Chapter 157: Chapter 19: Doctor Scum
After the first examination, Boss Feng treated the few from Huangteng to a hearty meal.
While the others were toasting and celebrating, Yun Sheng found an excuse and left the inn.
Using Disguise Magic, Yun Sheng appeared as a girl of about fifteen or sixteen, dark and thin, with very ordinary looks, the kind you could find a lot in a crowd.
"Boss, how much for the fresh Demon Beast Meat?" Yun Sheng approached a Demon Beast Meat store; in Daoye Mountain City, due to the frequent presence of Hunter Soldiers, there was an abundance of fresh Demon Beast Meat and Demon Beast Bones for sale.
"Miss, which type of Demon Beast Meat would you like? Our shop only sells Third-tier or higher. Do you want it fresh or frozen?" The shopkeeper, seeing a potential customer, enthusiastically began his pitch.
On the Wuji Continent, there is no modern machinery; the so-called frozen meat refers to meat that has been treated with Water Ice Magic and frozen, which is much cheaper and not as good in terms of taste, catering specifically to some summoners with War Beasts and tight budgets, or to some mages.
Yun Sheng had sent both Bobbie and Little Black into the Linglong Beast Tower for training; during this period, both War Beasts need a lot of Demon Beast Meat to replenish their strength.
Donât be fooled by Bobbie and Little Blackâs small size; their appetites could match that of a strong man like Boss Feng, making light work of ten to twenty pounds of Demon Beast Meat in one meal.
Currently, Yun Sheng was the equivalent of having three mouths to feed herself, and having recently bought the New Magic scroll "Water Binding," she really didnât have many Gold Coins left.
"What are the respective prices for the two kinds of Demon Beast Meat?" Yun Sheng pondered.
"Fourth-tier Demon Beast Meat, a minimum of ten pounds. Frozen meat is 250 Gold Coins for ten pounds, fresh is 400 Gold Coins for ten pounds," the owner continued to explain kindly.
Yun Shengâs face immediately fell; this would bankrupt her in just one meal.
Demon Beast Meat on the continent is a rare delicacy; those who can afford it are usually from noble families, aristocrats, or high-level Hunter Soldiers.
The price of Fourth-tier Demon Beast Meat is already in the hundreds of Gold Coins, Fifth Rank is over a thousand, and as for Sixth Rank Demon Beast Meat, the price is astronomical.
For a little Summoner like Yun Sheng, who is raising two War Beasts recklessly, the pressure is imaginable.
Right now Yun Sheng canât possibly hunt Demon Beasts herself, so thereâs only one option left.
After hesitating for a moment, she asked again: "Boss, is there a medical clinic nearby?"
Yun Shengâs income mainly comes from two methods: potion making or Artifact Refining. However, for the latter, Yun Sheng needs a cultivation paradise like the Magic Tower with her current strength, hence she chose potion making.
After all, Yun Sheng had a solid medical background in her previous life, and she had also made Hemostatic Agent, Detoxification Powder, Advanced Meditation Water, Top-grade Moon God Water, and various other potions before, laying a solid foundation for potion making.
"If the young lady wants to see a doctor or buy ordinary finished medicine, then you must go to the Medicine Emperor Pavilion, the clinic is at the very south end of the street."
The owner didnât snub Yun Sheng for not being able to afford Demon Beast Meat and showed her the way.
In the medical system of the continent, the Medicine Emperor Pavilion is the undisputed king, and Yun Sheng guessed as much.
Due to Doctor Fanâs cause, Yun Sheng didnât have a good impression of the Medicine Emperor Pavilion, but she currently had Disguise Magic on her, and she was in Daoye Mountain City, so she didnât avoid anything.
Yun Sheng arrived at Daoye Mountainâs Medicine Emperor Pavilion, only to see from a distance an imposing medical hall with Liuli tiled roofs and gilded beams.
Daoye Mountain, serving as Hunting Soldier Guard City, had the highest number of hunter soldiers coming and going each year, and the number of people visiting the medical hall for treatment was endless every day.
Yun Sheng walked into the Medicine Emperor Pavilion and was just about to enter when she saw a girl of about thirteen or fourteen pleading with a physician of the Medicine Emperor Pavilion: "Doctor Qi, this medicine is very important to me, my fatherâs life depends on it, please, you must help me concoct this medicine."
The girl wasnât very old but had a handsome appearance. Judging by her speech and demeanor, she didnât seem to come from a poor family, but her clothes were very worn.
"Go away, go away. How many times have I told you that the Medicine Emperor Pavilion doesnât take custom medicine orders? Lin Yaoâer, you might as well marry off early, abandon your sick old dad, that kind of disease of the rich heâs got, let alone one prescription, even if you took hundreds it still wouldnât cure him," the physician looked sallow and his eyes flashed with lewdness, clearly not a decent person. While speaking, he didnât forget to touch the girlâs hand.
The girlâs complexion changed drastically, and she pulled her hand back swiftly, "Qi Jiu, show some respect, even if I, Lin Yaoâer, am down to my last copper coin, I wouldnât stoop so low as to be defiled by someone like you."
"You shameless slut, youâve got no face. Lord me taking a fancy to you is your ancestors accumulating virtue. You really think youâre still the young miss of Cien Hall? You believe if I just lift a finger, not one person in Daoye Mountain would be willing to sell you medicine!" After saying this, the physician ordered two medicine-gathering boys to push Lin Yaoâer out of the Medicine Emperor Pavilion.
The physicianâs conduct was so reprehensible, but whether it was the employees of the Medicine Emperor Pavilion or the customers, all wore faces of numbness, it was clear that this physician had a considerable reputation at the local Medicine Emperor Pavilion.
Yun Sheng asked a nearby customer and found out that the girl who was driven out was the daughter of another medical hallâs owner.
Before the Medicine Emperor Pavilion set up shop in Daoye Mountain, Cien Hall was the largest local medical hall, but after Medicine Emperor Pavilion came in, Cien Hall fell into decline.
The original physician of Cien Hall, also Lin Yaoâerâs father, fell ill because of this and hasnât gotten out of bed since.
Lin Yaoâer had delicate features, and after her father fell ill, she shouldered the medical hallâs business alone. It was a pity that at her young age, she had to take on the heavy responsibility of supporting her family, her fatherâs illness needed a lot of medicines for treatment.
Doctor Qi San from the Medicine Emperor Pavilion stumbled upon Lin Yaoâer and developed malicious intentions. Failing to harass her in her home, he still wanted to take her as his concubine.
Lin Yaoâer naturally refused, and Qi San took every opportunity to bully her under various pretexts.
This time, Lin Yaoâer somehow got hold of a special remedy that is said to cure her fatherâs illness. She went to the Medicine Emperor Pavilion asking for help to concoct a personalized medicine, only to be humiliated by Qi San.
After learning the ins and outs of the situation, Yun Sheng glanced at Qi Sanâs ugly face and left the Medicine Emperor Pavilion without a word.
In Yun Shengâs view, with the Medicine Emperor Pavilion being so stubbornly unrepentant, and the emergence of scum like Qi San, the establishment was on the verge of collapse, its foundations already shaken; she wouldnât mind stepping on its crumbling foundations a few more times.
Yun Sheng didnât walk far before she caught up with Lin Yaoâer.
After being expelled from the Medicine Emperor Pavilion, Lin Yaoâer had a look of grief, her eyes aimlessly wandering, walking listlessly on the street.
"Miss Lin, slow down," Lin Yaoâer heard someone calling her name from behind, she turned around and saw a girl, standing with a beaming smile not far down the alley, waving at her.