Chapter 528: You Still Have to Agree, Right?

Xiao Ningxun asked, "Who is this person? To be able to study medicine together with the senior, she must be a great talent."

Xue Tong nodded, "Indeed. She is called Liu Guiyan."

"Liu Guiyan?" Xiao Ningxun exclaimed in surprise, "Could she possibly be a woman?"

"Exactly."

"She was born into a noble family, possesses excellent skills, yet, like us, is obsessed with medicine."

"The reason she is determined to control life and death is Cheng Jing."

Xiao Ningxun understood a bit, "Could it be that she is infatuated with Cheng Jing?"

Xue Tong fell silent for a moment, "Cheng Jing was born frail and cannot be healed. When she first met Cheng Jing, she fell for him and always told him that, if the method is proper, a person can overcome heaven."

"No wonder Cheng Jing has survived until now; it seems Liu Guiyan has applied everything she has studied to him."

Xiao Ningxun understood completely.

No wonder the Black Medicine Sect uses any means; when they hear of something that can extend life, they devise ways to claim it as their own.

It's also no surprise that the Black Medicine Sect can collude with the Netherworld Summit; it turns out it's not a collusion but a deep‑rooted connection!

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, "My Ning Prince's Mansion has never met them, yet they repeatedly resort to poison. Xue Laoxiansheng, may I ask the reason?"

Xue Tong sighed, "I'm not clear either. Their medical skills are comparable to mine and Divine Doctor Mo, but unfortunately they have gone astray."

"If medicine is not used to save people but instead harms lives, no matter how great the achievement, what use is it?"

Tuan Tuan pursed her lips, "Grandfather Xue, why do you keep calling him Old Mo?"

Xue Tong's eyes widened, "What? He calls me 'Old Xue', can I not call him 'Old Mo'?"

"Oh!"

Tuan Tuan fell silent. Divine Doctor Grandfather, so you were the one calling him that first!

No wonder Grandfather Xue is upset.

Xiao Ningxun smiled, "If Divine Doctor Mo heard you speak for him like that, he would surely say, 'Well done, good disciple; the thousand‑year snow ginseng I gave you won't go to waste!'"

"Thousand‑year snow ginseng?" Xue Tong exclaimed, "You actually gave such a precious thing to Old Mo?"

"Yes!" Tuan Tuan was puzzled, "I won that snow ginseng for big brother. Once big brother's health improved, it became useless."

"Give it to Divine Doctor Grandfather, and he can use it to save others!"

"Otherwise, it would sit in that box, gathering dust like my little bell, serving no purpose."

Xiao Ningxun felt a warmth in her heart, raised her hand and touched Tuan Tuan's crown; though the girl is young, her mind is clear.

Xue Tong stared at Tuan Tuan, his gaze growing ever more eager.

No wonder Old Mo wants to take this child as a disciple!

Medicine can be refined and hammered, but a benevolent heart is something you can only encounter, not obtain.

He leaned down and lifted Tuan Tuan's small hand, "Tuan Tuan, you refuse to take Old Mo as master; would you accept me as master?"

"I, the old man, know far more than he does!"

Tuan Tuan blinked, "Grandfather Xue, I don't want to be a physician!"

Xue Tong thumped his chest, "You were born to be a physician! Not becoming one would be a waste!"

Tuan Tuan shook her head, "But being a physician is so tiring; you have to remember all the medicine names and recite a bunch of prescriptions. I don't want that; I can't even read characters!"

Xue Tong's eyes twitched, "Who says a physician must memorize prescriptions?"

Tuan Tuan was startled, "Huh? Aren't physicians the ones who write prescriptions? How can you treat patients without them?"

Xue Tong lifted his head, "I have practiced medicine for decades and have never memorized prescriptions!"

"This is my unique skill; do you want to learn it?"

Tuan Tuan still shook her head.

