The World's Number One Medical Hall

Chapter Sixty-Eight: There was a doctor whose surname was Zhu.

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When Tiexiong arrived, all his fellow disciples had already gathered together.

After exchanging greetings, everyone took their seats.

"Why aren't Senior Brother and Junior Brother Chen here?" Tie Xiong glanced at everyone and noticed that two people were missing.

Of the dozen or so of them who were fellow disciples, only seven remain alive today, excluding the wounded and sick who have been properly cared for elsewhere.

Now, including Tie Xiong, there are only five people present, which is two people short.

The missing ones were none other than the eldest disciple Liu Xianming, and Chen Zhiqi, who had tried to kill the Ming King that day.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the room suddenly turned sour as Tie Xiong mentioned the two men, and the faces of the group of hearty men instantly turned ugly.

Tie Xiong frowned and said in a deep voice, "I saw some people watching at the door earlier. Who were they?"

"Slap... This is outrageous!" Among the crowd, a burly man with a fierce face slammed his hand on the table upon hearing about the surveillance, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Fourth Brother, calm down!" someone shouted, stopping the fourth brother who was throwing a tantrum. It was none other than Senior Brother Lu, who had welcomed Tie Xiong in earlier.

It turns out that this person was the second oldest among his fellow disciples, named Lu Xunyi, while the fourth oldest was named Xu Tiancheng.

Xu Tiancheng was furious, his face turning red, but he couldn't vent his anger. He jumped up from his chair and ran to the doorway, where he squatted down.

The room fell even more silent, everyone's faces turning ashen.

Tie Xiong's expression hardened as he watched this scene. He stood up abruptly and looked at Lu Xunyi urgently, asking, "Senior Brother Lu, have Senior Brother and Junior Brother Chen been in trouble?"

"Junior brother, don't be anxious. Senior brother just went out on business. As for junior brother Chen..." Lu Xunyi knew that Tie Xiong had misunderstood, so he raised his hand to calm him down: "Junior brother Chen got into some trouble, but his life is not in danger. Sit down first, and I will tell you slowly."

"As long as people are alive, that's all that matters!" Tie Xiong felt a sense of relief. They had experienced even greater disasters before, and as long as people were alive, everything was fine.

After sitting down, Lu Xunyi didn't immediately bring up the matter. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "Junior Brother Tie, why are you only arriving now? Did something happen on the way?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room turned their gaze to Tie Xiong, and Xu Tiancheng, who had been squatting by the door in anger, also stood up and turned around.

Another junior brother spoke up to Tie Xiong, saying, "Senior brother, we were worried that you would be arrested by the authorities, and we've been asking about news in Pingjing City all day long. Our eldest brother has already decided that if you don't come in two more days, we'll send someone to Pingjing to look for news about you."

Tie Xiong glanced at Lu Xunyi, but his heart skipped a beat. He knew that his senior brother Lu was deliberately changing the subject. It must be that what everyone had encountered was not a small matter. He was afraid that he would act impulsively if he heard it suddenly, so he was trying to calm him down.

Although he was anxious, Tie Xiong held back, nodded, and explained his situation.

As he spoke, everyone in the room was drawn in.

When they heard him say that the King was actually not dead, everyone's eyes widened in astonishment.

Even Xu Tiancheng, who was squatting by the door, stood up abruptly, exclaiming in surprise, "How is this possible? When we left, he clearly already had one foot in the grave..."

"Sixth Master is indeed still alive, and he came to Mingzhu with me. I came here first to discuss something with you all." Tie Xiong was not surprised by everyone's astonishment. He nodded and continued in a deep voice, "I know you all have prejudices against Sixth Master, but I still want to make things clear to you. Sixth Master is indeed unaware of Ning'er's matter. My attitude remains the same: kindness is kindness, and enmity is enmity. Sixth Master is still injured and needs people right now. I cannot ignore him. So please forgive me, fellow disciples. I will stick to the previous statement. If you do not wish to be too involved with him, I will discuss with Sixth Master again and make further arrangements for him until he recovers."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room exchanged glances, their faces growing even uglier.

The atmosphere grew increasingly somber. Tie Xiong, observing this scene, was prepared for it. He knew his fellow disciples didn't have a good impression of the royal family. He spoke again, "Everyone, there's no need to worry about this. Actually, I've considered it too. Now that Sixth Master's status is sensitive, if we all surround him, things could get very bad if something happens. It's better to separate and settle down. Anyway, we're all in Mingzhu. If anything does happen, we can help each other out. That would be safer. Let's do it this way. I'll take Ajiu to talk to Sixth Master later."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Lu Xunyi: "Senior Brother Lu, Sixth Master is still injured and will probably need some time to recuperate. I've just arrived and it's inconvenient for me to handle things alone. I'm afraid I'll have to help you find a quiet house."

After he finished speaking, he looked at his fellow disciples, only to find that they all had their heads down and their expressions were still very unpleasant.

He didn't say anything more, but he sensed that something was wrong.

They were all brothers who had risked their lives for each other, and he knew their character well. Even if they were dissatisfied with the royal family, this small favor shouldn't have caused them to end up like this.

