Ding Sanshun felt his forehead throbbing and a little painful today.
The blacksmith shop has been very busy these days. The owner is always elusive, and today he is the only one working in the shop.
Accidentally, sparks flew onto his hand.
"Sha——"
The burning pain made his teeth chatter. He saw a large area of skin turn red, and soon a big blister appeared.
"Forget it! Whatever happens, this job is impossible!"
The mountain of iron pieces was more than he could finish by himself. After getting injured today, Ding Sanshun simply closed the blacksmith shop and wanted to go back to his master to ask for some burn ointment.
But when he returned to the rented house, he found that Doctor Bai was not there at all.
Out drinking again?
Ding Sanshun rummaged through the cabinet for a long time, found some burn ointment and applied it on his hands, then immediately went out to find Doctor Bai.
He was full of anger and had no place to vent it. His master just drank all day long. If they didn't make some money, they would have to leave the city and sleep in tents with the refugees outside.
Once you leave the city, it will be difficult to come back.
At their current level of earning, when will they be able to earn enough money to return to Kyoto?
I turned left and right and arrived at the tavern in the city. Before I got close, I heard the master's drunken nonsense.
"Doctor Bai, do you think that woman is really ugly?"
"Ugly! How can a woman who gave birth to seven sons be good-looking? The skin on her face is so long, with layers of wrinkles, even more than that old Lingzhi's robe, hahahaha!"
"Isn't this an old monster?"
"Of course! If it wasn't a demon, how could she have bewitched the prince so much? I'm the imperial physician, how could she have chased me out with just a few words? If the prince hadn't been fooled by her, how could he have looked down on me!"
Ding Sanshun blushed with embarrassment and quickly pulled his master to his side: "Don't drink any more! You'll die if you drink any more!"
Doctor Bai waved his hand and started to use the knife, which happened to hit the back of Ding Sanshun's burned hand. The blisters broke with a snap. Ding Sanshun gasped in pain and his mouth twitched.
"Don't pull me! Don't pull me! I want to expose the true identity of that thousand-year-old bark spirit! Let everyone know that the prince has been bewitched by an old witch. The prince has made a mistake! Prince, wuwu, I am the imperial physician, I am the imperial physician!"
"Do whatever you want! Drink, drink, drink yourself to death! Drink up all that little money, and don't ask me for money again! I only care about your food, not your drinking!"
Ding Sanshun walked towards the door angrily, but suddenly he was stunned. A radiant woman was walking towards him.
Although she was wearing a coarse linen dress and waving a palm-leaf fan, her eyes and face were so bright that they seemed to compete with the sun.
Clothing and makeup became secondary objects on her, only making her look more radiant.
"Hey, Doctor Bai, long time no see. I, the thousand-year-old bark spirit, am here. Why don't you use a magic mirror to serve me?"
Wang Yi waved her fan at the person sitting opposite Doctor Bai. The person saw her staring blankly and quickly moved away.
Doctor Bai was drunk and pushed Ding Sanshun away. "Who are you?"
Wang Yi slapped him with a large palm-leaf fan: "Open your drunkard eyes and see, I am the bark spirit you are talking about!"
"Oh, these days there are all kinds of people, and some even pick on insults. If you were Li Wangshi, I, I, you, are you really Li Wangshi?"
As Doctor Bai was speaking, he finally took a serious look at the person opposite him. He was shocked. Although the person in front of him looked younger, she was the nightmare that had been haunting him for so many days, Li Wangshi!
"Ah! Old witch, what are you doing here?"
Doctor Bai's face flushed instantly, and he sobered up a little.
There were only a few people who knew about his expulsion. He was obviously not as skilled as his opponent, and now he was damaging his opponent's reputation in front of them and was caught in the act. No matter how shameless he was, he was still a scholar who had studied hard and felt too ashamed to face anyone.
"What am I here for? Let me see what you have said about me!"
Behind Wang Yi, a group of female soldiers soon came up. They were all wives of wealthy families in the city, followed by maids and old women. They soon filled the tavern.
They all came over to watch the fun.
Zhao Jiangshi, a wealthy woman in the city, covered her mouth with her hands and laughed, "How come our mistress is being called an old witch? We have to come and see who is spreading rumors like this."
"Let me tell you, this Wang is a miracle doctor who can cure any disease with ease. I'm afraid this Doctor Bai is deliberately belittling her because of his nemesis."
"Yes, yes. My husband had a persistent cough a few days ago, and the lady cured him with just one prescription. Doctor Bai also brought me some medicine, which he prescribed for me for three months straight. It's still gathering dust in my house."
"Your medical skills are not right, and your moral character is not good. If Your Majesty opens his eyes, who else can I fire if not you?"
The burly men felt their eyes were suddenly overwhelmed. When had they ever seen so many women in a tavern? As they listened to the women's chatter, they looked at Doctor Bai with a different look in their eyes.
It seems like this guy is just fooling around!
He said that she was an old witch and that he was narrow-minded and jealous.
Doctor Bai stood up with the help of the table and tried to slip away in a hurry. He turned around to look for his disciple, but Ding Sanshun had already slipped away the moment he saw Wang Yi.
He is not his apprentice! Don't involve yourself!
He didn't want to lose face along with it.
"This woman has given birth to seven children?"
“It doesn’t look like it!”
"She looks younger and prettier than those ladies."
"What thousand-year-old bark spirit? I think that old drunkard is deliberately trying to get close to the widow."
"There are all kinds of people out there, but how could there be such a jerk!"
"Could it be that he was unable to get entangled and was discovered by the prince and driven out?"
"You old bastard! You have no shame!"
Amidst the curses, Wang Yi suddenly took out a rope.
"Doctor Bai, I want to go with you to the government office right now to ask if you can ruin my reputation with just your words. You have to leave today even if you don't want to!"
In the blink of an eye, the rope seemed to open its own eyes and was quickly woven by Wang Yi, immediately tying up Doctor Bai tightly.
"Well, has this Wang ever killed a pig before?"
"She looks weak and delicate, but her hands are quite powerful!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! If this gets reported to the authorities, there will be some serious consequences."
"Madam, we are here to help you!"
Wang Yi lifted the Thousand Binding Ropes, making sure Doctor Bai couldn't move. Then she smiled and said, "Don't worry, sisters, there's no need to dirty your hands. I can take him away by myself!"
Doctor Bai cried out in pain.
"You old witch, you bark spirit, let me go! Let me go! I'm going to sue you, I'm going to sue you!"
"You're still suing me, so I'm going to take you to the government office to explain everything. Let's go!"
Wang Yi resisted the urge to hit him with the stick, as it would be difficult to vent his anger if he knocked him unconscious.
If she doesn't go to the government office and make things clear today, her surname is not Wang!
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