A Clash of Gods - Chapter 147
Chapter 147 At Lightning Speed
Tang Nuo responded, “Oh.” Then she didn’t say more and just put the things in the medical kit in order. “I want to have a look in the pharmacy and check what are the medicinal materials there. Then I can make prescriptions conveniently in the future.”
Yang Ning raised his hand instantly. “Miss Tang, please.”
After the two went out, Doctor Song pulled Duan Canghai aside and lowered his voice. “Who will make decisions here in the future? A teenage girl makes prescriptions randomly. I’ll say something unpleasant to hear in advance. If there is something wrong, you can’t blame me.”
“Mr. Song, of course you are the leader here,” Duan Canghai responded with a smile. “Miss Tang comes here just to help you temporarily.”
Doctor Song frowned. “But you have seen that just now. Perhaps this girl won’t listen to me. You have to know that treating patients is not a trifling matter. If she messes around in the future, how can I say something as I have to consider His Excellency’s dignity? Moreover, yesterday the third lady sent somebody to tell me that a girl would come to help. If she does everything according to the rules in the clinic, it would be fine, while if she is like this all the time in the future, I am afraid…”
“Mr. Song, don’t be anxious.” Duan Canghai laughed. “His Excellency thinks highly of Miss Tang, and I can see that she has wonderful skills and seemed skillful in acupuncture just now. She must be a good helper in the future.” He pointed to the back of the screen and continued in a low voice, “Miss Tang has said that this child’s scald could be healed within twenty-four hours. If it is true, her medical skills are certainly excellent, and you will be relieved a lot, but if it is not the truth, she may not adhere stubbornly to her own ideas in the future.”
Mr. Song pondered for a moment and then nodded slightly. “You are right. We will see what the situation tomorrow will be. I have treated patients for so many years and never seen the panacea which can heal wounds in only one day. This time I will broaden my mind and see if it is true.”
Duan Canghai laughed. “There are all kinds of strange things in such large world. Perhaps there is such panacea indeed. If it’s true, aha…” He glanced at the door and then lowered his voice. “In the future, the Yong’an Hall will make a lot of money.”
Yang Ning reached the pharmacy next door with Tang Nuo, and a salesclerk was waiting inside to receive them.
“Miss Tang, does this powder have a name?” Yang Ning followed Tang Nuo and showed a bright smile. “Such awesome medicinal powder must have a nice name.”
Tang Nuo shook her head. “Only the way to make this medicinal powder is mentioned in the book, and it doesn’t have a name.”
“Book?” Yang Ning asked in a hurry. “Which book?”
He was a businessman in the previous life and had toughened himself in the commercial field for many years, so he was quite sensitive to the business opportunity. When he met Tang Nuo in the valley and witnessed her medical skills, he knew that it was a treasure which needed to be developed.
When he saw the medicinal powder in Tang Nuo’s hand today, he was itchy to have a try.
Although Mr. Song doubted if Tang Nuo’s medicinal powder was so effective, Yang Ning firmly believed her words. He was clear that a priceless treasure was put in the porcelain bottle Tang Nuo took out randomly. More importantly, she seemed not to realize this point.
Tang Nuo walked to the shelf. On the right of the pharmacy, a wall was full of shelves with all kinds of medicinal materials. They needed to stand on a chair to reach its top. There were at least one hundred kinds of medicinal materials.
Tang Nuo walked slowly and stopped occasionally to pull the drawers open. Then she picked up the medicinal materials with the pincers she had prepared and checked them. Hearing Yang Ning’s question, she answered, “In the book ‘All Kinds of Herbs’.”
Yang Ning instantly remembered that the demon girl Nao tried every means to get the book “All Kinds of Herbs” from Tang Nuo.
“Is the book really in your hands?”
Tang Nuo shook her head. “I have never seen it. It’s just that my master taught me making medication. The medicinal powder I took out today is easy to make, and it can’t be said to be real panacea.”
Yang Ning was astonished. If this could not be thought as panacea, the medication recorded in the book “All Kinds of Herbs” must be extraordinary. No wonder Nao tried her best to get it.
