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The man wielding the sword was very tall, with a cold and stern face and sharp, ruthless eyes that seemed to pierce through one's soul.

The murderous aura emanating from him was even five times stronger than that of the man in red before, sending chills down one's spine.

Shen Man was so nervous that she didn't dare to breathe. She tried to calm down and think of a solution.

Upon seeing this, Doctor Yu quickly stopped taking the pulse and said to the man, "Brave man, don't act rashly. She is my little apprentice. Perhaps only she can cure the poison in your young master's body!"

Upon hearing Doctor Yu's words, the man with the sword narrowed his eyes slightly, but then said coldly, "How can I trust you?"

Doctor Yu hurriedly said, "I am the most famous doctor in this area. Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, you can wait until my apprentice cures your young master before making a judgment."

After a moment of silence, the man sheathed his sword, stood with his arms crossed, and said in a deep voice, "That had to be the case. If she can't save my young master, none of you will leave here alive."

"When seeking an inkstone, one must not be rude!"

The man on the bed, perhaps awakened by the commotion inside the room, weakly spoke to the man with the sword.

"Young master, you're awake?" Upon hearing the words of the person on the bed, the man named Xun Yan hurriedly leaned closer and asked with delight.

"Move aside, don't delay my treatment of your young master. Besides, do you think detoxification is as easy as chopping vegetables, something you can just do on a whim?"

Shen Man thought to herself, "Xun Yan, is that it? I'll remember you!"

Upon hearing this, Xun Yan quickly stepped aside, giving Shen Man the spot in front of the bed.

“Man’er, his pulse is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and he also has nausea and vomiting, and numbness in his mouth and tongue. I have never seen such symptoms before and I cannot determine what poison he has been poisoned with.”

"If you, as his master, can't even tell what kind of poison my young master is suffering from, how could a mere young girl like her possibly tell?" Xun Yan interjected from the side.

Shen Man glanced at him, surprised that this person with such a cold face was actually a chatterbox.

So she snapped at him impatiently, "Shut up! Do you even want your young master to get better?"

Xun Yan hadn't expected that this seemingly gentle and lovely girl would actually have such a fiery temper.

Fearing she might throw a tantrum, he wisely kept quiet.

"Master, don't worry, let me take a look."

Shen Man took a deep breath, walked to the bedside, and carefully observed the boy's symptoms.

When she saw the slight daze in his clear eyes, she knew that the poison had entered his brain and that if he was not detoxified in time, his life would be in danger.

It would be such a pity if someone so good-looking were poisoned to death.

Shen Man sighed inwardly, then reached out and took his pulse.

"He was poisoned by Gelsemium elegans. I will first use acupuncture to seal his heart meridian."

"Gelsemium? What's that?" Xun Yan asked curiously.

"Gelsemium elegans, also known as wild kudzu, poisonous root, and kudzu vine, is poisonous in its entirety," Dr. Yu patiently explained to him.

As the two were talking, Shen Man opened the medicine box and took out the silver needles inside.

With the doctor's assistance, she carefully inserted the silver needles into the boy's acupoints.

The silver needles were inserted into his body, and the boy fell asleep again.

"Man'er, do you know how to cure Gelsemium elegans poison?" Doctor Yu asked Shen Man.

“Well, before we do the detoxification, we need to agree on the consultation fee first. Otherwise, if any disputes arise after the matter is settled, it could be difficult to say what will happen.” Shen Man said, looking at Xun Yan and holding up five fingers, “Five hundred taels it is!”

Xun Yan's eyes widened in disbelief. He stammered, "Five hundred taels? You... why don't you just rob us?! Where would we get that much silver? Aren't you just ripping us off?"

Shen Man sneered, a hint of disdain on her face: "Hmph, you think it's too expensive? Then you can find someone else." With that, she made a move to put away the silver needles in her hand.

Doctor Yu was also very surprised to hear that the consultation fee was five hundred taels of silver.

However, he didn't know what kind of medicinal herbs Shen Man used to detoxify, and since Shen Man wasn't usually a greedy person, he felt that the price she offered was reasonable.

“Brave warrior, the medicinal herbs for detoxification vary in price, but the price my disciple has offered is absolutely fair.”

Left with no other choice, Xun Yan gritted his teeth and agreed: "Alright, I can give you five hundred taels of silver, but you must guarantee to save my young master. If anything goes wrong, I will raze your clinic to the ground!"

Shen Man took the five hundred-tael silver notes that Xun Yan reluctantly handed over, secretly laughing to herself: You little rascal, I'll rip you off!

But outwardly, she didn't reveal a single thing.

"I can only do my best, after all, life and death are predestined and wealth is determined by fate. But as long as you get the medicine according to my prescription and take good care of the patient, there should still be hope."

As she spoke, she picked up a pen, quickly wrote down a prescription, and handed it to Xun Yan. "Remember, get the medicine according to this prescription, boil three bowls of water down to one bowl, and have him drink it as soon as possible. It might help."

Xun Yan took the prescription, wanting to see what medicine was used, but unfortunately Shen Man's handwriting was too messy, so he couldn't recognize a single word.

When Xun Yan went to the pharmacy to get medicine, Doctor Yu asked Shen Man curiously what medicine she had used to detoxify him.

“The poison of Gelsemium elegans can be neutralized with Sanhuang Decoction, which consists of Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, and Phellodendron chinense, plus licorice root, decocted and taken orally.”

“Man’er, those Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, Phellodendron chinense, and licorice are all common herbs. Why did you charge him such an expensive consultation fee? We doctors should prioritize saving lives, not just focusing on money.” Upon hearing this, Doctor Yu immediately began to reprimand Shen Man.

"Master, do you know who they are before you took them into your clinic?" Shen Man asked, handing him the silver notes.

"I don't know. They arrived at the clinic half an hour ago. I saw that this young master was very ill, so I let them in. Man'er, has something happened outside that I don't know about?"

"Yes, I just ran into a group of people on the street. They were looking for someone with a portrait. The person in the portrait is this young master!"

Upon hearing this news, Dr. Yu's face turned deathly pale, and his eyes showed horror. "Is this true? Then... then we must send him away quickly, lest we implicate the clinic."

Shen Man quickly shook her head, "No, Master. He is currently poisoned. If we send him away now, it would be sending him to his death."

Dr. Yu hesitated, "But what if those people come looking for us? How will we explain it?"

Shen Man's eyes were firm. "I have my own way of dealing with this. Besides, we can't just stand by and watch someone die. Master, I've taken his money, so I'll make sure he's safe."

Dr. Yu sighed, "Alright, I'll do as you say. Just be careful."