Chapter 2 Hypnotherapy

  Li Huan suddenly thought of a way when he caught sight of the teacup in his hand.

  Although it's a bit rude to say so, I'm sure Old Master Wang won't mind. Looking at his demeanor, he must have some thoughts about Li Huan, or even some requests. Otherwise, with his temper that has driven the doctor out of the house several times in a row, why would he take the initiative to find Li Huan and be so polite and courteous, chatting with him for so long?

  He held a small glass teacup in his left hand, placed it on his knee, and lifted his legs up, with his toes twitching slightly - indeed, Old Master Wang's eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly, although he immediately pretended nothing was wrong and continued chatting, but still couldn't help sneaking glances at the teacup from time to time - there was even half a cup of clear tea left in it, with the amber-colored liquid swaying back and forth along with Li Huan's toes.

  The old man is a thorough "cultural person". From his love for calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting, he is absolutely a loyal supporter of traditional Chinese culture. Moreover, he also mentioned with pride that China is a country of etiquette, so he has done some research on etiquette, not only studying China's traditional etiquette but also having some understanding of business etiquette and special etiquette of various countries.

  Li Huan's behavior of shaking his legs and wobbling around is really impolite.

  The old man couldn't help but mutter: This doctor is really, a commoner.

  Thinking about it and looking at the swaying brown color, the old man became absent-minded.

  "Mr. Wang, you must be thirsty, your lips are all cracked." Li Huan saw that his little trick seemed to be working and was secretly delighted, but he didn't show any expression on his face as he continued to probe.

  "Ah..." The old man subconsciously licked his lips, then picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip. He chuckled and said, "Ah, I'm getting old, talking too much. Don't mind me, young one."

  "What's wrong? Mr. Wang, didn't you sleep well last night? Your eyes are bloodshot and you're about to yawn."

  The old man Wang couldn't help but let out a yawn.

  "Oh no, hold the cup steady, you're almost asleep, can't even hold the cup... put the cup down... your eyelids are fighting each other... you've fallen asleep..."

  As soon as Old Man Wang put down the cup, his eyelids slowly drooped, and Li Huan finally let out a sigh of relief. His hypnotic therapy had taken effect. He stopped shaking his leg, placed the teacup back on the tea table, and said in a soft voice: "Old Master Wang, there's no outsider here. Whatever you have to say, you can tell me everything, and I'll do my best to help you solve it."

  "You're here to help me solve it, that's why I called you." Old Master Wang mumbled.

  "So you tell me, how can I help you?" Li Huan was suddenly confused and thought to himself, could it be that this old man is just bored and wants someone to talk to? But why did he specifically choose him?

  "Help me... retrieve Guigu Zizhen's Ten Yin Jade Tablet... suppress the evil spirits..."

  Li Huan was suddenly filled with black lines, the old man was really ill! Is it that something antique of the old man's got lost, which made the old man lose his mind?

  "Mr. Wang, don't worry, your jade pendant will be found soon, and there's no evil spirit here. Your illness is also cured."

  "There's one around here, a vengeful spirit matching 'punishment'..."

  The old man suddenly stood up all at once, giving Li Huan a big fright.

  Wang Lao Yezi seemed to have realized something, his gaze was strange as he stared at Li Huan, a sly smile spreading across his face: "Young man, your brain is quite good, you actually thought of using this method. However, don't bother, this trick of yours is completely one that I played with when I was younger."

  Li Huan awkwardly cleared his throat: "Old sir, to be honest with you, I don't think you have a psychological problem, you're just too superstitious. To say something unpleasant, for someone as cultured and educated as you are, being so superstitious is really..."

  "Hey, hey, you'll see if it's superstition or not later." Old Mr. Wang raised his hand to look at his watch, "Hmm, it's almost seven o'clock and the sky is getting dark too. I'll go take a look, whether that old man's apprentice has arrived or not. You wait here for a bit."

  Li Huan was about to say something, but Old Man Wang had already stood up and walked out the door: "Right, don't worry about the medical expenses, I'm not a stingy person. After everything is settled, I'll give you ten times the medical fee. Of course, you have to be able to hold on until it's all over. Alright, you stay here and read for a bit. It's almost time for dinner anyway, I'll come up later to call you and we can eat together."

  Li Huan had no choice but to sit on the sofa, and casually picked up a book to read, but it was an original historical book. He could only put it down with a bitter smile, as he had never been good at classical Chinese. During his high school days, this was what annoyed him the most. After studying abroad for so many years, he had even forgotten about these things.

  Fortunately, it wasn't long before Old Master Wang came upstairs again. However, he had a strange look on his face and his eyebrows were furrowed as he asked:

  "How's your strength, young man?"

  "Huh?" Li Huan was taken aback for a moment, and replied: "I'm fine. What's up?"

  "So you can drive? Do you have a mainland driver's license?"

  "Ah, I have a driver's license too."

  "Oh, that's no problem then." The old man thought for a moment, "Alright, my niece from afar has arrived and happened to make dinner with Qiyuan just now while we were talking. She has some business near your place, so you can drive her there later in Qiyuan's car. Just leave the car at your house overnight, it's no big deal."

  The old fellow's apprentice turned out to be a distant niece?

  But when he saw the girl, Li Huan knew that this was the apprentice, a female apprentice.

  Although this tall and fair-skinned girl, who has a strong ice queen-like aura, dresses normally, she carries a peach wood sword on her back and doesn't even put it down when eating.

  Both Wang and Laozi are people who pretend to be mysterious and play tricks on others. Li Huan couldn't help but think.

  "Dr. Li, this is my niece Xiangtu, surname Wei. Xiangtu, this is Dr. Li Huan."

  The noble sister raised her eyes and took a look at Li Huan, "Oh" she said, "This is the descendant of Guigu Zizhong, right?"

  Cough, miss, you don't have to follow this "distant uncle" Wang's surname, but it seems that Guigu Zǐ doesn't have the surname Li either. I am a genuine and authentic member of the Li family. Li Huan thought so, but didn't dare say it out loud. He exchanged a helpless glance with Wang Qīnián, and they could only lower their heads to eat.

  "Hmm, not bad. Xiang Tu, you can cook, better than Qi Nian that bear of a son. Girl, your cooking skills are quite good." Old Man Wang said while eating, unable to help but praise, "These days eating this little rascal's cooking has been suffocating me to death."

  These two sentences made the three young people roll their eyes, again with "bear son", "little rascal" and "pig food", it seems that the old man didn't take himself as a human being.