Chapter 173: Who is the Divine Doctor?

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Who is the Divine Doctor?

The door to the main hall opened. An old man stood in the doorway, and behind him were two apprentices of the Gu Family, the family of divine doctors.

And standing at the very back was a beautiful woman in a long, cyan dress, her face clouded with sorrow.

She looked to be around twenty-six. She wore no makeup, yet her beauty was natural and striking.

Moreover, she possessed a unique aura—an elegant and gentle presence that was palpable just from her standing there.

This had to be the Divine Doctor, the Little Fairy herself: Gu Yingying.

But the old man blocking the door stared daggers at Ye Xuanxuan. "So, Eldest Miss Ye has graced us with her presence? What is it from my Gu Family that your Ye Family has its eyes on this time? To think they’d send their precious Eldest Miss to come and torment us."

Ye Xuanxuan’s face filled with confusion. "What are you talking about? By seniority, I should be calling you Great-Uncle. I’m just here to visit my Auntie Gu."

"We want nothing to do with the Ye Family!" Old Man Gu declared, moving to shut the door.

"Dad, don’t be like that. Xuanxuan isn’t like the rest of the Ye Family." Gu Yingying approached with a gentle grace and took Xuanxuan’s hand. "I’m sorry, we’re having some trouble at home. Please excuse the embarrassing display."

Ye Xuanxuan and Gu Yingying were on good terms, and they began whispering to each other.

Gu Yingying looked up at Qin Tianxuan, her expression questioning. "What did you just say? He’s the man Shuanghua found?"

Ye Xuanxuan nodded slightly. "The very same bastard who got my sister killed."

Gu Yingying’s expression hardened. "Then what is he doing here with you?"

"Auntie Gu, please don’t be angry. He didn’t mean to get my sister killed. He’s actually a decent guy. He wants to ask you to see a patient."

Qin Tianxuan, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly stepped forward and asked coldly, "Where is the real Divine Doctor, the true Little Fairy? Don’t try to fool me with this impostor!"

What?!

Ye Xuanxuan was dumbfounded. "What are you talking about? Isn’t Auntie Gu standing right here?"

Qin Tianxuan shot Gu Yingying a glance, his tone as cold as ever. "She’s a fake. Her medical skills are bound to be useless."

Gu Yingying’s face went deathly pale. Before she could say a word, the old man stepped forward, a note of panic in his voice. "Please leave. The Gu Family does not make house calls lightly!"

Qin Tianxuan said flatly, "You’re the head of the Gu Family, aren’t you? Gu Yingying is your daughter, so you use her as a pretty face for the business? Your family’s real Divine Doctor... something must have happened to them, right?"

Old Man Gu grew frantic, waving his hands dismissively. "Go on, get out of here! What you’re saying is absurd."

Ye Xuanxuan blinked, still completely lost.

Qin Tianxuan sneered and pointed to the tonics outside. "Neither you, Old Man Gu, nor Gu Yingying can even tell real from fake with such a basic ingredient. You made counterfeit medicine and still dared to sell it. With this level of skill, what right do you have to the title of ’Divine Doctor Little Fairy’? Now, tell me! Who is the real Divine Doctor?!"

A look of realization dawned on Ye Xuanxuan’s face.

Meanwhile, Old Man Gu and Gu Yingying had gone pale, at a complete loss for what to do.

Just then, a young apprentice from the Gu Family couldn’t hold back any longer and cried out, "The one who’s been compounding medicines and treating patients all this time is our Second Miss! But she... she’s disappeared!"

What was going on?

Qin Tianxuan’s hand shot out and grabbed Old Man Gu by the throat, his expression savage. "I’ll give you one chance. Explain everything!"

With a cry of pain, Old Man Gu collapsed to the floor. Qin Tianxuan had unraveled the Gu Family’s greatest secret with just a few sentences. Terrified, he confessed everything.

The Gu Family were renowned doctors in Jinling, and their ancestors were known as the foremost physicians in the medical world.

But by Old Man Gu’s generation, their medical expertise had dwindled. His most beloved daughter, Gu Yingying, was a complete medical incompetent. She looked like a fairy but was, in fact, utterly clueless about medicine.

Unable to carry on their ancestral legacy, the father-daughter duo could only resort to recruiting apprentices.

Eventually, they discovered a prodigious young girl—a homeless orphan.

Old Man Gu adopted the girl as his goddaughter, making her the Second Miss of the Gu Family and renaming her Gu Qingzhi.

Relying on the ancestral notes of the Gu Family, Gu Qingzhi taught herself for three years. By the time she was just eighteen, she had mastered it all, achieving a profound level of medical skill.

From that point on, the Gu Family’s medical reputation once again soared throughout Jinling.

In particular, a few of the family’s secret formulas, which were refined and perfected by their adopted daughter Gu Qingzhi, became their greatest source of wealth.

But Old Man Gu was incredibly selfish. He pushed his own daughter, Gu Yingying, into the spotlight to impersonate the Divine Doctor.

Relying on Gu Yingying’s beauty and Gu Qingzhi’s medical expertise, they manufactured the title of "Divine Doctor Little Fairy."

This was the Gu Family’s greatest secret, known only to a few core apprentices.

A while ago, Gu Qingzhi went out in search of medicinal ingredients and never returned. This left Old Man Gu and Gu Yingying in a panic, especially as clients were clamoring for their tonics. The two could only rely on the notes Gu Qingzhi had left behind to try and cobble together the prescriptions.

Unfortunately, they were swindled over a key ingredient and ended up buying a counterfeit. This was what led to the Gu Family’s current embarrassing predicament.

As Old Man Gu tearfully confessed the truth, Ye Xuanxuan listened with disgust. "That’s despicable! How could you be so heartless to your own adopted daughter?"

Old Man Gu wiped away his tears. "I didn’t want to! That child, Qingzhi... she’s quiet and her looks are just average. It really wouldn’t do for her to be the face of the family..."

SMACK! With a crisp sound, Qin Tianxuan backhanded him across the face.

"Pathetic!" he scoffed, glaring at the dolled-up Gu Yingying. "No matter how beautiful she is, she’s still an incompetent fool! Now, talk. Where was Gu Qingzhi last seen?"

"Qingzhi... she... her last destination was the Jinling Medicine Market. She was going to the Linghai Medicine Company to buy ingredients," Gu Yingying said, her voice trembling.

Qin Tianxuan sneered, then turned to leave.

Just then, from the alley outside the door, came the clamor of approaching footsteps. A group of men in black, their faces obscured by large masks, appeared, brandishing sharpened axes with menacing intent.