Chapter 220 - 218: Not Completely Foolish (Part 1)

Chapter 220: Chapter 218: Not Completely Foolish (Part 1)

The man’s abrupt words instantly shattered the festive atmosphere, and everyone was drawn to the couple who had suddenly barged in. When they saw the woman’s raised right hand, they couldn’t help but gasp and start whispering among themselves.

They saw that the woman’s forearm was covered in large patches of red and swollen skin, dotted with numerous visible blistering welts and red blotches. Perhaps due to the itchiness, many blisters had been scratched open, with blood and pus mixed together, making it an unsightly and nauseating sight!

Seeing the fearful and panicked expressions on many faces, Zhou Qi’s expression changed as he was about to step forward, but Xu Jing got ahead of him, approaching the couple and calmly said, "The ointment you just mentioned, it’s the Purple Gromwell Ointment, right? Are you saying your wife’s hand ended up like this after using the Purple Gromwell Ointment?"

The man was stunned to see such a young and beautiful lady step forward. He paused and said, "Are you the owner here?!"

"I am not the owner, but I made the Purple Gromwell Ointment."

Xu Jing looked at him and said calmly, "I don’t recall my Purple Gromwell Ointment having the effect of transforming someone’s skin into this condition."

As she spoke, her eyes swept over the crowd outside. When she spotted a familiar face hiding sneakily in the crowd, she couldn’t help but curve her lips slightly.

It was indeed the Lin Family causing trouble!

Previously, when Xu Jing held a free clinic in Anping County, Lin Chengzhao, the head of Guangming Hall, had brought some people to inspect the situation outside Xinglin Hall, and this man hiding sneakily among the crowd was clearly one of the men with Lin Chengzhao that day!

Jiang Yu had promised her earlier that they would provide a way for Tianyi Hall to enter. While Xu Jing didn’t know much about Jiang Yu, during the preparatory period for Tianyi Hall’s opening, the Jiang and Lin families indeed hadn’t obstructed the Zhou Family further. Jiang Yu probably hadn’t lied to her.

He wouldn’t wait until their opening day to cause trouble, and besides, this attempt at disruption was really petty, unlike a move from the Jiang family.

It seemed the Lin Family was unhappy and acting on their own.

The man, seeing Xu Jing immediately denying his words, got excited and shouted, "You can’t deny it! My wife’s hand is the evidence! I heard earlier that your Tianyi Hall’s Purple Gromwell Ointment could treat dry and itchy skin in autumn and winter, so I hurried over to buy a jar for my wife yesterday. Who knew that after my wife used it in the morning, her hand felt like it was burning with pain and itchiness, and soon turned into this horrid state!"

Yesterday? Burning pain and itchiness?

A sharp glint flashed in Xu Jing’s eyes as she closely examined the woman’s red and swollen skin. There were only a few ways that could cause someone’s skin to change so drastically in a short time...

Suddenly, her brow furrowed slightly.

There were some tiny black and brown fragments on the woman’s wound, which were mixed with pus and not easily visible without a closer look.

The woman was clearly in real pain, hopping around and complaining, "Husband, it hurts so much, so much! And my head feels dizzy too, probably because my hand hurts so badly. These damned quack doctors, they can’t cure anything, yet they open a shop here in the Western Capital! Are you trying to harm more people?"

Seeing more and more people gathering around to watch the commotion, Xu Jing suddenly smiled coolly and said, "I’ll say it again, my Purple Gromwell Ointment doesn’t have such an effect! Let me ask you again, you claim your ointment was bought yesterday, is that so?"

The man immediately shouted, "Yes! I came here yesterday afternoon to buy it from you. Your three-day trial opening is known to the neighboring shops!"

It seemed he came prepared, but unfortunately, his investigation was somewhat sloppy.

With a cold laugh, Xu Jing didn’t need to say anything as Zhou Qi stepped forward with a stern voice, "Impossible! We did indeed begin our trial opening three days ago, but it wasn’t open to everyone. It was only for some VIP guests we privately invited! How could you possibly have entered Tianyi Hall and bought Purple Gromwell Ointment from us yesterday?

This was known to some who originally wanted to enter a few days ago. Although we apologize, at that time we weren’t fully prepared to receive so many people, so we had to ask them to leave!"

The onlookers evidently included some who had wanted to enter a few days ago. Hearing this, they immediately said, "Indeed, I wasn’t allowed in yesterday either. They said the shop’s doctors and staff were not all here yet, and they couldn’t handle too many patients."

"I came on the first day because I wanted to buy the Purple Gromwell Ointment here, but I was also stopped. I took a peek past those blocking me, and the shop was filled with staff setting things up, just like they said. Although they were having a trial opening, they weren’t completely ready to accommodate many visitors."

The man hadn’t expected this turn of events and his face turned white.

Damn, why was it different from what he was told before? He had thought their trial opening a few days ago just wasn’t heavily publicized, but anyone wanting to enter could still get in!

He gritted his teeth and suddenly yanked a pouch from his waist, pulling out a jar and holding it up high as he shouted, "I don’t know what happened with you days ago! But I did come yesterday and bought the ointment! Look, this is the ointment I bought yesterday! You can’t deny it!"

Xu Jing’s eyes, which had remained calm since the couple entered, showed a ripple for the first time.

That jar really was her Purple Gromwell Ointment!

The Lin Family wasn’t entirely foolish; Xu Jing had no doubt the ointment in the jar was genuine, but she didn’t know through what channel the Lin Family obtained her Purple Gromwell Ointment.

The man saw Xu Jing and the others silent for a long time, and couldn’t help feeling smug, "You see, you have nothing to say! You’re just a bunch of harmful quack doctors!"

A cold light flashed in Zhou Qi’s eyes immediately.

Even though the man presented the Purple Gromwell Ointment, Zhou Qi, who had run a clinic for so many years, knew how to handle such a situation.

However, Xu Jing clearly intended to handle the matter herself.

Zhou Qi couldn’t help but glance at Xu Jing, who suddenly gave a light laugh and said, "I’ll repeat, your wife’s arm condition wasn’t caused by my Purple Gromwell Ointment, and I never sold a jar of Purple Gromwell Ointment to you. I don’t know where you got this jar from, or who is behind you trying to slander us.

But I’m quite surprised that you would sacrifice your own wife for a little Silver Coin!"

The man was taken aback and instinctively said, "What do you mean by that!"

Xu Jing’s previous words were meant to probe him, and upon seeing his reaction, she immediately understood everything. She calmly said, "I don’t know what the person instructing you told you, but your wife’s arm ended up this way because of some kind of insect, correct? I guess the person must have tricked you, saying your wife’s situation, while frightening, isn’t hard to treat, correct?"

The couple looked at her in shock, especially the woman, who suddenly had an uneasy feeling.

How did she know her arm turned out this way because of an insect?!

And she mentioned that person was deceiving them.

Deceiving them about what?

The husband, holding her, felt uneasy too but remained stubborn, "I don’t know what you’re talking about..."