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After hearing what Mr. Chen said, Yi Duoer was startled.

This method was indeed too risky, and she suddenly felt like backing out. When her eyes fell on Xie Xingchen's slightly pale face, a bitter feeling welled up in her heart.

Memories of the past came flooding back like a tide, and she recalled that when she was in danger, it was Xie Xingchen who blocked the fatal hook for her without hesitation.

Yi Duoer slowly withdrew her thoughts, bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, and secretly scolded herself in her heart:

"Yi Duo'er, Yi Duo'er, how can you be so heartless and selfish? He saved you before," the inner struggle and guilt surged into her heart.

Old Chen thought to himself that she might not be willing to hurt herself for Xie Xingchen, so he sighed helplessly, turned around and wanted to leave quietly.

Seeing this, Yi Duoer opened her red lips and hurriedly called him:

"Mr. Chen, please make some medicine for Xie Xingchen!" His tone was as firm as a rock, without any hesitation or delay.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen couldn't help but be slightly surprised, but in a flash, he regained his usual calm expression, nodded in agreement, and left quickly.

About an incense stick of time later, Mr. Chen and his assistant came in carrying a bowl of steaming medicinal soup.

He gently placed the medicine bowl on the table, and put down a sterilized dagger. Then the two of them retreated silently with a tacit understanding, and quietly handed the decision-making power concerning life and death to Yi Duoer.

Yi Duoer slowly walked to the table, a hint of sharpness and determination flashed in her beautiful eyes.

She took a deep breath, feeling uneasy. If she failed, she would die here, and she would never be able to return to the capital and see Chu Jingchen again.

After a moment, she tried to calm herself down, and slowly took off her clothes with her delicate hands, revealing her shoulders as white as mutton-fat jade.

In the candlelight, with a soft halo, she gently picked up the dagger and said in a trembling but extremely heavy voice:

"Seventeen, if I am lucky enough not to die, I will definitely go back. If I die here, don't look for me." After saying this, she slowly closed her eyes and paused for a moment, as if saying her final goodbye to this world.

Then, he suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes instantly became firm, and the dagger in his hand flashed like lightning, suddenly stabbing towards his heart.

Her face turned pale as paper at a speed visible to the naked eye, and pain surged into her eyes and brows like a tide.

She stabbed the knife based entirely on her inner feelings. She could clearly feel that the dagger had touched the blood vessels next to her heart. The hot blood in her heart gushed out and dripped into the bowl.

Then, she quickly pulled out the dagger and let it drop to the ground with a clang, letting the bright red blood flow freely.

Cold sweat instantly covered her forehead and cheeks like fine beads, and even the corners of her lips gradually turned a terrifying pale color.

Seeing that half a bowl of blood had been shed, she estimated that it should be enough, so she endured the severe pain and weakness, and hurriedly covered the wound tightly with gauze, trying to stop the bleeding.

At this moment, she sat down helplessly, mumbling words of relief:

"Fortunately, fortunately I succeeded." The voice was weak, but it revealed the relief of surviving the disaster.

After she wrapped the gauze, her love of beauty made her frown slightly. She would need to feed the heart blood again tomorrow, and it seemed that she would have a scar on her chest.

He sighed helplessly.

After everything was done, she laboriously picked up the medicine bowl, gently scooped a spoonful of the medicine, and carefully fed it to Xie Xingchen.

At first, Yi Duoer thought that the Chinese medicine would take a long time to work, but after she had only fed him once, Xie Xingchen's complexion began to slowly improve. His face, which had been ashen, gradually showed a hint of life.

When Yi Duoer saw this, a relieved smile appeared on her lips.

She tucked in the quilt for Xie Xingchen, then walked out slowly, her body swaying like a candle in the wind.

In the past two days, Yi Duoer continued to draw blood from her heart with her wrist, and at the same time devoted herself to the research of penicillin.

With her ingenuity and perseverance, she meticulously optimized the mold she had extracted last time. After countless trials and explorations, she finally seemed to have achieved success—she had successfully developed an antibiotic and formulated it into a pill.

With trepidation and anticipation, she fed the pills to soldiers infected with feces as a clinical trial.

Old Chen looked at Yi Duoer's face, which was as pale as paper and bloodless, and a trace of admiration welled up in his heart.

But he couldn't hide the doubt between his brows, and couldn't help asking, "Little girl, can your pill really have miraculous effects?"

Yi Duoer shook her head slightly. She didn't dare to jump to conclusions and could only wait for the results. After observing its effectiveness on the soldiers, she would make a detailed summary.

