Act

Chapter 20: Act

"That was fast." Feng Ming Xiu smiled. She took a pen and paper that was on the table and wrote something on the paper. After she finished writing what she was writing, Feng Ming Xiu reviewed the writing, then folded it.

"Would you mind giving this to Ming whenever you go to her for the treatment?"

Zhou Ling Shan stared at the paper and collected it. "Okay."

Feng Ming Xiu looked at Hou Jin, and seeing that he was not leaving, she stood up and walked over to him.

She placed her hand on either side of the armrest of the chair and looked at Hou Jin. Feng Ming Xiu was wearing her veil, so Hou Jin couldn't see her face.

"Why are you still here? Do you need to ask another question?" Feng Ming Xiu raised her hand to touch Hou Jin's mask, but he held her hand. "I actually do want to ask you one more question."

Feng Ming Xiu moved her hand away. "Ask away."

"Forgive me if I'm being intrusive. Are you from Arcane Continent? If you are from there, why did you come to this continent?" Hou Jin asked.

'From what I know, almost everyone from Arcane Continent, or any other continent, is scared to come to this continent because it is cursed by the three Devil Kings. According to the legend, when the Devil Kings fought with the Demon Empress, they fought on this very same piece of land. But because they were too powerful, the shockwaves from their fight split the world that was once together as one into large pieces of land. Those lands are the continents that we have today.'

'Its common knowledge among everyone outside the continent that their cultivation would drop to Nascent Soul Realm if they entered this continent, which was the highest cultivation realm a person on this continent could achieve. But they couldn't come to the continent even if they wanted to. The continent is surrounded by a large forest that no one knows how to get through. The forest has weird creatures that not even a Supreme Realm cultivator could defeat, and even the trees and the branches of the trees were dangerous.'

'It's a surprise that I even got through when I tried to leave the continent that day. And it's even more surprising that I get to come back whenever I want to. Whenever I enter the forest...well, it doesn't matter.' Zhou Ling Shan thought to himself.

Feng Ming Xiu's gaze turned cold as she stared at Hou Jin's eyes that were showing through the mask.

Feeling the cold aura that surrounded Doctor Long Bai, Zhou Ling Shan understood that he asked a question he shouldn't have. 'Maybe she has a bad memory related to Arcane Continent.'

"I'm sorry for asking such a question." Hou Jin said.

Feng Ming Xiu moved away from Hou Jin and turned her back to him.

"I shall take my leave now. I'll also make sure to deliver your letter."

"Okay." Doctor Long Bai said.

Zhou Ling Shan left through the window, and Feng Ming Xiu collapsed on the bed. 'Oh my gosh! That was so stressful. Good thing I can act well. Or else I'd be exposed by now.'

Feng Ming Xiu took off the veil and sighed. 'It's risky to sleep without the veil, but it's annoying to get it on all the time.' Feng Ming Xiu frowned. 'Should I wear a mask? No, It's even more annoying to wear the mask.' Feng Ming Xiu thought about it and put her mask back on.

The next day, Feng Ming Xiu woke up early and took a bath, then went to the main hall.

Duchess Tao was already there. There were also some old men there as well. Duchess Tao seemed to be in a serious conversation with the old men. Feng Ming Xiu immediately knew that they were the elders of the clan.

There were also some women and kids who were there as well.

Feng Ming Xiu recognized the women as concubines. Three of the children were the Duchess's children, and the others were of the concubines.

When they heard footsteps, everyone looked up and saw Feng Ming Xiu walk into the hall. Feng Ming Xiu went in front of Duchess Tao and cupped her fist and bowed slightly. "Good morning, everyone."

"Good morning, Doctor Long Bai." The Duchess said.

"Good morning." The elders and everyone else followed in suit and said good morning to her as well.

"Would you like to check up on my husband right now?" Duchess Tao asked.

"Yes." Feng Ming Xiu said. "The faster I get it done, the faster I get to go to the place." Doctor Long Bai muttered.

"Go to which place?" Duchess Tao asked.

Doctor Long Bai realized that she said her thoughts out loud and waved her hands. "It's nothing. Just lead me to the Duke." Doctor Long Bai said.

"Okay." Duchess Tao nodded, and she got up to lead Feng Ming Xiu to the courtyard house that the Duke was in. "Only the elders and Fu'er are to follow me." Tao Jin Fu and the elders got up to follow Duchess Tao when they heard someone start crying.

"Waaah! Mom, I want to follow you!" A little girl ran to Duchess Tao and held her dress. The girl looked up at Duchess Tao with crying eyes.

Duchess Tao sighed and stooped down and patted her head. She smiled and said: "Li'er, I'm carrying this doctor to treat your father. So I don't want you to come with me because you'll be scared to see him."

Tao Jia Li pouted. "What's the use of doing this when no one has managed to cure him?"

"Li'er! Don't say such a thing. This doctor is powerful and can cure diseases that other doctors can't. So believe in a doctor for once."

"Really? Then, after you take that doctor to father, can you come and play with me?" Tao Jia Li asked.

"Yes, I will." Duchess Tao said.

Seeing that Tao Jia Li was happy, Duchess Tao smiled and stood up.

Feng Ming Xiu glanced at Tao Jia Li and then at Duchess Tao.

"I'm sorry that my daughter acted like that, Doctor Long Bai." The Duchess cupped her fists and apologized to Feng Ming Xiu.

"It's okay. She's just a kid, so I won't blame her for saying something like that." Feng Ming Xiu didn't seem to mind it. 'This Duchess is such an insincere woman. Not that I care.'

Feng Ming Xiu followed Duchess Tao into the bedroom of the courtyard house. On the bed was a frail-looking man that had a blue tint on his skin. The Duchess looked at the Duke, then looked away from him. Duchess Tao seemed to want to cry and closed her eyes. Duchess Tao's son, Tao Fu Jin, patted the Duchess's back to comfort her.