Doubt (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

Chapter 41: Doubt (Seeking Recommendation Tickets~)

Most people who came in and out of the clinic cried out in pain. The few who could endure it would let out a groan or two. A young girl like Shi Lan had never met someone as calm as her.

"The pain fades when you get used to it."

Human adaptability is terrifying. Shi Lan's current ability to endure pain was gained from suffering torment in the virtual space.

After the young girl cleaned Shi Lan's wounds, she ran back into the inner room. In a moment, she came out holding several porcelain bottles.

With fluid movements, she applied the medicine to Shi Lan's wounds. Then, the young girl took out a roll of clean, fine cloth and began to bandage Shi Lan's injuries.

"Your wounds need rest. At least a month of recovery. Try not to use your left hand during this time," the young girl instructed while bandaging.

"Thank you for the reminder," Shi Lan nodded.

After finishing the bandaging and tying a knot, the young girl spoke, "The wound medicine is half an ounce of silver, and the bandaging is free. Will you pay now, or settle everything later?"

"Let's settle everything later," Shi Lan replied.

The young girl acknowledged, "Then please sit on the side and rest for a while. There are many people still waiting."

Picking up the basin of water, stained red with blood on the wooden table, the young girl called out loudly to the outside, "Next!" She then went back into the inner room.

The burly man who had blocked the way earlier pushed open the door and walked in. He gave a sheepish smile when he saw Shi Lan by the wooden table.

Shi Lan ignored him and walked to the bedside where Shi Feng lay, then sat down.

The young girl came out with a fresh basin of clean water and began to treat the burly man's wounds. The man had three claw marks on his arm, nearly an inch deep, and the skin around the wounds was already starting to scab over.

"Hiss... Miss Yue'er, please be gentle."

As soon as the young girl started cleaning the wound, the burly man winced in pain, quickly saying.

"Have you no shame? You're so big, yet you're so afraid of pain," the young girl said, her hands not stopping as she chided him.

Facing the young girl's scolding, the burly man showed no dissatisfaction. Instead, he awkwardly shut his mouth.

Watching this scene, Shi Lan felt a little surprised. The burly man's reaction clearly showed he deeply respected the young girl and dared not act out of line.

The young girl quickly bandaged the burly man's wounds. Just as she was about to call for the next person, the old man from before came out with two medicine packets. He said to the young girl, "I'll handle this here. You go and decoct the medicine. Reduce two bowls of water to one, use high heat, and be quick."

The young girl nodded, took the medicine packets, and ran into the inner room.

The old man sat behind the wooden table and began to busy himself. Patients came and went in the clinic one after another.

About half an hour later, the young girl came out holding a small bowl, about the size of her palm.

After asking Shi Lan to help Shi Feng sit up, the young girl took out a thin tube with a small funnel and inserted it into Shi Feng's mouth.

As she inserted it, her hand gently stroked Shi Feng's throat, as if feeling for the right spot. Once she found it, she poured the bowl of medicine into his body at an extremely slow pace.

"The fever will subside very soon," the young girl said, a thin layer of sweat on her forehead after administering the medicine.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

The young girl shook her head and turned to the side of the wooden table to help the old man.

As dusk gradually deepened, and the sun completely disappeared, the crowd outside the clinic thinned.

After treating the last patient, the old man walked to Shi Feng's side. After a thorough examination, he spoke with surprise, "This young man's physique is truly extraordinary. Despite such severe injuries, his internal energy has not weakened; instead, it shows signs of becoming even more stable."

Shi Lan let out a sigh of relief. After all, Shi Feng was a Foundation Realm martial artist with a lifespan of two hundred years. His physique was far from that of an ordinary person. Injuries that would be fatal to normal people were not necessarily fatal to him.

After marveling for a while, the old man looked at Shi Lan and said, "It's getting late. You can stay at the clinic tonight. That way, if the patient has any changes, we can discover them in time. What is the young man's surname?"

"My surname is Shi. This is Shi Lan, and the one lying down is Shi Feng," Shi Lan replied.

"This old man is Du Baisheng. That is my granddaughter, named Du Yue'er," Du Baisheng said, pointing to the young girl who was tidying up the shop.

"Miss Yue'er is very capable," Shi Lan nodded.

"Yue'er has been learning medicine from me since she was young. After all these years, she has learned some basic skills," Du Baisheng stroked his goatee, a smile appearing on his face.

Recalling the many injured people who had come and gone today, Shi Lan asked, "Do so many people come for treatment every day?"

Du Baisheng shook his head. "It's only been like this for the past few days. All the wounds are caused by beast claws and teeth. Recently, the wild beasts in the area have become increasingly agitated. Even rabbits are starting to bite people. Injuries are a common occurrence."

Hearing this, Shi Lan had a vague guess. These changes in the wild beasts were definitely related to those demonic beasts.

Du Yue'er finished tidying up and closed the clinic door. She then carried two chairs over.

Du Baisheng took a chair and sat down. "This old man has been practicing medicine in Shuangyue City for over a decade, and I've never seen you before. Where are you from?"

"Tenglong City."

Du Yue'er handed the other chair to Shi Lan and asked with some curiosity, "Where is Tenglong City?" Besides the surrounding villages and towns, the farthest she had ever been was Baoshan City, over three hundred miles from Shuangyue City. She had never heard of Tenglong City.

Shi Lan took the chair and thanked her. "Tenglong City is very far from here."

"How far?"

Shi Lan was stumped. She pondered for a moment and said uncertainly, "Probably tens of thousands of miles."

"That far? Then it must take a long time to go home?" Du Yue'er exclaimed in surprise.

Du Baisheng looked at Shi Feng lying on the bed, then at the clearly young Shi Lan. He sighed inwardly, thinking that a journey of tens of thousands of miles must have involved a lot of hardship.

"You've come so far from home, where are you headed?" Du Baisheng asked.

"We were originally traveling, but now we're fleeing disaster."

"Fleeing disaster?" Du Baisheng blinked in surprise. "Fleeing what kind of disaster?"

"To escape demonic beasts."

"Demonic beasts?" Du Baisheng looked confused. "Aren't those just legends? We haven't heard any news of demonic beasts in Shuangyue City for nearly a hundred years."

Hearing Du Baisheng say this, Shi Lan felt a wave of disbelief, and various questions surfaced in her mind.

Several months had passed since the great invasion of the demon race, and there were still people who didn't know the news?

Furthermore, this place wasn't too far from where Shi Lan and the other had encountered that Demon King. This was enough to show that demonic beasts had already begun to encroach on the surrounding areas. How could there still be people here completely unaware?

If that were truly the case, then what was the reason for the Demon Suppression Army in Shuangyue City to conceal the news and remain on guard here?