At the foot of Yaowang Valley, a small, blue-brick cottage had emerged. It housed no healers, no one else, and the door was always open. The strange thing about this house was that, despite being unoccupied, it remained dust-free and spotlessly clean.
There were two signs hanging in front of the door: Free Gu Removal, Paid Detoxification, and a banner reading "Only accepting gold."
The furnishings in the house were simple. The only medicine cabinet contained no medicine. Next to it were instructions for detoxification, illustrated with text. The gold and silver were deposited entirely on one's own initiative. Someone once boldly attempted to pry open the cabinet and remove the gold inside. Before he could even begin, he fainted in the room for a day and a night. When he awoke, he had been thrown into the government office.
On the room's only desk sat a box of papers, filled with what appeared to be consent forms. It was said that simply filling out this consent form would remove the poison from the body, but whether this was true or not was unclear.
Not far from the hut, someone had built a courtyard, and on weekdays one could hear the sounds of people practicing martial arts inside. Occasionally, a young warrior could be seen emerging from inside, having brought the petty thief to the government office by him. Some also suspected that he was the one who cleaned and managed the blue brick hut on a daily basis.
Wei Qian was the eldest daughter of the Wei family's second branch. She was sixteen years old this year. Her family was a merchant, with a small fortune. Second Master Wei had a wife and a concubine, but Wei Qian died in an accident shortly after her birth, leaving her with no siblings. Therefore, she was the only daughter of the Wei family's second branch.
Mr. Wei's father passed away a long time ago, and the second branch of his family was divided out long ago.
The clan always wanted Master Wei to adopt a son. However, he was worried that the adopted son would neglect his daughter in the future. So, after consulting Wei Qian when she was twelve, he decided to take a son-in-law.
Before finding a satisfactory son-in-law, Mr. Wei fell ill. Wei Qian, who was only in her early thirteen years old at that time, had to take over the business with the help of her mother and aunt.
Fortunately, Wei Li was the daughter of a businessman, and was good at both business and household management, so she managed to get through it.
Mr. Wei's condition worsened, and despite spending a fortune on medication, his condition remained unresolved. A potential son-in-law remained unsettled, and the family that had previously offered to consider him suddenly reneged. The clan again urged Mr. Wei to adopt a son from within the clan.
Master Wei was so weak that he couldn't speak.
"Let's go to Yaowang Valley." Wei Qian said.
This idea was proposed when Wei's father first fell ill.
It was rejected at that time because the doctor who diagnosed and treated the patient thought that the disease was not serious and would heal quickly.
But as time went on, the situation became worse and worse. Wei Qian had repeatedly suspected that someone was behind the incident and poisoned his father. He then renovated the backyard of his home and cleared out all the people involved.
From then on, Mr. Wei's condition did not worsen, but it did not get better.
Yaowang Valley wasn't close, and a round trip would take at least a month. It also passed through many remote areas, so there was a chance of encountering bandits.
This was also the reason why I had not gone to Yaowang Valley for medical treatment before.
"We need to hire a reliable escort agency."
Even if they lie in a carriage every day, traveling is a very tiring thing for the patients.
But perhaps Mr. Wei was not destined to die. When they were on their way, they met a doctor who happened to want to go to Yaowang Valley for further studies.
The doctor followed the Wei family's convoy. The Wei family took care of his food safety along the way, and he, in return, took care of Wei Erye's health. However, he was not proficient in medicine and could not quite tell what was wrong with Wei Erye.
After much delay, we finally arrived at Yaowang Valley.
Many famous doctors gather outside Yaowang Valley.
It was unknown when it started, but the Medicine King suddenly made all the medical books he had public and occasionally gave lectures to outsiders.
This has greatly benefited all doctors in the world.
Gradually, the small town outside Medicine King Valley grew larger and larger, with everything in it, including various medicinal herbs, medical books, and apprentices.
The rules for the disciples of Yaowang Valley to treat people are also very simple, just queue up.
The way of queuing is also quite special, you don’t just have to take a number.
Doctors who go to Yaowang Valley to study can get the opportunity to train in the outer sect of Yaowang Valley after attending twenty classes and passing the examination.
They will first diagnose and treat the patients, and if they encounter patients who cannot be treated, they will get a number for them.
Most of these doctors who come here to study have been practicing medicine for many years and are knowledgeable. They also come to Yaowang Valley to study for further education.
There are not so many difficult and complicated diseases in the world. After such a screening, there are not many patients who really need the treatment of the disciples of Yaowang Valley.
The doctor who treated Mr. Wei was a middle-aged doctor over 40 years old.
Because Mr. Wei had difficulty walking, he made a special visit to the inn where they were staying to see Mr. Wei.
"Poisoned."
Sure enough, some people can't stand seeing them doing well.
Wei Qian asked, "Is there any way to solve this problem?"
"I'm not good at detoxifying." The middle-aged doctor shook his head, opened the medicine box, took out a wooden stick, handed it to Wei Qian who was waiting beside him, and said, "But there are people in Medicine King Valley who are good at detoxifying. Bring the wooden stick to the foot of the Medicine King Valley, and a medicine boy will lead you into the valley."
