Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 383 - 380: Tiger Guards the Apricot Forest!

"This lady, you couldn’t possibly not know who Immortal Master Li is, right?" Before Yuan Jin’er could finish speaking, a male student beside her exclaimed dramatically.

Yuan Jin’er felt puzzled. Immortal Master Li wasn’t any kind of super celebrity, so why should she know him?

Seeing Yuan Jin’er’s confused expression and realizing she genuinely didn’t know, and also noticing her beauty, the boy deliberately made a show of his wide knowledge.

"That Immortal Master Li is a rare genius, unseen in a century. His girlfriend was harmed by Gongzi Yuu of the Heavenly Master Sect. Driven by rage for his love, he alone, with a sword, charged up Heming Mountain. His actions changed the heavens and the earth, blood flowed like rivers!"

Yuan Jin’er was captivated by his story, her innocent eyes wide as she asked half-believing, "Really? Is Immortal Master Li that impressive?"

Before the boy could respond, Yuan Jing’er scoffed dismissively, "Yeah right, listen to him exaggerate. It’s like he thinks he’s narrating a martial arts drama."

The boy became a bit desperate when they didn’t believe him.

"Don’t disregard what I’m saying—it’s all true. If a word of it is false, may the heavens strike me with the Five Thunders!"

"Madman, Jin’er, don’t bother with him. Who knows, he might have just escaped from some mental institution!" Yuan Jing’er scoffed at him disdainfully.

Despite swearing an oath, the boy was called insane, and for a moment he was on the verge of tears.

"All you women, long-haired but short-minded, it’s impossible to explain anything to you!"

At that moment, seeing Li Chen looking over, he trotted towards him and asked, "Brother, don’t you think what I said is true?"

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He sipped his tea, speaking indifferently, "It should be true. I’ve heard about these things!"

Hearing Li Chen’s words, the boy was elated, "See, what I said is true, why didn’t you believe it?"

Yuan Jing’er rolled her eyes at him, saying, "Pleaase, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. He’s only heard about it, not seen it himself!"

Unable to argue with her, the boy shook his head and sighed as he walked away.

At this moment, Li Chen approached the girl called Yuan Jin’er and smiled slightly, "Miss, have we met before?"

"Ugh, how cliché, hitting on girls and not even changing your approach?" Yuan Jing’er interjected disdainfully, not even letting Li Chen finish speaking.

Li Chen ignored her, looking at Yuan Jin’er and tentatively asked, "Are you Yuan Jin’er who attended Yuanzhou Garden New District Primary School?"

Yuan Jin’er was startled, staring at Li Chen for a long time, her eyes suddenly sparkling with brightness, "Are you Li Chen?"

Yuan Jing’er was puzzled and whispered to her sister,"Jin’er, who is he?"

Yuan Jin’er excitedly explained, "Sis, he’s the classmate I’ve mentioned before, my desk mate in fifth grade, Li Chen!"

After explaining to her sister, she slightly reproachfully questioned Li Chen, "Speaking of which, Li Chen, why did you transfer schools all of a sudden without saying anything?"

Li Chen was clueless about the reason even now. In his six years of elementary school, he had changed eight schools, and the longest he stayed was at Yuanzhou Garden Primary School, but that was barely six or seven months.

Li Chen’s eyes shifted, and he casually brushed off, "There was a situation at home!"

Yuan Jin’er believed him and asked, "Oh, did you come here alone, how are your uncle and aunt?"

Upon hearing this question, Li Chen’s expression revealed a trace of melancholy.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, "They are gone!"

"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to bring up your painful memories!" Yuan Jin’er quickly apologized upon seeing the dispirited look on Li Chen’s face.

Li Chen waved his hand and said with a light smile, "It’s okay, it has been a long time!"

Yuan Jin’er asked, "By the way, what brings you alone to Apricot Blossom Village, are you here to seek medical help from Medicine King Valley?"

Li Chen thought to himself that he was not here to seek medicine, but to steal it. However, he couldn’t say these words yet to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Uh, sort of!"

Hearing Li Chen’s affirmative answer, Yuan Jing’er immediately became cautious.

It appeared Jin’er’s primary school classmate had ulterior motives, planning to use their relationship with Medicine King Valley to gain entry and seek medicine.

"We have other matters, so we will leave first!"

After saying this, she reached out to grab Yuan Jin’er’s hand, saying, "Jin’er, let’s go!"

Yuan Jin’er, looking utterly baffled, urgently asked, "Sister, why are you pulling me?"

Yuan Jing’er hurriedly pulled her out the door, glanced at Li Chen from the corner of her eye, and said in a lowered voice, "Silly little sister, didn’t you see? Your primary school classmate just wants to cling to our connections to enter Medicine King Valley. You are so naive; don’t get deceived by others!"

Yuan Jin’er quickly defended Li Chen, "Sister, no, Li Chen is not that kind of person. Besides, we are classmates, and if I can help him, I should!"

Yuan Jing’er pressed her fingers against her sister’s forehead and said, "My naive little sister, you have only been classmates with him for six months; why take it so seriously? Besides, his parents have both passed away, and he is now a lonely orphan. He’s seeking you out now solely in the hopes of marrying into the Yuan Family to ’jump onto a high branch and become a phoenix!’"

Yuan Jin’er wanted to say more, but she was forcibly dragged away by her sister.

Although their conversation had been in hushed tones, every word had reached Li Chen’s ears.

Li Chen picked up a celadon teacup from the table, took a sip of the tea, finding it extremely bitter, devoid of its previous fragrance.

After eating lunch in Apricot Blossom Village, Li Chen casually inquired about some news related to Medicine King Valley and spent ten yuan to buy a map of the nearby tourist spots, studying the surrounding terrain closely.

A few enthusiastic tourists, seeing Li Chen examining the map, invited him to join them in the afternoon to visit the apricot forest, mentioning that they might even be lucky enough to witness the legendary Divine Tiger.

Li Chen was surprised and asked, "Divine Tiger?"

The several tourists stared at Li Chen like he was an alien, full of astonishment, "Brother, don’t tell me you don’t know about the Divine Tiger?"

Li Chen shook his head, admitting that he really didn’t know about any Divine Tiger.

A bespectacled tourist then cleared his throat, stating, "Well, let me enlighten you on the origin of this apricot forest, as well as the Divine Tiger!"

"It is said that over thirteen hundred years ago, Medicine King Sunx Simiao, in his later years, wandered to this place, charmed by the beautiful scenery and the honest local residents, decided to settle down. When the townspeople heard of his renown, they came seeking medical advice and treatments."

"Medicine King Sunx Simiao practiced medicine freely to all comers. Moreover, he didn’t take a dime, except for one very special request: for each person he cured, he asked them to plant apricot trees in front of or behind his house—five for those with serious illnesses, one for those with minor illnesses. Years later, thousands of apricot trees densely enveloped the area, birds sang among them, and animals frolicked below."

"In this place, a White Tiger once kneeled to seek treatment, Sunx Simiao innovatively applied ’Tiger Support’ techniques to cure a life-threatening disease caused by a gold hairpin stuck in its throat. The tiger, being intelligent, never harmed people or livestock again and even stayed voluntarily, serving as Medicine King’s mount and guarding the apricot forest, thus originating the phrase ’a tiger guards the apricot forest’ mentioned in the books!"

After hearing the tourist’s explanation, Li Chen frowned slightly, muttering to himself, a 1300-year-old White Tiger, wouldn’t this creature have become a spirit?