Genius Beast Tamer

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Han Xingyu was led to her residence by a young boy.

Arriving at a large door, the child seemed somewhat afraid, and said in a trembling voice, "I'll only take you this far. You can go in by yourself."

Before Han Xingyu could ask anything, the child had already run away.

Han Xingyu took a deep breath, tightened the cloth bag on his back, and first pressed his ear against the door, trying to hear what was happening inside, but because the door was too heavy, he couldn't hear anything at all.

Han Xingyu cautiously took out the key given to him by the master of the Divine Medicine Valley. Hesitantly, he still inserted the key into the lock and turned it.

With a creak, the heavy door opened.

Before her was a large room, containing nothing but beds—eighteen in total. The floor was paved with jade, gleaming and spotless. No one was in the room. Han Xingyu carefully entered and walked to the back, where there was a door.

He carefully pushed open the door, and a medicinal fragrance wafted out, instantly locking onto Han Xingyu. Eighteen divine sense pressures from Martial Kings at the mid-stage or above pressed down on him.

Fortunately, he had the necklace made by Han Tianci to resist the pressure of divine sense; otherwise, Han Xingyu was certain that he would have collapsed to the ground, unable to move, in a very sorry state.

"Strange, this kid doesn't seem to be afraid of divine pressure," a handsome man with wheat-colored skin frowned.

All eighteen men were dressed identically in pure white clothes. They each had their own unique features, yet all were handsome men.

"Boy, who are you? There are rules in this valley. You can't just come in here. Don't you know that?" A cold-looking man stepped forward and questioned him.

Han Xingyu frowned slightly, but he understood the principle of "when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head" better than anyone else, so he could only purse his lips and reply, "My name is Han Xingyu. The Valley Master sent me here. Starting tomorrow, I will be studying in the same class as you."

"What?" A cute-looking boy blinked his big eyes, patted his flawless white face, and asked incredulously, as if he couldn't believe it was a dream and felt pain, "You? A boy who looks eight or nine years old, in our class?"

"What on earth is the Valley Master up to?!" A tall, mature-looking man with a strong masculine presence frowned.

A devilishly handsome man said with a wicked smile, "Why don't we just ask that old guy?"

With a whoosh, eighteen gusts of wind swept past Han Xingyu. Han Xingyu stood there, blinking blankly. In the blink of an eye, the eighteen people had already left.

Han Xingyu took out a necklace from his collar. There was a clear crack on the green gemstone. He remembered Han Tianci saying that this was a consumable weapon. He smiled bitterly and muttered, "If I'm subjected to eighteen pressures at the same time every day, won't this thing be completely ruined in just a few days?"

Han Xingyu carefully examined the extended room and found it filled with medicinal herbs. There was another room at the back, and he slowly walked into it. He discovered that the room was actually a study, filled with many books. In addition to books on medicine, there were also many martial arts manuals. The level of those manuals was no less than that of the books Hua Qianye had given him.

"That cunning old man must have used his privilege of treating patients to extort money from us!" Han Xingyu looked at the books and spat out a few words of disgust.

Walking deeper into the study, there was another door. Stepping inside, a wave of heat hit you, revealing a huge alchemy furnace. This was an alchemy room.

Similarly, there are doors deeper inside the room, but this time there are three doors, not one.

Han Xingyu pushed open the first door on the left. It was a bathroom, and there were no more doors inside. Then she entered the middle room, which turned out to be a room similar to a canteen. There was a door at the back, leading to a stove, which was probably the kitchen.

"Does this mean we have to cook for ourselves?"

Han Xingyu pursed her lips, walked out, and entered the third room in the alchemy room. She found that it was actually a room for reflection. There was a door at the end. She pushed the door open and almost lost her footing. Han Xingyu tried to steady herself and looked out the door with some fear. There was no way out but a bottomless cliff with the surging sea below. If she had lost her footing just now, she would have been terrified.

With a whoosh, eighteen gusts of wind entered the meditation room. Han Xingyu hurriedly closed the open door to avoid being pushed off a cliff by these guys.

Han Xingyu turned to look at the eighteen people who had returned, but did not speak, waiting for them to speak first.

