Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 475 Fahai Arrives at the Door
"Master, a senior monk has arrived at the door. He claims to be Fahai from Jinshan Temple and says he has come to see you on His Majesty's orders."

In the main hall of the Ancestral Master Association, Niu Yi, who was sitting in the main seat, put down the account book in his hand and looked at the apprentice who came to report.

"Today is quite interesting; all of these people have come to our door at the same time, as if by prior arrangement."

"Go and bring this great monk in."

Although the apprentice was somewhat confused by the leader's words, he dared not ask any more questions because the leader had long held considerable power. He quickly said yes and turned to find the monk.

Before long, Niu Yi saw the monk Fahai, wearing a straw hat, a kasaya, and holding a tin staff, walking into the main hall.

Niu Yi smiled and said:
"I thought you would arrive earlier, but judging from your appearance, you must have run into trouble on the way?"

"This matter seems to have nothing to do with Chief Niu."

Fahai calmly took out the token given to him by the emperor from his bosom and handed it to Niu Yi.

"Chief Niu, this humble monk has been ordered by His Majesty to come to the Three Emperors Ancestral Masters Association to serve you and investigate the evil spirits hidden within the association. I hope you will grant my request."

Niu Yi stood up, took the token from Fahai's hand, and nodded slightly, saying:
"Yes, but our Three Emperors Ancestral Masters Association is a folk organization spontaneously formed by many physicians, with the purpose of healing the sick and saving lives. Although you understand basic pharmacology, you are not proficient in medicine."

"However, this matter is not a problem. Our Ancestral Master Association's Vice President Xu Xian, Doctor Xu's wife, Bai Suzhen, is also a famous physician in our Ancestral Master Association. You might as well go and learn medicine from her, so that you can serve the Ancestral Master Association and avoid being gossiped about by outsiders."

Fahai frowned immediately. He had a strange feeling that the person opposite him was openly malicious, and that he was being told to find a woman to learn medicine.
Before Fahai could speak, he suddenly widened his eyes, and before he could react, a golden bull-head-shaped spiritual seal appeared on his chest in an instant.

The next moment, as the spiritual seal disappeared, Fahai's magical power was completely sealed, and he returned to being a mortal.

Fahai looked at Niu Yi with some surprise and anger. Clearly, the changes in him were all because of the leader Niu in front of him. Who else here could have such abilities besides this unknown person?
"What are you doing!"

"A healer doesn't need magical powers to cure diseases and save lives. Besides, don't think I can't see what you're up to."

"For the sake of the stability of Suzhou, it's best if you don't use your magical powers for the time being."

Niu Yi smiled and tossed the token back to Fahai.

"Go to the school of the Ancestral Masters Association. The apprentices outside will arrange accommodations for you. Lady Bai and Doctor Xu have family members visiting Suzhou today, so they don't have much time right now. They will call you to go tomorrow."

As Niu Yi spoke, he picked up the account book on the table again and sat down, ignoring Fahai, whose expression was still very unpleasant.

For Fahai, his skills and magical powers were his source of confidence, but now he has lost his confidence.

The weakness from losing his magic power caused a renewed sense of panic to rise within him.
Fahai took a deep breath, suppressing his panic, and turned to look at the apprentice who was coming to greet him again from outside the door.

"If I find any trace of evil spirits at the Ancestral Master's Association, Chief Niu must not protect them!"

After finishing his sentence, Fahai didn't wait for Niu Yi's reply and strode towards the door. Niu Yi, however, simply smiled and continued flipping through the account books. Once the shop opened up and the number of people inside increased, all sorts of problems were bound to arise. A small leak can sink a great ship, and Niu Yi naturally wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.

"We still need to try our best to leave Xu Xian with a good team. Otherwise, given his temperament, even with Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing watching over him, I'm afraid my Three Emperors Ancestors Association won't last long."

"In the end, he was a good doctor, but not a good leader."

Niu Yi felt somewhat helpless when he thought of this once-spirited man who wanted to hold free clinics at various medical clinics for a month every year.

Free clinics are a good thing, and Xu Xian is thinking of the poor people. But if there are too many free clinics, who will spend money to see a doctor? Who will spend money to buy medicine? Everyone will just wait for free services.

Not to mention that it takes a long time for each doctor to develop, those medicinal herbs are not obtained for free; they all require a huge cost. If this is done every year, I'm afraid that before long, all the doctors in the city will be starving.

Even the most benevolent healer still needs to eat, drink, relieve himself, and sleep. So when Xu Xian opened a free clinic in Suzhou, it's no wonder that the Three Sovereigns were so outraged.

If it happens for a short time, it's fine, but if it happens a few more times, everyone will be driven to the brink of death.

Niu Yi couldn't stand it because these guys were using such dirty methods, they were ruthless and unscrupulous. And to make money, these people would do anything.

Furthermore, Niu Yi only managed to reduce the prices of medicines and the fees charged by clinics in various places to a level that everyone could accept, and he also introduced several unique prescriptions of the Ancestral Masters Association. Only in this way could he gain the recognition of the imperial court and the people, and continue to expand the scale of the Ancestral Masters Association.

As for Doctor Xu's idea, it was ultimately rejected by everyone.

That night, in Baohe Hall, Niu Yi also met Xu Xian's sister and brother-in-law.

Upon meeting, the two were greatly surprised by Niu Yi's youth and were very grateful for his care of Xu Xian's family. The family personally cooked to entertain Niu Yi.

Niu Yi also had a very good impression of these two. After all, it was not easy for Xu Jiaorong, as the older sister, to raise her younger brother on her own without the help of elders. The support of her brother-in-law, Li Gongfu, was also very valuable.

Moreover, one of them was well-educated and reasonable, while the other, although he had become quite slick from working in the government for many years, still possessed a strong sense of justice and kindness. They were indeed two remarkable individuals.

After the banquet, Xu Jiaorong did not go back to her room to rest, but instead sought out Niu Yi, who was preparing to return to the Ancestral Master Association.

"Chief Niu, I heard from Xu Xian that you recommended him to be the current vice-chief of the Ancestral Master Association, and that you plan to hand over the leadership to Xu Xian in a little over two years?"

"That is indeed the case."

Seeing Niu Yi nod, Xu Jiaorong didn't show any happiness, but instead sighed softly.

"Although we have only known each other for a short time, I know that Chief Niu must be kind-hearted and very wise to have risen to the position of chief at such a young age."

"May I ask Chief Niu, why do you value my brother Xu Xian so much? My brother is grateful for your care, but you should also know that Xu Xian is not cut out to be the chief."

(End of this chapter)