Chapter 37: Former Partner; Fake Wild Ginseng

Chapter 37

More than two years ago, Blood Shadow went on a mission, passed through a deep mountain old forest, and found these two wild ginseng at the entrance of a cave.

She felt they were rare, so she took them with her.

At that time, she was with a fellow sect member who she had shared life and death experiences with, who was her only trustworthy partner in the Dark Shadow.

But that fellow member did not manage to leave alive with her from that mission.

Blood Shadow buried the person on the spot. On her way passing the Capital City, in a daze she casually threw the two wild ginsengs in Ming Shan Hall.

Once something was given away, there was no reason to ask for it back. Whether Older Ming sold them, gave them away or ate them himself had nothing to do with her.

Moreover, at that time when Older Ming saw she was not in a good condition, he had voiced his concern.

But since she had promised at the beginning to only use them for emergency treatment, if the price Older Ming put on them was one thing he said and another he actually meant, then after taking these things today, Qiao Ying would never set foot in this Ming Shan Hall again.

"Go get a ladder and take down the things in the second compartment on the top right for Miss Qiao Ying." Older Ming instructed the young apprentice.

"Teacher, let me go get them." The middle-aged man did not know whether he regretted it or wanted to make amends and show goodwill.

Older Ming looked at him and softened his heart, nodding his head.

The middle-aged man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly took the ladder from the young apprentice's hands, climbed up, opened the compartment, and just as he reached in, he heard Older Ming say, "Take both of them down." Alll latest novels at novelhall.com

"...Ah," The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, before agreeing.

Older Ming then said to Qiao Ying, "These two 200-year-old wild ginsengs were given to me by a young friend. She is about... "

After sizing up Qiao Ying, he kindly smiled and said, "She is about the same age as you, and your personalities are a bit alike too." Then he couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity she hasn't come by for a long time. Young lady, I feel we have an affinity, so I'll give you both these wild ginsengs for you to take home and use."

"Get a box and package them up for Miss Qiao Ying." With the two wild ginsengs in his hands, the middle-aged man nimbly packaged them, had the young apprentice bring over a box, and was about to put them in the box.

"Wait a minute." At this time, Qiao Ying stopped him.

The middle-aged man was shocked, and looked up at Qiao Ying with uncertain, murky eyes. "Is there a problem?"

"Let me see what these 200-year-old wild ginsengs look like."

Qiao Ying held out her hand asking him for the wild ginsengs.

"What? Could there be something wrong with the stuff from our Ming Shan Hall? Besides, what would a young girl like you know." Venomous persimmons spewed from the middle-aged man's eyes. "My teacher is generously giving them to you at no cost, yet you are unappreciative."

He glowered viciously at Qiao Ying, warning her, "Little wench, you've no business butting in, if you dare to be foolish again, don't blame me for making you unable to open your mouth ever again."

Older Ming had intended to let it be for the sake of master and disciple, to let him leave. But now seeing his lack of remorse, still full of malice and completely unworthy of being a doctor, he resented his own poor judgement. He called to the security guard at the door, "Stop him! Xiao Liu, call the police!"

Seeing this, the middle-aged man became afraid. He pushed away the security guard coming in and was about to run.

The next second he was easily apprehended by Qiao Ying who had ghost-like flashed behind him.

The middle-aged man was stepped on under Qiao Ying's foot, and after struggling realized he couldn't get up no matter what. So he started cursing violently and threatening Qiao Ying.

Soon, the middle-aged man was taken away by the police.

"I'm really sorry you had to see such a farce." Older Ming forcefully suppressed his grief, and had an assistant bring out the best two ginsengs from the store for Qiao Ying.

He also gave Qiao Ying the things she wanted.

They were acupuncture needles.

Qiao Ying took them. They were exactly the same as the set she had used before.

The world only knew Doctor Seely's surgical knife could bring people back from the brink of death, but they didn't know Doctor Seely's mastery of Chinese medicine and acupuncture technique was equally superb, unfathomable, almost reaching the realm of bringing the dead back to life and flesh back on white bones with a silver needle.

"Young lady, could you tell me who your friend is?"

Older Ming's grandfather was an excellent blacksmith. But this craft had only been passed down to Older Ming's elderly granduncle.

The acupuncture needles sold on the market compared to those handcrafted by his granduncle were worlds apart. His granduncle said they were only given to fated people, charging just material costs. Not many knew about his granduncle's skills, and so far he had only gifted a set to that young lady.

When he received Qiao Ying's call earlier, he still thought it was that young lady on the other end of the phone, but the voice didn't sound the same. Now seeing her, they were clearly two different people.

"It's who you think it is in your heart." Qiao Ying said.

Older Ming did not seem very surprised to hear this, and asked, "Is she doing well?"

"Very well." Seeing Older Ming's kind and benevolent face, Qiao Ying thought for a bit and added, "She asked me to visit you in passing."

Unexpectedly, Older Ming had an "you can't fool me" expression and lightly snorted, "She wouldn't do that."

Although they had only met a few times, Older Ming could tell that young lady was not one to easily care about others.

Qiao Ying didn't say anything more, took the medicine and needles, and left.