Chapter 829: Chapter 832: The Decision
Upon hearing the question, the Master Brother of Xue Shi’yi finally took action. He stood up and announced his decision, "Bring that family of three back and treat that child."
"What?" The rigid Fourth Master Brother was quite puzzled by this decision. Master Brother had always adhered to the rules of Medicine King Valley, so why this time?
The solemn Master Brother continued, "Regarding Shi’yi’s words, everyone must have considered them yesterday. Indeed, the disciples of Medicine King Valley need to improve their skills. Without training, our medical skills might not even surpass those of the Barefoot Doctors outside."
"How could that be? The medical skills of Medicine King Valley are amongst the best in the kingdom, how could they not compare to the Barefoot Doctors?" The rigid Fourth Master Brother said, not convinced. He had always believed so.
"Fourth, since you believe the medical skills of Medicine King Valley are superior, let your disciples participate in this competition as well. Let’s see if your disciples can diagnose whether the child is poisoned or not," Xue Shi’yi’s Third Master Brother suggested.
"I am well aware of the skills of the disciples, there’s no need for a competition."
Seeing the furrowed brows and stern look of the Fourth Master Brother, Xue Shi’yi’s Master Brother continued, "This time, we will make an exception and allow that family of three to enter Medicine King Valley. Let the disciples diagnose the child. If they all, like Shi’yi, fail to identify the child’s condition, then it would mean that Medicine King Valley has a false reputation."
He paused and continued, "If that happens, then the longstanding rules of Medicine King Valley will need to change."
Upon hearing this, the rigid Fourth Master Brother immediately asked, "So you’re saying that if a disciple can diagnose that child’s condition, the rules of Medicine King Valley will remain unchanged?"
"..." Xue Shi’yi’s Master Brother frowned. This Fourth Master Brother was as stubborn as ever. If this were not said, he would have continued opposing treating that family of three. However, he was intrigued by the child’s poison, so he replied, "You could say so."
"Then my disciples will also diagnose the child." As expected, with these words, the rigid Fourth Master Brother relented a bit. He still believed the rules should not be broken and was confident that his disciples’ skills were not lacking.
"Then it’s settled. I will immediately send someone to find that family of three," Xue Shi’yi’s Third Master Brother said as he went out to call them in.
At this time, Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming had not gone far. After driving the carriage for a while, they stopped. Since they did not know how long the journey would take, they decided to head up the mountain first, to the river they had been to before, to prepare the family of three before setting off again.
After preparing, they carried the child down the mountain. Xiaoxiao said, "My dear, we acted impulsively again."
"Hm?"
"We just let that old man go so quickly; we should have asked about the general whereabouts of Divine Doctor Xue. Just blindly searching like this might be very challenging."
"..."
"Where should we go now?"
"The people from Medicine King Valley might not know where Divine Doctor Xue is either. We’ll have to inquire along the way."
"Hm."
As they were talking, unconsciously they had already descended the mountain. From afar, they saw someone waiting by the carriage, wearing the attire of Medicine King Valley; he was likely a disciple of Medicine King Valley.
They had a guess in their hearts and hurried over. The disciple of Medicine King Valley saw them return and said, "You two, the masters have decided to treat the child and have sent me to invite you to enter the valley."