Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 82 Eye Disease
Murong Ruyan looked at the kudzu roots in her arms that looked like radishes and smelled of earth. For a moment, she almost wanted to throw them all away!

But when she looked at her senior brother who trusted her completely, she couldn't bring herself to do something impulsive.

After a moment's hesitation, she reluctantly let out a soft hum, picked up the kudzu root, and walked toward the panicked crowd.

There were seven injured people affected by the shockwave. Since most of the energy released was blocked by Murong Ruyan from the center, the ones that were missed were distributed on both sides.

Fortunately, the injuries of these martial artists were not too serious. Although they were panicked, they were accompanied by disciples from the Sword Forging Manor and took medicine provided by the manor to treat internal injuries, so they remained relatively calm. After all, it's a martial arts tournament, and there are always some spectators who get injured unexpectedly. It's not unusual, and everyone is used to it.

After Chang Pingan gave the kudzu root to Murong Ruyan, he took another portion of kudzu root and went to the other side to treat the wounded. Seeing this, Murong Ruyan could only purse her lips and distribute the medicine to the three wounded people nearby.

Normally, Chang Ping'an only drank kudzu root soup once, and the effect was remarkable. It not only cured ordinary injuries, but also restored his vital energy channels.

The problem now is that he neither knows how to make [Kudzu Root Soup] nor has the necessary resources, so he can only distribute the scattered pieces of kudzu root.

Fortunately, the martial artists had gotten to know Chang Ping'an and Murong Ruyan after several visits, so they all expressed their gratitude.

This is a miraculous medicine!
Some martial artists were skeptical, while others devoured it in a few bites.

The most incredible thing is that one of them, who had a disease in his left eye, gradually regained his sight after eating the whole kudzu root!

He was a bearded man, rather unkempt, wearing a greasy and messy fur coat that smelled strongly of mutton.

This man had a large bluish-gray circular spot in the pupil of his right eye. Although he could still see things, everything he saw was blurry.

Almost instantly after swallowing a piece of kudzu root, several gray tears streamed from his right eye. Then, the tears gradually turned blood-red.

After a while, until the redness in his tears disappeared, his right eye was able to see normally again.

The bearded man was extremely excited and bowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Immortal! Thank you, Immortal! I will never forget your great kindness! I wish I could serve you by your side to repay your great kindness!"

Murong Ruyan was also somewhat surprised by the effects of kudzu root—she had only seen the little fox become energetic within a few breaths after taking [Kudzu Root Soup], but she had never seen any other medicinal effects, and she always thought that it was particularly effective for animals...

But compared to that, she really didn't expect that the kudzu root grown by her mentor could have such an effect!

but……

Murong Ruyan always disliked such polite words, and she had no intention of wasting the "immortal medicine" on these martial artists, so she said irritably, "Fine, since you want to repay a debt of gratitude, then you can work for me!"

"This……"

The bearded man was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Murong Ruyan to respond in such an unconventional way.

Seeing this, Murong Ruyan sneered and asked, "What, are you just saying that?"

The burly man with the bushy beard quickly replied, "I wouldn't dare. It's just that I'm from Mu Family Village, and it's only right that I follow the immortal. But I must first inform the brothers in the village of my whereabouts..."

Murong Ruyan waved her hand dismissively, saying impatiently, "Hmph! No need! I was just bluffing you. You're not qualified to follow me!"

After speaking, she turned to leave the Sword-Touching Garden.

But after taking only two steps, he suddenly heard someone shout urgently behind him—

"Immortal! Immortal, please wait! Immortal—"

The voice sounded somewhat familiar. She turned around and saw that it was a martial artist she had fought with her senior brother a few days ago, whose name seemed to be... Ye Chengyu! "Ye Chengyu?"

Her tone was questioning.

Ye Chengyu was both surprised and delighted: "The immortal actually knows my name?"

"I just overheard it that day!" Murong Ruyan replied casually, then asked, "What do you want with me?"

Ye Chengyu quickly bowed respectfully and said, "Immortal, I just saw that your divine medicine can cure eye diseases. I wonder if it can cure congenital blindness?"

Murong Ruyan suddenly realized: "You mean Young Master Ye?"

Ye Shuyun, the seventh young master of the Ye family, was born blind. For this reason, the Ye family has sought medical treatment for many years, spending countless sums of money on various rare and precious herbs and elixirs. This fact is already common knowledge. After all, it is indeed rare for a blind man who cannot see to be able to cultivate to the fourth rank of the Acquired Venerable at the age of twenty-something. There are probably no more than a handful of people in the world who are the same age and have such cultivation.

Yes!

The Ye family will definitely send someone to such a grand event as the Martial Arts Tournament!
Murong Ruyan belatedly realized what was happening.

The Ye family is not just the richest family in Jiangnan; many members of the Ye family serve as officials in the Southern Chu Kingdom. For example, Ye Shuyun's elder brother, Ye Nanting, was once a study companion to the current emperor of Southern Chu and is now a Hanlin Academician with the honorary title of Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince, making him a close confidant of the emperor.

The Ye family's business was so extensive that it was hard to estimate. When I was young, I heard my mother say that the Ye family even did business with people from the Bohai Kingdom!

In addition, the Ye family has a second patriarch, Ye Lingying, and six Venerables of the fourth rank or above, making it a large and powerful family with immense influence.

If we could establish a connection with the Ye family...

Perhaps this will be helpful when he returns to Balhae to seize the throne in the future.

Thinking of this, Murong Ruyan finally looked at Ye Chengyu properly.

Indeed, he was a handsome young man with striking features.

Knowing that there was hope for his brother's eye ailment, Ye Chengyu's face showed not only expectation and longing but also trepidation. He cautiously replied, "It is indeed my brother. I'm sure the immortal has heard of him. I dare not say anything else about the Ye family, but we do have a lot of wealth. If the immortal can truly cure my brother, I would gladly give him ten thousand dan of gold!"

“If it’s an acquired illness, of course it can be cured, but congenital blindness… to be honest, I haven’t tried it.”

Murong Ruyan didn't rule out the possibility of a cure. She glanced at Ye Chengyu, who looked disappointed, and added, "However, you can bring Young Master Ye to the White Stone Immortal Sect to find me tomorrow. I can ask my master for medicine to try. If it really works, I don't want any gold. I just want your Ye family to do one thing for me."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chengyu's excited expression suddenly froze. He calmed down and asked with some wariness, "What is it?"

"Don't worry, it's nothing troublesome," Murong Ruyan glanced around at the group of martial artists pretending to gather information, chuckled, and said, "I'll tell you when you come tomorrow!"

After saying that, without waiting for Ye Chengyu's response, Murong Ruyan turned around and used the Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique. In just two or three steps, she stepped out of the Sword Wiping Garden and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ye Chengyu was getting anxious—he hadn't even finished asking his questions, and he couldn't catch up with the other person, so of course he was worried!

But when he turned his head and looked at Chang Ping'an, who was distributing "immortal medicine" to the martial artists in the distance, he hesitated for a long time but still did not go forward.

That kid always puts on airs; he's obviously not a good person!

(End of this chapter)