After the divorce, I became a mountain god

After hearing Yan Fusheng's words, Wang Guifen nodded at him.

Then Yan Fusheng began to take Li Erhu's pulse and did a series of examinations. He found that Li Erhu's pulse and everything else were normal, but this shouldn't be the case. Since he had already fainted, there must be something wrong with his body.

The experienced Yan Fusheng quickly thought of a possibility: Li Erhu must not have been resting well recently, otherwise a healthy person would not suddenly faint. Then Yan Fusheng asked Li Erhu, "Brother Erhu, have you not been resting well these past few days?"

After hearing Yan Fusheng's question, Li Erhu replied, "You're absolutely right. I really haven't been sleeping well these past few days because a lot of red bumps suddenly appeared on my skin. They're incredibly itchy. I thought it wasn't a big deal and that it would get better in a few days, but these past two nights the itching in those red bumps has gotten even worse. It's so unbearably itchy that I haven't been able to close my eyes for two nights!"

After hearing Li Erhu's words, Wang Guifen looked at him with great confusion and said, "You have bumps on your body? How come I didn't know?"

Li Erhu said to Wang Guifen, "I thought it wasn't a big deal, and I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd worry!"

Wang Guifen looked at Li Erhu and wanted to get angry at him, but she held back her anger when she thought that he was still a patient.

After hearing Li Erhu's words, Yan Fusheng said, "Brother Erhu, where on your body do you have any small bumps? Would it be convenient for me to show them so that I can take a look and prescribe the right medicine!"

Li Erhu said, "Convenient!"

After Li Erhu finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves, and instantly a large patch of skin on his forearm was covered with tiny red bumps, some of which had been scratched until they bled. If someone with trypophobia saw this, they would definitely be terrified.

Wang Guifen felt very distressed when she saw the large, dense patch of small red bumps on Li Erhu's arm.

Yan Fusheng carefully examined the small red bumps on Li Erhu's arm and quickly identified them as "filth rash".

As the name suggests, this disease is caused by an unclean environment. The patient initially feels unbearable itching, as if countless tiny insects are crawling under the skin. Then, a dense cluster of small red rashes appears on the body. These rashes are the size of pinheads. At first, they are scattered, but gradually they merge into patches and cover the whole body. The areas with rashes are hot and painful, as if they are being burned by a raging fire or constantly pricked by countless fine needles. The patient not only suffers physically, but also mentally. They are listless and in great pain all day long.

Yan Fusheng quickly determined that Li Erhu's sudden fainting was not due to any other physical cause, but rather because he had been suffering from the filth and miasma for the past few days, lack of rest, and mental exhaustion, which caused him to faint.

After Yan Fusheng diagnosed the cause of the illness, he instructed his son Yan Qiyuan, who was standing beside him, "Yuan'er, go home and fetch some honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, and mugwort!"

As we all know, honeysuckle has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, wild chrysanthemum has the effect of reducing swelling and relieving pain, and mugwort has the effect of dispelling dampness and cold. The combination of these herbs has a great therapeutic effect on the filthy miasma that Li Erhu suffered from.

Upon hearing his father Yan Fusheng's words, Yan Qiyuan hurriedly ran home and soon returned with all the herbs. Following his father's instructions, he pounded the three herbs into a fine paste. Then, Yan Fusheng took out a delicate little porcelain bottle from his pocket, poured out some clear medicinal liquid, mixed the paste and liquid together, stirred it evenly, and quickly made a medicinal ointment with a faint medicinal fragrance.

After completing this series of actions, Yan Fusheng carefully applied the ointment to the red rash on Li Erhu's arm. Yan Fusheng's movements were gentle and skillful. After applying the ointment to each area, he would gently massage it for a moment to allow the ointment to penetrate the skin better and exert its medicinal effect.

After a while, the area on Li Erhu's arm where the ointment had been applied no longer felt stinging and itchy, and the red bumps had also faded considerably.

After feeling the changes in his body, Li Erhu was very happy and said to Yan Fusheng, "Mr. Yan, my arm feels much better. The stinging and unbearable itching sensation is completely gone. You are amazing! I never thought that our Kaoshan Village would have such a skilled doctor like you!"

