I'm a Medicine Fanatic, Not a Love Fool - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Early the next morning, Gu Hai arranged for me to wait in a teahouse overlooking the route the emperor’s procession was certain to take.

Before long, Xuanwu Street grew noisy.

The Imperial Guard, clad in black armor, held the common people back at the edges.

Then, a dragon carriage drawn by six fine horses gradually came into view.

Gu Hai tugged at my sleeve. “Senior Sister, that’s the emperor.”

At that, I looked over. The man seated in the dragon carriage wore a bright yellow dragon robe and carried himself with all the bearing of an emperor, but his complexion… was indeed rather poor.

Seeing my brows knit tightly together, Gu Hai hurriedly asked, “Well?”

I said gravely, “Excessive indulgence. His vital essence is damaged.”

Gu Hai: “…”

After a moment of silence, he asked, “That’s it?”

I said, “That’s it.”

Gu Hai was briefly rendered speechless.

I casually glanced down a few more times, but when my gaze swept over the carriage behind the dragon carriage, it stopped dead.

Inside was a man of stunning beauty, his black hair like ink. It was a kind of exquisite coloring I had never seen before.

Of course, that was not the important part!

I grabbed Gu Hai’s arm, so excited my fingernails nearly dug into his flesh.

Gu Hai hissed in pain. “Eldest Senior Sister! What are you doing?”

I pointed at the man. “Who is he?”

Gu Hai saw who I was pointing at and froze for a moment. “Crown Prince Qi Jue. Who else would be qualified to accompany His Majesty on a procession?”

I looked at Gu Hai with a trace of hope.

Our eyes met. In that instant of silent exchange, Gu Hai’s face changed completely.

“Eldest Senior Sister! That’s the Crown Prince! I can’t get him for you!”

I nodded. “You can.”

Gu Hai flew into a rage. “I can’t!”

I said, “You can.”

Gu Hai said, “I can’t!!!”

His shout was a little too loud. Everyone around us turned to look, their gazes sweeping over Gu Hai.

Then came the whispers:

“You really can’t tell just by looking. So young, too.”

“Tsk, tsk, tsk.”

“…”

Chapter 4

Crown Prince Qi Jue’s figure lingered in my mind and refused to leave.

I lay in bed, tossing and turning. The more I thought back on it, the more excited I became.

With just one glance, I was certain there was some rare poison in his body!

But I couldn’t say exactly what kind of poison it was.

And that made me anxious. Maddeningly, claw-at-my-heart anxious!

No.

I had to go find out.

I flipped over and sat up in bed. Looking out at the pitch-black night, I pulled from beneath the bed a set of night-walking clothes I had not worn in ages.

Other than medicine, the only thing I could truly call a skill was my lightness technique.

Gu Hai’s and my master was an unparalleled expert from Penglai Island.

If Gu Hai could take on a hundred men alone on the battlefield, how much worse could I be?

Sneaking silently into the imperial palace was no difficult matter for me.

But the imperial palace was far too large. By the time I found Qi Jue’s residence in the Eastern Palace, the moon was already hanging high in the sky.

I leaped onto his roof and casually lifted a few tiles.

Then, forcefully suppressing the excitement in my heart, I bent down to look. What I saw was-

A pair of beautiful eyes?

No, wait. What kind of Crown Prince sleeps with his eyes open??

I froze. He froze too.

Then the beautiful Crown Prince’s brows furrowed, and his thin lips moved slightly.

Not good. He was about to call for help!

In my panic, I jumped straight down from the roof.

By sheer coincidence, I landed right in front of his bed.

Qi Jue stared at me with wide eyes, and my heart gave a hard thump under his gaze.

Using beauty as a weapon. This was absolutely using beauty as a weapon!

Still, I had some reason left. I reached out and directly sealed his acupoints.

Now I could do whatever I wanted.

Qi Jue’s eyes widened even further.

I comforted him. “Don’t be nervous. I’m only interested in your body.”

“Just take off your clothes and let me have a good look.”