Chapter 42: Intentionally Making Things Difficult

  "Yuefeng, is this the pharmacist you were talking about?"

  Huang Lao Liu walked up from behind Yang Fan, his tone extremely cold, a glint of icy light flashing in his eyes.

  Yang Fan even with his back to him, his keen and powerful senses made him clearly feel the hostility coming from the other person's body.

  A cultivator with profound cultivation and strong divine sense often has this ability, if someone nearby harbors malicious intentions towards them, it is easy for them to sense.

  Therefore, when interacting with people of high status, one must be extra cautious and restrain their mind.

  However, Huang Laosix has always regarded Yang Fan as an ordinary cultivator in the initial stage of refining Qi, and would not have noticed these details.

  "Huang Lao Liu, how many times have I told you not to address me like that? Call me Wu Jie or Lao Wu."

  Li Yuexiang's face was frosty, and she felt uneasy as Huang Laosix walked up to her, her attitude cold.

  Huang Lao Liu walked up with a smile that couldn't be ignored, examined Yang Fan for a moment, and his mouth slightly curled in mockery.

  He had to admit that in terms of appearance and temperament, the other party was more capital than him.

  Put nicely, it's having a handsome and charming appearance; put bluntly, that's just a pretty boy!!

  Needless to say, Huang Lao Liu had a deep impression of Yang Fan as soon as he saw him for the first time, and gave him the label of "small white face".

  "In the Lower Yellow Heaven, I am the sixth of the 'Heavenly Vagabond' Seven Brothers. May I ask your esteemed surname and given name?"

  Huang Lao Liu glanced at him again, as if speaking in a superior tone, with a hint of condescension.

  Yang Fan had no good impression of the young man in front of him at first sight.

  His name is also Huang Yu, which reminds him of Yang Wu, the young master of the Yang family in Kyoto.

  That day, Yang Yu, at the age of sixteen, stepped onto the Yang family's Qitian platform with a high and mighty gaze, looking down on the two Yang brothers: "Good, good... Mr. Xu was right, three years later, I will come to this 'Yang Family Fortress' again."

  "When the time comes, you two come together and see if you can hurt me in the slightest."

  "Good-for-nothing, don't forget to attend the Tianwen Conference three years later. At that time, see how I will beat you two brothers into useless people at the same time."

  Before leaving, Yang Yu turned back and gave Yang Fan a cold glance.

  ……

  It was just half a month ago, but in Yang Fan's memory, it was so profound.

  Even if he bears more ridicule and contempt, he can still face it calmly, without showing a hint of despair or helplessness in front of his enemies.

  However, memories are just memories, and Yang Fan won't easily forget.

  The Huang Lao Liu in front of him was completely insignificant compared to the young master of the Yang family. The latter, at the age of 16, had advanced to the Condensing Spirit stage, and with such talent, he was even better than Yang Fan from before.

  However, Huang Yu and Yang Yu differ by only one word, but the difference is huge. Yet, in terms of personality, they share some similarities, with a similar arrogance.

  Yang Yu's arrogance is based on his personal strength, talent and family power.

  But Huang Lao Liu's arrogance was completely unjustified.

  At his age, he can only be considered mediocre even if he has reached the late stage of Qi Refining.

  Monks like this, in the former Yangjia Village, Yang Fan had seen many of them, and they were all very respectful to themselves.

  "My surname is Yang."

  Yang Fan just said a surname.

  In fact, from start to finish, he never mentioned his full name. Earlier in the hall, he only said one of his surnames.

  Yang Fan was after all a cultivation genius of "Yang Family Fort", although not many people had seen him, but within a small range, he did have some reputation.

  "Yang Yao Shi, nice to meet you!"

  Huang Yu's face showed a few threads of displeasure. He asked Yang Fan for his full name, but the other party only reported a surname.

  "Huang Lao Liu, Yang Yao Shi is our honored guest on 'Tian Xing Zhou', so be polite."

  Li Yuesheng coldly scolded.

  "Moon Frost, when did you start speaking for outsiders? Besides, which of my words was impolite?"

  Huang Lao Liu's gaze fell on Li Yuefeng's face, and he smiled.

  This guy is indeed cunning, and although he was pressing Yang Fan with his expression and attitude, there were no loopholes in his words.

  "Ah..." Li Yuexiang was extremely annoyed and said to Yang Fan, "Yang Medicine Master, my sixth brother is usually like this, don't mind him."

  "My elder brother has different attitudes towards different people."

  Huang Lao Liu said coldly.

  Yang Fan couldn't help but laugh, this Huang Lao Liu was indeed arrogant and overbearing, but at least he had a clear distinction between love and hate.

  He wasn't quite clear either about what aspect of himself had offended the other party.

  At this moment, Yang Fan, as a pharmacist, would not mind these things with "saving lives and healing wounds" as his foundation.

