"Sure, I'll make the arrangements right away," the Miao Qingfeng said.
"Interesting. Who would have the ability to get rid of the poison of the Gu Bug in the village?"
Other than the people in the village and Wu San, whom he should have addressed as "Uncle," he was unable to think of anyone else capable of doing so. It was a curse, after all. Only those who had come into contact with it knew how terrifying and difficult it was to treat.
"Who could it be?" He was eager to know, or rather, to get to know, that friend of his.
He quickly arranged for someone to go to Tianjin and pay a visit to that fellow who lived thousands of miles away.
At that moment, Miao Chengtang boarded a train heading south in Tianjin, which was thousands of miles away. He went to Lianshan County that night and found a hotel to stay the night. When he arrived at the village early the next morning, he found that the clinic was not open yet. He waited outside alone.
It did not take long for him to see three people coming from the mountain path. They were none other than Zhong Liuchuan and the others, who had just returned from training on Eastern Mountain.
Huh?
Jia Zizai was rather surprised.
"Someone is here to deliver gifts right after the New Year?"
"Are they here to see you, sir?"
The three of them walked up to Miao Chengtang as they chatted.
"Here to see a doctor?"
"Yeah." Miao Chengtang hurriedly nodded.
"Let's wait a little longer. He'll probably be here soon."
"Sure, thank you."
"You're welcome."
After the three of them left, Miao Chengtang waited for nearly 20 minutes before seeing Wang Yao and a very beautiful woman coming from the north.
Wang Yao had originally intended to stay away from seeing patients for the next few days and spend time with Su Xiaoxue. However, Su Xiaoxue had advised him to open the clinic. She was worried that someone would come all the way there only to be unable to see a doctor because of Bai Ji. If that were to happen, the person would have made the trip for nothing.
So, Wang Yao chose a compromise. He opened the clinic the next day in the morning.
"Actually, not many people come to see a doctor at this time. Everyone is busy visiting their friends and family."
As they spoke, they arrived outside the clinic. They were surprised to see Miao Chengtang standing outside with a gift.
The man looked rather awkward when he saw Wang Yao.
"Look, Sir. Someone is here to see you, right?"
"It's you."
"Happy New Year, Dr. Wang."
"Happy New Year."
"Yeah, I'm here to thank you and apologize," Miao Chengtang said. "I'm sorry about how I acted last time. I was too impulsive."
After all, it was Wang Yao who had saved his life. Although the medical fees were a little too expensive, if he could choose again, he would pay without hesitation. After all, money was nothing compared to his own life. Moreover, he also knew that the "King of Medicine" Wu San, who was thousands of miles away and had a great relationship with the stockade, had very strict conditions for treating patients. It was not just a matter of medical fees. It was possible that even if you had money, the other party would not treat you. In comparison, Wang Yao's conditions were much easier to accept.
Before the New Year, Miao Chengtang had been impulsive. He had only said and done what he did because he was in a dire situation. He regretted it afterward, especially when he knew how terrifying the rules of the stockade were. If he had been able to build a good relationship with Wang Yao, he would have been able to come to Wang Yao for treatment if anyone in the stockade tried to put curses or poison him. That would have alleviated or even solved the problems he worried about the most. It was because of those thoughts that he came to Wang Yao right after the New Year. He had traveled thousands of miles just to apologize and express his sincerity.
"Oh?" Wang Yao was rather surprised to hear that. He did not expect Miao Chengtang to come all the way to apologize. That came as quite a surprise to him.
"Come in."
Wang Yao had no idea what Miao Chengtang was thinking, but since Miao Chengtang had come all the way to apologize, there was no way he could just let him stand outside the door.
He went into the clinic and sat down.
"Here's a token of my appreciation," Miao Chengtang said as he put the gift on the table.
"There's no need for that." Wang Yao waved his hand.
He usually did not accept gifts from people he did not know well.
"Well, umm …" Miao Chengtang looked rather awkward.
