Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Not long after, Xingwang was brought over by Cangqin.

"Greetings to the Palace Master and all the uncle masters."

"Xingwang, you are already twelve years old. It is time for you to leave the palace and see the outside world. I have discussed with your master and decided to let you follow your Master Uncle Ye down the mountain. On the one hand, the social customs down the mountain can allow your Master Uncle Ye to teach you. On the other hand, your Master Uncle Ye is not a cultivator. After going down the mountain, you will be responsible for protecting your Master Uncle Ye's safety. Do you remember this?"

Hearing the Palace Master say this, Xing Wang looked at the Palace Master with some doubt, but saw that the Palace Master and several elders were all smiling. He turned to look at his master Cangqin, only to see Cangqin nodded at him. Finally, he locked his gaze on Ye Changyan and asked a question after a long time.

"Uncle Master Ye, my appetite is much bigger than my fellow disciples. Will I get hungry if I follow you?"

When everyone at the scene heard this, they all burst into laughter.

"Xingwang is at the age of growing up, so I will not let you go hungry. Are you willing to follow me down the mountain?"

Hearing that he would not go hungry, Xingwang nodded in confusion.

"Since you are willing to go down the mountain with me, I do have a small request."

Xingwang's two brush-like eyelashes fluttered twice, and her pair of big watery eyes stared at Ye Changyan.

"If you follow me down the mountain, you can no longer call me Grandmaster Uncle."

"But Master said you are his uncle, so I should call you Grand Uncle."

Seeing that the child's stubborn temper was coming out, Cangqin walked up to Xingwang with a smile, squatted down, and talked to him while helping him tidy up his Taoist robe.

"Xingwang, you will follow Master Uncle Ye from now on. Not only must you protect Master Uncle Ye, you must also listen to him. For example, Master Uncle Ye just told you not to call him Master Uncle from now on, so you should listen to him."

"What should I call him, then?"

"From now on, you can call me Master."

Ye Changyan, who was standing aside, had a smile on his face and spoke to Xingwang.

"Then you should listen to Uncle Master Ye and call him Young Master from now on."

Xing Wang nodded to Cangqin, then turned around and shouted to Ye Changyan.

"Son."

"Okay, then go pack your things and follow me down the mountain."

Qingxuzi cast a look at Cangqin and then gave an order.

"Cangqin, take Xingwang and collect the luggage first, and then go directly to the guest house to meet up with your uncle and the others."

Cangqin agreed and retreated with Xingwang.

"Junior brother, I heard from Cangqin that there were a few young men dressed in barbarian Miao costumes who went up the mountain with you. Are they from Youshui City?"

Hearing Qing Yangzi's question, Ye Changyan was a little surprised, but he did not hide it and nodded.

"Brother Qingyang, the young men dressed in Miao costumes who came up the mountain with me are indeed from Youshui City. The leader is Sang Li, the youngest son of Sang Xiong, the Lord of Youshui City."

After hearing what Ye Changyan said, Qing Yangzi and the others seemed to have some regrets about the hero's old age.

"I didn't expect that the position of the Lord of Youshui City has been passed to Sang Xiong. Back then, Sang Xiong was still a naughty boy who climbed trees naked to steal bird eggs."

It seems that Qingyangzi knows City Lord Sangxiong. I don’t know if Sang Li has told his senior brothers the purpose of this trip.

Just when Ye Changyan was thinking, he heard Qing Yangzi asking.

"Did Sang Xiong's young son come here to ask for medicine?"

It seems that there must be some reason behind this. Ye Changyan didn't know how to ask and could only nod.

"Back then, I went to the Man Miao land to look for medicinal materials for alchemy. I happened to be in Youshui City and saw a mulberry bear climbing a tree to steal bird eggs and was bitten by a poisonous snake. This kind of poisonous snake is unique to the Man Miao and is extremely poisonous. In the Man Miao area, no one who is bitten by this snake can survive."

When Ye Changyan heard this, his face was filled with fear. How could a snake be so poisonous?

"I had some friendship with Sang You, the mayor of Youshui City at that time. Sang You asked me to think of a way, but the poison of this snake was really strong and overbearing. I tried to help him drain the poisonous blood out of his body, and then gave him a Five Poison Pill that I had on me, which saved Sang Xiong's life."

After hearing Qing Yunzi say this, Ye Changyan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Twenty years later, Sang Xiong came to our door again. The Man Miao witch doctor said that he was poisoned by a snake. After I diagnosed him, I confirmed that he was indeed poisoned by a snake, and it was a recurrence of the snake venom that was suppressed by the Five Poison Pill twenty years ago."

Ye Changyan let out a sigh of relief, but then he breathed a sigh of relief again.

"The herbs used to refine the Five Poison Pills are hard to find. I only had two at the time, so I gave them both to him. If the poison relapses once every twenty years, he should be over sixty by now."

"Indeed, when I passed by Youshui City, I saw that although City Lord Sangxiong was in good spirits, his hair was already gray. According to City Lord Sangxiong, Sang Li was his eldest son who was born after he was over 50 years old."

Hearing Ye Changyan say this, Qing Yunzi chuckled, then nodded with some emotion, took out a small medicine bottle and handed it to Ye Changyan.

"Junior brother, the medicine bottle contains the Five Poison Pill. This pill is really hard to come by. I only have this one at the moment. However, Sang Xiong is already over sixty years old. After taking this pill, I wonder if he can survive until the next poison attack."

Ye Changyan thanked Qing Yunzi on behalf of Sang Li and put away the medicine bottle.

It seems that Qingyangzi has made great achievements in the art of making alchemy. Ye Changyan felt a little excited.

"Brother Qingyang, I have an unreasonable request, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"Hahaha... Junior Brother Ye, although this is the first time we meet, since you are the only successor of my uncle, you are a member of my Yujing Palace. If you have any requests, just say it."

Qingxuzi and his fellow disciples all had warm smiles on their faces and nodded at Ye Changyan.

"My father has had a disease since he was born. He has been weak and sickly since he was a child. I don't know..."

Ye Changyan gave Qingyangzi a general description of Ye Xiaozheng's situation. Qingyangzi asked for some details and then spoke thoughtfully.

"If it is really as Junior Brother said before, if your father can come to Yujing Palace for recuperation in this condition, I am somewhat confident that I can treat him to be no different from an ordinary person, at least it will not have a big impact on his lifespan."

When Ye Changyan heard this, he was overjoyed and his face was filled with excitement.

"But from what you just said, your father is not suitable for long journeys right now. I have two bottles of nourishing pills here. You can have someone take them back to your father and have him take one pill every seven days. After he has finished taking these two bottles of nourishing pills, he can travel long distances. I think there will be no problem. By then, I will be more confident that I can take care of him."

When Ye Changyan heard this, he was very excited. He thanked Qing Yangzi repeatedly and then reached out to take the pill from Qing Yangzi's hand.