"It's actually true." The cute-looking boy said with a hint of resentment, "I really don't understand. What's so special about this kid? Why is he in our class? Won't he hold us back and drag us down?"

A cocky-looking guy grinned mischievously and said, "Do you ever complain about being hungry during class?"

"Very likely, looks like she's still breastfeeding!" a sarcastic fellow sneered.

Han Xingyu tried his best to endure it. He wasn't the type to hold his temper, but he wasn't stupid either. He was weaker than the other person, couldn't beat them in poison, and was much younger than them. No matter how you looked at it, he would be at a disadvantage, so it was better to keep quiet.

The mature, masculine man stepped forward, and although he looked reluctant, he still said, "I am the class monitor, Sang Hai." He looked at the other seventeen people and said, "Do as the Valley Master says."

The seventeen people all looked reluctant, but they still nodded helplessly.

The cute-looking man said, "My name is Yu Yan."

The roguish-looking man grinned mischievously and said, "My name is Ling Feng."

The man with wheat-colored skin smiled brightly and said, "My name is Rising Sun."

The sharp-tongued man said coldly, "Xuan Duzi."

The cold-looking man said indifferently, "Ming Yan."

After everyone had introduced themselves, Han Xingyu felt the atmosphere become even more oppressive and somewhat at a loss. The feeling of having eighteen pairs of eyes staring at her at the same time was really not pleasant.

Sang Hai said in a deep voice, "Since you will be living with us from now on, you must understand our rules here."

"Regulations?" Han Xingyu frowned slightly.

The adorable Yu Yan handed Han Xingyu an extremely thick book, saying, "It's all here, enjoy!"

Xuan Duzi sneered, "Little brat, I don't know how you managed to study with us, but if you don't follow our rules, you won't have an easy time."

"Alright, everyone go back and do your own thing," Sang Hai said in a deep and serious voice.

All seventeen people glanced at Han Xingyu, their eyes filled with a complex mix of emotions—threatening, probing, and more. Yet, no one said anything, and they left as instructed by their class monitor, Sang Hai.

After the person left, Sang Hai said indifferently, "Someone will arrange a bed tomorrow. You can make do in the meditation room tonight." After saying this, as if giving an order, he turned and left without waiting for Han Xingyu's reply.

Looking at the arrogant Sang Hai, Han Xingyu's mouth twisted in anger, but she couldn't refute anything. Indeed, only the Repentance Room had a bed for her to sleep in, but living in the Repentance Room always made her feel like she had done something wrong. This Sang Hai was deliberately trying to intimidate her!

Han Xingyu lay on the bed and put down the thick, supposedly prescribed book.

The text was very small, and there were so many words on one page that it made me a little dizzy.

How many regulations are there?!

What?! I have to prepare my own food, do my own laundry, and...

Seeing all these things that she never had to do in the past now appearing before her eyes, Han Xingyu was on the verge of collapse. She threw the books in her hands to the ground, lay down on the bed, and stared helplessly at the ceiling.

What kind of place is this? I feel like I've fallen into an abyss!

……

Before dawn, Han Xingyu was awakened by the noise outside.

He pushed open the door and went into the alchemy room. The eighteen people had actually gotten up so early to refine pills.

The flames roared loudly, and thick black smoke filled the air.

Han Xingyu coughed uncomfortably, not fully awake yet, when she heard Sang Hai's calm voice: "Homework is due today, so everyone is working hard on alchemy. Even though you only arrived yesterday, you still have to hand it in today, right? Still have time to sleep?"

"What, what homework?"

Sang Hai handed him a prescription and said, "To refine the elixir, you must successfully refine one pill."

Han Xingyu vaguely remembered that the thick book said that if you didn't hand in your homework, you would be used for experiments. In other words, whoever didn't hand in their homework would become the subject of experiments by eighteen other people. Simply put, eighteen people could do whatever they wanted to you with whatever drugs they wanted to use.

Han Xingyu hurriedly snatched the prescription and rushed to the room full of medicines to get the herbs. He then rushed back to the alchemy room. The alchemy furnace was very large, but it had many small openings, making it feel like many small alchemy furnaces. He found an empty small opening and began to mix the herbs, grind them into powder, and control the fire.

