Since Su Yuanyuan publicly claimed that she could heal Wang Yue's facial wounds overnight, when she arrived at the free - clinic booth with her supplies early the next morning, there were already quite a number of commoners gathered around.
They were all there to watch the fun. This young doctor had been holding free clinics here under the name of the "Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove" for five days. Although the people waiting for the free clinics every day were enough to circle Chenzhou City, there were still some who doubted her medical skills.
After all, the Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove had been dead for five years, and no one in the world could prove that she was truly the disciple of the Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove.
Just as they were waiting, a veiled woman walked over from afar.
The commoners immediately became excited.
"Here she comes! I wonder if she's here to thank this young doctor or to cause trouble?"
"I bet she's here to cause trouble. There's no magic medicine in this world that can regenerate flesh and bones overnight. I've seen plenty of such charlatans during my travels."
As everyone waited nervously, Wang Yue walked up to Su Yuanyuan. Su Yuanyuan looked up and smiled at her, saying, "It's you, miss. How about it? Are your facial wounds healed?"
Wang Yue didn't say a word. She just reached up to her veiled hat and took it off.
Suddenly, there were gasps all around.
In the bright daylight, the woman who had been covered in scars just the day before now had smooth and even skin on her face, with no scars at all. Only because new flesh had just grown there, the skin color looked very uneven.
But anyone with eyes could tell that, given time, once the skin color evened out, this woman would regain her former beauty.
She was actually a beauty!
The scene suddenly erupted in an uproar. From then on, no one questioned Su Yuanyuan's identity or medical skills anymore.
Wang Yue bowed deeply to Su Yuanyuan and said, "Thank you, young doctor, for your miraculous elixir. Finally, I can regain my former appearance. I'm indebted to you and have no way to repay you. I only hope to follow you as your assistant."
Wang Yue was going to return to Shengjing with Su Yuanyuan and Cang Xuan. This was also a legitimate opportunity for her to appear by Su Yuanyuan's side. Su Yuanyuan readily agreed in front of the commoners. Wang Yue put on her veiled hat again and then helped Su Yuanyuan record medical cases and pass on prescriptions.
After sunset, Su Yuanyuan was packing up the booth, and Wang Yue was helping her.
This was already the fifth day of Su Yuanyuan's free clinic in Chenzhou City. Knowing that she wouldn't be coming the next day, the commoners in Chenzhou City asked reluctantly:
"Doctor, are you really only going to hold free clinics for five days? Your medical skills are so excellent. Why don't you open a medical clinic in Chenzhou City to treat everyone?"
Other commoners chimed in, "Yes, yes. If the doctor opened a clinic in Chenzhou City, we'd have a place to go when we're sick."
"A selfless doctor like the young doctor is truly saving the world through medicine. She's completely different from those quacks!"
"Exactly!"
The commoners were straightforward and said whatever was on their minds. In fact, these words were quite offensive. If Su Yuanyuan really opened a medical clinic in Chenzhou City, I'm afraid the people from other clinics would often cause trouble for her.
Su Yuanyuan smiled and said, "I'll be leaving Chenzhou City tomorrow and heading to the next city. My master's original wish was to travel all over the Great Chu and save the world through medicine. I won't stay in the same place for long."
Hearing this, Wang Yue couldn't help but look at her. Her good impression of Su Yuanyuan deepened a bit.
Not to mention anything else, this girl's personality was quite similar to her master's. If her master were still alive, they might have become friends despite the age difference.
The two left, leaving the commoners behind feeling regretful.
Not far away, in a teahouse.
Cang Xuan was holding the topographic map that Su Yuanyuan had drawn based on the birds' words. After memorizing the marked routes and the locations of the guards on it, he burned the map clean on the fire.
Looking up, he saw a figure following far behind Su Yuanyuan and Wang Yue. He slightly raised the corners of his lips.
The girl had carefully planned for so many days and laid the bait for so long. Finally, the fish had taken the hook.
With a push on the window ledge, Cang Xuan flipped out of the window and quietly followed them.
Su Yuanyuan and Wang Yue didn't manage to return to Tongfu Inn smoothly. Halfway there, they were blocked by a sedan chair.
The shopkeeper of the Wang Family Commercial Firm stepped out of the sedan chair, showing a smile to Su Yuanyuan. His eyes circled around Wang Yue, who was wearing a veiled hat beside Su Yuanyuan, and he said kindly:
"I've heard that a highly - skilled doctor who can resurrect the dead and regenerate rotten flesh has come to Chenzhou City. Seeing you today, I'm surprised that you're so young."
The fish had taken the hook.
Seeing the shopkeeper of the Wang Family Commercial Firm appear in front of her, Su Yuanyuan had the same thought as Cang Xuan.
During the days when Su Yuanyuan was holding free clinics, Cang Xuan sneaked into the Wang Family Commercial Firm every day to gather information and brought back news for her each time.
The Wang Family Commercial Firm had always known that a doctor under the banner of the Divine Doctor of the Apricot Grove had come to the city, but they had been observing and hadn't taken any action.
It wasn't until Su Yuanyuan treated Wang Yue's facial wound that the Wang Family Commercial Firm became interested. And when Wang Yue lifted her veiled hat in front of everyone today and the Wang Family Commercial Firm saw that her wound had been healed, they finally couldn't sit still anymore.
It had to be said that Wang Yue had appeared at just the right time.
Maybe even God was helping them and creating an opportunity for them to rescue Shu Moyun.
Wang Yue instinctively stood in front of Su Yuanyuan and coldly said to the shopkeeper of the Wang Family Commercial Firm:
"Who are you? What do you mean by blocking the way?"
Shopkeeper Wang raised the corners of his lips, with a smile on his face. He was quite plump and looked amiable when he smiled.
"Don't be afraid, miss. I'm the shopkeeper of the Langya Fur Shop in Chenzhou City. I've come here with no ill intentions. I just want to invite the young doctor to our shop as a guest, have a few cups of tea, listen to a few ditties, and make a friend."
Su Yuanyuan said, "It's quite strange. Everyone in the world seeks me for medical treatment. I've never met the shopkeeper before, but the shopkeeper wants to make friends with me. Don't you think it's a bit odd?"
She smiled and continued, "The shopkeeper might as well just say what he wants. We doctors hate being vague and making people guess. It's better to be more straightforward."
Shopkeeper Wang said, "The young doctor is really a straightforward person. Since that's the case, I'll just say it."
"I've come here really to ask the young doctor to treat someone. This person has a very strange illness. Several doctors have treated him, but there's been no improvement. To be exact, it's been almost two months. If it's delayed any longer, his life will be in danger. It's really quite a headache."
As soon as Su Yuanyuan heard this, she knew that the person Shopkeeper Wang was referring to was the one hidden in Jiutang Mountain!
Suppressing her excitement, Su Yuanyuan pretended to be curious and said, "Oh? What kind of illness is it that's so tricky?"