“Why is this person such an idiot?”
The woman in front of her asked lazily, with a hint of allure in her voice.
Xi Fuhong was certainly not an idiot; she was just momentarily stunned.
Divine Doctor Xue was sitting right in front of her, with her long black hair naturally draped over her left shoulder, her skin as white as fine porcelain, and her starry eyes filled with seductive charm.
Her slightly curved red lips could make anyone lose their mind, and her spotless white robe accentuated her aura, making her seem like a white lotus on an autumn night—dangerous yet aloof, exuding a delicate and enchanting vibe from head to toe.
If Shi Cuiyan was a Little Fairy, then Divine Doctor Xue was a fox spirit!
“Master, she’s not an idiot; she must be mesmerized by your beauty,” Cao Er said seriously.
“Is that so,” Xue Baihua sighed, pursing her lips.
“That’s why I dislike commoners.”
They lack knowledge and are easily startled, always turning into fools when they see me, and it takes forever to get any useful information from them.
It’s pathetic.
Compared to Xue Baihua’s helplessness, Cao Er felt even more powerless and emotional.
She wished she could drive away all those seeking medical help, as her master was so stunningly beautiful.
That seductive look in her eyes could captivate any man within ten miles.
If they weren’t careful, her master might “unintentionally” steal their souls again.
“If you keep staring, I’ll gouge your eyes out!”
Cao Er angrily pointed at Xi Fuhong and scolded.
Hearing this, Xi Fuhong quickly closed her eyes.
Fine, she wouldn’t look, but why threaten to gouge her eyes out?
Although the Divine Doctor was indeed beautiful, Xi Fuhong didn’t have a good impression of Xue Baihua, perhaps because of her previous indifferent attitude towards the child, which left a lingering resentment.
How could a Divine Doctor lack compassion and act like a fox spirit?
It’s strange.
“Tell me your name,” Xue Baihua asked softly, half-closing her beautiful eyes, as if she were sleepy.
“My name is Xi Fuhong.”
She kept her eyes closed, not daring to look at Xue Baihua.
Upon hearing this, Xue Baihua raised her eyebrows slightly.
“Hmm? What a vulgar name.”
Xi Fuhong?
Fuhong?
She looked at the young woman in front of her with her seductive eyes, feeling that the red mark on her face was quite an eyesore.
In the past, Xue Baihua’s first requirement for choosing a medicine person was that they had to be beautiful or at least clean and refined.
If it weren’t for the sudden onset of her illness this time, she would have thrown this ugly girl down the mountain long ago, rather than using her blood to suppress the poison.
However, by chance, she found a strong and good specimen.
“From now on, I’ll call you Ah Fu,” Xue Baihua said nonchalantly, yawning.
Ah Fu?!
Suddenly, Xi Fuhong opened her eyes and stared at the sickly beauty in front of her.
Why not call her Fu’er or Hong’er?
Ah Fu…
wasn’t that the name the innkeeper called the dog outside the other day?
No, no, calling her Ah Fu would lower her status to that of a servant.
“Don’t you like it?”
Xue Baihua noticed her wide-eyed look, as if she was dissatisfied.
Cao Er was displeased when she saw this and quickly scolded, “How dare you be dissatisfied?!
Master giving you a nickname is a privilege!
It’s a blessing from your previous life, and you’re lucky we don’t make you burn incense and thank your ancestors.
How dare you complain!
I’ll beat you until you beg for forgiveness!”
Cao Er, being Cao Er, couldn’t stay calm when her master’s goodwill was rejected.
She bared her teeth and looked like a little demon, scaring Xi Fuhong into quickly shaking her head and saying it was a misunderstanding.
How could she dare to reject Divine Doctor Xue’s goodwill?
It was just a bit of a mental block.
If she had to be called Ah Fu, then Ah Fu it was.
After hearing it for a while, it might even sound cute, right?
“If the Divine Doctor likes it, I have no objections,” Xi Fuhong said timidly, glancing at the furious Cao Er and then awkwardly smiling at Xue Baihua.
“But you’ve already treated the child, and I’ve served as your medicine person…
when can I leave the mountain?”
With just this one question, Xi Fuhong never expected such a fierce reaction from the Caomu Sisters.
Cao Er punched her hard, Mu Er quickly covered her mouth, and then she was inexplicably pinned to the bed.
