Time Travel: The Heroine Has Arrived!

Gu Shengyin met his cold and sharp gaze, her expression unchanged.

"As you can see, I am just an ordinary merchant’s daughter, skilled in flower cultivation and somewhat versed in medicinal arts," Gu Shengyin said calmly.

Yet in the next moment, she realized that the man who had been three steps away was now standing right in front of her.

A sudden tightness on her chin, already seized by the man’s grip, lifted her entire face.

Her gaze was forced to meet Qi Chengxuan’s directly.

Qi Chengxuan, who was initially agitated, suddenly hesitated when he met Gu Shengyin’s clear eyes.

The uncontrollable anger that had been rising seemed to be doused by something clear and cool before it could explode, as if a lone spark had been mercilessly extinguished.

As if recalling something, he suddenly lowered his head.

Gu Shengyin’s breath hitched.

A man’s scent invaded her territory with an exclusive heat, leaving no room for retreat.

In contrast to her tension, Qi Chengxuan’s expression could only be described as one of enjoyment.

He bowed his head near the nape of her neck, not actually touching her skin.

To an uninformed outsider, such an action might have been mistaken for a pair of deeply affectionate lovers.

Gu Shengyin suddenly snapped out of it, blushing, and was about to push him away.

Qi Chengxuan retreated a step without resistance, moving away from her side.

Gu Shengyin glared at him coldly, about to say something, but the man spoke first:

"Before I was born, someone poisoned my mother."

Gu Shengyin’s eyelids trembled, and the words she was about to utter were forcibly swallowed back.

She listened quietly as the man spoke.

When Qi Chengxuan spoke of this, his face was emotionless, as if he wasn’t talking about himself.

"Although it was discovered in time, she was still physically harmed. Later, when she gave birth to me, my mother couldn’t hold on and passed away. As for me, though I survived, I carried the residual heat poison from the womb."

Gu Shengyin lifted her eyes to look at him.

Qi Chengxuan said, "Other than the family doctor who has always cared for us, I have never told anyone about this. Now, could you tell me how you found out?"

Gu Shengyin lowered her eyes, saying softly, "Naturally, I discerned it."

Though it sounded dismissive, it brought a smile to Qi Chengxuan’s face.

"Among countless doctors in the land, including the Imperial Physicians at the palace, who could not see the ailment, you discerned it at a glance. Qi Chengxuan is impressed."

As he said this, he suddenly looked at Gu Shengyin expectantly: "So could I hope for a chance that miss can cure my heat poison?"

Gu Shengyin did not answer, instead asking in return, "Why are you so confident in me?"

Qi Chengxuan smiled and said, "Perhaps because you carry a special aura. As long as I come near, the heat poison that has always raged inside me retreats."

It’s not just her; even the flowers she cultivates carry a hint of that sensation.

This is also why he felt so agitated when he saw that pink rose.

Gu Shengyin took two steps back and sat down on her own, pouring herself a cup of tea.

"I can heal you," she stated bluntly.

Then, seeing the light in the man’s eyes, she leisurely said, "But why should I save you?"

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