coobybook Chapter 471 Reporting to the Officials
Chapter 471 Reporting to the Officials
Chapter 471 Reporting to the Officials
Now almost everyone believed it; what they saw with their own eyes couldn't be fake.
"Yue'er, do you think this is true?" Xi Ningzhi was still somewhat skeptical.
Xiao Siyue shook her head. This must be fake. These people are obviously in cahoots, putting on an act.
She had never seen a doctor who could diagnose a broken leg bone just by taking a pulse, and who could cure a person with just one pill—it was so miraculous.
Although the Vitality Pill she obtained from the system was also very effective, that kind of medicine cost her so much merit to obtain. Here, ten taels of silver can buy a Rejuvenation Pill? That's outrageous.
Most importantly, she had just noticed the interaction between Shunzi and the Taoist priest, and also Shunzi's father. The blood on her leg wasn't human blood at all. The acting was quite good, but a bit exaggerated.
"Miracle doctor, someone in my family is seriously injured and hasn't recovered yet. Could you sell me one of your medicines?"
"Me too, me too."
The crowd immediately began to throng, eager to buy the medicine.
"Go to the government office and report to the authorities that someone is swindling people in the street," Xiao Siyue whispered to one of the guards who was with them.
No one could see this scene.
"Quiet down, everyone. I came down the mountain today to benefit the people. Anyone who needs medicine can buy it. Please don't rush, one at a time." The Taoist raised his hands to quiet the crowd.
The crowd immediately stopped. In their eyes, this was a miracle doctor, sent by heaven to help them.
Next, Xiao Siyue watched as one person after another held up silver to buy medicine.
The Taoist priest was overjoyed; he had made a fortune today.
Looking at the silver in his hand, the Taoist priest was incredibly excited. The capital city was truly different; there were so many wealthy people there. In other places, a single herb would only sell for one or two taels of silver at most, but in the capital, it was worth ten times that amount and was even being snapped up. He could come back again next time.
The Taoist priest looked at everyone present, and his eyes lit up when he saw Xiao Siyue and the others.
Judging from his clothes and demeanor, he's definitely not an ordinary person; he must be wealthy.
Then he smiled and walked up to Xiao Siyue and stood there.
"Miss, is someone in your family also seriously ill?" the Taoist priest asked, looking quite profound.
Xiao Siyue decided to stall this person for a while to prevent them from running away with the silver.
"Oh? How did you know that, Taoist Master?"
Upon hearing this, the medicine seller was overjoyed. In fact, he had only guessed randomly, but he didn't expect to be right.
"Haha, I know a little about physiognomy, and I just saw it from this young lady."
"Master, you are truly amazing. Someone in my family has indeed fallen ill. We have consulted renowned doctors in the capital and even the imperial physicians, but none of them have been able to cure him. I wonder if your Rejuvenation Pill can cure him?" Xiao Siyue feigned surprise and then frowned as she recounted her troubles.
"Miss, please don't worry. From what you've said, your family member's illness is indeed quite serious. The Rejuvenating Pill might not be quite effective enough to cure it."
"What? Even the Rejuvenation Pill can't cure it?" Xiao Siyue feigned disappointment.
The Taoist priest saw this as an opportunity and immediately said, "Miss, may I have a word with you in private?"
"Does the Taoist priest have a solution?"
"Yes, it's convenient here because there are many people."
"Yue'er?" Xi Ningzhi, who had been listening nearby, called out anxiously when she saw Xiao Siyue about to leave with this stranger.
"Third Sister-in-law, wait a moment, I'll be right back." Xiao Siyue winked at Xi Ningzhi to reassure her.
The Taoist priest told the young Taoist priest something and then led Xiao Siyue to a place not far from the group.
Then he said, "Miss, I have another pill here called the Nine-Turn Divine Pill. This pill can restore the life of a dying person and cure even the most serious illness."
"Oh, really? Then could you sell me the medicine, Taoist priest?"
“Miss, it’s not that I can’t sell it to you, it’s just that I only have one of these pills, and it was made by my master to save my life. It was made with ninety kinds of precious medicinal herbs, this…”
Xiao Siyue sneered inwardly. What Nine-Turn Divine Pill? They just want money, don't they? Nevertheless, she still played along, saying, "Daoist Master, as long as you can save my family, I'll pay any price. Please name your price?"
The Taoist priest was secretly delighted. He hadn't misjudged her after all. This young lady was truly a shrewd and gullible person. "Well, seeing your sincerity, I'll give you this medicine. I'll ask my master to make another one. I won't charge you any more money, just the cost of the herbs. All these herbs will cost a thousand taels of silver in total. Is that alright, young lady?"
"One thousand taels of silver? That's fine, but I don't have that much with me, Daoist. Could you wait a moment while I have a servant from my residence bring it over?"
"Okay." That's great! A thousand taels! How long would it take him to earn that much?
Xiao Siyue pretended to call over a servant and said something to him. After the servant left, she turned to the medicine seller and said, "Thank you so much, Daoist Master. You are my benefactor. May I see what this Nine-Turn Divine Pill looks like?"
The medicine seller thought to himself, "This is just a rich and foolish young lady. It won't hurt to take a look." He took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and poured out a pill: "Miss, this is the Nine-Turn Divine Pill."
Xiao Siyue looked at the pill and called out to the system in her mind: "System, can you tell what this is?"
"Host, those are dumplings made of flour." The host immediately replied to Xiao Siyue's question.
It's made of flour, so that's alright, as long as it's not something harmful.
Just as Xiao Siyue was examining the pills, the yamen runners arrived.
"Princess Zhaoning, is this the swindler?" The head constable knew Xiao Siyue, and the person who reported the case also said that his master was Princess Zhaoning.
"You're here? These are the swindlers. They're going around scamming people with dumplings made of flour. Arrest them and interrogate them properly. Also, Shunzi and her father over there, and that weasel-faced guy in the crowd, should be their accomplices too." Xiao Siyue pointed out the people from before. She had noticed someone in the crowd leading the charge earlier.
Upon hearing this, the head constable immediately ordered, "Arrest them all. They have some nerve, daring to cheat people in the streets of the capital."
The Taoist priest was terrified and pointed at Xiao Siyue in disbelief, saying, "You are Princess Zhaoning?"
Xiao Siyue smiled and said, "Yes, do you still want another thousand taels of silver from me?"
"You...you, you're the one who reported it to the authorities?"
"Yes, it's me. Am I easy to fool? Am I stupid and rich?"
The Taoist priest was annoyed that Xiao Siyue had guessed everything he was thinking, but he was now more worried about being caught.