Chapter 43: The Pulse That Isn

Upon hearing that, his master fixed his gaze on him and said, "You examine him first; after you do, I'll look."

He already said that.

His disciple said nothing more, sat down and seriously took Shi Lin's pulse, and after a short while his eyebrows knit together.

What's the situation?

Could it be that there's no cure?

Qiao Sheng was thinking.

Shi Lin said, "Doctor, what exactly is my condition? Whatever you discern, just tell me directly."

The middle‑aged man hesitated, then said to his master, "Master, he—he doesn't appear to be poisoned; I didn't find any."

How could that be?

His master quickly sat down, examined for a moment, and also saw no issue.

He raised his eyes, stared directly at Qiao Sheng and said, "Miss, you can't be joking with us, can you? Your husband's pulse is certainly not a poisoned pulse!"

His words just finished.

Xiao Shitou, his emotions a bit agitated, said, "How could that be? My father is poisoned; the doctor who previously took his pulse said he was poisoned."

"Did he take any medicine?"

The old doctor asked.

Qiao Sheng was now absolutely certain that the Spirit Spring Water in her space had cleared the toxins in Shi Lin's body, and she immediately said, "He did take medicine; it was the medicine I previously got from an old doctor."

It turned out to be that way.

The old doctor, neither hurried nor slow, said, "That explains it; the toxin in his body has already been dispelled by the medicine that old doctor prescribed."

After leaving, they consulted another clinic's doctor, and the result was undeniably the same.

Now that it's fine, will his memory be restored?

If he discovers that she deceived him.

Given his nature, he probably won't be courteous to her.

She thought of that.

Qiao Sheng felt she couldn't take Shi Lin back, and after walking a short way she halted and said, "Since you're fine now, we'll part here."

"Mother..."

Xiao Shitou tugged at Qiao Sheng's clothes.

Qiao Sheng patted his head and said, "Mother knows you really want a father, but he can't. Fine, don't be upset; Mother will find you a father later, one better than him…"

Shi Lin: "……"

He hasn't left yet!

Qiao Sheng grabbed Xiao Shitou and walked aside, with Shi Lin following.

He noticed that he was following them.

Qiao Sheng halted and asked, "Didn't I already explain everything to you? Why are you still following us? Why do you still want to go back and work for me?"

"You said before that I fell from the mountain and lost my memory, and after that…"

Shi Lin suspected Qiao Sheng had deceived him.

Qiao Sheng's expression froze for a moment, but she quickly figured out what to say.

"You did fall from the mountain and lose your memory, but you were also poisoned. I didn't tell you earlier because I wanted the doctor to re‑examine you, to see if that was really the case, since at the time I only got you one doctor."

"Do you have any other questions? If not, we'll leave."

Shi Lin said nothing further; after Qiao Sheng and the others walked away, he found a carriage, boarded it, and left Xingyuan County.

He secured a carriage before Qiao Sheng and the others, and thus returned to their Wu tong zhen even sooner.

Upon returning.

Shi Lin then went from clinic to clinic asking, perhaps because his earlier condition had been more serious.

Thus the doctor who had previously taken his pulse still remembered him.

Upon seeing him.

The old doctor greeted, "Ah, it's you. Are you fine now?"

He has practiced medicine for many years; for some people with ailments, he can tell just by a glance.

Now, seeing Shi Lin's complexion, there is no sign of abnormality.

He therefore guessed that his toxin had been dispelled.

(End of Chapter)