Invincible Medicine Saint in Urban City

"What happened to me? Didn't Sun Ergou hit my head with the pestle? Where's this place? Am I dead?"

In the infinite darkness, Li Tianchen floated in the air, as if he was a wandering lonely soul.

"After so many years, I finally see the daylight again. It's a shame..."

At this time, an old and robust voice suddenly came into Li Tianchen's ears. He couldn't help but be shocked.

"Who is it?"

"My descendant, don't fear me." The old voice sounded exceptionally amiable as if it was speaking to its own child. "I'm your ancestor."

"An... ancestor?" Li Tianchen thought.

Li Tianchen froze for a second, and immediately growled, "Who the hell are you? Don't talk nonsense."

"Normally, if someone claims to be my ancestor, I would scold him. But now I'm in a bizarre situation. I have to be more careful." Li Tianchen thought.

"Haha, this is only a damaged soul of mine. It's not far-fetched to call me a wandering ghost."

The old voice laughed loudly, with a sense of desolation. Then, it continued to say, "Child, I've been waiting in the Black Fire Pestle for over a thousand years. Perhaps, it's the god's will that allows you to discover the existence of the damaged soul which is on the verge of disappearing. Then, I'll give you everything I have!"

Li Tianchen was listening to the voice, feeling extremely shocked. "Am I talking to a ghost? That's so unbelievable. It couldn't be true." He thought.

"Boom!"

All of a sudden, Li Tianchen felt that his head was bombed and opened. Instantly, it seemed that innumerable sharp thorns stroke into his head.

These thorns were countless segments of memories, which were too many and too complicated as if they were an infinite sea. Because Li Tianchen was shocked by such a strong wave of memory segments, his consciousness was like a lonely boat in the storm suddenly, drifting away. Soon, he once again went into a coma.

Having lost track of time, Li Tianchen slowly came back to his senses. He opened his eyes slowly and saw the ceiling of his own bedroom.

"I'm still alive."

Li Tianchen froze and suddenly realized something. He sat up abruptly.

While rubbing his eyes, Li Tianchen looked at the familiar bedroom carefully and touched his forehead. His head was bandaged up, but he didn't feel any pain at the time.

"Ah, Brother Tianchen, you're awake."

At this time, a delightful sound of happiness came.

Li Tianchen raised his head, seeing a pretty girl standing next to him. She was slim and tall. Her skin was porcelain white, and her face was heart-shaped. With a pink apron around her slender waist, she looked like a homey girl who was very beautiful.

"Xiaoqing, why are you here?"

Li Tianchen looked at the pretty girl, seeming to be a little surprised.

Zhou Xiaoqing's beautiful face beamed with delight. She used the apron to wipe the water on her hand, saying with excitement, "Brother Tianchen, finally you're awake. In these days, uncle and aunt are worried about you. They have no mood to eat or drink. So, I come over to make some food for them." While speaking, she reached out her beautiful hand to touch Li Tianchen's forehead, saying, "Brother Tianchen, how do you feel? You were hit on the head by the pestle and was unconscious for three days."

When Li Tianchen heard the last sentence of the girl, he was stunned, asking, "I was unconscious for three days?"

"I thought that I only took a nap, but I didn't expect that I was in a coma for three days." Li Tianchen thought.

At this time, a middle-aged woman ran into the room in a hurry. She hugged Li Tianchen emotionally, saying, "Tianchen, you're awake." While speaking, her bloodshot eyes shed tears, which made Li Tianchen's clothes wet.

Li Tianchen felt sour and guilty, and consoled the woman, "Mom, I'm fine now."

"The reason why I was hit on the head by Sun Ergou using a pestle is that my family runs a clinic at the gate of the community." Li Tianchen thought. A while ago, Sun Ergou's father suffered from rheumatism. So, he came to Li Yong, Li Tianchen's father for help. Li Yong, who was a home-schooled traditional Chinese medicine doctor, prescribed some medicine for Elder Sun. Yet, after Elder Sun went home, his illness suddenly acted up at midnight. It was said that he couldn't feel his legs.

Sun Ergou gathered a group of people to make trouble, accusing Li Yong of being a quack and hurting people. Sun Ergou demanded Li Yong's family to compensate for his father's suffering. Li Tianchen, who was young and impulsive, argued with Sun Ergou. Sun Ergou hit Li Tianchen's head with a pestle, which caused Li Tianchen unconscious immediately.

"Um, it's great that you're fine."

