Jiang Li boarded the carriage and headed toward the Divine Doctor Valley where Divine Doctor Bai resided.
She lightly closed her eyes to rest her mind, and scenes from her past life flashed through her brain one after another.
It was her own foolishness in blindly trusting the Yin family that had caused her to end up dying so tragically.
【Ding! Detecting emotional fluctuations from the host. To assist the host in completing the mission, the system awards one Cure-All Pill!】
After the voice sounded by her ear, Jiang Li simultaneously saw text floating before her eyes, detailedly introducing the effects of the Cure-All Pill.
For anyone suffering from any illness, as long as they consumed this pill, it would take effect with just one dose and eliminate all ailments.
Jiang Li felt a wave of skepticism. She had stayed by Divine Doctor Bai’s side when she was a child and had a rudimentary understanding of some pharmacology; there was fundamentally no such thing as a pill like this.
But if it were true—
It was a pity there was only one. If she could study how the pill was made, it might perhaps help even more people.
Suddenly, Jiang Li’s sleeve felt a bit heavy, and a white porcelain bottle appeared inside.
Opening the stopper to take a sniff, there was indeed a fragrance of medicinal herbs.
She put the white porcelain bottle back into her sleeve, having already made up her mind.
Upon arriving at the Divine Doctor Valley, Jiang Li stepped down from the carriage and approached the medicine boy.
“I am the First Young Mistress of the Yin family. This is a token of the Yin family’s appreciation, and we would like to invite the Divine Doctor to visit our manor to treat the Madam.”
As Jiang Li spoke, Wang You handed the wooden box containing the ginseng to the medicine boy.
After taking the wooden box, the medicine boy opened it to take a look, and his expression instantly turned ugly.
The medicine boy had never heard of the Yin family, but of those who came seeking the Divine Doctor to make a house call, which one did not send precious medicinal ingredients?
This was the very first time someone expected to invite the Divine Doctor to make a house call using a mere five-year ginseng root.
However, the medicine boy did not say much. He only asked Jiang Li to wait a moment while he took the wooden box inside to relay the message.
In the courtyard, an elder with completely white hair and beard was drying medicinal herbs.
Hearing that the Yin family had sent their First Young Mistress to invite him to treat the Madam, the elder instinctively wanted to refuse when he suddenly realized something was amiss.
The elder looked toward his disciple beside him: “Shang Lu, has the girl from the Jiang family married into the Yin family?”
The young man nodded, saying with a smile: “Yes, Ah Li is the First Young Mistress of the Yin family.”
Divine Doctor Bai let out a cold snort and gestured for the medicine boy to open the wooden box; he wanted to see what kind of good thing this girl would send to invite him to treat her mother-in-law.
The wooden box opened, revealing the thin and shriveled ginseng root inside. The surrounding air instantly fell silent.
After an unknown amount of time, the elder’s hearty laughter echoed.
“This girl is at least not stupid; she didn’t pour her heart and soul out right after marrying into the Yin family.”
Shang Lu chimed in from the side: “Yes, Sister Ah Li has always been intelligent.”
Divine Doctor Bai glanced at him: “If she were truly intelligent, she wouldn’t have married into the Yin family while holding a spirit tablet. If Old Jiang knew his granddaughter married a spirit tablet, he probably wouldn’t even rest in peace in the netherworld.”
“Sister Ah Li just didn’t want her family to worry in the netherworld. Guarding the Jiang family’s estate all by herself isn’t easy.”
Divine Doctor Bai looked at his unpromising disciple: “Now you know it’s not easy for her? What were you doing earlier?”
He had long seen through his disciple’s feelings for the girl Ah Li. It was just a pity that he was like a mute gourd, hiding all his thoughts in his heart, unable to squeeze out a single word even if beaten with a stick.
Although his disciple was a mute gourd, it was still better than marrying a spirit tablet.
The more Divine Doctor Bai thought about it, the angrier he became. He lifted his hand and ordered the medicine boy: “Go and throw this worthless ginseng root out! If the Yin family comes to seek an audience again, there’s no need to report it—just drive them away directly!”
Humph, in any case, the ones he wanted to drive away were the Yin family. If that girl was smart enough, she would be able to hear the underlying meaning in his words.
If she had business with him, she just needed to state her identity as Miss Jiang.
