Chapter 305 - 303: The Goddess Descends to the Mortal Realm (Part 1)

Chapter 305: Chapter 303: The Goddess Descends to the Mortal Realm (Part 1)

Just as everyone was sighing and couldn’t bear it, Zhang Si’s wife suddenly let out a light cough, and everyone was instantly stunned. Xu Jing saw this, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took the medicine pouch handed over by Yan Ci, took out a piece of ginseng slice, and stuffed it into the woman’s mouth.

After doing all this, she looked at Zhang Si, whose face was filled with tears of joy and mucus, and said, "Your wife’s life is saved, but she is very weak, and the child in her belly is at risk of miscarriage at any time. You need to be mentally prepared."

Zhang Si’s face stiffened, but he also knew that his wife had just brushed against death’s door and nearly didn’t make it back. Now it was the best outcome, so he quickly composed himself, kowtowed to Xu Jing, and said, "Thank you, miracle doctor, thank you, miracle doctor. I have no way to repay your great kindness and virtue! I wish to repay this great kindness in the next life by being a cow or a horse!"

Only then did the other onlooking villagers come back to their senses, realizing that Zhang Si’s wife really came back to life! This suddenly appearing doctor truly brought back Zhang Si’s wife, who had seemingly lost her breath!

"A goddess... a goddess indeed! It must be that the heavens could not bear to see our village suffer and sent a goddess to save us!"

An elderly old gentleman suddenly knelt down, sobbing and kowtowing to Xu Jing.

Seeing this, others also knelt down, and the pain and oppression brought by the sudden disaster last night seemed to find an outlet at this moment as everyone cried and laughed in front of Xu Jing, calling out "goddess."

Except for Yan Ci, all the others who came with Xu Jing were stunned. Yan Ci was used to such gratitude from the common people due to her frequent practice of medicine and saving lives, so she calmly said, "Miss Xu, there are still many injured in the village. Let’s split up and act..."

"No, Doctor Yan needs to continue heading towards Lingzhou City."

After instructing Zhang Si to first take his wife to a clean room to rest, Xu Jing stood up and looked at Yan Ci, saying, "This village needs someone to stay behind, but not Doctor Yan. Cheng Xiao is someone close to Vice Minister Xiao, and with Cheng Xiao accompanying, Vice Minister Xiao won’t doubt Doctor Yan’s words."

Yan Ci was slightly startled and frowned, "In that case, let me stay, and Miss Xu can go on instead..."

Cheng Xiao naturally did not want to leave his mistress, and quickly said, "That’s right, it’s most important for Madam to quickly return to Lord’s side!"

If he didn’t safely escort his mistress back, he’d truly have no face to meet the Lord!

"I can also go over, but that would deviate from the initial intention of having Doctor Yan follow."

Xu Jing smiled helplessly and said, "Although Lord Cui said that Captain Zhong and his people rarely show up in public, and there aren’t many under Yuan Zaili and Li Yuan who can recognize them, Yuan Zaili has met Captain Zhong, and at most, they can enter the city but cannot brazenly approach Vice Minister Xiao and the others.

The ones who can unobtrusively get to Vice Minister Xiao and the others are only Cheng Xiao and Doctor Yan, and the reason I initially suggested Doctor Yan to go to Lingzhou with us was that Doctor Yan could act as Lord Cui’s people to monitor our actions. Cheng Xiao can replace my role, but among the present people, no one can replace Doctor Yan’s role."

Seeing Yan Ci was about to say something, Xu Jing calmly said, "I know Doctor Yan wants to say you trust me, but while Doctor Yan trusts me, others sent by Lord Cui may not think so. To ensure seamless cooperation on both ends, I think it’s more appropriate for Doctor Yan to proceed to Lingzhou.

Moreover, the distance from here to Lingzhou is a bit far. It may be safer if I stay here."

Yan Ci was slightly stunned, glanced at Captain Zhong and the others, and soon decisively said, "Miss Xu makes sense. I was acting on impulse. I’ll take Guard Cheng to continue to Lingzhou now."

With that, she gave Xu Jing a deep look and said, "Initially, I even thought Miss Xu wasn’t purely a doctor. I was too narrow-minded. Miss Xu is absolutely a doctor worthy of respect."

After speaking, before Xu Jing could say anything, she turned and left.

Xu Jing couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows slightly.

Did she inadvertently get Yan Ci’s approval?

It seems that she’s already halfway to successfully convincing Yan Ci to go to the Western Capital.

Cheng Xiao was extremely reluctant, and in the end, only when Captain Zhong took the initiative to leave a team of elite soldiers to protect Xu Jing, did he follow after Yan Ci and the others, turning back with difficulty every few steps.

Xu Jing had no time to worry about the matters over in Lingzhou and quickly immersed herself in the busy work of saving lives.

This village had a doctor, but the only doctor was injured during last night’s disaster and was almost useless. Xu Jing looked at the long line of injured people waiting for her treatment, feeling a bit of a headache, and called over a soldier, "How far is it from here to White Poplar Village?"

White Poplar Village had Wei Muqing. If Wei Muqing could be brought over to help, it would be much easier for her.

The soldier said, "It’s not far. If you ride fast, it’s a two-hour round trip."

Two hours round trip was still a bit far.

Xu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Forget it, quickly send someone to the nearby village to see if there’s an available doctor and have them bring along some common medicine, especially those for treating external injuries here."

The soldier acknowledged and turned around to carry out the task.

Xu Jing was busy from the morning till noon when the soldier she sent out finally came back with an elderly doctor, saying, "Several nearby villages were just as devastated as this one, with many injured in each, and some villages didn’t even have a doctor. I finally found a village that wasn’t struck, so I only brought back one doctor."

Hearing this, Xu Jing felt a bit heavy-hearted and said, "It’s okay, you’ve already done well."

Having one more person to help was better than none.

Thanks to the arrival of a doctor, Xu Jing finally had a moment to rest.

However, she had just sat down for a short while when she heard a distant, unsettling roar, and the sky in the distance started to emit ominous, thick smoke.

That is... the direction of Lingzhou City!

Xu Jing stood up abruptly, and a soldier next to her said solemnly, "It’s war over in Lingzhou..."

Calculating the time, it was indeed about right.

Xu Jing frowned tightly, her heart inevitably restless and apprehensive.

She wasn’t sure whether Yan Ci and the others had successfully met Xiao Yi. She had heard previously that several nearby towns were garrisoned by the Zhao Family’s Divine Might Army, which was probably why the Holy Emperor sent Prince Zhao and Xiao Yi together to investigate the matter.

Her biggest concern now was whether Xiao Yi and the others would come to know the truth too late to dispatch reinforcements.

But knowing the truth would at least make them more cautious, which was good.

Seeing this, the soldier couldn’t help but say softly, "Don’t worry, Miss Xu, once Lord Cui and the others receive the news, they will also rush to Lingzhou City immediately. Both our Lord and the Old Envoy are experienced in military strategy. Even if temporarily at a disadvantage, they will seize any opportunity to turn the tide and defeat the enemy."

Xu Jing took a deep breath and said, "For now, we can only trust them."

After all, no one expected Li Yuan to launch an advance attack.

Just then, a villager suddenly ran over in a panic, his face full of terror, "No...it’s bad! Wang Man’s family...they’re dead! All dead! And they died horribly! So terrifying!"