Chapter 252: Chapter 252

From this young man's words, Xiaoyao could tell that he should also practice medicine, and this group of people should all practice medicine. Medical sects, though not numerous, there were quite a few. The most famous were Medicine Immortal Ridge, Medicine King Valley, Myriad Flowers Sect, and many smaller sects with good medical skills.

Xiaoyao couldn't determine which sect these people belonged to because he hadn't paid attention to such things. But to be so imposing in this small city, any of them seemed possible. Generally speaking, physicians had relatively high status and were supported by people.

"Yes, yes, they just like calling me a divine doctor. Alright, everyone, I want to go eat breakfast. You don't mind making way, do you?" Xiaoyao said indifferently. He didn't inquire about these people's purpose because he knew they would definitely speak up. Preparing to leave was the best inquiry and could save a lot of nonsense.

"Wait, we want to ask you about something." the young man said. Although his words said "ask," there didn't seem to be much sincerity in asking, it was more like questioning, the kind where you must answer.

"Please speak." Xiaoyao maintained his usual politeness. His motto was:

"If others don't offend me, I won't offend others. If others offend me, I'll yield three parts. If others offend me again, I'll return one needle. ... ... If others still offend me, eliminate them completely."

"We want to know how you cured their illness. Do you know what disease they had?" the young man asked.

"Their illness is called Yin Worm Disease. They got it from eating unclean things. This disease is very rare, with few sources. From their condition, this thing should be gone now, otherwise their situation would only be more serious. With their current condition, they just need to take some medicine to get better." Xiaoyao said slowly.

This was why Xiaoyao didn't have people pay attention to their diet, because the cause had already disappeared. The circumstances that caused this disease were very special. It couldn't persist for long and wouldn't appear twice in the same place.

It was because of this that very few people knew about this disease. Unless one was a highly skilled medical expert with vast knowledge, they wouldn't know about this illness.

Originally, these farmers had also consulted many physicians for treatment, all returning unsuccessful. So they went seeking medical help, and the target of their medical seeking was the sect of the young man before them. Xiaoyao just happened to encounter them by chance.

This young man had come to check the situation. After all, he was a physician, and the village was not far from their vicinity. Generally, sects would at least protect nearby people because their income sources and talent supplements largely came from these nearby people. The rıghtful source is novᴇlfire.net

When he reached the village, this young man began examining the patients' conditions. He spent a long time before diagnosing this disease, but how to treat it, this matter he couldn't be certain about. He still needed to consult the seniors in his sect. His medical skills could only identify this disease but couldn't cure it.

Just at this time, the people Xiaoyao had cured returned, bringing everyone news that they had completely recovered, and they were cured by a young man around twenty years old. This made the young man feel very surprised and quite unconvinced, thinking that if even he had no solution, how could a twenty-year-old young man possibly have one?

At that time, the young man really wanted to say this matter was false, but those cured people were telling him it was true. He examined those people's conditions and could confirm they had all recovered and were completely cured.

According to his understanding, this disease wasn't easy to treat and generally took a long time. How could it be cured all at once?

Later, the prescription Xiaoyao gave those farmers surprised him even more. This combination of medicines was perfect and flawless, seemingly able to cure this disease. Though it was said to be slower, it was much faster than any situation he knew of.

So the young man urgently wanted to meet Xiaoyao to figure out whether Xiaoyao happened to know about this disease, happened to have seen others treat it before, and then happened to cure these people's illness.

Hmm, all coincidences, very coincidental. Besides coincidence, there was no other explanation.

Now this young man meant exactly this, he wanted to ask Xiaoyao from whom he had learned this...

"How do you know about this Yin Worm Disease?" the young man continued asking.

"In Sun Si's 'Thousand Gold Prescriptions,' this disease is mentioned. You should study hard, this is the experience of predecessors. Even if you're a genius, without studying you're still mediocre." Xiaoyao said, his tone carrying some regret, as if regretting the other's lack of learning. Well, he was now implying the other was unlearned.

"..." The young man's face darkened. He didn't seem to expect Xiaoyao would say this. He had read this book and knew about this disease. He asked this question just to know how Xiaoyao knew about it, not because he himself didn't know. Now Xiaoyao made it sound like he didn't know, which was hard for him to accept.