Feng Guifang let go of Li Tianchen, and wiped her tears happily, asking with concern, "Tianchen, do you have a headache?"

Li Tianchen felt his head, and shook his head, saying, "No, I'm not in pain," He looked around, asking, "Where's my father?"

"Sun Ergou ran away after hitting you and didn't show up in these days. Your father said that your pulse was normal and you should be fine. So, he didn't call the police. In these days, he visits Elder Sun in the hospital every day."

Feng Guifang was both angry and sad, with her eyes red.

Li Tianchen understood his mother's sadness. After all, her child was hit, yet she couldn't reason with the man who hit her son. He also understood his father's thought. Once they called the police, this matter would go through the legal procedures, which could affect the name of Li Family's ancestral knowledge of medicine. "My father views the ancestral knowledge of medicine as his life. It will be best if this matter is settled privately." Li Tianchen thought.

"Mom, I'm fine. How is Elder Sun doing?"

"The origin of this matter is Elder Sun's legs. If his legs are fine, our family could survive this crisis." Li Tianchen thought.

But Feng Guifang sighed, mumbling, "I heard that he's not well. He can't feel his legs at all. The doctor suggests amputation." While she was speaking, her eyes turned red, and she cried again, saying, "If Elder Sun loses his legs for no reason after our treatment, a hooligan like Sun Ergou will definitely make trouble again. We'll have to compensate him. How could our family afford compensation?"

Feng Guifang was an ordinary housewife who had heard some medical disputes. Her family earned a small profit through the clinic and could not compensate. Therefore, she felt as if the sky was falling.

Zhou Xiaoqing consoled Feng Guifang in a low voice, "Aunt, don't worry. The doctor in the hospital is excellent. Elder Sun will be fine."

Being so emotional in front of two children, Feng Guifang felt that her behavior was inappropriate. She wiped her tears, sighing, "I hope so. Thanks to you, Xiaoqing. Otherwise, we couldn't have gone through all this." She pulled Zhou Xiaoqing's hand, expressing her gratitude sincerely.

Zhou Xiaoqing said in a shy manner, "It's my pleasure. You watch me grow up and always take care of me. I didn't do enough for you." While speaking, she secretly glanced at Li Tianchen.

Li Tianchen rubbed his stomach, saying, "I'm hungry."

"I just cooked a pot of chicken soup. I'll get some for you." Zhou Xiaoqing said in a hurry, running out rapidly.

Be it an accident or an arrangement, Feng Guifang glanced at her son, saying in a low voice, "Xiaoqing is a nice girl. If only she could be my daughter-in-law..."

Li Tianchen touched his nose embarrassingly. Feng Guifang had said these words before, but Li Tianchen never responded.

At this time, after a bang, the door outside was pushed open. Next, the delightful sound of Zhou Xiaoqing came. "Uncle is back."

Li Tianchen heard that his father answered depressingly and then saw a tall man walking into the room.

Li Yong, in his forties, wore a slightly soiled blue stripe shirt, with his hair kind of messy and his eyes bloodshot. He looked exhausted. Apparently, he hadn't got a night of good sleep for days.

After he saw that Li Tianchen was awake, Li Yong's gaunt face showed a trace of delight. He took a breath, nodding and saying, "Finally, you're awake. How do you feel?"

Li Family had been practising medicine for generations. Li Yong, who learned the traditional Chinese medicine in his childhood, was sort of famous in the neighborhood. He had checked Li Tianchen's injury, which was not serious. Li Tianchen was only knocked out. But it was a little scary when he was in a coma for three days. "If Li Tianchen didn't wake up, I would send him to the hospital for a thorough checkup. After all, the human brain is the most mysterious part of the human body. The existing medical treatments couldn't figure out this part completely. Now that Li Tianchen is awake, I can rest assured." Li Yong thought.

Li Tianchen smiled, saying, "I feel fine."

Li Yong nodded, and his expression lighted up.

"How's Elder Sun doing?" Feng Guifang couldn't help but ask.

Li Yong forced a smile, answering thoughtlessly, "He's okay. I'll lie down for a while." While speaking, he turned to leave.

Li Tianchen frowned slightly, thinking, "Dad's words are contrary to his heart. Clearly, he's not telling the truth." Yet, he didn't articulate his suspicion.

Zhou Xiaoqing's cooking was excellent. The chicken soup had a pleasant smell, which stimulated Li Tianchen's appetite. He ate three bowls of the chicken soup in succession, making Zhou Xiaoqing very happy to the degree that her eyes were like crescents.

