However, Shangguan Qing remained stubborn, pressing his forehead against the cold bluestone ground, his voice firm: "Immortal Master, with such extraordinary knowledge, you must be a master! I am sincerely convinced, please do not refuse!"

In his view, what else could someone be but a celestial master who could produce such a miraculous object as a microscope and clearly explain such profound principles as viruses?

No wonder they are followers of the Mountain Goddess!

Just then, a clear, crisp sound rang out.

"Huh? You guys are... taking on a master again?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the young medicine boy leading Li Mo and Mu Ye over.

The three of them looked at the familiar scene before them.

Shangguan Qing knelt down, Xia Yan was at a loss, and there were several disciples standing there petrified.

The young apprentice blinked, giving Li Mo and Mu Ye a look that seemed to ask, "Does your sect have some kind of peculiar habit of grabbing people and making them your disciples?"

Li Mo: "..."

Mu Ye: "..."

Almost simultaneously, the two instinctively raised their hands to cover their faces.

How embarrassing!

Master, Master, can you please be a little more reserved?

Xia Yan was exasperated by Shangguan Qing's stubbornness and repeatedly explained, "Old sir, I'm really not some kind of immortal master! Please get up! The ground is cold!"

"If you really want to contribute to the fight against the epidemic, why don't you get up first, and I'll arrange some things you can do for you?"

After much persuasion, and with Feng Ming and the other disciples finally coming to their senses, they all tried their best to persuade him.

Shangguan Qing slowly stood up, his face still showing resentment and anticipation.

"I am willing to do my part in the fight against the epidemic! I will do whatever you command!" he said solemnly.

Xia Yan breathed a sigh of relief and wiped non-existent sweat from her forehead.

She thought for a moment and said, "Then, please have Imperial Physician Shangguan go to each ward to carefully observe the patients' conditions, record their pulse, tongue coating, and subtle changes in their recovery, how about that?"

This allows him to utilize his expertise and also gives him a more direct experience of the effects of the wilderness therapy.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qing's spirits lifted, and he immediately cupped his hands and said, "This old man will go and help right away!"

After saying that, he actually turned around and walked meticulously toward the nearest ward, his demeanor even more serious than when he inspected the Imperial Hospital.

Meanwhile, in a remote mountain temple thousands of miles away...

Yu Luo is using a panoramic map to see all the scenes unfolding at the Beijing epidemic prevention center.

Seeing Shangguan Qing bowing to Xia Yan and being caught by the young medicine boy, she couldn't help but smile.

Yu Luo had a faint smile on her lips, her gaze distant.

The collisions and integrations in this world have only just begun.