Chapter 7 Etiology

  Sorry about that, I forgot, Master just finished writing it, the new book hasn't changed its status yet, so it can't be updated automatically, so it's a bit late, please forgive me.

  "Is there a problem?" Danchenzi blew his mustache and said in a bad tone, "The problem is big, he thought this was saving you, but he didn't know that by doing so, he actually harmed you."

  "Ah, hurt me? What's going on?" Zhang Cheng's mouth was agape as he stared at Dan Chenzi in disbelief.

  "The reason your body is so bad now is not because of any disease, but because there is a toxin in your body. Moreover, this toxin should be the toxin that you inherited from your mother's body before you were born, so these toxins have been entangled with your body and blood and cannot be separated."

  "This situation is very special, secular doctors can't directly perceive these from the pulse, so they naturally don't know what condition your body has developed, and naturally can't prescribe medicine. This is the root cause of why your body can't be cured, and it's been delayed until now." Dan Chenzi replied.

  "Is Director Tao saying that I was poisoned before I was born by my mother?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng's eyes widened in shock and unbelief.

  He had heard Zhang Fang say before that Xiao Zhang Cheng's mother had passed away due to a difficult labor when giving birth to Xiao Zhang Cheng, but he never thought that she had actually given birth to Xiao Zhang Cheng while being poisoned.

  The meaning has changed, one is a natural disaster and the other is a man-made disaster, with completely different natures.

  Since it's a man-made disaster, then it must be repaid with blood.

  Zhang Cheng secretly vowed in his heart that if he could narrowly escape death, he would definitely help Xiao Zhang Cheng and his mother avenge their spirits.

  "It can be said so." Dan Chenzi nodded and replied.

  "But how could my mother be poisoned? My father never mentioned this before?" Zhang Cheng was puzzled.

  "This I don't know, but what I checked was correct." Dandanzi didn't care how Zhang Cheng's mother was poisoned. If he worried about everything, he would have been exhausted to death a long time ago.

  "What does this have to do with my father infusing me with true energy?" Zhang Cheng shook his head, temporarily putting aside the matter of Little Zhang Cheng's mother.

  Because he knew that this was Dan Chenzi's and his own first masked encounter, it was fundamentally impossible to know who had poisoned whom, so this matter could only be investigated slowly by himself in the future.

  "The problem lies in the fact that your body has been eroded by this toxin day and night for many years, and it has long been damaged beyond repair. Your tendons and dantian have suffered varying degrees of damage. Originally, with your condition, living for another 20 or 30 years should not be a problem. However, the mistake was made when your father arbitrarily infused true energy into your body."

  "What is true energy? It's the power that a martial artist cultivates through breathing techniques, extremely violent and not something your fragile body can withstand. So, this directly accelerates the destruction of the meridians in your body. If it were any later, I'm afraid even I would be powerless." Dan Chenzi replied.

  Dandan didn't care what Zhang Cheng would think after knowing his mother was poisoned to death, he only knew that the other had saved his life, so he also saved his, and this way, they were even.

  Suddenly, Dan Chenzi thought of something again and asked: "Right, you said earlier that your father started pouring true energy into your body five years ago? How often does he pour it in?"

  "Generally, it's once a month, but if I suddenly faint, it'll be ahead of schedule." Zhang Cheng didn't know why Dan Chenzi asked this, but he knew it was related to his illness, so he didn't hide it.

  "Five years ago, you were infused once a month?" Dan Chenzi furrowed his brow and muttered to himself: "If it was at this frequency, it wouldn't have caused your body's vitality to decline so quickly, it's really strange."

  "Is there still any hope for me?" Although Dan Chenzi's words had been very clear, Zhang Cheng's heart was still a bit apprehensive.

  "Nature is saved, I also said before that the root cause of your physical decline is the toxins in your body. As long as you get rid of these highly toxic substances from your body and then slowly nourish yourself, your body should be able to recover." Danchenzi replied, suppressing his inner doubts.

  "Then please, Master Dao, save me." Zhang Cheng had already let go of his attachments earlier, but back then he had no choice. Now that he could avoid death, who would want to die? He wasn't a fool, and even if he were, he wouldn't want to die anyway.

  "You saved my life, so even if you don't ask, I will owe you one. That way, we'll be even. However, I'm currently severely injured and can't exert myself for a short period of time, so I still need to recover for a while before I can help you detoxify the poison. Don't worry." Dan Chenzi replied.

  "These kids naturally understand that they have been through so many years and it doesn't matter if they are a little late now." Zhang Cheng excitedly replied.

  "Haha, you're quite open-minded, aren't you!" Danchenzi said with a flicker in his eyes upon hearing Zhang Cheng's words.

