A four-year-old medical prodigy descended to the mortal realm, and the entire capital sought her tre

The energy of the elixir drew all the trapped spirit insects into the air, instantly plunging the sky into darkness.

The crowd was confused and thought that the world was about to change.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Ruo drew a "shattering talisman" over the swarm of spirit insects, while silently chanting in her mind:

"I, Zhou Ruo, will never be afraid of you again in this lifetime!"

With a deafening roar in the air, all the spirit insects were shattered, vanished, and annihilated.

Everyone was startled by a sudden muffled thud above their heads, but they had no idea what had happened.

Zhou Ruo was thrown back several steps by the impact of the spirit insect shattering her, but was fortunately supported by Zhao Jinzhong.

After regaining her footing, Zhou Ruo placed her hands on her knees, bent over, and gasped for breath.

"Ruo Ruo, how is it?" Zhao Jinzhong stared in disbelief at the strange change in the sky, and it took him a while to react.

Zhou Ruo slowly straightened up, looked at the river, and the fear in her eyes disappeared.

She turned to Zhao Jinzhong with a smile and said, "Brother, I'm no longer afraid of those spirit insects!"

At the time, Zhao Jinzhong did not realize that Zhou Ruo's so-called "no longer afraid" was not because she could not see the spirit insects.

It wasn't until later that he learned that Zhou Ruo had completely overcome her fear of spirit insects and would never be afraid again in this life.

Zhou Ruo eliminated the spirit insects in the reservoir, but she did not know where the spirit insects came from.

So she used her spiritual power to create a barrier around the entire reservoir, specifically to prevent spirit insects from entering again.

"Brother, no new spirit insects can enter this reservoir until we find the source of the spirit insects."

Zhao Jinzhong was surprised, wondering how Zhou Ruo could do such a thing. "Ruo Ruo is saying that the villagers can drink the water without worry from now on?"

Zhou Ruo happily replied, "Yes!"

Zhao Jinzhong and Zhou Ruo arrived in the village and instructed the guards and villagers to go to the reservoir to fetch clean water.

The acidic aura of the elixir still lingers in the reservoir water.

Zhou Ruo poured a "crushing talisman" into the newly retrieved water, causing each villager to drink the water containing the "antidote".

After drinking the water containing the "antidote," the villagers reacted in various ways, creating a truly shocking scene.

The entire village gathered in the open space at the village entrance. Not long after they drank the antidote, people began to vomit.

After the spirit insects inside the villagers' bodies were pulverized, they formed a powerful force.

Some villagers vomited to expel the toxins, while others went straight to the outhouse.

In more severe cases, there is both vomiting and diarrhea.

The villagers also took the "antidote" home and gave it to their poultry and livestock.

All the chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, horses, and sheep in the village started to shed diarrhea.

After the insects were expelled from their bodies, the villagers felt a refreshing sensation they hadn't experienced in a long time.

Even the calls of the livestock in the house are clearer than before.

Zhou Ruo finally left Little Sheep Village satisfied.

"Spiritual power restored to 63%!"

After returning to the General's Mansion, Zheng Liangyi quickly made lemon-flavored fruit cake for Zhou Ruo.

In addition, he had a sudden inspiration and used various fruits from the backyard to make several different kinds of fruit pastries for Zhou Ruo.

Zheng Liangyi's culinary skills have been passed down for three generations, and the pastries he makes are much tastier than those sold in shops on the street.

Zhou Ruo ate pastries instead of rice every day, and Ji Ping tacitly approved of her choice.

After finishing the lemons, Cao Lin continued to send more to the General's Mansion, one after another.

Not only Cao Lin, but also the villagers of Xiaoyang Village took action after hearing that Zhou Ruo liked to eat fruit.

Almost every day, people would bring fruit and other things to Zhou Ruo's stall.

Zhou Ruo's stall had more fruit, sweet potatoes, and corn than other people who regularly sold fruit, sweet potatoes, and corn.

There was too much food to eat, so Zhou Ruo casually gave it away to the people who came to her for treatment, as well as to the nearby vendors.

So much so that the whole street knew about this little miracle doctor who set up a stall every day to treat illnesses and also gave food to the people.

Before long, news of Zhou Ruo setting up a stall reached the ears of the Dowager Consort.

"What?!" The Dowager Consort was shocked and heartbroken when she heard Li Mama tell her about Zhou Ruo's situation.

"Is the General's Mansion unable to afford to support her? Such a young child, and she has to go out and set up a stall to treat people's illnesses?"

To be honest, they're all family; the Empress Dowager's reaction was exactly the same as An Chang's when she saw Zhou Ruo setting up a stall.

"Go and fetch An Chang for me!" The Dowager Empress calmed herself down and instructed Li Mama.

"Grandmother? What's wrong?" An Chang had just stepped into the Dowager Consort's room when she saw her sitting in a chair, one hand on her chest to catch her breath.

An Chang suddenly said anxiously, "Grandmother, are you feeling unwell again? I'll go and call Zhou Ruo to come and take a look at you."

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and reached out a hand to stop An Chang from speaking.

After a moment, she opened her eyes and said to him, "An Chang, I'm asking you, do you know that Ruo'er sets up a stall on the street to treat people's illnesses?"

"I...I know..."

An Chang began to feel a little guilty because he sensed that his grandmother was angry, but he also felt that she was not angry with him.

"Hmph! Ruo'er is not even as old as Nan'er. Look at Nan'er, besides her regular homework, she spends the rest of her time eating, playing, and sleeping."

Even so, you all still say that we shouldn't be so harsh on Nan'er, saying she's still just a child.

"Where is Ruo'er? Ruo'er is just a child too, so why is she setting up a stall to treat people?"

The Empress Dowager felt very sorry for Zhou Ruo, who had to live such a difficult life at such a young age.

An Chang listened to her grandmother's unpleasant words and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Seeing his state, the Dowager realized that she shouldn't have taken her anger out on him.

Her tone gradually softened, "Chang'er, now Zhou Ruo calls me 'Grandmother,' so you're practically her brother now."

"An older brother should take better care of his younger sister, but she's out there setting up a stall to treat people's illnesses, and you..."

The Dowager knew that this matter was not An Chang's fault. "Go and bring Zhou Ruo here."

An Chang agreed with her grandmother, but inwardly she was resentful.

He does want to take good care of his younger sister Zhou Ruo, but Zhao Jinzhong has to be willing to do it!

When An Chang arrived at Zhou Ruo's stall in the city, there were no patients there.

Zhou Ruo was lying on a chair eating fruit, looking quite happy.

"Wow! Grandma was worried you were tired and sent me to check on you, but you're doing just fine, living the high life!"

Upon hearing An Chang's voice, Zhou Ruo sat bolt upright. "Grandmother?"

"Young Master An, what's wrong with Grandmother?" Zhou Ruoxin wondered if the Dowager Consort had fallen ill.

An Chang rolled her eyes. "Listen to this, listen to this! You've completely confused their identities!"

Zhou Ruo: "Wha...what's wrong?"

An Chang: "You call your grandmother 'Grandmother,' and then you call me Prince An. Do you think that's appropriate?"

Zhou Ruo couldn't understand why An Chang was always so concerned about this form of address.

Zhao Jinzhong, who was standing nearby, came over and said on Zhou Ruo's behalf, "What's inappropriate about it?"

"Well... Grandmother asked Zhou Ruo to go to the Prince's Mansion..."

Seeing Zhao Jinzhong's stern, upright face, An Chang immediately lost the courage to continue arguing with Zhou Ruo.