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Sun Guangbai copied prescriptions all the way, and even when others were resting, he was still busy writing. Because he was too focused, he didn't notice a slender figure beside the carriage.

Occasionally, when he looked up and saw Shanxing's familiar pretty face, Sun Guangbai was startled: "Shanxing, why are you here?"

Shan Xing whispered, "I came over when the carriage stopped. The young master was concentrating on copying the medical book, so I didn't say anything to avoid disturbing him."

Sun Guangbai: "..."

Finished!

Sun Guangbai felt a chill in his heart, and he quickly looked outside, searching for the figure of Doctor Sun. He saw his own father resting under a tree not far away, slowly eating the dried meat brought by his personal soldiers, his eyes looking in the direction of the carriage.

Sun Guangbai's scalp tingled, and he whispered hurriedly, "Don't just stand here like an idiot. Go stay with Lin Huiniang and the others."

Shan Xing was always obedient. After hearing that, she said obediently, "Young Master, you have worked hard copying medical books. You should take a break and don't get tired."

She stood beside the carriage for a long time, just to say this.

Sun Guangbai was somewhat touched, but he didn't dare to show it, and even deliberately put on a stern face: "It's just a small matter, I know it without you reminding me, go back quickly!"

Shan Xing was a simple-minded person who could not hide her feelings at all, so she left with a gloomy face.

Doctor Sun saw this scene and frowned slightly.

After resting for half an hour, Doctor Sun returned to the carriage, and the convoy set off again.

Inside the carriage, Sun Guangbai sat upright with his back straight. His posture when copying medical books was standard and no one could find any fault with it.

Doctor Sun glanced at his son who was pretending to be nice, and asked out of the blue, "Does Shanxing like you?"

Sun Guangbai's right hand trembled, but fortunately he had a charcoal pencil in his hand, so only a faint mark was made. He changed to a brush, and the half-page of paper he had copied was ruined by this shake: "Father, please don't say anything nonsense. Shanxing is my sister's disciple, and she is eight years younger than me. She respects me like a disciple respects his master. There is absolutely no private relationship between her and me."

Doctor Sun said calmly, "Nothing is the best."

"Shan Xing is a good girl. It was not her fault that she was trapped in a bandit camp and suffered a lot. Now she has come out and learned medical skills. She will work for the princess in the future. She will have a good future and can stand up straight."

"Since you have no interest in her, keep your distance from her. Don't delay the girl."

Sun Guangbai finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Don't worry, father. I have never had any inappropriate thoughts about Shanxing. She is still young and has not seen the world. When she meets more men in the future, she will no longer think that I am good enough."

Doctor Sun rudely spat at his son: "How dare you brag? What's so good about you? Tell us and open your father's eyes!"

"He's old, but his medical skills are mediocre, not even as good as Ze Lan. He can even make a mistake when reciting a prescription."

"Also, you have always refused to marry and have children, and have been living a carefree life in the military camp. I am already this old, and I still haven't seen my grandchildren. You are such an unfilial son..."

Sun Guangbai was scolded by his own father so much that he dared not look up. He sighed with a bitter face and continued to copy the medical book.

Doctor Sun cursed until his mouth was dry and he finally stopped.

Sun Guangbai then quietly retorted: "I'm not as bad as my father said! I'm a military doctor in the barracks, and the soldiers all trust and respect me."

Doctor Sun sneered and said, "Then let me ask you, is it you, the Doctor Sun that everyone in the military camp is talking about?"

Sun Guangbai was stabbed in the chest again.

"Your sister is five years younger than you, and her talent and courage are much stronger than yours." Imperial Physician Sun was never polite when he criticized his son: "In the past few years, how many corpses has the princess secretly sent to the military camp? You two brothers and sisters have been 'studying' together, and now your sister can treat external and internal injuries, and dares to perform caesarean sections. You can only help your sister." Sun Guangbai defended himself aggrievedly: "I am not as good as my sister. But that doesn't mean I am worse. My sister is a real medical genius. When it comes to the skills of treating internal injuries, even my father is not as good as my sister!"

Doctor Sun: “…”

A cry of pain was heard outside the carriage.

The accompanying guards were all secretly happy. Traveling every day was actually monotonous and boring. Their greatest pleasure was to listen to Doctor Sun scolding his son.

……

After a few days, the caravan left Jingzhou and headed north.

The two sides of the official road gradually became desolate.

Sun Guangbai saw this and couldn't help but be shocked: "Why are there so many good fields without anyone cultivating them?"

It was late autumn, and the fields in Nanyang County were all green as they were planting winter wheat. But now, the fields were empty.

Doctor Sun sighed, "Many people have starved to death due to drought and locust plagues, and many have fled. There are many bandits in the north, and it is not peaceful at all. I don't know how many people are left. How can they farm peacefully?"

"Not to mention, there is a plague in Pingzhou right now. Although it hasn't spread here yet, people are definitely panicking."

When the world is in chaos, the people suffer the most.

Sun Guangbai felt heavy in his heart and sighed.

They walked for another two days.

"Doctor Sun, there are many corpses ahead." A personal soldier came to report with an unpleasant look on his face: "Should we collect the corpses and bury them?"

The horrible stench of the rotting corpse had already drifted over with the wind, making people want to vomit.

This was not the first time that he had encountered such a situation on the road. In the past, Doctor Sun would order his guards to dig a pit on the spot and bury the body.

But today, corpses are piled up on the roadside. A quick look shows that there are at least hundreds of them. Perhaps two groups of refugees are fighting, or perhaps there is an internal conflict among the refugees, leaving so many corpses behind, and no one has dealt with them, so they are just rotting.

Doctor Sun's face was also very ugly. He gritted his teeth and said angrily: "What are the officials here busy with? Why don't they do anything? The corpses exposed to the sun and rotting are the most likely to breed plague!"

Sun Guangbai covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves and whispered, "Father, it will take several days to dispose of all these corpses. We are going to Pingzhou on the order of the princess, and we can't delay any longer on the road."

Doctor Sun knew which was more important. He nodded slightly, sent two of his personal soldiers to the government office to deliver a message, and then the convoy continued to head north.

Three days later, the caravan finally encountered a group of refugees.

There were about three hundred refugees, all of them were starving. They were not afraid when they saw the strong guards. They took weak steps and rushed over, waving wooden sticks in their hands.

The guards showed no mercy and killed dozens of people in succession, leaving blood and flesh everywhere. The group of refugees finally collapsed and fled in all directions.

The guards did not pursue them. Instead, they packed up their numbers, took the wounded with them, and continued their journey north.

Sun Guangbai sat in the carriage and sighed to his father: "It turns out that the north has become so chaotic." (End of this chapter)