Chapter 1274: Chapter 772: An Ji’s Lingering Thoughts (Part 2)

After all, if An Youyou hadn’t saved An Ji, everyone here would have lost their heads.

"Ali, are you awake?" The doctor hurried forward, very enthusiastic.

"I’m awake."

"Have you had lunch?"

"I’ve eaten."

In an instant, the doctor surrounded An Youyou.

Everyone came forward to have a few words.

"Are you getting used to the Cang Kingdom?"

"It’s different from the Daxuan Kingdom, right? Does the food suit your taste?"

"Are you sleeping well?"

"How old are you this year?"

"You don’t look over eighteen, do you?"

An Youyou was at a loss with these old doctors.

They were so enthusiastic she was a bit overwhelmed.

"Cough, cough!"

Suddenly, there was a deliberate cough in the room.

The doctors then realized that they had focused all their attention on the young Imperial Physician, neglecting the leader.

The doctors quickly moved away from An Youyou.

An Youyou breathed a sigh of relief, then slowly walked towards An Ji.

An Ji glanced at the young man in front of him.

His body was slimmer than the average man, shorter, with fairer and more delicate skin, his overall features more gentle than a man’s, especially his eyes, which were dark and seemed watery, with a strangely familiar feeling.

An Youyou frowned slightly under An Ji’s gaze.

Her disguise technique was top-notch, having fooled her father and mother a few times; fooling others was a piece of cake — no way An Ji would notice!

She looked up to meet An Ji’s gaze.

The unfriendly look in her eyes made An Ji quickly avert his gaze.

He rarely looked at someone so closely, yet inexplicably almost lost in thought.

His heartbeat also inexplicably sped up a bit.

"Leader, let me check on your recovery." An Youyou calmed down.

After observing An Ji’s expression, she felt she was overthinking it.

She was quite sure An Ji hadn’t noticed.

Perhaps his earlier scrutiny was just because she was unfamiliar to An Ji.

"Hmm," An Ji responded.

An Youyou’s warm fingers touched An Ji’s pulse.

The room instantly quieted down.

An Ji had calmed down as well, yet he didn’t know why, but feeling a bit suffocated and oppressed with their proximity, his gaze shifted around deliberately, and then he ended up looking at the little Imperial Physician, who was seriously taking his pulse with lowered eyelashes.

He saw the eyelashes flutter slightly, probably even longer, denser, and more curled than those of most women.

His gaze followed her features down, and at that moment, he noticed her lips, perfectly shaped and wonderfully colored.

In his mind immediately resurfaced the sensation of lips and tongues touching... lingering endlessly.

He had thought he’d stopped thinking about this matter, but once he saw her in person, it all connected again.

An Youyou was intently taking the pulse, and at that moment, she couldn’t help but frown.

Why was the pulse suddenly racing like this?

It was clearly normal earlier.

An Youyou couldn’t help but look up at An Ji.

An Ji’s gaze was on her lips, and at that moment, when he saw her look up, their eyes met.

At that moment of eye contact, the heartbeat seemed even faster.

"What’s going on?" An Youyou asked him. "Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Why is the pulse so fast? Are you having a fever again? Why is your face so red?"

An Youyou hurriedly reached out with her left hand to touch An Ji’s forehead.

An Ji was somewhat startled, and at that moment, he quickly grabbed An Youyou’s approaching wrist.

In his fluster, he hadn’t noticed that An Youyou’s wrist was still wrapped with white cotton cloth.

Noticing it, he quickly reacted, also recognizing the origin of the wound.

He released An Youyou’s hand swiftly, "Are you alright?"

An Youyou was momentarily stunned.

She then remembered the white cloth she had wrapped.

The white cloth wasn’t for healing the wound but to prevent anyone from being frightened by her amazing healing ability.

It was already completely healed by now.

"I’m fine, I’m fine," An Youyou moved her wrist a little, quickly explaining.

"Sorry about that."

"It’s okay," An Youyou said, "How are you? Why was your pulse suddenly so erratic? Is there any other discomfort? Logically, after taking the antidote, there should only be some residual toxins left in your body, which can be cleared with normal metabolism, not causing much harm."

"I’m fine, probably just got a little excited," An Ji said offhandedly.

"Excited?" An Youyou was surprised, "What are you excited about?"

An Ji pursed his lips.

"You are still in recovery, so it’s best to keep a calm mindset and not overthink," An Youyou didn’t press further, just advising.

"Hmm," An Ji responded.

For some reason, facing the young Imperial Physician, he still felt a bit awkward.

Was it because the little Imperial Physician had fed him medicine mouth-to-mouth?!

Just then.

Yuan Kai walked in from outside, "How is the leader?"

Before even getting close, his voice came through.

Military generals were typically straightforward.

An Youyou also stood up and moved away from An Ji’s bedside as Yuan Kai strode over to An Ji.

An Ji replied, "Thank you, General, for your concern. The poison in my body has been cleared; there’s no major issue now."

"That’s good," Yuan Kai said with relief, "The Imperial Physicians from the Daxuan Kingdom are indeed remarkable."

As he spoke.

Yuan Kai casually patted An Youyou’s shoulder, "You’ve worked hard, young brother."

An Youyou frowned slightly.

Yuan Kai might have used a normal amount of force, but An Youyou still felt considerable pain.

"Why are you so skinny?!" Yuan Kai patted and couldn’t help but ask.

An Youyou didn’t know how to answer.

She didn’t understand where all her previously chubby weight had gone!

"Your bones are so small too," Yuan Kai’s large hand on An Youyou’s shoulder squeezed a couple more times.

"Tsk..."

An Youyou took a deep breath silently.

Was this person really not aware of his strength?!

She felt her bones were about to be crushed by him.

"General Yuan," An Ji suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?" Yuan Kai was still feeling An Youyou’s thin shoulder.

He thought that with a little more force, the little Imperial Physician’s bones might shatter.

How could a man be so frail?!

"I have something I want to discuss with you alone; everyone else, please step outside," An Ji said.

"Alright."

Yuan Kai naturally let go of An Youyou.

An Youyou breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, she couldn’t help but rub her shoulder.

It was killing her.

An Ji seemed to glance at An Youyou but showed no excessive emotion.

Rubbing her shoulder, An Youyou followed the doctors out of the room.

The room was closed behind them.

The doctor again surrounded An Youyou, "Imperial Physician, you should eat more, being so skinny."

"You’re young; you can still grow, so eat more to get taller, or it’ll be hard to find a wife."

"Have you arranged a marriage in the Daxuan Kingdom? If you’re interested in staying in the Cang Kingdom, there’s my wife’s nephew’s eldest daughter..."

An Youyou barely broke free from the doctors.

People say women are chatty.

These old men were just as scary.

She wandered around the General Mansion, suddenly feeling a bit lost.

Where was this place?!

Where was her room?!

Where was An Ji’s room?!

Oh no.

She just wanted to escape those old men, but now she had gotten herself lost.

She wandered around the large General Mansion.

After wandering a few circles, she couldn’t stand it anymore. She saw two women walking ahead and quickly approached them.

As she got close to them.

She suddenly lost her footing and tripped forward.

"Ah!"

The quiet General Mansion suddenly echoed with several sharp noises.

An Youyou fell directly onto one of the women.

The woman was knocked to the ground by her, looking tearfully and pitifully pained...