Peerless Physician: The Path of a Foolish Eldest Daughter's Rise to Power

The double-eyelid man in black emerged from the pool and summoned the single-eyelid man in black. After whispering for a while, they showed Gu Xinyue a real cliff-climbing feat. They were incredibly fast, leaping up the cliff and then back down dozens of times before finally finding the Resurrection Flower.

The man in black with double eyelids went to brew the medicine, leaving Gu Xinyue exhausted and starving.

She slowly walked towards the bamboo house. When she reached the door, she seemed to smell the fragrant aroma of porridge. Sure enough, there were two bowls on a high table and a food box next to them.

Gu Xinyue's eyes lit up, and she walked quickly to the high table, bending over to smell the porridge while rubbing her hands together. It smelled so good.

She glanced at the man who was still asleep. Anyway, there was a bowl for her. She sat on the armchair next to the chaise lounge, picked up the bowl and drank the porridge. With each swallow, a deep sense of comfort resonated in her heart.

She finished a bowl of porridge in a short while, but still felt unsatisfied. Staring at the other bowl of porridge, she pondered, "I've already drunk one bowl. There are four of us. Isn't that enough?"

Unexpectedly, her first meal after transmigrating was a bowl of porridge, and she was conflicted as she looked at another bowl of porridge, feeling unsatisfied.

She glanced at the handsome man; he was already awake, quietly watching her. How embarrassing! He had seen her rapidly gulping down her porridge; she wondered if he had noticed her longing for the other bowl. How awkward! But her hunger outweighed the embarrassment, and she immediately felt relieved.

There's still porridge in the food box, would you like some?

Hearing the pleasant sound, Gu Xinyue happily said, "Okay, you eat too, let's eat together." After saying that, Gu Xinyue took out the earthenware pot from the food box and poured the porridge into her own bowl.

Seeing that the handsome man had already sat up, Gu Xinyue brought him the porridge and sat down in the armchair to eat it slowly and elegantly.

The man looked at the girls who ate at vastly different speeds.

She finished her porridge in a flash, as if she had something extremely urgent to attend to, or as if she often drank porridge like this, finishing a bowl in one go without choking.

The next moment, she gracefully and slowly drank her porridge.

Then the man smiled and happily began to eat his porridge.

They drank a bowl of porridge almost at the same time.

Gu Xinyue finished putting away the dishes and was about to wash them when the man said, "No need to wash them, you can rest for a while."

After eating her fill, Gu Xinyue started to feel sleepy, but the herbal medicine hadn't arrived yet, so she had no choice but to wait.

Just as Gu Xinyue finished explaining his physical condition and treatment plan to the handsome man, two men in black entered. They opened the food box, took out the freshly brewed medicine, and placed it on a high table.

At this moment, the handsome man said that the two men in black were his guards. The guard with double eyelids was named Ling San, who knew medicine, and the other was named Ling Qi, who had excellent lightness skills.

"Hurry up and drink your medicine. It's more effective if you drink it while it's hot. The herbs were hard to find." As soon as Gu Xinyue finished speaking, Ling San quickly handed the medicine to his master. The handsome man took the medicine, put it to his lips, and slowly drank it all in one gulp.

Ling San was almost speechless with shock. Ling Qi stared intently at his master, who hadn't been taking his medicine properly the past few days, looking utterly hopeless. Why did he drink it so readily today?

After Ling Qi finished cleaning up the dishes and left, the man felt the numbness in his limbs slowly disappear, and he felt much more comfortable.

He was overwhelmed with emotions. Two days ago, he felt he could no longer go on living and he was in despair. Today, he actually met her and saw her looking down from the edge of the cliff. He thought he was having a hallucination before he died.

After he returned from learning his skills from his master, she lost her memory and forgot about him. After he went to the battlefield, she came to this remote town of Shihu.

When she fell into his arms, he truly felt that she had appeared in his life. He was unwilling to die like this. He wanted to make up for the regrets of his previous two lives and fulfill his promise in this life.

He was poisoned with an incurable toxin and was doomed, but now he clearly feels that his body has recovered a lot, and at least he won't die now.

Fifteen minutes after the man drank the herbal medicine, Gu Xinyue took his pulse. His condition had stabilized. She saw Ling San staring intently at her as she took his pulse, so she stepped aside and let him take his pulse as well.

After taking his pulse, Ling San said excitedly, "Miss, has my master's poison been cured? His condition is much better than before." As she spoke, her eyes filled with tears.

"I've only stabilized the condition. Your master's health has improved a bit, but the detoxification hasn't been completed. We're still missing the medicinal catalyst, which we need to find. I've already checked this place; we should find the catalyst within three days, and at the latest, no later than seven days. Otherwise, even a miracle worker couldn't save us," Gu Xinyue said truthfully.

