When Hong Gu saw Ah Li leaning weakly against Zhou Yunsheng's chest, her gaze suddenly hardened, and she almost changed color. She had finally managed to get to know Zhou Yunsheng and had just gained some favor from him; she absolutely could not let any other woman get close to him!

“Yun Sheng, men and women should not touch each other. Let me help her.” Hong Gu composed herself and put on a gentle smile again.

Ah Li's originally pale face slowly flushed red. She looked at Zhou Yunsheng shyly and said, "That girl is right. Men and women should not touch each other. I should be able to do it myself."

Zhou Yunsheng noticed that Ali was moving slowly and had pain on her face. He said, "I know what Miss Yu said about men and women not touching each other, but I am a doctor. Doctors have the heart of parents, so these rules seem insignificant."

Hong Gu's original surname was Yu.

Was Zhou Lang or a doctor?

Seeing Ah Li's somewhat surprised expression, Zhou Yunsheng said, "My family has been practicing medicine for generations, saving lives and helping the world. You can rest assured, young lady."

Ah Li, still being supported by Zhou Yunsheng, whispered, "I still don't know your name, young master? My name is Qing Li."

Zhou Yunsheng replied in a low voice, "My name is Zhou Yunsheng."

Seeing that she couldn't get a word in edgewise, Hong Gu looked at the people next to her. They were all acquaintances, and they all knew Hong Gu's feelings; she liked Zhou Yunsheng.

Just then, someone spoke up, "Yunsheng, aren't you going to listen to the zither? Honggu has acquired a fine zither these past few days and will be playing it later."

Before Zhou Yunsheng could answer, Ali placed her hand on Zhou Yunsheng's arm, which was supporting her, and pushed his hand away, saying, "Brother Zhou, you can go ahead and do what you need to do. I should be able to manage on my own."

Seeing that Ah Li was pretending to be strong, biting her lip, and sweating profusely on her forehead, Zhou Yunsheng knew that she must be in real pain. He said to the people behind him, "You guys go this time. Qing injured her foot when she bumped into me. I'll take her to the clinic first."

Standing next to Hong Gu, someone else spoke up, "Zhou Yunsheng, you're spoiling the mood. You could have had someone else take her to the clinic."

Not wanting to put Zhou Yunsheng in a difficult position, Ali said, "Brother Zhou, that person is right."

Just then, several Taoist priests appeared not far away, and someone shouted, "There's a monster!"

When the people here heard someone shout that there was a monster, they immediately panicked, shouting, "Run! Run! There's a monster again!"

Many people rushed towards where Zhou Yunsheng and his group were standing.

Ah Li is currently unable to move easily, and before she could even stand properly, she was bumped into again, ending up in Zhou Yunsheng's arms.

Ah Li said to Zhou Yunsheng urgently, "Brother Zhou, you must leave quickly, a monster is coming."

Some people called out to Zhou Yunsheng, saying, "Let's go, Yunsheng, there are Taoist priests catching demons, it wouldn't be good if you got hurt by mistake."

Hong Gu was also pulled away, and she called out to Zhou Yunsheng, "Yunsheng."

Ah Li was thinking that once Zhou Yunsheng left, she should also escape as soon as possible. Although she had shielded herself from the demonic aura, the original owner's true form was still there.

However, Zhou Yunsheng picked up Ah Li and strode away.

Ah Li looked at Zhou Yunsheng in surprise, "Brother Zhou?"

"Your foot is injured, it's my responsibility, I have to protect you."

Ahri blushed slowly. This person was still so gentle, and seemed to still be kind-hearted.

Therefore, she was determined to stop him from being schemed against by that woman, Hong Gu.

When they arrived at the location, Ahri smelled the medicine.

This is... a medical clinic.

As soon as you enter, there are many people coming and going, and many medicine jars are emitting white steam.

"Greetings, young master."

"Young Master, you're back."

"Um."

