Chapter 34: The Poison of Mysterious Yin

  In a small yard of about ten square meters, there is a tall and lush ancient tree in the middle. The surrounding walls are lined with flower beds, where many flowers, trees, and medicinal herbs are planted. As soon as you enter the yard, what catches your eye is the refreshing greenery everywhere, and the faint fragrance of flowers, trees, and medicinal herbs lingers around your mouth and nose, making people feel calm and serene.

  Far away, Du Fei Yun saw a middle-aged man wearing coarse linen clothes with rolled-up sleeves, holding scissors to trim the branches in the flower bed. Originally he thought this was a gardener invited by Xue Shen Yi's family, but when the servant led them directly to the middle-aged man's side, Du Fei Yun suddenly realized that this middle-aged man was Xue Rang.

  Xue's physique was tall and slender, but the muscles that flowed smoothly under his rolled-up sleeves and flat pants legs made it clear that he was not a weak scholar who couldn't even tie up a chicken.

  Du Feiyun sized up Xue Rang's back, keenly sensing that this person's unimposing physique was filled with vigorous energy and hidden explosive power. It seemed that Xue Rang was not an ordinary person either, but also a master of the cultivation path.

  Vaguely, Du Fei Yun always felt that Xue Rang's strength must have reached the Refining Qi realm, and was much deeper than his own. However, what was somewhat unusual was that the faint aura emanating from Xue Rang gave people a feeling of warmth, naturalness, and not even a hint of sharpness or overbearingness.

  Liu Xiangtian, Qin Wannian and Bai Yusheng, as well as Du Feiyun, all four of them were cultivators at the Refining Qi stage. Whether it was their aura or their presence, they all had an overbearing or sharp air about them that made them extremely eye-catching. The unintentional release of their aura and presence alone was enough to intimidate ordinary people, causing them to cower in fear.

  Xue Rang's demeanor, however, gave people a feeling of gentle warmth, like a spring breeze on their face, which was somewhat strange and vastly different from the aura of a Qi Refining stage cultivator.

  It was heard that someone came to ask for illness and seek medical treatment. Xue Rang put down his work, turned around and greeted Du Feiyun's family. After putting down the scissors in his hand, Xue Rang wiped his hands on his shirt and led Du Feiyun's family into the house to the living room.

  Looking at his appearance, Xue Rang should be around forty years old. However, the plump and refined energy unique to a monk would make him look much younger, so his actual age might be somewhat older. He has a pair of dark and profound eyes, fair skin, and a half-foot-long beard hanging under his chin. His temples still have two long strands of hair, giving off an air of elegance and refinement.

  According to the etiquette of Qingyuan State, someone like Xue Rang with a certain status would definitely dress up when receiving guests. Even if they didn't dress up elaborately, they would at least wear formal attire and tidy themselves up. At the very least, it's impossible for them to be dressed like Xue Rang is now, wearing coarse linen clothes that one would only wear while working, with their sleeves rolled up high.

  Unrestrained and uninhibited? Doing as one pleases? Disregarding conventional etiquette and rules, but acting according to one's feelings, the style is naturally not seeking perfection. This kind of temperament is indeed very consistent with Du Feiyun's ideal of a transcendent person.

  Xue Rang seemed to be completely unbothered by his attire, and without changing his clothes, he directly began diagnosing Du's condition. Du Fei Yun raised an eyebrow, and in her mind, she drew this conclusion.

  Xue Rang nodded slightly after inquiring about Du's illness and symptoms, then felt her pulse. His eyebrows gradually furrowed. This reaction was the same as that of Li Daifu at Hui Chun Tang earlier. Seeing Xue Rang's expression, Du Feiyun couldn't help but feel a little worried.

  Could it be that even Xue Reng is at a loss for what to do?

  After a long while, Xue Rang finally finished taking the pulse, and after a moment of contemplation, he spoke to Du Feiyun with a serious expression: "To be honest, your father's illness is quite strange and rare in my opinion. With just my limited medical skills, it's difficult for me to come up with a good plan."

  As expected, even Xue Rang was powerless. Du Feiyun's heart gradually sank, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

  However, Xue Rang's next words restored some of his confidence, and at least he had a better understanding of his mother's illness.

  "In fact, your mother's condition is not caused by congenital coldness. I can see that she was once a cultivator who had set foot on the path of cultivation before falling ill with this disease, which damaged her meridians and made it difficult for her to cultivate again."

  "I can assure you that this condition is not caused by illness, but by poisoning!"

  "Only after being poisoned would Lady Tang's meridians be completely destroyed, her body turning cold, and from then on she would gradually weaken. With Lady Tang's physical constitution, this poison could hold out for over a decade, but now her body is already exhausted, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on for even three more years!"

  "What?!?" Du Fei Yun's face suddenly changed color, and upon hearing Xue Rang's words, his expression instantly turned gloomy. His eyes flashed with a severe glare. All along, he had thought that his mother was born with a cold constitution and only fell ill due to certain reasons. Only now did he realize that all of this was caused by someone poisoning her!

  Du Feiyun's heart surged with infinite killing intent and anger, if he knew who was so viciously poisoning the Du family, he would not forgive that person. Du Xiangqing was also extremely angry, a pair of scissors-like eyes flashing with flames of anger, looking at Du with pity.

