Chapter 293: The Junior Brother’s Hint

Chapter 293: The Junior Brother’s Hint

Su Kexin focused her gaze on the herbs, trying to recall their placement and arrangement without much success.

Confused, she asked, “I just put the herbs on the table without moving them around. Senior Sister, is there a problem?”

“No, I just feel that there are signs someone has been rifling through them.”

Liu Shuqin approached the table, reaching out to inspect the herbs laid out.

These herbs weren’t for her; they belonged to another physician.

Su Kexin inquired, “Senior Sister, could it be your imagination? Oh right, Senior Brother was here at that time; he might have been curious and looked through them. It should be nothing major, right?”

“Junior Brother?”

Liu Shuqin pondered, recalling that Lin Nuo had been waiting for her.

Perhaps it was just normal curiosity, wanting to take a look?

Possible, but not certain.

Who was the one who rummaged? Her Junior Brother, Lin Nuo.

A master skilled in unique arts.

And this master had a particularly subtle way of handling matters, low-key.

He would never draw attention to his actions; they manifested in minute details that required her to discover.

If she couldn’t sense even his subtle intentions, how could she ever be worthy of him?

There must be some intricate scheme here.

“Senior Sister, if there is nothing wrong, I’ll just return the herbs,” Su Kexin said, wanting to put the herbs back.

“Wait a moment, I need to examine them further.”

Liu Shuqin spread out all the herbs, observing them one by one carefully.

She made a discovery: among the herbs, two had subtle traces indicating they’d been handled.

Not obvious, but completely detectable upon closer inspection.

They didn’t bear natural damage; it looked more like someone had done it intentionally.

Only the Junior Brother could be responsible.

Thinking back, he had left right after she’d returned.

Did he leave on purpose, giving her space to ponder?

What were these two herbs hinting at?

Ghost Wind Herb and Li Ren Gan; mixing them was merely a common tonic.

Liu Shuqin firmly believed there should be additional clues.

And that clue had to be in the pharmacy.

This might relate to breaking the Blood Curse—someone like her Junior Brother would never lay it out plainly, he must have left hints for her to uncover.

There had to be something, but where?

Where he sat.

She checked the spot but found nothing amiss.

As for his teacup, there was no issue either, but she would not wash it for now; she might as well keep it for future tea.

Where else would he go?

Liu Shuqin’s gaze shifted to the floor.

Because the floor was cleaned very thoroughly, there were faint footprints from Lin Nuo.

He walked through some areas, but according to the imprint evidence, it seemed he passed without lingering.

However, in front of the prescription she was writing, the footprints increased sharply.

It seemed he had stopped by the prescription, unknowingly shifting his feet around the area.

The paper lay flat, but it bore tiny marks as if someone had lightly tapped on it with a finger.

Among the several prescriptions written on a white sheet, only one had been touched.

Perhaps it was a significant hint.

Liu Shuqin examined the prescription that had been tapped, then looked down at the Ghost Wind Herb and Li Ren Gan in her hands.

Could it be that her Junior Brother was hinting at her that this prescription was missing these two herbs?

However, mixing these two herbs with those in the pointed prescription, according to pharmacology, would have severe side effects; they could even be fatal.

A physician with any sense wouldn’t mix them together in a concoction.

Was she overthinking it?

But…

Liu Shuqin recalled that each time Junior Brother established a feat, he never took the conventional route; his reverse thinking was profoundly mysterious, and often, she couldn’t understand why he would think this way.

Yet she had to admit, it was precisely this sort of creative thinking that led her Junior Brother to frequent victories.

While everyone else was intoxicated, he remained sober, not following the crowd or taking the easy path—this was his style.

Moreover, she had yet to encounter this Blood Curse; she’d tried countless prescriptions without success, watching innocent people suffer and die one by one.

Alright, I choose to trust my Junior Brother.

This prescription defying pharmacology must be tried.

“Kexin, you can return the herbs now.”

Liu Shuqin handed the Ghost Wind Herb and Li Ren Gan to Su Kexin; after all, these belonged to another physician, and she couldn’t keep them.

“Kexin, after you return the herbs, please come to my pharmacy; I need to check the fire. I’ll go gather more herbs.”

“Oh, okay.”

Su Kexin complied and quickly returned the herbs before heading back to Liu Shuqin’s pharmacy.

Liu Shuqin instructed Su Kexin that if the fire went out, to light it again and to extinguish any flames if they accidentally overflowed.

Then she set out to gather herbs and brew this prescription that defied pharmacology.

She was certain this was her Junior Brother’s direction; it was right.

…

Lin Nuo rushed to Xia Hanmo’s room to check on her condition.

Having followed Lin Nuo’s instructions, she stayed in her room, not venturing outside, relying on Ruo’er for food.

Seeing Lin Nuo arrive, Xia Hanmo was naturally delighted, welcoming him warmly.

“Nuo’er, you’re here! Come in and sit!”

“Have you been alright staying in the room recently?”

“It’s nothing; Mother is used to it, but she wishes to see you more often.”

“I will. Things are urgent outside, but once things improve, I’ll take you away.”

Lin Nuo closed the door and sat down, while Xia Hanmo hurriedly poured him tea.

“I give you the detection needle. Have you been using it?” Lin Nuo asked.

“Yes, yes! I’ve been using it; the recent water seems fine,” Xia Hanmo replied.

“That’s good. No matter what, every time you use water, you must test it. Trust no one but it.”

Lin Nuo said as he dipped the detection needle into the tea, only beginning to sip once he confirmed it was safe.

“Nuo’er, will the situation in the city improve?” Xia Hanmo asked anxiously.

“There are countless capable physicians here, they’ll sort it out; things will get better,” Lin Nuo stated flatly. He couldn’t very well say, “They’ve got nothing but hammers; the whole city’s going to visit the underworld and register to be reincarnated,” could he?

“Nuo’er, Mother knows you’re assisting the physicians in researching the cure. I didn’t expect you to have medical skills too.”

“Just a bit of knowledge.”

“That’s good! In the past, they all looked down on Nuo’er; this time, you’ll definitely gain their respect,” a faint smile appeared on Xia Hanmo’s face.

Lin Nuo didn’t respond to that.

Assisting in researching the cure was merely a façade; he was just hanging around, doing nothing.

Oh, except for discovering Liu Shuqin’s correct prescription and successfully stopping her.

After a long while, Lin Nuo left Xia Hanmo’s room, planning to check on the city situation.

But unexpectedly, another big matter had occurred.

The Blood Splitting Curse broke out at the Lin Family Mansion, and most people were already showing symptoms.

Wow~

Lin Nuo was feeling ecstatic.