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

Dongfang Jincheng didn't reach out to take it. Looking at Li Muxia's face, he realized that he hadn't seen her for several days. In the past few days, the two of them had been very busy. Li Muxia was busy finding a way to remove the curse from Shangguan Wenya, while he was busy catching the person who cast the curse.

Seeing her today, I realized how much I've missed her.

Li Muxia looked at Dongfang Jincheng in confusion, only to find that Dongfang Jincheng was staring at her in a daze. She subconsciously reached out and touched her face, wondering if she had smudged her face while treating Shangguan Wenya.

Seeing Li Muxia's actions, Dongfang Jincheng knew he had lost his composure, but he really didn't want to be separated from Li Muxia, so he said, "We don't know much about Gu worms, I wonder if Miss could come along."

Li Muxia hesitated for a moment and did not give an immediate answer. Dongfang Jincheng saw this and thought that Li Muxia was unwilling. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Li Muxia say, "Okay, but I need to change my clothes. Please wait for me, Your Highness."

After saying that, he put the wooden box in his hand into Dongfang Jincheng's hand, turned around and ran to the Shangguan Mansion to borrow a men's outfit from Shangguan Jingye.

When Li Muxia reappeared, he had transformed into a handsome young man.

Seeing Li Muxia's current state made Dongfang Jincheng feel a momentary daze, as if he had returned to the days when the two of them traveled together. He subconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to pull Li Muxia onto the horse.

Looking at the outstretched hand, Li Muxia looked at Dongfang Jincheng with suspicion, thinking to herself: Could it be that Prince Rui wants me to ride with him? Although I am dressed as a man now, I am a genuine woman at heart. Isn't it rumored that men are allergic to women? Oh, right, I think he hugged me when he saved me in Taoyuan last time. It seems that the rumors are not true.

At this moment, Dongfang Jincheng also realized what was happening, withdrew his hand, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Fang Xin, dismount and follow the group. Your horse is for Miss Li to use."

The man named Fang Xin dismounted without any complaint.

Once Li Muxia was seated, Dongfang Jincheng spurred his horse forward, but at a very slow pace, as if deliberately taking care of Li Muxia.

Li Muxia could see that she wasn't one of those pampered young ladies. Moreover, the Gu worms had a very short lifespan, and searching the entire capital within twelve hours was definitely too slow.

Li Muxia: "Your Highness, we need to hurry. This Gu worm only has a lifespan of twelve hours. We need to search the entire capital within that time."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jincheng nodded and asked, "Then I'll have to trouble Miss Li."

Li Muxia shook her head slightly and said, "I can do it. Your Highness, you don't need to worry about me. The important thing is to hurry up and find the person who used the Gu poison."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jincheng stopped his slow journey and spurred his horse to search the streets and alleys of Kyoto at full speed.

They don't need to worry about missing it, because the Gu worm's sensing range is ten meters.

Li Muxia followed along the whole time without uttering a single complaint.

The job seemed simple, but it was actually quite arduous. By the time the sun was about to set, they had only searched half of Kyoto.

The soldiers who had been searching with him were too exhausted to walk any further, so Dongfang Jincheng suggested that they rest and have something to eat at a restaurant.

Seeing the fatigue on Li Muxia's face, Dongfang Jincheng suddenly regretted letting her come along. He thought to himself that he would take her home after dinner.

Dongfang Jincheng sat down at a table, and the other guards naturally couldn't sit at the same table as him. They automatically took their seats at the two tables next to Dongfang Jincheng. Unfortunately, there wasn't a single empty seat. Li Muxia looked at the situation and, although she felt a little awkward, she could only walk over to Dongfang Jincheng's table and sit down.

Seeing Li Muxia sit down opposite him, Dongfang Jincheng's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

Just as everyone was seated and ordering, Li Muxia heard a familiar female voice.

"Little Mu Xia?"

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia looked up and saw that the person entering through the door was Wei Shuyue. Beside her was a man whom Li Muxia had seen at the palace banquet, but who was sitting in front of Wei Shuyue. He should be Wei Shuyue's elder brother, Wei Zixian.

Seeing Li Muxia look up at her, Wei Shuyue confirmed, "It really is you! What are you doing here?"

Then, as if she had just noticed Prince Rui standing next to Li Muxia, she exclaimed in surprise, "Your Highness Prince Rui? This humble woman, Wei Shuyue, greets Your Highness Prince Rui."

Wei Zixian, who was standing to the side, also quickly bowed.

At the last palace banquet, Li Muxia had a very good impression of Wei Shuyue, so she warmly stepped forward to greet her, saying, "Sister Wei, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here."

Wei Shuyue: "Yes, what a coincidence! My brother and I went to visit our grandmother at the estate outside the city and came back late. Since it was past dinner time, we planned to eat out before going back. I never expected to run into you."

Upon hearing that Wei Shuyue was also coming in for dinner, Li Muxia's hospitable nature kicked in again, and she happily said, "That's perfect, why don't we eat together?"

Wei Shuyue naturally wanted to have dinner with Dongfang Jincheng, and upon hearing Li Muxia's words, she immediately asked with delight, "Is that alright?"

Li Muxia was about to say yes when she remembered that she had come out with Prince Rui.

Somewhat embarrassed, he turned to look at Dongfang Jincheng and asked, "Prince Rui, is it alright?"

Dongfang Jincheng really wanted to refuse. He had finally gotten a chance to have dinner alone with Li Muxia, and now two more people had appeared. His instinct was to refuse. Besides, he had just seen the surprise and admiration in Wei Zixian's eyes when he saw Li Muxia.

However, since Li Muxia had already said it, it would be embarrassing for her if he refused now. After thinking about it, he nodded in agreement.

Seeing Dongfang Jincheng nod, the troubled look on Li Muxia's face immediately disappeared, and she turned around and cheerfully invited Wei Shuyue and Wei Zixian to sit down.

The table was square. Wei Zixian sat to the left of Prince Rui, and Wei Shuyue sat in the seat that Li Muxia had just occupied. Li Muxia looked at the empty seat to the right of Dongfang Jincheng and had no choice but to sit there.

Seeing that Li Muxia was sitting closer to him, Dongfang Jincheng's displeasure caused by the Wei siblings somewhat dissipated.

After they were seated, Wei Zixian asked, "Is Your Highness Prince Rui on a mission?" He and Wei Shuyue had gone to visit their grandmother at the estate outside the city after returning from the palace banquet and had only returned today, so they were not very clear about what had happened in the capital recently.