Chapter 354: Chapter 236: The Young Master-in-law’s Formidable Mouth

Before Chen Yi could reply, Juan’er and Cui’er, sitting up front, quickly turned around.

"Miss, are you not planning to go this year?"

"Well... Miss, although your health is better than in previous years, it would be best to go and stay there for a while, just to be safe."

Hearing this, Chen Yi lowered the curtain and turned to look at Xiao Wan’er. He saw her looking back at him and instantly guessed what she was thinking.

"You want to ask Doctor Ma about it?"

Xiao Wan’er said hesitantly, "Once the location for the Medical Dao Academy is chosen, I want to hire the local laborers to begin construction."

"In such a hurry?"

"Yes. While I’m feeling a bit better, I want to get the Medical Dao Academy built as soon as possible."

A slight smile appeared on Xiao Wan’er’s face as she looked at Chen Yi with gentle eyes.

"When the time comes, you’ll have to help me with the calligraphy for it."

Chen Yi nodded in agreement. "In that case, I’ll go get Ma Liangcai when we return."

As he spoke, a faint light shimmered in the depths of his eyes, and he gazed directly at Xiao Wan’er.

He could see strands of black energy still coiled around her body, most densely around her lower back.

After observing her for a moment, Chen Yi sighed to himself.

Although Xiao Wan’er was doing better than before, the medicine he’d prescribed only treated the symptoms, not the root cause. It could only slow the progression of her Extreme Cold Body’s affliction, not eradicate it completely.

However, because of his decoction, Xiao Wan’er no longer needed to make special trips to Wumeng Mountain and endure the ordeal of being scoured by its geothermal fire energy.

’Extreme Cold Body, Innate Life Gate Fire Decline... To replenish her Yang Fire Essence Qi would be as difficult as bringing the dead back to life.’

At his current Medical Dao Realm, Chen Yi estimated that even if he reached the Perfection Realm, he still might not be able to cure Xiao Wan’er completely.

’Fortunately, he still had time.’

Just then, Xiao Wan’er noticed his gaze. She instinctively glanced at Juan’er and Cui’er and, seeing they weren’t paying attention, let out a small sigh of relief.

She then glanced down at herself but found nothing out of the ordinary. She immediately shot Chen Yi a chiding look and asked,

"Did you go to Jishi Medicine Hall yesterday?"

Chen Yi saw the look in her eyes but didn’t look away. He simply smiled and nodded.

"I went to take a look. It’s certainly quieter than before."

"It’s because of the competition from Xinglin Hall, isn’t it? I already had someone inform the shopkeepers and told them not to worry."

"We just have to do our best. Although the Medicine Hall’s business has been affected, the herbal teas from Hundred Herbs Hall are still earning a lot of silver."

Xiao Wan’er hummed in agreement, composing herself. "When I get back from the fief, I’ll have them send over the account books so I can go over them."

At the end of every month, she had to calculate the income and expenses for all their businesses. Only after the silver was deposited could she distribute the monthly allowances to the various households in the estate.

Chen Yi knew this as well. "Right now, Hundred Herbs Hall is only in the Prefecture City. Once they expand, the family shouldn’t have to worry about silver anymore."

Xiao Wan’er nodded lightly and said thoughtfully, "It’s all thanks to that Boss Chen Yu."

"Speaking of which, he hasn’t returned to the Prefecture City since he met with you the other day. I wonder when he plans to expand."

"It should be soon."

"Wang Ji has already recruited many people and is preparing to further increase the production of the herbal teas."

"Oh? Then he must have quite a team now, right?"

Chen Yi couldn’t help but smile. "Originally, the workshops combined had fewer than a hundred people."

"But when you add in all the elite disciples from the Celestial Sect, the numbers become quite impressive."

Hearing this, Xiao Wan’er also covered her mouth and giggled. She looked toward the front curtain and said with a smile,

"Huatang, remember to find some time to visit. See if your fellow sect members are facing any difficulties after arriving in Shu State. If there’s anything the family can do to help, feel free to make the arrangements."

"On their behalf, thank you, Miss."

"There’s no need for such formalities among family."

With that, Xiao Wan’er turned to Chen Yi and explained, "Actually, my mother was a disciple of the Celestial Sect. The Sect Leader of the Celestial Sect, Elder Ni, was my mother’s master."

A look of realization dawned on Chen Yi’s face. "No wonder Fairy Tingyun and Miss Shen came all the way to Shu State."

Xiao Wan’er hummed in affirmation. "It’s all thanks to Elder Ni’s care."

Perhaps at the thought of her late mother, a shadow of sorrow passed over her features.

"Back when my mother was still alive, she would go to Tian Mountain every year for a short stay. Each time she returned, she would bring me a few Snow Lotuses."

"Unfortunately, my health was too poor back then to withstand the cold there, and later..."

Listening to Xiao Wan’er recount these old memories, Chen Yi could tell her mood had soured, so he simply listened in silence.

In all the time he had been here, this was the first he’d heard Xiao Wan’er speak of her mother—his late mother-in-law.

Most of the time, she spoke of the late Duke Dingyuan, Xiao Fengchun.

It was only now that he learned that Xiao Wan’er and Xiao Jinghong’s mother, Fu Wanqing, had been an elite disciple of the Celestial Sect.

After an hour of idle chat, the carriage finally passed through the city gates and headed south along the main road.

Chen Yi had also learned much more about the father-in-law and mother-in-law he had never met.

For instance, how Xiao Fengchun was the Xiao Family’s most talented Martial Arts prodigy—though still a step below Xiao Jinghong, of course.

Or how Xiao Fengchun was diligent and magnanimous, earning him the deep respect and affection of everyone, from the Dingyuan Army to the other Noble Families of Shu State.

And how Fu Wanqing had once roamed the Jianghu, making a name for herself as "Fairy Qing" and becoming known as one of the four great fairies of the Jianghu.

Hearing this, Chen Yi saw Xiao Wan’er’s expression growing even more somber and couldn’t help but interrupt.

"It’s a good thing you can’t practice Martial Arts."

Xiao Wan’er froze. "It’s... good that I can’t?"

"Of course it is."

"If you were like your mother, I’m afraid there wouldn’t be any ’Four Great Fairies’ in the Jianghu anymore."

"Why not?"

Seeing that he had successfully diverted her attention, Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a teasing glint in his eye,

"Because then, there would only be one fairy left in the entire Jianghu: Fairy Wan’er."

The words had barely left his mouth.

Juan’er and Cui’er both let out a laugh, and even Shen Huatang, who was driving the carriage up front, began to cough.

’This Second Young Master-in-law,’ she thought, ’his sweet-talking is really... on another level.’

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