After the two disappeared into the crowd, Su Bai, who had already walked far away, reappeared and said thoughtfully with a smile, "Interesting. It seems that woman should be a Young Miss from a prominent Family, and that black-clad bodyguard is not simple."
He had sensed a faint Origin Qi fluctuation from that black-clad bodyguard, though it was very subtle, it was definitely there. However, for Su Bai, he could easily handle ten such people with just one finger!
He just didn't know why these important figures came to such a place.
Su Bai shook his head with a smile, no longer thinking about it, and walked towards Baicao Hall, the largest medicinal store in the herb market.
Baicao Hall has a history of nearly a hundred years. Its medicinal herbs are complete, and it is quite famous throughout Jiangzhou City. Besides its herbs, Baicao Hall is most renowned for its superb medical skills.
It is said that Old Shopkeeper Tan Buyi's 'Origin Qi Seizing Needle Technique' can cure all diseases and is miraculously skillful, even wealthy merchants from the provincial capital personally come here for treatment.
After bypassing three small streets, Su Bai looked at the antique medicinal store at the crossroads and stepped inside.
The store was very large. A few clerks glanced at Su Bai's attire and lost interest in asking more questions.
Although their place was small, their reputation was already widespread. All those who came to visit were important figures from the provincial capital, so they naturally looked down on others. Seeing Su Bai's attire, they naturally wouldn't pay much attention.
Su Bai's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. "I want to buy some medicinal herbs."
The young man with glasses, holding his phone, glanced at Su Bai, unenthusiastically, and said, "What do you want to buy?"
Just as Su Bai was about to speak, he heard a commotion at the entrance. A tall woman and an Old Tang in a Tang suit slowly walked in, with several bodyguards hidden in various parts of the street.
"It's her?"
This woman was precisely the cold beauty Su Bai had encountered earlier, who wanted to buy the Snow Pine Ganoderma.
Tang Nianwei also saw Su Bai, her slender eyebrow raised slightly. She looked at him thoughtfully but said nothing.
The lazy young man with glasses, seeing Tang Nianwei and the other person, instantly became energetic and hurried to greet them, his face full of fawning smiles.
"Are the two of you here to buy medicine or to see a doctor?"
Tang Nianwei said indifferently, "We are here to visit Old Tan."
The young man with glasses nodded and quickly led the two to the waiting area. "Please wait a moment, I will go invite my master over now."
The Old Tang in the Tang suit had an unnaturally flushed face. With Tang Nianwei's support, he sat down on a chair to rest.
Seeing the Old Tang's weak appearance, Tang Nianwei's expression turned grim. She said coldly, "This Tan Buyi is really putting on airs, even making you, Grandfather, come in person! If he can't cure Grandfather's illness, I will surely smash his signboard!"
The Old Tang in the Tang suit chuckled. "These folk masters often have strange quirks. There's no need for us to force them, cough, cough..." With the Tang Family's power in Jiangzhou City, inviting Tan Buyi would be effortless, but given the Old Tang's pride, he was unwilling to break the rules and personally came to seek treatment.
Su Bai was left standing there, amused in his Heart-Nature, his gaze curiously falling on the Old Tang in the Tang suit.
"Huh?" Su Bai's brow suddenly lifted, and his expression immediately became strange.
He hadn't expected that this Old Tang also had Origin Qi fluctuations, but these fluctuations were extremely obscure, seemingly blocked by something.
As Su Bai's Heart-Nature grew more curious, a silver light flashed in his eyes, and the situation within the Old Tang's body became clear to him. His expression couldn't help but turn serious.
This Old Tang's condition was not optimistic!
Unbeknownst to him, his expression was fully seen by Tang Nianwei. Tang Nianwei was already in a bad mood, and seeing Su Bai like this, she immediately glared at him coldly.
Su Bai looked innocent. How had he provoked her again?
The Old Tang in the Tang suit followed Tang Nianwei's gaze and happened to see the innocent-looking Su Bai.
"Is this the young man who made you lose face?"
Tang Nianwei scoffed disdainfully, saying, "He's just an ignorant fellow, Grandfather needn't pay him any mind."
The Old Tang in the Tang suit's gaze lingered on Su Bai, but he found that he couldn't see through Su Bai for a moment. Immediately, his gaze deepened.
"One cannot judge a book by its cover," the Old Tang in the Tang suit said with a faint smile, not saying much more.
At this moment, an Old Tang with white hair and beard hurried out from the main hall, clasped his fists in greeting to the Old Tang in the Tang suit, "Old Tang, why did you come personally? If you had simply given the order, this old man would have come to your door."
The Old Tang in the Tang suit smiled freely, saying, "It's fine. This old man cannot break Mr. Tan's rules."
Tan Buyi gave a wry smile. In front of this great figure whose name shook Jiangzhou City, what did his rules count for?
He smiled apologetically and said, "Old Tang, please move to the separate courtyard. I will diagnose you immediately."
