Chapter 165 Good Words Can't Persuade the Damned
Inside the dim cave, a gloomy young man named "Asclepius" put down the medical book in his hand, looked deeply at the old man with gray eyes, and frowned.
"Are you really blind?"
"In a world without distinction between black and white, you and I are both blind. And what you see may not be more far-sighted than what I see."
The old man, or rather the blind poet Homer disguised as a certain god of wine, murmured something meaningfully, then looked up at the silver-haired boy and changed the subject.
"So, take my advice, it's better not to go to Cyprus."
Asclepius picked up the invitation with rose pattern on the table, glanced at the signature of Prince Adonis of Cyprus on it, and spoke lightly.
"I trust my patient and he won't do anything bad to me."
"But he will bring you a lot of trouble."
Lorne tapped his cane forward and gave earnest advice, his grey eyes looking at the gloomy boy in front of him, revealing a touch of pure kindness.
Asclepius, the son of Apollo, the god of light, and a mortal princess, was the future god of medicine.
The centaur Chiron outside the cave was his teacher, teaching him medicine and hunting.
As the child grew up, his talent for medicine surpassed his father's. He began to walk out of Mount Pelion, practicing medicine in various city-states and making a name for himself.
This attracted many patients with strange diseases, who invited him to treat them.
Adonis, who sent the invitation, was one of them.
At the patients' continuous and sincere invitation, the future medical genius returned to his residence on Mount Pelion after dealing with several cases on hand, prepared to buy some medicinal materials, packed his bags, and went to Cyprus.
However, unlike this future medical god who is only focused on saving lives and turns a deaf ear to other things, Loen knows the reason why the Prince of Cyprus suffers from a hidden illness and the troubles involved behind it.
Since being attacked by a wild boar transformed by Ares several years ago, the prince of Cyprus has suffered from some unspeakable male-specific diseases.
Even the goddess of love Aphrodite, who could make tampons as hard as steel nails, personally stepped in and tried her best, but it was of no avail.
In desperation, Adonis had no time to hide his condition and could only seek help from various doctors.
But after several years of seeing doctors and taking countless tonics, his symptoms never improved.
As Asclepius, the disciple of the sage Chiron, became famous, the troubled Adonis naturally set his sights on this highly skilled doctor and kept inviting him to visit Cyprus and help him with his own hidden illness.
It would be fine if it was simply about curing diseases and saving lives, but behind this is the conflict among the Olympian gods.
Ares had to risk having his face scratched by his old lover Aphrodite before he succeeded in scaring the pretty boy Adonis into insanity, causing the unsatisfied god of love to slightly reduce his interest in Adonis.
If he is really cured by this future god of medicine, the reckless Ares will do anything.
What's more, it is hard to say whether Hephaestus, Zeus and other gods were involved in Adonis's collapse.
If this future medical genius doesn't want to get into trouble, the best way is to stay out of it.
After all, his father Apollo is still serving his sentence in Thessaly, and his aunt Artemis is extremely busy. If anything unexpected happens, no one can protect this kid.
A certain cheap uncle looked at his "nephew" in a sense. He remained calm on the surface, but his mind was in a turmoil.
According to the original plan, the life or death of this cheap nephew was actually his first choice to plot against Apollo and put the god of light in jail.
But during the Arcadia trip, Pan's lustful sheep happened to run into the muzzle of the gun and directly replaced the role of Asclepius, the future god of medicine.
Therefore, Loen just went with the flow and did not really take action against his adopted nephew.
He even came to Mount Pelion at the request of his old lover Artemis, made friends with the sage Chiron, and "incidentally" took care of this blood relative of Apollo.
But even so, this future medical genius always likes to get himself into trouble.
In order to give an explanation to his old lover Artemis, and also out of respect for the future god of medicine, after knowing the next patient that Asclepius was going to see, Lorne deliberately stayed on Mount Pelion for a few more days, trying to persuade him not to take risks.
However, like his father, the god of light, Asclepius was obviously not a person who was willing to listen to advice.
At this time, the future god of medicine in the cave looked at the blind old man in front of him, was silent for a moment, and pondered solemnly.
"As witnesses to the gods of heaven and earth, I am willing to do my best to the best of my ability and judgment and abide by the creed of seeking benefits for the patients, no matter how high the mountains are, how long the road is, or how bumpy the future is!"
As he spoke, he slung his packed bag behind him.
Obviously, this ethical future medical god will not easily give up any patient in need of treatment for his own selfish desires and interests.
Seeing that this stubborn bull was about to dive into the pit, Loen had no choice but to take out a bronze badge from his arms and hand it to the future god of medicine in front of him.
"Since you insist on going, take this with you."
"What?"
Asclepius looked at the Gorgon pattern in the center of the emblem and asked blankly.
"The emblem of the House of Pandion, the builder of Athens."
Lorne leaned on his cane and spoke in a deep voice.
“Since you want to cure diseases and save lives, go to Athens for a stroll after you finish this matter.
There are many people and patients there. Moreover, the goddess of wisdom Athena seems to be preparing an academy, hoping to attract talents from various city-states, which is very suitable for the development of academics and the study of medicine.
Your teacher Chiron has also accepted the invitation. Maybe you and your disciple can be reunited in Athens in the future."
Asclepius nodded, put the badge in his arms, stood up and walked out of the cave.
And at the moment of stepping out of the cave, the future god of medicine paused slightly, and a low voice came into the cave.
"Although there seems to be a smell on you that I don't like, but thank you..."
Looking at the young man's figure gradually walking away and disappearing at the end of the dense forest, Loen couldn't help but lower his head and sniff himself, muttering to himself.
Don't like the smell? Is your nose so sensitive?
Was it because of the nine muses? Or was it because of his aunt Artemis?
Of course, the most likely reason is probably the divinity of Apollo associated with both.
It can be seen that the relationship between father and son is very bad.
Loen muttered to himself for a while, shook his head, and walked into the clear valley with his cane.
(End of this chapter)
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