"The medicine has been delivered. Go and report the situation to Dan Shu."

Returning to Ruomu Pavilion, Dan Shu heard footsteps and asked, "How is it? Has the medicine been delivered?"

"Mhm." Star nodded and recounted everything that had happened.

"She reminds me of myself when I was young. When I was little, I also fumbled in the dark just like her, facing obstacles that could appear at any moment, and people's unconscious malice."

"When I was bullied or injured from a fall, I could only cry and beg the Alchemy Commission's healers to treat my wounds. Gradually, I also embarked on this path."

"Thank you for protecting that child. Star, may I trouble you with one more thing?" Dan Shu asked gently.

"You're worried about that child's condition?" Star easily guessed.

"Yes. I'm worried about her coming and going alone, and I also want to hear what's been on her mind lately." Dan Shu sighed, "That child's parents passed away because of the bountiful star war... The relatives who took her in aren't very close to her either. When I treat her, I often become the person she confides in."

"A healer prescribing medicine can perhaps protect a person's body, but sometimes, the loneliness and trauma in the heart can only be slowly healed through companionship and care."

Tivat Continent, Liyue.

"Mr. Bai, could Miss Dan Shu really be from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus?"

Inside Bubu Pharmacy, Xingqiu began to question his previous judgment. From the group led by Purple Rose who met Star, he was convinced that the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus was an evil organization. But looking at Miss Dan Shu's approachable and benevolent demeanor... he suddenly became hesitant.

Her medical skills are superb, but her strength and gentleness are even more precious.

Purple Rose, Lü Furong... Xingqiu really found it hard to associate Dan Shu with these two 'great minds'. At first, he thought Dan Shu's gentleness was just a facade and that she might be ruthless in secret, but now it seems...

"Mhm, I still stand by my opinion... This Miss Dan Shu is not only a member of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, but also a key figure in the organization."

Baizhu wiped away the smile from his lips and put on a more serious expression, "Young Master Xingqiu, it's not that I haven't doubted my own judgment, but after I saw that little girl who was born blind, I became even more certain of Miss Dan Shu's identity."

"Oh? Mr. Bai, why is that?" Xingqiu immediately became curious.

"Healers have benevolent hearts... As a fellow healer, I can very much understand Miss Dan Shu's feeling of wanting to treat those with congenital defects but being powerless to do so."

Baizhu calmly shook his head, "The Immortal Boat's technology and medicine are so advanced, yet Miss Dan Shu is still blind. This is enough to show that the Immortal Boat does not possess the technology to cure 'congenital defects'. No, to put it another way... there is no method for humans to cure congenital defects."

"Some people, the more superb their medical skills, the more easily they are attracted to miraculous therapies. Perhaps after witnessing the great power of the bountiful star, Miss Dan Shu made up her mind to embark on this path," Baizhu sighed.

"Miraculous therapies...?" Xingqiu scratched his head, not understanding.

However, the small white snake coiled around Baizhu's neck let out a chuckle.

The "Ear Snake Drags Dragon Method"—this secret art, after all, involves its contract with Baizhu, so it wasn't convenient for it to explain to Xingqiu. As a secret method that can transfer life force, it is precisely because of this contract that Baizhu constantly exhausts himself with all sorts of poisons and diseases to reach a state of immortality.

It's also fortunate this fellow wasn't born on the Immortal Boat, otherwise, he probably would have joined the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus long ago, right?

According to Dan Shu, that little girl usually finds a corner to sit in the Artisanship Commission, but the Artisanship Commission is not peaceful these days. As a child who cannot see, she cannot be left to run around freely.

The tone of Dan Shu when she said this was very urgent; one could tell she was very worried about that little girl.

The Artisanship Commission... Star felt a little more at ease. Mr. Welt happened to be there clearing out monsters, and he wondered how the cleanup was going.

Dan Shu knew where the little girl often went, so they quickly found her inside the Division. However, unfortunately, the little girl was just cornered by two mechanical monsters.

"What's wrong? Is that child in danger?" Dan Shu heard the commotion and couldn't help but ask anxiously.

"Small problem."

Star calmly took out his stick and turned the monsters into scattered fragments in just a few moves.

Hearing the battle end, Dan Shu quickly squatted down and stroked the girl's head, comforting her, "It's alright, it's alright~ Little Yu."

Little Yu wiped away her tears, still shaken, "Wuwuwu... Thank you, big sister, thank you, Lord Dan Shu..."

"But I..." Little Yu sobbed sadly, "Thinking about how I've caused so much trouble for Sister Dan Shu... for big sister, and dragged you both down, I feel so ashamed..."

"Is that all? Then... you'd better learn to get used to it." Dan Shu's tone was very sad, yet also very cold, "Because for the next few hundred years, people like us who cannot see will continue to drag down everyone we meet."

"If just this little bit of guilt makes you sad, then you shouldn't take another step down this long road."

"That's some tough love comfort. Is it really okay to say something like that to such a young girl?"

Asaba Yuma was a little surprised. He usually saw this Alchemist sister as quite gentle, so saying something so real and stimulating to a child all of a sudden was something he wasn't quite used to.

"This isn't comfort... this is reality," Tsukishiro Yanagi said softly, "The more unfortunate a person is, the more resilient their mindset needs to be... Perhaps Miss Dan Shu wanted that little girl to accept all of this as soon as possible."

"Why do you sound like you've experienced this deeply, Deputy Section Chief?"

"No, I just really admire this Miss Dan Shu."

Tsukishiro Yanagi pushed up her half-rimmed glasses and sighed, "Living in darkness for hundreds of years, not only was she not crushed by the darkness, but she instead lived on to become a light that can illuminate others. Truly remarkable..."

"Deputy Section Chief, you don't need to just praise others. Aren't you also a light in the eyes of those affected by the void disasters now?"

"Yuma, why are you suddenly..."

It was rare for him to say something decent besides asking for leave, which Tsukishiro Yanagi greatly appreciated. Her originally gloomy mood gradually brightened.

"I'm just stating the truth, Deputy Section Chief. Your kindness is well-known among the fan club of the Anti-Void Section Six..." As he spoke, Asaba Yuma's hand slowly reached into his pocket and took out a pre-prepared...

Handing over the leave request with both hands, Asaba Yuma wore a pitiful expression, "So, such a kind Deputy Section Chief surely can't bear to refuse me, right?"