Wan Jian returns to his clan!

Chapter 213 White Hair and Black Silk, the Mad Blood Princess
"I wish the old lady boundless happiness and longevity."

As the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Cui Wenhu usually said that he was already quite fortunate to have made connections with noble families and not to have any major conflicts with them.

Nowadays, not only do they personally visit to offer birthday wishes, but they also treat everyone with the utmost respect.

They seemed to be very close friends.

Most importantly, he also brought his daughter with him.

"Xiaoqian, come quickly and pay your respects to the old man of longevity."

Cui Wenhu called to his daughter.

Soon, a quiet and pretty girl of sixteen or seventeen appeared behind him and greeted the old lady in a soft voice. Before she could say two words, her face was already flushed.

Clearly, she was kept at home and rarely saw strangers.

However, despite her shyness, the young girl was not impolite. Her words were elegant and fluent, and her auspicious words made the old lady laugh heartily.

This gesture left everyone in the hall completely baffled.

A young lady from an official family, brought out to meet people before even getting married?

If we say that Cui Wenhu came from a poor background and became an official through the imperial examinations, it would be understandable that he didn't pay much attention to the rules.

However, Cui Wenhu came from the Qingyuan Cui family, one of the twelve great families in the land, and was a direct descendant of the eldest son's branch. Their family rules were ingrained in their very bones.

Could it be that Cui Wenhu is interested in forming a marriage alliance with the Marquis of Changxin's family? Which young man is it?
The two sons of the Marquis of Changxin were either already married or still young, and were at the age when they were universally disliked and caused trouble everywhere, so it was impossible for anyone to take a liking to them.

Could it be Chen Tongguang's son? He's the right age...

However, I heard that the kid is a womanizer, indiscriminate in his relationships with both men and women, and is utterly uneducated and incompetent.

Could this kind of person earn Cui Wenhu's special treatment?

Soon, everyone noticed something else was wrong.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with the Chen brothers and completing the formalities, Cui Wenhu hurried a few steps forward and approached Lu Wubing: "I haven't had a chance to thank you for protecting my uncle's family along the way. I should have come to see you sooner, but I couldn't make it, which is very impolite of me."

"Lord Cui, you are too kind. The trouble on the road was caused by my family. Old Master Tian was caught in the crossfire. To be honest, it was my Lu family that was in the wrong."

Lu Wubing glanced at the gift Cui Wenhu had sent and thought to himself that this Minister Cui was a shrewd and clever man; he must have something in mind when he gave a gift.

He knew he lacked nothing, so giving him anything would be useless.

But they came up with a unique way to give "face".

I must say, she knows how to get along with people.

At this point, the tone shifted, and a question was asked, "What kind of rare and difficult illness is it that even a renowned doctor like Master Tian dares not treat?"

Cui Wenhu's old face flushed slightly, but he was greatly surprised.

Before she could even speak, the young man in front of her had already seen through her thoughts.

It's as if the person is completely naked.

This feeling was even more stressful than when I was meeting the emperor. No wonder my uncle, the divine physician Tian, ​​repeatedly and carefully instructed me to be sincere in my invitation and not to play any tricks. Otherwise, I would surely make things worse.

The doctor, Tian, ​​also claimed that if there was anyone in the world who could save his mother, it would be the young man in front of him.

However, he seemed reluctant to reveal his miraculous skills.

Without that connection, you can't get them.

Therefore, after much deliberation and careful inquiry into the Lu family, he came up with this ingenious plan, which indeed worked.

At least they asked.

Asking is a good thing; it means they remember the favor and won't ignore it.

He quickly gave a wink.

The daughter, Cui Xiaoqian, quickly stepped forward and bowed gracefully, looking pitiful. She said, "Please, Brother Lu, have mercy! My grandmother is suffering day and night, unable to sleep. We cannot find the specific illness. Please, divine physician, grant me your skillful treatment..."

"We'll discuss this later."

Lu Wubing quickly interrupted.

Today is not my own consultation day, but my grandmother's big day. I must not cause any trouble.

Didn't you see all the guests coming and going looking over with strange eyes?
If we keep talking like this, things will get out of hand.
In fact, it was already too late.

One question was answered, but another one arose in everyone's mind.

They finally understood why Cui Wenhu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, had come here: he wanted to curry favor with them.

But they were even more astonished.

