Zhu Yanyi answered with a grin, "I thought that place was scary. You all called it the 'Terror Base.' How could I know it was so easy to handle? No wonder Grandpa Yao likes poison. It’s really a great helper for traveling. It’s so handy to use."
"Yanyi, I notice you like using poison more and more. Is that good?" Qin Tianxiang asked casually.
Zhu Yanyi paused slightly. It seemed true. Over the past two years, she had become more familiar with poison than other skills. But poison could harm people or save them. She was called the "Holy Hand Poison Doctor" mainly because she used poison so smoothly. She always thought this was fine. But hearing Qin Tianxiang’s words, she realized she might have gone astray.
Poison exists in the thin line between killing and harming. They say one thought leads to becoming a Buddha, another to becoming a demon. Poison is the same. Whether becoming a Buddha or a demon, it depends on one’s thoughts.
She relied too much on poison and forgot her identity as a doctor. A poison doctor is still a doctor, just a special type. In traditional terms, poison medicine is a side branch. It can be used as support, but not as the main job. She couldn’t spend her whole life using poison to save people. Poison is a tool, one of her methods as a doctor.
At that moment, she shivered. If Qin Tianxiang hadn’t reminded her, she might have truly gone astray.
"Sister Qin, thank you. If you hadn’t reminded me, I almost forgot I am a doctor," Zhu Yanyi said gratefully.
Qin Tianxiang was slightly surprised, looking at Zhu Yanyi. "Yanyi, why thank me? But since you thank me, I’ll accept it, even though I don’t know why."
Zhang Yan, busy with her hands nearby, laughed. "Yanyi, I’ve followed you for so many years, but this is the first time I see you thanking Sister Tianxiang so seriously."
Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Of course I should thank her. I’ve used poison too much in the last two years. Even when following Brother Yan for special training, I solved many things with poison. Poison can be for self-defense, but doing it for so long, I got used to it. I forgot my original goal: to be a simple doctor, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, not a poison doctor." Zhu Yanyi explained with relief. "And after coming to this W country, I made a name for myself as the 'Holy Hand Poison Doctor.' I forgot my main job. Luckily, Sister Qin’s casual words woke me up. Otherwise, I might have destroyed myself."
Qin Tianxiang and Zhang Yan looked at each other, then laughed. Qin Tianxiang said, "So, I accidentally did a huge good deed."
Zhu Yanyi nodded seriously. "Yes, it’s a big good deed."
"Haha." Everyone laughed.
Around eight o’clock, when everything was ready, Zhu Yanyi threw a pill to Li Yang, telling her to give it to Balph.
After taking it, Balph woke up unconsciously. He looked around and saw the sun was high outside, while the others were packing up.
Luo Gang saw Balph wake up, smiled, and patted his shoulder.