Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

After walking about five miles along the bank of the Chishui River, I really saw a small village not far away.

As Lu Che approached with his cart, he discovered a group of military officers gathered at the entrance of the village, apparently strictly checking the flow of people and vehicles entering and leaving.

To be on the safe side, Lu Che picked up Uncle Tu's straw hat from the car, put one on himself and Tao Yao put one on, and the two of them planned to disguise themselves as local villagers and enter the town.

Fortunately, when they passed the checkpoint, the inspecting officers and soldiers didn't pay much attention to them and let them enter the town.

After entering the town, Lu Che asked a street vendor for directions and soon found the clinic.

Carrying Taoyao on his back, he entered the clinic and discovered a hidden gem within. The spacious hall, bright and airy, let in breezes from all directions. A cursory glance revealed it was approximately half an acre in size. The four high walls were lined with intricately carved wooden cabinets, each containing a different medicinal ingredient. The entire clinic was filled with a faint herbal aroma.

There was a small counter in the middle of the hall. A man who looked to be over 50 years old was sitting behind the counter, holding a medical book in one hand and fiddling with an abacus with the other. He seemed to be concentrating on the work in his hands and did not notice anyone had entered the clinic.

Lu Che walked forward with Tao Yao on his back and asked, "Doctor, please come and see me. It's an external injury on my foot."

The words were concise and to the point, and the needs were clearly summarized in just a few words. Tao Yao was very impressed.

The doctor was so engrossed in the medical books and abacus on the table that he didn't even bother to raise his head. He simply waved his hand and said, "I won't be seeing patients today. Please go back."

Coincidentally, the other party refused very straightforwardly.

Lu Che and Tao Yao were both speechless for a moment. They say doctors have a compassionate heart, so how could a doctor be so calculating about when to see a patient, and simply ignore them?

Lu Che fished out the few remaining copper coins from his pocket and placed them on the counter.

"The injury is serious and requires quick treatment. Thank you for your help."

The doctor glanced at the coins for a split second before quickly sweeping the few remaining coins aside and spat, "Go away. I told you I won't be seeing patients today."

Tao Yao then realized that the doctor had a long beard that was completely gray, but he didn't look that old, making it difficult to tell his real age.

I saw him fiddling with the balls on the abacus with his two fingers, muttering something to himself. The expression on his face changed from great joy to great sadness depending on the result on the abacus, and he looked quite dazed.

Tao Yao leaned over to Lu Che's ear and whispered, "I'm afraid he's a psychopath... Let's go."

But Lu Che remained unmoved. He raised his hand and knocked on the counter, interrupting the doctor's calculations. He anxiously asked, "Since you don't want to see me, can I pick some herbs from you?"

As soon as he said this, the doctor suddenly raised his head, a look of joy and enlightenment on his face. At that moment, the speed at which his fingertips moved the abacus became extremely fast, and the force of his hands was so great that it actually shook the copper coins on the table into the air.

With a bang, a copper coin fell from the air and hit Tao Yao right on the head, knocking the hairpin to the ground.

The hairpin fell to the ground, and Tao Yao's hair bun, which was casually tied up, also loosened, and her long black hair fell on her shoulders.

The doctor's eyes lit up, and he pointed at Tao Yao and shouted, "So that's it! So that's it!"

Tao Yao and Lu Che looked at each other, and after exchanging glances, Lu Che finally let go of his obsession and turned to leave.

But as soon as he turned around, he was grabbed by the doctor behind him.

Tao Yao whispered in Lu Che's ear, "I told you he was crazy. He should have just left. Now, he can't leave even if he wants to."

Lu Che slapped the doctor's hand away and asked sternly, "Can you treat it or not?"

The doctor flicked his sleeves and said, "Treat! Treat! Of course I must treat!"

Before he finished speaking, he immediately picked up Tao Yao from Lu Che's back, found a bamboo chair, and put Tao Yao down to sit comfortably.

The doctor touched his chin and stared at Tao Yao with a straight gaze, which made Tao Yao feel uncomfortable.

Tao Yao laughed awkwardly, pointed at her injured foot, and reminded, "Doctor, my foot is injured, not my face."

"Why call me doctor?" the doctor interrupted her. "Call me uncle."

"Ah...?" Tao Yao was a little confused: "Is this the point..."

"Very beautiful!"

The doctor applauded.

Lu Che, who was watching from the side, felt a little uncomfortable and came over to ask, "Uh, sir, what's your name?"

The doctor's gentle expression suddenly changed, and he shouted at Lu Che fiercely, "Scream! She called me uncle, you can't yell."

"what?"

This time it was Lu Che who was confused.

The doctor's face darkened. He grabbed Tao Yao and Lu Che's necks with both hands, brought their heads together, and then put his own head forward.

He hissed first, then whispered in a very low voice, "My last name...what's it? You little kids can't know it."

After saying that, he loosened his grip and immediately slapped Lu Che far away.

No one expected that this seemingly elderly man could possess such great strength that he could knock Lu Che, an eight-foot-tall young man, away with just one palm.

Lu Che was slammed against the wall by the palm strike and stood up dazed. He could only see stars in front of his eyes and could not see anything clearly.

The doctor's voice drifted from a distant place: "You go, she stays."

Lu Che immediately slapped himself in the face to wake himself up, and only then did he see the scene clearly.

Tao Yao was still sitting on the bamboo chair, but there was a long bench in front of her. Tao Yao's injured foot was placed on the bench, and the gauze had been removed.

The doctor was busy carrying a wooden ladder. He hurriedly placed the ladder against the wall of the medicine compartment on the east side of the hall. Then he jumped onto the ladder, climbed up and down, and rummaged through the boxes.

While the doctor was busy picking up medicine, Lu Che hurried back to Tao Yao and checked her to see if anything was wrong. He then asked carefully, "How's it going? Did he give you any trouble?"

Tao Yao shook her head, raised her hand and patted Lu Che on the head, whispering, "Put your ears here."

Lu Che obediently leaned forward. Tao Yao immediately leaned forward, placed her hand over his ear, and said, "His last name is Chu."

After saying this, Tao Yao quickly withdrew his hand and returned to his original sitting position.

Lu Che couldn't help but scream in his heart: Didn't he say he couldn't let them know his last name? Why did he turn around and tell Tao Yao?!

Tao Yao coughed twice and winked at Lu Che.

Lu Che immediately understood.

Within the territory of the State of Chu, outside the royal family, ordinary people should avoid using the emperor's name and must not have the same name or surname as the emperor.

The old man in front of me is named Chu. He is disguised as a doctor in a clinic. In such an unknown small village, he is hiding in the city. His background must be extraordinary.