Chapter 97 Conflict
Tao Zike didn't have such a sentimental expression. She just looked at him and the people behind him and said, "Since you are willing to sacrifice the lives of innocent people like us in exchange for your lives, then I think other innocent lives will also be acceptable."
"That's different! Doctor Xu helped us, but you didn't."
"As long as you agree, I'll be the one to help you." Tao Zi suddenly laughed and coaxed in a low voice, "Actually, this is Doctor Xu's fault. He and his family are just paying the price for this, right?"
The leader was still struggling: "His family is innocent."
"Aren't your families innocent?" Her voice became softer, leaving them even more bewildered. "Even if you don't speak out about this, someone else will. What will your family do then?"
Several people were settled there.
Tao Zi smiled at the red-eyed and calm guards and said, "Take them away."
Chen Qianli watched those people pass by him.
Tao Zi looked at him and asked, "Doctor Chen, who told you this?"
"When Senior Liang's apprentice went there, all the medical practitioners were there."
"Everyone guessed it?"
Chen Qiangli sighed and said helplessly: "No, I just got suspicious. Senior Liang asked someone to come and guard it, and then I went to find you. This period of time has been too difficult. I couldn't wait any longer, so I came to check on you. I didn't expect..."
Tao Zi nodded and said, "Then let's go. I think the good doctor has gone back now."
She turned around and knocked on the door, saying, "Senior Sister is busy, please don't open the door."
Zhao Xue's voice came from inside.
The two walked out side by side.
On the way, Chen Qiangli hesitated several times, but finally said, "Miss Tao, Doctor Xu's family is innocent."
"Aren't my fellow apprentices and I innocent?"
"Doctor Xu deserves to die, and so do those who helped him. But his family... Miss Tao, you can't attack other innocent people just because you were innocently victimized."
Tao Zi stopped and looked at Chen Qiangli carefully, saying with a cryptic tone, "Sure enough, those who stick around here are all kind-hearted."
He heard the sarcasm in the words and fell silent.
"Doctor Chen, I hope you understand one thing—the direct victims are my fellow apprentices, and you need my help to prevent the spread of the plague. From this perspective, it's best if you don't try to persuade me."
When I arrived at the pharmacy, it was already on high alert.
Doctor Xu's body was placed in the center, surrounded by three or four medical practitioners holding knives and weapons.
There were also a few people kneeling nearby, wearing guards' uniforms.
Liang Yixiu sat in the center, looking tired.
"Miss Tao, you are here."
Tao Zi nodded and said, "It seems the good doctor has learned some information."
"Yes, you tell me." He pointed to a kneeling man.
The man spoke in a hoarse voice, "Nine days ago, Doctor Xu contacted us and said that the sect was ignoring the situation here. It must be because the higher-ups were suppressing the news and wanted to abandon Xile Town. He asked if we could help attract the sect's attention. Those of us either have family in Xile Town or our brothers have come to defend Xile Town, so we are naturally willing to help."
"Six days ago, one of the doctors couldn't hold on any longer and encouraged mortals to attack us and the medical practitioners. Doctor Xu suppressed him because he was afraid that the immortal cultivators would come and kill all the people here in the name of suppressing the mob."
"Four days ago, Doctor Xu informed us that he had determined the culprit was a demon, but he had no evidence. Therefore, he needed a cultivator to capture the demon and then bring it to the sect. This would attract the sect's attention and encourage them to help. However, we haven't been able to find a cultivator willing to help."
"Three days ago, Doctor Xu asked the brothers outside to prepare some clean food. He said he wanted to take action against the immortal cultivators. Only in this way could he make a desperate move and attract the sect's attention."
At this point, he moistened his dry lips before continuing, "Doctor Xu said that he would attribute everything to an accident, and no one would notice anything was wrong. By then, even if the sect didn't want to intervene, they would have to."
"The day before yesterday, four immortal cultivators arrived, but we didn't take action. Unexpectedly, they refused to help. Doctor Xu was furious and used the newly developed plague..."
He didn't say the rest, but they all knew what was going on.
Tao Zi only asked one question: "Does he have a prescription for the mutant plague?"
The man shook his head with difficulty and said, "No, but Doctor Xu said that you are cultivators and it won't be that easy to die."
Chen Qianli became angry and cursed.
"We know we shouldn't do this, but there's really no other way."
Tao Zi was too lazy to listen to this and said directly: "Suppress them."
After those people were taken away, the good doctor asked, "Miss Tao, do you have any solution?"
"I have a way to deal with the mutant plague, but for mortals like this, you'll have to deal with it on your own."
The medical practitioners were a bit agitated, and she explained, "I've learned some medical skills and have read many ancient books. I have some ideas about mutated plagues like this one related to demons, but as for those related to mortals, I can only provide some ideas."
Someone excitedly said: "It's enough to have an idea!"
At this moment, someone suddenly said, "Master Tao, since you have an idea, why didn't you tell us earlier?"
Tao Zi gave him a look and said calmly, "Because the premise of all this is to catch that demon. If I tell you, you will probably force me to catch that demon even more."
The man frowned.
The good doctor tried to smooth things over, saying, "It's okay if Miss Tao doesn't want to talk. We can capture the demon and bring it to our sect."
"Sorry, that's impossible."
He was stunned and looked at Tao Zi, then he remembered what she said before, but wasn't that just to scare Dr. Xu?
Tao Zi continued, "What I brought back could only be the corpse of a demon."
Someone said unhappily, "Some ordinary demon corpses are almost indistinguishable from ordinary humans. If this demon is like this, how can we prove that he is a demon?"
"Your sect naturally has a way to prove it."
Chen Qiangli frowned deeply and said, "There must be a reason why the demon did this. We must hand him over to the sect for interrogation."
Tao Zi's face turned cold: "Don't forget, I am the only one who has the ability to catch demons now. You are not qualified to make demands."
The pharmacy fell silent, and the doctor's weak voice rang out, "Actually, what we want is to cure the plague, right? As long as we can cure it, why would we care about the Nine-Turn Gate?"
Everyone became even more silent, as if, was it really like this?
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