What Gives Him the Right?

"Hm?"

Jun Jingyi came back to his senses, looked at Bai Ruoli, and shook his head helplessly. Had she given up?

He understood, too.

Indeed, the medicine of this era really wasn't up to the task.

But...

For the sake of his plan, he had to try, no matter what.

Jun Jingyi was speechless.

Before long, the young man in black returned with the needle, thread, and strong liquor he had prepared.

Jun Jingyi opened the liquor at once, using some to wash and disinfect his hands and handing some to Bai Ruoli.

"Here, clean up his wound and wash the dirty parts. Quick, any later and there won't be a chance."

Bai Ruoli: ...

She looked at the things before her.

She started to speak, then stopped. Picking them up, she began working with practiced movements.

Meanwhile, Jun Jingyi held the needle over a candle flame with the air of someone who knew what he was doing. Then he cleaned it, threaded it, and set it aside.

He walked over to the spilled intestines and frowned at them for a long time. Gritting his teeth, he carefully took hold of them, cleaned them, and slowly put them back in the man's belly.

Only then did he pick up the needle and thread and start stitching.

He had never stitched a person's wound before.

But at least he had sewn clothes and trousers.

In any case, the fellow was unconscious now and couldn't feel any pain or anything, so this was just the chance...

But after two stitches,

Bai Ruoli, watching beside him, couldn't stand it any longer. "Let me do it," she said calmly.

"Uh..."

"All right."

Jun Jingyi gave an embarrassed smile. After Bai Ruoli had stitched the wound and applied medicinal herbs, he cautioned her.

"The wound is more or less taken care of now, but be sure to watch out for inflammation. And unless something unexpected happens, this fellow will develop a high fever, so you have to be careful."

"But if he can pull through, his life should be more or less saved. If not..."

Jun Jingyi didn't finish, but Bai Ruoli understood what he meant and nodded gently.

"Mm, that's good, then. As for the rest, Miss Bai, you're a physician, so you must know more than I do. I won't say anything else."

Jun Jingyi chuckled.

He went to one side and washed his hands, then, thirsty, grabbed the wine jar beside him and gulped down several mouthfuls.

Everyone present stared at the sight, dumbstruck.

"This..."

The young man in black was speechless.

The maid Lian'er and Bai Ruoli stared wide-eyed.

"Hm?"

Jun Jingyi paused, then froze. Wasn't this the strong liquor from just now?

Then he was utterly speechless.

"Strong liquor... are you fucking kidding me?"

Wasn't its alcohol content about the same as beer in later times?

No wonder he hadn't even noticed when he drank it just now because he was thirsty...

After all, people drank it like a beverage in later times.

For a moment, he looked at the man on the bed, pity in his eyes.

With strong liquor like this, the fellow would most likely lose his life.

But at the same time, it also gave him a good idea.

Making real strong liquor was undoubtedly the best way to amass a fortune quickly in these peaceful times.

After all, no matter the era, making money from the rich was bound to be faster than making it from the poor.

"Young master, you can really hold your liquor!"

The maid Lian'er's face was red as she praised him.

Jun Jingyi looked a little embarrassed and self-conscious as he nodded gently.

Bai Ruoli: ...

She was speechless.

Since when did Jun Jingyi blush because a maid praised him?

That was no expression for a young nobleman like him, who was so often seen at all manner of gatherings!

Besides...

Her gaze swept over the injured man on the bed!

That wound!

That works too?

She was a little dazed.

The series of events that had unfolded today had left her somewhat dazed.

She had originally opened this medicine shop only because it was part of her mother's dowry, and she didn't want it to fall into decline and close.

She had made a bet with the person in her family that she would make the medicine shop famous throughout Tianfu City within a month.

He knew this injured man had probably come specifically to die.

But she truly couldn't make sense of the series of things that had happened afterward.

Jun Jingyi!

Jun Jingyi again. This fellow...

Wait!

Bai Ruoli suddenly looked at the man in black behind Jun Jingyi.

In her previous life, she had learned the medical arts of a divine physician.

She could still see through a mere disguise.

This man-is he the one from that night?

How is that possible!

Bai Ruoli was shocked.

In her previous life, the Eighth Prince had saved this young man. Although he had slain many enemies for the prince, all he had ever done was kill.

It was as though he were carrying out some kind of task. Apart from that, even the Eighth Prince couldn't command him to do anything else; he wouldn't listen.

But now...

How many days had it been?

Her gaze returned to the silly-looking... Jun Jingyi's face.

She couldn't understand how this fellow had done it. How had he gotten this expert to obey him so readily in just a few days?

When Jun Jingyi had just told him to run an errand, nothing about it had seemed out of place.

As if it were only natural?

And why did this man listen to him so readily?

They had both saved his life, but between the Jun family's legitimate son and the Eighth Prince, the difference in status...

He wouldn't listen to a prince, yet he listened to Jun Jingyi?

She rubbed her head.

Bai Ruoli felt her mind could hardly keep up.

Especially after running into Jun Jingyi.

She had thought that, after being reborn with the memories of an entire lifetime, she could plot for everything. But this... how was it that the moment she ran into this fellow...

I can't understand it. It makes no logical sense; there's simply no basis for it!

And did Jun Jingyi know medicine in my previous life? Was he even this skilled?

"Ahem, miss!"

Lian'er gave a soft cough beside her, rousing Bai Ruoli.

"Miss, if you keep staring, you'll scare him away..."

Lian'er reminded her in a low voice, "Young Master Jun has helped us so much, and he hasn't even had a cup of tea yet."