Seeing that her son was quite energetic, Feng Guifang stopped worrying.

After eating and drinking, Li Tianchen said that he needed to rest, and asked his mother and Zhou Xiaoqing to leave the room so that he could sleep on the bed.

Although Li Tianchen was in good shape when he woke up, he knew that his head was still kind of messy. After meditation, his thoughts got clear. He surprisingly found that what he dreamed about seemed to be true.

According to the memories he absorbed, the old voice came from Miracle-working Doctor Li, the ancestor of Li Family. Miracle-working Doctor Li was a highly skilled doctor from Tang Dynasty over a thousand years ago. He was a cultivator who practised "Shennong Sutras", and created Shennong Medical Knowledge. He practised medicine in the world and saved countless lives. However, when Miracle-working Doctor Li reached the Peak of his Cultivation Base, he tried to transcend into an immortal but failed, with his spirit vanishing, leaving only the Black Fire Pestle.

The once prosperous Li Family fell along with Miracle-working Doctor Li's death and never regained its glory. After several dynasties, the medical knowledge was lost as time passed by. When it came to the generation of Li Tianchen's father, the medical expertise was dropped entirely, so that he could only make a living by running a small clinic.

When Miracle-working Doctor Li's spirit vanished, his damaged soul went into the Black Fire Pestle and survived. When Li Tianchen was hit on the head by Sun Ergou using the Black Fire Pestle, Li Tianchen's blood was smeared on Black Fire Pestle. It accidentally connected the damaged soul in it with Li Tianchen. Therefore, he acquired Miracle-working Doctor Li's recognition and inherited all the memories, including Miracle-working Doctor Li's countless experiences of saving lives and the "Shennong Sutras".

"I've never thought that the ancestor of Li Family has such a glorious history. It turns out that the stories my father told me while I was a child are not lies." Li Tianchen thought.

Li Tianchen was very excited, with his heart racing. "If I study the 'Shennong Sutras', can I be a Miracle-working Doctor as well? Then, I can make my ancestors proud by realizing my dream of becoming a famous doctor." He thought.

Studying medicine had always been Li Tianchen's dream. He grew up in the legends of his ancestors told by his father. Although other people claimed that the stories were made up, the Medical Knowledge was rooted in Li Tianchen's heart. He learned the traditional Chinese medicine from his father when he was a child, and he wanted to study in the best medical school of Huaxia after passing the entrance enrollment exam.

Li Tianchen recalled the materials of the "Shennong Sutras", which was a Cultivation Method. There were nine levels, namely Taste, Image, Focus, Color, Base, Fragrance, Infinity, Uniqueness, and Perfection.

The story of Shennong tasting a hundred herbs was known to all. Yet the first level of the "Shennong Sutras", Taste, was to "taste a hundred herbs". By tasting a hundred herbs, the cultivator would know the medicinal properties of a hundred herbs. Meanwhile, it was a process of strengthening the muscles and bones, remodeling the body, and thoroughly cleansing all the Impurities.

"That's how it works."

Li Tianchen couldn't help but be amazed. "I didn't realize that the story of 'tasting a hundred herbs' contains such a cultivation realm. The "Shennong Sutras" is indeed magical." He thought.

While he was surprised, Li Tianchen's eyes brightened. He silently clenched his fists and said, "Please be assured, my ancestor. I'll definitely pass on your medical skills."

Once he said these words, Li Tianchen suddenly felt relieved, as if the obsession of Miracle-working Doctor Li completely disappeared at this moment.

"The first level, Taste, requires the cultivator to taste a hundred herbs to remodel his body. However, the problem is that where I should go to taste a hundred herbs..." Li Tianchen thought, "The fastest and easiest way is to make Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine and take it."

"Because of the ancestral medicine, the clinic run by my family is inclined to traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, there are a lot of herbs in the pharmacy of the clinic, sufficient to provide me with the materials of making Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine." Li Tianchen thought.

Li Tianchen brightened up and immediately went to the pharmacy.

According to the memories Li Tianchen acquired, Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine could improve the body and cleanse the impurities inside the body, which was suitable for him at present. "Only with a strong body can I begin the real process of cultivation." He thought.

At this time, it was quiet in the house, and there was no patient in the front hall. When Li Tianchen passed by his parents' room, he suddenly heard their conversation.

"What? Elder Sun is so sick that he must get an amputation?"

This was the voice of Feng Guifang, Li Tianchen's mother. With surprise, Li Tianchen had an idea. He immediately stopped moving forward and walked to the door quietly.

