Chapter 152 Are you here to steal my honeycomb cake?
Su Xiaoyu's lips twitched slightly. She glanced around warily to make sure no one was there before taking out a pastry wrapped in oil paper from her pocket.
"Be careful, don't spill any crumbs, and don't let anyone see it." She carefully handed over the paper package.
The doctor's eyes lit up instantly, and he almost snatched it away. In no time, he peeled off the oil paper, revealing several golden, fluffy, and uniquely shaped pastries covered with evenly spaced small holes.
He grabbed a piece without any regard for appearances and stuffed it into his mouth, his cheeks bulging out, a stark contrast to his previous aloof and ethereal demeanor.
"Mmm... soft, sweet, and with this honeycomb texture, wonderful!" Doctor Crane exclaimed as he ate, even picking up and eating the crumbs from his beard.
Looking at his gluttonous appearance, Su Xiaoyu couldn't help but sigh softly, rubbing her forehead. There was also a hint of guilt in her voice.
Who would have thought that such a skilled doctor, after suffering amnesia from a blow to the head, would end up like this?
After he wolfed down a piece and was licking his fingers with lingering satisfaction, Su Xiaoyu leaned closer and asked in a low voice:
"Elder He, the Crown Prince's leg... do you really think there's any hope for its recovery? You just said he regained sensation, is that true, or...?"
The Divine Physician Crane licked away the last crumbs, smacked his lips, and regained some clarity in his eyes. He thought for a moment.
"I'm about 70-80% sure, of course, provided we don't get poisoned again."
"Poisoned?!" Su Xiaoyu exclaimed in shock!
The Divine Physician Crane nodded matter-of-factly: "Yes! He's been poisoned with a slow-acting poison. If he continues to be poisoned like this, let alone stand up, he won't be able to save his life in less than three months!"
"What?!" Su Xiaoyu's expression changed drastically. She stepped forward, grabbed his sleeve, and asked, "Are you sure?"
The Divine Physician Crane raised his head. "My nose is very sensitive. When I was giving the Crown Prince acupuncture just now, I smelled a faint bitter almond scent at the pulse point on his wrist. It was almost undetectable mixed with the aroma of the herbal medicine. That was the juice made from 'bone-rotting grass'. A small amount won't be fatal immediately, but it will slowly erode the bones and muscles, preventing the damaged meridians from healing. Over time, it will spread along the blood and qi to the internal organs. For his current leg injury, it is a deadly poison."
Su Xiaoyu felt a chill run down her spine, and Chu Yan's seemingly gentle face flashed through her mind.
Besides him, who else would dare to tamper with the Crown Prince's tents?
Damn it!
Su Xiaoyu cursed inwardly.
This matter must be told to Shen Guangnian immediately.
Su Xiaoyu turned to run. The Crown Prince's life was at stake; there was no time to lose.
"Hey, girl, where are you going?" Doctor Crane suddenly called out to her, getting anxious, and tried to chase after her while holding up the remaining half of the pastry.
"You promised me there would be other food, like... that 'cream puff' you said you'd make for me."
Su Xiaoyu paused, turned around and quickly said, "Old Master He, please go back and stay with Xiao Zhuozi. Don't be alone. I'll come back to you after I've finished my business and make it for you."
Upon hearing this last sentence, Doctor Crane's eyes lit up again. He licked his lips and obediently stood still, only instructing her:
"Then hurry up, I'm waiting for you."
"Okay." Su Xiaoyu had already run far away.
The Divine Physician Crane looked in the direction she had disappeared, then looked down at the half-eaten honeycomb cake in his hand, took a large, satisfied bite, and muttered:
"Cream puffs...that sounds delicious."
However, just as he turned around, he suddenly felt a shadow appear behind him.
When Doctor Crane looked up, he saw a woman with an exquisite face and gentle temperament, like a rare orchid in a secluded valley, standing quietly not far away.
However, the scrutinizing gaze in those eyes made Doctor Crane instinctively feel displeased and resistant.
He instinctively pulled the honeycomb cake into his arms to protect it.
"Why are you looking at me like that? This honeycomb cake is mine, and no one can have it."
Judging from her clothes and appearance, the woman before him was clearly of extraordinary status. The Divine Physician Crane, not wanting to get involved with her further, tried to walk past Lin Wan'er and leave.
However, just as he lifted his foot, Lin Wan'er's words made him stop in his tracks.
"Dr. Crane, how have you been?"
The Divine Physician Crane paused, turned to look at her in confusion, leaned closer, and pointed to his own nose; "You know me?"
Lin Wan'er's expression hardened slightly.
She had initially thought that Doctor He was pretending not to know her, but upon closer inspection of his eyes, she found them clear yet filled with pure doubt.
It really does seem like they've forgotten everything.
As Lin Wan'er's thoughts raced, she maintained a perfectly measured, gentle smile, but the scrutiny in her eyes deepened.
"What? Doctor He, you have a bad memory and don't remember me? Several months ago, you personally promised to repay a favor to my Lin family."
"The Lin family? Favors..."
The Divine Physician Crane scratched his head, trying hard to search his memory, but to no avail.
He was somewhat irritated. "What talk of not recognizing human relationships? I don't remember any of that now..."
Suddenly realizing something, Doctor Crane straightened his back and exclaimed, "Oh... I understand now! You must be one of the patients I cured with my miraculous healing skills before, right?"
Lin Wan'er: "..."
"Tsk, it seems my medical skills were truly remarkable back then, even treating a beautiful young lady like you. But since you've cured me, we're even now. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now, I'm busy."
A hint of displeasure flashed in Lin Wan'er's eyes.
Is he... suffering from amnesia?
She glanced at the maid behind her, who immediately moved silently, blocking the other path of the Crane Divine Physician.
"Uh! What's wrong with you, little girl? In broad daylight, are you trying to repay kindness with enmity and steal my honeycomb cake?"
He seemed to think that intimidating people should be done with some force, so he puffed out his chest and tried to look fierce.
"I... let me tell you, I'm not only good at healing, I'm also a master poisoner. I can concoct all sorts of poisons like Seven-Step Fall and Smiling Powder with ease. You... don't come any closer!"
Lin Wan'er was not frightened at all. Instead, she stepped forward, circled around him, and said:
"You flatter me, Doctor. I did not come here to steal your pastries."
"So what exactly do you want to do?"
The smile on Lin Wan'er's face gradually faded, and a coldness and mockery appeared in her eyes.
"Dr. Crane, you have such a bad memory. When I asked you for help, you said it was disrupting the natural order, going against the laws of nature, and involving extremely serious karmic consequences. You even advised me not to be so stubborn. Have you forgotten all of that?"
Upon hearing her words, a scene seemed to flash through the mind of the Divine Physician Crane, so fast that it was impossible to grasp.
"Now, you've appeared at the hunting grounds and even participated in treating the Crown Prince. Isn't this an act of disrupting the natural order and altering the natural order?"
The Divine Physician Crane felt a sudden, inexplicable panic. "What do you mean? What do you mean by disrupting the heavenly secrets and altering the order?"
Lin Wan'er smiled and said, "According to the predetermined fate, Chu Yu was supposed to fall from his horse and be seriously injured during this autumn hunt, and eventually die of depression due to the incurable condition of his legs."
"But now you're stepping in to save him, forcibly interfering with fate and altering the original plot. Doctor Crane, aren't you afraid of being reduced to ashes and your soul scattered?"
boom!
These words were like a key, instantly unlocking the treasure trove of memories for Doctor Crane.
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