Chapter 171 Why are you impersonating a miracle doctor?
On the other side, Zhu Feng and Hua Murong's caravan set off first and arrived ahead of the exile team.
Walking down the street, Hua Murong looked around curiously and saw a wanted poster on a wall: [A reward of one thousand taels of gold will be given to anyone who can introduce the Valley Master of Ghost Valley, Physician Hua, to the mansion.]
Yun Zhaoxue had told him about the bounty yesterday, so he wasn't surprised at all.
Red Dates and Green Branches curiously leaned over to take a look, "Does it say 'Dr. Hua' on it? That's...that's..."
They pointed at Hua Murong, then looked at the face in the portrait. It was somewhat similar, but the facial features did not resemble the person in the portrait at all.
Is there another Dr. Hua in this world?
"Dr. Hua, who is this person?"
Hua Murong shook his head, "I don't know him, anyway, it's not me."
The drawing is so ugly. Was he ever this ugly before?
When he was young, he was one of the top ten most handsome men in the martial arts world.
At this moment, a man dressed as a servant pushed through the crowd and tore down the bounty poster.
The onlookers, still looking for someone to claim the reward, saw him tear up the wanted poster and exclaimed, "Why did you tear it up? It was just posted yesterday, don't bother looking anymore?"
The servant said, "There's no need to look anymore, because we've already found it."
Hua Murong was shocked that someone would dare to impersonate him and immediately retorted, "That's impossible! You've encountered a fraudster. How could the Divine Physician Hua be here?"
"Why would I lie to you? I saw it with my own eyes. Doctor Hua looks about 80% like the person in the portrait. Do you see that carriage? That carriage is the one that the governor's mansion used to send the doctor out of the city."
"Are they trying to leave the city? Aren't you afraid of being scammed? How much did your family give them?"
Hua Murong's first reaction was that the other party was impersonating him to collect the reward and medical fees. The Xu family had money, and they must have given at least ten thousand taels.
If the other party gets a taste of success and then impersonates him, that's fraud, damaging his reputation, and can't be ignored.
The servant, like ordinary people, regarded the legendary divine doctor as a god-like figure, revering and worshipping him.
Looking Hua Murong up and down, her hair disheveled and her clothes patched and made of coarse linen, she said with disdain, "Hmph! Do you think a divine doctor is like a beggar like you? The divine doctor only charges a consultation fee and nothing else. Even the medicine is paid for by writing a prescription for Miss Biao to pick up. The divine doctor treats money like dirt, unlike a vulgar person like you who only cares about money."
If the other party was after money, they would definitely be suspicious and wouldn't let the person go easily, but the other party didn't want the money.
"What about the one thousand taels of reward?"
"I don't want any of that, just the consultation fee and the cost of three bottles of Skin Dew Cream, which will only cost a few dozen taels in total."
"How could he possibly have so much Ice Skin Jade Dew Cream? He's a liar! He must be a liar!"
Ice Skin Jade Dew Cream is a unique formula from the Medicine Guigu Valley. Some of the ingredients are priceless and only available in the imperial palace.
He only had five bottles on him, and the other party could produce three bottles at once; he was definitely a fraudster.
"Liar? I think you're the liar. Have you ever met the miracle doctor? You old beggar are just jealous of the miracle doctor's talent and treat money like dirt. Stop wasting your time here and go beg, or you won't even get a cornbread today."
The servant left after he finished speaking.
"You're so condescending! Who are you calling a beggar? You're the beggar! I eat chicken every day, I don't eat cornbread!" Hua Murong roared at his back with his hands on his hips, but the other man walked straight ahead, ignoring her.
A pebble was thrown out and hit him in the back of the knee.
The servant knelt down on the ground, crying out, "Ouch! Who did this?"
Hua Murong watched the carriage heading towards the city gate. If he wasn't after money, then what was he after?
He cannot allow someone to impersonate him and go around deceiving people.
