Chapter 1: The Treasure of Yi De, Crossing the Deep...

  Early in the morning, Liang Xin, who had not slept well the night before, got up early to practice Tai Chi in the courtyard of the Imperial Hospital. This slow and clumsy fist method looked even less impressive than jumping around like a madman to the imperial physicians. If an ordinary person were to practice this fist method, they would naturally be ridiculed by the imperial physicians, but when Liang Xin did it, it was somehow not so laughable.

  In the eyes of the imperial doctors, Liang Xin is a freakishly talented genius. In less than half a month following Chen Yudian, his medical skills are now on par with those of ordinary imperial physicians. Moreover, he has a habit of loudly shouting "Hei!" when excited, giving people the middle finger when angry, and constantly muttering strange phrases like "Three grains of rice for your mother to eat" or "Short door searching for Wen Rui". Therefore, the imperial doctors categorize Liang Xin as a freakishly talented individual.

  Just after finishing a set of Tai Chi, Liang Xin walked to the side of the courtyard and put on his clothes that were hanging on the railing. As soon as he finished dressing, Liang Xin saw Chen Yuding rushing in, ignoring everyone's greetings, and walking straight to Liang Xin's side, saying: "Follow me."

  Liang Xin inexplicably followed Chen Yuding, and Chen Yuding led Liang Xin to the Imperial Medicine Institute in a hurry. Xiaochun saw Chen Yuding and Liang Xin and immediately came forward to greet them, but Chen Yuding directly opened his mouth coldly and said: "Immediately open the medicine warehouse, do not let any idle people enter the medicine warehouse."

  "Yes!" Xiaochun saw that Chen Yudings face was not good and didnt dare to continue speaking, so she turned around and ran into the imperial pharmacy to open the door of the medicine warehouse.

  Liang Xin followed Chen Yuding into the pharmacy and finally couldn't help but ask, "Master, what's going on?"

  Chen Yuding walked to the corner of the pharmacy and brought over a medical study doll used for acupuncture, saying: "Xin'er, I don't have time to explain what's going on to you, and it's safer if you don't know some things. From now on, don't say anything else, just listen carefully as I pass down our family's 'Jade Ding Thirteen Needles' technique to you."

  Chen Yuding said, and then took out a row of silver needles of varying lengths to teach him the Jade Ding Thirteen Needle Technique that made him unparalleled in the world. As he taught the formation method, Liang Xin's heart rose with intense unease...

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, before long, Liang Xin heard Xiaochunzi shouting loudly outside the pharmacy: "This is a pharmacy, outsiders are not allowed to enter!"

  Chen Yuding looked up at the pharmacy gate, his eyes filled with a dull grayish tone, and sighed: "After all, there's no more time." Chen Yuding took out a book from his sleeve and handed it to Liang Xin, saying: "Xin'er, I'm very pleased to have taken you as my apprentice. The Jade Ding Thirteen Needles, I've only taught you nine of them, the remaining three you can slowly comprehend on your own through this book. Remember, when walking in the palace in the future, be extremely cautious and careful..."

  Bang! The door of the pharmacy was kicked open, and Xiaochunzi rolled in first. It was clear that he had been beaten up. A team of palace guards rushed into the pharmacy with swords drawn, one of whom shouted loudly: "Chen Yuding, you are suspected of poisoning the noble concubine of the palace, this time we will take you away to settle the case."

  The soldiers rushed over with a fierce momentum, and Liang Xin's eyebrows furrowed as she instinctively stepped forward to block Chen Yuding. Chen Yuding pushed Liang Xin aside and calmly said: "When the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden. This is an old saying. I have...

  One of the imperial guards reached out to grab Chen Yuding, but suddenly he flew backward and fell to the ground. The guard then shouted loudly: "He dares to arrest him! Everyone come together, kill without mercy!"

  Li Xiang's eyes widened in horror as he saw a dozen imperial guards draw their swords and charge at Chen Yudian, who closed his eyes with a resigned expression. Li Xiang couldn't bear it anymore - how could he just stand by and watch the man who had treated him like a strict teacher and loving father be hacked to death?

  Liang Xian opened Chen Yuding with one foot and kicked a forbidden soldier flying out. He had been practicing authentic Chen-style Tai Chi from childhood in modern times, and his kung fu was still pretty good. After crossing into the Northern Song Dynasty, Liang Xian had always been lazy about practicing, and this morning was the first time he practiced Tai Chi. However, what surprised Liang Xian was that his physical quality was exceptionally strong, and just now, with only 70% of his strength, he kicked the forbidden soldier flying out.

  Liang Xian's one move achieved success, greatly boosting his confidence. Immediately afterwards, he made a "Swallow Tail" move, striking with great force and sending someone flying. Then, taking advantage of the momentum, he stretched out his hand and snatched a large knife from a Forbidden Guard.

  With a knife in hand, Liang Xin performed a set of knife techniques flawlessly. After forcing back several people with a horizontal stroke, Liang Xin pulled Chen Yuding and said: "Master, let's run!"

  Chen Yuding subconsciously followed Liang Xin out of the pharmacy, and after they ran out of the Imperial Pharmacy, Liang Xin directly took Chen Yuding to run towards Yingyang Gate, because Yuhan Palace was there, Liang Xin wanted to take Chen Yuding there to temporarily hide.

