"My wife... she's a bit willful! Don't worry, I'll definitely keep an eye on her this time!" Hang Shuhuai patted his chest and assured him.

Su Ruyi found it strange that Hang Shuhuai spoke as if Tie Yinghua were a dog that would bite...

"Thank you so much!" She managed a weak smile.

I always felt that Tie Yinghua's eyes weren't so simple when she left.

But she doesn't have any mental illness...

After Hang Shuhuai left, seven or eight injured villagers arrived one after another.

They were all minor wounds, but treating them still required some effort.

She knows basic debridement and suturing, but only at an average level, since she studied traditional Chinese medicine in her previous life.

This Hang Shuhuai is quite good at taking care of patients.

During her internship in her previous life, there was someone in her department who would swarm in with patients whenever she was on duty, so much so that they had to run to the toilet.

She felt that Hang Shuhuai had this kind of constitution.

This busyness lasted until dinnertime.

Jin Dachun set out the food in the yard before calling out to her, "Ruyi, wash your hands! Eat!"

The weather is so hot that the lunchbox, which is placed in the well water, is still warm. There is no need to heat it up at all; you can eat it directly.

Jin Dachun kept piling fish and meat into Su Ruyi's bowl.

After the master and apprentice finished their dinner, Jin Dachun was very satisfied: "Not bad at all! Ever since I took Ruyi as my apprentice, I, as her master, have never missed out on a good meal!"

Su Ruyi smiled, cleared away the dishes, then picked up her first-aid kit and headed towards the educated youth compound.

Zhong Misu lay lifelessly on the kang, her body emitting an unpleasant odor.

Upon seeing Su Ruyi, his eyes lit up: "Ruyi, you've come..."

“Zhong Zhiqing, please have some self-respect! Please call me Su Zhiqing, or Doctor Su!” Su Ruyi said sternly.

What was Zhong Misu thinking? Did she think she was that forgetful?

She was displeased, but her subordinates did not slow down their movements in changing the dressing.

Hu Zhenbo watched from the side, occasionally handing Su Ruyi iodine and cotton balls, showing great attentiveness.

"The cost of your dressing change will be charged on an ad-hoc basis. We'll settle it when the grain is distributed in a few days," Su Ruyi said, and then turned to leave.

"Dr. Su, wait a minute!" Zhong Misu pulled her back again.

"Is there anything else?" Su Ruyi asked coldly.

Zhong Misu glanced at Hu Zhenbo, who immediately said, "Who's calling me outside? I'll go check!"

He then walked out.

Hu Zhenbo was fully aware of Zhong Misu's feelings for Su Ruyi.

Although he couldn't figure out why Zhong Misu was initially so close to Su Qiaoqiao and bullied Su Ruyi so much, but now he was fawning over Su Ruyi, he had taken Zhong Misu's money, so Zhong Misu was his boss.

If he wants to make this money safely and steadily, he can't be without shrewdness.

"Dr. Su...did you encounter something...bad today?" Zhong Misu asked.

"Something bad?" Su Ruyi frowned as she looked at him.

“I dreamt last night… I dreamt that a gray-blue lioness was attacking you, and you were covered in wounds…” Zhong Misu said, shivering. “I had Xiao Hu check on you this morning, and thankfully you’re alright. You must be extra careful today!”

No wonder Hu Zhenbo appeared out of nowhere early in the morning to help her carry the cooling soup to the field.

A bluish-gray lioness... pounces and bites...

Su Ruyi's hair stood on end.

Tie Yinghua...

Isn't iron bluish-gray?

This Zhong Misu, she can still have dreams like this?

How deep is the bond between them?

Su Ruyi looked at Zhong Misu again, her eyes softening: "I'm fine."

After saying that, he turned and left.

This was the first time Zhong Misu had felt Su Ruyi's kind gaze, and his heart fluttered.

He squinted, savoring the moment for a long time.

After a long while, she covered her face, tears streaming down her face through her fingers.

If, if time could turn back...

Su Ruyi returned to Jin Dachun's courtyard, and after entering the room, she immediately slipped into her spatial dimension.

They went straight to the house where the book of merits was kept.

The Book of Merit lay on the table, emitting no light.

Su Ruyi opened it with trembling hands.

Two more lines of text appeared above. The first line read—

"On the 28th day of the sixth month of the Dingchou year, the lifespan of Tie Yinghua was extended by twenty years. However, since Tie Yinghua was a villain with a long history of evil, extending his lifespan would only make him more wicked. This would mean that the treatment would not accumulate merit, but rather one of his merits should be taken away."

Su Ruyi's eyes widened as she read it several times. She finally understood what the sentence meant:

"On June 28, 1974, Tie Yinghua's life was extended by twenty years. Because Tie Yinghua was a person who was full of evil, if her life was extended, she would continue to do evil. Therefore, this treatment could not accumulate merit, but instead would deduct one part of the merit."

? ? ?

"..." Su Ruyi felt a chill run down her spine, and her scalp tingled.

What did Tie Yinghua do?

She was a truly wicked person?

Heinous crimes...

She then looked at the second line of text—

"On the same day, Hang Shuhuai's illness was cured, and his lifespan was extended by ten years, which is an additional achievement. However, the merit of the Tie family's Yinghua matter must be attributed to him, so today's merit is neither increased nor decreased."

Su Ruyi slumped into her chair, feeling utterly deflated. This passage means—

"On the same day, Hang Shuhuai's deficiency syndrome was cured, extending his life by ten years, and his merit was increased by one. However, the merit for Tie Yinghua's case will be deducted, so today's merit is neither increased nor decreased."

Since her merits neither increased nor decreased, Su Ruyi's day was essentially wasted!

Fortunately, when she returned, she took the initiative to prescribe medicine for Hang Shuhuai; otherwise, the merit she gained from saving the villagers last time would probably have been deducted.

This house call is really risky.

She was beginning to understand the logic of this merit system—it wasn't that healing the sick and saving lives would accumulate merit.

This system is clearly not the same as the system for saving all sentient beings.

It can distinguish between good people and bad people.

Treating bad people does not accumulate merit.

It seems... to make sense?

Su Ruyi found it difficult to say whether this system was better or worse.

However, she now has another way to distinguish between good and bad people!

Knowing that Tie Yinghua was utterly wicked, she would become even more wary of her.

But this method... seems a bit like hindsight!

Su Ruyi went to the study on the second floor and began studying today's medical books.

However, this book is somewhat special; its name is "The Complete Collection of Extraordinary Poisons".

After Su Ruyi finished learning, her head was buzzing.

Strictly speaking, this book is not a medical book, but a book that teaches people how to poison.

How did she end up learning about such a book?

Based on the usual practices of this divine doctor's space, the books she learns must be ones she will use soon.

Could it be that she needs to poison someone recently?

With these questions in mind, she began to see the ten patients for the day.