Ling San was stunned. He thought his master would recover gradually, but he didn't expect that his master's life would still be in danger in the end. He asked anxiously, "Miss, is it easy to find the medicinal ingredient?"

“This forest is so big, there are medicinal herbs everywhere. I think the chances of finding them are high. How long it takes to find them depends on our luck.” Gu Xinyue said calmly and looked at the handsome man.

The handsome man, who remained calm and composed, slowly asked, "What is this medicinal ingredient, and where is it easier to find it?"

"It's a kind of flower called *Euphorbia hirta*. We need its stamens. This is the flowering season for *Euphorbia hirta*. It can't withstand the scorching sun or the ravages of wind and rain. It likes dampness. We search for it in caves or basements. I've drawn it out so we can all find it together."

After Gu Xinyue finished drawing You Minglan, the handsome man took it and carefully looked at it before handing it to Ling San. Ling San then looked at it and put it in his sleeve.

After discussing the matter of finding medicine with Ling San, the handsome man quickly left.

Only Gu Xinyue and the handsome man remained in the bamboo house. He sat on the bed, while Gu Xinyue sat on the chaise lounge.

At this moment, Gu Xinyue just wanted to sleep. She set her sights on the chaise lounge, hoping that the man wouldn't mind sharing a room with her, and that he wouldn't make any advances towards her since he was so sickly.

She dared not sleep outdoors; what if she were eaten by wild animals? In this unfamiliar environment, carefully preserving her life was far more comfortable than sleeping in the wild on this chaise lounge.

The handsome man looked at Gu Xinyue for a while, then said thoughtfully, "My surname is Chu, and my given name is Yize. I'm from the capital. What about you?"

"Young Master Chu, I'm a local. I'm the daughter of a modest family in Shihu Town. My name is Yang Xue." Gu Xinyue secretly chuckled to herself after saying this. Luckily, she was quick-witted; this was the name of her colleague whom she was working with every day.

In ancient times, it was bad for a stranger's reputation to know the name of an unmarried woman. Although she was already infamous, she still needed to be protected when necessary. Even though she was a sucker for good looks, she couldn't tell him.

Chu Yize chuckled softly. Gu Xinyue, you haven't regained your memory yet, have you? Or are you doing this on purpose, using your mother's surname and my mother's given name? Let's see how long you can keep up this act.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and Gu Xinyue lied earnestly to please him.

He took out a small slingshot from his pocket, placed it in his left palm, and gently stroked it a few times with his right hand. "The forest is dangerous, and you don't have any weapons to defend yourself. You can borrow this slingshot." He then held out his hand, gesturing for Gu Xinyue to come and take it.

"Borrow? What a stingy young master! If you're living under someone else's roof, you should act like one." Gu Xinyue took the slingshot and looked at it. "Isn't this a child's slingshot? Are you sure I'll use it?"

"Make sure you use it, and you're not allowed to lose it."

"Okay." After saying that, Gu Xinyue returned to the chaise lounge and played with her slingshot.

He didn't notice any change in Gu Xinyue's expression, nor did he see any joy in finding what she once had. Chu Yize could only say, "It's getting dark soon, go to sleep. Get a good rest tonight and we'll look for medicine tomorrow."

Gu Xinyue nodded, lay down on the chaise lounge, holding a slingshot that felt somewhat familiar to her, closed her eyes and fell asleep after a few moments. She had encountered several dangerous situations today, administering acupuncture and searching for medicinal herbs, and was too tired to stay awake any longer.

Chu Yize gazed quietly at Gu Xinyue's face. Although she had grown up, he could still recognize her as a child at a glance. It didn't matter if she couldn't remember him now; she would remember him when she returned to the capital and saw familiar scenes.

They sleep without a blanket, and don't they know to ask for one?

Chu Yize covered Gu Xinyue with a blanket and went back to his own bed.

In her dream, at the border, her father taught Gu Xinyue how to use a slingshot. Her father praised her for being good and saying that she would hit the target every time. Her mother taught her music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and told her to play with the slingshot and whip less. Her mother did not scold her for playing with the slingshot and whip, but asked her about her studies with a smile.

Suddenly, her mother's face became unclear, but she could feel her mother suppressing her pain as she said, "Moon, you must live well."

Gu Xinyue reached out to comfort her mother, but she couldn't hold onto her mother no matter what she did.

Startled awake, Gu Xinyue found herself sleeping on a chaise longue in a bamboo house. She touched her forehead and saw sweat beading on it, which she wiped with her sleeve.

What you think about during the day, you dream about at night. Some of these dreams are things she experienced in her childhood; in short, the dreams are a mix of reality and fantasy.

She noticed the blanket on her body, smiled faintly, and fell asleep again.

At midnight, Chu Yize heard hurried footsteps in the distance. He immediately got up, tidied himself up, looked at the sleeping Gu Xinyue, pressed her acupoint to help her fall asleep, and walked out of the bamboo house.