Chapter 1479: Chapter 310: Return to Xuandu City (Part 2)
Nan Yang was overjoyed, "Is that all? Just like that?"
"Don’t think it’s that simple!" An Yiqing glanced at Nan Yang coolly, "In the next half month, you’ll feel an excruciating itch and pain. Because the medicine is accelerating your wound recovery, the burning itch during healing will also double. As long as you get through this period, you’ll be completely healed."
"Alright, let’s do it!" Nan Yang nodded without the slightest hesitation.
An Yiqing gave Nan Yang the pills, and over the following week, Nan Yang’s wounds healed at an incredible speed. After eight days, he could get out of bed and move slowly.
With Nan Yang out of danger, An Yiqing didn’t linger at the Nan Family Main Residence; she had many other things to handle.
"How are those plots of land in the suburbs?" At the Nan Family Main Residence, An Yiqing flipped through the documents in her hand, quickly browsing through the recent events.
"Everything’s going smoothly, proceeding according to plan, no major issues. It’s expected to be completed in another month and a half," An Zhifeng said.
An Yiqing nodded, going over everything in her mind. Nowadays, Yuyuanzhai and Xuanjin Pharmaceuticals are on track, thoroughly breaking into the southern market with the help of the Nan Family and the Xuanqing Sect. Xuanjin Yu Jade is also progressing steadily with Liao Jinglin’s operations. After a month’s adjustment, the rebels within the Xuanqing Sect have been completely removed. With Chiang Yu leading, An Yiqing isn’t worried about any internal issues arising.
With everything settled, the only plan left is to start officially a month and a half later. So what she has to do now is—
"Return to Xuandu City!"
At Xuandu Airport, in the VIP channel, a group of people strode out. At the front was a young woman in a white dress, followed by a man at least 1.9 meters tall, sturdily built.
"Master, where are we going?" The tall man asked naively.
"First, back to the Shimen, take you to meet your master’s master," said the young woman in white, who was An Yiqing. Before returning to Xuandu City, she had brought her new disciple, Tiezhu, on the plane.
"Oh, then, should I prepare some gifts? Didn’t you say I have a senior sister?" Tiezhu asked nervously, his speech even faltering a bit.
An Yiqing suddenly paused, almost stumbling. She steadied herself, the corners of her mouth twitching. Damn it, a senior sister! If Yin Xilin, that precocious little girl, knows she has a new "junior brother" who’s 1.9 meters tall and almost twenty years older, will she roll her eyes at me until I fall over dead?!
An Yiqing rubbed her forehead helplessly, fully imagining the scene of her being disdained by her disciple.
It was only a little after two in the afternoon, and the disciples within the Medicine Sect were learning their daily lessons.
When An Yiqing brought Tiezhu to the gate, the first to notice them was the bored Ah Mi.
"Xiao Yu! How did you come back?!" Ah Mi, who left the island with Grandma Fengling and Dashan, had been living at the Medicine Sect. It wasn’t because they couldn’t afford to live on their own, but because An Yiqing felt their situation remained dangerous, making the Medicine Sect a safer option. So, she half-forcefully kept them there. Ye Chenghong shared this view and finally convinced Grandma Fengling to stay long-term.
"Ah Mi, why are you here? Are you slacking off again?" An Yiqing remembered clearly that at this time every day, Ah Mi should be learning pharmacology with the Great Elder.
Ah Mi coughed guiltily, sneakily glanced around, and breathed a sigh of relief upon confirming no one else was paying attention to her.
Amused by Ah Mi’s quirky demeanor, An Yiqing chuckled and lightly patted her head, "Grandma Fengling wants you to learn medical arts from the Great Elder so that you’ll have a skill to rely on in the future, yet here you are, skipping classes!"
"Ouch, stop it, I’m already dumb, any harder and I’ll get dumber!" Ah Mi grimaced, rubbing her forehead, "Xiao Yu, you have no idea, these past days, the Great Elder’s been like a firecracker, punishing me for even the slightest mistake. I couldn’t take it anymore, so I escaped."
"Huh? What’s up with him?" An Yiqing raised an eyebrow. From the Great Elder’s character, personal feelings should never interfere with work.
"Hmph, wasn’t it because..." Ah Mi mumbled for a while without making any sound.
"Because of what?" An Yiqing asked.
"Cough! Because... a few days ago, I concocted a bit of special Croton powder and he mistook it for mung bean powder to drink..." Ah Mi scratched her head awkwardly, "Who knew his hands would be so fast! I had just researched that colorless, tasteless Croton powder, hadn’t even warmed it up, and he snatched it while I was in the bathroom! The old man suffered from diarrhea for four or five days and blamed it on me, but I didn’t do it on purpose!"
Ah Mi grumbled, a look of unwillingness on her face, the injustice in her eyes making An Yiqing’s teeth ache.
After chuckling softly, just as she was about to speak, her gaze paused on the silhouette behind Ah Mi.
"Seriously! Had I known he’d punish me so harshly, I would’ve increased the dose of Croton powder! Imagine him having diarrhea for ten days or half a month, wouldn’t that be satisfying..." Ah Mi was drowning in her fantasies, completely unaware of someone appearing behind her.
An Yiqing twitched a little and glanced at that person, lowering her head silently, unwilling to watch Ah Mi any further.
"Xiao Yu, what’s wrong? Why aren’t you speaking? Huh? Why does it feel so chilly behind me?" Oblivious, Ah Mi touched the goosebumps on her arm, slowly turned around, and then... was petrified...
Behind her, the Great Elder, smiling broadly, was looking at her "with eyes full of tenderness"...