Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

That evening, the three of them packed their bags.

Hua Tianyi brought gold needles, a pulse pillow, and several ancient books on treating epidemics, while Hua Suwen's medicine bag was filled with various herbs.

Xie Xiaoyi changed into new clothes. His original clothes had been torn to shreds by Xiao Lingyun's sword energy. These new clothes were purchased for him by Hua Suwen at the foot of the mountain.

The items and equipment he carried with him when picking flowers had long been secretly hidden in a tree hole in the mountains.

Because those things were too revealing, he was afraid of running into his old acquaintances down the mountain. If his identity was exposed, it wouldn't be a good thing.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, the three of them carried their packs and descended the mountain.

As soon as they arrived outside Qinghe Town, a pungent stench wafted over. The wooden fence at the town entrance was blocked off, and several yamen runners stood guard there, their eyes filled with fear.

An old yamen runner recognized Hua Tianyi, knelt down with a thud, and wailed:

"Dr. Hua! You've arrived!"

The people in town have all fallen ill for no apparent reason!

This plague is extremely vicious; it causes vomiting and diarrhea, fever, and death within three days!

Hua Tianyi helped the old yamen runner up and said in a deep voice, "Take me to see the patient."

Just as the old yamen runner was about to lead the way, a middle-aged man hurriedly ran up from the alley entrance.

The old yamen runner quickly introduced, "Dr. Hua, this is our village head of Qinghe Town, we all call him Village Head Wang."

Upon seeing Hua Tianyi, Wang Baochang rushed over in a few steps, cupped his hands in greeting, and said:

"Dr. Hua! You've finally arrived! I am the head of Qinghe Town, please save the people of our town!"

Hua Tianyi reached out to help him up. "Wang Baochang, there's no need for such formalities. Take us to see the patients first, and then we'll explain the situation of the epidemic in detail."

Wang Baochang nodded and began to lead the way.

Xie Xiaoyi followed behind, looking at the empty streets of the town, with every house closed and only the occasional mournful wail. A strange sense of emotion welled up in his heart.

He used to be a womanizer, only caring about pleasure, and had never seen such a miserable state of humanity.

The group entered the makeshift epidemic prevention ward, which was filled with patients, their groans echoing throughout.

Hua Tianyi immediately stepped forward to take the pulse, one after another, and as a result, his brows furrowed more and more tightly.

"No, this is not an ordinary plague."

He pried open the eyelids of each patient and looked at them, then looked at the vomit they had left behind, his expression grave.

"This is a disease outbreak caused by poisonous miasma; someone has poisoned the water source!"

Xie Xiaoyi and Hua Suwen exchanged a glance, both startled.

This is no natural disaster, it's clearly a man-made catastrophe!

Wang Baochang was shocked: "Someone poisoned us? Doctor Hua, what should we do?"

Hua Tianyi did not answer, but instead looked at his two disciples.

According to the Suwen, Xie Moxian used the "Golden Needle Acupoint Location Method" to relieve pain for patients.

Hua Suwen was a little scared, her face turned pale, but she still endured the discomfort and took out paper and pen to start recording her symptoms.

Xie Xiaoyi composed himself and, following the method taught by his master, administered acupuncture to a patient with a mild illness.

Although his technique was somewhat clumsy, he found the acupoints very accurately. After one needle was inserted, the patient's groans subsided.

This gave hope to the patients in Qinghe Town, and expressions of gratitude rose and fell.

"Thank you so much, little miracle doctor... I feel much better now."

"What a life-saving grace! Little miracle doctor, you're truly a living bodhisattva!"

"My stomachache is finally gone! Thank you, thank you!"

"Thanks to the little miracle doctor, otherwise I'm afraid my old bones wouldn't have made it!"

Xie Xiaoyi was overjoyed.

Who would have thought that a notorious womanizer would one day become a healer?

He was even praised as a miracle doctor.

A flower thief turned into a little miracle doctor—that's quite a novel story.

