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"Doctor Qi, you finally made it! Please help me check on Brother Feiyang. Your medical skills are renowned in Jinyang Town, and Brother Feiyang..." Yi Yi said, her nose tingling as tears welled up in her eyes.
Qi Shian stroked his goatee, squinting as he patted her hand with a warm smile. "Miss Yi, you flatter me. I will do my utmost. Please rest assured."
"But Brother Zhansi suddenly fainted, and he looked so pained before he collapsed..." Yi Yi continued, unable to help but glance at Zhan Feiyang, who had previously been pale but now seemed to have regained some color.
"Let me check his pulse first," Qi Shian said, taking Zhan Feiyang's hand and placing his fingers on his wrist. Just as he was feeling the pulse, Li Zimu entered with a cup of tea and personally handed it to Qi Shian.
Upon seeing Li Zimu, Qi Shian was taken aback and quickly knelt down. "I see you, King Anle! I am terrified that Your Highness has personally come to serve me tea..."
Li Zimu smiled lightly, setting down the teacup while scrutinizing Qi Shian seriously. "Shopkeeper Qi has a remarkable memory! If I recall correctly, on the day of the Cloud Sleeve Gang incident, Ren Zhigao suffered from acclimatization issues, and Shopkeeper Qi came to treat him. We only exchanged a brief glance then, and I was in disguise as a woman. It's impressive that you remember me so well and know my background so clearly."
Hearing this, beads of sweat broke out on Qi Shian's forehead as he quickly prostrated himself. "Your Highness, forgive me. I merely... happened to hear someone mention it..."
"Mention what? My identity? Ha! Ever since the Cloud Sleeve Gang incident, I revealed my identity publicly; there are only a handful of people in the county office who know my true identity. Yet here you are, the owner of a medical clinic, fully aware of it. I wonder which unruly servant in the county office shared such information with you? I should call him in to clarify things with me."
Qi Shian's face turned pale as he pulled out a handkerchief to wipe away his cold sweat. Just as he was about to speak, Li Zimu laughed heartily. "Alright, alright, Shopkeeper Qi. I was just joking with you! Did I scare you that much? I'm not an emperor in disguise; if my identity is exposed, so be it—there's nothing to pursue."
"Hey! I brought Shopkeeper Qi here to treat Brother Feiyang, not to let you flaunt your royal status!" Yi Yi couldn't hold back any longer.
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll examine Constable Zhan right away!" Qi Shian glanced nervously at Li Zimu's inscrutable smile before returning to Zhan Feiyang's side to check his pulse.
"Yi?" Yi Yi was extremely anxious; after what happened with Xie Keyou, she was already mentally fragile. With Zhan Feiyang now unconscious, her heart was in turmoil beyond measure.
"From the perspective of the Pulse Condition, there seems to be nothing unusual. It doesn't look like poisoning, nor is there any injury. It might just be excessive worry leading to a surge of heat!"
"So that means there's nothing serious?"
"That's right!" Qi Shian said as he put away his wrist pillow. "I'll prescribe some medicine to clear heat and dispel toxins. When Constable Zhan wakes up, you should encourage him to worry less and rest more; he should be fine!"
"Thank you, Doctor Qi!" Li Zimu replied, glancing at the darkening sky outside. "It's getting late; why don't you stay here for dinner before you leave?"
"Your Highness is too kind. My family is waiting for me to return home for dinner!"
As Qi Shian spoke, he picked up his medicine box and was about to leave when Fang Constable entered with a large pot of Pork Belly Lotus Seed Soup, smiling as he called out to him, "Lord Qi, you are in for a treat! Early this morning, Yiyi went to buy Pork Belly. I originally intended to make it for that Death Row Inmate, but he refused to eat it for some reason, so it’s a good fortune for us!"
"That won't do; I..." Qi Shian began to decline, but Li Zimu quickly gave Yi Yi a knowing glance.
Although Yi Yi was filled with suspicion, she obediently stepped forward and served Qi Shian a bowl. "Doctor Qi, please have a little. Just consider it a favor for me and taste my cooking; after all, this Lotus Seed was given by you!"
Qi Shian stared at the bowl of soup for a long moment, his hand trembling slightly as he took it, completely unaware that Zhan Feiyang had opened his eyes behind him.
"Drink up! It won't taste good if it gets cold!" Yi Yi urged him with a smile, while Fang Constable looked on with a grin, as if he wouldn't be satisfied until he saw him drink it.
"What’s wrong? Does Doctor Qi not like Pork Belly Lotus Seed Soup? But I clearly heard Yiyi say that when you gave her the Lotus Seed, you mentioned that your family always uses Lotus Seed to cook Pork Belly!" Zhan Feiyang suddenly leaned closer to him, his voice dropping ominously low. "Or is it that you know this soup is poisoned and are afraid to drink it?"
Qi Shian's hand trembled again, nearly spilling the warm soup onto himself. The embarrassment on his face slowly faded as it turned downward, a sinister shadow creeping into his expression.
"It seems that today's ploy of throwing a brick to attract jade and catching a turtle in a jar was specifically set up for me!" When he lifted his head again, the familiar warm smile had vanished from his face, replaced by an expressionless coldness.
"Shopkeeper Qi, you flatter me," Zhan Feiyang sneered. "If it weren't for your eagerness to send Lotus Seeds to Yiyi, I might not have had the chance to experience your prowess today!"
"Well, it's not too late to give you a chance now!" Qi Shian said, a murderous intent suddenly flashing in his eyes.
Zhan Feiyang swiftly turned, drawing the long sword hanging on the wall, and said in a deep voice, "Take Yiyi and go!"
Li Zimu and Fang Constable quickly pulled Yi Yi over and hid by the door.
Qi Shian raised his hand and struck his Medical Box. In the instant it shattered, he seized his Acupuncture Kit.
In the blink of an eye, his fingers were filled with glimmering silver needles.
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