Ji Feiyu said with a beaming smile, "I know you're the best, Huahua. When I get rich, I'll prepare more materials for you."
Huahudie replied, "Well, I'm not saying you must prepare materials for me. You might not be able to afford them. I think, how about you marry me? I can make do."
"Make do with what?" Ji Feiyu said and immediately reached out to hit him. After that, she took out the silver the young military officer had given her from her bosom and tossed it to him. "Here you go. Consider it my little token of appreciation." This rejection couldn't be more blatant.
Huahudie took the silver somewhat unhappily and sighed, "Feiyu, you're still so aloof."
Ji Feiyu said, "Come on. Hurry up and transform me back into a young girl's appearance."
Huahudie had no choice but to continue helping her with the disguise. Soon, an ordinary peasant woman appeared before them.
"Wait. The neck and hands should be painted a bit darker. Oh, Feiyu, do you want me to cover the scar on your hand?"
Ji Feiyu looked at the scar on her hand and remembered that it was left when she tried to save Jinse. Her eyes dimmed involuntarily.
"Leave it. It's a reminder for me."
Huahudie immediately realized he had said the wrong thing and said, "Then I'll just apply the color and not worry about it."
Soon, Ji Feiyu had completely transformed into an ordinary peasant woman.
***
"Where can a wineshop be found around here? The cowherd points at the Apricot Blossom Village far away."
Ji Feiyu and Huahudie, along with a donkey, cheerfully set off on their northbound journey. The rural scenery was boundless. They had already hidden the carriage before and sold the horse directly.
Ji Feiyu sat astride the donkey, spinning the flute in her hand recklessly. Suddenly, she tilted her chin towards Huahudie who was walking beside her and said with a smile, "My lord, where do you think we should go?"
Huahudie, smiling, used the handle of his fan to move the flute away from his chin. Then he opened his folding fan and waved it elegantly a few times, saying leisurely, "It depends on where this donkey wants to go."
As soon as he finished speaking, the donkey snorted twice symbolically and lowered its head to nibble on the grass by the roadside.
Ji Feiyu couldn't help but pick up a small whip and give it a light flick on the buttocks. Only then did it continue moving forward.
They were so leisurely that Ji Feiyu and Huahudie didn't seem like people on the run at all.
This was all thanks to Huahudie's extremely powerful disguise technique.
Now she was like a peasant girl who had snagged a wealthy husband, riding a donkey back to her hometown with high hopes.
Of course, this was what Huahudie said.
Because Ji Feiyu wanted an ordinary appearance while Huahudie still refused to give up his good looks...
As a result, after the disguise, her plain appearance paled in comparison to his in front of him.
But that didn't matter. What mattered was that he gave her a young face, which made her feel like she was back in the past. She could be as willful as she wanted, for she could always claim it was due to her youth and ignorance.
Ji Feiyu and Huahudie traveled on like this, not asking where they were going, and they really ended up in a quiet village.
Just as they were about to find out the name of this village, they saw someone rushing out of the village entrance.
When Huahudie saw this, he quickly ran over to stop him. However, the man pushed him away and said, "Get out of the way. Can't you see I'm in a hurry to find a doctor for my father?"
Both Ji Feiyu and Huahudie were shocked. They didn't expect that there was no doctor in this village and they had to go to a neighboring village to find one. They quickly exchanged a look.
— This place is small. We can stay.
Once the decision was made, Ji Feiyu immediately called out to the man, "Sir, is there someone in your family who is sick? If the problem isn't too serious, my husband can help you!"
Hearing this, the man stopped and sized Huahudie up and down. He said rather doubtfully, "Him? Can he do it?"
Ji Feiyu said, "If he can't cure the patient, you don't need to pay. My husband and I are planning to settle down in the village ahead and open a medical clinic. Would you like to give it a try, young man?"
Probably because it was getting a bit late and the neighboring village was far away, the young man thought for a while and then led them into the village. Only then did they know that this village was called Apricot Blossom Village. It was said to be named so because it was once full of apricot blossoms.
The village was very small. As soon as Ji Feiyu and Huahudie entered the village, there was a small stir, naturally because of Huahudie's good - looking disguised appearance.
Ji Feiyu let the man lead the way. She quietly pinched Huahudie, who was waving and greeting the surrounding on - looking villagers, and whispered, "Huahudie, can't you be a bit more low - key? You don't even let the wildflowers go!"
Huahudie leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Can't you be a bit more quiet? I don't know any medical skills. You're clearly trying to make a fool of me by dragging me in to treat the patient!"
Ji Feiyu said, "You don't know, but I do! Medicine and poison are two sides of the same coin. Don't you trust me? Just act according to the situation later."
Huahudie felt a bit more at ease and still pretended to be calm, spreading his charming smile. Oh dear, there were a chorus of coquettish exclamations!
When they arrived at the man's house, the two of them entered the house together.
The inside of the house was dim. Ji Feiyu looked towards the bed where the patient was lying and only felt a sense of deathly stillness.
The host tied up the donkey for them and then came in to lead the way. She and Huahudie walked further inside and finally saw the patient's face.
When Huahudie saw it, he stepped forward timidly to feel the man's pulse, while Ji Feiyu sized up his complexion and asked, "What has the patient been eating recently?"
The young man carefully reported his three meals a day. It was nothing but some grains and there was nothing special.
Ji Feiyu asked again, "Did he eat anything when you weren't around?"
The young man slapped his head and then remembered, "Oh, right. A few days ago, he went up the mountain. I don't know if he was tempted to pick some wild fruits... Wait, miss, are you asking because it's related to what he ate?"
Before Ji Feiyu could answer, Huahudie stood up from the side and said, "Yes, your father has indeed suffered from food poisoning. He probably accidentally ate a poisonous fruit that looks similar to an ordinary one."
"Ah? What should we do then?" The man panicked when he heard this.
Ji Feiyu said, "Don't worry. As long as my husband writes a prescription for you. But before that, you must tell me about the layout of the mountains and rivers here."
Hearing this, the man quickly told her the location of the mountains and rivers here and the common plants. Ji Feiyu calculated carefully and then knew what kind of poisonous plants might grow nearby and cause people to become like this after eating them.
The so - called requirements of poisonous plants for the mountains and rivers and their preference for sunlight were something she remembered very clearly when she memorized the Book of Ten Thousand Poisons back then. Of course, she still hadn't forgotten them now. There were probably two reasons why she remembered so clearly: one was that she liked it, and the other was that she was threatened and forced by the imperial physician.
Thinking of the time when she was memorizing books in the palace of her former country, Ji Feiyu couldn't help but sigh. She only felt that time had passed quickly and the world had changed.
Were those people in her former country all right? Could she ever go back?