"Relying on you, a wandering doctor from some mountain village?"
"I’d believe you could deliver a piglet, but treating my grandfather’s meridians is simply a fantasy."
Chu Xiaoxiao’s gaze towards Zhang Xiaoshan was filled with disdain and contempt.
However, Ye Feng glanced at Zhang Xiaoshan, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke up.
"Brother Zhang, do you really have a way to treat the elder of the Chu family’s meridians? I’ve taken the Chu family’s money, and I have some connections with them, so I have to ask," he said. "If you really have a method, please don’t hesitate to teach us. The Chu family has some reputation and resources. If you can help with the elder’s meridians, you’d be doing the Chu family a huge favor, and they will definitely give you a handsome reward."
Ye Feng was a discerning expert, and from the moment he entered the village and laid eyes on Zhang Xiaoshan, he felt that Zhang Xiaoshan was no ordinary person and may have deliberately hidden his true abilities. Thus, when Zhang Xiaoshan claimed he could treat the Chu family elder’s meridians, Ye Feng believed him about sixty to seventy percent.
Zhang Xiaoshan said confidently,
"I’m a doctor, and the most basic rule of being a doctor is to be honest. I won’t lie to you," he declared. "In the more than twenty years since I was born, I’ve truly never told a single lie."
"In our village, there used to be a Divine Doctor who lived for over 130 years before passing away. I am his last direct disciple. Besides teaching me all his medical skills, he also left me some elixirs, among which there just happens to be a ’Meridian Opening Elixir’ that can restore broken meridians."
"A Divine Doctor over 130 years old?"
Chu Xiaoxiao and Ye Feng were astonished.
Even Sister-in-law Yu Xiuxiu, who was standing at the kitchen doorway, was taken aback when she heard this. She quickly realized that Zhang Xiaoshan was hoodwinking the two, and she almost couldn’t help but laugh, but she managed to suppress it and didn’t burst out laughing.
Chu Xiaoxiao looked at Zhang Xiaoshan skeptically.
Zhang Xiaoshan nodded without hesitation and said,
"Why would I lie to you? Besides, you could just go out and ask any villager, couldn’t you?"
Chu Xiaoxiao and the others certainly weren’t about to go ask anyone.
Zhang Xiaoshan’s casual and natural demeanor only made him seem more credible in the eyes of Chu Xiaoxiao and Ye Feng.
"Brother Ye, what do you think—could the century-old Divine Doctor that this guy’s talking about be related to the Immortal Medical Sect behind the mountain?" Chu Xiaoxiao asked Ye Feng in a low voice.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Feng replied to Chu Xiaoxiao in a soft voice,
"The Immortal Medical Sect might claim to be a secluded paradise, but after all, it’s right next to White Dragon Village. It’s entirely possible that someone, through fortunate coincidence, entered it and learned some medical techniques and obtained some elixirs. Or perhaps an Immortal Medical Sect’s disciple was stranded in White Dragon Village after a great battle, living here in anonymity, taking a wife, and having children, leaving descendants. It’s not outside the realm of possibility."
Hearing this, Chu Xiaoxiao fell silent for a moment before turning to Zhang Xiaoshan and saying,
"Where is that Meridian Opening Elixir?"
He returned to his room and locked the door from the inside.
Then, focusing his mind, he immediately entered the space within his storage bracelet.
The Underground Palace of the Immortal Medical Sect had left behind numerous treasures.
All sorts of elixirs were continuously emerging, along with some rare medicinal herbs and plant seeds.
Soon, Zhang Xiaoshan found a white ceramic jar, the elixir inside about the size of an eyeball.
This was the Meridian Opening Elixir.
With dozens of pills inside, Zhang Xiaoshan took one and returned to his room.
He tore down a piece of old newspaper from the wall used for pasting wallpapers, wrapped the elixir in it, and then went back to the courtyard.
Zhang Xiaoshan handed the elixir to Chu Xiaoxiao, who had been waiting anxiously.
Chu Xiaoxiao sniffed the elixir close to her nose; it had a strong medicinal scent, but aside from the fragrance, there didn’t seem to be anything special about it.
"Don’t believe it? Then give it back to me," Zhang Xiaoshan snatched the elixir back abruptly.
Chu Xiaoxiao still wanted it, but Zhang Xiaoshan was not giving it back.
"Don’t mess around, I only have one Meridian Opening Elixir," he warned. "If it gets damaged by accident, your grandfather’s meridians won’t be healed even in his next life."
"Are you, are you threatening me?"
Chu Xiaoxiao was fuming with rage.
But Ye Feng stopped Chu Xiaoxiao, who was ready to explode, and said to Zhang Xiaoshan in a gentle tone,
"Brother Zhang, let’s talk this over. The Chu family won’t take the medicine for free. If you have any conditions, just say them, and you can discuss it with Miss Chu."
"Team Leader Ye, you’re indeed a smart man, much better than this foolish woman," Zhang Xiaoshan said.
"Who are you calling a foolish woman?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩
Chu Xiaoxiao’s eyes were fierce, and her face contorted, gritting her teeth in anger. She was the daughter of the Chu family and a female celebrity with countless fans. How could a rural doctor be so disrespectful to her? Wasn’t that too presumptuous?
In a low voice, Ye Feng reminded Chu Xiaoxiao,
"Miss Chu, don’t forget why you came here. A moment of impatience may ruin a great plan. Focus on what’s important, alright?"
At his words, Chu Xiaoxiao hesitated.
Indeed, she had endured untold hardships and faced death, even losing her most precious purity in an unclear situation. To return empty-handed would indeed be a massive loss.
"Speak up, what are your conditions?"
Chu Xiaoxiao looked at Zhang Xiaoshan, asking through gritted teeth.