An old woman with white hair, freckled face, ashen complexion, and skeletal frame hobbled over. She looked very old.
She didn't appear to be a zombie on the surface, but her orange eyes gave her away.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes, not asking any further questions.
"My stomach hurts. Do you have any medicine I can take?"
The old woman's orange eyes lit up, and she said urgently, "Yes, come with me."
The old woman called her aside and carefully inquired about what she had eaten recently and where the pain was located.
Xu Qian fabricated a story, her brows furrowing with worry.
After a while, she managed to find several doses of medicine in her first-aid kit and instructed her to take it four times a day.
Xu Qian took the medicine but raised an eyebrow, beginning to question, "It's been three and a half years since the apocalypse, Grandma. This medicine must be expired, right?"
The old woman didn't understand "apocalypse" but she understood "expired."
"It's okay, it's okay, I have a way."
She held the medicine in her palm, and soon white-gold light emanated from her hands. The white was tinged with gold, unlike any ability she had seen before.
Soon, the old woman handed the medicine back to her.
"This medicine can be used now. Don't worry, your stomachache will definitely get better."
"I've been a doctor for fifty years and owned a pharmacy for ten. You can absolutely trust me. Look at my certificate if you don't believe me."
The old woman pointed to the framed practitioner's certificate hanging high up.
Her name was Fang Xiyu, and the date of practice on it was indeed a very long time ago.
It was so old that it had turned yellow.
Xu Qian lowered her gaze and smiled. However... that wasn't what she was concerned about.
Fang Xiyu's ability seemed to be time reversal, didn't it?
The mission board hadn't mentioned that.
"Grandma, can you restore this medicine to its state from three years ago?"
Fang Xiyu chuckled, revealing her yellowed teeth.
"You guessed right. Don't worry, this medicine is definitely usable. Bring more friends to buy medicine."
Xu Qian's dark eyes flickered. This ability was too powerful!
Time reversal, restoring medicine to its factory state.
If Fang Xiyu weren't a zombie, many people would come seeking medicine.
Without preservation, so many medicines would expire.
No wonder Hope Base wanted to persuade her to return. It was indeed necessary.
But why didn't she want to go to the base?
Xu Qian didn't rush. She honestly took the medicine and asked, "Grandma, how many crystal cores do I owe you?"
Fang Xiyu was clearly stunned. Crystal cores? What were those?
This was the first time she had sold medicine in three years, and she didn't know how to charge.
"Give me 20 yuan."
Xu Qian's pupils contracted, and she lowered her head, smiling.
Lu Yang, head bowed, remained silent.
Xu Qian's mind moved, and a 20 yuan bill appeared in her hand.
"Here you go."
Fang Xiyu smiled happily and took it immediately.
"Thank you, thank you. Bring more friends here."
Xu Qian's dark eyes flickered. She smiled and said, "Grandma, why don't you come with me? The foot traffic here is too low.
I'll take you to a place with more people, and then many people will surely buy your medicine."
Fang Xiyu's orange eyes lit up. She asked loudly, "Really?"
"Then how will I move all this medicine?"
Xu Qian patted her shoulder and smiled, "Don't worry, I'll help you move it all."
"Okay, okay! As long as I can sell medicine! Nothing else matters!"
Xu Qian hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Grandma, do you have any family left?"
Fang Xiyu froze. She thought for a moment before saying, "What is family? I want to sell medicine!"
Lu Yang covered his face and ran out, weeping loudly.
He realized that some people, after becoming zombies, forgot their families but still remembered they were doctors.