The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Upon examination, it was found that the old man had injuries of varying degrees in both legs, with severe abrasions on the surface of both legs and a fracture in his left calf, which was why he had been unable to stand up.

Fortunately, the fracture was not serious and did not require surgery.

Li Muxia gave a brief description of the old man's injuries.

"Young man, the old man's leg is not seriously injured. The abrasions on his leg will heal in three to five days with some medicine. However, the old man has a fracture in his lower leg, but it is not very serious. I need a branch to fix it."

After hearing Li Muxia's words, the young man was about to get up to find a tree branch, but before he could even stand up, someone had already handed the tree branch to Li Muxia.

The young man looked up in surprise and saw that there was a man with an extraordinary bearing standing behind them.

His air of nobility made the young man hesitant to approach him, much less speak to him.

Li Muxia was surprised that Yuze had found the tree branch so quickly. Although she was a little surprised, she still reached out and took the branch from Yuze's hand, nodded to Yuze to express her gratitude, and quickly bandaged the old man.

When Li Muxia mentioned that the old man had a broken bone, Dongfang Jincheng had already signaled Yuze to go find some tree branches nearby. When he was in the army, the military doctors treated soldiers with leg injuries in the same way.

After everything was done, the young man helped the old man up, and the two bowed to Li Muxia to express their gratitude. Li Muxia did not stop them and accepted the bow with a smile.

Just as the young man was about to help the old man leave, Li Muxia called out to stop them.

"Uncle, I think the young man is carrying some herbs. Is someone in your family sick?"

Upon hearing Li Muxia's words, the old man and the young man's eyes lit up. How could they have forgotten that there was a sick person in their family?

However, considering my limited funds, I couldn't very well ask someone to come to my door for free.

The young man said somewhat embarrassedly, "Dr. Xia, to be honest, someone in my family is indeed sick; it's my mother."

Thinking of his mother's illness, the young man's face showed despair.

When Li Muxia was treating the old man's injuries, she could roughly tell what kind of herbs were in the medicine packet the young man was carrying.

It's just ordinary typhoid medicine; it shouldn't have caused the young man to show such an expression.

Li Muxia glanced at Dongfang Jincheng behind her, as if she had made a decision, and said, "Can I go see your mother?"

Dongfang Jincheng had already guessed her thoughts, and upon hearing her say that, the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

He's still so kind, which is exactly what he wanted.

The young man and the old man, however, were not so calm.

The young man said excitedly, "Dr. Xia, are you telling the truth?"

Li Muxia nodded.

The old man standing to the side wasn't so optimistic; he was a little worried, since their home wasn't nearby.

"Dr. Xia, our home is not close to here."

Knowing their concerns, Li Muxia said, "It's alright, we have a carriage. Your legs aren't very mobile right now, so we can take you back."

Upon hearing Li Muxia's words, the old man was not happy at all; on the contrary, his expression became even more solemn.

He wasn't unfamiliar with naive young men, so why was Li Muxia suddenly being so kind to them when they were not related? He worried that Li Muxia and her group had ulterior motives.

Thinking of this, he looked up at Dongfang Jincheng behind Li Muxia.

Seeing Dongfang Jincheng's air of nobility, it was obvious without even thinking that he was either rich or powerful, and clearly someone they couldn't afford to offend.

Why would someone like that be so kind as to help me?

Seeing the solemnity on the old man's face, Dongfang Jincheng quickly understood what the old man was thinking and said, "She is Xia Mu."

Li Muxia was surprised that Dongfang Jincheng suddenly grabbed her vest. When she turned to look at the old man, she realized Dongfang Jincheng's intention. She had been careless.

Now that she had already revealed her true identity, there was no need to hide it anymore. She nodded to the two of them, acknowledging her true identity.

The old man and the young man were so excited that they wanted to kneel down, but the old man's legs were not able to do so, and for a moment the father and son's movements were a bit chaotic.

It has to be said that Xia Mu's reputation as a medical genius was truly effective. It instantly made the father and son, who were still suspicious of them, lower their guard.

Li Muxia reached out to support the two of them, stopping them from kneeling down again, and whispered, "Please keep my identity a secret for now."

And so, by invoking the title of the Immortal Physician, Li Muxia and Dongfang Jincheng successfully arrived at the old man's house.

The old man's home was in a village near Hailian Town, and it took him almost half an hour to travel there by horse-drawn carriage.

On the carriage, the old man and the young man briefly explained their family situation.

The old man's surname was Huang, and the young man was the second son in his family. Originally, their family was considered to be a well-off family in the village.

But this happy little family vanished last year.

The young man's older brother went to sea to fish last year and died in a shipwreck.

His mother couldn't believe that her eldest son was gone because of this incident. She ran to the beach in the rain, wanting to see if her eldest son was really never coming back.

Unsurprisingly, she caught a cold. At first, everyone thought it was just a common cold and that she would recover quickly. But almost a year has passed, and not only has her cold not gotten better, but her health has also deteriorated. She has seen many doctors, all of whom said it was a cold. She has taken a lot of medicine, but she still hasn't gotten better, and her family's savings are almost gone.

The engagement that Huang's second son had arranged fell through because of the family's circumstances. To this day, no one dares to come and propose marriage, since no family would want to marry their daughter into a destitute household.

Looking at the small courtyard in front of me, although it was old, it was kept very clean. There were some sea fish drying in the yard, and some fishing gear was neatly stacked against the wall.

An old woman heard the noise and came out, leaning on her cane and holding onto the door frame.

Before even seeing anyone in the courtyard, he asked, "Old man, second son, are you back?"

Upon hearing his mother's question, Huang Lao Er quickly replied, "Mother, we're back."

The old woman looked at Li Muxia and Dongfang Jincheng beside the father and son, and asked in confusion, "Who are they?"

The young man quickly and excitedly explained, "Mother, this is the Immortal Physician and..."

The young man then realized that he didn't seem to know Dongfang Jincheng's name, and looked at him somewhat awkwardly.

Dongfang Jincheng spoke a single word in a calm voice: "Phoenix".

The young man was quick-witted and replied, "This is Young Master Feng, a friend of Doctor Xia."

Although the old woman didn't know why the father and son brought strangers to her home, since she fell ill, almost no one other than the three of them had come to her house.

Upon seeing unfamiliar faces, he still greeted them warmly, saying, "Quickly, Second Brother, please invite the Immortal Physician and this Young Master Feng in to sit down."

However, upon turning around and seeing the state of his home, he looked back somewhat awkwardly at Dongfang Jincheng and Li Muxia and said, "My home is rather simple; I apologize for neglecting you two distinguished guests."