The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Chapter 36: Encountering a Shady Shop, Sleeping Pills Activated

The next morning, Li Muxia and the other two set off. Because they had spent a long time in Pinggu County, they were in a hurry to get there, and the driver was also driving much faster than before. Except for stopping to eat and rest once along the way, they were constantly driving all day.

Based on Li Muxia's performance at the free clinic, Bai Qingshi felt he could teach him something new, but he didn't teach him acupuncture, even after Li Muxia begged for a long time.

He felt that Li Muxia was too young and had just begun learning medicine, so it wasn't the right time for her to learn acupuncture. However, he gave Li Muxia a complete guide to acupoints and instructed her to memorize all the acupoints within a month and be able to locate them accurately.

Little did he know that Li Muxia had already memorized these acupoints perfectly back in modern times, and that he also knew about acupoints that had not been discovered in this era.

However, in order not to arouse suspicion, Li Muxia decided to study the complete guide to acupoints first, and then show her master her learning results in a few days.

In addition to learning acupoints, Bai Qingshi also taught Li Muxia to identify medicinal herbs, requiring her to become familiar with the taste of each Chinese herbal medicine within two months and to be able to identify the ingredients by smell.

So, while traveling, Li Muxia began grueling training. She didn't carry many herbs, but Bai Qingshi had prepared pills and powders for her, so she could practice smelling the herbs and identifying their ingredients every day.

As darkness fell, it became clear that they wouldn't make it to the next inn. Fortunately, Shangguan Jingye spotted a wooden sign by the roadside with the words "Welcome Inn" written crookedly on it, and an arrow pointing the way.

However, Bai Qingshi was worried that this inn was of dubious origin and might be a shady establishment, which would be troublesome. None of the three, master and apprentice, knew martial arts, and only two of the three coachmen knew kung fu. It was a place that the old general had specially chosen for Li Muxia.

Just as the group was hesitating about whether to go, they encountered Dongfang Jincheng and his companion who were riding over on horseback.

Shangguan Jingye and Li Muxia both knew that Dongfang Jincheng was skilled in martial arts, so they weren't worried about Yingkelai being a shady inn with him around. Most importantly, it was already dark, and traveling in the dark would be even more unsafe.

Dongfang Jincheng also saw the group, tightened the reins, and dismounted. He glanced at them.

Bai Qingshi stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "I didn't expect to meet two young masters of the Dragon family here. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Dongfang Jincheng returned the greeting with a cupped hand: "Senior Shi, are you looking for lodging?"

Shangguan Jingye answered first, "Yes, it's already dark. Brother Long, why don't we go together?"

Dongfang Jincheng looked up at the sky; it was indeed dark. In this desolate place, with no village or shop in sight, the sudden appearance of an inn made him somewhat wary. However, seeing Li Muxia and the others, he guessed they wanted to stay. After thinking for a moment, he agreed.

Bai Qingshi and the other two were secretly delighted to see that he was willing to travel with them.

The group arrived at the inn, which appeared to be a new establishment. The waiter at the door, seeing them arrive, quickly gestured for them to enter. They happily went to greet him, calling out, "Please come in, esteemed guests. We have excellent rooms available."

These are their first customers since opening the shop, so they must keep them here.

The group was led into the inn by the waiter and saw its entirety. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary inn, with a manager and three waiters. If the waiters hadn't been secretly observing them, they would have truly believed it was an ordinary inn.

At this moment, Li Muxia and the others were thinking: Could we really be this unlucky? Is Yingkelai really a shady business?

Upon seeing the guests enter, the innkeeper quickly went to greet them and asked obsequiously, "How many rooms would you like to stay?"

Bai Qingshi glanced at the shopkeeper and said, "We need four rooms."

After saying that, he glanced at Dongfang Jincheng and asked, "How many rooms would the two young masters like?"

Dongfang Jincheng glanced at the shopkeeper, then at the surroundings, noticing that the waiters wiping the tables were also secretly watching them. He coldly said, "Two rooms."

One room belonged to him and his fourth brother, and the other was for Zhu Feng, who was hiding in the shadows.

Upon receiving the answer, the shopkeeper quickly arranged for a waiter to take everyone upstairs to claim their rooms.

Shangguan Jingye quickly said, "Manager, prepare two tables of food for us. We'll come down and eat in a bit."

The shopkeeper said "Alright" and went to give the instructions.

Led by the waiter, the coachman drove the carriage to the backyard, where they went to the rooms Bai Qingshi had arranged for them to rest.

The food was ready quickly, and the waiter called everyone down to eat. When they sat down at the table, they saw that all the dishes had been served. The innkeeper said, "Please enjoy your meal, esteemed guests," and then left.

Li Muxia looked at the food on the table; it smelled delicious, but she still sensed something was wrong. She thought to herself, "Something's not right. There's something in this food."

He smelled it again carefully; it was a sleeping potion. Fortunately, his master had given him some of the powders that day, so he was already quite familiar with the smell.

I looked up at my master and senior brother and saw that they had serious expressions, so they must have found out too.

He glanced at Dongfang Jincheng across from him, whose expression was also grave; it seemed he had also noticed.

Only Dongfang Jinxuan and the three drivers at the next table failed to notice that something had been added to their dishes.

However, Dongfang Jinxuan noticed that the atmosphere was off and whispered to Dongfang Jincheng, "Third Brother, is there something wrong with the food?"

Dongfang Jincheng simply hummed in agreement.

He couldn't alert them at this point; he desperately wanted to know who these thugs were and why they were running an inn here.

Bai Qingshi and the other two also thought of this. At this point, the only solution was to turn the tables on them and catch them red-handed once the evidence was conclusive, so as to prevent them from harming innocent people again.

Thinking of this, Bai Qingshi smiled and picked up the steamed buns on the table with his hands, handing them to Dongfang Jincheng and Dongfang Jinxuan. At first, Dongfang Jinxuan felt a little uncomfortable, thinking: How can this Senior Shi be so uncouth?

But seeing that his third brother had already reached out to take it, he quickly reached out to take it as well.

Then he saw a black pill fall into his palm between Senior Stone's thumb and the steamed bun.

Seeing his third brother swallow the pill with a steamed bun, he instantly understood that this must be the antidote. He immediately followed his third brother's example and swallowed the pill as well.

Li Muxia and the others also secretly took the antidote.

However, the three rickshaw drivers at the next table were not so lucky. In order not to alert the enemy, they had to suffer in silence. Fortunately, it was just some sleeping potion, not a deadly poison.

Under the watchful eyes of the innkeeper and the waiter, the group finished their meal. Only when they saw the drivers at the next table collapsing one by one did they pretend to realize something was wrong.

Seeing that the time was right, Li Muxia shouted, "Oh no, the food is poisoned!"

After saying that, he swayed slightly before collapsing.

The others, watching Li Muxia's exaggerated acting, inwardly scoffed but then joined in the performance, angrily rising to their feet, swaying a few times, and collapsing to the ground. It was all done in one smooth motion, without a single flaw.