Doctor and His Glamorous Sister-in-Law-Chapter 598 - 601 How to Compensate?!

The man’s words made Liu Ergou feel rather embarrassed. Was I overthinking things?

Seeing Liu Ergou remain silent, the man snorted coldly. "Enough. Stop your wild imaginings and listen to me. How do you know the Xuanyuan True Qi of the Xuanyuan Family?!"

"You should know that Xuanyuan True Qi is never passed on to outsiders; only members of the Xuanyuan Family can learn it! Even if an outsider were to learn it by some stroke of luck, they would be hunted down mercilessly by the Xuanyuan Family!"

After hearing the man’s question, Liu Ergou’s face revealed a look of utter confusion.

Xuanyuan True Qi?

This was the nth time he had heard that term. He understood what "Xuanyuan" was, and he understood what "True Qi" was, but when the two were combined, Liu Ergou was completely lost.

Seeing Liu Ergou’s bewildered expression, the man assumed he hadn’t been clear enough and added, "That Xuanyuan True Qi is the True Qi you currently possess. Simply put, where did you learn it from? And how long have you been cultivating?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ergou still said nothing. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to talk, but that he simply couldn’t answer this question.

First of all, I don’t even know what Xuanyuan True Qi is. Secondly, the True Qi I have comes from practicing the Body Cultivation Technique. However, that technique was passed down to me by my great-grandfather. It seems unlikely that anyone would believe this story. Besides, it’s a secret; how could I possibly reveal it? If this man has a feud with the Xuanyuan Family, wouldn’t I be finished?

After a dozen seconds of silence, Liu Ergou finally replied to the man. "Um, I honestly don’t know what this Xuanyuan True Qi in my body is all about."

"One day, when I went up the mountain to gather herbs, I ate a red fruit and then ran into an old man. He said I was wasting a heaven-sent treasure and told me to become his student."

"I thought he was a lunatic, so I just ignored him and left. But that night, I dreamt of that same old man, and he taught me all of this." After speaking, Liu Ergou did not forget to give the man a disarmingly honest smile.

The man, after hearing Liu Ergou’s story, frowned deeply, staring intently into Liu Ergou’s eyes, trying to see any hint of deception. However, no matter how hard he looked, all he saw was a gaze of pure, unadulterated foolishness.

This left the man feeling utterly helpless. It seemed the person before him was probably telling the truth.

Finally, the man spoke. "Kid, you better not be lying!"

"If I find out you’ve lied, I won’t hesitate to use my Flying Swallow Piercing Heart Kick to turn you into a sieve! You probably have no idea how powerful my sect’s technique is!"

By the time he said this, the man’s eyes had already narrowed, and his gaze toward Liu Ergou was filled with malice.

Seeing this, Liu Ergou immediately raised his hands to show he was sincere. "I’m really not lying! If you don’t believe me, you can go to Fengzhu Village and ask!"

"My family has been the village doctor there for three generations, and I have to go up the mountain to gather herbs every so often! You can ask the village chief’s wife; I ran into her the last time I went up the mountain for herbs! She can vouch for me!"

Hearing such a detailed and plausible story, the man found it difficult to press him further. It seemed that everything this young man had said was true. He probably wouldn’t dare lie anyway.

With that thought, the man fell into contemplation, beginning to analyze Liu Ergou’s words one by one.

As he was pondering, Liu Ergou suddenly spoke up. "You’re done with your questions, so is it my turn to ask you? You said earlier that after your one question, I could ask mine!"

Liu Ergou’s words broke the man’s concentration, but he wasn’t angry. He simply nodded at Liu Ergou.

"Ask away."

With the man’s permission, Liu Ergou unleashed a barrage of questions. "What’s your name? I still don’t know what to call you. And what on earth is this Xuanyuan True Qi? Also, were you trying to kill me because of that Sun Gang? And another thing, can you fill me in on the world of the Ancient Martial Sects? Oh, right, there’s one more thing..."

The string of questions left the man at a loss for where to begin. Seeing that Liu Ergou was about to ask even more, the man quickly cut him off.

"Alright, alright, that’s enough for now! Let me answer these before you ask any more!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ergou immediately clamped his mouth shut. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The man began, "I’ll answer your first question. My surname is Li. You can call me Swallow Li; it’s a nickname people in the Ancient Martial Sects gave me. As for my real name, you don’t need to know it."

"Next, the Xuanyuan True Qi you mentioned is unique to the Xuanyuan Family, one of the Four Great Families of Jingdu. This True Qi is all-encompassing; it can heal diseases and injuries, prolong life, and possesses formidable combat strength."

"They cultivate a technique from the ’Inner Canon of Huangdi,’ which is said to be the only copy in existence. Of course, I don’t know the finer details."

"Furthermore, the Sun Gang you mentioned is my nominal disciple. He told me he’d run into someone from the Ancient Martial Sects, so I stepped in."

"And the result..." As he spoke, Swallow Li’s face darkened.

Then, he slammed his hand on the table and burst into a string of curses. "The result is that I ran into a complete Muggle like you! You don’t know a single thing, and you made me waste a Great Restoration Pill! It’s infuriating! Do you have any idea how precious that Great Restoration Pill is?!"

Seeing Swallow Li fuming, Liu Ergou instinctively ducked his head and dared not speak. He could tell just how precious that pill was to Swallow Li; if it were an ordinary pill, the man wouldn’t have reacted this way.

Though he was feeling rather cowardly, for some reason Liu Ergou had a sudden impulse and blurted out, "Well, how about this? I’ll pay you back for the Great Restoration Pill in the future!"

Hearing this, Swallow Li was so angry he laughed. "Hahaha, you youngster, you dare say you’ll pay me back for a Great Restoration Pill?"

"Do you have any idea how precious it is? Not only can it bring the dead back to life and regenerate flesh on bare bones, but it can also increase a cultivator’s power by fifty years."

"Tell me, how exactly do you plan to repay me? By refining yourself into a pill and giving it to me?"

Hearing Swallow Li’s words, Liu Ergou’s eyes widened in surprise.

No wonder my cultivation progress shot up so suddenly back then. I jumped from the peak of the fourth level straight to the fifth. So that was it! It was all because of that Great Restoration Pill.

But I still have one small question. Even though I was unconscious at the time, I still had some awareness of my surroundings. So why didn’t I feel anything when Swallow Li fed me the medicine?