Song Hao said, "It's better to be humble! There are always some people in the world who are more amazing than we can imagine. When they use their extraordinary skills, I have to admit that I am not as good as them. I must not be arrogant in the future."
Tang Yu smiled upon hearing this.
That evening, Luo Feiying called to tell Song Hao and Tang Yu that Tianyitang was doing very well. Thanks to the presence of several renowned doctors and their remarkably effective treatments, patients from all directions were flocking to the clinic, which was now packed every day. To ensure Song Zihe, Wu Qiguang, Lin Fengyi, and others could get adequate rest and maintain the quality of care, she had arranged for them to take turns seeing patients every other day.
"Well done! Yingying, you've all worked hard. We've finished our business here and will return tomorrow," Song Hao said approvingly.
"Oh, right, Song Hao, there's one more thing. Because Tianyitang has become so famous, a delegation of over a hundred recent graduates from the Provincial College of Traditional Chinese Medicine came yesterday. The health department leaders wanted Grandpa and Old Lin to take on some apprentices and provide them with clinical guidance. But the old folks are quite stubborn, saying that only students they personally approve of can stay. In the end, after much selection, only twelve students with decent qualifications were chosen to intern at Tianyitang temporarily. It will be six months before they can decide who will become their apprentices. Just today, someone even asked Liu Tian and his group to pull some strings through me to get into Tianyitang," Luo Feiying said.
Upon hearing this, Song Hao smiled and said, "This is a good thing. It was originally part of our plan, but it has been implemented ahead of schedule. Currently, Tianyi Hall is short-staffed. In addition to the staff that Grandpa and the others have kept, you can also decide to keep some people who are familiar with medicines. If they perform well in the future, they can stay and work at Tianyi Hall."
“None of these students seem to have the potential to become a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. Even the twelve that my grandfather and his family kept were only kept because they came from families with a long history of traditional Chinese medicine and started learning earlier. They were the best of the worst. The pharmacy is in dire need of staff, but I have already selected a few who are familiar with Chinese herbs to stay,” Luo Feiying said.
"Now that you're in charge, you can decide what to do," Song Hao said with a smile.
"You guys should come back soon, you've all kept me so busy. Luckily, Liu Tian and the others are taking care of the project themselves, and I don't need to worry about Wansongling, otherwise I would have been exhausted," Luo Feiying complained.
Tang Yu took the phone and laughed, "Alright, alright, stop complaining. Do you think Song Hao and I have it easy outside? I have some bad news for you: your car fell off a cliff and burned to the ground."
"Is Song Hao alright?" Luo Feiying asked in surprise.
"I've been talking to you for a while now, so of course I'm fine. Why didn't you ask me about it?" Tang Yu said with a smile.
“You’re alright too! The car is wrecked, but as long as you’re all safe, that’s all that matters,” Luo Feiying said.
"That's more like it," Tang Yu said with a smile. "By the way, how are the Qiu siblings?"
Luo Feiying said, "That Qiu Wei studies acupuncture with Wu Qiguang every day. As for that Qiu Ru, well, apart from being busy with the construction of her Hundred Herbs Garden, she doesn't seem to care much about me, as if I owe her money."
"Maintaining unity is the most important thing. Qiu Ru is quiet and somewhat introverted, so she may not dislike you. Therefore, you shouldn't deliberately go against her. She is the only successor of the Medicine King Sect and will be the pharmacist of the Heavenly Medicine Hall in the future. Song Hao and I specially invited her, so don't neglect her," Tang Yu instructed.
"Okay. I've been waiting for you guys to come back and free me soon," Luo Feiying said lazily, then hung up the phone.
"We really need to go back soon, Tianyi Hall is too busy," Tang Yu said.
Song Hao laughed and said, "At this rate, the busiest days are yet to come! Our first priority when we get back is to recruit talents in various fields of traditional Chinese medicine."
"And another thing," Song Hao said excitedly, "We need to advance both talent recruitment and talent training. When the time is right, we will also open Tianyitang branches all over the country and even in countries around the world, forming a global TCM network. I think it won't be more than a year before Tianyitang Pharmaceutical Factory is established. Only in this way can we truly say that the era of great TCM has arrived."
"Dreams shape the future and create everything! The Tianyi Group, founded by the Tianyi Sect, is a large international pharmaceutical group with great strength, but they prioritize medicine over medical practice and haven't used their own power to usher in a new era," Tang Yu said admiringly. Looking at the ambitious Song Hao, Tang Yu's heart was also filled with pride and happiness.
“Tianyitang will replace that Tianyi Group!” Song Hao said calmly.
