Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

Despite Gu Nanzhi's casual remark, Cang Ling's gaze remained firm, even knowing that Gu Nanzhi possessed an extremely powerful artifact.

"Your subordinate will do everything in his power to protect your master's safety, even at the cost of his life."

Eyes don't lie. Gu Nanzhi admired Cang Ling's loyalty, and Jun Yanchen seemed to have some merits; otherwise, he wouldn't have inspired such loyalty. Such loyalty must be unshakeable by self-interest.

She felt a pang of envy at being betrayed by someone she had fought alongside.

"Get up. Trust your master's choice; it won't be wrong. Just wait and see, in a year, your master will be as lively and energetic as ever."

His words were understated, yet brimming with confidence and certainty. To hear such words spoken aloud, especially one that even outlined a one-year timeline, was truly remarkable.

This instantly threw Cang Ling's thoughts into disarray. A year? Is it really possible? Even the combined efforts of Doctor He and Bai Zang couldn't solve this problem, so is Madam really that confident?

"Madam, is what you say true? Can you really cure the poison in my master's body?"

Having waited for so long, hearing such news inevitably stirred up hope in him; he desperately wanted his master to return to his peak.

"I've always said never to underestimate someone. A person's abilities cannot be defined by age. Some people are born geniuses, like me."

Gu Nanzhi boasted confidently in front of Cang Ling, "My nickname is Poison Doctor. The poison in your master's body is nothing more than a ticking insect trick in front of me. How could it possibly stump me?"

After saying that, Gu Nanzhi waved the golden needles in front of Cang Ling, "Any more questions? If not, I'm going to administer acupuncture to your master."

The lady's confidence gave Cang Ling a glimmer of hope, and her performance certainly demonstrated her talent; otherwise, how could she carry silver and gold needles? Besides, there was no other choice at the moment—let's give it a try.

Yes, try believing that the lady truly possesses such abilities.

"Please, madam, administer acupuncture to the master."

Cang Ling knelt down once again to beg Gu Nanzhi to help, making his stance clear;

With no one stopping her, Gu Nanzhi prepared to make her move. She fiddled with the golden needles herself, not forgetting to instruct Cang Ling to help.

"Go, strip your master's clothes off."

"what?"

This instruction left Cang Ling somewhat bewildered: strip off her clothes?

"What 'ah'? Pull your clothes open so I can administer the acupuncture, hurry up!"

"Ah...oh...yes"

Cang Ling had no choice but to drag her still injured and bleeding body forward and, as instructed by her mistress, remove her master's upper garment. This was for the purpose of treating the illness; her master had offended her.

Anyway, you and your wife are husband and wife, and your wife is someone you have kept in your heart for many years;

While Cang Ling was undressing Jun Yanchen, Gu Nanzhi also took out some medicine for external injuries. After Cang Ling finished, she handed the medicine to him.

"Alright, I'll administer acupuncture for him now. This is external medicine, and this is for internal use; two pills will suffice. You can also treat your own injuries over here."

"Yes, thank you, Madam."

Next, Gu Nanzhi ignored Cang Ling, her face serious and focused, and without any distractions, she took out the golden needles to prepare to administer acupuncture.

Finally, he muttered under his breath, "Considering the generous consultation fee, I won't let you die."

As soon as he finished speaking, the first golden needle pierced Jun Yanchen's body. Although it was a soft whisper, Cang Ling, who was standing guard nearby, heard it.

Consultation fee?

So, the master gave the silver notes to the lady during the day as payment for her medical treatment? If the lady can really cure the master's illness, he feels that the payment is too little.

Cang Ling thought that the consultation fee the lady mentioned was the one thousand taels of silver notes, but Gu Nanzhi was referring to the money and medicine she had taken from Jun Yanchen's brother and sister-in-law.

Cang Ling watched her master's condition intently, observing each golden needle pierce his skin. Her eyes were filled with deep worry, so much so that she forgot her own precarious state; the wounds inflicted by the sharp blades were still bleeding, and there were multiple sites.

Gu Nanzhi focused intently on administering acupuncture to Jun Yanchen, spending five minutes inserting twenty-one gold needles into his body before finally stopping. By this time, a thin layer of sweat had appeared on her forehead.

Using this set of acupuncture techniques required more mental effort than when she applied acupuncture to herself in the first half of the night. Only after all twenty-one needles had been placed did she retrieve the first silver needle that had been placed on Jun Yanchen's head.

After Cang Ling finished reading, she immediately asked with concern, "Madam, how are you?"

He Shenyi and Bai Zang also performed acupuncture, but their techniques were completely different from those used by the lady. Although he didn't understand medicine, he could still tell the difference in the placement and order of the needles.

"Don't worry, your master won't die with me here. However, if you don't treat the wound soon, he might bleed to death."

Gu Nanzhi was speechless. To say this person was loyal was really... Was he planning to go down to the underworld to explore for his master even though he hadn't died, because he had lost too much blood?

A hint of unease flashed across Cang Ling's face. He had simply been unable to focus on his own wounds; in his eyes, his master always came before himself.

"Thank you, Madam. I will take care of it immediately."

Gu Nanzhi ignored him and glanced at Jun Yanchen lying down.

"Don't touch him, I'll be right back," Gu Nanzhi said, standing up and walking out.

Cang Ling was opening the medicine to treat the wound when the lady got up and walked towards the door. He stood up from the stool, "Hey, Madam..." wanting to call out to her, but could only watch as she left the room.

He glanced at his master, hesitated for two seconds, and then had no choice but to sit down and continue treating his wounds. His master still needed his protection, and he couldn't afford to get hurt.

Gu Nanzhi returned to the next room, slipped into her spatial dimension, drank some spiritual spring water to restore her strength, ate a piece of chocolate, and then, carrying her water pouch, headed back to the next room.

She had such a tough night; she really suffered.

There was a noise at the door. Cang Ling, who was tending to her wounds, immediately straightened her clothes to avoid being disrespectful. Seeing the extra water pouch in the lady's hand, she understood why the lady had gone out. Then she remembered that the lady's maid, who had accompanied them, hadn't been seen.

"Madam, where is Miss Xiahe?"

"Oh, she's been drugged and is asleep."

Gu Nanzhi offered a perfunctory explanation, and what she said was true. Xia He's sleeping pills could keep her asleep for two days even without the antidote. But for now, it was better to let her remain unconscious, lest that little timid girl get scared again.

Gu Nanzhi walked to the table, casually picked up a still-intact cup, poured out some spiritual spring water from her water pouch to wash it, then filled it with more spiritual spring water and placed it in front of Cang Ling.

"Give"

Cang Ling was somewhat flattered, how could she accept the water poured by the lady herself? But since the lady had already poured it, she couldn't refuse directly, so she thanked her gratefully.

Thank you, Madam.

Just then, Butler Li and Zhou Cai, who had left, finally returned with hot water.

"Madam, your hot water has been brought."

"Okay, go wipe the bloodstains around your master's wound with a handkerchief so it'll be easier to apply the medicine. And Cang Ling too," Gu Nanzhi instructed, glancing at the steaming water they brought over. The acupuncture wasn't over yet, and she didn't want to waste any more energy.

"Yes"

"Be careful not to touch the needles on his body."

"Yes"