The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

"We have to try everything to know the result. What if this Taoist priest Jiyue is a kind-hearted person, and seeing Fourth Master Qian's current state, he is moved by compassion and agrees?"

Yu Sheng would never let Ji Yue go until she found out his true identity.

If Ji Yue disagrees, Yu Sheng will use tough measures and force to keep him.

After finding out Ji Yue's true identity, if he is really a person with bad intentions as he guessed, then he will be eliminated to nip this hidden danger in the bud.

If after investigation, I find out that he is wrongly accused, I will take the blame and let him deal with it.

In order to ensure the safety of Shen Tingzhi, and even the safety of the Queen and the Crown Prince, he had to be more cautious.

Gan Jiu sensed something was wrong from Yu Sheng's words. Yu Sheng was doubting Ji Yue's identity.

"Are you doubting the identity of Taoist Jiyue?"

Yu Sheng sideways glanced at Gan Jiu. He was also a smart man. When talking to a smart man, there was no need to beat around the bush. Just be straightforward.

"Well, he doesn't look like someone who would retreat from the world."

"It's better to be cautious. Pingzhou is full of mixed people and the situation is complicated. It's better to be cautious."

Gan Jiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, I was the one who asked Taoist Jiyue to treat Fourth Master Qian."

"You found it?" This surprised Yu Sheng a little. "Where did you find it?"

Yu Sheng looked at Gan Jiu and thought to herself, it seems that Gan Jiu is not an ordinary person, I have underestimated him.

There is no way a small gatekeeper would have the opportunity to get involved in the Qian family's household affairs.

"It's embarrassing to say this." Gan Jiu smiled sheepishly, lowering his head. "Five years ago, Fourth Master Qian fell into a ravine and was seriously injured. The Qian family visited many famous doctors, and even the imperial physician from the capital came."

"But it only saved Fourth Master Qian from death. His injuries are still very serious."

"At that time, the head of the Qian family, Mr. Qian, the father of Mr. Qian Si, was still alive, and he found me."

"He wants me to use my connections in the martial arts world to find someone who can cure Fourth Master Qian and help him wake up."

"Many years ago, when I was still in the underworld, I accidentally offended someone I shouldn't have offended, and was put on a wanted list and hunted everywhere."

"I was desperate, so I turned to Mr. Qian for help. He was so kind and helped me solve my problem because we were from the same hometown."

"From then on, I retired from society and served the Qian family."

"I naturally couldn't refuse Master Qian's request, so I used my old connections in the underworld to ask someone to help me find a hermit master."

"Soon, a brother of mine who had fought in the martial arts world for a long time brought me news about Taoist Jiyue."

"Master Jiyue was not in Pingzhou at the time, but in Ganzhou, thousands of miles away, so I went to ask him to come to Pingzhou to treat Fourth Master Qian."

"Back then, I spent a lot of effort to convince Taoist Jiyue to come to Pingzhou with me."

"His medical skills are truly remarkable. In less than three months, he was able to wake Fourth Master Qian up. He later recovered from being paralyzed in bed, unable to do anything."

"Now I'm a half-paralyzed person who can at least move."

"Over the years, the Qian family has been secretly observing Taoist Jiyue, but they haven't found anything wrong."

"Apart from treating Fourth Master Qian, Taoist Jiyue spends most of his time studying pharmacology."

"I stayed in Qingfeng Temple all day, making medicine, dispensing medicine, doing these tedious and boring things."

Gan Jiu's words did not dispel Yu Sheng's concerns, but instead made Yu Sheng more suspicious of Ji Yue's origins and purpose of approaching the Qian family.

If Ji Yue is really from Ganzhou, then it will be easy. Ganzhou is their territory. Even if they dig three feet deep, they can find out Ji Yue's true origins.

But I’m afraid of Ji Yue, he is not from Ganzhou at all.

He just used Ganzhou to fulfill some of his unspeakable secrets.

It seems that in order to find out Ji Yue’s true identity and origin, it is up to Gan Jiu.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. It's unusual and strange for someone so young to have such great medical skills."

"Also, I've been with my master in Ganzhou for many years, but I've never heard anyone mention that there's a famous doctor in Ganzhou with amazing medical skills who saves the world."

