Upon hearing this, Qin Susu immediately perked up, "That's right, with me protecting you, if he dares to touch you even a little bit, I don't care what kind of prefect he is, I'll beat him up without hesitation."

"Thank you." Qiu Yan shook her head. Qin Susu, at least for now, seemed likable.

The two men on the ground were groaning, attracting the attention of a crowd of onlookers.

Soon, Qiu Yan and her three companions were swallowed up by the crowd.

The common people would occasionally discuss it, pointing and whispering, their words all about the prefect's son's life-threatening illness.

They knew their place, and no one dared to speak ill of the prefect, not even in the slightest.

The gatekeeper, seeing the ever-growing crowd of people surrounding the mansion gate, impatiently waved his hand.

"What are you doing? How dare you discuss the affairs of the prefect's family? Disperse, everyone disperse."

Upon hearing this, the crowd dispersed in a panic.

After all, this is the prefect's residence.

Finally, he noticed that Qiu Yan and the other three were still standing in the distance, not having moved. He shouted sternly, "What are you all doing standing here? Get out of here!"

The next instant, he recognized Qiu Yan and Qin Susu, and immediately put on a smiling face.

"Ladies, let's go, let's go. This isn't the place to watch the show."

He automatically ignored Ling Qi and Ling Ba; all he could see were the pretty girls.

Qiu Yan stepped forward, about to speak, when Qin Susu asked:

"What crime did those two doctors commit that you, sir, must punish them like this?"

The gatekeeper looked at the two men on the ground with disdain and sneered.

"They're obviously quacks. They claimed to be medical experts who could cure all diseases, but after we adults gave them a good beating, they don't dare to exaggerate anymore. These kinds of quacks want to pay for their services?"

"A bunch of con artists?" Ling Ba thought to himself, they now seemed like con artists too.

Ling Qi: "It doesn't have to be this bad, beating them so badly their skin is torn open." Look at these two men, they're in so much pain they can't even get up.

Qin Susu's expression turned ugly. She looked up at Qiu Yan, but saw that she was completely unmoved.

She said it again:

"Xiaoyan, let's go."

Qiu Yan shook her head. Since she was already here, it would be a pity not to ask.

She glanced at the two quack doctors on the ground, then asked the gatekeeper:

"May I ask, what illness does your young master suffer from?"

"Why are you asking about this? What do you know, you're just a girl?" The gatekeeper waved his hand again, trying to shoo people away.

Qin Susu tried to pull Qiu Yan away, but couldn't.

Qiu Yan smiled at the gatekeeper.

"I came here after seeing the wanted notice posted by your prefect."

"A quack doctor? Who are you?" The gatekeeper looked up at Qiu Yan.

Qiu Yan: "Me!"

The gatekeeper was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then burst into laughter.

"You're just a young girl, and you think you can scam money?"

"Tell me first, what exactly is wrong with your young master?"

“It’s alright to tell you, our young master suddenly had unbearable abdominal pain. Even the old doctor in Qin County was helpless. You… you should just forget about it.”

Their prefect has already dealt with countless waves of charlatans.

This time, a female doctor actually showed up.

Qiu Yan looked to be only a teenager, and many respected old doctors were helpless in treating their son's illness.

Qiu Yan searched her memory, "Unbearable abdominal pain? What could be wrong?"

"I'm not entirely sure either."

Qiu Yan: "..."