Upon hearing Li Erhu's praise, Yan Fusheng humbly replied, "Brother Erhu, you flatter me. If you trust me, I'll bring the medicine to your home to treat you!"

Yan Fusheng applied the ointment to Li Erhu's arms first to dispel everyone's doubts about him. The red rashes on Li Erhu's body were not only on his arms, but also on other parts of his body. However, while he could apply the ointment to the rashes on his arms in front of strangers, he couldn't apply it to the rashes on other parts of his body in front of so many people.

Li Erhu understood Yan Fusheng's meaning, so he nodded to Yan Fusheng and said, "Okay, Mr. Yan!"

After saying that, he got up and led Yan Fusheng to his home. The people who had just been gathered together, ready to drive Yan Fusheng away, all started apologizing to him.

Yan Fusheng smiled and nodded to everyone before following Li Erhu and Wang Guifen home. Once home, Yan Fusheng asked Li Erhu to take off his outer clothes and trousers, only then discovering that Li Erhu's entire body was covered in these rashes. He said to Li Erhu, "Brother Erhu, you're too good at enduring this! People with this disease usually find it very difficult to bear, let alone with it all over your body. If you delay treatment, your skin will become infected, and in severe cases, it can even lead to skin ulceration. You can't just tough it out; you have to get treatment promptly!"

After hearing Yan Fusheng's words, Li Erhu nodded and said, "I hadn't heard of any reliable doctors in the village before, and I was afraid that my family would worry. I was also afraid of bothering the Mountain God, so I had been holding back. Now that I know that you, Mr. Yan, are skilled in medicine, it will be much more convenient for me to see a doctor in the future."

After hearing Li Erhu's words, Yan Fusheng said, "Okay, you can't delay any longer if you have symptoms. Alright, lie down now, I'll apply the ointment for you!"

After Li Erhu lay down, Yan Fusheng began to apply ointment to Li Erhu's body while massaging him. It took about an hour to finish applying the ointment to all of Li Erhu's rashes.

Yan Fusheng, wanting to observe Li Erhu's situation, sat quietly to the side, while his son, Yan Qiyuan, stayed by his father's side. Wang Guifen busied herself serving tea and water to Yan Fusheng, attending to this important guest. Meanwhile, Xu Bo'an silently observed the actions of the Bonsai World, seeing the whole story clearly.

It has been a month since Yan Fusheng came to Kaoshan Village, but he doesn't interact much with the villagers. Not only do the villagers find him strange, but even Xu Bo'an is very curious about Yan Fusheng's background.

Taking advantage of this brief moment of free time, Xu Bo'an spoke to Yan Fusheng, "Yan Fusheng, are you a new refugee who has just arrived in Kaoshan Village?"

Yan Fusheng had not been here for long, but he had heard from the villagers that the mountain god was protecting the place, which was why life was so harmonious and peaceful. However, he had only heard about it and had never actually seen or heard the mountain god.

He was terrified, looking around frantically, trying to find the source of the sound, but he couldn't find anyone else in the room.

At this moment, Wang Guifen, who was already kneeling on the ground, quickly said to Yan Fusheng, "Mr. Yan, this is the voice of the Mountain God. Let's quickly pay our respects to the Mountain God!"

After hearing Wang Guifen's words, Yan Fusheng also knelt on the ground like Wang Guifen. Yan Fusheng's son, Yan Qiyuan, who was standing to the side, also knelt on the ground with his father!

Just as Li Erhu was about to get up and pay his respects to the Mountain God, Xu Bo'an hurriedly said to Li Erhu, who was still lying on the bed covered in ointment, "Li Erhu, you have ointment on you, so it's inconvenient for you to pay your respects. Just lie down and rest!"

Li Erhu was deeply moved after hearing the words of the Mountain God and said to him, "Erhu thanks the Mountain God!"

After Yan Fusheng and his son Yan Qiyuan, who were kneeling on the ground, followed Wang Guifen's example and bowed to the Mountain God, Wang Guifen quickly reminded Yan Fusheng, "The Mountain God is asking you a question!"

