Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 415 Yunmeng Marsh

If you could only read one fantasy novel in your lifetime, it would probably be "The Revelation of the Way of Heaven".

Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but ask curiously, "May I ask your surname, sir? Have you always been giving away medicine for free?"

"Hahaha, not bad." The itinerant doctor said smugly, "My name is Ge. I was originally a thousand-year-old ginseng. After finally cultivating my form, I thought I should do more good deeds and accumulate merit. That's why I travel around as a doctor, giving away medicine and helping people solve their problems."

"No wonder I smelled a strong medicinal aroma from the pills. These pills must have been made with your ginseng roots," Guo Shiyi said with a sudden realization.

"Young lady, you have excellent taste. Those pills were indeed made from my ginseng rootlets." The ginseng spirit surnamed Ge looked at Guo Shiyi with newfound respect, stroking his beard and saying proudly, "I was transformed by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, so my ginseng rootlets naturally have the power to bring the dead back to life and heal flesh and bone. No matter how serious or minor the illness, I guarantee a cure."

"I believe you when you say ginseng root has the function of prolonging life, but to say that it can cure all diseases is probably an exaggeration." Guo Shiyi is familiar with the effects of various medicinal materials, knows that each medicinal material has different medicinal properties, and knows that no matter what disease it is, only by treating the symptoms can the disease be cured. If the symptoms are not treated, even the most nourishing ginseng will become a harmful poison. Therefore, there is no such thing as a medicine that can cure all diseases.

"There's no exaggeration here. You saw it yourself; my pills easily cured your brother's stomachache," the ginseng spirit immediately retorted.

"But I didn't take your pill." Qin Xiaochuan said, holding the pill in front of the ginseng spirit. "To tell you the truth, I don't have any stomach pain or heartache. Everything that just happened was just to test you."

"What are you testing me for?" the ginseng spirit asked, puzzled.

"I'm testing whether you understand medicine or not. You can't even recognize such a simple symptom as stomach pain, which shows that you know absolutely nothing about medicine," Guo Shiyi said angrily.

"Nonsense!" Upon hearing Guo Shiyi's words, Shen Jing became somewhat exasperated, even his withered beard stood on end. He pointed at the old fisherman who was still sitting to the side and said, "My pills just now cured this old man's leg pain. That can't be fake, can it? You can ask this old man if you don't believe me. He can testify."

"Indeed, indeed, this old gentleman truly cured my leg. Not only that, after taking his medicine, I felt completely relaxed, as if I had become several years younger. Young lady, you can't say his medicine is fake." The old fisherman also stood up to speak for the ginseng spirit.

"Did you hear that? The medicine doesn't lie." With the fisherman's testimony, the ginseng spirit immediately said with full confidence, "I kindly treated your illnesses for free, and not only are you not grateful, but you even... you even tried to frame me. Your consciences are wicked; you'll get your comeuppance sooner or later."

Faced with the ginseng spirit's anger, Qin Xiaochuan calmly questioned, "Since your medicine is so effective, why did you cast a spell on this old man, causing his leg pain?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did I cast a spell on my brother?" The ginseng spirit was furious again.

"Excuse me, sir, may I ask your surname?" Guo Shiyi asked the old fisherman who was about to speak to the ginseng spirit.

"My surname is Yang. What's this about you saying you were casting a spell on me?" the old fisherman asked, puzzled.

Instead of answering, Guo Shiyi asked, "Uncle Yang, have you ever experienced leg pain like this before?"

Mr. Yang shook his head and said, "Although my legs sometimes hurt, I've never had them hurt like this before, to the point that I can barely put weight on them and walk."

"Don't you think it's a coincidence? Why do your legs start hurting as soon as you meet this person?" Qin Xiaochuan pointed at the ginseng spirit and said, "I saw him cast a spell on your calf with my own eyes, which is why your legs started hurting."

"Huh?" Old Man Yang looked at the ginseng spirit in disbelief, but there was still a look of confusion in his eyes. "But why would he do this? He gave me the medicine and didn't charge me."

"This..." This was also something Qin Xiaochuan couldn't understand, and he couldn't answer it for a moment.

"Yes, tell me, what reason do I have to do this? What benefit do I get from it?" Seeing that Qin Xiaochuan was stammering and unable to speak, the ginseng spirit immediately seized the opportunity to press him for an answer.

"That's exactly what I wanted to ask you. What exactly are you up to? Why are you trying so hard to get us to take your pills?" Qin Xiaochuan couldn't figure it out himself, so he could only let the ginseng spirit answer for him.

"I...of course I was doing good deeds and had no intention of harming anyone." The ginseng spirit clearly seemed a little guilty, but Qin Xiaochuan couldn't expose his lie.

Seeing that the situation was about to reach a stalemate, Old Man Yang suddenly seemed to realize something and said, "Oh, I know, it's because your medicine has the effect of prolonging life, so you tried every means to trick us into taking it without asking for any reward. You just wanted to do us a favor for no reason."

Qin Xiaochuan listened to Old Man Yang's words and felt somewhat confused. Judging from the tone of the other party, it seemed that he was condemning the ginseng spirit for doing good deeds for no reason, which was too abnormal and made him feel a little strange. Moreover, when the ginseng spirit heard Old Man Yang's words, it was obviously more guilty, as if it had been caught doing something wrong.

"No, I can't accept your favor for nothing. You have to accept this magic crystal no matter what." After thinking it through, Old Man Yang was very angry. He condensed another magic crystal the size of a quail egg in his hand and tried to give it to the ginseng spirit no matter what. However, the ginseng spirit refused to accept it. So the two old men pulled and argued with each other in front of Qin Xiaochuan for a long time.

"Stop!" Qin Xiaochuan finally couldn't hold back any longer. He grabbed both of their wrists and said with a puzzled look, "Before you two start arguing, tell me what's going on. Why do you resort to such unscrupulous means to do favors for others..." Qin Xiaochuan said to the ginseng spirit, then turned to Old Man Yang and continued, "And why do you refuse to accept his favors no matter what?"

Upon hearing Qin Xiaochuan's words, the two old men stared at him with puzzled looks, making Qin Xiaochuan feel a little uneasy. He subconsciously asked, "What's wrong? Isn't my question perfectly normal? Anyone would be confused in this situation."

"You're not a native of Yunmengze, are you?" Old Man Yang asked.

"Did you just come from the outside world?" the ginseng spirit asked.

Qin Xiaochuan released their wrists, his expression even more confused, and asked, "That's right, we did just come from Huaxu. How did you know?"

"That's understandable. People from the outside world really have a hard time understanding our behavior." Old Man Yang put his pipe in his mouth, took two puffs, and then explained, "In your world, the most important thing is money, but in Yunmengze, money is called magic crystal, which is something that can be corrupted. Everyone treats it with great care."