"Is there a problem, Medicine Immortal?"
The patient's lips trembled, and his face instantly turned pale. The most terrifying sight in the world was a doctor's face losing its smile after taking a pulse. Was he terminally ill, beyond all hope? Or was there an issue with the previous Medicine Immortal's diagnosis?
The more he thought about it, the more scared he became, his voice trembling along with his fear.
His trembling voice halted the frantic roaring of the inner voice of the Fourth Elder. Seeing his ashen face, she was startled. Realizing what was happening, she quickly replied, "N-no, there's no problem."
"Really?"
It wasn't that he doubted the Medicine Immortal's words, but he was simply terrified.
The Fourth Elder nodded affirmatively, "Relax, our Medicine King Valley won't tarnish its own reputation."
"Phew~ That's good, that's good!"
Only then did the patient exhale a sigh of relief. In that brief moment, he had already decided where he would be buried. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
After the patient left, the Fourth Elder turned her head and saw a faint look of smugness on Qin Qing's face. She rolled her eyes in exasperation.
What's there to be so proud of!
It's not like he's just taken in a monster!
But honestly, where did he find such a little pervert?
The Fourth Elder leaned closer and asked Qin Qing, "Where did you take in this disciple? Does he have any brothers or sisters?"
Poison Elder glanced at the old lady. What was this, she couldn't poach his disciple, so she started eyeing his disciple's siblings? Hah, naive!
"None, he's an orphan."
Poison Elder said this without any guilt.
Could Nan Chao Yin's father even be considered a father? As for siblings, hah, there were even fewer. The Nan Estate was nothing but a den of sin. He cursed everyone in the Nan Estate, wishing they would fall into hell and never be reborn.
"Ah, what a pity!"
The Fourth Elder sighed. Why didn't she have such good fortune? She also wanted to experience what it was like to be the master of a pervert~
Poison Elder: "..."
You find your life too easy, don't you? You're just looking for trouble!
Before sunset, Nan Shiying saw the last patient for her follow-up. There was still one day left, and this free clinic would officially conclude tomorrow.
Qing Yibai moved the table into the room and added more charcoal to Poison Elder's room.
"Qin Qing, let me take your pulse!"
As the Fourth Elder entered the room, a wave of heat washed over her. His room was even warmer than hers. This Qin Qing, so young, his body was not as good as her old bones. Back then, his senior brother had searched through almost all medical texts to cure his illness, but in the end, he could only control his condition.
It seemed to be twenty to thirty years ago. Qin Qing fell seriously ill and almost didn't make it. In the end, his senior brother seemed to have found a live Ganoderma lucidum in the back mountain, cut off its flesh as a medicinal guide, and pulled Qin Qing back from the brink of death. Qin Qing lay in bed for half a year, and Si Teng, in order to save Qin Qing, also experimented with medicine and lay down for just as long, thus incurring the favor of Ji Wu Ru.
In any case, that situation was extremely perilous. Many things happened during that period. After Qin Qing and Si Teng's health gradually improved, their senior brother disappeared, along with Senior Sister Sui Qing.
The Fourth Elder shook her head, dispelling the past memories that surfaced due to his health condition.
"No need, you old lady should rest!"
Poison Elder paused for a moment before quickly responding. He knew his own body. Let alone the Fourth Elder, even if Hua Tuo were alive, he couldn't cure this dying man.
The Fourth Elder narrowed her eyes slightly, her voice sounding sinister, "What, you look down on my medical skills?"
Poison Elder chuckled but did not reply.
Don't you know your own worth?
The Fourth Elder's face immediately darkened. This little scoundrel was as hateful as ever. Back then, why did his senior brother even take in such a creature!
The Fourth Elder sighed for the n+1 time.
Fortunately, she wasn't here to see this guy anyway.
She took out a letter from her embrace and handed it to Poison Elder, "Your senior brother left this for you!"
Poison Elder's gaze lingered on the letter for several seconds before he raised his hand to take it. The four corners of the envelope were already showing signs of wear. He placed the letter on the table, his hand pressing down on the flap, and asked the Fourth Elder, "Why now?"
Although he spoke without preamble or follow-up, the Fourth Elder understood.
Ever since Qin Qing returned to Medicine King Valley, she had kept the letter in her embrace, thinking of giving it to him when the opportunity arose. However, it was inconvenient on the mountain, and he only stayed for one night after descending. That night... she wanted to find him, but she saw Feng Luan arriving in the night.
If she didn't give it to him now, she was afraid that after the free clinic ended, he would leave without saying goodbye again.
"Senior brother said to give you the letter when you returned to the mountain, but not to give it on the mountain, nor to let others see it. Today wasn't a particularly good time, but... I'm afraid if we wait for the next, for the completely appropriate time, one of us will have already gone to see senior brother."
Poison Elder pursed his lips and did not ask any further questions.
The Fourth Elder, with keen insight, got up to take her leave.
After the Fourth Elder left, Poison Elder picked up the letter. He looked at the envelope for a long time. There wasn't a single word on it. The red border had no signature, but even so, he gazed at it for a long time.
After a long time, he opened the letter. His fingers fumbled into the torn envelope several times before he finally retrieved the thin paper.
He held the letter in his hand, reading it word by word.
Sometimes people want to uncover all the truths, but sometimes they feel it's better to be a little confused. All he was investigating and concerned about was the issue of life and death. He didn't believe his master would collude with people from the Longevity Sect to refine medicinal humans, nor did he believe his master died of natural causes. What he wanted to investigate wasn't answered in this letter, but vaguely, he seemed to be piecing together a blurry outline, a truth that was about to surface.
He took a deep breath.
When Nan Shiying saw the letter, she didn't take it immediately. She actually didn't want to read it. Or rather, the old man could have just verbally conveyed the contents of the letter, but the old man was insistent that she see it with her own eyes.
Nan Shiying couldn't refuse him and finally took the letter. She read it quickly yet meticulously.
After reading the contents of the letter completely, she took a deep breath and suddenly felt like laughing.
"Do you really not remember anything?"
Nan Shiying asked subconsciously, but the next moment she realized the ambiguity of her question and explained, "I don't mean..."