The voice of Li Yong, Li Tianchen's father, came, "Hush, don't yell."

Feng Guifang's voice sounded urgent, "What's going on exactly? Isn't he suffering from rheumatism? Why does he have to get an amputation in the end?"

"I don't know what's going on." Li Yong's tone was helpless. "His rheumatism is worse, and he can't feel his legs. The doctor said that the cause is nerve atrophy, and it's inevitable for him to get an amputation."

"Ah!"

Feng Guifang covered her mouth emotionally, saying, "What should we do? You treated him. There's no way that his family would let us go. Now, we can't afford the compensation even if we break the bank."

"Sun Ergou doesn't come to make trouble these days. But he won't be willing to quit doing that. Once this matter goes to the court, whether his father's conditions are connected to the medicine I prescribed or not, my license will be revoked. And my career will be affected. If worse, I will lose everything." Li Yong thought.

Li Yong stomped his feet, saying in a low voice, "Stop crying. I'll figure it out."

"Since the hospital gives such a solution, what else can you do?" Feng Guifang sobbed in a low voice, feeling hopeless.

"Every cloud has a silver lining. There must be a way." Li Yong's voice was low. "Don't cry. Keep Li Tianchen in the dark. He'll take the entrance enrollment exam in a month. We can't distract him."

"I know that. But what should I do now?"

Feng Guifang who was at a loss what to do mumbled, "Sun Ergou is a notorious hooligan in the neighborhood. He'll definitely blackmail us. Ah, you were kind to help Elder Sun and didn't' charge him for the medicine. Yet, your good will caused such big trouble."While speaking, she wiped her tears, saying, "What's wrong with the world? How come good deeds go punished?"

"There is no direct evidence proving that the symptom of Elder Sun's legs has anything to do with the drugs I prescribed. The hospital couldn't throw that on me." Li Yong said, "Elder Sun is a reasonable man, and he won't frame me. All we need to worry about now is that Sun Ergou could use this matter as an excuse to make trouble."

Li Tianchen stood outside the door, listening to his parents' conversation. "Even facing this kind of difficulties, my parents are still protecting me from them." He thought. He felt sad, and his eyes were slightly red.

"It's very normal to have medical disputes. Moreover, our clinic is not a hospital. Once we're in a medical dispute, it's easy to lose everything. Or worse, my father might end up in jail." Li Tianchen thought.

"I have to come up with a solution. I can't let my family be destroyed."

Li Tianchen clenched his fists silently, starting to think.

"Elder Sun has suffered from rheumatism for years, and my father prescribed common medicine. There's nothing wrong. Why can't Elder Sun feel his legs suddenly?"

Li Tianchen mumbled, and soon his eyes lighted up because he found the problem and the solution in his memories.

Although, he still had to confirm his suspicion.

After he gained the hope of solving the matter, Li Tianchen's eyebrows were no longer frowned. He looked at his hands, thinking, "I'm not capable of using that kind of solution. It seems that I have to use Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine to purify my body to be able to use the medical skill."

Having thought of it, Li Tianchen immediately came to the pharmacy with great care. He was very familiar with this place and soon prepared all the herbs needed in Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine. Then, he sorted out the herbs.

Picking up the Black Fire Pestle in the mortar, Li Tianchen paused for a while. "This Black Fire Pestle has a dark color and a texture similar to woods. And it's very hard." He thought.

Before, Li Tianchen never found it strange, but now he thought about the fact that a damaged soul of his ancestor Miracle-working Doctor Li had spent over a thousand years in the pestle. He felt awed and understood that Black Fire Pestle was nothing ordinary.

Having scanned his memories, Li Tianchen was surprised to find only a little information about Black Fire Pestle. He knew that it was an object by which his ancestor refined Spiritual Medicine, and it was refined by the hottest lava in the depth of a volcano.

Li Tianchen felt strange, thinking, "Since my ancestor chose to hide himself in Black Fire Pestle, there must be something extraordinary about it."

"The plain-looking Black Fire Pestle must contain some secrets. But now it is not the right time to dig into that. I need to make Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine first."

Li Tianchen thought about his goal and focused on the job. He put the herbs into the mortar and ground each of them one by one.

Grinding, making the soup medicine...

Li Tianchen stayed in the pharmacy alone and made the soup medicine according to the procedures in his memory. Half an hour later, he finally made Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine successfully.

