Chapter 57: Crisis Abruptly Ending (1/2)

The old man checked the prescription and noticed that there was nothing wrong with it. He then yelled out to everyone, “This prescription is an ordinary prescription to treat the common cold and there is nothing wrong with it. By reducing the dosage, the toxicity of the herbs can be removed and the effects are still just as good. It is truly brilliant.”

After scanning through the prescription, he walked over to the side of the ‘corpse’ and inspected it carefully.

“Madam, when did you say your son passed away?”

“Yesterday… night. I don’t remember the exact hour.”

“Okay. When your son passed on, was he facing the sky or the ground?”

That madam stuttered as she replied, “I don’t remember.”

The old man seemed to have understood something and he stopped his questioning. He immediately turned to look at the ‘corpse’.

“This corpse doesn’t seem to be actually dead… If it was truly as madam described, your son’s corpse should have livor mortis if he had passed away last night. But right now, this corpse is clean and spotless. This doesn’t seem like a dead person.”

The moment the words left the old man’s mouth, Bai Luochu walked over to the corpse before anyone could react. She circulated qi in her palm and slammed it against a few large acupoints on the ‘corpse’ Several silver needles were forced out of the body and she kicked the man’s lower body. The man sat up as unbearable pain surged through his body.

Someone from the crowd yelled out, “Aiya, why did the corpse move?!”

“Moving corpse? Everyone, please listen to what I have to say about the entire situation.” Bai Luochu glared at the woman who instantly felt a chill run down her spine.

“Earlier on, this woman said that I provided treatment to her son seven days ago in the streets of the southern part of the city. However, everyone should know that I only conduct a voluntary diagnosis every ten days. As the east, west, and south of the city are densely populated by medicine stalls, I avoided those areas in order to prevent disruption to their livelihood. I only went to the northeastern and northwestern part of the city. This is my first point.”

“The people living in those areas are impoverished citizens who will grit their teeth and endure small illnesses normally! The prescription in your hand is one to treat the common cold. When I provided treatment to them, I only prescribed medicine for those suffering from long-term illnesses. This is my second point.”

After Bai Luochu said her piece, everyone felt a little apprehensive. The man sitting on the ground suffered in silence as he didn’t dare to say anything.

In the end, the madam insisted, “You are talking nonsense! Things aren’t like this at all! Proof, where is the proof that you provided treatment to those people?!”

“This prince brought the proof of the treatments!” Just as the madam’s voice died down, the crowd consciously opened up a path. Someone slowly made their way over and as the figure was seated on a wheelchair made his way forward, everyone knew it was the Second Prince, Pei Qingfeng. Behind him were plenty of commoners wearing tattered clothes.

“This prince brought these commoners from the northeastern and northwestern parts of the city. Why don’t all of you hear what they have to say?” Pei Qingfeng opened up his folding fan and waved it gently. He relaxed and got ready to watch a huge show play out.

“What Divine Physician Bai said earlier was all true. When he diagnosed our illness, he would only instruct us to pay attention to our diet if we weren’t suffering from a serious illness. He would tell us to grit out teeth and endure it by paying attention to what we eat and drink. Divine Physician Bai understood that even if we had the prescription, we wouldn’t waste money on the medicine.”