When Qi Yue arrived home, there was another scene of jubilation – some crying, some laughing, and it took a while to calm down.

The Second Madam came personally and began crying as soon as she entered.

After just a few days, the Second Madam’s condition had worsened. Qi Yue was frightened and wanted to call for Old Physician An, not knowing how to check her pulse or having various data tests.

“I’m fine. I know my own illness. You’re the one who’s lost weight…” the Second Madam held her hand and said through tears, staring at her intently, causing the tears that had just stopped to flow again.

“Aunt, I haven’t lost weight. It’s just cranial trauma – I’ll be fine with some rest,” Qi Yue said with a smile. “I’m a doctor, I know my own condition.”

Only then did the Second Madam feel relieved, holding Qi Yue’s hand and reluctant to let go.

“You should go back quickly. Your body can’t handle going out, can’t be exposed to wind, can’t get agitated. If something happens to you, what would I do?” Qi Yue said.

This phrase “what would I do” instantly added light to the Second Madam’s previously dim eyes.

“Don’t worry, for your sake, I must hold on until…” she said, then stopped. “Yueniang, come to the capital with me.”

The capital again.

“Aunt, you absolutely cannot go out now!” Qi Yue refused without hesitation. “Really, I’m not good at treating illnesses. If it’s surgery, I’m fine, but what truly helps patients recover is doctors like Old Physician An. If you’re really worried about your sister-in-law’s illness, you need to find a good imperial physician or something.”

The Second Madam looked at her with some anxiety and wanted to persuade her further.

“Aunt, even if we must go, we have to wait until your health improves and the doctor says you can travel. Then I’ll accompany you,” Qi Yue said, gripping her hand with some hope. “I want to travel too. I’ve never been to the capital. Aunt, the capital must be very grand, right?”

The Second Madam’s expression carried a sense of tragic determination.

“Yes, the capital is very grand,” she said slowly, gripping Qi Yue’s hand tightly with determined eyes. “Aunt will definitely take you there.”

After resting at home for a day, Qi Yue went back to work.

“Resting at home isn’t as good as being at Qianjin Hall. With a doctor watching over me, wouldn’t that be better?” Qi Yue laughed.

Only then did A’Ru and A’Hao stop talking, carefully helping her into the carriage to go to Qianjin Hall.

Arriving at the ward, Old Physician An was checking the patient’s pulse, with two men accompanying him.

Seeing Qi Yue enter, the two men immediately knelt down and kowtowed without saying a word.

“Enough, stop all this kneeling,” Qi Yue waved her hand. She stood beside Old Physician An, carefully watching him check the pulse, examine the patient, and adjust the prescription.

After examining the patient, Old Physician An turned to check Qi Yue’s pulse.

“Old Physician An, I should be fine now. You should go back quickly,” Qi Yue said. Old Physician An had already been here for nearly half a month. “This patient can be discharged in four more days.”

Saying this, she couldn’t help but bow in gratitude.

“Thank you, Physician An, for saving my life,” she said.

Old Physician An quickly helped her up.

“Serving Master is a disciple’s duty,” he said with a smile.

“Oh, Physician An,” Qi Yue couldn’t help but stamp her foot. “Please don’t embarrass me. Without you this time, both I and he would have died! What master and what disciple – it would just be a laughable story in the history books.”

Something like: “A certain madwoman split open chests and cut abdomens to treat diseases, resulting in both deaths – let this be a cautionary tale” – that sort of amusing anecdote.

Old Physician An was amused by her.

“Without you, he would have certainly died,” he said seriously. “Master, such divine skill must be blessed by heaven.”

Liu Pucheng entered at this moment and smiled hearing their conversation.

“Stop being so modest, everyone. Be teachers to each other,” he said.

“Yes, Teacher,” Qi Yue also smiled and said respectfully.

“Look how confused the generational hierarchy has become,” Liu Pucheng said to Old Physician An with a smile.

Amid the laughter, they saw off Old Physician An. Even after his carriage disappeared from view, Qi Yue and the others stood at the door watching for a long time.

“Your body hasn’t recovered yet. Go inside and sit,” Liu Pucheng said to Qi Yue.

Qi Yue nodded and went inside to visit the patient in the ward.

“Don’t be afraid, walk around more,” Qi Yue said, instructing the two men to help the patient walk slowly in the room. “Do some shoulder shrugs…”

“Doctor, big brother’s chest really has…” one man couldn’t help but point at the patient’s chest and ask, “wire tied inside?”

Qi Yue nodded.

“It doesn’t need to be removed. It will grow together with the bone,” she said with a smile.

The men looked horrified.

“Big brother, you’re really made of iron now…” the younger one murmured.

Qi Yue laughed heartily.

“Do you live far away?” she asked again. “Although you’ll be discharged, you need to take the medicine Old Physician An prescribed when you go back, but you still need regular wound disinfection. Will you come personally, or should I teach you?”

All three men nodded simultaneously.

“We’ll come, we’ll come. No matter how far, we’ll come,” they said in unison.

Are you kidding? They were scared to death – they wouldn’t dare do it themselves.

As they spoke, Hu San entered, followed by two disciples carrying trays.

“Time for medicine and dressing change,” Hu San said. He never showed a good face to these men.

The patient took his medicine first, then lay down while one of the disciples changed the dressing and disinfected the wound under Qi Yue’s personal supervision and guidance.

“Master, you should take your medicine too,” Hu San turned to Qi Yue and said respectfully with a smile.

Qi Yue agreed, gave a few more instructions to the patient not to be afraid and to continue moving, then left.

“Shouldn’t the hospital fees be paid?” After Qi Yue left, Hu San looked coldly at the men. “Also, about injuring my master – my master is magnanimous and won’t pursue it, but how do you plan to explain yourselves?”

