During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a strange man among the people, a Langzhong named Sun Qi. His ancestors practiced medicine for three generations. Medical skills became more and more refined, and by his generation he was already famous all over the capital. No matter what kind of disease, as long as he prescribed three pairs of medicine and took it, he would be fine immediately. The people who came to see him had trampled on the threshold of his family, but they were all dignitaries. Because the consultation fee was too expensive, ordinary people simply looked down on him, so he also attracted a lot of infamy.
In the capital city, there was a rich businessperson named Xu Sheng. His ancestors had been officials in the imperial court, and he had done some business and saved a lot of family wealth. Xu Sheng spent some money to buy a small official, who always oppressed the people, and did all kinds of evil. After hearing about Xiaobao's illness, Sun Qi said, "Lord Xu, your son's illness is rather special, so I need to prepare well. Please come back first, and the housekeeper and I will arrive immediately." Sun Qi asked his family to entertain the housekeeper, and went to the pharmacy in the backyard by himself.
As soon as the people heard that Sun Qi had gone to see Xu Sheng's son, they all secretly scolded Sun Qi. In the blink of an eye, Sun Qi came to Xu's mansion and took Xiao Bao's pulse and said, "Lord Xu, your son's illness is rare, and the medicinal materials he needs are extremely precious. I'm afraid..." Seeing that Xiao Bao's illness had a chance to be cured, Xu Sheng was overjoyed and said, "Sun Langzhong, as long as you can cure my son's illness, it's worth it even if I go bankrupt!" Seeing that Xu Sheng loved his son so much, Sun Qi told him to treat this disease with a good Tianshan Snow Lotus, eight taels of ginseng and a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. Sun Qi first used gold needle therapy to make him drink some water to maintain his life, and told Xu Sheng that if he could not collect all three medicinal materials within seven days, then Xiaobao's life would be at risk.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed, and there were only two days left, and there was still a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum to be found. Xu Sheng had already scattered all his family wealth in order to buy eight taels of ginseng and a good Tianshan Snow Lotus, and he could no longer afford to buy a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, so he had to find it himself. Sun Qi told him that there was a forest a hundred miles away, and there was a hundred-year-old tree that was more than ten meters high, and there was a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum growing under the tree, but there were only two days left, so I'm afraid it was too late. Xu Sheng said that he would save Xiao Bao's life even if he died of exhaustion, and then he rode away on horseback. The next morning, Xu Sheng fell to the gate of Xu's mansion, and it turned out that he met a wolf in the woods, and he... At the last moment, he finally collected all three medicinal herbs, but only needed to induce them. At this time, Xu Sheng took his last breath to cut a hole in his body, release his own blood, and save his son. At this time Xu Sheng was already dying, and after a few hours, he died. Sun Qi looked at the child pitiful, but also smart, so he accepted him as an apprentice, and never returned to the capital.
After a long time, people knew that only ginseng and Tianshan Snow Lotus could save Xiao Bao's life. Sun Qi had long heard that Xu Sheng was domineering and doing all kinds of evil, so he deliberately killed the people. Even if he did not find Ganoderma lucidum, Xiao Bao would survive.