I used the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) to fight the Japanese.

Hearing the two people's stories, Mancang suddenly perked up. He was a medical worker, and these two were perfect candidates. However, it wouldn't be easy to bring people out of the city in the dead of night. If they acted too early and the Japanese discovered them and closed the city gates, they wouldn't be able to get out.

However, the first step is to gain their trust. You can't just take it from them if they don't want to, can you?

The two men opened the window and jumped into the room. The two women inside, who had been silent, were about to scream when they saw two strangers climbing in through the window, but the two brothers quickly stepped forward and covered themselves up tightly.

“Gentlemen, we have no intention of offending you! Our brother was wounded by the Japanese, and we came here in the dead of night to get some penicillin to save his life! If you are willing to cooperate, just nod your heads, and we will never harm you!” Mancang said softly.

The two women quickly stopped struggling and nodded in agreement to cooperate. The two brothers exchanged a glance and slowly released the two women.

"Who...who are you?..." The woman in Mancang's arms sat down heavily in her seat after being released, and turned to stare at Mancang with lingering fear as she asked.

“Who we are isn’t important, just know we’re not bad people. Where’s the penicillin? We’ll get it and leave. If you two are willing, we can also help you escape your misery!” Mancang said, staring into the other person’s eyes.

"Huh?...What do you mean?..." the other woman asked, puzzled.

"Oh dear, why don't you understand? We heard your conversation outside! Don't you want to stop treating Japanese traitors and collaborators? Come with us! Leave this hellish place and go kill the Japanese with us!" Manxiang hurriedly explained to the two men, seeing their confusion.

"Huh?...You're really good people?..." one of the women said, still trembling with fear.

“How could I lie to you? These days, whoever kills the Japanese can be a bad person? To tell you the truth, those Japanese outside were killed by us! Didn’t you bring them back from the old river ditch?” Manxiang continued to explain.

"Hmm?...How did you know?" the woman asked unconsciously.

“Of course we know! Didn’t I just tell you? We did it all! Aren’t there seven other trucks burned beyond recognition at the scene? Do you believe me now?” Manxiang continued.

"So...so it's all true?..." The woman was starting to believe it, because the area had been guarded by the Japanese soldiers all afternoon, and no one dared to approach. You couldn't know so much without experiencing it firsthand.

"Of course! Now can you tell me where Pan Shenme Lin is?" Manxiang asked.

"Well... the Japanese control penicillin very strictly! They lock the medicine in the pharmacy and have people guarding it day and night. Every time it's used, it has to be injected into the patient under the supervision of the Japanese. We don't have any," the woman explained.

"Where is the pharmacy?" Mancang asked.

"In...in the easternmost room. Not only are the Japanese Western medicines locked inside, but even our Huichuntang's traditional Chinese medicines are kept there," the woman replied.

"Alright! Tell me about this Huichuntang! How many Japanese soldiers guard it? How were you coerced by the Japanese?" Mancang was greatly relieved; as long as it was here, that was enough. He was already inside; how could he go back empty-handed?

"What...what are you going to do? Just the two of you?...Don't go and get yourself killed!" The woman already understood the two men's intentions. Clearly, these two were fearless and were planning to rob Huichuntang! Just the two of them, was that even possible?

"Haha, aren't you two here? Tell me, whether we can go or not, we have to give it a try," Manxiang urged.

The two of us? What can we do? Fine, if you want to go, I'll tell you. If it really works out, I'll go with you. If we can fight the Japanese, I might even join you!

"...The Japanese occupied Huichuntang a year ago..." The two women recounted the situation inside.

The two girls, Liang Ping and Wang Min, were also from Guya County. Being girls, they were neglected by their families from a young age and sent to work as laborers at Huichuntang. The old manager of Huichuntang was a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Seeing that the two young girls had gained some knowledge of medicinal herbs through exposure, he decided to mentor them. He frequently had them recite classical Chinese medical texts, such as the *Shanghan Lun*, *Tangtou Ge*, and *Huangdi Neijing*, which they had been required to memorize since childhood.

The two girls did not disappoint the old shopkeeper. After the age of sixteen, they were able to practice medicine independently and could easily handle common headaches and fevers. They were already well-known as doctors in the county.

At the end of last year, the Japanese occupied Huichuntang and forced the old manager to cooperate with the Japanese medics in treating their wounded soldiers. The old manager refused and deliberately poisoned several wounded Japanese soldiers to death!

Enraged, the Japanese soldiers killed the old shopkeeper! Before dying, the old shopkeeper laughed heartily, declaring it was worth it! This infuriated the Japanese soldiers!

Afterwards, the accompanying military doctor was stationed in the courtyard to bring the two women back to assist the doctor in treating the wounded.

The Japanese soldiers' control over medicine was almost ruthless; the two women had virtually no access to it. Even delivering medicine or administering injections to the Japanese soldiers had to be done under their watchful eyes. The traditional Chinese herbal medicine was strictly forbidden to them! In essence, the two women were under surveillance as nurses, and any slight movement would result in severe interrogation!

Currently, there are five Japanese soldiers and three medics stationed in this courtyard. There are too many wounded today, so they are all on night duty. The two women are in this room, ready to be dispatched at any time.

Upon hearing that there were only five Japanese soldiers guarding them, the two brothers relaxed slightly. With proper planning, it wasn't impossible to wipe out all five. As for the wounded Japanese soldiers, they were no threat at all!

After hearing this, the two changed into white coats, put on hats and masks to cover themselves completely, and went out. Outside, apart from the pharmacy and clinic, all the other buildings were filled with hospital beds. The wounded Japanese soldiers were already asleep, and only the Japanese soldiers guarding the door were still diligently on duty.

The two pretended to linger by each bedside for a moment, then swaggered towards the pharmacy.

"Hey! What are you doing here? Report any issues to the doctor first!" the Japanese soldier guarding the pharmacy at the door shouted sternly.

"..." The two pointed at the hospital bed in the courtyard, looking anxious and flustered, as if they were too anxious to speak!

"Huh? What happened when they fell to the ground?..." The Japanese soldier, puzzled, walked over and peered into the courtyard. Everything seemed normal! The wounded were all sleeping soundly, snoring loudly!

Just then, I felt someone grab my neck, followed by a strong force and a sharp pain in my neck, and I couldn't breathe anymore. I died without ever knowing what had happened in the yard!

The pharmacy door was locked. Manxiang walked over, knocked on the lock with his dagger, and pushed the door open. The two quickly dragged the Japanese soldier's body inside.