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Chapter 597 - 487 Helping a Strange Person, Xuetuan’s Divine Assistance

Chapter 597: Chapter 487 Helping a Strange Person, Xuetuan’s Divine Assistance

The elder harrumphed, "Is there even a need to ask? I’ve been practicing medicine for thirty-five years, can a kid who hasn’t even grown a full set of hair compare with me?"

The guard appraised the two individuals who had responded to the notice, one an elder and one a youth; by experience and ability, the elder was undoubtedly superior.

"Then you, please follow me."

The elder cast a triumphant glance at Shen Chuwei before following the guard away.

Shen Chuwei watched as the elder left with the guard and didn’t get angry.

At that moment, Qin Xiao approached, "Master, to get to the other side of the mountain we can only climb over, but to the Xingmiao Clan’s Imperial City one can take a horse carriage, it’s just that... "

Shen Chuwei pressed, "It’s just what?"

Qin Xiao explained, "There are checkpoints when entering the Imperial City, without someone from inside the city to lead the way or a token, one cannot enter."

"Such a hassle, almost like entering the Imperial Palace," Shen Chuwei gazed towards the elder and the guard who were now distant in the horse carriage. It seemed the only way in was to be escorted by a guard.

"Had I known, I would have stopped them earlier."

Following Shen Chuwei’s gaze, Qin Xiao looked out onto a panorama of people and vendors, "Master, what’s the matter?"

Shen Chuwei said, "Just now, someone from the Imperial City posted a notice, offering ten thousand gold for curing a disease."

Qin Xiao quickly understood, Shen Chuwei was hoping to take this opportunity to get in.

"Does Master think His Highness is inside the Imperial City?"

Shen Chuwei spoke solemnly, "I’m not sure, even with General Xing deploying so many, they haven’t found him. Searching inside the Imperial City has definitely not been attempted, so I want to go in and take a look, try my luck. By a process of elimination, one day, I will find His Highness."

Qin Xiao couldn’t help but nod in agreement; there’s a chance only if one searches.

Shen Chuwei glanced around; there were several small vendors nearby, a restaurant, and also a tea house, her gaze of disappointment eventually settling on the tea house.

"Let’s go in there to drink tea and wait."

"Yes," Qin Xiao replied and followed Shen Chuwei into the tea house.

Shen Chuwei chose a seat by the window, which afforded a clear view of the notice board.

Shen Chuwei ordered some fruit and tea, then sat down and leisurely began to eat, sipping tea whenever thirsty.

Qin Xiao had never sat and eaten at the same table as his Master, with the concept of hierarchy ingrained deep within him.

Shen Chuwei had no choice but to repeat, "Sit down, join me for some tea and snacks."

Qin Xiao bowed his head with respect, "Master, your subordinate dares not."

Shen Chuwei huffed, "You’re not even listening to your Master now, have you grown too bold?"

Qin Xiao hesitated upon hearing this.

Shen Chuwei continued, "Let’s rest and gather our strength first; otherwise, how will we have the energy and fitness to search for His Highness, right?"

"Master speaks wisely," Qin Xiao finally sat down at the table, initially feeling out of place.

However, as time passed, Qin Xiao found that sitting at the same table with Shen Chuwei, aside from matters of etiquette and hierarchy, there was no other pressure.

It was no wonder Chun Xi said that her Master was the best in the world, who never scolded her or made her do menial work, and provided her with an excellent standard of living.

Whenever there was good food, she was never left out.

Such a Master was indeed very rare.

Shen Chuwei finished a plate of fruit and drank two more cups of tea.

Xuetuan sat on another chair, snacking on a couple of fruits and sipping some tea before leisurely settling down on the chair to sleep.

This wait lasted until the afternoon, with Shen Chuwei and Qin Xiao having their midday meal and continuing to wait.

Finally, during the hour of Wei, they saw the guard return to post the Imperial Edict, indicating the elder had failed to cure the illness.

"Let’s go take a look," Shen Chuwei said as she picked up Xuetuan and stood up to walk out of the tea house.

Qin Xiao took out some silver and placed it on the table before quickly following.

Shen Chuwei, holding Xuetuan, made her way to the notice board, and before long, an enthusiastic crowd of onlookers began to gather.

Doctor Qian, who had answered the earlier Imperial Edict too, was present, and an onlooker couldn’t resist asking, "Doctor Qian, you didn’t get the reward?"

Doctor Qian snorted, "What reward to get? The patient has a strange illness that’s incurable. If I can’t cure it, then nobody can."

"It seems the patient must have an incurable disease; the reward likely remains unattainable."

"Certainly, an Imperial Edict that I’ve responded to could hang forever, and no one would dare to take it down," Doctor Qian declared.

No sooner had Doctor Qian finished speaking than the crowd gasped in surprise, "Someone’s taking down the Imperial Edict!"

"Impossible," Doctor Qian turned to look at the Imperial Edict, only to see the youth who had answered it with her that morning.

Shen Chuwei, holding Xuetuan, freed one hand and deftly took down the Imperial Edict.

Doctor Qian harrumphed, "He’s just a mere child, and he dares to take down the Imperial Edict?"