Yunling fainted on the ground. Her supernatural powers only slowly returned when her body touched the mountain. She looked at the licorice root in her hand and grinned foolishly. She had succeeded.
Once the sun had set, Yunling was able to stand up normally. Without stopping, she used her supernatural power to transform the licorice plant in her hand into thirty identical licorice plants. She then selected about ten of them and slightly removed some leaves and flowers to conceal their true nature.
Yunling then broke off the roots and stems of the thirty licorice plants and planted them nearby to cover up her lie.
As for why the number was thirty, she was taking a conservative approach. Too few wouldn't be of much help, and too many would be difficult for her to explain. So, thirty was a relatively safe number for her.
Holding the thirty licorice roots, Yunling hurried to Xiangqi Village. The two constables who had stopped her, upon seeing Yunling carrying something, immediately shouted inside:
"Dr. Sun, the person has arrived."
"Dr. Sun, hurry up!"
After the two had been calling out for a while, Doctor Sun finally appeared. Upon seeing Yun Ling, he immediately started running.
"Young lady of the Yun family, hey, isn't this licorice root? You found it?"
Yunling didn't dawdle and handed the licorice root directly to Doctor Sun.
“I searched all over the mountains and only found these. I kept their roots and planted them, hoping that I could grow licorice.”
"I thought these should be able to stabilize the condition of the people in Xiangqi Village. As for the people in other villages, or even in the city, there is no need to use licorice in the medicine. Using coptis or honeysuckle in combination can also have a certain effect."
Dr. Sun nodded repeatedly in response:
"That's true. That's what we're thinking too. Let's focus on treating those who urgently need the medicine first, and then we can talk about other things."
Yunling knew this matter couldn't be delayed, so she said:
"Then I'll head back first. As for other medicinal herbs that can detoxify, if I see them on the mountain, I'll pick them all. You can use them if you can, and dry them if you can't, so you can keep them for later use."
"Okay, thank you very much."
After returning home, Yunling managed the bee colony while also collecting medicinal herbs on the mountain. When she found some rare or unusual herbs, she would take out their roots or seeds to plant.
During this process, Yunling thought, since we are already planting medicinal herbs, why not plant some that need to be imported from neighboring countries, such as licorice?
So she went to Yun Chu's room to find medical books and changed the planting according to the diagrams in the books. However, doing something so against nature once or twice is fine, but if it is done many times in a short period of time, it will undoubtedly be overdrawing her own body.
At the same time, Yunling was also thinking about seeing where her body's limits were, so she was a bit reckless and eventually couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed.
**
Meanwhile, in the chess village, Yun Chu, exhausted from overwork, also collapsed.
In fact, the people's illness was initially brought under control after Yunling sent thirty licorice plants. However, due to the lack of continuous supply, the dregs lost their medicinal properties as they were constantly being stirred. Since Xiangqi Village was adjacent to two other villages, the other two villages soon suffered from the plague as people moved around and air circulated.
The number of people suffering from the plague suddenly increased, but the number of doctors providing aid did not. In addition, the weather was getting hotter and hotter in Yuecheng, so it was quite normal for someone like Yun Chu, who was new to the city and exhausted from all the hard work, to faint.
Yun Chu was unconscious for two whole days and nights. When she opened her eyes again and saw the huge face in front of her, she was so frightened that she almost fainted again.
"You're awake. Here, have some water."
Hearing that all-too-familiar voice, Yun Chu finally came to her senses. Looking at Shen Changliu, she felt a pang of grievance, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why or what it was about.
"Senior brother, you—"
"Drink some water first, then we can talk."
Yun Chu had no choice but to take the teacup from Shen Changliu. There were two or three perilla leaves floating in the teacup. She drank it down in one gulp, and it was refreshing and cooling.
"Senior brother, what brings you here?"
Yun Chu then noticed that his clothes were somewhat tattered, with mud clinging to the tears, and even his shoes looked worn. This was quite similar to what she had seen when she was fleeing.
"How is the situation in Pingcheng now? Where is Master? Where is my aunt? Is the Qin family alright?"
If it were anyone else, Shen Changliu would definitely ignore it, but since it was Yun Chu, he could tolerate it and said:
"Pingcheng is not good either."
"Master, stay in Pingcheng."
"The Qin family is at peace."
"I came here alone."
Yun Chu's lips twitched. Her senior brother was incredibly concise when he spoke. If you said he didn't say anything, it was as if he didn't say anything at all. If you said he did say something, he did say something and even answered all the questions she had raised.
"Senior brother, how is Ren'an Hall? Has it been vandalized by those thugs?"
"No, they want us to help them get treatment. It was the right thing for you to run away. They are worse than beasts. If they see you, they won't let you go."
Shen Changliu's words brought some comfort to Yun Chu's guilty heart. She had hesitated when she was packing her things to escape in Pingcheng.
As a doctor, she should have stood up to treat the people and stood with Ren'an Hall at that time. However, after seeing Yunling bring Tang Ling and the others back and tell them about the situation in the city, she felt uneasy.
Although she was a healer, it was really difficult for her to fight against those beastly bandits on her own. If she were to die, how would she treat the wounded in the future?
"Have all those rebels been captured by now?"
"Yes, but the damage is difficult to recover in a short time. However, the medicinal herbs at Ren'antang are well preserved. As soon as the owner received the request for help, he immediately sent me with the herbs. What are you doing here?"
Upon hearing about medicinal herbs, Yun Chu immediately became much more alert, and a smile began to appear on her face.
“My family and I fled to Kengkou Village in Yuecheng. As soon as I heard about the plague here, I rushed over. I never expected to meet my senior brother.”
Shen Changliu's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded, asking:
Are you planning to stay here indefinitely?
“I want to travel around, just as I said at the beginning, I want to practice medicine and help people, I want to save more people.”
Through her interactions with Dr. Sun over this period of time, Yun Chu learned some things that she couldn't learn from Dr. Zhong. She thought that medical skills are profound and extensive, and she needed to travel more and learn more in order to continuously improve.
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