Rebirth of a Village Girl

Chapter 1309: 321: Ancestral Secret Medicine!_2

It’s been over a decade.

Between him and Chu Xiangyi, the well water has never interfered with the river water. Chu Xiangyi never actively showed goodwill either, but these past two days, Chu Xiangyi has approached him unusually frequently.

“Speak plainly if you have something to say.” The Master stroked the Buddha Beads.

Chu Xiangyi took out a small red wooden box from her sleeve and placed it on the table.

“What is this?” the Master asked.

“This is my family’s ancestral secret medicine. Colorless, tasteless—once consumed, it allows a person to forget the one they dearly love…”

As she spoke, Chu Xiangyi dropped to her knees and grabbed the hem of the Master’s robe. “Lord, I want to help you, just this once.”

She loved him.

Loved him deeply.

No one knew the depth of her love.

Precisely because she loved someone deeply herself, she understood the agony of unrequited love.

That’s why she wanted to lend the Master a hand.

She didn’t want the Master to end up like her, loving someone he could never have for a lifetime.

She didn’t want him to live his life alone.

“This medicine, as long as it’s given to Ni Yang and Pei Zhi, it will make them forget each other. Pei Zhi’s dose is for you; I’ll take care of Ni Yang’s dose!”

Chu Xiangyi was born into a family of pharmaceutical heritage. The Chu Family once provided medicinal supplies for the Imperial Court’s hospital! Anything crafted by Chu Xiangyi’s hand was no ordinary product!

“Utter nonsense!” The Master struck Chu Xiangyi’s face with a slap. “How dare you plot against her! Who gave you the audacity to do so!?”

Chu Xiangyi’s face turned sharply from the blow, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. But she didn’t care in the slightest. “Lord, this isn’t nonsense. I just want to help you…”

Chu Xiangyi had loved the Master for so many years; she was also the one who understood him the most.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to tell with just one glance that there was someone living in the Master’s heart.

The Master grabbed Chu Xiangyi’s jaw, his expression dark and terrifying. “If you dare harm even a single hair on her head, I will bathe the Chu Family in blood!”

Chu Xiangyi’s face immediately went pale.

She couldn’t understand why the Master was acting like this.

He clearly loved Ni Yang deeply, but he was unwilling to let Ni Yang and Mo Qishen forget each other.

Only if Ni Yang and Mo Qishen erased each other from their hearts would the Master have a chance. Only then would he be free of guilt.

The Master refused to express his feelings to Ni Yang now.

Because the person standing beside Ni Yang was Mo Qishen.

Mo Qishen and the Master shared a strong bond, and a brother’s wife was not to be coveted.

If it weren’t Mo Qishen standing beside Ni Yang, the Master might have already acted.

Chu Xiangyi had thought it through thoroughly.

She truly wanted to lend the Master a hand.

She had assumed the Master would accept her proposal. She hadn’t expected such a strong reaction.

He would rather love her without reciprocation and live out his days alone than to do this.

Chu Xiangyi couldn’t understand why he would choose this.

Clearly, he had a chance…

Chu Xiangyi looked at the Master and mustered all her strength to say, “Lord, rest assured, this medicine leaves no trace. No medical equipment can detect it, and this matter will remain known only to heaven and earth, you and me. No third person will ever discover it. Ni Yang and Pei Zhi will never realize what we’ve done…”

“I don’t want to see you alone any longer…”

No one else knew, but Chu Xiangyi knew the truth all too well.

Over the years, women seemed to abound around the Master.

But none could truly get close to him.

His fondness for women?

It was nothing more than a facade for others.

Even Zhou Zixian, the most favored woman in the Master’s household, was only a surface illusion.

Zhou Zixian remained untouched and pure to this day.

“Shut up!” The Master gripped Chu Xiangyi’s jaw tightly, his icy gaze almost spilling over. “Do you think I’m joking with you? Or do you think the Chu Family means nothing in your eyes? I recall you have an elderly wet nurse and an eighteen-year-old younger brother…”

“No, no… please, no…” Chu Xiangyi shook her head desperately.

The Master continued, “If you want them to live in peace and safety, you’d better behave yourself!”

