I attained immortality through meditation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

Wang Yuanwai was moved to tears.

"Yes! Yes!"

"Thank you for your guidance, sir!"

He struggled, trying to kowtow to Zhao Zian again.

Zhao Zian raised his hand.

An invisible force supported Wang Yuanwai's body.

This prevented him from bowing down again.

Wang Yuanwai was taken aback.

Is this... is this some kind of magic?

Zhao Zian said softly.

"Get up. Behave yourself from now on."

Wang Yuanwai was lifted up by that force and stood up.

He bowed deeply to Zhao Zian.

"Thank you so much, Dr. Zhao!"

"I will certainly remember the divine physician's teachings!"

"Today's events are all due to my past ignorance and foolishness in offending the divine physician!"

"I hope all my fellow villagers will take this as a warning!"

His words were a great saving face for Jishetang and Zhao Zian.

The next day, at dawn.

After breakfast, Zhao Zian tucked the fox into his bosom.

"Come on, little one, I'll take you to find something good to eat."

Zhao Zian walked towards the back of the mountain.

Stepping into the mountains and forests, the whole world changed in his eyes.

Previously, this place was just trees, weeds, and rocks.

Now, under his divine perception, everything is surrounded by an aura.

That is spiritual energy.

Most plants possess a spiritual energy so faint as to be negligible, but some are clearly visible.

The little fox in his arms poked its head out, staring at a bush to the left front, its little paws tugging at Zhao Zian's clothes.

Zhao Zian pushed aside the bushes that were half a person tall.

A small, bright red grass came into view.

"Crimson Flame Grass!"

This herb thrives in yin and evil places, absorbing yin energy and transforming it into supreme yang fire-attribute spiritual power. It is the main ingredient for refining the Burning Yang Pill.

If an ordinary person were to accidentally ingest it, their internal organs would be burned to ashes.

But for him, this was a treasure for tempering his physical body!

The little fox jumped down from his arms and circled the Crimson Flame Grass, howling as if it wanted to take a bite.

"Little glutton, you can't eat this."

Zhao Zian smiled and picked it up.

He stretched out his finger and began to draw on the ground around the Crimson Flame Grass.

A thread of spiritual energy disappeared into the soil.

"rise."

The Crimson Flame Grass, along with the soil surrounding its roots, detached from the ground.

The root system was completely undamaged.

"That's good, anything else?"

Zhao Zian looked at the little fox in his arms.

The little guy turned its head in another direction and pointed with its paw.

This time, Zhao Zian found the plant with withered vines twining around it in a shady crevice in the stone wall.

"Frost Heart Vine."

This substance is the exact opposite of the Crimson Flame Grass; it is an extremely cold substance.

He dug up all of these medicinal herbs.

Besides the Crimson Flame Grass and Frostheart Vine, he also found several Moonlight Orchids and a small patch of Iron Skin Moss, which can be used in medicine.

Holding these treasures, Zhao Zian embarked on his journey home.

He went to the herb field, took out the spiritual herbs from his bosom, and placed them on the ground.

Plant according to the Qingdi Planting Method in the Shennong Valley Classic.

He brought his index and middle fingers together and ran them across the soft soil.

Each spiritual herb has its corresponding planting talisman.

The Crimson Flame Grass is highly toxic and requires a Fire-Removing Talisman to pacify it.

Frostheart Vine is cold in nature and needs to be moistened with Kan Water.

Moonlight orchids are warm in nature, so they need to be nurtured by the Xunfeng (巽风) talisman.

He acted in accordance with the law, planting the sacred herbs such as Frostheart Vine and Moonlight Orchid one by one.

Zhao Zian looked around the mostly empty medicinal herb field.

He took out a cloth bag from his storage bag, which contained medicinal seeds that he had casually taken from the storeroom in the backyard of Jishetang.

Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis are all commonly used ingredients.

"There's no need to go to such lengths for ordinary medicinal herbs."

After finishing his business in the medicinal herb field, Zhao Zian picked up the little fox and put it in his arms.

"Let's go, little one, let's go back."

He carried the little fox back to Jishetang.

As soon as I reached the entrance of the main street, I was greeted by a cacophony of voices.

He frowned slightly and looked toward the source of the sound.

A large crowd had gathered at the entrance of Jishetang, three or four deep.

problem occurs?

Zhao Zian quickened his pace.

"Excuse me, please make way!"

Zhao Zian squeezed into the densely packed crowd.

"...I really can't believe it. This Dr. Zhao from Jishetang, so young and seemingly respectable, would do something like this?"

"What's wrong? Tell me quickly!"

"What else could it be? Incest! No, it's not even sparing his own widowed sister-in-law! He's worse than an animal!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, this is going to get you talked about behind your back!"

Incestuous relationship? Widowed sister-in-law?

Zhao Zian's face darkened.

A middle-aged woman sat on the stone steps in front of Jishetang, tears streaming down her face.

It was his sister-in-law's mother, Zhang.

"My God! This is outrageous! My poor, wretched daughter!"

"I married my beautiful daughter to your Zhao family, where she served your eldest son like a slave, taking care of the old and the young! She finally made it through, but her husband died!"

"She's a widow, living her life upholding her chastity, it's so hard for her! And how has your Zhao family treated her?! Huh?!"

"Zhao Zi'an is not human! He's a beast in human skin! He wouldn't even spare his own sister-in-law!"

Zhao Zian stood in the crowd, expressionless.

Zhang's performance continued.

"His eldest son died, and now the second son is eyeing his sister-in-law! What kind of logic is that!"

"He tricked my daughter into coming to this town from the village, and now he's trying to deny it!"

"A few days ago, Butcher Wang sent a matchmaker to propose marriage. What a wonderful match! My daughter would have someone to rely on for the rest of her life! But because of this Zhao Zian, it's all ruined!"

"He's trying to drive my daughter to her death! He won't marry her, and he won't let her get married either. He's going to make her a slave for life, following him without any status or identity! Why is my life so miserable!"

Zhang beat his chest and stamped his feet in frustration.

The doors of Jishetang opened from the inside.

Su Mei appeared at the door.

As soon as she appeared, the noisy crowd quieted down considerably.

"This lady."

"The ground is cold. If you sit like this and catch a cold, you'll have to spend money to see a doctor. It's not worth it."

Zhang stared at Su Mei in astonishment.

Su Mei walked up to her and bent down.

"If you have any grievances, come in and tell me. Blocking the entrance to my Jishetang clinic not only delays our business, but also prevents other patients from getting in for treatment. If your disturbance delays anyone's treatment, can you bear the consequences?"

The surrounding people, upon hearing this, also felt that it made sense.

Zhang was intimidated by Su Mei's aura.

Su Mei straightened up and her gaze fell on Zhao Zi'an.

She nodded slightly to him.

"Dear neighbors, thank you for your concern. This seems to be Dr. Zhao's family matter. Jishetang will provide him with a private space so they can resolve this properly behind closed doors. We appreciate your kindness, but please leave now so as not to disturb other patients."

The crowd slowly dispersed.

Zhang got angry and pointed at Su Mei's nose, cursing.

"You little vixen! What's your relationship with him? Why are you protecting him? Have you two been having an affair for a long time?!"

"Snapped!"

A slap.