Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 413 Yunmeng Marsh

The group walked along the market street and soon came to a river. A stone arch bridge connected the two sides of the market. Xiaoying saw the stone arch bridge from afar and excitedly ran towards it. By the time she reached the stone bridge and jumped around to admire the scenery, Qin Xiaochuan and the other two were still nearly ten meters away from the stone arch bridge.

At this moment, everyone saw a traveling doctor walking towards them on the bridge. The doctor was wearing a faded indigo coarse cloth robe and holding a medical banner with the four large seal characters "Medicine cures all diseases" written on it.

The reason everyone noticed him was that he was only a head taller than Xiaoying, but he had white hair and a youthful face. Although his face was full of wrinkles, it had a warm glow. Moreover, a cluster of emerald green leaves on his head made him look somewhat cute. When Qin Xiaochuan first saw him, he thought of the Old Urchin from "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

As the itinerant doctor walked along, he observed the passersby, seemingly trying to judge their health by their complexions. Suddenly, he noticed an old man sitting under a willow tree by the bridge, sighing heavily. A joyful smile immediately appeared on his face, and he quickly approached him.

The itinerant doctor looked the old man up and down and said, "Sir, your complexion is sallow and your blood circulation is poor. It seems you have a hidden illness. If you don't get treatment soon, it will become troublesome once the disease spreads to your lungs and internal organs."

Qin Xiaochuan looked at the old man, who was wearing a patched coarse cloth jacket, his trousers rolled up to his knees, holding a pipe in his hand, and carrying a straw hat on his back. He looked like a fisherman. Qin Xiaochuan whispered to Guo Shiyi, "Shiyi, you're studying medicine. Does that old man look like he has some kind of hidden illness?"

Guo Shiyi said, "Although he looked worried and depressed, his complexion was rosy and he didn't have any major health problems. At most, he just had some dampness. In fact, everyone has some minor ailments, so his dampness is nothing. I think he just encountered some troubles, which is why he looked worried."

Upon hearing the itinerant doctor's words, the old man cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Thank you for your concern, sir. I am just an ordinary fisherman, and I am used to minor ailments, so it's nothing serious."

"Hey! You can't say that." The quack doctor quickly waved his hand. "As the saying goes, if you don't treat a small illness, it will become a big one. You may think that some minor ailments are nothing now, but you'll regret it when you get older."

"I'm quite old now, but I feel very healthy. You're probably worrying too much," the old man said, stretching his shoulders.

"It seems like this is a fraud," Qin Xiaochuan said to Guo Shiyi. "He claims that others are sick when they are not, and he deliberately exaggerates to scare them." Qin Xiaochuan was not one to meddle in other people's business, especially since they were new to Yunmengze and didn't know much about the local customs. Interfering in other people's affairs would only bring them unexpected trouble.

However, as a medical student, Guo Shiyi cared most about medical ethics and hated those people on the internet who corrupted medical ethics and tarnished the reputation of all doctors. Seeing this situation, how could she stand by and watch these charlatans ruin the reputation of doctors? She said to Qin Xiaochuan, "Although I don't want to cause trouble as soon as I enter Yunmengze, I'm determined to handle this matter today. Don't stop me later."

Seeing Guo Shiyi's serious expression, Qin Xiaochuan didn't try to persuade her to be patient. Although he didn't like meddling in other people's business, he wasn't afraid of causing trouble either. Since Guo Shiyi had decided to get involved, he immediately started thinking about how to teach this liar a lesson.

He saw a sugar sculpture stall nearby, so he pulled Guo Shiyi over and pretended to pick out some sugar sculptures, but actually he was listening to the conversation between the itinerant doctor and the fisherman. Han Kexin heard what the two were saying, but she was too lazy to interfere, so she walked over to Xiaoying on her own.

Upon hearing the fisherman's words, the quack doctor realized that what he had said was inappropriate, but he was not willing to give up. He said, "You didn't feel the symptoms before because the time hadn't come yet. Now it's different. The dampness has already accumulated in your body and has already affected your legs. If you don't believe me, you can stand up and walk a few steps, and you'll know that I'm not lying to you."

"Sir, please stop joking with this old man." The old man was clearly displeased. "Aren't you just cursing me for no reason?"

"No, no, I didn't mean that," the quack doctor quickly explained. "I really mean it for your own good. If you firmly believe you're not sick, stand up and walk around a bit. Facts speak louder than words." After saying that, he looked into the old man's eyes and earnestly repeated, "If you're not sick, walk around a bit."

Looking at the sincere-looking quack doctor, the fisherman became a little unsure of himself and hesitantly said, "Then... shall we take a few steps?"

"If you're not sick, just take a walk," the itinerant doctor replied confidently, his gentle voice carrying a certain allure.

The fisherman hesitated to stand up, then looked at the traveling doctor with a wavering gaze as he raised his right foot. Just then, Qin Xiaochuan saw the traveling doctor flick a pale green ball of light from his fingertips, which landed on the fisherman's right calf. As the fisherman's foot landed, his calf buckled, and he fell forward, but the traveling doctor caught him just in time.

"How about it? I didn't lie to you, did I? Your leg really is sick." A smile appeared on the quack doctor's face.

"Hey, my leg was perfectly fine this morning." The fisherman was a little incredulous. He took a few more steps with his right leg, but felt as if he couldn't put any weight on his knee. He could only walk with a limp.

"Now you believe what I'm saying, right? I've been a traveling doctor for many years, and I can tell at a glance whether someone is sick or not. Luckily, you met me today. If it had been delayed any longer, your right leg might have been crippled," the traveling doctor said, stroking his withered beard.

"What should I do, sir? My leg can't be crippled. I still need to go fishing. If my leg is crippled, I won't be able to do anything," the fisherman asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm here for you." The itinerant doctor calmly pulled a small yellow pill, about the size of a little finger, from his chest and said, "I have an ancestral pill here that can cure all diseases. I'll give you one today. After you take it, I guarantee your right leg will be completely healed immediately."

"Really? That's wonderful!" The fisherman excitedly took the pills, and just as he was about to swallow them, Guo Shiyi was about to stop him when Qin Xiaochuan stopped her and whispered, "Wait a minute, let's see what tricks this quack doctor is up to."

Qin Xiaochuan said this because he understood that such scams are usually for financial gain. They deliberately claim that someone is sick when they are not, or that a minor illness is a major one, and then sell their medicine at a high price. The pills they sell are usually harmless and useless ordinary things, such as a simple dough ball. If Guo Shiyi speaks up to stop them at this time, it will be difficult for her to provide solid evidence that the other party is deceiving people. Instead, she is likely to be counter-accused, and the victims will not believe her.