The smoke from the mugwort grew thicker and thicker, and Yun Chu gradually disappeared into the smoke. Yun Ling's heels landed back on the ground, and it was only then that she noticed a person piled up on both sides of the road. At first, she thought it was a pile of clothes, but it turned out to be a person.
In a daze, one after another, people were carried back from the direction where Yun Chu had disappeared, and then thrown onto the group of "clothes".
Yunling was a little unsteady on her feet. She thought of the apocalypse, when a major plague had occurred. At that time, her medical skills were completely useless. She couldn't save them. No matter how well she could take their pulses or how well she could apply pressure to their acupoints, she couldn't bring them back to life.
All she could do was watch helplessly as they fell one by one before her eyes. She was useless; it was all her fault. She didn't deserve to study medicine; she wasn't a good doctor.
"Hey, let's go, what are you standing there staring at like an idiot for?"
The constable's words pulled Yunling back from her tragic past. She didn't know how much effort it took to steady herself, but she asked:
"Sir, what should we do with those people?"
"What else can we do but burn it?"
"Then... has anyone come up with a way to cure this plague?"
How do we know?
Before Yunling could even sigh, she heard other voices behind her. She turned around and saw several people dressed in white walking and talking, their voices full of sighs. One of them was Doctor Sun, whom she knew quite well.
"Dr. Sun."
"Oh, isn't this the little girl from the Yun family? Has your older sister come?"
"Here you are, just went in. Dr. Sun, how serious is this plague? Have you thought of a way to deal with it?"
Dr. Sun nodded, but quickly shook his head, saying only:
"There is such a method, but the required medicinal materials are in very short supply."
"Dr. Sun, let's go in and take another look. Perhaps we can find another way to solve this plague."
The people behind Doctor Sun saw that Yun Ling was just an ordinary little girl. Even if she knew what medicinal herbs were needed, what could she do to help them?
Therefore, not wanting to waste his time on Yunling, he directly pulled Doctor Sun inside.
Yunling then asked:
"Dr. Sun, I wonder what kind of medicinal herbs you need? When I was in Pingcheng, I often went up the mountain to collect medicinal herbs and sold them at Ren'an Hall. Maybe they can be of help."
"What's the use of knowing how to gather medicinal herbs? Even the county magistrate has taken action, ordering the mobilization of all available medicinal herbs in the city and instructing his subordinates to go up the mountain to gather them, but all to no avail."
Yunling genuinely found this person rather annoying, as if the title of "naive little girl who has never seen the world" had been forcibly imposed on her. Fortunately, she wasn't the type to let others mold her, and she directly replied:
Did I ask you?
"I……"
Doctor Sun initially thought the man's words made sense, but seeing Yunling's attitude—a stubborn determination to see the solution—he decided to tell her what medicinal herbs she needed.
"We owe two kinds of medicinal materials. One is dried tangerine peel. However, dried tangerine peel is a local treasure of Yuecheng. As long as the county magistrate can communicate with those wealthy families and growers in time, he should be able to provide assistance."
"The most troublesome medicinal herb is licorice. Our licorice is all supplied by neighboring countries, as we can't grow it locally. So we need to report to Bianjing and ask them to think of a way to find suitable suppliers to supply it quickly."
Yunling's eyes darted left and right as she said:
"Even if Bianjing can supply it, even if it is delivered to Yuecheng as quickly as possible, it will still take until late summer or early autumn. This plague is prevalent in the spring, and it will weaken if it comes to summer. But we can't just wait."
Listening to Yunling's words, Dr. Sun felt that she had considerable insight, so he asked:
"Young lady of the Yun family, do you have any good ideas? I heard that you used to be a merchant in Pingcheng. Do you know anything about medicinal herbs?"
"I don't recognize it, but I can think of another way. The question is how much licorice you need."
"The more the better."
Dr. Sun wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued:
"The water source is open, and the air is open, so it's inevitable that it will affect other villages. Therefore, when we develop this medicine, not only the people of Chess Village need it, but also the people in the surrounding areas and even the whole city. We will pour the prepared medicine into the well so that every household can drink it. The only problem is the quantity of the medicinal materials."
Yunling nodded. This licorice that others couldn't grow wasn't a problem for her, given her special abilities. However, she wasn't one to easily put herself in danger. She simply said:
“I had previously heard the owner of Ren'an Hall say that licorice likes to be in the sun and doesn’t like rain. It’s quite a coincidence, since our house was built halfway up the mountain. When I was looking for soil, I found a herb that looked like licorice next to a weed.”
Is this really true?
"It should be fine. I was curious about how there was licorice in this place, so I plowed up some land nearby and cut off some licorice root pieces to plant. I don't know if they will survive."
Doctor Sun's eyes immediately lit up, and he almost grabbed Yun Ling, saying:
“Young lady of the Yun family, could you go back and check if it really is licorice? This is very important to us.”
"I would like to trouble Dr. Sun to draw the appearance of licorice for me. In this way, I can identify it carefully and save myself the trouble of going back and forth."
Doctor Sun responded with three "okay"s, then opened the medicine box he was carrying, took out a pen and paper, and carefully drew the image of licorice root that he had seen in the medical book. He then handed it to Yunling.
"Pay attention to the flowers on this chart. Some are white, and some are a light purple. Compare them to this chart. If you have any news, I'll have to trouble you to come and let me know."
"Don't worry, Dr. Sun, I will do my best to find it."
Amidst the gazes of the crowd, Yunling returned to the carriage and quickly drove it towards Kengkou Village. She dared not stop for even a moment, and without letting Gangzi and Tangling accompany her, she went straight to the place where they had dug the soil earlier.
She made sure no one was around, then picked up a tall weed, carefully compared it with the licorice plant drawn on the blueprint, activated her superpower, and forcibly turned the weed into a licorice plant.
Such a heaven-defying act would inevitably backfire on her body. Yunling suddenly felt the supernatural power within her body surging wildly. She tried her best to control it, but her steps still swayed. In the end, she couldn't hold back any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood.
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