  Chen Yuding grabbed Liang Xin and said, "We can't run to Yingyang Gate, that's the back garden, if we go in, it's like a turtle in a jar. Let's still run to Xuanyou Gate, as long as we can rush through Xuanyou Gate, maybe we'll have a glimmer of hope."

  Liang Xian thought for a moment and indeed the backyard was not a good place. He nodded immediately: "Good, disciple listens to master."

  Just as Chen Yuding and Liang Xin were talking, the dozen or so imperial guards had caught up with them. Liang Xin grabbed Chen Yuding and ran towards Xuanwu Gate.

  As they ran, Chen Yuding, being old, tripped and fell to the ground. Liang Xin turned around to help him up, but Chen Yuding pushed her away, saying: "Xin'er, you go quickly, don't worry about me. They only want my life, if you run now, you won't be implicated."

  Liang Xianyi firmly said, "You're my master, how could I possibly abandon you and run away myself? Don't say any more, Master. If we die, I'll just reincarnate again. Hopefully, if I die, I can return to modern times and with the medical skills I've learned now, at least become a famous doctor."

  "Whoosh!" An arrow pierced Chen Yuding's back, causing him to shudder and spit a mouthful of blood onto Liang Xin's neck. Liang Xin was shocked and quickly put down Chen Yuding, then used a silver needle to seal several major acupoints on his chest, ensuring that he wouldn't die from excessive bleeding.

  Chen Yuding grasped Liang Xin's hand and said, "It's no use, the arrow has injured my internal organs and there is no way to save me. Be careful, Xin'er..." Chen Yuding's voice was weak as he finished his last word and died. Liang Xin was overcome with grief and let out a loud cry: "Master!!!"

  Among the pursuing Imperial Guards, there was a man named Zheng Xiaoyao. Seeing Chen Yuding's lifeless body, Zheng Xiaoyao slightly relaxed his breath. Upon seeing Liang Xin holding Chen Yuding in grief, Zheng Xiaoyao revealed a fierce glint in his eyes and immediately raised his right hand to signal the Imperial Guards behind him to shoot arrows.

  "Halt!" A shrill cry rang out, followed immediately by a long, drawn-out shout: "The Emperor has arrived."

  Liang Xian turned his head to look, and saw a man wearing a dragon robe with a jade bead crown on his head sitting on the dragon bed. On both sides behind him was a long line of ceremonial guards, and beside the dragon bed stood an official wearing a dark red changshan. Without guessing, it could be known that the two shouts just now were made by this official. And Liang Xian knew at a glance who this official was, none other than Yang Jia, the number one person in the palace.

  When they saw the emperor, everyone's first reaction was to kneel down and shout "Long live Your Majesty". But Liang Xin was overcome with grief at this time, where did he have the mood to perform such a grand ceremony of kneeling and bowing? He just held Chen Yuding's body in his arms, filled with sorrow.

  "I originally wanted to take advantage of the excitement to create a painting of 'Phoenix Mountain Scenery' at Wansui Mountain today, but unexpectedly encountered such an inauspicious event. Forget it, let's head back to Yanfu Palace instead."

  Hearing that the Emperor was about to leave, Liang Xiao suddenly had an epiphany and put down Chen Yudian's body. He abruptly stood up and loudly called out to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, I have a great injustice to report."

  "What great injustice?" Zhao Ji looked at Liang Xin's chest, which was sticking out straight, and suddenly felt a bit amused. He had never seen any eunuch stand up straight in front of him before, so Zhao Ji asked: "Tell me, what is this injustice?"

  Liang Xin recalled the process of going to diagnose Qiao Gui Fei's illness with Chen Yu Ding, and at this time, every scene and every word spoken by Chen Yu Ding, Qiao Gui Fei, and the maid Jin Yu replayed clearly in Liang Xin's mind like a movie.

  "Report to the Emperor, Queen Qiao secretly consorted with someone and became pregnant. When my master Chen Yudian found out about this matter, Queen Qiao sent people to kill him and silence him. The details of the case are for the Emperor's wise judgment!"

  "How dare you!" Zhao Ji slapped the armrest of Long Ben's chair with force, his rare anger making him look like a lion ready to devour its prey.

  The majesty of the Son of Heaven was indeed not to be trifled with, and Liang Xin was also startled by Zhao Ji's appearance. However, at this moment he had already steeled himself for a desperate bid, so he immediately looked up and addressed Zhao Ji: "What your servant has said is entirely true; if Your Majesty harbors any doubts, you can go to Concubine Qiao's quarters right away to investigate. I believe that Concubine Qiao must have just taken the abortion medicine, and a visit now will make everything clear."

  Zhao Ji looked at Liang Xin with a cold gaze. And it was only now that Liang Xin discovered that Zhao Ji was actually a handsome emperor, his slender face had soft and gentle lines, his refined features made him look somewhat like a scholar, but the imperial robe and jade crown on him made him look extremely majestic and regal.

  "Z Zhao Ji gritted his teeth and spat out almost word by word: "Pai... jia... Yu, Qiao, Gong!"