A life of two souls traveling through time

Yan Zong knew that Si Yao was concerned about the pharmacy, so he personally sent Si Yao back to Sanxiu Pharmacy after only spending a cup of tea in the teahouse.

"Can the prince keep Si Yao's matter a secret?"

The carriage was driving slowly along the streets of the city, and Si Yao suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the car.

"Mr. Sanxiu and Mr. Xiuming don't know your true identity?" Yan Zong asked with his eyes slightly narrowed and a look of confusion on his face.

"All the orphans in the medicine shop have unknown origins, so Master and Senior Brothers didn't care about my past and never asked." Si Yao lowered her eyes and replied. Although she felt guilty for hiding something from Master and Senior Brothers, she also hoped that less trouble would be better.

"So this secret is only known to me for now?" Although Yan Zong's tone was calm, he was secretly delighted in his heart.

Si Yao nodded, and when she was about to say something else, the carriage suddenly braked. She didn't react in time and her body fell towards the door. Fortunately, Yan Zong pulled her in time, but due to her unstable center of gravity, she fell backwards again and fell into Yan Zong's arms.

"Excuse me." Si Yao was so shocked that she quickly broke free and sat back in her original seat. Her face felt as if it was burning. She lowered her head and bowed to Yan Zong.

Yan Zong also averted his gaze with a hot face and a pounding heart. His chest heaved so violently that even his breathing became rapid. The faint scent of medicine lingering in his arms was short-lived but infatuated him. He secretly glanced at Si Yao, who had her head down but red ears, and thought she was adorable. He almost released the affection he had suppressed with great difficulty.

"Your Highness, are you okay? Someone just fell in front of the car."

Yu Cheng, who was sitting outside the carriage, suddenly asked at the door, breaking the awkward and tense atmosphere in the carriage.

"It's okay." Yan Zong responded calmly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" At this time, the voice of a young girl outside sounded familiar to Si Yao. Then when she heard "Brother Lian Qi", she hurried out of the carriage.

Yan Zong remained calm and expressionless until Si Yao left the carriage and heaved a sigh of relief. He then took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped away the sweat on his forehead caused by nervousness.

"Narcissus, I want to go home, take me back to Lianjia Village..."

"No, Brother Lian Qi, you are so seriously ill that you need to see a doctor. If this one doesn't work, we'll look for another one..."

Si Yao got off the carriage and looked at Lian Qi from afar. The man in front of the carriage had a dark complexion and looked weak and sick. She didn't recognize him for a long time until she saw Shuixian, who was supporting him with tears in her eyes, and then she dared to confirm that it was the person she knew.

"Master Lian Qi."

The long-lost voice also made Lian Qi and Narcissus stunned for a moment. When they saw Si Yao who had come in front of them, one was happy while the other was worried.

"Miss Si Yao, please help me persuade Brother Lian Qi, he will listen to you..." Narcissus was surprised and happy to see Si Yao. She cried in despair as if she had found a life-saving straw.

Lian Qi lowered his head in panic. He had imagined a reunion countless times in his mind but never expected that fate would let him meet her when he was almost seriously ill. She was still so beautiful and calm, while he was a dying man with no life. She must have been scared.

"Wait a minute." Si Yao glanced at Lian Qi, who didn't dare to look her in the eye, then turned around and went back to the car door.

Si Yao studied medicine, so she could tell that Lian Qi was seriously ill. She needed to take Lian Qi back to the pharmacy immediately to have her master treat him.

"Si Yao would like to ask the prince to bring two more people back to the medicine shop."

"Ah."

Yan Zong, who was sitting in the car, heard the conversation outside and naturally thought of Lianjia Village. He thought of Lian Qi who coveted Si Yao. Although he was unhappy, he still agreed.

With Si Yao's support, Lian Qi didn't dare to refuse and had to get on the carriage obediently. But when he saw Yan Zongshi, who was dressed in noble clothes and had a stern face in the carriage, the glimmer of hope that had finally ignited in his heart was instantly extinguished. Yes, how could an ordinary man be a match for such a unique girl like Si Yao?

"Why is Master Lian Qi so seriously ill?" The carriage continued to move slowly out of the city. Si Yao looked at the seriously ill Lian Qi and asked Narcissus.

"Brother Lian Qi has been suffering from nightmares, restlessness and gradual decline in health since Aunt Ya left. We urged him to see a doctor time and again but he refused. His condition suddenly worsened after the New Year. I couldn't bear to watch him continue to be ill, so I had to take him to the city to see a doctor without telling my parents, but...but the doctor said...that Brother Lian Qi is incurable..." Narcissus burst into tears again as she spoke. The originally innocent and lovely girl's eyes were now filled with grief and vicissitudes.

After hearing what Narcissus said, Si Yao felt sad when she saw Lian Qi, who used to be young, cheerful and energetic, being tortured by illness and turned into a paper man. She picked up Lian Qi's skeleton-like right hand and touched the Cun, Guan and Chi on it. She couldn't help but feel nervous. His pulse was extremely weak, as if it would stop at any time.

"Miss Si Yao, I didn't expect that you are now studying medicine in Sanxiu Pharmacy. I am really happy for you." Narcissus looked at Si Yao taking Lian Qi's pulse with admiring eyes.

"Thank you." Si Yao was depressed because of Lian Qi's pulse. She looked at Narcissus coldly and nodded.

Yan Zong and Lian Qi both noticed the slight change in Si Yao's expression. Seeing the person he loved so much feeling sad for him, Lian Qi actually felt that the illness was worth it. However, Yan Zong's face sank. He felt an indescribable jealousy in his heart that she was sad for another man. Yes, he, a dignified prince, would actually be jealous of a hunter, even though he knew that Si Yao had no romantic feelings for Lian Qi.

The carriage stopped outside Sanxiu Pharmacy. Si Yao led Lian Qi and Narcissus to get off the carriage and enter the pharmacy in a hurry, without even bothering to say goodbye to Yan Zong.

"Your Highness, Miss Si Yao has already gone in. Should we go back as well?" Yu Cheng waited outside for a long time but didn't hear anyone in the car say a word, so he stepped forward and asked carefully.

At this time, Yan Zong was sulking because Si Yao ignored him and left without looking back, so he was not in the mood to pay attention to Yu Cheng who was outside.

Seeing that His Highness didn't say anything, Yu Cheng didn't dare to make a decision on his own and could only wait outside silently.

"Overwork has caused illness, and both the body and mind are exhausted. People with weak bodies are most susceptible to external invasion by evil. Now the disease has already penetrated into the bone marrow." Sanxiu frowned and sighed after diagnosing the seriously ill Lian Qi.

"Master, can it still be cured?" Si Yao looked at Master Sanxiu nervously and asked.

"Physical illness can be cured, but mental illness is hard to cure!" Sanxiu wrote the prescription while glancing at Lian Qi who was too weak to speak in front of him and continued to persuade him: "Young man, why are you so depressed at such a young age? Life is like a dream, everything is up to fate. Let go of your obsessions and your mind will be open. You still have a long way to go, why bother yourself?"

After hearing Sanxiu's words, Lian Qi just smiled bitterly, and then his eyes stopped on Si Yao's face who was frowning.

Narcissus watched everything and couldn't help shedding tears again. She knew that Lian Qi's heart disease was caused by his longing for Miss Si Yao, and the tragic death of Aunt Ya woke him up from nightmares every night...