Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 259 - 262: The Hidden Medical Family

"Hi, Xiao Yi, my boy, didn’t I tell you when you come to me, you needn’t bring anything? Why prepare a gift at all? Moreover, I lack nothing. I’m just happy you could come. Ah, you... What am I to say about you! Alright, Xiao Yi, stop digging in your pocket!"

Elder An, realizing that Xiao Yi had gone to prepare a gift, suddenly felt a flash of understanding, but immediately he began to worry, reaching out to stop Xiao Yi, who was still reaching into his coat pocket to fetch the gift, while lovingly chiding him.

"Grandpa An, I was rushed for time and didn’t prepare any grand gift. These two life-extending pills are something I made hastily. They’re not considered top-tier spirit pills, but their effects for detoxifying, beautifying, and extending life are still somewhat significant."

Xiao Yi, ignoring Elder An’s attempts to stop him, took out the two prepared medicinal pills from his coat pocket and handed them over to Elder An with a smile.

"Ah?"

Elder An hadn’t expected Xiao Yi’s gift to be this and was momentarily stunned, staring at the two ordinary little boxes in Xiao Yi’s hands, unable to react for quite some time.

After a while, he regained his composure with a look of surprise and asked Xiao Yi, pointing at the boxes in his hand, "Xiao Yi, you’re saying, you made these yourself?"

"Yes, I was really pressed for time, and I couldn’t find all the necessary herbs, so I had to use some substitutes. The effects are somewhat inferior compared to the original, I hope Grandpa An won’t mind."

Xiao Yi said, somewhat embarrassed.

"Xiao Yi, I appreciate your sentiment, but such a valuable gift, I truly cannot accept."

Seeing Xiao Yi’s expression, which did not seem feigned, Elder An was once again amazed. Knowing Xiao Yi well and trusting his intuition about him, he believed Xiao Yi would definitely not bring some haphazard medicinal pills just to bluff him.

He said these pills could extend life and detoxify and beautify, and he was certain they delivered these effects, not like those multitudinous health products out there—just a bottle of honey water daring enough to advertise itself as life-prolonging syrup, and promoted everywhere as a panacea able to cure every disease, even cancer.

He knew Xiao Yi’s medical skills were quite proficient, having demonstrated his profound knowledge of Chinese medicine during their conversations. As for his acupuncture technique, there was no need to mention it, having witnessed Xiao Yi perform it the previous two times they met—it practically deserved a divine accolade. Yet, he still hadn’t expected Xiao Yi to possess such a deep reserve that he could casually produce life-extending pills!

He hurriedly waved his hands repeatedly, solemnly refusing Xiao Yi.

While life-extending pills have appeared frequently in the pharmaceutical market over the years, he himself, being a practitioner of Chinese medicine, knew very well that those were just a play on words—none truly worked!

Because achieving such effects genuinely wasn’t easy. To truly achieve such functions would be incredibly difficult—at least, he, regarded by countless as a divine doctor, definitely did not possess such capability.

Of course, he also knew that Xiao Yi could not have concocted them on his own; Xiao Yi must have had a specific formula that enabled him to create them.

Yet precisely because of this, he was even more astonished. He unquestionably believed that ancient prescriptions existed and entertained the increasingly deep conviction that, with his years of in-depth research and understanding of Chinese medicine, perhaps ancient Chinese medicine had remedies for what modern humanity considered insurmountable and unknowable diseases, including cancer and various other common chronic diseases. The methods might just be lost or held only by reclusive individuals.

His belief was not unfounded; as his research material grew, he increasingly felt that many ancient records of longevity were indeed truthful. Since they were truthful, they must have had ways to overcome the inevitable diseases that plague the human condition, such as various cancers and common, frequently occurring chronic diseases.

Moreover, in ancient times of Xuanwu Country, numerous plagues and disasters occurred that killed terrifying numbers of people; however, the ancient Xuanwu had always managed these exceptionally well. Often, the disappearance of such calamities was shrouded in mystery and dubious historical accounts.

These mysteries, previously mere suspicions, had solidified for him recently when, at the provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital’s old book storage, he was reviewing an obscure ancient medical book and stumbled upon a record that deeply affirmed his beliefs.

