Divine Physician, a Man Doomed to Die
Tianfu City.
On a broad street.
Jun Jingyi stared in surprise at the long queue outside a pharmacy, which cut the entire street in two.
"This is..."
"A divine physician?"
After asking around a little, he learned what had happened.
He had not gone out these past few days because he had to look after the patient. He had not expected a divine physician to have appeared in Tianfu City.
It was said that she had cured Master Jin of the strange illness for which he had long offered a great sum in search of a physician.
The Jin Estate had confirmed it.
"Impressive indeed!"
Jun Jingyi nodded. He had heard of Master Jin too; his strange illness was well known in Tianfu City.
"But..."
Jun Jingyi frowned slightly.
Why did this scene feel so familiar?
He was still thinking about it.
Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the crowd before him.
Everyone began talking at once.
"Hiss... he actually made it here alive? How frightening! How did he survive wounds like that? I saw his intestines spilling out!"
"Do you think the divine physician can save him?"
"I doubt it... Divine Physician Bai's medical skills are impressive, but that man..."
"Bai?"
In an instant, realization dawned on Jun Jingyi.
No wonder it seemed familiar. Right, women's novels all followed this kind of formula.
A reborn female lead with incredible medical skills saved an important figure, and then...
"Hiss!"
He had only been away for a few days. Had the female lead, Bai Ruoli, already reached this point?
Jun Jingyi's expression turned grave.
The speed of the female lead's rise was a matter of life and death for him.
"Right, my little sister hasn't been pestering me lately. She couldn't have gone courting death by bullying the female lead, could she?"
The more Jun Jingyi thought about it, the worse his expression became.
He needed time, time!
Looking at the pharmacy before him, Jun Jingyi thought for a moment, gritted his teeth hard, and headed inside.
His intestines had spilled out?
An injury of that severity was absolutely beyond the backward medical skills of the feudal era.
No matter how skilled Bai Ruoli was.
And was it really such a coincidence?
Something like this happened just as the female lead was starting to make a name for herself.
Too much of a coincidence!
So he guessed someone had done it deliberately. As for why, there were only two possibilities.
First, someone wanted to ruin the female lead's reputation as a divine physician.
If she was a divine physician, why couldn't she save him?
Second, someone was using a critically ill person to test her medical skills...
And more often than not, the person doing that would most likely be the male lead behind it all!
"No!"
Jun Jingyi shook his head.
Things were moving too fast. He couldn't let things develop so smoothly between them, or he would be in danger.
His own plan had only just begun, and he had next to no strength. He had no room to resist.
With that thought, Jun Jingyi made up his mind.
He had to step in and help Bai Ruoli.
Whichever it was, in the first case he could earn some favor with the female lead, perhaps lessen her hatred a little, and put off his death.
In the second case, he could disrupt the male lead's plan and keep the two from hooking up so quickly that he had no time to develop.
Either way, he had nothing to lose!
Inside the small pharmacy, the maid Lian'er was sweating with anxiety.
It wasn't that she didn't trust her mistress's medical skills, but that man...
"Ah, Young Master Jun, what brings you here?"
Lian'er looked at Jun Jingyi in delight.
"Mm, I heard there was a gravely injured patient here. I know a little basic medicine myself, so I came to see if I could help."
Jun Jingyi came up with a reason for being there.
Behind him, the young man in black was taken aback once again.
This man...
It was one thing for him to save me for no reason, but now he's heard someone was badly injured on the street and actually...
He shook his head inwardly, at a loss for words.
"Ah, I see."
Lian'er was taken aback and nodded, but then a hesitant look crossed her face.
On the one hand, her mistress had told her not to let anyone in to disturb her.
On the other, she didn't want to turn Young Master Jun away, especially given his kind intentions.
After a moment's silence.
Bai Ruoli's calm voice rang out from the rear courtyard. "Lian'er, let Young Master Jun in."
Bai Ruoli's gaze was deep as she quietly watched the injured man before her. No matter how she tried to stop the bleeding, nothing worked.
This man was certain to die; there was no way to treat him!
She was certain!
Even the divine physician she had met in a later age would have been unable to treat him.
So her thoughts had now turned to Jun Jingyi.
She wanted to use this opportunity to probe Jun Jingyi's intentions and find out whether he too was a reborn person.
"This is..."
Stepping into the room in the rear courtyard, Jun Jingyi looked at the bloodstains on the bed and the patient, frowning inwardly.
His belly was split right open?
To save him, his intestines would have to be put back in, the wound stitched up, and proper measures taken against inflammation, but the conditions in this era...
Even after all that, in many cases one would still have to leave it to fate.
He took a deep breath.
With no time to think further, Jun Jingyi turned directly to the young man in black and said, "Go find me some strong liquor, a needle and thread. Boil the needle and thread in water."
"Uh, all right..."
The young man nodded, studied the injured man on the bed, and looked at Jun Jingyi in disbelief.
That wound... is certain to kill him!
This man actually still wants to save him?
Bai Ruoli was dumbfounded as well.
Her train of thought was forcibly interrupted. She looked in disbelief at Jun Jingyi, who was studying the wound with a serious expression, and frowned as she spoke.
"With an injury like his, he's certain to die. The wound is too large, and the bleeding can't be stopped. Herbs are no use. Unless an immortal descends to earth, there's no need for you to trouble yourself further."