Chapter 715: The Priestess Seeks Her Husband

“Junior Brother, are you sure this won’t cause trouble?” Sun Youwei was still a bit worried. Although she didn’t have much concept of the power of Wendao Sect, the foremost sect of the righteous way.

However, if it’s a martial arts sect that even the court fears, could its power be small?

She wasn’t worried about herself, but she was concerned for Lin Miao.

Lin Miao smiled and reassured her: “Senior Sister, there’s no need to worry. Although Wendao Sect is the foremost sect, with such a large school, there will always be some unworthy disciples. It’s not a problem to teach this Gu Feng a lesson for being so rude to you.”

“That’s good, I was just worried they might make things difficult for you.”

“Don’t worry, Junior Brother’s martial arts skills these days are such that there’s hardly anyone in the world who can trouble me,” Lin Miao said arrogantly.

After a battle with Shen Yidao of the Green Blade Sect, although heavily injured, it became a breakthrough, advancing his martial arts skills further.

He believed it wouldn’t be long before he reached the Perfect Meridian Passage Realm.

Once he attained this perfect realm, no opponents under the Tianyuan could defeat him; even experts who had just entered the Tianyuan realm, he felt confident to challenge.

As for Gu Feng, he already had the intention to kill.

It’s just that he couldn’t kill him within the Lin Family; it had to wait until he left.

Of course, he didn’t need to do it personally. Fire Qilin and Ice Beast had already received his orders. They would make this guy disappear from the world cleanly, leaving no trace.

They were already offended; why keep him and let him bring old reinforcements back?

Anyway, everyone saw him be thrown out of the Lin residence by Lin Miao; he left on his own. Thus, the crime of murder naturally wouldn’t fall on him.

Even if Tianyuan could trace the circumstances of Gu Feng’s death, he wouldn’t be able to after a certain period.

So, in the days that followed, Lin Miao resumed seeing patients, seeing them in Yongning Hall in the mornings and teaching Xia Zhu, Sun Youwei, and Xu Qixi medicine in the afternoons, meanwhile writing the Treatise on Cold Pathogenic and Warm Pathogenic Diseases.

Half a month passed quickly, and the time entered mid-April.

The plague was nearing its end, and after some manipulation, the Xue Family Manor, from quarantine facilities, came into Lin Miao’s possession. Of course, the buyer wasn’t Lin Miao himself.

It was purchased under Qin Yanran’s name, including vast mountain areas and farmland affiliated with the Xue Family Manor, all became Lin Miao’s private property.

Also, there was the Ye Family’s Shengyuan Hall, with Pei Jian suggesting selling it to Lin Miao, but Lin Miao didn’t accept it, instead suggesting transforming Shengyuan Hall into Dongshan Medical College.

The medical college gathered famous doctors of Dongshan Prefecture, setting up specialized medical courses. This college recruited students from the general populace, and anyone willing could enter, with tuition waived.

This was Lin Miao’s tentative reform of medical education, exploring whether Chinese medicine could have the potential for universal education.

It’s essential to know that Chinese medicine has always been an elite training system, requiring high talent, making widespread adoption difficult.

Especially, finding talented individuals, the seedlings with good potential, is harder than finding good doctors.

However, aside from treating diseases and saving lives, Chinese medicine also includes wellness studies, which don’t necessarily require high talent. There are many specialized subjects, such as acupuncture, cupping, scraping, etc., which ordinary people can master.

While diagnosing might not be possible, therapy, wellness, and fitness are achievable.

Since he planned to stay in Dongshan for a while longer, he thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to try it, at least benefiting the local populace.

Lin Miao appointed Xia Yuan as the executive dean of the medical college, while he himself didn’t assume any positions in this newly established institution.

He wasn’t focused on these matters; rather, he’d prefer spending more time at home with his women.

Beautiful flowers, if not frequently watered and fertilized, would wither.

Knowing that Liansuo would go to Li Jing, perhaps not returning until the year’s end, Lianxin and Liansuo both generously gave her more opportunities.

This left Liansuo well-nurtured, with her martial skills rapidly improving. Lin Miao personally prepared medicinal baths for her, opened her meridians, and eliminated internal injuries, naturally advancing her skills.

Liansuo, having a background from Qinlou, was naturally skilled at serving men, sharing the unique charm of this world with Lin Miao.

Happy days are short-lived.

Finally, it was time for separation.

Su Yi had returned to the capital first, needing to handle and conclude her existing businesses as necessary.

With the business of “Liansuo Mirror,” she cared less for smaller ventures, channeling her thoughts and efforts into this opportunity.

Additionally, there was the acquisition of shops.

Once “Liansuo Mirror” was supplied to Li Jing, if unprepared on this side, the business opportunity would slip through fingers.

Moreover, Lin Miao knew that in Great Yue’s royal capital, the agency rights for “Liansuo Mirror” were granted to the Su Family, and in Yue Country, exclusive sales rights were granted to the Snow Mountain Sect.

Within Da Li, except for Li Jing, other regions’ agency rights weren’t available yet, but Su Yi wished to prove herself, aiming to acquire as much of the agency rights for the other seventeen provinces beyond Li Jing as possible.

Xia Zhu was heading to Li Jing, naturally causing worry for Xia Yuan and his spouse, but fortunately, Liansuo would accompany along the way, and Lin Miao also arranged for members of the Su Family to escort her to Shangjing.

Additionally, a batch of “Liansuo Mirrors” was escorted by top martial artists from the Snow Mountain Sect to the capital together.

This batch of goods was significant, and entrusting it to anyone caused unrest. Initially, Lin Miao thought of borrowing some manpower from Baili Bingyun, but she was busy strategizing in Black Abyss, leaving insufficient personnel; thus, he had to rely on the Snow Mountain Sect.

The spread had grown too big, and manpower was insufficient, especially trusted experts.

However, the Snow Mountain Sect indicated willingness to send a few women over, all talented and beautiful, which Lin Miao turned down.

Still, under the guise of sending handmaidens for Lianxin and Liansuo, the sect sent four fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls to the Lin residence.

This, however, couldn’t be refused since, with more people in the residence, more help was needed for chores and service.

Lianxin and Liansuo were solely responsible for serving Lin Miao, but they required others to help with some trivial duties on weekdays.

Eventually, good news arrived from the capital.

The emperor Zhao Rui, who had been in a coma for over a month, miraculously woke up, though he regained consciousness, his body remained immobile, suffering from paralysis on one side.

But this was already a miracle.

After waking, Emperor Zhao Rui’s first act was to dictate an imperial edict, summoning Lin Miao to the capital.

Lin Miao originally wasn’t inclined to go to the capital at this time, as he had plenty of unfinished work in Dongshan, especially since Senior Sister Sun Youwei had yet to take her physician exam, an event he’d certainly accompany her for. After her successful exam, he’d apply for her inclusion in the “Holy Trial,” obtaining the national selection physician identity, and complete marriage before considering heading to the capital.

Yet the emperor’s edict was issued, and if he didn’t go, he would be defying the edict. He understood the emperor summoned him to treat his own illness.

If he didn’t go, it would invite trouble.

After much thought, he decided to make a trip, planning to return when Senior Sister’s physician exam occurred, taking at most a month to come and go.

Thus, he went alone on horseback, without bringing anyone, heading to the capital.

Just as Lin Miao left, Situ Wan’Er returned to Dongshan, bringing back a woman from Black Abyss, claiming she had come to Dongshan searching for her husband.

Situ Wan’Er stayed one night at the Lin residence, departing the following morning, whereas the woman from Black Abyss remained at the Lin residence.