The Zhao Household Came Knocking

The night that the city of Shu was attacked by a swarm of snakes was extremely unsettling.

Minor bumps and scrapes are inevitable, and there are even cases of people dying from snake bites.

But if we're talking about which family suffered the most, it's undoubtedly the Zhao family.

Zhao Liang, the eldest son of the Zhao family, was Incantation Technique by the Bashe snake. Later, Dong Zhongshu used his body to fight against the snake. Zhao Laoye was slapped when he fought the Bashe snake.

In addition, Zhang Sanyang, who bought medicine, was bitten to death by a snake, and the medicine also disappeared.

Two of the Zhao family retainers, unaware of Bashe's strength, were killed and one was injured during the attack.

For the Zhao family, money is secondary; people are the most serious problem they face right now.

With Zhao Liang, the county commandant, absent and Master Zhao seriously injured, the Zhao family was on the verge of collapse.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't put up the sign to earn ten or eight taels of silver; he was waiting for Master Zhao to come and invite people.

But Zhang Xuezhou and the other members of the Zhao family didn't get to see him; instead, they met the miserable Dong Zhongshu.

Behind Dong Zhongshu followed three chattering Zhao family women.

"Using Commandant Zhao's body to search for the snake demon is a normal duty of my patrol. If anything goes wrong, don't blame me!"

"I can't cure diseases!"

You'd be better off looking for Wang Er Ermazi than me!

"I can't take responsibility; no one can be held responsible for this illness!"

"Prefect Wen has already explained things to you. Oh dear, don't pull my hair! What kind of behavior is this, pulling and tugging like this!"

Unless one is completely insane, even the most powerful cultivator would find this situation difficult to handle.

We can't fight them, and we can't reason with them.

In the eyes of the many women in the Zhao family, since Dong Zhongshu Dong Zhongshu was the one who caused the trouble, he had to clean up the mess.

This might even have been at the behest of Master Zhao.

Just as Zhang Xuezhou found his place, in the minds of Master Zhao and others, Dong Zhongshu was a high-ranking official sent by the imperial court, capable and well-connected. If Dong Zhongshu Dong Zhongshu couldn't solve the problem, he could always ask someone to help him.

This led the Zhao family to become entangled with Dong Zhongshu, rather than seeking help from Zhang Xuezhou.

After going around in circles, Zhang Xuezhou finally figured it out.

Dong Zhongshu also saw a crowd gathered at the entrance of the pharmacy and even heard Zhang Xuezhou collecting money and performing magic.

"Good!"

"A god!"

Upon hearing the exclamation, Dong Zhongshu finally understood: Zhang Xuezhou may have spoken kindly, but he was still doing the work of a common laborer.

They even set up their stall very early.

Judging from the huge crowd watching Zhang Xuezhou perform his medical skills to save lives, this scene clearly lasted for quite some time.

Even the pharmacy owner Wang Er Ermazi, and his two employees joined the crowd to watch the spectacle.

"Oh dear, you must be a god! You should hurry and find a god; he can definitely help you!"

Dong Zhongshu jumped up and pointed forward.

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't really suited for this kind of work, but Dong Zhongshu felt that Zhang Xuezhou could help him solve some of the problems.

For example, those women who are clinging to him.

"Third sister, you should go see if that 'healer' can cure our Zhao family's illness. We'll follow Erudite Dong so he doesn't run away without taking responsibility!"

But Dong Zhongshu's joy lasted only a few seconds.

As his body was being pulled and tugged by the two women, he finally couldn't help but mutter angrily.

"Only petty people and women are difficult to deal with!"

You have to take responsibility for Liang'er!

"Liang'er was perfectly fine before, he would have recovered if he had just endured it a bit longer. It's all because you used his body to fight that he got hurt."

"Yes, it's all your fault! You even caused the master to get beaten!"

"The master hasn't recovered yet!"

Dong Zhongshu and the two women from the Zhao family pulled at each other, while the other third concubine shouted at the crowd, making way for them.

"It's Master Zhang!"

"What Zhang Xiushi? This is a deity!"

The third concubine of the Zhao family had just uttered a soft exclamation when a devout old man beside her corrected her choice of words.

The Supreme Purity True Technique, which few mid-to-high-level cultivators possess, is tantamount to a deity casting a spell when applied to ordinary people.

Ordinary people cannot see the form and light of the Technique Method. They often only see Zhang Xuezhou reach out and wipe, and the bleeding of the wound stops. Some wounds even disappear without a trace.

People who had bumped into things were treated with bloodletting, and their injuries were healed in just a few seconds, which fueled the growing excitement.

If Zhang Xuezhou's fees weren't a bit high, everyone, whether sick or not, would want to go up and give it a try.

The outspokenness of the third concubine of the Zhao family greatly displeased some people who were suffering from cognitive impairment. If the third concubine had not been dressed in rich clothes, someone would have surely come to rebuke this woman who did not know how to respect the gods.

"Master Zhang, Master Zhang!"

The third concubine was too lazy to care about these people who had been misled.

As Zhao's wives, this group included those skilled in martial arts and those knowledgeable in literature. Even though most of them had never Realm Entry, they possessed considerable knowledge, far surpassing the ordinary people who were easily misled.

They even witnessed Zhang Xuezhou removing the arrow wound from Zhao Liang.

"Master Zhang, we've been looking for you all night yesterday! Where have you been?" Third Concubine shouted.

Zhang Xuezhou was at the Zhao residence last night, but disappeared shortly afterward.

Shu County City is neither particularly large nor small, making it a difficult place to find someone at night.

Zhang Xuezhou used his flying ability to reach the city wall, which was far beyond the range that the Zhao family was searching for. As for the Zhao family members who had been conscripted by Wen Weng, they were stationed at the city wall and could not return home until it was almost dawn.

The third concubine only saw Zhang Xuezhou now.

"Who are you? Are you here for treatment too?" Zhang Xuezhou replied, "I charge according to the severity of the injury, starting at a minimum of ten and a half taels of silver. I specialize in treating superficial injuries, and the treatment is effective immediately. If it's ineffective, you don't pay!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his sleeve pocket.

Having continued casting spells until now, he already had seventy and a half taels of silver in his sleeve pocket.

There are many onlookers here, but not many people are willing to pay for his treatment.

Some people are willing to take the economical route of brewing medicinal soup, while others are willing to tough it out. Only those with some money or those who cannot bear the pain will spend the money.

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head, looked at the somewhat familiar third concubine, and then examined her face and hands.

"You don't seem to have any swelling on your body?"

Zhang Xuezhou quickly scanned the third concubine from head to toe, then looked at Xu Sanmao, the young man who was calling out and making arrangements for him.

"A deity has come to save people! A deity who only treats superficial wounds has used magic to heal them!"

Xu Sanmao shouted weakly, and a large group of people followed suit, creating quite a stir.

"Master Zhang, I am the third wife of Master Zhao, my name is Green Ivy!"

Ignoring the strange looks directed at her flat chest, the third concubine quickly recounted the troubles the Zhao family was facing.

"I see!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded and then pointed to the wooden board.

"But look at my place first!"

"Pay for medical treatment? I recognize those words! We have money for medical treatment!"

Third concubine Green Ivy looked at the words "Specially treats superficial injuries" on the wooden board and recited them confidently and naturally.

Her level of illiteracy was no different from that of an average person; in fact, she even missed saying a single word.

This made Zhang Xuezhou feel that it was really necessary to promote Wen Weng's academy extensively; otherwise, given the general literacy rate, there would be almost no way for mobile stalls like his to survive.

But what offered Zhang Xuezhou some solace was that the Zhao family had finally come knocking on his door.