The movements were smooth and without hesitation, leaving Xi Fuhong seeing stars and feeling dizzy.
“Leave the mountain?”
Xue Baihua intertwined her fingers, her sleepiness gone as she stared coldly at Xi Fuhong.
“Do you understand the awareness required of my medicine person?”
“Master,” Cao Er respectfully knelt down and said, “Please don’t be angry, Master.
It’s my fault for not teaching her well.”
Xi Fuhong didn’t understand what the two were saying.
She only knew that the Divine Doctor had promised her that if she became a medicine person, she would save the child.
Now that the child was alive, she had stayed here for four days as promised.
Since her blood was used as medicine, the Divine Doctor’s body must be healed.
She needed to find Sister Cui’s father as soon as possible and couldn’t delay any longer!
“Ah Fu,” Xue Baihua approached slowly, her jade-like fingers brushing against Xi Fuhong’s neck, then suddenly squeezing as she said coldly, “Foolish Ah Fu, remember this: as my medicine person, you can never leave unless you die.”
Suddenly, a memory from last night flashed through her mind: “Being Master’s medicine person means having no freedom.”
Xi Fuhong was instantly terrified, her whole body stiffening.
No freedom?
Never leave?
Could it be that she foolishly sold herself?
But they never mentioned this before!
“Mu Er, I think Ah Fu hasn’t learned her lesson.
Give her some punishment later,” Xue Baihua said, waving her hand to let Cao Er, who was kneeling on the ground, stand up.
She allowed the petite Cao Er to support her as she elegantly left with lotus-like steps.
Before stepping out, she didn’t forget to remind Mu Er to teach the brainless medicine person a lesson.
Xi Fuhong felt a deep sense of despair.
How could she have known that one sentence would anger Divine Doctor Xue?
Blinking her eyes, she looked at Mu Er, whose expressionless face was similar to Cao Er’s.
As she pondered the meaning of the Divine Doctor’s punishment, Mu Er took out a green pill from her sleeve.
Seeing this, Xi Fuhong quickly retreated to the back of the bed.
Every time she took these pills, they caused her immense pain.
Since it was a punishment, she didn’t believe Mu Er would give her candy!
“I know I was wrong. Can I not take it?”
She hoped Mu Er would be less ruthless than Cao Er.
Sure enough, Mu Er’s outstretched hand paused, and Xi Fuhong was delighted.
But the next second, Mu Er reached into her sleeve again and took out another orange-red pill.
Xi Fuhong’s previously hopeful smile instantly collapsed.
Wasn’t she going to let her go?
How could she take two kinds of medicine when it was supposed to be one punishment?!
“Mu, Mu Er?
I don’t want to take medicine!
Please don’t make me take it!”
“Disobey orders, and you’ll get another pill.”
In fact, Mu Er was even more ruthless than Cao Er.
Forced to swallow two pills, Xi Fuhong didn’t have time to swallow her saliva before her body started to feel cold all over.
She clutched her stomach and lay on her side on the bed, feeling the chill spread from her abdomen to her feet, then from her feet to her head, as if she were soaking in a cold winter lake, shivering from the cold.
If it were just the cold, it wouldn’t be a problem, but a stabbing pain suddenly attacked her spine, causing her to grit her teeth and groan.
“What you took were the Mu Yin Pill and the Bone Piercing Pill.
Remember, don’t anger Master in the future.”
With that, Mu Er turned and left, leaving Xi Fuhong in agony on the bed.
She barely managed to open her eyes to watch the figure leave, then turned her head, exhaling and gritting her teeth.
She couldn’t wait any longer; she had to find a way to escape.
Staying here would only lead to death, either by bleeding out or being tortured by the medicine.
Xi Fuhong pinched her thigh hard, only to find that her body was numb and she couldn’t even feel the pain.
In her panic, she pinched her unhealed arm, watching the blood ooze out, but it didn’t hurt or itch.
Oh no!
Her first thought was that her body had been ruined by the medicine!
In shock, a sudden thunderclap brought her back to her senses.
Turning her head, she saw that the once clear sky had turned into a torrential downpour.
She struggled to the window, seeing the small courtyard filled with puddles of various sizes, and the medicinal leaves battered by the rain.
At this moment, two small figures rushed by in the distance—it was Cao Er and Mu Er.
They were holding bamboo baskets, seemingly having just retrieved usable herbs, their wet hair sticking to their faces, looking quite disheveled.