“Miss Tang, how about we give this medication a name?” Yang Ning smiled gently. “It is a pity that such valuable medication doesn’t even have a name.”
“What do you want to call it?”
Yang Ning pondered for a moment. “What about Yong’an Rebirth, the medication of the Yong’an Hall to give patients a chance of rebirth? What do you think?”
Tang Nuo looked calm and asked while picking up some medicinal materials with the pinchers, “Do you want to make this medicinal powder belong to the Yong’an Hall?”
Yang Ning was embarrassed yet still stated cheekily, “In fact, it’s not for the Yong’an Hall but to save people in the world. Miss Tang, think about it. Your medication can heal the scald perfectly, so it can certainly heal the common injuries. If you can popularize it, you will accumulate a lot of merits and virtues.”
Tang Nuo didn’t answer but asked the salesclerk next to her, “What’s the best-seller in the Yong’an Hall?”
The salesclerk looked at Yang Ning, while the latter questioned with his face darkening, “Why do you look at me? Miss Tang asked you. Didn’t you hear it? Just tell her the truth. She is not an outsider, and you don’t need to keep anything from her.”
The salesclerk finally replied, “Lady, the best-sellers in our pharmacy are Clearing Pill and Acesodyne Powder. The Clearing Pill can be used to cure a cold, and the Acesodyne Powder has an obvious effect of acesodyne and curing bruises.”
“Can I have a look?”
The salesclerk answered in a hurry, “I’ll get them for you.” He brought two kinds of medication and added, “These are two sorts of medication made by the Yong’an Hall and only sold in our pharmacy, without any branches, so they sells well.” Seeing that Tang Nuo was young and must not have stayed in a clinic, he explained, “If a pharmacy wants to stay for long and become an old brand, it needs secret medication of original creation. Otherwise, it can’t sustain itself for long.”
Tang Nuo nodded slightly and picked up the Clearing Pill, checking it carefully and smelling it. Then she broke it with the pinchers and observed it intently before asking, “Is this Clearing Pill used to cure a cold?”
The salesclerk responded, “If you have a cold, a headache or fever, you can see the effect after you take it for two days. There are more than one hundred pharmacies in the capital city, yet none of them has better medication than our Clearing Pill.”
Tang Nuo shook her head. “This Clearing Pill is made from seven medicinal materials. As you said, it can relieve a headache or fever temporarily and even cure a cold indeed, but after the patient takes this pill, it can do harm to the intestines and stomach. And after the patient takes it, if he suffers from the same disease next time, he has to increase the dosage. After a long time, his intestines and stomach would be harmed, and it will even cause other diseases.”
The salesclerk expressed with a frown, “Lady, did you exaggerate just to scare people? Our pharmacy has a history of several decades, and we have sold the Clearing Pill for decades, but I have never heard that there is something wrong with a patient after he takes the medication from the Yong’an Hall.”
Tang Nuo explained seriously, “Two medicinal materials in the Clearing Pill are unnecessary and one more material should be added.” She looked at Yang Ning. “The medication is to be taken orally. When a doctor treats patients, if one material is wrong, not to mention several kinds, the pesticide effect would be totally different.”
“Miss Tang, you are right,” Yang Ning said seriously. “How do you think should it be changed?”
Tang Nuo pondered for a moment and then replied, “I will write a prescription for you later. You tell them to make medication according to the prescription, and then perhaps they wouldn’t make mistakes.”
Her tone was calm, as if it was simple and unquestionable to change a prescription which had been used for decades in the Yong’an Hall. The salesclerks aside looked unhappy and naturally thought that Tang Nuo was conceited. She was young, but as soon as she came here, she found fault with the most popular medication in the Yong’an Hall before she was familiar with it. The people who didn’t know the truth might think that a miracle-working doctor showed up.
However, Yang Ning noticed Tang Nuo’s preterhuman confidence from her speech and deportment.
“You said that the medicinal powder to cure scalds should be named Yong’an Rebirth?” Tang Nuo finally turned to Yang Ning. “This name is not nice. Find a different name. If it’s nice, I won’t be stingy.”