The record simply contained a single line, not divulging much, but for Elder An, the impact was immensely profound!

"Five Divine Thoughts—Medicine King Valley’s Sun Yu."

This was the entirety of the recorded script, all the characters were written in authentic traditional ancient script. Even though the handwriting was slightly rushed, likely written in haste, the writer’s cultivation power was still evident.

Elder An didn’t understand the meaning of the ’five divine thoughts’ mentioned above, he went through the ancient medical texts from beginning to end, scrutinized them carefully, yet found nothing that could be linked to these three words.

What shocked Elder An were not these three inscrutable words, but the words that followed. From these characters, he could vaguely sense that this person named Sun Yu was extremely proud. Only a proud person would, spur of the moment, write three words and then sign their own name and date. They believed from the bottom of their hearts that they were significant individuals, regardless of whether the outside world thought so!

However, Elder An had never heard this name before!

In the history of medicine, especially among the divine doctors, he had specifically searched thoroughly and found no one named Sun Yu, not even any famous person named Sun Yu that could be linked to the signed name!

After a thorough investigation, he finally confirmed what he had vaguely guessed before, that there actually are some hidden world medical families, remarkably extraordinary, some of which had been passed down for over a thousand years. These families held the most original and most precious knowledge and materials of Chinese medicine, with a strict system for cultivating and passing down their legacy. These kinds of families were the true places where divine doctors were trained. The medical skills there were truly exceptional, to the extent that what they considered divine doctors might not be noteworthy at all in the eyes of such families.

They did not know why they chose not to appear in public view, remaining hidden except during critical moments, during national disasters, subtly intervening to maintain the nation’s resilience.

This Sun Yu from Medicine King Valley must belong to such a mysterious hidden sect or family, inheriting from Medicine King Valley!

However, these matters, he had never discussed with anyone; he was very clear that knowing these things definitely wasn’t something positive. If those hidden world families chose to conceal their existence for unknown reasons, but had hidden themselves, they definitely did not want others to know. Speaking about these matters to others, whether or not others believed was one thing; he could potentially create a disaster just by talking.

Could it be, Xiao Yi was actually a descendant of those hidden world families?

Was this generation out on a journey to gain experience?

Yes, it must be so!

This thought suddenly jolted Divine Doctor An’s mind. On their first meeting, Xiao Yi had told him that he had learned medicine from an elder in his family, who was a village doctor, so he had naturally always assumed that Xiao Yi was just an ordinary rural child, but now he felt an enlightening clarity, realizing he had been wrong all along!

He had completely misunderstood Xiao Yi’s intention. Xiao Yi’s phrase, ’learned from a family elder,’ was not intended to deceive him, yet he didn’t want to elaborate more—how could it not be family taught in a hidden world family across generations?

Being a village doctor simply meant that they were living secluded in a small village!

The more he thought about it, the more certain Elder An became, only this could explain many things—how could Xiao Yi, so young, possess such high-level medical skills, and moreover, casually produce Life-Extending Pills.

If not for those hidden world families, where would such generosity come from?

Thinking this way, his heart, while growing even more astounded by Xiao Yi’s temperament, also unwittingly developed a hint of awe towards Xiao Yi.

"Grandpa An, please take it. It was a rushed visit the first time; I didn’t have any good gifts prepared, so I just made these two pills on the spot. Although they aren’t anything too costly, they still have some effects, and these two life-enhancing pills, specially made for you, if you don’t accept them, I can only throw them away," he said.

Xiao Yi hadn’t expected Elder An to refuse. Seeing Elder An’s grave series of gestures indicating refusal, he knew Elder An meant his sincere belief that the gift was too precious and it wasn’t due to distrust. Xiao Yi felt both moved and genuinely looked at Elder An.

When he had been making the pills originally, he hadn’t thought about whether others would believe in them. It was only when Elder An refused that he suddenly remembered this issue—a man in his early twenties, giving away two medicinal pills, claiming they could extend life, the potential consequences were clear... 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Of course, he hadn’t planned to casually give these things away. Although the pills were not the original version, their efficacy was evident and their value undeniable. Extending life by three to four years might not mean much to him, but to many people in the world, their value was unquestionable. In the world, is there anything more precious, more valuable than life, than time?

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