Chapter 39: The Unexpected Turn of Events - Patient Poisoned

  Good people will be rewarded, Wu Rui deeply believes this. As a result, he only wanted to casually take something from Mu Li and send him back, but it wasn't until later that he discovered the red bead Mu Li gave him was not simple at all.

  "What a dense fire energy!" Wu Rui couldn't help but exclaim in surprise after infusing his divine sense into it.

  The surface of this bead is ordinary, but inside it is secretly hidden with a large amount of fire-type spiritual energy. Even if Wu Rui just infused his divine consciousness into it, he felt a strong burning sensation.

  "Doctor, this is all I have on me. It's something I found while exploring a volcano. It's not worth much, but it looks nice. I hope you'll accept it."

  Recalling the words of Mu Li, Wu Ruo was deep in thought. It was clear that this pearl had been spewed out by a volcanic eruption. Thinking back to memories about strange objects related to fire attributes, she quickly found a vague impression: Fire Spirit Pearl, a heavenly and earthly treasure, derived from the earth's rock layer, containing a large amount of fire-type spiritual energy, which can be refined and stored within the body.

  "Could this be the Fire Spirit Pearl?" Wu Rui was overjoyed, but this guess still needed to be verified. He immediately became serious and released a blast of fiery heat to scorch the pearl in his hand that resembled the Fire Spirit Pearl.

  "Rumble!" A loud rumble, the natural protective seal on the surface of the pearl was finally lifted, and a strong scorching sensation made Wu Rui somewhat uncomfortable. Fortunately, this face-reading space was not ordinary, otherwise it would have been ignited into a raging fire by this energy!

  Wu Rui was overjoyed instead of surprised, he knew that his guess was correct, this was the legendary Heaven and Earth Treasure - Huo Ling Pearl!

  Once the Huo Ling Pearl is successfully merged into his body, the greatest benefit for Wu Rui is that refining pills and equipment becomes more convenient. He no longer needs to waste a Xuan Dan just to refine a storage ring like last time, which not only wastes resources but also time.

  Of course, the Fire Spirit Pearl can also be used to enhance combat effectiveness, although it is limited to fire-based spells. However, once the true yuan in the dantian is depleted, the Fire Spirit Pearl can still provide a constant supply of fire-based spiritual energy, equivalent to a second dantian. For cultivators, it is simply a treasure.

  "Let's put the clinic upgrade on hold for now, let's refine the Fire Spirit Pearl first!" Wu Rui made a swift decision, abandoning his original plan to upgrade the clinic in one night, and instead devoted himself wholeheartedly to refining the Fire Spirit Pearl. Refining the Fire Spirit Pearl was no easy task, fortunately Wu Rui had already broken through to the Golden Elixir stage of cultivation, otherwise it would have taken at least ten days or half a month to refine it.

  It wasn't until the next morning at around 8 or 9 that Wu Rui finally succeeded in refining the Fire Spirit Pearl. With a thought, the Fire Spirit Pearl floating in mid-air slowly flew towards Wu Rui's body and entered his lower abdomen, eventually entering his dantian where it revolved around the green golden dan like a satellite.

  "Huo Ling Pearl, it's indeed a rare treasure of the world!" Wu Rui exclaimed repeatedly, his face filled with joy. This encounter had brought him greater gains than the previous ones with the Ginseng and Space Stone, leaving Wu Rui feeling deeply grateful. At the same time, he secretly made up his mind that if he ever got the chance to enter the Tian Chao realm again, he would definitely repay Mu Li's kindness.

  It was getting late, so Wu Rui left the Bitface Clinic, dressed neatly and headed out the door, familiarly walking towards the Central Market. As a result, from far away, he saw a large crowd of people surrounding his stall, accompanied by noisy voices. Wu Rui's eyebrows furrowed at that moment, and he also had a bad premonition in his heart, but he still hurried over!

  "What a killer! That doctor is just a swindler, a quack! My husband had a prescription filled here yesterday, but after taking the medicine last night, he was poisoned and is still in bed now!"

  "My grandfather at home is even more serious, he was fine last night, but this morning when he got up, wu wu... we sent him to the hospital, but the doctor said that the poisoning was too severe and there's no way to cure it... wu wu..."

  The people around also pointed and cursed, saying things like "quack doctor harming people".

  However, not everyone thinks so. Liu Dajie, who sells salted fish, couldn't help but retort: "This is impossible! Wu Rui's medical skills are plain to see, and even my years of lumbar spondylosis were cured with just a few needles. How could he be an incompetent doctor? You must have eaten something wrong!"

  "Right, right! Dr. Wu Rui cured more than a hundred people yesterday, and everyone is fine, so how could it be that only you two have problems?" The surrounding stall owners also echoed in agreement, many of whom had been treated by Dr. Wu Rui's acupuncture the day before and were now his loyal fans, so they naturally didn't like seeing someone slander him.

