The Martial Doctor-Chapter 38: A Young Woman’s Thoughts

"Junior Brother?"

"Ah, Senior Sister, when did you..." Lin Miao turned around to see Sun Youwei standing behind him, and he was startled, "Senior Sister, why are you up so early?"

"Junior Brother, are you just coming back?" Su Youwei glanced at Huaye Tower opposite and asked faintly.

"Senior Sister, you’ve misunderstood, let me tell you..." He originally planned to sneak back after Qin Yanran fell asleep, but under the circumstances, he entered a magical state once he started meditating.

This was something he couldn’t stop.

This rare opportunity is hard to come by, and he feared that once interrupted, he might never have this chance again, so he simply stayed put.

Sure enough, before dawn, under the cover of darkness, he quietly snuck back from the small attic.

Who would’ve thought that just upon landing, he’d run into his early-rising Senior Sister Sun Youwei.

Lin Miao explained last night’s situation to Sun Youwei. Of course, he didn’t tell her that Qin Yanran killed Ding San’Er and fed him to the piranhas. He feared scaring her.

The "cursed house" isn’t what’s scary; what’s terrifying is having a neighbor who’s capable of murder and destruction at any moment.

This luck couldn’t be worse.

But Ding San’Er was Qin Yanran’s subordinate; he died, and she killed him. She could always make excuses to cover it up, as long as the body wasn’t found, the authorities could do nothing.

However, if Ding San’Er were to be replaced by himself...

No, I need to find a way to move. This courtyard is nice, but the neighbors are too vicious, especially since she keeps a pond full of dangerous fish.

Qin Yanran, what a crazy woman, why would you keep a pool of piranhas? Aren’t you afraid they’ll escape and cause disaster?

Senior Sister is quite trusting, after all, Lin Miao’s explanation seems believable to her.

"Senior Sister, why are you up so early today?"

"I don’t know, last night I slept until midnight, then suddenly felt restless and couldn’t fall back asleep. So I got up early today, planning to find you, and then saw you jump down from next door." Sun Youwei said.

"Restless and insomnia, let me take a look." Lin Miao naturally reached out, grabbing Sun Youwei’s arm.

After a moment, Lin Miao said, "Your pulse is fine; it seems like overthinking, Senior Sister, have you been dreaming a lot lately?"

"How did Junior Brother know?" Sun Youwei exclaimed in surprise. Lately, she has dreamed often, mostly of scenes when her father was alive.

"I can tell from your pulse. Your heart and spleen are deficient. You’ve been overthinking, exhausting your mind and hurting your spleen. When heart blood is depleted, the spirit cannot be stored. When the spleen is injured, the qi and blood cannot be properly transformed, leading to restlessness and insomnia. Don’t worry, I’ll add a few herbs to a combined prescription for you, guaranteeing you’ll sleep well tonight!" Lin Miao explained with a slight smile.

"Junior Brother, why did my father never mention these when he was alive? Have you truly awakened your innate wisdom?" Sun Youwei asked curiously and excitedly.

This might be the only flaw since arriving in this world; "awakening innate wisdom" is one explanation, but few might believe it.

Even someone as pure-hearted as Senior Sister is skeptical, let alone outsiders.

"Senior Sister doesn’t believe?"

"It’s not that I don’t believe, it’s just that this happened to Junior Brother..."

"I’ve always seemed ordinary, but suddenly I’ve become like a different person. Senior Sister, are you scared?"

"I’m not scared; it’s just that Junior Brother is my only kin in this world. I’m afraid one day you’ll spread your wings and leave me." Sun Youwei suddenly lowered her eyelids, her mood turning a bit somber.

Such thoughts of losing and gaining are indeed like a child without parents.

"Senior Sister worries too much. Before passing, Master entrusted you to me. I would never abandon you; it will never happen." Lin Miao stepped forward, grabbing Sun Youwei’s soft hand once more, and said, "When I pass the medical exam and finish the three-year mourning period, I’ll marry you, how about that?"

It was impossible to talk about marrying into her family now; the status of both parties had changed.

Sun Youwei is a smart girl.

She naturally understands what choice benefits her the most.

"Junior Brother, I..." Sun Youwei’s cheeks blushed slightly. As a young lady, she understood this was a promise. She’s already nineteen years old; after a three-year mourning period, she’ll be twenty-two.

Ordinary girls marry at eighteen; had Lin Miao not been so young, she might have waited until she’s around twenty, when Lin Miao is about eighteen, and they could marry.

But now they have to wait until she’s twenty-two.

A twenty-two-year-old girl not getting married is rare.

Sun Youwei’s concerns are natural. After all, she no longer resides in Qingping Town; the girls in Dongshan City are young and beautiful, and Junior Brother is now so outstanding. What if someone took a fancy to him, or he fell for another girl? Though she has some confidence in her looks, she’s been frail since childhood...

And there’s that recuperating Shi Yin in the house; although she’s a flower of Huaye Tower’s elegant companion, not only is she pretty, but she can sing and dance, full of talent. Most importantly, she and Lin Miao are of similar age.

