Chapter 243: Chapter 243

Because he disguised himself as a woman.

He learned a few things about the Heaven and Earth Sect in Qingzhou Prefecture.

For example, the sect is more lenient towards women when recruiting followers.

So, he didn’t kill the original person as he did when disguising as Xiong Da.

As a result, such a big mistake happened.

"Who could have predicted..." Zhao Ting was somewhat disgruntled.

"Indeed." Meng Yao nodded; after all, she didn’t anticipate it either.

Nearing noon, Gao Shan returned with medicine, "Sister-in-law Zhao, altogether it’s two taels of silver."

Meng Yao thanked him, paid the silver, and Gao Shan glanced at Zhao Ting, shook his head, and left.

"Why did he shake his head?" Zhao Ting asked, puzzled.

Meng Yao accurately understood Gao Shan’s meaning: the medicine was expensive, Brother Zhao would still be frail when he awoke, and the future days for Sister-in-law Zhao would be tough.

"I don’t know." Meng Yao replied.

"The mother and son of the Gao Family are quite peculiar." Zhao Ting remarked.

You think they’re odd, but perhaps they find you strange too.

But Meng Yao didn’t argue with Zhao Ting about this. She unpacked the herbal bundle, examined it to see if the herbs matched the prescription.

The Gao family mother and son both harbored ulterior motives towards her, so she needed to be cautious.

Fortunately, there were no issues.

"I’ll brew the medicine for you." Meng Yao took the medicine into the kitchen.

Zhao Ting sat on the threshold of the kitchen door and asked Meng Yao about the geographical location of the village.

After Meng Yao told him, he tore a piece of fabric from his inner clothes, picked up a piece of charred wood from the stove, used the fabric as paper and the charred wood as a pen, and after finishing, whistled loudly. Soon, Little Gold swooped down before him.

Zhao Ting tied the strip of cloth to Little Gold’s leg, patted Little Gold’s head, and Little Gold soared into the sky, leaving.

"Sending a letter back?" Meng Yao asked.

"I’ve drawn a map of the Heaven and Earth Sect’s headquarters for His Majesty. I’m severely injured and can’t continue handling this matter. We must let His Majesty consider appointing a reliable person to take over." Zhao Ting said.

"Your injuries, in ten days or so, will be mostly healed." Meng Yao said, slightly surprised.

If the Heaven and Earth Sect’s headquarters could be taken down in one go, it would be a great achievement.

"Being too capable isn’t always good. You have to give others the chance to earn their merits!" Zhao Ting said.

Meng Yao nodded thoughtfully, "True."

Ten days later, Zhao Ting’s poison was fully cleared, and his injuries were almost healed.

The people sent by Emperor Jing met with Zhao Ting and Meng Yao.

Zhao Ting redrew a map, with Meng Yao making minor additions, and provided some Detoxification Pills.

Then the two bid farewell to the Gao Family.

Aunt Gao tried her best to retain Meng Yao, considering Zhao Ting still appeared quite weak. According to Aunt Gao, a bumpy ox cart ride could be fatal; why leave now?

Meng Yao thanked Aunt Gao for her kindness, saying that, good or not, she needed to return to her roots.

Aunt Gao then ceased her attempts to detain them.

But her words implied that if Zhao Ting were to pass away, they should return.

"Auntie, even if I’m close to death, my spirit’s still hanging on. Isn’t that a bit much?"

"What’s wrong with that? You know your own health best. You wouldn’t expect Yaoyao to stay by your side, would you? As young people, that’d be too selfish. Yaoyao is still so young..." Aunt Gao lectured Zhao Ting extensively.

Zhao Ting listened with a twitching mouth corner.

If he didn’t have to act ’weak’ now, he would let Aunt Gao witness him fighting wild boars with one punch.

Zhao Xiaohua didn’t idle around these days; Lu Luoxing returned to Capital City, so she and Wen Nuan went to Hundred Herbs Hall daily.

They studied medicine with the doctors at Hundred Herbs Hall.

She was naturally intelligent and very polite. Initially, several old doctors looked down on her, but later they competed to teach her.

Lu Tiannan felt that returning to Capital City meant being on his turf, so he became increasingly attentive to Zhao Xiaohua.

No surprise, since Zhao Xiaohua, while learning medicine, also formulated calming pills in her spare time.

The calming pills were a hundred times more effective than the original ones at Hundred Herbs Hall.

If sold in large quantities, the profit would be considerable.

Lu Tiannan’s plans were detailed; if Zhao Xiaohua took a liking to him...

But Zhao Xiaohua, following advice from her mother and brother, was very cold towards Lu Tiannan.

After all, her mother was close to Ah Xing.

Lu Tiannan and Ah Xing were competitors.

She wasn’t foolish and knew whom to get closer to.

She politely refused Lu Tiannan multiple times, but he seemed incapable of understanding and continued doing as he pleased.

To make matters worse, Lu Tiannan had a childhood sweetheart.

Originally, Lu Tiannan cared a lot for his childhood sweetheart, but these days he was too preoccupied to bother about her. Once his childhood sweetheart found out why, she was furious.

Of course, she didn’t see Lu Tiannan as the problem.

The childhood sweetheart thought it was Zhao Xiaohua, the seductress, who had captivated Lu Tiannan.

Thus, the childhood sweetheart came to Zhao Xiaohua, furiously asserting her territory.

"You’re from the countryside; have some self-awareness. Don’t think that just because you have some good looks, you can dream of becoming a pheasant that turned into a phoenix." The childhood sweetheart, acting like a noble young lady, still restrained herself from cursing despite her anger.

Zhao Xiaohua didn’t even lift her head, quickly sorting the medicinal ingredients in her hands.

"I’m doing this for your own good. After all, families like the Lu Family value equal social status in marriage."

The childhood sweetheart tried to persuade logically and emotionally, talking at length.

"There’s tea over there, help yourself if thirsty." Zhao Xiaohua said.

The childhood sweetheart instinctively said "Oh" and "Thank you."

After speaking, she realized: why on earth was she being polite to this impolite girl from the countryside?

She came to reason with her; why was she thanking her?

"Wait, did you hear what I said earlier?" The childhood sweetheart asked, frowning.

Zhao Xiaohua finished sorting the herbs and looked up at the young girl about her age, whose round face radiated sweetness, clearly a pampered girl.

"You’re addressing the wrong person with those words." Zhao Xiaohua said.

"You shouldn’t be telling me; you should go tell Lu Tiannan. After all, I’ve never approached Lu Tiannan willingly. If you can control him and make him stop appearing in front of me, that’d be great." Zhao Xiaohua said.

"You mean, you don’t like Brother Tiannan?" The young girl’s face filled with disbelief.

"Is Lu Tiannan a gold ingot or a silver ingot? Why should I like him?" Zhao Xiaohua retorted.

"Brother Tiannan is so wonderful, he looks good, has a good temperament, and treats me well. How can you not like him?" Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱

Zhao Xiaohua sighed, "What does that have to do with me?"

"But Brother Tiannan likes you."

"He likes me, so I have to like him? What kind of logic is that? Seriously, why did you come here?" Zhao Xiaohua was baffled; this young girl might have a real problem with her brain, right?