Green Mountain

The crowd looked and were shocked to see She Dengke’s sleeve slashed open by a sharp weapon, cut all the way from his wrist to his elbow, his clothes torn and blood pouring out.

Old Yao tore open the torn part of the clothes, saw the wound gaping open, and his expression immediately darkened, "What kind of thief is this cruel? If you’re going to steal, just steal, why hurt someone like this?!"

As he was speaking, a carriage slowly stopped at the door. It was Shopkeeper Yuan jumping down from the carriage, holding two bags of pastries as he walked into the Medical Hall with a beaming smile.

Shopkeeper Yuan was dressed in bright red satin, his head adorned with a gold crown, exuding an aura of wealth.

He placed the pastries on the counter and smiled as he bowed his hands together, "Doctor Yao, I’ve come to visit Chen Ji again. Is he feeling any better today?"

Doctor Yao gave him a cold glance and spoke indifferently, "Chen Ji is in the yard. Go see for yourself."

Shopkeeper Yuan went straight to the backyard and sat down across from Chen Ji, lifting the hem of his garment.

While peeling the outer layers of a large onion, Chen Ji asked calmly, "Did you cause She Dengke’s injury?"

Shopkeeper Yuan said with a smile, "I asked you to contact that person at the Prince Mansion. Yet, you didn’t even go out yesterday, nor did you send any messages to me. I said I’d only give you one day. Since you chose to test my patience, then I have to let you know the consequences of that challenge."

Chen Ji threw away the onion in his hand and looked into Shopkeeper Yuan’s eyes, "What if I still refuse to help you make contact?"

Shopkeeper Yuan picked up the onion Chen Ji had thrown on the ground and peeled it layer by layer until reaching the core and then gently snapped it in half, "Starting today, if you don’t make contact, one person will die here in Taiping Medical Hall every day. If everyone is dead and you still haven’t made contact, you will have to die too."