Seeing the child's incredible speed, Yu Yan smiled sweetly and praised, "I never would have guessed he was such a motivated child!"

A bright, sunny smile appeared on her face as she said, "You're quick. You should be able to hand in your homework before class."

Poison Master Xuanzi retorted sharply, "What's the use of being fast? If the resulting pill is a waste, it still won't pass."

Ling Feng chuckled roguishly, "If it doesn't pass the test, we'll have a drug human. Experimenting on a child should be quite fun!"

Ming Yan coldly said, "His techniques are all very exquisite. Although he is fast, he is not chaotic. Even Sang Hai cannot do so in an orderly and fast manner. He is very strong."

"Don't joke around, he's just a little kid!"

"Exactly, he's just a kid, how could he possibly be stronger than the class monitor?"

"I bet he'll end up with a useless pill!"

The others jeered.

Sang Hai calmly interrupted their murmurs and said, "He is indeed very strong. He made no mistakes, and his speed was very fast. If I am not mistaken, half of his batch of pills will definitely be successful."

"What? That can't be!"

"Exactly, impossible! Half is too much! I'd be lucky if I could make two in one batch!"

"A kid with that kind of ability? Half? The class monitor is exaggerating."

Yu Yan stuck out his tongue and said, "I think there's a good chance it'll work out. This kid must have some extraordinary abilities, otherwise the Valley Master wouldn't have arranged for him to study with us, right?"

Ming Yan nodded coldly and said, "It's definitely not simple."

Du Xuanzi narrowed his eyes, carefully scanning Han Xingyu, and said in a low voice, "Everyone here is extraordinary, aren't they?"

Everyone fell silent. The only sound in the alchemy room was the roar of the flames. Everyone began to focus on refining pills.

As dawn broke, Han Xingyu was covered in sweat. The others had started refining pills earlier than him and were already packing up. Among them, Sang Hai and Yu Yan had the best results, each refining five out of twelve pills in one batch. Although the other seven were unsuccessful, they were only one step away from success, so their results were still excellent. The worst among the eighteen was Xu Ri. He always had a sunny smile. Although his results were poor, with only one pill succeeding, he was not discouraged at all. On the contrary, he was very happy that he had succeeded. He was a person with a particularly good mentality.

Han Xingyu grew anxious as he watched them leave the alchemy room one by one. Dawn was approaching, and it seemed his batch of pills would take a long time to be ready.

Xu Ri and Yu Yan have a very good relationship. One is the best student and the other is the worst student, but they get along very well.

The two were the kindest of the eighteen people, and they did not reject Han Xingyu. It seemed that they stayed in the alchemy room just to wait for Han Xingyu.

"Xuri, this kid doesn't even glance at us." Yu Yan pouted, somewhat displeased.

With a smile, Xu Ri Yang Guang reached out and ruffled Yu Yan's hair, his eyes filled with a hint of doting affection. "If you don't want to watch, then don't watch. We're only staying because we're curious about how many pills he can refine, right?"

"Since we're bored anyway, how about we make a bet?" Yu Yan smiled mischievously, blinking at Xu Ri.

Xu Ri smiled warmly and nodded, asking, "How would you like to bet?"

Yu Yan's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, "Guess how many he can refine. The one who comes closest is the winner!"

Xu Ri frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "According to Sang Hai, if it's half successful, then I'll bet six."

Yu Yan narrowed his cunning eyes and raised an eyebrow, saying, "What Sang Hai said may not be accurate."

"So how many are you betting?" Xu Ri asked, amused.

"Hmm..." Yu Yan stroked his chin, his dark, bright eyes darting around, looking utterly adorable, and said, "I'll bet ten!"

"Ten?" Xu Ri was slightly taken aback, frowning as he said, "Isn't that a bit too many? Shouldn't you reconsider?"

Yu Yan shook his head firmly and said, "My alchemy skills are absolutely no less than Sang Hai's. Sang Hai did not observe this child carefully, but I have been carefully observing his fire control techniques since the beginning. I have discovered some extremely fast fire control techniques that I cannot judge in time."

"You mean, he's better at alchemy than you?"

