The nominal father, someone he could brag about.
Thinking about it was exhilarating.
Ruan Xi blinked expectantly at Yun Shu.
Yun Shu raised an eyebrow and looked at Ruan Xi faintly.
Ruan Xi became flustered under her gaze. "I was just joking!"
Alas!
He truly didn't know who would marry her in the future. On the day she got married, he would probably weep uncontrollably.
...
When she left Ruan Xi's manor, the sky had completely darkened.
Yun Shu did not return to the General's residence but went directly to the Regent's mansion.
It was just after nightfall.
Inside the Regent's mansion, servants were busy everywhere.
The guards also patrolled constantly, with strict security.
Yun Shu infiltrated the mansion silently and, from the servants' conversations, learned where Yun Yueyin resided.
Just as she was about to head over, she suddenly saw Lu Hao.
Lu Hao lived in a small courtyard, pacing back and forth, seemingly troubled by something, constantly pulling at his hair in distress.
Occasionally, when someone passed by his door, he would quickly compose himself.
Yun Shu's eyebrows twitched.
She landed silently behind Lu Hao.
As Lu Hao paced back, he suddenly saw someone standing in front of him. Just as he was about to cry out in alarm,
He suddenly heard the woman's voice in front of him lower slightly, "Hush."
Lu Hao immediately covered his mouth, looked at Yun Shu in shock, then visibly tears welled up in his eyes. He quickly grabbed Yun Shu's arm and pulled her into the room.
Inside the room, he knelt down with a thud.
"Master!"
He truly revealed all his fear to Yun Shu.
Yun Shu's mouth twitched. "Don't kneel down at the drop of a hat."
Why was a grown man of seven feet shedding tears every time he saw her? Who between them was the man?
Lu Hao felt as if he had grasped a lifeline. "Master, how did you get in? Did Master know I was suffering in the Regent's mansion and came to save your disciple? Your disciple is so touched! Your disciple hasn't been able to eat or sleep for the past two days. The Regent is too terrifying. He still doesn't seem to believe me. He might be plotting to throw me into that snake pit he made."
"The mere thought of that snake pit scares me! Oh, and something incredible happened. Yun Yueyin was bitten by a venomous snake. If it were an ordinary venomous snake, it would be fine, but it was a Snow Spirit Snake! Master must know about the Snow Spirit Snake, right? The Snow Spirit Snake's venom is extremely potent, and it can also be used as medicine. It's impossible for it to appear in the capital, yet it did! The capital is too deep!"
He was scared!
Yun Shu smiled faintly, standing with her hands behind her back, looking relaxed and elegant. "You know the Regent has a snake pit?"
Lu Hao nodded.
"Then you truly have a lot of nerve, to have deceived the Regent even knowing about the snake pit," Yun Shu said with a smile.
Lu Hao wiped the cold sweat from his brow. "Wasn't that my arrogance? I thought my medical skills were truly comparable to Master's, just not as famous. Turns out I was slapped in the face. I'm truly scared now! Master, take me away now, and then I'll escape the capital and never return!"
"It's too late," Yun Shu said with a light smile.
"Ah?"
Yun Shu turned around and surveyed the room. As expected of the Regent's mansion, even if the courtyard wasn't large, the room used to accommodate distinguished guests was very luxurious.
After sitting down, she continued, "Didn't you already administer acupuncture and change the prescription for him?"
"Yes!" Lu Hao nodded honestly.
Yun Shu lightly tapped her fingers on the tabletop. "In at most five days, he will discard his doubts, put his mind at ease, and live here comfortably with good food and drink."
After speaking, she stood up and was about to leave.
Lu Hao realized belatedly. "Master didn't come to save your disciple?"
So, all the tears he shed just now were for nothing? Master had spoken with certainty, as if she had already predicted the Regent's condition.
Therefore...
"Master came for Yun Yueyin?" Lu Hao asked softly again.
Yun Shu hummed. "To settle a score with Yun Yueyin."
A score that hurt her son's heart.
Lu Hao's eyes darted. "Master, it's not that I'm boasting! I specifically didn't completely cure her poison. I planned to let her suffer from the snake venom now and then. If she dares to provoke my Master, she must be tired of living! Also, I had the Regent suck out the poison for her. She was bitten on the thigh by the Snow Spirit Snake. This time, it will definitely leave a psychological shadow on the Regent, and he won't want to touch her again!"
After saying that, he looked up with a fawning expression, as if asking if he had done an excellent job.
Yun Shu praised, "Well done."
"How else does Master want to deal with her? I can do it for you!" Lu Hao volunteered. Why did he feel a surge of joy from her praise? It was as if all the grievances he had suffered in the Regent's mansion for the past two days had vanished.
"No need, I'll do it myself," Yun Shu directly refused.
Lu Hao thought of something and quickly said, "Master, the sudden appearance of Snow Spirit Snakes in the capital, did someone intentionally bring them into the capital? The capital's waters are truly too deep! Master is in the General's residence, so you must be extremely careful."
"Mmm, don't overcomplicate things, it's just a few Snow Spirit Snakes," Yun Shu said casually, appearing unconcerned.
Those Snow Spirit Snakes or some other strange small animals were merely for Xiao Jing.
She didn't know what innate magic Xiao Jing possessed that these small animals were so drawn to him. As soon as they approached him, they would change from fierce to docile in an instant.
Lu Hao was astonished. Master could hear about Snow Spirit Snakes and remain completely unfazed!
Indeed, Master was Master!
"Stay well in the Regent's mansion," Yun Shu said to Lu Hao before opening the door and leaving.
Lu Hao obediently nodded.
He felt that every time he saw Master, he gained profound insights. The world he had seen was nothing compared to Master's!
Master must have encountered Snow Spirit Snakes before, while he hadn't even seen their tails!
If he follows Master diligently,
His medical skills would surely become extraordinary in the future!
...
In a room filled with wisps of incense mist.
Yun Yueyin looked down at the wound on her leg.
She frowned tightly.
"Why is it still swollen and bruised?"
Wen Shu heard her and came over to carefully examine it. "Miss, it should be normal! Miss has taken the antidote, so there shouldn't be any problems. Please don't worry. It's just very strange that everyone says Snow Spirit Snakes shouldn't appear in the capital. Recently, many bizarre things have happened in the capital, like the crows in the manor before, and Miss Wang and the others encountering rats and cockroaches..."
Suddenly, Wen Shu, who hadn't finished speaking, collapsed on the ground.
With a bang.
"Wen Shu, what's wrong?" Yun Yueyin asked in astonishment at Wen Shu, who had fallen to the ground.
Wen Shu had completely lost consciousness and could not respond to her.
The next moment.
A figure appeared in front of Yun Yueyin.
"You!"