277 Yin Poisoning (1/2)

”You've fallen in love with his Highness?” Melody widened eyes with surprise. ”We can be considered quite pretty, but everyone by his Highness's side are flawless beauties. Besides, we are also of common birth. I'm afraid his Highness would not be interested in any of us…”

Ellie shook her head with a dampened look. ”I know, but his Highness was too dazzling. I do not have high hopes, but I also cannot control my feelings. I only hope that I can accompany his Highness on his journey, staying by his side and tending to his chores.”

”That's might still be difficult. His Highness is so powerful. We would just be baggage slowing him down…”

”So… does no one want to keep those?” Sherry asked hesitantly while to point the three slimy pills the crippled Darcy had ”excreted” from her flowerpot.

Ellie and Melody glanced at the slimy pills with a repulsive look before looking at Sherry with aghast.

”Don't tell you still want to consume those?!”

”Of course not! Even if I clean it, I will still find it disgusting!” Sherry blushed.

”Then what do you want it for?” Melody asked with doubt.

”Of course, I want to 'gift' it to those seniors when they ask for more tuition fees from us during next month's quota allocation,” Sherry said with a wicked smile.

”That is so… evil.” Ellie was shocked, but her lips curved up. ”But I like it.”

”I don't think his Highness will leave things as they are now that his Highness knows that the other sisters and we are being bullied by the seniors.”

”Hehehe, it's alright. If that happens, we can just try to really gift it to them then.”

”That's true. Sherry, you are so mean~ But I like how you think!” Melody smiled.

”Hmph! They asked for it! You don't know how shocked I was when I saw you two! Especially, you Ellie! I was so scared! I thought you were a goner!”

”I thought I was too.” Ellie held her hands close to her chest with a mesmerizing look. ”But then His Highness came and save me like a prince charming. Eh? That's not right. His Highness is a prince and he is charming.”

”He's a real prince charming!”

”Mmm, Mmm.”

The girls chatted for some time until the wounds of Ellie and Melody were fully healed. There was some awkwardness in the movements of Melody's fingers, but she felt it would return to normal with some time and practice.

”Eh? I think that was Senior Lily on his Highness's shoulder, wasn't she?”

”Oh yeah, I think it was.”

It was only now that Ellie and Melody recalled the 'dead log' on Leon's shoulder throughout the whole ordeal.

”What does his Highness want to do with Senior Lily?”

”I think his Highness was just bringing Senior Lily back to her room?” Sherry answered with uncertainty.

”Let's go take a look.”

”Mm.”

…

Of course, Leon could just search Lily's body for the key, but it was inappropriate. Plus, using Divine Will was quicker.

Click.

The metal door opened, and a nauseating rush of strong medicinal scent assaulted him as he entered.

”Lily? Are you back?” A sickly woman tried to get up, but she could only turn her head while coughing heavily. She immediately froze on the sight of the unfamiliar figure carrying her daughter. ”Who… Who are you? What did you do to my daughter?”

”You must be Lily's mother. I… I am the divine doctor your daughter found for you before she fell asleep as you can see here.”

”Divine doctor? Aren't you a tad too young, lad? There's no need to try and deceive me with vain hope. Neither the chief physician nor the doctors were able to find a cure in the past six years. I have already come to terms with my illness.”