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Just as Zhou Wu was enjoying himself in Niujia Town, a major event occurred in the capital.

The Great Dragon Empire's eastern neighbor, Gaoli, had long harassed the Great Dragon's border. A year ago, the Fourth Prince, Li Zheng, personally led an army to fight against them. The Great Dragon's border army was greatly encouraged by the arrival of the Fourth Prince and fought a fierce battle with Gaoli. After a year of division, Gaoli finally submitted and agreed to call the Great Dragon the Heavenly Kingdom.

When this news reached the country, it caused a great shock, and the Fourth Prince Li Zheng was suddenly in the limelight.

On the day Li Zheng returned to the country, the people of the capital lined the streets to welcome him. Even Li Tiancheng personally led hundreds of officials to greet him at the palace gate, which greatly satisfied Li Zheng's vanity.

Li Zheng had always intended to seize the position of crown prince, and now he has become even more arrogant and domineering. He has made no attempt to hide his true thoughts in public on multiple occasions, which has also made his supporters eager to make a move.

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Jinshan Prefecture.

After receiving the news, An specially invited Zhou Wu to come and analyze the current situation in the capital for him, since Zhou Wu would be returning to the capital soon and he didn't want him to cause any unnecessary trouble.

"Why do you think His Majesty would personally go out of the palace to welcome the Fourth Prince? Isn't that a bit excessive?"

Zhou Wu couldn't understand. It was just a mere Gaoli Kingdom; it wasn't an annexation, just submission. Was Li Tiancheng giving the Fourth Prince Li Zheng too much face?

"You don't understand. During the previous dynasty, the imperial court sent troops to conquer it many times, but all of them ended in failure. Although the territory of Gaoli Kingdom is far smaller than that of my Great Dragon Empire, its unique geographical location, surrounded by the sea on three sides, means that we only need to concentrate our forces to defend the only route of attack and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out. Moreover, Gaoli has a long winter, which is not conducive to my Great Dragon Empire's long-distance operations. This is also the reason why the previous dynasty failed repeatedly."

An patiently explained to Zhou Wu why Li Tiancheng was making such a grand gesture: it was simply because his son had accomplished something that even the previous dynasty couldn't, so he was happy.

"But doesn't he consider the Crown Prince's feelings? The Fourth Prince already harbored ambitions for the Crown Prince's position, and now he and his lackeys are becoming even more arrogant?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We're just subjects; we can't interfere in other people's family affairs."

"Hmph, royal affairs are not like family matters. Every move of the royal family is related to the future of my Great Dragon Kingdom."

An was surprised. This was the first time he had seen Zhou Wu discuss state affairs so earnestly. In the past, he would avoid things if he could, and would never be diligent if he could be lazy. What was wrong with him today?

"What happened to you today?"

"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that I feel like a lot of things can be avoided, but some people just have to cause trouble. It's just annoying."

An's eyes widened in disbelief. Luckily, this was in his own residence, with no outsiders present. Such disrespectful words from Zhou Wu would have been unthinkable.

"Are you planning to side with the Crown Prince?"

"I don't take sides with anyone. I'm a subject of the Dragon. I just don't want to see the Dragon fight amongst themselves."

Hearing Zhou Wu's answer, An secretly breathed a sigh of relief and felt extremely fortunate.

"Hey, it's good not to take sides. You need to be even more careful when you get back to the capital. The capital is too chaotic right now."

"It's best if you don't bother me."

. . . . . .

Zhou Wu treated the events in the capital as mere gossip. Li Tiancheng had granted him leave to visit his family, but hadn't specified the exact dates, so Zhou Wu was trying to delay as long as possible. Fortunately, the return of the Fourth Prince had shifted everyone's focus to him, and no one was paying attention to Zhou Wu, this little nobody. This was exactly the outcome Zhou Wu wanted.

Zhou Wu was having breakfast in town that day. He cherished this leisurely life, which he wouldn't be able to enjoy once he returned to the capital.

"Lord Zhou, you're here."

Zhou Wu, who was enjoying a traditional morning tea in Niujia Village, suddenly heard a voice that made him a little uneasy.

"Feifei?"

Indeed, the newcomer was none other than Hong Fei, the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley. Upon seeing Zhou Wu, Hong Fei was as excited as a cat seeing a mouse. As soon as Zhou Wu saw Hong Fei's expression, he knew that he could not escape.

"Sir, I've been looking for you everywhere."

"Hehe, Feifei, I'm in town every day, what's so hard about finding someone?"

Unable to avoid it, Zhou Wu could only awkwardly greet him in response.

"Sir, do you have time today to tell me in detail about the surgical procedure you mentioned last time?"

While seemingly questioning Zhou Wu, Zai Hongfei had actually grabbed Zhou Wu's arm, fearing that he might run away again.

"What a coincidence, today I..."

Before Zhou Wu could finish speaking, Zai Hongfei tightened his grip, and large beads of sweat began to fall from Zhou Wu's forehead.

"Yes, yes, yes."

“Great, sir, let’s go to the medical room I’ve prepared now.”

This is a long story, and it's Zhou Wu's own fault. One day, he overheard Zai Hongfei talking about treating illnesses. When the topic turned to external injuries, Zai Hongfei said that large wounds were very detrimental to treatment and recovery. Zhou Wu, being an outsider, would have just listened and let it go.

He himself didn't know whether he had a brain fart or what, but he just started talking about surgery, describing things like wound suturing and disinfection in a very professional manner.

At first, Zai Hongfei thought Zhou Wu was just spouting nonsense, but the more he listened, the more he felt that this so-called surgical procedure seemed to be highly feasible. He immediately pestered Zhou Wu to have tea and discuss it in detail.

It was only after Hou Zhou Wucai came to his senses that he realized his own limitations. He knew perfectly well that he could boast but not delve into the details. That would be more like a ghost story.

So ever since then, Zhou Wu has been avoiding Zai Hongfei, while Zai Hongfei has been looking for an opportunity to ask Zhou Wu for advice, which led to today's scene.

Therefore, Zai Hongfei specially brought Zhou Wu to this operating room.

"Sir, this operating room was set up based on your description last time, but there are many things I've already discussed with you. What do you mean by 'sterilization'?"

Zai Hongfei was very sincere in asking for advice. That's just how he is. Whenever it comes to medicine, Zai Hongfei will humbly ask for guidance.

"Actually, what other creatures exist in places we can't see with our naked eyes?"

"What?! You mean ghosts and monsters?"

Zhou Wu's words startled Zai Hongfei.

"What are you thinking? Where did these ghosts come from? They're just tiny creatures. Although they're invisible to the naked eye, they exist all around us—in the air, in the water, and so on."

"Oh."

Zai Hongfei nodded as if he understood, and Zhou Wu continued.

"If a person has an external injury, it is easy for these invisible and intangible creatures to attach themselves to the wound. Once these things attach to the wound, they will cause the injured person to get infected again. Therefore, these things must be killed before suturing."

Zhou Wu spoke eloquently, and Zai Hongfei was now even more convinced that the wound sutures Zhou Wu mentioned must have existed at some point in time, but people were either ignorant of them or they had been lost in the long river of history.