The Opening of Renxin Clinic

In the end, Lu Zheng bought three sets of brushes, a box of ink, an ink slab, and a stack of Xuan paper. Under the young lady's expectant gaze, he turned and left without looking back.

He went to the next street to buy yellow papers and a bottle of cinnabar. Then, Lu Zheng immediately returned home and began his experiments.

The result proved that the core of the paper talisman was still the Qi in the body.

The brush, cinnabar and yellow paper that could lock spiritual energy were the same in both worlds.

He looked at the one-foot-long brush in his hand. It was made with red sandalwood and cow horns as the shaft and carefully selected weasel tail fur as the tip. The process involved 180 steps.

It was a work of art.

"Alright, I have another gift that can be presented in the great Jing dynasty!"

...

For the next three days, Lu Zheng spent his time wandering around.

In the modern world, his parents didn't ask him about his work, so Lu Zheng would only reply to his messages from time to time or pop up in various chat groups to show that he wasn't dead.

In the ancient times, Lu Zheng, who had nothing to do, began to help Old Man Liu. After all, neighbors should help each other.

Hence, with Lu Zheng's help, the preparations for the clinic were completed in no time.

"Renxin Clinic will open for business tomorrow morning!"

For the past few days, Lu Zheng had been dragged to the Liu residence for dinner by Old Man Liu, and tonight was no exception.

Opening a clinic was much more difficult than opening a candy shop.

Lu Zheng only had to buy rock sugar online and bring it here. On the other hand, Old Man Liu had to buy medicinal herbs. In addition, he also had to prepare a medicine cabinet, bed, stove, clay pot, needle tools, and so on.

"I wish Uncle Liu a prosperous business!" Lu Zheng raised his cup and said. Then, he suddenly paused. "Uh, if that's the case, doesn't it feel like I'm looking forward to more people getting sick in the county?"

"Hahaha!"

The lame joke made the Liu family laugh.

"Who doesn't get sick? I don't care how much money I make by treating and saving people. I just want to make sure I can support my family." Old Man Liu laughed.

Even in modern times, doctors who cured and saved people were highly respected in society. So when others knew that Old Man Liu was a doctor, the Liu family was highly respected.

In addition, Liu Qingyan was as beautiful as a fairy. So, within a month of the Liu family's arrival in Tonglin County, they already had a matchmaker visiting them. On the other hand, Lu Zheng was still a nobody.

"The clinic is opening tomorrow. Father, why don't I go with you?" Liu Qingyan said.

"Hmm?" Old Man Liu was about to refuse, but after some thought, he nodded.

"Sure. If there are too many patients, I might not be able to handle it. It's good that you're here."

Liu Qingyan stole a glance at Lu Zheng. Lu Zheng took a sip of his wine and smiled. "I'm free tomorrow, so I can help out. Is there anything you want to keep secret, Old Man Liu?"

Old Man Liu couldn't help but burst into laughter. "The medical books are all in my head, and the prescriptions are also all tailored to the illness. How can you learn it just by looking at it? Besides, if you want to learn it, I'm more than happy to teach!"

"I'm going too!" Liu Qingquan's mouth was stuffed with steamed buns as she chimed in.

"You get sleepy every time you read medical books. You can't even distinguish the medicinal herbs. What can you do if you go?" Liu Qingyan reached out and touched Liu Qingquan's forehead.

"Oh." Liu Qingquan's forehead scrunched up and she continued eating.

Liu Qingyan glanced at Lu Zheng. Seeing that he didn't have any reaction, she relaxed and picked up some food with her chopsticks.

...

That night, Lu Zheng returned to the modern world and checked his phone. He didn't receive any news.

He was too lazy to change, so he spent the night in the ancient world.

Now that he thought about it, he would sleep here a lot more. Not to mention, sleeping on the bed covered with silk was quite a special feeling.

...

The next morning.

"Fortunately, it's Friday today. Otherwise, I would have to cancel Lin Wan's dinner plans if I helped out in the clinic."

After washing up and practicing his martial arts, he bought two vegetable buns from Aunt Li's stall.

"Young Master Lu."

"Uncle Liu, Miss Liu!"

They came to the clinic together and saw that the two workers hired by Old Man Liu had already opened the door from the inside and began to sweep the entrance, ready to open for business.

Old Man Liu didn't prepare any flower baskets, firecrackers, or performances. He only hung a sign at the door, saying that in the first three days, he would treat patients at half price. Then, he opened his shop as usual.

However, the news of the opening of a new clinic in Tonglin County still spread. From time to time, the people came to see, and some people with illnesses came to see the doctor.

Old Man Liu was treating patients, Liu Qingyan was helping out with packaging the medicine, and Lu Zheng was assisting the two of them. They weren't very busy, so they took over the work of the two shop assistants.

At noon, Liu Qingquan and the old servant of the Liu family came with lunch boxes.

It wasn't until evening that the number of people who came to see the doctor gradually decreased.

After sending the last patient away, Old Man Liu smiled and said, "Young Master Lu, you've worked hard today. My wife has prepared some roasted chicken. Come back for a drink tonight."

"Alright," he said. Lu Zheng didn't stand on ceremony.

At this moment, there was a commotion at the door, and then four people stumbled in.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Let us in first!"

"Eh? Nobody! That's even better. Who's the doctor? Quickly take a look at us!"

A faint stench wafted over. Lu Zheng furrowed his brows. At the same time, he felt a faint, sinister chill.

However, the ones who barged in were four burly men.

The four of them were dressed in coarse clothes, and their faces were ordinary, but their eyes were sharp.

Both Old Man Liu and Liu Qingyan frowned.

When the four of them saw Liu Qingyan, their eyes lit up. Then, they saw Old Man Liu, and they all rushed to him.

"Quick, take a look at us

"Uh, please have a seat." Old Man Liu said dryly, "I'll take your pulses."

"If you can cure us, you'll be rewarded. If you can 't, don't blame us for smashing your quack shop!" The leader of the group said fiercely.

"Hehe." Old Man Liu laughed drily, the corners of his mouth twitching.

He put his hand on the man's wrist and switched to the other one. Finally, he looked at his face.

"You're not sick. It's just that there seems to be a chill in your body." Old Man Liu said.

The man's eyes lit up. "Then drive it out. San'er!"

One of the people behind him immediately took out some money and slapped it in front of Old Man Liu.

Ten kan!

"I don't need that much..."

"If I give it to you, just take it!"

"Alright."

Old Man Liu kept the money and took out a leather bag from the wooden box beside him.

"Please take off your shirt."

The man chuckled and quickly took off his shirt, revealing his muscular body. He even glanced at Liu Qingyan.

Liu Qingyan was hiding behind the medicine counter and didn't even look over.

Old Man Liu opened the leather bag, revealing dozens of shining silver needles.

He lit the candle, heated the needle and inserted it into the man's body.

Soon, the man's head and upper body were filled with silver needles.

Stab! Twist!

Old Man Liu's fingers were like butterflies weaving through flowers. He had different movements for each silver needle, dazzling Lu Zheng.

Soon, though invisible to the naked eye, Lu Zheng could feel the man exhaling waves of cold air from his body.

Lu Zheng could clearly sense that other than the most obvious frosty Qi, there was also a hint of a foul stench and the smell of death in the air.