Wei Qian took the wooden stick and found the word "poison" engraved on it.
The servants carried Master Wei to the family carriage. Only then did Wei Qian discover that there were people in Yaowang Valley who made a living by carrying things.
Mainly responsible for carrying patients on other people's backs.
…
It has been three days since we entered Yaowang Valley.
The one who detoxified Mr. Wei was a female doctor who looked frighteningly young. The other medicine boys all called her Senior Sister Xi, and occasionally someone would call her Xue'er.
Wei Qian wasn't sure whether the other person was older than her.
But her medical skills were indeed superb. When she detoxified people, she would use not only medicine but also needles and incense.
As a doctor, her words were a bit scary, which led to her being frequently warned by her fellow seniors in the valley.
That's what she said when we first met.
"The poisoning lasted too long, it's a bit difficult to deal with."
Wei Qian's heart sank at that moment.
"There aren't many beds in Medicine King Valley. With this condition, you don't need to stay overnight. You'll need to come back ten more times." She whispered, "That slope at the foot of the mountain is not easy to climb."
“…”
"If you don't want to climb every day..."
"No, it's nothing. As long as I can get treatment in Medicine King Valley, why would I complain about anything else?" Wei Qian responded immediately.
"Okay."
After three days of treatment and detoxification, Mr. Wei has gotten much better. He can not only speak but also walk a few steps on his own.
After the fifth day of continuous treatment, Mr. Wei's appetite improved. He heard that detoxification did not require abstinence, so he had a big meal in the town that day after a long absence.
In Yaowang Valley, Wei Qian would occasionally run into other patients.
Just a few days opened her eyes.
Not to mention the famous knights in the martial arts world, even the royal family members are on good terms with Yaowang Valley.
One day, she vaguely heard the skilled doctor Xi say to a patient, "If I were to cure your poison, it would take more than half a year."
The patient's voice rang out from inside: "Is there any way to suppress it first? I have urgent matters to attend to and cannot spend the entire six months here."
Doctor Xi said again, "Did you bring enough money?" Her voice seemed a little happy.
"Is ten thousand taels enough?"
"enough."
Doctor Xi personally led this man out of the valley.
Wei Qian vaguely saw that the man was carrying a large knife carved with a snow fox.
After that, that person never showed up again.
Soon, the rumor that the Snow Fox White Knight had returned to the martial arts world spread throughout the martial arts world.
Mr. Wei regained his health and brought Wei Qian back to the Wei residence, which disappointed many people.
Zhou Xiang is an acquired warrior who is over fifty years old and is about to reach the innate realm.
He has been feeling something is wrong with him lately.
Zhou Xiang had some inexplicable memories, which did not belong to him.
Sometimes when he woke up, he would find his hands covered in blood, but he didn't know what he had done.
"Master, you went out to kill a chicken and asked me to make soup yesterday. Did you forget?"
"Killing chickens?"
Sorry, Zhou Xiang was most afraid of birds in his life, and he would never kill chickens.
He used his internal energy to look inward and found that the direction of his internal energy was slightly different from before.
It seems like a certain location is blocked.
He thought he must be very ill.
But all the doctors he saw said there was nothing wrong with him, until he met a young traveling doctor.
"You've been poisoned by a poisonous insect." The young itinerant doctor named Cui looked nonchalant and his words were not very reliable.
"There's a small blue brick house at the foot of Yaowang Valley. You can get cured if you go there."
"Don't look at me like that. Try it. It's free."
Yaowang Valley is well-known, so it won't hurt to go and take a look. As for the small blue brick house, forget it. He doesn't believe in anything that doesn't cost money.
Zhou Xiang prepared enough money and set off.
…
Half a month later.
Zhou Xiang sat behind the only desk in the small blue brick house, spreading the "consent form" on the table and looking at it back and forth.
He was indeed poisoned by a Gu, as people in Yaowang Valley said.
They also said, "Medicine King Valley is not good at removing Gu, so you can go to the blue brick cottage at the foot of the mountain to cure it."
This statement is exactly the same as that of the young traveling doctor.
"Sign the consent form, and then lie down on the wooden bed in the house..." Zhou Xiang read the instructions next to the consent form, thought about it again and again, and finally signed his name in the consent form.
Zhou Xiang wrote the letter of consent, put the brush aside, and walked into the house to lie down.
A wave of unprecedented tiredness swept over him, and soon he fell into a deep sleep.
At this time, a young man walked into the cabin from outside.
He silently walked forward, put away the consent form spread out on the desk, cleaned the brush and inkstone, and then left.
…
Not long after, Zhou Xiang woke up, feeling refreshed.
The internal force circulated for several cycles, extremely smoothly.
…
Not long after, a major event occurred that shocked the entire Ming Dynasty and even the neighboring countries.
The emperor passed away and the third prince succeeded to the throne.
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