"Sister Brigitte, my...my leg..." The little girl pointed to her right leg, her face full of pain.
Brigitte's gentle gaze fell on the little girl's legs, where her right knee was swollen and had turned an unnatural bluish-purple color.
"Don't be afraid, let your sister take a look."
Brigitte stretched out her slender hand, and a soft green halo appeared in her palm.
She gently placed her hand on the little girl's knee, her soul power seeping in slowly like a trickle.
The little girl felt a warm current envelop her wound, and the pain subsided at a visible speed.
Brigitte simply used her soul power to clear the blocked meridians, and in just two or three seconds, the swollen knee returned to normal.
"Alright, it's all over now. Be careful when you walk in the future, and don't fall again," Brigitte said with a smile, withdrawing her hand.
The little girl moved her right leg and found that it really didn't hurt anymore, and her eyes widened in surprise.
"Thank you, Sister Brigitte! Thank you, Sister Brigitte!"
Just then, Ah Yin handed over a crystal-clear candy.
"Good boy, here, your big sister will give you a delicious candy." Ah Yin's voice was just as gentle.
"Thank you, Sister Yin!"
The little girl smiled as she took the candy, carefully put it in her pocket, patted it like a treasure, then bowed deeply to the two of them before happily running out of the clinic.
After seeing the little girl off, Brigitte stretched, revealing a section of her snow-white wrist.
Treating minor ailments like backaches and sore waists for these ordinary people is something she can do easily.
But for the past three months, apart from having fixed weekends as Dongfang Jing had said, she has had to face all sorts of people almost every day.
Mentally, it's still inevitable to feel somewhat tired.
"Sister Brigitte, you've worked hard." Ah Yin considerately poured her another cup of tea.
Brigitte smiled and shook her head.
The reason she opened this clinic was not only because of Dongfang Jing's intention, but also because she herself was very willing.
Because her true form is an emerald swan, besides relying on her own cultivation and absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, her most important and fastest way to improve her cultivation is to heal all things.
Therefore, in order to facilitate her cultivation, Dongfang Jing suggested that she open this clinic.
Initially, Brigitte intended to treat both ordinary people and Soul Masters for free.
When I treated the wounded soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, I never thought of asking for their benefits.
But Dongfang Jing said that he still had to give something in return, and couldn't work for those arrogant guys for nothing.
Thus, the current rules came into being.
Thinking of Dongfang Jing, a trace of longing involuntarily appeared in Biji's eyes.
'I wonder if my disciple is doing well living alone now...'
'Has he eaten on time? Has he been bullied...?'
She sighed softly, picked up her teacup, and prepared to greet the next patient.
Time slowly passed during the long wait.
Shrek and his friends stood at the end of the line, their emotions going through a rollercoaster from initial excitement to boredom, and finally to impatience.
It lasted a full two and a half hours.
They watched helplessly as the long queue gradually shortened, and as patients went in with worried faces and came out full of gratitude.
The sun gradually rose to the center of the sky, its scorching rays baking the earth.
"Next!"
When Ah Yin's clear voice rang out from inside the clinic, the last person in line ahead of Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun also entered the clinic.
It's finally their turn!
Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun perked up, each holding a carefully prepared jade box containing their severed "limbs".
Full of anticipation, they waited for the previous patient to leave before stepping through the door that symbolized hope.
But the next second—
"Bang!"
The doors of the clinic closed automatically in front of them.
Immediately afterwards, Brigitte's voice drifted in from inside the door.
"The morning's free clinic time is over."
"Since you are Soul Masters, please come back this afternoon."
this...
Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun froze in mid-air, their expressions instantly solidifying.
Looking at the tightly closed wooden door, an overwhelming sense of resentment welled up within them.
After queuing for two and a half hours, it was almost my turn, but I was turned away at the last minute.
Ma Hongjun, with his fiery temper, was the first to lose his temper. Without thinking, he rushed forward, banging on the door and shouting at the top of his lungs, "Hey! This isn't fair! We've been waiting in line for so long, and we're the only two left! You..."
However, before he could finish speaking...
Buzz—!
Suddenly, a bright green light appeared on the seemingly ordinary wooden door.
A gentle yet powerful force emanated from the light barrier, instantly sending Ma Hongjun, who was banging on the door, and Yu Xiaogang, who was closest to him, flying away.
"Fatty!"
"Xiao Gang!"
Flander and Liu Erlong exclaimed in surprise and quickly leaped up to catch them in mid-air.
Flander's face darkened instantly, as did Liu Erlong's. She supported Yu Xiaogang, staring at the tightly closed door, her eyes blazing with anger.
They all turned to look at Jiangzhu, who was guiding other patients, seeking an explanation.
Jiangzhu looked at them with a strange gaze, as if they were idiots, and said with some helplessness, "Dean Flander, Dean Liu Erlong, didn't you... read the rules posted at the entrance of the clinic carefully?"
"The rules clearly state that the morning is for free treatment of ordinary people, and the afternoon is for Soul Masters."
"I've always wondered why you, who are clearly Soul Masters, are queuing up so early in the morning?"
Upon hearing this, the Shrek members were stunned.
Oh right! It seems they really have forgotten about it!
They were only thinking about getting there early to queue up, completely ignoring the clinic's most basic rules.
Jiangzhu sighed and added, "Teacher Biji is always a woman of her word and values rules the most. Unless she encounters a patient whose life is in danger or who is in dire need of treatment, she will not make an exception and treat them ahead of schedule. Otherwise, she is very punctual. If she says she will not treat someone until noon, she will never see another one."
After hearing Jiangzhu's explanation, Flander's face turned bright red.
He looked back and saw that the ordinary people who had also not gotten a number were all looking regretful, but no one complained. They just dispersed in twos and threes, planning to come back in the afternoon or tomorrow.
Indeed, no one shouted and yelled like Ma Hongjun, trying to force their way in.
Some people couldn't help but laugh when they saw Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiaogang being thrown back by the barrier.
Afraid of laughing out loud, he quickened his pace and left.
Flander glanced at the sky again; the sun was high in the sky, and it was already noon.
"Gurgle..."
An untimely growl from his stomach rang out, a protest from Ma Hongjun.
Flander took a deep breath, suppressing his embarrassment and frustration, and suggested, "Forget it, we were the ones who didn't understand the rules. In that case, let's find a place nearby to have lunch first. We can come back in the afternoon after we've eaten."
Everyone had no choice but to agree.
...
An hour and a half later.
When Shrek and his friends returned to the Emerald Clinic after a satisfying meal, the scene at the entrance once again left them speechless.
At the entrance of the clinic, a long queue had formed again, seemingly out of nowhere.
This time, everyone in line was a Soul Master.
They were all composed and elegantly dressed, clearly prominent figures in Tiandou City.
Ma Hongjun immediately put on a bitter face, looking utterly dejected.
"How could I be so unlucky?"
But there's nothing we can do; rules are rules.
They could only sigh and rejoin the queue at the end.
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