After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 314: Strange Symptoms

Lin Rusi was naturally not among those kicked out. She watched as Ye Ruoruo inserted the needles one by one, and Su Xiangqing's flushed face gradually returned to normal. She also breathed a sigh of relief: "Are you alright?"

"Under normal circumstances, would I lie to you?"

Ye Ruoruo put away the needles, shrugged, and said, "The medicine is fine. Take it for another three days, and you should be able to recover."

"Three more days?"

Lin Rusi frowned again at the thought that Su Xiangqing might experience this situation again over the next three days: "Are you sure you won't damage her brain again by having her fever go back and forth like this for three days?"

Ye Ruoruo put away the needle bag, raised her chin, and gave her a proud look: "I investigated it myself, how could it be wrong? If I couldn't even make sure about this, Master would have expelled me from the sect long ago."

"Don't worry about this at all. You stay here and keep an eye on her. I have to go out and take care of some important business. If we delay any longer, it will be dawn."

Ye Ruoruo hadn't forgotten what she was thinking about.

I've been waiting all day, I can't let the time come and I miss it.

The acupuncture treatment took a little longer than expected. Ye Ruoruo thought that Li Jingyang's men would have left long ago when she went downstairs, but to her surprise, there was someone waiting for her.

Lin Rusi was still not allowed to go with them. She stayed in the inn, watching over Su Xiangqing, listening to the increasingly loud commotion outside, and was very curious.

The commotion at night seems to be getting louder and louder. Does this mean that the strange illness will become increasingly difficult to control as time goes on?

This time, with no one to keep watch, Lin Rusi stayed up all night until dawn, when she finally leaned against the bedpost and drifted off to sleep.

I had just dozed off when the door was suddenly pushed open.

Ye Ruoruo rushed in excitedly, grasping her hand: "I have some clues about this matter. Li Jingyang guessed correctly. It's almost certain that these people have been infected by the Gu worms."

"I have a pretty good understanding of the specifics of the illness. I'll ask them again when it gets light and they come out."

She held onto Lin Rusi's shoulders and shook her back and forth, her eyes brimming with undisguised joy.

Lin Rusi hadn't even cleared her mind when she was pulled aside and babbled on and on, only managing to catch a few words like "illness" and "almost".

Her mind was a complete blank, and she didn't understand what the other person was saying at all. While yawning, she kept replying, "It's good that there's progress."

Ye Ruoruo was busy all night, but she wasn't sleepy at all.

As soon as the shouts outside began to ring out and people started coming out, she grabbed a steamed bun and started eating it as she ran outside.

This time, Lin Rusi wasn't brought along.

"Quickly send someone to follow her."

Lin Rusi was worried that Li Jingyang wouldn't take her along, so she quickly nudged him.

When Ye Ruoruo encountered this strange illness, her excitement was no different from that of a starving person craving food.

Upon hearing her words, two of the guards behind Li Jingyang followed her out without even waiting for Li Jingyang, the person in question, to speak.

Now that she had some free time, Lin Rusi ate something casually, then went straight to sleep, making up for all the sleep she had missed that night.

When she woke up from hunger, it was lunchtime again.

Ye Ruoruo hadn't returned yet. Lin Rusi's drowsiness wore off, and she felt refreshed. She lost interest in staying at the inn, asked the others for Ye Ruoruo's location, and left the inn first.

When she found Ye Ruoruo on the street, she was sitting on the steps by the roadside, holding a jar of sunflower seeds, chatting happily with the young man selling sunflower seeds.

Seeing Lin Rusi follow, Ye Ruoruo's eyes lit up, and she quickly waved to her: "Come on, we're getting to the crucial point."

As she spoke, she moved aside to make room for Lin Rusi, and also moved the jar in her hand towards her.

Lin Rusi subconsciously reached out and grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, and started cracking them open with Ye Ruoruo.

The young man selling melon seeds was momentarily stunned when he saw another person arrive, and this was such a beautiful young woman. Ye Ruoruo waved her hand in front of his eyes several times before he came to his senses, his face turning bright red.

"Um, where were we just now?" the guy stammered, unable to stop himself.

"Speaking of yesterday, you locked your brother up, and then in the middle of the night, you were suddenly woken up by a noise."

Ye Ruoruo thought silently for a while, then quickly reminded her.

"Ah, yes, yes."

The young man selling melon seeds suddenly realized what was happening and quickly continued, "My brother's illness wasn't very severe. I specially had the lock custom-made by a locksmith on the east side of the street; it definitely won't break."

"I was sleeping last night when suddenly there was a loud bang."

"I thought a thief had broken into my house, so I quietly got up to take a look, and lo and behold, there was a person with a ferocious face pressed against my door. It really scared me."

As the melon seed vendor spoke, he secretly glanced at Lin Rusi's location.

Seeing that she was listening intently, the melon seed vendor racked his brains trying to recall what had happened the night before, afraid of missing anything.

“I know that person. He’s a well-known kind old man at the west end of the street, but unfortunately he’s all alone and has no family. When he has an attack at night, he often runs out on his own.”

"Fortunately, he's quite old and can't beat anyone. If he did encounter someone, they wouldn't kill him, which is why he's survived."

As the young man spoke, he couldn't help but sigh.

"After she woke up, did she know what happened the night before?"

Now, Lin Rusi became somewhat curious.

Seeing that it was her who spoke, the melon seed vendor blushed again: "N-I don't know."

"Perhaps some are possible."

The young man stammered, "But I asked my younger brother and that nice guy, and they had no idea what happened the night before."

"Actually, it's not just her; almost everyone who falls ill doesn't remember what happened the day before. Even if a few people do have a slight recollection, they will gradually forget it."

The young man quickly chimed in, then seemed to suddenly remember something: "By the way, this strange disease seems to be contagious from person to person. There have been people who never left their homes, yet still contracted this strange disease. It's really odd."

The sunflower seed vendor was a kind-hearted man. The two asked him all sorts of questions for a long time, but he didn't seem annoyed at all. Even when they were leaving, he kindly gave them a small jar of sunflower seeds and said reluctantly, "Come again next time."

"Did you find anything?" Lin Rusi and Ye Ruoruo walked side by side on the street.

It was past noon, and the streets were not as bustling as they were in the morning, but there was a captivating and vibrant atmosphere everywhere.

"I've made some progress. I've come up with a prescription, but I don't know if it can cure the poison. I've already identified a few of the ingredients, so we can start preparing now. Once I get news from Master, we can begin."

Ye Ruoruo patted her chest, full of confidence.

As a disciple of Tian Lingzi, Ye Ruoruo is quite capable. Except for a few times when her actions are laughable, she is usually very reliable.

Lin Rusi had done collecting medicinal herbs once before when she was in Suzhou, so she was quite skilled at it.