The catalyst being goose blood sounded too easy to obtain, but once you added the condition of the white goose living over twelve years, it became exceedingly difficult.

One could say it was extremely difficult.

Everyone who raised geese did so for eggs and meat, at most adding watchdog duties. Geese that lived to ten years no longer laid many eggs—would you slaughter them for meat or provide them with retirement?

Seeing Wei Han’s silence, Divine Physician Li said, “Geese can live over twenty years. While geese that have lived over twelve years aren’t common, they’re not nonexistent either. If you send more people to search, you should be able to find one.”

“Thank you for the consolation, Divine Physician. This prince will immediately send people to search.”

Divine Physician Li rolled his eyes.

This youngster really was full of himself—who was consoling him? He was just stating what needed to be said so he could hurry and go question that Luo girl.

“This old man will first give you acupuncture to temporarily suppress the symptoms, but you must find a qualified white goose as soon as possible to completely cure this condition.”

Divine Physician Li added a reminder, “Oh right, it must be a domestically raised white goose—wild ones won’t work. Domestic geese and wild geese have different habits and diets. If the catalyst is off by even a hair, the result will be vastly different.”

“Thank you for the guidance, Divine Physician. This prince has taken note.”

Divine Physician Li opened his medicine box and took out a row of golden needles. “Then let’s begin the acupuncture.”

Half an hour later, Divine Physician Li washed his hands and picked up his medicine box.

Wei Han stood up, preparing to see him off.

Divine Physician Li waved his hand. “The prince need not see me out.”

“Then let the guards escort you back.”

Divine Physician Li refused again. “No need. This old man still has to make a trip to the Grand Commander’s manor.”

Wei Han was startled.

Was the Divine Physician going to find Miss Luo?

Seeing him stunned, Divine Physician Li casually asked, “What, did the prince not know this old man came because of Miss Luo?”

“This prince knew.”

What he didn’t know was why Divine Physician Li would come because of Miss Luo.

At this moment, Divine Physician Li stroked his beard, equally puzzled in his heart: Why would that Luo girl seek consultation on behalf of Prince Kaiyang?

Tsk tsk, a grown man relying on a little miss for help—it seemed Prince Kaiyang wasn’t much good.

While Divine Physician Li looked down on him, he completely forgot that the difficulty of the other party seeking medical treatment was set by him.

After Divine Physician Li left, Wei Han instructed Shi Yan, “Take more men and quickly find a domestically raised white goose that has lived over twelve years.”

Hearing this, Shi Yan’s eyes went wide as he confirmed, “A twelve-year-old goose?”

Wouldn’t that meat be too tough?

“Cut the nonsense. Find it quickly, and the Lin family matter will offset your demerits.”

“Yes, this subordinate will go search immediately.”

It’s just a white goose raised for twelve years—but where was he supposed to find one!

Setting aside Shi Yan’s troubles, after Divine Physician Li left Prince Kaiyang’s manor, he turned back toward the Grand Commander’s manor again, nearly suffocating all the onlookers with curiosity.

The Divine Physician went to the Grand Commander’s manor again!

The Divine Physician going back and forth between the Grand Commander’s manor and Prince Kaiyang’s manor—this definitely wasn’t about treating someone’s illness.

Someone had a bold idea: Could it be the Divine Physician wasn’t going as a physician, but as a matchmaker?

Even Grand Commander Luo had this suspicion because of the Divine Physician’s two visits in one day.

Yes, this suspicion was a bit far-fetched, but who’s to say that when his daughter sought consultation for him, some merit wasn’t appreciated by the Divine Physician?

Luo Sheng still received Divine Physician Li in the Leisure Cloud Courtyard.

The April weather was perfect for drinking tea under the courtyard trees.

This time it wasn’t rose tea but green tea the color of jade.

Beside the gently steaming tea was a white porcelain dish with five-colored pastries arranged on it.

“Divine Physician, please drink some tea to moisten your throat first.”

Divine Physician Li had wanted to get straight to the point, but seeing the tea’s jade-green color and fragrant aroma, he silently picked it up and drank two mouthfuls.

