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All Chapters of The Princes's Miraculous Physician: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Tears flowed slowly from the corners of Su Ying's eyes. She wanted to speak. She wanted to say many things, about who she really was, about Han Feng, about the secrets she had forcibly hidden to keep her daughter safe. But her tongue was tied, and her voice only came out as broken breaths."Hng..." only that heavy sound escaped.Sua immediately leaned in closer, panicked yet still calm. "Mother, don't force yourself to speak. I know you have something to say… but not now."Su Ying blinked weakly, her eyes pleading.Sua nodded slowly, gripping her mother's hand tighter. "Hold on, Mother. Within this week, I will heal you."Even though Su Ying sensed that the girl beside her was not the real Linjin, her heart was still moved by the girl's sincerity. Su Ying's gaze strengthened slightly, as if responding to that determination.Sua bent down, whispering a final sentence ri

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Sua squeezed Su Ying's fingers gently before slowly rising to her feet. The warmth in her eyes faded, replaced by cold determination. "I have to go now," she said softly. "To find the ingredients for the main medicine."Then the girl turned to Chunying, who stood erect not far from the bed. "I entrust my mother's safety to you.""Understood, Miss. No one will touch her without my knowledge," Chunying replied firmly.Without saying more, Sua lowered her mother's bed curtains, adjusted the lantern to keep it warmly lit throughout the night, then stepped out of the pavilion with Rai Yuan. The two traversed the narrow corridor at the back of the residence, where servants usually took shortcuts to the kitchen and back garden.Sua stopped by the kitchen briefly, taking several strips of dried bamboo from the kitchen storage that could be used in herbal preparations. Then, she obscured her face with a veil, while Rai w

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A girl stood before her, about the same age as Sua. Her long hair was disheveled, her face streaked with dirt and tears. The girl's eyes were red and full of hatred. Her hand reached out towards Sua."Why did you take my body...?" she whispered. "Why do you get to live... while I had to die...?"Sua froze. Her mouth was dry. The girl, no. She knew exactly who it was. Linjin. The original owner of this body, now standing before her like a restless ghost."You don't know what I've been through... and now you pretend to be me?" Linjin cried softly, tears streaming down her face.Sua clenched her own hands tightly, her heart beating too fast. "An illusion..." she murmured, her gaze not shifting from the girl.Linjin's voice grew louder. "Mother is searching for me. Father killed me. And you come like a savior when you're actually a thief! You have no right to live in my body! You don't even know wh

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Sua closed her eyes. The image of Linjin still lingered vividly in her mind. The sound of the girl's screams in her final moments, her body drowning in pain as her soul slowly slipped from the world.That was the memory that had been embedded deeply within her all this time. The hatred and anger towards those who had committed cruelty. It was the source of her determination to seek revenge.After a moment of thought, Sua finally made her decision. The memory of entering this body was already enough to fuel her resolve. The betrayal of Liu Chang and Cai Ji, as well as her father's injustice towards her. She still had her own memories."I will surrender my final memory, the moment Liu Chang killed me," she stated.Rai's head snapped toward her, as if unable to believe what he had just heard. Killed?A moment of silence. The mist swayed gently around them, as if listening to the secret sh

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The mist thickened between them, enveloping the air with the smell of wet earth and old fungus. A sharp silence hung heavy. Only Shan Kerei's breathing could be heard, deep and rough like the growl of a hungry beast. The faint purple glow of the Tieh-Lan Root reflected in their eyes, creating moving shadows that couldn't be fully trusted.Rai Yuan rose slowly, his body tense and alert. His hand reached for the long sword at his waist, but had not yet drawn it. His gaze locked onto the hooded man."You... are still alive, it seems," Rai uttered flatly. "I thought the desert had finally swallowed you."Shan Kerei grinned, his laughter low and deep. "The desert only swallows the weak, Prince. But I... I thrive within it."Sua stood slowly, her body half-turned. The small knife was still in her hand, the Tieh-Lan Root lying half-cut. Her gaze moved between the two men, trying to gauge the situation. However, she co

