The Doctor Who Traveled Through Water Margin

Neither Wang Li nor Mi Xian knew how to sail, but fortunately there was Zhang Shun, who eagerly took them and his mother through the waves, and finally arrived at a hotel outside Jiankang City at around Chou time.

The night was dark and silent, with only the wine flag at the entrance of the hotel in the distance fluttering in the wind. To Zhang Shun, it seemed to be the only hope of life in the dark night.

Zhang Shun carried his mother on his back, while Mi Xian jumped off the boat first, walked to the door of the hotel and rang the doorbell.

The crisp sound of metal and wood colliding echoed in the silent night, startling a jackdaw perched on a tree. The sound of its flapping wings, accompanied by the clapper sounds of the night watchman in the distance, added a somewhat eerie atmosphere to the quiet night.

After a moment, the door creaked open, revealing a young boy's childish face.

He was sleepy and his hair was slightly messy, obviously awakened by the sudden knock on the door.

The young man looked at the four people standing outside the door, and a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes, but then he saw that Zhang Shun, who was carrying his mother and Wang Li's medicine box, was replaced by Youshan.

"Sir, do you want to stay in the hotel? Does the Taoist priest want to diagnose this lady? Please come in quickly, don't delay the treatment," the young man said while yawning, his tone revealing a sense of innocence.

Wang Li nodded, indicating that this was the case. He looked the boy up and down, secretly marveling at the wonder of fate. In this strange era, they actually met such a passionate young shopkeeper.

"Excuse me, are there any rooms available?" Mi Xian stepped forward and asked politely.

"Of course there is. Our hotel only has one guest room and it's unoccupied today. Please come in, sir." The young man stepped aside and made an inviting gesture.

Wang Li and his group followed the young man into the hotel lobby. The room was dimly lit, with only a few oil lamps emitting a faint light. But even so, they could still clearly see the various wine vessels and dining tables placed in the lobby, as well as several crude landscape paintings hanging on the walls.

"Sir, please take a rest first. I will prepare a room for you now." The young man said and turned to walk into the inner hall.

After a while, the young man came back and led them to the guest room. Along the way, he enthusiastically introduced his hotel to Wang Li, as if he wanted to pour all his enthusiasm into this short time together.

Finally, before leaving, he said, "I am Wang Dingliu, please let me know if you need anything."

Hearing his name was Wang Dingliu, Wang Li was startled. After seeing him leave, he called Zhang Shun over and told him about Zhang Wang, and also said that Zhang Wang might know this shop owner.

Although Zhang Shun was ashamed that he and Zhang Wang were in the same business, he did not say it out loud. After settling his mother down, he went out to deal with the boat overnight...

After settling in, Wang Li and Mi Xian sat by the window and talked. The moonlight outside the window was dim, casting a silvery white world in the courtyard. The sound of the night watch drum came from afar, reminding them that it was already late at night.

"This young man is quite enthusiastic." Mi Xian chuckled.

"Yes, it's rare to meet such a kind-hearted person in this unfamiliar place." Wang Li said with emotion.

Wang Li and Mi Xian also remained cautious in their conversation with the young shop owner and did not mention the purpose of their visit.

After what happened to Zhang Wang, they were fully aware that in this context full of unknowns and potential dangers, casually revealing one's whereabouts and purpose might lead to unnecessary trouble and danger.

While the two were talking, Zhang Shun's mother suddenly felt unwell and started coughing.

Wang Li immediately stepped forward to feel the pulse, and took out silver needles from the medicine box he carried with him, and gave acupuncture to Zhang Shun's mother to stabilize her condition.

Wang Li called Mi Xian over and asked the store owner to make a bowl of mung bean soup.

After two quarters of an hour, Wang Dingliu brought over mung bean soup. Wang Li helped Zhang Shun's mother up and fed her the soup. Then he used scissors to cut a hole in the old woman's clothes on her back, exposing the affected area. He applied anesthetic powder, cut off the poisonous flesh with a sharp knife, smeared pain-relieving ointment, and applied tissue-growing powder, and then tied it up with a fine cloth.

His technique is skillful and careful, which makes people respect his medical skills.

Wang Dingliu asked curiously, "Master, when will this old woman wake up?"

"After three hours, ask her to drink a bowl of mung bean soup. She will be awake in less than half a day. Then she can take medicine to nourish herself. She will be fully recovered in ten days."

"The Taoist priest has great skills, comparable to Dr. An in our Health City."

Mi Xian said on the side: "Oh? Young man, do you know Doctor An Shen?"

"That's right, who in Health City doesn't know the name of Doctor An?"

Wang Li, who is familiar with Water Margin, knows that Wang Dingliu is not a bad guy. This guy is also a hero of Liangshan, ranked 104th, the living flashy woman. Wang Dingliu.

