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A bunch of useless trash!

Idiots!

- Men! - Your Highness, please calm down.

- We are truly powerless. - Drag them out!

Wait. Your Highness, I recalled something.

There's a mystical book

called the Scripture of Materia Medica.

It may contain a method for curing such an illness.

I only know about Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica

and the Compiled Annotations of the Materia Medica.

What is this Scripture of Materia Medica?

You're making up nonsense.

How could such elderly folks spout lies?

Scram!

Move it!

I don't care about scriptures.

As long as she can regain consciousness,

I'll willingly pray to the gods.

Will she...

never open her eyes again?

Didn't the imperial physicians already say so?

They're powerless to save her.

That's why they were blabbering nonsense to leave.

These are symptoms of a stupor.

The cause is unknown,

but it's definitely tied to her attempt to fight while being severely injured.

Why aren't you the slightest bit worried?

Life and death is up to fate.

What can I do?

Aren't you capable of curing all strange diseases in the world?

I can't make bricks without straw.

If I take her back to Fenghua Valley

and use the medicinal herbs of Changliu Mountain, it's worth a shot.

Don't even think about taking her away.

You're the one asking me to save her.

Besides, have a close look.

She's the one gripping onto me tightly. I want her to let go.

How about this? You can chop off my hand.

Though, no one will ever be able to save her.

I can gather any medicinal herbs you desire.

I told you.

It's only worth a shot.

If I can't cure her,

at least she can return to where she belo``ngs.

You have to cure her!

If you don't, I won't spare you!

I've only saved the living and the dead.

She's on the brink of death. Even if I save her,

she might just end up paralyzed.

But you're the reason she's in this state!

If you can't cure her,

I'll paralyze you!

She owes me enough.

Even her life belongs to me.

When she begged me to save Tang Huan,

she promised me this.

She'd return to Fenghua Valley with me and stay there for a year to be my research subject.

That was why I let her return to Tang Sect for the marriage.

Alive or dead,

she belongs to Fenghua Valley.

Why didn't you say so earlier?

You refused to believe me.

When she begged me to save those men who deceived her,

she always paid the price for her error.

You were threatening me with someone else's life.

If I failed to retaliate,

that'd make me a wimp.

Do you need the imperial physicians to tend to your wound?

Save it.

I can deal with it.

Your Highness!

Please punish us for harming Her Highness.

That was my mistake.

- Rise. - Thank you, Your Highness.

Your Highness, I know that you're worried about Her Highness.

However, this is a grave matter that requires your attention.

What is it?

There has been a collective report from the court officials.

Three years ago, the emperor and the crown prince died in the revolt.

Thankfully, you quelled the revolt,

but you've insisted on overseeing the imperial court as the prince regent.

The world is at peace now, and you can return to the capital to ascend the throne.

Doing so will deter unrest and assure the common folk.

I never desired to be the emperor.

Your Highness is the only one capable of protecting the people!

Please return to the capital in haste and ascend the throne to govern the lands.

When we meet again,

should I be addressing you as Your Majesty?

I have no wish to be the emperor.

All I ever wanted

was her.

Yet, your notion of treating her well might not be what she wants.

Do you even know what she wants?

I may understand her, but what can I do?

If I hand her to you this time,

will I be making an even worse mistake?

You can only hand her to me.

Though, I can guarantee this.

If we become lovers,

Heaven and Earth will condemn me

with endless searing pain in my heart.

I'm still young.

I have yet to uncover the secrets to medicine.

So, I have no wish for an early death.

Fine.

I'll trust you one last time.

If you go back on your word,

I'll ensure you die miserably.

I'll offer the same warning to you.

If you're trying to kill me or someone else,

don't utter a word before her.

She's has a one-track mind.

She thinks she's made of iron.

I can't cure that.

As long as you can cure her

and let her return to how she was,

I promise not to act recklessly.

Once matters in the capital are settled and the kingdom is at peace,

I will head straight to Fenghua Valley.

If there are any news,

inform the Black Armored Guards at the posts.

They will deliver all messages to me at lightning speed.

Are you still taking the medicine I prescribed to you?

Here's a new prescription for you.

You're suffering an ailment of the organs.

You'll only recover with medicine.

I'm of no concern,

but you must cure her.

If you fail to do so,

I'll lead the Black Armored Guards to destroy Fenghua Valley.

May we meet again.

- Send men to tail them. - Yes.

- This is pretty cozy. - Yeah.

Why aren't they here yet?

How long must we wait here?

Let's wait a little longer. They have to pass through here to get to Fenghua Valley.

I believe that they'll escape Cang Qi's claws unscathed.

Are we just supposed to be sitting ducks here?

