That morning, not long after the medical hall opened, a commotion broke out outside. A disciple hurried in. "Physician Lin, a lot of people have gathered outside. They say they're from the City Lord's Mansion and are putting up a reward notice!"
Lin Taichu froze for a moment. "The City Lord's Mansion? A reward notice? What are they offering a reward for?"
"It seems the city lord is ill. They invited many doctors, but none could cure him, so they issued a reward notice. Whoever can cure him will receive ten thousand taels of gold!" the disciple said.
Wang Xiaohu's eyes lit up. "Ten thousand gold? That much? Physician Lin, shall we go take a look?"
Lin Taichu had not been particularly interested. The city lord's illness should have been treated by the Imperial Physicians of the City Lord's Mansion. It was not his place, as a physician from a common medical hall, to intervene.
But on second thought, Qinghe Town had been unsettled lately, and the force operating behind the scenes had hidden itself deeply. Perhaps he could uncover something through the affairs of the City Lord's Mansion.
Besides, ten thousand gold was indeed no small sum. If he could obtain it, the medical hall would no longer need to worry about its reserves of medicinal herbs or the Disciples' expenses.
"Let's go take a look." Lin Taichu rose to his feet and headed for the door.
The street outside the medical hall was already packed with people. Two Guards from the City Lord's Mansion were posting a large reward notice on the wall. The crowd stood on tiptoe to peer at it, chattering among themselves.
"My heavens, ten thousand gold! What serious illness has the city lord caught?"
"I heard they even summoned Imperial Physicians from the capital,