Starting with a beautiful woman's private doctor

The two had just returned to the hotel when Snake King sent over the information he had gathered.

Qian Xinya stayed at a guesthouse, not far from the medicinal herb conference.

However, the location is very remote, surrounded by vegetable gardens and orchards, and the nearest neighbor is several hundred meters away.

Snake King also specifically pointed out that there were several luxury cars parked in front of the guesthouse, and bodyguards patrolled in three shifts, so it wasn't a place for ordinary people to stay.

But none of this mattered to Chu Nan. As soon as night fell, he changed into dark clothes and went out through the back door of the hotel.

Hainei County is like two completely different places at night compared to during the day.

During the day, the streets are full of medicine merchants and tourists, with inquiries and shouts everywhere, and the air is filled with the aroma of Chinese medicinal herbs.

At night, all the sounds disappeared, leaving only the occasional bark of a dog.

Chu Nan walked eastward along the road he had taken during the day. Before he even reached the farmhouse where Qian Xinya was staying, he spotted a furtive figure behind the old locust tree outside the courtyard wall.

The man was wrapped in a dark cloak and crouched down as he crept towards the courtyard wall. He wore a string of dark red beads on his wrist, which gleamed faintly in the moonlight.

Chu Nan suddenly remembered that he was the red-beaded man who had blocked Qian Xinya's path at the entrance of the medicine shop during the day.

They probably wanted to take advantage of Wenbo's unhealed injuries to steal a few century-old medicinal herbs.

Chu Nan silently circled behind him and delivered a blow, causing the man to collapse limply.

Chu Nan dragged the man behind the locust tree, casually took off the string of dark red beads from his wrist and put them on his own hand, then tore off his cloak and draped it over his shoulders, covering most of his body.

The courtyard was quiet. The bodyguards were playing cards around a stone table with several bottles of beer and a plate of peanuts on it.

No one noticed a cloaked figure silently descending from the top of the wall.

Chu Nan crept along the wall to the outside of the guest room window.

The window was closed, but the light inside was still on.

Through the gap in the curtains, I could see Gan Xinya sitting at a table with a laptop in front of her. On the screen was a middle-aged man wearing a Tang suit.

She was holding the rootstock she had bought at the auction earlier that day, showing it to the camera.

"What a pity, this dragon whisker root is only half a step away from being a true elixir."

The middle-aged man on the screen spoke with an undisguised regret: "If the herb gatherer had waited a few more years and allowed it to mature naturally, the medicinal potency would have at least tripled."

"As it is now, it has not yet reached the level of a true spiritual medicine, but it is still quite rare. This kind of semi-spiritual medicine is already a priceless treasure."

"Can this medicine save my father?"

Qian Xinya's voice sounded somewhat uneasy. It was during a video call that the other party determined the medicine was extremely valuable and that's why they bought it.

However, it now appears that due to the distance at the time, the value of this herb was misjudged.

"cannot."

The other party answered bluntly, "Even with the century-old medicines you've scavenged around, it can only extend your father's life by six months, ensuring he doesn't die."

"But to say he'll wake up is impossible. Your father's organs have all failed to the point of exhaustion. What he needs is something that can revitalize his body. In other words, he needs a real elixir."

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Qian Xinya put the dragon whisker root back into the medicine box. When she spoke again, most of her young lady's arrogance had faded, leaving only the bewilderment of a daughter in desperation.

"Mr. Jiang, before coming to Hainei County, I had already traveled to all the medicinal herb villages in Daxia. Bozhou, Anguo, Zhangshu, Yuzhou, I've been to every place I can name. All the century-old medicinal herbs I could buy are here. Hainei is the last stop."

Qian Xinya paused, "If there's no such miraculous medicine here either, how much longer can my father hold on?"

"One month, at most one month. Even if you find the miracle drug by then, I won't be able to save you."

After a long silence in the room, Qian Xinya continued, "Mr. Jiang, did you have some other reason for having me come to Hainei County as my last stop?"

The middle-aged man in the video smiled and said, "Miss Qian is quite clever. I do have other intentions, not because of the medicinal herb market in Hainei County, but because of Hainei County itself."

He paused for a moment, his tone becoming more serious, "When my master passed through Hainei County, he discovered a miraculous herb in a cave deep in the mountains."

"But at that time, the herb was not yet mature, and with the war, my master just noted down the approximate location and left."

"Judging by the time, it should be ripe by now. With it, your father can regain his vitality and fully wake up."

Qian Xinya's voice held a hint of urgency, "Where exactly is that spiritual herb?"

"I can't remember exactly, but I do have a general idea of ​​where it was."

The middle-aged man suggested, "You can pay a local to guide you. Hai Nei County is surrounded by mountains and the sea. Although there are many pools and caves, there are only a few pools with cold water all year round. It shouldn't be difficult to check them all."

"Alright, Miss Qian, your father's condition can't be delayed any longer. Let's arrange the search for the miracle drug immediately!"

"Thank you for your trouble, Master."

After hanging up the phone, Qian Xinya immediately said to the person behind her, "Uncle Wen, go find the locals right now and search for the Yinhan Cave that Master Jiang mentioned."

"Miss……"

Wenbo's voice rang out, "You saw the young man's skills at the entrance of the medicine shop during the day, and the old man next to him is definitely a True Person Realm sorcerer on par with a Grandmaster."

"Even when I was in good condition, I was no match for the two of them, let alone now that I'm injured."

"Moreover... I suspect that the old man and the young man were also after the miraculous medicine that Master Jiang mentioned."

"If we run into them then, I'm afraid we'll not only have to watch the divine medicine be taken away, but we might even lose our lives."

Qian Xinya also recalled the time when the young palace master wanted to kill her, and she couldn't help but feel a chill, but more than that, she was furious and ashamed.

As the eldest daughter of the Qian family, she had never suffered such injustice since birth.

However, she also knew that the strange boy was different from Chu Nan; he was completely unreasonable and did not care about the power of their Qian family.

Wenbo suggested, "I recommend that we cooperate with that young man who forced the old man and the young man to retreat today; that would be the best option."

"Cooperate with him?"

Qian Xinya's voice suddenly became sharp, filled with undisguised contempt, "Why would I want to cooperate with that country bumpkin?"

"Miss."

Wenbo's voice remained unhurried, but there was an unusual firmness in it: "You have witnessed Mr. Chu's strength with your own eyes."

"Not only could the real person not gain any advantage over him, but even the boy's magical artifacts were no match for him."

"With a partner as powerful as that, we can definitely get our hands on that divine herb!"