He doesn't care about that cousin from the Xu family who isn't a good person.
If you deceive good people, that's a terrible sin.
He quickly and lightly jumped onto the carriage at the front, pointing towards the carriage from the Xu residence: "Get on the carriage quickly, let's chase after them!"
The guards, hearing from the coachman that the person inside was the renowned physician Hua, a distinguished guest of the governor's mansion, let him pass without a thorough inspection.
The two people inside the carriage lifted the curtain, looked at the receding city gate, and exhaled a breath of stale air.
Finally, we're out of the city; finally, we can go to the capital to seek justice.
After the carriage had traveled three miles...
The coachman was knocked unconscious and thrown off the carriage.
Suddenly, a figure used his lightness skill to step onto the roof of their carriage and land on it, snatching the gun and stopping the horse with a pull.
The coachman quickly pulled out a dagger and swung it at Zhu Feng's neck.
Zhu Feng loosened the reins, raised his sword hilt to block, and kicked the young man out of the carriage with a "bang!"
"What happened?" The middle-aged man inside the carriage lifted the curtain and saw a stranger. He quickly threw a handful of sleeping pills at him.
Zhu Feng quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, held his breath, and used his lightness skill to leap onto the roof of the car.
The middle-aged man threw a bundle out the window onto the young man, saying, "Hurry up, I'll hold him off."
The man clutched his bundle, wanting to rush forward to save the person, crying out, "Father!"
"Listen to me, hurry! As long as one person survives to reach the capital, there is hope." The middle-aged man grabbed the reins, threw them onto the horse's back, and the carriage sped forward, deliberately veering towards the trees on the side, hoping to scratch or carry the young man away so that he could escape.
The middle-aged man was not a skilled driver and nearly crashed into a tree in a moment of panic, resulting in a fatal accident.
Zhu Feng was no longer on the roof of the carriage. Instead, he used his lightness skill to stand on the treetop and saw a cliff ahead. He seized the opportunity and landed on the carriage shaft again, watching as the carriage plunged off the cliff.
He snatched the reins, his arms bursting with immense strength, and the reins tightened sharply, causing the horse to whimper.
It hissed again, raised its front hooves high, and was forcibly pulled back and turned.
The cart shaft made a screeching sound as it scraped against the ground.
Zhu Feng grabbed the middle-aged man and jumped off the carriage. The wheels of the carriage were only an inch away from the edge of the cliff.
The middle-aged man was thrown violently by the carriage, and the back of his head hit the carriage wall. He was still not in the right state of mind.
Zhu Feng held a knife to his neck. "Speak! Who are you people? If you're not after money, why are you impersonating Doctor Hua?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and waved his hands, retreating to the edge of the cliff. "I...don't know, don't ask me anything."
Zhu Feng wasn't afraid of his death; he reached out, pulled the man back, and threw him to the ground with a "bang!"
When the other person turned his head to the side, Zhu Feng noticed the unusual look on his face, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. There weren't many people in the world who knew how to disguise themselves. "You actually know how to disguise yourself? Who exactly are you?"
She raised her hand and ripped the mask off his face. "Tear!"
The actions were rough.
The middle-aged man raised his hand to cover his face the moment the mask was torn off.
Zhu Feng saw that there was another face under the mask, drew his sword and held it to the man's neck, threatening, "I've seen everything, stop hiding it, tell me honestly, why did you impersonate Doctor Hua?"
"You...you're not from the Xu family?"
"No, I'm a member of the martial arts world. I've seen the real Doctor Hua."
“Dr. Hua? Good man, we impersonated Dr. Hua only to leave the city to seek justice in the capital. We didn’t mean to harm anyone. Please, have mercy on us. Once I’ve finished my business in the capital, you can do whatever you want with me. I’m begging you.” He then knelt down and kowtowed.
"Did you offend someone, or do you lack travel permits? Is that why you're trying to sneak out of the city?"
"I've offended someone."
