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nCure? Elixir? That was not that hard to get.

nLuo Qianqian could get anything from Xiao Bai as long as she had enough points.

nIt might be a stretch to say she could bring the dying back to life, but she was confident she could cure some disease and bring longevity.

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nShe once considered resorting to some western medical methods, but she didn’t want to draw any unnecessary attention on herself, so she decided to turn to Xiao Bai.

nLuo Qianqian was not the only one who was determined to become Master Lingtian’s disciple in Prime Minister Mansion, both The First Lady and The Second Concubine were thinking the same way.

nThe First Lady originally didn’t want her Yuyan to show her face in public, but recently she was in desperate need to impress her husband, and thinking about Master Lingtian’s reputation, The First Lady thought it was not a bad idea to ask Yuyan to try her luck.

nThe First Lady had high hopes on her daughter, she woke up bright and early the next morning to dress her daughter up.

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n“Yuyan, my good daughter, you need to impress Master Lingtian and shine at the meeting, that’s the only way to win favor from your father, do you understand?”

nLuo Yuyan nodded hastily, “Mom, please rest assured, I’ve asked a few people, they all say as long as Master Lingtian appreciates the candidate’s specialty, then everything is possible.”

n“Great, I trust you.” said The First Lady with a big smile on her face.

nThe Second Concubine was having the same wishful thinking, she was desperate for Prime Minister Luo’s forgiveness and attention after Xiao Cui confessed the cobras and venomous insects.

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nShe refused to be defeated.

nThe Second Concubine created a pile of accessories on Luo Keer’s dressing table, she also heard about the unwritten rule about the appearance of Master Lingtian’s potential disciples.

nShe thought her Keer was the most beautiful in the world, her Keer would surely outshine everyone else if she dressed her up.

n“Keer, I’m counting on you, it’s all up to you now whether you father would trust us and favor us.” said The Second Concubine in an earnest manner.

n“Mom, I don’t want to be Master Lingtian’s disciple, I’m not interested in cultivating martial arts or anything… … but I will work hard to impress Master Lingtian to win father’s trust.” Luo Keer was actually more anxious than Luo Yuyan, she was the daughter of a concubine, her life and her future marriage would only be miserable without Prime Minister Luo’s favor.

nShe needed to fight for everything she would like to have since she was born.

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n‘Luo Yuyan, I will take you down.’ thought Luo Keer.

nLuo Qianqian’s scheming worked, she indeed had fomented some serious dissension between The First Lady and The Second Concubine, the two ladies now were incompatible like water and fire. And she was having such a good time without neither of them bothering her.

n“My lady, time to wake up, aren’t you going to Master Lingtian’s tavern with Princess Eleventh today?”

n“My lady, wake up… …”

n“My lady, you are going to be late… …”

nLuo Qianqian was still sleeping like a baby despite Xiao Yue had been acting like a walking alarm in her ears, she would told Xiao Yue to “snooze”, “Thank you Xiao Yue, good girl, I will get up soon.”

n“My lady, you can sleep in on any other day, but not today!”

nLuo Qianqian just had the capability to close her eyes and sleep.

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nFeng Qing paced outside Luo Qianqian’s room, “Is Her Highness still sleeping?”

nXiao Yue looked at Feng Qing with a sad face, then she strengthened her grip to shake her lady, “My lady, that’s it, you need to get up now, I’m begging you, you can sleep in every day after today.”

nXiao Yue was desperate, “My lady!”

nA white carriage was marching to the capital city when Xiao Yue was trying to wake Luo Qianqian up.

nA page was riding the carriage, the page was a young good looking boy.

n“Master, what qualities are you looking for from your potential disciple?” asked the page with great interest?

nMaster Lingtian didn’t say anything specific, but everyone knew it was not that easy.

nMaster Lingtian was the most revered cultivator in the whole country, and the page had always seen Master Lingtian as an almighty person who mastered the knowledge of every field.

nOn top of that, Master Lingtian was now in his mid-forties, but he looked like he was twenty something, everyone would be in awe when they got the chance to meet Master Lingtian in person.

nBut as an old saying went, “the great have great hardships to contend with”. Unfortunately Master Lingtian’s lover was suffering a severe disease, and it was his lover’s idea to accept a disciple before she died.

nSuch a shame that she was suffering the disease.

n“Whatever makes her happy.” replied Master Lingtian softly, he was staring at his lover who was resting on a white cushion.

nMaster Lingtian held the girl’s hand, yes, “whatever makes her happy, whatever makes her smile.”

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n“Cough cough”, the lady had a hard time catching her breath, she looked like she was in her twenties, actually she was over forty years old as well.

nThe two had a mysterious encounter years ago, and they hadn’t aged since that.

nSeeing the lady coughing, Master Lingtian’s eyebrows knit tightly, he caught her hand and instilled her Internal Chi to her body, the lady stop panting as she got the Internal Chi.

nSoon the lady fell asleep.

n“Tong’er… …” muttered Master Lingtian, he wished he could suffer the pain for her.

n“Master Lingtian, Heaven rewards the good, you and Aunt Tong had been doing charity for so many years, I’m sure Aunt Tong will recover soon.” said the page in a cheerful tone, trying to make Master Lingtian feel better.

nThe page’s heart also ached for the couple, Master Lingtian had been travelling all over the country to look for the cure for Tong’er, the page felt so touched.

nSilence resumed in the carriage, the page also focused on the way.

nHe had heard that there was a Doctor Lin in the capital city, he had high hopes on this Doctor Lin, he also wanted to find a cure for this poor woman.

nIn Luo Pavilion.

nMurong Yun paid a visit there.

n“Master?” asked Feng Qing in surprise.

n‘Isn’t master going to welcome Master Lingtian? What is he doing here?’ thought Feng Qing.

n“Is she up yet?” Murong Yun took a glimpse at the unlatched door.

nMurong Yun noticed Luo Qianqian had been avoiding him since she gave him the paintings of the herbs, why?

nThis day, Murong Yun couldn’t wait to see her, so he made this trip.

n“To reply to my master, no, Her Highness is still in bed.”

nMurong Yun lifted his hand gently, Feng Qing stood aside to clear the way for Murong Yun.

nXiao Yue was still performing as an alarm in the room, obviously she failed.

nShe turned back when she heard footsteps.

n“Prince Eighth?!” Xiao Yue asked with disbelief, she wiped her eyes to make sure she wasn’t just seeing things.

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