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After sighing, Wu Qingyuan put the teacup he had picked up back down on the table.

Grandpa Wu remained silent for a long time. The leaves of the osmanthus tree rustled in the wind, and some withered leaves drifted down onto the stone table.

Xiaofeng walked over with a tea tray, noticed the expression on his grandfather's face, and tactfully put down the teapot and stepped aside.

Xiaofeng sat in the corner, holding a rattan cushion, her eyes fixed on the table, her ears perked up.

"Twenty years have passed, and it still hasn't passed!" Wu Qingyuan sighed slowly again, a complex expression appearing in his eyes, which had seen countless storms in the martial world.

Ye Chen was unaware of Old Master Wu's deeper meaning; it might be reminiscing, regret, or even a hint of guilt hidden within.

"This matter has been weighing on my mind for twenty years, and I've never told anyone about it in its entirety. Since you've come to ask me today, I'll tell you. When your uncle Su Youdao came to the provincial capital back then, the first person he looked for wasn't Qiao Yueshan, but me. That's because I have a past connection with your Medicine King Valley. Your master, Su Qinghan, saved my life when he was young, more than forty years ago. I was being chased by enemies and was poisoned. Your master happened to be passing by and saved my life. I've always remembered this kindness."

As he spoke, Grandpa Wu wiped his moist eyes.

"Grandpa, healing the sick and saving lives is the principle of Medicine King Valley, and it's also the duty of a doctor. You don't need to worry about it too much," Ye Chen comforted Grandpa Wu from the side.

"I later heard that she was the head of Medicine King Valley and wanted to visit her to express my gratitude, but your master refused to see me. He only sent someone to deliver a message: 'Healing and saving lives is a doctor's duty. There's no need to worry about it.' From then on, I owed Medicine King Valley a huge favor."

Grandpa Wu recounted the events of that year as if he were pouring out his heart.

Ye Chen was also shocked to hear this. The old man was a grateful person who had kept it in his heart all these years later.

Ye Chen only learned today that his master had this connection with Wu Qingyuan. It seems that his master had gone down the mountain quite a few times back then.

Su Qinghan lived a secluded life in Medicine King Valley, rarely mentioning his past in the martial arts world. After taking him as a disciple, he rarely even left the mountain.

Unexpectedly, she had saved Wu Qingyuan's life forty years ago.

Wouldn't it be much simpler to ask questions like this?

"Grandpa, what did my uncle want from you back then? Why did he contact you first?" Ye Chen asked curiously.

"Your martial uncle came to see me for this reason. He said he wanted to investigate an ancient tomb and needed my connections in the ancient martial arts world of the provincial capital to help him gather information and also help him deflect the eyes and ears of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce. I agreed. During that time, the ancient martial arts world of the provincial capital was in a state of panic. The Qingyun Chamber of Commerce somehow got the news of the ancient tomb and tried to recruit experts everywhere to be the first to enter the tomb. Your martial uncle and Yuanshan raced against time to find the entrance to the tomb and finally found it deep in Longyin Mountain. Before entering the tomb, your martial uncle came to see me one last time and drank tea with me all night."

Wu Qingyuan picked up his teacup, took a sip to moisten his throat, and looked up at the sky, trying hard to recall every detail of that night twenty years ago.

"Your Uncle Su Youdao said a lot that night. He said that the person he was most grateful to in his life was your master Su Qinghan. He said that he was an orphan since childhood, and it was Medicine King Valley that took him in, gave him food, and taught him skills. He regarded Medicine King Valley as his own home and your master as his own sister. But that tomb was different. He said that the tomb was left by the predecessors of Medicine King Valley, and the things inside were of great significance to Medicine King Valley. It could not fall into the hands of outsiders. He originally wanted to ask your master to come out of the mountains to help, but he hesitated for a long time and still did not speak. He said that the people behind Qingyun Chamber of Commerce were too dangerous, and he did not want to implicate Medicine King Valley."

Grandpa Wu paused for a moment to calm himself down before continuing.

"He also said that Jiang Yuanshan shouldn't have gotten involved; he was the one who dragged him in. He said the person he felt most sorry for was Jiang Yuanshan because Yuanshan wasn't some kind of江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the martial arts world) figure, just an ordinary geological engineer with a wife and children, and a daughter who had just turned six. The reason Yuanshan was willing to help him was purely out of friendship. Your uncle's eyes were red when he said this; I've known him for so long, and this is the first time I've ever seen him shed tears."

Wu Qingyuan's voice was a little hoarse. He took a sip of tea and rubbed his eyes.

His eyes were fixed on Ye Chen, filled with helplessness.

Xiaofeng silently stood up from the corner, poured Grandpa a cup of hot tea, and then quietly retreated to the side.

"Grandpa, what happened next?" Ye Chen asked softly.

"Later, they went into the tomb. I don't know what happened inside. Neither your uncle nor Yuanshan explained it in detail after they came out. But your uncle came to me that very night and gave me a letter, saying that if he didn't hear from me after a month, I should send this letter to your master. He said he was going to find Wei Qing of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce to settle things and put an end to the matter of the Heavenly Physician Creation Technique. Your uncle also asked me to give the Peace Jade Pendant to your master at that time."

"Jiang Yuanshan argued with your uncle in order to stop him from going to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce. Yuanshan tried to persuade him not to go, saying that he would be throwing his life away if he went alone, and that they should die together. Your uncle disagreed, and the two argued until Yuanshan slammed the door and left. That was the last time I saw the two of them."

Wu Qingyuan took a deep breath, his eyes becoming even more moist: "A month later, your martial uncle did not return. I sent the letter and jade pendant as he instructed. A few days later, Yuanshan's car overturned off a cliff on the mountain road. The brake pads had been tampered with. I sent people to examine the wreckage of the car. The brake lines had been cut by a sharp object, with clean cuts, indicating it was intentional. Someone had tampered with the car to make it look like an accident. At that time, I knew that the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce's revenge had come. Yuanshan is not a member of the martial arts world, but those people did not let him go."

"What was written in that letter?" Ye Chen's voice was a little tense.

"I don't know the specific contents. The envelope was sealed, and I didn't open it," Wu Qingyuan shook his head, indicating that he didn't know the situation.

Ye Chen knew that Old Master Wu was a man of his word and would not open letters casually. If he had any ulterior motives, the jade pendant would never have ended up in his master's hands.

It seems that everything is a matter of cause and effect, and the jade pendant, after going through many twists and turns, ended up in Jiang Ruoxi's hands again.

"But I remember the last words your uncle said to me before he left. He said, 'Brother Wu, if he doesn't come back, please tell my senior sister that Su Youdao has never disgraced Medicine King Valley in his life.'" Old Master Wu's face was still full of disappointment and helplessness.