Xie Xiaoyi decided to go all out with his act, so he pretended to wipe the sweat from his forehead and waved to everyone.

"It's nothing, just a small favor. Please rest assured, I will definitely give acupuncture to everyone."

As he spoke, he tilted his head and glanced at the gaze Hua Suwen was looking at.

"Senior sister, how is the acupuncture technique I learned from Master?"

Hua Suwen nodded: "Very good, almost catching up with Senior Brother."

Seeing that his master was far away, Xie Xiaoyi took the opportunity to flirt with his senior sister.

"Senior sister, do you like senior brother more, or me more?"

Hua Suwen paused, her hand holding the pen and paper still. She truly hadn't expected her junior brother to speak so bluntly in this setting.

"You've only earned a few 'little miracle doctor' calls, and you're already getting too big for your britches?"

"Senior sister, what I gained wasn't fame, it was clearly the look in your eyes."

"You're so glib...aren't you afraid of being punished by your master for copying medical books if he hears you?"

Xie Xiaoyi chuckled softly, feeling incredibly pleased with her embarrassed expression.

"Copying medical books is nothing. If my senior sister is willing to accompany me, I'd be happy to copy them a hundred times."

Hua Suwen blushed; this junior brother was too good at flirting.

We can't pay any more attention to him, or what if Master hears us and really punishes him by making him copy medical books?

While Hua Tianyi was pondering the plague, after about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he suddenly raised his hand and asked Wang Baochang to bring him a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

He then picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and a line of vigorous characters appeared on the paper.

"This formula is called the 'Clearing Miasma and Detoxifying Formula'! It contains three main ingredients:"

Three qian of *Longxu Zhangxincao* (a type of herb), specifically its roots, can break up the accumulated toxins and miasma in the body.

The Nine-Petaled Resurrection Lotus has seven petals; remove the core and keep the leaves. It can promote the production of body fluids, strengthen the body's vital energy, and protect the internal organs.

A single Xuan Shui Xing Shen Flower, its petals dried in the shade and ground into powder, is specially designed to neutralize the poisonous substances in water sources.

Four auxiliary medicines:

Five parts of Crimson Blood Ganoderma, two handfuls of Cold Marrow Grass, one section of Jade Dew Vine, and ten pieces of Evil-Suppressing Leaf are all crushed and placed in a large pot with the main ingredients. Add spring water and simmer for three hours.

The prescription was prepared and divided into two portions. One portion was given directly to those with mild symptoms, and the other portion was sprinkled into all the wells in the town!

After saying this, Hua Tianyi handed the prescription to Wang Baochang.

Wang Baochang took the prescription, and just looking at the series of imposing medicine names, he felt a jolt in his heart and nodded hastily.

"I've got it! I'll arrange for people to search every pharmacy and find all these herbs!"

Hua Tianyi glanced at the room full of patients again and added to Xie Xiaoyi:

"After taking medication, critically ill patients need acupuncture at acupoints. The best time to administer the acupuncture is at noon. I will be there in person at that time!"

Xie Xiaoyi nodded: "I understand, Master. But you just said the poison is in the water source?"

Hua Tianyi glanced at the well outside the plague clinic and nodded, saying:

"That's right. This poison is called Xuan Shui Miasma Poison. It's a sinister method commonly used by some Qi Refiners. It dissolves in water and is not easily detected when mixed in well water."

If an ordinary person drinks it, the poison will invade the internal organs through the bloodstream, causing vomiting and diarrhea first, followed by organ failure, and finally, the pulse cannot be felt.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Xiaoyi felt a jolt in his heart.

Poisoning the water source is far more ruthless than simply spreading a plague; it's clearly aimed at killing everyone in Qinghe Town.

Hua Suwen tilted her head and asked softly, "Master, could your prescription from earlier possibly cure this poison?"

"If Wang Baochang can gather all the herbs in the prescription, I am 90% confident that I can cure this plague."