Chapter 224: Young Divine Doctor Zhao
Chu Tiankuo couldn’t receive carrier pigeon messages on the road, so he had the pigeons fly to Xingnong for her to receive them. She would then put them in the space and pass them on to him.
Therefore, even if he was on a military campaign, he could get information about the capital and other places very quickly.
It was night, and the army was resting in a forest. Chu Tiankuo entered the space and met with Xingnong.
The two sat at the desk reading letters.
There was originally only one chair in the lounge, and Xingnong brought another one in.
If Songbai had been there, he would have cursed his master for being stupid and not holding her on his lap!
There was also a bed!
The exquisitely crafted bed, why not use it now?
It was a pity that Songbai was not there.
Xingnong also glanced at the contents of the letter and couldn’t help but say, “They’re asking for more and more.”
The letter stated that Divine Doctor Zhao had agreed to the exchange, but the conditions were four Soul-Soothing Herbs, three Heart-Protecting Herbs, and one thousand-year-old ginseng. If they found Muscle-Regenerating Herb and Bone-Nourishing Herb, they had to give Divine Doctor Zhao two of each. Then Divine Doctor Zhao would give them a Firefly Fruit.
“This is what Divine Doctor Zhao wants.”
Xingnong understood, “It’s what Prime Minister Liang wants?!”
“Yes.”
Seeing these exchange conditions, Chu Tiankuo knew that part of it was what Prime Minister Liang wanted, not what Divine Doctor Zhao wanted.
These conditions far exceeded the value of those few divine pills that were about to lose their potency.
Divine Doctor Zhao was very confident in his medical skills. He had refined many pills in his life, and the antidote pills that could detoxify hundreds of poisons were refined by him.
He was confident that if the Four Divine Herbs had not gone extinct, he would definitely be able to refine the Four Divine Pills.
He was indeed capable. He started learning medicine at the age of three and refining pills at the age of eighteen. Many pills that were very difficult to refine, when they came to him, if he failed once, he would definitely succeed the second time.
Therefore, Divine Doctor Zhao would only ask for three Soul-Soothing Herbs at most, one of which was for bargaining.
The rest was obviously added by the greedy Prime Minister Liang, especially the thousand-year-old ginseng.
Xingnong shook her head, “Heh, he dares to ask! Doesn’t he really want to save his son? He’s so greedy, isn’t he afraid we won’t exchange?”
Chu Tiankuo said calmly, “That’s his nature. He thinks I don’t understand medicine and don’t know that those divine pills are about to lose their potency.”
Xingnong said, “Anyway, we’re not in a hurry. Let’s just say we can’t afford it and won’t exchange! Let them wait for a few days. We were just going to take a look anyway!”
Chu Tiankuo also had this intention, “Okay.”
It would be more convenient to deal with this matter after he returned to the capital.
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A few days later, at the Prime Minister’s residence.
Prime Minister Liang was shocked when he heard the steward’s words, “They’re not exchanging anymore?”
The steward nodded, “That’s what the man said. He said his master said they wouldn’t exchange anymore. He said they were originally just going to borrow them to take a look, and it wasn’t worth so many divine herbs just to take a look! The man also said that Young Divine Doctor Zhao came to him and said that he was confident that he could successfully refine the Soul-Soothing Pill, and after refining it successfully, he only needed one Soul-Soothing Herb.”
“Young Divine Doctor Zhao? Zhao Kuo?”
The steward nodded, “It’s him.”
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Prime Minister Liang frowned. Although this Young Divine Doctor Zhao had the surname Zhao, he had no relationship with the Divine Doctor Zhao family.
This Young Divine Doctor Zhao’s whereabouts were erratic, his identity was a mystery, his nationality was unknown, and his appearance was unknown. It was only known that he was 18 years old when he first practiced medicine, and he had cured a patient that even Divine Doctor Zhao could not cure.
