Poison Doctor Roaming the Martial World

The Ghost Doctor realized what was happening and curled his lip. "That's different. There's no end to learning medicine. To know what it is, you must know why it is."

Knowing that the Ghost Doctor would not give up until he understood the truth, Yang Jianwu patiently explained: "Use the intestines of sheep that are 7 to 8 months old, scrape off the fat and other miscellaneous things, leaving only the innermost mucous membrane, soak and clean it with a special solution, flatten it, and then fumigate it with sulfur to prevent insects and decay."

"It can also be fumigated with medicinal herbs to make medicated catgut. Medicated catgut has the effect of enhancing the stimulation of acupuncture. Sometimes, catgut can be embedded in acupoints for more obvious effects, and fewer treatments are needed for longer-lasting effects."

"Of course, the biggest use of catgut is for suture placement. When sutured on a wound, it can be absorbed by the skin, so there is no need to remove the suture and suffer secondary pain."

Upon hearing this, the Ghost Doctor couldn't wait to see it for himself and urged Yang Jianwu to eat quickly. After they finished eating, the two headed to the pharmacy.

Knowing that Ye Ning had something to discuss with Tie Lao, Jing Nan dismissed the servants and left, leaving only Tie Lao and Ye Ning in the room. "Just say what you have to say."

Ye Ning didn't beat around the bush, "Master, did the Ghost Doctor really learn his suturing technique from Yang Jian?"

Old Tie didn't keep him in suspense any longer. "Exactly. Yang Jian's medical skills are no less than Old Gui's. Yang Jian knows many things that Old Gui hasn't even touched. I see there's some distance between you two. It seems like you did something?"

Ye Ning didn't hold back against Tie Lao and told him about how he had sneaked into the city lord's mansion at night and then wrongly accused Yang Jian without understanding the situation.

Tie Laoqi was about to hit Ye Ning, but Ye Ning dodged away, saying, "Master, let's talk this out, don't hit me."

Old Tie pointed at Ye Ning, looking at him with a disappointed expression, "Aren't you usually so good at dealing with people? How could you... get along with people like this? And even sneak into the city lord's mansion at night?! You've got some nerve, no wonder people are angry."

With a forced smile, Ye Ning served Tie Lao a cup of tea, saying, "Master, calm down."

Tie Lao took the teacup, not forgetting to glare at Ye Ning.

"Do you know about Yang Jian's relationship with the City Lord's Mansion?"

"Pfft!" Old Tie spat out the tea he had just drunk. "Cough cough, brat, is this what you really wanted to do by staying here?"

Ye Ning patted her master's back and said, "Master is wise. Tell me what you know."

"No comment." Old Tie put down his cup, stopped drinking his tea, and stormed out.

Ye Ning stopped asking questions and started thinking about how to find out Yang Jian's background. Suddenly, Tie Lao pushed the door open again and poked his head in. "Old Gui Lao heard Xiao Wu'er say that there's no problem that can't be solved with a fight." After saying that, he closed the door again.

Ye Ning smiled and said to the departing Tie Laodao, "Thank you, Master."

The next day, by the lake in the western suburbs forest, Yang Jianwu stared blankly at Ye Ning, pointed at herself, and asked, "You want to fight me? Why?"

"I want to know some things, and I need you to answer them for me."

"Are you sick?! What's our relationship? Why should I answer your questions?" Yang Jianwu thought to herself. Ye Ning seemed to be the leader of this group, so how could he say something so stupid?

"Senior Ghost Doctor said that if anything happens when you're with him, a fight will solve it." Ye Ning blamed everything on Ghost Doctor, figuring that his master would take responsibility for anything that happened—that's what Ghost Doctor said himself.

"What?! You think this is child's play, that a fight can solve everything! You're a grown man, and you don't even use your brain when you speak." Yang Jianwu ignored Ye Ning and turned to leave.

Ye Ning stepped forward to stop him, "Are you afraid you can't beat me, so you don't dare to compete?"

Yang Jianwu crossed her arms, guessing that he probably wanted to know about her relationship with the City Lord's Mansion. Could he just say that casually? That old geezer is really something. When she went to seize a mountain stronghold, the bandits were not convinced, so she said that there was no problem that a fight could not solve. He actually told others that and even sent people to fight her. Speechless... "Provocation won't work. I won't fall for that."

"What will it take for you to answer my question?" Ye Ning persisted.

Yang Jianwu was about to say another word of refusal when she noticed the red bug on Ye Ning's right sleeve. "Don't move!"

She quickly reached out and ripped off one of Ye Ning's sleeves, trying to get the insect off Ye Ning's arm as soon as possible. In her haste, she accidentally tore off the sleeve up to Ye Ning's right shoulder. Yang Jianwu threw the torn sleeve on the ground and, seeing Ye Ning's bare chest and arms and the faint throbbing of his forehead, felt something was wrong. She said awkwardly, "Would you believe me if I said I didn't mean to?"

Ye Ning hadn't expected Yang Jian to make him stand still just to tear his sleeve. This guy had a penchant for tearing people's clothes ever since they first met—what a strange fetish! Did he really think he had no temper after just one or two times?! Suddenly, he lunged at Yang Jian, "Since you like tearing clothes so much, today I'll help you tear yours to your heart's content!"

Yang Jianwu quickly retreated. Ye Ning's internal energy had fully recovered, and Yang Jianwu was no match for him in a contest of internal strength. "Listen to me!"

Ye Ning gave Yang Jianwu no chance to explain, his anger needing to be vented. When his hand touched Yang Jianwu's chest, his internal force surged, and Yang Jianwu's clothes were instantly torn to shreds. She barely managed to protect her breasts with one hand, and pushed Ye Ning's hand away with the other, then turned and jumped into the lake.

The moment Yang Jianwu's clothes tore, Ye Ning only saw two white blurs before his eyes. By the time he realized what had happened, it was too late. He had turned away the instant Yang Jianwu jumped into the lake, his mind blank. Who could tell him what had happened?! How could Yang Jianwu be a woman?! He seemed to have just torn her clothes! This… wait, she just jumped into the lake, could she have died?

Ye Ning turned and shouted towards the lake, "Yang Jian, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were a woman. Come up here quickly, please don't try to kill yourself. I...I...can...take responsibility."

The moment Yang Jianwu leaped over the lake, she quickly took out a piece of clothing from her spatial storage and put it on. She felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger. Was this Ye Ning born to be her nemesis? First, he investigated the city lord's mansion, then tricked her into giving ownership of the mold in the glass room. He must have suspected her identity. Now he discovered that she was a woman. She felt that all her years of concealment were a joke in his eyes. In just a few days, he had learned so much information.

Although the weather in Anshun was hot, the lake water was extremely cold. She didn't want to develop any health problems, so she quickly tied her clothes and surfaced. Just then, she heard Ye Ning shout that he wanted to take responsibility for her. In her mind, she cursed, "Take responsibility my ass!" As she climbed up the shore, Ye Ning reached out to help but didn't know where to start.

Yang Jianwu usually used makeup to conceal her appearance, employing modern makeup techniques to slightly alter her features, making her look like a different person. However, the lake water washed away her makeup, revealing her true face.