Published: August 15, 2025
Chapter 66: Strange Rule
The other party's generous attitude made Han Li realize that as long as the conditions he proposed were not too unreasonable, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance they would agree. From this, he saw that his original target was easily achievable.
However, such lenient treatment was rare even within the seven mysteries sect. It showed that the higher-ups deeply understood what a highly skilled divine doctor meant to the people of the jianghu.
Han Li didn’t hold back; he immediately demanded that Divine Hand Valley be given to him alone to live in, and he did not want any outsiders disturbing his medical research within the valley.
This seemingly modest condition was naturally agreed to without hesitation by Sect Master Ma. Perhaps in order to win Han Li over, he even took the initiative to propose sending a young, beautiful maid to serve Han Li’s daily needs.
Han Li was momentarily stirred by this unexpected offer, almost ready to accept it, but after calming down and considering the many secrets he bore, he painfully refused.
Han Li’s reaction earned Sect Master Ma’s great admiration, making him look at Han Li with new respect. He kept praising him as talented and not indulged in women, even saying that if he had a daughter, he would want her to marry Han Li.
These words made Han Li smile wryly. It wasn’t that he disliked women; it was just that now was not the time.
Thus, the entire Divine Hand Valley became Han Li’s private domain, and outsiders generally were not allowed to enter casually.
To enforce this, Han Li specially placed a large bell at the entrance. Anyone wishing to see Han Li only needed to ring the bell, and Han Li would immediately come out to meet them. This odd rule was boldly posted next to the bell, and even some mid-to-high-level members could not bypass it.
Han Li established this strange rule entirely to prevent the last possibility of the bottle’s secret leaking out. As long as no one trespassed into the valley, Han Li could ensure that the bottle’s miraculous use would remain unknown to anyone else.
At first, this rule didn’t matter much to the lower-level disciples, but it caused a great deal of dissatisfaction among many of the senior members. They thought Han Li was being arrogant and overestimating himself, not knowing his place. Even Doctor Mo hadn’t been so presumptuous, so how could a mere apprentice who just graduated dare to be so reckless?
But after Han Li saved a severely injured protector from the brink of death and completely healed him, all the complaints vanished without a trace, never to be mentioned again.
Nobody would risk offending a divine doctor who might save their life multiple times over something trivial. This bell-ringing to see Han Li was naturally seen as a peculiar temper that a divine doctor might have.
As the days went by, even several sect masters gradually accepted this rule. When they sought medical help, they would politely send someone to ring the bell and then respectfully invite Han Li over.
In this way, Han Li gradually became a legendary outlier within the seven mysteries sect.
Was he high-ranking? No. He held no high-level position and wielded no power. Was he a low-level disciple? Also no. Who had seen such a prominent disciple? Even the sect masters respectfully addressed him as Doctor Han. Few dared to call him by his name anymore.
Of course, this did not include Li Feiyu, senior disciple Li.
Li Feiyu kept his cold demeanor in front of others, but whenever he met Han Li, he immediately switched to a casual, carefree attitude, bluntly calling him by name. Unlike Wang Dapeng and other disciples, he did not distance himself or act respectfully because of Han Li’s changed status.
This actually comforted Han Li a bit; after all, being alone was never easy.
Thinking of Li Feiyu’s playful expression, Han Li couldn’t help but think of another grim-faced pumpkin.
Not long ago, he unexpectedly met another familiar person who had traveled with him into the mountains—Wu Yan, now a core disciple of the seven absolutes hall. Wu Yan was suffering from a strange illness, neither severe nor mild, but had long been difficult to cure by several quack doctors. Tormented, he had to rely on Gate Master Toma’s face to seek treatment from Divine Doctor Han.