Xu Ping’an looked at the young woman behind him with a hint of surprise.
The illness of the Prince of Zhennan was indeed something ordinary doctors couldn’t handle.
But who was he?
He was a doctor trained by the system over thousands of years.
To put it frankly, as long as it hadn’t reached the point of skeletal remains, even if someone had passed away a few days ago, he was confident he could pull them back from the King of Hell.
But this was something only he knew; how did this silly girl know?
Does she have mind-reading abilities?
Xu Ping’an imagined doing something naughty to her.
Then he immediately focused his gaze on the young woman’s face.
Seeing no reaction from her, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Good heavens, if he married a wife who could read minds, how would he ever hide his private stash of money in the future!
“Because, husband, you didn’t actually say you couldn’t cure it earlier~”
Looking at her sincere, watery eyes, Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but chuckle.
This silly girl truly noticed something that most people wouldn’t.
Yes, he hadn’t said he couldn’t cure it; after all, he only said “beyond medical reach”, but not “no way to treat”.
In other words, he had played a little trick, not telling the whole truth.
He didn’t want to lie, but he also didn’t intend to treat it, so that was the only way he could put it.
This was what you call… the art of language.
He didn’t say he couldn’t cure it, but he told the other party there was no medicine for it.
“Why won’t you treat it, husband?”
Pei Qingxuan leaned curiously by Xu Ping’an’s side.
For some reason, she seemed to be very fond of Xu Ping’an’s right hand and always wanted to hold it.
Even when they sat down, the young woman still held it, leaving him a bit unsure of what to do.
“Yes, why not treat it?”
Xu Ping’an smiled.
“Actually, it’s not that I can’t cure it; it’s that I simply don’t want to.”
“Why?”
“My dear, do you know how many famous doctors prescribed those formulas I just saw?”
Pei Qingxuan tilted her head, thought for a moment, then shook her head.
She then stared at Xu Ping’an with her wide eyes, seemingly waiting for his answer.
“I just casually glanced at them, but I can at least confirm that those prescriptions were written by over fifty doctors, and many of them are famous physicians who have been renowned in Nanzhou for a long time.”
Xu Ping’an turned his head and looked out the door, his gaze drifting into the distance.
“If a group of doctors couldn’t cure a disease, but you managed to cure it, doesn’t that prove your medical skills are better than everyone else’s?”
Pei Qingxuan nodded blankly.
“Yes, everyone else couldn’t cure it, but if you, husband, can cure it, doesn’t that prove your medical skills are better than others?”
“But, Qingxuan, do you know? Once I truly reveal such talent, all the doctors in the world will see me as a strong rival, and those in high positions will stop at nothing to bring me under their command.”
“Qingxuan, it’s true I didn’t say I couldn’t cure it, but I also didn’t say I could cure it, because I don’t want to get caught in the vortex of the imperial court, and even more, I don’t want to add trouble to my life.”
“I don’t understand…”
The young woman’s eyes were filled with confusion.
“It’s alright if you don’t understand, as long as your husband understands. You just need to know that I’m doing this to ensure our life remains peaceful.”
“Oh~”
Pei Qingxuan nodded, half understanding.
While she still didn’t quite grasp it, she had not a single doubt about Xu Ping’an’s words.
Perhaps in her heart, Xu Ping’an’s position had already become the only one in heaven and earth.
“Alright, it’s almost time to make dinner. What do you want to eat tonight?”
“Meat!”
At the mention of food, Pei Qingxuan immediately spread her arms wide, her face beaming with joy.
This brought a smile to Xu Ping’an’s face as well.
He went into the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to cut vegetables.
He looked up at the silly girl following beside him, and for some reason, a warm feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.
Perhaps… this was the feeling of family.
However, just then, a strange gust of wind suddenly came from outside the courtyard.
Swoosh!!!
The wind was so strong that it made the window lattice of the small house tremble.
The sound came from outside the courtyard.
“Is anyone home?”
“It’s really lively today. Usually, my small courtyard doesn’t see outsiders for half a month. What’s going on today?”
Scratching his head, Xu Ping’an, unable to figure it out, could only temporarily put down his kitchen knife.
He turned and walked out of the kitchen into the living room.
Looking up, he saw two people standing outside the courtyard.
Both were dressed in flowing robes, with long sleeves fluttering and upright postures, indicating they were no ordinary folk.
Most importantly, behind them, a long sword floated in the air.
Cultivators?
“This is just an ordinary family’s small courtyard. Never mind if anyone’s home, let’s just go in and see.”
As he spoke, the person lifted his foot, ready to barge in.
But as soon as he stepped through the main gate of the small courtyard, he looked up and saw his companion.
“You… how did you get in? Weren’t you behind me?”
The person looked at his companion with a bewildered expression, while his companion merely pointed expressionlessly behind the first person.
Subconsciously turning his head, he saw that behind him… the gate of the small fenced courtyard was still open, and his own figure had, at some point, turned around.
From the looks of it, it seemed as if he was walking out of the courtyard.
“What’s going on?”
He turned back and took another step towards the courtyard gate, but looking up, he faced his companion again, with the gate of the small fenced courtyard still behind him.
“This is… a formation!? How is that possible!? How could such a small, broken courtyard have a formation?”
“Heh, a small courtyard that can reside alone outside the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range without ever being invaded by demonic beasts or wild animals – if it were truly as simple as you see it, why would I be so polite?”
Zhang Qian looked at his companion, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.
His junior fellow disciple simply had no brains, which was why he didn’t want to bring him along.
It was truly exhausting.
But he had no choice, because a major event had recently occurred, causing both righteous and evil sects to become active.
This was because… the Sect Master of Liuyun Sect, Pei Qingxuan, who had always been at the pinnacle of the righteous path, overpowering all others, was ambushed by tens of thousands of demonic cultivators three days ago and has been missing ever since.
Both the righteous and evil, as well as the demonic sects, had started searching for her like crazy.
Zhang Qian’s current trip, taking his junior disciple to visit various places, was also due to a sect command.
Zhang Qian shook his head, no longer looking at his bewildered junior disciple.
He looked up at the small courtyard.
“Is anyone home?”
But Zhang Qian and his junior disciple didn’t know that inside the courtyard, which appeared empty and devoid of people in their eyes, two people were actually standing there.
Xu Ping’an’s heart sank, and only four words appeared in his mind:
They mean trouble!
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