Amazing Pastoral World: Unparalleled Medical Queen

In the evening, Ye Feng and his group arrived at a small village called Shikeng Village. The village was located at the foot of Luyun Mountain, where the rolling mountains stretched for thousands of miles, with no end in sight.

"Sir, we have entered the Luyun Mountains. After crossing the next mountain and walking another hundred miles, we will reach Luzhou."

There were three carriages parked in the valley. The horses pulling the carriages had been unloaded and were now leisurely nibbling on the tender green grass that had not yet withered on the sunny hillside.

A soft cushion was spread on the grass, and Xiao Shizi helped Ye Feng sit down. He looked at Ye Feng's tired eyes, and his heart was filled with distress.

Traveling for several hours straight, climbing mountains and wading through rivers, with a bumpy ride, would be quite tiring for a normal person, let alone His Highness who has been weak and sickly since childhood?

"Sir, have some water." He boiled the water, made tea, and handed it to Ye Feng.

Ye Feng took the teacup and took a sip.

The tea is good, it smells refreshing, but when he drinks it, his mouth is full of bitterness.

He frowned slightly.

"What's wrong, sir?" Xiao Shizi, who had been serving him carefully, was startled, thinking that there was something wrong with the tea.

"It's okay." Ye Feng took another sip and put down the teacup.

Xiao Shitou brought the cooked meat porridge again.

The meat porridge was made from white rice with minced meat added in, and it still smelled fragrant. Usually Ye Feng could eat a whole bowl, but at this moment, he only took two bites and stopped.

It was so bitter.

"Young Master, please eat some more." Little Shitou was so anxious that he almost cried.

Recently, the young master's appetite seems to be getting worse and worse. He eats less and less in recent days. He used to be able to eat a bowl of rice or meat porridge, but now he can eat less than half a bowl.

"I really can't eat anymore." Ye Feng shook his head.

He wasn't actually hungry. For some reason, these days, everything he put into his mouth smelled normal, but tasted bitter.

Seeing this, Sikong Xiang was secretly worried.

Your Highness is getting thinner day by day. What should we do if he continues like this?

"Chuxiong, be on high alert for the next two days." Ye Feng ordered, "We may have been targeted."

Chu Xiong nodded, "The spy just sent us a message saying that there is a escort team following us about 20 miles behind us. Those people move in an orderly manner, each of them is equipped with a sword, tall and strong, and obviously they are warriors who have undergone rigorous training. I just don't know how Your Highness found out?"

"I felt something was wrong when we left Pingzhou City." Ye Feng frowned. "The gatekeeper only took your money but didn't check our pass. In addition, we were sitting in a carriage with the door closed. The carriage was covered tightly, and he didn't even open the door to look inside. These signs show that the guard knew our identities, so he subconsciously didn't check."

"Not bad." Sikong Xiang showed admiration, "Young Master is very observant and good at finding clues from small details. Chu Xiong, you still have a lot to learn."

Chu Xiong was both impressed and ashamed: "Sir, you are right."

Every time he was with these two people, his IQ would always be beaten, and he would often have the illusion that he was a fool.

"I think they will start the fight in Luzhou." Sikong Xiang said as he ate the heated dry food. "Prince Chen still has some concerns. If something happens to His Highness in his fiefdom, it will be difficult for him to explain to the world."

"I will send a message immediately and ask the Luzhou government to send someone to support us as soon as possible." Chu Xiong immediately had an idea in his mind.

"Luzhou Governor Lu Yiquan is our man, but Luzhou Prefect Qian Gui is the King of Chen's man." Sikong Xiang glanced at Chu Xiong, "Do you want Qian Gui to know the whereabouts of His Highness?"

Chu Xiong's face froze, and he said angrily: "I almost forgot that this money is expensive! It seems that the government cannot be alarmed. Then I will contact Lu Yiquan directly through the secret line. In addition, my brother is also in Xilin County, I will inform him to prepare in advance."

"Okay, I'll leave the contact to you." Sikong Xiang stood up, patted the crumbs of dry food on his body, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "I'll set up a maze formation in this valley later, so that these guys can have some fun."

"You guys can just arrange these things." After saying a few words, Ye Feng felt very sleepy. He leaned against a sturdy tree and closed his eyes to rest.

He felt increasingly heavy these days and often felt exhausted, but out of fear of worrying his subordinates, he said nothing.

He smiled secretly in his heart.

