nt here left a deep impression on them.When they got close to the villa entrance, the two security guards put down the wooden board and ran away as fast as possible because they dared not stay there a...Chapter 391: Ginseng from Five Hundred Years Ago

"Oh, alright then. Hurry up and bring it over for me to take a look. Even if its age isn't long, it can still hold us over for some time!" When Xiao Yu heard Bai Qiyue's father's words, he immediately told him this.

Young ginseng would not be enough to replenish the elderly man's missing vitality, but even a little bit of replenishment would reduce his risk by one percent.

Bai Three turned around and walked towards a wooden box placed at the corner of the room. He took out a key from underneath the box and used it to unlock the box.

"All the things inside this box belong to Martial Uncle!" While opening the box, Bai Three explained.

"That's right! This box contains Master's treasures. Normally, he wouldn't even let me look at them. But when I was young, I remember that whenever Master forbade me from opening it, I would become more curious about what was inside. So one time, when Master went out, I secretly opened the box. However, before I could take a look, Master came back to retrieve something and saw me. As punishment for this incident, he gave me a severe beating and did not let me eat for two days!"

When Bai Qiyue heard his father's words, she took over the conversation.

Bai Qiyue was talking about how he had been beaten by the elder as punishment. However, Xiao Yu could see from his gaze a sense of nostalgia and gratitude.

Bai Three opened the box and took out a small wooden box, turning around to hand it to Xiao Yu. He said, "This is Martial Uncle's ginseng. Before coming down the mountain, Martial Uncle specially instructed that everything else could be left behind but this piece of ginseng must be brought down the mountain. He also mentioned that it was meant for Qiyue's life-saving use!"

"Oh!" Upon hearing Bai Three's words and after receiving the wooden box from him, Xiao Yu cast a puzzled glance towards Bai Qiyue. Apart from his dantian and meridians' injuries, there seemed to be nothing wrong with him! Why would he need something for life-saving

Xiao Yu couldn't comprehend the elder's meaning behind these words; however, it wasn't the time to think about this now. He reached out and opened the wooden box.

After opening the wooden box, Xiao Yu lifted his gaze to look at the ginseng inside. Upon seeing that piece of ginseng, Xiao Yu's originally calm face suddenly widened in surprise as he stared at the ginseng within the box. Even with Xiao Yu’s composure, his heart raced a few beats upon seeing it.

"What is it Brother Three, is there anything wrong with this ginseng" Zhang Dahan and the others didn't understand much about ginseng, so they hurriedly asked Xiao Yu when they saw his expression.

Note that even when facing elders like Li Suijun, Xiao Yu always maintains a calm demeanor. This is the first time they see Xiao Yu show astonishment, which made them realize there must be something special about this ginseng. Thus, upon hearing Zhang Dahai's inquiry, everyone turned their gaze towards Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu didn't speak; instead, he picked up the ginseng from the wooden box and sniffed it before breaking off a piece of its rootlets to put into his mouth.

After putting the rootlet in his mouth, Xiao Yu chewed on it for a moment before swallowing. As soon as he swallowed the rootlet, he slowly closed his eyes, carefully savoring the sensation. He felt that after the rootlet entered his stomach, a warm current spread throughout his body.

Xiao Yu suddenly felt warmth all over, though this feeling disappeared quickly. Despite its brief existence, the warm flow still caused Xiao Yu's entire body to tremble, and even helped restore some strength in his tired body.

"Haha, what a good thing! This is truly Master Wu’s luck! He left behind this ginseng, yet it will save his life!" After a while, once the warm current had completely vanished from Xiao Yu's body, he opened his eyes and showed a hint of joy on his face. With a light chuckle, he said.

"Oh! So you mean to say that this ginseng is useful" Li Suijun asked quickly upon hearing Xiao Yu's words.

"Haha, it’s not just effective; this ginseng is even better than mine. It will definitely suffice for treating Master Wu," replied Xiao Yu with a smile.

Upon hearing what Xiao Yu said, the faces of Li Suijun and others showed hints of joy as well. They never expected there to be such a turn of events.

Holding the ginseng in his hand, an idea suddenly struck Xiao Yu. He smelled the ginseng again and examined the broken part where he had snapped off the rootlet. Seeing this breakage, it was clear that the ginseng hadn’t been out of the ground for more than a few months.

Looking at the ginseng in his hand and then at Old Wu lying on the bed, Xiao Yu wondered if there could be any connection between the fact that Old Wu had been under the curse spell for several months and the age of this particular ginseng.

"It’s highly likely!" Xiao Yu nodded to himself inwardly.

When he first saw this ginseng, he was startled. From a distance, it looked like a human figure, so much so that one might mistake it for a wooden sculpture of a person.

After observing the shape and smelling its scent before tasting its effects, Xiao Yu confirmed that it was a nearly five-hundred-year-old ginseng! Such ginsengs were common in ancient times but in this modern era with thin earth qi, they are extremely rare.

Xiao Yu had not heard of anyone possessing a ginseng of the same quality; even if there were such a thing, nobody would dare to bring it out! The phrase "the fault of holding jade" was proven true with blood and lives.