Yu Yan nodded and said, "I only failed to turn down the fire in time because of a mistake. However, the child overcame that mistake successfully. That was the key. If he had passed that hurdle, he would have definitely succeeded in making more than five. In addition, his subsequent gestures to turn up the fire were quick and precise, so he would have definitely succeeded in making more than eight! The reason I guessed ten is because it was already broad daylight, and he seemed a little anxious, but his technique remained calm and his movements were steady, so I guessed two more!"

"Can I change it?" Xu Ri asked somewhat cheekily after hearing Yu Yan's analysis.

"No, of course not!" Yu Yan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "If you only change it after I finish explaining, it will be too late!"

"So... what shall we bet on?" Xu Ri looked a little nervous, but his eyes were smiling, as if he was deliberately pretending to be uneasy and afraid of losing, in order to make Yu Yan happy.

Yu Yan was indeed quite pleased with his approach, chuckling happily at his appearance and raising an eyebrow, saying, "Whoever loses has to do the other's laundry for a month!"

"Okay!" Xu Ri readily agreed, amused to himself. I'm the one who washes your clothes anyway, so even if I lose, it's still the same, isn't it?

"Look, it's almost done!" Yu Yan and Xu Ri looked at Han Xingyu nervously.

Han Xingyu quickly took out the mold containing the medicinal pills, and two gasps were heard.

Han Xingyu looked at Yu Yan and Xu Ri with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, even Yu Yan's rising sun stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"What's wrong?" Han Xingyu asked, puzzled, as she put away the medicinal pills.

"Twelve...?" Xu Ri stammered slightly. "They're all done!"

Han Xingyu pursed her lips, pretending to be nonchalant, but inwardly she was already gloating. "Is it strange? It's half an hour later than I expected."

Yu Yan swallowed hard, and it took him a long time to come to his senses. He rushed up to Han Xingyu, staring at him with a somewhat crazed look, and said, "Kid, how did you do that?"

Han Xingyu pouted unhappily and said, "What do you mean by 'little kid'? I have a name!"

"Um... Han..." Yu Yan looked to Xu Ri for help.

Xu Ri smiled and said, "Cold Star Jade."

"Yes, Han Xingyu!" Yu Yan smiled sweetly and said, "Teach me! How do you do it? How do you accurately judge the timing of fire control, and how do you do it without any deviation?"

Han Xingyu said arrogantly, "Do you need to ask me that? Why don't you just ask the Valley Master?"

"Him?" Yu Yan hesitated, then whispered, "That strange old man is already being lenient with me, how could he possibly tell me honestly? He himself can only produce eleven pills in one batch!"

"Oh?" Han Xingyu narrowed his eyes with amusement, and said with a mischievous smile, "So that cunning old man isn't very good at alchemy after all!" After the mischievous smile, he said with regret, "If I had known this, I shouldn't have chosen acupuncture and detoxification; I should have competed with him in alchemy!"

"Compare to the Valley Master?" Xu Ri looked at Han Xingyu with some confusion.

Han Xingyu waved her hand and said, "Forget it, it's all in the past, there's no use regretting it now! Aren't we about to start class? Won't we be late if we chat here?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yan and Xu Ri jumped up like cats with their fur standing on end and rushed out.

Han Xingyu shouted as she chased after them, "I don't know the way, slow down!"

……

As Han Xingyu began her new life in the Divine Medicine Valley, Han Tianci had already arrived at the Weapon Ancestor Sect with a letter of recommendation written by Bei Chengkong.

The sect leader is a woman, an extremely alluring woman, but I've heard that she's over a hundred years old. She seems to have spiritual roots, but she doesn't like the cultivation world and stayed in the martial arts world.

Perhaps she didn't like being a small fish in a big pond, but wanted to be a big fish in a small pond, dominating her own territory, which is why she made this choice. In general, this woman is a very strong-willed person, and her decisions are always unexpected. This time, she made a choice that surprised the entire sect, making a nine-year-old child a Venerable! And the head Venerable at that!

"We disagree!" The six members of the Qizu faction shook their heads firmly. To ask them to support a nine-year-old child as their head of the ancestral shrines would be a huge joke.

