I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 374 His head is still pretty sturdy.
Her hot breath sprayed onto the side of his neck, and his fair skin instantly flushed red, extending to his earlobes.

Chu Liuzheng's eyes widened instantly, and he raised his hand to push her away.

Perhaps because it was too subconscious, she used all her strength and pushed the person on top of her off the bed, making a loud "bang".

Chu Liuzheng: ! !
She leaped up to rescue the person, only to meet a pair of sleepy, dark eyes, their depths still moist from just waking up.

Xiao Jingfan touched the bump that had just appeared on the back of his head, a little confused. He looked down at the hard floor beneath him, then looked up at Chu Liuzheng, who was frozen on the bed. He felt that he needed an explanation.

Just then, Feng Jing walked in, carrying medicine in one hand and lifting the curtain with the other: "The medicine is ready, Liu Zheng, feed it to His Majesty—"

Upon seeing the situation inside the tent, he stared in astonishment, his words abruptly cut off.

"I did not see anything!"

Feng Jing put down the medicine bowl and ran out as fast as he could, dragging along Eunuch Zhou, who wanted to go in and see His Majesty.

Zhou Yuande: ?
Halfway there, Feng Jing suddenly remembered something and quickly pulled him back, shouting through the swaying curtain, "These things only work if both parties are willing and in love. The medicine should be drunk while it's hot!"

This is really worrying!

After shouting, he continued to drag Zhou Gonggong along and ran wildly.

The soldiers guarding outside the military tent looked at each other and tacitly moved further and further away from the tent, ensuring they wouldn't disturb the tent or let others in to disturb them.

The military tent was brightly lit by candles and eerily quiet.

Upon hearing Feng Jing's shout, Chu Liuzheng was so embarrassed that he could dig a hole in the ground with his toes and desperately wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground.

Xiao Jingfan, still sitting on the ground, reached out his hand to her: "Help me up."

Chu Liuzheng immediately helped the man to sit down on the edge of the bed, glancing at the back of his head with a slightly guilty look.

I hope he doesn't get a concussion.

Oh dear~ she really didn't mean it!

Xiao Jingfan was already dizzy, and the blow to the back of his head made him even more disoriented. He took a moment to recover before lifting his eyelids and staring intently at Chu Liuzheng: "Now you can explain."

Chu Liuzheng: "..."

Actually, I don't really want to explain.

Can't we just skip over this incredibly embarrassing situation together?

"Medicine should be drunk while it's hot, please drink your medicine first." She cleverly took the bowl of medicine over, trying to change the subject.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at the dark medicine with disgust, then touched his lips together and said, "I won't drink it."

"You'll recover faster if you take the medicine." Feeling guilty, Chu Liuzheng softened her voice to coax, "When Doctor Feng prescribed the medicine, I specifically instructed him not to prescribe bitter medicine or medicine that would be hard to drink."

The bitter smell of the medicine kept wafting into his nose, and Xiao Jingfan frowned, suspecting that the woman in front of him was deceiving the emperor, and that the evidence was right in front of him.

Feeling guilty, Chu Liuzheng continued to coax, "Please drink first, and I'll go get some candied fruit."

As she spoke, she pushed the medicine bowl forward a little further.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at the dark medicine, then looked up at her, his dark eyes reflecting her image: "Explain first."

Chu Liuzheng: "..."

Then you shouldn't take the medicine.

Between telling the truth and making up lies, she chose to be half-true and half-false.

It's true that her skirt was grabbed at the beginning, but she cleverly changed the story of pushing him off the bed to Xiao Jingfan accidentally rolling off the bed himself, making it have nothing to do with her.

Xiao Jingfan seemed to believe him and pressed further, "Then why were you in bed?"

Chu Liuzheng: Let's not dwell on such details!
"Because a mouse climbed onto the bed, I went to bed to catch it." She quickly made up an excuse; it was perfectly normal for there to be mice in the military camp.

Xiao Jingfan's face turned green. Even though he knew this woman was spouting nonsense again, he still felt uneasy, as if rats were crawling all over him. He said stiffly, "I want to take a bath."