Looking at the Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine which was emitting the scents of traditional Chinese medicine, Li Tianchen licked his lips and poured it carefully into the bowl. After filtering the dregs, he waited for the soup medicine to cool off. Then, he took the bowl and drank up the soup medicine in it.

Once the soup medicine entered Li Tianchen's mouth, he felt as if a fire ball dashed into his mouth. Then, the fire ball moved down his throat and his stomach. He felt his inside burning. Li Tianchen couldn't help but be surprised. "Am I going to be okay after taking Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine?" He thought.

The potency of the soup medicine turned into hot vapors and spread all over Li Tianchen's body. He felt as if his body was immersed in hot water and felt insufferably hot. It was like his limbs were being boiled so as to be soft. And small traces of sticky hot sweats exuded through his pores.

Having endured it for half an hour, the potency of Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine finally wore off. And Li Tianchen looked as if he just came out of the water, and he was soaking wet. Yet, there was a layer of grey and oozy stuff on his skin.

"This is not some normal sweating. I was getting rid of the impurities of my body. This is the first step to cleansing my body..."

Li Tianchen took a tumble and was very happy instantly. He pushed the pharmacy's door open quickly and went into the bathroom. He turned on the faucet and started to wash himself.

After washing off the dirt on his body, Li Tianchen put on some clean clothes. He looked at himself in the mirror. Although he still looked like a slim teenager on the outside, he could feel the change of his body. There seemed to be endless power hidden inside him.

Li Tianchen was very excited and thrilled. "The Simplified Hundred-herbs Soup Medicine worked as I suspected. It has improved my body." He thought.

"Bang."

Suddenly, Li Tianchen heard noises coming from outside as if the door was kicked open by someone.

Li Tianchen's eyebrows twitched, and he pushed the door open to walk out in a hurry.

Four or five persons flooded into the hall, and each of them was ferocious and fierce. After he saw the man standing in the front, Li Tianchen's eyes fixed on him immediately, with anger flashing in his eyes.

The leading man was Sun Ergou who knocked Li Tianchen out, and the others were Sun Ergou's gang friends.

There were several patients in the hall. They ran out when seeing the trouble come.

It was over eleven o'clock in the morning, and Li Yong was feeling the pulse of a patient. Having seen the situation, Li Yong stood up immediately, being both surprised and angry. "Sun Ergou, it's you again!"

Sun Ergou looked at Li Tianchen, thinking, "The kid is really fine." He sneered arrogantly, "Of course it's me again. My father is still in the hospital, yet you're quite idle. If you don't offer a solution, I'll smash your clinic."

Sun Ergou heard that Li Tianchen woke up and seemed to be okay. So, Sun Ergou became perky again, bringing people over to make trouble.

Li Yong snarled, "Don't cross the line."

Sun Ergou laughed and said, "Ha, I won't waste time on chitchat. You have to pay for my father's medical bills. I've consulted the hospital. The operation, including the treatment and medicine fees, costs three hundred thousand yuan. Plus the compensation for my father's spiritual damage, his maintenance and so on, the total amount is a million yuan."

Li Yong shouted in surprise, "A million yuan? Why don't you just rob a bank?"

"All the properties of my family is not worth a million yuan." Li Yong thought.

"I'm trying to be nice. If you don't pay me a million yuan, I'll sue you. I'll sue you for being a quack and hurting people. I'll not only take all your money but also see you behind bars." Sun Ergou put his hands on his waist arrogantly.

Li Yong's face turned pale, and he was both angry and helpless. "This matter does have something to do with me. But I couldn't figure out the reason why it happened. It's normal rheumatism, and the medicine I prescribed is completely suitable for it. How could Elder Sun have such symptoms? The only explanation is that it's not connected to my drugs." He thought.

Yet, it was impossible to clear things out.

Feng Guifang who heard the noises walked out from the backroom, saying in a soft voice, "Sun Ergou, we're neighbors. We can talk about it."

Sun Ergou sneered, "Don't jerk me around! I'm very fair. My father is still in hospital. If you don't pay me a million yuan, I'll make sure that you find yourselves in serious trouble!"

Li Yong's body was shaking, for he was so angry.

"You... you're blackmailing us!"

"Blackmail? Haha, listen up, everyone. My father had a rheumatism attack, yet he's lying in the affiliated hospital after the treatment of this quack. Now, my father will be disabled after the amputation." Sun Ergou shouted on purpose, "Everyone, gather around! My father is suffering at old age. As my father's son, I'm obliged to bring justice to my father."