The Old Tang in the Tang suit nodded. With Tang Nianwei's support, he had just stood up when a sudden change occurred!
His face suddenly flushed, a black Qi gathered between his eyebrows, and he blacked out, instantly fainting.
In an instant, the entire room fell silent. Tang Nianwei's pretty face instantly turned pale, and she was completely stunned.
Tan Buyi, however, remained composed. He took a deep breath, checked the Old Tang in the Tang suit's condition, and his expression turned serious. He then instructed the young man with glasses and the others.
"Quick, immediately carry Old Tang to the quiet room in the back courtyard!"
The young man with glasses and several other disciples quickly began to move.
Seeing this, Su Bai's brow suddenly lifted, and he couldn't help but speak up.
"If you don't want him to die faster, I advise you not to move him!"
Su Bai's words were extremely abrupt, causing everyone to freeze in surprise, their gazes instantly focusing on him.
At this time, Su Bai, having undergone a complete transformation after Awakening his past life memories, had a calm expression, ignoring the questioning gazes of the crowd.
"Who is this kid?"
"Acting like a big shot in front of Tan Buyi, has his brain gone soft?"
Everyone sneered in their Heart-Nature, frowning as they looked at Su Bai, their faces full of mockery and disdain.
A mere youth, clashing with Tan Buyi here, wasn't he just asking for trouble?
The young man with glasses and the others were intimidated by Su Bai's words, and for a moment, they didn't know what to do.
Tan Buyi's expression hardened even more. He looked at Su Bai and shouted, "Young man, what do you mean by this?"
Su Bai raised an eyebrow and said indifferently, "It means nothing, just that I can't bear to see a quack doctor endanger someone's life!" Tan Buyi's condescending attitude greatly displeased him, so he naturally wouldn't show the other party any mercy.
As his words fell, the entire Baicao Hall fell silent again.
Quack doctor?
Endanger someone's life?
This mere youth actually dared to say that Tan Buyi endangered lives? Wasn't that treating him like a quack?!
At Tan Buyi's level, what he valued most was his reputation. Su Bai's blatant insult had completely offended him.
Even though Tan Buyi's Heart-Nature cultivation was extremely high, he was still enraged at this moment, his beard trembling with anger. He pointed at Su Bai and furiously said, "Insolent youth! My Family has practiced medicine for generations, and my 'Origin Qi Seizing Needle Technique' is renowned throughout Jiangnan Province, having cured countless patients. How dare you say that this old man endangers lives?!"
"In 1987, the Old Mayor of Jiangzhou City was critically ill. It was I who pulled him back from the gates of hell with the 'Origin Qi Needle'."
"In 1992, at the Jiangzhou China-Korea Traditional Chinese Medicine Exchange Conference, the Korean doctors claimed that there was no one in China's Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture. It was I who triumphed with the 'Origin Qi Fire Needle', upholding the honor of our Chinese Traditional Chinese Medicine."
"In 1997, an epidemic suddenly broke out in Lingnan County, Qinzhou. It was this old man who led a team, using Poria, Snow Mountain Fruit, and other herbs as a guide, to purify the water, eliminate the plague, and save tens of thousands of lives."
"I, Tan Buyi, have practiced medicine for over fifty years and have never misdiagnosed a single person. Today, you, a mere youth, dare to insult me?"
As his words fell, everyone in the pharmacy was filled with awe.
"So, that plague in Lingnan was actually eliminated by Tan Buyi. This is an immense amount of Karma!" an Old Tang exclaimed.
"That's right, Old Tan Buyi has practiced medicine his entire life. Who in Jiangzhou City doesn't know Old Tan's great name? Even the mayor of Jiangzhou City invited Tan Buyi to treat his illness. How dare this kid call Old Tan a quack?"
"Old Tan is a truly capable master. How can he be insulted by a mere youth? I want to see how that kid will deal with this, hmph!"
Tang Nianwei's face was also full of respect for Tan Buyi at this moment. She had investigated the things Tan Buyi mentioned, and this Old Tan was indeed truly capable; otherwise, she and her Grandfather wouldn't have traveled so far to seek medical treatment.
"Old Tan, calm your anger," Tang Nianwei said, taking a deep breath. "Please first treat my Grandfather."
Tan Buyi, however, still glared at Su Bai.
Tang Nianwei looked at Su Bai coldly, her face full of anger, and shouted, "Please shut up! This is not a place for you to talk nonsense!"
Su Bai frowned slightly, glanced at Tang Nianwei, and said nothing more, "Since you don't believe me, then consider it unsaid."
Only then did Tan Buyi snort coldly and turn to instruct the young man with glasses and the others, "Immediately carry Old Tang to the back courtyard!"
"Yes!"
As the young man with glasses and the others had just lifted the Old Tang in the Tang suit, the black Qi gathered between the Old Tang's eyebrows instantly seemed to be stimulated, spreading out in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, the Old Tang in the Tang suit's entire face was covered by black Qi, looking extremely terrifying!