The Little Medicine Immortal Refuses to Heal the Sick

Word has it that immortals live in Nine Immortals Valley. They can cure any illness and bring the dead back to life, and they are kindhearted, treating everyone equally regardless of wealth or poverty. But three years ago, the valley vanished without a trace, beyond anyone's reach, and became nothing more than a legend in the martial world.

Then, one day, Nine Immortals Valley suddenly reappeared.

Martial artists flocked to it, only to find a stone tablet outside the valley bearing the words: "We won't treat the heartless, those we don't like, or Chen Xiujie."

Afterward, a man dressed in white, his face hidden beneath a hood, stepped out. His voice rang clear, but every word was cold: "Whoever kills Chen Xiujie for me will receive one free consultation."

The martial artists looked at one another.

Who was Chen Xiujie?

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, "Isn't the new owner of Tianshui Tower named Chen Xiujie?"

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Three years ago, an injured man appeared outside Nine Immortals Valley. Shen Zelan, who had gone out to gather herbs, rescued him and brought him back. Little did he know he was welcoming a wolf into the fold, and that this would bring disaster upon Nine Immortals Valley.

He had never imagined the injuries were faked, the gentle demeanor was faked, and even all those declarations of love were fake! The most convincing disguise in the world, it turned out, belonged to a human...

Standing amid the flames, his gaze sweeping over the bodies of his fellow disciples at his feet, Shen Zelan faced Chen Xiujie's earnest pleas and warnings. He turned resolutely and walked into the fire.

The wind carried the searing heat and his final words:

"Chen Xiujie, you must stay alive. Wait for me. Wait until I crawl back from hell to take your life!"

Three years later, he really did return, dressed in white, just as he had said, like a ghost crawling back from hell.

He lounged lazily in a grand armchair, sneering disdainfully at the people sprawled on the steps below, wailing: "Medicine and poison are two sides of the same coin. Did you really think my Nine Immortals Valley was still as kind and easy to bully as before?"

Just as Chen Xiujie fixed him with a sinister stare and prepared to fight to the death, the sword in his hand was knocked away without mercy.

Someone had appeared in front of Shen Zelan. A silver blade engraved with dragon patterns gleamed coldly in their hand.

"If you want to touch him, you'll have to get past my blade."

After a brief silence, someone in the crowd cried out, "The Dragon Scale Blade! The Prince of Zhenbei!"

At that moment, a horn sounded in the valley. An army in black armor appeared silently on the mountain slopes on either side, their crossbows leveled in unison at the martial artists who had trespassed into Nine Immortals Valley.

Chen Xiujie swallowed and stiffly held his head high. "Y-Your Highness, could this be considered an abuse of your authority?"

Chu Xunfeng planted his long blade on the ground and rested a hand on its hilt. "What I choose to do is none of your concern. Besides..."

He curled his lips into a smile that barely concealed his pride. "Is there anything wrong with me protecting my own military physician?"

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