After concluding her talk with Marquis Wei, Xie Qiqi borrowed a servant’s outfit from the Wei family to change into before departing. This time, there was no one tailing her, and she returned to the farmstead without incident.
She summoned Zhu Qing, handed him the letter from Marquis Wei, and instructed him to deliver it to Moyuan. Following that, Xie Qiqi immediately began refining medicine with Moqi Yi. In the gaps between tasks, she also prepared the life-prolonging prescription Moqi Yi had given her, boiling it down into pills. She feared that if she ever reached a breaking point, these pills would temporarily extend her life, allowing her to finish what needed to be done.
While they were refining the medicine, Moqi Yi suddenly asked, "Master, the bait for the poison is almost ready. You aren't planning on using your own heart blood for the young lady's portion, are you?" He added, worried, "That’s not just a drop or two—can your body handle it?"
Chapter 321