I Became a Medical Genius in the 80s

Chapter 885: Chapter 884: Shi Jiantong’s Anger

Beisitian walked over, gently opened the back window, and froze upon seeing the person outside.

”Don’t eat that food anymore, it’s poisoned!” The visitor lowered his voice to the minimum.

An opening like this would leave an ordinary traveler baffled, but Beisitian was not an ordinary traveler.

”Who are you?” Beisitian asked in return.

Actually, Beisitian knew who he was. She had met him at a previous Mystic Doctor gathering. The Shi Family had only slightly interacted with her back then, including Shi Jiantong. But now she was Shi Tian, so she couldn’t show that she recognized him.

This man was called Shi Jiantong, and his abilities were definitely no less than Shi Jianbin, who had participated in the exchange meeting at the same time as her. Both were the pillars of this generation of the Shi Family, and he and Shi Jianbin were the most likely candidates to perform the Spiritual Talisman.

”Shi Jiantong, don’t ask too many questions. Don’t eat the food, find a chance to leave this village, and relay our situation here to the Chulu School!” After saying this, Shi Jiantong hurriedly left.

This move by the Shi Family was genuinely taking a huge risk. The last time a message was sent, Shi Jianbin ended up blind. Even now, they still had to take a risk; the possibility of failure was even greater, but they had no choice.

Currently, only Shi Guang of the Shi Family managed to escape, but he was seriously injured when he did, and now there is no news of him. The people supporting Shi Guang from this generation of the Shi Family were very worried because he could also perform the Spiritual Talisman, but he was different from Shi Jianbin and others in one way.

He was younger!

The younger he was, the brighter his future prospects were. Under the attack the Shi Family had just endured, their strength would definitely be considerably reduced, and it was highly likely they would be eliminated from the list of major families.

This is assuming the Shi Family survives this ordeal, for if they cannot... they would certainly be removed from the Mystic Medical World.

No matter the outcome, Shi Guang represented hope. Even if there were internal conflicts within the Shi Family, they all lowered their guards and united against external threats.

So now they hoped Shi Guang could survive safely, then take on a hidden identity, never trying to find them. But hopes are hopes. If it were them, it would be impossible not to seek out their family members.

They had always been closely associated with the Chulu, having intermarried for three generations, which is why they hoped Beisitian could escape, relay the message to the Chulu, and even if the Chulu wouldn’t act, spreading the message would certainly provoke Hawkeye, who has always viewed this organization as a thorn in their side, to take action.

The downfall of a big family greatly affects the balance of the industry, especially in their Mystic Medical circle, where the possibility of Hawkeye stepping in is high, as long as it doesn’t impact their interests.

This was their only hope so far.

If it were an ordinary situation, they might have waited, allowing Beisitian to realize this village’s oddities on her own before revealing the information, thereby increasing the success rate greatly. But they couldn’t wait.

To be precise, Beisitian couldn’t wait. Normally, by the time she ate her third meal, she’d become a loyal fan of this village, inexplicably believing it was wonderful, and would thus be unwilling to leave.

While the Shi Family knew quite a bit about bad water, they had never encountered this hallucinogenic bad water before. If not for those who experienced it earlier, they might have thought these women wielded witchcraft.

They hadn’t encountered this bad water and were even less aware of how to deal with it. Thus, the best approach was to let Beisitian escape before she was fully under its control. As long as she was willing to escape, the Shi Family would provide her with the greatest assistance, even if it meant losing many people in the process!

At least it was far better than the entire army being wiped out here.

The biggest fear was that she wouldn’t want to escape or planned to leave but lacked the resolve to flee, rendering it impossible to escape the clutches of these people.

When the Shi Family saw Beisitian still jogging in the morning the next day, they were completely disappointed. This woman had already been influenced by the effects of the bad water.

Because Beisitian wasn’t affected by Shi Jiantong’s words, it didn’t prompt her to speak up, and nobody noticed Shi Jiantong’s actions. But Shi Jiantong hoped he’d be discovered, as this would mean Beisitian was aware.

Shi Zhongli sat by the door smoking for a while, his eyes revealing the vicissitudes of life. At nearly a hundred years old, he never imagined he’d encounter such a change. His age made it hard to endure such events anymore.

”An old bag of bones, it’s not bad to be buried in this tranquil place amidst the green hills and water.”

Watching the Third Elder’s decisive departure, Shi Jiantong was startled, instinctively stepping forward, yet ultimately holding back as he clutched his fists tightly.

Like the day before, Beisitian went for a run in the morning, then walked around the village, chatting with women, and went for a walk in the woods in the afternoon. This time, perhaps because she drank the tainted water for the third time, the women didn’t keep a close watch as she headed into the woods.

They were very confident in the bad water.

Once in the mountains, seeing no one watching her, Beisitian looked around and walked to a nearby high slope from where she couldn’t see the village.

She took a look around, trying to find the right spot. After searching through some low shrubs, she soon found two small wooden boxes.

Opening one of the boxes revealed the herbal powder she needed, while the other box was filled with food, both cooked and dried goods.

Beisitian promptly ate some of it. These past few days, she had been sustaining herself on snacks and had long been eager for a full meal.

Knowing Hawkeye’s men had already left, she didn’t look for their traces. She consumed everything from the wooden box, hid the medicine powder, and left the small wooden boxes in the shrubbery.

Beisitian couldn’t stay away for too long, otherwise, someone might become suspicious.

After eating, she felt energized, her spirit restored, although that might partly be psychological. Beisitian quickly headed down the slope.

After walking through the forest for seven to eight minutes, Beisitian suddenly stopped in her tracks, spotting a tall figure leaning against a tree not far away—it was Shi Jiantong.

Upon seeing Beisitian, Shi Jiantong stood up straight, his face expressionless.

”Is something wrong?” Beisitian asked cautiously, sensing he was there for her.

Shi Jiantong maintained his cold expression, remaining silent, just watching her.

Worried about the potential trouble her prolonged absence might cause, and seeing that Shi Jiantong wasn’t speaking, Beisitian frowned slightly and continued walking away, steering slightly to one side to distance herself, sensing his unstable emotional state.

As she passed Shi Jiantong, she suddenly felt a strong force grip her arm, and then a pain in her back. She saw Shi Jiantong’s angry, cold face.

Shi Jiantong pulled Beisitian and pinned her against a tree, one hand holding her shoulder, the other gripping her chin, coldly saying, ”Why aren’t you running!”

In Beisitian’s mind, the Shi Family were allies, reserve allies, so she was less guarded against them than the women. Being restrained by Shi Jiantong startled her at first, then angered her.

”Why should I run?”

”Do you want to die here?”

Shi Jiantong was furious, feeling women to be hopelessly irrational. Didn’t she notice anything wrong when she entered the village? The village only had women and children, whereas the Shi Family men clearly weren’t locals.

Seeing Beisitian’s stubborn look, Shi Jiantong squeezed her shoulder harder. At that moment, he felt a sting on his wrist—a burning sensation causing him to subconsciously let go.

Shi Jiantong turned over his wrist, noticing a large, red patch—burned by talisman powder!

He stepped back a few paces, shocked, staring at Beisitian. ”You...”

A hint of coldness appeared between Beisitian’s brows. ”Next time, it won’t be just a minor injury.”