There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 720 Dawn appears [two chapters combined into one]

After offering a cup of tea and lighting three sticks of incense on the portrait of the ancestor, the ceremony of apprenticeship is completed.

From now on, Su Xian is the second disciple of the miracle doctor Li Qingniu.

Su Xian thought to himself, Li Qingniu should be satisfied now, right?

So he tried to distract Zhou Wei, and when he and Li Qingniu were left alone in the back hall, he asked Li Qingniu to save Yang Zhilan with all his strength.

He was full of expectations and thought he would definitely succeed this time.

however--

Li Qingniu still said before: "I have done my best as a teacher!"

"..."

Su Xian stared, disbelieving, and begged again and again, as if he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

Li Qingniu always said the same thing, firmly and firmly. In the end, even Su Xian had to wonder, could it be that... he had really tried his best?

After a while, Su Xian was ready to leave. He knew that it would be useless to continue to plead.

Before leaving, he suddenly looked back at the master he had just worshiped and said:

"Master, in fact, the reason why I want to become a disciple is to learn how to maintain health and strengthen my essence! Then I can marry dozens of wives and play the flute every night!"

"..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he left immediately. This was just to disgust Li Qingniu and vent his anger a little.

He didn't see Li Qingniu's reaction or expression, and he quickly disappeared.

……

Su Xian ran out of the backyard and met Zhou Wei head-on.

Zhou Wei laughed heartily, patted Su Xian's shoulder gently and said, "Junior brother, from now on we are brothers. We should support and help each other."

Su Xian twitched the corner of his mouth slightly. Zhou Wei was about a year younger than him, but now he became his senior brother. He felt a little awkward and wanted to "turn over and sing as junior brother" and become his senior brother and let Zhou Wei be his junior brother.

But he really has no such intention now. He is rushing back to see Yang Zhilan and the others. He will leave this matter for later.

Su Xian said politely:
"Senior brother is right. Please take care of me in the future."

"It's easy to talk about!" Zhou Wei was convinced, and suddenly approached Su Xian, with a face of mystery, expectation and anxiety, and asked in a low voice:
"Junior brother, you are from outside, do you know if there is... a brothel outside? Are there really many fairies in brothels? I heard people say that those fairies will 'eat sweets' for people?"

"..."

What sugar?

Toffee?
Su Xian twitched the corners of his mouth, and for the sake of his senior brother's physical and mental health, he slowly but firmly shook his head and said, "Senior brother, who did you listen to? There are no brothels outside!"

"No?!" Zhou Wei was stunned immediately, a look of disappointment flashed across his face.

"Brother, please do your business first, I won't disturb you anymore."

Su Xian made a mistake and left, preparing to rush back to the small courtyard where he was temporarily staying.

On the way, he met a few guards in the palace. The strength of these guards was similar to that of Yan Dashan, of course not including Yan Dashan's immediate skills.

In the past few days, when these guards saw Su Xian, they usually held their fists together and called him "Master Su" or "Master Hou".

The attitude can be said to be neither humble nor arrogant.

After all, they are the bodyguards of Divine Doctor Li, so they still have some pride.

But now, they know that Su Xian has successfully become a disciple and has become Li Qingniu's second disciple. In their eyes, Su Xian's status has undergone earth-shaking changes——

I saw the guards bowing and bowing, their attitude could be described as humility, and they said:
"Meet the second senior brother!"

"Please get up."

Su Xian clearly felt the change in their attitudes. After being stunned for a moment, he roughly understood:
There are more than a hundred highly skilled guards in Butterfly Valley, almost all of these people have received the favor of Li Qingniu, either cured their diseases, or cured the incurable diseases of their relatives.

Among them, some were out of gratitude, and some signed "unequal treaties" before the treatment, and they all stayed by Li Qingniu's side in the end.

In name, they are Li Qingniu's "disciples", but in fact they are bodyguards and guards, but in nature they are closer to - slaves!
Because Li Qingniu gave them a medicine, which was very evil and required regular swallowing of the antidote, and Li Qingniu also had unknown means to cause the medicine to take effect at any time.

These guards simply did not dare and could not go against Li Qingniu's wishes!
Therefore, after Su Xian became Li Qingniu's disciple, these guards called him "Second Senior Brother" and their attitude became extremely humble.

Li Qingniu can be said to be their "master".

Li Qingniu would not accept a disciple easily. Once he accepted a disciple, whether it was Zhou Wei or Su Xian, he would be equivalent to their "young master".

……

Su Xian chatted with the two guards and left.

He keenly realized that the first benefit of worshiping Li Qingniu as his disciple was revealed: these personal strengths were not weaker than those of Yan Dashan's guards, and he could probably call on some of them.

