Chapter 245 Provocation

No one knows what cross-infection means.

But when they heard that he might get even sicker, everyone fell silent, and the woman never mentioned it again.

She even took a few steps back, her eyes full of fear, fearing that she would be infected if she got close to Zhuangzhuang.

Afraid that her actions would be too obvious, she laughed dryly and said, "Zhuangzhuang, I'm not afraid. I'm afraid that I might pass my illness on to your mother."

The people around him also hurriedly echoed: "Yes, Chunhua's health is not good to begin with. We must listen to the princess and not go over and cause trouble."

Xi Lin sneered, "How hypocritical."

He took a step forward and said coldly, "I'm with you."

Without waiting for Zhuang Shihan to refute, he asked in a cold voice: "People are sick and can't go, so can't I, a doctor, go too?

Or is it that Princess Shihan is afraid of being followed because she has something shameful that she wants others to know about?

Zhuang Shihan's face instantly turned cold, and she asked, "Is there not enough patients at Huichun Hall for Doctor Xi to see, or what? Why do you have to follow me into the home of an orphan and a widow?"

She sneered and said in a loud voice, "Two days ago, you insisted on going with me to see a woman in the postpartum period, and as soon as you arrived at the door, you were chased out by her husband. Have you forgotten?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar around him.

Everyone's eyes suddenly changed when they looked at Xi Lin.

Someone murmured in a rather loud voice, "Why is he, a grown man, going into the room of a woman who just had a baby?"

"You look like a good-looking man, but why don't you do anything?"

"I can testify to this. Didn't the Zhou family across the street just have a son last month? When they chased him out with a big broom, the whole street could hear the shouting."

"Isn't it said that the Xi family is so good at treating illnesses and saving lives, but they raised this kind of bastard?"

They said other things, but Xi Lin didn't even bother to look at them.

But Xi was his mortal enemy.

No matter how bad a person is, he cannot remain indifferent when others try to discredit his own family.

But that person didn't know how to restrain himself. Seeing Xi Lin looking at him, he became even more excited and sneered, "Bah! You talk about a century-old medical family? I think you are just seeking fame and reputation. Otherwise, you wouldn't raise such a despicable person."

Xi Lin took a few quick steps, grabbed his collar, and said coldly, "Repeat what you just said."

"If you let me speak, I will speak. Who do you think you are?"

Seeing Xi Lin clenching his fists, as if he could no longer bear it and was about to attack, he deliberately provoked him, "Come on, hit me here. I want to show everyone whether the self-proclaimed Divine Doctor Xi who saves the world and the people can hurt people when he hits them."

"you!"

"What are you all yelling about? Have you all recovered from your illness and have the strength to do so?" Doctor Liu's powerful voice rang out at the door.

He was still clutching a handful of horse grass in his hand, panting a little as he said, "If anyone feels that they are well, just let us know. This will save others a mouthful of medicine."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The man whose collar Xi Lin grabbed panicked for a moment and said hurriedly, "I'm not well yet!"

Doctor Li was waiting for these words. He said coldly, "I see that you are full of energy when you speak, and your face is rosy. You don't look sick at all."

Without waiting for the man to speak, he turned to look at the guards at the door and cursed, "What a bunch of good-for-nothings! Can't you see that this man is deliberately stirring up trouble and is suspected of being a spy for the Liang State? Why don't you arrest him quickly!"

"What spy? I'm innocent!"

The guard on duty had just watched the whole process and was already itching to do something, but he just couldn't find a reason to do it.

Now, after hearing this legitimate reason, several people rushed in and pinned the man down without any hesitation.

The man's eyes widened, and before he could even say a second word, his mouth was blocked by cotton cloth, and he could only make a whimpering sound.

The people traveling with him hurriedly said, "General, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. Li Wa was just a little harsh in his words. How could he be a Liang person?

His family lives in Liuye Lane, and three generations of his ancestors have been from our border town. Everyone knows it."

Doctor Liu glanced at him and asked, "So, you're going to vouch for him with the lives of your entire family?"

The man choked and dared not say a word.

Even though the two of them grew up together, he backed down when it came to the lives of the old and young in the family.

Not only did he not dare to cry out for injustice anymore, he even tried to distance himself from the matter by saying, "Sir, please don't misunderstand me. He and I are just neighbors, and our relationship isn't very good. I don't know anything about it!"

Others quickly followed suit, fearing that they would have anything to do with the "spies" that Doctor Liu mentioned.

The two countries have already gone to war. At this juncture, anyone who touches these two words will die.

They still want to live a few more years!

After the troublemaker was taken away, the other people looked much kinder. Those who had seen the doctor waited obediently not far away to take their medicine, while those who had not had their turn before waited in line obediently for consultation.

Doctor Liu walked forward with a sullen face, raised his hand and patted Xi Lin on the shoulder, saying disdainfully, "You're a grown man now. You've been out there for the past two years, and you haven't even thought about using your brains. Why are you arguing with a facade?"

Realizing something, Xi Lin quickly turned around and looked, but Zhuang Shihan was no longer at the door.

He gritted his teeth in anger and cursed, "I was careless."

Doctor Liu looked around and asked, "Where's Lao Li?"

Xi Lin raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the backyard, "Mr. Li fainted from anger and is resting in the backyard."

"Fainted from anger?" Doctor Liu's eyebrows throbbed as he heard this. He frowned and said, "I really underestimated her."

Without waiting for Xi Lin to speak, he said, "I'll go over to see him. You take the patient's pulse first."

Hearing this, Xi Lin stood still.

Looking at the patients waiting in line, they all stretched their ears, clearly listening to the noise here.

Doctor Liu's expression darkened, and he raised his voice, "Princess Shihan is overwhelmed by herself. If you want her to take your pulse, you can go back now. Please come back early tomorrow."

"Mr. Liu, we haven't taken the medicine yet."

Doctor Liu raised an eyebrow. "I haven't even taken your pulse yet. Why would you give me medicine? It would be a waste."

He repeated what he had just said and asked, "If anyone wants to wait until tomorrow, please hurry home so as not to take up someone else's seat and waste time."

If someone else said this, the people would be furious and call him a black-hearted doctor.

But this person happened to be Mr. Liu.

In the border town, from the seventy-year-old old man to the three-year-old child, there is no one who does not know Doctor Liu.

They respected him not because of his superb medical skills, but because almost every citizen in the city had benefited from his kindness over the years.

So even though he had a bad temper all year round and spoke more harshly than others, no one dared to say a word against him.

If anyone dared to be presumptuous, they would be pinned to the ground and severely beaten by their parents at home without even waiting for the news to reach the military camp.

Without Doctor Liu’s leadership, there would not have been the free clinics held every day of the month for the past ten years, and there would not have been free medicines. The lonely elderly and beggars in the city who could not afford medical treatment would have had no choice but to wait to die.

Before he could urge her, someone immediately spoke up, "Let's not wait for Princess Shihan. Let's ask Divine Doctor Xi to take a look."

Doctor Liu snorted coldly and said in a voice that everyone could hear, "You keep calling me a miracle doctor, but you don't believe in me. I don't even know whether you have an epidemic or a brain disease."

As he said this, he glared at Xi Lin and said, "Divine Doctor Xi, hurry up. Are you still waiting for me to ask you to come?"