The woman seated on the high throne smiled with an alluringly wicked smile, her eyes narrowing dangerously as she coldly asked, "May I ask, esteemed elders, who is the leader of this Artifact Ancestor Sect?"

The six retainers were speechless, exchanging glances, but none of them dared to step forward. They felt a deep fear of this capricious woman, and they all knew that this was not a question, but an order, not a choice they could refuse. She was the sect leader, and she could do whatever she wanted, whether they agreed or not.

Han Tianci felt flattered and somewhat awkwardly said, "I came here to be a disciple and learn, not to be a worshipper."

The woman smiled, pointed to the crown on Han Tianci's head, and laughed heartily, "No one here can make this. You come here to learn from me, aren't you mocking me? Just this weapon on your head could probably ignite a catastrophe in the martial arts world. Someone as powerful as you, being a servant here, I feel it's beneath you!"

"This... do you know what it is?" Han Tianci frowned.

The woman chuckled, "Little Tianci, this place in the martial arts world dares to call itself the ancestor of weapons. Do you think I, the sect leader, have no knowledge at all? I've been to the cultivation world, where there are spiritual weapons similar to this thing on your head, but those can only be used by those with spiritual roots. Yours, if I'm not mistaken, is a weapon that anyone from the martial arts world can use, right? You must have seen the spiritual weapons from the cultivation world, so you modified them to become this weapon, right?"

Han Tianci naturally wouldn't say that he modified it based on a celestial artifact. Since the other party believed that he modified it based on a spiritual artifact, he would admit it to avoid being questioned further.

Han Tianci said somewhat awkwardly, "I have indeed seen that kind of magical artifact. I usually like to study these things, so I messed around with it and it turned into this weapon."

"Just a few random tweaks, and it becomes this weapon?" The woman smiled knowingly, narrowing her eyes at the six elders. "Do you even know what we're talking about?"

"We have never been to the cultivation continent and do not know anything about so-called spiritual artifacts. Please enlighten us, Sect Leader."

The woman smiled smugly and said, "I should be able to block the pressure of divine sense."

"Does a weapon that can block the pressure of divine sense really exist? I've been researching it for most of my life, and I thought it no longer existed. I had given up on it. Could this child have just casually figured it out?" The oldest of the worshippers became somewhat agitated. He had been researching weapons for many years, to the point of near obsession and madness.

Han Tianci said somewhat awkwardly, "This is a consumable weapon. It can only withstand the divine sense pressure of a peak Martial Emperor. If it encounters a Martial Lord using divine sense pressure, it will definitely shatter instantly. It is not perfect."

Han Tianci spoke unintentionally, but the six elders were astonished, trembling slightly as they asked, "Peak Martial Emperor?"

The elder retainer grabbed Ping Shan's head violently, nearly going mad, and said, "It can even block the divine sense pressure of a peak Martial Emperor, and you still say it's not a perfect work? What do you consider perfect?"

Han Tianci stiffened slightly, then said somewhat awkwardly, "If it's not energy-consuming, then it should be considered perfect, right?"

"Oh my god!" Jiang Pingshan cried out, seemingly trying to calm himself down. He shook his head in a low voice and said, "No, I can't be so excited. It's not real yet. How can I be so excited? Maybe, maybe it's fake. It must be fake. How could a child possibly develop such a powerful weapon that I've been researching for most of my life? How could I possibly lose to something a child messed around with!"

He stepped forward and grabbed Han Tianci's shoulder forcefully, applying his own Martial Emperor peak aura to Han Tianci. Seeing that Han Tianci had no reaction at all, he let out another maniacal shout: "It can actually block the divine sense pressure of a Martial Emperor peak! If only it were fake! All my learning in my life is less than a nine-year-old child's nonsense! God, what are you thinking?!"

The woman on the high seat smiled with satisfaction, narrowing her eyes as she said, "Even Elder Jiang thinks he's inferior to this child? Then, is there any point in you making him the head of the venerable ones?"

The six men exchanged glances, then lowered their heads. The elder looked at Han Tianci and humbly asked, "Elder Han, could you please tell me what materials are needed to create a weapon that can withstand the pressure of divine sense?" The other five men looked at Han Tianci with hopeful eyes.

