Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Guessed Right?

With those words, not only did the Undying Poison Doctor turn livid with anger, but even Huangfu Jingchen was also completely mystified.

Since she claims it’s her master, how could he be her master if they’ve never met before?

Could it be a transmission over generations?

But I’ve only heard of such cases with master-granddisciple relationships, can a master-span generations too?

Fortunately, before their expressions changed further, Xia Wenjin continued, “Senior Poison Doctor should be able to see that my prescription and martial arts share the same origin as yours. You told me before that you had no sect, no disciples, and not even a master.”

The Undying Poison Doctor shouted, “Nonsense, when did I ever tell you that?”

Huangfu Jingchen couldn’t help but feel puzzled too, Wenjin just said she had never met the Undying Poison Doctor, yet now claims he told her these things. If they’ve never met, how did he say it?

Seems a bit contradictory.

However, he would never undermine Xia Wenjin, though curious, he kept silent.

The Undying Poison Doctor was less polite, “Full of lies, let’s see how you spin this!”

Xia Wenjin sighed, “To tell the truth, I indeed can’t make sense of it. This matter perplexes me too. Six months ago, I knew nothing, but one night, I had a dream!”

The Undying Poison Doctor laughed in rage, “Are you going to say I taught you in a dream? I’m not even dead yet!”

Xia Wenjin shrugged, “I know no one will believe it, even I can hardly believe it myself, which is why I’ve never told anyone, including my father. But now seeing my master, looking identical to the master in my dream, I can’t help but believe.”

Things from a past life, for her, indeed felt dreamlike.

Aside from saying it was taught by the dream master, what else could be said? Or saying it was a dream is more believable than saying it was taught by a master from a past life.

Her expression was calm, her demeanor steady, her eyes pure like a clear spring.

With deadly intent, the Undying Poison Doctor stared at her, yet she didn’t flinch, meeting his gaze calmly.

The Undying Poison Doctor frowned, passing arts in dreams, even he didn’t know such mysterious things existed?

However, perhaps there is!

Otherwise, how to explain these prescriptions, this martial art?

These things cannot be stolen by others, yet the little girl in front truly knows them.

Huangfu Jingchen quickly said, “Senior Poison Doctor, indeed there are things in this world beyond explanation. Perhaps Heaven didn’t want the senior’s unparalleled medical skills to be lost, so it allowed the senior to transmit them to Wenjin in dreams!”

The Undying Poison Doctor glared at him, “Dream transmission, shouldn’t it be my dream then? Why hers?”

Huangfu Jingchen chuckled, “Isn’t Wenjin the one who watched and learned?”

Xia Wenjin knew the Undying Poison Doctor’s nature, knowing that to convince him, merely her mastery of his unique martial arts and medical skills wouldn’t suffice. She slowly said, “Master once told me that at sixty-five, he developed the recipe for immortality, spending five years gathering materials for making the Rejuvenation Pill. Although he failed several times, it wasn’t until seventy-seven that he succeeded. By then, my master’s hair and eyebrows were all white. After taking the Rejuvenation Pill, his eyebrows turned black in a year, his hair too, but other changes were subtle. Not until eighty-two did the pill’s efficacy permeate his muscles and bones, dramatically changing his body to resemble someone only in their forties.”

The Undying Poison Doctor trembled inside, these were his secrets he never told others. Could it also be revealed in dreams?

Yet, no, though he never told others, at that time he was active in Jianghu, so observant individuals could speculate based on circumstances, perhaps she guessed it right.

He said, “Hmph!”

Xia Wenjin smiled gently, “Master once said before accepting me as a disciple, his favorite dish was Pearl White Jade Pork Knuckle. To eat this dish, he stayed in the Capital City for half a year. But after taking me as his disciple, his favorite dish became Exquisite Duck, especially the duck wing tips and duck buttocks!”

The Undying Poison Doctor was stunned, he loved Pearl White Jade Pork Knuckle indeed, especially a specific restaurant’s flavor in the Capital City, better than even the Imperial Kitchen’s Imperial Chef. Twenty years ago, he accidentally tasted it once, unforgettable. But that restaurant didn’t serve it daily, perhaps available once every half month, and only fast, wealthy patrons could snatch it.

He stayed for half a year, ate it eleven times, with only one miss. Satisfied, he savored those memories whenever mentioned, but never told anyone. How did this girl know?

Yet, staying for six months was noticeable, snagging it eleven times must have drawn attention, so the girl’s knowledge wasn’t unexpected.

What struck him as absurd was actually Xia Wenjin’s next words, “What’s so special about Exquisite Duck? I don’t like it! Especially not the duck wing tips and duck buttocks!” He had tried it, hadn’t he?

Xia Wenjin smiled confidently, “Senior says this because you haven’t tasted my Exquisite Duck yet! Once I’m better, and the pandemic here lifts, when there’s time, I’ll cook it for you, to verify!”

Her confident words sparked a curious thought in the Undying Poison Doctor; he started believing the girl, though reluctant to admit, he continued sarcastically, “You’re such a mess with illness, can you even recover? The plague’s tearing you apart.”

Xia Wenjin shook her head and smiled, “No!”

“You think I’m bound to save you?” The Undying Poison Doctor squinted.

Xia Wenjin continued shaking her head, laughing softly, “If senior intervenes, I’m no longer worried.” She felt her research was close to the real antidote. Just yesterday, a dying plague patient drank her latest prescription; today, he still lived. Though the plague wasn’t cured, it was delayed.

Just delaying granted her time.

She had faith she could develop a cure.

However, with the Undying Poison Doctor present, she would not voice this confidence; the old man’s temperament was peculiar, and if she claimed certainty, he would surely leave abruptly, so she went along with him.

The Undying Poison Doctor studied Xia Wenjin, her complexion pale as a ghost, eyes sunken, face gaunt, dressed in blue-grey menswear, though young, emanated dark aura. It was due to the plague’s impact, for the current Xia Wenjin, near death indeed was an apt description. Her constitution was better than the villagers’, allowing her to move; those sick for a day or two were already bedridden.

His disciple?

How could his disciple be such a genderless freak?

However much he despised, this girl knew many of his secrets, ones he wouldn’t tell others. If she was truly his only disciple? Even if transmitted in dreams, she’d be his sole pupil.

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