Chapter 26 Uninvited Guests – Part 3 (2/2)

Tong said to the captain in the same tone when he welcomed the 20 of them.

However, in Tong's mind, he was in panic. He only killed two of them, yet the 10 men beside the captain already showed signs of being poisoned and their conditions was getting worse on each second. The other 7 stood up and picked up their weapon, getting ready for combat with their pale face.

'At this rate I can only kill 4 or 5 of them.'

'If I use my gun …'

'Fudge!!! I left it in my cloth!!'

Tong facepalmed himself in his mind. He forgot that he was currently naked, and his gun was in one of the piles of his cloths that he took off.

Secondly, even if he had the gun in his hand, he won't be able to use it efficiently.

In this party, all guests sat on the ground behind a short table. As a result of the poisoning pain, half of the poisoned Julu men laid down on the ground behind the tables.

If Tong used his gun, the tables would block his line of sight and obstruct the bullets. The men that managed to stand would get in the way, too.

Even if there was no table, Tong still couldn't kill every one of them in one shot because they tumbled down and laid down on the ground, which made it hard for the shooter to find an angle to aim at the vital point, in order to claim the one-hit-kill.

The bullets were expensive and there were limited in quantity. Tong didn't want to waste it recklessly.

”AHHH!! SCREW THIS!! TIME STOP!!”

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Meanwhile, at the entrance of the village where Zhang family lives.

Zhang Jiao and Hua Shi were riding a horse, returning from their journey.

Thanks to Hua Shi's skill, all of the patients were healed faster than they expected and managed to return home one day ahead of their schedule.

Zhang Jiao was happy when he looked back and saw a long line of wagons and carriages following them. They were the rewards from this trip.

In those wagons and carts, there were grains, vegetables, tools and a couple boxes of coins and gold.

Healing ordinary peasants yielded some food as a donation. But healing town mayors or wealthy merchants profited them money and other stuff in exchange.

Physicians and doctors in this era were one of the lucrative jobs.

Zhang Jiao alone wouldn't be able to gain something like these by himself. His herbs and acupuncture technique could only relieve pain and slowly recovered the patients.

However, Hua Shi's 21st century drugs were so effective that it was like a sorcery.

He felt glad that he took Hua Shi in as Tong's fiancé. She was very helpful in this trip. The girl was knowledgeable in medical practice and her attitude towards seniors was nice too.

Hua Shi was an ideal wife which all men in this era always sought for.

Zhang Jiao had been contemplating if he should follow up with the rebel plan.

The plan was made when he heard that Emperor Ling demanded more tributes and several governors raised more taxes.

That time, the Zhang family took a big hit from taxes and extortion, which almost caused the family to go bankrupt.

If it wasn't for Tong who had given them his pocket money from selling soap, they would have fired several servants and sold his entire resident.

But now, Hua Shi was destined to join his family in the future. With her here, the income of the family would increase. If Zhang Jiao included Tong into his calculation, this family younger generation had bright future.

It might not be a bad idea to forget about the rebellion plan and chose to live their life peacefully as a physician family or a merchant family. Then maybe one day their descendants would bribe their way into the government office and became nobles.

Thinking up to this point, Zhang Jiao asked Hua Shi.

”Do you enjoy being a physician?”

Hua Shi tilted her head to the side, feeling complicated. She only did it for the mission rewards and extra food. But she did enjoy seeing the poor families smiling and laughing when someone in the house was cured.

In her previous life she pursued the nursing career because it was her childhood dream. She liked seeing smiling people and interacting with the patients.

However, after she became a nurse, she strayed from her path somewhere along the road and developed the sinful fetish.

Hua Shi smiled, feeling nostalgic when she recalled her memories about her life before and after she worked as a nurse.

”Not as a physician. But I like saving people. It feels good when the patient is cured.”

Hua Shi answered while reminiscing the fateful day in her previous life. That day when the building she was in collapsed on her and her friends, causing them to get stuck under the debris for a month.

'If I were able to endure a bit more, maybe I would probably be in heaven by now.'

'Haiz, it's too late to regret it now.'

'I ate it. I liked it. Then I ate more. End of story.'

Zhang Jiao smiled at Hua Shi. He made up his mind.

'If there were just me with Bao and Liang, then I would probably push on with the plan.'

'But now my son has a good wife. I shouldn't ruin their future for my selfishness.'

'Let's not rebel anymore. We're going to spend our days in peace.'