"Doctor!"
Zhang Yao was montarily stunned, when a burly man urgently shouted:
"Can you tell what poison he’s afflicted with? Is there any way to suppress it?"
Zhang Yao took a deep breath, suppressing his chaotic thoughts, and leaned in for a careful observation.
On Zhou Changgui’s chest, a ghastly wound nearly disemboweled him, deep enough to see the bone, with its edges slightly whitening under the wash of abundant rainwater.
"This is not poison!"
After careful examination, he said:
"This is a special mineral called ’Red Bright Stone,’ which itself is non-toxic and is a precious dicinal material with miraculous effects in treating heart ailnts."
"However, this mineral destroys the body’s coagulation ability, and if fused into weapons in large amounts, they often beco formidable weapons."
"Red Bright Stone is very rare, worth a fortune, and this is the first ti I’ve seen a wound caused by such a divine weapon."
Outwardly he said this, but inwardly he sighed, feeling a bit sorry for Chu Xingge.
He had defeated many renowned experts, yet no one discovered this, indicating that his attacks weren’t ruthless but had restraint.
On minor wounds, the effect of Red Bright Stone is not obvious, but the large wound on Zhou Changgui’s body nearly claid his life, making Red Bright Stone the final death sentence.
"Red Bright Stone?"
The two burly n froze for a mont, clearly not expecting it to be the sword’s doing.
"Well, doctor, do you have a way to resolve it?"
Zhang Yao pondered for a mont, then said:
"Using Rhino Horn Powder can suppress it temporarily. Please wait, I’ll go and fetch it from the backyard."
He said this, then turned and hurried towards the backyard.
Although the dicine cabinet was in the front hall, precious dicinal materials like tiger bones and rhino horn he kept in his room to prevent theft by bandits.
Soon, Zhang Yao fetched the Rhino Horn Powder, combined it with white dicine, and applied it, producing imdiate results as the wound stopped oozing blood.
The two burly n, seeing this, were overjoyed and repeatedly praised Zhang Yao as a miracle doctor.
Zhang Yao then took out needle and thread, sterilized them over the oil lamp, and began stitching the wound, while the two n on the side dared not disturb, even breathing cautiously.
"Whew..."
Monts later, Zhang Yao wiped his sweat and said:
"It’s stitched up now, the wound is temporarily dealt with."
"However, he’s lost a lot of blood, which is very dangerous, and the effect of the Red Bright Stone is only temporarily suppressed. I’ll need to prescribe a decoction to be boiled quickly for him to drink as soon as possible."
The two burly n nodded repeatedly, one directly taking out a silver ingot from his bosom, repeatedly saying:
"Then please, Doctor, if you save our brother’s life, there will be a great reward!"
"Hmm, it’s my duty."
Zhang Yao took the silver ingot, quickly putting it away, and picked up the scales to weigh dicine.
After preparing a prescription, he went to the backyard to start a fire, placing the dicine in a pot to begin brewing.
Watching Zhang Yao’s series of actions, the two burly n gradually cald down, staying beside Zhou Changgui, waiting for him to awaken.
"...Nearly let him escape!"
"Right, Brother Zhou had just advanced to a Perfect Martial Artist, eager to achieve rit, lacked combat experience with peers, which is why that kid used him as a breakthrough point, nearly costing his life!"
"Tch! Unappreciative wretch, really thought himself a Righteous Hero? After being declined several tis, he even dared to report us to the Governnt Office."
"Idiot, does he really think the Governnt Office is unaware of our illicit salt trade?"
"If Captain Chen hadn’t been out for business, he should have died in the inn two days ago, it wouldn’t have been our turn to act..."
The two spoke in hushed tones, filled with resentnt.
But they evidently ignored Zhang Yao, assuming their voices were low, though Zhang Yao in the backyard heard everything clearly.
"I see..."
Zhang Yao stayed by the small stove, fanning the flas while his mind turned.
"So Chu Xingge’s conflict with the Governnt Office stemd from the Cao Bang matter."
From their conversation, he inferred:
After gaining fa, Chu Xingge should have attracted nurous forces, including the Cao Bang.
But Chu Xingge didn’t agree, and even discovered during interactions with the Cao Bang their secret salt smuggling to exploit the common people.
Outraged, he went to the Governnt Office to report it, but ended up in conflict with the Governnt Office, and the Cao Bang learned of it, thus plotting to kill him.
"Such innocence, almost adorably naïve."
"In these troubled tis, to still have such a person, unsure where he sprang from..."
Inwardly, Zhang Yao felt increasingly regretful.
In Jiangdu, the Governnt Office, Business Alliance, and Cao Bang had long reached an unspoken agreent, with many things quietly coordinated.
Reporting to the Governnt Office was dood to be futile, potentially even leading to its wrongful detention as a bargaining chip against the Cao Bang to seize benefits.
Thus, he died, on a rainy night, besieged by three Cao Bang experts, dying in an inn.
"So young, highly skilled in martial arts, with extraordinary talent, mysterious origin, and wielding a divine weapon."
"It’s like a protagonist from a storybook novel..."
Had he lived, surely the future would have been interesting.
Thus, Zhang Yao felt so regret, but had no more thoughts, simply finished brewing the dicine and brought it to Zhou Changgui.
Not until dawn did Zhou Changgui finally awaken.
"Thank you, doctor, for saving my life..."
He weakly said, eyes full of gratitude.
Evidently, he didn’t recognize Zhang Yao.
Years ago, Zhang Yao was still a young lad, with only a brief encounter that left no impression.
Today’s Zhang Yao, both in appearance and deanor, was vastly different from back then, and with Zhou Changgui’s dizziness under severe injury, of course, he couldn’t recognize him.
Zhang Yao smiled and said:
"Treating the sick and saving lives is my duty. Lie down quickly, avoid moving to prevent ripping the wound."
"No problem."
Zhou Changgui shook his head and said:
"Thanks to the doctor’s dicine, the Red Bright Stone’s effect is resolved. I can already suppress the wound and accelerate its healing."
"Oh?"
Zhang Yao feigned surprise:
"Didn’t expect you to have such skill, seems your martial arts are quite high, better than the gang mbers I’ve treated before."
Zhou Changgui chuckled, without explaining further, just continually expressing gratitude.
After daybreak, while the streets were still quiet, the two burly n supported Zhou Changgui, took so prescriptions, and hurriedly left.
A few days later, Cao Bang sent a grand thank-you gift, and a month later, Zhou Changgui personally visited again, greatly enhancing Ren Shou Hall’s reputation.
After this incident, Zhang Yao’s life returned to tranquility.
After a few visits from Zhou Changgui, he no longer ca. At the critical juncture of becoming an Absolute Peak Expert, he was engrossed in pursuing higher status and strength, soon neglecting an ordinary doctor on Xinhe Street.
As for Chu Xingge’s death, it caused quite a stir in Jiangdu. Rumors even claid that many noble ladies were heartbroken, with people eagerly speculating on the cause of his death, becoming the town’s hot topic.
Yet he was ultimately not a true big figure, and in Jiangdu’s upper circles, his death was just a topic for idle chatter.
As ti continued to pass, fa, no matter how great, would gradually fade into dust.
Months later, not many in Jiangdu talked about Chu Xingge anymore.
The old youth passed, and new ones erged.
This is Jiangdu—this, is the martial world.
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