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"Master Pharmacist, please!"

Boom!

With that hoarse scream, Shen You's head slammed heavily onto the ground.

Fresh blood flowed out, a shocking sight.

"Get up quickly, what are you doing?" The gentle old man in front of me frowned slightly.

A group of people dressed in green had already rushed over.

"Where did this hempen robe come from? Don't you know any manners?!"

"Is this a place you should be?"

"Get out of my way! If you disturb Elder Hong, you won't have enough lives to spare!"

They punched and kicked, trying to drive Shen You away.

Shen You gritted her teeth and lay motionless on the ground.

He was determined to find a miracle cure for Aunt Dou, and he was willing to endure any humiliation for it.

"That's enough!" the old man said calmly.

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an air of authority.

The group of men in green robes exchanged glances and then stepped aside.

"Speak."

The old man asked Shen You, "Are you from the outer courtyard, wearing hemp clothing? Who is your godmother? What injuries did she suffer?"

Overjoyed that the old man was willing to talk to him, Shen You quickly raised his head and said, "My name is Shen You. My godmother is Aunt Dou, the head cook in the outer courtyard! She was severely injured and is about to die!"

"The head chef from the foreign language department?"

The old man frowned even more deeply. "How could the head chef of the outer courtyard have been injured? Who did it?"

Shen You said, "This humble one does not know either, only that... it is a venerable pharmacist."

"A pharmacist?"

The old man fell silent.

The people in green around them exchanged glances, their eyes filled with mockery.

The old man pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm sorry, I can't help you with this."

"Unable to...help me?"

Shen You stared blankly at the old man, her whole body frozen.

The old man sighed softly, "Although saving a life is said to be more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda, if this were another pharmacist, my rash act of saving him would be disrespectful to him..."

Even though he himself is a pharmacist, he is unwilling to offend another pharmacist.

"But... am I just supposed to watch my godmother die like this...?"

Shen You murmured, unable to understand.

What's wrong with this world? For some people, it seems like even being alive is wrong.

The old man shook his head helplessly: "Go back. If things are really as you say, at least go see her one last time..."

After saying that, the old man picked up the thin book he had been reading again.

From Shen You's perspective, she could see four large characters written on the cover: "A Panacea for Saving Lives".

Shen You felt increasingly absurd.

Isn't this just like that, studying medicine but unable to save the world?

This huge Renxintang can't save a cafeteria cook?

That's... absolutely ridiculous.

Shen You knelt there motionless, and several men in green robes came up to drive him away.

"Get out of here! You little brat, you have no manners at all!"

"It's only because Elder Hong is kind and benevolent that you're safe. Otherwise, if you had offended another master pharmacist like that, you would have been dead long ago!"

"In this Renxin Hall, if you've offended the Pharmacist, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself! Otherwise, do you expect Elder Hong to make enemies of other Pharmacists for your sake? Don't be delusional!"

The men in green robes then proceeded to punch and kick them again.

Shen You's face was numb, as if she could no longer feel the pain, and she just silently endured it.

We went back to see Aunt Dou off on her final journey.

Shen You thought to herself.

Then kill Wang Hu, then secretly ambush and kill Wang Long, then set fire to the entire Renxintang, and that'll be enough for my life...

There's nothing to be reluctant about.

This life was a gift from heaven.

Thinking this, he clenched his fist tightly, and a blood-smelling aura seemed to rise from the back of his tongue.

"Stop! Stop it!"

At that moment, a petite figure rushed over without hesitation.

She pushed aside the men in blue with all her might, pouting, and said, "What kind of heroes are you, ganging up on one person like this?"

Shen You, her face bruised and swollen, slowly raised her head to look at the girl who was glaring angrily at everyone.

who is she?

At this moment, a ray of light seemed to appear in Shen You's heart once again.

【Xiao Hui】

【Fate Value: 34 (Strangers)】

She was a stranger, but she brought the only kindness in this Renxintang (a traditional Chinese medicine clinic).

Xiao Hui looked at the people in front of her with a dissatisfied expression.

She found the kind-hearted old man, in particular, increasingly displeasing.

"Aren't you Renxintang? How can you stand by and watch someone die? And now you're ganging up on people who come to you for help?"

"He's also wearing hemp clothing; isn't he also an apprentice at your pharmacy?"

"How can you even bully your own people?"

Xiao Hui questioned him sharply.

She was so angry that she even forgot that her mistress had always told her not to cause trouble outside.

"This... young lady," the old man finally put down the thin book in his hand, a wry smile on his face, "is a private matter of our Renxin Hall..."

"Yes!" shouted the woman in green beside her, "Who are you to dare cause trouble at Renxin Hall? Don't you have a death wish?!"

"I'm nobody, I'm just an ordinary little maid!"

Xiao Hui puffed out her chest and said angrily, "I just saw something unfair and wanted to intervene! My young lady always says to be kind to others, and this is me doing a good deed!"

"If you see someone dying, you must help them! I haven't had much education, but this is the only principle I believe in!"

Xiao Hui's words left all the women in green speechless.

Xiao Hui's gaze swept across the faces of the women in green.

She still thought these women in blue were all very beautiful, but why couldn't they even understand such a simple principle?

Does that mean that if I marry one of them, I'll have to teach them all these things from scratch?

Xiao Hui suddenly felt a little unhappy.

"That's enough."

Suddenly, the old man sighed and instructed a man in green robes beside him, "Go and fetch a 'Golden Toad Pill' and give it to this man in hemp robes."

"Old Master Hong?" The man in blue looked incredulous.

"Go," the old man said calmly. "Don't let Renxintang become a laughing stock."

"Yes, Elder Hong!" The man in green bowed respectfully, turned and left. A moment later, he returned with an exceptionally exquisite white porcelain medicine bottle with a floral pattern and handed it to Shen You.

Shen You took the medicine bottle in a daze, feeling as if she were in a dream.

The old man said, "Take this 'Golden Toad Pill' back and give it to your godmother. In no time, she will be fully healed, and her physique will even be better than before."

Shen You gripped the medicine bottle tightly, feeling her heart filled with an indescribable emotion.

Without saying a word, he kowtowed deeply to the old man once more.

He turned around again and kowtowed deeply to Xiao Hui.

Two bloodstains were left on the ground.

"Oh dear, what are you doing! You're making me feel so bad!" Xiao Hui exclaimed.

Shen You stood up, grabbed the medicine bottle, and prepared to leave.

The old man asked from behind, "Young man, what's your name?"

Shen You paused, then said in a deep voice, "Shen You!"

After saying that, he strode toward the small gate leading to the outer courtyard. As soon as he passed through the gate, he took off running, eager to rush back to Aunt Dou's side.

Xiao Hui's heart stirred.

Shen You?

...Could it be that person?