I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

"My master taught me." A trace of nostalgia flashed in the old man's eyes. "Before he passed away, he once said that Traditional Chinese Medicine is a treasure left by our ancestors and we must not let it be lost."

I nodded in agreement.

Finally, we bought some other herbs. The old man insisted on charging only cost price, saying that it was to support my medical studies.

It was already afternoon when I returned to the Liu family's house. I prepared a new prescription for Mr. Liu, adding the herbs I had bought from him.

"The medicine will be more effective this time," I said to Liu Ying.

Sure enough, after taking the medicine, Mr. Liu's mental state improved significantly, and his originally pale face regained color.

"It's amazing!" Liu Ying's mother said excitedly, "Grandpa looks much better now."

Mr. Liu also felt the changes in his body. "This medicine is really effective. I feel a lot more relaxed."

Just as we were rejoicing over Mr. Liu's improvement, Liu Ying suddenly asked, "By the way, did you know that the Wang family came this morning?"

Liu Ying's father and mother exchanged glances and shook their heads.

"No, no one came to the house this morning."

Liu Ying and I were stunned. The Wang family had clearly been causing trouble at the old man's house just now, so how could the Liu family not know about it?

"Really?" Liu Ying confirmed again.

"Really not." Liu Ying's mother said affirmatively.

I was a little confused, but I didn't ask any more questions. Perhaps the Liu family had their own considerations.

Over the next few days, Mr. Liu's health continued to improve. He used to need someone to help him walk, but now he can walk alone in the yard.

The news spread quickly, and more and more people began to ask about my medical skills.

"I heard that you cured Mr. Liu's illness?"

"Is it true? Can such a serious disease be cured?"

"Who is your master? So powerful?"

I answered all these questions truthfully. However, I didn't expect that these rumors would reach the ears of the Wang family.

The Wang family was clearly unwilling to give up. They began to contact their connections everywhere, looking for an opportunity to deal with me.

A few days later, Liu Ying hurried to my house.

"Something's wrong!" she gasped.

"What's the matter?" I put down the medical book in my hand.

"Several famous doctors are questioning your medical skills, saying you can't possibly be that skilled."

I frowned. "What do you mean?"

Liu Ying took out her phone and said, "Look at this."

An article appeared on my phone screen titled "The Truth Behind the Young 'Miracle Doctor.'" In it, several so-called renowned Chinese medicine practitioners questioned my medical skills.

"This young man claims to be self-taught, but as far as we know, Chinese medicine requires long-term study and practice. It is impossible to reach such a high level without the guidance of a famous teacher," said one of the famous doctors in the article.

Another famous doctor was more direct, "We have reason to suspect that this young man may have secretly learned the secrets of a certain medical family."

"Stealing secret techniques?" I couldn't help but laugh. "These people have really rich imaginations."

Liu Ying said worriedly, "Although it sounds ridiculous, these people are famous Chinese medicine practitioners, and many people will believe what they say."

"Let them talk." I didn't care. "The clear will be clear, and the turbid will be turbid."

"But..." Liu Ying wanted to say something.

I waved my hand. "Let me ask you, does the Wang family have any medical secrets?"

"No," Liu Ying answered without hesitation. "The Wang family is in the medicinal herb business. How could they have any secret techniques?"

"That's it," I said. "They said I stole the Wang family's secret manual, so let them produce evidence."

Although I pretended to be indifferent, I felt a little unhappy inside. These so-called famous doctors dared to publicly question me without even doing basic research.

"Who found these people?" I asked.

"I heard it was the Wang family who contacted them," Liu Ying said. "They spent a lot of money."

I nodded. This made sense. The Wang family must have been furious and humiliated to come up with this method to deal with me.

"Who are those famous doctors?"

"I've asked around, and they only care about money and not people. As long as you give them money, they will say anything." Liu Ying said angrily.

"Is such a person worthy of being called a famous doctor?" I shook my head.

"There's something even more outrageous," Liu Ying continued. "They're spreading rumors everywhere, saying that you stole your medical skills from the Wang family, and that this has caused great harm to the Wang family."

"Hurt?" I couldn't believe my ears. "They were the ones who came to trouble me first, okay?"

"I know, but people outside don't know," Liu Ying said. "A lot of people are spreading this story now."

I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down.

"Forget it, we will fight against the enemy with our own army and block the water with earth." I said, "I believe time will tell."

Liu Ying looked at me, "Are you really not worried?"

"What's the point of worrying?" I asked. "Are you not going to treat the disease and save the patient just because you're worried?"

"That's not the case," Liu Ying said. "I just think the Wang family is going too far."

"Those who go too far will naturally receive retribution," I said. "We just need to do our own thing."

Having said that, I still feel a little uneasy. Although these doubts are unfounded, they will still affect my reputation.

More importantly, it made me realize that not everyone in this world is reasonable. Some people will resort to any despicable means to achieve their own interests.

Just as the doubts were growing, an unexpected visitor came to the Wang family.

In the Wang family mansion, Old Master Wang was sulking in his study. Although I'd arranged for those renowned doctors to question me these past few days, the results weren't ideal. Instead, many people began to question the doctors' motives.

"Master, there is someone outside asking to see you." The butler walked into the study and reported.

"Who is it?" Mr. Wang asked impatiently.

"They said they're from a pharmaceutical company and want to discuss cooperation with you."

Mr. Wang became interested and said, "Let them in."

Soon, three men in suits walked into the study. The leader was a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and looked very cultured.

"Hello, Mr. Wang." The middle-aged man extended his hand. "I'm a representative of Kangmei Pharmaceutical Company. My last name is Tian."

Mr. Wang shook his hand and said, "Kangmei Pharmaceutical? I've never heard of it."

"We're a newly established company specializing in the research, development, and promotion of traditional Chinese medicine," Representative Tian said with a smile. "We heard the Wang family has some secret medical manuals passed down from generation to generation, so we came here specifically to visit them."

Mr. Wang's heart moved, "How do you know that my family has the secret manual?"

"It's like this," Representative Tian said, "We've recently noticed a young man. I heard he has superb medical skills and is said to have learned the Wang family's secret manual."