Bab 336: Chapter 132 Section 1-2

The Medical Officer teaches and sets the examination, yet in the end, a common female doctor from the marketplace snagged first place—hardly a shining achievement when you think about it.

"Brother, should we prepare a congratulatory gift to send to West Street?"

Pei Yunmeng glanced at him, "Aren't you afraid of her?"

Ever since the last incident at Renxin Medical Hall where Lu Tong toyed with him using a black snake, Duan Xiaoyan had kept a respectful distance from her. Although the snake was in fact not poisonous, Duan Xiaoyan always felt that the murderous intent in Lu Tong's eyes at the time was real.

Duan Xiaoyan shivered and said, "That's exactly why we're sending the gift. Just think, once she enters the palace, if we were to come down with a headache or fever and she happens to be assigned to diagnose us, wouldn't our lives be in her hands? One misstep—" he mimicked the gesture of beheading, "who would we plead our case to?"