During this extraordinary period, Xiao Yi Xian, Green Mountain Town's foremost physician, carried considerable authority.
The prescription she had provided earlier was indeed effective against the poison. The townspeople were also willing to trust Xiao Yi Xian.
When the local authorities discovered that a great many people in town had been poisoned, they panicked as well. If this was mishandled, they could lose their official positions.
Since Xiao Yi Xian could provide a treatment, they regarded her as a lifeline.
Although Green Mountain Town had many mercenaries, most of them were unruly, the authorities could still gather everyone together if they stepped in.
A vast square in Green Mountain Town was packed with people.
Once the number of people exceeded ten thousand, it became a sea of heads.
"Hey, what exactly is going on? Why did they gather the entire town in such a hurry? What are they planning to do?" someone who had no idea what was happening quietly asked the person beside him.
"I heard Xiao Yi Xian found a way to deal with the poisonous gas, so they called everyone here for centralized treatment," someone explained.
"As expected of Xiao Yi Xian. She truly is a benevolent immortal who saves people from suffering. If not for Xiao Yi Xian, Green Mountain Town would truly be facing a great disaster," a woman praised.
"Mother, Mother, I want to study medicine too. When I grow up, I want to be like Sister Xiao Yi Xian and become a great, kind person," a seven- or eight-year-old girl said innocently as she tugged on her mother's clothes.
"Alright. In another two years, I'll send you to study medicine. When you grow up, you can be like Xiao Yi Xian, a little fairy who treats the sick and saves people in need,"