[Saintly Self-Interest x A Villain's True Heart]
[Untouchable Beauty x Brooding, Gloomy Man]
She would use the Divine Healer Valley successor's reputation to protect herself and clear her of suspicion for murder, then dump her once they left the county town.
That was what Chao Ning thought at first.
He became Fan Qi's disciple, spent his entire fortune, and fawned over her.
Along the way, he massaged her shoulders, rubbed her back, cleaned her room, made her bed, and obeyed her every whim.
His plan to leave at the next stop was postponed from the moment they left town until they reached Divine Healer Valley.
With someone by his side, someone who cared for him, and a place to stay,
Chao Ning began to think that staying might not be so bad.
He moved in next door to Fan Qi to win her favor,
cooked for her, sampled medicinal herbs, and cleared every obstacle from her path.
Everyone in the valley knew the little thing was two-faced, baring his fangs the moment he was away from Senior Sister.
But she was determined to protect him and turned a deaf ear to the rumors.
Helpless, everyone kept their distance.
He had thought the Divine Healer Valley successor had been so bewitched that she had lost her senses.
But when everything came to light, Chao Ning looked at her calm face and finally realized that the secrets he had thought perfectly hidden were, in her eyes, nothing more than a game full of obvious flaws.
“You know I’ve done nothing but evil, and deserve to die. Why did you save me?”
The usually gentle woman gazed at him indifferently. “Because the medical precepts of Divine Healer Valley call for compassion.”
So his goddess saw him as just one among countless ordinary people.
Consumed by obsession, he went mad and twisted his medical skills into sorcery and poison.
At last, beneath her disappointed gaze, he worked himself to the bone and turned white-haired overnight.
On the day she inherited the valley, her elderly master held Fan Qi's hand
and told her to remember her oath, uphold the medical precepts, and pursue her life's purpose without ever straying again.
Before meeting Chao Ning, Fan Qi had thought her master was the very image of what she would become.
But after meeting Chao Ning, the ironclad rules in her heart began to shift.
Saving the world and saving A Ning: neither could be left out. That was the purpose of her life.
Theme: Let go of self-obsession, don't let emotions control you, break free from blind obedience, and find your own path in life