What kind of miraculous medical skills could make someone as shrewd as Cui Wenhu resort to such roundabout flattery and taking his daughter on trips, with a hint of using a honey trap?

However, even if he uses many methods.

No one, including Lu Wubing, felt contempt... because his sole purpose was to treat his elderly mother's serious illness.

A heart full of filial piety.

However, Lu Wubing's two uncles, Chen Tongxi and Chen Tongguang, had expressions of disappointment and frustration on their faces.

It turns out the intention wasn't to reinstate Marquis Changxin, but rather to avoid the opportunity to lead troops...

When the old lady saw her two sons' behavior, her face darkened.

Lu Wubing thought to himself that things were going to get bad, so he quickly left Cui Wenhu and his daughter behind and went to his maternal grandmother. He took the old lady's hand and said with a smile, "Grandma, please don't worry. Since I heard that you were unwell, I have been traveling day and night."

We fought seven or eight battles with bandits and river pirates along the way, and only just managed to arrive in the capital before your birthday, all because we wanted to help you take good care of your health.

Don't worry, it's just a minor ailment. A little acupuncture will make you feel energetic and thirty years younger.

"So, Wubing has inherited your grandfather's mantle."

Upon hearing this, the old lady began to worry again, "You child, it's just a medical treatment, Grandma can manage. Why the rush? Wouldn't it be better to wait until it's safer and travel with the caravan? What if you get injured?"

Therefore, people who truly care about you don't care about their own well-being, but rather keep you in their hearts at all times.

Lu Wubing laughed, "Grandson has also practiced martial arts; these petty thieves can't do anything to me." As he spoke, heat rose from his palm, and a wisp of yang energy flowed from the old lady's Laogong acupoint, circulating through her meridians. Reflecting on this in his mind, he let out a long sigh.

He thought to himself that it was good that he had come in time, that the illness was not a sign of exhaustion or death, and that it was curable.

Lu Wubing has now mastered his family's medical skills to a very high degree, and he also knows that some diseases are very strange and are not the same as external or internal injuries.

Most of these illnesses are caused by imbalances in the five vital energies within the body, leading to various diseases.

For common ailments, he uses needles to remove the lesions, then infuses the body with vitality to nourish and strengthen it, allowing the patient to recover through their own recovery abilities.

Even a more serious, fatal disease wouldn't matter.

Using a massive amount of vital energy to forcefully enhance a patient's vitality is similar to forcibly making the disciples of the Tianxing Sect master the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone Fist.

The diseased tissue in the patient's body is shattered and expelled, and then infused with vital energy to automatically repair the damaged areas.

In fact, this is a practice of later medical science.

Cut where the problem is.

What if, after the surgery, bodily functions are impaired and the entire system is on the verge of collapse?
It's okay, it can be fixed.

Even if someone loses a kidney, with the support of boundless vitality, Lu Wubing can make the patient grow another one if he is willing to put in the effort.

However, he doesn't like to show this method to others, and he usually won't use it on ordinary people.

Otherwise, if word got out, he wouldn't have to do anything all day but treat patients.

It's different with people you're close to.

It's time to take action.

Unless it's a disease that signifies the end of one's lifespan, no amount of treatment will be effective.

This is called dying peacefully in one's sleep.

Life extension cannot be achieved through medical means.

Lu Wubing still doesn't understand the reasoning behind it.

However, there is a way in this world to break through the limits, which is to elevate one's level of life, that is, to cultivate.

Breaking through the Innate Realm grants an additional thirty years of lifespan; breaking through the Returning to True Realm grants an additional fifty years of lifespan.

According to Lu Wubing's speculation, the martial arts cultivation in this world is actually about breaking the shackles of life, a comprehensive evolution from the soul to the body.

Those who can evolve can continue to live.

Lifespan increases.

Those who cannot cultivate are helpless, unless they are true immortals who receive elixirs... However, that is already a myth.

I haven't heard of it in reality.

Whether Lu Wubing can cure diseases or not is not important to him; he is just worried about trouble, not that he is afraid to reveal his miraculous medical skills.

As for Yunqiwei Zhang Shijie's suggestion to hide one's miraculous medical skills, there is no need for that.

In the capital city, if someone can connect the "Six Yang Divine Needles" to the character "形" (shape), that would be perfect; following the clues would save time and effort.

