’s hand, and it’s impossible to make any more.”
He gave a bitter laugh and said self-deprecatingly:
"Madam, don't even think about finding a substitute. If you could find one, my master would have done so long ago when he was alive. And now, I wouldn't be dragging this crippled body down the mountain to ask Jiang Xinrui for medicine."
Yan Xiao understood this perfectly well; she just wanted to find a topic to bring up what she most wanted to know.
A hint of disappointment appeared on her face, and her tone was full of regret:
"That's a real pity. I thought we could try again to see if we could make it and sell it. If we could develop such a miraculous medicine and mass-produce it, I don't know how much money we could make."
As she spoke, she changed the subject, pretending to be casual as she continued:
"I've heard that medicine can detoxify all poisons and cure all diseases. I wonder what these diseases include? Does it also have a miraculous effect on female infertility or male impotence?"
Chu Heng looked at Yan Xiao with a puzzled expression after hearing this, his gaze unconsciously falling on Yan Xiao's stomach.
However, considering that this person had just treated Mu Yunniang of the Duobao Pavilion for that kind of problem, this idea was not very plausible.
If we exclude the possibility that doctors don't treat themselves, then...
His thoughts inevitably drifted elsewhere, such as to the renowned Shen Muzhi.
Yan Xiao stared into his eyes, realizing he had misunderstood, and coughed awkwardly.
"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient for you to answer?"
"No."
Chu Heng's thoughts were pulled back by Yan Xiao, and after thinking for a moment, he replied:
"Logically speaking, as long as the growths that should be there are growths, these two conditions should be treatable."
Having received the answer, Yan Xiao's eyes narrowed, and her hands, which were at her sides, involuntarily clenched into fists, tightening more and more.
When Chu Heng gave this answer, she felt that many things she couldn't understand pointed to that most unlikely answer.
For example, why did Jiang Xinrui suddenly run away, and why did she coincidentally run into Qi Chengfeng's people?
For example, the reasons why Jiang Xinrui wanted to marry Qi Chengfeng and how she managed to persuade him to marry her have been explained.
If that answer is true, it's not good news for her, who is naturally on the opposite side from Jiang Xinrui.
Putting everything together, Yanxiao could only think of one answer.
That is, Jiang Xinrui, or rather the current Jiang Xinrui, either transmigrated like her, or, for some reason, knew the plot of the original book, such as being reborn.
The timing should be the night after the conflict with her, when her public image was shattered.
Yan Xiao had never considered such a strange thing before. The main reason she got this answer now was that Jiang Xinrui suddenly wanted to marry Qi Chengfeng, and Qi Chengfeng even agreed.
The only condition that could make Qi Chengfeng agree to marry Jiang Xinrui is an enormous benefit that he simply cannot refuse.
The biggest advantage that Jiang Xinrui can take out immediately and that is effective is that miraculous medicine.
However, Qi Chengfeng's impotence remains a secret. If it weren't for someone like her who knows the plot, there would be no way she would know, and therefore no way she would know that Qi Chengfeng needed that medicine and even used it to negotiate.
If Jiang Xinrui is indeed reborn, she will immediately realize her difference as a transmigrator the moment she regains consciousness.
But no one would believe her if she told them, and unless she went crazy, she wouldn't dare to bring her rebirth into the open.
She probably wanted to run away because Shen Muzhi wasn't in Jiangbei and she couldn't find anyone to rely on. She was also afraid that someone like herself, whose background was unknown, would attack her at any time. In addition, she knew that Qi Chengfeng's people were in Jiangbei at the moment, and she felt that this was an opportunity, so she decided to run away without hesitation.
Yan Xiao still couldn't understand why she didn't try to find Shen Muzhi, but instead chose Qi Chengfeng directly. Wasn't she in love with Shen Muzhi to death?
Shouldn't a normal person who is reborn find Shen Muzhi, try to get the plot back to its original state, and then kill themselves, the outcast who ruined the plot?
Why would Jiang Xinrui make such a choice, going to find Qi Chengfeng, who is at odds with Shen Muzhi the most? Isn't this tantamount to standing on the opposite side of Shen Muzhi and fighting to the death? This doesn't make sense!
But if they really had to turn against Shen Muzhi, Qi Chengfeng was indeed the best and most capable ally, which seemed so reasonable.
But Qi Chengfeng is a very unpredictable person. Cooperating with him would be like asking a tiger for its skin.
Even if Jiang Xinrui uses her memories to help Qi Chengfeng win, how can she guarantee that Qi Chengfeng won't turn his back on her?
Was she out of her mind, or were all her guesses wrong?
Yan Xiao's mind became more and more confused as she thought about it. She kept replacing one conjecture with another, but each conjecture seemed reasonable yet had its own illogical aspects.
It's fair to say that Jiang Xinrui's actions were simply superhuman; they were utterly baffling.
Even Yan Xiao, who never plays by the rules, felt inferior to him.
Seeing that Yan Xiao had been sitting there in a daze after he finished speaking, her expression constantly changing as if she had encountered some major problem, Chu Heng couldn't help but ask:
"Does Madam really need that medicine? Or is there some ailment she's unsure about? Although my medical skills are not as good as Madam's, I still have some experience with certain illnesses."
"If Madam doesn't mind, I, Chu, can help you or the General find one or two."
"ah?"
Yan Xiao snapped out of her daze upon hearing this, and when she realized what Chu Heng had said, her face went blank.
Worried that Chu Heng might say something inappropriate in front of Shen Muzhi, she quickly said with feigned distress:
"No, that's not true. I'm just heartbroken that such good medicine has disappeared. It cost a lot of money."
"Well, Chu Heng, if you're not feeling well, please rest. I have other things to do, so I won't bother you any longer."
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