  The woman whose husband was poisoned was enraged when she heard the words, and now there were people defending that poisonous doctor. She immediately rebuked in anger: "How is it possible for two people to eat the wrong thing at the same time? Our two families are not familiar with each other!"

  "This……" Mr. Liu and others were speechless, for a moment they didn't know how to explain it. Indeed, even if they accidentally ate something poisonous, it's impossible for two people to be poisoned at the same time, right? Could it be that Wu Rui really made a mistake with the medicine? Not to mention outsiders, even the confidence of Mr. Liu and other stall owners around him was shaken!

  Wu Rui arrived at this time, although he was anxious, but the surrounding area was crowded with people, so he had to shout loudly: "Please make way!"

  "Murderer! This kid is the murderer! Everyone catch him quickly!" The relatives of the old man who was sentenced to death by the hospital recognized Wu Rui and shouted out loud.

  The old man was from a neighboring village, and although they were all ordinary people, such a big thing had happened that more than 100 adult men from the whole village followed to demand justice. Now hearing that Wu Rui was the murderer, they immediately surrounded him with hoes, carrying poles and wooden sticks, instantly surrounding Wu Rui.

  Wu Rui's face changed slightly. Although he was very anxious in his heart, the people's anger was caused by himself, and he naturally couldn't bear to take action against these peasants.

  In the countryside, each village has some leaders, the village head is in charge of government affairs, but when dealing with disputes between villagers and outsiders, it's often the village bully who steps forward to resolve them. This village was no exception, led by a robust man in his thirties wearing only a vest, revealing his well-developed muscles, as well as a tattoo of a green dragon, which looked quite intimidating.

  Wei Wu Zhuang took a step forward, glaring furiously at Wu Rui and asked: "Assassin! Was it you who poisoned Hong Ba Ye?"

  Wu Rui was eager to treat the poisoned people as soon as possible, but he knew that he had to get through this first. He sincerely proposed with a bow: "The situation is still unclear and needs to be checked, but for now, it's crucial to let me remove the poison from them, so please, everyone, don't rush to vent your anger!"

  Wu Rui's attitude is sincere and his words are reasonable, which has eased the tension of many farmers who had been holding their "weapons" at the ready.

  But just as the atmosphere on the scene was slightly cooling down, someone outside suddenly shouted: "What can a quack doctor cure? He must be trying to find an opportunity to escape, let's break his legs first!"

  Wu Rui's expression stiffened, and he secretly seethed with anger, while also seeming to be deep in thought. He immediately released his spiritual sense to investigate the source of the sound, only to discover that it came from a rustic-looking old farmer with flickering eyes. Wu Rui was taken aback, but still left a mental mark on the farmer.

  "Right! Almost got fooled by this kid, everyone break his legs first!" The strong and powerful man was misled by the voice, immediately became angry and embarrassed, and issued an attack order.

  In contemporary China, who is the most arrogant? Soldiers? No, soldiers are indeed powerful, but they have strict discipline and naturally will not act recklessly.

  Is it city management? No, only some individual city managers will act arbitrarily, the two words "city management" are actually being smeared!

  The most ferocious are actually farmers, especially when there is a conflict between their own village and the outside world. The whole village will unite and take action, and since they don't fully understand the law, as long as they feel that outsiders are bullying their own people, the hoes in their hands are not for show! Police and urban management officials will have to step aside!

  No sooner had he heard the village "commander's" order than several flat crowbars were simultaneously swung at Wu Rui's legs!

  "Bang bang... crack!"

  Wu Rui did not dodge, and let the carrying pole fall on his leg, but the surrounding audience expected him to kneel down, instead they saw Wu Rui's body didn't move at all, and even one of the old carrying poles was broken into two pieces.

  "...The scene fell silent, with everyone staring at Wu Rui in disbelief, their eyes wide with shock."

  "Now that the fight is over, let me go see the patient!" Wu Rui's face was expressionless, but his voice, which brooked no refusal, stood out all the more in this atmosphere. As he stepped forward, the people in front of him involuntarily parted to make a small path.

  However, just as Wu Rui squeezed out of the encirclement and arrived at the patient's side, the uniformed police who had been waiting silently around him stood up, with a serious face and shouted loudly: "We are the Goose City Police! Wu Rui, you are practicing medicine without a license, and you have caused someone to die. Please follow us back for investigation!"

  Just as the police officer finished making the announcement, more than a dozen police officers holding batons had already surrounded Wu Ru, with one of them holding steel handcuffs, which shone brightly in the sunlight.

  With the arrival of the police, the atmosphere on the scene solidified again.