Poisonous Goddess: I'm just lazing around in the mortal realm.

Following the gaze, it was indeed him! Zhou Jinghuai!

Today, he was dressed in a loose red robe and a white jade hair crown. His angular face was a little pale, but that did not detract from his strikingly handsome appearance.

Thirteen muttered to himself, "How did I run into him here? Wasn't he just fainting from weakness yesterday? Why is he here personally to get medicine today?"

Thirteen? Thirteen?

Pei Suisui nudged Thirteen with her elbow, and seeing that she didn't react, and noticing what she was looking at, she followed her gaze and was also stunned.

"Why is the third young master of the Zhou family here?" Pei Suisui asked in a low voice.

"Who knows!" Thirteen shook her head, regaining her senses. She never expected that the pampered third young master of the Zhou family would come to this small pharmacy to get medicine himself so early in the morning. But at this moment, she couldn't directly tell Pei Suisui that she had bumped into Zhou Jinghuai in the palace last night.

The best course of action now is to flee. Just as she was about to make her escape, the young apprentice medicine boy spoke up.

"Sir, here's your medicine." The apprentice had just finished preparing the herbs, and Thirteen stepped forward to hand over the medicine card. Turning around with her head down, she tried to pull Pei Suisui out.

She didn't want to be recognized here for saving him yesterday.

Just as the two were passing by Zhou Jinghuai, her arm was grabbed.

"Young master, please wait!"

Thirteen looked at the large hand gripping his arm and cursed inwardly, wondering how he had still managed to see him.

"What can I do for you, sir?"

She pretended to be calm and looked up at Zhou Jinghuai, her eyes flashing. She vaguely remembered that Zhou Jinghuai had fainted before she saved him yesterday, so he shouldn't have recognized her.

"I feel like I've seen you somewhere before, young master."

Zhou Jinghuai's gaze remained unchanged, but suddenly he smiled, his bright eyes revealing no emotion whatsoever to Thirteen.

"Really? Young master is so handsome, like a god descended from heaven. How could a mortal like me possibly have the chance to meet him?"

Thirteen tried to break free from his grasp, but Zhou Jinghuai, who appeared pale and weak, was actually using so much force that she couldn't move.

Pei Suisui, standing behind Thirteen, saw Zhou Jinghuai's expression and secretly thought to herself that she was in trouble. She had been entangled with them this time, and if it got to her sister's ears, she wouldn't be able to get out next time.

She quickly stepped forward to help Thirteen change the subject, saying, "Third Young Master Zhou, what a coincidence today."

Zhou Jinghuai, seeing Pei Suisui blocking Thirteen's way, remained unfazed and said...

"Oh, it's Miss Pei, the second young lady. What brings you here to get medicine too?"

"Yes, I've been experiencing some chest tightness and shortness of breath lately. Could you please take a look at me and prescribe some medicine?"

"Ah? So this is Mr. Thirteen!" Zhou Jinghuai smiled, his voice not loud, but somewhat deliberately so, drawing curious glances from the customers in the pharmacy.

Zhou Jinghuai suddenly released his grip on Thirteen's hand, a sly glint in his deep eyes as he said, "Isn't that the divine physician who cured the Third Prince?" Thirteen sensed that his words were mostly malicious, and before she could react, the surrounding guests gathered around her.

Upon hearing this, the customers in the pharmacy exclaimed, "Mr. Thirteen, isn't that the miracle doctor who cured the Third Prince?!"

Unlike the attitude of the noble families at yesterday's spring banquet, both the customers who came to get medicine and the pharmacy staff rushed forward and surrounded Thirteen.

"So you're Mr. Thirteen! My wife is ill; could you please go and take a look at her?"

"Sir, could you please take a look at me? I've been experiencing symptoms of internal heat for the past few days."

"Mr. Thirteen, could you please take a look at me first..."

There weren't many customers in the pharmacy, but the commotion attracted passersby outside. They rushed into the pharmacy, eager to see what the miraculous doctor who could cure the terminally ill third prince looked like.

More and more onlookers gathered, all standing on tiptoe and craning their necks to peer inside. Unfortunately, the crowd had already completely surrounded the short-statured Thirteen, who seemed to be suffocating under its weight.

"Everyone...please let me out, can we do it one at a time?"

Her voice was drowned out by the people around her; no one could hear her.

Just as she was in despair, a large hand reached out from the crowd.

"Come with me."

Thirteen didn't have time to think about who was so kind to save her. When she grabbed that big hand, she was pulled out of the crowd like a chick being lifted up. Looking in the direction of the big hand, she saw that it was Zhou Jinghuai!

"Run!" As soon as he finished speaking, Thirteen turned her head and saw the crowd rushing towards her again. Without thinking too much, she followed Zhou Jinghuai and ran out of the pharmacy.

The two walked through the bustling street, where all the shops on both sides of the street had opened, and there were more and more pedestrians.

A gentle spring breeze blew, and the morning dew still lingered on the stone path beneath their feet. The sunlight falling on the two of them was soft and bright. After running for an unknown amount of time, Thirteen felt that her strength had reached its limit, and she pulled on Zhou Jinghuai's sleeve, stopping in a small alley.

"Stop...stop! I can't run anymore!"

Thirteen bent over, panting heavily, feeling as if she were seeing stars.

"You can't run anymore?"

Unlike her, Zhou Jinghuai leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, leisurely watching Thirteen's disheveled state, a mocking sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

"I...you..."

She felt short of breath, as if a huge rock was pressing down on her chest, making it hard to breathe. Unable to speak clearly, she could only stare at him with her almond-shaped eyes.

"I thought Mr. Thirteen was a good runner, but I didn't expect him to be so weak."

Zhou Jinghuai made no attempt to hide his mockery of Thirteen, as if he were not the one who had caused her to be discovered earlier.

Thirteen took deep breaths to calm herself down. However, the metallic taste in her mouth almost made her vomit again. In order to successfully infiltrate the Third Prince's residence in the mortal realm, she used her already suppressed and remaining divine power to transform into a male body.

Without her divine power, her physical strength is far inferior to what it used to be. If she were on Mount Cangqiong, she could run for as long as she wanted without any problem.

"How could I possibly be as good as Master Zhou?"

Thirteen thought to herself that she had taken the opportunity to check his pulse last night, and his pampered body was really weak! She just meant well and didn't want to expose him.

"I feel pretty good about it. I think you should be grateful to me. If it weren't for me, would you have been able to escape?"

"If you hadn't shouted so loudly, would I have needed to run?" Thirteen was speechless. She had never seen such a shameless person before.

"Wasn't I just trying to spread your good name?"

"No need for that!" Thirteen rolled her eyes at him, not believing that this dissolute third young master of the Zhou family would be so kind. She then asked, "Why did you harm me?"

Seeing that the fun was over, Zhou Jinghuai said coldly, "Why did you take off my clothes yesterday and not put them back on properly? I woke up with a cold. You said I'm weak, how could my body withstand a night of cold wind?"