The Transmigrated Pharmacist’s Counterattack

Lin Yi wasn’t aware that Pei Xuanqing had just about unraveled his background. He had been waiting for news from Pei Xuanqing for the past two days, but even after two days, there was still no news of activity from him, nor did he know how the patients were being treated.

“Shui Su, what is your Young Master doing?” Lin Yi couldn’t help but ask Shui Su.

Shui Su also saw Lin Yi’s restless demeanor these past few days, knowing Lin Yi was worried about the patient’s condition. She also heard about the deal between Lin Yi and her Young Master that day. Although both she and Qing Feng felt that Lin Yi didn’t have the ability to cure their Young Master, this concerned Pei Xuanqing’s legs, so they still had some expectations in their hearts. Besides… Lin Yi was very easy to get along with, neither noisy nor troublesome, never causing trouble for her or Qing Feng. He also looked good, as if he were a jade figure. Just looking at him was pleasing, so she always had a very good impression of Lin Yi, “Eldest Young Master is still busy these two days.”

“Still busy with business outside?” Lin Yi frowned secretly. What was going on with Pei Xuanqing? It was unlikely he wouldn’t take what he said to heart, right?

“Correct.” Shui Su replied.

Lin Yi suddenly became apprehensive. Pei Xuanqing didn’t really take his words seriously, did he? He had thought about a situation where Pei Xuanqing would take it seriously, a situation where Pei Xuanqing would covet his abilities, but he had never thought about a situation where Pei Xuanqing didn’t take this matter seriously at all. If Pei Xuanqing really didn’t take it seriously, wouldn’t he have just wasted his own energy?

But Pei Xuanqing still gave him a sense of some reliability, and he’d already promised to make a deal with him, so he shouldn’t be the type of person who wouldn’t stick to his word and do things carelessly.

Looking at Lin Yi’s tense face and worried expression, Shui Su roughly guessed what he was thinking, but she didn’t give voice to an explanation. Although she had a good impression of Lin Yi, she couldn’t pry into her Young Master’s mind. How could she know what her Young Master was thinking? Although she called Lin Yi Eldest Young Madam, in the end, her Young Master was her true master. If the master didn’t speak up, she was not qualified to talk recklessly as a servant.

Lin Yi’s heart was agitated, and he could not fall asleep, tossing and turning alone until dawn. When he got out of bed, his whole person felt weak, his appearance wan and sallow, with the corners of his lips blistering.

Seeing the blisters, Shui Su was rather startled. Little did she think Lin Yi would actually be so anxious to end up in this condition and that she’d immediately hear Lin Yi say, “Shui Su, I want to see your Young Master.”

……

“…… Young Master Lin has always lived inside a small remote courtyard. Over there, not only is the spiritual energy poor, but the scenery is also barren. There is also an unattended lake just larger than a pond nearby. Other than this, the place where Young Master Lin lived was completely lifeless. Lin Jintian treated this son as if he didn’t exist, and after throwing Young Master Lin into that courtyard, he never dealt with him again. Except for the servant in charge of his three meals, he never saw a single outsider all year around and never left the courtyard. Furthermore……”

Speaking to the end, Pei Qi appeared reluctant.

“Speak frankly,” Pei Xuanqing said.

“Before the marriage, I heard Young Master Lin wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the pond but was rescued. After experiencing a high fever, Patriarch Lin brought him to the Green Bamboo Courtyard, seemingly under the intention of supervising him.” Pei Qi said.

When Pei Qi first heard it, he was dissatisfied. Who was his Young Master, and who was Lin Yi to actually dislike him?

But thinking about the few times he had contact with Lin Yi, he felt that something somewhere was strange. Lin Yi’s behavior didn’t seem like someone unwilling to marry to the point of attempting suicide.

Pei Xuanqing remained silent for a long time, his brows slightly furrowing. It was the first time he’d heard of this matter.

It turned out Lin Yi didn’t want to marry him and even tried to commit suicide but was stopped.

Thinking of Lin Yi’s jade figure face and empty and hazy eyes, but still struggling to prove himself at the cost of backlash and coughing up blood that day, Pei Xuanqing was silent for a long time.

“Apart from this, this subordinate hasn’t heard anything else. It really seems that no one in the Lin Family knows that Young Master Lin can write prescriptions to treat illnesses,” Pei Qi continued.

Lin Yi did not lie at this point, but now there were only more questions. Where did Lin Yi’s ability come from? Lin Yi tried to commit suicide? The former filled Lin Yi with mystery, while the latter……was beyond Pei Xuanqing’s expectations. If he had known earlier, the marriage would have been dropped. However, the Lin Family concealed this matter tightly, causing him to miss the opportunity to see the truth.

Pei Xuanqing’s face remained calm. Pei Qi knew that the matter of Lin Yi’s attempt to court death would definitely displease his Young Master, but as matters stood, the big marriage had already been held, and there was no room for maneuver. With the current situation in the Pei Family, there was no extra time to waste on it.

“Eldest Young Master, the Eldest Young Madam requests an audience.”

The sound of Shui Su’s voice broke the dull and oppressive atmosphere in the room.

The emotion in Pei Xuanqing’s eyes stirred, and he looked outside. Lin Yi was standing outside now, and coming to find him must have been for the purpose of those patients.

Many scenes churned in his mind, finally lingering on the scene of Lin Yi nervously asking to make a deal with him after experiencing backlash and coughing up blood……

“This matter must not be mentioned again. Continue to keep an eye on the Lin Family, and promptly report back any details you hear.”

