Chapter 700: Chapter 700

"The sea of learning is boundless, assiduity is the boat"

As the brass figure finished its sentence, the fontanelle of the brass figure slowly opened.

The fontanelle of the brass figure was encased in four pieces of brass, joined together very tightly. Before the fontanelle was opened, one couldn't even discern the seams.

To the side, Qin Manshu watched with wide eyes. She hadn't anticipated that such a small brass figure would contain so many mechanisms.

Once the fontanelle was open, a yellow animal hide appeared within the brass figure's head.

Ding Fan casually unfurled it. On the yellow animal hide, two words were written: "Medical Book."

And at the bottom right corner of "Medical Book," there was a signature with the three characters: Li Shizhen.

Having been reborn, Ding Fan had learned much about things on Earth, and he knew of this Li Shizhen—a famous physician from the Ming Dynasty era of Huaxia Country.

Ding Fan looked at the yellow animal hide; from this, it seemed that this was indeed a medical book left by Li Shizhen.

Ding Fan read swiftly. Although the yellow animal hide was filled with tiny characters, Ding Fan had read it all in just three to five minutes from front to back.

Although Ding Fan could read ten lines in a glance and even had a photographic memory, it would still take him some time to digest the content on the yellow animal hide.

However, even though Ding Fan hadn't yet digested the information, he had gained a preliminary understanding of this medical knowledge.

This medical knowledge mainly discussed Li Shizhen's insights on acupuncture and acupoints, and it even included a set of acupuncture techniques invented by Li Shizhen.

On Earth, Ding Fan was considered an expert in Chinese medicine, but after reading these techniques, he also felt a deep admiration.

The insights and methods on medical treatment were very profound. Moreover, Ding Fan felt that this Li Shizhen must have also been a practitioner of ancient martial arts.

Some methods of needle manipulation even discussed the content of controlling needles with qi.

At the very end of the yellow animal hide, a place name was mentioned: Haijiao...

The last sentence roughly meant this.

Li Shizhen had treasures hidden at his secluded residence in Haijiao; the location of the treasure was within this animal hide.

Ding Fan scanned the animal hide with his divine sense and found that the hide was coated with a layer of medicinal liquid. This liquid had a smell close to mildew. Had Ding Fan not identified meticulously, he might have overlooked this detail.

A medicinal liquid that smells moldy and can obscure text. Ding Fan immediately thought of Huofa Water.

This Huofa Water, it turned out, was extremely hard to find. Once it was applied, the original content would be obscured. To see the original content, one must use the smoke from burning mugwort, which could reveal the text originally obscured by the Huofa Water.

Now that Ding Fan knew how to obtain the map, he did not waste any more time. He then opened the fontanelle of another brass figure, which surprisingly contained a seal engraved with the words "Li Shizhen's Seal"...

Having discovered the secrets of these paired brass figures, Ding Fan then stored them within his storage ring.

These paired brass figures had been in Li Duohao's possession for forty to fifty years, yet Li Duohao had never discovered their secrets.

One wonders if Li Duohao knew that Ding Fan had acquired the secret medical book and seal, along with the treasures hidden at Haijiao from these paired brass figures, how much he would be vexed to death.

Naturally, Qin Manshu knew about Ding Fan's identity as a cultivator; thus, when Ding Fan stored the brass figures in his storage ring, she showed no surprise.

While Ding Fan was busy unraveling the secrets of the brass figures, Qin Manshu had not disturbed him, merely watching quietly from the side.

Qin Manshu's personality was very composed; she had an air of nobility about her.

Ding Fan quite liked this trait in Qin Manshu; even with the closest person to her, she managed to maintain a decorum that made both sides comfortable. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝓷𝓮𝓽

Had it been any other woman, lovers not having seen each other for many days and finally meeting, how could she possibly let her partner diligently study these paired brass figures?

Just as Ding Fan was about to have a heartfelt chat with Qin Manshu about the time spent apart, the door to their private room was knocked on.

Ding Fan glanced at Qin Manshu, who smiled slightly. "It must be people from the company. The competition just ended, and you hid here, they must be worried."

The competition with Korean Medicine had many threads, and after all, he was still the chairman of Huaxia Group; naturally, there were many matters that needed his attention.

At that moment, Qin Manshu walked over and directly opened the door of the private room.

Standing outside was Ning Luoxi.

Seeing Qin Manshu, Ning Luoxi seemed a bit embarrassed as she swallowed her saliva and timidly greeted Qin Manshu, then turned to Ding Fan and said,

"Chairman Ding, General Manager Hu Jin asked me to find you. She has already handled everything regarding the Korean Medicine matter. She said that the president of the Chinese Medicine Association, Zhou Shixin, and the renowned doctor Zhong Wu from Chinese medicine want to see you..."

Although Ning Luoxi was Ding Fan's disciple, in the company, she still addressed him as Chairman.

"You two chat; I'll wait outside," Qin Manshu said, noting Ning Luoxi's embarrassed look. She probably guessed that the other party must have misunderstood.

Two people in a private room for such a long time, anyone would let their thoughts wander.

However, Qin Manshu didn't really mind. After all, her heart was set on Ding Fan, as long as it didn't affect Ding Fan's life and work, it was fine.

