Chapter 98 Voting
Liang Yixiu thought of what Chen Qiangli had just said, and suddenly frowned. He glared at his beloved disciple and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
The doctor's voice faded, but his tone was firm: "But that's how it is. Even if someone from the Nine Transformations Sect came, they would probably only offer suggestions. So why not choose Senior Sister Tao over someone closer?"
Tao Zi raised her eyelids and looked at the confused doctor boy. In some matters, children are always smarter and more foolish.
A handsome medical practitioner sitting in the corner spoke up, "Little one, you don't understand. Your master is afraid that the demon cultivator has some conspiracy, so he wants to capture him alive."
Another middle-aged medical cultivator nodded and said, "That's right, Master Tao, can't we capture him alive?"
The handsome doctor glanced at him and said with a smile, "This doctor may not be so sure."
The medical boy didn't understand what he said and looked over in confusion. He smiled and said, "This medical practitioner probably wants to make a contribution."
The middle-aged medical practitioner immediately slammed the table and cursed, "Li Xiu, what do you mean by this?"
“Literally.”
"Well, you dare to slander me? Just wait!"
Li Xiu looked at him innocently and said, "Making a contribution is a good thing, how can it be considered slander?"
The middle-aged medical practitioner was so angry that his body was shaking. He turned to the man next to Li Xiu and responded, "Brother Li, if he claims to be indifferent to fame and fortune, then he is naturally slandering me."
Li Xiu smiled and continued, "If you were truly indifferent to fame and gain, you wouldn't be so angry. I think you're clearly angry out of shame."
Many people stood up and supported the middle-aged medical practitioner: "Mr. Li, you're going too far!"
"Why, you want to fight, huh?" Li Xiu looked at the elegant young man, lifting his sleeves with great skill, "Then let's fight. It just so happens that I've learned a few moves."
As Tao Zi watched this scene, a similar scene from many years ago suddenly emerged in her mind. At that time, two medical practitioners had a disagreement and started fighting.
At first, they used the weapons and talismans on their bodies in a serious manner, but after they had used them up, they started to fight by lifting their sleeves, picking up chairs, and holding sticks, just like ordinary people fighting on the street.
If she guessed correctly, the "practiced" that Li Xiu the medical practitioner mentioned should refer to the practice of mortals. After all, few medical practitioners have combat effectiveness.
Faced with Li Xiu's provocation, the seemingly elegant medical practitioners were speechless for a moment. It was the good medical practitioner who spoke up: "The plague hasn't been resolved yet, how can we fight among ourselves?"
The medical practitioner stood up and sat down along the ladder.
Chen Qiangli didn't give up and continued to ask, "Miss Tao, is it really impossible?"
Tao Zi lowered her eyes and said, "One of the ingredients needed for the prescription is the heart of a living demon cultivator. As for a mortal, we can also take it out when it dies. But we don't have much time left. If we wait until we send it to the Nine Revolutions Gate before taking action, it will be too late."
There was another reason she didn't tell—she didn't want to meet the top brass of the Jiuzhuanmen, as it could easily get her into trouble.
The good doctor hesitated and said, "Maybe we can make it in time?"
"Can a mortal wait?"
He fell silent, but a medical practitioner persisted, "But uncovering the conspiracy is also important."
Tao Zi gave him a look and said, "No wonder those mortals in the steward's office don't believe you and only believe Doctor Xu."
The medical cultivator couldn't hold back his expression and said sullenly, "Mortal lives are important, but the devil cultivator's conspiracy is unimportant?"
She said bluntly, "Excuse me, in my opinion, none of these are as important as the lives of my fellow apprentices. By the way, Good Doctor, do you think your apprentice can handle this? Don't forget, he's still just a mortal."
Liang Yixiu fell into complete silence and said nothing more.
"Senior Liang, we can't just stand by and watch the evil cultivator's conspiracy being concealed."
"Yes, Liang-senpai."
A group of people began to persuade Senior Liang, while Tao Zi watched coldly from the side.
Li Xiu suddenly blurted out, "Actually, this matter is really important. Even if the plague happens to us, we have to take the risk, right?"
Everyone nodded without hesitation.
Tao Zi smiled and said, "If that's the case, then it's settled."
Everyone was caught off guard by this statement. The middle-aged medical practitioner asked hesitantly, "Miss Tao, do you mean to agree?"
She replied seriously, "Since you all agree to risk your lives, then of course I'm relieved. When are you going to get infected with the plague? Now? I can call my fellow apprentices over right away. If all else fails, I still have peaches in my hand that are infected with the plague."
Tao Zi placed the peach on the table with a smile. Immediately, half of the medical practitioners jumped up and moved away, while the other half sat still - these medical practitioners had not spoken much just now.
Li Xiu was very brave. She stood up and walked over to play with the peach in her palm, saying with a smile, "Everyone, who wants to have a bite first?"
The middle-aged doctor's face was so gloomy that it was beyond description: "Miss Tao, you're going too far!"
"I need a guarantee." She pointed at Taozi and smiled, "And this is the guarantee I want. How about it, fellow medical practitioners of high moral character, are you willing to take a risk just to learn the evil cultivators' conspiracy?"
The man next to Li Xiu came over, looked at the peach, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Of course they are willing. After all, they just agreed. They definitely can't lie, right?"
Li Xiu silently kept Taozi away from his friends.
Liang Yixiu also laughed, and it was rare for him to be on the same page with Tao Zi: "Let's vote, raise your hands if you agree."
Li Xiu and his friends raised their hands immediately, and the medical practitioners who were sitting still also raised their hands. Only those who stood up had faces that turned pale and blue, and they refused to express their opinions.
The scene seemed particularly awkward for a moment, so awkward that Li Xiu and his friends laughed wildly, while Tao Zi stared at Liang Yixiu with a playful look.
The good doctor avoided her gaze and said softly, "Less than half of the people raised their hands. Miss Tao, we will no longer suggest sending the demon to the sect. If anyone suggests it again, it will be considered as a willingness to be infected with the plague."
She nodded and said, "That's great."
The humiliated medical practitioners found excuses to leave, leaving only those who raised their hands.
The guards guarding the corpses remained silent, but there was a hint of sarcasm in their eyes as they looked at the backs of those people.
A medical practitioner sitting to Tao Zi's right was the first to speak: "Miss Tao, could you please take the peaches back? They look a bit creepy."
She smiled and took the peach from Li Xiu's hand. Li Xiu's friend said reluctantly: "What a fresh fruit. You can smell it even if you don't eat it."
The doctor didn't want to talk.
Liang Yixiu suddenly stood up, bowed solemnly to Tao Zi, and said, "Miss Tao, I'm sorry for not considering your feelings before."
Tao Zi looked at him, sincerely accepting his gift, and said without being too polite: "I understand. After all, how can you feel the pain unless the knife is stabbed into your own body?"
To be honest, if it weren't for the good doctor who saved Han Yueshan's life, she really didn't want to sit here today.
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