Chapter 85

Liu Wuyi was surprised to find that the door actually led to the backyard of Li’s Clinic! However, he learned from one of the shop assistants, namely, the guy who had just stopped him, that Physician Li had gone back to his hometown with his granddaughter after selling the clinic a few months ago. It suddenly came to Liu Wuyi that when he had visited Li’s house late the year before, Physician Li once told him about going back to his hometown. That was why he had been so eager to find a matchmaker to discuss with the Lis about the marriage between his son and the Li girl. Unfortunately, so many things had happened this year, and Zixiu couldn’t come out to visit anyone because of his ‘pregnancy’, so Liu Wuyi thought his son had no chance of marrying the virtuous girl. What a pity!

“Alas…” He couldn’t help but let out a long sigh at the thought of his childish son, who was neither good at herb collecting nor Qing Kung! Who would like to marry a timid lazy bone who feared even small worms?

When he was worrying about his son’s future, the shop assistant came back with the manager of the clinic.

After examining the herbs carefully, the manager said, “I want all of them. What do you say?”

“That’s great!” Needless to say, Liu Wuyi was delighted if he could sell all the herbs without being exposed to the cold wind outside.

The two sides agreed on the price soon. After weighing the herbs, the manager showed Liu Wuyi the way to the accountant to get money.

Liu Wuyi had been here three years ago after his wife and his son fell into the water and were sent to the clinic by the villagers. However, as he had never been to the backyard, he wasn’t familiar without its layout. To his surprise, the terrain in the backyard of a small clinic would have been so complicated! Following the manager along the winding paths, he walked through some archways and corridors before he found himself in a spacious, bright room.

“Wait a minute, please!” The manager suddenly became very deferential, and he even lowered his head slightly when he spoke. However, before Liu Wuyi could say anything, he had walked into the inner room.

Liu Wuyi was instantly alarmed, but it was too late. With a bang, the doors behind him were shut from outside, leaving him no time to rush out. Next, a bunch of men in black jumped from the ceiling and guarded the door and the window respectively.

Since he couldn’t possibly get out, Liu Wuyi had to manage to calm himself down. ‘Seems Nangong Du has no idea that to get someone like me, he doesn’t need to arrange for so many people!’

Liu Wuyi dusted off the hem of his robe and sat down, waiting calmly for his opponent’s arrival.

“Mr. Liu, please forgive me for my abruptness!” With that, Nangong Du walked out of the inner room.

Though Liu Wuyi had expected that these people were Nangong Du’s men, he was surprised that this prince wound have come in person. However, he didn’t show any emotional fluctuation on his face. “Your Highness, I’m flattered. I’m just a humble villager. How could you address me as ‘Mr.’?”

“Mr. Liu, you’re being too modest! The Great Medicinal Herbsyou wrote has been hailed as the definitive work in medicine. Moreover, everyone knows that Mr. Yan is superb in medical skills whereas Mr. Liu is adept at using medicinal herbs!”

“Your Highness, I didn’t expect you to take an interest in medicine after a serious illness!” Liu Wuyi said with a sneer. Nangong Du not only schemed all this to get him but also knew his background very well. Sure enough, he was by no means a foppish dandy liked he looked!

Instead of answering him, Nangong Du gestured his men to leave.

“Let’s put it straight. What do you want?” Liu Wuyi continued with a snort.

“I just want to see Zixiu!”

“My apologies! But as my son is ill, he doesn’t want anybody to visit him!”

“My darling…”

“Your Highness, you must have made a mistake! My son, Liu Zixiu, is not Prince Liuxu!” On hearing the word ‘darling’, Liu Wuyi immediately thought of his son’s clumsy look with his big belly. What Zixiu had done wrong? Why did God let him meet such a vicious guy? “Your Highness, I appreciate you for your concern. My son was poisoned by someone and developed symptoms of the false pregnancy, but he’ll be fine months later. If there’s nothing else I can do to help, please ask the accountant to pay me for the herbs!” Liu Wuyi added.