"She's been inside for so long and hasn't come out yet! She must have been scared away!"
"Pah! We shouldn't have let her in! She wasn't there to save anyone!"
"Not to save people? Could it be... could it be that they went to kill someone to cover their tracks?!"
"Come out—and pay with your life!"
In front of the clinic, a large group of people stood close together, their faces grim and their eyes blazing with anger. These people had been incited by someone with ulterior motives, their emotions running high and their anger burning even more fiercely.
They were waving their fists, seemingly intent on forcibly breaking into the clinic.
The medicine boy had tried to stop him again and again, but he was about to lose control.
Just then.
Jiang Jiaojiao slowly walked out of the house, dressed in a crimson silk dress with a flowing skirt. Her face was beautiful, her skin was as white as snow, her eyes were like stars, and a faint smile was on her lips. She looked like a fairy princess.
Her gaze slowly swept over the crowd, carrying a hint of disdain and mockery. "I'm out now. Who wants me to pay with my life?"
The crowd fell silent instantly.
Everyone looked at each other in surprise. They had rushed in and hadn't seen Miss Jiang's true face clearly. Now it seemed... she was nothing like the ugly and stupid person they had heard about.
Ordinary people have no idea what a talented woman is.
All I knew was that the young lady in front of me was incredibly beautiful.
A low murmur of doubt suddenly arose from the crowd.
"Is she really Miss Jiang? Or not Miss Jiang the Second?"
"No, no, I saw Miss Jiang from afar when she won the Lantern Festival! She didn't look like this!"
"Is she prettier or is Miss Jiang the prettier?"
"It must be Miss Jiang the Second, everyone says so!"
"You don't know anything! She's already this beautiful! How could Miss Jiang be even more beautiful? Wouldn't that be heavenly?"
"My dad says that the prettier a woman is, the more likely she is to lie! Don't believe this woman!"
Jiang Jiaojiao: "..."
Have they gone astray?
Sure enough, upon hearing their discussion, the troublemakers were so angry they nearly fainted.
One of the men, who looked like a scholar, winked at the others.
The group immediately started shouting, "Debts must be repaid, and murderers must pay with their lives! It's only right and proper!"
"Yes! You killed so many children, you must give everyone an explanation!"
Jiang Jiaojiao stared at one of the big, hunchbacked men who was hiding, "How do you know all the children inside are dead? You won't let me save them all?"
The big, clumsy guy got spotted.
Terrified, she quickly covered her face and shouted without thinking, "Stop talking nonsense! There's no antidote for the poison of the Heartbreak Grass! Who do you think you are, saving someone? Dream on!"
Jiang Jiaojiao laughed, "How do you know they were poisoned by the Heartbreak Grass?"
"Qiu Xiang! Seize him! He's the one who poisoned us!"
The big, clumsy guy was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, Qiu Xiang had already swept him to the ground with a gust of wind, knocking him down with a thud and rubbing him against the ground.
The rest of the troublemakers' expressions changed drastically, and they quickly hid in the crowd, not daring to show their faces, glaring hatefully at the big, dumb guy.
We shouldn't have let that idiot come along and cause trouble!
Everyone was a little confused as they looked at the big, clumsy guy who had been suddenly knocked down.
Who is the poisoner? Wasn't it Miss Jiang who poisoned her? Oh! Was it the maid Miss Jiang instructed?
The instigator was a young scholar dressed in a blue Confucian robe. He looked at the big, dumb guy who was pinned to the ground and couldn't move, and then at the others who were so nervous that their eyes were twitching and they didn't dare to utter a sound.
He cursed under his breath, calling her a coward.
He could only grit his teeth and say, "Is Miss Jiang out of her embarrassment and anger? She actually found a fool to take the blame for her!"
Seeing that the scholar had spoken, the troublemakers quickly echoed his words.
"Yes, yes, yes, although we are just ordinary people and can't fight against you officials and the rich, we can't be falsely accused!"