"Hold on, hold on! I told you we'd fight to the death! You all said I was impulsive, but look what happened! Finding a house? What are we going to use to find a house? How are we going to explain this to them?" Suddenly, Xu Tiancheng, standing at the door, stood up abruptly and roared in exasperation, "You can all hold on, but I can't take it anymore! I'd rather die than live like this!"

After shouting, he let out a roar, then flashed forward, charging towards the door with a violent aura.

Tie Xiong was taken aback, but Lu Xunyi had already stood up and shouted at the fourth brother who was about to rush out, "Stop!"

After saying that, he turned to the others in the room and said, "Quick, go stop him! We can't let him act impulsively!"

The people inside stood up, but gritted their teeth and didn't move.

"Go now! Are you really going to let him go to his death at the Long Knife Society? *smack*..." Lu Xunyi was also furious, slamming his hand on the table, making it creak.

The fellow disciples then composed themselves and chased after him outside.

Tie Xiong had already stood up, his brows furrowed as he watched this scene.

He couldn't understand what the problem was, but he had a feeling that something was wrong with Sixth Master's money.

Thinking of this, his mind was struck as if by a heavy drum, not because he had any objections to his fellow disciples.

He couldn't possibly be unaware of who everyone was, but like his junior brother Xu, if something went wrong with that money, he feared he would never be able to stand up straight again.

But at this moment, he glanced at Senior Brother Lu, whose breathing was slightly rapid, and slowly sat down. He didn't say much, but just said softly, "Senior Brother, what happened? It's okay. As long as you're still alive, there's no hurdle you can't overcome."

Lu Xunyi glanced at Tie Xiong, his lips trembling slightly: "Junior brother..."

As if a thousand threads had been sewn into his mouth, Lu Xunyi opened and closed his mouth, but could not make a sound.

There was no need to ask any more questions. If there was anything in this world that could make Senior Brother act this way, it must be because he felt guilty. Tie Xiong smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother, I still have some money here. I'll go and talk to Sixth Master about it. It's no problem."

Lu Xunyi looked at him for a long while, then finally sighed deeply: "Junior brother, I'm sorry. When our senior brother returns, we will personally go to the Ming King to apologize. Whether he wants to kill or torture us, none of us will dare to utter a word of dissent!"

"It's not that serious. We've been through life and death together, we've seen it all. As long as we're alive, what debts can't we repay?" Tie Xiong shook his head and reassured him.

However, at this moment, his heart truly sank to the bottom. He knew very well that Sixth Master urgently needed money for treatment. Thinking of this, he asked softly, "What about the two cartloads of precious medicines bestowed by the Empress?"

We're all fellow disciples, who doesn't know who?

Upon hearing Tie Xiong's question, Lu Xunyi knew that things were far from easy, but he had no choice but to lower his head and shake it gently.

The last light in Tie Xiong's eyes went out, and his lips trembled a few times.

He knew all too well that the value of the two cartloads of medicinal herbs the Empress possessed was beyond ordinary valuation, and that for them to repay them would be an impossible task...

But only for a moment, and then a smile appeared on Tie Xiong's face: "It's okay, we'll think of another way."

Lu Xunyi lowered his head and took a deep breath: "Junior brother, if we had known that the Ming King was still alive, even if we were all wiped out, we would never have dared to harm him in the slightest!"

Actually, even that statement isn't entirely accurate.

What belongs to the wise king belongs to the wise king. Even if he dies, it is still his. How can you say that just because he is dead, you can take it for yourself?

But that's not actually the case. Mo Bai had said that if they couldn't escape this calamity, they should leave on their own and dispose of the valuables themselves.

"There's no need for that. Do you think I don't know who you all are? Now that things have happened, let's figure out a solution. Let's put that aside for now and see what's going on here." Tie Xiong continued to reassure them gently as he asked.

Lu Xunyi, however, was not so easily relieved. At this moment, he felt as if he had a heavy burden on his shoulders, and he seemed to be having trouble breathing.

After a long while, he raised his head, his eyes filled with bitterness, and said, "It's a long story. When we first arrived in Mingzhu, the first thing we did was to find a doctor to treat Ning'er's injuries, and that's where the trouble started."

"Ning'er is healing?" Tie Xiong was taken aback.

"That's right. When we saw Ning'er that day, she was still very weak and had a high fever from time to time... At that time, the government was still checking strictly on the road, so we didn't dare to stop at will. We had to rush to Mingzhu. At that time, we didn't dare to stay at the clinic. We could only ask a doctor to come here to treat Ning'er. We were afraid that we would invite an incompetent doctor and harm Ning'er. After all, Ning'er was covered with whip marks. If she was not treated well, she would be left with scars in the future. She is a girl... So we inquired about famous doctors in the vicinity. At that time, we also had the money left by the Ming King, so we invited Doctor Zhu to come to our door."

As Lu Xunyi recounted the story, Tie Xiong finally understood what had happened; it turned out that it all started with Ning'er's healing.

He couldn't help but be moved as he listened to his fellow disciples' concern for Ning'er.

But what happened next caused his emotions to fluctuate wildly, sometimes clenching his fists, sometimes glaring with fury.