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

When it was time for dinner, the servants brought the food into Ji Ping's room.

"Ruo'er, let's have dinner together tonight."

Zhou Ruo glanced at the food on the table, then threw down the book in her hand and jumped off the stool.

"Mommy, I'm going to see my brother!"

Just as she turned to run, Ji Ping called out to her in a serious tone, "Stop!"

"Zhong'er and your father went to the east on business. Where do you want to see your brother?"

Ji Ping knew Zhou Ruo's little secret and suppressed a laugh as she spoke to her.

"Sit back down." Ji Ping put some meat and vegetables into Zhou Ruo's bowl. "These, plus two pieces of fruit."

When Zhou Ruo heard that Ji Ping was willing to give her fruit, her eyes lit up. "Okay, Mother! I'm coming right now!"

Zhou Ruo happily finished her dinner, but Ji Ping could barely eat a few bites.

"Granny, why does the food taste the same these past two days? It's different from usual." Ji Ping asked.

At first, she thought it was because of her pregnancy that she had a poor appetite.

After observing for a few days, I discovered that it wasn't just a matter of appetite; the food in the kitchen seemed to have changed its flavor.

"Reporting to Madam, Chef Zheng has fallen ill, and we've had a different chef preparing the dishes these past few days," Wang Mama replied.

"Is she sick?" Zhou Ruo stared at Wang Mama with wide eyes, her gaze gleaming, as if a hungry wolf had spotted its prey.

"Who's sick? What's wrong?" Zhou Ruo asked with a hint of excitement.

Seeing Zhou Ruo's reaction, Ji Ping quickly followed suit, "Oh right, what illness does Master Zheng have?"

"This...this old servant doesn't know, I'll have to ask the manager," said Granny Wang.

Zhou Ruo jumped in front of Granny Wang, grabbed her hand and said, "Granny, let's go ask her."

Granny Wang was stunned. She didn't understand why the young lady was so concerned about a cook being sick and on leave.

Ji Ping looked at Zhou Ruo, smiled, and said to Granny Wang, "Granny, take her there."

With her mother's permission, Zhou Ruo was overjoyed at the thought of being able to treat patients again soon.

She had just led the old woman to the door when she paused and turned back.

Zhou Ruo walked to another table, on which was the cloth bag she had brought back with Zhao Jinzhong that afternoon.

Zhou Ruo opened the cloth bag containing the fruit cake, smelled it, and handed two pieces of fruit cake made of sour jujubes to Ji Ping.

"Mommy, this fruit cake is delicious, it's sweet and sour, here you go."

Ji Ping's heart tightened, and her breath caught in her throat for a moment.

Ji Ping was deeply moved that Zhou Ruo, such a young child, could understand the suffering of her pregnant woman who had no appetite.

Ji Ping took the fruit cake from Zhou Ruo and gently stroked her cheek. "Ruo'er is such a good girl. Thank you, Mother."

"Mother, don't be so polite. Remember to plant a few more lemon trees in the yard," Zhou Ruo said with a grin.

"Alright, Zhong'er has already told Mother that he will have the gardener plant a few in a few days, and also plant some in the backyard."

Zhou Ruo stomped her little feet excitedly, took Wang Mama's hand, and skipped and hopped towards the kitchen.

The two went to the kitchen and met the manager.

The manager recalled, "Chef Zheng had actually been sick for a long time, but he couldn't bear it any longer a few days ago, so he took leave."

I don't know the specifics of his illness, but I noticed he couldn't use his hands and feet properly, so I granted him leave.

"Where does he live?" Zhou Ruo asked.

The steward said, "He went home. His home is in Xiaoyang Village, about five miles east of the city."

The next morning, when Zhou Ruo ran to Wude Academy, the valiant cavalry general only cried out twice.

"Wu Bai, is it your turn to be on duty again today?" Zhou Ruo greeted Wu Bai with a smile.

She was in particularly good spirits, and her abundant energy even inspired Wu Bai, who was feeling sleepy on duty, to become more energetic.

