Chapter 428 Trouble
East Street Market.
Long queues had formed in front of the stalls by the green water vendors, with men, women, and children of all ages.
Initially, the onlookers didn't believe in her abilities because she was too young. In the end, it was only after two elderly women heard that there was no charge for those over sixty that they hesitantly extended their hands to let Green Water take their pulse.
As a result, when Green Water spoke, it was not much different from what the famous old doctor in the capital had said. The pain in their body was relieved a lot after Green Water massaged it. As the two old ladies spread the word, more and more people came to see the doctor.
This was Lu Shui's first time setting up a street stall to provide medical care. At first, she was a bit reserved, but as the number of patients increased, she became more composed and skilled.
During her years of study at the Imperial Medical Academy, her medical skills improved rapidly, making her capable of handling common ailments of patients, mostly elderly people and children, at street stalls.
Wen Zhiming said that since the new emperor of Lanyu Kingdom, Mo Sixuan, only knew that she had medical skills, he would probably look for her in that direction.
Finding a place to set up a stall is the fastest way for Green Water to get people to notice her.
But I don't know how far away Mo Sixuan's ambush is from here, or whether he can find her quickly.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she will need to travel to various markets to set up stalls for the next few days.
This job is quite tiring after a day's work. Looking at the endless queue, Lushu had no choice but to rewrite the rules, limiting the number of patients to fifty per day.
Even so, they still consulted with patients until sunset before finally treating the last patient.
Lu Shui stood up, stretched lightly, and began packing her things, preparing to return to the residence that Wen Zhiming had arranged for her outside the palace.
After noon today, she felt a sinister and terrifying gaze watching her, as if she were being watched by an eagle or a wolf.
But when she looked up and around, she found nothing.
Green Water thought it was impossible to be so lucky, with prey taking the bait on the very first day. She figured she was just overthinking things and being paranoid.
When she was halfway through receiving the items, a large hand suddenly slammed onto Green Water's consultation table. Green Water looked up and saw a burly man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his face full of menacing intent.
"You're a doctor, right? I've sprained my hand and dislocated it. Can you take a look?"
Green Water glanced at the other person's wrist joint and saw that there was indeed obvious redness and swelling.
It looks very similar to the symptoms of a dislocated joint. In this case, manual reduction is needed first, followed by external application of plaster and internal administration of herbal decoction to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. She did not bring such medication with her when she went out today.
If the person is an elderly person or a young child, Green Water will first reposition their joint. Then, they can go to the clinic for medication.
But this big man doesn't seem easy to talk to. I'm afraid he'll be unhappy if we reset him and then ask him to get medicine from the clinic.
She practiced medicine there to lure out Mo Sixuan, not to cause any other trouble.
Thinking of this, Green Water said softly, "I'm sorry, I only see fifty patients a day. Today is enough. Please go to another clinic for treatment."
"You're refusing to treat me, are you looking down on me?"
The burly man seemed insulted and angrily pulled out a silver ingot from his sleeve, slamming it heavily onto the examination table.
"I've got plenty of money! A sprained hand can't be delayed. If you delay my treatment, I'll make sure you can't stay in Beijing, you believe me?"
By this time, only a few people remained outside the market. Two patients who had just been treated by Green Water looked at Green Water with pity upon seeing her fierce appearance, and then, as if afraid of being implicated, they ran away.
The others just secretly observed, and no one dared to step forward to help.
Green Water didn't know if this person was from a nearby clinic who hated her for stealing their business and came to cause trouble, or just an ordinary thug. She was worried that Wen Zhiming and the others hiding in the shadows would come to help her, thus exposing her identity. She just wanted to get rid of this person as soon as possible.
“It’s not that I don’t want to treat you, but firstly, I’ve already treated fifty patients today, and secondly, I don’t have any medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Even if I were to reset your joint, I wouldn’t have any medicine to heal your injury.”
"Stop talking nonsense." The big man stretched his hand forward. "Put my head back in place first, it hurts like hell."
A sprained wrist is indeed extremely painful.
Upon hearing this, the doctor was moved by the sight of the green water.
"I'll reset your joint first. I won't charge you for the consultation. After you're done, you can go to a nearby clinic to get your medication."
"Alright, alright," the burly man urged impatiently, "Hurry up."
Green Water reached out and touched the swollen, red spot on the big man's wrist, examining it carefully.
"Your hand isn't dislocated; it's probably just swollen from the impact. You can just go to the clinic and get some medicine to treat the injury."
Upon examination, the person's injury appeared abnormally red and swollen, which did seem to be caused by a sprain or dislocation. However, after further examination, Green Water confirmed that there was no joint dislocation. Ordinary impacts would not cause such severe redness and swelling. Considering that the person had been complaining of a sprain or dislocation since arriving, Green Water could almost conclude that the person was deliberately faking illness.
He deliberately made his hand swollen like that to deceive her; I don't know if he wanted to test her medical skills or if he had other motives.
Hopefully it's the former; if so, he should stop and leave now.
But Green Water's hopes were not fulfilled. After hearing this, the big man frowned, suddenly grabbed Green Water with his other intact hand, and shouted loudly.
"Quack doctor! If you don't have medical skills, don't set up a stall to practice medicine. After you treated my hand, it hurts even more! It's not just a sprain anymore, I'm afraid my hand is going to break. It hurts so much... You can't leave. You come with me. You're not leaving until this matter is resolved today."
"What are you doing! Let go!" Green Water's hand was gripped so tightly it hurt, and she couldn't break free even a little.
She instantly realized that this person was a trained martial artist.
Lu Shui was not a weak girl. She did all the work herself, such as going up the mountain to collect herbs and grinding medicinal materials. Although she was not as strong as a man, she still had a lot of brute strength.
The person who could hold her hand so tightly, leaving her powerless to resist, was definitely not an ordinary thug.
"What are you doing? You quack doctor, you've ruined my hand! And you're asking me what I'm doing? I'm taking you to the authorities! You better get out of here, or I'll beat your hand until it looks like mine!"
He pulled Lüshui away, and everything Lüshui was carrying rolled to the ground under the force of the pull.
The big man shouted that he was going to report to the authorities, but in reality he was heading in the exact opposite direction from the government.
Green Water suppressed the urge to prick him with a needle and helplessly let him pull her away.
Those around him either sympathized, watched the spectacle, or gloated, but no one stepped forward to dissuade him.
The green water's heart was beating fast and rapid.
When the person pulled her, the movement was too forceful, revealing half of the totem above her wrist.
It is a pair of sharp claws, with lifelike tips and sharp nails.
In the past two days, Green Water has been reading several ancient books from the Blue Feather Kingdom in an effort to cure the poison in Ink Beauty. These sharp claws closely resemble the lower half of a black bird that would be carved on the assassins kept by the Blue Feather Kingdom's royal family.
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