A four-year-old medical prodigy descended to the mortal realm, and the entire capital sought her tre

Inside the Dongcheng epidemic zone, Li Chengquan led the doctors to treat patients throughout the night.

Before dawn the next morning, nearly two thousand Fuqi Pills had been used up.

More than 5,000 patients have been cured.

In the makeshift epidemic area set up by Zhao Yucheng, the number of patients gradually decreased, and the cured patients went home one after another.

The doctors were also exhausted and lay panting in the tents sent by the imperial court and the Prince of An's residence.

Zhao Yucheng frowned as he looked at the dim sky. "It's going to snow..."

One after another, sick people arrived at the Ling Shu Hall.

Zhou Ruo was still in a coma, so Jia Yuntian could only give the patient Fuqi Dan.

Since Zhou Ruo fell into a coma yesterday, the patients have been able to rely on Fuqi Pills for treatment.

As noon approached, An Chang had finished distributing all one hundred Fuqi Pills that he had left in the Ling Shu Hall.

At Chen Shi (7-9 AM), Xu Yuan delivered two thousand new Fu Qi Pills to the Ling Shu Hall.

It was past noon, but Zhou Ruo still didn't wake up.

An Chang has returned to Ling Shu Hall from the Prince's Mansion.

He stood in front of Zhou Ruo's bed and said to Zhao Jinzhong, "Didn't you say you'd sleep for a day and a night? It's already been more than a day and a night."

Zhao Jinzhong paced back and forth in the room. Zhou Ruo had been unconscious for more than a day and a night, but she showed no signs of waking up.

"Zhao Jinzhong, stop pacing around and come up with something. Look, there are already more than a dozen people sitting outside the clinic."

An Chang felt something was wrong.

Zhao Jinzhong also sensed something was wrong. He suddenly slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "How could I have forgotten!"

As he spoke, he turned around, went out, and brought back a lemon.

Zhao Jinzhong first held the lemon in front of Zhou Ruo's nose, but there was no reaction.

In the past, when Zhou Ruo was fast asleep and couldn't be woken up, Zhao Jinzhong's actions would start her up.

But now there is no response at all.

Zhao Jinzhong glanced at An Chang, who asked in confusion, "Why are you looking at me?"

Zhao Jinzhong said to him, "Something's not right with Ruoruo."

Then he used his fingernail to peel off a piece of lemon peel to make the lemon's pungent smell even stronger.

He held the lemon up to Zhou Ruo's nose again.

After waiting for a while, Zhou Ruo still did not respond.

"Ruo Ruo! Ruo Ruo? Can you hear your brother?" Zhao Jinzhong began to shake Zhou Ruo's body.

no response.

An Chang then realized the seriousness of the situation. He moved closer to Zhao Jinzhong, his breathing becoming slightly erratic.

"Wh...what's going on? What happened to Ruoruo?"

Zhao Jinzhong began to feel nervous; he had never seen Zhou Ruo like this before.

He started pinching Zhou Ruo's face and prying open her eyes. The sudden unease even made his hands tremble slightly.

When An Chang saw Zhao Jinzhong's appearance, it felt as if a piece of his heart was empty as well.

"Zhou Ruo, she wouldn't be...?"

An Chang placed a finger in front of Zhou Ruo's nose to check her breathing; her breathing was even and she was not out of breath.

Zhao Jinzhong was suddenly at a loss. He sat by the bed, silently holding Zhou Ruo's small hand, and looked at her without saying a word.

More than an hour later, it was Shen Shi (3-5 PM), and Zhou Ruo was still lying motionless.

The epidemic in Dongcheng has been temporarily stabilized, and most of the patients in the epidemic area have been dispersed.

No new infected people were seen entering within an hour.

Meanwhile, the number of infections in Xicheng District is increasing rapidly.

Li Chengquan, carrying Zhou Ruo's spirit-gathering gourd, led most of the doctors to the West City.

Zhao Yucheng left a small contingent of soldiers to guard the eastern city, in case the epidemic resurges and a timely response is needed.

