The side room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Sunlight streamed through the window frames covered with white hemp paper, casting slanted rays onto the ground and illuminating the fine dust particles floating in the air.
Mu Ye's throat was dry, and it took him a long time to find his voice.
He glanced instinctively at Li Mo beside him, his voice tinged with uncertainty.
"Fourth Senior Brother, do you think Eldest Senior Brother and the others might have come too? If they..."
He didn't say what he was going to say, but the meaning was obvious.
However, Li Mo seemed not to have heard him at all.
His gaze was somewhat unfocused; he had just been shown the microscope by the young apprentice and was still immersed in the microscopic world he had just seen.
My heart was in turmoil, and I couldn't calm down for a long time.
In his mind, those writhing, tiny lives constantly challenged his perception.
It drove him completely insane!
After a long while, Li Mo suddenly turned his head and stared intently at Mu Ye, his eyes shining with an astonishing intensity!
"Mu Ye, listen to me."
His voice was deep, yet carried a resolute determination.
"From this day forward, Shangguan Qing and I will no longer have the title of master and disciple."
Mu was also startled: "Fourth Senior Brother, you..."
Li Mo interrupted him, a self-deprecating smile playing on her lips.
"If my family hadn't spent a lot of money to bribe officials back then, given Shangguan Qing's arrogant and haughty nature, he might not have been willing to accept such an eccentric disciple as me."
"What's more, he looks down on all the things I like to tinker with, saying they're just fancy tricks and not presentable at all!"
He took a deep breath, and his eyes shone with an unprecedented light.
"Now it seems that the scientific knowledge that the people of the desolate mountains learned is the real key to the path of medicine!"
"So, please stop calling me senior brother from now on."
"I'm afraid my future mentors will misunderstand!"
The future masters that Li Mo mentioned were naturally the highly accomplished people in the desolate mountains who possessed scientific truths.
Mu was taken aback at first, but then the same light ignited in his eyes!
He nodded emphatically, completely agreeing!
"Yes! Fourth Senior Brother is right!"
"From now on, I won't call him Master anymore!"
"Lest, lest the Mountain Goddess misunderstand our sincerity!"
The two exchanged a glance, and both saw a resolute determination in each other's eyes!
At this moment, they decided to sever ties with their past identities and embark on a bright new future!
Lin Rong, standing beside him, stared in shock, his mouth agape.
Looking at this and then at that, I was completely dumbfounded.
He was just repeating some basic knowledge from class!
These two older brothers, dressed in brocade and clearly from distinguished backgrounds...
How can you just betray your sect like that? And you say it so confidently?
Isn't it a bit too fast?
…
Meanwhile, at another temporary ward in the southern suburbs of Beijing, a completely different scene unfolded.
This place was also taken over by indigo figures from the barren mountains.
The once opulent mansion is now filled with a strong smell of medicine and the unique, refreshing aroma of disinfectant alcohol.
Shangguan Qing's eldest disciple Feng Ming, second disciple Qian Hao, and third disciple Sun Li were standing at the door of a side room that was being used as an intensive care unit, looking inside with complicated expressions.
Unlike Mu Ye and Li Mo, they did not witness the miracle under the microscope, but they witnessed another kind of shock.
On the sickbed, a middle-aged man who had been suffering from a persistent high fever, covered in red rashes, shortness of breath, and nearly unconscious.
After being forced to drink a bowl of brown herbal soup prescribed by the doctor from the desolate mountains, which had a rather strange smell, it only took the time it takes for an incense stick to burn...
A light sheen of sweat had appeared on his forehead, and the frightening red rash seemed to have faded a bit.
Most importantly, his heavy, bellows-like breathing has become noticeably more stable!
"Senior Brother..." Second disciple Qian Hao's voice was a little dry. He swallowed hard. "This, this medicine is too fast, isn't it?"
The third disciple, Sun Li, also looked incredulous: "I just looked at the prescription, and the combination of several medicinal herbs contradicts the usual practices of our Imperial Medical Academy, but..."
But the results speak for themselves and are undeniable!
This kind of miraculous, life-saving technique was something they had never heard of in all their years of medical study! It was even more miraculous than the legendary secret medicines of the imperial court!
Senior Brother Feng Ming remained silent for a moment, his eyes shifting uncertainly.
He was always arrogant, believing that he had inherited his master's true skills and that his medical skills were among the best of the younger generation.
But what he saw before him completely overturned his understanding.
"Senior Brother," the second disciple Qian Hao spoke again, his tone tinged with a hint of probing, "How about... we observe a little longer?"
Zhou Ming took a deep breath, finally made up his mind, and nodded emphatically.
"Okay!"
A hint of competitiveness and intense curiosity flashed in his eyes.
"These people from the desolate mountains are indeed quite skilled! Their use of medicine is also very unique, and I suspect they have many other miraculous abilities!"
"We can't just listen to what our master says and think that these are all crooked paths or tricks to bewitch people! We have to see things clearly for ourselves!"
“Yes! Take a good look!” Qian Hao and Sun Li quickly echoed.
Those two bright eyes were filled with curiosity and longing for unknown medical techniques.
…
then.
The next day, when Shangguan Qing, accompanied by several imperial physicians, arrived at the place of illness with great concern.
This is what I saw.
His three most promising disciples did not back down despite the dangers of the plague.
Instead, they rolled up their sleeves and busied themselves with the indigo-clad people from the desolate mountains.
Feng Ming was asking a young-looking female doctor from the desolate mountains for advice, his attitude showing a student-like respect.
Qian Hao and Sun Li were helping to distribute the herbal medicine and record the patients' conditions.
Although their movements were still a bit clumsy, they were focused and full of energy, not caring at all that they were covered in sweat!
Shangguan Qing suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He had expected to see several disciples who were bewildered or bewitched by the demonic words of the desolate mountains, waiting for him to rescue them.
Unexpectedly, what came into view were three figures who were wholeheartedly engaged in the rescue work, their eyes shining, as if they had found a new direction!
Looking at the disciples' unprecedentedly focused expressions.
Then look at the efficient and orderly work of the people in the surrounding barren mountains, and the visible signs of improvement in the patients...
Shangguan Qing frowned, her expression shifting unpredictably, a complex and inexplicable premonition rising within her.
Things seem to be completely different from what he expected!
What's going on? Is this place really that eerie?
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