Chapter 29: With a flick of his sleeve, he left

  "Two masters, how did you end up like this?" It was the middle of the night and Li Dongcheng had not yet fallen asleep. Upon hearing the report from Guan's household, he immediately got up to welcome us. Seeing me and Deng Cao's disheveled appearance, he was shocked and exclaimed. In his eyes, if we were in such a state, it must be a big deal. It didn't matter if something big happened, but what if it involved his precious granddaughter?

  "Master Li Dong, fortunately I didn't disappoint you! I believe your granddaughter should be recovering now, go take a look!" I said to Li Dong with a deliberately weak tone.

  "Fu Bo, instruct the kitchen to prepare some nourishing food for the two masters. The two masters, please follow me!" Without exception, the stewards of wealthy families are mostly called Fu Bo. We must go with the flow and cannot be too outstanding. After Fu Bo turned around and left to call the two cooks in the house to prepare dinner, Li Dongcheng hastily led me and Deng Cao to rush to Li Jingxiang's bedroom on the second floor.

  "Grandfather, who are they?!" As she walked into Li Jingxiang's very messy boudoir, she was met with her weak inquiry.

  "My dear, do you feel anything wrong?" Li Dongcheng saw that his granddaughter was indeed as awake as I said, and he rushed forward with tears streaming down his face, grasping Li Jingxiang's hand with bulging veins and stroking it.

  "There's nothing wrong, I just feel a bit dizzy and a bit hungry!" Li Jingxiang held onto Li Dongcheng's hand with her own, forcing out a faint smile as she spoke. In fact, during this period of time, what she had done was still etched in her memory. She knew that she had been ill, and it hadn't been light either.

  "Hurry, hurry and rest! Later, Grandpa will have someone bring you a midnight snack." Li Dongcheng saw that his granddaughter's eyes had returned to their former clarity, and he knew in his heart that Li Jingxiang was really recovering. He pressed her back into the quilt, then tucked in the corners of the bed with affection and said.

  "Uh-huh! Then Grandpa will go greet the guests." Li Jingxiang, who had just recovered from a serious illness, also felt extremely weak. She obediently closed her eyes slowly, and didn't forget to instruct Li Dongcheng with one sentence. This is a well-mannered girl, I thought to myself.

  "Thank you, Masters, for lending a hand. I don't know what illness my granddaughter has contracted?" Li Dongcheng actually had an idea in his mind - his granddaughter hadn't contracted any illness, she was just possessed by evil spirits. He just didn't want to ask so directly, after all, wealthy families often have some taboos when it comes to these sorts of things.

  "Somebody had secretly put something on me. But he has been driven away by us, and I believe he won't appear here again in the future, so you can rest assured, old man!" As for Li Dongcheng's inquiry, there were many things that I didn't want to tell him in detail either. I could only vaguely tell him a rough idea, some things are better left unknown to ordinary people.

  "I understand, this time it's all thanks to the two masters' joint efforts that my family's Jingxiang was able to turn danger into safety. I, an old man, have no way to repay you, so please take these two cards as a token of my appreciation." Li Dongcheng sincerely pulled out two glittering gold bank cards from his pocket and handed them to me and Dengcao, saying: "It seems that he had already prepared the cards in advance, but was waiting for the outcome to decide whether to give them or not!"

  "After dragging on for so long, we finally got to the point. Make excuses? Am I the kind of person who does good deeds without leaving a name?" As I stroked the bank card in my hand, I was overjoyed. At the same time, I made a great decision: tomorrow morning's breakfast, I will eat beef noodles! I'll order two bowls and finish one bowl and dump another! Hmm, it's decided."

  "Two masters, please use!" After a while, Master Fu personally brought out a tray from the back kitchen, and on the tray were two small white porcelain bowls. The small bowls had something in them that was unknown, but from afar, a fragrance mixed with Chinese medicine wafted over.

  "This is a porridge made with some Chinese angelica, red dates and glutinous rice. It's suitable for you two who have a deficiency in your Qi and blood. Don't be polite, please eat!" As he spoke, he looked at me and Denglcao with an earthy expression, staring at the yellowish medicinal porridge in the bowl. Old Fu hurriedly introduced it to us. However, this old man's words about having a deficiency in Qi and blood made me feel quite uncomfortable! What kind of eyesight does this old thing have? I've never had any dealings with my aunt since birth."

  My heart wasn't satisfied, but this medicinal congee was really delicious. I sighed and said "The life of the rich is just satisfying!" After that, I drank three more bowls before stopping.

  It was already past two in the morning after eating and drinking, so I decided to sleep at Li Dongcheng's house. Anyway, his house has many rooms, and they're just idle! The key is that going to open a room at this time isn't worth it, right? And Li Dongcheng is also happy for us to stay at his house, the more days the better. He wants to wait until Li Jingxiang's situation is completely stable before he can put his mind at ease. If we leave now and his granddaughter has a relapse tomorrow, wouldn't his money be wasted?

