The Divine Doctor and Adorable Consort: The Demonic Emperor is Too Cunning

Upon entering the Zhou residence, on her way back to her courtyard, Fang Qingyou noticed someone secretly watching her from the shadows, seemingly oblivious to her presence.

Back in the courtyard, Fang Qingyou first changed the little thing's dressing, and then transplanted the Seven Star Purple Ginseng into the courtyard.

Mingyue had already prepared the bath supplies, so Fang Qingyou handed the little things to her and instructed Yuefei to check on the Seven Star Purple Ginseng every fifteen minutes and to tell her immediately if anything happened.

While soaking in the bathtub, Fang Qingyou couldn't help but think of the time she spent in the hot spring with Luo Qianmo. Her pretty face blushed again, and transparent water droplets clung to her rosy cheeks, like pink flowers rolling with glistening dewdrops, delicate and beautiful.

It has to be admitted that Luo Qianmo must have a great physique. Even just hugging him through his clothes, you can feel the power contained in his skin and flesh.

I wonder what kind of alluring scenery lies beneath those clothes?

Startled to realize that she had such a thought, Fang Qingyou immediately splashed a handful of water on her face, trying to extinguish the idea.

How could such a pure-hearted girl have such filthy thoughts?

Fang Qingyou felt her face wasn't so hot anymore as a thin stream of water slid down her cheeks.

Her gaze swept over her slender arms, and she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Hmm, the color of this water droplet seems to have darkened?

Fang Qingyou wiped the water off her face, blinked, and carefully examined the water droplet mark, confirming that she hadn't misread it.

Strange, today isn't the fifteenth of the month, so why has the water droplet mark changed?

Unable to resist, he reached out and gently rubbed it with his fingers. Instantly, a warmth spread from his fingertips, and a few drops of purple spirit water dripped from the mark.

After realizing what had happened, Fang Qingyou quickly grabbed a jade bottle and collected the Purple Spirit Water, but a few drops still fell into the bathtub.

In an instant, the water, which had been starting to cool down, suddenly became warm.

Fang Qingyou gently placed the jade bottle aside and continued soaking in the bath. After soaking in the Purple Spirit Water, her skin and constitution would be greatly improved the next day.

Just feeling this warmth, Fang Qingyou felt that the temperature of this water was very similar to that of the hot spring water today. The warmth felt different from that of ordinary water. She wondered if it was just a coincidence.

Also, what caused this water droplet mark to change, and will purple spirit water seep out every day from now on?

There are so many questions in my mind, and perhaps only the answer from the Purple Spirit Water will be found tomorrow.

After taking a bath and changing her clothes, Fang Qingyou felt much more comfortable. She never wanted to mention the embarrassing experience of coming back with her underwear wet today.

Mingyue had already prepared dinner. While Fang Qingyou was eating, she asked Mingyue to cook a small pot of soup to dispel the cold. She kept a small portion for herself and left the larger portion for Luo Qianmo.

Fang Qingyou had originally planned to deliver the warming soup to Luo Qianmo while taking a walk to digest her food, but remembering all the embarrassing things that had happened today, she sent Yuefei away instead.

Fang Qingyou first wrote down several recipes based on the ingredients she found that day. These recipes were not only filling and tasty, but also had health benefits.

These recipes can feed as many people as possible with as few ingredients as possible.

Afterwards, he drew the shapes of these ingredients on paper, describing their appearance, smell, growth habits, and harvesting precautions in detail, so that others could find them.

Fang Qingyou had originally planned to have Yuefei deliver these things to Luo Qianmo after Yuefei returned.

When Yuefei returned, before Fang Qingyou could even tell her about these things, she said, "Miss, His Highness wants you to come over. He says he has something to discuss with you."

"What is it?" Luo Qianmo had plenty of people under her command, and she had offered up all the methods she could think of without reservation, so it seemed that she couldn't be of any more help.

Of course, the main reason was that she really didn't want to see Luo Qianmo at all.

Yuefei shook her head: "Yuefei doesn't know. His Highness only said that the matter is urgent and asked you to go there as soon as possible."

Fang Qingyou looked up at the sky with a bitter expression. Why was she so unlucky? She wanted to avoid Luo Qianmo, but she couldn't escape him.

So it really is because she owes Luo Qianmo a favor? She can forget about it until she pays off the debt.

When Fang Qingyou arrived, Luo Qianmo was looking at some booklet with a blank expression.

Seeing Fang Qingyou approach, he handed the booklet to her.

Fang Qingyou took the booklet with a puzzled look, but after reading only one page, her expression suddenly changed.

After reading it, her delicate hands holding the booklet trembled.

It was shock, it was anger, it was grief and indignation.

This booklet describes part of the insect plague in the south. South of Lingnan City, most areas are littered with corpses, a scene of utter desolation.

These are the conditions not far from Lingnan City; one can imagine that the situation must be even worse in places further south.

She didn't even dare to imagine what the situation was like in Jingzhi County, the epicenter of the southern insect infestation.

"Eighth Prince, these news..."

"He's my man."

The last glimmer of hope in Fang Qingyou's eyes shattered instantly. The message sent back by Luo Qianmo's subordinates was almost certainly true.

Even before they had set off from Kyoto, Luo Qianmo's men had already gone south to investigate.

"This is not an insect plague at all, but a murder!" Fang Qingyou said in grief and indignation. No matter how ferocious the pests are, even if they eat up all the crops, vegetables and fruits in the field, they shouldn't kill so many people all at once.

If the remaining food in the homes of the disaster victims is used sparingly, it can sustain them for some time, and they are unlikely to starve to death in such a short period of time.

Unless this is not a simple insect infestation at all!

“Indeed, these people don’t look like they starved to death.” Luo Qianmo nodded slightly in agreement. If people starve to death, they are usually skin and bones.

"Who on earth is so cruel?" Who is it? What deep-seated hatred does that person have for these disaster victims that would allow them to commit such a heinous act?

In the three southern provinces, tens of thousands of lives were lost.

"My people are still investigating."

"Eighth Prince, I think this insect plague is too ferocious and bizarre, it doesn't seem like the result of simple poisoning. The cause of the large number of deaths must be found out as soon as possible, otherwise... I really don't know what will happen."

Perhaps, even Lingnan City cannot be saved.

"Eighth Prince, when will you arrange for someone to go to Jingzhi County to investigate the disaster situation? If you are going, please count me in."

"I'll set off after I've settled the disaster victims outside Lingnan City," Luo Qianmo replied, then looked at Fang Qingyou questioningly: "Youyou, are you sure you want to come with me? The situation in Jingzhi County might be worse than you imagine. Are you really prepared?"

Luo Qianmo did not tell Fang Qingyou that he already knew about the situation in Jingzhi County.