Of course, curing one patient could not prove that his medical skills were better than Divine Doctor Zhao’s, but Young Divine Doctor Zhao was only eighteen years old at that time, and now he was only twenty years old. Although he had treated few patients in recent years, every one of them had been declared incurable by ordinary doctors, but he had brought them back!
Therefore, some people even said that his medical skills were already on par with Divine Doctor Zhao. At such a young age, given time, his medical skills would definitely surpass Divine Doctor Zhao!
Prime Minister Liang actually didn’t quite believe that the so-called Young Divine Doctor Zhao could refine the divine pill.
Besides, the other party didn’t have the prescription for the Four Divine Pills!
But, if the other party really tried to refine it and failed, wasting the Heart-Protecting Herb, how could his son be saved?
He couldn’t guarantee that Qi Xiong Mountain was full of the Four Divine Herbs.
After all, the Imperial Divine Doctor from hundreds of years ago had only found one or two.
Grass that grew all over the mountains was not called a divine herb!
This was something even more precious and difficult to find than a thousand-year-old ginseng!
Although it was also possible that the people on Chu Tiankuo’s side were lying.
But what if it was true?
He didn’t dare to gamble with the life of his only son.
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Liang became anxious.
He hurriedly went to find Divine Doctor Zhao and told him about it.
Divine Doctor Zhao frowned when he heard this, “Zhao Kuo? A mere brat dares to claim that he can successfully refine a divine pill? Refine a divine pill? Does he have the prescription? The other party is just saying this on purpose to bargain! Wait a few days, and they will exchange. We don’t need to worry about him for now.”
Divine Doctor Zhao was quite dissatisfied with this Young Divine Doctor Zhao. He had only become famous by borrowing his name.
When he diagnosed that patient back then, he happened to have not slept for two days in order to refine pills. He had difficulty concentrating when he felt the patient’s pulse. The patient was unconscious and couldn’t speak. His family didn’t explain clearly and exaggerated, so he failed to diagnose his real condition.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been that brat’s business!
However, Prime Minister Liang didn’t dare to wait and said, “What if what the other party said is true, and that Doctor Zhao, being young and fearless, really wants to make a name for himself by challenging you, Divine Doctor, and ruining those divine herbs?”
Divine Doctor Zhao: “…”
That brat surnamed Zhao was so eager for quick success and instant benefits. He always wanted to use his name to create some hype and gain fame so that the world would think he was amazing.
Divine Doctor Zhao thought for a moment. He was still worried that those divine herbs would be ruined by that kid surnamed Zhao, so he said, “Tell that person that if he wants to exchange for the four divine pills and one Firefly Fruit in my hand, he must take out two Soul-Soothing Herbs and two Heart-Protecting Herbs. If one is missing, it won’t work! If he doesn’t want to exchange, then forget it. I’ll go back to Zhao Kingdom, and I can still find them on Qi Xiong Mountain.”
This was really his limit!
The few divine pills were left by his ancestors. Although their potency was almost gone because they had been preserved for nearly two hundred years, they were still there. And they could be used as a reference for him to refine divine pills. Besides, he had developed feelings for them after keeping them for so many years.
Prime Minister Liang breathed a sigh of relief, “I’ll go contact that person right away.”
Prime Minister Liang immediately asked the steward to communicate with that person. This time, he didn’t dare to add anything!
However, the other party replied, “Young Divine Doctor Zhao said that the four divine pills were stored in a jade box made of thousand-year-old profound ice, and they could only be preserved for a hundred years at most. After a hundred years, the potency would gradually diminish. Now it’s almost two hundred years, and the potency is probably gone! So my master can only exchange two Soul-Returning Herbs for the four divine pills and one Firefly Fruit in Divine Doctor Zhao’s hands. This is already a big loss! As for the Heart-Protecting Herb, only one has been found for the time being, and Young Divine Doctor has already taken it to refine medicine, so there’s nothing to exchange.”
Prime Minister Liang almost vomited blood when he heard this!
He had been busy for a long time, and the most important Heart-Protecting Herb had actually been taken by Young Divine Doctor to refine medicine!
