Chapter 226 IOU_3

Upon arriving in Su Nan to aid with the plague, formalities were no longer a concern.

"Can't sleep."

Ji Xun set aside the branch he was fiddling with in the brazier, stood up, looked at the snow dancing in the courtyard, and spoke softly.

"These days, fewer people are getting sick, but we still haven't found a cure for the disease. Patients in the Plague Hospital continue to die. If this continues, we're just delaying the inevitable. Sooner or later, they will be buried in the execution grounds behind the temple."

Lu Tong remained silent.

"I used to be arrogant about my medical skills, looking down on others at the Imperial Medical Bureau. Only by delving deep into this place have I realized that all my knowledge is but a drop in the ocean. Medicine is ever-changing, and the sick are difficult to heal. To see patients suffering without being able to help is to be ashamed of calling myself a healer."

Lu Tong glanced at him.