At that moment, Yi Duoer felt dizzy, as if the whole world was spinning. She could no longer hold on, her delicate body trembling. Then, her vision went black, and she collapsed.

"Little girl... Sangsang..." Seeing this, Old Chen and Azhu were shocked and hurried forward to check.

Elder Chen placed his hand gently on Yi Duo'er's wrist, closed his eyes slightly, and calmly felt her pulse. After a moment, the worry gradually faded from his face, and he turned to the crowd and said:

"She is overworked, and has suffered from blood deficiency and Yin damage. I will prescribe some nourishing medicine and let her rest carefully for a period of time, and she will be back to normal." Everyone felt relieved when they heard this.

Then, they carefully carried Yi Duoer to the bed so that she could rest peacefully.

In the past few days, the antibiotics developed by Yi Duoer seemed like a miracle drug, and had extremely obvious therapeutic effects on patients infected with the plague.

Although Mr. Chen found it incredible, facts speak louder than words. The remarkable therapeutic effect was like bright sunshine, illuminating Jiangzhou.

Therefore, Gu Yizhou decisively ordered people to make every effort to produce antibiotics and combine it with Mr. Chen's prescription, taking a two-pronged approach.

As expected, the epidemic was quickly brought under control, and the daily death toll dropped dramatically.

The patients' symptoms also gradually changed from vomiting blood and being on the verge of death to common mild colds.

For a time, Yi Duo'er and Old Chen became famous and became respected and loved figures in Jiangzhou City.

When Gu Yizhou woke up slowly after taking the medicine, he learned from others that Yi Duoer had taken blood from her heart in order to save her. Shock instantly filled his face.

He felt mixed emotions, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether he should be happy that she valued him, or sad and blame himself for her self-harm.

Strong emotions surged in his heart like a surging tide. He immediately stood up and wanted to find Yi Duoer at all costs.

Seeing this, his secret guards quickly stopped him and begged him to rest in peace.

After all, the Crown Prince was seriously ill and in imminent danger, and they were all terrified. If the Crown Prince had another mishap, they, his subordinates and their families, would be implicated.

"Let me out, are you trying to rebel?" Xie Xingchen's eyes widened as he roared, making everyone's eardrums buzz.

Upon hearing this, several secret guards immediately knelt on the ground with a plop, shouting in unison: "Prince, please forgive me! We will never let Your Highness suffer any more harm." Seeing this, Xie Xingchen felt angry and helpless.

At this moment, a more astute secret guard hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Miss Yi has been extremely tired these past few days and must be resting now. If you go there now, you might disturb her."

After hearing this, the impulsive fire in Xie Xingchen's heart gradually died down, his rationality gradually returned, and he slowly returned to sit on the bed.

Seeing this, several secret guards felt relieved and retreated one after another. They stood silently around him to protect his safety so that he could recuperate in peace.

Although the plague in the city has been effectively controlled, the atmosphere of sadness still hangs over the streets and alleys like a haze.

Countless lives were lost, piles of corpses were burned, and many items were destroyed. The tragic scenes were horrifying.

When Xie Xingchen saw Yi Duoer, a flash of surprise and excitement flashed in his eyes, and he quickly stepped forward.

He opened his arms and hugged Yi Duoer tightly, with such strength that it seemed as if he wanted to merge her into his own flesh and blood. His face was full of grief and anger, and he said in a trembling voice, "Yi Duoer, are you stupid?"

Yi Duoer noticed that everyone's eyes were focused on them, and she felt extremely embarrassed, with a blush on her cheeks.

She gently pushed Xie Xingchen away and said in a joking tone:

"I am still a virgin. If you behave like this, how can I get married in the future?" Her tone was light and cheerful.

I just want Xie Xingchen not to bear too heavy a psychological burden, and I don't want him to feel guilty and indebted for saving his life.

How could Xie Xingchen not understand her feelings? He held her shoulders tightly, his eyes firm and fiery, and said in front of everyone:

"Duo'er, are you willing to marry me? I will make you my legal wife and never let you suffer even the slightest injustice in this life."

When everyone heard this, they all looked at him with different expressions, some were surprised, some were blessed, and some were envious.

Ah Zhu stood aside, with a hint of gloom in the depths of his eyes. He wanted to step forward to stop it, but was held back by his friend.

When Yi Duoer heard this, she was slightly startled, but in a flash, she shook her head firmly and rejected him without hesitation.