"He is marvelous! I am still having a bit of difficulty believing it all.
At first, I thought why is it taking him so much time to do a normal check-up? Every patient was inside his chamber for two hours or so. Little did I know, that he wasn't just doing a useless checkup or prescribing them herbs to consume. Rather he was curing them on the get-go! None of our brothers returned dissatisfied from his chambers!
I thought it was a fluke the first time but when the second time the result was the same. I started having thoughts like...
'He is bribing them to act as they have completely healed.'
Since I couldn't get into the scene I couldn't confirm if those patients were cured or all of it was an act. So I sneaked closer to his chambers trying to figure out what sort of tricks he was using.
I was astonished beyond repair to find out that for the next three patients, all he did was message their bodies and somehow they were miraculously healed!"
Wei Hu left no room for praising Yang Ding. Every word that he uttered came with stark exuberance that complemented his expressions.
"Is that so? So you mean to say is that he is indeed a doctor as he claims to be?" The patriarch knitted his brows as he was having a hard time believing his own trusted clans folk.
"Of course! What is there to doubt in regards to that?"
"There seems to be something fundamentally wrong with all of this. If he is such a great doctor why haven't we heard of him anytime before? Do you want me to believe that he dropped out of the sky?"
"That…" Wei Hu was dumbfounded, having no words to answer that claim.
The patriarch, Wei Liu sighed.
"To be honest, I would have rejoiced with his appearance in our clan, but, the times are not in our favor. With the impending clouds of war looming on our head, what I fear the most is that he is a spy sent by the Pheonix Clan."
Wei Hu listening to the patriarch's remark pondered for a moment. But then he smiled.
"Patriarch, it is useless for us to doubt him. I can assure you he isn't a spy, at least that is what I believe. If the Pheonix Clan had such a doctor why would they risk sending him to our clan? He is a rare resource that cannot be found anywhere else. Furthermore, I believe he is an unknown entity even for the Pheonix Clan. I doubt anyone in this nation knows anything about him!"
"What do you mean?"
"I saw him fighting a beast and the movement technique he used… I have never seen it used by anyone in our nation before. It was so mesmerising and otherworldly!"
"Movement technique? You want me to believe he practices martial arts as well while being a doctor?"
Wei Liu's claim wasn't wrong. Most disciples who practice medical arts have already given up on the path of martial arts. And they had a good reason to do so. Putting your legs in two different boats at the same time will only lead you to sink in the waters. Not to mention that no medical practitioner would accept them as disciples if they desire to practice both medical arts and martial arts at the same time. This is something that is considered unlawful in this nation.
"Yes, I was shocked as well when I saw that. But if what my eyes tell me are true then he indeed is also a martial artist while being a great medical practitioner at the same time. That's why believe that he is a foreigner who doesn't belong to our nation. Cause it's not unknown to you that no doctor in our nation is adept in martial arts."
Wei Liu nodded.
"I see... Foreigner. I get what you mean now. What is his cultivation base? Were you able to figure it out?"
Wei Hu shook his head. For finding someone's cultivation base physical contact is necessary. Accurate measurements can be easily made by checking one's veins. But, Wei Hu being in hiding could not approach Yang Ding much less check his cultivation level.
"I couldn't personally check it, but I made a rough estimate from witnessing his battle with an Ice Bear at the Seers forest. He seems to be somewhere close to the early Earth grade cultivator."
"Is that so? He doesn't seem to be as talented in martial arts as he is medical arts."
Every cultivator begins at a young age. Usually, Ice profound Realm at one's teens and Earth Profound Realm at one's 20s is considered an average talent in this nation considering the lack of resources. The same was true for Yang Ding who had reached the Ling Unification Realm at the age of 25, even with the lack of resources. He could have been considered a great talent rivaling the rising stars of this plane if not for being in a resource-scarce nation.
Patriarch Wei Liu himself considered a great talent in his clan being able to reach the Sky Profound Realm at his age.
"Of course. Patriarch, I do not wish to offend you but you are judging him on the wrong scale. He is already a miraculous doctor that cannot be found in ages! Of course, his talent in cultivation won't be as great as it is in medical arts. If it was the heaven couldn't have been more granting!"
The patriarch nodded a bit relieved.
"I see. I won't be worrying about Ding Yang anymore. I was just sceptical before cause I believed he was a quack. If he is really a doctor as you claim, I don't need to worry."