Upon hearing this, his previously sullen and sarcastic attitude immediately softened considerably.
"Alright! It's fate that we met. I'm not a petty person, so I'll go with you."
As he spoke, he took the lead and walked towards the inn. After taking a couple of steps, he realized that the young man who had been so anxious just moments before had not followed him immediately.
Turning around, he saw the young man still standing there, looking at him with a conflicted expression that was quite intriguing.
Yan Xiao guessed what the person was thinking, but didn't care.
She rolled her eyes slightly and urged impatiently:
"What are you standing there for? Lead the way!"
"Oh, here it comes."
The young man agreed verbally, but inwardly he was complaining.
Do you really need me to show you the way? You seem to know the place very well, like you scouted it out beforehand.
He began to doubt whether his desperate, last-ditch effort was a mistake.
The doctor in front of me, who claimed to be skilled in medicine, exuded an eerie aura, and his behavior was completely unpredictable, making it impossible to discern his true nature.
But he had no other choice at the moment, so he decided to give it a try, no matter how difficult it might be.
If this person is just a typical con artist, a lesson will suffice, but if he has ulterior motives, then he cannot be allowed to live.
Thinking this, the young man quickly led Yan Xiao and Shen Qiyue, who kept her mouth tightly shut and lowered her head to hide her unease, into the inn.
After the young man led Yanxiao into a guest room, he led them to the bedside.
There was a curtain covering the bed, so you could only see a human figure lying down; you couldn't see the person inside clearly.
The young man pointed to the person on the bed and briefly explained the situation to Yan Xiao:
“My young master is inside. He was fine until we passed through the prefectural city. Suddenly he said he felt dizzy and then fainted. This is the third day now.”
Yan Xiao nodded in understanding and was about to lift the bed curtains when the young man stopped her as soon as she touched them.
Yan Xiao's face turned cold with displeasure, and her words carried a hint of unease.
What do you mean by that?
The young man realized his reaction had been a bit excessive, and quickly explained with an awkward laugh:
"My young master dislikes seeing strangers. Doctor, could you please take his pulse and diagnose him through the bed curtains?"
Yan Xiao really wanted to roll her eyes now, thinking to herself, "She's not some young lady, why does she have so many bad habits?"
However, since she was the wealthy patron, and her consultations didn't require much observation, listening, questioning, or palpation, I didn't insist.
"Alright, let's take your pulse first."
With Yan Xiao's consent, the young man quickly and quietly pulled the person's arm out from behind the bed curtains, then signaled to Yan Xiao that they could begin.
Yan Xiao glanced at the hand with its distinct knuckles, and a look of amazement immediately appeared in her eyes.
If it weren't for the fact that the size of the hand didn't match that of a woman, she would have suspected that the person lying inside was indeed a lady from a prominent family.
Especially when his calloused, dark hands touched that fair, slender, jade-like hand, the visual impact reached its peak.
It took her a long time to mentally prepare herself before she could retract her black claws out of self-consciousness.
The young man stood anxiously to the side, only to see Yan Xiao staring blankly at his master's hand. This prompted him to urge him on:
"Doctor, how is it?!"
Yan Xiao's fragile heart had suffered a critical hit, and she was already in a bad mood. When she heard the young man urging her, her tone didn't improve much.
"What's the panic? Did I take your money in advance?"
youth:"???"
Fortunately, the young man was resilient enough; otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to keep his composure by now.
He stopped talking to Yan Xiao and instead turned to look at Shen Qiyue, who had been standing to the side pretending to be invisible.
The look in his eyes seemed to be asking, "Does your master have some serious illness?"
Unfortunately, Shen Qiyue, who had never seen much of the world and had never done anything wrong, immediately closed her eyes guiltily after meeting his gaze.
She didn't even pretend to turn her head away; she just closed her eyes...
youth:"???"
Are these two, master and servant, both seriously ill? Why would he even invite them? It's like he's desperately grasping at straws.
Just as the young man was thinking this, Yan Xiao had already withdrawn her little black paw and stood up.
Upon seeing this, the young man quickly asked:
"Sir, have you discerned anything?"
Yan Xiao naturally noticed it.
She paused for a moment, feigning profundity, before replying:
"You've seen quite a few doctors these past few days. Did they all say your young master's pulse was normal and there was nothing wrong with him?"
Upon hearing this, the young man immediately perked up and nodded hastily.
"Yes, yes, everyone says my young master is fine, but how could someone who's fine be in a deep sleep?"
"That's right!"
Yan Xiao walked slowly to the tea table and sat down, gesturing for Shen Qiyue to pour her water, appearing unhurried.
She wasn't in a hurry, but the young man was extremely anxious.
"Sir, what do you mean by that? Don't keep me in suspense. As long as you can cure my young master, I will definitely satisfy you regarding the consultation fee."
"No problem, no problem."
For the sake of his first pot of gold, Yan Xiao didn't use his supernatural energy to remove the toxins today.
However, it seems fortunate that she had the foresight; otherwise, with her rudimentary healing abilities and insufficient energy, it would have been quite difficult for her to heal this person.
She recalled the prices in this world, put down her teacup, and held up two fingers to the young man:
"If you agree to this consultation fee, I can treat your young master right now."
The young man glanced at the two fingers and nodded without hesitation:
"Twenty taels of silver? No problem."
"What?"
As the young man finished speaking, Shen Qiyue, who was standing to the side, was so shocked that she almost dropped the teapot in her hand.
Fortunately, Yan Xiao caught it with quick reflexes.
Yan Xiao gave Shen Qiyue a look, signaling her to stay calm, before turning to look at the young man with a somewhat complicated expression.
She swore she wasn't really that greedy; she was thinking about two taels of silver.
According to the original owner's memories, two taels of silver was enough for an ordinary farmer in that era to live comfortably for more than half a year.
She thought she had asked for a lot of money, but the man asked for twenty taels right off the bat.
This made her curious about the identities of the two men.
She knew that curiosity killed the cat, and although she was curious, she didn't intend to ask any more questions.
"Could it be that you meant two hundred taels, sir?"
Seeing their reactions, the young man assumed he hadn't given them enough and laughed, clearly dissatisfied.
He looked somewhat embarrassed, and his tone softened.
"Logically speaking, if you can save my young master, I should give you not only two hundred taels, but two thousand taels as well."
"But my husband and I left in a hurry, and we don't have that much money on us right now. Sir, could you please do us a favor?"
"Cough~"
Yan Xiao coughed lightly to cover up his true emotions.
Then, adopting a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor, he waved his hand magnanimously and replied:
"Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. I'll take a small loss, twenty taels it is!"
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