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Chapter 254 Might is more effective than words
Chapter 254 Might Makes More Useful Than Words
"Squeak..."
With a soft sound, the wooden door slowly opened from the inside.
Perhaps it was just too noisy outside, and even the reclusive mindset of a master physician could not completely ignore it.
A middle-aged woman wearing a light green cardigan and a white undershirt slowly walked out from behind the wooden door.
The woman was dressed very simply, with her long black hair loosely tied into a low bun at the back of her head.
The master of medicine, Nian Duan.
Unlike major schools of thought such as Confucianism and Mohism, the lineage of medical practitioners is relatively simple, often passed down through a single lineage.
After all, mastering medical skills is not easy.
"Who are you?"
Nian Duan glanced at the man on the ground, then at Duanmu Rong, who stood beside the Moon Goddess like a puppet, and finally looked coldly at Ying Jing, her expression somewhat wary.
Several three-inch-long silver needles had sprung out from the sleeve of her naturally hanging right arm and were tightly held in her hand.
Ying Jing ignored this subtle mental movement, simply embracing Yan Lingji and saying with a half-smile, "Someone who's come looking for trouble."
Whoosh whoosh!
The three silver needles were thrust out almost without hesitation. Although Nian Duan was a physician, he did not hesitate to act.
Almost the instant Ying Jing spoke, she launched her attack.
However, although Nian Duan was a master of medicine, his martial arts skills were actually quite ordinary.
This is a common problem among doctors: doctors cannot heal themselves. They usually do not have many powerful means of fighting the disease, so they can save others but cannot save themselves.
Just like Bian Que back then.
It's not entirely incomprehensible that many senior medical practitioners chose to withdraw from the world.
With an attack of Nian Duan's level, it was certainly impossible for him to pose any threat to Ying Jing and the others.
The hands of the two Lesser Fate Masters, Black and White, seemed to have transformed into white jade, constantly changing to form yin-yang hand seals, radiating a mysterious light.
The fallen leaves drifting on the mountain and the ground suddenly rose up, as if they had been given life. Under the influence of invisible true energy, they gathered together like vines, and in an instant, they knocked down the silver needles that Nian Duan had swung.
But this was not the end. The fallen leaves, which seemed to have been given life, merged together and formed a vine-like knot that bound Nian Duan from her waist and completely controlled her.
Ying Jing glanced at the two Lesser Fate Masters with slight surprise.
These two were always the type to slack off if they could avoid putting in any effort. It was already a miracle that they even bothered to knock down Nian Duan's silver needles, yet they actually took the initiative to tie him up.
However, Ying Jing didn't care much about this small matter. He simply picked up Nian Duan's silver needle and examined it carefully.
"As expected of Master Nian Duan, the medicinal powder hidden in these silver needles could cause real trouble if you get it on your hands."
Medicine and poison are inseparable, so it's perfectly normal for Nian Duan's silver needles to be poisonous.
"People of the Yin-Yang School, what are you trying to do?"
Ignoring Ying Jing's teasing, Nian Duan simply spoke coldly.
Whether it's the Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Flow used by the two Shao Simings or the Yin-Yang Puppet Technique of the Moon Goddess, they are all highly distinctive signature abilities of the Yin-Yang School. Even if Nian Duan had never seen them, he had heard of them and they were not difficult to recognize.
Ying Jing had no intention of explaining Nian Duan's misunderstanding for the time being.
The Yin-Yang School is ruthless and unscrupulous, making them feared by all other schools of thought. Using their reputation is quite good.
“Master Nian Duan is a highly influential figure in the medical field. How can he be so disrespectful?”
Ying Jing looked at Nian Duan, who was bound but still trying to struggle, smiled gently, and waved to Hei Bai Shao Siming.
The two pretty and bright young girls immediately released the Yin-Yang jade hand seal they had formed, and the vitality of the fallen leaves was also drained away, turning back into ordinary leaves and falling to the ground.
Confucius said: "Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar?"
"Master Nian Duan, we have come from afar. Shouldn't the physicians treat us well?"
Ying Jing still didn't seem to be getting to the point, but instead spoke slowly and softly.
"We are physicians, not Confucianists."
Nian Duan's expression remained indifferent, but when he caught sight of the two girls who had already formed hand seals, his face stiffened slightly.
"call……"
She took a deep breath, glanced at Duanmu Rong, whose face was expressionless and who looked like a puppet, and said helplessly, "Come in."
After saying that, she took the lead and went into the wooden house.
Entering the residence of a hostile medical master without warning is definitely not a good choice.
However, Ying Jing didn't care at the moment, and calmly walked in with Yan Lingji in his arms.
Nian Duan's room was not large. On a wooden table were some unrecognizable dried medicines, and the white sheets on the wooden bed also seemed to have been soaked in medicine.
The room was filled with the faint, pleasant scent of medicine.
"My humble abode is simple and has nothing to offer my guests."
"The Yin-Yang School has come from afar; you can now speak frankly about your purpose."
As if the threats he had faced before had never existed, Nian Duan sat calmly at the wooden table, fiddling with the medicine.
“Master Nian Duan seems to have misunderstood something… The Yin-Yang School is now also part of the Qin State.”
Ying Jing showed no regard for being a guest and sat down opposite Nian Duan, with Yan Ling Ji sitting in his lap.
"A Qin person?"
Nian Duan's eyes narrowed instantly as he scanned Ying Jing and the people around him.
These Yin-Yang School members were clearly all experts and held high positions, yet they were completely subservient to this man.
They came from the Qin state, not from the Yin-Yang school!
This statement immediately made Nian Duan realize that things seemed to be more complicated and worse than she had thought!
Although the Yin-Yang School has a strange style of doing things and has never had a good reputation, it is ultimately just a force in the martial arts world.
But if it were the Qin state...
"Medical practitioners will never be inclined to become tools of war for any particular force!"
Realizing Ying Jing's purpose, Nian Duan gave his answer without hesitation.
Ying Jing was not surprised by this answer; in fact, he had expected it.
The matter of Yan Lingji was actually just a side issue when Ying Jing came to Mirror Lake... His purpose was to take over the medical family.
With that deepest aspiration in his heart, Ying Jing had already considered everything in these seven kingdoms as his own.
While the Mohist school could be replaced by the Gongshu school, the medical skills of the medical school were indispensable to the world, and Ying Jing was determined to obtain them.
but……
Ying Jing didn't intend to patiently present the facts and reason with the other party in a gentle manner, and then slowly persuade them.
Nian Duan had been living in seclusion for many years, and even established the rule of "three no-salvation" for the sake of purity, so he was not so easy to persuade.
Sometimes, force is more effective than words.
"Is this pitiful thousand-year-old medical tradition about to be severed by my own hands...?"
Ying Jing sighed softly: "Since Master Nian Duan is unwilling, then there is no need to waste any more words."
"Do it!"