Chapter 120: Everything Can Be Healed with Medicine
Shaolin Temple on Songshan Mountain was undoubtedly a place of nostalgia for Kai Xin!
He had spent most of the three years in his past life here, making it his most diligent hub for training. He had reached mastery in various martial arts at Shaolin Temple, and he knew every plant, stream, path, and even the habits of the wild animals there like the back of his hand.
Thanks to his familiarity with the area, Kai Xin chose a little path that was least known and least frequented from his memories. Walking through the quiet woods at a brisk pace, like a wisp of drifting smoke, he soon reached Songshan Mountain.
Avoiding crowded areas, he flew swiftly above the trees. The temperature dropped rapidly, causing Kai Xin, dressed in light clothes, to feel a slight chill.
From time to time, he glanced at the map in his hand…
Frowning slightly, a small red dot kept following him, neither fast nor slow, and impossible to shake off. If he hadn’t known the person behind him was a notorious loner who disdained gathering followers, he would have already thought about abandoning him in the wilderness.
He deviated from the direction of Shaolin Temple and headed toward the surrounding mountains.
Waterfalls roared; mountain springs splashed…
All sorts of beautiful scenery passed by him like floating clouds.
Before long, he reached the highest point of the mountains. The view opened up dramatically, revealing a magnificent and solemn landscape under the twilight, imbued with a sense of timelessness.
Kai Xin slowed his pace. This was already the edge of Songshan Mountain, surrounded by fierce beasts like white tigers and rhinos. Ordinary players found it difficult to deal with them and usually avoided this area.
The treasure box could only be detected by the map when within one li of players. With only one and a half days left until the Emperor’s birthday, safety here was self-evident.
Even if he were unlucky enough to be discovered, Kai Xin had ways to escape…
Of course!
The most urgent issue now was dealing with the trouble following him.
“It’s almost dark. Why not come out and chat?”
He focused his internal energy and sent his voice into the deep woods behind him.
Soon, a hearty laugh came from behind, “Hahaha… Shaolin Temple on Songshan Mountain truly lives up to being one of the Five Great Mountains. The scenery is indeed magnificent. But I must thank my young friend for showing me the way. Otherwise, as a wandering doctor, I wouldn’t have been able to discover such a wonderful sight!”
As they spoke, a middle-aged, disheveled man emerged smiling from the woods. He didn’t get too close, stopping about ten meters away, bowing his hands together as if admiring the scenery of Songshan Mountain.
Kai Xin immediately understood that the man was still wary, smiled inwardly, and didn’t point it out.
“Are you a doctor?”
Kai Xin stared at the disheveled man, his gaze lingering on his face for a while.
“That’s right.”
The man’s smile didn’t fade. With a swift motion of his right hand, he conjured a white flagpole—common among itinerant doctors—on which four bold characters were indeed written:
“Save the World, Love the People!”
Seeing those striking characters, the corners of Kai Xin’s mouth twitched slightly.
The dismissive reaction of Kai Xin surprised the disheveled man slightly. Coughing to cover his embarrassment, he hurriedly tucked away the sign and said with a smile, “Actually, we’re pretty much on equal footing. My sign was custom-made temporarily. But your outfit is also quite nice—very mysterious, uh, and full of charm.”
“…”
Kai Xin glanced down at his own attire and realized he was still dressed as a masked man in black. Likely, his appearance from earlier, when he killed the leader of the Xuanmiao bandits, had left a deep impression on the man, explaining his cautious attitude.
Amidst the man’s astonished exclamations, Kai Xin casually removed the mask covering his face…
“It’s you!”
The handsome, young face made the disheveled man freeze, staring at him in shock for a long time.
Although he had some suspicions before, seeing the young man in blue in the pavilion as the mysterious masked man who had killed the Xuanmiao NPC still shocked him greatly.
Kai Xin remained calm and said to the disheveled man, “Let me introduce myself. I’m Kai Xin, a disciple of the Murong family.”
“Uh.”
Hearing Kai Xin’s introduction, the disheveled man quickly figured out something from his actions and a triumphant expression appeared on his face:
“Great! Since you’re willing to be honest, it would be petty of me to hide things from you! I’m a descendant of the Miaoshou School—my medicines can cure anything! Of course, I’m not here to practice medicine to help the world.”
The man chuckled and said, “That sign earlier was just a decoy. It probably couldn’t fool you anyway. My medical skills are decent for treating bruises and injuries, but mending broken limbs is harder… Still, my ‘Miaoshou Kongkong’ skills are quite useful.”
As he spoke, he lifted the brocade box in his hand.
“Medicines can cure anything…”
Kai Xin pretended to hear it for the first time and repeated those words a few times.
“Reversed, it means ‘universal key’…”
The man explained with a sly smile.
Happy nodded in realization:
“Interesting.”
“You’re even more remarkable—champion of offline tournaments. It’s true what they say about you.”
The disheveled man associated Happy’s name with a martial arts conference known only to a few. After a moment of surprise, Happy smiled helplessly:
“Just luck.”
“Is that so?”
Yao Shi Wanneng chuckled, “Killing NPCs at the Mysterious Realm level can’t be just luck either, right?”
“Luck.”
“Ugh, you’re so boring. By the way, you’re a disciple of the Murong family. Why do you seem so familiar with Songshan? You didn’t encounter a single person along the way…”
Yao Shi Wanneng looked around curiously and said, “Even if you’ve been to Shaolin in reality, you shouldn’t know the distribution of wild beasts here so well.”
“Figure it out yourself.”
Happy wasn’t bothered to explain. He didn’t believe the other could guess he had three years of reincarnation experience. His gaze shifted to the brocade box in the other’s arms, and he smiled, “With two brocade boxes together, the enemies attracted will double. Brother Yao, look, this place is huge. You can stay wherever you like. The Green Forest Alliance won’t show up again for six hours, so it should be enough to handle them.” His words clearly carried an invitation to leave.
“Hehe.”
Yao Shi Wanneng glanced at the brocade box in his hand and smiled, “Getting what’s inside isn’t really important to me. What interests me now is how you killed those experts at the Mysterious Realm level. How about this? I’ll use this brocade box as a trade to get your information. What do you say?”
Being stared at by the disheveled man with such desperate eyes wasn’t pleasant at all. Happy felt uneasy under his gaze, as if he’d encountered a strange uncle, who además was shamelessly tempting him with a giant lollipop.
“I don’t think so,” Happy replied firmly.
Instead of showing any surprise at this answer, Yao Shi Wanneng became even more determined to uncover the truth. The curious light in his sleazy little eyes grew brighter!