Han Tianci was somewhat flattered, his face slightly flushed, and he said shyly, "The inner core of a beast can withstand the pressure of a corresponding divine sense. A Saint-level beast can withstand the pressure of a Martial Emperor, a Profound-level beast can withstand the pressure of a Martial Lord, and so on."

"So it's an animal's inner core!"

"That's amazing! How did you know?"

"The idea of ​​offering sacrifices in the cold is truly ingenious!"

"Exactly! To be so talented at such a young age, he's bound to become a legendary figure in the martial arts world!"

"Master Han, do you think the most powerful weapon is a knife or a sword?"

"Master Han, what materials do you think make the most powerful weapons? Do you think it's better to use a combination of various materials, or just pure materials?"

……

After finally dealing with these eager old men, Han Tianci breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't already dark, these old men would definitely have stayed here asking all sorts of questions.

Somewhat tired, Han Tianci gazed at the night sky, looking at the bright stars, and suddenly thought of that kid Han Xingyu.

Han Xingyu, you should be at Divine Medicine Valley by now, right? Even if you don't want to go, seeing that we're not at home, you'll probably treat it as a trip and go there to take a look, won't you?

What kind of place is Divine Medicine Valley? Did you have a smooth time there? My weapon-refining skills were highly praised by those old men. Are your medical skills also being praised?

Being the head of the offerings must be exhausting. I came here to learn, but I never expected to end up teaching others. What about you? Are you as frustrated as I am, annoyed because you can't learn what you want to learn?

……

At this moment, Han Xingyu in the Divine Medicine Valley was in a terrible state! Listening to the boring lessons, he was almost falling asleep, but he insisted on staying awake just to avoid breaking that damned bet!

Yu Yan, ever eager to learn, asked, "Valley Master, I've heard that the human body has 365 acupoints, which correspond to the number of days in a year, but I don't know where they are located. Could you tell me?"

Upon hearing this, the Master of Divine Medicine Valley was naturally very happy, because Yu Yan's eagerness to learn made him feel gratified. However, Han Xingyu hated Yu Yan to the core. It was almost the end of get out of class, but he kept asking questions. Now, the Master of Divine Medicine Valley was going to start nagging again, and he didn't know when it would end!

The Divine Medicine Master smiled kindly and said, "If a person experiences a pulling pain in their back and heart, the physician should treat them by selecting the Tian Tu acupoint on the Ren meridian, the Zhong Shu acupoint on the Du meridian, as well as the Shang Ji and Xia Ji acupoints. The Shang Ji acupoint is the Zhong Wan acupoint in the stomach area, and the Xia Ji acupoint is the Guan Yuan acupoint. Because the back is yang and the chest is yin, their meridians are obliquely connected to the left and right sides of yin and yang. Therefore, when they are invaded by pathogenic factors, it will cause the chest and back to feel blocked, resulting in chest and rib pain that makes it difficult to breathe, unable to lie on one's back, wheezing, shortness of breath, and pain on one side of the body. If the pathogenic factors in these meridians are excessive, they will invade the collaterals. This collateral is obliquely connected to the coccyx, the chest and ribs, the heart, the diaphragm, the scapula, then to the Tian Tu acupoint, and then obliquely down to the shoulder, where it converges below the tenth vertebra of the back. Therefore, the physician should select these acupoints for treatment."

The Divine Medicine Master rambled on, "Each of the five internal organs has five acupoints: Jing-Well, Ying-Spring, Shu-Stream, and He-Sea, totaling twenty-five, fifty acupoints on both sides. Each of the six Fu organs has six acupoints: Jing-Well, Ying-Spring, Shu-Stream, He-Sea, and Yuan-Source, totaling thirty-six, seventy-two acupoints on both sides. There are fifty-nine Heat Shu-Streams and fifty-seven Water Shu-Streams. In addition, there are five rows on the head, with five acupoints in each row, totaling twenty-five acupoints. Each of the five internal organs has five acupoints on each side of the spine on the back, ten acupoints on both sides. There are also two acupoints on either side of the Dazhui point below the Dazhui point, and two acupoints on the pupil and sclera of the eye..."

