Tang Dynasty: Saving Lives and Helping Others, Li Lizhi Falls for Him

For the next few days, Shen Chang'an used the Purple Flame Furnace to refine wound medicine and hemostatic powder day and night.

As medicinal herbs were continuously transported from the palace, he continuously sent the finished medicines to the army.

Shen Chang'an was quite satisfied with the speed at which his merit points were increasing. In the past, he would receive one point of merit after treating a commoner and curing them.

Now that the medicine in the army is effective, the merit points he receives each day range from tens to hundreds. As a result, his merit points, which he had almost exhausted by exchanging for seeds and alchemy furnaces, have rebounded to nearly a thousand points.

On this day, Shen Chang'an was counting pills in the pharmacy when his gaze fell on the Purple Flame Pill Furnace, and suddenly his brows furrowed.

He opened the system panel and checked the durability of the alchemy furnace.

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[Purple Flame Alchemy Furnace - Durability]: 795/800

Shen Chang'an's heart tightened; after only a few days of use, the durability had already dropped by five points.

If this continues, the superior-grade magic artifact, which cost 2,500 merit points to acquire, will be scrapped in less than a year.

"Using such high-grade magical artifacts to refine wound medicine and hemostatic powder is truly a waste of resources."

Shen Chang'an shook his head, feeling annoyed.

A superior magical artifact, usable up to the late Foundation Establishment stage, comes with its own fire control and spirit gathering arrays, increasing the success rate of alchemy by 25%. Such a treasure should be used to refine spiritual pills, not to mass-produce ordinary medicines.

Thinking of this, Shen Chang'an moved the old bronze furnace out from the corner. Although the furnace wall was deformed and the fire was difficult to control, it was more than enough to refine hemostatic powder and wound medicine.

He carefully wiped the Purple Flame Pill Furnace clean and stored it in the innermost part of the pharmacy, using it only to refine elixirs such as Qi-restoring pills and youth-restoring pills.

In this way, the large number of medicinal herbs in the spiritual plant space also found a use.

The Peiyuan grass is still in its growth period and will need more than a month before it can be used as medicine; the Juqi grass and Ningyuan flower are growing well and will be ready for harvest soon.

At that time, he can begin refining the Qi Gathering Pill.

Because he needed to produce large quantities of hemostatic powder and wound medicine, Shen Chang'an re-planned his time.

The morning free clinic remained the same, but with Li Lizhi's help, the efficiency improved significantly.

She helped sort the medicinal herbs and register the accounts. Although her movements were not very skillful, she was very serious.

When the people saw the princess personally assisting Physician Shen, they all marveled at how influential Physician Shen was.

However, Shen Chang'an's afternoon consultation hours have been greatly reduced. In the past, he had to visit people in person, but now the officials and wealthy people seeking medical treatment, knowing that he was busy, take the initiative to visit him.

Every day, carriages wait outside the small courtyard of Jishiju, carrying high-ranking officials and nobles from Chang'an.

As for patients with limited mobility, Shen Chang'an still insisted on making home visits, but the number of visits decreased significantly.

Life was quite fulfilling.

Li Lizhi came every day, sometimes bringing medicinal herbs, sometimes empty-handed.

She gradually got used to working at Jishiju, cooking, washing clothes, and cleaning the courtyard, and she did it all quite well.

Shen Chang'an would occasionally give her pointers on medical skills, which she would carefully remember.

Their relationship gradually grew closer through these ordinary daily routines.

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May of the sixth year of the Zhenguan era.

The locust flowers in Chang'an City are in full bloom, filling the city with fragrance.

That afternoon, Shen Chang'an had just seen off an official who had come to seek medical treatment and was resting and drinking tea in the pavilion.

Li Lizhi's maid was washing dishes in the kitchen, the clinking of the dishes making a crisp and pleasant sound, while she was reading a book in the courtyard.

Suddenly, there was a knocking sound outside the courtyard gate, three knocks, neither too loud nor too soft.

Shen Chang'an scanned the area with his divine sense, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Five people stood outside the courtyard gate. The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties, short in stature and with a dark complexion. He was wearing a round-necked robe from the Tang Dynasty, but it seemed ill-fitting, as if it were borrowed.

He was followed by four attendants, all short and wiry, with shifty eyes looking around.

"I'll go take a look." Li Lizhi stood up, put down the book in her hand, and walked to the courtyard gate.

The door opened a crack, and Li Lizhi's voice came through: "And you are...?"

"On the lower dog, there are three fields, and the Fusang Kingdom sends an envoy to the Tang Dynasty."

The voice outside the door was stiff, with a foreign accent, but the tone was respectful: "I have long admired the name of Doctor Shen and have come to pay my respects. Please excuse me."

In Fusang, Li Lizhi was slightly taken aback.

Fusang is the country of Wa (Japan).

Since the Sui Dynasty, Japan has repeatedly sent envoys to China to learn, and this frequency increased after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty.

Last year, there were reports that Japan had sent envoys to Tang China to study the laws, regulations, and etiquette in Chang'an.

Although she was a princess, she knew a little about these envoys to Tang China, especially since the relationship between Tang China and Japan was not bad at the moment, so it was not a problem for her to inform them.

"Please wait a moment, everyone." Li Lizhi closed the door and turned to walk towards the pavilion.

"Mr. Shen, this is a Japanese envoy to Tang China, led by someone who calls himself Inugami Mitasuki." She walked up to Shen Chang'an and lowered her voice, "Would you like to see him?"

Shen Chang'an's gentle smile slowly faded, his eyes turned cold, his brows furrowed slightly, and his fingers tapped lightly on the stone table.

Li Lizhi had never seen such an expression on his face before.

She had spent a long time with Shen Chang'an and knew his personality.

In her memory, Shen Chang'an was always gentle and composed, whether facing an emperor like Li Shimin or an ordinary person.

In her memory, Shen Chang'an was always gentle and composed, whether facing an emperor like Li Shimin or an ordinary person.

Even when Qin Huaidao had been impolite and rude before, he had only been slightly displeased, never so... gloomy.

"Mr. Shen?" Li Lizhi called out again.

Shen Chang'an snapped out of his daze, looked at her, and said calmly, "Let them in."

Li Lizhi responded and turned to walk towards the courtyard gate.

But she was already on her guard. She had to remember Shen Chang'an's change in expression and report it to her father when she got back.

Shen Chang'an stood up, straightened his clothes, but instead of going to the courtyard gate to greet them, he sat down again on the stone bench in the pavilion.

There was nothing in front of him; there was neither tea nor snacks.

He had no goodwill toward these Japanese envoys to Tang China. After all, these Japanese were extremely ambitious, and he had not forgotten what would happen in the future.

This nation doesn't know how to be grateful; they only kick someone when they're down. He needs to find an opportunity to get rid of all these envoys to Tang China.

If Li Lizhi hadn't been in the courtyard, he would have already taken action, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

After all, there were more than just a few Japanese envoys sent to Tang China; he needed to know exactly how many there were.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty sent envoys from all over the world, and it wasn't just the Japanese who came to pay tribute.

If something were to happen to the Japanese envoys around Chang'an, it would be a significant blow to the reputation of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, Shen Chang'an let those Japanese envoys in because he wanted to know when they planned to leave Chang'an.

That will be the perfect opportunity for him to make his move.

In the vast ocean, isn't it perfectly normal for something to happen?

As for Li Shimin, he would need to give him some instructions when he had the chance.

We can't be too nice to these ungrateful wretches.