Originally, Gan Jiu always thought that there was nothing wrong with Ji Yue, but after hearing what Yu Sheng said, he began to have doubts in his heart.

Yu Sheng’s master is Shen Tingzhi. Lord Shen comes from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

Since its establishment, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion has been continuously guarding the northern border. No one in Yunli dares to say that they know Ganzhou better than the Shen family.

Thinking of this, Gan Jiu suddenly realized a problem, that is, the accent of Taoist Ji Yue did not sound like the accent of Ganzhou.

At first, it was hard to tell where he was from with his accent, and there were always some unclear words mixed in. It was only after he stayed in Pingzhou for a long time in recent years that his pronunciation gradually became clear, and there was no longer any confusion about what he was saying.

The more Gan Jiu thought about it, the more scared he felt. He was afraid that Taoist Ji Yue was really as Yu Sheng said, and his real background was not that simple.

"We'll talk about this later. You go in and calm him down first. The most important thing now is that Fourth Master Qian doesn't get hurt."

"After today's treatment, keep him here. Don't let him leave again."

Yu Sheng already had a plan in mind at this time. Ji Yue was definitely not a simple person.

"I understand." Gan Jiu nodded and went into the house.

Yu Sheng waved her hand, and immediately a guard came running over. Yu Sheng leaned over to the guard's ear and whispered to him for a while.

Then the guard hurried out. He found Gu Lian, and after another whisper, Gu Lian took a group of people and hurried up the mountain.

I have to say that Ji Yue's medical skills are indeed amazing. After his treatment, Mr. Qian Si's condition quickly stabilized.

Seeing that Fourth Master Qian was fine, Gan Jiu said to Ji Yue, "Thank you for taking this trip."

"No, this is exactly what I do." Ji Yue smiled and lowered his head, quietly organizing his medicine box.

In recent years, the Qian family has donated a lot of money and materials to Qingfeng Temple to thank Ji Yue for treating Mr. Qian Si's illness.

Even for the sake of the money, Ji Yue had to treat Fourth Master Qian with all her heart. After all, if this God of Wealth died, the good days of Qingfeng Temple would be over.

Because of Yu Sheng's words, Gan Jiu felt that something was wrong with Ji Yue when he looked at him again.

"Master, how is my Fourth Master doing?"

After glancing at Fourth Master Qian lying on the bed, Gan Jiu turned around and looked at Ji Yue and asked.

"The Fourth Master's illness requires a period of time to recover."

Ji Yue stopped what she was doing, turned around and looked at Gan Jiu, and asked, "From the Fourth Master's pulse, it seems that he fainted because of stimulation. I wonder if you could tell me the truth. This will also be helpful for subsequent treatment."

"Oh, this." Gan Jiu thought about it for a moment and began to make up a story.

"I saw it when I came in just now. Something unexpected happened to our Qian family today. Some people have become disloyal and want to rebel against us."

"But now those people have been subdued. The Fourth Master fainted because of this incident."

"Oh, so that's how it is. These people really deserve it."

Ji Yue's seemingly nonchalant words somehow made Gan Jiu hear a hint of relief and a sense of peace of mind.

It seems that there is indeed something wrong with Ji Yue. Gan Jiu couldn't help but frowned.

Not only Ji Yue, I'm afraid even Qingfeng Temple needs to be investigated thoroughly.

"Master, Gan Jiu has an unwelcome request. I hope you won't refuse."

"Master Gan, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I will definitely not refuse anything I can do."

Ji Yue smiled at Gan Jiu, looking harmless.

"The Taoist priest has also seen that my Fourth Master's current health condition is indeed not optimistic."

"After what happened here today, the head of the family is worried about letting the Fourth Master live here anymore."

"So the head of the family has sent someone to take the Fourth Master back to recuperate."

"It's just that Pingzhou City is quite far from Qingfeng Temple. If the Fourth Master is unwell again, it would be very inconvenient to ask the Taoist priest to come and go."

"So the Patriarch's intention is to trouble you to move to Pingzhou City and stay at the Qian Family compound for a few days until the Fourth Master's condition stabilizes."

"I will send the Taoist priest back, and he can continue his cultivation."