After nearly half an incense stick's time, the master of the divine medicine valley finally finished answering Yu Yan's question with his last words: "The above 365 acupoints are all acupuncture points."

Just as Han Xingyu was packing up to go back to sleep, Sang Hai's annoying voice rang out. He asked, "I want to know if Sun Luo is also compatible with Yi Nian?"

The Master of the Divine Medicine Valley naturally noticed Han Xingyu's impatient eagerness to leave and said with a playful smile, "Does anyone here know the answer to this question? If anyone does, please step forward and answer. If no one knows, I'm afraid we'll have to start from here today..."

Han Xingyu frowned. It seemed that the old man was deliberately trying to stall for time!

He quickly stood up and said, "I know, I'll say it, you shut up!"

"Boy, how dare you speak to the Valley Master like that..."

The Divine Medicine Valley Master interrupted the restless disciples, laughing, "Since Han Xingyu knows, then tell me. If not everyone here knows the answer to this question, then everyone will have to stay after school to copy books today!"

Han Xingyu quickly replied, "I know, I'll answer. Please don't keep me in court!"

"Alright, you go ahead." The Divine Medicine Valley Master smiled knowingly, clearly seeing the dissatisfaction in the eyes of the other disciples towards Han Xingyu. He knew that these children didn't know the answer, but were very unhappy because Han Xingyu, who was younger than them, knew the answer. Perhaps they would rather stay and copy the book than let an eight or nine-year-old child answer.

"The collateral vessels of the human body connect with the 365 internal and external meridians, and also correspond to the year. If pathogenic factors stagnate in the collateral vessels, invading the meridians but not the main meridians, a person will suffer from a strange disease. The collateral vessels connect to the skin and hair externally, and to the main meridians internally to facilitate the flow of vital energy and blood. Once pathogenic factors stagnate in the collateral vessels, the vital energy and blood will stagnate, the defensive energy will flow out, and the blood will overflow. Once the defensive energy is exhausted and the blood is stagnant, there will be external fever and internal shortness of breath. Therefore, in treatment, the physician should use the reducing method to quickly acupuncture the patient to unblock the vital energy and blood. As long as there is a place on the patient's body where the vital energy and blood are stagnant, use the reducing method to acupuncture there, regardless of whether the place is a meeting point."

Han Xingyu confidently finished speaking, thinking that everyone would look at her with gratitude. However, apart from Xu Ri and Yu Yan who looked at her with gratitude, everyone else looked at her with hostility.

The Master of the Divine Medicine Valley smiled calmly and said, "Does anyone else have a question?"

After a long silence, the atmosphere became somewhat strange. The master of the Divine Medicine Valley looked at Han Xingyu with amusement, as if mocking him with his eyes: Kid, you're in for a world of trouble!

"Since no one has any questions, let's end the lesson here."

After the master of the Divine Medicine Valley left, Han Xingyu was about to leave his seat when a burly man blocked his path, glaring at him fiercely and angrily saying, "You brat, thinking you know a lot, trying to show off and intimidate us!"

Han Xingyu looked up and recognized the man. Yesterday, he claimed to be the son of some major sect, and his name seemed to be Chang Jilai.

Han Xingyu looked at this mid-stage Martial King with a wry smile and said with a sneer, "What did I do wrong? Are you trying to start a fight by blocking my way?"

Seeing Chang Jilai making things difficult for Han Xingyu, Yu Yan couldn't suppress his sense of justice and wanted to step in to stop him, but was stopped by Xu Ri. Xu Ri's usually sunny face was now very serious, and he said in a low voice, "Yu Yan, we'd better not meddle in other people's business."

"That child is only eight or nine years old. I can't just stand by and watch him be bullied. Besides, he didn't do anything wrong. Chang Jilai is deliberately picking a fight!"

Xu Ri sighed and pointed to Chang Jilai's side. At that moment, four people walked towards Chang Jilai and stood behind him. These were Chang Jilai's gang.

"Yu Yan, we can't help you. We're only at the mid-stage of Martial King, while two of them are at the peak of Martial King, making a total of five. We're no match for them. They just want to teach a newcomer a lesson, and they won't go too far. They're also afraid of being punished by the Valley Master! If we go up there, we'll only make things worse. They might lose face and become even more hostile towards Han Xingyu. If we don't go up there, they'll teach the newcomer a lesson this time and then stop bothering Han Xingyu."

