Chapter Fifty-Four: Rescue the Dying and Heal the Wounded

  Early in the morning, a group of people set off very early. This made Chen Youmi secretly grateful in his heart, but at the same time, the doubts hidden in his heart grew deeper. Chen Youmi was not a fool, he saw how Chen Jiaxuan and Wang Ming treated Zhang Huban with utmost respect and courtesy, and his heart became even more suspicious. Who exactly was this seemingly ordinary Zhang Huban?

  Zhang Huban knew from Chen Youmi's puzzled gaze that this kid still didn't understand the situation. So he repeated his identity as a disciple of the old Taoist master to him again. Although it was still unbelievable, everything that had happened in front of him, plus Chen Jiaying nodding her head in confirmation at this moment, made it impossible for him not to believe. The encounters in the world are indeed wonderful! How could one accidentally get to know such a prominent figure? Chen Youmi now has a sense of pride and satisfaction.

  The car drove all the way on the mountain road, and some villages were scattered among these mountains. After about an hour's drive, we finally arrived at a relatively flat town, where the houses were much better than those seen along the way.

  "In about 10 more minutes, we'll be at my place!" Chen Youmi said to Wang Ming, pointing down the road. Perhaps because they were almost home, Chen Youmi's expression was much more anxious than before, probably worried about his father's illness.

  "Don't worry, I'm here, don't forget that I'm still the disciple of Gaoren, and Uncle's wound is on me!" Zhang Huban said with a light pat on Chen Youmi's shoulder.

  "Thank you!" Chen Youmi said gratefully.

  "Look, my home is just over there." Before long, Chen Youmi pointed to a two-story brick house with two rooms not far away and said to everyone.

  The car soon stopped in front of Chen Youmi's house, Zhang Huban, Chen Youmi and Chen Jiaying got out of the car first, while Wang Ming continued to drive the car to find a spacious place to park it.

  The two-story house of Chen Youmi's family was estimated to have been built not long ago, and the paint on the wooden door still looked new. Before reaching the entrance, a strong herbal smell had already been detected, and the home seemed chaotic, with noisy sounds coming out of the room from time to time, occasionally mixed with coughs and helpless sighs. That was his father's voice, Chen Youmi's eyes were moistened with tears, and he rushed in hastily without even greeting Zhang Huban and Chen Jiaying.

  On the bed, Chen's father had a white bandage wrapped around his head, his hands and feet were in plaster, and he was leaning against the pillow with an intravenous drip. Perhaps due to the hardships of life, his face looked like dried tangerine peel, full of wrinkles, looking extremely old. Moreover, his entire head and face were swollen, and there were several bandages stained with blood, making him look very pitiful!

  Seeing his father in such a miserable state, Chen Youmi's nose was sour, and tears could no longer be stopped. After crying out "Dad", he choked and couldn't speak anymore, just sitting on the edge of his father's bed tightly holding Chen Father's hand full of calluses.

  Seeing his son return, Chen's father's eyes flashed with a hint of joy and pride, but was immediately replaced by anger, glaring at Chen's mother beside him, as if blaming her for telling their son about the things that happened at home.

  No one knows a son better than his father. From the accusing look in his father's eyes, Chen Youmi knew what he was thinking and couldn't help but say with some indignation: "Dad, this isn't mom's fault! With something so big happening at home, shouldn't I know about it? I'm an adult now too!"

  "Alas!" Looking at his now grown-up son, Chen father felt both relieved and worried. His son was very sensible and promising. But if the orchard were to be forcibly taken away by Ma Zi, how would the family make a living, and where would the money for his son's university tuition come from?

  "Father, isn't that the arrogant and bullying Ma Zai? I'll kill him!" Chen Youmi clenched his thin fists and asked through gritted teeth.

  Looking at his son's expression, Chen father couldn't help but glare at Chen mother again, and he didn't care about the IV drip in his hand, he forced himself to sit up and persuaded her gently: "Friend Mi! They are officials, we are civilians, since ancient times officials do not fight with civilians, let's accept our fate!" As he spoke, Chen father couldn't help but shed tears.