  In his view, Zhang Cheng had a maturity that didn't belong to someone of his age. If he were someone else of the same age and heard himself say that he could save him, he would have been eager to take action as soon as possible, at the very least not remain so calm.

  "Life and death have already been seen through, what else is there to see through?" Zhang Cheng said this sentence, then remembered the matter of visiting his master, and couldn't help but glance at Dan Chenzi a few times, before asking: "May I ask, Master Dao, how is the child's innate talent?"

  "Hmm?" Danchenzi looked at Zhang Cheng for a moment before understanding what he meant, and smiled as she said: "Your temperament is very good, but your talent, to be honest, is quite ordinary."

  "That little guy dared to ask another question, can someone with qualifications like mine cultivate immortality?" Zhang Cheng asked seriously.

  "I know what you want to say, your qualifications are ordinary, but that doesn't mean you can't cultivate immortality. Cultivating immortality isn't just about qualifications, sometimes one's character and perseverance are also crucial. However, I am bound by the rules of our sect, so I cannot accept you as my disciple." Danchenzi saw through Zhang Cheng's thoughts and preemptively cut off his next words.

  However, when he saw Zhang Cheng's disappointed expression, he couldn't bear it and said: "But, considering that you let me go this time, I can recommend you to other Xiu Zhen sects. However, I want to make one thing clear, I'm only responsible for recommending you, as for what kind of achievements you'll have in the future, it's up to your own efforts, and I won't be able to help you with that."

  "Thank you, Master Dao, for your guidance. If I, Zhang Cheng, achieve anything in the future, I will definitely repay Master Dao's kindness. If I fail to do so, may heaven and earth destroy me." Zhang Cheng immediately knelt down and kowtowed several times to Dan Cenzi.

  Perhaps this recommendation may not be a big deal for Dan Chenzi, but it is very important for Zhang Cheng, so he made such a solemn oath.

  "You don't have to be like that, I'm just repaying the kindness you showed me by saving my life." Dandanzi waved his hand, of course he wouldn't take this matter seriously, and said: "By the way, do you have paper and pen here?"

  "Yes, I'll get it." Zhang Cheng nodded and got up to fetch the pen and ink from his desk, placing them in front of the old man.

  "I'll write two prescriptions for you, and you can send someone to buy them tomorrow. I need them to treat my injuries." Danchenzi said as he took up his brush and quickly wrote out the two prescriptions, then handed them over to Zhang Cheng.

  "Director Tao, do these two prescriptions need to be taken separately?" Zhang Cheng asked as he took over the prescription.

  "No need, I've already scrambled the order of the medicinal materials on these two prescriptions. You can just buy them directly from the pharmacy as is. Also, when you buy them tomorrow, it's best to get ten sets at once, so we won't have to bother with it later." said Dan Chenzi.

  "Oh, I see." Zhang Cheng nodded and said.

  "Right, now go and wipe away the bloodstains in the yard, I don't want anyone to know I'm here, do you understand what I mean?" asked Danchenzi.

  "My father doesn't know either? If he didn't know, how could I get someone to buy medicine?" Zhang Cheng asked.

  "You figure it out yourself, and also, these two medicines must be bought as soon as possible. Otherwise, not only will my injury not heal well, but your illness won't hold on either. Because one of the two medicines is used to stabilize your condition." Dan Chenzi reminded.

  "Oh, I'll figure it out myself then. Say, can I go now?" Zhang Cheng asked.

  "It's all right, you can go now, take care of yourself."

  "Thank you, Master Dao, for your concern." Zhang Cheng nodded his head, carefully folded the two prescriptions and put them in his bosom, then supported his slightly tired body and walked out of the room.

  After leaving the room, he fetched a spade and shoveled some soil from the garden over the bloodstains.

  Then he used the broom to sweep again, repeating this several times. Only when the bloodstains on the ground had completely disappeared did he sit down on the side of the road, panting heavily.

  Although he was physically exhausted after finishing all these things, his heart felt very happy and relaxed at this moment.

  Because he has been burdened by his body since he came to this world, and has always been shrouded in the shadow of death, he is afraid to do anything, considering this and that, and living very unhappily.

  Now he can finally cast off all the shackles and breathe freely in this world, and fully enjoy that warmth that belongs to him.

  If it weren't for the dead of night and his fear of disturbing others, Zhang Cheng would have liked to shout out loud a couple of times to express the joy in his heart.

  Zhang Cheng looked up at the starry sky, and didn't know if it was because the shadow of death had disappeared, but the starlight seemed brighter than before. The moon also seemed bigger than usual.