Seeing Yan Fusheng's bewildered expression, Xu Bo'an knew that he might have forgotten the question he had just asked him, so Xu Bo'an spoke again: "Yan Fusheng, are you a new refugee who has just arrived in Kaoshan Village?"

Yan Fusheng heard the Mountain God's question clearly and quickly replied, "Replying to the Mountain God, I have only been in Kaoshan Village for a short time! This is the first time I have been questioned by you, and I am not quite familiar with the rules. I hope you will forgive me!"

Yan Fusheng was visibly nervous when answering the mountain god's question, but Xu Bo'an could sense a calm and composed demeanor beneath his nervousness. If it were an ordinary villager, they would only feel fear and nervousness when Xu Bo'an asked them a question for the first time, and would never have shown such composure and composure as Yan Fusheng.

Xu Bo'an vaguely guessed that Yan Fusheng's background was probably unusual.

Thinking of this, Xu Bo'an asked Yan Fusheng, "It's alright, I won't blame you for such a small matter. But I just heard from the villagers that you've been in Kaoshan Village for a month, but you don't interact with anyone and usually stay indoors. Why is that? Would you mind telling me?"

Yan Fusheng hesitated greatly after hearing the question from the Mountain God. Li Erhu and Wang Guifen were also there. If he told them, he was worried that his identity might be exposed, which could bring disaster upon himself and his son. If he didn't tell them, it would be a great disrespect to the Mountain God.

Yan Fusheng hesitated as he knelt on the ground. Xu Bo'an noticed his worries and concerns and said to him, "It's alright, it's very safe here. There are no outsiders. Wang Guifen and Li Erhu are our own people. You can speak freely. No one will leak your information!"

The Mountain God is a guardian deity of the region, and his words carry great authority. After hearing the Mountain God's words, Yan Fusheng truthfully replied, "To tell you the truth, I was previously the imperial physician in the court!"

Upon hearing Yan Fusheng's words, Li Erhu and Wang Guifen, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but gape. They couldn't believe that such a high-ranking figure would appear in Kaoshan Village, let alone that their illness had been treated by the emperor's personal physician.

The couple stared blankly at Yan Fusheng. They realized that Li Erhu and Wang Guifen were just ordinary villagers with little knowledge of the world. The imperial physician was a very high-ranking official, someone that ordinary people like them could never access. Yet today, he had come to their door to treat them. The couple instantly felt that they had neglected Yan Fusheng.

Li Erhu said to Yan Fusheng, "I never expected you to have such a powerful background!"

Wang Guifen looked at Yan Fusheng with a surprised expression and said, "So you are the imperial physician. I'm so sorry to have come all the way to our house today to treat Erhu!"

Yan Fusheng said to Li Erhu and Wang Guifen, "You flatter me. I am just an ordinary citizen in Kaoshan Village. Please take good care of me in the future!"

Li Erhu and Wang Guifen nodded after hearing Yan Fusheng's words and said, "Definitely, definitely!"

Thinking that the Mountain God was still present, Wang Guifen and Li Erhu said nothing more after finishing their sentence!

Sure enough, Xu Bo'an soon said to Yan Fusheng, "Since you are the imperial physician of the court and hold a high position, why did you come to Kaoshan Village?"

Yan Fusheng said to the Mountain God, "Replying to the Mountain God, this matter is a long story. For a period of time, I was highly valued by the Emperor and helped him with his medical treatments. Under my care, the Emperor's health has improved considerably."
However, I was later targeted at every turn by the Grand Tutor, and the Emperor, believing the Grand Tutor's slander, stopped valuing me. Later, at the Grand Tutor's recommendation, another imperial physician named Fan Jinrui was chosen. However, under this physician's care, the Emperor's health deteriorated day by day. Whenever the Emperor inquired about it, the physician recommended by the Grand Tutor always gave medical excuses, so the Emperor never suspected anything.
In fact, most people in the Imperial Medical Academy and even the court knew that Fan Jinrui was actually a man of the Grand Tutor. The Grand Tutor wanted to use this imperial physician to slowly ruin the emperor's health so that he could successfully usurp the throne. Everyone was aware of the Grand Tutor's intentions, but because the Grand Tutor held all the power, no one dared to explain the situation to the emperor! (End of Chapter)