"Of course I know this. I've already diagnosed this disease. If I were to treat it, I could also cure this illness. Who said I haven't read books? I've read all medical texts from ancient times to now," the young man refused to back down, still maintaining his arrogance, not wanting to be defeated by Xiaoyao.

"Oh, then have you read the Medicine King Records?" Xiaoyao asked.

"..., No. The Medicine King Records belong to Medicine King Valley. I'm from Medicine Immortal Ridge, it's impossible to read Medicine King Valley's supreme classics," the young man was stumped. He had just said he'd read everything, but now when Xiaoyao mentioned one, he didn't know it.

So he was from Medicine Immortal Ridge. Now I understand where their arrogance comes from. People from Medicine Immortal Ridge indeed had reasons to be arrogant, because Medicine Immortal Ridge was almost the highest existence in medical arts. Medicine King Valley and others were slightly weaker.

Of course, this didn't rule out some unparalleled geniuses appearing in other sects, but generally speaking, Medicine Immortal Ridge held the highest honor.

"Alright, I won't argue with you anymore. My stomach is hungry. Since you've all come, I believe others won't need me either. I'm leaving." Xiaoyao now had even less interest in staying. Eating breakfast was most important.

Arguing? He actually said we were arguing here. Do we have that much time?

"Um... may I ask how to address you." When the young man wanted to call Xiaoyao, he seemed to realize he didn't know Xiaoyao's name. After talking for so long, they hadn't even introduced their identities.

"If you want to know someone's name, you should introduce yourself first," Xiaoyao didn't stop walking and said without turning back.

"Since that's the case, you should also give your name first," the young man said.

"I don't want to know your names." Xiaoyao said casually.

"..." Immediately, the young man seemed a bit hurt. Thinking about it, he was right, from the beginning, he was the one seeking the other person. The other had never thought of meeting him. Speaking of it, he should be the one asking for help, not the other way around.

However, he was unwilling to admit this because he was from Medicine Immortal Ridge and was also Medicine Immortal Ridge's senior disciple, a senior disciple who received respect and admiration.

At this time, he seemed to have no choice but to concede because while he was silent, Xiaoyao hadn't stopped walking and went straight ahead.

"Wait, I am Men Wei from Medicine Immortal Ridge."

"Xiaoyao, a servant," Xiaoyao replied. "If you still want to continue talking, please come to the main hall ahead. I want to eat breakfast."

Servant? What does that mean?

Men Wei and others were somewhat confused. If Xiaoyao said he was a medicine boy, they would find this very normal because that's what they thought, Xiaoyao should be a medicine boy to some hermit divine doctor who occasionally learned how to treat Yin Worm Disease.

But now Xiaoyao said he was a servant. How could a servant possibly learn this? Was it accidental? Hmm, it should be accidental.

At this time, Men Wei felt Xiaoyao might no longer have any value. He originally wanted to meet the expert who could treat this disease to learn something, but now it seemed this was impossible.

Because in their view, if it was accidental, then this servant Xiaoyao had no way to contact that expert again. Even his master's family might not be able to, let alone a servant.

So after this sentence, Men Wei and others all became disappointed. They lost interest in Xiaoyao's invitation to go to the main hall together. If he didn't ask the next casual question, one he himself felt unnecessary to ask since it was already obvious.

"Where did this prescription come from?"

Of course from that expert - I'm really asking unnecessarily. After asking this question, Men Wei said to himself.

"I wrote it." Xiaoyao replied casually. Did this even need asking?

"..., I know you wrote it. I mean, where did you learn this prescription from?" Men Wei said. He wouldn't think this was created by Xiaoyao himself - it must have been seen somewhere by chance.

"From books." Xiaoyao's answer was simple. His prescription did come from books, but not from a simple single book, not a ready-made prescription. It was a prescription he derived through combining many books, studying medicinal properties, and considering actual situations.

"What books?" Men Wei said. He had also seen prescriptions for this disease but had never seen one . Those prescriptions could only serve as reference - he didn't dare copy them exactly. It was because of this that he didn't dare prescribe medicine and had to ask the elders in his sect.

Xiaoyao looked at Men Wei, then said, "Many books. If you read more, you'll naturally understand. If I could explain it, then everyone in this world would know."