Moonlit Calamity: The Dragon Girl's Life of Idleness is Broken

On a winter night, the streets were unusually deserted as the carriage slowly made its way toward the Prince's Palace.

Qingying sat outside driving the carriage, occasionally seeing the hurried figures of passersby.

A crescent moon, half-circle, was hidden in the clouds, sometimes appearing and sometimes disappearing.

Its soft light shines through the surrounding clouds, as gentle and mysterious as if veiled.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Han asked, "Are you coming to the pharmacy again tomorrow?"

"Hmm... I'll be coming these next few days, but I'll be giving you acupuncture tomorrow, so I'll be back early in the afternoon."

Xiao Han looked at her, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. Long Chuqing noticed this and asked, "What's wrong? What's the matter?"

“Chu Qing…” Xiao Han was silent for a few seconds before speaking, “Have you ever thought about opening your own shop? The ointment you make is so effective, it would definitely be a good business to sell it.”

“My mother used the skin cream you made and found it very effective. When the concubines in the palace saw it, they all asked her where she bought it, because they wanted some too.”

Upon hearing this, Long Chuqing raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying with a hint of pride, "Hehe... naturally, what I make is of the highest quality. The ladies in the palace certainly know their stuff."

“There are a lot of flu patients right now, so I’m afraid I don’t have time to work on it.” Long Chuqing thought for a moment and continued, “But I have some stock that you can give to them to use first. I’ll have time to work on it when there are fewer patients.”

She said so much, but she didn't mention whether she wanted to open a shop.

He had something on his mind: she had said she would leave once the poison in his body was completely cleared. If she were willing to stay and open the shop, would she not leave?

Xiao Han continued, "Have you considered opening a shop? I have several shops in very good locations, you can choose whichever you like."

After listening, Long Chu lowered his eyes. He still needed to find a way to resolve the matter of the Soul-Locking Curse. Given his current situation, he might not be able to stay for long.

She raised her eyebrows, put on a smiling face, and teased, "Shops in good locations must have very high rents! Are you trying to make your money back from me?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Han smiled helplessly and said, "I can give you a discount, a friend's price."

"Hmm..." Long Chuqing said, looking thoughtful, "I'll think about it."

"It's really windy and cold tonight," said Qingying, rubbing her arms outside the carriage.

"I told you to wear more clothes when we went out, what did you say then?" Qing Tong recalled for a moment and teased, "I think you said (I'm young and I'm not afraid of the cold) tsk... You've already contradicted yourself so quickly."

Qingying pouted and said, "It wasn't that cold when I went out! It was only after nightfall that the wind picked up."

As Qing Tong was chatting with Qing Ying, several stray cats suddenly darted out from the alley next door and chased after them, making sharp hissing noises.

Because the street was dark, a pack of stray cats ran past the horse's feet. Startled by this sudden turn of events, the horse neighed and then galloped forward rapidly.

A completely black cat stood on the roof, staring intently in the direction the carriage had gone.

As the carriage suddenly accelerated, Qingying was almost thrown out. He quickly grabbed the door frame next to him to steady himself.

While keeping the carriage steady, Qing Tong also tried his best to pull on the reins, slowly helping to stabilize the carriage from its bumpy ride.

"Your Highness, Miss Long, are you alright?" Qingying quickly asked the two people in the carriage after regaining her composure.

Xiao Han and Long Chuqing, who were inside the carriage, were caught off guard by the sudden acceleration and both staggered, almost losing their balance.

Fortunately, the carriage was quickly brought to a stop, and Xiao Han hurriedly asked, "Chu Qing... are you alright? Were you hit?"

"I'm fine," Long Chuqing said after regaining her composure. "I didn't hit the car. What about you? Did you get hurt?"

"I'm fine too."

Xiao Han looked out of the car and asked, "What happened?"

"A few stray cats suddenly jumped out of the alley just now, and the horse was startled," Qing Tong said. "It was my oversight, please forgive me, Your Highness."

Long Chuqing lowered her eyes in thought. For a moment just now, she seemed to have sensed a faint demonic aura, but she wasn't quite sure.

"Your Highness, Miss Long, we've arrived," a bronze voice rang out from outside.

"We're here." Long Chuqing said, coming back to her senses, "Let's go."

After she finished speaking, she got off the carriage. The wind was indeed quite strong tonight, and she couldn't help but shiver.

Qingying sat outside the carriage the whole time, her face turning red from the wind.

Long Chuqing looked at the two of them and asked, "Are you two cold?"

“We practice martial arts regularly and are not afraid of the cold,” Qing Tong said.

Qingying nodded in agreement, her teeth clenched so tightly they were almost trembling.

Bronze rolled his eyes at him, thinking to himself that he was just showing off.

"It's so good to be young," Long Chuqing remarked before walking inside.

Xiao Han walked down and glanced at them: "Wear more clothes another day."

Sensing the prince's sudden concern, the two stared at each other in disbelief.

Long Chuqing lay on the bed, recalling what had just happened: "Feifeng, did you sense any demonic energy just now?"

"Really!" Fei Feng asked doubtfully, "I didn't notice. Is it possible that you're mistaken?"

"There's no way I could be wrong. Although I don't have any spiritual power right now, I can still distinguish demonic energy. The scent was very faint, but I still managed to detect it."

"If it's true, then we don't know what purpose this demon has in suddenly appearing in the capital." Fei Feng continued, "You're not a demon hunter, and you're still just an ordinary person without spiritual power. There's no point in thinking so much!"

“The fact that I can feel it proves that it has already appeared around us,” Long Chuqing said seriously. “We still need to pay attention.”

Fei Feng said nonchalantly, "It's just that the situation is unclear right now. As the old saying goes, things will work themselves out. Let's go to sleep first!"

"The old saying goes, 'Prepare for a rainy day' and 'Take precautions before problems arise'!" Long Chuqing retorted, "Never mind... Time to sleep."

The next day, after breakfast, Long Chuqing prepared the medicine and had Lin Mama deliver it to Uncle Zhong.

She then found the beauty cream she had made before and gave it to Xiao Han. After fiddling with it for a while, she went out.

She didn't have a driver take her today; she rode a horse out by herself.

The weather isn't very good today. It's windy and gloomy, and the weather might change. If it rains, even more people will catch a cold.

When she arrived at the pharmacy, she saw Doctor Yuan directing the apprentices to collect all the herbs that had been dried earlier, as they would get damp when the weather changed.

There were still many patients this morning. Long Chuqing let one of the apprentices sit next to her to learn. Seeing this, the other apprentices also wanted to learn from her because she was patient and gentle.

"Ah, this..." She hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to teach two students a day, taking turns. Although she might not be able to teach much in a few days, they could still learn some basics.

Since they had spent quite a while in the pharmacy, they knew a little about pulse diagnosis and had also read some medical books, making it much easier to teach them.

As Long Chuqing examined them, she explained things to them, and they all listened attentively.

When prescribing medicine, they would explain clearly what each medicine was for, its effects, etc., and they would carefully write it all down in their notes.