Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Fragrance of Osmanthus

  Not to mention the magnificent scenery of Linjiang Building, the atmosphere inside Luoxue Pavilion is indeed intense. Pang Luoxue does have a talent for studying medicine, and her understanding of acupoints is quite sensitive. Chu Muyang himself doesn't know that in his past life, Pang Luoxue had studied acupuncture diligently to alleviate the leg disease that plagued King Jin during winter days. Although Pang Luoxue has a photographic memory, her understanding of acupoints was indeed lacking at one point, and she even gave up on herself. However, seeing King Jin suffer from leg pain, she gritted her teeth and devoted herself to studying once again.

  I recalled my past life where I studied medicine diligently to save lives, but in this life, I'm studying medicine to take his life, no, not just his life, but to make him wish he were dead. Thinking of this, I picked up the silver needle in my hand and stabbed it into the Tianling acupoint on the doll's body.

  Startled, Chu Muyang jumped up, this girl was too ruthless. His hand unconsciously touched his own head, as if the needle had been inserted into his own Tianling acupoint.

  Pang Luoxue seemed to sense his movement and raised her head, smiling brightly. Her flower-like face was radiant with a smile, her eyebrows curved in amusement: "Master, don't worry, Snow knows the severity of this acupoint and will never use it against Master."

  Chu Muyang heard this and felt a little comforted in his heart, but the expression of relief on his face made people look at him with discomfort.

  Pang Luoxue's words trailed off as she reached out a hand to grasp her chin, furrowing her brow and saying: But...

  Chu Muyang's heart skipped a beat as he tensed up and looked at this little girl.

  Pang Luoxue saw his tense appearance and deliberately teased him, saying: "But it's not good to say that either. What if Master has done something unforgivable? Snow might have to betray her master too."

  Chu Muyang looked at Pang Luoxue's tangled expression and said, "Then Master should be more careful, otherwise, if you become an enemy with this clever and lovely apprentice, the master will not be able to bear it."

  Two people exchange a smile, two pairs of cunning eyes.

  "Alright, it's getting late today too. Let's stop here for today. Qi Yao said you have a good aim, and Master just happens to have a set of hairpins here that he wants to give to Xue Er as a gift to celebrate your meeting." Chu Mu Yang took out a pear-wood box from his bosom and said

  Pang Luo Xue stretched out her hand to receive it, and indeed it was the legendary Hair Crystal. Once ingested into a person's body, it would clump together, and unless someone dug into their flesh, it couldn't be taken out. If something were added on top of this, the martial arts value should increase even more. She lifted her head and said "Thank you, Master. Since Master is willing to give Snow this treasure, Snow will definitely take good care of Master. If Master has any other treasures, feel free to bring them out for Snow to see, so Snow can broaden her horizons."

  Chu Muyang, who was accustomed to being mesmerized by her Soul-Searching Broth, thought that his eyebrows and beard had all grown a foot long. Most importantly, he felt as if half of his body had already been buried underground, as if he were handing over his last will and testament. Helplessly, he pulled out two porcelain bottles from his bosom and placed them in Pang Luoxue's hands, saying: "These are Master's treasured heirlooms; you must use them with care."

  Pang Luoxue looked at the two small porcelain bottles and asked, "Master, what is this?"

  Chu Muyang smiled mysteriously: "This is a secret medicine from the master's house, the bottle on the left is Bone Eroder, and the one on the right is Soul Dissolver. Both of these medicines are extracted from a single herb, this flower only grows in the imperial palace of Nanzhao Kingdom, next time give Xue'er a few seeds, but it's not easy for this flower to grow, and there are only a few plants in Nanzhao."

  Pang Luo Xue Bao Bei picked them up, and indeed this guy had treasures on him. Nanzhao was the strongest in poisonous techniques, and later there would be good things to come. So Dog Leg said: Master, you should remember that today is already late, so why bother flying around? I'll let Lotus Leaf and Lotus Root send food over for Master. Master will save a lot of trouble. The cost of food and lodging will also be saved, and it's enough to ask Master to plant some flowers and grass in this small courtyard when he has nothing better to do, which would also save the courtyard from being empty and losing its master's identity.

