In an instant, the hall fell silent.
Everyone looked at Liang Yue as if she were an idiot, their expressions indescribable.
Unaware of her own ignorance, she still wore a disdainful expression. Seeing that Song Zhiyu did not refute her, she became even more emboldened, "Miss Song, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."
"You say I'm not the Divine Physician Liangyue? Then find the real Divine Physician Liangyue!"
She was certain that Song Zhiyu couldn't find the real Liangyue Divine Doctor, so she was naturally fearless.
But some people couldn't stand it and retorted with disdain, "What old man? That's Chief Physician Li, the former head of the Imperial Medical Academy. His medical skills are superb, and even His Majesty treats him with deference."
Liang Yue choked, her lips slightly parted as she looked at the white-haired old man in front of her, who was puffing out his beard and glaring at her. She swallowed hard, a sense of foreboding creeping into her heart.
The next moment, Song Zhiyu's words confirmed her premonition.
"The old man you're talking about is Liangyue Divine Doctor's fellow disciple and uncle. What, you don't even recognize your own uncle?"
Song Zhiyu smiled enigmatically. She hadn't revealed Liang Yue's identity before because she wanted the people in the Marquis's mansion to experience what it felt like to be made a fool of by Shen Jinshu.
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
The whole family was hoping that Shen Yuzhou's legs would get better, unaware that it was all a carefully planned scam.
The planners were their beloved daughter and sister.
They will feel even more pain when the truth is revealed.
Liang Yue was shocked and never expected that her identity would be exposed in this way.
When she arrived in the capital, Chief Li had already resigned from his post and returned to his hometown. She was unaware that the two had such a relationship and hadn't thought of it at all.
Headmaster Li snorted coldly. If Song Zhiyu hadn't written to him, he wouldn't have known that someone had brazenly impersonated her and tarnished their sect's reputation. He was furious. "Hmph, this old man doesn't have a nephew who's full of lies."
These words were tantamount to tearing away Liang Yue's hypocritical facade completely.
The onlookers pointed and whispered about Liang Yue; even without Dean Li's words, they had already noticed something amiss.
How could Liangyue, the divine physician who became famous for his medical skills at a young age, not even be able to tell whether a patient has been poisoned?
Do you really think that Liangyue Divine Physician is a stubborn and self-righteous quack like Shen Muxun?
Shen Mingyi arrived at Huishengtang at this time. When he heard these words at the door, he was as if he had been struck by lightning. His body was so stiff that he didn't even have the strength to take a step.
But little did he know that something even more unacceptable was yet to come.
When Chief Li turned to look at Song Zhiyu, his face, which had been flushed with anger, regained its usual kindness, and a hint of pride appeared on his deeply lined face.
“My niece has been practicing medicine since she was a student. When she was a teenager, she went out to practice medicine on her own. She came and went without a trace. If this girl hadn’t written to me, I wouldn’t have known that she had actually come to the capital.”
The barely suppressed upturn of Li Yuanshou's lips could not conceal his affection and admiration for Song Zhiyu.
If he hadn't been a step too slow in gathering herbs and missed out on his senior brother, this girl would have been his disciple.
Such a promising talent, yet he wasn't his personal disciple! Headmaster Li was filled with regret and despair.
Ignoring the shocked expressions on their faces, he continued to praise her, "This girl's medical skills are not bad, but she is still young and needs to learn more from you all and mature properly."
Li Yuanshou's words were humble, but weren't they also telling everyone that Song Zhiyu was someone he was protecting, and that anyone who wanted to bully her had better think twice?
Although Chief Physician Li has resigned from his official post, his reputation remains. He has cured many high-ranking officials and nobles, and the favors he has received are still there. Even imperial relatives treat him with great respect, and no one would dare to offend him.
Unlike the others who fawned over him, Shen Mingyi's legs felt like they weighed a ton, and every step he took was incredibly difficult.
Song Zhiyu is actually the divine physician Liangyue!
At this moment, this sentence kept echoing in his mind.
The person who saved his life, whom he had been thinking about for many years, turned out to be his own sister, whom he had always looked down upon.
Shen Mingyi felt as if fate had played a cruel joke on him, and he was unwilling to face the truth, feeling a tightness in his chest.
Song Zhiyu chuckled helplessly twice, then remembered the important matter, "Uncle-Master, I noticed that Princess Nanyang's symptoms weren't quite right, which is why I said she wasn't poisoned. Look at this blood..."
She drew everyone's attention to the blood that Princess Nanyang had vomited on the ground, and then stopped the conversation at just the right moment.
Everyone glanced at it, their expressions instantly changed, and they exclaimed in shock, "This is the blood of a beauty!"
Several blood-red Gu worms emerged from the black bloodstains on the ground, wriggling and twisting, looking extremely terrifying.
"It really is the Northern Kingdom's evil art of 'Beauty's Blood.' I never imagined that a princess would learn such a sinister and forbidden technique." Among these healers were some who had studied the Northern Kingdom's evil arts, and their statements were more convincing.
"It is rumored that the forbidden technique of the Northern Kingdom, the Blood of a Beauty, has the effect of preserving youth. It requires peeling off the entire face of a young woman and taking the blood from her heart, which she endured great pain during the peeling process, in order to achieve the greatest effect. In recent days, many women in the capital have disappeared without a trace, and their whereabouts are still unknown."
Song Zhiyu seemingly casually brought up the recent high-profile case of a missing woman, drawing everyone's attention to it.
As expected, the people who had been standing quietly to the side immediately became agitated. "Does the princess think human life is worthless? We are going to find Lord Pei to get justice for us common people."
Without needing Song Zhiyu's prompting, the group set off for Dali Temple in a grand and enthusiastic manner.
Only by investigating this case thoroughly as soon as possible can we prevent more women from being harmed.
They also have daughters at home, so naturally they don't want to see this situation continue.
Seeing the chaotic scene and realizing that no one seemed to notice her, Liang Yue bent over and tried to leave.
Since her identity has already been exposed, returning to the Marquis's mansion would not end well. It would be better for her to leave the capital as soon as possible, at least giving her a way to survive.
"Don't rush off yet, someone's looking for you." Song Zhiyu stood in front of Liang Yue, gently raising her chin and pointing at Shen Mingyi not far away, her smile not reaching her eyes.
*
The Marquis of Chengen's Residence.
"ah!"
Liang Yue was kicked in the back by Shen Mingyi, her kneecaps hitting the ground hard, her screams mingling with the cracking of bones.
This was the first time Shen Mingyi had been completely fooled, and he had nowhere to vent his anger. "Tell me, why did you impersonate the Divine Physician Liangyue?"
Liang Yue raised her head in disbelief, looking at Shen Mingyi with a wronged and hurt expression. She never expected that the man who had treated her so gently not long ago could turn so ruthless and terrifying.
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