Chapter 557: 557
“What the hell!”
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As soon as Han Zhigao entered the building, the people in the cue started to complain . They had been waiting outside for days . They thought it was absolutely unfair for a person without a bamboo card to see the King Pharmacist ahead of them . It also meant one more person had to wait longer .
“Wait here,” the middle-aged man said . He then closed the door .
“What?” Someone waiting outside was not happy .
“I knew it! He must have gone inside with herbs,” another person waiting outside said .
“He brought herbs with him?” a person in the cue asked .
“Have you ever heard of the rule made by the King Pharmacist?” the person talking earlier asked .
“What rule?” the other person asked .
“As long as you bring a rare herb with extraordinary effect to the King Pharmacist, he will do you a big favor,” the first person said .
“I heard that too, but it is not easy to find that sort of herb . The King Pharmacist has practiced for decades and seen all sorts of herbs . If anyone wants to try his luck but ends up upsetting the King Pharmacist, he probably won’t need to come back again,” another person said .
“Exactly,” the first person said .
Inside the bamboo building, Han Zhigao saw the very famous King Pharmacist of the Miao area . The King Pharmacist was a skinny man with back hair, thick eyebrows, bright eyes, and light golden skin .
The King Pharmacist should be in his 70s . How come he looks only 50?
Although the King Pharmacist had been famous for decades, not many people had seen him in person . Han Zhigao and his younger brother had come some time ago . They had waited 10 days . When it was finally their turn, the King Pharmacist was not in good mood . So, they didn’t get to see him . They didn’t want to delay treatment for their youngest brother, so they invited Wang Yao to their house .
“You have an elixir?” the King Pharmacist asked .
“Yes, I do,” Han Zhigao said .
“Are you sure you want to bring it to me?” the King Pharmacist asked .
“The last time a person claimed to have an elixir, it turned out that it was just some common herbs,” the middle-aged man said . “He vomited for a month after he returned home . ”
“What? He got punished?” Han Zhigao asked with surprise .
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He was suddenly scared . The decoctions from Wang Yao appeared to be magical to him and his brothers . However, they might be nothing to the King Pharmacist . After all, the King Pharmacist had been famous for decades and seen all sorts of herbs .
If he doesn’t accept the decoctions, I will be in big trouble . Maybe I shouldn’t have come in the first place .
However, it was too late . Han Zhigao had to stick to his plan .
“I’m pretty sure these ones are an elixir,” Han Zhigao said .
“Fine . Bring them to me,” the King Pharmacist said .
The middle-aged man standing next to the King Pharmacist took the box from Han Zhigao’s hands and opened it . After making sure it was safe, he put the box in front of the King Pharmacist .
The King Pharmacist took a glance at the box . He then took out one of the bags and brought it close to his nose .
“I can tell there is 20-year-old ganoderma . What is this? Asyneuma? No! What is this?” The King Pharmacist took out a small proportion of the decoction and smelled it . He then put in into his mouth .
“Hmm . ” He nodded .
He took out the second bag, grabbed a small proportion of the decoction inside, and brought it close to this nose . He again put it into his mouth .
“Halloysitum Rubrum, Huangdan powder, licorice, fritillary, dragon bone…” the King Pharmacist murmured .
If Wang Yao was present, he would be surprised . The old man could figure out all the herbs except for the licorice roots in each decoction just by taste . This ability alone was very impressive .
“And… What is this?”
The old man became more and more curious and confused . He took out the third bag .
“Licorice, angelica, ginseng… There is something else . This herb has a cooling effect to offset the heat from the other herbs,” the King Pharmacist said .
Han Zhigao was so nervous that he held his breath .
The middle-aged man standing to the side was amazed .
I haven’t seen teacher like this for ages .
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He had followed the King Pharmacist for seven years, so he knew his teacher’s character . The King Pharmacist was very focused . Apparently, the decoctions brought by Han Zhigao had attracted his attention . There were not many decoctions in this world that could attract the King Pharmacist’s attention .
The old man kept his eyes closed for a long while after tasting the three decoctions .
“Good! Very good,” the old man said . He stared at Han Zhigao, who felt anxious, like a puma in the jungle . “Where did you get the decoctions from?”
“I… I got them by accident,” stuttered Han Zhigao, who was normally articulate .
“I consider your decoctions an elixir,” the King Pharmacist said . “Tell me, what I can do for you?”
Han Zhigao was too shocked to say anything for a while .
“Hey, my teacher is asking you a question,” the middle-aged man said .
“My brother is sick . I hoped that you could see him,” Han Zhigao said after he had recovered from surprise .
