With some time still to go before the valley opens, Shen Zhiyi didn't push herself to make progress.
She knew Duan Xingzhi wouldn't leave.
He already knew how to leave the valley, and his memories had almost all returned. If he wanted to leave, he would have already done so.
So she believed him when he said he wouldn't leave for the time being.
only……
Is it really worth sacrificing one's innocence for the sake of detoxification?
While pounding the medicine, Shen Zhiyi stole glances at Duan Xingzhi.
Hmm...
With that look and that figure.
It seems like she didn't lose out at all...
Thinking of this, Shen Zhiyi unconsciously sped up the process of pounding the medicine.
That's right.
Anyway, she planned to never marry and live her whole life in Fuling Valley.
In that case, exchanging innocence for the solution of the Heartbreak Curse is not impossible!
Duan Xingzhi noticed her intense gaze.
These past few days, he noticed that Ayi was always intentionally or unintentionally getting closer to him, as if she was hesitating about something. She would often stare at him blankly, and as she looked at him, she would blush.
It made his heart pound.
He went to find Teng Erniang.
"What? You want to propose marriage to Doctor Shen?!" Teng Erniang dropped the melon seeds in her hand to the ground.
She quickly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, "Oh dear, does Dr. Shen know about this?"
Will she agree?
Duan Xingzhi's gaze softened for a moment.
"She will agree."
She loves him so much that she can no longer hide it, and she must have been waiting for him to speak up these past few days.
He was too stupid to realize this sooner.
"Second Aunt, I have no parents and do not know how to propose marriage, nor do I want to offend her in terms of etiquette."
"So I've come to ask you, what do I need to prepare for a marriage proposal?"
For the first time, he put away his cold demeanor and asked respectfully.
Teng Erniang clicked her tongue, thinking that even the village chief's relatives had been rejected by Doctor Shen. She sighed and shook her head repeatedly: "If we don't want to wrong Doctor Shen, then we can only use a lot of money to make the marriage grand and respectable."
"But do you have any money?"
She frowned at Duan Xingzhi, "Yan Nu, I'm not trying to criticize you, but the rumors in the village are flying everywhere. They all say you're being a gigolo for Doctor Shen, eating her food, using her things, and living in her house. Where did you get the money to pay her betrothal?"
"In my opinion, you should give up on that idea as soon as possible."
She's been trying to arrange marriages for Shen Zhiyi for so long, but none of them have worked out!
With such high standards, would she really fall for such a good-looking but penniless brute?
Teng Erniang didn't believe it.
Duan Xingzhi lowered his eyes and pondered for a long time.
He has money.
There must be quite a few.
However, just like the last mission, he forgot where it was stored.
"I will not give up on her." He raised his eyes, glanced at Teng Erniang, and thanked her in a deep voice.
"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Second Sister."
He didn't say anything more and turned to leave.
Teng Erniang watched his retreating figure and shook her head.
Another lovelorn soul...
Duan Xingzhi went outside and saw the sunset painting the sky and birds flying over distant mountains.
He remembered that mission.
Although he couldn't remember exactly what it was, he knew clearly in his heart that only by completing it could he truly break free from the Assassin's Guild and become a free man without any ties.
He will accompany her wherever she wants to go.
Even if she had to spend her whole life in this Poria Valley, he would stay with her.
Because all the scenery in the world cannot compare to her smiling eyes.
He could spend a lifetime watching over her.
Duan Xingzhi walked to the pharmacy and saw Shen Zhiyi, who was sniffing the herbs with a focused expression. His dark eyes were tinged with the color of the sunset, losing their coldness and hardness and spreading a faint warmth.
"Ayi." He walked over and said softly, "The valley opens tomorrow. After you finish collecting the medicinal herbs, I have something to tell you."
Shen Zhiyi put down the herbs.
She looked up and met his deep gaze, a blush spreading across her face. She took a deep breath and said, "Perfect timing, I also have something to tell you."
The evening breeze stirred, lifting the hem of Duan Xingzhi's dark robe.
He stood there quietly, meeting her shy and timid eyes, a restrained undercurrent in his gaze.
They gazed at each other in the deep twilight, neither of them uttering another word...
The next day, when the grain was opened, an uninvited guest arrived at the pharmacy.
The man was dressed in a soft, moon-white long robe, his face was gentle and jade-like, but slightly pale, and his lips had an unnatural pale blue tinge, which added to his frail appearance.
Upon seeing Shen Zhiyi, he cupped his hands in greeting, his voice gentle and soothing: "My name is Ling Yuan. I apologize for disturbing Miss Shen."
He took off a white jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Shen Zhiyi.
"This item was a gift from your master years ago."
"When he left the capital, he promised that if he ever contracted an incurable disease, he could use this token to find Miss Shen and ask her for help in treating him."
"I wonder if this promise still stands?"
Shen Zhiyi took the jade pendant, ran her fingertips over the patterns on it, and her expression immediately became solemn.
This is indeed my master's stuff.
"Young Master Ling." She gestured for him to extend his hand so she could take his pulse.
Ling Yuan stretched out her arm.
Shen Zhiyi placed her fingertips on his wrist, her brows furrowing slightly at first, then her cool eyes suddenly lit up.
It was actually the "Cold Soul Summoning Technique"!
This poison is extremely dangerous, and is only mentioned sporadically in ancient books and fragments.
However, she was confident that she could cure him.
“Since it is my master’s promise, I will fulfill it.”
Her master owed him something before he died, and as his disciple, she had to save him no matter what.
"Young Master Ling, please come in."
"Then thank you very much, Miss Chen." Ling Yuan withdrew her hand and bowed with a smile on her lips.
Yu Guang glanced indifferently at Duan Xingzhi in the courtyard.
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