"Ahem, stop wasting your time on such trivial matters. If you have too much free time, go and learn more about medicinal herbs."
After criticizing Zhang Heyi, Yu Ling turned to Liu Morian and handed her something, saying...
"Well, I'll leave the matter of visiting the two kings in and out of the palace to you. You'll also be in charge of keeping the pass given to me by the Northern King. I'd better stay in the medicine hall and focus on teaching my disciples."
Liu Morian accepted the token and nodded.
The guard had given him the token before he left, and that was probably how it was used. But the royal palace meant he was going to see the princess, and even though he always covered his face with black cloth, it would be a huge problem if he were recognized.
King Dongli, I will not take on the heavy responsibility of taking care of you!
The capital city was indeed bustling. Even in Yu Ling's secluded and quiet pharmacy, there was a constant stream of patients coming and going. Huang Jin handled most of the medical care himself, with Liu Molian assisting from the side.
Yu Ling is familiar with herbs, and with absolute control of his soul, he can basically estimate the weight of a herb with just a handful of his hand. However, he gives all the opportunity to grab herbs to his cheap apprentice. Unless he is too busy, he will never do any work if he can stay idle!
In order to avoid controversy and appear lazy, Yu Ling even asked for some common, cultivable medicinal herb seeds and would take care of them in the backyard from time to time.
To call it "taking care" was just a euphemism for buying the cheapest plant-specific nutrient solution from the system store and diluting it with water before watering. It was supposedly a product of the main god, guaranteeing quality, so it seemed plausible enough.
While Yu Ling was slacking off and doing nothing every day, the medicinal herbs he had completely forgotten were growing vigorously...
People like Huang Jin, Liu Molian, and Zhang Heyi, who watch it grow every day in the pharmacy, wouldn't even notice these subtle changes.
But if someone visiting the pharmacy for the first time goes into the backyard, they'll be quite surprised.
Sure enough, Feng Yi, who was always called upon by the Northern King wherever he was needed, was recently sent out to see what was wrong with the famine-stricken towns. The crops he grew were all wilted and died at the slightest touch.
Yu Ling spent a few days at the pharmacy, while Feng Yi spent a few days in the fields, both of them becoming obsessed.
If Yuan Xin'er hadn't missed him and secretly complained to the Queen, and the Queen hadn't had a friendly and cordial conversation with the King of Beishang, he might not have been able to return so quickly.
After spending a few sweet days with Yuan Xin'er, Feng Yi had to go to work again. Before leaving, he thought he would stop by the pharmacy for a while.
His old rival, Yi Lanbin, had become a doctor. Not only had he launched a miraculous painkiller for the pharmacy to treat headaches, stomachaches, and all sorts of other aches and pains, but he had also developed several new healing medicines. He had to see what was going on... ugh! He had to go and offer his congratulations.
When he arrived at the place, walked around the front hall and entered the backyard, he was stunned when he was faced with hyssop plants that were two meters tall. He even seriously doubted that he had gone to the wrong place.
Looking back, this decor and layout definitely marks the back entrance of the pharmacy. But why does entering the courtyard feel like traversing through a mountain forest? What's with this strange sense of déjà vu?
"General Feng? What brings you here? Please come in!"
In the courtyard, Zhang Heyi was weeding. Under Yu Ling's free-range education, he was learning quite well. Through the crack, he saw General Feng Yi coming to visit and immediately guessed that he was here to see his master.
Under Huang Jin's guidance, Liu Molian became more and more capable. Even physical labor that she was not good at was taken care of by her apprentice. Yu Ling would use the excuse of studying new prescriptions to read and ponder in the room every day, and Zhang Heyi would naturally lead her into the room.
When Feng Yi entered, Yu Ling was fast asleep, her face hidden behind a book.
Zhang Heyi was already used to his master's seemingly narcolepsy-like habit of taking long naps at the drop of a hat. He coughed skillfully and said, "Master, dinner is ready!"
Yu Ling: ...I'm nourishing my body by sleeping and practicing my internal energy because of the malnutrition of the average person in this world. Your way of talking makes it sound like all I do is eat and sleep.
"If you call me again for meals, I'll tear you apart... Ouch—Feng Yi? You were sent out to mine? Why are you so tanned?"
Yu Ling gasped when he saw that the protagonist, who was originally fair and handsome, had become eight shades darker. Although he was a sucker for good looks, he wasn't prejudiced against skin color. It was just that skin that had been exposed to the sun for a few days and was now patchy with black and white patches was really unattractive!
"Yi Lanbin!" Feng Yi (darkened version) was a little excited, grabbing Yu Ling's hand and shaking it wildly. "How did you grow those tall herbs in front of your door? Teach me quickly! It's urgent!"
"Um, actually I didn't care at all..."
Yu Ling hated his habit of grabbing his hand all the time. When she felt the hyssop leaf that Feng Yi had just touched out of curiosity on her hand, her expression turned very unpleasant.
Could Feng Yi believe it? Of course not. This pharmacy has been in the capital for over ten years, and it's not like they haven't grown things in the backyard before. Only Yu Ling could grow such tall hyssop!
"Ahem, Yi Lanbin, this is a major event that concerns all the people of Beishang after the Three Kingdoms period. If you're willing to help me this time, I can agree to any one of your conditions in advance, as long as it doesn't violate the rules!"
He really didn't want to go to the fields to sunbathe anymore!
"I really didn't pay attention to this grass!"
Does nobody believe me when I tell the truth? He only watered it with nutrient solution three times! He doesn't know anything about planting!
When Zhang Heyi heard one of the conditions, his eyes lit up. Dealing with his own master was his specialty! He whispered something to Feng Yi in his ear, and Feng Yi suddenly understood.
Yu Ling's soul could actually hear the whispers, but as a proper ordinary person, she still didn't intend to expose herself and pretended not to have noticed.
Having one extraordinary ability is enough; having more will only lead to being feared and ostracized.
"Yi Lanbin, I'm asking you one last time."
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