The Medicine King?
In the records of the Great Gan Dynasty, only three people could be called the Medicine King.
Before the great undertaking, there was indeed a Medicine King, who was an exceptionally talented individual.
Lin Che had previously read many books about medicine in the Daqian Library, and later read many more when the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were recovered, especially some rare and incomplete books, which Lin Che was very interested in.
Some books on alchemy, and even some elixirs that could regenerate severed limbs, originated before the Great Civil War. At that time, these were all recorded in historical books.
Now, Lin Che finally has the opportunity to unveil that mysterious veil.
"Alright! Let's go pay a visit to the Medicine King!"
"Great! Senior Brother Lin Che, please follow me!" Dan Qiu was overjoyed and led the way.
The group left the inn, making their way towards the city center, and finally arrived at a tall wooden building packed with people. The building was constructed with the finest craftsmanship; though made entirely of wood, it was already eight stories high.
Judging from the crowd in front, many of them were injured and had come specifically to seek medicine.
The originally crowded people made way for Danqiu's arrival.
"So it's Princess Danqiu!"
"Junior Sister Danqiu, how have you been? Haha, you've also come to see the Medicine King? Come, let me take you in!"
In this short distance, more than a dozen groups of people have already come to greet us with smiles.
Lin Che followed behind, acting like a patient the whole time. He couldn't help but sigh, no matter the era, being good-looking is the greatest asset.
Lin Che was quickly welcomed inside.
In the lobby on the second floor, a frail old man was seeing patients. This old man was the "King of Medicine," Yao Chengxuan, whom they spoke of.
The Medicine King was very quick in treating patients. He was accompanied by more than a dozen apprentices. Often, as soon as the patient sat down, the Medicine King would only glance at them, twitch his nose, and then have an apprentice pour out the medicine for the patient to take away.
Of course, those pills were different; there were dozens of different gourds.
It is extremely rare for the Medicine King to take one's pulse and inquire about the cause of an injury.
However, even though the Medicine King could see patients very quickly, he couldn't keep up with the constant stream of patients. Lin Che and the others had been waiting for almost half a day and still hadn't managed to get a word in edgewise.
Even Danqiu's beauty was useless here; they could only wait for the Medicine King to call them.
Danqiu explained in a low voice, "Let's wait a little longer. These heroes were all injured in battle with demons. Your injuries are special, so let's wait a bit longer. There are seats here, please sit down, senior brother."
Lin Che thought for a moment, then a smile suddenly appeared on his lips, and he simply sat down.
Although his eyes were covered by a black cloth, he could see clearly with his spiritual sense. He saw one of the bearded men in line, who was obviously badly injured, clutching his ribs and trying hard not to cry out.
"Sir, was your injury caused by a poisonous bee burrowing into your body during your battle with the demon?"
Seeing that Lin Che could pinpoint the problem, the bearded man immediately nodded: "Yes, yes, yes. That damned fiend actually kept poisonous bees in his body before he died. All my brothers have been poisoned to death. Only I am left. If even the Medicine King can't save me, I will die too."
"You won't die, and actually your brother probably isn't dead either. These poisonous bees burrow into your body, and on the surface, it looks like you've been poisoned, your heart has stopped beating, and you're not breathing. But in reality, they're parasitizing you..."
"What? You're saying my brothers aren't dead? Really? But... but they have no pulse, and I can't even sense their breath." The bearded man found it unbelievable, but he wanted to try even if it was just a sliver of hope. At the very least, he wanted to talk to someone; keeping it all bottled up inside was too unbearable.
Lin Che smiled and reached out to grab the bearded man's hand: "I'll heal you!"
Sizzle!
Tender vines sprouted from his palm and burrowed into the bearded man's hand. Then, with a sharp pull, a poisonous bee the size of a finger was ripped out.
Many people witnessed this scene and immediately erupted in uproar.
Although Lin Che's methods were amazing, everyone present was a martial artist who had seen many cultivation techniques before, so they were able to accept them at once.
“There really are poisonous bees!” Danqiu was the first to speak.
"Boss, you can treat patients? Are you a doctor?" Big Elbow was even more surprised. Just how many tricks did his boss have up his sleeve?
"I know a little!" Lin Che said, pointing to the bearded man's chest. In just a few breaths, he healed the bearded man's wound.
The bearded man was overjoyed: "I, I'm alright. I'm completely healed, I'm really completely healed. Great Doctor, no, Heavenly Doctor! You said my brothers didn't die, is that true?"
"Of course it's true. If you can bring them here, I can try to save them."
"That's great! I'll go right away. Thank you, thank you, Doctor Tian." The bearded man immediately turned to leave, but then remembered something and turned back to pull out a dagger as payment.
Lin Che reacted quickly: "I don't need these things. If you really want to give me a reward, just give me some gold and silver."
"Thank you!" The bearded man was deeply moved. In his eyes, his dagger was far more valuable, but Lin Che only wanted gold and silver. He was truly a doctor with a conscience.
The bearded man took out all his gold, thanked him repeatedly, and then left.
This scene was naturally witnessed by the Medicine King's apprentices, who immediately came over and shouted, "Hey! You blind man, don't you know the rules? Treating others in front of our master? Are you looking for a beating?"
Before Lin Che could speak, the Medicine King Yao Chengxuan spoke up in a hoarse voice: "Shut up—"
The apprentice immediately shut his mouth and stepped aside.
Yao Chengxuan then gave Lin Che a proper look and nodded: "My wish has always been for all people in the world to be free from illness. Since this young hero also knows how to treat patients, why not treat them here? Of course, you need to see ten patients in a row and make sure they are all cured before I will agree. As for the consultation fee you receive, it will be yours."
This Yao Chengxuan truly deserves to be a figure recorded in historical texts.
Such breadth of vision and profound thoughts!
If it were any other doctor, and an outsider dared to come to their shop and steal their patients, they would definitely fight back.
"Thank you for your generosity, Medicine King! I had no intention of offending you. I was just anxious to learn from you and had so many patients, so I acted impolitely to treat them."
After saying a few polite words, Lin Che turned to the patients beside him and said, "Come on! You all have minor ailments, no need to trouble the Medicine King, I can cure you!"
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