"Divine healer, my third brother, how is he doing now?" the two burly men asked anxiously.
Leng Ruoli looked at the two strong men before her and replied calmly, "Although he is still in a coma, his leg has been saved."
"That's wonderful, thank you, doctor!" the two burly men said excitedly.
"And what is your relationship with the patient?" Leng Ruoli asked again.
"Doctor, the person inside is our third brother, named Yan Shan. I am his eldest brother, Yu Shan, and this is his second brother, Shi Shan," the elder brother Yu Shan said with a simple smile.
"In that case, I will explain his condition in detail. Although your third brother's leg has been bandaged by me, he cannot move freely at the moment. Therefore, he will need to stay in my clinic for the next few days," Leng Ruoli said slowly to the two.
"Yes... yes, but doctor, we don't have money on us right now. Can we write an IOU and pay you back later when we have money?" the elder brother Yu Shan said with embarrassment.
"Don't worry about the money. Our clinic is having an opening event, and medical consultations are free for the first three days," Chu Mingxuan, who was nearby, suddenly interjected.
"Is that so? Then... we feel very indebted!" Yu Shan scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.
"Yes, doctor. My brother and I were taking our third brother to other clinics, and when those doctors saw how serious his injuries were and that we couldn't pay, they drove us out. We went to five clinics, and no one was willing to treat my third brother. Later, we went to a large pharmacy called Bai Cao Tang, where the shopkeeper told us about a newly opened An Ji Tang in the bustling city center and mentioned a divine doctor with superb medical skills who could treat my third brother's leg. So, my brother and I carried our third brother to An Ji Tang. We didn't expect that the shopkeeper was telling the truth," Shi Shan said gratefully.
"Yes, the person who treated your third brother's leg injury just now is the divine doctor the shopkeeper mentioned."
Chu Mingxuan pointed at Leng Ruoli after hearing Shi Shan's words.
The two brothers immediately knelt down towards Leng Ruoli.
"Thank you, thank you, divine doctor, for saving my third brother's leg injury. Although my brothers and I have no money, we still have our strength. If the divine doctor ever needs help with strength, please feel free to ask us."
Yu Shan and Shi Shan were very grateful and sincerely made their promise.
"Please get up immediately. I don't like people kneeling to me. If you want to repay me, let's talk about it after your third brother's leg injury has healed. You should go home now and come back to the clinic in a couple of days. We will take care of your third brother."
Leng Ruoli urged them to leave.
Because her clinic had professional medical staff, even if she kept the patient's family here, they wouldn't be able to help and would only cause trouble.
"This... this... doctor, isn't that not good? If my third brother needs to go to the latrine or is hungry, we won't be here to look after him..."
Hearing this, Yu Shan's brow furrowed slightly, and he stammered.
However, before he could finish speaking, Leng Ruoli interrupted him.
"Don't worry. We have many strong men here who can take care of your brother's needs. As for food and drink, you don't need to worry about it. Our clinic has dedicated cooks to prepare meals for him," Leng Ruoli said helplessly to the two strong men.
"Alright, alright, thank you, divine doctor. We will come to see my third brother in a couple of days."
Shi Shan heard the impatience in Leng Ruoli's tone, immediately pulled his elder brother's hand, and bade farewell to Leng Ruoli.
Leng Ruoli let out a long sigh of relief as she watched the two strong men leave An Ji Tang.
Alas, communicating with these ancient people was so difficult.
As a result, after she had just sat down to rest for a while, Ye Wu's carriage arrived at the entrance of An Ji Tang.
Subsequently, Ye Wu and Nan Xi carried a drowsy young woman into the clinic, followed by Doctor Yang and an old woman.
"Consort, this young sister-in-law's condition is not optimistic. If she cannot be treated..."
Doctor Yang wanted to persuade Leng Ruoli to give up treating the woman when he saw her, but he was afraid that the old woman would be deeply discouraged if she heard it.
"It's alright. Help her into the ward. I will treat her personally."
Even though Doctor Yang's words were not finished, Leng Ruoli understood his meaning. He was afraid that if she couldn't treat this woman and she died, it would be bad for her reputation and the reputation of An Ji Tang.
But she, Leng Ruoli, was not afraid of that.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Leng Ruoli, Doctor Yang said no more and went about his own business.
After Ye Wu and Nan Xi had carried the young woman to the bed, Leng Ruoli asked them to leave. The old woman, worried about her daughter-in-law, stayed behind, and Leng Ruoli allowed her to remain in the ward.
After the room quieted down, Leng Ruoli immediately took the young woman's pulse. Then, she used her mental power to operate the instruments in her space to give the young woman a full body check-up. Fortunately, there were no major issues.
It was only excessive grief that caused her breathing difficulties, weakness, headaches, vomiting, coughing, and other symptoms.
Subsequently, Leng Ruoli unbuttoned the young woman's top, took out her stethoscope, and listened to her heartbeat, which was weak.
So, Leng Ruoli took out silver needles from her sleeve and inserted a few needles into the young woman's chest. Then, she inserted needles into the woman's hands and head.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Leng Ruoli removed the silver needles one by one.
At this moment, the young woman, who had been lying on the bed, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Her breathing immediately became smoother, and her heartbeat stabilized.
Finally, Leng Ruoli took out two Yu Lu Pills and placed them in the young woman's mouth for her to swallow.
"Consort, how is my daughter-in-law?"
Seeing that Leng Ruoli had stopped her actions, the old woman asked anxiously.
"Auntie, your daughter-in-law is fine now. She just needs to rest here for two more days, and she can go home in three days. Your home is quite far from here, isn't it? You can stay in my clinic for these few days. We have food, drinks, and a place to sleep here."
Leng Ruoli allowed the old woman to stay at An Ji Tang out of pity for her. She also wanted to investigate thoroughly the matter the old woman had told her in the morning.
This was because when she was needling the young woman earlier, she discovered traces of assault on the woman's body. Perhaps the old woman found it difficult to speak about such matters, so she dared not tell Leng Ruoli.
"Thank you, thank you, Consort! You are truly a great benefactor to us both!"
The old woman clasped her fists and bowed to Leng Ruoli, intending to kneel and kowtow.
Leng Ruoli quickly helped the old woman up.
"Auntie, you don't have to do this. If you want to kneel to me, I won't treat your daughter-in-law anymore."
Leng Ruoli said with a deliberately stern face.