"Eats people?" Nie Yun had only said it casually, but seeing the attendant's expression, his curiosity was immediately piqued.
Since he was the Prime Minister, his status had to be exalted. Even if someone failed to cure the illness, surely he would not lower himself to the point of killing them!
"What I meant by eating people isn't eating in the literal sense, but it's more or less the same!" Only then did the attendant realize he had misspoken. His face changed, and he hurriedly waved his hands, looking around before lowering his voice.
"Go on. I've already set up a soundproof barrier. No one should be able to hear us!"
Seeing how cautious he was, Nie Yun smiled.
"A soundproof barrier?" The attendant looked around and only then discovered that there truly was one. Yet he had no idea when the other party had set it up, nor what level of experts it could block from prying in.
Though he could not tell, he knew the person before him had to be an expert. He immediately cleared his throat. "It's not really some great secret. Everyone knows about it! The Prime Minister issued this mission three years ago. At first, countless people went for the second-rank noble status. Hundreds entered the Prime Minister's residence every day. They claimed it was a joint consultation, but in truth, most were simply trying their luck!"
"Not only were they trying their luck, some even thought too highly of themselves and prescribed medicines recklessly. As a result, the Prime Minister's birth mother's illness not only failed to improve—it only grew worse! When the Prime Minister learned of this, he flew into a thunderous rage and laid down a rule: from then on, anyone who came to treat her and made even one wrong