I go!

There are more than 100 of these guards. Even if they only bring half of them, they can control the entire world. There are too many of them. Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. Even super masters like Yang Zhilan should not be easily provoked.

This is a good thing.

But Su Xian couldn't be happy.

He quickly returned to the small courtyard where he was temporarily staying. Yang Zhilan, Yan Dashan, Tang Shujing, and Miss Qingxi were all looking forward to it.

"What was the result?" Yan Dashan asked after Su Xian returned.

"The apprenticeship was successful. I am now the second disciple of the miracle doctor." Su Xian's voice was low. He looked at the look of expectation on the faces of Yang Zhilan and others, and really didn't want to tell them the result of the failure.

"Congratulations, Lord Hou!" Miss Qingxi was very happy, because she knew how difficult it is to worship Li Qingniu as a teacher, but once successful, how many benefits will there be!She was sincerely happy for Su Xian.

"Did the miracle doctor agree?" Tang Shujing immediately asked again.

Su Xian pursed his lips, and finally had no intention of hiding it. No matter Yan Dashan, Tang Shujing, or Yang Zhilan, they were not fragile people. It would be bad to conceal it deliberately.

So, he told the result in a low voice...

The smiles on everyone's faces froze.

Su Xian's joy of succeeding in his apprenticeship was also completely washed away.

After all, Su Xian was unwilling to give up. He took a deep breath and said, "Don't be discouraged, everyone. There must be a way. I can definitely think of a way to cure Zhilan's old disease!"

"..."

However, after Su Xian's impassioned speech, no one responded.

Su Xian had already accepted Li Qingniu as his teacher, but Li Qingniu still said the same thing. What does this mean?It shows that Li Qingniu really didn't hold back, and he had indeed tried his best.

Yang Zhilan finally advised Su Xian not to waste time and energy on her.

A long time has passed since they set off from Youzhou, and the situation in the northern Liao Kingdom is still unknown. I beg Su Xian not to waste any more time on her...

"No! There must be a way! I can definitely cure your old disease!"

Su Xian still refused to give up, grabbing Yang Zhilan's bony little hand and holding it tightly.

He is so persistent and persistent, from Youzhou to Butterfly Valley, trekking thousands of mountains and rivers, overcoming all kinds of difficulties and dangers, he has never wavered!
……

In other words, after Zhou Wei learned from Su Xian that there was no brothel outside, his mood was depressed, he was very disappointed, and couldn't cheer up for anything.

There were many big trees planted in Li Qingniu's mansion, and the birds on the trees were chirping as usual, but Zhou Wei became more and more irritable after hearing this.

He was going to go back to his room to lie down.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he met Su Xian head-on. Su Xian was full of energy and shouted loudly: "Brother, I was looking for you everywhere, and you are here."

"Junior Brother." Zhou Wei raised his spirits, "What do you want me for?"

"Brother Cai said just now that we are already brothers, and we should support and help each other." Su Xian laughed.

"Not bad!"

"So... I just have something that I would like to ask my senior brother for help with."

"Uh……"

Zhou Wei didn't have much thoughtfulness at all, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that there was nothing wrong with Su Xian's move, so he lifted his spirits a bit: "Please tell me, Junior Brother."

"It's actually not a big deal..."

Su Xian briefly explained Yang Zhilan's old illness and his suspicion that Li Qingniu was not doing his best.

In the end, he asked Zhou Wei for help, whether by insinuating others or directly asking for help. The purpose was only one, and that was to let Li Qingniu cure Yang Zhilan.

Just now, after comforting Yang Zhilan and others in the small courtyard where they temporarily lived, Su Xian thought hard and suddenly thought that maybe Zhou Wei could be asked to come forward and clarify.

Zhou Wei's status in Butterfly Valley is unusual. His father died for Li Qingniu. Li Qingniu also treated Zhou Wei differently than ordinary people. It might be useful to ask him to come forward.

As soon as he thought of it, Su Xian came to see Zhou Wei.

So there was the scene just now...

"This matter is a bit difficult to handle..."

After hearing this, Zhou Wei frowned and fell into deep thought, and finally said: "Junior brother, you don't know something. Master actually values ​​you very much. If you can't convince Master to do your best, then..."

"Senior brother, actually... I lied to you just now." Su Xian apologized.

"Huh? What?"

"As for whether there are brothels outside, in fact, there are brothels outside. The bigger the city, the more brothels there are. There are also many fairies inside, who not only let you eat sweets, but also make you... ecstasy!"

"..."

After Su Xian finished saying this, he blamed himself secretly. In order to cure Yang Zhilan, he had to sacrifice his brother's healthy body and mind. I'm sorry!

