Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 971: Chapter 970: Gu Family’s Ancestor

”Oh? You know me?” Lin Dong was somewhat surprised, as he hadn’t expected this thief to actually recognize him.

”Master Lin, spare my life, please.” The man in black hurriedly begged for mercy.

Lin Dong demanded, ”Who are you? What are you doing at the Gu family’s place?”

The man in black was extremely nervous, and then he suddenly bit down hard on his teeth, and soon after, a trace of black blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

After the black blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, his body stiffened and then he tilted his head and died.

Lin Dong knew he had bitten down on poison and committed suicide!

Lin Dong grabbed his corpse and brought it before the Gu family members, then threw it onto the ground.

Gu Lingfei’s mother saw the man in black, took off the mask from his face, and revealed a strange visage.

”Who is this?” Gu Lingfei’s mother asked in confusion, not recognizing the person.

Lin Dong, however, felt that the face looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

”This person, why do I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before?” Just then, Tang Zhanshan who was nearby, spoke up.

And hearing his words, Lin Dong couldn’t help but look at him.

Why did he have this feeling too?

Suddenly, Lin Dong remembered!

He had indeed seen this man before.

But it was only a brief encounter.

It was a few days ago, on the day of a Gu family gathering, that Lin Dong had seen him.

At that time, this person had come to the Gu family with Yan Yu, and during the meal, he had secretly poisoned Tang Zhanshan.

Now that Lin Dong knew his identity, he couldn’t help but remind everyone,

”I’ve seen this man too. Last time I visited your Gu family, I encountered Yan Yu of the Yan family, and this man was with him.”

”Oh, yes, yes, yes. I remember now, it was him! At that time, Young Master Yan Yu called him Master Wang!” At this moment, Tang Zhanshan finally remembered too.

Hearing this, Gu Lingfei’s mother frowned and said, ”What does this Yan Yu intend to do? Sending someone to steal from my home?”

Tang Zhanshan’s face turned iron blue as he said, ”I see now, the last time that Yan Yu came to the Gu family, he sought to buy the Eternal Youth Pill Recipe from Jiangming, but was refused.”

”Seeing that he couldn’t buy it, he resorted to underhanded tactics and directly sent someone to steal it. And he sent a sect master at that. This Yan Yu, surely he is as unscrupulous as the rumors say.”

Gu Lingfei’s mother’s face also turned iron blue, ”That brat, I previously thought he looked like a talented and presentable man, suitable to be my son-in-law. Now I take back my words.”

”That brat, just by looking at him, you can tell he’s got the face of a trickster, not a good person.”

Gu Lingfei: ”...”

She didn’t even know how many son-in-law candidates her mother had secretly considered.

...

While everyone outside was discussing this matter, what they didn’t know was that, inside the ancestral home of the Gu family, Gu Jiangming was talking with an old man with white hair.

This old man had white hair and was holding a medical book in his hands, wearing ancient hemp clothes.

At first glance, he resembled historical figures like Li Shizhen or Hua Tuo as if he had stepped out of a portrait.

”Ancestor, did you say there was a thief?” Gu Jiangming asked in astonishment.

The ancestor he referred to laughingly said, ”It’s been dealt with, the person has already been caught.”

”Oh? Was it our security guard who caught him?” Gu Jiangming asked again.

But the ancestor shook his head, ”No, it was that youngster who came last time asking you for Heavenly and Earthly treasures.”

His face suddenly changed slightly, and then he wondered to himself, ”Eh, that youngster actually resembles an old acquaintance of mine...”

Gu Jiangming then said, ”It was him, huh!”

Lin Dong had made a strong impression on him, so he immediately remembered him.

Last time Lin Dong had come to ask him for Heavenly and Earthly treasures, but Gu Jiangming had not given them to him. The treasures had already been sent to the ancestor.

As the ancestor needed them for some purpose, Gu Jiangming couldn’t possibly sell the Heavenly and Earthly treasures to Lin Dong, no matter what.

Even though Lin Dong had offered a Resuscitating Pill in exchange!

But at this moment, the ancestor suddenly took out a blackish thing.

That thing resembled a flesh tumor.

”This five-hundred-year-old Ganoderma, give it to him,” the Gu Family’s ancestor said, presenting the five-hundred-year-old Heavenly and Earthly treasure, Ganoderma.

Seeing this, Gu Jiangming was shocked, ”Ancestor, what are you doing?”

”No need for questions, simply gift it to him! His favor is much more valuable than this item,” the ancestor said with a stroke of his beard, laughingly.

Gu Jiangming was even more surprised in his heart, but since the ancestor told him not to ask any further, he naturally did not.

Gu Jiangming nodded, accepted the Ganoderma, and then walked out of the ancestral home.

When he went out, he indeed saw Lin Dong.

And just as the ancestor had said, Lin Dong had caught a man in black.

However, the man in black was already dead.

A group of people from the Gu family and that Lin Dong were gathered around the body of the man in black, discussing his identity.

Gu Jiangming also recognized the identity of the man in black.

He was one of Yan Yu’s men!

But Gu Jiangming didn’t say anything; he knew that Yan Yu, having not obtained the Eternal Youth Pill recipe, would not rest and had guessed that Yan Yu might resort to underhanded tactics, sending someone to steal it.

So he was well-prepared in advance.

The recipe for the Eternal Youth Pill, he had already hidden it well.

So even if Lin Dong had not caught this man in black, the man would still have failed to steal the recipe.

But the due gratitude was still necessary.

”Cough cough...” At this moment, Gu Jiangming coughed dryly, reminding everyone that he had arrived.

And as his cough sounded, everyone’s gaze was drawn towards him.

”Dad, you’re here. Someone just sneaked into our Gu family to steal something, and it was Teacher Lin Dong who caught him,” Gu Lingfei hurriedly said.

She knew that Lin Dong was asking her father for that Heavenly and Earthly treasure so she had started advocating for him at the outset.

Gu Jiangming looked at him once, thinking that his daughter had really grown up, her heart leaning towards an outsider man.

Sighing inwardly, he walked towards them.

After he approached, Gu Jiangming folded his hands in thanks and said to Lin Dong:

”Thank you very much, Mr. Lin.”

Lin Dong smiled and waved it off, ”No need to thank me.”

He was thinking about how to bring up the matter of the Heavenly and Earthly treasure when Tang Zhanshan took the lead:

”Jiangming, Mr. Lin is very sincere about that Heavenly and Earthly treasure. Look, why don’t you sell it to him?”

Hearing Tang Zhanshan’s words, Gu Jiangming was somewhat surprised. Last time Tang Zhanshan did not have a good feeling for Lin Dong, even antipathy could be said.

How have a few days passed, and he’s actually speaking up for Lin Dong?

Lin Dong also spoke up at this moment, ”Mr. Gu, I am willing to trade more Resuscitating Pills and Nine Rebirth Pills for it!”

However, just at this time, Gu Jiangming said with a smile:

”Mr. Lin Dong, this Heavenly and Earthly treasure, I can gift it to you this time.”

”No need to trade Resuscitating Pills and Nine Rebirth Pills!”

He had the admonition from the elder, no need for Lin Dong to trade anything; it was to be a direct gift to him.

If gifted, then one can earn a favor.

If traded, that is a transaction, not to speak of favors.

The elder said, his favor is even more precious than those elixirs.

Lin Dong was unaware of the matters concerning the Gu Family’s ancestor and, hearing Gu Jiangming’s words at the moment, naturally was overjoyed.

”Mr. Gu, I, Lin Dong, acknowledge this favor from the Gu Family. I will surely repay it in the future!”