âBecause youâre an alchemist, and one whose alchemy attainment is extremely high.â
âYouâre saying...â Lou Qianxueâs beautiful eyes suddenly lit up.
An Shaoning nodded. âThatâs right. When Master Guogong was poisoned during a battle four years ago and he subsequently returned to the Imperial city to recuperate, his mansion placed three signboards in front of the entrance. Every day, they put up notices to summon famous doctors in Tiao Zhao to treat him.â
As An Shaoning spoke, he looked at Lou Qianxue. âThey kept the Thousand thread vine to treat Zhen Guogongâs illness. However, if you can treat Zhen Guogong, then they naturally have no use for the Thousand thread vine. When the time comes, youâll get a chance to obtain it.â
âIs this for real?â Lou Qianxue showed interest in the matter. âHow do I get to Zhen Guogongâs mansion? Iâll go and take a look.â
âIâll take you there since Iâm free. But, Qianxue, you have to be prepared. Gong Sunheng also went to see Master Guogong, but he was helpless.â
âGong Sunheng?â Lou Qianxue raised her eyebrows. âEven he had no way... It has to be a difficult and complicated illness. After hearing you talk about it, Iâve become more interested.â
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Soon, the two of them arrived at Zhen Guogongâs mansion.
Zhen Guogongâs mansion had the title âThe home of the God of War.â It was majestic and exuded a heroic aura. The two stone lions that stood at the entrance were also majestic. Anyone who glanced at them would be greeted with a sharp and solemn aura.
Lou Qianxue immediately noticed the three stone tablets on the opposite side of the road. Huge notices posted on them caught her eyes.
Looking for doctors!
After passing through an endless stream of people, Lou Qianxue walked to the front of the stone tablets.
âEven if Zhen Guogongâs illness canât be treated, as long as one goes to his mansion to treat him, one will receive a hundred gold taels. One hundred gold taels are equal to one thousand silver taels. Itâs enough for a commonerâs family to live for a few years. Zhen Guogongâs mansion is really generous.â
âCough.â Cold sweat dripped from An Shaoningâs forehead. âI nearly forgot to tell you that thereâs a Second Young Master in Zhen Guogongâs mansion who is very strong and has an extremely high cultivation. However, his temper is not too good. He treats many people who come to treat Zhen Guogong as quacks and seriously injures them... He even nearly beat up Gong Sunheng.â
â... He even wanted to beat Gong Sunheng?â Lou Qianxue stretched her hand out and supported her forehead. âSo he has beaten the alchemists who entered the mansion?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âCough, itâs vaguely like this... Hence, this notice at the mansionâs entrance has yet to be taken down.â
Lou Qianxue nodded. Then she held the sides of the notice and tore them...
When the passersby at the side saw this, they could not help themselves from stopping to watch her.
âHuh? Whatâs this young lady doing?â
âBy the looks of it... Oh gosh! Is she taking down the notice?â
â!!! She actually dared to take down the notice? Isnât she afraid of Second Young Master treating her as a quack and beating her up?â
âYeah! Given her age, even if sheâs an alchemist, her alchemy attainment wonât be that high!â
âYes! Even the demonically-talented alchemist, Master Gongsun, couldnât treat Master Zhen Guogong. What can a young lady like her do?â
âIf she enters, sheâll definitely get a beating!â
A good-hearted person even persuaded Lou Qianxue in a loud voice. âYoung lady, do you need money? Do you want to get one hundred gold taels? Look at you, youâre so delicate. You wonât be able to endure the beating. Donât act so foolishly for money!â
âRight, I just saw that a medicinal shop in the west of the city is hiring people. If youâre an alchemist, theyâll definitely recruit you. You donât have to lose your life because of money.â
âBut...â Everyone felt baffled. âAn alchemist is in need of money? This is too rare!â