Calling Apothecary’s vine a herb is nonsense. Jiang Ning described its appearance, “I don’t know its name. My family bought it at a high price from outside and claimed it’s a folk remedy.” 

Professor Li didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “This medicine isn’t Apothecary’s tale. It’s called Wusanzi. It has bactericidal and antipruritic effects on respiratory viruses. However, it’s extremely picky about its growing environment and usually can only be found on the cliffs of high mountains.” 

“The extreme weather changes in the mountains might have created its unique medicinal properties. Artificially cultivated varieties are notably less effective, thereby diminishing their market appeal. Due to pollution caused by industrialization, this medicine has almost disappeared. Many textbooks have successively removed it. It’s normal for young people like you not to know about it.” 

Jiang Ning was surprised, “So that’s how it is.” 

The strict growing conditions made it impossible for it to be cultivated and promoted, yet it was grown in her space. Was this miraculous or an unspeakable opportunity? 

The progress of the recovery of the two individuals convinced Professor Li even more that the direction of his research was correct. 

It was just the right time when he decided to keep Jiang Ning and Huo Yishen. 

Jiang Ning continued to be responsible for dissecting patients, while Huo Yishen hadn’t been idle these years. He had learned a lot of medical knowledge under Jiang Ning and assisted Professor Li. 

Jiang Ning couldn’t handle it alone, so she also took on an apprentice to work as a logistics employee in the research institute. 

Looking like she was twenty-seven or twenty-eight, slender and pale, and walking a bit unsteadily, she said, “Teacher Jiang, hello, I’m Yu Tong. Please take care of me from now on.” 

What? Jiang Ning was thunderstruck in an instant! 

Even in her protective clothing, she couldn’t hide her gossipy nature. She scrutinized Yu Tong from head to toe and asked, “Are both of your legs broken?” 

Yu Tong was stunned, “…Yes.” 

Tsk tsk tsk, she really was the female lead in the overbearing CEO’s abuse story, having both legs broken and blown away by a typhoon and still not dead! 

The key is, it’s been seven years since the apocalypse, which doctor isn’t haggard? Although she was also thin, her skin was fair and bright… Ah, the one the overbearing CEO laid eyes on was indeed extraordinary. 

Work is important, don’t gossip. 

Surprisingly, despite facing Jiang Ning’s detailed dissection process, which had once made her vomit, Yu Tong appeared remarkably calm. Though feeling a bit nauseous, she maintained professionalism in her words and actions. 

Indeed, anyone who survived the overbearing CEO’s abuse, as long as they returned from the ashes, would become top talents. 

After dissecting several critical cases, all of whom were previously treated patients, there was a noticeable difference in the degree of liver and lung lesions compared to those who hadn’t taken the medicine. 

Jiang Ning took detailed autopsy data to Professor Li, then went to visit Ma Guangnian and Lao Hu. 

Ma Guangnian was very weak and felt like he might cough out his lungs at any moment. 

Jiang Ning brought a bottle of loquat syrup brewed by her family in a glass bottle with Laoganma chili sauce, “This is made by my family. It seems to work well. You can give it a try.” 

He wasn’t sure about Jiang Ning’s family background, but families that make a living by growing medicinal herbs have become wealthy in recent years. 

Ma Guangnian is not hypocritical; he feels fortunate to have accepted a wealthy and talented student. 

Leaving Ma Guangnian’s dorm, Jiang Ning also planned to give a bottle to Lao Hu. 

A young child, about five or six years old, opened the door and looked up with a childish voice, “Sister, who are you looking for?” 

Oh my goodness, Jiang Ning almost dropped the loquat syrup in shock. 

This… a miniature version of the overbearing CEO, what a trouble!!! 

“Dr. Jiang?” Yu Tong came out from inside the house, surprised, “Why are you here?” 

“I, I’m here to see Teacher Hu.” Why did she suddenly feel a bit flustered? 

With the virus raging, Yu Tong couldn’t invite Jiang Ning in, “Teacher Hu is still sick and is isolated in the inner room.” 

Jiang Ning handed over the loquat syrup, “This is effective for relieving coughs. Let Teacher Hu try it.” 

Just as she was about to leave, she couldn’t resist gossiping, “I’m a student of Teacher Hu. Are you his wife?” 

Yu Tong was taken aback for a moment and quickly explained, “No, you’ve got it wrong. Teacher Hu is my adoptive brother and my son’s uncle.” 

Ah, it really followed the cliche storyline. She just didn’t know if Teacher Hu was the second male lead or the eighteenth? 

Thinking about the teacher-student relationship, Jiang Ning suddenly wanted to rush in and wake up Teacher Hu: “Stay alert, she belongs to the overbearing CEO. Don’t keep licking, it won’t end well!” 

But that was just a thought; she left sensibly. 

After a few days of recovery, neither of them nor the dog relapsed, and Doudou also recovered. 

They fought a prepared battle, but there were still lingering effects on their bodies. They felt much weaker and would pant heavily with just a little movement. It would probably take time to fully recover. 

After closing the door, they drank ginseng chicken soup, ate high-protein nutritious food to help their bodies recover quickly. 

The government-provided food arrived, but with only leftovers and black moss porridge, how much could actually be distributed to the doctors each day? 

Attacked by the smog virus, many doctors fell and never recovered. Even those still battling the disease were extremely weak. 

Thinking of Ma Guangnian using the back door to treat her family and Professor Li who insisted on day and night drug research and development.  

The two drove out and returned two or three hours later. 

200 kilograms of old rice, a batch of cured fish and bacon, mung beans, soybeans, and black beans were all ground into powder for easy cooking and making soy milk.” 

Jiang Ning donated to the research institute in her family’s name to thank them for saving her life. As for whether they ate it themselves or shared it with patients, it was none of her business. 

This was her intention. If she hadn’t met Ma Guangnian and been taken in by the research institute, she might not have survived this disaster. 

For the two teachers, she deliberately added ten more eggs. 

She heard that Professor Li liked to drink Maofeng tea, so she had Huo Yishen bring a can over. 

Doudou also recovered, though her complexion wasn’t as good as before, she was still stronger than an average person. 

She didn’t idle either and joined the volunteer team. 

While having antibodies was true, none of the three took it lightly. Protective measures had to be put in place. 

Jiang Ning continued with dissections, but after several days without much change in the dissected cases, she decided to pause the work. 

After countless clinical uses of medication, Professor Li had basically figured out the tricks of the virus attacking the liver and lungs. 

The final victory was achieved through countless detours. 

It had been almost a month since the smog outbreak, and despite the official preparations in previous years, the consumption of herbs was faster than expected. 

Due to the lack of clinical cases, the research institute could only cultivate herbs based on past experiences. However, the key herbs for killing the smog virus, Longjie grass and Wusanzi, were both precious and scarce and couldn’t be artificially cultivated. 

They managed to develop the most accurate prescription, but they were running short on herbs while the number of patients kept increasing. 

Every moment of every day, countless patients struggled in pain, hoping for a lifesaving medicine. 

Professor Li took off his reading glasses, rubbing his dry eyes with his hands, and suddenly his eyes welled up. 

Despite the discomfort, he didn’t give up. Instead, he made a bold decision – to make concentrated pills, aiming to kill the virus in one go. 

There were two sides to the matter; doing this could save precious herbs and help more people, but the side effects on the body would be greater. 

Jiang Ning spoke up, “What kind of side effects would there be?”