"Please drink your medicine first." Chu Liuzheng then moved the medicine bowl closer to him.

[Tsk tsk, the tyrant is much easier to fool than usual when he has a cold; he actually believes in rats.]

Xiao Jingfan: "...Headache, I won't drink."

[A headache isn't a mouth ache, what does it have to do with taking medicine?] Chu Liuzheng was speechless. He felt that although the sick tyrant was easy to fool, he was even more difficult to serve than usual.

They're not children, what's there to be afraid of taking medicine?

She clearly selectively ignored the fact that she was also afraid of taking medicine.

Thinking of the child, she casually asked, "Shall I feed you?"

She regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth. Just as she was about to make amends, she heard Xiao Jingfan hum in agreement and naturally make room for her to be fed the medicine.

Chu Liuzheng: "..."

Huh my ass!

Shouldn't you hold your breath and gulp down Chinese medicine in one go?
Only a fool would drink it spoonful by spoonful!

But it was clear that the man in front of her was showing signs of becoming mentally unstable after hitting his head.

Chu Liuzheng, with a blank face, fed the medicine spoonful by spoonful, wiping the mouth with a handkerchief from time to time, feeling like a kindergarten teacher.

The handkerchief was scented with jasmine, and although the scent was faint, it easily masked the bitter taste of the medicine.

Before they knew it, the bowl of medicine was empty.

With a candied fruit in his mouth, Xiao Jingfan noticed a small bump on his left cheek. His gaze fell on the empty medicine bowl, and he thought to himself that the medicine prescribed by Doctor Feng was indeed not very bitter.

Chu Liuzheng put the medicine bowl aside and took out some ointment to reduce swelling and bruising to rub the bump on the back of his head.

The situation was not as serious as she had imagined.

[Tsk, the tyrant's head is pretty sturdy.]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He seemed to detect a hint of regret in the woman's tone.

Chu Liuzheng put away the ointment, picked up the medicine bowl, and said to Xiao Jingfan, "Please sit for a while. I will go and have someone bring some hot water."

"Okay," Xiao Jingfan responded, adding, "Get some rat poison and sprinkle it on."

Chu Liuzheng agreed without changing his expression, then lifted the curtain and went out.

Inside the military tent, Xiao Jingfan withdrew his gaze from the swaying curtain, looked down at his right hand, and his expression was dark.

After a moment, he slowly clenched his fist.

The next day was a bright and sunny day.

The golden sunlight was so bright that it was hard to open one's eyes.

Perhaps it was because Xiao Jingfan had a good constitution, or perhaps it was because Doctor Feng's medical skills were truly superb, but after one night, Xiao Jingfan's cold was almost completely cured. He would only sneeze occasionally, which did not hinder his work.

Everyone gathered in the main tent, intending to discuss how to proceed, but a problem arose with Jiang Yao.

It's not a bad thing.

With Hongying's involuntary sponsorship, the Shadow Moon Gu has eaten its fill and needs to hibernate for three days to transform into its mature stage.

Jiang Yao, the host, must go into hibernation along with the Shadow Moon Gu.

In other words, the day to deal with Yin Lanci will have to be postponed by three days. After all, without Jiang Yao to restrain the Netherworld Gu in Yin Lanci's body, Yin Lanci could easily escape under the protection of the medicine man.

Once they escape, they'll be hard to catch.

Xiao Jingfan thought for a moment and then sent a secret guard to the county government office.

Before long, news spread throughout the city that the county magistrate's official seal had been stolen. He ordered the city gates to be sealed off, allowing entry but not exit, until the thief was caught.

This incident caused a huge uproar in the city, and everyone was talking about it, including at the Laifu Inn.

It was lunchtime, and the lobby was full of customers.

As the diners ate, they discussed the matter, speculating about who the thief was who had the audacity to steal an official seal.

The point is that you can't use what you steal. Wouldn't it be better to use that time to steal some silver or jewelry?

Could it be that this thief has a grudge against the county magistrate?
On the second floor, a young man in white leaned lazily against the railing, holding a pot of wine in his right hand. He listened to the diners' discussion while drinking, and learned most of the situation.