Chapter 475 The Truth Behind Doctor Mu
"Dr. Mu, I've given you a chance. But it seems you don't want it."
Wei Jia looked coldly at Mu Jin, "Since Doctor Mu doesn't want to return to the capital, then he should never appear in the capital again."
Mu Jin's face turned pale. How could this be?
If she doesn't go back, won't Zhou Shi and Qiao Yuanyao go back too? If they go back, do you think Qiao Jingyao won't go back as well?
Everyone else has gone back, so how can she not go back?
“Miss Wei Jia!” Mu Jin stubbornly retorted, “I really don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I admit that I deliberately delayed the healing of the old woodcutter’s injuries.”
"But I did this just so that he could stay in Huizhou a little longer and recover his health."
"And what about Mother and my younger sister? It might not be a good thing for them to go back to the capital now!"
With the Min family in trouble, Qiao Qinghe is barely able to take care of herself, let alone Zhou and her daughter.
She did it entirely out of good intentions!
Wei Jia naturally understood the unspoken meaning behind Mu Jin's words.
Unfortunately, Wei Jia is not so easily fooled.
"Looks like you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."
Wei Jia smiled and reminded her, "When the old lady left the capital, what did Doctor Mu give her? Doctor Mu hasn't forgotten, has he?"
Mu Jin paused, "You mean hemostatic medicine and life-extending pills?"
Could there be something wrong with the medicine? That shouldn't be the case!
Suddenly, Mu Jin's pupils contracted as she realized a possibility.
Seeing Mu Jin's sudden change in expression, Wei Jia suppressed her smile. "When you left the capital, you gave the old lady two life-extending pills."
"One was given to Jingyuan, and one was given to Ajiu."
"The last one was given to the old woodcutter."
"Guess where the extra one came from?"
Mu Jin looked at Wei Jia anxiously, "Where did you come from?"
Wei Jia suddenly felt something was off.
Judging from Mu Jin's anxious appearance, she didn't seem to know the answer at all.
Could it be that she and the old lady were both wrong? Was Mu Jin not someone Min Ji'an had planted among them?
"You really don't know where these extra medicines came from?"
Wei Jia asked curiously, "Didn't you refine this medicine? You refined it, and you don't even know who you gave it to?"
Mu Jin closed her eyes and decided to tell the truth: "I made the hemostatic medicine. I didn't make the life-extending pill."
Wei Jia frowned slightly, "You didn't refine the Life-Extending Pill?"
“No.” Mu Jin shook her head. “Those were given to me by my master. He only gave me five. I’ve used three over the years, and the last two were given to the old lady.”
Wei Jia looked at Mu Jin in surprise, "So, you're not one of Marquis Pingyan's men?"
"Who is Marquis Pingyan?" Mu Jin asked, puzzled.
"Marquis Pingyan, Ji Hong, is the former Marquis Xuanping, Min Ji, and also the old lady's deceased husband. The extra pill we got was from him."
Mu Jin was suddenly startled. "So, he is my master's benefactor? And also... the one who arranged for me to infiltrate Old Woodcutter's side?"
"What exactly is going on?" Wei Jia frowned, her expression full of seriousness.
Mu Jin's words confirmed her and the old lady's guesses.
But her behavior didn't seem to reflect that.
Mu Jin took a deep breath and finally decided to reveal the secret in her heart.
Fifteen minutes later, Wei Jia finally learned the full story of the part about the hibiscus.
It turns out that Mu Jin was an orphan. Because she was a girl, she was abandoned in the wilderness by her family when she was still an infant.
An old doctor who happened to be collecting herbs saved her, took her back and raised her, and even taught her medical skills.
For Mu Jin, the old doctor was not only her mentor but also her second parents.
Therefore, when her master asked her to repay his benefactor on his deathbed, she agreed without hesitation.
So, after the old doctor passed away, Mu Jin, who had just come of age, began to travel around practicing medicine, as her master and benefactor had requested.
Then, by chance, she was kidnapped by Lao Qiao and taken back to the assassin organization. Then, she naturally fell in love with Lao Qiao, gave birth to his son, and finally, by chance, followed Qiao Qinghe to the capital.
All she knew was that ten years ago, her master's benefactor had sent her to infiltrate an assassin organization and find a way to stay by Old Woodcutter's side.
As for what happened next, the benefactor gave no instructions.
He only said that when he needed her in the future, he would send her instructions through her master's keepsake.
However, ten years passed in the blink of an eye. She never received any more instructions from her benefactor.
She was about to forget about it.
But a little over a month ago, she suddenly received a keepsake from her master.
She didn't know what her master's benefactor wanted her to do, and she hadn't received any instructions yet. Then she received a letter from Qiao Qinghe, so she took her son and followed the Zhou mother and daughter to Huizhou.
Her reluctance to return to Beijing, besides the reasons she gave before, was also a form of escapism.
She didn't know what her master's benefactor wanted her to do.
But she guessed that things would always be related to the people and events around her.
However, the people her benefactor was targeting—whether it was Old Woodcutter, Qiao Qinghe, or the Zhou mother and daughter—were not people she could bring herself to harm.
If it were ten years ago, she would have obeyed without hesitation and would not have resisted at all.
At that time, the closest and most important person to her was the old doctor who raised her and taught her his skills.
But ten years later, the people she cared about most had changed to her son and the old woodcutter! Even though her initial purpose in approaching the old woodcutter was not pure, the long time they spent together made the fake one become real.
Moreover, the old woodcutter's handsome face had truly captured her heart.
"So, you didn't know that the person who put you infiltrated Old Woodcutter's inner circle was Marquis Min Ji?"
Mu Jin shook her head: "I don't know. I never knew who my master's benefactor was."
"Until you mentioned the life-extending pill..."
"The Life-Extending Pill was developed by my master after he devoted his entire life to its research."
"However, when the Life-Extending Pill was completed, my master, due to his advanced age and lack of sleep for several days and nights, suddenly passed away. He did not have time to pass on the method and process of making the pill to me."
"Although I obtained the prescription, the life-extending pills I refined could never achieve the same effect as those refined by my master."
"So, if there is anyone in this world who possesses such a miraculous medicine as the Life-Extending Pill, it is probably only my master's benefactor."
After hearing what Mu Jin said, Wei Jia breathed a huge sigh of relief.
If what Mulan said is true, then things don't seem to be as bad as she and the old lady guessed.
At least, Mu Jin was not a loyal follower who was only devoted to his master.
On the contrary, Hibiscus now seems to be more inclined to side with them.
If they can firmly establish Mu Jin's resolve, perhaps they can turn the tables and use Mu Jin to do something to the old Marquis.
Thinking of this, Wei Jia softened her attitude, "I deliberately showed my wariness and hostility towards you, just waiting for you to come and confess to me on your own initiative."
"Unexpectedly, you had no idea who was behind this or what they were up to."
"To be honest, I misunderstood you."
Mu Jin quickly waved her hand, "Actually, you didn't wrong me. I do have a problem. I shouldn't have kept these things from you."
Wei Jia smiled and defended her, saying, "Speaking of which, it can't be blamed on you. Ten years have passed, and you haven't received any instructions, so naturally you've forgotten about it."
"It's normal not to say."
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