Tang Yu, upon hearing this, knew that Song Hao still harbored resentment towards his biological parents and was particularly bitter about the Heavenly Medicine Sect. She knew it was too late to persuade him now, and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh inwardly. Tang Yu was intelligent and perceptive. Ever since she noticed someone following them and the car being inexplicably pushed into the valley, she had sensed that something was about to happen surrounding Song Hao and his special identity. While she was comforting Song Hao, she was also reassuring herself that members of the Life and Death Sect were secretly protecting them. However, after learning that Hong Huang was also searching for the miraculous cure for the Heavenly Medicine Sect, her opinion of Qi Yannian and Du Qingmiao had become somewhat blurred. The situation was complex and unpredictable, leaving her somewhat bewildered, but Tang Yu held fast to one belief: to protect the people she loved.
At this moment, Song Hao, though overjoyed at successfully retrieving the "Miraculous Prescriptions" and excited by the rapid progress of Tianyi Hall, also vaguely sensed that a conspiracy, or even danger, was quietly approaching. His heart was filled with worry, though he didn't show it to Tang Yu. The trouble he had brought upon her had already burdened the girl he loved enough; he should face it fearlessly, even though he didn't yet know what this impending trouble and danger would be.
Volume Two: The Heavenly Doctor's Hall, Chapter Fifty-One: Crisis Upon Crisis
Xining City.
In a suite at a luxury hotel, Hong Huang was making a phone call.
"Boss, those two are still there. It looks like they're looking for a lama from Kumbum Monastery to do something for them. Based on our observations over the past few days, Ji Dongyang has indeed disappeared and lost contact with them. What should we do next?" Hong Huang asked respectfully.
"You let go of the person you almost had. I shouldn't have told you about him. Remember, if Song Hao tries to stop you again, don't worry about his identity. As long as you catch Ji Dongyang and figure out the 'miracle cure,' everything else is secondary. Your current task is still to keep those two people there and prevent them from leaving Qinghai. They know Ji Dongyang and will definitely contact him. This is our only clue to finding Ji Dongyang right now." A cold voice came from the other end of the phone.
“But boss, Song Hao’s identity is special after all, and I dare not use force against him. Please explain the bottom line for dealing with him, otherwise I still don’t know what to do,” Hong Huang said.
The other party seemed to hesitate for a moment before saying, "I originally had other plans for dealing with Song Hao, but I didn't expect him to get involved in the search for the elixir of immortality. You should try to stall him for a few days and avoid alerting him as much as possible. My men will arrive soon, so we'll have to combine the two tasks. As for you, why did you explain your identity to him last time? Now you can't do some things clearly. Song Hao is my most important pawn, and I don't want to get rid of him unless absolutely necessary. So please don't touch him; just keep your distance for now."
“Understood. It seems Song Hao and that girl are planning to leave tomorrow, so I will keep them here,” Hong Huang said.
“Mr. Hong!” the other party continued, “I sent you to infiltrate the Ghost Doctor’s Sect for many years to find the whereabouts of the Divine Formula for No Medicine, so that I could have a chance to turn my fortunes around in the future. Now it seems that the legend is true, and the Divine Formula for No Medicine does indeed exist. So your current task is still to find Ji Dongyang by all means and obtain the secret formula for the Divine Formula for No Medicine. Now that your identity has been exposed, don’t worry too much about Song Hao’s affairs. Just stall him for a few days. If Ji Dongyang appears with him, and the other people I sent haven’t arrived yet, just do as I just said. Don’t worry about his identity. Just do what needs to be done.”
Hong Huang frowned upon hearing this. His boss, still hesitant, hadn't made his point too clear. Clearly, his boss was wary of Song Hao and hadn't yet decided what to do. Being asked to maintain a respectful distance while simultaneously obeying his orders was a difficult situation for Hong Huang. He dared not ask any further questions and hung up the phone, still puzzled.
Then, Hong Huang made another call and asked, "Have you managed to contact Bai Li of the Wind and Fire Hall?"
Meanwhile, in another hotel in Xining, Gu Xiaofeng, the man from the Gate of Life and Death, was also on the phone with someone.
“Brother Qi, the young master and Miss Tang are on their way to Qinghai to find someone, probably on orders from Xiao Boran’s master. Those people have already shown signs of taking action, having destroyed the car the young master was traveling in. In addition, the young master’s trip has unexpectedly become entangled with the matter of the ’miracle cure without medicine,’ which is probably the trouble that has brought him,” Gu Xiaofeng said.
