The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 322 Fellow Travelers, Different Paths
As Lang Jiuchuan walked out of the Bai family's house, he was beaming with joy, his smile impossible to contain.

Jianlan was very curious. Doing these things to ferry ghosts was clearly a hard job, so why was she so happy? Was it because she had saved people?

Jianlan couldn't help but ask this question.

Lang Jiuchuan said, "Good Jianlan, some people have to fight with all their might just to survive!"

And she has taken another step closer to nirvana.

Jianlan didn't quite understand what she meant, but seeing the smile on her face, she thought that this was probably what she was willing to do, no matter how difficult or painful it was.

Once inside the Bai family's carriage, Jianlan saw Yice chasing after them and said, "Miss, that Daoist Yice is following us again."

Lang Jiuchuan looked out and asked, "What do you want?"

"You haven't answered me yet. Who is your teacher?"

"None of your business!" Lang Jiuchuan said irritably. "Don't follow me, or you'll regret it. Also, in the future, when you're exorcising evil spirits, don't be reckless, lest you do more harm than good. These infant spirits are full of resentment. If you meet them and start fighting them without regard for the lives of the living, and you don't hit them on the first try, you'll only anger them and make them even more dangerous."

Yi Ce said sullenly, "It already wants to kill people, are we supposed to greet it first before fighting? Since ancient times, good and evil have been irreconcilable. Isn't the purpose of learning the Tao to eliminate evil and follow the righteous path? Are we just going to let evil spirits and demons harm people?"

"Some ghosts become evil spirits and vengeful spirits because of their karma. Sometimes, if no one does evil, no vengeful spirits or vengeful spirits will be created. How do you know that they weren't good people before they became these evil spirits?" Lang Jiuchuan said calmly. "Good and evil are indeed irreconcilable, but the law of cause and effect is also true. A person who does good or evil will inevitably receive corresponding consequences. This is the cycle of heaven, unchanging since ancient times. Otherwise, why did you join the Feng family? Is it because you covet wealth and status?"

"Of course not..." Yi Ce shut his mouth, looking at her cautiously. Was she trying to trick him into revealing something?

He snorted and said, "You make it sound so nice, but didn't you still kill that vengeful spirit? Wasn't it because of karma that it parasitized the Bai couple?"

“Yes, but the Bai couple weren’t the main cause, and their crime didn’t warrant death. Besides, didn’t they receive their due retribution, barely escaping with their lives? What could be more painful than wanting something you can’t have?” Lang Jiuchuan said, “I’ve already given that vengeful spirit a chance. I was willing to use the Vajra Mantra to guide it, but it’s stubborn and unyielding. So I have no choice but to play the villain. This is called ‘courtesy first, then force,’ understand?”

Yi Ce looked at her, his brows furrowed. How should I put it? He felt that this woman was even more evil than an evil spirit!

Lang Jiuchuan ignored him, slammed the curtain shut, and told the coachman to drive the carriage away.

Yi Ce took a few steps, then stopped, thinking of her words and his own affairs. He muttered, "Fine, I won't follow you. I know your hideout. I can come looking for you again later."

Back at the general store, Fu Qi greeted him. Seeing Lang Jiuchuan's expression, he frowned and asked, "Is the Bai family's matter difficult to handle?"

"No, it's not that. It was my first time using Buddhist and Taoist techniques to exorcise evil spirits, so I was a little unfamiliar with them and that's why it took some effort. I'll get used to it in the future." Lang Jiuchuan said with a relaxed expression, "Although it took a lot of effort this time, I gained something from it. I made a profit."

Jianlan was also holding a red box containing a stack of silver notes, which was part of the commission given by the Bai family. Half of this money was to be given away for charity.

Lang Jiuchuan looked towards the back hall and asked, "What's this? More guests?" Fu Qi hummed in agreement and said, "But they don't really look like guests to me."

"Oh?" Lang Jiuchuan walked into the shop, a mocking smile on his face. "Are you here to cause trouble again?"

"Hmm." Fu Qi thought so.

Lang Jiuchuan paused, then, intrigued, quickly walked inside.

In the back room, Madam Song was standing at the door of a private room with a man who looked like a manager. When she saw Lang Jiuchuan, she said, "Master is back."

The steward looked over, and upon seeing Lang Jiuchuan, his brow twitched. He walked to the door and whispered something inside.

Lang Jiuchuan entered the private room and saw an elderly man with silver hair sitting with his back to her. She twitched her nose and smelled the medicinal fragrance. He was a fellow practitioner!
The old man turned around. Although he was mentally prepared, his eyelids still twitched a few times and his eyebrows trembled when he saw Lang Jiuchuan.

He took a breath, stood up, and said, "I've heard there's a general store here. Are you the owner? You're so young. I wonder if you can help this old man out of his predicament?"

Lang Jiuchuan walked up to him, the medicinal fragrance growing stronger. She glanced at him, a dark glint in her eyes, and asked, "What does the old gentleman seek?"

"I have suffered from old ailments for a long time, and naturally I wish to be healthy again." The old man smiled bitterly and coughed a few times.

"Sir, you yourself are a physician who helps the sick and a royal physician with an official position, so your medical skills must be superb. You came to my little shop and even took some medicine to make yourself weak, just to test my abilities?" Lang Jiuchuan gestured for him to sit down, and sat down beside him, saying, "You don't need to do that, sir. If you really want to test me, you can bring a patient over."

The old man was taken aback, but quickly realized what he meant and asked, "How did you know I was an imperial physician?"

"You smell of medicine, which shows you deal with medicinal herbs all year round. As for your official position, I suppose you inquired about me before you came. I know a little bit of metaphysics, so I can naturally tell from your face that your official rank is quite high and your position is not low." Lang Jiuchuan pointed to his face and said, "Let me think. You are Academician Ou, right? You came to probe me for Lord Zeng's blind eye?"

The old man was genuinely surprised and showed admiration for Lang Jiuchuan's keenness and intelligence, but this did not mean that he recognized her ability to treat Zeng Jichuan's obstruction with acupuncture.

Seeing that Lang Jiuchuan could identify his background at a glance, the Imperial Physician Ou said, "You are very clever, but do you know that the Golden Needle Removal Technique is not an ordinary acupuncture technique? I don't know how you persuaded Zeng Jichuan to perform the acupuncture. Even if the removal technique fails, his eyesight won't be that bad. But if there is no foolproof method, I still advise you not to act impulsively, so as not to implicate yourself and your family."

Lang Jiuchuan laughed and said, "Your Excellency, I am not a royal physician. Even when dealing with powerful and influential people, I don't have so many concerns. I can't learn the cautiousness that royal physicians should have. I only know that if a patient comes to me for treatment, and I can treat him, and he is willing to believe me, then I will treat him. As for a foolproof method, when it comes to treating and saving lives, how can there be a foolproof method? If you seek a foolproof method, you may have already missed the best opportunity for treatment! I know you are kindly reminding me, but unfortunately, I'm afraid we are destined to go our separate ways."

Professor Ou frowned even more. This guy wouldn't listen to advice. He felt a little regretful and said no more. He stood up and said, "Then I'm sorry to have bothered you today."

Lang Jiuchuan replied, "Your Excellency has kindly given me this advice, and I have no way to repay you. So let me cast a divination for you. Your Excellency, judging from your face, it is a sign that you will not have a peaceful end in your old age!"

(End of this chapter)