Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2329 It Turns Out to be Hidden Here 25.0

After hearing Shen Cha's words, Mr. Jiang was silent for a long time before shaking his head at her.

"You think this is impossible?"

"It's not that there is no possibility, but I don't know." Master Jiang looked at Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu who were sitting on both sides of him, patted their arms and said, "The first time I knew about this thing, I heard it from you. This solved a puzzle of mine, why General Xuanyuan's brother has always been like this, and his appearance has not changed much. Although I asked and inquired about it when I was young, everyone, including my father, told me that it was better not to know. The Xuanyuan family has always been relatively mysterious."

"More mysterious?" Shen Jiu tilted his head and looked at Mr. Jiang Er, "Is it because of the surname Gu?"

"That's right." Master Jiang nodded. "There are many legends about Xuanyuan, but there is an unwritten rule in every dynasty. As long as there are people from the Xuanyuan family in the court, you must keep a distance from them. You must respect them, but you can't get too close."

"Why is this again?"

"It is said that the Xuanyuan family is proficient in secret arts, and it is precisely because of these secret arts that the Xuanyuan family has been able to stand firm until now." Mr. Jiang shook his head helplessly, "I also believed it at first, but after listening to your words, I realized that maybe such rumors were spread just to help Brother Tan Tai."

"No!" Shen Cha stretched out a finger and shook it gently. "The rumor is true, but it's not entirely right. In fact, what has been passed down from ancient times are nothing more than some military tactics, formations, and Qimen Dunjia techniques, which have long been lost outside. As for the secret technique that can make people immortal, there is no such thing." She looked at Shen Jiu and Xia Jiu. "The drill you did yesterday was what my brother and Xiaotian copied from ancient books. According to the records in ancient books, if this formation really works, it will be very powerful. It's just that you are not familiar with it now. Once you get used to it, you will be able to feel it."

"So that's how it is." Master Jiang sighed, "As expected, the ancient clans have the confidence of the ancient clans. If the previous dynasty had treated Xuanyuan well, I'm afraid it wouldn't have happened so early..." He spread his hands, "Let's not talk about this, let's talk about your problem. Based on my observations over the years, it's unlikely that people like them will die soon."

"Why would Second Grandpa say that?"

Shen Cha put a piece of boneless fish belly into Mr. Jiang's bowl, and the other two pieces into Xia Jiu and Shen Jiu's bowls.

"Let's not talk about others for now. Take a look at Brother Tan Tai. Do you think he is different from others?"

"What's the difference? Doesn't that mean you live longer and don't get older?"

Master Jiang poured a little special sauce on the fish belly and smiled at Shen Cha, "Apart from these two points, have you found anything else?"

Shen Cha picked up a shrimp, put it on his plate, and slowly peeled the skin.

"Any other findings? I haven't had much contact with them, but even with the little contact I've had, I don't seem to notice anything different." She looked at Mr. Jiang, "Don't keep us in suspense. Just tell us directly. Is our guess possible?"

"It's not impossible." Mr. Jiang smiled, waved his hand at Shen Cha who was about to pass the peeled shrimp to him, and said, "I'll do it myself." He took a sip of milk tea, "Didn't you notice during your time in Beijing that people from the Imperial Hospital rarely went to Xuanyuan Mansion to check on the patient's pulse, and Xuanyuan Mansion rarely went to the Imperial Hospital to ask for help?"

Shen Cha quickly reacted after being reminded by Mr. Jiang. "Speaking of this, I remember something." She ate a plate of shrimps, shared them among several people, and then started to ate the second plate. "When we were in Beijing, the cold was very prevalent. People in every mansion had fever and cough. Even the emperor's uncle, who was in good health, coughed for a long time. Later, Miaomiao cured him. So, we were also worried about the other elderly people, so we dragged Miaomiao to visit every mansion and palace, and naturally did not miss the Xuanyuan Mansion."

"how?"

"When we invited Miao Miao, we also invited Mr. Cui from the Imperial Hospital. You know that Mr. Cui is old and rarely comes out. He was willing to come to see Miao Miao only after hearing that she was here. After seeing General Xuanyuan and Senior Tan Tai, he said..." Shen Cha was stuck for a long time. He really couldn't remember what Mr. Cui said, so he could only look at Merlin, "What did he say?"

"They said the two old generals and the two old masters are in very good health and take very good care of themselves. There's no need to worry at all." Merlin put the fish meat with the bones removed on Shen Cha's plate and continued to pick the second piece. As he picked, he said, "We were worried for a few days, but now we find that the two old men are in very good health and have no illnesses or disasters. Now we believe what Mr. Cui said is right."

"Yes!" Mr. Jiang nodded, "So, have you figured out what's going on?"

"I figured it out." Shen Cha opened his mouth and took a bite of the mutton that Shen Jiu fed to his mouth. He chewed it twice and continued, "That is to say, Senior Tan Tai is not prone to illness, right?"

"That's right." Master Jiang poured a bowl of soup for Shen Cha and said, "Their medicine can not only keep people alive for a long time, but also make them immune to all diseases. Of course, it can only be said to be immune to all diseases, but there are exceptions."

"What are the exceptions?"

"Any injuries caused by external forces cannot be cured."

"I see. That is to say, because of this pill, the person who takes it will not get sick. However, if an external force causes an injury or illness, this pill will have no effect. Is that what you mean?"

"Yes, that's what I mean." Master Jiang watched Shen Cha share all the peeled shrimps and couldn't help but smile. "Since you don't like shrimps, don't bother. Let them peel them themselves and you can eat your own!"

"Yes, sister, we can pick it."

"You two should eat first. You will have to work hard later!" Shen Cha smiled. "I'm not very hungry and can't eat now. On the contrary, they have been busy all morning and didn't have a good breakfast. They are starving." She took a sip of tea and continued, "Since the pill can't cure the disease caused by trauma, that means..."

"Master Falian may have encountered some misfortune and suffered serious injuries, so he may not live long and may be anxious to prove himself." Xia Jiu thought for a while, "If this is really the case, we don't need to worry."

"That's right." Shen Cha smiled, wiped his hands with a towel, and gently tapped Xia Jiu's forehead, "You've improved a lot. You can think of this."

"That's right. We can't be so confused all the time, right?" Xia Jiu touched his forehead. "As long as he gets anxious, he will definitely show his true colors. There will definitely be flaws. We just need to wait quietly."