Yu Yan hesitated slightly, then sighed, turned and quickly left, saying as he went, "If I let him be bullied, I definitely won't be able to resist taking action. Then those guys will keep bothering him. I'd better leave quickly; out of sight, out of mind!"

Xu Ri smiled wryly and followed Yu Yan away.

Ling Feng, with a roguish smile, walked up to Sang Hai and said with a laugh, "Class monitor, shouldn't you be going up to help? Doesn't the class monitor care about class matters?"

Sang Hai glanced at Han Xingyu indifferently and said in a low voice, "Chang Ji will just be here for a while and it will be over. Nothing serious will happen." After saying that, he turned and left.

Xuan Duzi narrowed his eyes and said with a wicked smile, "If he doesn't make a move, it seems like he's helping this kid. Today, Chang Jilai came to stir up trouble, but his real purpose was to target this brat. In fact, he really wanted to provoke us. If someone helps this kid now, it will harm the kid. If no one helps this kid, Chang Jilai will feel it's pointless and won't be able to stir up any trouble, so he will hide in Xixi Valley."

Ming Yan coldly said, "Are you just watching the show to embolden Chang Jilai?" After uttering these chilling words, Ming Yan turned and left.

Ling Feng sneered, "There's really nothing to see here. The more people make a fuss, the more excited those guys get." With that, he turned and left.

Xuan Duzi smiled slyly and walked into the group of other onlookers.

The original eighteen students in the class were divided into three groups. One group consisted of five people, led by Chang Jilai, who were always causing trouble. Another group consisted of six people, led by Sang Hai, including Yu Yan, Ling Feng, Xuri, Xuan Duzi, and Ming Yan. The remaining seven students formed a group together.

These seven people were afraid of both Chang Jilai and Sang Hai's groups, so none of them dared to go up and ruin Chang Jilai's plans.

Xuan Duzi stood among them, sneering, "If something had happened today, and the Valley Master knew you were just watching the spectacle without helping that child, wouldn't he scold you? Doesn't he always say, 'A doctor's heart is like a parent's?' Would someone with a parent's heart just stand by and watch a child be bullied?"

"Xuan Duzi, why aren't you making a move?" someone said unhappily.

Xuan Duzi chuckled wickedly, "I hope the Valley Master scolds me often! You all know my biggest dream is for the Valley Master to kick me out!"

The seven people frowned slightly, gave a cold snort, and finally left without even watching the spectacle.

Xuan Duzi glanced at Han Xingyu with amusement before turning to leave, thinking to himself: Kid, just bear with this beating! No one's helping you now, and nobody's watching the show. You're just getting beaten up by that guy, and he won't bother you again. Seeing that no one's reacting, he'll get bored too.

When Chang Jilai realized that everyone around him had left, he cursed and wanted to vent his anger on Han Xingyu, so he punched Han Xingyu in the stomach.

Han Xingyu leaped into the air, nimbly dodging the attack. Standing on the table, he looked at the five people before him with disdain, sneering, "None of you stepped forward to answer because you're incompetent. I'm answering not to show off, but because I don't want to spend time copying books with you idiots. I didn't sleep a wink last night, refining that damned elixir. Do you expect me to spend the whole night copying books again? You'd better get out of my way. I have a bellyful of anger with nowhere to vent it, don't provoke me!"

"Oh, this kid's got some guts!" Chang Jilai sneered, kicking the table Han Xingyu was standing on over the table. He tried to grab Han Xingyu, but Han Xingyu slipped past him like an eel and kicked his outstretched arm!

Han Xingyu stood back up, twisted his ankle, and said sarcastically, "You little brat, you're as tough as a rock!"

Chang Jilai rubbed his arm, which had been kicked by Han Xingyu, and roared, "What are you four standing there for? Tether this kid!"

---Aside---

One more update~

Today, in order to write about medical matters, I specifically consulted the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic. The content of this chapter on medical matters is all selected from the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic. Friends who are interested in medical matters can take a look at this book; it's quite good.