The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

At this moment, in a farm outside the city, the two escaped master and apprentice bowed to a man in black and said, "We must thank that gentleman for his timely notification, which allowed my apprentice and me to escape."

The man in black spoke coldly, "Our master repeatedly emphasized not to expose yourselves, but we didn't expect you to cause such big trouble in just seven days since arriving in the capital."

Do you know who is in charge of searching you?

The master and apprentice exchanged a glance and shook their heads in unison; how could they possibly know?

The man in black didn't expect to hear anything from them and coldly said, "Prince Rui, Dongfang Jincheng."

Upon hearing the name, both men were startled. They had heard of Prince Rui's reputation; he was a famously undefeated general, ruthless and merciless towards his enemies, earning him the nickname "Living Yama" on the battlefield. Moreover, no matter how difficult it was to capture someone he had his eye on, they would eventually fall into his hands. Without exception.

If they hadn't received advance warning, they would probably be witnessing Prince Rui's ruthlessness firsthand right now. The two of them felt a chill run down their spines at the thought.

Seeing the fear on the two men's faces, the man in black knew he had achieved his goal: to show them what kind of people his identity attracted, and to see if they would dare to go out on their own again.

The man in black said, "Our master has instructed you to stay here for the time being. When the time is right, he will send someone to bring you two into the city. You two had better behave yourselves during this period."

Seeing the man in black give his blunt explanation, the master and apprentice were somewhat displeased, but since they were in the wrong, they could only silently endure it.

The two men breathed a sigh of relief after the man in black left.

These two men were none other than Wutu, the high priest of the Wu tribe, and his apprentice Yueya.

Wutu looked at her little apprentice whom she had doted on since childhood. If she hadn't insisted on going to the street to check things out, their whereabouts would not have been exposed.

Thinking of the black-clad man's attitude towards him, he became even angrier. As the high priest of the witch clan, he was always flattered by everyone, whether in the witch tribe or by that lord. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?

"I told you long ago that we came here to help you achieve your great cause. Why are you so impatient? I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted as to bring you along."

Hearing her master say this, Crescent Moon panicked a little. When she first heard that her master was coming to the capital, she had begged him for several days before he agreed to bring her. Now it was clear that her master was disappointed in her. What if he sent her back to the tribe? The capital was so prosperous and beautiful that their small tribe couldn't compare. She hadn't had enough fun yet.

She quickly hugged her master's arm and said coquettishly, "Master, I'm sorry, Yueya was wrong. Don't worry, Yueya will definitely listen to you from now on. If you tell Yueya to go east, Yueya will never go west. Please forgive Yueya just this once, okay?"

Seeing Crescent Moon's coquettish manner, Wutu was indeed not as angry as before, but he was still a little angry inside. However, his tone softened a bit when he spoke.

"It's good that you know. Remember what you said today. We're here on an important mission. Whether the Witch Clan can emerge from seclusion and appear openly around the world depends on the success of this operation. So, you'd better behave yourself for now. Once the operation succeeds, you can go wherever you want in this entire Eastern Kingdom. Don't let a small thing cause you to lose the big picture."

Hearing her master's words, Crescent Moon nodded, indicating that she would no longer act rashly.

Shangguan Jingye finally returned to Kyoto on the third day. This time he did not come alone; he brought with him the Medical Saint Bai Qingshi and the Poison Emperor Xiaoyaozi.

The three of them traveled non-stop, exhausting three fine horses to death. Seeing the three weary travelers, Madam Hua couldn't stop crying.

Looking at Shangguan Jingye, she said, "Jingye, you've finally arrived. Wenya, Wenya, she..."

She broke down in tears as she spoke, and Shangguan Ling said, "Alright, eldest daughter, let them rest for a bit."

Shangguan Jingye was about to say, "No need, I'll go check on Wenya first."

Before he could finish, Xiaoyaozi asked excitedly, "Where is that girl who was poisoned?" He seemed completely unfazed by the fatigue of their journey.

Li Muxia was talking to Shangguan Wenya when she heard a maid come in with a happy face and panting, saying, "Miss, the Third Master is back, and the Medical Sage is here too! Miss, there is hope for your illness."

The group was overjoyed to hear this. Li Muxia quickly got up and walked out, saying as she went, "Cousin, I'm going out to take a look. You wait here for a while."

Li Anran also ran out.

When Li Muxia met the group, they were heading towards Shangguan Wenya's courtyard.

The group met halfway, and Li Muxia and Li Anran first bowed to everyone.

Bai Qingshi smiled and looked at Li Muxia, saying, "Muxia, you've lost even more weight."

Xiaoyaozi snorted and said, "Where did you lose weight? I think you've gained weight from eating delicious food every day. You don't even know how to be filial to your master."

Knowing that Xiaoyaozi was teasing her, Li Muxia smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master, after I finish examining Sister Wenya, I'll take you out for a big meal."

Xiaoyaozi then said with satisfaction, "This old man wants to eat what you made yourself."

Li Muxia said with a smile, "Of course, since Master is here, it's only natural for the disciple to cook himself."

Upon hearing Li Muxia's words, Xiaoyaozi stopped talking and urged, "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and take this old man to see that little girl who's been poisoned."

Hearing the conversation between the two, the other members of the Shangguan family were not calm. What was going on? If they hadn't misunderstood, Li Muxia was not only the disciple of the Medical Saint, but also the disciple of the Poison King.

It is said that medicine and poison are inseparable, but there are still big differences between the two. Ordinary people are already doing well if they can master one of them. Is Li Muxia planning to cultivate both medicine and poison?

Amidst everyone's confusion, they arrived at Shangguan Wenya's room.

Due to the strict separation of men and women, Bai Qingshi, Xiaoyaozi, and Shangguan Jingye only took her pulse and did not undress her to examine other parts of her body. However, based on Li Muxia's description, they roughly knew about Shangguan Wenya's condition.

Although we now know that Shangguan Wenya is afflicted with the Seven-Day Death-Severing Gu, it will not be easy to remove the Gu.

Fortunately, Xiaoyaozi had studied Gu worms before and knew how to cure them.

After writing down the required prescription, Shangguan Wenya handed it to the servant to get the medicine. At this time, she was also exhausted and yawned wearily.

Seeing this, Li Muxia said, "Cousin is a little tired. Let's go outside to talk and let her rest."

Upon hearing this, everyone noticed that Shangguan Wenya looked exhausted, and they all took their leave, leaving only a maidservant to attend to her.