  Chu Muyang shook his head. This little girl was too clever. He was afraid that in the future, he would have to work hard for a meal.

  Xue Er put away the things and returned to her own courtyard. In the house, Qi Yao was already drinking tea by herself. Normally, Qi Yao was quite busy and wouldn't come here unless it was something important.

  Pang Luo Xue Dao: "Ya Jie, have you eaten?"

  Qī Yāo said lazily: Of course there isn't any, just waiting for you to come and have a good meal.

  Pang Luoxue said, "Nowadays, the best restaurants in the capital city, except for Linjiang Building, are all under your control. What good food haven't you had?" He said with a bad tone: "The food here is all brought by you, but it's just to show off."

  Qī Yáo also stopped teasing her: "Alright, aren't all the delicious food sent to you? I've been watching this play for a while now. In order to share it with you quickly, I didn't have time to eat. Why don't we eat and talk at the same time?"

  Pang Luoxue nodded and called for the servant to serve the meal. She also asked Lianye and Lianou to close the gate of the courtyard, and the four people slowly sat down at the table to eat.

  A few people ate until they were about 80% full, and then started drinking soup. Qi Yao saw that everyone had eaten almost the same amount, so she said: "Today I saw your family's young lady at Wangjiang Tower meeting with King Jin, I wonder if Xue Er knows."

  Pang Luo Xue shook her head and said: I naturally heard that the two of them had private connections, but didn't know they would meet openly. There wasn't even a hint of rumors coming out. This afternoon it was only said that the young lady went out to burn incense and pray for blessings, who knew it was a secret escape.

  Qī Yáo said: "That's naturally without any rumors, it's just that the private room I reserved at Wangjiang Pavilion happens to be right across from Prince Jin's exclusive private room. What a coincidence! If I hadn't seen the maid by her side, I wouldn't have noticed. However, the two of them do make a good match. If my senior brother hadn't arrived and rummaged through his luggage to find some aphrodisiacs, there wouldn't be such a great show today. It's clear that I'm a kind person."

  Pang Luoxue heard Qi Yao say this, and the pills in her soup almost choked herself. After finally swallowing them, she said: "The King of Jin is a person with extremely strong self-control. What did you do to bring together this pair of mandarin ducks?"

  Qī Yāo said, "It's just that I saw their hidden hardships, so I put the fragrance of Yīlánxiāng in his incense burner. Even if he has strong self-control, it would be useless. The medicine my Shī Xiōng refined, I naturally know its potency."

  Pang Luo Xue looked at her with an excited face and said, "What I'm afraid of is that the King of Jin will wake up and discover the ulterior motives behind this. He's not someone who can be easily fooled."

  Qī Yáo Mǎn said indifferently: "You don't have to worry about this, Yī Lán Xiāng is colorless and odorless, and only a third of the size of a fingernail is enough for them. Moreover, after the medicine is burned, the ash is no different from other incense ashes, so it can't be detected."

  Pang Luo Xue nodded: "Looking at how you're making a fuss, I'm afraid even Pang Luo Yu will pester the King of Jin to marry her. It all depends on whether the King of Jin has such intentions or not."

  Qī Yāo let out a cold snort, disapprovingly: "I see these two sneaking around, it's clear that the King of Jin doesn't want to marry her, what a pity"

  Qī Yáo's mouth said pitifully, but her face didn't have any pitiful or downcast look.

  Pan Luoxue wiped the corner of her mouth, "Tomorrow my big brother will be back, and there will be a banquet at home. I'll have someone send you an invitation, so don't forget to show up, Master Yao."

  Qī Yáo blinked and said: "This is natural, lotus leaves, lotus root has been prepared by the Song and Dance Workshop"

  "Thanks for your trouble."

  The four of them chatted warmly for a while before each returning to rest.

  Pang Luoxue was thinking about what Qi Yaoke said in the afternoon, and after careful consideration, she called out: "Zi Juan, come here"

  Zi Juan had been waiting outside the door, and she was also waiting for tonight. Hearing Pang Luoxue call her to push the door open and ask: "Miss, is there anything you'd like to instruct?"

  "You go to Rain Pavilion later and call Big Miss, just say you're going to Mother's place to see Third Sister"

  Zi Juan didn't think much and went to listen to Yu Xuan.