Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

"Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?" Old Ancestor Shuangjue asked casually, looking a little impatient.

"Senior Qin, do you still remember this person?" Qiao Rui hurriedly took out the masked portrait of Jiang Xueyun painted by Ling Yun and asked the Shuangjue Patriarch.

"Jiang Xueyun?" Elder Shuangjue took a careful look and nodded. He was deeply impressed by the woman in the portrait.

"If you really know her, can you tell me what happened that day?" Qiao Rui said excitedly, his voice trembling a little, revealing a hint of nervousness.

This is the closest I've ever been to knowing exactly what happened to Xue Yun. I wonder what the truth will be revealed by Shuang Jue Patriarch. Is Xue Yun okay? Why did he give up on Shuang Jue Patriarch's treatment?

"This is a strong woman!" The Shuangjue Patriarch sighed softly, with a bit of admiration in his words, and said slowly: "That day she came to the valley to seek medical treatment. I saw that she was poisoned but was kept alive by some miraculous medicine, so I became more interested. After careful consideration, I came up with several treatment plans, but they would inevitably hurt her vitality. In order to protect the fetus, she rejected them all."

"Wait, fetus...fetus?" Qiao Rui couldn't help but scream out in surprise, his heart was shocked.

"Well, she was four months pregnant at that time." The Shuangjue ancestor frowned slightly, as if he was dissatisfied with Qiao Rui's jumpy look, but he rarely showed it.

"Four months pregnant?" Qiao Rui's eyes widened as he muttered to himself blankly, "She arrived at Medicine King Valley in September, which means she got pregnant in May, which means it was one month before the great changes in the world?"

"So, Xueyun finally listened to Grandpa and gave up her usual insistence in order to help my family, and secretly stopped taking birth control pills?"

"But I still blamed her, which led to her leaving home in anger and even disappearing. There has been no news of her since then!"

"Snapped!"

Qiao Rui slapped himself hard. It was all his fault. He deserved to die. If anything happened to Xue Yun and the baby in her belly, he would be damned.

"Do you still want to hear about her?" The Shuangjue Patriarch shouted softly. Seeing that Qiao Rui was lost in grief and self-blame, and seemed a little crazy, he deliberately reminded him.

Qiao Rui raised his head suddenly upon hearing this. His eyes were red with regret and guilt. He looked at the Shuang Jue Patriarch and said painfully, "Please continue, Patriarch!"

"Yes!" The Shuangjue Patriarch nodded, and then continued: "After she was poisoned, the first thing she thought about was protecting the fetus, but her power was too low. Although she had a miraculous medicine to keep her alive, she couldn't force the poison out of her body, so she could only find a way to transfer it to other parts.

When she arrived at Medicine King Valley, her appearance was already ruined and she was surrounded by poison. I guess she transferred the poison to her face. This is the only option. If it transferred to her limbs, she would probably be paralyzed and disabled, and she wouldn't be able to come to me."

Speaking of this, the Shuangjue Patriarch sighed and shook his head slightly.

Qiao Rui listened silently, thinking of Jiang Xueyun struggling to survive for the baby in her belly. His heart ached, "She must have been desperate and terrified at that time!"

The Shuangjue Patriarch glanced at Qiao Rui and saw that he was still under control, so he continued, "This poison is extremely powerful. Although it has been transferred to the face, if you want to completely eradicate it, you still need to start with the internal organs, use decoctions to fight poison with poison, and then use acupuncture to see miraculous effects.

But if she did so, it would definitely harm the fetus in her belly, so she refused my treatment and left Medicine King Valley. "Shuang Jue Patriarch sighed, with a lot of admiration in his tone.

Appearance is so important to a woman. In order to prevent the poison in her body from harming the fetus, Jiang Xueyun would rather destroy her appearance and even disregard her own safety. The miraculous medicine she took can certainly save her life, but when she gives birth, she will be the weakest, and she is afraid that she will be in great danger...

Women are weak by nature, but strong when they become mothers. This is absolutely true.

"She, just left like that? Then..." Qiao Rui trembled all over, as if he was afraid to hear the worst result, and didn't dare to ask.

“Let’s go!” The Shuangjue Patriarch glanced at Qiao Rui and understood what Qiao Rui was afraid of. He said impatiently, “Don’t worry, although her appearance is ruined, the fetus is saved.”

"Oh?" Qiao Rui felt relieved after hearing that, but he was still a little worried.

Seeing Qiao Rui's reaction, the Shuang Jue Patriarch knew that Qiao Rui would not feel at ease if he did not explain clearly, so he said, "I respect her mother's strong character, so I gave her twelve detoxification pills. Each pill can trap the poison for a month, which means that the poison will not take effect within a year, which can ensure her safe delivery. When she gives birth, she can come to Yaowang Valley to find me, and I will find a way to detoxify her. But she has not come yet, maybe she has found another way to detoxify."

"Our ancestor is unrivaled in the world in both medicine and poison. You didn't have a good solution at the time, so how could anyone else detoxify the poison?" Qiao Rui said worriedly.

"The world is full of wonders, and there are countless treasures in the world. Maybe she has other opportunities. It's useless for you to worry. But don't let down the other people around you." The Shuangjue ancestor said meaningfully.

After hearing the words of comfort from Patriarch Shuangjue, Qiao Rui felt relieved. As for the following words, his old face turned red and he had to pretend that he didn't hear them.

Thinking of the medicine given by Shuangjue Patriarch, Qiao Rui bowed solemnly and said, "Thank you for your protection. If I find Xueyun and her son someday, I will bring them here to thank you for saving my life."

“No need. Don’t come to my Medicine King Valley again. I get angry when I see you!” The Shuangjue ancestor glared at Qiao Rui and said unhappily.

The Shuangjue Patriarch has also heard about some of the strange stories circulating in the martial arts world recently. This guy is really good at attracting girls. If he comes to his place a few more times, he is afraid that his precious disciple will be seduced away by him. This guy will not be allowed to come to Yaowang Valley in the future.

Qiao Rui chuckled, bowed and left quickly. This old man had a good heart, but his temper was a little weird, just like a child, he would get angry at any time.

After spending two days with Huang Jinyu in Yaowang Valley, Qiao Rui was driven out by the Shuangjue Patriarch who acted like a hen protecting her chicks.

"Don't let this weasel take away my lovely baby chicken!" Old Ancestor Shuangjue thought angrily as he watched Qiao Rui leave.

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Qiao Rui left Fucheng and headed north along the ancient road, returned to Chang'an along the same route, and then returned to Huashan.

He originally wanted to stay in Huashan for a longer time to spend more time with Liu Xinyue and the children, but news came from the Chang'an Carriage and Horse Company that the Grand Commander summoned him back to Longxing City for a meeting regarding the cooperation between Huashan and Qingtianwei in forging weapons.

Since the Grand Commander personally summoned him, Qiao Rui naturally did not dare to delay. In addition, Huashan was in a difficult situation and urgently needed him to negotiate the cooperation matters as soon as possible. Leng Wanqiu let him handle it with full authority and hurried back to Longxing City. Liu Xinyue and her son continued to stay in Huashan, as the child was still young and was not suitable for traveling with Qiao Rui.

Qiao Rui had no choice but to continue on his journey and rush back to Longxing City without stopping.