51 Saving Lives (1/2)

Since the advancement of [Medicine], Fang Yuan, wanting to further push the boundaries, ordered the Zhou Family to release some news and rules on his behalf.

He built a straw pavilion before the secluded valley, seeing only three patients a day. Patients wanting to seek treatment had to personally head down to the pavilion.

In addition, the consultation fees had to be paid first. Trespassing on the back of the secluded valley was also prohibited. Any trespassers would be instantly kicked out, never being allowed back for treatment!

Indeed, such rules were naturally infuriating.

But in their world, only the strongest had the say and there were many people more eccentric than Fang Yuan. The people of Qingye City had grown to accept such rules as quirks of the divine healer, choosing to place their faith in him.

What were these mere rules compared to one's life?

Over time, the rules set by Fang Yuan became commandments that were strictly adhered to.

”Today, it's a little odd!”

Fang Yuan sat resolutely, his face showing signs of suspicion, ”Usually it's rare to even see a person in a day. This time I'm actually met with both Zhou Wenwu and Lin Benchu ...”

Thinking back to the most recent patients that he treated, most of them suffered exterior wounds caused by the blade or close combat. Suddenly, Fang Yuan had a conjecture.

”Come in!”

”My respects Master Fang!”

Lin Benchu ordered his men to stretcher in a martial artist whose face was pale but lacked any presence of blood, looking just like a zombie.

Upon seeing Fang Yuan, Lin Benchu dared not overstep his position, completely adhering to the etiquette that he showed to Master Wenxin when they had first met.

He bowed, displaying utmost sincerity, ”Please save him, Master Fang!”

”Medicine can't revive the dead. I need you, Minister Lin, to understand this point!”

Overhearing the correspondence between Fang Yuan and Minister Lin, Lin Benchu knew that knew that the favours that he accumulated in the past were of no use. He let out a bitter laugh, his heart experiencing an ineffable sense of regret.

Fang Yuan ignored him and walked forward to lift the white cloth so as to examine the injury.

”Eh?”

He instantly noticed something different from that one glance.

”How is it, Master Fang?”

Minister Lin asked uneasily as if he was afraid that Fang Yuan would reply with a 'No'.

”This person ... is probably someone whose skill was beyond the View Gate. He was only one step away from crossing the Pain Gate by condensing his inner force.”

Fang Yuan glanced over at the slightly depressed chest of the body. He shook his head, ”Moreover, the martial art he practiced was an extremely Yin fist technique. Overestimating his own abilities, he challenged an in-house expert. He crippled his own Yin technique and suffered injuries caused by inner force.”

”Tsk...”

Upon hearing that, Minister Lin took a deep breath of cold air as his voice quivered, ”Divine healer ... You are saying that he was injured by an inner force expert?!”

”What benefit do I get from lying to you?”

Fang Yuan looked at Minister Lin and rolled his eyes, ”Who's the person that injured him? Where is he now?”

”Well, I am not sure either ... Regardless, this guy is a disciple of Spirit Returning Sect, Zombie Fist Feng Han. I plead you to quickly treat him ...”

Minister Lin's face revealed a shred of awkwardness, but he still sincerely knelt down to plead.

”This injury... Way too difficult!”

Standing up, Fang Yuan paced around for a few steps, before shaking his head again, ”You must know that external injuries are easy to treat, but internal injuries are very challenging. I can't guarantee that I can heal this guy…”

With a sigh, Minister Lin's heart sank.

”However, saving his life and even allowing him to regain consciousness shouldn't be a problem…”

Fang Yuan's subsequent sentence caused Minister Lin to regain his vigor, his heart aching to shout words of abuse.

Fortunately, he himself knew that these were definitely not people he would want to offend. Thus, he promptly whipped out a box, ”I heard that the divine healer has interest in various spiritual items. Pardon the old man's inability, but I specifically found a Vermillion Fruit ....”

”What? A Vermillion Fruit”

Fang Yuan laughed out, ”Is it the legendary fruit that can immensely improve one's inner force, a mystical fruit that bestows power equal to ten years of hard work?”

”Yes...”

Minister Lin face exuded a hint of awkwardness, ”The Vermillion Fruit is an object of legend, so how could an old man like me obtain such a rarity? Well, I exhausted all my efforts to find this one fruit, I seek that the divine healer does not laugh at my incompetence!”

Fang Yuan rolled his eyes once more, almost believing that Minister Lin was playing tricks with him.

However, he still took the box. Upon opening the box, a dark red fruit was in sight.

This fruit was the size of a baby's fist and had the texture of a peach. While appearing ordinary, after meticulously feeling the fruit, Fang Yuan could sense a hint of spirituality.

”Eh... This is definitely a Vermillion Fruit...”

After confirming that the fruit was indeed a spiritual object, Fang Yuan felt an even stronger headache.

The Vermillion Fruit had a legendary reputation even amongst the ranks of other spiritual plants such as the Vermillion Jade Rice and the Emerald Jade Grass. It came as no surprise that the Vermillion Fruit had such stringent requirements for the environment it grew in.

Naturally, it would not sprout even after 8 or 10 years if it was casually planted in a random plot of land.

To make matters worse, this fruit had an extremely long period of maturity. 100 years could be considered as a single unit of time when describing the length of time required. Hence, one would only be expected to obtain this fruit through a chance encounter. Otherwise, only sects with a long history would dedicate the time to grow this fruit.

”If this fruit can sprout, my [Botany] skill will definitely see a breakthrough, but...”

Fang Yuan shook his head, ”Unless... it's within the Green Peak Spiritual Grounds, along with my unique skills, there can be still some hope!”

”Divine healer... So what do you make of this situation?”

Seeing the uncertainty in Fang Yuan's face, Minister Lin asked anxiously.

There was definitely a case to be made with the presence of this spiritual object. Regardless of how preposterous the request was, he gathered his focus on this sole hope.

”Hmm... I will help on the account that you and my master knew each other!”