Previously, they kept it a closely guarded secret, not daring to reveal even a trace, simply because they were powerless to protect themselves.

Now, Lu Wubing felt that he should be qualified to openly possess a Ten Directions Seal.

Although his cultivation level wasn't particularly high, he knew exactly how strong his combat power was.

What I fear most now is not others coveting my treasures, but being unable to enter that circle and find out where other people's treasures are.

……

As life force was injected, the old lady suddenly looked up in surprise, the wrinkles on her forehead smoothed out, and her expression became extremely wonderful.

Previously, she looked like a dying old woman with goosebumps all over her face and cloudy, lifeless eyes. After seeing the statue of the God of Longevity, although she seemed a little more energetic and her breathing became smoother, it was still just the difference between a mentally healthy old woman and a seriously ill old woman.

She looked energetic, but she hadn't actually gotten younger. And now?

She even straightened her back and her eyes had tightened again.

The old eyes, which had drooped and curved into an arc, looking extremely unsightly, had miraculously regained their sparkle and gained a commanding presence.

It's clear that in his youth, he was a man of principle and a heroic figure.

At the same time, more than 90% of the gray and dry hair on her head has turned into shiny black hair.

From being in his seventies or eighties, in the blink of an eye, he transformed into someone in his fifties before everyone's eyes.

“No illness, I am... Is Grandma cured? You pressed the acupoints on my hand just now, were you treating her? No wonder she feels so comfortable.”

The old lady's eyes welled up with tears again, this time with joy.

If she was excited when she first saw her youngest daughter, she was now relieved. She thought to herself, even Lu Chengyun, who was famous throughout Weijing back then, didn't possess such miraculous medical skills.

If it weren't so contrary to common sense, the old lady might even have considered this method as divine intervention.

"The guests are still here, so it's not convenient to treat them. They're just helping you recuperate. Once Grandma's been busy today, I'll come and give you acupuncture. No illness is a big deal."

Lu Wubing said with a smile.

He's only restoring the old lady's depleted vitality and freeing her from illness; the underlying ailments are still present and haven't been eliminated. It's a temporary fix, not a permanent cure.

If left untreated, the illness will slowly recur after a period of time, whether it's a year or three years, stealing the life force from her body and shortening her lifespan.

Of course, the deep-seated problems in her mind were also difficult to remove at this time. Expelling a lot of filth from her body when receiving guests was ultimately unsightly.

'Modern society has finally embarked on a different path. In the beginning of time, was there perhaps another path that was also traversable, perhaps even leading further?'

Seeing the old lady's hair turn from white to black, and her youthful appearance returning to twenty or thirty years, Lu Wubing couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

Thinking of the ancient legends about flying, escaping into the earth, moving mountains and filling seas, Lu Wubing felt a slight warmth in his heart.

If even something as absurd as my own coming into this world has happened, what else is there that I can't believe?

He even came to believe that there were heavens beyond heavens, and worlds beyond worlds.

Compared to those mysterious, vast, and unbelievable powers, I am now like a mayfly gazing up at the heavens.

We must never be complacent.

The Ten Directions Seal may be the bridge to that other world, and we absolutely cannot let it go.

Thinking of this, the Primordial Chaos Qi within his body trembled slightly, solidifying further, and his sword intent actually made a slight improvement.

All things follow the mind; a strong mind leads to strong power.

It is absolutely true.

"Reporting! Princess Chang Le has arrived! Congratulatory gifts..."

As the master of ceremonies announced the numerous gifts, the people in the hall could barely hear him anymore.

My mind was just buzzing.

Princess Chang Le?

Isn't that Princess Ji Wenxiu, the regent? Why did she come in person?

No matter how much she is disliked by civil and military officials and princes, she is still the princess who oversees the country.

With the old emperor neglecting state affairs, the power and prestige rested on her shoulders.

Acting on behalf of the emperor and managing the country.

This authority is heavy just to talk about.

In terms of current status, he is three points higher than both a Grand Secretary and a Prince.

Why would such a great man come to a marquis's mansion that has been idle for two hundred years to wish a useless old lady a happy birthday?
I don’t understand, I don’t understand at all.

It took a full half-stick of incense time to finish reading the long list of gifts.

The music of drums and flutes gradually came to a stop, and a young girl dressed in a pale yellow palace dress walked in.

