Chapter 99

"Of course it's true, how can such a matter be spoken lightly!" Feng Wenbo's face darkened when he saw Huang Xiangyi actually doubt Xia Yunjie's identity, and he said unhappily.

Huang Xiangyi, of course, knew that no one would dare speak lightly about such matters, but she was simply too shocked and too upset, so she couldn't help but question it. Now, seeing Feng Wenbo's stern face, she naturally didn't dare to say anything more, but she felt even more upset inside. She thought, what kind of sect is this? How can it be so chaotic, with a young man in his twenties actually being the uncle of an old man in his seventies or eighties?

"Doctor Feng, my daughter has always been straightforward, please don't take it to heart. But Mr. Xia's identity is truly surprising!" Huang Lao, seeing Feng Wenbo's displeasure, had to speak up.

"Uncle Xia is the last disciple of my great-grandmaster, so he is very young. But his medical skills are extraordinary. I can't treat your illness, so we can only ask Uncle Xia to help you." Huang Lao's words made Feng Wenbo unable to maintain his stern face, but he could tell from Huang Lao's words that he didn't really believe Xia Yunjie's identity, so he explained and reminded him. He didn't want Huang Lao to underestimate Uncle Xia and anger him, causing him to quit.

"Cough, cough, this Mr. Xia..." Huang Lao naturally didn't dare to take Feng Wenbo's words lightly, and he began to take Xia Yunjie more seriously. However, given his status, it felt awkward and difficult to call the young Xia Yunjie "Mr. Xia" as Feng Wenbo had suggested. But not doing so would seem disrespectful.

After all, no matter what, even if he didn't respect the monk, he had to respect the Buddha. This young man in front of him was his brother Li's uncle!

"I don't deserve such a title, Old Master Huang, just call me Xia or by my name." Xia Yunjie hurriedly said, feeling he didn't deserve the title of "teacher."

"I would like to call you that, but I am close friends with one of your disciples in Beijing!" Huang Lao was a straightforward person and said this with a bitter smile.

"This seniority is only for disciples within the sect, it has nothing to do with you, Old Master Huang. You don't need to take it to heart. Just call me Xia or by my name. Otherwise, if you call me Mr. Xia, I'll feel very uncomfortable. You are a great hero in my heart!" Xia Yunjie said.

Actually, flattery also needs to be appropriate. For example, a small official flattering a big official would make the big official feel indifferent, even thinking it was natural. If a peer flattered him, he would feel much better. If a superior flattered him, he would probably feel elated and lose his sense of reality.

For someone of Huang Lao's status, there were hardly any people in the entire republic who were his equal. As the saying goes, the higher you are, the colder it gets. People flattering him had long lost its effect and even became annoying. But today, Xia Yunjie's last words made Huang Lao feel very pleased and he couldn't help but laugh heartily, "I don't deserve such praise, I don't deserve such praise. How about this, I'll call you Brother Xia."

When Huang Lao said this, Huang Xiangyi secretly cried inside!

Before, she could ignore the messy seniority between Li Qinghong and Xia Yunjie, but now she couldn't ignore it because her father had already started calling Xia Yunjie "brother."

Being called "Brother Xia" by the old hero in his heart, Xia Yunjie was quite moved and said, "Then I'll call you Brother Huang."

"Alright, let's settle it this way. We'll have a good drink later." Just before closing his eyes, Huang Lao felt unusually good, patting Xia Yunjie's hand and smiling.

"Let's not rush the drinking. First, let me get rid of the parasites in your body." Xia Yunjie liked Huang Lao's straightforward personality and patted his hand in return.

Despite Xia Yunjie's youth, although Feng Wenbo said he was his uncle, neither Huang Lao nor Qu Weiguo had much hope for him, and Huang Xiangyi even less so.

The parasites in Huang Lao's body were a highly venomous and tenacious type called Yinshi Gu, which was cultivated using the corpse of a person with a yin body. Because this parasite was cultivated using a human corpse, it was very familiar with the human body. Once it entered the body, it was almost impossible to remove it unless the owner of the Yinshi Gu summoned it. However, the owner who had placed the parasite in Huang Lao had died unexpectedly, so the Yinshi Gu remained in Huang Lao's body. Fortunately, Huang Lao had met a remarkable person, Li Qinghong, by chance in his early years. However, the Yinshi Gu was too venomous and tenacious, and Li Qinghong couldn't do anything about it. He had to ask his master, Zhuge Xuan, for help, but even Zhuge Xuan couldn't remove the parasite. In the end, he could only confine it in Huang Lao's body to prevent it from wreaking havoc.

Now, Xia Yunjie had revealed that Huang Lao had a parasite in his body and boldly said he would remove it first. Both Huang Lao and Qu Weiguo couldn't help but show shock in their eyes, and their gazes toward Xia Yunjie changed.