"I think we should stick together," Ding Fan said when he saw Qin Manshu was about to leave.

In the three days since returning to Dancheng, he had not yet gone to see Qin Manshu, who wasn't even angry at him and always considered his feelings. At this moment, Ding Fan did not want to leave Qin Manshu aside any longer.

Qin Manshu was a bit startled since she hadn't expected Ding Fan to ask her to accompany him.

Qin Manshu was aware of Zhou Ruoran's existence and knew that when Ding Fan had flown off from the beach, he had gone to see Zhou Ruoran. She had initially thought to avoid appearing in public with Ding Fan, so as not to make him feel embarrassed.

But now, Ding Fan actually wanted her to accompany him.

Qin Manshu's beautiful eyes looked at Ding Fan.

Ding Fan made a gesture of invitation to Qin Manshu. "Let's go."

Qin Manshu smiled and nodded, following in silence by Ding Fan's side...

When Ding Fan and Qin Manshu arrived at the company's VIP reception room, Zhou Shixin and Zhong Wu had already been waiting there for some time.

Upon seeing Ding Fan, both of them stood up to greet him.

If this scene were captured by journalists, it would certainly have caused quite a stir.

Zhou Shixin and Zhong Wu were renowned doctors in Huaxia, and their statuses were truly influential.

That these two had stood to greet someone was unbelievable unless one had seen it with their own eyes.

At this moment, Hu Jin had been accompanying them, and seeing the two elders do so, she was thoroughly shocked. She thought to herself, Ding Fan, the Demon King of Chaos, indeed had significant influence!

"Junior Ding Fan pays respect to the two elders..." Ding Fan said, behaving properly toward the elders.

Both men had stood up for him during his previous comparison with Korean Medicine, and Ding Fan felt a great fondness for these two elders, thus he greeted them as a junior.

Zhou Shixin and Zhong Wu, seeing Ding Fan's gesture, felt even more fondness for him in their hearts.

In today's materialistic Huaxia, where people's reverence for money and power had surpassed any previous era, it was rare to see such respect for teachers and elders. It was even rarer to see someone as respectful to his seniors as Ding Fan.

"Chairman Ding, you're too polite..." Zhou Shixin and Zhong Wu said, returning the gesture.

"In front of two elders, how dare I call myself chairman? If the elders don't mind, just calling me Ding Fan will do," Ding Fan said.

"Exactly. Adding a title makes it seem too distant; it's better to just use the name," Zhong Wu said cheerfully at that moment.

"Elder Wu is right," Ding Fan said with a smile. "Using names feels more intimate."

"Alright, then we'll just use names from now on..." Zhou Shixin said, glancing at Qin Manshu by Ding Fan's side. "This lady looks quite familiar; how should I address her?"

Ding Fan immediately responded with a smile. "This is my girlfriend, the general manager of Qin's Group, Qin Manshu..."

Zhou Shixin and Elder Zhong exchanged glances upon hearing Ding Fan's words.

The Qin family was highly prominent in Dancheng.

The Qin family, one of the Four Great Families of Huaxia, and with Old Master Qin still in Dancheng... thus the Qin family shone brilliantly there.

Zhou Shixin could hardly believe that the reputed daughter of the Qin family was Ding Fan's girlfriend!

Zhong Wu was also stunned. He knew exactly what the Qin family represented. He looked at Qin Manshu, then at Ding Fan. "Young man, you are indeed fortunate!"

Qin Manshu herself hadn't expected Ding Fan to refer to her as his girlfriend in public.

However, after her initial surprise, a blush spread across her cheeks. "Qin Manshu pays respect to the two elders..."

Qin Manshu also mimicked Ding Fan, properly bowing to Zhou Shixin and Zhong Wu.

Watching this, Hu Jin was astonished.

The Huaxia Group was just a branch of Qin's Group, essentially placing Qin Manshu as Hu Jin's top boss.

Hu Jin truly did not understand how Qin Manshu had become the girlfriend of this Demon King!

She knew from her time at Qin's Group that many had pursued Qin Manshu—entrepreneurs, rising political figures, and even celebrities...

Yet Qin Manshu had refused them all. Who knew what those people would think upon finding out that Qin Manshu was now with Ding Fan!

Hu Jin glanced at Ding Fan. This Demon King indeed had his ways!

At that moment, Ding Fan invited Zhou Shixin and Zhong Wu to sit down, while Hu Jin arranged for the serving of good tea and snacks.

"Elders, may I know what brings you here today?" After some pleasantries, Ding Fan didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point.

Zhou Shixin and Zhong Wu exchanged glances, and Zhou Shixin began to speak. "Ding Fan, you know that in recent years, Chinese medicine has declined. Now we have very few Chinese medicine clinics, and even fewer people are willing to learn Chinese medicine. I am genuinely worried that Chinese medicine might completely vanish from historical memory...

Ding Fan listened quietly.

"But this time, your defeat of Korean Medicine is undoubtedly a great opportunity to revive Chinese medicine. I would like to ask Mr. Ding to contribute to the revitalization of Chinese medicine," Zhou Shixin said.