Chapter 334: Chapter 334: Venturing Alone into Wanhua Valley _1
Having said that, Ye Ming didn’t bother to pay any more attention to them and instead knelt in front of the elderly man and placed his hand on the man’s wrist.
After a careful examination, Ye Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
The illness plaguing the elder was merely asthma, not too severe, but due to prolonged travel and chronic coughing, he had developed hypoxemia. Treating him wouldn’t be difficult.
Ye Ming said to the girl, "Fortunately, your grandfather’s condition hasn’t worsened. It’s just exhaustion that’s caused this."
Then, Ye Ming took out two silver needles as a conduit and channeled his True Qi through them into the old man’s body.
In no time, the old man’s complexion began to improve, regained color, and his breathing became much smoother.
His eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Ye Ming in front of him, his breath still a bit weak, but he forced himself to say, "Divine Doctor, you are truly a Divine Doctor!"
The girl was also startled and quickly moved to her grandfather’s side, asking, "Grandfather, are you really all right? You can even talk now!"
"Isn’t this miraculous? Just two silver needles to cure a disease. Could it be that this young man is skilled in acupuncture?" At this moment, not only were the grandfather and granddaughter deeply shocked, but even the people around planning to enter Wanhua Valley also expressed their amazement.
"I never thought that there would actually be a Divine Doctor in this world! And it seems he didn’t even take money, he just asked for a broken Jade Pendant!"
"Divine Doctor, you truly are a Divine Doctor. Please, have a look at my illness!"
"I too have an elder at home who needs treatment. Could you help us out?"
After witnessing Ye Ming’s capabilities, the crowd, which was originally planning to enter Wanhua Valley, immediately shifted their focus and pleaded with Ye Ming.
Ye Ming saw that these people were the laboring masses, each with their ailments, and they had traveled to this place by carriage and boat to seek treatment in Wanhua Valley, naturally prepared to spend all they have.
It was Ye Ming’s actions that had given them new hope.
Ye Ming, with a doctor’s benevolent heart, softened when he saw the pleading of so many patients.
However, at this moment, two guards from Wanhua Valley standing at the entrance could not stand it any longer.
Wanhua Valley was most famous for its medical skills, and prospered because of it. Yet, Ye Ming had the audacity to stand at their doorstep, stealing their patients. How could they tolerate it?
So, one of the guards pointed at Ye Ming and shouted, "Who allowed you to practice medicine here illegally? You’ve got quite the nerve!"
The other guard immediately added, "Treating and healing people at the gates of Wanhua Valley is like showing off one’s skills in front of Guan Gong. It’s overestimating your own abilities—simply courting death!"
Ye Ming snorted coldly and looked at them indifferently, saying, "You see death without helping, and still want to take advantage of others in crisis to collect exorbitant fees. You’re not even fit to be called human!"
"And you dare to come over and question me?"
The two guards exchanged glances. They hadn’t seen such an arrogant youth for a long time and were momentarily dumbfounded.
But then, they rolled up their sleeves, their expressions turning cold, and said to Ye Ming, "Defaming and tarnishing the reputation of Wanhua Valley, it seems you really have a death wish. Let’s show you today the means of Wanhua Valley!"
Having uttered their threats, the two guards immediately launched an attack on Ye Ming.
But Ye Ming had been waiting for a long time. He was there to settle accounts, and a confrontation was inevitable.
There were two thuds, and the bodies of the two guards flew backward instantly.
Ye Ming acted without hesitation, his movements decisive.
"With such feeble skills, you think you can guard Wanhua Valley? What a joke! Go back and tell your Valley Master that Ye Ming has arrived. Tell him to roll out and meet me!"
"Or I’ll go in and find him myself!"
Having said that, Ye Ming was about to take action, when the grandfather and grandson he had just saved came hurrying over, urging, "Divine Doctor, this is Wanhua Valley, you mustn’t act rashly! If you offend them, you’ll suffer the consequences!"
Others also said in turn, "That’s right, Divine Doctor, you can’t waste your skills here. If you offend Wanhua Valley, they won’t let you off easily!"
Ye Ming responded with an indifferent smile, not taking their concerns to heart, and said directly, "Don’t worry everyone, I came here precisely to cause trouble for them. If I were afraid of offending them, I wouldn’t have come at all!"
Two guards glared fiercely at Ye Ming.
After picking themselves up from the ground, they immediately blew their whistles.
Boom rumble.
As the sound of the whistle faded, the ground began to shake.
Soon after, two brawny men of enormous stature emerged, staring coldly at Ye Ming while muttering, "Merciless killing!"
Ye Ming frowned slightly, noticing that these two strong men exhibited no signs of life; they were actually Human Puppets.
He hadn’t expected that Wanhua Valley, a place of such prestige, would be harboring so many Human Puppets and using such dark arts. Could this be their usual modus operandi?
As these doubts lingered, no one offered Ye Ming an explanation. When the Human Puppets appeared, the guards from earlier had already slipped away to report back.
With the appearance of the Human Puppets, the people behind Ye Ming also began to retreat hastily. They had heard of such creations that killed unseen, and were terrified of being caught in the crossfire.
They even kindly reminded Ye Ming, telling him to run away quickly.
However, not only did Ye Ming not run, he boldly walked toward them.
"Today I want to see for myself just how vile Wanhua Valley truly is!"
He pushed off the ground; his body swiftly soared into the air and landed in front of the two Human Puppets.
In dealing with these lifeless Human Puppets, Ye Ming certainly didn’t hold back, attacking with full force.
With one punch, he instantly pierced through the heart of one of the Human Puppets.
The other Human Puppet was also quickly taken down by Ye Ming, and after struggling on the ground for a brief moment, it ceased to move.
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Inside Wanhua Valley, atop a grand hall.
Valley Master Qin Yao was frowning and muttering worriedly, "Could it be that Ye Ming has disappeared without a trace from the mortal world? Why can’t he be found?"
Below, several elders, also clad in purple robes, were gathered together discussing the matter.
"Valley Master, I think that youngster is afraid of our Wanhua Valley’s retribution and has gone into hiding, not daring to show his face!"
"After all, with our reputation, anyone who offends Wanhua Valley is surely doomed!"
Qin Yao was not impressed with this flattery, saying, "Wanhua Valley’s intelligence network is extremely thorough; they have searched all corners of Jiangbei, and there’s no way Ye Ming could hide so effectively!"
"Moreover, before this issue arose, our people had already sealed off all the exits of Jiangbei City. Ye Ming must still be within Jiangbei City!"
"At all costs, we must find Ye Ming! Otherwise, Old Tao’s death will be a stain on the honor of Wanhua Valley!"
No sooner had Qin Yao’s words ended than a scream rang out outside the hall, "Valley Master, something terrible has happened!"
