The Yao Emperor and His Human Doctor.

Chapter 4 - Oh! Are You Human...

"I am human." Su Ning responded. The servants in the room, except for the two who were involved in the case: "WHAT?!"
Qiang Yong already imagined that this would happen but he remained with an indifferent expression the entire time.

The Dowager Empress, however, recognized the sacrifice her son was making by accepting a human to come and treat her and looked at him tenderly, deeply grateful. Qiang Young's heart was suddenly filled with warmth and he thought that if this doctor really was able to perform a miracle, it would all have been worth it.

Su Ning also remained impassive. He knew very well who Emperor Yao was, but he was not sure if the Empress Dowager also tolerated humans.
"Is the Dowager Empress in any way embarrassed that I am attending to you because of my human condition? If this is an obstacle, I will respect her wishes." Su Ning commented casually.

Qiang Yong furrowed his eyebrows. He thought that due to the doctor's temperament,  he would treat his patients by force, whether they wanted to or not.
The servants were still in a state of shock that the Emperor had accepted a visit from a human doctor and that they were able to see a human up close for the first time!

The servants looked at each other in amazement. They recognized that he was a very formidable human in appearance and composure! One of them suddenly fainted and even Su Ning got up to help her without anyone asking. The servants took their unconscious colleague to rest after being diagnosed with a momentary heart yin deficiency.

Only Xian Zhong, her colleague, and the Emperor remained in the room.
"No, anyway." The Empress responded kindly. "I was just surprised because it was my first time seeing one. I had no idea what you guys looked like."
Su Ning began to pull out the acupuncture needles and thought about the matter. He had met many yaos and humans, all so different from each other.

"Anyway, don't judge all humans just by me. Even grains of sand are different sizes and colors."
The Dowager Empress smiled. She really liked that guy. "You look so young... you happen to be a cultivator from the Medical Sect, aren't you? Generally the most skilled cultivators develop a very strong spiritual core and live for many years without aging."

Qiang Yong intervened, he also wanted to investigate more about the doctor.
"Oh, is that possible?" He commented in a doubtful tone that he wasn't fooling anyone. "Yao take a long time to age and can live for millennia. How long can cultivators last?"
He observed the doctor's reaction with increased attention.

All this time, Su Ning had been working, he put away the needles and took out the supplies to prepare the medications from his bag, which seemed to have everything. He began mixing some of the solutions in separate vials.
"They can live a few hundred years, but I have never seen one that has lived a thousand years in person. Although there are rumors that at this age a human would inevitably ascend to Heaven."

He did not answer how old he was and the Emperor felt very irritated by the doctor's indifference.
"I doubt that will happen." The Dragon laughed, but Su Ning joined in the laughter.
"I don't believe that either. Living a thousand years just to ascend? It seems so foolish."
"But if you are a cultivator, don't you seek to ascend to a god?" The Empress asked.

"Not necessarily. I prefer to seek new ways of healing. This is my only goal. The rest is of no importance to me."
The Empress Dowager was silent for a while, watching. That person was so affable and soft, he didn't even respond to Qiang Yong's provocation. He would definitely be someone who could ascend in less than a thousand years if he wanted to.

For a moment she thought about how fortuitous it was to have met this doctor. She came to feel grateful for being sick.
"But changing the subject, you wrote the prescriptions and started treating her, but you didn't say what she had." Qiang Yong glared at him angrily. It was uncomfortable not knowing more information about her mother's condition.