“Where is he now? Bring him here,” the King Pharmacist said .
“My brother is too sick to get out of bed,” Han Zhigao said .
“Were you lying to me?” the King Pharmacist suddenly asked .
“What? No! I didn’t,” Han Zhigao said with surprise . He had no idea when he lied to the King Pharmacist . He didn’t have the guts to lie to the King Pharmacist anyway .
“You didn’t get the decoctions by accident . The decoctions were given by the doctor you hired to see your brother, right?” the King Pharmacist asked . “Your brother suffers from heat poison and is extremely weak due to damaged fundamental health, right?”
“Yes! Yes! Yes!” Han Zhigao kept nodding . He was extremely shocked .
The King Pharmacist had precisely described his brother’s symptoms . His description was consistent to what Sang Guzi and Wang Yao said after they had seen his brother . Han Zhigao was impressed by the King Pharmacist’s ability to describe his brother’s symptoms purely based on the decoctions .
“Where is your brother?” the King Pharmacist asked .
“He is in Dali,” Han Zhigao said .
“You can stay here overnight . I’ll go with you to see your brother tomorrow,” the King Pharmacist said .
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“Great! Thank you!” Han Zhigao said . He was thrilled .
The King Pharmacist shook his hand .
Han Zhigao immediately left the room .
“Teacher?” the middle-aged man asked .
“The three decoctions are really amazing . I can’t tell all the herbs contained inside them . I haven’t come across such a thing for ages . By the way, how many patients am I supposed to see today?” the King Pharmacist asked .
“I’ve told them you are going to see six patients today,” the middle-aged man said .
“I see . I’m happy today . I can see six more,” the King Pharmacist said .
“I’ll let them know, Teacher,” the middle-aged man said .
He left the room .
“The King Pharmacist has decided to see 12 patients today . Keep your numbers . Who is next?” the middle-aged man announced .
“He’s going to see six more patients today?” a person in the cue asked .
“It seems he’s in good mood today,” another person said .
“That’s brilliant,” a third person in the cue said .
Han Zhigao was still sweating after he had come out of the bamboo building .
That King Pharmacist makes me so nervous . Fortunately, the decoctions are truly elixirs . It seems that Wang Yao is not just an ordinary doctor . But, he can’t be a better doctor than the King Pharmacist .
He called his younger brother right away . Han Zhiyu was very happy with the good news .
“What do you think we should say to our elder brother?” Han Zhigao asked .
“Leave it to me,” Han Zhiyu said at the other end of the phone after keeping silent for a moment .
“You wait there . I’ll send people there . We need to make good arrangements for the King Pharmacist’s trip,” Han Zhiyu said .
“OK, don’t worry,” Han Zhigao said .
In Dali, Han Zhiyu arranged people to drive two cars to the village where the King Pharmacist lived . Then, he went to speak to his elder brother after thinking for a while .
The four Han brothers had always been in agreement in most things . They had never betrayed one another . The three younger ones always showed respect to their elder brother . When they were in disagreement, they always let their elder brother to make the final decision since Han Xing was an impartial person . But, the youngest brother had suddenly got sick . Plus, he hadn’t yet married . Han Xing brought him to his own house and had been taking good care of him .
Han Xing was at home when Han Zhiyu went to speak to him .
“Hi, bro, do you have time to talk?” Han Zhiyu asked .
“Yes,” Han Xing said .
“Well… I…” Han Zhiyu didn’t know how to bring it up . After all, what he and Han Zhigao did wasn’t very good .
“Spit it out! I’m your brother . You can tell me anything,” Han Xing said with a smile .
“OK, I’ll tell you what happened,” Han Zhiyu said . “I stole some decoctions from you because I want the King Pharmacist to see our youngest brother . ”
“I already know,” Han Xing said .
“You know?” Han Zhiyu was surprised .
“I’ve been looking after the decoction . So, of course I know,” Han Xing said .
He knew his brothers very well . He understood why Han Zhigao and Han Zhiyu had stolen the decoctions . They just wanted their youngest brother to get better .
“Zhigao told me just now that the King Pharmacist has agreed to see our youngest brother . He will leave for Dali tomorrow,” Han Zhiyu said .
“Really?” Han Xing anxiously asked .
“Yes,” Han Zhiyu said .
“Good! That’s great,” Han Xing said .
He had been worried that neither Wang Yao or the King Pharmacist would see his brother . Since the King Pharmacist had agreed to come, he had achieved the best outcome . As for how to explain the whole thing to Sang Guzi and Wang Yao, he didn’t want to worry about it for now .