"Really? Junior brother, you didn't lie to me? Is there really a brothel outside?" Zhou Wei was so energetic that he regained his vitality instantly. His voice was so loud that the birds on the treetops were frightened to fly away.

"It really does exist! If there is a chance, I will take you to see it."

"Is being in a brothel... really fun?" Zhou Weile blossomed, with a look of anticipation on his face, rubbing his hands secretly, wishing he could put on a pair of wings and fly out of the valley.

"I won't lie to you, it's really fun, enough to make people linger and forget to eat and sleep!" Su Xian said affirmatively.

"Great!" Zhou Wei clapped his hands on his thighs, spinning in circles anxiously, his heart filled with hazy and unknown desires.

"..."

Seeing that the heat was almost done, Su Xian coughed: "Brother, what did I ask for just now?"

"No problem, I'll take care of it." Zhou Wei beat his chest loudly, turned around and rushed towards the backyard where Li Qingniu lived. He couldn't wait for a moment.

"..."

It is said that when Zhou Wei came to the backyard, Li Qingniu was holding a bundle of bamboo slips and medical books handed down from ancient times in his study, reading with gusto.

"Master!" Zhou Wei walked into the study and saluted respectfully.

"Yes." Li Qingniu nodded slightly without taking his eyes away from the bamboo slips of medical books.

"Master, I have been studying medicine with you since I was a child. More than ten years have passed, and I have gained some experience. I would like to share it with you and ask for your advice."

"Oh?"

Li Qingniu put down the medical book on the bamboo slip and raised his eyes to look at the respectful Zhou Wei. His white and bearded face was filled with surprise as he glanced up and down at the different Zhou Wei.

Although this scoundrel has been studying medicine with him for more than ten years, he has barely mastered the basics. How dare he talk about his "experience"?
"Tell me about it." Li Qingniu finally said.

"Cough cough!"

Zhou Wei cleared his throat, looked up at the sky, and said in a serious voice:

"Those of us who are studying medicine should have a parental heart. Since we have agreed to treat others, we must wholeheartedly and do our best to cure the patients. We must not..."

"..."

Snapped!
Li Qingniu slapped the case and stood up, blowing his beard and glaring with anger, interrupting Zhou Wei's words, and sternly scolded: "Evil fellow, I don't need you to tell me what to do, get out of here!"

Junior brother, I've tried my best... Zhou Wei was startled. He didn't expect Li Qingniu to react so strongly. He ran out of the study with his tail between his legs and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Li Qingniu was the only one left in the study, but he was still very angry.

During this period of time, Su Xian tried every means to "attack" him, and he was annoyed. He didn't expect Zhou Wei, a fool, to be used by Su Xian, and he was really annoyed.

"How can I not know what Mr. Su is thinking!"

The anger in Li Qingniu's heart gradually dissipated. He stepped away from the desk and walked towards the neatly arranged bookshelves. There were ten rows of bookshelves in the huge study room, containing nearly ten thousand volumes.

"The old lady Yang's old illness, the old man really... didn't try his best!"

As he spoke, he walked to a row of bookshelves, took out a wooden box that had been dusty for a long time from the bottom floor, opened it, and took out half a thread-bound ancient book.

The pages of the book are mottled and old, with four big characters "Meiting Miscellaneous Notes" written on it.

"Master, master, the disciple is not as good as you after all, similar to Miss Yang's old illness, you can cure it, master, but the disciple... can only prolong his life for a few months!"

Li Qingniu caressed the half volume of "Mei Ting Miscellaneous Notes", his face was complicated, and the pictures that had been dusty for decades came to mind one by one, and he remembered many old things.

"Mei Ting Miscellaneous Notes" is a collection of various strange cases recorded by Li Qingniu's master in his early years. He was relatively casual and recorded in chronological order without integrating individual cases.

In other words, for the same case, the onset may be recorded at the beginning, and the cure may be recorded at the end. There is no fixed formula.

……

Suddenly, Li Qingniu's expression suddenly changed, veins popped out in his hand holding the half volume of "Mei Ting Miscellanies", and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Junior brother, back then you relied on your master's preference to kidnap your junior sister, flee to the Kingdom of Shu, and commit yourself to the Shu Palace as an imperial physician... I once swore that I would never have anything to do with you again in this life!"

"Master once cured a disease similar to Miss Yang's old illness, but the specific method is in the second half of "Mei Ting Miscellaneous Notes", and the second half is in your hands, junior brother..."

"I will not have any interaction with you. I would rather that Miss Yang die, and I would rather that the newly-accepted disciple disown me as his master. I will not go to you to ask for the second half of "Mei Ting Miscellaneous Notes"! "

"No one can change my oath and decision!"

"No one can!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)