Chapter 202 Physician
A grass-green color floated out from behind the screen, the color of the straw and linen clothes that Ma Er Niang was wearing. Her clothes were not more gorgeous than those of others, and the fabric of her clothes had never been dyed.
However, Luo Xuanyi could not continue to observe more carefully, because Ma Erniang rushed in front of Luo Xuanyi almost eagerly, scaring Luo Xuanyi so much that she leaned back slightly and almost attacked her subconsciously.
That was a close call. Luo Xuanyi managed to suppress her deadly aura. She honestly felt that everyone in Guhu Town had a problem. This distance was too unsafe. Luo Xuanyi never got this close to anyone.
Ma Er Niang seemed to realize that her behavior had been a bit extreme. She coughed lightly, stood up straight, took two steps back, and said to Luo Xuanyi with a smile, "I'm sorry I'm so excited. I'm Ma Xinghua, everyone calls me Ma Er Niang. I heard from my brother that you wanted to go up the mountain to gather and hunt on your own. I was just giving acupuncture to a patient and couldn't come out. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
After hearing these words, Luo Xuanyi felt that if she could cry, her eyes would be filled with tears. Finally, there was a set of words she could follow. The more polite and hypocritical they were, the better she was at it.
"It's okay. Human life is more important than anything else." Luo Xuanyi said with concern, "If the patient inside hasn't been treated yet, I can put my work aside and don't delay the treatment."
These words clearly touched Ma Xinghua's heart. She sighed softly, lowered her voice, and said with a hint of self-blame, "It's useless even if I spend more time. My medical skills are not as good as my teacher's. I can't cure him completely. I can only use acupuncture every once in a while to alleviate his pain."
Seeing Ma Xinghua blaming herself, Ma Jiaju, who followed behind, was obviously anxious to comfort his sister, but he opened and closed his mouth several times and no words came out. It was Du Que'er who comforted her, "Sister Ma, you've done a great job. Who in this town hasn't been treated by you? If it weren't for you, many people would have died from injuries."
Ma Jiaju finally managed to speak: "Sister, Du Meizi is right. During the march, even Dr. Ruan couldn't cure some diseases. It's impossible to cure every disease in the world. You've done your best."
Luo Xuanyi didn't know why they looked so guilty and as if everything had been settled. She just pretended to be sympathetic and sat in the chair watching them.
However, this can explain Ma Xinghua's urgent attitude when he heard Luo Xuanyi explaining the elixir, because compared with doctors who only know the medical skills of mortals, alchemists who follow the way of alchemy are omnipotent. A small elixir can bring a dying wounded person back to life.
She might really want to save the man inside whom Du Que'er calls Old Man He, but the alchemist's medical skills are not up to par, so she places her hope on Luo Xuanyi.
This is a good bargaining chip.
Ma Xinghua didn't dwell on her self-blame for too long. She quickly pulled herself together and smiled wryly at Du Que'er and Ma Jiaju, saying, "Thank you for comforting me."
Du Que'er and Ma Jiaju exchanged a glance, then tactfully left the main hall and closed the door. Only Ma Xinghua and Luo Xuanyi remained in the room.
She took a deep breath and turned to look at Luo Xuanyi: "Although it's abrupt, but girl, are you an alchemist?"
"Just call me Xuanyi." Luo Xuanyi felt that she had repeated this sentence many times today, but in order to show her closeness, she had to say it again, "I am, but unfortunately, I am just a low-level Dan cultivator."
Ma Xinghua's eyes widened slightly, clearly a bit incredulous. "But you can afford so many spirit coins... Can a low-level alchemy practitioner earn such a high income?"
According to Tian Liu and Ma Jiaju, Ma Xinghua often came into contact with people from the trading house, so he might not be easily fooled. Luo Xuanyi carefully made up a lie.
"Xuan Yi is not a talented person. Although my family is not one of the major clans in the six alliances, it is considered a family of alchemy. In my generation, I am the only one left to continue to learn alchemy. I have read the pharmacopoeia and have memorized the theories. However, under the care of my elders at home, there are very few places where I can use this knowledge. So I decided to go out and make my own way."
"Being an alchemist costs money, after all. Although I'm not naturally gifted, my family believes that hard work can make up for lack of talent. They gave me some money and told me to find a place to practice alchemy for a few years. My alchemist level is low, so the herbs I need are all low-grade. I knew that Guhu Town has a lot of them, so I brought the money and came here."
Luo Xuanyi hadn't completely lied, especially the first paragraph; she was telling the truth. She wasn't the only one listed in Taoist Hua Shen's Luo family tree. She had indeed read the pharmacopoeia, but it was her own decision to venture out to Xuancheng Prefecture.
There were just a few omissions. Luo Xuanyi sighed with genuine emotion, "When it comes to alchemy, I'm still far behind the elders in my family. Therefore, I dare not mention the family name when I go out, for fear of tarnishing the family's reputation."
Ma Xinghua couldn't help but empathize with these words. She sighed, "My medical skills are so poor. Every time I think of my master's teachings, I feel ashamed. I was reckless and offended."
It's done. Luo Xuanyi pressed on: "Then I wonder if Xinghua can agree to what I'm asking for? I promise I'll just make the elixir and won't interfere with the lives of the townspeople. You can name your daily payment."
With money and sincerity, Luo Xuanyi is bound to win.
"What you're asking for is entirely reasonable."
Unexpectedly, Ma Xinghua gave an apologetic smile.
"Unfortunately, we cannot help you with this request."
"This is a secret, but only the people in this town know about it." Ma Xinghua looked at Luo Xuanyi, spread his hands, and a look of helplessness flashed in his eyes. "Only the people of Guhu Town can climb this mountain."
Finally, the sixth update is done~ Thursday morning is only five o'clock, which is also Wednesday, umm (nonsense) Starting from Thursday, there will be two updates every day except Sunday, and one update on Sunday~
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