The moment she escaped the man’s grasp, Qin Man felt as though she had been granted a second chance at life.
Without hesitation, she turned and ran.
Unfortunately, night had already fallen completely. A torrential downpour raged outside the cave, while the interior was swallowed by even deeper darkness. She could barely see her own hand in front of her face.
A blinding bolt of lightning suddenly tore across the sky.
Boom!
A deafening clap of thunder followed immediately after.
Startled, Qin Man wrapped her arms around herself and crouched down instinctively.
Ever since childhood, she had been terrified of lightning and thunder.
There was no way she would dare run outside now.
Her only option was to stay inside the cave.
After calming herself slightly, a thought suddenly occurred to her.
Why isn’t that man making any sound?
Could something have happened to him?
Partly due to a doctor’s instinct to save lives and partly out of curiosity, Qin Man slowly rose to her feet and carefully made her way back toward where she had fled from.
Through the darkness, she could vaguely make out the man’s figure.
He was still leaning against the stone wall exactly as before.
Motionless.
She couldn’t determine his condition at all.
Slowly, she extended her hand toward him.
The moment her fingers touched his skin, she was startled.
His hand was ice cold.
His breathing was also extremely weak.
It seemed he had truly lost consciousness.
His body is alternating between extreme heat and cold. The poison inside him is incredibly severe, and judging by the symptoms, it’s not an ordinary toxin.
Qin Man frowned.
If this continues, he’ll definitely die.
But if I save him and he attacks me again afterward…
The moment that thought surfaced, she immediately withdrew her hand.
Just then, she heard the faint sound of movement.
The man had regained consciousness.
However, he was obviously far too weak to move.
Although she couldn’t see clearly in the darkness, Qin Man could somehow sense that he was awake.
“Who are you? Why are you hiding in this cave?” she asked directly.
She knew the poison in his body was extremely dangerous.
She could save him.
The question was whether she should.
Her parents had taught her from childhood that doctors existed to heal the wounded and save lives.
Saving someone was a virtuous act that accumulated merit.
Unfortunately, she had no medicine on her.
That left her in quite a dilemma.
“If only my private pharmacy were here. I have every kind of medicine, medical equipment, and supplies stored inside.”
The moment the thought crossed her mind, something miraculous happened.
Her vision blurred.
In the next instant, she found herself standing inside her private pharmacy.
Every shelf.
Every piece of equipment.
Every medicine bottle.
Everything was exactly as she remembered.
Qin Man froze in shock.
Had she been dreaming?
Or had her pharmacy actually transmigrated together with her?
Tentatively, she reached for a bottle of medicine.
Her fingers wrapped around it successfully.
The object was real.
After several experiments, she finally confirmed the truth.
This was an independent dimensional space.
She could enter and leave simply by willing it with her thoughts.
The realization filled her with delight.
Remembering the man’s symptoms, she quickly prepared a bottle of medicinal pills.
Afterward, she focused her thoughts.
The pharmacy instantly disappeared.
When she opened her eyes again, she was back inside the cave.
Had the bottle of pills not still been in her hand, she would have believed the entire experience had been a dream.
The man remained silent.
Qin Man assumed he was simply too weak to speak.
Feeling her way toward him, she poured several small black pills into her palm.
Although the man couldn’t move or speak, his mind remained completely clear.
His eyesight was far superior to that of ordinary people.
Even in the darkness, he could clearly see every movement she made.
When he noticed the pills in her hand, his eyes narrowed sharply.
A cold light flashed through them.
He had never believed in kindness without reason.
What kind of medicine was this?
What was this girl trying to do?
Before he could think further, Qin Man shoved the pills directly into his mouth.
“Hurry up and swallow them. This won’t cure you completely, but it should suppress the poison for a while and stop it from acting up. Since fate brought us together, this young lady will save your life.”
She muttered the words mostly to herself.
To her surprise, the man obediently swallowed the medicine.
“You’ve suffered from this poison for years,” Qin Man continued after a brief pause. “And from what I can tell, someone deliberately poisoned you.”
