"You…"
Ling Yu’s face turned pale with anger. As the Ling family currently held great power, she had not expected that an insignificant physician would speak to her in this manner! It has simply gone too far! She thought.
"Very well, then you had better remember this! I, Ling Yu, will punish you for this insult! When the time comes, don't say I didn't warn you!"
However, after she had finished her speech, Elder Yu shut his eyes once again. No matter how much Ling Yu condemned him, he never spared her another glance…
"So sorry to keep you waiting, miss. I’ll bring you the herbs on the prescription for you now."
Shopkeeper Zhao apologized embarrassingly after Ling Yu left.
"Shopkeeper, is this man an in-house physician of the Hundred Herb Hall?" Gu Ruoyun asked, her gaze shifted onto Elder Yu, her lips curled into a faint smile.
"Well…" Shopkeeper Zhao was momentarily stunned, he carefully looked at the old man who was resting with his eyes shut. Seeing no reaction from the latter, he then replied, "Miss, this senior man is Elder Yu, he is also… one the physicians of the Hundred Herb Hall."
"Oh," Gu Ruoyun lightly rubbed her chin, "I can see that his medical skill is quite lacking. Otherwise, why wouldn’t he be able to get rid of a simple scar?"
"What did you say?"
Elder Yu suddenly opened his eyes and smiled coldly, "A simple scar? You make it sound so easy! It isn't difficult if the goal is simply to get rid of a scar. But if you need it to be removed within a day, that would be impossible! Be it an injury or an illness, these things need time to heal."
"If you're really lacking in skill, then you're lacking in skill. Wouldn't it feel better to just admit it?"
"Miss!"
Seeing Elder Yu’s expression darken by the minute, Shopkeeper Zhao hurriedly interrupted her, "Say no more, miss. The level of Elder Yu’s medical skill is evident for all to see, even the Emperor’s physicians are not his equal."
"Really?" Gu Ruoyun smiled playfully, a small flicker of light flit across her beautiful, clear eyes, "If your medical skill is really that impressive, Elder Yu, why not have small competition with this young girl?"
"Very well!"
Elder Yu rose from his seat in outrage, his eyes stared coldly at Gu Ruoyun, "How do you propose that we have this competition?"
"It's simple! If I lose, not only will I admit that I was wrong, but I’ll also admit that your medical skill beyond compare! If you lose, then… I want the Hundred Herb Hall to belong to me."
Straightening her robes, Gu Ruoyun sat down, that delicate and pretty face smiled determinedly.
Elder Yu froze, before finally laughing loudly, "You've got some guts, little girl. Asking to take the Hundred Herb Hall for your own! Do you want to take it? You don’t have that kind of power!"
"Why?" Gu Ruoyun smiled as she played with a lock of her hair, "Does the proud Hundred Herb Hall lack the courage to compete with a little girl like me? Perhaps, Elder Yu is scared of losing?"
"Lose? Hmph, I, Elder Yu, have never known the meaning of defeat! However, the Hundred Herb Hall is not mine, so I cannot make that decision. If you want to compete with me, you’ll have to wait until I ask the young master for his decision!"
Actually, Gu Ruoyun had already figured out Elder Yu’s true identity. Based on how the shopkeeper treated him, he was definitely no average physician. However, even if he had a high position in Hundred Herb Hall, he was most likely a steward or an elder at most. Her aim was the man behind the Hundred Herb Hall.
Furthermore, since she had just arrived she had to have a powerful force as her back up!
The Hundred Herb Hall was undoubtedly the best choice!
Most important of all, once she had the Hundred Herb Hall under her control, she would not need to worry about gathering medicinal herbs in the future.