Hearing that Chen Nan was a disciple of Wushan, Doctor Wu quickly bowed and said, "This old man Wu Jiangnan did not know that the young friend was a highly skilled disciple of the Wushan elder. Please forgive my presumptuousness!"
"To be honest with you, young friend, the medical skills of my Wu family were passed down by the Wushan elder."
"Unfortunately, we only managed to grasp the superficial aspects."
"Since you are a successor of the Wushan elder, you are naturally our esteemed guest."
Wu Jiangnan was full of respect. When he saw Chen Nan perform the Eight and a Half Locks Osteopathic Technique, he had already guessed the other party's identity.
After all,
The Wu family knew that this osteopathic technique was in the possession of Wushan.
The TCM doctors were all bewildered.
They did not know who Wushan was.
However, seeing Wu Jiangnan's utmost respect for Wushan, they figured he must be an extraordinary figure.
"So there is such a connection. It's nothing major," Chen Nan said dismissively, then turned to Han Yexi and said, "Pay attention to keeping warm in the future, especially in winter. If cold air invades your body again, it will be difficult to cure completely."
Han Yexi said obediently, "I will definitely pay attention!"
"Alright, we'll be going then." Chen Nan nodded to Wu Jiangnan and then left the hospital.
"Mr. Chen, please wait."
Wu Jiangnan chased him out of the ward building and respectfully asked, "May I ask, how has the elder Wushan been recently?"
Chen Nan said, "My master has passed away."
Wu Jiangnan's face was filled with disbelief, "What? The Wushan elder has passed away? Mr. Chen, are you joking? How could he possibly have passed away?"
Chen Nan was amused, "Old Wu, you are a doctor after all. How can you not know that people eat and drink like everyone else, and will one day grow old?"
Wu Jiangnan shook his head, "It's different. Ordinary people may follow the rules of nature, but the Wushan elder was an otherworldly being. He has lived for over three hundred years. How could he have passed away like this?"
"What?"
Chen Nan's brows furrowed, "You said my master lived for over three hundred years? Are you sure?"
Wu Jiangnan subconsciously covered his mouth, realizing he had said something he shouldn't have.
Chen Nan stared at him, "Do you know something?"
Wu Jiangnan said nervously, "I have never met the Wushan elder, but I heard from my grandfather that our family's medical skills were passed down to the Wu family by the Wushan elder during the Qing Dynasty. This much is true."
He did not say much more.
However,
Wu Jiangnan's words sent a chill down Chen Nan's spine.
Could cultivators live for three hundred years?
Yes!
But at least they would need to possess the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment stage.
At the very least, the Qi Refining stage did not grant such a long lifespan.
But if his master was indeed a cultivator.
Why did he pretend to be an ordinary person?
Why did he stay in Jizhou Prison?
Recalling the words his master spoke before he died, Chen Nan increasingly felt that his master had a story.
Before his death, Chen Nan had suggested draping him in mourning clothes and sending him off on his last journey.
But Wushan had refused.
He said he disliked cremation and wanted to be buried according to the ancestral burial customs.
Chen Nan naturally agreed.
But Wushan refused him again.
He said he wanted to be buried in a place unknown to anyone, and did not want to be disturbed after death.
At first, Chen Nan thought the old man was simply free-spirited. Now it seemed there might be another reason!
Especially when he recalled that Nangong He in Huoyun Cave on Mount Zhongnan had once said that he was a very interesting person.
Based on this information, it could be inferred that
The old man was still alive!
It's just that,
Why was he pretending to be an ordinary person?
"It seems I'll have to go back to Jizhou Prison!"
Chen Nan's heart was unsettled.
He also knew that Jizhou Prison would surely hold the answers he sought.
The next day, he woke up to Xu Qingxin (han).
After waking up, there was naturally some intimacy.
After breakfast, Chen Nan called Li Mu, "I'm in the capital, why don't we meet?"
He had promised Zhong Qiu to join the Guardians before.
Now it was time to fulfill that promise.
Li Mu: "We're outside!"
"Damn it!" Chen Nan angrily hung up the phone.
Outside the courtyard.
Qin Hongyu let out a melodious laugh, "Boss, I told you, you shouldn't have told him we were outside! This will make him think we're monitoring him!"
Li Mu pouted, "He almost took down the Qu family when he came to the capital. Could we not notice such a high-profile act?"
Squeak!
The gate opened.
Chen Nan walked out with a grim expression.
Meng Kuo, gnawing on a pork knuckle, got out of the car and said, "Xiao Nannan, first of all, let me explain. We didn't follow you to the Xu family, nor did we follow you to buy a car, and we certainly didn't follow you to the hospital to treat Han Yexi."
Chen Nan's mouth twitched, "Then how did you know my whereabouts?"
Qin Hongyu also walked out, with a faint smile on her face, "There's good news, do you want to hear it?"
Chen Nan: "About what?"
Li Mu did not get out of the car, quietly sitting in the driver's seat, "About your aunt He Yun."
"Where is my little aunt?"
Chen Nan's face was full of anxiety.
Ever since they parted ways in Feng County last time, his little aunt had seemed to vanish into thin air.
Li Mu said, "Someone saw her at Mount Tai some time ago. Her strength is immense. All the experts who followed her were injured by her. Fortunately, their lives were not affected."
Saying that, he took out a tablet and threw it to him.
On it was a recording from a dashcam. His aunt He Yun had completely blackened, with black mist swirling around her. Especially her eyes, which were completely black, with no whites visible.
"Don't follow me!"
This was the only thing she said, but it was exceptionally cold. Even through the screen, Chen Nan felt a soul-piercing chill!
Li Mu: "She seems to be looking for something."
"Captain Li, can you let her go?" Chen Nan's expression was complex. He knew the Guardians had been looking for his little aunt, as she had committed a heinous crime by slaughtering over two hundred people in Feng County!
Li Mu chuckled, "You think too highly of us. We'd like to catch her, but do we have the strength to do so?"
"Alright, this piece of news should be worth the value of those two Qi Refining Pills, right? From now on, we Guardians and you are even!"
The reason they came here was to repay the favor they owed.
If Chen Nan had not refined the Qi Refining Pills, Qin Hongyu and Meng Kuo would not have been able to enter the Qi Refining stage.
Chen Nan spoke, "Uh, I should be able to join the Guardians, right?"
"What? You want to join the Guardians? Why?" Li Mu was incredulous. They had invited Chen Nan before, but he had refused.
Who would have thought that he would voluntarily offer to join the Guardians?
Qin Hongyu and Meng Kuo were also curious.
Chen Nan's gaze was deep, "I want to do something for the country and for the common people."
Li Mu: "You know about the impending collapse of hell?"
Chen Nan smiled, "It seems your intelligence is also very timely!"
Li Mu cleared his throat, "Our intelligence is more timely than yours. We know a lot of news that you don't, and one of them is related to you!"
Chen Nan was confused, "Related to me? What is it?"