Young girls are quite sensitive; she realizes that this girl named Shi Yin pays a lot of attention to Junior Brother, often mentioning him in conversation.

This instinctively made her feel a bit of pressure.

"Senior sister, it’s not dawn yet. You should go back to sleep for a while. Let’s skip today’s morning class." Lin Miao took Sun Youwei’s hand and led her to her room.

"Junior brother, you haven’t slept all night either. Why don’t you get some rest too?"

"I’m fine. I still need to go out later to buy some medicine for you, and I also need to get some for myself," Lin Miao said with a slight smile.

He had finalized his herbal bath prescription for the next stage of strengthening the bones during meditation. He planned to try it first, and if the effects were as expected, he would continue using this formula for his future training herbal baths.

Moreover, although his senior sister didn’t practice martial arts, teaching her the "Eight Pieces of Brocade" could also strengthen her body. She could also benefit from the herbal bath, but considering her body’s absorption, he needed to carefully consider a formula for an external to internal herbal bath suitable for women.

He would look into it later!

...

"Master of the Tower, Ding San’Er did not return all night yesterday..." Early in the morning, another security team leader reported at the back courtyard of Huaye Tower.

"Understood," Qin Yanran responded casually while elegantly drinking nourishing bird’s nest soup. Ding San’Er had boldly sneaked into the back courtyard to peep at her bath; she had already dealt with him, fed him to the piranhas in the pond.

This was a rivalry between the security leaders who had been openly and secretly competing with Ding San’Er for favor. Now that Ding San’Er made such a big mistake, he expected Qin Yanran to order a punishment, but all he got was a light acknowledgment, which made him feel quite uneasy.

It was like punching a cotton pile.

"Anything else?" Seeing him standing there not leaving, Qin Yanran slightly raised the corners of her mouth and asked in displeasure.

"Tonight, the young master of Flying Horse Carriage Company, the second young master of the Pei family, and Marquis Lingyang’s Mr. Xue are all coming to the Huaye Tower, specifically requesting to see Miss Shi Yin’s Green Waist Dance."

"Shi Yin is unwell and is not scheduled for tonight. Tell them to come another day," Qin Yanran replied lightly.

"Master, these three young gentlemen are prominent figures in Dongshan City, and Mr. Xue, the Marquis’s son, is particularly interested in Miss Shi Yin..."

"Han Si, are you teaching me how to do my job?" Qin Yanran suddenly dropped the spoon in her hand, and a powerful aura swept over.

Han Si immediately felt a suffocating pressure on his chest, making it difficult to breathe. He involuntarily stepped back to catch his breath, his face flushed with red and purple.

"Please forgive me, Master!" Han Si hurriedly bent over in fear.

"So what if it’s Mr. Xue? His father, Marquis Lingyang, is just a titleholder thanks to Consort Xue in the palace. If not for her, he wouldn’t even be a marquis. Mr. Xue is just a concubine’s son, not the Heir of the Marquis. Does this tower need to fear him?" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"And the second young master of the Pei family..."

"Send someone to deliver a message to the three families: say that in three days, Shi Yin will perform the Green Waist Dance as the closing act. If they want to support the event, they should reserve their seats soon," Qin Yanran instructed.

"Yes, Master."

"Shi Yin, you just grew a pair of wings and think you can escape my grasp? Not so soon!" Qin Yanran reached out and made a grabbing motion in the air, then suddenly smiled and called out, "Chun’Er."

A maid, dressed in a green tunic, quickly ran over: "Master."

"Return the clothes and jewelry taken from Shi Yin’s room back to her, precisely as they were," Qin Yanran instructed.

"Yes, Master."

...

East Market, the medicinal herb market.

A few days ago, Lin Miao had already taken a quick tour to get a basic understanding of the situation, but he didn’t purchase any herbs.

The herbs here mainly supply pharmacies or medical halls wholesale.

All wholesale transactions of herbs must be registered for government inspection at any time because drugs are not to be trifled with, especially since some can be poisonous. They cannot be casually sold to individuals, as any problems could lead to legal responsibility for the herbalists.

If an individual wants to buy medicine, they need to provide a prescription to purchase from a pharmacy or medical hall.

So the frequent visitors here are mainly for bulk procurement. However, if you have a prescription, buying a small quantity is also permissible. After all, rules are made by people.

Lin Miao had anticipated this, so before pawning off his "Physician" token, he copied several blank prescriptions.

Whenever he needed medicine, he would fill in the prescription himself and use it to purchase the herbs.

As long as the pharmacy verified the authenticity of the "Physician" token, they would sell the medicine to him. However, this method might become a blemish if uncovered in the future.

But since these prescriptions were self-created and only used for himself or his senior sister, and not for others, there was no problem.

It’s not like a medical apprentice can’t write prescriptions for himself for treatment. Even if he used his master’s "Physician" token without permission, as long as no harm was done and no complainant reported him, even the government couldn’t convict him.

Thus, Lin Miao purchased the herbs wholesale under the name of the Sun Family’s Herbal Hall. As long as the quantities were small, there was no issue.