Chapter 143: Back To The Drawing Board
After the mushroom-haired herbalist’s full body physical assessment, Doctor Yun clicked his tongue in disdain.
"Multiple bruises on her back, a sprained elbow and irritated scalp from hair-pulling. What kind of beast did this to her?"
Ashamed and remorseful, Researcher Yang apologised to Anji for not preventing the abuse from happening.
"It’s most definitely Song Geying. She was about to hit Anji when I found them in the backyard. I’m very sorry for what my assistants did to you."
Song Geying was notorious in the Western District for just about everything from plagiarising to sleeping her way up the ranks. The elders had an eye on her for the longest time, but there was never a good enough reason to expel such a shameless witch. Now, they had a great reason to do so. Yet, nobody was truly happy about this victory. Doctor Yun, who knew a little about the sect’s politics, glared at Researcher Yang.
"Was it worth it?" he asked. However, none of the cultivators answered.
For the sake of getting solid evidence to get rid of an evil woman, they used an innocent child. Nobody was expecting Anji to become truly hurt. Song Geying was a detestable and shameless person, but they did not think she would stoop so low as to harm a child. They knew she would abandon her duties and bully Anji to do her portion. However, nobody thought she would lay her hands on Anji.
"I’m sorry," Researcher Yang bowed to Anji, who was startled. "I neglected my assistants and caused you harm. Please forgive me."
Naturally, he was instantly forgiven by Anji, who claimed it was not his mistake. Doctor Yun begged to differ but kept silent while he treated Anji’s elbow and took her pulse. Apart from suffering a little dehydration, Anji was fine.
"I heard that you forgot about lunch," the thin doctor levelled his stare. "If not for Aunt Wine sending the food to you, would you have starved?"
This time, it was Anji’s turn to apologise to the doctor. She had gotten so carried away with her task that she forgot about the time. It was quite a rough start for her orientation month.