Qi Yannian's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Brother Gu, don't worry about that so-called 'miracle cure.' Nothing else matters to me now. I only want my son to be safe. Remember, anyone who dares to endanger Song Hao's safety must be killed without exception. I want to see if he can really be so ruthless towards Song Hao. Right now, even losing the Tianyi Group doesn't matter to me, as long as Heaven returns my son intact." Qi Yannian was actually quite agitated as he spoke.
"Things have become a bit complicated now. Several forces are searching for Ji Dongyang and the 'miracle cure.' Young Master, you didn't intend to get involved, but unexpectedly, you've become their target again. There's something else I must tell you: the people from Shangqing Temple have also appeared and are showing signs of distrust towards you. Although it's not clear yet whether it's Xiao Boran's intention, the people from Shangqing Temple are already monitoring you. I suspect it's because Ji Dongyang's sudden departure from your side has made them distrust you. You were originally going to hand Ji Dongyang over to the people from Shangqing Temple, but for some reason, he suddenly ran away," Gu Xiaofeng said seriously.
"Shangqing Temple!" Qi Yannian was taken aback upon hearing this and exclaimed in surprise, "That old Taoist Xiao has been incredibly attentive to Song Hao. A few days ago, he donated all of Shangqing Temple's tens of thousands of medical books to Tianyi Hall. How could we suspect him?"
Gu Xiaofeng said, "Right now, we can only say it was the actions of those few Taoist priests; Xiao Boran's own attitude is still unclear."
Qi Yannian paused slightly and said, "If one day the Life and Death Sect were to clash with the Shangqing Temple, what chance would Brother Gu have of victory?"
Gu Xiaofeng was taken aback upon hearing this, then laughed and said, "Brother Qi's love for his son is truly touching! You could have foreseen any mishap that might happen to the young master. However, what Brother Qi assumed will not happen. Xiao Boran's treatment of the young master has already surpassed the bond between master and disciple, even exceeding that of father and son. The supreme medical treasure, Song Tiansheng's acupuncture bronze figure, could not sway his mind, and a illusory, ineffective prescription should also not be able to disturb his will. What he did today was merely the result of a worldly curiosity, something even a recluse cannot escape."
"That would be best!" Qi Yannian said. "I ask Brother Gu to protect the safety of these two children and ensure their safe return to Tianyi Hall. Although Elder Xiao is hiding his true colors, as long as he is sincere towards Song Hao, I will treat him with sincerity in return. If he is truly detrimental to Song Hao, I will strike with all my might."
Gu Xiaofeng put down the phone and turned to the two young men in the room, saying, "Since two things have come up at the same time, let's deal with them together. Continue searching for that Ji Dongyang."
A young man respectfully said, "Master, Ji Dongyang is now like a frightened bird, probably hiding and never daring to show his face again. He should also stop contacting Song Hao. I think we should send someone else to search for Ji Dongyang."
Gu Xiaofeng said, "I know, but we need to deal with Song Hao's troubles first. Notify Diao Cheng to keep a close eye on Song Hao and Tang Yu's movements; they probably won't be able to leave. Since the head of the Heavenly Medicine Sect doesn't care about the 'miracle formula,' we'll get it for them. Otherwise, I'll be in a difficult position."
Another young man asked, "Master, is the 'Medicine-Free Divine Formula' really that important to our Life and Death Sect?"
Gu Xiaofeng said, “Don’t forget, the Gate of Life and Death has always been a branch of medicine. It was only after the Ming and Song dynasties that it gradually changed its nature and deviated from the path of medicine. Our ancestors had some enlightenment about life and death, so they created the Gate of Life and Death, intending to understand the secrets of life and death, to cultivate their own path through medicine, to seek the art of longevity, to transcend life and death forever, and to achieve the path of a ‘True Person’. This is the original intention of our Gate of Life and Death. However, after generations of our ancestors made countless efforts, they could not escape the cycle of life and death themselves, so they had to intervene in the martial world to control the life and death of others. Since the Divine Formula without Medicine has been verified in the world, it must be a method that Ji Xuan has thoroughly researched to connect the heavens and the human world. It is also what the ancestors of the Gate of Life and Death believed to be the highest realm of medicine: curing without medicine! So if we obtain the Divine Formula without Medicine and combine it with the secret techniques of life and death left by our ancestors, we can at least make a breakthrough in the study of human life and death. Since there has never been an art of longevity, but if we can obtain a method for longevity, it can be considered as giving an explanation to the ancestors of the Gate of Life and Death.”
Author: 50565061 Reply Date: 2008-03-30 14:39:00