My silent support and patience

will reach him somehow.

Your camaraderie sure is touching.

After we send them off,

come to Flowing Water Manor with me to meet my father.

- Eldest Miss Lin! - Call me Xiaoxiao!

I-I've never met such a prestigious martial artist like your father.

I... I'm a little scared.

What's there to fear?

I'll tell my father that I have my eyes on you.

Has your mother ever taught you

that ladies have to be more reserved?

My mother eloped with someone else soon after I was born.

My father almost died of anger.

Do you find me ugly?

Of course not! You're from a respected family, talented and beautiful beyond compare!

I'm not talented, but my looks are not bad!

Though, I'm not much better than others.

Whenever I see ladies prettier than me,

I want to bury them.

Ye Xi is an exception.

She has all my respect and admiration.

Why don't you like me?

Do you think my personality is horrible?

That's not it. You're candid.

You're so obnoxious that you don't spare a single thought about your family.

That's...

unbelievably unique.

You can't be more insincere than that.

Thanks for that.

Stop pinching me.

Let me ask you this.

You're rich and handsome.

Why haven't you gotten yourself a wife?

Must I answer this question?

I'm not sure if you'll understand this reply.

Relationships between men and women can be very complex.

Friendships are far more simple.

Got it.

But ever since I was young,

I've only ditched things. There isn't anything beyond my reach.

Bai Yue is an exception.

If I can't get him, so be it.

Cang Qi isn't normal, so he doesn't count.

Eldest Miss, men aren't objects!

You don't have to feel so inferior!

You're lucky I'm a rather simple person.

Seems like we're a good fit for each other.

Young Master, a letter from Young Master Bai has arrived.

Read it out!

Ye Xi is injured and needs immediate care.

We've hurried back to the valley. Your kindness will be remembered.

May we meet again.

I really hopr Ye Xi

remains in Fenghua Valley for the rest of her life.

Is this a blessing or a curse?

Of course, it's a blessing!

Don't you trust in Bai Yue's medical skills?

Ye Xi was supposed to stay at Fenghua Valley for a year.

If Bai Yue hadn't wavered and let her leave,

she wouldn't have went to Tang Sect and almost lost her life!

Now, she has finally got rid of Cang Qi.

I hope the both of them

can remain in Fenghua Valley

until the end of time.

Young Master, should we write a reply to Young Master Bai?

There's no need.

This is a pretty fat pigeon.

Let's roast it.

The previous one tasted quite good.

So, you're the one who ate that pigeon!

That's a thousand-mile pigeon worth an entire city!

We must not eat this one.

Young Master Bai gave it to me.

It costs ten times more than mine.

You can't eat it!

It's just a pigeon. Don't be stingy.

You'll end up in my hands eventually.

- But... - Hanzi!

- Roast the pigeon! - Okay!

Valley Master,

I've transported the medicinal herbs under the hot spring as instructed.

A medicinal bath is a good idea, but you have to keep an eye on her personally.

Right now, she's no different from a zombie.

Such misfortune.

The martial arts world call her a demoness.

Yet she's only been harmed by others while never harming anyone else.

You shouldn't have let her leave!

Uncle Hui,

help me keep watch on the place.

Were you treating my injuries?

Do you feel unwell in any way?

Can you move your limbs?

By the way, weren't you shot by an arrow?

Are you all right?

Lower your hand or I'll drop you.

I feel great.

I can move now,

but my body still aches.

Since you carried me in here, carry me out too.

I wonder who got me into this state.

Can't you be more benevolent to me as a doctor?

I saved you from Tang Sect and prevented your lynching.

After that, I saved you from Cang Qi's toxic grip.

I made sure you didn't die of suffocation. Haven't I been benevolent enough?

Yes.

You saved me from quagmires time and again.

You're my greatest benefector.

But you refuse to let me repay you with my life.

I don't know how I should thank you.

Is that how you're thanking me?

Don't you like it?

Fine, I won't thank you.

But I'm still a little dizzy.

My legs are numb too.

If you're unwilling to carry me out,

I can just sit here.

When someone comes for a bath, I'll get him to carry me out.

Dream on.

Come in.

Miss Ye.

Uncle Hui.

I feel much better.

I don't need two bowls of medicine every day.

These are the valley master's orders.

One is for your injuries, and the other is for your white hair.

Try something else.

I don't want to drink fallopia multiflora either.

There aren't any fallopia multiflora. It's a different prescription.

If you don't want them, I'll take them away.

However, he's bound to toss you into that pool again.

That medicinal bath is truly miraculous.

However, too many baths will make your skin turn green.

Even your hair might turn green.

Uncle Hui.

Uncle Hui!

Do you want the medicine back?

