Chairman Wang stroked his beard and straightened his body slightly. He said softly in a slightly mysterious tone, “Mr. Mi, have you heard of the Shangguan family?”


  Mi Wei instantly started coughing non stop.

  Chairman Wang thought Mi Wei’s throat was acting up again, so he retrieved a metal box from his pocket and gave Mi Wei a lozenge for his throat.

  Mi Wei glanced at him before reaching his hand out to take the medication.

  Mi Wei took the lozenge and stopped coughing. Chairman Wang continued talking in the meanwhile. “The Shangguan clan is rumored to be direct disciples of Shennong and have remarkable medical skills. As long as the patient is not dead, they can save the person.”


  Mi Wei bit the lozenge in his mouth. These were just tall stories.

  They must be watching too much television drama.

  “There are a lot of tales about this family. No one knows whether they truly exist,” explained Chairman Wang.

  Mi Wei looked away and said obscurely, “Since this is just a rumor, we can’t take it seriously.”


  Chairman Wang smiled as he shook his head. “It might sound far-fetched, but I certainly believe it.”


  Someone had taught him how to use ancient prescriptions and he always felt that the person was from the Shangguan clan.

  Mi Wei did not ask why Chairman Wang was so sure and simply nodded. He said, “Perhaps.”


  Chairman Wang snapped out of his thoughts and did not continue with the subject. He glanced at the mi orchid and felt pleased. “Thank you for saving the mi orchid. If you were not around to save them, they would have died.”


  For some reason, Chairman Wang felt Mi Wei was some kind of low-profile reclusive master.

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  Mi Wei was unworldly and very different from the typical Chinese herb farmer.

  Mi Wei waved his hand. “You are too kind. From now on, just stick to my instructions and everything should be fine.”


  “Uh huh.” Chairman Wang nodded and said politely, “Thank you so much for taking care of our Chinese herb farm.”


  “It is my job,” replied Mi Wei modestly.

  Someone called Chairman Wang. Hence, he did not continue chatting with Mi Wei and quickly answered the phone before walking out of the yard.

  Mi Wei sat in the yard for a few more minutes and recalled something. He went back to the wooden house, took out his fully charged phone, and tapped on an application so that he could watch an entertainment program.

  Last year, there was intermittent internet connectivity in the clan. When the internet finally got restored, he was occupied with other matters.

  Now that he was finally free, he could catch up with the entertainment program.

  **

  Meanwhile, Huo Yao and Song Ning ate dinner outside. By the time they got home, it was nearly 9:00 pm.

  Huo Jinyan was up waiting for them. He had called Song Ning halfway through, but he did not ask about the Song family in detail. Now that they were home, he looked at Huo Yao in astonishment and asked. “Why did Yaoyao come along with you?”


  Song Ning sat leaning against the couch as she rubbed her brow and replied coolly. “They reached out to me so that they could get Yaoyao to treat my father.”


  Huo Jinyan was stunned. “How did they know Yaoyao was a physician?”


  “I’m not sure either.” Song Ning put down her hand and looked at her daughter.

  Huo Yao was deep in thought. A few seconds later, she snapped out of her daze. She looked at them and said, “It was just a coincidence.”


  Chairman Wang had unexpectedly asked her to treat someone from the Song family. Then again, it was no surprise that the Song family would reach out to the Apothecaries’ Association since they were so desperate.

  Huo Jinyan went quiet before he asked. “Can Old Master Song be treated?”