There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

“........” Lu Qing fell silent.

“I guess he probably committed suicide after seeing the other two people die,” the young man said after a moment of silence.

"Sigh." Lu Qing sighed and shook her head, saying, "That's fine. Take care of the body. I'll go find their family after I finish work today."

Although this will likely exacerbate the villagers' discontent and accelerate the spread of the Tree God Cult, but...

Lu Qing believes that all the families of deceased patients have the obligation and the right to know the fact that their loved ones have died; perhaps this is a responsibility.

Yes, it's most likely a subconscious sense of responsibility on the doctor's part. That's absolutely it; it's not her own thought. She was simply influenced by the doctor's subconscious...

Although, although......

Okay, Lu Qing thought, um... the doctor is right, that's exactly it.

Um.........

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Chapter 365: He/She is a Doctor

The crow that heralds bad news

This is a saying that has suddenly started circulating in the village in the last few days.

The incident stemmed from the deaths of several more infectious disease patients a few days ago. Upholding her sense of responsibility as a doctor, Lu Qing conveyed this news to the families of the deceased patients.

Because she always reported death whenever she arrived, over time, the villagers, influenced by various negative emotions such as sadness and despair, gave her this nickname.

If a doctor arrives at your doorstep, there's no doubt that someone in your family has died.

This rumor has been around for a long time, but back then people just talked about it. Now, they've completely come to regard Lu Qing as a plague.

Lu Qing would never believe that the Tree God Cult wasn't behind this.

Most villagers spend most of their time at home and don't have the leisure to spread such rumors. Only the Tree God Cult would do something like this at this time.

That's true, but Lu Qing doesn't really have a solution to the current situation.

She was just a doctor. In this illusion, she had neither the power to solve problems with violence nor the authority to change the village. So, she could only do her job day after day, just like always.

Let others say what they want; she just needs to focus on doing her own thing.

Her goal, from beginning to end, was only one thing: to get out of this illusion.

After all, no matter what she does here, reality won't change in the slightest.

"......"

She paused, and for some reason, a sense of irritation rose in Lu Qing's heart.

"Why should I take care of these patients? What benefit would it bring me?"

"There is no cure for infectious diseases, and the villagers avoid me like I'm a plague. What am I doing all this for?"

"call........"

Taking a deep breath, Lu Qing temporarily suppressed her thoughts and focused on the work at hand.

Fortunately, the addition of Duda in the basement made Lu Qing's work much easier. What used to keep her busy until late at night can now be completed in just one morning.

This was a huge help to Lu Qing, thanks to Duda, who gave her extra time to go home.

The thought of going home only deepened the gloom in Lu Qing's heart.

Diana's cough has not improved at all these days; in fact, it has gotten worse. Lu Qing has tried almost all the medicines that the doctor brought, but none of them have worked.

Despair, a despair more profound than when facing patients with infectious diseases.

Was it because Diana was his family, or was it the resentment stemming from being troubled by a disease that could have been easily cured?

Back home, seeing Diana growing thinner and thinner, Lu Qing felt heartbroken but there was nothing she could do but use pain-relieving medication to alleviate her suffering.

"Ahem, doctor, welcome home."

Diana lay on the bed, forcing a smile as always, and said to Lu Qing.

"Mmm." Nodding, Lu Qing placed her hand on the back of Diana's hand and whispered, "Have you eaten?"

Diana shook her head. She had difficulty even getting out of bed, so how could she possibly have time to cook for herself?

To take care of Diana, Lu Qing even considered dumping all the basement work on Duda, but Diana stopped her.

There was nothing she could do but prepare breakfast for Diana in advance every day, and then cook another meal when she got back in the evening.

As for three meals a day, forget about it. There isn't much food in the village to begin with, and Lu Qing's family only has enough food for the two of them to eat one meal a day.

Now that Diana is sick, being hungry will only make her weaker, so these days Lu Qing has been eating the porridge that the church delivers to the basement every day, while all the food at home is left for Diana.

Fortunately, Diana is only weak due to illness for the time being, and she can still eat meat. Otherwise, it would be a real problem, since the only food source in the village is the meat hunted by the hunting team.

