The man lying there was already somewhat unconscious, and he looked around in a daze, and for a moment it was impossible to recognize who the person was.

"Ugh~"

He vomited another mouthful of blood and felt much more relaxed. There was no more blood and qi surging in his chest, and his mind became clearer.

Nier took a piece of cloth and wanted to clean the dirty area for the patient.

Zhao Jincheng grabbed her arm and stopped his apprentice's movements. "I'll do it later. Don't do these things."

Nier knew that her master was worried about her, but her master always liked cleanliness, so how could she do such a job? "Let me do it, it's okay."

Although other apprentices had to carry out all the dirty and tiring work, Zhao Jincheng could not follow Ni'er's wishes.

"You are a child, your body is not as strong as an adult, so it is better to have less contact with him."

Ni'er didn't want her master to do this kind of work. In her mind, her master was always spotless, and his clothes and shoes were always clean. As a farmer's daughter, it was no problem for her to do these things. She had even helped her father irrigate the fields with manure water.

Normally at times like this, Ni'er would not talk back and would just do whatever the master said. But today, she didn't want the master to do this no matter what.

Ni'er exerted force with her hands to prevent Zhao Jincheng from taking the cloth strip from her.

"I'm a doctor, and it's my duty to take care of patients."

Zhao Jincheng was a little surprised to hear Ni'er refute him, but he quickly returned to his normal expression. He knew what Ni'er was thinking. She just felt sorry for her master, so he must not be soft-hearted at a time like this.

Zhao Jincheng's face was tense, and his tone was more serious than ever before, "Why don't you listen to Master's words?"

Nier was startled by her master's tone.

"I didn't, I wasn't..."

Before he could finish his words, he realized that his master was trying to scare him off with this tone.

Zhao Jincheng didn't let Ni'er finish her words, "That's good, you go and watch."

How could the arm twist stronger than the thigh? Ni'er could only sigh, stand aside and hand over the cloth in her hand.

The man stared at the two people for a while before he recognized them as Zhao Jincheng and Ni'er. He felt a little excited and tears flowed down the corners of his eyes, wetting the straw under his head.

His lips trembled as he spoke: "Thank you both doctors for saving my life."

Zhao Jincheng wet the handkerchief and wiped the blood that he had sprayed on the man's face and body bit by bit.

Seeing him so excited, I quickly spoke up to stop him.

"Don't talk, calm down, it's most taboo to get excited at this time."

The man felt the blood boiling in his chest again. After hearing what the doctor said, he took a deep breath, and his tears stopped. He exhaled a breath of turbid air, and gradually he no longer felt uncomfortable. However, he still had a high fever and his mind was a little foggy, but he still said, "Doctor Zhao is really a miracle doctor."

Zhao Jincheng wiped the patient's body clean and was relieved to see that he was breathing steadily, thinking that he was no longer in danger.

"Did you eat anything else?"

The man frowned when he saw the yamen runners nearby, feeling something was not right. He didn't dare tell anyone about this, for fear that his brother would be arrested. He stole the things for his own sake, so he couldn't be so ungrateful.

Zhao Jincheng saw the man standing there with his eyes closed and his brows furrowed, and guessed what he was thinking.

"If you don't tell the truth, it will be difficult to carry out follow-up diagnosis and treatment. If you make a misdiagnosis, your life will be in jeopardy..."

What the man feared most now was dying here. Zhao Jincheng's words made him dare not hide it anymore. He lowered his voice, still not wanting others to hear it, especially the yamen runners.

"Doctor Zhao, I did eat something else. My brother brought me a bowl of medicine, and there was a small leaf in the bowl."

He looked at the bailiff and hesitated.

"Your brother has been taken away by the bailiffs. Just speak freely. He should have confessed everything."

The man was so surprised that he was speechless. His brother would go to such lengths for him, but it was indeed wrong for him to steal.

He sighed silently and raised his slightly heavy eyelids, "What will happen to him then?"

"It's not clear right now."

The man is now unable to take care of himself and has no way to help his brother.

The doctor just used acupuncture to stop the vomiting of blood. I would probably need to take medicine later. I was afraid that I couldn't not tell the truth, so I gritted my teeth and continued.

"He said that little leaf is a good thing, and that it can save lives if eaten by others. And I heard that the person was seriously ill and unconscious. My symptoms are relatively mild now, so I might be able to recover quickly after taking this."

The man was having trouble speaking and had to take a breath after saying a few words.

"He also said that this thing is very precious and difficult to carry. We can't put too much of it. We are not sure whether we can get it back in the future..."

The man's tired eyes could hardly be opened, and he lay there gasping for breath.

"I was thinking, such a good thing should not be wasted..."

Nier listened for a long time but didn't get to the point. She just opened the small paper bag and placed it in front of the man. "This is it, right?"

After careful identification, the man confirmed that it was this leaf. "Yes, this is the leaf I ate at that time."

The man's eyes revealed desire, "I know I've told you all, with Doctor Zhao here, you won't die, right?"

Zhao Jincheng didn't dare to answer his question directly. Only a few people could survive the disease, and no one could guarantee it.

"Don't eat anything given to you by others anymore. I'll change the prescription for you."

When the man heard what Doctor Zhao said, he felt there was still hope. After all, as long as he could take the medicine, he would not die.

Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes again, flowing down her hair to the back of her head, wetting a spot of her hair.

Zhao Jincheng gave him a few more injections.

Some people nearby saw the excitement and came over.

"Your brother almost took your life. He meant well but ended up doing something bad."

The man closed his eyes and stammered for a while.

"Hey, he saw that I was sick and didn't know what to do. He wanted to use whatever methods he could on me. I can understand that."

Hearing the man's words, the people who were watching got a little excited.

"I can't understand it. He obviously wants to kill you."

After a while, the man's voice was heard.

"He just wouldn't let me eat that thing. If I got the disease, I guess..."

"That's a pretty open-minded thing. If I were you, I would never talk to him again."

The man didn't say anything. He was tired both physically and mentally. He didn't know how his brother was doing and whether he was being bullied.

He almost lost his most precious life in the hands of his most cherished brother, and he felt mixed emotions.

Seeing that the man didn't react and seemed to be asleep with his eyes closed, the people who were there to watch left.

Zhao Jincheng and Ni'er looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. They finally rescued the person. If they had arrived a little later, the body would probably have been on the way to be cremated.

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