What he said next was a few words that were neither painful nor itchy. That was because he did not know Wang Yao's personality and background, so he did not know what to say. Miao Chengtang was unable to stay for long under such circumstances. He got up and prepared to leave after staying for only a few minutes.
"Take the gift back," Wang Yao said.
"I … I can't do that," Miao Chengtang said.
After arguing for a while, Wang Yao finally accepted his gift. He also gave Miao Chengtang a box of tea as a return gift. They were even now.
He did not want to have too much to do with the people from the Valley of Thousands of Medicine.
"Umm …"
"Take care."
Miao Chengtang felt rather disappointed when he left. He was able to tell that Wang Yao did not seem to like him very much.
"You don't seem to like that person very much."
"Yeah, to be precise, I don't want to have too much to do with the place he's from," Wang Yao said.
"The place he's from?"
"Come, sit down," Wang Yao said with a smile. "I'll tell you about it."
He made a cup of tea and told Su Xiaoxue about the Valley of Thousands of Medicine in detail. He did not hold back anything he knew, and he did not think there was a need to.
"Sacred medicine? Immortality?" Su Xiaoxue was very surprised when she heard Wang Yao talk about those things.
"Are you surprised?"
"Yeah, there are actually people who want to do those things."
"Yeah, he's probably not just thinking about it," Wang Yao said. "He's actually doing it."
"Do you think he'll succeed?"
"Succeed? Do you think that's possible?" Wang Yao asked.
Since ancient times, countless people had sought immortality, but no one had ever succeeded.
"Come, have some tea."
"Thank you."
The tea was camellia from Nanshan. Wang Yao had hired someone to make it. He had tried frying it himself. The taste was extraordinary. It had a unique aroma and spirit.
In Tianjin, thousands of miles away …
The person from the Valley of Thousands of Medicine found that the person he had been following was gone.
"Did he run away?" He wanted to ask the landlord who rented the place, but he was afraid of exposing his whereabouts.
"Let's wait a little longer." He decided to stay there for the time being.
He chose to stay near Miao Chengtang's place.
"What? He's gone?"
"Yeah, I'm not sure if he's gone somewhere else. Let's wait a couple of days and see."
"Sure."
Miao Chengtang had already boarded the train back to Tianjin.
The trip did not turn out well. He wanted to get Wang Yao's forgiveness. It would have been best if he could have changed the bad impression he had left on the man. However, Wang Yao's reaction was very cold. It was as if he did not want to have too much to do with him.
"Does he know something about the Valley of Thousands of Medicine?" Miao Chengtang thought as he sat on the speeding train.
"It's unlikely. He's in the north. That village is too far away from the Valley of Thousands of Medicine in southern Yunnan. Furthermore, no one from the village would come here."
"Is it because of how I treated him last time? If that's the case, isn't he a little too narrow-minded?"
He thought about it a lot, worrying about his gains and losses.
That night, he returned to Tianjin, where he rented the place.
The night passed without incident.
The sun was shining brightly in Tianjin the next morning.
Miao Chengtang woke up early. After washing up, he prepared breakfast for himself. After having breakfast, he went out for a walk to stretch his body. The place he worked at was on the eighth day of the new year, so he had two days of free time.
He did not notice that someone was following him when he went out shopping.
On Nanshan Mountain, thousands of miles away …
"Master, what is this?" In the herbal field, Su Xiaoxue pointed at a small sapling that was less than a foot tall. The sapling had purple leaves with silver hairs. It looked very beautiful. She had never seen such a plant before.
"It's Kang Wood," Wang Yao said.
The herb that Su Xiaoxue pointed at was the most precious top-grade spirit herb in the entire herbal field. It was Kang Wood, which could make one's body light and stay young.
"Kang Wood? Is that a herb as well?"
"Yes, it is," Wang Yao said. "It is a very precious herb. As of now, there is probably only one of it in the world."
"There is only one of it in the world?"
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