After a while.
The little boy lifted the curtain and rushed over, saying with a helpless expression, "Please go back, my master doesn't receive guests!"
"What? Isn't he a doctor? Why doesn't he see patients? What kind of doctor is he who saves lives? Could he be a fake?"
Gu Yu immediately became anxious.
The little boy shook his head. "I don't know. I'll just relay Master's advice truthfully. Please don't make things difficult for a child like me."
Xie Feng took two steps forward and whispered, "Young man, do this: tell your master that there is a patient outside suffering from a stubborn illness that has not been cured despite long-term treatment. Hearing of Master Zhang's superb medical skills, he has come here specifically to seek Master Zhang's help and hope that Master Zhang can save his life!"
The little boy carefully memorized the sentence, then quickly scratched his head and left.
He returned very soon.
"Sorry, my On Teachers he's going to take a nap!" The little boy's eyes sparkled with innocent naiveté.
Gu Yu complained, "What's with this 'nap' so early in the morning? It's barely dawn! 'Nap' would be more like 'going back to sleep'!"
Xie Ling frowned. "Little friend, why doesn't your master want to see us?"
The little boy shook his head; he had never thought about that question.
Xie Feng thought for a moment, then changed his wording. "Tell your master that this patient has sufficient funds for the consultation, is sincerely seeking the medicine, and requests that the master allow him to come in for a consultation!"
"Good!"
The little boy also had some patience.
He didn't mind the trouble at all and immediately ran back into the room to tell his master.
He came out very quickly.
Xie Feng and the other two asked in unison, "What do you mean this time?"
The little boy's voice boomed, "Master said he's not home!"
Xie Feng and the others. "..."
"Holy crap, this is even more absurd than asking for a nap! Not at home? Who told you that? A ghost?" Gu Yu shouted.
"I'm sorry, brothers and sisters, Master has asked me to leave this time. Please don't bother him anymore. There are other doctors in the world besides Master. You can go to the city to find better masters to treat you!"
The little boy clearly didn't know his master's abilities; he simply kindly pointed out the way for Xie Feng and his group.
"Are we just going to leave like this? I'm so unwilling to accept this." Gu Yu gritted her teeth.
"How about we wait around here for a bit?" Xie Ling suggested.
Xie Feng shook his head, his eyes lowered as he thought rapidly. Now that he had come from the Qingli Realm, he couldn't leave easily, otherwise all that travel and time would be wasted!
"Little friend!" He raised his eyes, his pupils gleaming brightly, and said solemnly and seriously, "Tell your master that someone surnamed Xie is looking for him!"
The little boy said "oh," not taking it seriously, and skipped inside as he had done before.
Xie Feng and his two companions knew that these words would undoubtedly create a tremendous impact on the master who was deliberately keeping his door closed to visitors!
However, saying this is also very risky, after all, Zhang Qiuli left the Tenth Universe because of Xie Xuanyuan.
He would instinctively avoid and be wary of anyone surnamed Xie!
At this moment, Xie Feng was gambling!
I'm betting on whether Zhang Qiuli has the curiosity to meet Xie Feng!
This time, the little boy went in, but never came out.
Time passed little by little.
"It's been about half a cup of tea's time, why hasn't that kid come out yet? Could it be that his master is really sleeping?"
Gu Yu rolled his eyes.
Xie Ling said, "I think it's definitely his younger brother's words that made him seriously consider whether he can come out to see us. To him, we are very unknown, and may even pose a bit of danger."
Xie Feng stared at the motionless door of the main room in the courtyard. "This is actually a good thing. The fact that he didn't immediately refuse the guests means he's thinking and hesitating. In that case, our chances of winning are actually greater!"
Xie Ling nodded. "What you said makes a lot of sense."
After waiting for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the curtain in the main room moved slightly, and the little boy poked his head out, waving at them. "Master said only people with the surname Xie are allowed in! Everyone else has to wait outside!"
Xie Feng said, " Sister Ling, I'll go in first to check the situation. If it's not working, then you can go in."
"Alright, little brother, don't get into a conflict with him," Xie Ling instructed.
"Knew!"
As Xie Feng spoke, he pushed open the fence gate and strode into the main room!
The little boy lifted the curtain for him and said innocently, "Big brother, come in quickly!"
Xie Feng entered.
The little boy came out and warmly opened the fence gate, inviting Xie Ling and Gu Yu into the yard.
"Beautiful sister, big brother, please make yourselves at home. Since you are Master's guests, I must treat you well."
The little boy swept the muddy stone table with a short broom, invited them to sit down, and brewed a pot of Ganoderma lucidum tea.
"This is..." Gu Yu took a sip of tea, savoring it carefully, and raised an eyebrow. "A ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum? I never expected to find a ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum in this rural area. Your master is certainly enjoying a luxurious tea."
The little boy grinned, then quickly waved his hand, saying, "This isn't for Master to drink; it's what Master gave me. It's just some Ganoderma lucidum that's ten or twenty thousand years old. Master doesn't care for it; he drinks at least one hundred thousand years old!"
Gu Yu: "..."
No wonder he was the military doctor of the Chaos Lineage back in the day; his taste is impeccable!
Seeing that the conversation was getting awkward and couldn't continue, he quickly changed the subject.
"Little friend, what's your name?"
" Yang Chen!"
How old are you? You're quite sensible.
Nine years old!
"Your parents were willing to let you become an apprentice at such a young age?"
Gu Yu expressed his incomprehension.
What heartless parents they must be!
The little boy scratched the back of his head and said shyly, "I... I've never met my parents. They died shortly after I was born..."
The Gu Yu was immediately choked.
He really knows how to bring up the most sensitive topics!
Seeing the little boy lower his head and look dejected, Gu Yu actually felt a long-lost pang of conscience.
He quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, little friend, I didn't mean to. I didn't expect you to be... cough cough, my mouth just doesn't keep its mouth shut!"
The little boy shook his head, then cheered up. "It's okay, anyway, it's true! You guys, drink some water! Beautiful lady, drink some water!"
He looked at Xie Ling and smiled.
Xie Ling couldn't help but pat his head. "You little rascal, you're so cute."
Yang Chen was immediately overjoyed.
Gu Yu nodded secretly. "Tsk tsk, he's known how to please beautiful women since he was little, he has a bright future!"
Xie Feng entered the main room, and the light immediately dimmed. Compared to the bright light outside, the small room was very dark.
A middle-aged man in a grey robe sat upright at a rectangular table, fiddling with a small gold scale, with bottles and jars of various medicinal powders beside him.
Behind him were huge shelves, embedded in the wall, displaying various precious medicinal herbs.