After getting into the taxi, Yu Jinzhao said to the driver, "To the underground city."

The driver paused, looking at Yu Jinzhao with shock and hesitation.

"Are you sure you want to go to the underground city, Miss? It's full of quack doctors in traditional Chinese medicine. If you really want medical help, go to a proper Western hospital!"

"I believe in traditional Chinese medicine."

Yu Jinzhao's fox-like eyes were upturned, her clear eyes like gemstones washed clean, radiating a dazzling light, gentle yet powerful.

The driver was dumbfounded. These days, most people who believe in traditional Chinese medicine have been brainwashed. He shook his head, sighed, and gave up trying to persuade him.

Yu Jinzhao looked out the car window. The midday sun was shining brightly on her face, making her skin so white it was almost translucent, and even the fine downy hairs were clearly visible.

Her eyelids drooped slightly, and her dark hair fell across her face in the wind, casting shadows in her eyes and concealing her melancholy.

Has traditional Chinese medicine really come to such a precarious state?

Before long, the taxi arrived at a deserted ancient street and alley.

Yu Jinchao got out of the car and walked into the alley. When he reached the end, he saw a black passage in front of him. Above the passage hung an old-fashioned plaque with the words "Underground City" written on it.

This is a self-created traditional Chinese medicine organization by itinerant doctors. It operates underground and is seen by the public as a group of unreliable swindlers.

However, her mother had told her that the members of the underground city were all highly skilled traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, a fact not known to everyone.

They are a group of free-spirited wanderers who, unwilling to be systematically controlled by traditional Chinese medicine families, set out to establish their own practice and promote traditional Chinese medicine.

Those who don't believe in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) scoff at this, but a small number of those who do believe in TCM come here seeking medical treatment and medicine.

The underground city specializes in treating difficult and complicated diseases; any patient they take on will be cured instantly.

Therefore, in the eyes of insiders, the underground city is capable, especially its leader, whose traditional Chinese medicine skills are so superb that even families of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners are secretly trying to win him over, and he has a great reputation in the industry.

Yu Jinzhao's friend told her that the hacker King had been suffering from a cough for the past few years and would get medicine from the boss of the underground city every month.

However, the leader did not completely cure hacker King; the medicine he prescribed could only provide temporary relief. Therefore, the leader searched everywhere for doctors and medicines, hoping to find a way to cure hacker King.

Yu Jinzhao wants the hacker King to help her fix the surveillance system. The fastest way is to use King's superb medical skills to prescribe a cure for him.

With a confident step, Yu Jinzhao strode into the black passage.

We wound our way down the narrow, dimly lit passage several times, as if we had entered a world completely isolated from the outside world.

Looking up, the desolate underground city resembled a quaint, ancient town in Jiangnan.

With its small bridges, flowing water, white walls, and black tiles, the ancient street is paved entirely with bluestone slabs, resembling a green dragon about to take flight. Both sides of the street are lined with pharmacies, and the air is filled with the aroma of Chinese medicinal herbs.

As the saying goes, it's good to have shade under a big tree.

Yu Jinzhao originally planned to come here, not only to find the hacker King, but also to befriend the leader of the underground city.

Although the underground city doesn't have a good reputation outside, it is the only traditional Chinese medicine organization that has developed in the country. It has credibility in the industry, and its leader has a wide network of connections. Even families with a long history of traditional Chinese medicine respect him.

The world holds prejudices against traditional Chinese medicine, and is even more harsh on girls who study it. She has just returned from her studies, possessing medical skills but lacking connections. She would need to spend too much time on her own.

The prescription she possesses to cure hacker King will surely drive the leader mad. With him as her support, she undoubtedly has another path to take, making her efforts twice as effective.

The main gate was just ahead, and as Yu Jinzhao approached, he heard a heated debate coming from inside.

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