Along the way, many people noticed Zhou Yunsheng carrying Ali; some were people who came to see a doctor, and others were doctors.

Many people were also looking at Ah Li, whom Zhou Yunsheng was holding. Ah Li shyly hid her face on Zhou Yunsheng's body.

Zhou Yunsheng smiled faintly at Ali, and a flutter of excitement stirred in his heart as she approached.

After Zhou Yunsheng placed Ali on a bamboo couch, Ali cautiously raised her eyes and looked around.

There were also many bamboo couches nearby, each separated by a screen, with ink paintings on the screens.

The screen in front of Ahri was painted with bamboo, which she liked.

Zhou Yunsheng bent down to grab Ali's foot, but Ali hurriedly pulled her foot back and asked in surprise, "Brother Zhou, what are you doing?"

"Don't be afraid, your foot is injured. I want to take a look at it for you." Zhou Yunsheng waited patiently for Ali to stretch out her foot herself.

"I misunderstood Brother Zhou."

Ahri slowly stretched out her foot, still wondering whether she had injured her left or right foot.

She didn't seem to say it, nor did she show it.

Ahri whispered, "Do I need to take off my shoes and socks?"

Zhou Yunsheng looked at Ah Li's feet peeking out from under her skirt; they were so small that he could hold them in one hand.

"It depends on the situation. If the situation is serious, you should take it off."

"That foot is injured."

Ahri lifted her right foot, and redness and swelling were faintly visible at her ankle.

Zhou Yunsheng noticed and said, "Miss Qing, it seems you need to take your clothes off."

"Ah, okay."

Ah Li was about to take off her shoes and socks when Zhou Yunsheng turned away and didn't see her.

"Brother Zhou, I'm all better now."

Ahri took off both shoes, removed the sock from her right foot, and her ankle looked a little red and swollen.

Zhou Yunsheng turned around and found that Ali was already sitting on the bamboo couch, her face flushed and she dared not look at him.

"Relax, it will be over soon."

Zhou Yunsheng held Ali's foot and found that Ali's foot was very white, like fine porcelain covered by the first snow, delicate and white. Each toe seemed to be carefully carved, with just the right length, without any abrupt edges or roughness with exposed veins. It was as perfect as the jade feet described in the book.

"Ah, Brother Zhou, please be gentle, it hurts."

Zhou Yunsheng was pressing on Ali's foot when he noticed a red ring around her porcelain-white ankle, a redness that pained him.

But Ahri's cries made him unconsciously slow down his movements. "It's okay, it'll be over soon."

Ah Li bit her lower lip, tears welling in her eyes. It hurt, it hurt so much. She would occasionally call out, "Ah, Brother Zhou."

Ahri didn't want to cry out, but if she didn't, she just endured it, showing no signs of being afraid of pain or being spoiled.

For some reason, Zhou Yunsheng felt an inexplicable anger rising in his heart.

He put Ah Li's feet down and said to Ah Li, "I'll go get the medicinal wine. Don't move around."

"Um."

Ah Li still had tears in the corners of her eyes. She watched Zhou Yunsheng leave before looking at her feet, which looked quite bad.

On the other side, as soon as Zhou Yunsheng came out, he noticed that many people in the clinic looked strange. They kept glancing at him and whispering among themselves.

Seeing that Zhou Yunsheng seemed oblivious and was even reaching for the medicinal wine, Zhou Honglin, Zhou Yunsheng's father, said, "That medicinal wine isn't something you can just drink carelessly. That girl is delicate; don't bully her."

Zhou Yunsheng looked at Zhou Honglin in confusion: "Dad, what are you talking about? I'm not using this to drink; I'm using it to treat that girl's foot."

Seeing that Zhou Yunsheng looked perfectly normal, Zhou Honglin realized that the noises earlier had caused them to misunderstand. He took the medicinal wine from Zhou Yunsheng and said, "Don't move here. I'll go check on that girl."