Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1336 The Fate of an Old Man

The reason why Xu Chunliang wanted to visit Xie Boxiang was, firstly, because Xie Boxiang had the moral integrity of an old man in the underworld, and secondly, because Xie Boxiang was very knowledgeable about underworld affairs, and Xu Chunliang wanted to ask him some questions in person.

Xie Boxiang didn't expect Xu Chunliang to come to visit him, and he and Xu Chunliang didn't have such a deep friendship. When a person is in high spirits, he has no shortage of followers around him, but now Xie Boxiang is on the decline, and in the eyes of most people, he has lost his value for use, and the disciples who used to flatter him are now avoiding him.

Fortunately, he has a loyal and righteous apprentice named Zeng Yuanqing, who has been taking care of him all this time.

Xu Chunliang brought some supplements with him. When he arrived at the place, he saw Xie Boxiang sitting alone in the yard, basking in the sun quietly, holding a pipe in his hand, puffing smoke comfortably, but after a few puffs he started coughing violently.

Zeng Yuanqing sighed and did not try to dissuade him because he knew it was useless to do so.

Xie Boxiang smiled when he saw Xu Chunliang: "Brother Xu, it's you." He addressed him the same way as Huang Wanglin. Considering his age, it would not be a shame for Xu Chunliang to be his grandson. This address also showed how much Xie Boxiang valued Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang said: "I just arrived in the capital, and I heard that Master Xie was ill, so I came to see him."

Xie Boxiang glanced at Zeng Yuanqing, who quickly explained, "I didn't say that."

Xu Chunliang said: "Pu Jian told me."

Xie Boxiang said: "That chatterbox, it's just lung cancer." He described his illness as if it were a common cold. Xie Boxiang's mentality was still very strong.

He asked Xu Chunliang to sit aside, and Zeng Yuanqing made them a pot of tea. Xie Boxiang asked Zeng Yuanqing to prepare it and asked Xu Chunliang to have lunch here.

Zeng Yuanqing is in the catering business and he is an excellent cook, so he started preparing the food right away.

Xu Chunliang looked at Xie Boxiang. Xie Boxiang was very thin and his face was gloomy. Although he was smiling, it was obvious that he was trying hard to keep himself spirited.

"Thank you, didn't you go to the hospital?"

Xie Boxiang shook his head: "Life and death are determined by heaven, so what's the harm in going to the hospital? It's nothing more than suffering a little more and hanging on for a few more days. It's nothing compared to me now, free and easy, smoking and drinking whenever I want."

Xu Chunliang said: "Master Xie is still very insightful and open-minded."

Xie Boxiang said: "I don't deserve these four words, but I have experienced all kinds of happiness and all kinds of suffering in my life. Even if I die now, I won't have many regrets."

Xu Chunliang looked around and said, "This is such a nice courtyard. Don't you want to stay for a few more days?"

Xie Boxiang said, "If it is destined to happen, it will happen. If it is not destined to happen, don't force it. I exchanged this yard from Miss Xiahou, and not long after that, I was diagnosed with lung cancer."

Xu Chunliang smiled and said, "Master Xie, do you think it has something to do with this courtyard?"

Xie Boxiang shook his head: "I just feel that this yard should not belong to me."

Xu Chunliang said: "If you regret it, I can tell Xiahou Mulan and ask her to buy the yard back with her own money."

Xie Boxiang looked at Xu Chunliang with a smile and said, "Of course you are helping her."

Xu Chunliang said: "Master Xie doesn't believe in my character."

Xie Boxiang said, "I asked you to help facilitate the deal between Miss Xiahou and me. Although she didn't suffer any loss in that deal, she didn't gain any advantage either. I'm afraid that the collections I gave her will never be realized."

Xu Chunliang knew at the time that Xie Boxiang's use of his collection to exchange for Xiahou Mulan's courtyard house was an attempt to take advantage of the situation. He had helped Xiahou Zun sell a lot of stolen goods in the past and left corresponding records. If Xie Boxiang handed the records to the police, the Mulan Group would suffer a great impact.

It was for this reason that Xiahou Mulan agreed to exchange the courtyard house for Xie Boxiang's collection, even though she knew that many of Xie Boxiang's collections were not visible to the public. After getting the collections, she decided to donate them all to the country.

Xie Boxiang said: "There are not many young people in the martial arts world who follow the rules like Xiahou Mulan."

Xu Chunliang said: "In fact, she has no interest in the affairs of the underworld. She just wants to do business in peace."

Xie Boxiang sighed and said, "Yes, the martial arts world is no longer what it used to be. Xiahou Zun gave birth to a good daughter. By the way, has she officially become the leader of the Pi Sect?"

Xu Chunliang said: "Thank you, Master. I am not from the underworld and I know nothing about the underworld."

Xie Boxiang looked at Xu Chunliang and smiled meaningfully: "If it weren't for you, Xiahou Mulan would have been squeezed out by those old people long ago."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself, I wonder how Xie Boxiang figured it out? Xu Chunliang said, "If Mr. Xie is willing, I can take your pulse."

Xie Boxiang shook his head: "No need, everything is destined. You came here not just to visit me today, right?"

Xu Chunliang said: "I came here mainly to visit you and to ask Master Xie to help me solve my doubts."

Xie Boxiang said: "Just what you said."

"You and Xue Renzhong are known as Xue in the South and Xie in the North..."

Xie Boxiang interrupted him and said, "Don't compare me with that tomb robber. Xue Manzi even sold out his own father for money. He is the person I despise the most in my life."

