To divorce his wife, the top scholar preferred being cuckolded to wearing a red hat.

The chubby woman was startled by her words, realizing that she had also been infected. She then thanked Su Mingyue profusely for prescribing medicine for her.

"Don't thank me right away. I need to keep track of whether these medicines are effective for this illness. From now on, tell me how you feel every day so I can record it."

"I believe in you, young lady. We can definitely be saved." The chubby woman understood her unspoken meaning and expressed her willingness to take the medicine. She had complete faith in Su Mingyue and would take any medicine she was given.

Su Mingyue turned and entered the stronghold.

One of the managers looked at her as she came in, somewhat displeased.

He knew about her confrontation with Doctor Zhu outside.

We could have invited Doctor Zhu to come and take a look at the patients here and prescribe some medicine to alleviate their suffering.

Because of the bet the young woman made with Doctor Zhu, Doctor Zhu left in a fit of anger and went to another place.

Not only was he angry, but the patients at the base were also angry.

This illness caused them great suffering; they couldn't sleep well at night, couldn't stand properly, and had no strength in their bodies. They heard that after taking Doctor Zhu's medicine, almost none of the seriously ill patients at the stronghold in the east of the city had recovered; they had all become milder cases and were no longer in so much pain.

They originally had the opportunity to be treated by Doctor Zhu, but this arrogant woman drove them away.

"What are you doing here? You're not welcome here." A critically ill patient who had just been brought in, bent over, shouted at Su Mingyue with all his might, "Don't think that just because you just brought a dead person back to life, we'll welcome you. We don't welcome you, please leave immediately."

"Yes, we don't welcome you. We originally had the opportunity to be treated by Doctor Zhu, but because of your disturbance, Doctor Zhu left."

"Get out of here, you woman. We'd rather die of illness than have you treat us."

Su Mingyue listened to their words without much expression on her face.

He simply asked the others in a low voice, "Is this what everyone thinks? If you all want Dr. Zhu to come, then I'll leave now and go check out other outposts."

"Sister, please save my sister. My sister is dying, please save her." Amidst these voices, a little girl raised her hand, and her childish voice rang out: "I believe in you, sister, please help me see my sister."

The girl looked to be eleven or twelve years old, and lying in front of her was a girl dressed in coarse cloth clothes, who looked to be about fifty-six years old.

Her face was flushed, clearly indicating a high fever.

As the little girl spoke, the girl on the ground suddenly began to tremble violently, foaming at the mouth.

This is a seizure.

Su Mingyue took two steps at a time and walked towards the girl. She put one hand into the girl's mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue during the seizure, and then took out a fever reducer and fed it to her.

After doing all this, she laid the person flat on the ground, took out a set of silver needles, and began to apply acupuncture to the girl.

With fluid movements, the girl, who had just been foaming at the mouth and had a vacant look in her eyes, slowly regained color in her face and lay on the ground as if she were peacefully asleep.

The little girl watched Su Mingyue administer acupuncture without blinking, forgetting all about crying.

……

Jinxiu and Zhusha headed directly to Willow Tree Village, where they encountered Liu Yong and his party on the way.

Liu Yong was from Willow Tree Village and was a junior officer under Zhao Deyou. When Zhu Sha went to Willow Tree Village to investigate the source of the disease, Prince Zhan asked Zhao Deyou to arrange for someone familiar with Willow Tree Village to take Zhu Sha there, and Zhao Deyou thought of Liu Yong.

At this moment, he met up with Zhu Sha.

Zhao Deyou told him to cooperate well with Doctor Zhu, saying that the prescription Doctor Zhu had could be a blessing for the people of Qingzhou. Since meeting Doctor Zhu, he was so amazed by her youth and beauty that he almost couldn't walk.

Jinxiu snorted coldly at Liu Yong's reaction.

These lousy men all have the same problem: they can't resist their daughters. Don't they have any self-respect?

Liu Yong was sent by the prince, so we can make use of him and let him vent the anger that our daughter just suffered.

He then told Liu Yong about what had just happened at the stronghold in the west of the city.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yong was indeed furious. He patted his chest and made a promise: "Don't worry, Miss Jinxiu. If anyone dares to disregard Doctor Zhu, embarrass him, or question his medical skills, I, Liu Yong, will definitely make them pay. No, I will definitely bring them before the Prince and have him punish them."

In this extraordinary time, to dare oppose the miraculous doctor who is saving the entire city is to oppose the entire city of Qingzhou. The Prince is determined to save the people of Qingzhou; in a fit of anger, he might just behead the doctor as a warning to others.

Hearing Liu Yong's words, Jinxiu and her daughter exchanged a glance, both seeing smugness in each other's eyes.

……

Half an hour later, the little girl's older sister's high fever subsided, she woke up, and her strength was restored.

At this moment, she was able to sit up and talk to Su Mingyue.

"Thank you so much for saving my life, young lady. My sister and I are from Willow Tree Village. My name is Liu Yun, and my sister's name is Liu Duoduo. Our parents both passed away from this disease. If I hadn't met you today, I'm afraid I would have gone too. It's not that I'm gone, but Duoduo is still so young, and there will be no one to take care of her in the future."

"Are many people in Willow Tree Village infected with this disease?"

Liu Yun nodded: "It started with my neighbor, Uncle Liu Gensheng, who had a cough and felt unwell. Within a day, he developed dizziness and a high fever, began vomiting blood, and eventually died. Then it was my parents, then more than half the people in the entire village contracted the disease, and then people in the neighboring village started dying one after another. Then the prefect of Qingzhou noticed something was wrong and sent a doctor to investigate. Two days later, Qingzhou city was locked down, and the death toll continued to rise." Recalling the events of the past few days, Liu Yun felt as if she were in a dream.

In just ten days, her strong and healthy parents passed away one after another, and many people in the village also left. One after another, the shadow of death loomed over everyone's hearts, making people tremble with fear.

Su Mingyue listened to her words thoughtfully.

If Liushu Village was the first place where patients appeared, it means that the source of the disease was very likely in Liushu Village.

It seems she needs to go to Willow Village to find out what's going on there and see if she can find the source.

Liu Yun's condition stabilized, and she left some medicine for Liu Yun.

Those who had been clamoring for her to treat Liu Yun earlier couldn't bring themselves to say anything about kicking her out again after seeing how easily she brought down Liu Yun's high fever and stabilized her condition.

He wanted her to come and see for himself, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

They were just telling them to get lost, and now they're begging them to stay. What kind of behavior is that?

Just as Su Mingyue was about to go to her next patient, a voice rang out from the doorway: "Who is Su Mingyue?"

Su Mingyue looked towards the door and saw a young officer dressed in soldier's clothes standing there, looking around for something.

Everyone looked at Su Mingyue.

"That's me. What business does this gentleman have with me?" Su Mingyue walked towards him.