In the darkness, his gaze instantly sharpened.
His eyes became as cold as blades.
However, when he heard her say that the pills were intended to save him, surprise flickered briefly across his face.
Even a trace of disbelief appeared in his deep eyes.
“Alright, I’m going to sleep now. I’ll leave after dawn.”
Because the cave was too dark, Qin Man couldn’t see his expression.
Still, she had complete confidence in the medicine she had personally formulated.
“Alright.”
It was the first word he had spoken.
His voice was deep and pleasant, carrying a natural magnetism despite its coldness.
“So you’re not mute after all.”
Qin Man blinked.
“You actually have a really nice voice.”
Her praise was entirely sincere.
Then she leaned back against the stone wall beside him and closed her eyes.
Normally, she was a light sleeper.
Especially after arriving in this unfamiliar ancient world, she should have been even more vigilant.
Yet she was simply too exhausted.
Despite the presence of a stranger with unknown intentions sitting beside her, she fell asleep almost immediately.
The man silently observed the sleeping girl.
Her scarred face was undeniably ugly.
She looked to be around seventeen or eighteen years old.
He couldn’t understand why such a severe scar had appeared on someone so young.
Yet her eyes…
They were exceptionally beautiful.
Long eyelashes framed eyes that were bright, lively, and filled with spirit.
Looking at her sleeping face, the corners of his lips unconsciously curved upward.
A faint smile appeared.
Soon afterward, he closed his own eyes and rested.
The eastern horizon gradually brightened.
The first rays of dawn filtered into the cave.
After the night’s heavy rain, the morning air still carried a lingering chill.
Qin Man slowly opened her eyes.
Stretching lazily, she discovered that a white cloak had been draped over her body.
It was clearly a man’s cloak.
The events of the previous night immediately resurfaced in her mind.
She glanced around.
The cave was now brightly illuminated.
The man was gone.
She was alone.
Perhaps he recovered enough to leave before sunrise.
Since they were merely strangers who had crossed paths by chance, she didn’t think much of it.
Feeling the cool morning air, she wrapped the cloak more tightly around herself.
At the very least, the man seemed to possess a little conscience.
Now she had a more important problem.
She needed to figure out how to get back.
Thinking about the dimensional space, she entered it again.
Inside, she retrieved some biscuits, bread, and bottled water.
While gathering supplies, she happened to catch sight of her reflection in a mirror.
The instant she saw her face, she nearly jumped.
As a doctor, she had seen countless injuries and scars.
Yet even she had never encountered one this ugly.
Good heavens.
Everyone else transmigrates and becomes some breathtaking beauty.
Why did I end up as the ugly girl?
Qin Man felt deeply aggrieved.
After calming herself, she carefully examined the scar.
The more she studied it, the more surprised she became.
This wasn’t actually a normal scar.
It was a manifestation of deeply accumulated toxins that had remained inside the body for years.
Because the original owner had been unable to eliminate the poison, the toxins had gradually surfaced through the skin, creating this hideous appearance.
The medical knowledge of this era simply wasn’t advanced enough to treat such a condition.
For Qin Man, however, it was far from impossible.
As a master of both traditional Chinese medicine and modern Western medicine, she could cure it.
It would merely require time.
After confirming her diagnosis, she immediately prepared a soothing medicinal ointment.
Carefully, she applied it to the scar.
A refreshing coolness instantly spread across her skin.
Feeling much better, she left the dimensional space and walked out of the cave.
The valley before her was breathtaking.
The morning sun was rising over the mountains, bathing the lush vegetation in golden light.
Wild fruits hung abundantly from the branches of towering trees.
By nature, Qin Man was optimistic and fearless.
After a full night’s rest, her body had recovered significantly.
Having narrowly escaped death, she greedily inhaled the fresh mountain air.
Looking across the endless mountain ranges stretching into the distance, she smiled faintly.
Since I came here, there must be a way back.
For now, though, the most important thing is finding a place to settle down.