"Oh dear, it seems the rich family is bullying us common folk!"
Ordinary people are the easiest to be incited, especially when so-called powerful noble families oppress the weak, which can instantly arouse their anger as fellow vulnerable groups.
As expected, everyone who heard this showed anger on their faces, their emotions running high, and they were filled with righteous indignation.
Jiang Jiaojiao sneered, "Only the one who poisoned the patient knows what kind of poison it is. You, as a scholar, are so indiscriminate in your actions. Are you perhaps part of the same group?"
"Nonsense!"
The scholar panicked for a moment, then angrily exclaimed, "We are here to stand up for the children and advocate for justice!"
Another troublemaker immediately jumped in to chime in, "It's...it's the poison the doctor mentioned, the poison of the Gelsemium elegans! We just found out!"
"Oh? So that's what the doctor said!"
Jiang Jiaojiao narrowed her eyes slightly. "Simple, then let the doctor come out for a confrontation."
The group's expressions changed drastically. Seeing the big, clumsy guy pinned to the ground by Qiu Xiang and unable to move, they decided to back down.
They didn't notice that the big, clumsy guy started struggling violently as soon as he heard that the old doctor was to be called out.
Qiu Xiang frowned and pressed down hard on the big, clumsy man.
The scholar was trying to divert everyone's attention.
Chongjiang Jiaojiao shouted loudly, "No matter what kind of poison it was, so many children have died. You must give everyone an explanation, give the children justice, and give the world justice!"
"What a pity—"
Jiang Jiaojiao gasped for breath, "It didn't turn out as you wished! The children are all fine!"
The words fell.
The surrounding air seemed to freeze, and there was a deathly silence.
The scholar's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief: "Impossible! How could this be?"
His voice trembled slightly with panic.
suddenly--
The boy held the little girl tightly in his arms and slowly walked out of the clinic, his eyes firm and his tone resolute.
"She saved everyone!"
This statement is like a boulder thrown into a calm lake.
They looked at the little girl in the boy's arms. The little girl looked very weak, her face as pale as paper, but her bright eyes revealed a hint of life and vitality.
"Oh dear! Isn't this the little girl who was almost dying just now?"
An old woman exclaimed in surprise, "I was the one who carried her down from the cart just now!"
The old man next to her was so frightened that he covered his wife's mouth. "Could it be...could it be a case of the corpse coming back to life before death?"
"Ahhh—"
A scream erupted from the crowd, who huddled together in a jumble. Then, a roar was heard, and the old doctor stormed out, fuming.
"What? A final burst of energy before death?! A zombie coming back to life!"
After yelling, she scolded the boy, "Although your sister's poison has been cured, she is still weak. Why did you bring her out!"
A series of exclamations erupted from the crowd.
"Is the poison really cured?"
"Didn't they say it was some kind of poisonous plant called 'heartbreak grass'? How could it be neutralized so easily?"
The big, clumsy guy finally managed to break free.
Just as he was feeling dizzy, he suddenly saw the scholar's unpleasant face, and his eyes lit up. He felt that a bright future was about to rush towards him!
Option Two! He's memorized all the answers!
She immediately jumped out, pointed at Jiang Jiaojiao, and shouted, "You're the one who poisoned her! The truth came out, so you brought out the antidote! You—"
"Smack—"
"Ouch—whose shoe is that! Me—ah—Dad! Let go! Let go!!"
It happened in the blink of an eye.
The old doctor lunged forward, grabbed the big, clumsy man by the ear, and roared, "I'm not your father! You are my father! How could I have given birth to such a thing as you! You've disgraced our ancestors! The antidote for the Heartbreak Grass?!"
"If you had thought things through when I was teaching you, you wouldn't have said such things!"
"You're like an antidote to my woes! You're like a poison that kills my soul! I'll beat you to death, you brainless idiot!"
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