Xu Chunliang didn't know that the two were not on good terms, but it was not difficult to hear from Xie Boxiang's words that the two had a deep grudge against each other.

Xu Chunliang asked, "Are you familiar with Jiang Yucheng?" Xie Boxiang said, "Are you talking about Jiang Yucheng who hosted the Tianjin Ghost Market a while ago? He is just a thief who started out stealing. He is the same kind of person as Xue Manzi. None of these people have a clean background."

Xu Chunliang asked, "Where is Liang Shangjun?"

"He is of a high rank, but he is willing to be Jiang Yucheng's follower for money. How good can such a person be? Brother Xu, have you also been to the ghost market in Tianjin?"

Xu Chunliang didn't need to hide it. After all, it was Zeng Yuanqing who told him the news about the ghost market in Tianjin. He nodded and said, "For Mr. Huang Sanye's bottle."

Xie Boxiang smiled and said, "In fact, I had already guessed it was you, otherwise Hua Zhuyue would not have intervened. The Lanhua Sect never got involved in this business in the past."

Xu Chunliang said, "Thank you, Master. I have never met Jiang Yucheng, and Xue Renzhong was not with Jiang Yucheng. He went with Mo Han, and there was a man in black with Mo Han."

Xie Boxiang had dealt with Mo Han before and was familiar with him. He was quite surprised to hear that Xue Renzhong had joined Mo Han's camp. He said in confusion: "Xue Manzi is getting worse and worse. He is actually willing to be ordered around by a little girl." He certainly knew that things were not that simple.

Xu Chunliang said: "Xue Renzhong has encountered a lot of misfortunes recently, and Xue Anliang's death was a big blow to him."

Xie Boxiang sighed and said, "It is indeed tragic for an old man to send off a young man."

Xu Chunliang said: "He also has a chronic illness."

Xie Boxiang said: "He is a tuberculosis patient."

Xu Chunliang said: "My grandfather diagnosed him before he died. He was not sick but poisoned."

Xie Boxiang was shocked when he heard this: "Poisoned?"

Xu Chunliang said: "Netherworld cold poison!"

Although Xie Boxiang had a deep knowledge of antiques, he knew almost nothing about medicine and had never heard of the Netherworld Cold Poison. He repeated in a low voice, "Netherworld Cold Poison? It sounds like it's very powerful."

Xu Chunliang said: "The Netherworld Cold Poison was obtained by contact with the Netherworld Cold Jade. Someone used the Netherworld Cold Jade to make an ice coffin, and his body was stored in it."

When Xie Boxiang heard this, his eyes suddenly became unusually bright: "Han Yu Coffin?"

Xu Chunliang nodded: "I heard it seems to be related to the Canghai Mermaid Tears."

Xie Boxiang's breathing became rapid. The Lantian warm jade and the Canghai mermaid tears, these rare treasures that existed in legends were an irresistible temptation for people in their profession. If they could see one of them in their lifetime, they would die without regrets.

Xie Boxiang whispered, "Are you saying that Xue Renzhong's illness was caused by contact with the cold jade coffin?"

Xu Chunliang said: "I don't know if he has ever touched the cold jade coffin. I only know that he was poisoned by the Netherworld Cold Poison. I also saw him brew tea with a warm jade pot. My grandfather said that if it weren't for that warm jade pot, Xue Renzhong wouldn't be alive today."

Xie Boxiang said with emotion: "Xue Manzi, ah Xue Manzi, you actually found the Eye of the East China Sea."

Xu Chunliang asked: "What is the Eye of the East China Sea?"

Xie Boxiang said: "The source of the East China Sea, the place where the Dragon King of the East China Sea hides his treasure, is guarded by mermaids."

Xu Chunliang said: "Legends are just legends after all."

Xie Boxiang said: "There is no smoke without fire. Every legend has its corresponding story in the real world."

At this time, Zeng Yuanqing had prepared lunch and came to ask Xie Boxiang for permission. However, Xie Boxiang had already become interested in Xu Chunliang and asked Zeng Yuanqing to start eating in half an hour.

Xu Chunliang told Xie Boxiang what he had learned. Xie Boxiang listened very carefully. After Xu Chunliang finished speaking, he lowered his voice and said, "Xue Manzi actually has a senior brother. I didn't know about this."

Xu Chunliang said: "It seems to be surnamed Huang."

Xie Boxiang said: "I have never heard of an expert named Huang in our industry."

Xu Chunliang said: "Maybe he hired another expert."

Xie Boxiang nodded and said, "Yes, nowadays, the boundaries between sects are no longer as clear as in the past. For the sake of interests, even former enemies can collude with each other. The Shen Zisu mentioned by Xue Manzi is an old friend of mine. I have always thought that he died of a strange disease, but I didn't expect that he was actually killed by the netherworld cold poison. Xue Manzi is too insidious. Shen Zisu was killed by him."

Xu Chunliang said: "He didn't know the poison of the Netherworld Cold Jade at the time, otherwise he wouldn't have taken such a big risk to steal it."

Xie Boxiang said: "Xue Manzi must have better treasures. Think about it, did he mention what is in the ice coffin?"

Xu Chunliang shook his head.

Xie Boxiang said: "The ice coffin cannot be empty, unless it was stolen before. With Xue Manzi's personality, he would not take away only part of the Netherworld Cold Jade. He must have taken away the things in the coffin. Maybe there is a mermaid in the ice coffin."

(End of this chapter)