  Yang Fan smiled and said to Li Yuefeng: "Miss Li, I'm going back to my room to rest."

  "Wait."

  Huang Lao Liu stretched out his hand and stopped Yang Fan, saying lightly: "I haven't gotten to the main point yet?"

  "What else can I learn from you?"

  Yang Fanqi said.

  "I've heard that Yang the medicine master has exceptional medical skills. Coincidentally, Yuan the elder was mentally traumatized in his previous accident. Now, please go and help him recover from his injuries."

  Huang Lao Liu regained his serious expression.

  "Is your mind affected?"

  Yang Fan's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

  If it's just an ordinary fracture caused by external injury, he wouldn't be in this situation.

  However, this damage to his spirit involves the soul, and with his current cultivation, it is still difficult to cure.

  In "Sheng Liao Pian", there are indeed spells for repairing the mind and nourishing the soul.

  These spells require entering a state of concentration to cultivate.

  "Haha, what's wrong? Isn't Yang the medicine master's medical skills extraordinary? Can't even handle a small injury like this?"

  Huang Lao Liu's face broke into a brilliant smile, without showing any anxiety about the damage to his mind.

  "Huang Lao Liu, aren't you making things difficult for Yang Yao Shi? He's only at the initial stage of refining his Qi, how can he possibly treat spiritual wounds?"

  Li Yueshang is now furious with Huang Yu.

  Treating trauma at the soul level is something that ordinary medicine can't do. Alchemists below the foundation building stage can only open one or two prescriptions, or use spiritual elixirs to slowly heal.

  If a pharmacist is truly skilled in healing soul wounds, he must be a high-ranking pharmacist, with a cultivation level that has at least broken through the third stage of entry and advanced to the distant and unattainable Golden Elixir Great Way.

  Such a pharmacist, placed in the country of Yu Yang, is absolutely at the level of a master, with a high and transcendent status, and no one dares to provoke.

  Yang Fan smiled after hearing Huang Laoliu's words and didn't say anything, neither admitting nor denying.

  "Master Pharmacist, if you can't cure Yuan Lao's injury, we can't guarantee that the 'Tian Xing Zhou' will arrive at Xiuyutang on time."

  Huang Lao Liu's face had a hint of slyness, with an ambiguous smile as he gazed at Yang Fan.

  It seems he is intentionally trying to make Yang Fan uncomfortable.

  Yang Fan saw the other side's coercion and a nameless fire rose involuntarily in his heart.

  Although he is now in the early stages of refining his energy, his spiritual realm is comparable to that of a late-stage cultivator who has condensed their spirit. With the addition of the Qingfeng sword, killing an ordinary late-stage cultivator who has refined their energy would be effortless.

  "Lao Liu! How are you treating the noble guests on the Tianhangzhou?"

  Just then, a hoarse voice came over, and the speaker was none other than Old Yuan.

  "Boss Yuan! It's like this, I was going to ask this Yang medicine master to treat your injuries, but his skills are too weak and he can't do anything. Tell me, someone like him, how can we, the 'Tian Xing Zhou' seven brothers, regard him as a noble guest? Can treating some superficial wounds really make him worthy of being called a divine doctor?"

  "Fellow passengers on the boat, come and judge for yourselves."

  Huang Yu saw many people coming over to watch the commotion and couldn't help but ask.

  "It's nothing, just a minor skin injury, not worth mentioning."

  Some people echoed in agreement.

  "Look at him so young and with such low magical powers, how can he be called a divine doctor?"

  ……

  "You..."

  Li Yuesheng stamped her foot and her face turned green with rage.

  Yang Fan's face also looked a bit ugly, and he was also speechless: When did I call myself a divine doctor?

  "Everyone be quiet."

  Yuan Lao let out a cold snort, and a surge of spiritual pressure suddenly descended, with the might of his concentrated spirit period, immediately quieting down the crowd.

  "Yang Yao Shi, I, your sixth brother, have many faults, please forgive me."

  Yuan Lao smiled and said with a warm face, being very polite to Yang Fan.

  "Mr. Yuan was being polite, but..."

  Yang Fan's expression remained calm as he spoke, his eyes shifting back to Huang Yu's body, saying lightly: "But Brother Huang, why do you have to be so arrogant? Is it just because of your surname?"

  "How... did I just get deceived?"

  Under the gaze of so many people, Huang Yu could not help but argue reasonably.

  Yang Fan's face remained calm as usual, but the corners of his mouth were slightly sarcastic, and he said indifferently: "When did Yang say that Yuan Lao's injury was untreatable?"

  In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Huang Yu's face.

  Indeed, Yang Fan has never said that he is powerless from start to finish.

  Update notice for book-loving friends: Don't forget to collect and vote, the more votes and collections, the faster the updates will be.