Doctor Hua and his entourage also arrived in a carriage. The young man failed to escape and was captured by the guards.
He jumped off the carriage and rushed over, angrily demanding of the middle-aged man, "Speak! Why are you impersonating me... the miracle doctor?"
"Brother, please calm down. We have our reasons for doing this. My daughter was killed by that beast Xu Shi'an. We are going to the capital to seek justice from an upright and just official!"
The middle-aged man was a barefoot doctor in the village. His wife died in childbirth, leaving behind a daughter named Lin Yuxiu. The father and daughter depended on each other for sixteen years. The daughter followed him to learn medicine and was extremely talented. She recognized hundreds of kinds of herbs and became a female doctor.
She often treated the women in the village and became engaged to Song Yan, a scholar from the village.
The good times didn't last long. A month before their engagement, Lin Yuxiu went shopping and caught Xu Shi'an's eye. He forcibly took her to the Xu family villa, where he insulted her and then wanted to take her as a concubine.
Lin Yuxiu and Song Yan were deeply in love and their affection was unwavering. Naturally, she was unwilling to commit suicide, but she knew that her father would be heartbroken if she died. So she bravely stayed alive, intending to break off her engagement with Song Yan, never marry again, and open a clinic to treat the sick and save lives.
Song Yan didn't want to break off the engagement. After learning about her experience, he felt even more sorry for her and insisted on marrying her.
“My good daughter, she suffered injustice but still wanted to save others. Who knew that Xu Shi’an, that beast, would say at the wedding that Xiu’er was seducing him to become his concubine in order to get rich and powerful. The whole village knew about it, and the neighbors cursed Xiu’er for being shameless. We drove them away, and Xiu’er said she wanted to be alone. That night, she wore her wedding dress and hanged herself. My poor Xiu’er.”
Thinking of his daughter's tragic death, Dr. Lin hated himself for his powerlessness, for being unable to protect her or avenge her. He sat on the ground, weeping bitterly, sobbing uncontrollably, "Waaah..."
Song Yan squatted down beside him, raised his hand and gently put it on his shoulder, and continued, "After Xiu'er died, my father-in-law and I went to the government to file a complaint, but Governor Xu protected Xu Shi'an. We couldn't fight against him. I studied hard, hoping to one day pass the imperial examination and go to the capital to seek justice for Xiu'er."
The Xu family guessed my purpose and, fearing someone would secretly break my leg and make me miss the Spring Festival examination, leaving me lame and unable to participate, they even sent men to ransack our house, steal our travel permits, and ensure the city's guards remembered our appearance to prevent us from leaving the city.
"How hateful! So hateful!" Red Dates and Green Branches both cried in anger.
Zhu Feng remained expressionless. He had witnessed too much of the coldness and indifference of the world in the capital, and his relatives had died in court struggles.
"Lord Zhufeng, could you please not make things difficult for them and let them go to the capital to seek justice for Miss Lin?"
Zhu Feng nodded slightly and said to Doctor Lin, "Most officials in the court protect each other. The Xu family is rich and powerful. You don't need to go to the capital. Just go to Weishi County to find the Imperial Envoy. I will arrange for two guards to escort you there!"
In the past, Zhu Feng wouldn't have wanted to meddle in other people's business, but now they have a common goal.
Just as they were about to part, a cacophony of hoofbeats came from around the corner, "Giddy up! Giddy up! Giddy up!!"
It was a yamen runner from the prefecture. "Divine doctor, divine doctor, please wait! Our young master's injury is both painful and itchy. You cannot leave Xuzhou for the time being."
"What are you doing here? Where's the miracle doctor?"
When the constables saw the clothes they were wearing, they understood everything.
"So it was you! You're incredibly audacious to impersonate a divine healer and sneak out of the city!"
The yamen runners surrounded them and said to Zhu Feng, "All irrelevant people, get out of the way immediately and don't meddle in other people's business, otherwise you'll be going against our governor!"
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