New and dark light years

Chapter 409 The Healer's Benevolence - Paper Prince
The guards protecting the carriage thought someone was going to attack it, so they instinctively drew their swords and stood in front of it.

This immediately revealed their elite status; without any commands, the ten men instantly formed a semi-circular shield formation, protecting the carriage behind them.

The broadswords, gleaming coldly, were held high, waiting for the man to approach so they could all swing them down at once.

Such actions naturally attracted the attention of the surrounding residents.

Then, these people got scared and stopped queuing, quickly retreating and clearing a large space.

The dark figure that charged forward immediately knelt down before the sword and shield formation.

"My lords, please let me in." The dark figure kowtowed repeatedly.

It made a loud thud.

Li Lin frowned and looked over, only to find a very dirty woman holding something, crying and making a scene.

Ten shield-bearers stepped forward and shouted, "Anyone else, leave! Do not disturb our master!"

"and many more!"

Li Lin called out to his personal guards, telling them to retreat.

There were at least three or four thousand people queuing up to enter the city. Whatever their own people did, under such public scrutiny, would be magnified many times over, whether good or bad.

Sometimes rumors can kill, and so can bad reputation.

So whether he likes it or not, he can't just ignore this woman at this moment.

Even if you don't want to help, you should still respond.

Moreover, he could tell that this woman was probably just an ordinary person and posed no threat.

Li Lin stepped forward and asked, "Get up and speak. Why do you want us to take you into the city?"

“My child is dying. I’ve been queuing here all day and it’s still not my turn. I want to go into the city to get my child treated first.”

As she cried, she opened the cloth bag she was holding, revealing a thin, frail baby inside, probably only five or six months old.

Unlike the dirty and dark-skinned woman, this child was clean and fair-skinned, but very thin, and... looked sickly.

Li Lin also noticed that the child's complexion was reddish.

He crouched down, reached out and touched the child's head, and found that the child indeed had a fever.

And it's very hot.

There's going to be a problem.

Li Lin, who was knowledgeable in medicine, immediately stood up and said to the woman, "Don't cover the child anymore. If you keep covering him, he'll die of heatstroke."

“But… a doctor once said that if covering the child like this makes him sweat, he will get better.”

"He should be sweating, but does he look like he's about to sweat? His body is getting hotter and hotter."

Li Lin snatched the cloth bag, put it on the ground, and spread the cloth out to prevent the child from being wrapped up any longer.

Then he called out to the side, "Does anyone have clean water on them?"

People around had been watching, and upon hearing this, a middle-aged man came out and handed over a gourd.

Li Lin said to the carriage, "Hongluan, bring out a silk handkerchief."

Then Hongluan leaped out of the carriage, holding a pure white, semi-transparent silk scarf in her hand.

These plain silk handkerchiefs are very expensive for ordinary people.

Li Lin took the gourd, unscrewed the stopper, poured some water to wet the handkerchief, and then covered the child's forehead with it.

At this moment, someone muttered, "That handkerchief, you couldn't buy it for thirty taels of silver... yet it's used to cover the head of a dying brat, soiling a precious item..."

Li Lin ignored the voice, then took out a small porcelain bottle from his clothes, poured out a body-strengthening pill, looked around, and asked, "Is there anyone willing to use a bowl?"

A short while later, a little boy brought over a clean bowl.

Li Lin thanked him, took the bowl and placed it on the ground. He then poured some water into it and gently scraped the surface of the body-strengthening pill with the bone-strengthening wine hidden in his sleeve.

Scrape off some powder and mix it into the water.

When he felt it was about right, Li Lin shook the bowl of water and powder together, handed it to the woman, and said, "Give this to the child."

Li Lin was extremely handsome and possessed an ethereal quality that made him easy to believe.

The woman took the bowl, then pried open the child's mouth and poured water into it.

At this moment, someone spoke in a low voice: "Every medicine has some toxicity. That baby is less than six months old and has a serious illness. Using strong medicine rashly could directly kill him." These words were also spoken in a low voice, seemingly insignificant, yet many people heard them.

Li Lin looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old man looking in their direction.

When he realized that Li Lin had spotted him, he immediately crouched down and hid in the crowd.

But Li Lin had already memorized the other person's appearance.

At this moment, the woman had already given the little bit of medicine in the bowl to the child.

Then she looked at the child nervously.

Logically speaking, it's impossible to recover so quickly from taking medicine.

But this is no ordinary medicine; it's a 'pill'!
Elixir and medicine are two different concepts.

Dan emphasizes rapid efficacy, taking effect immediately upon consumption.

Li Lin could tell that the toddler had been traveling with his mother for a long time. Although he was being held in her arms or carried on her back, such a journey was still a torment for the child.

Besides... he's very thin.

The thinner a person is, the worse their physical condition and the more susceptible they are to illness.

In medical terms, it means a deficiency of vital energy.

The body-strengthening pills replenish vital energy and yang energy.

This medicine is extremely effective for the condition.

In just a dozen or so breaths, the child opened his eyes and then let out a cry.

Li Lin handed the strengthening pill to the woman and said, "Take this... Remember, tonight, scrape off some powder and give it to the child to drink, and there shouldn't be any major problems."

The woman accepted the strengthening pills as if they were priceless treasures: "Thank you so much, thank you so much."

Li Lin reached out and took the silk handkerchief from the child's forehead, saying, "Go and line up to enter the city."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

The woman, carrying the crying child, returned to the group.

Li Lin returned the gourd and porcelain bowl to their rightful owner and expressed his gratitude.

The child was shy; he smiled and ran away.

The middle-aged man said, "A distinguished person like you is truly rare, Paper Prince!"

Li Lin is very easy to recognize... He is extremely handsome, and his personal guards had previously displayed a banner with the character 'Li' on it.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense would recognize themselves in this description.

"You're not simple either."

The man looked very mature, and Li Lin could faintly sense the surging energy emanating from him.

This man is a martial artist, and a very strong one at that.

The middle-aged man smiled, picked up the gourd, and turned to leave.

Li Lin took the silk handkerchief back to the carriage and returned it to Hongluan.

Hongluan asked, "Why did you take this handkerchief back, husband? ...Why not just let the child continue using it?"

Li Lin laughed and said, "That handkerchief in that woman's hand is a death warrant."

Hongluan wasn't stupid; she understood immediately and suddenly realized.

Huang Qing looked at Li Lin with bright eyes from the side: "My lord..."

Although it was only a single shout, the feelings of admiration and affection were already expressed.

Li Lin smiled, stepped out of the carriage, and said to Gao Dazhu and the guard, "Let's go inside."

At this moment, the two men still looked at Li Lin with the fear and caution of ordinary people meeting a big shot, but now their eyes held a hint of reverence.

The carriage passed through a side gate passage that was more than ten feet long and entered the city.

The first thing you see is a tall wall with a strange purple color on it, as if it has been contaminated or permeated by something.

Seeing Li Lin's strange look, Gao Dazhu explained, "I heard that more than sixty years ago, the then empress took off her phoenix robe right there, which caused the Northern Di people to retreat!"

(End of this chapter)