“I… I understand…”

“Get out of here!” The Master released Chu Xiangyi.

Chu Xiangyi had completely lost her strength, collapsing to the ground and gasping for air.

Only after a moment did she finally compose herself. Still leaning against the floor, she said, “Lord, we are the same kind of people. I know well the taste of unrequited love. If you’re unwilling to let Ni Yang and Pei Zhi forget each other, then you should forget Ni Yang. Forgetting is always easier than being unable to forget.”

With those words, Chu Xiangyi stood up and walked toward the door.

“Stop!” The Master suddenly spoke.

Could he have regretted it?

Did he agree to her proposal?

Chu Xiangyi halted in her tracks and turned to look at the Master. “Lord, have you thought it through?”

The Master stroked the Buddha Beads in his hand. “From now on, you are not allowed to meet Ni Yang privately.”

So he hadn’t changed his mind after all. A hint of disappointment flickered in Chu Xiangyi’s eyes. “Understood, I know.”

Dragging heavy steps, Chu Xiangyi walked to the courtyard.

Seeing the state of Chu Xiangyi, Chu Yuehong was startled. “Xiangyi Sister, what happened to you? Who hit you!?”

“It’s nothing.” Chu Xiangyi shook her head.

Chu Yuehong exclaimed anxiously, “Your face is like this, and you say it’s nothing! Who hit you? Zhou Zixian?”

“No.”

“If it wasn’t Zhou Zixian, then who else could it be?!” Chu Yuehong continued, “In this house, other than Zhou Zixian, who else would dare act so arrogantly? Zhou Zixian is just too much! Relying on the Master’s affection, she’s hitting you now? Come, Xiangyi Sister! Let’s go find the Master for justice!”

Zhou Zixian had always been ostentatious in the Master’s household, frequently mocking and ridiculing Chu Xiangyi intentionally.

So Chu Yuehong immediately thought of Zhou Zixian first.

Outside Zhou Zixian, Chu Yuehong honestly couldn’t think of anyone else daring enough to treat Chu Xiangyi this way.

Chu Xiangyi grabbed Chu Yuehong’s hand. “Yuehong, it really wasn’t her. Don’t make such a fuss.”

This type of matter was no good for public exposure.

“Xiangyi Sister, then what really happened?”

Chu Xiangyi smiled faintly. “Nothing much. Go fetch some medicinal liquor and help me treat this.”‘

Chu Yuehong heaved a sigh, turned back into the house, and retrieved some medicinal liquor.

Moments later, Chu Yuehong returned with the liquor and began treating the injuries on Chu Xiangyi’s face.

“Xiangyi Sister, does it hurt?” Chu Yuehong’s eyes reddened. “Who hit you, Xiangyi Sister? What are you afraid of?”

Chu Xiangyi shook her head. “Yuehong, there’s no need to ask so much.”

Chu Yuehong pressed on, “Xiangyi Sister, I’ve said it before—this household is not a place for humans to live. Let’s leave it behind.”

Chu Xiangyi didn’t answer but asked in return, “Yuehong, you’re twenty-eight this year, aren’t you?”

“Mhm.”

Chu Xiangyi continued, “Twenty-eight… that’s a grown woman.”

After treating her injuries with the medicinal liquor, Chu Xiangyi took out a small wooden box and handed it to Chu Yuehong.

“What’s this?” Chu Yuehong looked on curiously.

Chu Xiangyi replied, “This is your dowry, Yuehong. You’re not young anymore. If you meet someone suitable, marry them.”

In ordinary families, women would have already married and had children by twenty-eight. Yet Chu Yuehong had always stayed by Chu Xiangyi’s side.

Over the years, she had focused all her energy on the Master, neglecting Chu Yuehong.

“Xiangyi Sister, what are you doing?” Chu Yuehong stared at Chu Xiangyi, startled.

Chu Xiangyi said, “Yuehong, don’t waste your youth for my sake. You’re already twenty-eight.”

“No!” Chu Yuehong placed the wooden box back on the table and held tightly onto Chu Xiangyi’s arm. “Xiangyi Sister, I want to stay by your side forever. Wherever you are, I’ll be there. Please don’t push me away!”