Chapter 1967 - 426: Entering the House to Treat the Sick
Chapter 1967 - 426: Entering the House to Treat the Sick
He took out a medical book, randomly flipped to a page, and asked the little girl to read it and then recite the content she had just seen.
The little girl didn't understand why the big brother wanted her to do such a boring thing, but since it was his command, she obeyed.
After reading it once, she quickly recited the content she had seen.
Lin Yifan listened intently, and upon realizing the little girl had recited the entire content without missing a word, his face was filled with shock.
The little girl indeed had a photographic memory, no less than he did.
"Little sister, how old are you this year?"
"Five years old!"
Having such an ability at five years old, it seems it's innate.
His photographic memory was acquired later; without that fall into the abyss, he might never have had such an ability.
An innate talent is even more precious, hence his eagerness to take on a disciple.
However, he wasn't from this world and would have to leave; furthermore, he had important matters at hand, clearly making it impossible to keep a little girl by his side.
After thinking for a while, he decided to let it go.
If one does not have the ability to properly care for someone, they should not disrupt their life easily.
"Little sister, I see you've collected Biluo Herb, Red Tree Root, Agarwood Bark... Is your father suffering from serious internal injuries?"
"How did big brother know?"
The little girl was astonished, never expecting that big brother could deduce her father's condition just from the medicinal herbs she had gathered.
"Big brother is a skilled doctor; he can determine a patient's condition through the herbs," Lin Yifan replied.
"Can big brother help save my father?"
"I can!" Lin Yifan agreed with pleasure.
The little girl was very happy and immediately led Lin Yifan back.
On the way, Lin Yifan learned the little girl's name.
The little girl was named Jiang Yuxi, and her home was in Xianxia City.
Xianxia City is a small city not far from Xianxia Mountain, with a population of over three hundred thousand, not too many and not too few.
Little Yuxi's father's injury was caused by a gang.
Due to the other party being numerous and possessing mana, little Yuxi's father, as a commoner, was no match for the gang's members, resulting in him being severely injured.
The dispute originated from a piece of land.
This piece of land originally belonged to little Yuxi's family, but the gang forcibly tried to seize it, which led to an argument and escalated to a fight that became uncontrollable.
If not for the earnest pleas of the local villagers, little Yuxi's father might have been beaten to death by the gang.
The family was already impoverished. Without the land, the breadwinner was gravely injured, making their economic situation even more precarious.
The worst part was, the gang ordered all the city's herbal shops not to sell medicine to the Jiang Family, making treatment impossible even if they had money.
Only through inflated black market prices did they manage to secretly buy some herbs.
But the money quickly ran out, and little Yuxi's mother fainted from exhaustion over the past few days, unable to earn money.
Her father desperately needed medication to alleviate his condition, so out of necessity, she had to carry a basket and go up the mountain to gather herbs.
Such were the circumstances; after hearing them, Lin Yifan was filled with fury.
This despicable gang was too abominable, and he was determined to eradicate them to protect the people.
...
Lin Yifan carried little Yuxi while flying, following the route she indicated, swiftly heading to the Jiang Family.
Flying high for the first time, little Yuxi was amazed yet also very scared of falling.
"Big brother, flying this high, will we fall?"
"As long as you know Qinggong, you won't fall,"
"What is Qinggong?"
"Qinggong is a type of martial arts; if you're interested, you can find a master to learn and cultivate it in the future," Lin Yifan replied.
"Can't big brother teach little Yuxi?"
That question stumped Lin Yifan.
He had just dismissed the idea of taking little Yuxi as a disciple, now she brought it up again, rekindling his thoughts.
But, since he wasn't from this world, it was better to respond decisively: "Big brother still has many things to do now, and really can't teach little Yuxi,"
"Big brother, what busy things do you have?"
"To save someone very important to me."
"Someone important to big brother must be kind-hearted,"
"Why do you say that?" Lin Yifan paused and asked with some surprise.
"Because big brother is a kind-hearted person,"
Lin Yifan smiled, feeling this little girl was quite eloquent.
...
Flying all the way, soon he arrived at Xianxia City.
Little Yuxi's home was in the outskirts, with farmland and surrounded by humble houses.
Seeing little Yuxi bring home a stranger, the neighbors looked on with curiosity.
"Little Yuxi! Who is this?"
"This is a kind brother I met while gathering herbs in the mountains," little Yuxi replied.
"Very handsome, why did you bring him back?"
"He said he can heal my father's injury, so I brought him back,"
"Whoa, how surprising that this handsome young man is a doctor,"
"Besides being a doctor, big brother is also a martial arts expert,"
"Oh, look at how pleased you are,"
The neighbors laughed it off, not believing Lin Yifan had much capability.
Instead, they suspected Lin Yifan might be a trafficker or a pervert targeting the beautiful little Yuxi.
Facing the neighbors' suspicious and mocking looks, Lin Yifan slightly curled his lips in disregard.
Whether capable or genuinely kind-hearted, they would soon find out.
Little Yuxi, with her pure heart, didn't read into the dark and terrifying intentions in the neighbors' eyes. She directly led Lin Yifan back, full of trust in him.
After turning several meters, they finally arrived at the Jiang Family.
It was a rather shabby house with a bug-eaten door, dilapidated tiles, and a cobwebbed eave.
It's hard to imagine such a lovely little girl living in this kind of house.
"Creak!"
Entering through the door, upon seeing the chaotic and tattered scene, little Yuxi suddenly felt a bit self-conscious and said, "Big brother, the house is simple, please don't mind."
Currently, the family was destitute, having sold everything of value, and was utterly impoverished.
"I've lived in places even more humble, so this doesn't matter," Lin Yifan replied modestly, hoping little Yuxi would feel better.
"As long as you don't mind."
Setting down her basket, little Yuxi immediately went to pour tea and offer water.
Lin Yifan quickly stopped her, directly asking little Yuxi to lead him to see her parents.
Little Yuxi also cared deeply for her parents' condition, immediately setting down the cup in her hand and leading Lin Yifan into the house.
The house was just as simple as before; apart from a bed and miscellaneous clothes, there was nothing else of value.
Little Yuxi's parents lay on a bed to facilitate care.
Arriving at the bedside, lifting the mosquito net, little Yuxi then let Lin Yifan tend to her mother.
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