Feng Yu Heng did not want to continue listening to their argument . Her two hands folded inside her loose sleeves, she felt a little warmth spreading when she caressed her right wrist . All of a sudden, she saw something that she should not have seen- the private pharmacy that she had opened in a provincial capital .
A two-story pharmacy that had both Chinese and Western medicines . It also had the standard for-sale crutches, wheelchairs and other simple medical equipment . It looked no different from any 21st century pharmacy out there . New medicines, special medicine, and everyday medicines were all available . The only difference was the presence of special medicines used by the Marine Corps and some half-completed medicine .
Feng Yu Heng tested and found that she could easily take things from the pharmacy with just her thoughts .
She was momentarily shocked . Subconsciously, she moved her legs and left the pharmacy . Such an odd discovery would need a quiet, isolated place for further inspection .
At the moment she moved her feet, a sudden cold feeling covered her neck . An ice cold sword came straight towards her .
“Don’t move . ” The voice belonged to the bodyguard .
Feng Yu Heng truly did not dare to move .
This belligerent imp truly is one of King Yama’s . While she could talk her around a young master’s conscripts, this sort of rash fellow’s brain was not very bright . It’s not like his sword had eyes either .
She shifted her eyes towards the icy-cold sword . Its cutting edge so sharp, it cut any hair blown its way .
“Apologies, young miss . Regardless your identity, your mistake was being here and seeing my house’s young master . ” As the words came out, the sword point struck out, piercing a rock .
Feng Yu Heng obviously would not stand around waiting to die . However, before she could move even a step, a “ding” sound rang out, followed by a “clang,” as the sword struck a rock then fell to the ground .
“Young Master!” The bodyguard turned to face the brocade-wearing man and knelt . “Please calm down, young master . ”
The brocade-wearing man waved his hands . “She’s just a girl, leave her be . ”
“But what if word gets out…”
“Bai Ze . ” The brocade-wearing man’s appearance calmed, “I do not wish to repeat myself . ”
“Yes . ” The bodyguard named Bai Ze lowered his head . Feeling around, he picked up his sword, afraid to speak again .
Feng Yu Heng glared briefly at Bai Ze, then looked to the side, where the helpless old doctor continued to observe the injured man . With a solemn voice, she opened her mouth to say: “You should learn more from your young master . If you want to kill a witness to silence them, first make sure they aren’t of use . Doctor, this profession is not well understood, nor is it transparent . If they have some trifles, a random movement here or there and both of his legs could become completely worthless . ”
“Don’t over reach your bounds!” Bai Ze fumed with anger .
The brocade-wearing man let out a chuckle . “So knowledgeable at such a young age . Bai Ze, you can learn from her . What she said is correct . ”
“Young master!”
“Say no more . ” He cut off Bai Ze and looked towards Feng Yu Heng, “Go ahead and go home . Wasn’t your mother still sick?”
Feng Yu Heng stared at him for a while . Her eyes unwilling to shift from the purple lotus on his forehead . Why else is it said that a man shouldn’t become too handsome . With someone this handsome, it’s easy for some girls to lose their principles .
“Well… Let me help you a little . ” With the words spoken, Feng Yu Heng slapped herself internally . ‘Safeguard your identity,’1 do you understand what that means? The world does not revolve around one person .
“How do you want to help?” The brocade-wearing man did not give her a chance to retract her words .
Feng Yu Heng did not look at him, nor did she glance at his forehead . Instead, she reached in to her sleeve and used her mind to collect a spray-bottle of anesthetic . This, originally, was not made for mass sale . Instead, it was made specifically for the Corps, so emergency surgeries could be performed . She had taken a case of it back to her pharmacy . The plan was to sell it at a high price . Who knew the thief who stole it would die before the sale could happen .
“Of course, first is relieving the pain . ” Feng Yu Heng shook the bottle in her hand and glanced at the old man . “Elder sir, you witnessed it earlier . They intended to kill me to remove any witnesses in order to keep their whereabouts secret . ”
The old man was already frightened; however, upon hearing her words, he snapped . He collapsed to the ground and trembled .
Feng Yu Heng looked towards the man in the brocade, “Say something . A promise or something like that . Swear that, not only, we will not be harmed or killed, but the matter of my helping must not be spread . ”
Bai Ze’s heart tightened with these words . He asked: “Who exactly are you?”
