Gu Yanqing fell silent on the other end of the line for a moment, seemingly lost in memories of a long-buried past. His voice grew deep and distant, as if crossing through the tunnel of time to drag Qin Yuanfeng back into a turbulent era.
"Ah, you kid really are full of curiosity. Fine, since you want to listen, I'll give you a brief account. When the three of us were young, our relationship was indeed quite good. Back then, Daxia had just emerged from years of war, and the common people were suffering deeply. Plagues, injuries, and illnesses broke out frequently. Although the three of us had different masters, we shared the common ideal of saving the world and relieving mankind, carrying hearts dedicated to rescuing the common folk as we traveled across the length and breadth of the country to treat the sick and save lives."
Gu Yanqing's words were filled with nostalgia and deep emotion for those years. "Let's start with myself. From a very young age, I harbored a deep interest in poisonous plants and herbs, spending year after year roaming through deep mountains and dense forests to search for those rare and exotic herbs capable of both saving and taking lives. I understood deeply that poison and medicine are simply two sides of the same coin, locked in mutual creation and restraint. If used well, they are precious medicines to save human lives; if they fall into the hands of villains, they become lethal weapons to take them. Therefore, in my medical practice, I placed sp…
Chapter 70