Chapter 125: Becoming Famous

Inside Yong Le Hall.

Li Mo was still feeling pleased with himself after scolding Cai Jie earlier.

Xiao Huai’an, however, reminded him: “Be careful these days. That Cai Jie doesn’t seem like someone who will give up easily.”

Li Mo replied, “I know, but what can he do? If I don’t give it to him, can he really come and take it by force?”

Xiao Huai’an furrowed his brows: “For the next few days, have the night watch men stay alert. You must always be cautious, especially with people like him.”

Li Mo dismissed it casually: “After all, it’s Shun Yi Tang. They wouldn’t resort to something that low, right?”

Ye Xin Ran then said, “Even a rabbit will bite when it’s desperate. Besides, they were wolves to begin with. What you said is always right, so it’s better to be cautious.”

Li Mo finally took it seriously: “Alright, I’ll increase the number of night watch men these next few days.”

Ye Xin Ran nodded, “Yes, the situation is urgent. If they’re going to act, it will definitely be in the next few days.”

As it turned out, Xiao Huai’an and his wife’s concerns were well-founded.

Cai Jie simply couldn’t wait anymore.

Because his customers couldn’t wait either.

That very night, the night watch men caught several homeless people trying to sneak into the medical hall.

When caught, they claimed they were there to steal money, but they were carrying oil and fire with them, clearly intending to set the place on fire.

Luckily, the night watch men responded quickly and didn’t give them a chance to start the fire.

Li Mo broke into a cold sweat. If he had been careless, the decades of effort from the Li family could have been ruined by his own hands.

The criminals insisted they were only there to steal money.

Since Yong Le Hall didn’t suffer any losses, after being interrogated by the county office, the intruders were thrown into the prison.

After this incident, Li Mo dared not be careless again. He hired five more people for the night watch and heavily rewarded those who caught the criminals.

While Yong Le Hall’s troubles were resolved, the situation at Shun Yi Tang could no longer be suppressed.

The storytellers in the tea houses began telling new stories, which subtly referenced the events between Yong Le Hall and Shun Yi Tang.

The main characters of the story were two disciples.

They had learned medicine from the Medicine King at the Medicine King Valley from a young age.

Later, the elder brother inherited the master’s position and became the new head of the Medicine King Valley, while the younger brother wandered around the world, traveling far and wide.

Three years later, a plague broke out in the county, and the people turned to the Medicine King Valley for help.

But the Medicine King Valley shut its doors, avoiding the people.

At this time, a wandering doctor happened to pass by. He lit a large fire to drive out the viruses in the air and made a large pot of medicine, which he distributed for free to treat the sick.

The patients slowly started to recover.

The Medicine King Valley, which had been closed for so long, finally opened its doors.

At the same time, a message was spread.

It was said that the wandering doctor was originally the younger brother of the current sect leader. He had stolen the Medicine King’s pills, which forced the Medicine King Valley to close its doors to guests, leaving the people’s epidemic untreated.

The Medicine King held a sacred position in the hearts of the people.

Upon hearing this, the gratitude everyone had for the wandering doctor turned into resentment.

If he hadn’t stolen the medicine formula, their parents and children wouldn’t have died.

If he hadn’t stolen the medicine formula, they wouldn’t have had to suffer such inhumane torment.

From then on, whenever the villagers saw this wandering doctor, they would spit at him or curse him.

Some even took the opportunity to severely injure the wandering doctor. Not long after, the doctor passed away.

People quickly forgot him.

Six months later, the plague returned.

The people again went to the Medicine King Valley, asking for the Medicine King’s help.

But half a month passed, and the Medicine King Valley’s doors still hadn’t opened.

One by one, those around them died, and the people no longer cared about manners. They broke down the doors of the Medicine King Valley.

Only then did they realize that the current head of the Medicine King Valley was a useless person who couldn’t make medicine.

The medicine they had taken before had truly been made by the wandering doctor.

But now, the wandering doctor was dead, killed by their own hands.

There were no more doctors to treat their illnesses.

The villagers could only wait for death in their regret…

A story lasted for three whole days.

On the third day, the tea house was filled with people.

The story had begun to circulate in different versions.

“Have you heard the story the storyteller is telling? Isn’t this just about Shun Yi Tang and Yong Le Hall?

Shun Yi Tang is the useless elder brother, and Yong Le Hall is the kind-hearted younger brother. Now the elder brother is claiming the younger brother’s medicine as his own!”

“Yes, yes, it’s so similar! The younger brother is so pitiful.”

“So pitiful!”

“If this is true, then we must protect Yong Le Hall. We can’t let it end up like the younger brother. If Yong Le Hall disappears, we won’t be able to find a reliable medical hall in the future.”

“Exactly, exactly!”

Xiao Huai’an smiled slightly as he listened to the people’s discussions.

He hadn’t expected Ye Xin Ran’s storytelling skills to be so good.

Those who had purchased the ointment from Shun Yi Tang couldn’t sit still anymore.

They had originally hoped that Shun Yi Tang would be able to solve their problems.

But after waiting and waiting, Shun Yi Tang still couldn’t come up with a good solution.

This forced them to turn to Yong Le Hall for help.

The first to visit Yong Le Hall was the daughter of the county magistrate.

Miss Sun, holding the jar of Shun Yi Tang’s ointment, was very nervous.

She was afraid that Yong Le Hall would refuse her.

After all, she had not bought their ointment.

To her surprise, things didn’t go as she had imagined at all.

Not only did the people at Yong Le Hall not refuse her, but they warmly welcomed her.

“This situation is easy to resolve. It’s a normal reaction when using Xue Yan Ointment. All you need is a little treatment with our repair ointment, and everything will be fine.”

The doctor at the store applied the repair ointment to Miss Sun, and the bruises on her face began to visibly fade at a rapid pace.

Miss Sun was greatly shocked but couldn’t help but ask, “But I used Yu Ru Ointment, not Xue Yan Ointment?”

The doctor gave her a look that said, “Those who understand, understand.”

“You can see for yourself. Our repair ointment can only be used in combination with Xue Yan Ointment. The results speak for themselves.”

Miss Sun wasn’t a fool and immediately understood the situation.

It turned out that what she had been using all along was Xue Yan Ointment, but Shun Yi Tang had swapped the jars and added an extra two hundred taels of silver.

“Shun Yi Tang is so unscrupulous!” she spat in disgust.

After Miss Sun came, more and more people who had bought Yu Ru Ointment began to visit Yong Le Hall.

At first, the doctors in the store were somewhat confused.

These people hadn’t trusted Yong Le Hall before, even willing to pay high prices to buy Yu Ru Ointment.

So why should Yong Le Hall treat them for free now?

But Ye Xin Ran said, “No matter how much they paid before, in my eyes, everyone who used Yu Ru Ointment has indirectly paid one hundred taels to Yong Le Hall, so we should treat them just like the people who bought Xue Yan Ointment.”

Moreover, these people were future potential customers, and they needed to be brought in.

The situation became clearer and clearer.

Because of Manager Cai’s incompetence, everyone had figured out the shady things Shun Yi Tang had done.

Since Yu Ru Ointment was widely sold, not only the people from Yun Tong County, but even those from Tian Chang Prefecture, now knew about Yong Le Hall.

Yong Le Hall had become famous!