A divine healer, a general, a young marquis! Who can rival them!

Since curing Old Master Chen, the reputation of Yang's Medical Clinic in the east of the city has risen day by day, like the tide in spring.

People lined up for his treatment from morning till night. The wealthy and influential people in the city dared not neglect this young miracle doctor.

That's why the out-of-town businessman handed over his calling card at noon.

Just as Yang Hu had seen off the group seeking medical help, Lu Rou led in a very refined person. One look at the person's mannerisms revealed the air of someone who had long served in a large mansion.

"My surname is He, and I am the steward of the Sun family in the west of the city." He handed over a gold-embossed invitation card with both hands, then produced the letter sealed with wax. "I am acting on my master's orders to request that Doctor Yang come to our residence!"

The paper on the invitation was of the finest gold-flecked quality, and the marking on the sealing wax was the crest of the Sun family.

Steward He's movements as he handed over the invitation were steady and precise, but his eyes held an undisguised anxiety, indicating that the old master's illness in the mansion was truly urgent!

Yang Hu accepted the invitation, but his mind was already racing with plans.

The Sun family in the west of the city. The name sounds familiar. The old master Sun was a retired clerk who had served for many years. In that area, the family was a prominent and influential gentry family with a thriving business. Officials from the prefecture would leave invitations to pay their respects when passing through the west of the city.

In this area, the Sun family is definitely among the most prestigious in terms of appearances and prestige. It is normal for such a prominent family to request medical treatment. However, the aura emanating from the steward and the extremely solemn wax-sealed letter made others feel that this was not an ordinary request for medical treatment, especially in the west of the city!

The Sun family mansion wasn't the only one with stone lions in the west of the city; there was also a prefectural magistrate's mansion with a hand hidden inside.

A thought flickered in Yang Hu's mind. These two places were only a few streets apart.

"What illness does the old man have?"

"It's a strange illness," Steward He said with a worried look. "His stomach is painfully bloated, but he can't urinate. It's been two days, and the pain is so bad he can't sit still and is covered in sweat. We've consulted all the famous doctors in the city, but the acupuncture and medicine haven't worked. They all say it's a 'guan ge' disease, which is serious. The family is in complete panic, and the young master is frantic. We only just heard about the reputation of Doctor Yang in the east of the city, and he's insisting that you go. He even made a petition overnight to beg you!"

He bowed deeply and spoke earnestly as he said these words.

"Dr. Yang, whatever your treatment, the household will not skimp on the consultation fee or thank-you gift. As long as my master's life is saved, Dr. Yang, whatever you say is best, we'll give you everything!"

Yang Hu felt a little heavy-hearted.

Abdominal distension and difficulty urinating are serious symptoms of urinary retention, which are indeed critical, but by no means incurable.

However, Yang Hu did not agree to the other party's request.

This is nothing more than a pose he's putting on.

After seeing Steward He off and agreeing to meet at the mansion in the evening, Yang Hu returned to the backyard and told his family the news.

"The Sun family residence in the west of the city..."

Lu Yan frowned. "That's one of the most prominent families in our county, with their disciples and associates filling the government offices. For a family like theirs to invite me to treat their illnesses is an immense honor! But the more prestigious the family, the more treacherous the situation!"

"That's what I said too," Yang Hu said slowly. "We have a 'dead man' hiding here, possessing a box of irrefutable evidence that could overturn the prefectural governor's office. The hand in the west of the city was just startled by a fire and is now highly suspicious. And just at this time, a very prestigious family from the west of the city actually sent me such a grand invitation to see a doctor—is he genuinely sick and seeking treatment, or is he deliberately trying to lure me into some shady scheme? I need to be careful!"

The backyard remained silent for a long time.

"What I mean is, I'm definitely going, but I can't just rush in recklessly." Lu Yan thought for a moment. "Although the Sun family is of very high social standing, they are, on the surface, clearly a prominent local gentry family, and they are completely different from that undercover agent in the Prefectural Magistrate's office. If they are truly sincere in seeking medical help, and you cure that old master, establishing this relationship will be of great benefit to our future foothold in this city. The only concern is that someone might use the Sun family's name to cause trouble."

"But that's a human life!" Qin Ying stopped wiping the knife. "His lower abdomen is swollen and he can't urinate; any further delay and he'll die. Even if we're taking precautions, a patient is a patient, and there's no reason to just stand by and watch him go!"

"Sister-in-law is right." Lu Rou, who was standing to the side, also chimed in. Now that she was in charge of the money and provisions in the courtyard, she was much more meticulous than before. "I'll go and prepare some medicines and equipment, as well as a few temporary spare items. If there are any conspiracies or tricks in the mansion, we'll be prepared."

"Exactly." Yang Hu nodded. "Saving lives is a matter of life and death, and I must go on this trip. But once I get there, we cannot let our guard down in the slightest."

Yang Hu immediately established several regulations:

First: Qin Ying must disguise himself as a servant and accompany him, and he must not reveal his identity as a member of a military family.

Second: That box of irrefutable evidence had long been placed with Zhou Ji outside the city, and it was very secure; no one could pry open a single word of it.

Third: Liu Ye is the most agile and knows the situation in the west of the city. Let Liu Ye go to the Sun Mansion in the west of the city before dark to take a look, see what the Sun Mansion is like now, what kind of background this Steward He is, and whether this very serious and cautious invitation is real or fake.

Liu Ye accepted the task, changed into inconspicuous clothes, picked up an empty vegetable basket, and disappeared in an instant.

"Be careful in everything," Yang Hu instructed, glancing at Lu Yan. "Leave Lu Yan and Liu Da to watch the house. I'll take Qin Ying and be right back."

"What if it really is luring me into a trap?" Yang Huli stood under the eaves, looking at the setting sun slanting westward in the west of the city, and said, "I stepped right into its trap and it stole my chicken... If it's just desperate and grasping at straws, then I really will have pulled this old man's life back from the clutches of the King of Hell to our side."

"No matter what the situation is," he paused again, a hint of composure in his eyes, "we can't leave the Sun family in the west of the city this time! First, we need to rescue them, and second, we need to see clearly just how deep the waters are in the west of the city, and how much ability and power this hand has."

Qin Ying nodded slowly, suppressing the sharpness in her eyes.

She understood better than anyone that Yang Hu's trip was to combine his desire to save people with his keen investigative skills, and then step into this vast and mysterious house!

This step, though risky, is a rare glimmer of hope in this deadlock!

In the evening, the blue sedan chair that had been waiting at the Sun residence appeared outside Yang's house.

Yang Hu carried a medicine chest, while Qin Ying disguised himself as carrying a medicine bag. With his eyes lowered and shoulders hunched, he looked like a medicine boy. He swayed back and forth and got into the sedan chair that was heading to the west of the city.

After the curtain was drawn, the fading sunset of that day was kept outside.

Yang Hu sat calmly inside, his expression serene, yet his mind raced with countless possibilities surrounding this journey:

The farther the fame spreads, the more people come to seek it out, making it increasingly difficult to distinguish who is fortunate and who is unfortunate!

Yang Ji, a renowned physician who has taken root in this border town, is about to step into a mysterious and grand mansion. Will this consultation lead to a meteoric rise or a dangerous ambush?

Will they forge an unbreakable bond of goodwill, or will they fall victim to a treacherous ambush?

Along the way, no one could see clearly.