This type of ginseng would be advertised as thousand-year-old ginseng when auctioned in the market. In modern times, people deemed any ginseng that resembled a human figure to be a thousand-year-old ginseng; however, this belief was incorrect. True thousand-year-old ginseng not only had human-like contours but also vaguely featured human facial characteristics, which gave rise to the legend of them becoming spirits!

In fact, the claim about thousand-year-old ginseng turning into spirits was inaccurate. In truth, it was only after a thousand years that ginseng developed a glimmer of hope for enlightenment and spirit transformation. Yet, how many had actually succeeded in doing so since ancient times Historical records showed none, as these ginseng would eventually meet their fate of being refined into medicine.

Although Xiao Yu suspected that Old Wu's curse was related to this ginseng, he could not be certain while Old Wu remained unconscious. He had to wait until Old Wu woke up and ask for more details.

Xiao Yu broke off a piece of the ginseng in his hand and said, "Open Old Wu's mouth!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, Bai Qiyue and Zhang Dahai quickly moved forward to pry open Old Wu’s mouth.

Seeing that the two had pried open Old Wu’s mouth, Xiao Yu held a piece of ginseng up to his mouth and squeezed it hard. The ginseng was instantly crushed by Xiao Yu's grip, with drops of its juice dripping into Old Wu’s mouth.

Xiao Yu continued squeezing the ginseng until no more liquid seeped out from it before placing this piece aside. He then broke off another piece and repeated the process to extract the juice and feed it to Old Wu.

After using up one-third of the ginseng, Xiao Yu reached over to take Old Wu’s pulse. A minute later, when Xiao Yu let go of his wrist, he finally breathed a sigh of relief; Old Wu's life energy was gradually returning. Once the medicinal effects fully took hold, his body would return to normal.

Xiao Yu put the remaining ginseng back into the wooden box and gave it a wry smile. Initially, he had planned to use his few pieces of three-hundred-year-old ginseng, thinking they’d suffice. He never imagined that half of a five-hundred-year-old piece would be used up; his handful of three-hundred-year-old ginseng wouldn’t even scratch the surface for these experts in internal martial arts who required several times more life energy than ordinary people.

Fortunately, Old Wu had this nearly five-century-old ginseng. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Xiao Yu, how is it" When Li Suijun and company saw a faint smile on Xiao Yu's face, they knew that Old Wu should be fine; however, their hearts were still uneasy as they asked Xiao Yu again.

“There’s nothing to worry about. He’ll wake up soon.” After regaining his composure, Xiao Yu said indifferently.

Wu Laolao is now unconscious due to excessive energy depletion caused by anger. Although he has eaten the ginseng, its medicinal effects haven't been fully utilized yet, so he remains in a coma.

"Store this ginseng properly; it's very precious and can save lives. Your master said that it was meant for you to use as medicine if needed one day, so keep it," Xiao Yu put away the ginseng and handed it back to Bai Qiyue.

"Doctor Xiao, please keep this! Consider it payment for our medical consultation fee!" After glancing at the ginseng, Bai Qiyue pushed it back towards Xiao Yu.

"Heh, you keep it. Honestly, this isn't enough to cover my consultation fee, but I have my principles. If you insist on paying a consultation fee, then my house call fee is fifty and consultation fee is one hundred!" Xiao Yu chuckled as he said so to Bai Qiyue.

If not for his grandfather’s instructions, Xiao Yu wouldn’t have saved Bai Qiyue after being ambushed by him. He also wouldn’t follow them into this remote village in the mountains. Moreover, the method Xiao Yu used to save lives is a technique of the Heavenly Master, one that no amount of money could replace.

Without their connection, it would be entirely reasonable for Xiao Yu to accept the remaining ginseng from them; however, given this relationship, it wouldn't do. This old man and his grandfather must have been true friends who would risk life and limb for each other. And since his grandfather passed down the tattoo to him, he has formed a connection with them.

"Xiao Yu, whose technique is your soul-snatching one" Now that Li Sujun and these elders had nothing urgent at hand, they thought of asking Xiao Yu about the acupuncture method he used earlier. They asked him seriously.

"Soul-snatching technique What's a soul-snatching technique I've never heard of it," Xiao Yu knew what they were talking about was his family’s ancestral Life-Saving Five Element Acupuncture but had no intention to reveal himself at the moment, so he feigned ignorance and asked.

"That's the acupuncture you used to treat Old Fifteen!" Another elder spoke up politely.

"Heh, that's not a soul-snatching technique! It’s my family’s ancestral Life-Saving Five Element Acupuncture!" Upon hearing this elderly man’s words, Xiao Yu laughed and replied.

"Uh… Did I get it wrong No way! That clearly was a soul-snatching technique!" Hearing Xiao Yu's explanation, the elders became puzzled. Yet they sensed that he didn't seem to be lying, so they remained confused.

Wu Laolao let out a long sigh as he slowly opened his eyes after lying down on the bed.

Just when Li Sujun was about to speak, Wu Laolao interrupted him. Among these elders, only he could roughly guess who Xiao Yu's master might be; now he is even certain of it. (To be continued...)ver expected that the unassuming Fangyuan would have such influence. It was clear that Chongguoqing had come specifically for this young doctor, and Fangyuan’s ability to arrange for this doctor to ac...