After Xiao Qingyin ate dinner alone in the courtyard, Bai Musheng returned.
He looked at Xiao Qingyin with a slightly scrutinizing gaze for a while before speaking: "Linglong said you treated a little girl today."
Xiao Qingyin nodded: "Yes, she had nematode disease, and I helped her pull the worms out."
"Didn't you suffer from amnesia? How would you know how to treat people?"
"I don't know why, but seeing that girl's feet reminded me of it."
Xiao Qingyin replied.
"Didn't you say my memories would gradually return? Maybe seeing something familiar triggered those memories."
Bai Musheng pursed her lips.
He was just lying to her; people whose memories have been devoured by the sacred insects cannot recover them.
Xiao Qingyin seemed oblivious to his expression, still happily enjoying herself.
"I used to be a doctor, right? Maybe if I come into contact with more patients or medicinal herbs, I'll be able to regain my memory soon."
Bai Musheng's face darkened further.
"You'd better not tell anyone you're a doctor in the future, and don't treat outsiders."
He reminded him.
“Nantan is different from other places. Here, you can cure diseases with holy water, so there is no need for doctors. All doctors would be regarded as heretics.”
Xiao Qingyin already knew this, but she pretended to be hearing it for the first time and said in surprise, "But holy water obviously can't cure nematode disease."
"That's just because the girl wasn't sincere enough. Sincerity brings results, while insincerity prevents them from working."
Xiao Qingyin: "..."
Is Bai Musheng trying to brainwash her?
As expected of a candidate for the Holy Son, he's already practicing how to preach.
She nodded: "I see, I understand."
Bai Musheng comforted him, "It's good that you understand. If you go out in the future, you can go to enjoy flowers and drink tea with the Bai family's girls. Don't wander around. Otherwise, if you violate the ban and are captured by the Holy Army, I may not be able to get you out."
Xiao Qingyin obediently replied, "Okay."
Bai Musheng was still a little worried, so after saying goodbye to Xiao Qingyin, he went to find the Bai family.
Bai was quite surprised when she heard his description.
"Logically speaking, she shouldn't have any memories of the past. However, practicing medicine and treating illnesses may have become her instinct. Just like eating and drinking, the sacred insect can still make people retain some instincts."
"Will she recall more memories later?"
"Probably not."
Bai laughed.
"Such a situation has not occurred before."
Bai Musheng felt somewhat relieved.
Bai put down her teacup and chuckled, "Actually, this is a good thing. If she knows medicine, it will be a great help to you."
Bai Musheng knew what she meant and said with a wry smile, "I dare not let her touch the medicinal herbs."
Xiao Qingyin's medicinal skills are too amazing. He was afraid that if he gave her the medicinal materials, she would make strange and wonderful medicines, and then either get the truth from him or poison everyone and leave.
“I didn’t ask you to give her any medicine,” Bai replied. “She can have her wounds stitched up or organs transplanted; those don’t require medication.”
Bai Musheng remained silent.
Bai sighed.
"Although you are the most outstanding person in the Bai family of this generation, you are new here and your foundation is not comparable to others. To win the election, you must win more people's support."
Those old folks who used the holy water are worried about their lifespans; this is our chance, you must seize it.
Bai Musheng nodded: "Yes, I know what to do."
...
Xiao Qingyin ignored Bai Musheng's advice and continued to take Linglong around.
She appeared to be wandering around aimlessly, but in reality, she was silently memorizing the map of the holy city so that she could use it when she fled in the future.
If Linglong hadn't been keeping such a close watch on her, and if there hadn't been holy soldiers patrolling everywhere in the Holy City, she would have already made her escape.
Once she had a clear understanding of the entire layout of the holy city, she began to think about how to escape.
But she was unarmed, and the medicine made from the flowers and herbs in the courtyard could only restore her own strength and was not of much use.
The people in the city were all extremely devout believers, making it extremely difficult for her to escape the holy city alone.
Just as she was worrying, she suddenly noticed that Linglong seemed a little off.
For several days in a row, Linglong's face was gloomy, and she seemed to be in a bad mood.
Several times I looked at her, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xiao Qingyin pretended not to see it.
Linglong was a spy placed by Bai Shi and Bai Musheng beside her, not a relative or friend, so she wouldn't care about her joys and sorrows.
Two days later, Linglong finally couldn't hold on any longer and knelt down when it was just the two of them alone.
"Miss Xiao, please save my sister."
She pleaded.
My sister is seriously ill.
Xiao Qingyin chuckled: "If you're sick, go get some holy water. What's the use of coming to me?"
Linglong shook her head: "She drank the holy water, but her condition did not improve."
"That must mean she wasn't sincere enough."
exquisite:"……"
She had heard this kind of conversation countless times before heading to Da Xi to find the Bai family.
She used to believe these things wholeheartedly.
But everything outside told her that wasn't the case.
Holy water is not the only cure; some illnesses are even caused by holy water.
Holy water is very useful for external injuries, but almost ineffective for other diseases.
Her sister had been running a fever for several days, with diarrhea and vomiting, and her whole body was yellow. This was definitely not something that holy water could cure.
She knew that the household had a doctor, but only the master was allowed to treat the doctor; other people were not permitted to do so.
Her parents passed away two years ago, and she only has her younger sister as a relative.
She couldn't bear to watch her sister die.
Xiao Qingyin was the best doctor she knew.
Linglong kowtowed three times with a loud "bang bang bang".
"Please save my sister! She's only six years old and hasn't done anything wrong..."
Why should I help you?
Xiao Qingyin interrupted her.
“In your Nandan, practicing medicine is punishable by being burned at the stake as a heretic. Why should I risk my life to help you?”
Linglong paused.
She understood the implication in Xiao Qingyin's words.
She hesitated for a moment, then bent down again and kowtowed deeply.
"Linglong will be at your service from now on."
Xiao Qingyin smiled slightly.
"Tell me first, what methods did the Bai family use to control you?"
“Sacred Insects,” Linglong replied. “We all have Sacred Insects inside us. They have drugs that activate the Sacred Insects, which will cause us to be devoured by the Sacred Insects and die.”
Xiao Qingyin thought to herself, "Sure enough, these people from the Holy Sect know far more about the golden insects than I do."
"What other uses does the sacred insect have?"
Linglong replied truthfully, "It can also erase memories, manipulate the human body, and arouse emotions... That's what I know, but there should be more that I don't know."
Xiao Qingyin's eyes were opened.
She was eager to know how this was done, but Linglong explained that it required the use of other medications to be effective, and she didn't know what those medications were.
“These medicines are in the hands of the most core members of the four great families,” Linglong replied. “None of us subordinates have ever even seen them.”
Xiao Qingyin nodded.
"Okay, let's go see your sister."
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