The little miss was right—moistening his throat before speaking wouldn’t delay things.

Good tea!

Divine Physician Li praised it in his heart, then set down the teacup, preparing to discuss serious matters.

“Divine Physician, please try the pastries. The golden ones sprinkled with white frost are pumpkin coconut cakes—sweet, soft, and not sticky; the emerald translucent ones are jade bean cakes with a little mint juice added for a cool, refreshing taste; the pink flower-shaped ones are crystal rose cakes, and the light purple ones are lotus root powder osmanthus cakes…”

Listening to the young woman’s gentle introduction, Divine Physician Li ate a pumpkin coconut cake, ate a jade bean cake, ate a crystal rose cake…

The plate had nothing left but pastry crumbs.

Divine Physician Li’s hand hovered over the empty plate, embarrassed for a moment.

The young woman sitting across from him smiled sweetly. “Divine Physician, would you like another plate?”

“No need!” Divine Physician Li forced out these three words with difficulty.

Plate after plate—if he kept eating, would he still have the face to ask questions?

Who would have thought a little miss could be so cunning, attempting to bribe him with a plate of pastries and a cup of tea.

He was a dignified Divine Physician—was he that kind of person?

“Kou’er, bring another plate of pastries.”

Soon a pretty maid removed the empty plate and replaced it with a dish full of pastries.

Divine Physician Li glanced at it with an unconcerned expression and resolutely refused to eat.

“This old man has already examined Prince Kaiyang. Miss Luo can now explain the origins of those two prescriptions for the Cold Expelling Pills and Nourishing Origin Pills, can’t you?”

“Naturally.” Luo Sheng glanced at Kou’er.

Kou’er immediately pulled Hong Dou to retreat to the courtyard gate, leaving the two space to talk.

“Does the Divine Physician still remember when I said I met a divine physician in Nanyang City?”

Divine Physician Li kept a stern face. “I remember.”

The little girl was full of lies, and he had actually believed her.

Thinking about it made him angry, so Divine Physician Li spoke out, “Little miss, you lied to this old man!”

Luo Sheng replied without changing expression, “The two prescriptions for the Cold Expelling Pills and Nourishing Origin Pills were indeed obtained by me from Nanyang City.”

“Then tell me, exactly how did you obtain them!” Divine Physician Li temporarily forgot about the pastries in his stomach and got angry again.

Luo Sheng quietly pushed the pastry plate toward Divine Physician Li, saying with difficulty, “I’m afraid if I tell you, Divine Physician, you’ll find it absurd and won’t believe it.”

“This old man has lived so many years—what strange thing haven’t I seen? Speak!” Divine Physician Li slapped the stone table and picked up a pastry.

Luo Sheng began, “At the beginning of the year, Father had people send me to my maternal grandparents’ home in Jinsha. When passing through Nanyang City, I stayed for half a day. After arriving in Jinsha and seeing my weak and sickly younger brother, somehow these two prescriptions appeared in my mind…”

Divine Physician Li’s lips trembled as he forcefully suppressed the urge to curse ‘nonsense.’

Seeing Divine Physician Li didn’t erupt, Luo Sheng continued, “At the time, I didn’t connect it to Nanyang City. Who knew that last month when returning to the capital, I stayed in Nanyang City again, and on the second night, whether sleepwalking or for some other reason, when I came to my senses, I found myself in a desolate residence—”

“Desolate residence?” Divine Physician Li’s brows jumped as a certain premonition formed.

Luo Sheng’s expression grew solemn. “Do you know? It was actually the abandoned residence of Prince Zhennan’s manor, whose entire household was exterminated twelve years ago. I was frightened terribly at the time and left in a daze, thinking that would be the end of it. But somehow a voice appeared in my mind, telling me the prescriptions for the Cold Expelling Pills and Nourishing Origin Pills belonged to a divine physician surnamed Li, and that voice claimed to be Princess Qingyang…”

The young woman across from him paled slightly, anxiety flickering in her eyes. “Divine Physician, what do you think this is about? Could I have encountered something evil?”