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While the master and apprentice were talking, Xun Yan had already retrieved the medicine.

His once cold face was now flushed red, and his eyes blazed with fury. He pointed a finger at Shen Man and shouted, "You heartless, greedy, and unscrupulous doctor! The only medicine you prescribed for my young master was some common herbs like Coptis chinensis and licorice, yet you shamelessly charged us a full five hundred taels of silver! This is blatant robbery! This is intolerable!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Man snorted lightly, a mocking smile appearing on her face, and slowly said, "Hmph, do you really not know why I charged you so much money? You fled to our clinic to avoid trouble, did you ever think that you would implicate us?"

Xun Yan was speechless for a moment, and his face became even more unpleasant.

Seeing this, Shen Man sneered and continued, "If you don't want to be discovered, stay inside. Master, let's go!"

After saying that, Shen Man went to the clinic lobby with Doctor Yu. Xun Yan gritted her teeth, puffed out her cheeks, and sat down on the stool in front of the bed.

Just as Shen Man sat down at the counter, a group of men in black nimbly rushed in.

The swords at their waists and the menacing aura emanating from them terrified the people who were seeking medical treatment. Their faces showed expressions of fear, and some even couldn't help but let out soft screams.

"Hey guys, we meet again!"

Seeing this, Shen Man quickly stood up and walked towards the group of people.

The man in red was at the back. When he came in, he saw Shen Man walking towards them.

He frowned slightly and said to Shen Man, "It's you!"

"Young master, what a coincidence! We've run into each other several times in less than an hour. It seems we're truly destined to meet!" Shen Man walked up to the man in red with a slightly exaggerated expression.

"Is this your family's clinic?"

"That's right, young master, do you need to see a doctor or get medicine? I can give you a discount!"

"This young master neither sees patients nor needs medicine," the man in red said calmly, looking at Shen Man with a cool gaze.

Shen Man smiled and said, "Then what brings you here, young master? Oh, I remember now, you're here to find someone, right? How can you still find that person? Why don't you give me that portrait, and I'll help you find them!"

The man in red narrowed his eyes, recalling the scene when she saw the portrait earlier, and warned her, "Don't even think about that portrait. That person is not someone you can covet."

"Young master, you haven't even told me who he is, how can you be so sure he's not someone I can even dream of? Besides, everyone has dreams, what if they come true!"

Shen Man pretended to be infatuated and continued to pester him.

"No need to look here anymore, let's go!" Upon hearing this, the man in red remained silent for a moment before giving the order to his subordinates.

"Hey, young master, don't go... You can leave, but leave me that portrait!"

"Don't follow me, or don't blame my sword for being blind!" One of the men in black drew his sword and stood in front of Shen Man.

"Fine, don't give it to me then, you stingy people!" Shen Man pouted at them and then returned to the counter.

As the group left the clinic, one of the men in black asked, "Chief, the Crown Prince has been poisoned and shouldn't have gone far. This is the only clinic in Qiufeng Town; shouldn't we go in and search it?"

"Judging from that little girl's appearance, she probably hasn't seen them before," the man in red ordered expressionlessly. "Leave two people to keep watch here. If they come to the clinic for detoxification, we can wait for them to come to us."

"Yes, leader!" After receiving the order, the two men in black quietly hid around the clinic.

Shen Man stood behind the counter, watching them leave.

She was shocked, never expecting that the person who had been poisoned was the current Crown Prince!

Needless to say, this group of people were definitely here to kill him.

She couldn't understand why the dignified Crown Prince would not stay in the capital and instead come to their small place!

Soon, a day passed. To ensure the safety of everyone at the clinic, Shen Man volunteered to take the night shift.

Such things happened often in the past, and Lanxiang knew she was at the clinic, so she wasn't worried about her.

She flew up to the roof under the cover of night and sure enough, she saw two men in black standing not far from the clinic, looking in her direction.

She knew they were informants left behind by that group.

Shen Man decided to remain still and observe the two men's movements. She quietly lay on the roof, watching their every move.

Not long after, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from afar. The two men in black instantly became alert and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

"Someone spotted them in Ling'an Town. The chief sent us to pick you up. Get on your horses quickly!"

It turned out that the person who came was their companion.

Upon hearing this, the two men in black pushed off the ground with their feet, then leaped into the air, quickly mounted their horses, and left with them.

Shen Man breathed a long sigh of relief after they had walked away.

But as she stood up, about to step off the roof, she discovered two people standing behind her.

what! ”

Shen Man was startled and screamed in terror. She didn't know when these two people had appeared, nor what they wanted to do.

Startled and flustered, she lost her footing and stumbled, falling straight off the roof.

Just as her face was about to hit the ground, a pair of slender hands, as delicate as willow branches in spring, swiftly wrapped around her waist from the side.

The strength of those hands was just right, neither making her feel the slightest discomfort, nor making her feel uncomfortable, but steadily turning her over.

With that skillful turn, her previously precarious figure finally stabilized, and she landed steadily on the ground.

Shen Man was still in shock when she widened her eyes and looked closely. The person in front of her was none other than the First Prince Chu Zhiyi, who had been poisoned and seemed to be on the verge of death during the day!

"It's you..." Shen Man was both surprised and embarrassed, and quickly broke free from his embrace.

“Don’t be afraid, young lady. We were very curious when we saw you lying on the roof, so we wanted to go up and find out what was going on. We didn’t expect to frighten you. We are really sorry!” Chu Zhiyi explained.

"In any case, thank you for your help, young master," Shen Man said with a curtsy.

"No need to be so polite, but... there's something I don't understand. Why are you here so late at night?"

Shen Man's heart tightened. She couldn't possibly tell him that she was there to protect him, could she?

After a moment's thought, she replied, "I am a doctor at this clinic, and I'm on night duty tonight."

Chu Zhiyi nodded knowingly, seemingly believing her words, "I see. It seems that doctors in clinics have it tough, having to climb onto the roof for night shifts..."