章節 23: See, he's not dead yet

There was also the Gu family who supported the third prince.

Though it was not known that his master Prince Wei Jiayi owned the Medical Pavilion, it still annoyed him that they were enjoying something that was not benefiting the pavilion.

Xi Ma decided to ignore them and looked at the remaining time. 'It will be over soon.' He glanced at Gao Lan Mei who was still leisurely sitting on a chair.

Gao Lan Mei looked at the old mute beggar who still looking dazed at what happened, "It's easier to choose if it's like this, right?" As soon as she said this, all the remaining crows near the scattered walnuts flew to the roof.

"You can choose now." She continued.

The old mute beggar nodded at Gao Lan Mei. At that moment, he already trusted her completely.

Whatever she wanted him to do, he would do it! With no questions asked!

He was originally so scared when the crows arrived at the point that he was not able to move despite knowing the time limit.

No one could approach the scene. Especially him!

Though he had a strong hunch that the crows were connected to the young woman, since there was an agreement and limited time to choose, who knew how long it would take for the commotion to calm down and give him the chance to feed the remaining walnuts to the shopkeeper.

Thinking this, he glanced at Gao Lan Mei waiting for instructions, but the only thing he got was the young woman's indifferent expression watching all the commotion earlier.

That made him feel at ease at that time.

He did not know where she came from or what her background was, he did not care.

It had been a long time since he cared about these things. He'd already long forgotten his own worth.

Being a mute old beggar, his main concern was the food he would eat every day. But if there would ever be a chance for a better life, he would grab it and not let go!

Every time he looked at Gao Lan Mei, he felt a strong hope and determination to prove something. He couldn't explain the feeling.

Walking to the remaining scattered walnuts, he picked up the ones that were not touched by the crows.

The bitter smell coming from it also confirmed his hunch that it's poisonous.

Beasts were known to be very sensitive to poison. Especially spiritual beasts.

When he was young and still studying medicine, he had his own small hound that helped look through herbs in the mountains far away from the Shizi Empire.

When he learned more about medicine and became famous, he left his hometown, leaving his pet hound as well.

There were no more crows staying near the remaining walnuts. All the remaining ones were on the roof, it seemed that they were watching his every move. Or they were waiting for something else?

Though he had already built his resolve, he still felt somewhat uneasy about what would happen next. He glanced at the young woman who in return nodded at him in affirmation that he was doing the right thing.

He walked towards shopkeeper Yu and forced the whole walnut into his mouth.

The old mute beggar held the shopkeeper's jaw to make sure the shopkeeper would not throw up. He did not care if he choked on it.

If even a small part of the walnut was taken, that would be enough to prove the presence of poison. If the crows were not enough proof.

Xi Ma, silently watched, his mouth tightened. His physicians were ready to rush to shopkeeper Yu once instructed.