The medicine boy was still a bit dazed; he clearly could not fathom the Divine Doctor’s intentions.
Hadn’t he looked quite happy just a moment ago? Why did he want to drive the person away now?
The medicine boy quickly stole a glance at Shang Lu, thinking to himself that indeed, only Brother Shang could grasp the Divine Doctor’s thoughts.
Not long after, the medicine boy jogged back out to return the wooden box.
“Everyone, please go back.”
The medicine boy frequently turned people away, so he was quite practiced at it.
Given Divine Doctor Bai’s reputation, the medicine boy did not even need to provide an explanation when refusing; he just had to return the sent medicinal materials directly.
Jiang Li did not move her feet.
Divine Doctor Bai’s reaction was exactly as she had anticipated.
In her past life, she had paid out of her own pocket to send the Divine Doctor two top-grade ginseng roots, yet she had similarly failed to see his face.
She knew that Divine Doctor Bai had essentially watched her grow up and was dissatisfied with her marrying while holding a spirit tablet.
To say he was dissatisfied was actually more of him feeling heartbroken for her.
Jiang Li’s heart softened as she thought of how Divine Doctor Bai had tried several times in her past life to pull her out of that wolf’s den of the Yin family.
Instead, it was she who had been obstinate, blindly listening and believing, which angered Divine Doctor Bai so much that he took his disciple to travel far and wide.
She did not dare to think about how sad Divine Doctor Bai would be upon learning the news of her dying from illness.
Jiang Li called out to the medicine boy and handed over the white porcelain bottle from her sleeve.
“Please deliver this porcelain bottle to the Divine Doctor, and say it is a token of filial respect from Ah Li of the Jiang family to his old self.”
The medicine boy was somewhat bewildered. Had she not just said she was the First Young Mistress of the Yin family? How had she turned back into Ah Li of the Jiang family?
But the name Jiang Li sounded so familiar.
No matter how dull the medicine boy was, he finally reacted to what was going on.
He remembered Brother Shang mentioning the name Jiang Li, saying she was a girl with a great talent for pharmacology.
But later, she had to busy herself with managing her family’s household affairs and running the family’s shops and businesses, so she had no choice but to give up studying medicine.
Even the Divine Doctor had brought it up a few times, entirely expressing his regret that Jiang Li had been unable to study medicine.
The medicine boy finally understood why the Divine Doctor and Brother Shang had exhibited that kind of attitude just now.
Not daring to delay, the medicine boy hurriedly brought the white porcelain bottle Jiang Li gave him inside.
Meanwhile, Jiang Li did not stay long outside the courtyard; she boarded the carriage and left.
She had no face to see Grandpa Bai. In her past life, it was she who failed to see through people’s hearts and viewed the Yin family as her safe haven.
Ending up in such a state was the fault of that entire house of white-eyed wolves in the Yin family, but it was also her fault for not recognizing their true nature.
Not every mistake comes with a chance to start over, and Jiang Li cherished this opportunity of rebirth immensely.
She would temporarily avoid seeing Grandpa Bai, also to prevent today’s events from leaking out.
She could not let the Yin family members know about her relationship with Grandpa Bai; otherwise, she would have no way to leave the Yin family.
In the courtyard, the medicine boy delivered the porcelain bottle and explained that it was sent by Jiang Li.
A bit of a smile added to Divine Doctor Bai’s wrinkled face, “It seems my worrying over this child wasn’t in vain.”
Divine Doctor Bai opened the stopper, and smelling the herbal scent inside the white porcelain bottle, his spirits instantly lifted.
Having dealt with herbs for decades, he could identify which herbs were used just by sniffing them most of the time.
Yet this time, he actually could not smell what herbs were inside the white porcelain bottle.
It seemed the girl from the Jiang family wanted him to study it?
Divine Doctor Bai called for Shang Lu, and they began to study the ingredients of the pill.
On the way back, Jiang Li went to the dye workshop to see Ren Dong and her wet nurse.
To make the Yin family agree to a divorce, she had to hide all her sharp edges; all these shops and workshops of the Jiang family had to be shut down.
“Ren Dong, in a few days, give the workers some time off and tell the public that we are closing for a few days. Then, quietly have people spread the word that the Jiang family shops are poorly managed and it is feared they can no longer keep running.”