Chapter 787 - 301: My Surname Is Ying, but Not the Medicine King Ying Family’s Ying

Cattle Hump No. 18 was once a gem of the Medicine King Mountain Range, producing countless top-quality medicinal herbs.

But this divine herbal land fell victim to the despicable poisoning by the Eastern Alliance.

This incident happened 140 years ago.

Back then, the Eastern Alliance, due to food shortages, dumped a chemical toxin in a bay called ’Wind Harbor’ that posed a deadly threat to marine life but was harmless to humans.

They used this toxin to poison and kill deep-sea creatures in Wind Harbor, processing them into food for the upper class.

The Black Sea was originally unified, and the actions of the Eastern Alliance were destroying the entire Black Sea area. In response, the Divine Hidden Alliance and Central Yu Alliance decided to cut off food supply exports to the Eastern Alliance.

The Eastern Alliance housed many extremists who believed that the actions of the Central Yu Alliance and Divine Hidden Alliance were maliciously targeting the Eastern Alliance.

A chemical research genius named ’Dukas’ entered the Central Yu Alliance’s Golden Gate City under the guise of ’tourism’ and unleashed his ’Killing Chemical Poison’ on No. 18 medicine field.

Overnight, all the herbs in No. 18 medicine field withered, and the fertile medicinal soil turned pitch-black and hard.

Since then, No. 18 medicine field has yielded nothing, becoming a barren land.

Due to this, a small-scale conflict broke out between the Central Yu Alliance and the Eastern Alliance, lasting for ten years. It ended only when the then Alliance Hierarch of the Eastern Alliance convened an international meeting, publicly admitted the crime, apologized, and compensated the Central Yu Alliance with a large batch of technological weapons.

But No. 18 medicine field remains a regretful pain for the Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners of the Central Yu Alliance.

Elder Tan Nan was born under Cattle Hump in Wuyuan Town; she had witnessed the glorious times of No. 18 medicine field in her youth, and reviving its vitality became her obsession.

Thus, instead of enjoying a peaceful retirement in Medicine King City, Elder Tan Nan resolutely returned to her hometown to save No. 18 medicine field.

Over the past years, Elder Tan Nan tried various methods but failed to revive the vitality of No. 18 medicine field. As everyone concluded that No. 18 medicine field was beyond cure,

More than two months ago, Elder Tan Nan publicly released a video on her social media app. In the video, the pitch-black and hard medicinal soil of No. 18 medicine field was surprisingly covered with crystal-clear medicinal herbs!

Although they couldn’t identify the type of herb, being able to grow herbs on No. 18 medicine field was already enough!

Elder Tan Nan has always been a straightforward and upright woman. She did not take credit for herself, clearly stating that the successful cultivation of herbs on No. 18 medicine field was entirely due to her student Xu Xingguang.

Her student, Xu Xingguang, comes from the Mortal World, a girl in her twenties.

As a result, Xu Xingguang, living far away in Wuyuan Town, had already gained some fame in the Medical World.

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The staff at Counter No. 1 was a beautifully-haired woman whose true age was indiscernible, with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a dignified appearance. A nametag pinned to her chest indicated she was the hall manager, surname Du.

After a brief moment of surprise, Manager Du extended both hands to take Xu Xingguang’s work badge.

After verifying Xu Xingguang’s work badge, confirming she was indeed a student of Elder Tan Nan, her expression became solemn. "Please wait, Doctor Xu, I need to make a call first."

Manager Du called the director via Intelligent Brain Terminal, lowered her voice, and reported Xu Xingguang’s arrival to the director.

After receiving the director’s response, Manager Du hung up the phone, placed a ’temporarily closed’ sign on the counter, stood up, and explained to Xu Xingguang, "Doctor Xu, because of the unique historical nature of No. 18 medicine field, the rating work this time must not be taken lightly. Our director will personally rate No. 18 medicine field’s herbs."

She then spoke to Ying Ziyao, who stood silently behind Xu Xingguang, "If this gentleman is your friend, he can come along as well."

Ying Ziyao naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity and followed Xu Xingguang to meet the director.

To the left of the office hall was an open corridor extending to the far west side, leading to a spacious elevator lobby. Manager Du led them to that corridor.

"May I ask how this gentleman should be addressed?" Manager Du pleasantly inquired about Ying Ziyao’s identity.

"My surname is Ying." Ying Ziyao mentioned his surname with a calm tone.