Chapter 746 – The Bloody Incident Caused by the Medicine (1/2)

Chapter 746 – The Bloody Incident Caused by the Medicine

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

In An Hua's view, determining the severity of an injury was a very important phase, and it was only right that such a duty fall on the able and moral Li Palace clerics, who were worthy of this trust. Yet, in the face of her questioning gaze, the cleric shook his head, hesitating to speak. His expression was rather complex.

”At the moment, the judgment on the severity of injuries is handled by the stewards of the Tang clan and the military doctors.”

The senior doctor added, ”That person also laid down rules for determining the severity of injuries. The specific conditions are all written very clearly, and at the moment, every Sacred Hospital has a copy. Both we and the stewards of the Tang clan have to follow these conditions, and nobody dares to act recklessly.”

After saying this, he took out a book about half a finger thick from his sleeve and handed it to An Hua.

An Hua took the book and began to flip through it. The more she saw, the deeper the respect in her eyes became. The cleric had naturally seen this book as well and sighed, ”Even without the Cinnabar Pill, one can see just from this book on judging the severity of injuries that the writer would be the most famous doctor of the generation.”

After reading through the book, she returned it to the doctor and then mentioned her last and most important question.

”How can this person ensure that his rules are effectively carried out?”

In the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green, she had devoted her entire mind to study, never once inquiring into the outside world, but she knew that the minds of people were sinister, the ways of the world complex. In addition, loopholes could be found in even the most perfect system of rules, and taken together with the fact that these were life-or-death matters, with so many powerful cultivators and important figures in the forts on the frontlines, it was truly difficult to keep control, and nobody would care about these rules. For instance, if some grandson of a powerful minister of the court were to be severely injured but did not have the right to receive a Cinnabar Pill based on these rules, who would dare deny him the pill and watch him die?

”Such a situation truly did occur at Blue Pass. Divine General Fei Dian's nephew stole a Cinnabar Pill.”

The cleric glanced at the general and continued, ”Afterwards, Blue Pass did not receive a single Cinnabar Pill for two whole months, and the hearts of the soldiers became unsteady. Seething with discontent, the troops rebelled, and one squad that had suffered particularly grievous losses on the battlefield charged into the Divine General's estate, took out that nephew who was recovering from his wounds, and hacked him into meat paste.”

An Hua somewhat uneasily asked, ”But this was open robbery…but what if some truly important figure pulled some strings before the medicine was even distributed?”

The cleric looked into her eyes and said, ”You probably don't know that the Wenshui Tangs were not the first to be in charge of distribution. It was actually the Hall of Illustrious Persons.”

An Hua was somewhat shocked. ”Is Sir saying that it was the Orthodoxy that was responsible for distribution at the very beginning? Then why did it later pass on to the Tang clan?”

”Just like you said, someone attempted to pull some strings before the medicine was distributed.”

The cleric ruefully sighed, ”There was a student from the Temple Seminary sent to the frontlines. This student had astonishing talent and was even regarded as surpassing Tianhai Ya'er. Moreover, he was virtuous, outstanding, and gallant on the battlefield. In a sudden encounter with the wolf cavalry, he suffered severe injuries in order to cover the retreat of his schoolmates.”

An Hua was confused. ”And this person didn't have the right to receive a Cinnabar Pill?”

”It was at a very remote fort which only received one Cinnabar Pill every three months, and his luck was very poor.”

”What do you mean?”