  Then Zhang Huban and Chen Jiaying came in and saw Chen's father in such a miserable state, they were also filled with righteous indignation. Listening to Chen's father's sighs, the two of them couldn't help but feel deeply moved. The common people are really a weak group! They were beaten without reason, and didn't even have the ability to fight back. In order to avoid trouble, they could only swallow their anger. No wonder those with some power would unscrupulously bully the common people. If this matter had fallen on someone else's head, it might have ended like this. But since Zhang Huban was present today, he absolutely couldn't let things develop in such a way, especially when the person involved was his own classmate and good friend's father.

  "Uncle, rest assured, with us around, those scum will definitely be punished!" Zhang Huban knew Chen's father wanted to protect his son and softly comforted him.

  "Don't worry, we're here for you!" Chen Jiaying chimed in, her voice filled with righteous indignation.

  It was only then that Old Man Chen noticed the two men closely following behind his son, one of whom looked ordinary and was about the same age as his son, while the other had a majestic appearance and an air of natural authority.

  People in the mountainous areas are so simple and honest. When they see guests arriving, Chen's father, despite his serious injury, insisted on getting up to receive the two distinguished guests brought by his son! On the other hand, he blamed his son for not telling him earlier, which made him treat the guests lightly!

  It was clear that those people surrounding Old Man Chen were some relatives or neighbors, who hastily brought over wooden stools for Zhang Hu Pan and the other person to sit on.

  Zhang Huban saw Chen Fu and, despite the wound hurting a bit when he moved, couldn't help but reveal his exceptional skills. He decided to treat Chen Fu's injury immediately. Although he could have used his own spiritual energy to heal Chen Fu directly, Zhang Huban was afraid of shocking him too much. Fortunately, in the immortal realm, Zhang Sanfeng had taught him a lot about medical knowledge, and these injuries were really just trivial matters for Zhang Huban.

  "Uncle, if you believe me, please let me take a look at your injuries!" Zhang Huban said in a soft voice, his tone sincere and unquestionable.

  "Can you still practice medicine?" Chen Youmi looked at Zhang Huban with a new gaze, wondering how many secrets this guy had that he didn't know about. Chen Youmi asked Chen Jiaxuan with his eyes, feeling that he knew too little about Zhang Huban's background, while it was clear that Chen Jiaxuan understood more. After seeing Chen Jiaxuan's affirmative nod and expression, Chen Youmi moved aside, allowing Zhang Huban to approach his father.

  Since it was his son's friend, in Chen father's eyes, a son who could go to university was still very impressive. As for his friends, at first glance, they were not ordinary people. He nodded repeatedly and kept saying, "How can I be so presumptuous, it's too much trouble for you!"

  Under the gaze of onlookers, Zhang Huban removed the IV drip and gently unwrapped the bandages from Chen's head and body. He then took out an ancient, fragrant sandalwood box that had been in his backpack. Opening the box revealed dozens of slender, crystal-clear needles arranged neatly inside. With a lightning-fast needle technique that left onlookers dazed and bewildered, Zhang began to treat Chen, leaving him and the surrounding crowd with eyes wide with incredulity.

  Chen's father's injury was actually much more severe than it appeared on the surface. The bandaged area not only had multiple fractures, but also some bone fragments, and there was a large hematoma in his brain! Even if he were sent to a big hospital, it would be difficult to recover, let alone with just simple bandaging and anti-inflammatory treatment in a rural village. But now that Zhang Huban is here, of course, there won't be any sequelae left behind, and he will even benefit from the misfortune and cure his years-long rheumatoid arthritis.

