Fang Wudi took the list and looked at it for a while, then said, "These are all rare medicinal materials, very precious. Common channels won't work. I'm afraid even in Lake City's underground market, it won't be easy to collect them all. You'll need to go to a place like Jiang City, or the Capital."

Hearing this, Qin Feng pondered whom to send to gather them. Fang Wudi then added, "Right, there is a Holy Doctor in Lake City, named Su Muqing. Maybe he has a way to find them. But he is quite proud. I'll go and try to get in touch with him later!"

"No need, I will go!"

Qin Feng said.

He remembered that Su Ruolan was the granddaughter of Su Muqing, and she could be of help.

Moreover, recalling the scene in the cave where he had held her, he had other matters to discuss with her as well.

After Fang Wudi left.

Qin Feng called Su Ruolan.

Su Ruolan was treating patients at her grandfather's Imperial Ginseng Hall. Surprised and delighted to hear that Qin Feng was coming, she said, "Come over! My grandfather is also here."

After hanging up.

Su Ruolan excitedly said to Su Muqing, "Grandpa, the highly skilled man I told you about before is coming! He first diagnosed the Old Dowager of the Xu family on the night of Qi Xi and then managed to transfer a complicated virus from the host without being affected himself."

"Lanlan!"

Seeing her thrilled expression, Su Muqing was somewhat displeased and said sternly, "How many times have I told you, emotions should not be too high or too low. You must be stable as a rock, calm as a still lake. Only then can you further your medical studies!"

"I..."

For some reason, every time Qin Feng was mentioned, Su Ruolan's emotions uncontrollably rose, even her heartbeat accelerated.

"Tell me, do you like that person?" Su Muqing said sternly, "I've also reminded you that this is a critical period. You absolutely must not get emotionally involved with anyone, let alone fall in love!"

"I, I don't, I just think that person is very skilled in medicine."

Su Ruolan hastily bowed her head.

"Hmph, someone your age, very skilled in medicine? It seems to me that you've been bewitched by him. Good that he's coming today, I'll give him a piece of my mind!"

Su Muqing said.

Shortly after.

Qin Feng arrived at the Imperial Ginseng Hall.

He greeted Su Ruolan first, then seeing Su Muqing sitting upright at the table, approached and placed a gift box down, smiling politely, "Grandpa Su, it's my first time meeting you. Please accept this small token with a smile."

"Imperial Ginseng Hall does not accept gifts!" Su Muqing said indifferently.

"Oh?"

Qin Feng wondered for a moment, sensing from his tone that he might have some issue with him?

"Are you here to seek medical advice, or for something else?"

Su Muqing asked.

"I have a small matter and would like to ask Grandpa Su for help."

Qin Feng smiled.

Su Muqing harrumphed and turned to Su Ruolan, "See? He's already trying to use connections even before anything happens between you two."

"Grandpa, it's not like that!"

Su Ruolan replied, frustrated.

Su Muqing then turned to Qin Feng, "Young man, just be direct with what you want to say! And keep a distance from my Lanlan in the future. Lanlan is a medical prodigy; you are not worthy of her!"

"I had no such intentions towards her!"

Qin Feng was bewildered.

Su Muqing became even more displeased, "You had no such intentions and yet you've made her lose her composure, disrupted her spirit?"

Beside him, Su Ruolan's face turned a burning red as she hurriedly explained, "Grandpa, we really have nothing between us. Qin Feng, he is a married man, we have nothing!"

"A married man?"

Su Muqing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly flew into a rage, slapping the table and standing up to yell at Qin Feng, "You, a married man, dare to seduce my Lanlan? You... you are worse than a beast!!"

"..."

Qin Feng looked utterly bewildered.

Su Ruolan said anxiously, "Grandpa, you've got Qin Feng all wrong. It's just that I admire his superior medical skills, there's nothing going on between us!"

"You, you..."

Su Muqing was so angered by Su Ruolan that he couldn't catch his breath.

After a while.

Once he had calmed down, he said to Qin Feng: "Alright, today I will expose your lies. Lanlan says your medical skills are remarkable, and I want to see for myself how you've deceived her. Kid, when the patients arrive later, you'll treat them. How about it?"

"There's no need."

Qin Feng stood up and said.

It was at this moment that he finally understood that Su Muqing had always thought he was interested in Su Ruolan.

Although Su Ruolan was indeed beautiful and had an attractive figure, the person he loved was his wife.

"Doctor Su, I'll be taking my leave."

Qin Feng turned to her and said, "We'll catch up when I'm free!"

Before Su Ruolan could open her mouth, Su Muqing scoffed, "See! The moment it gets critical, he fears being exposed. Ha, you say his medical skills might even surpass yours, I don't believe a word of it! I was once considered a prodigy and went through numerous masters, braving the bitter cold and scorching heat to reach the level of a Holy Doctor. He's nothing but a fraud!"

At this point, Qin Feng was also getting irritated. He stopped in his tracks, turned around, and said: "Grandpa Su, I just want to say, there's always someone better out there. If you can't do it, it doesn't mean others can't."

"Oh? From the sound of it, you seem to disagree. Then why not demonstrate your medical skills in front of me?"

Su Muqing said with a smile.

Medical skills are to save lives and to help those in need, not for showing off or for competition," Qin Feng stated.

"Heh, in the end, you're just scared to be uncovered and have your lies exposed!"

Su Muqing sneered.

At that moment.

Several patients arrived at the Imperial Ginseng Hall.

Generally, those who come here for treatment are highly-ranked officials and nobles, given that it's a clinic opened by a Holy Doctor, and the fees are accordingly high.

A corpulent man in a suit entered, saw there was an argument going on, and asked with some confusion, "Su Saint Doctor, what's happening here?" Keep us going by reading on *.

"Heh..."

Su Muqing briefly mentioned the affair of the married Qin Feng trying to seduce Su Ruolan, as well as reminding him of something he was supposed to do, in just a few words.

Upon hearing this, the man in the suit looked at Qin Feng and laughed mockingly: "My young friend, of all people, why on earth would you try to mess with the Holy Doctor's granddaughter? Ha, you're out of your mind... Wait, I think I've seen you before. You're... the son-in-law who married into the Xu family, aren't you!"

The other patients there also began recognizing Qin Feng, exclaiming, "Right, it's him! I've seen him dining with Lake City's number one beauty Xu Yunxiao on the rooftop of Wanfu Building; heard he's a spineless good-for-nothing living off a woman."

"I heard his wife won't even let him touch her, and that his mother-in-law is constantly inquiring about eligible bachelors, hoping to replace him."

"So that's it. No wonder he's after Doctor Su. Looks like his position at home is unstable, and he's quickly seeking a new place to be kept. Quite impressive indeed..."

"..."

One by one, people started to jest.

Seeing this, Su Ruolan's eyes turned red with urgency as she rushed to explain: "It's not what you think, it's really not!"

"Doctor Su, don't be fooled by him, we all mean well for you."

"That's right! What can a young man like him amount to!"

"..."

As the suit-clad man and others added their two cents, encouraging her, she became increasingly frantic, and her heart started beating wildly as if entangled in countless underwater weeds, unable to break free.

Finally.

Her expression suddenly froze, and she fainted to the ground...