After provoking the holy maiden of Miao territory, she was infected with a love curse.

Should we evacuate Fengming Mountain ahead of schedule?

This doesn't align with the original work.

Yin Huaixi disregarded maintaining distance, moved closer to Hua He, stared intently at her, and asked in a hoarse voice, "When are you leaving?"

She risked being discovered by Sang Che to come and tell her that Hua He had no reason to lie to her.

Hua He shook her head.

He truthfully replied, "I don't know when they left."

Seeing Yin Huaixi's dejected expression, Hua He recalled the gossip she had overheard a few days ago when she went to Lingshui City to resell herbs and ointments.

With her delicate eyebrows furrowed, Hua He finally decided to tell Yin Huaixi about it.

Since it's a transaction, she should at least show some integrity, shouldn't she?

Hua He picked up the bamboo tube she used to hold the pills and spoke again.

"Yin Huaixi, there's something... I found out during my business trip a few days ago."

"I think you need to know this."

Having processed what had happened before, Yin Huaixi was much calmer and gestured for Hua He to continue.

"The people in the streets and alleys of Lingshui City are saying that the gates of the Yin residence have been tightly closed for the past few days, and there are two black-faced demons guarding the gate."

"I don't know where that giant Buddha statue came from, it's really creepy."

"Huaixi... Ache took you away rashly, probably for this reason."

Unable to lift the thick books any further, Yin Huaixi loosened her grip, letting the yellowish-brown books scatter across the ground, raising clouds of dust.

Yin Huaixi ignored the books on the ground and asked coldly, "Are you sure you mean what you're saying?"

Hua He looked at her without looking away.

"really."

"At first, I didn't believe it either, just like you. I thought seeing is believing, so I gave the little beggar a few copper coins and asked him to take me to the gate of the Yin residence. From a distance... I saw a guard wearing a long sword and black clothes standing in front of the gate."

"Those were definitely not ordinary servants and thugs hired by wealthy families. The long knives they carried were exquisitely crafted and clearly made by a famous Han Chinese knife maker."

In all the world, who can afford it?

Such fine equipment could only be maintained by royalty and nobility.

"Huahe, why are you telling me all this? Are you trying to make me... give up on the idea of ​​leaving altogether?"

The information that Hua He could obtain, Sang Che should also be able to obtain.

She didn't even need to send anyone over herself; she could simply have her subordinates release a Gu worm, and within sight, there would be no secrets left to hide.

Yin Huaixi couldn't figure out why Sang Che didn't tell her about this, and she was too lazy to try.

"You can think of it this way: even if you escape, all that awaits you is being caught like a turtle in a jar, with your family also implicated."

"If you stay by A-Che's side, you still have a chance to live. Also... you can keep her in check."

Hua He handed over the bamboo tube she was holding, then bent down to help Yin Huaixi pick up the books from the ground and stack them neatly.

Upon receiving the bamboo tube, Yin Huaixi smelled a strong medicinal odor. She shook it gently, and the bamboo tube rattled.

It goes without saying that this contains pills.

"This is a medicine used to suppress and prevent Gu worms."

"I personally prepared this formula, so I think the effect should be quite good, but... it also has a side effect."

Upon hearing that it was a medicine used to suppress Gu worms, Yin Huaixi immediately gripped the bamboo tube tightly, her mind racing. She lowered her eyes to stare at Hua He and squatted down as well.

"What side effects?"

Hua He: "I can't be sure if A Che has used a curse on you, but some of your symptoms are very similar to those of someone who has been cursed. Yin Huaixi, you need to know that you were rescued from Fengming Mountain with so many injuries... If it were an ordinary person, they definitely wouldn't have survived."

The Imperial Guards, who only serve the emperor, are swift, ruthless, and accurate; once a knife is drawn or an arrow is fired, no one can escape with their life.

Throughout history, perhaps only rebels capable of rebellion have been able to escape from the Imperial Guards.

"If you take the medicine to suppress the Gu worms, A-Che... the Gu worms fed with Chi You's blood will not be of much use to you."

"Your injuries... the poison in your body cannot be alleviated. On the contrary... these will only bring pain to A-Che, make her suffer with you, suffer with you, and step into the gates of hell with you."

Hua He explained it so clearly.

If you still can't understand, then you're really a fool.

What aroused Hua He's suspicion was that she had been on the verge of death, and no doctor could have saved her. Yet she had miraculously survived and was completely unharmed.

The speed at which it recovered from its injuries was also astonishingly fast.

This is no ordinary person; it is clearly something only a descendant of the great god Chi You could achieve.

Sang Che has the blood of Chi You, so injuries that could kill an ordinary person are indeed useless against her. But if she... uses herself as a threat, even if she really can't scare Sang Che, this complete madman.

That could also hold the high priest hostage, or even the Miao king.

Isn't this a form of "using the emperor to command the feudal lords"?

In response to Hua He's offer of help, Yin Huaixi opened her palm.

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

"Could you grant me a copy of this prescription for suppressing the Gu worms?"

"Dr. Hua, I owe you this favor today. If you ever need my help in the future, I will definitely repay you."

She knew Yin Huaixi would want the prescription for suppressing the Gu worms in her hand.

Hua He shook her head: "This is my secret recipe, I won't pass it on to outsiders. If you want it, you have to give me something in exchange."

It was pretty much as she expected.

Hua He wouldn't help her for no reason.

One doesn't visit the temple without a reason.

Well, only if there's a profit to be made can we prove that the benefits Huahe offered are real.

Otherwise, Yin Huaixi might not have dared to take the pills that suppress the Gu worms.

"What is it?"

"Tell me so I can know whether it's believable or not."

Hua He extended her index finger and wrote the two characters "Gu King" in the air.

...

Back to the warehouse.

Yin Huaixi lost all interest in studying the herbs and pulled out a chair to sit down.

Start thinking.

It's not hard to understand why Hua He wants to obtain the "Gu King"; good things naturally attract people to fight over them.

She could use this as an excuse to agree to Hua He's request, but if she took the drug and became completely controlled by Hua He, Yin Huaixi didn't want to fall into that situation again.

It's not impossible that Hua He would trick her, sell her, and make her count the money for her!

She took the medicine…

If all the strange behavior that has happened to her in the past few days disappears, then it will prove that Sang Che has indeed planted a love potion in her without her knowing.

She still needs to rely on this pill.

But she would have to... personally develop a more reliable antidote.

For someone like her, who had only recently entered the field, to conjure up a prescription to suppress the Gu worms out of thin air was simply a pipe dream.

But it's not like there's no dead end; the right solution is right here.

If she opened the pill that Hua He gave her and studied which ingredients were used, wouldn't that be much more efficient?

No… that’s far from enough.

Yin Huaixi needed to start with Sang Che to get a more detailed prescription.

To be frank, that's definitely not going to work.

We have to be indirect and unexpected.

To gain Sang Che's complete trust, she had to beg him to take her to Lingshui City to see the Yin family's situation before he left Fengming Mountain.

Firstly, to confirm that Hua He's words were not a lie, and secondly, to convince Sang Che that she had no intention of escaping again.

Only then can we turn the tables and take advantage of Sang Che.

And it was entirely voluntary.

Since Sang Che keeps saying he loves her, let's seize on this point and let him prove it.

Just how much she misses her.

Just how far is she willing to go for her?