It's only been three months since I came out, but my body is already overwhelmed as if it has been through so many hardships. What else can I do with this broken body except linger on?

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A big event happened in Jinji Town these two days.

A patient's family sued Li Jieming, a doctor at Ruyitang, for using inferior medicine instead of good ones, delaying the patient's treatment, causing the patient's condition to worsen and eventually killing him.

Soon after, the government uncovered more secrets. Li Jieming was born as a medicine boy. He followed a doctor to learn medicine for several years, but he did not successfully graduate, nor did he pass the Imperial Hospital examination, and he did not get a doctor's license. But because he was the brother-in-law of the owner Chen Rongbin, he entered Ruyi Hall because of this relationship and became a sitting doctor. Many of the patients he saw had minor illnesses that turned into major illnesses, and major illnesses that turned into serious illnesses. If the serious illnesses were delayed, they would die. According to preliminary investigations by the government, as many as five patients were killed by Li Jieming.

Not only that, he was in charge of the purchase of medicinal materials for Ruyitang, and received kickbacks from them, buying at low prices and selling at high prices, making a huge profit. Almost all the money he earned went into his own pocket. He used his power to enrich himself, and this alone embezzled more than 6,000 taels of silver every year.

I heard that his brother-in-law was stunned when he learned the truth.

Chen Rongbin could never have imagined that this brother-in-law who always claimed to be his own man, who always put the interests of Ruyitang first and was only interested in making money for him, would actually cheat him so badly.

What he could not have imagined was that as the boss, he was also arrested by the government for harboring and condoning criminals and thus committed the same crime.

Soon, Ruyitang was sealed by the government, and all its assets were confiscated. Li Jieming was sentenced to death for intentional homicide, and Chen Rongbin was caned 20 times and exiled for harboring a criminal.

It is said that on the day of the trial and verdict, the Xilin County government office was packed with people. Everyone was angry and cursed Li Jieming. Some people also thought of Sun Mixing, who was framed by Li Jieming, and felt deeply moved.

"People really should not do bad things. God is watching what people do. Look at Li Jieming, he is an example."

"Chen Rongbin has always protected the black-hearted Li Jiming, but has always suppressed the kind-hearted and competent Dr. Sun. Later, he still believed in Li Jiming and forced Dr. Sun to leave. I'm sure he must be regretting it now."

"Anyone who understands will understand that Ruyitang is actually mainly supported by Doctor Sun. Without Doctor Sun, would Ruyitang still have so many patients willing to patronize it?"

"Chen Rongbin is just a fool..."

After the verdict was announced, Chen Rongbin collapsed to the ground.

When the bailiffs escorted him to the hall to be caned, he saw Sun Mixing watching in the crowd.

Ten years ago, Sun Mixing and his family fled famine and ended up in Jinji Town. At that time, the whole family was poor and a child almost starved to death. It was Chen Rongbin who helped them. From then on, Sun Mixing regarded Chen Rongbin as his benefactor. Sun Mixing's medical skills were excellent and his reputation gradually spread far and wide. At that time, many clinics in Xilin County and even Luzhou Prefecture invited him to sit in the clinic, but he declined them all and stayed in Jinji Town just to help Chen Rongbin run Ruyi Hall. Over the years, Sun Mixing has not changed, but Chen Rongbin has changed unexpectedly. He is no longer the kind-hearted doctor he used to be, but has slowly turned into a profit-seeking businessman.

Tears welled up in Chen Rongbin's cloudy eyes, filled with guilt, remorse and regret.

He recalled the time when they founded Ruyitang together. At that time, he was ambitious and said that he wanted to make Ruyitang the largest clinic in the town or even the county, so that poor families in remote mountainous areas could find doctors and afford to treat their illnesses. He also remembered that Sun Mixing solemnly promised him at that time: "Boss, you can do it boldly. Wherever you are, I will be there."

Sun Mixing kept his promise, but he himself broke their original agreement and pushed him away with his own hands.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The thick wooden stick as big as a bowl hit Chen Rongbin, making a dull sound. The people watching the execution were silent. Sun Mixing could no longer watch and left quietly.

He walked aimlessly on the street, feeling empty inside.

I don't know how long I walked, but suddenly a slender figure appeared in front of me, and that unique cold voice sounded: "Doctor Sun!"

He looked up and saw Lu Ke'er looking at him with a smile. There was a carriage parked next to her.