In the office, Qi Yue drank her medicine while Liu Pucheng looked through several papers.

“…Not bad, simple and easy to understand… letting everyone know that although surgery looks frightening, it’s truly treating illness…” he said nodding.

“I’ve thought it through. First distribute these advertisement papers, then print some booklets about disease prevention and basic health knowledge,” Qi Yue said, putting down the medicine bowl and sticking out her tongue at the bitterness.

Hu San entered and heard this, startled.

“Master, that’s not just common knowledge! Those are secret formulas!” he said hurriedly. “Priceless secret formulas!”

Qi Yue laughed heartily.

“When more people know about it, it’s no longer a secret formula,” she laughed. “Besides, I’m not counting on making money from this.”

Money had little meaning to her now.

“These basic health tips – I’ve read them, Xiao Qi. That you can do this is a blessing for the people,” Liu Pucheng said seriously.

“It’s just a small effort, nothing special,” Qi Yue said with a smile, feeling somewhat embarrassed by his praise.

“Fine then,” Hu San stopped arguing. “At least we can still make money from surgeries.”

He smiled saying this.

“Master, that Guan Qingniu insisted on paying hospital and surgery fees. We couldn’t stop him – he gave a full fifty gold pieces,” he said with a smile.

Fifty gold pieces!

Both Qi Yue and Liu Pucheng were shocked.

“Too… too much!” Qi Yue said.

“What’s too much? Just the ginseng used for Master was frighteningly expensive,” Hu San said. “Shouldn’t they pay for it?”

Oh, right – she had to pay for taking Qianjin Hall’s medicine too…

“Alright then,” Qi Yue smiled. “Consider it compensation for emotional distress.”

Only then did Hu San nod satisfactorily, folding up the papers.

“I’ll go print these and have them distributed,” he said.

Qi Yue nodded. A’Ru came to ask her to rest. Watching Qi Yue leave, Hu San sighed.

“Things are different now,” he said sadly.

“What’s different?” Liu Pucheng asked.

“Master, do you remember before, that time with the hunters? Master was so fierce, scolding and threatening them. But look at this time – Master didn’t react at all. Instead, she was so gentle with them, and they nearly beat her to death! She didn’t even dare charge them much money…” Hu San said anxiously, his eyes reddening. “After the divorce, a woman alone has lost her support… My heart really…”

He raised his hand, unable to help wanting to wipe his tears.

Liu Pucheng smiled.

“What are you talking about?” he shook his head. “It’s not because of that.”

“Then what’s it because of? Because the one who got hurt wasn’t her? She doesn’t care when she’s injured herself?” Hu San said chokingly, looking puzzled.

This woman seemed to truly not care about herself…

Liu Pucheng was slightly stunned.

“No,” he said, coming to his senses. “Miss Qi has made progress.”

“Progress? What progress? Getting beaten is progress?” Hu San was more confused.

“As a physician, one must have a benevolent heart. This benevolence isn’t just compassion for patients’ pain and suffering, but also understanding their hearts, putting oneself in their position – only then can one truly achieve benevolence,” Liu Pucheng said slowly. “This time, Miss Qi thought from the patients’ perspective, so she was gentle. The ignorant are not to blame, but the knowing are evil.”

Hu San listened in confusion.

“What makes a great physician?” Liu Pucheng asked him solemnly.

These were words disciples had to memorize before entering the profession.

“All great physicians treating illness must calm their spirits and steady their will, without desire or demand, first developing great compassion and pity, vowing to universally save the suffering of all beings. If someone with illness comes seeking help, do not ask about their noble or lowly status, rich or poor, old or young, beautiful or ugly, enemy or friend, Chinese or foreign, foolish or wise – treat all equally as if they were beloved relatives. Also do not look ahead and behind, worrying about fortune and misfortune, protecting and cherishing one’s own life. Seeing their suffering as if it were your own, with deep heartfelt sorrow. Do not avoid danger, day or night, cold or heat, hunger or thirst, fatigue – wholeheartedly rush to rescue without thought of merit or appearance. Thus one can be a great physician for all people. The opposite makes one a great thief among living beings,” Hu San immediately recited.

It started as an unconscious response, but by the end his voice became smooth and his mind clear.

After finishing, Hu San bowed to Liu Pucheng and called him Master.

Liu Pucheng nodded.

“So hurry and distribute these, let everyone know what surgery is, what saving lives means. Next time if anyone dares treat Miss Qi this way, you’ll see – Miss Qi definitely won’t let them off,” Liu Pucheng said with a smile, tapping the table.

Hu San made an “oh” sound and left with the papers.

With the patient’s discharge, this incident came to an end. Though the process was dangerous, fortunately the outcome was good.

Several people suddenly burst into a pharmacy, immediately causing chaos without explanation, frightening away those seeking consultations and medicine.

“What did I do wrong? What’s my fault?” the chubby shopkeeper who was grabbed had a flushed face. “If you don’t believe me, go ask – didn’t that Coffin Boy do such things? Go ask those doctors – didn’t they buy corpses from him? What’s wrong with me speculating? I was just speculating. Who told you to believe it…”

This made sense. The leader looked around and released the fat shopkeeper.

“If you mislead my brothers again, I’ll beat you to death!” he said harshly, then waved and left with his men.

“Mislead? How is this misleading? I was clearly giving a well-meaning warning,” the fat shopkeeper said angrily, straightening his disheveled clothes. “These days, it’s really like a dog biting Lü Dongbin – not recognizing a good person’s heart!”

He had just lowered his head when he heard footsteps. Several people rushed in from outside.

“Customer…” He looked up before seeing who it was, when a sack was thrown over him, followed by a rain of fists and clubs.

“Help! They’re beating someone…”

Pig-like screams echoed from the pharmacy.