Luo Yaoning paused for a moment, not expecting Doctor Li to say such a thing. Still, she replied calmly,"No matter how beautiful you are, beauty will eventually fade. No one can escape aging or the loss of youth."
Doctor Li smiled. "Young lady, that is precisely one of the reasons I asked you to come. More than thirty years have passed. Although I have always been separated from my master by a green veil, I know he has not changed at all. Perhaps his medical skills have already surpassed those of ordinary people—maybe he has mastered the secret of eternal youth and immortality."
"What?"
Doctor Li's words made Luo Yaoning even more curious about this divine physician. If someone truly had not aged in thirty years, then her face—surely—could be preserved!
"Imperial Physician, may I know this divine doctor's name?" she asked.
Doctor Li frowned slightly. "I don't know his full name. All these years, my master has only ever told me his surname."
"And what is it?"
"Beigong."
"Beigong?"
Luo Yaoning lowered her head, softly repeating the name to herself. By then, Doctor Li had already packed up his medicine chest and left.
Nowadays, most renowned physicians came from Wuzhou, but to her knowledge, there was no one there with such a name. Not only in Wuzhou—she could hardly find anyone surnamed Beigong in any other country either. Her curiosity grew. Who exactly was this Beigong divine physician?
Just as she was deep in thought, Wenya walked in, interrupting her.
"Have you prepared everything I asked for?" Wenya asked.
"Yes, everything is ready. But… miss, what are we going to the city for?"
"Nothing special. Just to take a look around."
The bamboo forest was peaceful, but information traveled poorly there. When she left, Suzhou had already fallen into turmoil. She urgently needed to understand the current situation. Every abnormal event had begun after Zhao Changyun's return. She did not believe such matters could escape his notice.
Master and servant rode their carriage out of the bamboo forest and reached the town in less than half an hour.
The town was quiet. They entered a lively restaurant, but even after sitting down, they heard almost nothing. Qionghua Town truly was clean and tranquil.
After a while, however, several travelers carrying luggage entered. As she listened to their conversation, she finally heard the news she had been waiting for.
The more excited the travelers became, the tighter her grip on the wine cup grew.
The southeastern border was in chaos. Local powers had begun preparing for war. The era of peace of the Ancient Moon Kingdom was over.
She could never have imagined that those small nations would dare to invade the Ancient Moon—let alone capture several cities so easily, without any internal support.
Then that could only mean one thing…
Zhao Changyun—you've truly gone mad!
Wenya listened attentively as well. Seeing Luo Yaoning frown, her heart ached. As a woman, she understood her suffering all too well. She had lost a man. She had lost her beauty. Who could be more miserable than her?
She sighed and instinctively looked away. Yet with just a casual glance, her brows knit together and her gaze sharpened with alarm.
Through the restaurant entrance, she saw a group of people gathered around a stall—apparently gambling.
That person… could it be… the prince?
"Miss! Miss, look over there!" Wenya whispered urgently.
The tremor in Wenya's hand pulled Luo Yaoning back to reality. She glanced at Wenya's excited face, then followed the direction she was pointing.
Her eyes widened in disbelief. She blinked hard.
The man's figure was still there.
From this angle, she could only see his profile—but even so, she recognized him instantly. That man was closely connected to Qizhen.
The man, still visibly shaken, turned and walked away. Luo Yaoning immediately followed. Wenya left a silver coin on the table and hurried after them.
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