Wang Li then said, "To be honest, little brother, I am the junior apprentice of Doctor An. Unfortunately, my master passed away, and I came here to report the death to my senior apprentice. I also met this lady and her son on the way."

Wang Dingliu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. Taoist priest is kind-hearted. Let's do this without further delay. I grew up by this river and am quite familiar with water. I will sneak into Jiankang City through the water gate at night and tell Doctor An about this..."

"Brother Wang, how can this be done?" Wang Li said embarrassedly.

Wang Dingliu's face revealed excitement but he was not too happy. He said, "Brother Taoist, it's rare to have the help of a miracle doctor. I couldn't ask for more. What's so difficult about it?"

He ran out, woke up his father, explained the situation and greeted the guests, and then ran out of the door...

Wang Li shook his head and looked at Mi Xian and said, "I didn't expect Senior Brother to be so famous."

Mi Sheng said: "Yes, he is worthy of being the disciple taught by the old immortal..."

After a while, Wang Dingliu's father came over holding an oil lamp.

"The young Taoist priest is Doctor An's junior fellow apprentice?"

"It is me, thank you for troubling you, old man."

"Hey, it's okay. Coming here feels like being at home. The young Taoist priest and this guest can just stay here peacefully..."

Then he added: "My son said there were four guests. I wonder where the other guest went."

Wang Li answered the question irrelevantly: "Do you know Zhang Wang?"

When the old man heard the name, he was slightly angry and asked, "Why did the Taoist priest mention him?"

"To be honest with you, father-in-law..." Although Wang Li was worried, he still told his experience.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the old man stood up and clapped his hands, saying, "Good kill. Others may not know what Zhang Wang is doing, but I know it very well."

Mi Xian came over and said, "Father, can you tell me about this thief?"

At this time, Zhang Shun came in with wet hair, and the three stopped talking.

Although Mi Xian was curious about how Zhang Shun only got his hair wet while handling the boat, but his clothes and shoes were dry, he also knew that now was not the time to ask this question, so he said, "Brother Zhang, come over and sit down."

Wang Li knew that Zhang Shun was a good swimmer, so it was not surprising that he could sink his boat and then swim back with his clothes held up. If he couldn't even do that, he would be unworthy of his title as the most powerful general of the Liangshan navy.

At the same time, Wang Li also knew that he and Zhang Wang were in the same business, so he nodded and greeted him, then said to Wang Dingliu's father, "Father-in-law, go on and tell us about Zhang Wang."

The old man then talked about Zhang Wang and learned that he was known as "Zhang Wang, the River-Intercepting Ghost" and that he had an accomplice named "Sun Wu, the Loach in the Oil". These two specialized in killing people and robbing on the Yangtze River.

The locals never touched the place, but only targeted outsiders, and no one noticed for many years.

The reason for getting to know Wang Dingliu is that Wang Dingliu has loved martial arts since he was a child. Because he has no good teacher, in the hotel outside this Jiankang City, whenever he sees a guest who knows martial arts, he will treat him warmly with good wine and food for free, in the hope that the guest will teach him some martial arts skills.

Zhang Wang and Sun Wu just taught him a few tricks, and then they lived in his hotel for many years, eating and drinking for free, which made the old man angry, but he couldn't say anything...

After hearing about Zhang Wang's story, Zhang Shun lowered his head in shame. It took him a long time to muster up the courage to tell his own story.

"Brother Taoist priest, my name is Zhang Shun, and people in Jianghu call me 'White Shark in the Waves', and my brother is 'Chuanhuoer Zhang Heng', and we ......"

The three of them listened to Zhang Shun's story quietly. Wang Li saw that Wang's father-in-law was very angry and Mi Xian wanted to hit someone.

Wang Li stopped him and said, "These two brothers robbed people of their money but didn't harm their names. They have a bad reputation. Zhang Wang and Sun Wu are the most hateful."

Hearing this, the two men nodded, glared at Zhang Shun, and ignored him.

Wang Li said to Zhang Shun, "Don't do evil things again. Your mother's illness is retribution."

Zhang Shun blushed and nodded in shame...

"Your mother will have a few days to recuperate here. When she wakes up tomorrow, ask her that you two brothers will follow me as my followers. I won't tell you anything else, but I will have no problem supporting the family."

Zhang Shun was stunned when Old Man Wang kicked him and scolded him, "You bastard, this is your good fortune. Why don't you thank the Taoist priest?"

After saying that, he turned around and said to Wang Li nervously: "Master, why don't you let my son follow you? My son is also very strong, can swim well, and is smart..."

"That's fine, but what are you going to do, old man?"

"I'm in good health, nothing's wrong..."

"Well, when I find a place to stay, you and your son can go there together and see what he wants to learn. We can teach him everything we know."

"Haha, that's great, thank you, Taoist Priest!"

Zhang Shun also knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Thank you, Taoist..."