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Less than an hour had passed in the imperial study when the two of them emerged, their faces beaming with smiles.
The next day, the Duke of Zhongyuan's residence received a royal decree granting a marriage.
In a small courtyard deep within the mountains, an elderly man spoke, "The poison in your body has been completely cleared. It will not recur in the future. You should rest here for a while before leaving."
Pei Zhijing glanced at the old man and gratefully said, "Thank you, Elder Chen."
"Elder Chen, I have one more request," Gu Qingning said as she exchanged glances with Pei Zhijing. "I have a younger sister who suffers from an eye ailment. Despite searching for the best remedies in the world, there has been no improvement. Could you please take a trip to help her?"
Having spent several days in this secluded paradise, Gu Qingning and Pei Zhijing learned that the villagers lived independently from the outside world, self-sufficient and never interacting with outsiders. If they hadn’t accidentally fallen from a cliff and stumbled upon this hidden village, they would never have known that such a place existed deep in the mountains.
Elder Chen blurted out, "If it weren't for the fact that you two were dressed so well that day, I wouldn't have bothered to save you at all. Now you want to stay here indefinitely?"
A woman entered holding a bowl of medicinal soup and shot a glare at Elder Chen. "You just think my cooking is terrible and want to eat the famous stinky goose from Tianxi Building in the capital, don’t you? You old man with your creaky bones, go ahead then!"
Elder Chen awkwardly glanced at Granny Song and lowered his head.
Gu Qingning and Pei Zhijing couldn't help but suppress their laughter at the scene.
"This is easy," Gu Qingning said, trying to keep a straight face. "As long as you are willing to accompany us to the capital to see my sister's eye condition, you can have as much stinky goose as you want."
"Little one, don’t make such grand promises," Elder Chen replied with a hint of skepticism. "Stinky goose isn’t something everyone can enjoy."
Upon hearing that he could eat stinky goose from Tianxi Building, Elder Chen leaned closer to Gu Qingning like a seven-year-old child, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "Really?"
Pei Zhijing pretended to cough twice before saying, "My wife never tells lies."
Granny Song took the empty medicine bowl from Pei Zhijing’s hands and smiled as she exited.
Elder Chen asked again, "Is it true?"
Gu Qingning nodded.
Elder Chen sat on a bamboo chair, looking troubled. "Our people don’t like outsiders coming here, nor do we prefer going out to treat others. What should we do?"
"This is easy to handle. As long as you are willing to go out and help our sister with her diagnosis, we will repay your kindness a hundredfold," Pei Zhiqing promised in front of everyone.
Having been here for quite some time, he had already formed a guess in his heart.
"Old Chen, do you have any other conditions you would like to propose?"
Old Chen glanced at Gu Qingning beside him and said, "I see some potential in this little girl. How about leaving her here as my apprentice?"
Pei Zhiqing turned to Gu Qingning and said, "Our couple stumbled upon the Medicine King Valley by accident; it has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for us."
Before he could finish speaking, Old Chen shouted loudly, "How did you know this was the Medicine King Valley?"
Who would have thought that the Medicine King Valley, which everyone in the capital was searching for, was hidden at the bottom of the cliff beneath the Fo Guang Temple?
"Master, please allow your disciple to pay my respects."
Gu Qingning smiled, poured a cup of tea, and knelt before Old Chen, holding up the tea as an offering.
"I suddenly don't want to take on an apprentice anymore," Old Chen said angrily without even looking at Gu Qingning.
"Master, the old wine from Tianxi Building, thirty years of aged pear blossom wine..."
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