Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 558 Assassination Turns Into an Open and Legitimate Assassination (3)
After listening, Prince Fu snorted coldly, "Does the Divine Doctor fear that I lack silver?"
"No, no, no, Yin likes to speak plainly in advance to avoid disputes later."
"Rest assured, one hundred thousand taels of gold. I won’t shortchange you a single tael," Prince Fu declared.
"Gold in hand, antidote in the other." With those words, he walked away with the chest on his back, not glancing at the ashen face behind him. He knew already why the other hadn’t been poisoned; there was no need to stay longer. Plus, he had made a tidy profit; he believed his wife would be quite pleased.
Prince Fu watched him leave, and as the Divine Doctor disappeared around the corner, he waved over a Hidden Guard: "Follow him, make sure he doesn’t notice, and see where he settles down."
"Yes, Prince," one of them said, taking off at once.
Having left Prince Fu Residence, he casually sauntered along carrying the medicine chest. Not long after, he sensed someone following him. Dugu Chen chuckled, then sped up, swiftly weaving through the crowd until he had lost them within moments.
Having shaken off his tail, Dugu Chen popped into a ready-to-wear clothing store and bought some garments. After changing, he returned to the decrepit backyard of Prince Fu Residence and the moment he jumped in, Feng Xuxu appeared, then quickly stepped back into her space.
No sooner had he steadied himself than Feng Xuxu gripped his collar and demanded, "How exactly did you become the Divine Doctor Yin Nan? Out with it!"
"Hey, hey, hey, wife, let’s not get worked up, I’m explaining." He looked at his wife, eyebrows raised and hands ready; surely, she was too anxious to wait any longer.
Feng Xuxu released his collar angrily, gave him a glare, then sat down on a chair, her eyes fixed on him.
Just as Dugu Chen was about to sit, he heard her icy voice: "Stand and talk. You may sit only after explaining clearly."
He raised an eyebrow at his wife and playfully remarked, "Wife, I’ve long known medical skills, as you’re aware." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Yes, I know that, but who is Yin Nan?" she said, sipping her tea, looking up at him with measured calm.
"My medical skills were taught by my master, who happens to be Yin Nan," Dugu Chen shrugged, as if it were the simplest explanation. His skills couldn’t have appeared out of thin air; he wasn’t that brilliant.
Feng Xuxu internally scorned herself for not considering this earlier. If he knew medical skills, he must have had a master. Feeling exasperated by him, she stared speechlessly: "Where’s your master then? Aren’t you worried about him coming after you for impersonating him?"
"My master has been dead for several years now." Dugu Chen’s mood plunged at the mention of his master.
The two sat in silence for a while. Feng Xuxu had not anticipated his master to be dead. She then remembered the time he had fallen off the cliff. He had mentioned being saved by his master. Which master was that?
"When you fell off the cliff, I remember you said your master saved you. So, at that time, your master...?" Feng Xuxu asked uncertainly, her memories of long past not completely clear.
"Yes, that was my master, a new one I acknowledged." Dugu Chen sat beside her, taking her teacup and sipping from it. "We had a short relationship as master and disciple. He had once said he would come to find me, but years have flown by without a visit."
Feng Xuxu nodded. Losing one master and finding another must have filled a void in his heart.
Qiqi and Yueyue, seeing their dad and mom both silent and without smiles, exchanged glances, then scampered off to find Xiaobai and Little Fox. This was not the time to incur their parents’ displeasure.
