Who understands? He traveled through time with a high-spec spatial ability.

"No...it's nothing." Tantai Zhou looked away, not daring to look at Qiao Jingjing anymore, so he changed the subject.

"What have you been up to lately, young lady? If you need anything from me, just let me know. I have some people on my hands." He knew she had asked Manager Yu to borrow the calligraphy plate, but how could she easily borrow it given Yu Deyou's connections?

Qiao Jingjing seemed oblivious to Tantai Zhou's unusual behavior and replied with a faint smile, "If needed, I won't hesitate. However, I don't know if you're aware of my rules, but my herbs aren't given away for free."

She pulled a chair to her lap, plopped down, and continued:

“Given your condition, you can’t afford to catch a cold. Tomorrow I’ll ask Master Yuan to come and build you a kang (heated brick bed). I’ll also go and tell the village head that you’ll be staying here for a while. Your rent is due in half a month, so if you want to stay longer, you’ll have to pay some more rent.”

Tantai Zhou listened quietly, and for some reason he really enjoyed listening to Qiao Jingjing nagging him about all these arrangements.

Dr. Toyota finally made a discovery. He said to Tantai Zhou, "Master, this ancient prescription is truly wonderful. If it is a congenital heart disease, we can simply follow the prescription and prepare the required dosage of the medicine."

However, your physical condition is quite special. After the poisoning, your constitution changed, so this prescription needs to be adjusted accordingly. I am not yet entirely confident that I can cure your illness.

Fortunately, Miss Qiao brought some ambergris, which can double the medicinal effect. This way, I can find a way to substitute the missing herbs with other medicinal plants.”

He glanced at Tantai Zhou and Qiao Jingjing, then spoke again:

"Therefore, I suggest that you stay here for a while longer. I have observed that this place is quiet and peaceful, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, making it a very suitable place to live and recuperate."

Qiao Jingjing asked curiously, "How should his condition be treated? Doesn't this place say that this method is dangerous?" She pointed to a sentence in the book and looked at Toyota.

Toyota, of course, did not hide anything from Qiao, his great benefactor. "Indeed, as the prescription says, this prescription has extremely strict requirements on the amount of herbs. Even the slightest deviation will cause unimaginable consequences."

Fortunately, you gave me the ambergris. It can balance the medicinal effects and stabilize the interactions between the various herbs. It is truly the most crucial herb among them.

Qiao Jingjing nodded and then asked, "When do you plan to start?"

Doctor Feng's expression was grave, and he hesitated. "To cure the heart ailment, we must first remove the residual poison from the body. However, this residual poison has been lurking in the body for five years, and we do not know where it is. Rashly treating it may cause the residual poison to fluctuate, which could be detrimental to you, Master."

"The only solution right now is to fight poison with poison. We'll first ingest the poison to induce toxicity in our bodies, and then take the antidote. But this is extremely risky; the slightest mistake could lead to death from the poisoning. That's the crux of the problem," Toyota explained.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jingjing's expression turned somewhat serious. Should we give up on treatment?

She doesn't necessarily need the Spirit Field and the Treasure Gathering Pearl; the space is already enough to ensure her wealth for a lifetime.

The jade pendant seemed to sense her thoughts and began to writhe and roll around in the space; the way the blocky object rolled around looked rather comical.

Tantai Zhou's heart skipped a beat at this moment, as if she had some kind of premonition. She had felt this way before when she gave Miss Qiao her coming-of-age ceremony at her house.

The locations and times were different, but the only thing they had in common was that Miss Qiao was very close to him. He pretended to go back to the main room, and sure enough, after taking five steps away, he felt less panicked.

Qiao Jingjing was so disturbed by the jade pendant that the chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs in the space it shook were all restless, and the fish in the stream were jumping high.

Having no other option, I asked Dr. Feng, "How can we increase our chances of success?"

Toyota dared not even consider it. A single plant of ambergris was already rare enough; he wondered how Miss Qiao had obtained the secret recipe and the herb itself. Judging from her demeanor and speech, she didn't seem like an ordinary peasant woman. Perhaps she had a powerful figure behind her?

"If you have Tianxuejian, Qixingyan, or Huolicao, the success rate can be increased to 70%. In this way, you don't need to find other substitutes or calculate how much efficacy is needed. Reducing the error by one point will naturally increase the success rate."

But that's easier said than done. I've never even seen these ingredients before. I only found pictures of them in this secret recipe book, but even that doesn't help me identify them.

Qiao Jingjing: "..." I suspect you saw my profile, otherwise how come you just happened to click on one of my profiles?

The jade tablet suddenly stood upright from its horizontal, thin state, and within two breaths, it placed the three herbs on the living room table as if presenting a treasure.

Qiao Jingjing was speechless. You're really proactive. I didn't realize you had this ability before! Since the dragon's saliva grass has already been exposed, you might as well bring it out all at once, raise a big banner and say that you have a master behind you, so they have no way to verify it.

Now that we've come this far, it would be a huge waste not to activate the jade tablet and the spirit pearl.

"I have all of those things you mentioned."

The three of them exclaimed together: !!!! How many more surprises do you have in store for us?!

"Don't get too excited yet. I do have the herbs, but they're with my master. He went on a journey two months ago, and I'm writing to him now to ask him to come back."

"I still have one more ambergris plant, Doctor Feng. Please give your young master some more treatment before my master returns."

After saying that, he leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and said somewhat unwillingly, "I'm going to charge for these herbs, so be prepared."

Tantai Zhou nodded and replied, "Of course, but I wonder if Miss would prefer real gold and silver, banknotes and antiques, or perhaps a villa or shop?"

Qiao Jingjing was surprised by how rich this person was. "Then I won't be polite. I want a villa, a thousand taels of gold, and two loyal servants who have signed a death contract with me, in addition to the four kinds of herbs in total."

"Alright, Xuan Yi, go and make the arrangements. Make sure you select carefully!"

Xuan Yi solemnly clasped his hands in a fist and bow: "Yes!"

In truth, she had always harbored envy for the loyal subordinates around Tantai Zhou. Their loyalty to Tantai Zhou was simply astonishing! She was eager to know how Tantai Zhou had cultivated such loyal subordinates. After all, such loyalty was not something that could be easily acquired.

After the New Year, she has a series of plans that need to be implemented. However, implementing these plans requires substantial manpower, and even more importantly, a group of loyal, reliable, and trustworthy partners. To achieve great things, it is absolutely impossible without loyal and reliable people.

Therefore, land, money, and people are all indispensable. Add to that her spatial ability, and it's a double safety net. Thinking of this, I felt a bit more favorably disposed towards Tantai Zhou.