Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 596: Ancient Heritage_1

Chapter 596: Chapter 596: Ancient Heritage_1

Behind the small clinic was a courtyard. Su Chengyu followed Shen Junrou into it. Shen Junrou made him a cup of tea and gestured to ask, "What brings you here?"

"To repay your kindness for saving my life and to return a favor. If you have any wish, so long as it’s within my power, I can grant it."

Su Chengyu took a sip of tea, unable to resist praising, "This is excellent tea."

"It’s not necessary, I’m a doctor. Saving people’s lives is my duty. You can leave now."

After Shen Junrou gestured, she went into the kitchen to busy herself. Su Chengyu followed her into the kitchen, saying, "I don’t like owing people, even though I owe quite a few. Let me treat your muteness, so you can speak."

Shen Junrou gestured her question, "You understand medicine?"

Su Chengyu laughed, "I know a thing or two. Let me see why you cannot talk."

Having said that, Su Chengyu used his finger as a sword and placed it on Shen Junrou’s neck. She stiffened and instinctively took two steps back.

"Hm? Your vocal cords and throat seem to be in perfect condition. No problems at all."

With just a touch of mana, Su Chengyu performed a thorough examination on Shen Junrou’s vocal cords and throat. This surprised her and she wondered how he could discover that she was only pretending to be mute from a light touch. What kind of medical skill was this?

"I... am not mute."

Shen Junrou admitted, since Su Chengyu had already discovered it, there was no need to put up a pretense.

"You’re not mute, yet you pretend to be one. That’s weird. Also, I heard that you are the heiress of the Shen family. Why are you running a small clinic here?"

Shen Junrou was simply dressed, and she wore no expensive jewelry, completely unlike the heiress of a wealthy family.

Su Chengyu could not help but feel curious and interested in her.

"This is my own business. I don’t want to tell. Just go. You don’t owe me anything." Shen Junrou’s voice was soft but assertive, creating a distance between them with her coldness.

Su Chengyu stared intently at Shen Junrou as he glimpsed the scars hidden within her bangs. The sight of these two scars was shocking, suggesting they were old and must have been there for several years.

Shen Junrou was unequivocally beautiful, but the two scars seemed to divide her allure, making her seem half angel, half demon.

Su Chengyu was curious, how could such a thing happen to the high-bred Shen family’s heiress?

"Let me take care of those scars on your face." Su Chengyu offered.

At these words, Shen Junrou instinctively raised her hand to cover her face turning away from Su Chengyu and coldly replied, "I told you, I don’t need your help. I don’t want any favor from you. I don’t need your kindness or pity. You and I are not related, I don’t want you getting involved. Just go!"

Noticing Shen Junrou’s emotional stir, Su Chengyu did not say more. He took out three Eternal-youth Pills from his Cui Xia Ring and placed them on the table.

"These are Eternal-youth Spirit Pills. Take three and your youth will remain, erasing all the scars on your face completely. I have no ill intention towards you, let alone pity, just returning a favor."

Having said this, Su Chengyu left promptly.

Shen Junrou slowly turned around, looking at the three Eternal-youth Pills on the table. With the medicine in her hand, she took in the aroma that was pleasing to her heart. As a doctor, she knew that these were not regular pills but spirit pills.

Clasping the spirit pill in her hand, a trace of barely perceptible sadness and helplessness was concealed in her eyes.

As Su Chengyu left the clinic intending to head straight to the airport, Yuan Bo called him.

"Mr. Su, there’s good news. Have you heard?"

"Tell me." Su Chengyu demanded.

"The Zhuo family is planning to host a treasure appraisal. According to them, the treasure is a family heirloom, very precious. However, the Zhuo family has been unable to unlock this treasure and have decided to hold an appraisal inviting experts to appraise the heirloom. The Zhuo family also stated that they would willingly give it away to anyone who can decode it in public."

"You are interested in various treasures and medicinal materials, right? So, when I got this news, I immediately informed you."

Upon hearing this, Su Chengyu quickly surmised that the Zhuo family hosting such a high-profile appraisal and even displaying a family heirloom would have a hidden agenda; it would not be just about the appraisal of the treasure.

"What is this Zhuo family heirloom?" Su Chengyu asked.

"I will send the photos to your phone. You can have a look, and if you’re interested, you can visit the Zhuo family estate for the appraisal in three days." Yuan Bo suggested.

In a while, Yuan Bo sent over some photos as promised. From the photos provided by Zhuo family itself, the item seemed to be a palm-sized piece of bone armor, appearing somewhat akin to turtle shell with no discernible material.

The bone armor was incomplete with only about one-third of it intact. It seemed to have a complex history judging from the photo.

Densely carved on the shell were mysterious symbols resembling ancient text. Su Chengyu prided himself for his broad knowledge about ancient texts and symbols, but he found himself at a loss deciphering these photo symbols.

"These symbols look obscure and profound, as if containing some kind of great secret. Could they be from the Remote Ancient Era?"

Su Chengyu pondered. The most ancient history documented today traces back to the Ancient Era, like the Nine Ancient Clans, which were from the most primitive tribes of the Ancient Era.

However, Su Chengyu once heard his grandfather Su Linyuan mention that before the era of the ancients, there were Remote Ancient Era and even further back to the Primeval Era. However, due to changes over time and various natural disasters and calamities, the civilization from Remote and Primeval Eras have been thoroughly lost, sparing no written records of its existence.

Su Linyuan, as part of the Su Clan spent years in the Clan’s library where he gathered a lot of knowledge. Su Chengyu had no doubt about his words.

Su Linyuan added that the Remote Ancient and Primeval Eras had copious reputed cultivators and a multitude of races, with gods and demons existing in harmony. Such civilizations were finally put to an end at the end of the Remote Ancient Era, then began the Ancient Era.

The Nine Ancient Clans were divine and powerful, having more than ordinary abilities, cursed as well, because they inherited blood from the Remote Ancient Era, making them legit descendants of the remote ancients.

Su Chengyu’s interest was piqued instantly. But he wasn’t foolish, understanding that the Zhuo family flaunting their hidden treasure and hosting a high-profile appraisal event was probably a trap.

Su Chengyu was also considering if it was worthwhile to venture to the Zhuo family for such a broken piece of bone armor with an unknown origin.

"Little Shi, do you recognize these symbols?"

Suddenly having an idea, Su Chengyu used his divine sense to wake the Heaven-Mending stone and transmit the symbols and photo to it though his divine sense.

"What symbols? Boring, don’t recognize them."

Heaven-Mending Stone said impatiently, bouncing back Su Chengyu’s transmitted divine sense.

"Quickly take a look, don’t slack off! Don’t you want to negotiate for a benefit? Seems like this treasure has a remarkable background. If you can incorporate it, you can definitely recover a lot of strength!"

Su Chengyu promptly threw back the bait at Heaven-Mending Stone, trying to lure it in!