"Miss?" It was still dark when Wu Bai saw Zhou Ruo appear at Wude Academy, which surprised him.

"Why are you here so early today?" Wu Bai wondered. Could it be that Miss is hungry and wants to pick fruit in the yard?

"Shall I pick some fruit for you?" Wu Bai asked.

Zhou Ruo waved her hand and said, "No need, no need, I'm not hungry yet. I came to find my brother."

"Miss!" Wu Bai called out to Zhou Ruo, who had already stepped into the gate of Wude Academy.

"The young general returned at the hour of Chou (1-3 AM) and had only rested for a little over an hour."

Zhao Jinzhong accompanied Zhao Yucheng to the east of the city yesterday evening to handle matters concerning the army's provisions, and did not return until after midnight.

Wu Bai wanted to tell Zhou Ruo that Zhao Jinzhong hadn't slept for long and asked her not to disturb him.

But Zhou Ruo seemed not to hear, and kept running to Zhao Jinzhong's door.

He quietly pushed open the door. Wu Jia, who was on night duty, was fast asleep and had no idea that someone had entered the main room.

Even the ever-vigilant Zhao Jinzhong failed to notice Zhou Ruo entering his room.

Zhou Ruo approached Zhao Jinzhong's bedside and heard his even breathing.

She sat on the bed, staring at Zhao Jinzhong in the dim morning light, waiting for him to wake up.

As she waited, Zhou Ruo also started to feel sleepy.

When the cavalry general's cry rang out again, Zhou Ruo was startled and came back to her senses.

Remembering that she had important business to attend to, she went over and lifted Zhao Jinzhong's blanket, shaking him awake.

"Brother! Brother! Wake up, don't sleep..."

Zhao Jinzhong was startled and sat up abruptly from the bed, instinctively thinking that there was an enemy attack or that he had been robbed.

Upon recognizing Zhou Ruo, he slowly exhaled. "Ruo Ruo, w...what's wrong? What happened?"

"Brother, the cook is sick, and I need to go to Little Sheep Village to treat him. Will you take me with you?"

Upon hearing that the cook was sick, Zhao Jinzhong immediately became grumpy, thinking that even a cook had to disturb him.

He leaned back, feeling so sleepy he was about to fall asleep again.

But then he suddenly remembered that Zhou Ruode had recovered his spiritual power after being treated, and he sat up again the next second.

"Come on! I'll take you!"

The brother and sister rode in a horse-drawn carriage, taking Wu Bing and Qiu Yue with them to Little Sheep Village.

Despite the bumpy ride, Zhao Jinzhong and Zhou Ruo slept soundly in the carriage.

When we arrived at Little Sheep Village, the sun had already risen.

The entire Little Sheep Village was still shrouded in a thin mist.

The village was filled with the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking, yet it also exuded a sense of desolation.

Zhou Ruo was led off the carriage by Qiu Yue, still sleepy and not quite recovered for a moment.

It wasn't until she smelled the strange odor emanating from the village that Zhou Ruo opened her eyes from her daze and carefully examined the village.

"Brother, this village is a bit strange," Zhou Ruo whispered to Zhao Jinzhong.

"Strange?" Zhao Jinzhong looked around the village a few more times. "I don't see anything strange about it."

However, Zhao Jinzhong was experienced. Since Zhou Ruo felt something was wrong, there was probably some problem, so he also became vigilant.

"Let's go in and take a look," Zhao Jinzhong said to Wu Bing and Qiu Yue, holding Zhou Ruo's hand.

Wu Bing and Qiu Yue were both carrying a lot of things.

As you enter the village, you'll find that the doors of many houses are tightly closed.

We must have arrived too early; the villagers weren't up yet.

Walking a little further in, I saw a lame old man walking towards the village entrance.

Zhao Jinzhong stepped forward and asked the old man, "Excuse me, sir, how do I get to Zheng Liangyi's house?"

The lame old man tilted his head and brought his ear closer to Zhao Jinzhong, who then repeated the question.

The old man straightened up, waved to him, and then left.