The Side Character Wants to Lie Flat

This time, what Hua Manman got was a Life Reviving Pill.

She was stunned.

"This elixir can bring people back from the dead?"

If it really had such a powerful effect, it would be absolutely game-changing!

However, the system immediately shattered her fantasy.

"The Life Reviving Pill must be used on a living person.

As long as they’re still breathing, they can be saved.

But if they’ve stopped breathing, the Life Reviving Pill is useless.

Also, the Life Reviving Pill can only be used on one person."

Hua Manman highly suspected that the system’s last sentence was a deliberate warning for her not to think about using the Life Reviving Pill to make money.

In fact, that was exactly what Hua Manman had been thinking.

Even with its prerequisites, being able to save someone on the brink of death was already incredibly amazing.

If she could grind the elixir into a powder, divide it into several portions, and sell them, she could definitely make a lot of money.

Hua Manman sighed. "What a shame."

’Such a good item can only be used on one person.’

Since it was a one-time life-saving opportunity, she would definitely save it for herself.

When Hua Manman finished her bath and returned to the bedroom, she found Prince Zhao already sitting by the bed.

He was applying the Snow Jade Ointment she had given him.

He had far too many scars on his body. They weren’t just on his legs and chest, but also on his back.

He couldn’t reach the scars on his back, so he could only ask Hua Manman for help.

Hua Manman scooped up a little Snow Jade Ointment with her fingertip, applied it to the scars on his back, and slowly rubbed it in.

The Snow Jade Ointment was very effective. In just a few days, the scars on Prince Zhao’s body had already faded considerably.

She believed that it wouldn’t be long before his scars disappeared completely.

The next day was the riding and archery lesson.

Hua Manman was forced to wake up early.

She sat before the vanity, yawning nonstop, letting Si Yun comb her hair.

As usual, she was disguised as a little book boy today.

After breakfast, Hua Manman followed Prince Zhao out. Today, they didn’t take a carriage but rode horses to the Imperial Palace instead.

The two of them ran into an acquaintance at the palace gates.

It was Yin Chai’er, whom they had briefly met the previous night.

Yin Chai’er had been named a Beauty by the Emperor and was about to enter the palace with her luggage and a personal maid.

Not expecting to run into Prince Zhao at the palace gates, Yin Chai’er cursed her bad luck internally. Outwardly, she acted as if nothing was wrong and gave him a graceful curtsy.

"Prince Zhao."

Li Ji heard her inner thoughts and tutted.

"How unexpected. The Crown Prince has just passed, his body is barely cold, and the Yin Family is already in a hurry to stuff a woman into the palace. Truly far-sighted of you. I’m impressed!"

Yin Chai’er’s pretty little face immediately flushed bright red.

"H-How could you say such a thing?!"

Li Ji gave a playful smile. "I was just saying it casually. Don’t take it to heart."

With that, he flicked his horsewhip and galloped away, leaving a cloud of dust in his wake.

He left everyone with nothing but the sight of his arrogant, unrestrained back.

Hua Manman: "..."

She tremblingly reached out a hand.

’My Prince, why did you just leave?’

’Did you forget about me?’

Prince Zhao had the Emperor’s special permission to ride a horse and carry a sword within the palace.

But Hua Manman didn’t!

She couldn’t ride a horse into the palace!

Watching Prince Zhao ride further and further away, Hua Manman could only dismount and hand the reins to the gate guards, asking them to look after her horse.

Carrying a bundle and a food box on her back, she huffed and puffed as she walked toward Chongwen Hall.

Because Prince Zhao had so thoroughly drawn all the hatred, Yin Chai’er didn’t even notice Hua Manman’s existence.

She just thought it was an ordinary little book boy.

Yin Chai’er gritted her teeth, staring at Prince Zhao’s departing back as she said hatefully,

"You just wait!"

Fortunately, Chongwen Hall wasn’t far, and she arrived before long.

Li Ji was as lazy as ever. Upon reaching the Training Ground, he simply sat down and said to the princes and princesses,

"Go play by yourselves."

The Second Prince, Li Hao, couldn’t help but speak up. "Teacher, aren’t you going to teach us anything?"

Li Ji retorted, "What do you want me to teach you?"

Li Hao said without hesitation,

"I want to learn swordsmanship and archery from you!

Oh, and I’ve heard you’re brilliant at leading troops in battle, so your Military Strategy must be amazing too. Can you teach me?"

But Li Ji said,

"The archery and swordsmanship you’re currently using are fine. You don’t need additional instruction from me.

You just need to practice diligently as your previous teachers taught you."

Li Hao pressed, "If our archery and swordsmanship are so good, why can’t we beat you?"

Li Ji chuckled.

"That’s because you’ve never killed anyone."

Li Hao froze.

It wasn’t just him; the other princes and princesses were also stunned.

Although people in the palace occasionally died for various reasons, and some of those deaths were even related to them,

they had never personally killed anyone with their own swords.

Because they were of noble imperial lineage, their swords were only needed for self-defense at critical moments.

If they wanted someone killed, plenty of people would be willing to do it for them.

Li Hao asked urgently,

"Does that mean if we go kill someone right now, we’ll be able to beat you?"

From his expression, it seemed as if he would immediately grab his sword and go kill someone if Prince Zhao just nodded.

Li Ji said languidly,

"Killing one isn’t enough. You have to kill many. At least more than I have. Only then will you have a chance of defeating me."

Li Hao was speechless, his entire demeanor deflating.

Everyone in the Great Zhou knew of Prince Zhao’s formidable battle record. The number of enemy soldiers who had died at his hands was countless.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been enfeoffed as Prince Zhao at such a young age.

His title of Prince Zhao was earned by treading over a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

No matter how arrogant and overconfident Li Hao was, he knew he could never kill that many people.

Li Yan curled his lip and said disdainfully,

"So he’s just a butcher? What’s so great about that?!"

Even though he had lost to Prince Zhao in both chess and archery last time, he was still not convinced and found Prince Zhao displeasing in every way. He would take any opportunity he could to jab at him.

Hearing this, not only was Li Ji not annoyed, but he even smiled.

The moment Hua Manman saw that smile, she knew that damn man was about to set someone up.

’Don’t ask me how I know so clearly. The answer is that I’ve been set up by him too many times.’

Sure enough.

The next moment, she heard Prince Zhao say with a smile,

"Since the Fifth Prince looks down on me, this butcher, why not have a match with me?"

Li Yan choked.

Although he despised Prince Zhao, he also knew he was no match for him.

He had already made a fool of himself once. He would not do it again, no matter what.

Li Yan sneered, "I have to compete just because you tell me to? You think too highly of yourself."

Li Hao couldn’t help but frown. "Fifth Brother, you can’t speak to the teacher like that."

Li Yan rolled his eyes. "My business is none of your concern."

Li Hao had a fiery temper. Seeing his fifth brother speak so aggressively, he instantly flew into a rage.