“Understood.”

“Invite him in.”

“Yes.”

Lin Yi, supported by Qing Feng and Shui Su, one on the left and one on the right, stepped into Pei Xuanqing’s room. He couldn’t see anything outside the room, and while waiting outside just now, he could only see two figures in front of him that should’ve been talking about something.

However, he had no intention of prying and more wanted to know about the condition of those four patients right now.

“Young Master Pei, I took the liberty of coming over here. I want to know how the four patients are doing now.” Lin Yi asked directly without beating around the bush.

From the moment he came in, Pei Xuanqing was looking at him, seeing the blisters on the corners of his mouth and his slightly tired and haggard appearance at a glance. Moving away his gaze, he looked at Shui Su.

“The Eldest Young Madam did not sleep at all last night.” Shui Su said, slightly lowering her head. Lin Yi’s appearance now was because of her lack of consideration, so it was only fitting if her Young Master wanted to punish her.

Why unable to sleep all night? Although Shui Su didn’t say, Pei Xuanqing could also guess and looked toward Pei Qi.

Pei Qi promptly said, “This subordinate was just about to report this matter. Two patients have already recovered completely, and the conditions of the remaining two patients have greatly improved. Those four prescriptions are indeed beneficial.”

Especially for the person whose dantian was crippled. On just the first day of using the medicine, his dantian began to heat and could once again faintly perceive spiritual energy. Today, his sensitivity to spiritual energy has increased further, and his dantian continued to warm. His meridians, which were also on the brink of drying up, were also beginning to absorb a little bit of spiritual energy, and his dim and irrelevant Primordial Soul had begun to show signs of awakening.

Before the Primordial Soul became a Sea of Energy, unless a trustworthy powerful cultivator was willing to spend their cultivation base to help repair it or a rare heavenly treasure to repair it, there was hardly any possibility of restoring it. Nowadays, the majority of cultivators with crippled Primordial Souls had no hope of cultivating. This was the first time they had heard of just using medicine to reawaken. Although those medicinal ingredients were spiritual herbs, and the prices were very high compared to rare heavenly treasures, they were relatively easy to access.

Therefore, even if the healing process was harrowing, the person with a crippled dantian was still wild with joy.

After hearing about it, Pei Qi was also shocked for a long time, but he was equally overjoyed. If Lin Yi really had such a fearsome ability, maybe his proposal to cure his Young Master’s legs could really succeed!

It was just because he still had doubts and precautions toward Lin Yi in his heart, especially after hearing that Lin Yi once tried to seek death, he was afraid that he would end up being happy for nothing and his Young Master would be disappointed. He originally wanted to observe for two more days before reporting but didn’t expect Lin Yi to come over today.

Hearing that the prescription was effective, Lin Yi’s heart, which had been hanging high since yesterday, was finally relieved by half. He said to Pei Xuanqing, “Young Master Pei should believe me now, right? I won’t joke about you, and I won’t joke about my own eyes. Let me try. As a token of my sincerity for this deal, I can cure your legs first and then my eyes.”

Lin Yi gritted his teeth and revealed his final bottom line. He didn’t sleep all night and was really worried that Pei Xuanqing wouldn’t take this seriously.

After listening to what he said, the others were a little surprised. They looked at him and then at Pei Xuanqing.

“There’s no hurry. Young Master Lin has forgotten in order to bring out that last prescription, you suffered backlash. My legs are more difficult to treat compared to that person’s dantian. Even if you want to try, you should first recuperate your body and perhaps make some more preparations,” said Pei Xuanqing.

Lin Yi was instantly overjoyed. Doesn’t this mean that Pei Xuanqing’s words are under the intention of agreeing with him?!

“Thank you very much, Young Master Pei!” Lin Yi sincerely thanked Pei Xuanqing.

“There’s no hurry to thank me, Young Master Lin. Whether or not you can cure me has yet to be confirmed. Besides, you and I are on equal footing in this deal. If you can really cure me, it is I who will owe you.” Pei Xuanqing said.

Lin Yi didn’t care whether or not he was owed. As long as he could take out a prescription to cure Pei Xuanqing, he could cure his own eyes, then think of a way to leave here and leave Woyun City. When that time came, this strange world wouldn’t be vast enough for him to roam!

“Then is this considered the beginning of our deal?” Lin Yi asked excitedly.

“Yes.” Pei Xuanqing said.

Lin Yi suppressed his excitement, “I indeed need to recover my body and make a few preparations, but I can only tell Young Master Pei about these matters alone.”

Pei Xuanqing looked at Pei Qi and the others, and they silently retreated.

“They have left. Young Master Lin, please speak.”

Lin Yi could actually see the other figures in the room leaving, but he wouldn’t say it.

“I need to replenish my spiritual power.”

Replenish spiritual power? Pei Xuanqing looked at him in surprise, “You are an ordinary person.”

“Although I am an ordinary person, I can absorb some spiritual power. Not by absorbing the spiritual power from the outside world, but through what I eat, such as tonic soup made from spiritual herbs.”

Pei Xuanqing was even more surprised. Such a thing was unheard of, but Lin Yi didn’t seem like he would joke about his own body.

After Lin Yi finished speaking, he waited with bated breath. He was afraid Pei Xuanqing would try to get to the heart of the matter, and he would be unable to explain, and also that Pei Xuanqing would disagree.

But to his surprise, Pei Xuanqing was only silent for a moment before he agreed frankly, “This can be done. I will provide you with everything you ask for.”