At this point, Qing Li's voice inexplicably choked up, "It was then, after months of travel, I fell seriously ill and met the renowned Divine Doctor Zhou Yuan. Later, my mother left me in his care and went alone to search for my father.
After I recovered from my illness, every day I longed for her return, so I acknowledged Zhou Yuan as my master and desperately studied everything around me that could be of help.
To my own surprise, I possessed an exceptional talent in identifying medicines and learned everything quickly, which earned me my master's favor.
Day by day, I kept waiting for my mother's return, but that wait turned into several more months.
During that time, a Hidden Guard from the War Prince Residence, heavily afflicted by Poisonous Insect Poison and on the verge of death, sought medical help from my master. It was then I first saw Sikong, who was the son of the old Prince, the new master of the War Prince Residence, and the son of the man my father had once served.