Xue Tong scratched the back of his head, "Think again: if you master my medical art, later when your mother or father is afflicted by a Gu Worm, you could treat them yourself."

"Then there's no need to run far away to find someone."

Tuan Tuan's eyes brightened.

Gu Worms are so vile; they harmed father before, now mother, and those bastards might even use them against master, teacher, Lu Er…

If I learn it, I'll never be afraid again!

Xiao Ningxun, half laughing, half crying, found the medical path extremely profound; it isn't that simple to just learn it and cure parents.

This Xue Laoxiansheng will say anything to recruit a disciple.

Xue Tong seized the moment, "These past few days I've seen you get along well with the uncles in Main Camp; they were wounded in battle, and if you know medicine, a simple touch could heal them!"

Tuan Tuan's eyes grew brighter, "But do I really not need to read characters and memorize prescriptions?"

Xue Tong pounded his chest, "No need! The skill I teach you surpasses those prescriptions manyfold!"

Tuan Tuan tilted her little head and thought, "Alright then, I'll take you as master!"

"But first you must heal my mother!" she paused, "And Grandfather's leg! Uncle Daoba is still waiting!"

Xue Tong rejoiced, "Deal! Come, come, kneel now!"

Tuan Tuan was about to kneel when she suddenly remembered, "Wait! Grandfather Xue, if I take you as master, will Divine Doctor Grandfather be displeased?"

Xue Tong's eyes widened, "His displeasure is none of my business!"

"If you take me as master and he dares to be displeased, I'll go to Nüzi Jian and fight him!"

Tuan Tuan pondered a moment, "Fine, I'll still take you then! Divine Doctor Grandfather is much older than you; he can't beat you and will get hurt."

"……"

Xiao Ningxun could no longer bear it, turned around, her shoulders shaking violently.

Xue Tong took a deep breath, "Enough, enough, this child's mind is truly good."

"Alright, alright, hurry and kneel!"

Tuan Tuan respectfully knelt before him and kowtowed three times: "Grandfather Xue, Tuan Tuan takes you as my master!"

Xue Tong broke into a grin, scooped her up in one motion, and said: "Good, good, good! From now on, you are my closed-door disciple!"

He thought for a moment, then his roguish side surfaced again: "Cough, cough, this is something you willingly agreed to; if Old Man Mo comes looking for you later, you must vouch for your master."

Tuan Tuan nodded seriously: "Don't worry, Master, I will protect you!"

Xue Tong was delighted: "What a good disciple! Come, let me first give you a meeting gift!"

He pulled a palm-sized wooden box from his bosom and shoved it into Tuan Tuan's hands.

Tuan Tuan opened it to see a row of tiny silver needles, varying in thickness and length, with intricate patterns etched on their handles.

"Master, what is this?"

"These are the Nine-turn Silver Needles I used in my youth; they can save lives and also be used for self-defense."

He lowered his voice: "If you take a dislike to someone, when they're not paying attention, just stab them here," he pointed at a spot on his hand, "one prick, and they'll be asleep for three days and three nights!"

Tuan Tuan's eyes instantly lit up like stars: "Really?"

Xue Tong was immensely pleased: "Of course it's true! This is my exclusive skill! Later, Master will give you a diagram; practice it, and you can prick whoever you want!"

Xiao Ningxun coughed: "Xue Laoxiansheng, this..."

Xue Tong glared at him: "What? As the master giving a meeting gift to my disciple, do I still need your approval?"

Xiao Ningxun waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, I dare not."

Tuan Tuan hugged the wooden box, beaming: "Thank you, Master!"

Xue Tong looked at her, his eyes crinkling into slits from smiling.

Xiao Ningxun felt a mix of emotions; his sister had gained another master.

But I just feel like this is so unreliable this time!

Several days later.

Xue Tong held a small jar in one hand and took Tuan Tuan's hand with the other, walking into Cheng Ru'an's tent: "Good disciple, watch how I pull that Gu worm out of your mother for you!"