Chapter 339: Chapter 339 “Say it, what do you want?

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There was another grunt in the hall; Hei Lie suddenly broke out in a sweat on his forehead and violently pushed the door open, charging in.

“Master, your subordinate is here to protect you!”

In the hall, apart from a floor littered with corpses and two freshly awakened, utterly baffled bodies, where was any sign of Qi Yue?

Hei Lie felt a rush of panic in his heart.

But upon thinking of the strange object that had appeared out of nowhere that day, he calmed down.

After all, he was one of the leaders of the Black Feather Guard; his mind was certainly sharp.

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Soon, he thought of a crucial question—perhaps Qi Yue would suddenly appear in this hall as well.

If the awakened ones saw this, it would be a huge issue!

Just then, another grunt sounded, and yet another person woke up.

Hei Lie walked over decisively and with one punch per person, he knocked out the three who had awoken!

By the time he was knocking out the sixth person, a familiar fragrance suddenly filled the air.

Then there was the sound of something rolling.

Hei Lie hurriedly turned around, only to see Qi Yue materialize out of thin air, still pushing a stretcher-like cart with a corpse on it!

In a state of panic, Hei Lie didn’t know what to do.

Had he witnessed his master’s secret once again?!

“Master…” he called out, immediately lowering his head, not daring to look again.

“You’ve seen it now; what’s there to fear? In fact, come here and help me with this person,” spoke Qi Yue’s obviously weary voice.

Hei Lie quickly responded and went forward to lift the person off the cart and lay them on the ground to one side.

When he turned back, he saw that the strange cart had disappeared once again, leaving only Qi Yue looking at him with a slight smile.

“Don’t be afraid; it’s just a little magic tool. Just don’t talk about it, and we’ll be fine.”

Hei Lie’s knees gave way, and he immediately knelt down.

“Master, Hei Lie swears here and now that he will never speak to anyone about the master’s affairs; please rest assured.”

“Stand up, I trust you. From now on, except for Zhao Xiyan, you are the person closest to me. I have only one requirement: never betray me. Can you do that?”

“I can!”

Hei Lie knelt on the ground trembling for a while; only after pinching his thigh did he confirm that this was real.

“Stand up, are you waiting for me to help you up?”

Qi Yue said with a smile.

Seeing such a rough man trembling and pinching his thigh on the ground was quite amusing!

“Yes, master.”

With a face filled with apprehension, Hei Lie stood up and quickly added, “Master, I didn’t mean to come in, but I heard some strange noises, and I was worried about the master, so I came in…”

“Oh, it doesn’t matter. What kind of noise? Did someone wake up?”

“Yes, master.”

Hei Lie quickly recounted the incident of him knocking out several people, and Qi Yue couldn’t help but chuckle upon hearing it.

“You did well. Do you remember who they were?”

“I remember.”

One by one, Qi Yue gave an acupuncture jab, and the people who had been knocked out woke up, one after the other. Seeing Hei Lie, they all started screaming, obviously feeling muddled from the experience.

It wasn’t long before a few dozen out of the hundred or so people woke up.

By this time, the sky outside had brightened, and the other members of the Black Feather Guard who had rested the previous night came to relieve the shift, and Qu Wei and the others came over as well.

Seeing dozens more people waking up, everyone was delighted.

Soon, only about a dozen of those who had not awakened were left, including the two visitors brought back, and that middle-aged man.

Huang Zai’an checked the pulses of a few awakened people and was quite pleased with his findings.

“My disciple, how did you do it in just one night? It’s miraculous! Your teacher feels utterly inferior!”

Qi Yue blinked slyly.

“It’s commendable for you to acknowledge your inferiority, otherwise, what would I have used to treat these people?”

Huang Zai’an’s eyelids flipped as he was about to scold again, but for some reason, he started laughing instead.

“Even if the student surpasses the teacher in skill, it is still thanks to my discerning eye as a teacher!”

Qi Yue shook her head speechlessly.

Such thick skin.

The medical skills she possessed were the result of decades of study over two lifetimes; how could this old man claim them as his own achievement?

But she was too lazy to quibble with this old child.

“Hey, disciple, what about those who haven’t woken up yet? Do you know why?”

Qi Yue then recounted the results of last night’s examination.

Of course, she would not tell Huang Zai’an about the clinic space, nor would she mention that she and her assistant had used high-tech medical equipment such as EEGs, X-ray machines, laser treatment instruments, and microelectronic recovery devices for treating these individuals last night.

Such things were too advanced for the times.

Knowledge of them would bring no good.

“So, it seems our thinking was correct—these people all have serious illness in their bodies, which is why they will take a little longer to wake up after receiving the antidote.”

“Yes, that’s the idea.”

At this moment, the son of the elderly man and the wife of the middle-aged man came to inquire about the news; learning that their loved ones could be revived, they knelt down before Qi Yue.

“Divine Doctor, we will never forget the grace of saving our lives.”

The two families even clamored to offer Qi Yue a tablet of longevity, but she stopped them.

Offerings and such were too big a burden; she did not want to be treated like some sort of deity or spirit—Divine Doctor being the exception, of course.

She told everyone that these people had only inhaled poisoned blood and fallen into a state of suspended animation, which was why she was able to revive them, not because she possessed any divine power.

Although she said this, the commoners outside didn’t believe a word!

Qi Yue already had the reputation of a Divine Doctor in Longnan County, and with this incident, the villagers looked up to her even more like they would a divine being.

Suddenly, the news that Qi Yue could resurrect the dead spread through every village and town.

Learning that the long-absent Qi Yue had returned and had even revived the dead, people from surrounding areas became fervent.

They brought their sick family members in droves to Longnan County, seeking treatment from Qi Yue.

Of course, Qi Yue was not yet aware of these developments, but she had already mentioned the idea of reopening the pharmacy.

The pharmacy had been taken over by Hu Keqing before, and the Qi Mansion had been sealed by him; now it was time to clean up.

In addition, Rishengchang had been ruined and needed to be demolished and rebuilt.

With a myriad of tasks at hand, Qi Yue was overwhelmed, but she knew well how to delegate work.

She assigned Huang Zai’an and Little Shanzi to take care of the pharmacy, Qu Wei to handle the reconstruction of Rishengchang, and took on the task of sorting out the Qi Mansion herself.

Speaking of the mansion, Qi Yue was somewhat surprised.

Although Hu Keqing had broken in to arrest people, he hadn’t done any damage, and a clean-up brought the place back to its original state.

It was just that the previous servants had all been scared off by Hu Keqing, so she needed to find some reliable ones anew.

Qi Yue was planning to have Hei Lie look for a middleman to handle the purchase of the servants when Qu Wei came to say that he had already taken care of this matter.

“Little sister, not to brag, but I knew this day would come when I first arrived, and I have prepared accordingly. Just review them once, and if you think they are suitable, keep them.”

This eagerness surprised Qi Yue.

“Are the people you’ve found reliable? Not spies or anything, right?”

Upon hearing this, Qu Wei exclaimed dramatically.

“How can you say that, little sister? Am I that sort of unreliable person? Besides, you are my own sister; would I do such an irresponsible thing? I had seven middlemen hold on to these people, all to pick capable servants for you!”

“Really?” Qi Yue was full of astonishment.

But seeing the expectant look in Qu Wei’s eyes, she seemed to understand something.

“Speak up, what do you want?”