Back then, it was because Ji Yue said that he was a cultivator and could not enter the mundane world, otherwise it would affect his comprehension of Taoism.

That's why the Qian family built the Qingfeng Temple for him on Qingfeng Mountain so that he could continue his practice here without any disturbance.

This is also the reason why Mr. Qian Si lives here instead of living in the Qian family compound.

"This?" Ji Yue frowned in embarrassment.

"Master, I'm just going to live in Pingzhou City for a few days. It won't affect you or anything."

"Also, the Qian family has prepared a quiet place for you to live. Apart from treating the Fourth Master every day, no one will disturb you at other times."

Gan Jiu naturally would not give Ji Yue a chance to refuse. What he said was all reasonable, and Ji Yue really had no reason to refuse.

Gan Jiu had already said this, if he still refused, it would seem a bit unreasonable.

Ji Yue hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly said, "Then I'll go to Pingzhou City with Lord Gan. The Fourth Master's health really needs careful care for a while."

"I'll have to trouble you, Lord Gan, to accompany me back later. I need to get some daily necessities."

"Hey, Taoist Priest, there's no need to pack up your daily necessities. What don't we have in the Qian family?"

"Master, we have prepared everything you need for daily life. Let's go first. If there is anything else you need, I will send someone to get it for you."

In order to avoid any further complications, Gan Jiu directly rejected Ji Yue's request.

"Well, I'll just have to trouble Master Gan."

Ji Yue had been dealing with Gan Jiu for the longest time, and knew that Gan Jiu was a carefree person, so she did not suspect anything. She just thought that Gan Jiu was so anxious because he was worried about Fourth Master Qian's illness.

After making arrangements for Ji Yue, Gan Jiu turned around and went out. When he saw Yu Sheng outside, he told her what had happened inside.

"Let's set off now and send Fourth Master Qian and this Taoist Priest Jiyue back to Pingzhou City."

Yu Sheng is also a cautious person. He doesn’t know Ji Yue yet. He doesn’t know if this person knows martial arts or what his abilities are.

So in order to avoid any accidents on the way back to Pingzhou, Yu Sheng took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve and handed it to Gan Jiu.

"After they get on the carriage, put this bottle of medicine in it. It will keep them safe and sound until they reach Pingzhou City."

As long as we arrive in Pingzhou City safely, everything will be easy.

Normally, Yu Sheng disdains to use such unfair means.

The medicines in his hand, including those used by Kang Ping and others just now, were all forced upon him by Xia He before he left for Beijing this time.

It is said that this is a medicine developed by a girl named Chao Yun. If you carry it with you when necessary, it can play a big role and solve big problems while reducing casualties.

Originally, Yu Sheng didn't want it at all, but he couldn't resist Xia He's coercion and inducement, so he had to accept it.

Xia He also asked him to give him feedback on the effects of the product after use, saying that he wanted to improve it and increase the effect.

But judging from the results just now, this medicine is indeed effective.

Gan Jiu took the medicine bottle and put it in his arms.

Soon the carriage was ready, and Mr. Qian Si was carried into the carriage, followed by Ji Yue.

Long before Mr. Qian Si was lifted onto the carriage, Gan Jiu had already opened the bottle of medicine that Yu Sheng had given him and placed it in the most inconspicuous corner of the carriage.

"You go back with them. I'll stay and clean up the mess."

Although Yu Sheng does not fully trust Gan Jiu yet, he is sure that Gan Jiu will definitely not do anything weird at this time.

"Okay, after arriving in Ganzhou, will they be sent directly to Lord Shen?"

After this incident, Gan Jiu has really let go of all the hesitation and entanglement in his heart.

This is not only because the decline of the Qian family is inevitable, but also because the Qian family really committed the shameful act of colluding with the Western Rong people and selling out their country.

Although Gan Jiu is a man of the world, and sometimes only cares about interests without asking right or wrong when doing things, everyone has a bottom line.

For Gan Jiu, the bottom line that he cannot touch is colluding with the Xirong people, having secret dealings with them and selling out the country.

His father and brother both died at the hands of the Western Rong people. His irreconcilable hatred for the Western Rong people was both a national hatred and a family feud.

Anyone who touches Gan Jiu's bottom line will be his enemy.