  Although it was easy for him to heal these wounds, Zhang Huban couldn't help but feel more and more angry towards the Ma family who had caused such severe injuries to Chen's father. The man lying in bed was his good friend's father, no less than his own kin, how could he not be angry? As Zhang Huban continued to treat him, his face grew darker, and Chen Youmi couldn't help but feel anxious, thinking that his father's injuries were extremely severe and that Zhang Huban might not be able to heal them. In fact, Chen's father's injuries were indeed very severe, but fortunately, he had met Zhang Huban, and Chen Youmi's worries were destined to be in vain.

  "Boss, is my dad's injury very serious?" asked hastily after seeing Zhang Huban finish the injection.

  "It's really serious, this Ma family's livestock!" Zhang Huban said angrily. "But now Uncle is basically fine, and even the arthritis that has been bothering him for many years should be cured after this treatment. Tomorrow, I'll return a healthy father to you!"

  "Really? You're not kidding me, are you?" Chen Youmi asked incredulously. Just looking at his father's injuries on the surface was already very serious, let alone the internal injuries that Chen Youmi didn't dare to think about. He had seen Zhang Huban's tightly furrowed brow and tense expression earlier. In Chen Youmi's heart, he had almost given up hope of a complete cure, simply hoping that after Zhang Huban's treatment, his father wouldn't be left with any serious sequelae. Now, Zhang Huban was telling him that his father would recover by tomorrow, and even the arthritis that had plagued him for years would be cured. How could Chen Youmi believe this? Even if Hua Tuo were alive or Bian Que were reborn, they probably wouldn't have such skills - how could Zhang Huban possibly achieve this?!

  Seeing Chen Youmi's skeptical tone, Chen Jiaxuan almost exploded on the spot. The things that happened to Chen's father were already familiar to Chen Jiaxuan, and if it weren't for Zhang Hupan, this ancestor, he wouldn't have come to this poor mountain village just for this little thing. And seeing Chen Youmi still being suspicious, it was really infuriating. Joking aside, the ancestor had made a move, not turning you into Superman already showed great restraint, and now that he has only shown off his healing skills, you actually still don't believe it? If the ancestor's needles were stuck in me, I estimate I would have already entered the Ru Xiantian realm.

  Just as Zhang Huban was about to explain, Chen Fu, who was covered in wounds on the bed, suddenly turned over and exclaimed with joy: "My legs, my hands, and even my head don't hurt anymore! This is too incredible!", Chen Fu's face was filled with disbelief for a moment, touching his injured leg, then touching his head, and even waving his arm in an attempt to convince himself.

  "Dad, are you really okay?" Chen Youming also stared at the arm that was waving with a bandage on it earlier, joining the "touching" team with an increasingly thick expression of surprise and delight. Then Chen's mother and the onlookers all joined in, the crowd growing larger as people touched his leg, making sounds of admiration, "tsk, tsk", twisting his arm, "tsk, not bad". It made Old Man Chen feel like he was a livestock being sold at the market, thinking to himself that he should have just stayed lying down earlier.

  "Benefactor!" The mountain people are so simple and sincere, even a little kindness will be repaid with gratitude, let alone this great kindness of saving lives. After Chen's father uttered a heartfelt cry, he fell to the ground, kowtowing to Zhang Huiban, and behind him was Chen's mother. Only Chen Youmi felt that kneeling or not kneeling was not right, until Chen's father pulled him once, did he realize the greatness of this kindness. Although they said they were dormitory friends, there was no way to repay it.

  Mr. and Mrs. Chen's behavior shocked Zhang Huban, who couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder in his heart. He had only done something that required minimal effort, yet he received such gratitude. It seems that what his master said was true: one should do many good deeds in this life! Zhang Huban didn't think about how the things he considered normal were actually miracles in the eyes of others!

  Mr. and Mrs. Chen's actions caught Zhang Huban off guard, but when Chen Youmi wanted to kowtow, Zhang Huban firmly refused and helped Mr. and Mrs. Chen up repeatedly. In the end, he even scolded Chen Youmi, saying: "Your parents are like this, and it's understandable, but what's our relationship that you're doing this to me!", which made Chen Youmi feel warm in his heart, and as a man, he couldn't help but shed tears.

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