Shi Muyuan frowned. She knew it was too late to stop what was happening. There was nothing she could do but think about sneaking the divine doctor out first.
However, just as she had this thought, the commoners immediately reacted and rushed towards the divine doctor.
"It's all your fault! You must have killed our relatives. It must be you! There's no one else here!"
The divine doctor felt a splitting headache. Just waking up, all he could hear was the surrounding commotion and the pain shooting through his body.
He frowned tightly and still couldn't quite come to his senses about this situation.
"What's going on? Where am I? Who are you people? Why are you attacking me?"
One of the commoners grabbed the divine doctor's robe tightly and refused to let go. His eyes were wide open in rage, wishing he could kill this so - called enemy right away.
"You murderer! You pretended to save people but secretly killed our relatives. If we hadn't discovered it in time, would you have just run away?"
The divine doctor half - understood what he said. He blew his beard in anger and pushed the man in front of him away.
"If you have the guts, say what you just said again! I've traveled the world as a doctor for so many years and have never killed anyone. I once swore that these hands would only save lives, not take them. I've just woken up and don't even know what's going on, yet you're blaming me. Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"
The man staggered and pointed at the corpses on the ground. The tears on his face had never stopped since earlier.
"Humph! You still say you didn't do it. Did we kill these people lying on the ground?"
The divine doctor finally got a chance to clearly see the scene inside the tent. When he saw the blood - stained dagger and the corpses lying haphazardly around, he felt that his whole worldview had been shattered.
"Absolutely impossible! How could I kill someone? You should investigate this matter clearly before blaming me!"
"What's there to investigate? The Empress Dowager was here and saw it too. Do you still want to escape punishment?"
Although the divine doctor had been traveling the world for many years, he was not good at arguing. So when facing the accusations, his lips moved for a long time, but he couldn't utter a single word of refutation.
Finally, he could only cast a pleading look at the young girl not far from him. The scene of the girl's previous words was still vivid in his mind. He could only pin his hopes on her. Maybe everyone present would not believe him, but surely she would.
However, the result still disappointed him.
Shi Muyuan's words were like a hammer that drove him into hell.
"Although there is currently no evidence for the divine doctor's crime of murder, according to the laws of the Great Liang, he should be taken into custody and tried on another day. Guards! Take the divine doctor away and guard him strictly. Make sure he doesn't escape!"
Hearing these words, Sanqi sneered self - deprecatingly.
He was already at this age. Why did he still have expectations for others?
Hadn't he already seen clearly what others thought of him?
Yes, it was all so ridiculous. He had thought there could be someone in this world who understood him. Just thinking about how he had been touched by Shi Muyuan's words a few days ago made him feel like a fool.
The Empress Dowager had spoken, and soon the divine doctor was taken away. Shi Muyuan picked up the dagger that had fallen on the ground and told Xiaoxiao to keep it. This piece of evidence was very important to them.
Then, just as she was about to leave the matter here to the guards, her way was suddenly blocked.
"Does the Empress Dowager really want to just walk away like this? Don't you owe us an explanation?"
Xiaoxiao immediately drew her sword and pointed it straight at the neck of the leader.
"If you have the guts, say what you just said again. Who do you think should give you an explanation?"
Even though blood was flowing from his neck, the leader showed no sign of panic.
"Humph! Everyone saw the divine doctor kill people with their own eyes. The Empress Dowager was the first to discover it. Do you still want to exonerate the divine doctor?"
"Bold! The Empress Dowager has never had such an intention. What are you people speculating about? How can you use your dirty thoughts to guess the Empress Dowager's mind?"
"Are we dirty? Empress Dowager, your maid should speak with a clear conscience. We just want justice for our relatives. How are we dirty?"
They weren't completely unreasonable. However, based on her understanding of the divine doctor, it was easy for him to save lives, but it was harder than climbing to the sky for him to kill someone.
That's right. Shi Muyuan absolutely didn't believe that Sanqi had killed anyone. There must be someone behind all this. That's why she had just ordered the guards to take Sanqi away instead of leaving him here to argue with these commoners.
When he was discovered, there were both witnesses and physical evidence. He definitely couldn't win this argument against these commoners. Moreover, those people had died so horribly. Who knew what irrational things these commoners might do? So she had to ensure Sanqi's safety first.
At this moment, the most important thing was to find the real culprit behind the scenes while the case was still fresh. Arguing with these commoners here about who was right and who was wrong was meaningless.
Having judged the situation, she decided to leave with her maids first.
But now these commoners who had lost their relatives had all turned their spears towards her. It wasn't easy for her to get away.
Looking at the commoners blocking her way, Shi Muyuan said with a cold face, "I won't argue with you. I'll act as if you didn't do anything today. Now get out of the way immediately, or you'll regret it."
"Our relatives are already dead. What's the point of living now? We might as well avenge them and even sacrifice our own lives."
"That's right. We want to avenge our relatives and will never let that so - called divine doctor live so easily."
The young girl's eyes turned cold, and a sneer played on her lips.
"Who do you think you are? I personally invited the divine doctor to deal with the plague. Without my permission, see who dares to touch him."
It was just a word to make them behave, but it took on a different meaning in the mouth of the leader.
"Sure enough. Not only is there official protection for each other, but the Empress Dowager only blindly protects her own people. The divine doctor killed our relatives, yet you still protect him. Maybe the Empress Dowager knew about today's incident too."
For no reason, her own mistress had been given such a big accusation. Xiaoxiao couldn't stand it anymore. She waved her long sword, and one of the leader's fingers was immediately cut off.
Blood spurted out. Even though her clothes were stained, Xiaoxiao didn't move an inch. Only the leader began to scream continuously.