Regardless of whether Xia Yunjie could remove the Yinshi Gu, the fact that he could identify the parasite with just a glance showed that his skills in witchcraft and medicine were already extraordinary, far surpassing Feng Wenbo.

"Is what my father has really a parasite? Could it be that the parasites in folk legends really exist?" Huang Xiangyi had never believed in the existence of parasites, but now, seeing Xia Yunjie mention them again, she couldn't help but have some doubts.

"Of course they exist. I'll show you when I remove it." Xia Yunjie nodded.

"Uncle... Grandmaster, my master told me that the parasite in Old Master Huang's body is the Yinshi Gu, which is extremely venomous and tenacious. If you don't have the confidence to remove it, it's best to be cautious to avoid angering it!" Although Qu Weiguo had already started to look at this suddenly appearing granduncle differently, he was still worried that he was too young and inexperienced, so he cautiously reminded him. He also felt a bit awkward calling him "granduncle," given that he was already forty-eight years old and had a very high status.

Qu Weiguo didn't know that Xia Yunjie's cultivation had long surpassed his great-grandmaster and was now at the mid-stage of the Earth Witch Second Cauldron realm. In the current era of declining Daoist arts, he was already a very formidable existence. It's worth noting that even his great-grandmaster had never reached the Earth Witch Second Cauldron realm. As for Qu Weiguo's master, Zhuge Xuan, and his master, Li Qinghong, they were even less capable. Li Qinghong had been stuck at the peak of the initial stage of the Earth Witch First Cauldron realm for over ten years without any breakthrough. As for Qu Weiguo himself, he had just glimpsed the mysteries of the cauldron, meaning he had just entered the Earth Witch First Cauldron realm, far from fully forming a witch cauldron.

"No problem, a mere Yinshi Gu is no match for me!" Xia Yunjie confidently waved his hand.

Seeing his granduncle so confident, Qu Weiguo became even more worried. He couldn't believe that a young granduncle could be more powerful than his master, Zhuge Xuan. Just as he was about to remind him again, Huang Lao spoke up, "Weiguo, there's no need to say more. This Yinshi Gu has been with me for so long, it's time for a resolution."

Huang Lao then turned to Xia Yunjie and said, "Brother Xia, just go ahead and remove the Yinshi Gu. I will bear all the consequences."

Seeing how serious Qu Weiguo and her father were, Huang Xiangyi was frightened and quickly said, "Dad, we need to be cautious. Why don't we go back to Beijing, call everyone over, and discuss it before making a decision?"

Huang Lao was like a pillar supporting the sky and a stabilizing force for the Huang family. With him, the Huang family was as stable as a mountain, and no one dared to easily move against them. How could he take such a risk? Naturally, everything had to be discussed and emergency measures arranged before such a dangerous treatment could be carried out.

"Yes, yes, why don't we go back to Beijing and invite my master over to discuss it further..." Qu Weiguo also echoed, knowing that Huang Lao's special status meant that any mishap would be no laughing matter, and as a government official, he couldn't be careless.

"Brother Xia, what do you think?" Huang Lao also hesitated, as he had said to Old Qinghong, he didn't care about himself, but his status didn't allow him to act as he pleased.

"This parasite was planted in your body about sixty years ago. Later, someone, um, a person from our sect, used a spell to confine it near your heart. However, after a long time, a month ago, the Yinshi Gu finally broke the spell. This parasite, having been confined for many years, is not yet bold enough to act recklessly for fear of being confined again. But after a month of cautious probing and seeing no action from the outside, it has started to relax its guard. Have you noticed that in the past week, the frequency and severity of your angina attacks have increased? If my guess is correct, if we don't remove this parasite in time, Brother Huang will not survive the next week!" Xia Yunjie didn't answer Huang Lao's question but grabbed his hand, placed his fingers on his wrist, and after a moment's thought, said.

When Xia Yunjie said this, both Huang Lao and Qu Weiguo were speechless.

Huang Lao knew his condition best, and he never expected that Xia Yunjie could diagnose it so accurately, even down to the recent increase in the severity of his angina attacks over the past sixty years. Qu Weiguo, from his master, also knew about Huang Lao's condition and the fact that his master, Zhuge Xuan, had placed the spell to confine the parasite. But if the person involved didn't mention it, even his master, if he were reborn, couldn't diagnose it so accurately, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Just this alone made Qu Weiguo realize that the cultivation of this granduncle was probably even deeper than his master, Zhuge Xuan.

"You're talking nonsense!" Only Huang Xiangyi, seeing Xia Yunjie curse her father's life to be less than a week, couldn't help but shout in anger.