Chapter 90: Just as I had the idea, I dismissed it.
“You’ve seen it yourself. In reality, I’m just an ordinary farm girl. As for the medicine, it truly isn’t mine. It was given to me when I kindly provided some food to an old man. He noticed the injury on my forehead and gave me some medicines. Later, I didn’t use them all up, and when times were hard at home, I thought of exchanging the medicine for some money, but then I ran into you all!” Ye Jiu’s words were full of fabrications, but she perfectly played the part of the victim.
Sikong Mo watched her performance, and although he did not believe her, he still had no intention of making things difficult for her.
No matter what this girl did, since she wasn’t targeting him, Sikong Mo did not have the habit of meddling in others’ affairs, of course, provided that what this girl was doing wouldn’t harm Dongyue Country.
After putting the porcelain bottle into his embrace, Sikong Mo instructed further, “Be a good child and listen. If anyone asks about my whereabouts, just say you don’t know, understood?”
Ye Jiu nodded immediately, “Understood.”
“Keep the jade pendant safe. In some time, I will send someone with money to redeem it, along with the gratitude for saving my life twice. I won’t treat you unfairly,” Sikong Mo said.
Ye Jiu blinked and promptly took out the jade pendant from her bosom, placing it in front of Sikong Mo, “That… When the time comes, just send the silver note over, no need to leave the jade pendant with me. Our family is of humble standing; in case it gets lost, that would be troublesome.”
What Ye Jiu wanted to do now was to get rid of this man as soon as possible, even if he didn’t come to deliver the money later, she did not want to have any further entanglement with him.
She was confident that with Plane Space in her hands, becoming prosperous was only a matter of time. There was no need to haggle over such small wealth and risk getting herself stuck in a quagmire.
“You are quite clever, but I don’t like owing favors to others, besides, I’m not short of money to buy medicine. If I said I will send someone, I will definitely do so. Just wait for it,” Sikong Mo calmly tied the jade pendant back.
He wasn’t reluctant to part with the jade pendant, but rather the pendant had been worn by him for many years, and many prominent people would recognize it. Moreover, these past few days were critical, and if this jade pendant were to reveal any clues about him, that would be undesirable.
“I believe you are a man of your word,” Ye Jiu secretly rolled her eyes inwardly, but outwardly she was all seriousness.
“Alright, you can go now. Keep tight-lipped after you return,” Sikong Mo said.
“Take care, young master. This young lady takes her leave.” After finished speaking, Ye Jiu picked up an empty bowl in front of Sikong Mo and turned to leave without any hesitation or look of attachment.
Sikong Mo twirled his fingers, still feeling the residual warmth from the girl’s wrist on them.
Sikong Mo frowned; he thought he would never be able to touch any woman in his lifetime, yet he had not anticipated such an unexpected occurrence.
Undoing his clothes, he looked at the wound on his chest, which had been incredibly gruesome but now showed signs of healing. Even Sikong Mo, accustomed to storms and tumults, couldn’t help but feel it miraculous.
Such divine medicine existed in the world; although it had not yet achieved the effect of instantly mending wounds, the speed of healing suggested that complete recovery would not take more than a few days.
If such medicine could be used on the battlefield…
The thought had barely formed in Sikong Mo’s mind before he dismissed it.
The medicine worked so quickly that it might contain some rare natural treasures, which are incredibly hard to find. Merely possessing the prescription wouldn’t suffice; the hardest part would be gathering all the necessary ingredients, and there simply wouldn’t be enough to employ on the battlefield.