Feng Yu Heng felt particularly helpless: “I am just a girl from a mountain village . I ran in to a Persian eccentric, who gave me some nice things . Today, I’m using these nice things to save your house’s young master, but I don’t wish for others to know I have such things on hand . Understand?”
Bai Ze pondered for a while, then nodded, “Understood . ”
The brocade-wearing man stared at the bottle in her hand, his eyes showing an inquisitive look; however, seeing how Feng Yu Heng had no intention of saying anything else, he turned his head towards the old man to say: “Elder sir, just treat me as a normal patient . After treating me, Bai Ze will take you back to where you need to be . I will not harm your life . ”
“Is… Is this true?” The old man is hesitant to believe .
“So long as the incidents of this night are not leaked out, then it is true . ”
“I did nothing tonight . I went out to see a patient and got lost . I got lost . ”
Feng Yu Heng knew that there was no way to see if a guarantee was real or fake . The only choices were to believe or not . She did not bother to consider whether the one named Bai Ze would really escort the old man back, or if he would kill him halfway there . Either way, they had to first treat his legs . After treating his legs, she would need to return to the small village . The body’s original owner’s mother and her little brother were waiting for her .
“Let’s get started!” She didn’t say more and half knelt towards the brocade-wearing man . She might as well take care of tearing the cloth around the wound .
“Do you have alcohol?” She asked while looking at the wound .
The old man quickly opened his medical kit and took out a small bottle . A little embarrassed, he said: “Normally, I enjoy a few swigs, so I always have it on me . ”
“Hm, this isn’t a bad habit . ” Feng Yu Heng received the bottle, then unabashedly began giving orders: “Bai Ze, go fetch some clean water . ”
Bai Ze looked at the man in the brocade, who nodded his head . Turning towards to stream, he took off . While returning, he picked up a broken jar of unknown origin that was half filled with water . He then carried it over to them .
Feng Yu Heng received the water, then ordered without raising her head: “First, rinse the wound with clean water, then use the alcohol to disinfect it . It will hurt, so bear with it .
Without a trace of doubt, the brocade-wearing man said, once again, “No problem . ”
She blinked a few times . Actually, her pharmacy had rubbing alcohol, but she had no way of getting the bottle out . A child’s sleeve was not that large . Also, taking out too many things would arouse suspicions .
“Well, we’re starting . ” Feng Yu Heng said no more and carefully began cleaning the wound .
Clean water, apply alcohol, disinfecting complete . Bai Ze found a wooden branch and gave it to the man in the brocade to bite on . Feng Yu Heng waved her hand, “No need . Take it away, keeping it in the mouth is dirty . ”
Bai Ze ignored her and said: “Scraping flesh and mending bone is not that simple . ”
“I know . ” She shook the bottle in her hand until it was ready . She pointed it towards the knees and sprayed .
The spraying sound, along with the mist, surprised them all . The brocade-wearing man displayed considerably less shock . Only his eyes displayed any curiosity . The other two had cried out in shock .
“What is this?” Bai Ze rose, slightly on guard . With one hand, he grabbed hold of Feng Yu Heng’s wrist, preventing her from spraying it again . “What drug did you use on my house’s young master?”
“An anesthetic . ” She directly said the truth . Then spoke to the brocade-wearing man: “Feel for a bit, is it starting to go numb?”
This drug took effect quite quickly . It took, at most, a few moments for the localized anesthesia to take effect .
The brocade-wearing man also felt amazed . It seemed in just a moment, both knees started to feel numb . The pain quickly followed and disappeared . Further, this medicine had a great effect . The areas where there were wounds, the pain had gone, but the areas without wounds retained their sense of touch .
He looked, once again, towards the bottle in Feng Yu Heng’s hands . Noticing his slight embarrassment, “Um… after the treatment of your wounds, if there is any remaining, then… then I’ll give this to you . ”
He was very straightforward . “If so, then many thanks . ”
“It’s your turn . ” Feng Yu Heng gave the old man a gentle shove . “Remove the dying flesh . ”
1: Chinese idiom that I couldn’t translate too well, so it’s a bit awkward there . 独善其身 is the original idiom .
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