He led the main force towards the west city.

As Zhao Yucheng passed through the city, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.

He handed the troops over to the deputy commander and then took a detour to the Ling Shu Hall.

When Zhao Yucheng arrived at the gate of Ling Shu Hall, he already sensed that something was wrong.

There were about fifty or sixty people suffering from Sirius disease gathered outside the clinic, while the entrance to the Ling Shu Hall was closed.

When Xu Yuan saw Zhao Yucheng arrive, he immediately told him about Zhou Ruo's unconscious state.

Zhao Yucheng's heart clenched. "Still not awake?" He pushed open the door of the clinic and strode inside.

When the people in the clinic saw Zhao Yucheng arrive, they all stood up and bowed to him, saying, "General!"

Zhao Yucheng gestured for everyone to dispense with formalities, then asked, "Where is Ruo'er?"

Jia Yuntian stepped forward and gestured for Zhao Yucheng to lead the way, "General, the princess is in the inner room, please follow me."

An Chang heard the commotion outside from inside the room, and saw Zhao Yucheng as soon as he reached the door.

"General Zhao, Ruoruo...she hasn't woken up yet."

After Zhao Yucheng bowed to An Chang with his fists clasped in greeting, he quickened his pace and entered the house.

"Father!" Zhao Jinzhong hadn't expected his father to come to the Ling Shu Hall at this time. "Why have you come?"

"I led my troops to the west city, and as I passed through the city, I felt uneasy, so I detoured to check on things."

Zhao Yucheng saw that Zhao Jinzhong's eyes were red; he had never seen his son like this before.

Even when Zhao Jinzhong was paralyzed in both legs and suffering from the disease, making him irritable and in great pain, he never looked like this.

Zhao Jinzhong's emotions were very complicated at this moment.

He was initially afraid that Zhou Ruo wouldn't wake up.

Then, he began to regret pushing Zhou Ruo all the way to the point of risking her life to save others.

If it weren't for his burning desire to save lives, Zhou Ruo wouldn't have gone to the front lines of treating Sirius disease.

She's still a child, how could she become the leader in treating patients with Sirius disease?

If the goal was simply to help her regain her spiritual power and survive, there was no need to go to such lengths.

Once she heals the prince, her spiritual power will be complete.

If Zhou Ruo stayed in the general's mansion, no one could make things difficult for her, even if she didn't claim she could cure the Heavenly Wolf Disease.

Zhao Yucheng seemed to see through Zhao Jinzhong's thoughts and sense his son's regret.

He patted Zhao Jinzhong on the shoulder and said calmly, "Zhong'er, don't be upset. This is the path Ruo'er has to take."

"No! This isn't the path she has to take; she doesn't have to take this path!"

Zhao Yucheng felt another pang of pain in his heart, but he quickly calmed himself and continued speaking.

"If Ruo'er hadn't come to the General's Mansion, or if she was simply powerless to deal with Tianlang, then she could have safely hidden away."

But she isn't. Right now, only Ruo'er in the world can heal Tianlang. What does that mean?

Zhao Jinzhong looked at his father with red eyes. He had no mind to think about the question anymore. He shook his head weakly and said, "I don't know."

Zhao Yucheng said, "This means that Heaven has not abandoned the people and has specially sent Ruo'er here to save everyone."

"This is Ruo'er's mission; she has no choice but to walk this path."

If Ruo'er really never wakes up again, then we'll accept our fate.

"No!" Zhao Jinzhong suddenly shouted, "I refuse to accept my fate! I won't allow Ruoruo to leave like this!"

The room suddenly fell silent; no one spoke.

After a while,

Zhao Jinzhong suddenly had a thought, "Dad, maybe Ruoruo didn't get enough sleep. Maybe she'll wake up after another night's sleep."

Zhao Yucheng sighed with heartache, "Yes, perhaps Ruo'er will wake up after tonight. Don't worry, wait a little longer."

Suppressing his anxiety and anger, Zhao Yucheng left the Ling Shu Hall and continued heading towards the western city.