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

Chen Hao returned from the old man in the mountains with a backpack full of precious medicinal herbs. The old man was a herbalist who had lived in the mountains for decades and had accumulated many valuable herbs.

"These are wild, much more potent than the artificially cultivated ones on the market." The old man took out a ginseng and said, "This one is over 20 years old. Give it to the patient."

Chen Hao took the ginseng, feeling grateful. These herbs would be priced sky-high outside, but the old man gave them to him without hesitation.

Back at the Liu family's house, Chen Hao reconstituted the prescription. Adding a few precious herbs the old man had given him significantly enhanced its effectiveness. After three days of taking it, Mr. Liu's complexion became much rosier, and he had more strength to walk.

"What a miracle doctor!" Old Master Liu held Chen Hao's hand. "My old bones can only live for a few more years."

The Liu family was very happy, but strangely, no one mentioned the Wang family's visit. Chen Hao noticed this detail, but did not ask any more questions.

Just when Chen Hao thought that the matter would be settled, some rumors began to spread in the city.

"I heard that the young Chinese medicine doctor secretly learned the medical skills from the Wang family."

"The Wang family is a family of traditional Chinese medicine. How could they allow outsiders to learn the real skills?"

"He must have stolen it. Otherwise, how could such a young boy have such superb medical skills?"

When Chen Hao heard these words, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What secrets did the Wang family have? He learned all his medical skills from the system, and they had nothing to do with the Wang family.

However, Chen Hao didn't pay much attention to these rumors. He believed that time would prove everything.

But the development of things exceeded his expectations.

A few days later, several "famous Chinese medicine practitioners" came to the city and publicly questioned Chen Hao's lineage in major media.

"I've been practicing medicine for forty years, and I've never seen anyone so young with such skill," a goateed, elderly Chinese medicine practitioner said on television. "Unless he was taught by a renowned teacher, it would be impossible."

Another middle-aged doctor wearing gold-rimmed glasses also stepped forward and said, "The Wang family is a long-standing family of traditional Chinese medicine here, with a century-old tradition. This young man's technique clearly bears the characteristics of the Wang family. He may have secretly learned the family's medical secrets."

These people spoke with certainty, as if they had seen Chen Hao stealing the knowledge with their own eyes.

Chen Hao watched the performances of these people on TV and found them ridiculous. "What secret manual does the Wang family have? If it did, Wang Zhiyuan's medical skills wouldn't be so bad."

Li Wan'er, sitting nearby, stamped her feet in anger. "These people are going too far! They're clearly jealous of your medical skills, yet they fabricate such lies."

"Don't be angry." Chen Hao patted her hand. "If a dog bites you, you can't bite it back, right?"

"But if this goes on, your reputation will be affected." Li Wan'er said worriedly.

Chen Hao was about to comfort her when his cell phone suddenly rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, is this Dr. Chen Hao?" A woman's voice came from the phone, sounding very polite.

"I am, who are you?"

"I'm Zhang Li, the business manager of Huakang Pharmaceutical Company. Our company is very interested in your medical skills and would like to discuss cooperation with you."

Chen Hao frowned. Huakang Pharmaceutical? He had never heard of this company.

"I'm sorry, I have no plans to cooperate for the time being."

"Doctor Chen, please don't rush to refuse. Our company is strong and can provide you with a good platform. We have also heard that you have mastered some unique medical skills, and we are willing to pay a high price for them."

"What unique medical skills?" Chen Hao felt a little strange.

"These are the secret manuals you learned from the Wang family. We're willing to pay 10 million for copies. What do you think?"

Chen Hao almost laughed out loud: "I don't have any Wang family secrets, you might be mistaken."

"Doctor Chen, there's no need to be modest. We've already contacted the Wang family, and they've confirmed this." Zhang Li's tone became a little anxious. "Don't worry, we only want a copy. It won't affect your continued use."

"I told you, I don't have any secrets." Chen Hao hung up the phone directly.

Li Wan'er heard the content of the call and her face turned serious: "There is something wrong with this company."

"There is indeed a problem." Chen Hao nodded. "Normal pharmaceutical companies wouldn't do business this way."

He took out his phone and searched for Huakang Pharmaceutical Company. The online information showed that it was a newly established company with a high registered capital but a vague business scope.

"This company's background is not simple." Chen Hao looked at the information. "On the surface, it is a Chinese company, but the actual controller is likely a foreigner."

Li Wan'er also came over to watch: "What do you think they want to do?"

"Collecting traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, or trying to bring Chinese medicine talents abroad." Chen Hao's expression became serious. "This isn't the first time this has happened."

At this moment, the Wang family also received a call from Huakang Pharmaceutical.

"Mr. Wang, we are very interested in your family's secret Chinese medicine books." Zhang Li's voice sounded on the phone.

Wang Zhiyuan's eyes lit up when he heard this. Someone was willing to pay for their "secret recipe"? This was a godsend.

"Our family does have some ancestral medical skills." Wang Zhiyuan deliberately lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious.

"Great! We're willing to pay a high price for it. Just let us make a copy. It won't affect your continued use at home."

Wang Zhiyuan pondered. Where did their family actually have any secret manuals? Most of those so-called ancestral medical books were copied from elsewhere and were worthless. But since someone was willing to pay for them, that was another matter.

"This...I need to discuss it with my family." Wang Zhiyuan pretended to be embarrassed.

"Of course. But we heard that your secret manual was stolen?"

Wang Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, then realized that this was an opportunity, a good opportunity to deal with Chen Hao.

"That's true." Wang Zhiyuan sighed, "That kid named Chen stole our most precious medical secret book while we weren't paying attention."

"That's outrageous!" Zhang Li said angrily on the phone. "Don't worry, we will help you get justice. This kind of theft will never be tolerated."

Wang Zhiyuan was secretly delighted. With the support of this company, he was no longer afraid of Chen Hao.

"Thank you for your help." Wang Zhiyuan pretended to be grateful. "We will definitely cooperate with your work."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Zhiyuan immediately called a meeting with his family.

"This is a great opportunity," Wang Zhiyuan said excitedly. "With the support of this company, we can completely bring down that Chen guy."

Old Master Wang frowned. "But our family doesn't have any real secrets. Is it appropriate to lie like this?"

"Dad, don't worry about it." Wang Zhiyuan said impatiently, "They're willing to pay, so why shouldn't we take it? As for the secret manual, we can just find a few medical books and make some copies."