Yang Ning stopped frowning and clapped while smiling. “Miss Tang, you are really kind-hearted like Buddha. I will thank you on behalf of all people in the world.”
Tang Nuo shook her head. “You are welcome. My master once told me that if there was a chance, I could popularize such medication, and then many people could be saved.”
Tang Nuo wanted to stay in the pharmacy and check the medicinal materials carefully, while Yang Ning didn’t have the patience to stay here with her for a whole day. Since she had promised to give the prescription, he was quite joyful.
All the salesclerks in the pharmacy lived in this building, but Tang Nuo was a girl, so she couldn’t stay here at night. Fortunately, Gu Qinghan was considerate and arranged a residence for her in the marquis’ mansion. There were many houses in the mansion, and it was easy to let somebody live in it.
Gu Qinghan was determined to make a match for Yang Ning and Tang Nuo, so she took good care of Tang Nuo and would send somebody to specially pick her up at dusk.
Yang Ning wanted to go to the pharmacy with Tang Nuo next morning to see if the child would recover. Although he had confidence in her, it would be better if he could witness it. After all, he prepared to advertise such medication, so he naturally wanted to see its effect.
Unexpectedly, at night, there were sounds of hooves on the streets and in the alleys in the capital. All people in the city closed the gates of their houses and didn’t know what on earth was happening. After a whole night’s noises, Yang Ning got the message from Duan Canghai before dawn that all roads in the capital city were blocked, and all people from the Tiger God Camp and Capital Bureau came out and forbad the common people in the city to walk on the street.
At dawn, Yang Ning learnt the news from Duan Canghai who was well-informed that before dawn, the crown prince of the Chu State went to the Temple of Great Light under the protection of the Black Sword Camp, preparing to worship God and take the throne. Every official of a higher rank than a director in the six ministries was brought to the imperial palace by the people from the Black Sword Camp at night. After the crown prince got out of the palace, the officials who didn’t have time to react had to follow him and go to the Temple of Great Light.
In fact, many people got the news in advance that the crown prince would worship God and take the throne. When Yang Ning was in the Temple of Great Light, he knew it from the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, Su Luo, but few people had guessed that the crown prince would leave the city at night and even send the soldiers from the Black Sword Camp to invite the officials of the six ministries out of their mansions respectively as a result.
The capital city was sealed off. As soon as the crown prince left the city, the people from the Tiger God Camp closed the city gates and would open them only after he returned to the city. At the same time, the roads in the city were blocked by soldiers on horseback. Yang Ning couldn’t go to the pharmacy even if he wanted to.
Jianye City was full of killing intent.
Although the capital city was sealed off, the family of the Marquis of Honor didn’t stop inquiring. It was related to their safety, so they naturally needed to know the trend in the capital city at any time. Duan Canghai was afraid that there would be accidents, so he called in the servants and guards in the marquis’ mansion to keep it heavily guarded. At the same time, he and Qi Feng went out in person to inquire. Zhao Wushang was in charge of directing the guards in the mansion, in case of accidents.
At noon, Duan Canghai finally came back with a piece of news, which relaxed all people a bit.
This time, not only the high officials of the six ministries went to the Temple of Great Light with the crown prince, but also the Duke of Huainan and his son were invited by the Black Sword Camp at night to go with him.
Yang Ning gasped in admiration secretly. It appeared that the crown prince was awesome. He suddenly took actions and went out of the city at night, and he ordered the Black Sword Camp to control the officials of the six ministries immediately. Meanwhile, Duke of Huainan and his son who were likely to cause trouble were taken away. It meant that both of them were under the control of the crown prince for now.
Although this time, only the high officials at the imperial court went with the crown prince, and many officials still stayed in the capital city. Under this situation, he couldn’t pay much attention to ostentation.
Since Duke of Huainan and his son were controlled by the crown prince, there was no leader among the rebels, and they couldn’t rebel even if they wanted to. Meanwhile, the trusted followers of Duke of Huainan held back from taking action for fear of hurting the people on their own side, so they certainly didn’t dare to act rashly at the moment.
Everything happened all of a sudden at lightning speed, but Yang Ning was clear that they must have made a lot of efforts to prepare for this night.