Besides these, there are probably only one or two crops that can survive in this cursed land.

"Open your mouth," Lu Qing said, holding the spoon in front of Diana's mouth.

"Ah~"

Diana obediently opened her mouth and ate the food that Lu Qing put in her mouth. At first, she was a little shy, but after so many days, although she still felt a little uncomfortable, she was at least able to face it more calmly.

Suddenly, after swallowing the food in her mouth, Diana smiled.

"What are you thinking about? You're smiling so happily." Seeing the smile on Diana's face, Lu Qing couldn't help but smile back.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly realized that it's been a long time since a doctor has been by my side like this," Diana said with a smile and a shake of her head.

"Haven't I been here the whole time these past few days?" Lu Qing said helplessly, stroking Diana's hair.

"So it was something that just popped into my head," Diana said, enjoying the gentle pat on her head.

"Oh......."

With a slight smile playing on her lips, just as Lu Qing was about to say something, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the door.

"What happened?" Frowning, Lu Qing put down the wooden bowl and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

She glanced apologetically at Diana, then got up and left Diana's bedroom. She went to the door and opened it.

"boom!"

A hard stone suddenly flew over and hit her squarely on the forehead.

"Ugh..."

Caught off guard, Lu Qing was hit by a stone and let out a soft groan of pain. Just after she came out, the villagers gathered at the door started making noises.

"The doctor is out!"

"quack!"

"She never cured a single patient, not a single one!"

"........"

The villagers' curses filled her ears. Lu Qing touched her forehead where she had been hit by a stone, where bright red blood was flowing.

"Is this what doctors experience—a medical dispute...?"

Looking at the bright red liquid in her palm, Lu Qing raised her head again, scanning the angry faces standing in front of her, unsure of what to do.

When the voice of the masses can drown out your own, no one will care what you say.

"I........"

The angry faces of the villagers appeared before her eyes, and Lu Qing couldn't help but recall everything she had experienced in this illusion that had lasted for almost a month.

Every day, they work hard to move supplies, clean the huge basement, and feed each patient. They are often so exhausted that they almost die suddenly.

But what did she get in return for her hard work every day?

The patient had no hope, the villagers looked on with indifference and even anger, and... most importantly, the daughter who had contracted lung disease.

A flood of negative emotions overwhelmed Lu Qing, and her vision turned blood red as if it were soaked with blood flowing from her forehead. Her appearance kept changing, and in just a few seconds, she transformed into a middle-aged man wearing a blood-red white coat with a gloomy face.

He stared coldly at the crowd in front of him, his lips moved slightly, but he couldn't utter a single word.

He/She is a doctor.

P.S.: I thought about this chapter for a long time before writing it. I don't know how well it will be received. I'm explaining here in case anyone misunderstands. Most of the scenes in the illusion are based on the doctor's own experiences, so please don't think I'm really torturing Ah Qing.

(Whispering: Ah Qing, you can't blame me. How can you grow without setbacks? I'm doing this to cultivate your resilience...)

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Hmm........

Today is July 15th, my birthday, and I've just turned eighteen.

I had completely forgotten about it, but when I logged into my Genshin Impact account today, I found that Genshin Impact had given me a birthday cake and a blessing.

The cake contained a fragile twig (typical of your original build, a bit stingy).

However, I later unexpectedly discovered that a birthday greeting voice line had appeared in all my characters' voice lines.

I listened to them all carefully and felt moved.

Speaking of which, Hu Tao and I share the same birthday...

I have a connection with walnuts (I'm certain of it).

Okay, this chapter isn't about that; I was just mentioning it in passing.

The important thing is that I need to resume updating twice a week.

If all goes well, there should be one chapter at midnight and one at 12:30 tonight, followed by one chapter each at 6:00 and 7:30 every morning.

I don't want to continue being depressed anymore. Starting from my birthday, from the day I officially become an adult, I will break out of this bottleneck and give all the readers who have read this far an explanation.

A new year, a new beginning, that's it.

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Chapter 366: Prescription

"I'm sorry, doctor, those family members insisted on going in, and I couldn't stop them," Duda said, standing in front of Lu Qing with a face full of guilt.