348 Finding People
Zhao Yu chimed in, "Exactly! Even a clay figure has some spirit! You can't just dictate everything!"
Madame Fei continued her pleas for some time, eventually kneeling before Zhao Zhitong along with a few other concubines.
For a villain like Fei Cai, dying so easily would be letting him off too lightly.
Zhao Zhitong had never planned to let Fei Cai die directly; he'd intended for Fei Cai to suffer while alive. However, he hadn't expected the physician to be so frightened he wouldn't even attempt treatment.
So, he said, "Very well. Seeing as you've all come to beg me, I'll save his life this once."
Madame Fei immediately expressed her profound gratitude.
Zhao Zhitong, however, added, "But, since you disregarded my earlier advice, moved the patient, and wasted so much time, while I can preserve his life, I cannot guarantee what state he'll be in."
