Chapter 168: Chapter 168

The Crown Prince and his group were chased out of the Medicine King Valley because of a single sentence. They truly experienced the quirky temper of the Valley Master.

One moment, he can speak to you kindly and warmly, and the next, he can suddenly turn hostile, personally expelling the guests he invited into the valley without a word of explanation.

The Crown Prince had never encountered someone so peculiar.

After being expelled, he looked at Qi Qin helplessly and said, "What should we do now?" With only two days left, if they couldn’t get the medicine, the Emperor would be in trouble.

Qi Qin sighed, rubbing his forehead, "I don’t know either."

Although this matter was slightly related to Qi Qin’s unborn son, he didn’t think it was their fault. The Valley Master insisted on keeping Yiyi and wanted her to be betrothed to his son, unreasonably. It was the Valley Master’s fault.

Who knows why the Valley Master was so eager to arrange a marriage for his son? Could there be something wrong with his son?

Refusing the arranged marriage directly may not necessarily be a bad thing.

"Forget it, let’s queue up and wait!"

The Crown Prince looked at those who had been waiting in queue for the medicine.

They risked their lives to pass through the Black Forest, just to reach the entrance of the Medicine King Valley and seek medicine.

Previously, they were lucky to be invited into the valley. Now without such a privilege, they could only queue and wait. They had to wait for the Valley Master to see them again and discuss this matter anew.

Jun Ning looked over and thought, "Although queuing there is the only way to see the Valley Master again, it’s clearly not a viable option, as even after a long wait, they might not see the Valley Master."

No, more accurately, it’s that the Valley Master might not meet them.

They continue to queue because they are unwilling to give up any hope.

Jun Ning patted herself and suddenly cried out, "Oh no, I forgot something."

"What did you forget?" The Crown Prince and Qi Qin asked in unison.

Jun Ning casually replied, "It’s a pendant given to me by the Emperor. I need to go back and look for it."

Jun Ning rushed to catch up with the servants who had expelled them and told them she had left something behind and needed to retrieve it. The servants initially didn’t let her in, thinking a lost pendant wasn’t worth it. However, seeing her on the verge of tears, they eventually softened.

Oh well, they let her in to search for it.

It was clear that the Valley Master liked this little girl, and probably wouldn’t say much about her going back to find something.

Once inside, Jun Ning didn’t go to the room where she and the Crown Prince stayed but headed straight toward the main house, where Jiang Chen and Jiang Yuer lived.

The servant following her thought she had lost her way and yelled, "Little girl, you’re going in the wrong direction. The place you stayed is the house on the west side. You should search there, not the main house on the east."

If anyone trespassed into the Valley Master’s and the Young Master’s residence, the Valley Master would surely be angry.

Thinking of this, the servant hurried to chase after Jun Ning.

But Jun Ning was too fast for him to catch up. By the time he did, Jiang Chen had already noticed Jun Ning approaching the main house.

Jiang Chen glanced displeasingly at the servant chasing after Jun Ning.

As if questioning the servant, wasn’t she expelled? Why has she come back here?

The servant, upon catching up, immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and pleaded for forgiveness, "Valley Master, please forgive me. I shouldn’t have let her back into the Medicine King Valley claiming she lost a pendant. I know it was wrong."

"Drive her away immediately," Jiang Chen said disdainfully.

The servant, upon hearing this, didn’t care if Jun Ning was willing or if she lost anything. He was about to drive Jun Ning away regardless, even going so far as to pick her up and forcibly take her out.

At this moment, Jun Ning suddenly spoke. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝘯𝘦𝘵

"Valley Master, I know why you insist on betrothing me to your son."

This sentence immediately caught Jiang Chen’s attention.

Jiang Chen looked at Jun Ning and signaled the servant holding her to put her down.

Once she was put down, Jiang Chen, with a somewhat playful smile, said, "I would like to hear why exactly I would want you betrothed to my son?"

"Because of the Wooden Kite!" Jun Ning confidently stated the answer without a trace of hesitation or uncertainty.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen was momentarily unsteady, swaying as he squinted his eyes, and looked at Jun Ning in a dangerous manner, unsure if he was praising or mocking, he said, "You little girl, you’re certainly not ordinary. You speak promptly and think even more swiftly than adults."

"Thank you for the compliment," Jun Ning replied courteously, then continued, "Valley Master, why don’t we discuss terms?"

"Hmm? Discuss terms?" Jiang Chen said with interest, "I wonder what terms you wish to discuss with me?"

"I can ensure that the Wooden Kite is used exclusively by the Dong Chu Royal Family and never spread elsewhere, which would not threaten the safety of the Medicine King Valley. But in return, you must give me the herbs I need," Jun Ning said, then asked, "Valley Master, isn’t your worry that the Wooden Kite might be leaked out?"

Jiang Chen, from the start, wanted to keep her in the Medicine King Valley, unreasonably wanting her betrothed to his son.

Could it really be that Jun Ning’s sheer good fortune caught his attention?

Nobody would be interested in someone with no value.

Jun Ning pondered, thinking that the reason she caught his attention must be related to the Wooden Kite, which allowed them to bypass the Black Forest and those beasts.

Perhaps she could have fooled her brother and Uncle Qi, claiming the Wooden Kite that enabled them to fly was solely the old man’s doing. But she couldn’t deceive the owner of this territory.

Knowing that the Wooden Kite was made under her direction, Jiang Chen would cherish her talent, not killing her but not letting her go, even wanting to keep her and her skills in making Wooden Kites in the Medicine King Valley.

As for the old carpenter who could make the Wooden Kite, his carpentry skills were not of much use, easily dispensable.

This Jiang Chen was no simple character.

It seemed his eyes and ears were everywhere, to understand everything so thoroughly.

The only inn near the Black Forest undoubtedly belonged to him, so he could grasp the origins of everyone seeking medicine.

Afraid of making an error, Jun Ning deliberately confirmed.

She voiced her doubts.

Jiang Chen admitted the inn was indeed his.

It served to identify those seeking medicine and adjust accordingly, as well as robbing those coming to the Medicine King Valley, thus discouraging them.

"The Valley Master truly has excellent methods," Jun Ning sincerely praised.

Jiang Chen chuckled, took out a dagger, held it against Jun Ning’s neck, and said menacingly, "Little girl, I don’t wish to negotiate with you, but you know so many of my secrets and understand the principles of making the Wooden Kite, threatening the safety of my Medicine King Valley. Shouldn’t I kill you?"