Honorable Zhen

Inside a humble-looking wooden cottage, a cozy fire crackled in the hearth.

In one of the rooms, a small candle flickered with a gentle flame. Its warm glow illuminated the pages of a worn book on the desk. The book had several medical symbols engraved on its cover.

The symbols represented ancient healing remedies and techniques.

The desk also had a stack of handwritten notes and a quill pen with dried ink stains. Then there were rock bowls with mashed herbs and powders.

Beside them was an open map showing the landscape of this mysterious land, and some were marked with red areas with the words "Red Zone" written on top of them.

One corner of the map was torn and crumpled, as if someone had taken a bite off it.

As the candle slowly burned down, casting flickering shadows on the walls, the door suddenly creaked open, and a shadowy figure stepped inside the room.