This is more like it.

Thank you, Uncle Hui.

Can you ask Yang Ke to bring the medicine tomorrow?

No.

The valley master doesn't trust anyone else to take care of you.

Is that so?

Why do I feel that I'm the one he doesn't trust?

Oh yes, Uncle Hui, is there anything else the matter?

The valley master is...

What's the matter with him?

Is he still upset?

How can he be upset with you?

I think he is still savoring your double medicinal bath.

Are the two of you already...?

Uncle Hui,

don't try to ask me anymore.

Actually,

I don't understand it fully.

Doesn't a kiss mean a seal of love?

Both of us were not wearing clothes, but he's acting like nothing happened.

The romance in the storybooks

is about like that, right?

Not so. Not so.

What you read are in the storybooks.

In the real world,

why can't a woman take the initiative?

Uncle Hui,

is it good that you keep pushing me like this?

Since I can't persuade him,

I still hope that he can live more comfortably

and not be so repressed.

Miss, you didn't know this, but before you came here,

I never saw a different facial expression on him for many years.

But ever since you came, he would sometimes smile, sometimes get upset,

and even get embarrassed or enraged. He seems more lively.

What's the use even if he gets more lively.

He still wouldn't tell me anything.

Even if you kill him, he's the kind who still wouldn't say anything.

Miss, allow me to tell you a story that you've never heard.

A long time ago, there was a young man.

He was extraordinarily handsome.

He was formidable in swordplay, and his medical skills were superb.

At a young age, he succeeded as Valley Master

and possessed unimaginable wealth.

He reached the pinnacle in advance of what the rest of the wrold could reach.

No one could compare to him.

It also meant

he was destined to live in a solitude that is incomprehensible to other people.

The young man waited at the summit for a long time,

but no one else could climb up there to laugh and talk about the world with him.

After he was disappointed year after year,

he began to play chess with himself, talk with himself.

He didn't like solitude, but he was used to it.

It's because he set his sights too high,

so he didn't want come down to try the different flavors in the mortal world.

to try the different flavors in the mortal world.

I think people have to try first

before they understand the different flavors in life.

Even if they are sad, what's the big deal? it's better than being heartless.

That's right.

It was like that until he met this girl.

How the young man and the girl met seemed to be by fate.

The girl save the young man and quietly disappeared.

After six months, he finally found her whereabouts.

Whe he heard that she was framed by villains to be a demoness in the martial arts world,

he hurriedly went down from the ountain to search,

but she was already killed.

He could only bury her.

After he returned, he planted a flower

and tied a red ribbon on it.

A red ribbon?

What does that mean?

What do you think?

Could it be

to summon the soul?

I think he was praying for blessings to the girl,

in the hope that she wouldn't be cheated by men again in her next life.

Was this girl

still alive?

Yes.

Later, she bought another man

to ask the young man to save him?

The young man was surprised that the girl was still alive.

He deliberately obstructed because he didn't want her to repeat her mistake again.

He was trying to save her life.

In the end,

she still died.

After burying her, the young man returned

and planted another flower, and he also tied it with a red ribbon.

What do you think it meant again?

I thhink he was praying

this girl would miraculous resurrect like the previous time.

From then on,

he continued to devote himself to studying medicine and practicing swordplay.

The days seemed no different from before.

But he kept going to the unnamed burial mounds in the hope of another miracle.

Finally, on the girl's third death anniversary day,

he saw the girl actually resurrected again.

What he wanted to know was,

if he was the first person that she met this time,

what would be the result?

Too bad the girl had amnesia again

and didn't remember him anymore.

I'm so handsome, but you still didn't remember me.

The young man wanted the girl to leave with him, but he didn't know how to say it.

If she appeared in the martial arts world, he was afraid that she would be persued again by killers,

and she would accidentally die again.

So he disguised himmself and secretly followed her.

He accompanied her through mountains and rivers.

He came to know her habits in eating, eating, and other preferences.

He even helped her deal with the martial artists killers who were persuing her.

Boss, add another bowl of noodles.

Add more vegetables, less oil and less salt.

No scallions, coriander, and chili pepper.

I heard that

the demoness they're after has left.

So,

how did he deal with those martial artists?

Demoness Ye Xi, hurry and chase her!

Could it be

that he disguised as me and taught them a lesson?

You said that. I didn't say it.

I can't even imagine that cool scene.

The young man still wasn't sure how to talk to the girl,

but she was entangled and exploited by another man.

She beg him again to save the other man.

Young Man was desponded.

But he still kindheartedly let everyone go easy on her unnoticebly,

so the girl could enter the valley without any harm.

Uncle Hui,

why do I feel that my internal injury has doubly worsened?

