Chapter 89: I can’t cure it Chapter 89: I can’t cure it Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen exchanged a glance, “We have already decided.”
Liu Qingshan shook his head helplessly, “Dahai, tell us about that place.” Perhaps if they knew how terrifying it was, they would change their minds. Children are still children, after all, easily frightened. However, one thing he could not understand was why the Qin and Song families, with so many experts, would send two children to such a place?
Zhang Dahai nodded, “Jiyin Land is located in a dense forest in the northern part of the Miao Border. There used to be a village there, but it’s said that overnight, the village just disappeared. Since then, no one has dared to enter. That dense forest is filled with miasma and various venomous snakes and ferocious beasts. I have been to that forest myself, but only to its periphery. I encountered many venomous snakes, and had it not been for my Snake-locking Technique, I definitely wouldn’t have made it back.”
Thinking about what he had seen, a trace of fear appeared on Zhang Dahai’s face. Actually, what he had seen was not only venomous snakes but also some terrifying things, which still gave him goosebumps when he thought about them. He was afraid to mention them as it might frighten the trio of Liu Qingshan.
Liu Qingshan noticed the fear on Zhang Dahai’s face and his brows furrowed even tighter. He turned to look at Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, “Did you both hear that? Are you still planning to go?” He certainly wouldn’t go, as he had promised to protect these two children, merely out of respect for the relationship between the Liu and Qin families. He wouldn’t joke about his own life.
“Uncle, do you have a map of that place?” Qin Yushen didn’t respond to Liu Qingshan but instead asked Zhang Dahai.
“Aren’t you afraid?” Zhang Dahai looked at Qin Yushen in surprise. He had already told them about the many venomous snakes, and yet this child was still asking him if he had a map, clearly not taking his words to heart.
Qin Yushen shook his head, “There’s nothing to be afraid of.” When he was in the Cultivation World, he had seen all kinds of demon beasts. They were truly terrifying. Just a few venomous snakes were nothing to him.
Zhang Dahai looked at Qin Yushen with a smile, “You really are as fearless as a calf facing a tiger. But uncle still hopes you would not go. The danger there is beyond your imagination.” If it were any other place, he wouldn’t dissuade them and would even accompany them, but that place was something he truly dared not visit.
“Thank you! But my decision won’t change.”
Qin Yushen turned to look at Song Yan Ning, who smiled and nodded slightly. Her decision wouldn’t change either. She was here specifically to go to Jiyin Land.
Zhang Dahai and Liu Qingshan sighed helplessly. They had truly never seen such stubborn children.
Yang Xin’er and Zhang Xiaoling returned to the courtyard once again.
When Lisheng and Li Meixiang saw the pimples on their faces, they were slightly startled. They had thought about showing concern, but remembering how they had previously picked on Xiao Ning, they simply couldn’t be bothered with them.
“Dad, can you check out our faces? What’s going on?” Yang Xin’er resisted the urge to scratch. It was really itchy to death, but the doctor had said not to scratch, otherwise, it would leave scars.
Lisheng snorted coldly and sat down at a table under the tree. He was still upset.
A trace of displeasure flashed in Zhang Xiaoling’s eyes, but she couldn’t do anything about her anger now because she was the one who needed Lisheng.
With a forced smile, Zhang Xiaoling approached Lisheng, “My dear relative, could you check what’s wrong with my face?”
” Dad, you see that my mother-in-law has taken the trouble to seek you out, why not just check us out?” Yang Xin’er chimed in.
Lisheng sighed deeply and looked at Zhang Xiaoling, “Relative, take a seat and give me your hand.” If possible, he really didn’t want to deal with them, but as Xin’er had said, Zhang Xiaoling was indeed his relative and it was really the first time she had asked for his help.
Zhang Xiaoling nodded joyfully, sat down, and extended her hand to Lisheng. She had some understanding of Lisheng’s medical skills; otherwise, she wouldn’t have agreed to let Yufeng marry Xin’er. The comparison between the Yang family’s background and the Song family’s was not just slight.
Lisheng touched Zhang Xiaoling’s wrist, and after a moment, pulled back his hand, “Relative, I can’t cure this.”
“Why not? Aren’t your medical skills excellent?” Zhang Xiaoling looked puzzled at Lisheng. Was he just an empty title? But his disciple was very famous in the medical field now, sought after by many famous elites and officials, and his treatments always cured the illness.
“We’ll need to wait for Xiao Ning to return; only she can treat this,” Lisheng said with both helplessness and pride. It was frustrating that his lifetime of medical research seemed inferior to Xiao Ning’s skills, yet it was gratifying that Xiao Ning could surpass the master.
“Dad, are your medical skills really inferior to a child’s?” Yang Xin’er found this hard to believe. Her dad had been studying medicine from a young age, and his skills were famous in the medical field. How could he be inferior to Song Yan Ning?
“The fact is as such,” Lisheng nodded. Xiao Ning’s talent in medicine was something he had not anticipated.
Yang Xin’er shook her head in disbelief, “Dad, you’re not just saying this to get Song Yan Ning back to the Song family, are you?” She thought this was very likely. The better Song Yan Ning performed, the more the old man would want to bring Song Yan Ning back to the Song family.
Zhang Xiaoling looked at Lisheng. She also felt Xin’er’s guess made a lot of sense.
Li Meixiang carried tea out from the house and upon hearing Yang Xin’er’s words, her eyebrows furrowed, “Don’t judge Xiao Ning by your standards. Her excellence is beyond your imagination.” One day, they would regret undervaluing Xiao Ning.
“Relative, is there really no way you can treat it?” Zhang Xiaoling ignored Li Meixiang’s comment. All she wanted to know now was whether Lisheng could not cure her face. Whether Song Yan Ning was outstanding or not didn’t matter much to her as she didn’t like Song Yan Ning nor did she want Song Yan Ning to return to the Song family.
“Yes,” Lisheng confirmed with a nod.
Zhang Xiaoling stood up and looked at Yang Xin’er, “Xin’er, let’s go back.” What renowned doctor of Beijing, it was just an empty title. If he couldn’t cure it, she would find another doctor. She couldn’t believe no other doctor could treat it.
“Hmm,” Yang Xin’er replied, disappointedly glancing at Lisheng, and followed Zhang Xiaoling towards the door. Indeed, old age was proving to be useless.
“I advise you not to apply any medicine to your face, or it will only get worse,” Lisheng warned. He knew Xiao Ning’s methods; she would definitely not cure them easily or else it wouldn’t be something even he couldn’t cure. Xiao Ning must have anticipated that Xin’er and others would come to him.
Yang Xin’er and Zhang Xiaoling scoffed internally. Not apply any medicine, what a thing to say. If they believed him, they would be fools.