  Xue Rang also sighed helplessly, he could empathize with Du Fei Yun's mood at this time. After all, whoever learns that their mother was poisoned and has been suffering for over a decade, and is now on the verge of death, will not be in a good mood.

  "If my guess is correct, the poison lurking in your body is that extremely cruel Xuan Yin Poison rumored to exist! After all, your symptoms are basically consistent with the description of being poisoned by Xuan Yin."

  Du Feiyun's face was gloomy, his eyes coldly staring at his own feet, and he slowly spat out a sentence: "Xue Shen Yi, can this poison be cured?"

  At this moment, the four words "Xuan Yin's poison" had already been deeply carved into his mind.

  "It's difficult, very difficult! This poison is not something an ordinary person can use, it must be the work of a highly skilled cultivator. Moreover, the purpose of poisoning is not to kill, but mainly to torture, letting people watch themselves slowly die in endless pain and despair."

  Xue Rang's words instantly made Du Feiyun's eyes and face even colder, the fists in his sleeves were tightly clenched, and the joints creaked with a cracking sound.

  "Is there any medicine that can delay it for a while, at least let her live a few more years? Dr. Xue, you are a renowned doctor in the city of Jiang, even if you can't cure this disease, you must have a way to make my mother live a few more years, right?"

  Xue Rang had already made up his mind that with Du's physical condition, it would be difficult for him to last another three years. In other words, if a miracle didn't occur, Du would definitely die within three years.

  Three years is really too short, at least it's so short that Du Feiyun is left with no choice! He simply doesn't know if he can find a cure for this disease within three years. So, the only hope now is that Xue Rang has some way to make Du live a few more years.

  "There are methods, but they're all just treating the symptoms and not the root cause. It's hard to say whether they'll be effective or not." Xue Rang furrowed his brow, stroked his chin whiskers, pondered for a moment, then picked up the brush on the desk and wrote out a prescription.

  "As long as you can gather all the herbs on the prescription, I can make medicine for your mother."

  Du Feiyun took the prescription written by Xue Rang, held it in his palm and examined it carefully. His face showed a strange expression, and he couldn't help but read out loud: "Nine-leaf purple lotus, seven-star grass, purple sun mushroom..."

  Xue Rang gazed calmly at Du Feiyun, admiring the young man's filial piety while also secretly sighing. From the attire of the three members of the Du family, he could tell that Du Feiyun's family was extremely poor, yet the twenty-six medicinal ingredients listed on the prescription he had just written were all precious and rare treasures.

  In this way, even if the filial young man wanted to gather materials for his mother's illness according to the prescription, it has become almost impossible! With Xue Rang's current accumulated wealth, he may not be able to gather all these precious materials, let alone this poor young man.

  So Xue Rang subconsciously thought that Du Fei Yun's face turned strange because he was overwhelmed by these too rare and precious treasures.

  However, Du Fei Yun's next sentence made Xue Rang's face suddenly change color, and he looked up at him with a shocked gaze.

  "Xue Shen Yi, this prescription of yours seems incomplete, doesn't it?"

  "You..." Xue Rang was stunned on the spot for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to ask Du Feiyun how he knew about this matter.

  However, with his strength reaching this level, his mental state had long been extremely tough and calm. In an instant, Xue Reng calmed down and realized that if he admitted that the prescription was indeed incomplete, it would inevitably make the young man in front of him think that he was a mediocre doctor.

  Xue Rang slowly lowered his head, his face calm and unruffled, thinking for a moment before deciding to first investigate the young man's background before making a decision.

  "Little brother, I don't know why you asked this question. What insight do you have, just say it." Xue Rang's mouth slightly curved into a warm smile as he gazed at Du Fei Yun.

  Even if it were any famous doctor, being questioned about his medical skills in person would probably make him angry, and even if he didn't show it on his face, he would definitely retort. But Xue Reng's reaction was unusual.

  Du Feiyun had also thought that Xue Rang might be a mediocre doctor who was not living up to his reputation, but thinking about his profound and mysterious abilities and aura, he always felt that his strength and medical skills must be extraordinary.

  As for why Xue Rang's prescription was incomplete, the reason is actually very simple. This prescription is clearly a part of the Dan Fang of Chi Yun Dan!

  At first, Du Feiyun found the formula for Chi Yun Dan in Lie Shan Yao Dian and memorized it firmly. He had been thinking of gathering all the medicinal herbs as soon as possible to refine the elixir for his mother's illness.

  The prescription of Chi Yun Dan records a total of 36 medicinal materials, while the prescription written by Xue Rang only has 26 out of the 36 medicinal materials. Compared to Chi Yun Dan, this prescription is naturally incomplete.

  "I was fortunate enough to have seen a tattered old book, in which I saw this prescription, and it clearly recorded thirty-six kinds of medicinal materials, not twenty-six, so I just determined that your prescription is incomplete."

  Du Fei Yun's words had barely left his lips when Xue Rang suddenly lifted his head, his eyes burning with intensity as he stared at him, the little finger of his right hand trembling slightly. Clearly, Xue Rang was somewhat agitated upon suddenly learning this news.

  "Can you tell me, little brother, what are the thirty-six specific medicinal materials?"

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  Thanks to dsfw4574456 brother for the update ticket, haha, since they are all 3000 words, then Xiao He will shamelessly accept it. Ga ga, if tomorrow can't even update 3000 words, then Xiao He might as well find a block of tofu...