The girl's face was as beautiful as jade from Kunshan, with a red dot between her eyebrows, and her phoenix eyes opened and closed, exuding an air of nobility.

She took a step forward, followed by four palace maids who moved with light, quick steps, as if their feet were not touching the ground. Like celestial fairies, they slowly approached her and gave her a graceful bow.

"Wenxiu wishes the old lady good health and longevity."

"Princess, please rise. You are too kind to me."

The old lady was not happy at this moment, but horrified.

You are a princess who oversees the country, and now you represent the nation. How can I accept your bowing?
While she was startled, the old lady was overjoyed.

It felt like I was walking on clouds, floating and almost losing my footing before I had to bow.

Lu Wubing chuckled and helped her up, "Grandma, there's no need to return the courtesy."

Turning to look at Ji Wenxiu, he noticed that the little girl had grown up and was even more radiant.

His brows now held a more magnanimous and cheerful air, and a subtle hint of authority.

However, this air of authority vanished immediately upon seeing Lu Wubing.

Her face fell, she sighed, and said resentfully, "If I don't come looking for you, you won't come looking for me. You heartless wretch."

"call out……"

All around, there was the sound of gasping for air.

The lobby was inexplicably hot.

Deep down, however, I felt a chill.

Some people even felt their thighs trembling; this gossip is not to be listened to, my friend.

Will disaster strike at any moment?
There's no impending doom, but there's certainly a chance of your head getting as big as a bucket.

Lu Wubing stopped smiling. "Stop, halt, don't talk nonsense."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you still have the jade pendant I gave you?"

"Yes, I am. What, do I need to return it to you?"

Lu Wubing pulled out half of the jade pendant, a fish, from his chest. This thing was indeed useful; it could purify the mind and spirit, and help speed up the cultivation of internal energy. Even now that all the true energy in his body had been transformed into Hunyuan Taiqing Qi, the jade pendant was still useful when cultivating.

It can only be said that it is of extremely high quality and is a rare treasure.

"No, I always carry it with me."

Ji Wenxiu also pulled a red thread from her neck, pulling out half of a black fish-shaped jade pendant.

Each of them had half of a jade pendant, one black and one white, which complemented each other.

"Oh……"

Everyone around breathed a long sigh of relief.

The color returned to the faces of Lu Changfeng and Chen Yulian.

He thought to himself, "They've already pledged their lives to each other, so why bother trying to distance themselves?"

Their own son didn't explain things clearly, which gave the two of them a huge fright.

But what about Little Lan on Tianxing Peak?
Now, there's a girl named Xinzhu in Huichuntang, busy inquiring about some things. If she finds out, will she be sad?

The parents were so worried that their hair was starting to fall out. They were extremely anxious watching the two of them struggling with each other, but they couldn't help at all.

"Alright, after you've paid your respects to my grandmother on her birthday, go back to the palace."

"You are now burdened with too much responsibility; my Lu family is too weak and powerless to bear this burden."

Lu Wubing knew that Ji Wenxiu was charming and delicate, and that she was easy to pity at first glance.

Actually, this guy is quite the little firecracker, incredibly lively.

After being caught by the lecherous thief, she somehow managed to trick him into refraining from making any advances towards her for a short period of time.

He also picked up some foul language from somewhere and started cursing heaven and earth.

If Lu Wubing hadn't known that this woman was a princess, he would have almost thought she was a beggar who had lost her father at a young age and was wandering the martial arts world...

However, after going through some crises together, Ji Wenxiu put away her fiery side, and it's unclear which aspect of her personality was an act.

But no matter what kind of character she plays, she is still an actress.

Now they are once again in the eye of the storm.

Anyone who gets involved with her is asking for trouble.

"Don't come to me with your Ji family dynasty's messy affairs. I'm just a commoner, at most I practice martial arts to cure diseases."

"Then I'll abdicate the throne..."

He never stops until he says something shocking.

Lu Wubing's face turned pale upon hearing this.

He covered Ji Wenxiu's mouth with his hand, put his arm around her slender waist, and walked towards the back room. "Are you crazy? What nonsense are you talking about? Do you believe I'll beat you up?"

"Go ahead and hit me, beat me to death. This damn princess thing is not easy to be, I'm almost being bullied to death."

The faint sounds of the two arguing could be heard.

The hall was completely silent; no one dared to speak.

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(End of this chapter)