"Miss, the Prince's mood today seems... not very good."
Liujin wanted to comfort her, but Chu Qianli appeared remarkably calm, as if the Prince's earlier attitude had nothing to do with her.
Liujin found himself unsure how to proceed.
Finally, Chu Qianli lowered her head and continued to examine the poison in the bottle, and the awkward atmosphere finally dissipated somewhat.
"Your Prince seems to have truly missed two ingredients."
She had studied the poison. While potent, it was far less so than those she had seen at Medicine Valley.
"I have some more medicine here."
She turned and took out all the medicine she had obtained from Medicine Valley from her Qiankun Chain.
It appeared as if she were taking them from her sleeve.
Liujin did not press for details, as the medicine she produced left him utterly astonished!
"Yes! It's these two! It's these two!"
No wonder he had felt something was off; it turned out the Prince had indeed missed them.
The Prince was so proud that even a few questions would make him angry.
Fortunately, there was Miss Chu.
For the next period, Liujin and Chu Qianli continued to refine medicine in the pharmacy.
In the blink of an eye, over three hours had passed.
When Liujin remembered that the Prince was still present, he hurried to remind Chu Qianli, "It's getting late, Miss. You should return with the Prince to rest early."
Besides, they hadn't even had dinner yet.
Chu Qianli had almost forgotten where she was. When she was focused on her work, the outside world faded away.
"I'll go see him."
The plan had been preliminarily formulated, and she had also listed the required medicinal ingredients for Liujin. Now, they just needed Liujin to find them to recreate the antidote.
If the antidote could be successfully tested on the drug-addicted individuals, restoring their consciousness, then the antidote could be mass-produced.
"Miss, hurry and go." Liujin was still studying the prescription she had listed and didn't have the extra energy to accompany her to find the Prince.
A problem that had puzzled him for days was easily solved due to Chu Qianli's arrival.
Liujin couldn't help but marvel at how capable this young girl was!
Chu Qianli left the pharmacy. Not seeing Feng Yexuan, she continued along the narrow stone crevice to the outside.
To her surprise, upon emerging, she heard a guard say, "The Prince left three hours ago."
He had truly left!
This scoundrel, he had gone too far, leaving without her!
But she had no idea how to get back; she was completely unfamiliar with the path!
"Miss, is there a problem?" the guard asked.
Chu Qianli was so angry she almost stomped her foot, "Didn't your Prince leave any instructions?"
The guard thought for a moment and shook his head, "The Prince left on horseback without speaking to anyone beforehand... Perhaps, Mr. Liujin knows. Miss, why don't you..."
"I just came from Liujin's side!" What could Liujin possibly know? Liujin had been with her the entire time!
That scoundrel had truly left her without a word!
Was it because her face could no longer please him?
Seeing her distress, the guard, unsure what the masters were angry about, said softly, "Does Miss need a horse?"
"I need a horse that can take me back to Xuan Prince's Manor. Do you have one? I don't know how to get back myself!"
She didn't recognize the way; how could she return?
The guard was in a difficult position. Could a horse lead the way on its own?
"Miss, then... then perhaps, this subordinate can find someone to escort you..."
"No need!"
Chu Qianli was truly angry now, and her anger made her act petulantly with the guard.
She was usually not this willful.
She took the horse the guard offered, leaped onto it, and galloped away.
But she truly didn't recognize the road ahead!
How was she supposed to get back?
Somehow, wandering, she left the valley.
Unexpectedly, she entered another dense forest, and a chilling aura instantly rushed towards her...