The one who stopped them was a little boy about eleven or twelve years old. He had two buns on his head, wore a blue cloth shirt that was washed to a pale color, and a brown apron. He was drying medicinal herbs in the yard. When he saw Shi Mingyue and his party's carriage arrive at the door, he immediately ran to the door to stop them.

Lu Lingyan dismounted and asked with a smile, "Why don't you let us in?"

The child pointed to the sign hanging on the fence and said, "Can't you see? We don't see patients on the last day of the month and the fifth day of the month."

Everyone looked at the sign and saw that it was indeed true. Today was the 25th, so there would be no consultations. Lu Lingyan smiled and said, "Rules are fixed, but people are not. It's not easy for us to come all this way, can't you make an exception?"

The boy shook his head quickly: "No, please go back."

Lu Lingyan felt that this little boy was extremely difficult to deal with. Just as he was about to talk to him again, Fu Yueli spoke up, "Little brother, I already have an appointment with Divine Doctor Xu. Could you please tell the Fu family in Lingzhou to come for a follow-up visit? If Divine Doctor Xu is really unable to see me today, I will come back tomorrow."

The child thought about it, nodded and agreed: "Then wait a moment, I will go ask the miracle doctor."

As soon as the little boy left, Lu Lingyan said, "Divine Doctor Xu is so arrogant."

Fu Yueli smiled and said, "In addition to seeing patients, Divine Doctor Xu also has to study medicine and refine medicine. Naturally, he also needs his own private time. It's just that we came at an unfortunate time today."

Just as he finished speaking, a little boy came out of the door and said loudly: "The doctor said it's okay, but only two people can come in at most."

Hearing this, Lu Lingyan shrugged and said, "Then you guys go in. I and the others will wait outside."

Fu Yueli then led Shi Mingyue inside. Both were surprised to find that Divine Doctor Xu himself was not there. Instead, a young woman, dressed in a light brown linen shirt, her jet-black hair braided into a thick, coiled bun at the back, was waiting for them. Even so, her stunning beauty couldn't be concealed. Even more remarkable was her skin, which was not only fair and rosy, but also smooth and delicate, like a peeled egg.

"Where is Doctor Xu?" Fu Yueli asked politely.

Although the woman was beautiful, her expression was extremely cold. Her eyes were always gloomy when she looked at people, which made people feel uneasy. She said coldly: "If you are talking about my father, then he died two months ago."

Fu Yueli and Shi Mingyue were shocked. Fu Yueli couldn't believe it: "How could this happen?"

The woman raised an eyebrow. "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are common things, so why are you so surprised, Master Fu? Don't worry, my father told me about your situation before he died. Don't waste time, please stretch out your hand."

Fu Yueli didn't hesitate. Since she was Dr. Xu's beloved daughter, her medical skills were likely quite good. After taking her pulse, the woman said expressionlessly, "Your pulse is steady. I can't see any problems at the moment. Next, I'll need you to draw some blood so I can determine the level of toxins in your system." She paused and instructed the child beside her, "Child, bring me a bowl, a knife, and a candlestick."

Fu Yueli said thoughtfully, "May I ask what your name is, Miss? Doctor Xu..."

"Xu Ziling, as for your question about how my father died, he died of illness." Xu Ziling interrupted Fu Yueli.

Shi Mingyue blurted out: "But..."

"You want to say, but my father is a miracle doctor, how could he die of illness, right? Let me tell you, no matter how skilled a doctor is in this world, there are always some diseases that cannot be cured... For example, if a person's heart is rotten, even a great immortal can hardly save it." Xu Ziling interrupted Shi Mingyue again without any hesitation.

Only then did the two realize that Xu Ziling really was a person with a very strange temper, so they stopped talking.

The boy quickly brought something. Xu Ziling warmed the silver dagger over the candlelight and then slashed Fu Yueli's finger. Blood immediately flowed out, filling half a bowl. Xu Ziling then tossed a piece of white cotton cloth to Fu Yueli. "There's medicine on the cotton cloth. Wrap it up yourself. You can leave now. Come back tomorrow morning." With that, she stood up, holding the bowl and went into the inner room.

Shi Mingyue and Fu Yueli looked at each other, feeling quite helpless.

As soon as he went out, Lu Lingyan came up to him and asked, "How is it? What did Doctor Xu say?"

Fu Yueli sighed: "I have to come again tomorrow morning."

Lu Lingyan saw blood seeping from the cotton cloth wrapped around his hand and asked in disbelief, "How did you hurt your hand?"

Fu Yueli explained: "We need a blood test."

Lu Lingyan had only heard of the story of father and son using blood tests to identify their relationship, but he didn't expect that blood tests would also be required for medical treatment. How would it be done?

"Let's go into the city first and come back tomorrow." Fu Yueli said.

After getting on the carriage, Shi Mingyue couldn't help but say, "How could there be such a strange person?" His words and actions were completely different from those of ordinary people.

Fu Yueli also found it incredible. He knew Divine Doctor Xu, who was a very kind and friendly person. Why did his daughter have such a strange personality? He said, "Well, judging by her appearance, she must have inherited Divine Doctor Xu's medical skills. But I've never heard of Divine Doctor Xu dying of illness."

"After all, that happened two months ago. It's normal that the news didn't reach the capital." This is what Shi Mingyue thought.

Anyway, the two of them entered the city and went to Medicine Valley early the next morning. Today was a clinic day, but there were only a few patients. Fu Yueli found it strange. The last time he was here, there was a long line outside Doctor Xu's clinic.

An uncle who had just finished seeing a doctor and was about to leave, saw Shi Mingyue and Fu Yueli dressed in gorgeous clothes and saw a carriage parked outside the courtyard, so he took the initiative to ask, "Did you rush all the way here to see a doctor?"

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