Not long after, Old Man Hu led Cheng Xiaofan to a luxurious villa on the east side of the town and said, "Mr. Cheng, this is the home of that old fellow Wei Jing."
Cheng Xiaofan looked up and noticed that Wei Jing's villa was completely European in style, unlike the architectural style of other houses in Copper Gong Town.
Through the gate of the courtyard, one could see vase-shaped pillars in front of the villa, floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and an outdoor swimming pool to the right.
Old Man Hu introduced, "Wei Jing's son and daughter-in-law both work abroad. His wife passed away early. At home, he only has his granddaughter, Wei Tingyu, and a nanny, Aunt Wang, accompanying him."
"This villa was also built for him by Wei Jing's son when he returned!"
Upon entering the courtyard, Old Man Hu excitedly shouted towards the villa, "Tingyu, come out quickly! I've brought an important guest!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a young girl came out to greet them from inside the house.
The girl was wearing a light yellow shirt and black capri pants, with a jet-black ponytail trailing down her back.
She looked about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with delicate eyebrows and bright eyes, possessing a breathtaking beauty. Her skin was especially fair, tender, and translucent, like a fairy from a painting.
She stopped steadily, her clear and beautiful eyes sweeping over Cheng Xiaofan, then turning to Old Man Hu, and she said with a blooming smile, "Grandpa Hu, is the important guest you mentioned this handsome young man?"
Old Man Hu burst into laughter and said, "That's right, it's him. You should call him Mr. Cheng!"
As Wei Tingyu's beautiful eyes darted, she looked at Cheng Xiaofan again and asked curiously, "Mr. Cheng, Grandpa Hu calls you an important guest of the Wei family. Can you tell me how important you are?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan smiled faintly and said, "I can make your grandfather get out of bed!"
This simple sentence stunned Wei Tingyu as if she had heard thunder.
"Is what you're saying true?" she asked Cheng Xiaofan with a look of astonishment.
Cheng Xiaofan chuckled, "Whether it's true or not, we'll know after trying!"
Old Man Hu nodded and said, "Tingyu, Mr. Cheng is right. Let's take him to see your grandfather. I've definitely recommended a divine doctor to you!"
Wei Tingyu smiled and said, "Alright, I'll listen to you!"
Entering the villa, Wei Tingyu directly led Cheng Xiaofan and Old Man Hu up the wooden stairs.
On the second floor, Wei Tingyu opened the door to a bedroom and said to Cheng Xiaofan, "Mr. Cheng, my grandfather is lying in this bedroom."
When Cheng Xiaofan entered the room and saw Wei Jing, he was immediately stunned.
In terms of age, Wei Jing was about the same as Old Man Hu, but visually, Wei Jing looked much older.
His white hair was scattered across his face. Due to his soft bone disease, his entire head was like a deflated ball, shriveled into a knot, and his features were barely visible.
He was lying on the bed, resembling a giant slug.
His body could not be covered with a quilt, for fear of crushing his soft bones, which were like mud. Even if an immortal were invited, they might not be able to restore him to his original state.
"Hu Chengjin, why are you here again?" Wei Jing managed to squeeze out this sentence with great effort.
Old Man Hu, whom Wei Jing called Hu Chengjin, smiled broadly and pointed at Cheng Xiaofan, introducing him, "Old Wei, this Mr. Cheng is a divine doctor I just met. I've brought him to treat your illness!"
Wei Jing looked at Cheng Xiaofan with difficulty and said, "Hu Chengjin, what you mean is, you just met this young man?"
"You're not familiar with each other yet, so how can you call him a divine doctor?"
Hu Chengjin chuckled, "There is a reason why I can be called a divine doctor by Mr. Cheng!"
Next, he immediately recounted to Wei Jing how Cheng Xiaofan had treated him and cured the old ailments of several other elderly people.
"Grandpa, please let Mr. Cheng try!" Wei Tingyu knew that Hu Chengjin was an honest person, and what he said was certainly not fabricated.
Furthermore, Hu Chengjin was a long-time friend of her grandfather. If this young man had no skills, he wouldn't have been brought here.
Wei Jing asked Cheng Xiaofan, "Mr. Cheng, looking at my current condition, what exactly is wrong?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "I've already learned about your general situation from Old Hu. Observing your complexion, you've been poisoned by dragon bone!"
"What, poisoned by dragon bone?" Wei Jing said in disbelief.
"Indeed."
Cheng Xiaofan immediately unleashed his skill of speaking eloquently and nonsensically. "Haven't you heard that nothing is more poisonous than a dragon's heart? Dragon's might is hard to defy. Even dragon bones are not something mortals can easily offend."
"Dragon bone poison is incomparable to other poisons. It only corrodes the bones within the human body, but it does not harm the muscles or soft tissues."
"Fortunately, I arrived early. If it were two more days, your bones, corroded by the dragon bone poison, would turn into water, and you would be finished!"
Wei Jing was immediately frightened upon hearing this.
He said, "Mr. Cheng, how can you save me?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled faintly and said, "By using poison to fight poison. Give me the dragon bones you picked up. I will extract their essence and refine them into pills for you to take. In a moment, you will be able to get out of bed."
"At the same time, combined with my acupuncture, it will also completely heal your bone injuries!"
At this moment, Wei Jing was eager to get out of bed. Upon hearing Cheng Xiaofan's words, he immediately instructed his granddaughter, Wei Tingyu, "Tingyu, go and get those dragon bones and give them to Mr. Cheng!"
Wei Tingyu came back with a small bag not long after.
As soon as she stepped into the bedroom, the dragon pearl in Cheng Xiaofan's chest began to throb violently.
He knew very well that this bag contained genuine dragon bones.
Cheng Xiaofan took the bag from Wei Tingyu's hand, opened it, and saw the snow-white dragon bones inside begin to wriggle, as if eager to enter his body.
Fortunately, although these dragon bones had been boiled by Wei Jing, they were basically undamaged.
As for why Wei Jing's bones had softened, it had nothing to do with any dragon bone poison.
Dragon bones themselves did not contain poisonous components. The only explanation was that the might of the dragon bones was hard to offend.
Wei Jing, a mere cultivator, had dared to stew dragon bones to drink, offending the spirit of the dragon bones, and thus received punishment.
In fact, as long as Cheng Xiaofan took away the dragon bones, Wei Jing's body would gradually recover within a few days.
However, if Cheng Xiaofan were to take away the dragon bones directly without a plausible reason, Wei Jing might not allow him to do so.
Cheng Xiaofan had no choice but to use the excuse of treating his illness to digest these dragon bones.
"Miss Wei, please arrange a separate room for me. I will refine pills for your grandfather immediately!"
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan instructed Wei Tingyu, "Remember, while I am refining the pills, no one is allowed to knock on the door to disturb me, lest the quality of the pills be affected!"
"Okay, Mr. Cheng, please follow me!"
Wei Tingyu led Cheng Xiaofan out of the bedroom.