  I don't know if it's because of the medicinal porridge I drank at night, but I had a rare dream! In the dream, there was Su Mei Li, the two young women who gave me directions in Xi'an, and the two ladies with unforgettable numbers. And also, the middle-aged maid from Lee Dong Cheng's house! One night, tossing and turning, spring dreams without a trace...

  "Two masters had a good night's sleep, come on, let me formally introduce you. This is my precious granddaughter, the apple of Li family's eye, Li Jingxiang! Jingxiang, these two are the masters who cured your illness. Come and greet them!" It was already late morning when I was woken up by Fu Bo. After washing up and dressing in the new clothes prepared for me by Li Dongcheng, I reluctantly came to the living room on the first floor, listening to Li Dongcheng introducing me and Deng Cao.

  "Haha~ Good day, Masters!" Li Jingxiang looked at the two Taoist priests who were about her age, as well as Deng Cao. She couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter. However, despite laughing out loud, she still maintained the proper etiquette. After accepting the clear tea that Li Jingxiang had poured for me, I silently thought to myself "This girl is really beautiful!"

  "Miss Jingxiang, how is your body feeling? No, let me help you take your pulse?" I asked, moving my gaze away from her slender wrists and taking a sip of clear tea.

  "Does the master still understand the way of Qihuang? This is very good, this is very good! Jingxiang, let the master take your pulse instead, so as not to leave any hidden dangers!" Li Dongcheng heard this and hurriedly exclaimed with joy! He had gone to many hospitals, running east and west, but he couldn't remember how many. All he knew was that everyone was helpless against his granddaughter's symptoms, but I and Dengcao took action, and in just a few days, she recovered normally. At this time, Li Dongcheng would agree with anything I said, even if I said dogs eat fish or cats eat meat, or Ultraman doesn't fight small monsters.

  "Hmm!" I cleared my throat, pretending to be nonchalant as I placed my fingers on Li Jingxiang's slender wrist, feeling her pulse for a while before closing my eyes to take note of it.

  "One, five, ten, fifteen, twenty!" To be honest, what I call "reading the pulse" is simply counting the beats of someone's pulse. Then take a look at whether the pulse is beating regularly, whether it's too fast or too slow. Apart from that, I'm completely clueless! Now, while openly and honestly holding someone's hand, I secretly count in my heart.

  "Master, Master? Hmm, Master!" After a while, Li Dongcheng finally woke up the poor Taoist from his daydream with some impatience. In his opinion, other old Chinese doctors only took a few minutes to take a pulse, how did it take so long here?

  "Could it be that there's something wrong with his own granddaughter?" Thinking of this, he couldn't care less about being a great master anymore and hastily came over to my side, wanting to ask for the truth!

  "What? Ah! This, Jingxiang is fine now, no big deal. I just used the Taoist true energy to help her clear up the meridians in her body, and made Old Man anxious, ashamed, ashamed!" As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Li Dongcheng's old face, and also Li Jingxiang with a blushing face and a hint of a smile. So, I started to babble nonsense to cover it up.

  "So Master is actually a qigong expert? Then my Jingxiang is fine?" Li Dongcheng believed what I said about the Taoist true energy. "If it wasn't for the operation of dredging the meridians in Jingxiang's body, why would both Master and his granddaughter's faces be so red?" The old man thought to himself!

  "No problem, no problem! It's just that Qingxiang has been ill for a long time, and in the past month, she still needs to focus on light food. After taking good care of herself for a while, I guarantee Qingxiang will recover fully." This is not a lie to Li Dongcheng, anyone who has been seriously ill before wouldn't dare to suddenly eat greasy food! Ugh, it's too oily! The phrase "big fish and meat" shouldn't be used casually!

  "It's also not good to stay at home for too long, it's best to go out and move around for about an hour every day. This can improve your physical fitness, and when your physical fitness is good, you won't get sick easily!" My hand, without realizing it, touched Li Jingxiang's hand again.

  "Uh-huh, I've got it memorized!" Li Jingxiang didn't pull her hand back, but nodded shyly in agreement.

  "Did you all hear that? From today on, we'll be having light meals. Also, if Miss wants to go out, Fu Bo, you take two people and follow her personally. We must ensure Miss's safety, there are too many rascals around these days!" Li Dong Cheng carried out every word I said.

  "Are you leaving?" After lunch, things are settled here. Both I and Dengcao have some traveling expenses in our pockets. We secretly discussed it and decided to go to Hubei first. On the one hand, we can visit my parents on the way; on the other hand, we can also make a trip to Wudang Mountain to find that White Tiger mentioned by Master. Li Jingxiang saw me saying goodbye, gently pulled my hand and asked with some reluctance.

  "There are some things that I must attend to. You stay at home and take care of your body, don't forget to exercise! The old nest is not good for your health. After I've taken care of my business, I'll come back to see you!" To be honest, I have a very good impression of Li Jingxiang. It's just that I know it's not the right time to talk about romance yet. Moreover, I'm also uncertain about my own future, and I don't want to wrong such a gentle and virtuous girl!

  "Ah, good! I've remembered everything. You must come back to see me after you've finished your business." Li Jingxiang said with sparkling eyes.

  "Definitely!" I took a deep breath and nodded at her.