"I went to your house in town to look for you, but your family said you had come to the county." Lu Ke'er complained, "I called you several times just now, but you didn't respond. I had no choice but to rush to your front to block you."

Her sparkling almond-shaped eyes were smiling, and seemed to contain comfort and encouragement. At that moment, he suddenly felt that there was nothing to care about and he felt very sad.

"What do you want from an old man like me?"

"Ah, I want to tell you some good news." Lu Ke'er said with a smile.

"What good news?"

"Do you know Xuanhu Pavilion? I invested in it with my technology and became one of its owners."

"boss?"

"That's the boss. I'm now the second boss of Xuanhu Pavilion."

"Ah, congratulations!" Sun Mixing congratulated sincerely.

This is indeed good news.

"There is another piece of news, do you want to hear it?"

"tell me the story."

"As the second owner, I have discussed with the first owner and plan to formally hire you as the chief physician of our Xuanhu Pavilion. Are you surprised? Are you surprised?"

"Well..." In fact, he felt a little tired and didn't want to be a doctor anymore.

"Don't be so quick to refuse. As the second owner, I really care about our employees. Our company, no, clinic, in addition to providing rich salary and benefits, we also provide each employee with a broader development platform, faster promotion channels and more learning opportunities that are conducive to self-improvement."

Lu Ke'er kept making strange remarks one after another, but miraculously, Sun Mixing understood the gist of it.

"Any learning opportunities are there?" Thinking of Lu Ke'er's superb medical skills, Sun Mixing was somewhat tempted.

"As the second owner, I will go to the clinic for one day every fifteen days to treat patients with various difficult and complicated diseases. If other doctors are willing, they can observe on the spot, ask questions on the spot, and..."

"Okay, I do!"

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Ye Feng only rested for a short while before getting back into the carriage and giving the order to set off.

Bai Zhu's illness could not be delayed, so even if he felt uncomfortable, he had to grit his teeth and endure it.

The group traveled along the winding mountain road until late at night, when they finally found a valley sheltered from the wind and set up camp.

A blazing bonfire was lit, and the red flames illuminated people's somewhat nervous and gloomy faces, dispelling some of the dampness and coldness in the mountains.

However, the night wind was still so cold that I shivered all over.

He was wrapped in two layers of blankets, but still felt the biting cold. The cold seemed to freeze into ice inside his body, solidifying the blood coursing through his body bit by bit.

"Young master, tomorrow we will cross this mountain and walk a little further, and we will reach Qingshan County of Luzhou. After Qingshan County, we will reach Xilin County." Xiao Shizi added a few pieces of red charcoal into the hand warmer, covered it with a lid, sealed it, and handed it to Ye Feng.

This hand warmer is very delicately made. I am afraid of the cold night wind, so I carry it with me almost every day as soon as autumn comes.

"How are the people following us now?" Ye Feng asked.

"They should have walked out of the maze." Sikong Xiang sat down beside him, picked up an unburned stick and poked the campfire in front of him to make it burn more vigorously. "It's a pity that we don't have enough time and materials. Otherwise, we could set up the Seven Evils Formation with stronger lethality to keep these guys alive in the formation."

"Our spies have been keeping an eye on them. The maze formation only trapped them for an hour, and now they are following our trail all the way, about 80 miles away from us. There seems to be a master among them who knows how to use formations and track." Chu Xiong said, "Moreover, I suspect there are two teams following us, one is the team following us from behind, and the other is in the dark."

"This is a bit troublesome." Sikong Xiang pinched the bridge of his nose with his fingers, "It's not a good feeling to be secretly spied on by others."

"What's worse is that they might even use poison on us." Chu Xiong's face also looked bad.

"If I had known this, I should have brought Gao Yutang with me when I left the capital this time." Sikong Xiang said with some regret.

"Young Master did have this plan, but unfortunately we were a step too late. Young Master Gao had already run away with Young Master Rong. And in order to keep it secret, we did not contact Young Master Rong again, nor did we ask him for the person."

Ye Feng suddenly said, "Sir, if we are attacked, we will go separately and meet up in Xilin County."

Sikong Xiang was startled: "Young Master is worried..."

"Sir, it's better to be safe than sorry." Ye Feng said calmly, "Although we have brought some guards, the enemy is well prepared and their target is me. If we go our separate ways, it will be easier for us to escape. Sir, Bai Zhu's life is hanging by a thread, and we have to rely on you to take him to seek medical treatment."