To be honest, ever since learning that the headquarters of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus was in the Alchemy Commission, Chu Mu had been quietly wary of its medical officers.
Of all those medical officers, Bailu was probably the only one he could be certain was not a member of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
If Stelle took the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus's prescription straight to a medical officer at the Alchemy Commission, she would most likely run into one of their followers.
As for the Chief Alchemist everyone had introduced her to, her allegiances were still unclear.
In Chu Mu's opinion, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus could only have flourished within the Alchemy Commission with the tacit approval of its middle and senior ranks.
Otherwise, an evil organization like that could never have remained entrenched in the Alchemy Commission for decades without incident.
Moreover, their Great Medicine was clearly something only a person well versed in pharmacology could have devised.
That made this highly learned Chief Alchemist very suspicious indeed.
At that thought, Chu Mu asked:
"Have you met that Chief Alchemist in person? What did you think of her?"
"Why are you asking? She's obviously a wonderful person!" Stelle did not understand what he was getting at.
She continued:
"Lady Dan Shu is so gentle. When I first saw her, I could hardly imagine that she was Heavenly Deficient and blind in both eyes...
"Sigh. A problem that a minor operation could solve becomes such a headache when an Aeon's power is involved. But Lady Dan Shu never gave up on herself. Instead, she worked harder than most people ever would, making up for her shortcomings with knowledge and becoming the Alchemy Commission's Chief Alchemist. That's an achievement even many able-bodied people could never manage.
"And Lady Dan