After returning to the capital, the eldest daughter saved her entire clan with her medical skills.

“Master, as the only successor of our Medicine King Valley, it is only right that you pass on any treasures to your disciple. Wouldn’t it be a waste for others to benefit after I leave the valley?”

"I'm not dead yet, how could I let others benefit from this?"

Lingxuzi was so angry that his beard twitched. He spent his days fighting wits with this disciple who was as cunning as a sieve. He would lose three years of his life.

"Hehe, that's just a matter of time. Your disciple has already kept it safe for you."

Xue Ruanruan was not intimidated at all, and she came up with a whole set of fallacies.

"Alright, first you need to memorize and write down the 'Huangdi Neijing,' 'Nanjing,' 'Shennong Bencao Jing,' and 'Duyao Bencao.' Don't look at the books while you're at it. Then hand them to me when you're done."

"Uh... Master is so cruel."

The thought of those dry and boring books made Xue Ruanruan's scalp tingle.

In her past life, she was locked in an iron cage and went insane for several years, long forgetting the contents of the medical books.

But she was willing to risk everything for the spatial jade pendant in her master's possession.

In this life, she will never tell Shen Yuanxiang about the jade pendant again.

She wanted to make good use of the jade pendant to plant more spirit rice and store more food.

They also need to raise pigs, cattle, and sheep, become large-scale livestock farmers, and process the meat into jerky and store it up.

They caught the sea fish, shrimp, and crabs and sent them to the soldiers guarding the frontier.

For her father and brothers, for the 100,000 Xue family soldiers, and for her maternal grandfather whose throne was in jeopardy, she had to make full use of the spatial jade pendant.

At this moment, deep in the mountains outside the valley.

A tall, slender man wearing a jade crown looked at the snow falling all around him with a cool and aloof expression.

He was dressed in a black brocade robe, with a jade pendant at his waist and a jade-hilted longsword in his hand, exuding an aloof and cold aura.

If you look closely, you'll find that the hilt of the sword is intricately carved with a lifelike blue dragon pattern.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, turning the world into a vast expanse of white.

The man's jet-black hair was turned white by the snow, but his posture remained upright, as if he had become one with the world.

Suddenly, the snow on the branches fell to the ground with a soft rustling sound, and all around was silent.

A bodyguard dressed in black suddenly appeared on the vast white snow.

"Master, I am incompetent and failed to find the entrance to Medicine King Valley. I request to be punished."

The shadowy guard looked at his pale-faced master and lowered his head in self-reproach.

Black Shadow is the leader of Murong Xun's four Shadow Guards. He is highly skilled in martial arts and is adept at tracking, surveillance, and assassination.

"Go explore again."

The man didn't even frown, as if he had expected this outcome.

"Yes!"

The dark figure knelt down and bowed to the man before quickly disappearing into the white blizzard.

"Bai Ying, what do you think?"

The man whispered to himself, facing the empty space ahead.

“Master, the location of Medicine King Valley is unpredictable. Without the permission of Valley Master Ling Xuzi, not even a fly can fly in. Your subordinate is incompetent.”

A white figure, dressed in a long white robe, appeared out of thin air, knelt before the man, and blended into the snow.

"It is said that Medicine King Valley is spring-like all year round. Even when it is freezing cold and snowing heavily outside, it is still warm and flowers are blooming there, just like a fairyland on earth."

Everyone says that Medicine King Valley doesn't actually exist, but I, the King, simply refuse to believe it.

The man, with a cool expression, reached out to catch the falling snowflakes and said casually.

"If we can find the entrance to the valley, the poison you have will be cured."

Bai Ying was not a talkative person. She had been following her master out to seek medical treatment for more than half a year. Several times, she had watched helplessly as her usually resilient and extraordinary master bled from all seven orifices after the poison took effect, and she felt sorry for him.

He didn't believe that Medicine King Valley existed in reality; how could such cold weather be unaffected by the cold wind and as warm as spring?

That's just a myth.

However, Ling Xuzi was a real person, and it is said that his medical skills were miraculous, and he could bring the dead back to life and heal flesh and bones.

However, he has an eccentric personality, appears and disappears unpredictably, and is extremely skilled in disguise, always showing a different face each time.

Throughout the Chu-Qin Dynasty, countless high-ranking officials and nobles sought his medical treatment, but the old man seemed to favor the Xue family.

Since the old Duke Zhenguo was alive, he had appeared at the border five times to take the initiative to treat the seriously wounded soldiers.

The current situation in the court is turbulent. The emperor disregards the lives of the people and is obsessed with seeking the elixir of immortality. He is in a daze all day and has no interest in politics.

During the Chu and Qin dynasties, almost all the famous traditional Chinese medicine doctors were invited to the palace to study and refine the elixir of immortality.

The people were full of complaints and suffered greatly.

If it weren't for the regent's efforts to turn the tide and appease the people, the emperor's position would not have been secured.

Otherwise, to put it bluntly, it's uncertain who would sit on the throne.

"You don't believe me either? Fine, I think I smell a sweet fragrance, as elegant as gardenia. I'll continue searching."

The man knew that his subordinates did not believe that Medicine King Valley truly existed, so he did not force them, but simply let them continue their search.

He was going to gamble with fate, gamble with his life!

"Yes, I obey."

The white figure leaped into the air and disappeared into the vast white snowfield.

The snow fell on the branches, making a soft, rustling sound, as if heaven and earth had merged into one.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and a bright red figure gently landed on the snow.

"My lord, I am late."

The woman in red knelt before the man, her expression respectful.

"How about it?"

"I have investigated all the villages within a hundred miles and found several clues that are very similar to those of Ling Xuzi, the divine physician of Medicine King Valley."

"What clue? Tell me quickly."

Even the usually composed and reserved Murong Xun couldn't help but get excited when he heard that they had finally found a clue about the divine physician Ling Xuzi, and his voice trembled slightly.

"Since the beginning of winter, there have been several heavy snowfalls, and the people have suffered greatly. I heard that a strange old man is driving a donkey cart loaded with all kinds of precious medicinal herbs to treat the villagers for free."

Hongying was also excited. Based on the villagers' descriptions, she guessed that the other party was very likely the famous divine doctor Lingxuzi.

"Oh, anything else?"

A glint flashed in Murong Xun's eyes, and a slight smile appeared on his lips, revealing his keen interest.

"According to the people he treated, his medical skills are extremely high. Diseases that other doctors are helpless against can be cured by him with just a few doses of medicine. It's amazing."

Seeing that her master finally showed an expression, Hongying also became excited.

"Based on these facts alone, we cannot be certain that the strange old man is the divine physician Ling Xuzi."

Murong Xun looked at the swirling snowflakes, his eyes bright, his voice deep and gentle.

"I personally visited several terminally ill patients who had been given up on by other doctors and whose families were preparing for their funerals. After being treated by the eccentric old man, their conditions did indeed recover very well, and they were no different from ordinary people."

There was also a minor official suffering from carbuncles, who was completely cured after taking a few doses of medicine from that strange old man.

If she hadn't followed her master out to search for the whereabouts of the divine physician, Hongying would never have imagined in her life that there would be a doctor with such superb medical skills in the world.