The young man asked the girl to stay in the valley for a year.

His original intent was that, if she could stay here,

she would be safe without suffering any harm.

But the girl insisted on accompanying the other man home first.

The young man inexplicably didn't try to ask the girl to stay.

He looked like he didn't care, but he actually cared a lot.

After he heard the girl was getting married,

he immediately rushed over there.

Before he left, he planted another flower

and tied another red ribbon.

Young man also thoughtfully prepared a present tor the girl.

But he didn't know whether he should give it to her at her wedding.

The girl fell in a trap at the wedding.

She also got seriously injured.

The young man was busy treating the girl,

so he didn't have the chance to give her the gift.

Miss Ye, my story stops here.

You should rest soon.

Uncle Hui!

Where are those flowers? And wat is the gift?

Paris polyphylla?

What a coincidence.

Rosary pea, cocklebur, jujube, and dong quai. These signify a yearning for a swift return.

This sachet in the pot is probably

a prayer for your safe return and health.

That young man has a sharp tongue, but he has never hurt the lady.

Rather, he's been protecting her in secret.

He has even saved her from the jaws of death multiple times.

This world is filled with sweet talkers, and lacking in sincere hearts.

Many are also poor at expressing their true thoughts.

If nobody probes for the truth,

the lady would never know about the young man's sacrifices for her.

He should be frank about his concern, so she can understand.

He shouldn't keep her guessing.

I'm pretty sure majority of women wouldn't understand this.

Countless men and women lose their chance because of this.

That's because love is hard to grasp for the young.

Neither do I know much about it.

He's such a haughty man,

sparing no thought for anyone else.

How...

how can he be in love with me?

He's even so deeply in love!

Miss...

He's the only witness to your miserable states.

He's also the one who treated your wounds.

Even those his method might be discomforting,

but ignore his words.

Sometimes, the heart might even lie to its owner,

but the eyes never lie.

I've been by his side for years. I know that he treats you, and only you, differently.

He refuses to admit this.

I can't stand watching him, so I'm intervening.

Miss,

since he refuses to take this final step,

why can't you take a few more steps forward?

I...

If I do so, can I really walk into his heart?

No, no. I can't be sure of this.

When I agreed to marry Tang Huan, I was trying to force his hand.

But he didn't even waver.

Wait... Hold on... I need to be alone.

Let me be alone... Leave me be.

Fine, I'll leave you alone, but please finish your medicine.

This medicine is so bitter.

I've already finished a bowl.

Skipping one wouldn't matter, right?

What are you doing?

Can't you see? Why are you still asking?

You can refuse treatment,

but must you harm other plants?

This plant isn't that fragile.

I'll be frank with you.

This medicine is useless.

I know my body best.

Why are you saying this before a miracle physician?

Do you really want to die?

Fine, I'm sorry.

I promise

to down every last drop

of the most bitter medicine instead of dumping it.

You're quick with your apology,

but your words

have quashed all my kindness.

It's best if you don't talk for several days.

Plants have no heart.

What is heartache?

That hurt.

Come in.

Valley Master, what are your orders?

Another prescription?

The medicine is getting even more bitter.

No wonder she looks tortured every time she drinks it.

Good medicine tastes bitter.

It's a pity we lack ginseng.

From experience,

Miss Ye always had a robust physique.

She recovered from past injuries rapidly.

Her injuries are more severe this time,

but why hasn't her condition improved?

Her white hair sure is a cause for worry.

A youthful face with white hair isn't that bad.

Don't fret. We can cure her slowly.

By the way,

she's been lamenting about poor sleep.

How about adding medicine to soothe her mind?

Can she still speak?

N-Nope, but she can gesture.

Don't treat a young lady in this manner.

Why don't you free her of that restriction?

Don't you know?

Silence will boost recovery and enhance the medicine's effects.

I'll free her of it tomorrow.

Let her have the jade pillow.

She's not used to sleeping on that.

It's an item fit for the emperor!

That pillow maintains youth and beauty while ensuring longevity.

Forget it. Get her a medicinal pillow tomorrow.

Uncle Hui.

Did you tell her something?

No, I didn't.

I only made sure she finished her medicine, as per your request.

Is that all?

W-Well...

What else can I even say?

She was so traumatized at the marriage ceremony.

A broken heart is harder to heal.

The best medicine for that

is to marry a good partner as soon as possible.

Look, both of you are unwed.

Let your passions take the lead, won't you...

- Is that so? - I'm off to brew medicine.

Trying hard to stop myself from falling for her

has already wrenched apart my heart.

A reciprocated love

might just kill me.

I can't even cure myself.

Perhaps I'm unfit to be a miracle physician.