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The Hall of Salvation was already bustling at this time, the small room packed with impoverished families seeking medical help. A young man clad in blue cloth sat at the desk, eyes closed, performing a pulse diagnosis on a young woman.

A man in similarly tattered clothes stood beside the woman, his anxious demeanor suggesting he was her husband.

Although the patient was already a married woman, Wang Dahai still meticulously placed a cloth under her wrist as a mark of respect.

Xiao Linshuang glanced around and noticed another young woman sitting opposite Wang Dahai behind the desk. She was weighing herbs for an elderly person.

Her appearance was plain, but her smiling eyes were particularly endearing and gave off a very warm feeling.

Before setting off, Du Ruo had mentioned that Wang Dahai was married, so this woman must be his wife.

Seeing the happy smile on the woman’s face, Xiao Linshuang felt a warmth in her heart, shuffled to the side, and clung to the doorframe, eagerly watching Wang Dahai who was diagnosing inside.

After finishing the pulse diagnosis for the woman, Wang Dahai finally opened his eyes, a faint smile on his lips. He said something to the couple, and the woman burst into tears of excitement.

Wang Dahai’s face wore a very warm smile as he wrote out a prescription, continuously speaking to the couple who nodded incessantly in agreement.

Once the prescription was written, the woman received it with endless thanks and went to Lady Wang to get the herbs.

Only when Lady Wang stood up to gather the herbs did Xiao Linshuang notice that she was actually pregnant.

Yet, despite being pregnant, her movements while gathering herbs were quite agile, and she quickly prepared the couple’s medicine.

After paying with silver tael, the couple thanked them repeatedly. As they passed by, Xiao Linshuang finally heard clearly what they were saying.

"Husband, I’m not dreaming, are we really having a child?"

"Yes, yes, we are having a child! We have to thank Doctor Wang profoundly. No one else could treat the illness, but he cured us! He truly is a Divine Doctor!"

Watching the couple walk away, Xiao Linshuang’s delicate eyebrows knotted into a confused mass.

Her master had said that as a medic, one must observe, smell, ask, and touch, and she prided herself on diagnosing half the symptoms just by observing.

However, she hadn’t noticed any signs of pregnancy when the woman walked by her.

If she hadn’t known that Wang Dahai truly had genuine skills, she would have wanted to chase after the woman to perform a pulse diagnosis herself.

Xiao Linshuang sighed, realizing that she had already learned a deep lesson without even entering the door; she couldn’t be arrogant anymore and had to proceed steadily and solidly from now on.

Lost in thought, Xiao Linshuang didn’t notice that Wang Dahai, who was diagnosing the next patient, suddenly looked up at her.

"Little sister, what’s wrong?"

As Xiao Linshuang was lost in her self-reproach, a gentle voice suddenly sounded overhead. When she looked up in a fluster, she found herself staring into eyes as soft as pools of water.

It was Wang Dahai’s wife, Lady Wang.

Xiao Linshuang had told her share of lies before, usually to people she disliked or who had ulterior motives. However, facing someone as gentle and kind-hearted as Lady Wang, she found herself unable to utter any of her prepared falsehoods.

Stumbling over her words for quite a while, Xiao Linshuang lowered her eyes, unsure if it was right or wrong to learn medicine from Wang Dahai in this manner.

Seeing Xiao Linshuang’s troubled gaze, Lady Wang smiled softly, reached out for her hand, and said, "Are you hungry? Come, let me get you something to eat."

When Lady Wang grabbed her hand, Xiao Linshuang was momentarily stunned. After a moment, she tried to pull her hand back. Seeing the puzzled look in lady Wang’s eyes, Xiao Linshuang bashfully put her hands behind her back and said, "My hands are dirty."

Understanding her concern about dirtying another’s hands, Lady Wang laughed softly and, not minding at all, took her hand again, "Never mind that; dirty hands can be washed."

With that, she really led Xiao Linshuang through the hall to an inner room and started drawing water for her to wash her hands.

How could Xiao Linshuang allow Lady Wang to draw water while pregnant? She quickly took over the task and began washing her hands herself.