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The sound of Shan Kerei's footsteps echoed heavily through the mist, like the thud of a hammer striking stone. His two swords had been drawn, crossed at his sides, and his gaze glowed with a faint red, reflecting the light of the pulsating Tieh-Lan Root. Rai Yuan stood tall, his body enduring the pain from the gash on his shoulder that was beginning to feel hot. He didn't respond to Shan Kerei's taunt, only gripping his sword tighter without a word. Meanwhile, Sua, still crouching, felt Shan Kerei's steps drawing nearer. She knew their window of safety had expired since Rai was wounded. The girl opened a small pouch at her waist. Inside, it wasn't a weapon. Only some leftover kitchen supplies: dried garlic powder, red chili flakes, rock salt, and charcoal ash from old kitchen wood. She combined them quickly in her palm, mixing them with a little dew from the mossy leaves. The mixture became a coarse, pungent powder

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With slow steps, they retraced the path they had taken earlier. The route that was once full of tension now felt quiet and deserted, accompanied only by the remnants of mist hanging among the trees. Sua clutched the wrapped Tieh-Lan Root tightly in her arms, like a mother guarding her baby after a war.Rai walked half a step behind, keeping his gaze on Sua's back. He observed how the girl remained calm, even though her body trembled slightly from exhaustion and the biting night temperature. He wanted to offer her his cloak, but he knew, Sua wasn't the type to accept easily. The sky began to pale to silver as they approached the outer wall of the Prime Minister's Residence. Early morning clouds crept behind the shadows of the trees. The birds had not yet begun to sing, but the pre-dawn wind was already blowing, carrying the damp scent of earth and the remnants of blood clinging to their clothes. When they arrived at the gap in the

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A short while earlier.The pre-dawn wind crept in through the window crack, carrying the scent of dew and smoke from nearly extinguished lanterns. Bae Ya sat quietly in the corner of the room, wearing Sua's fine clothes. Her hair was neatly tied up, her face lightly powdered, and she dared not move too much. Sua had not yet returned. And as time passed, Bae Ya's heart grew heavier with each moment of waiting. She stood slowly, peeking through the curtain. The corridor looked empty, but shadows moved faintly in the distance. Dawn hadn't truly arrived, but the sky was beginning to open its eyes. Her stomach churned, perhaps from anxiety, perhaps from hunger she hadn't been able to satisfy all night. With light steps, she changed back into her servant's clothes, left the room towards the back kitchen, hoping to find some leftover warm tea or just boiled water. The hallway was silent. Too

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FrrrThe sun was not yet truly high, but its light had already crept through the gaps in the curtains, warming the wooden floor of the room. The sound of birds had not yet been heard, but the midday wind was beginning to replace the morning dew. Sua awoke with a heavy breath. Her eyelids felt heavy, but her internal clock never failed her. She turned towards the window; the sun had already risen, slanting, almost reaching the Shi Si position. "Miss, you're awake?" Bae Ya's voice was heard softly from the corner of the room. She had just finished relighting the small lantern, her face looking relieved to see Sua stirring slowly on the bed. Sua nodded slowly, then rubbed her face which still felt heavy. "What time is it?" "Soon it will be approaching the Shi Si hour, Miss," Bae Ya answered, approaching with light steps. "Do you need anything?" Sua sat on the edge of the be

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"Hey, who's there?!"That was the only word that managed to escape the guard's mouth.In an instant, Chunying was already behind him. A swift movement, silent and deadly. A short dagger jutted out from his sleeve, penetrating the soft spot at the base of the neck. The guard couldn't make another sound. His eyes bulged, his body staggered, and then collapsed silently, caught by Chunying's hand which skillfully cushioned the body's impact to avoid creating noise.Chunying checked his surroundings. No witnesses.In a matter of seconds, he dragged the guard's body behind the low bushes at the end of the corridor. He scattered some black ash on the ground. A trace-erasing technique from the Shadow Corps. No blood, no footprints. As if the man had never been there.A few dried leaves perfectly covered the ground surface.A pair of eyes secretly watched him from a distance.Bae Ya.The maid was still standing half-hidden behind a ston

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